JAPANESE SAILOR.
SEVENTEEN DROWN IN HARBOUR VANCOUVER. Feb. 9. The visit of the Japanese fleet was marred by a surious accident. Several hundred men from the cruiser Asalha wero returning to tho ship at ouc o'clock this morning when a squall swept Vancouver harbour. One lurge liberty boat containing 140 men overturned. The other boats hurried on in tho darkness in answer to the cries of the drowning men. Tho latest reports show that 17 sailors were drowned. —A. and N.Z. cable.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19250210.2.31
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 60, 10 February 1925, Page 5
Word Count
82JAPANESE SAILOR. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 60, 10 February 1925, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in