WAIF OF THE SEA.
[per press association.] '"°Z Westport, Aprilj2s. A bottle was picked up to-day on the North Beach, Westport, containing a scrap of paper with the following written in lead pencil : — "On board S Marie, Argentine Republic, latitude 172 E by 62 S. In a sinking condition. All boats lost. Seven feet of water in the hold. Gale blowing. Foremast gone. God help us. — Hans Christie, first mate." The paper ia in a faded condition, but bears no date.
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Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10268, 26 April 1899, Page 4
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81WAIF OF THE SEA. Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10268, 26 April 1899, Page 4
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