IN A CYCLONE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 September 1924, Page 3

IN A CYCLONE.

MAUNGANUFS EXPERIENCE

Ths R.M.S. Maunganui, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from San Francisco, ran ‘ into a three days after she left the Lalifomian port. of a severe disturbance were noticeableawhen the vessel was steaming along, in fine weather oy a steep tall of the barometer. The ship cleared the Golden Gate on W.edlu v y ,, aftei ' noon ’ Au sust 13. and on the following Saturday the cyclone swept down on her. Mountainous seas were running, causing the vessel to mil heavily, although she maintained her reputation as a good sea boat and came through the ordeal unscathed, lhmng the rolling of the vessel a Wellington passenger was pitched from one side of the smo.ke-room to the other, but got off without anv injury Violent ram squalls and the shrieking gale lasted throughout the night, but on the following morning the Mauno-a-nm emerged from the area of the <Tistuibariee, and fine weather returned in a few hours. While loading fruit at Rarotonga a heavy swelL delayed operations, and two days after leaving the is tand the Maunganui e.ncauntei*ed some ot the bad weather which had been reported to the eastward of New Zealand coast last week. The Maungauui brought no American fresh fruit owing to the Government embargo, as a precautionary measure against the introdnotion of loot and mouth disease, which broke out in the Western States some months ago. At Rarotonga the Maunganui leaded 656 tons of fruit for uellington, comprising bananas. oranges and a few cases of tomatoes 1 Dominion.