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GERMAN STEAMIER LOST. PASSENGERS BELIEVED SAVED. London, Sept. 10. Lloyd’s agent at Oporto reports that an S.O.S. signal was_recejvea from the German steamer Hammonia, tfoiind from Hamburg to Havana : “Sinking in the Atlantic, latitude 41.50 north, longitude 10.50 west. Over a thousand passengers on board.” A Greek vessel is proceeding to her assistance. A later message stated that the Hammonia had sunk. It is believed the passengers were saved.—(A. and N.Z.) CASTLE LINER TO THE RESCUE. (Received 11. 12.30 p.m.) London, Sept. 10. A wireless message from the Kinfauns Castle, bound from Southampton to the United States, says she responed to thp Hammonia’s S.O.S. call and rescued 340 out of 800. The Kinfauns Castle does not mention the fate of the remainder.—(A. and N.Z.) ALL SAVED. Later. All the Hammonia’s passengers and crew were rescued by other vessels.— (A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 230, 11 September 1922, Page 5
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