LESS THAN EXPECTED
DAMAGE' TO. YIAGARA. PASSENGERS, took COLLISION PHILOSOPHICALLY. f TJ P a bv Elec. Tol. Copyright) VICTORIA) (8.C.)) July IS Showing les s . carnage than ' whs feared after her collision at sea with the freighter, King Egbert, th e Niagara tied up at the pier with 40ft. of railing off the port bow on the C deck and 10ft of the superstructure of the B deck shorn away. She also, had three plates buckled above the waterline. The Federal Prime Minister,, Mr. Lyons, who was aboard; sail th e passengers took the collision philosophically after the first, bit Of excitement, No- one was injured. The crash occurred at SLID p.m. as many passengers were sitting down t 0 motion pictures. The pictures wore resumed Ah hour later and a dance took place, while the liner made back to port through fog. It is believed the sailing .will he delayed for a. week.
NTA G A il A’ S PA ySi'N GER S
twenty returning VIA ■ FRISCO.
fU.P.A. by FJee. Td., Copyright) Glee. July 19, 7.10 p.m) . VICTORIA, (8.C.), July I? Twenty of the Niagara’s passengers ha-v e signified their intention of returning to Australia via San Francisco.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12610, 20 July 1935, Page 5
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