THE LOSS OF THE PERICLES.
INQUIRY IN CAMERA.
I (Bx Electric Telegraph—-Copyright.) (Pee Press Association.) Received April 6, 9.14 a.m. PERTH, April 6. A preliminary inquiry will be held into the Pericles wreck. The examination is in camera and the papers will bo forwarded to the Colonial Secretary. The captain of the- Mongolia thinks the Pericles struck a pinnacle which other ships had the good fortune to escape. Received April 6. 10.5 a.m. PERTH, April 6. Hundreds of boxes of butter are floating ashore in Flinders Bay. Tho locality of the vessel was found by the oil , coming up from the engineroom. "AN IMPROMPTU PICNIC." Received April 6. 9.15 a.m. LONDON, April 5. The Manchester Guardian declares the splendid conduct of all aboard made the Pericles wreck more like a rough impromptu picnic than the terrible disaster which it might eaeily have been. The Guardian comments on the presence of another uncharted rock in Australian waters similar to that which caused the Papanui wreck. The underwriters and merchants are anxiously awaiting full particulars regarding the cargo.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9183, 6 April 1910, Page 5
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