The Unlucky T.'s.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1702, 7 May 1886, Page 2

The Unlucky T.'s.

[To the Editor of the NapUr Telegraph]

Sir,— -Perhaps the following information will be interesting to your readers as it shows that the Union Steam Ship Company are not the only ones to which the letter Tis unlucky. The names of the following steamers lost m New' Zealand commenced with that letter :— Tiatania s.s. lost at Southland. .> Thane a.s., lost atGreymouth. Tauranga s.s., foundered at Bay of Plenty. /' r . >- Taiaroa s.s., lost on Molynaanx bar Built at Port Chalmers. Taranaki s.s , first lost m Tory Channel, m 16 fathoms, and lifted. Taranaki s.s., last lost m Bar of Plenty. Tasnianiau Maid s.s. lost at Taranaki. Tararua s.s., lost at Tois Tois. Triumph s.s., lost at Tiri Tiri. Got off again. Taupu s.s., lost at Tauranga. Previous to her loss she struck a reef off Tolf * Bay. : . Taiaroa s.s., lost lately at Claranc* river. Tui s.s., wrecked, but got off at Barrett's reef. The letter T. has also figured m ,th« namts of other steamers lost m N»ir Zealand : — // .. Cleopatra p.s., lost at Falliser Bay. Victory s.s.. lost at Otago. South Australia 8.8., lost at Molyneaaz Bay. :£ Bangatoto s.s., lost at Jackson's H«ad. Bangatira s.s., lost at lar»naki. Otago 8.8,, lost at Chasland'a Mistake, Patea s.s., lost at Patea. " Westport 8.8., lost at Cook's Straitt. foundered. It is also noticeable that several of the steamers lost came to gritt at placet their names commencing with T. — I am &c. B. B. Ceeaqh.