GIRL PAT
£QXISIO.XS. NOT PAID. FOR ; SHIP’S DETENTION ORDERED ,United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph-'-Oopjright). (Received this day at'l,'4o p'-in.) ' , DAKAR, May 27. Though the "authorities at English and French West African ports have been requested to detain the Girl Pat, she has sufficient fuel for two thousand. miles. • Quantities of provisions and ryate.r 'obtained for her were not paid tor. Nothing further may be heard of her for a month. The London “Daily Mail” says : The trawler, Girl Pat, arrived at Dakar on May 23. She unexpectedly left there on May 26, without officially clearing 'the port, according to a Lloyds message. The skipper, Osborne, stated that 'he'wished to try the vessel’s engines. ‘lt is reported that before reaching ■Dakar, the Girl Pat went ashore at Gape Blanco, where the crew funded to' seek assistance. On returning to the ship they found' that someone had stolen their fpod. supplies.
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1936, Page 6
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150GIRL PAT Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1936, Page 6
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