THE ELLEN BALLANCE.
The Launch In Distress.
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CfIKiSTCEOEca, July 2. The Rotomahana, with the Ellrtt Ballance in tow, reached Lyttelton at 8.15 p.m.
She sighted the launch ad 2.30 a.m., about 12 miles off Kaikoura. A strong: south-west gale was blowing, with a* heavy sea, and the launch was in serious* difficulties, and making sigaals of distress. The Rotomahana stoo<? by, and succeeded in getting a rope to the launch! about 4.20. She. then towed her to> Kaikoura, which was reached at 10151. Here, the wire hawser was substituted! for rope, and the tow continued to* Lyttelton. The launch had lost her compass..
Tbe Nile was seen some miles further out when ihe Ellen Ballance was pic&ed up, and seemed all right. She put into Kaikoura at 4 p.m.
The Eotomahana left on her interrupted journey about 10 o'clock.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7466, 3 July 1902, Page 2
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141THE ELLEN BALLANCE. Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7466, 3 July 1902, Page 2
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