AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 175, 9 July 1932, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AFTERMATH OF GALE ULMARRA STILL MISSING. SEAPLANE TO SEARCH. (United Press Association—By CableCopyright.) (Received 9, 10.0 a.m,) Sydney, July 9. There is still no news of the Ulmarra. A seaplane will to-day seour far out to sea in search and a steamer will also leave Sydney this morning. The officers of the steamer Mernoo on its arrival at Newcastle reported that in the height of the gale they were blown to a position east of Port Stephens and later hove-to off Norah Head. When near that point shortly after 7 o’clock on Thursday night they sighted a steamer to the south-east, which appeared to be signalling frantically, but the weather was too rough to enable tha message to be picked up and she was soon lost to view. It was impossible to say if the ship was the Ulmarra. A coastal master stated: .“If tho gale had lasted 48 hours I could understand the Ulmarra being blown so far out from the coast that she would take a long time to get back; but it lasted only seven hours and she should have reported by now.” TRAIN-WRECKING ATTEMPT. (Received 9, 10.10 a.m.) Sydney, July 9. The sixth attempt since June 13 was made last night to wreck a passenger train in tho Taree district. The Sydney to Kenipsey train, when travelling at 25 miles an hour, in heavy rain, crashed into sleepers placed across the lines. The passengers felt the jolt and some jumped from the carriages as the train was brought to a standstill. The authorities have now placed a day and night patrol on the line and drivers have been ordered to travel at a greatly reduced speed.