TELEGRAPHIC

Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10520, 21 January 1903, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC

(PKR PRKSS ASSOCIATION.)

J Grkttowx, North, Jan 20. »_ At 12.30. Wairarapa had lost six "* 'wickets for 74 runs. j^^ Capetown, .Jan 19. is a growing conviction in Hputh Africa that the Kaffirs are Kpadly managed and that the recruiting Kis defective, and ultimately there will 1 be sufficient native labor. f; Mr C_mberlain's hearers strongly opposed Asiatics orthepremature introduction of self-government. i Mr Chamberlain described theunion & of the Transvaal and Orangia for the fe.. purposes of development and loan as ■^ a happy augury*for the future unificat ion of the two colonies interests. % Correspondents describe it as a nucleus of federation beginuing with • railways. * Auckland, January 20. f$ in the Elingamiteenquiry . was given yesterday. The Court is of opinion that there f was no grounding astern until after *' the vessel struck. . The engineers all told the same and advanced the same theory Rind showed some reluctance to speak ™ candidly about tho engine. . It was fcclear that owing to some defect in the I. engines the reversing gear would not act, thus fche chance of saving the f' ..' vessel was lost. Unsatisfactory as the testimony of the engineers wa?, the :■ court * could not hold the surveying engineers responsible for what happened. The Court found that Captain All- . wood was grossly negligent in navigation, driving fullspeed through a fog, when he must have known he was near ; land ; and in neglecting to sound be-i'oi-e altering the course ; and in proceeding afc 4h knots withoufc sounding y and in nofc carefully ascertaining tlie p. speed. The Court found that after the wreck a grave error of judgment was committed b}* thr. master in allowing 1 No. 1 boat to leave with only half its complement. Tbe master and first officer were ;•' blamed in not havirg the boats propfrly equipped nnd t .eked, and not |. having the crew efficient in boat drill. ■ The officers should have kept the boats and rafts together until some ■•■mcertpd plan of action was arrived : at. While the certificates of the first and second officers must be returned, r'th*-ir conduct was not amendable f cii her in handling the boats or leaving passengers adrift on rafts. Capt.in Allwood's certificate was suspendo. 1 for n. year and he was ordered to pay LSO towards the costs of the enquiry. Referring to the conduct of those on the rafts, the court expressed the opinion that there was no foundation

for any charge of unnatural conduct though the survivors had gone through as much as mea could and live.