THICK WEATHER
MILFORD SOUND MISSEI*. PASSENGERS DISAPPOINTED^;:^, » [Per Press Association. —CopyrigHiX .. f DUNEDIN, This DMy. Commenting on the fact that .the. 7, inter-colonial steamer . Mahenp... •' unable to enter Milford. Sound .this, r . week on her trip from Melbourne! Captain Morgan stated yesterday . thab a it was very disappointing to Him’-asj- V well as the passengers that the oppor-!;!' tunity to see -the wonders of M' sound was missed, solely on of the weather. The Maheno arrived. off Milford at .7 o’clock on . Tuesday-, ; evening. The weather was., with heavy rain and very low. visibiL-.n-,. ity. Land was sighted between'one:-;’, and two miles off, but the feather- r grew thicker, and all landmarks ' were'' ’■ (obliterated. The rain was so thick. V that the ship’s officer could. hot. set. further than half a , nhle.. 7,7 The.,,{ Maheno steamed in circles ..until' about 8.15 p.m., Captain Morgan ■waitr’ - ' v ing for the weather to clear ently to take his ship into the sound, -1 ■ but the visibility was not sufflcieht-' - ; ’ Ito take the Maheno in that nighty I At dawn on Wednesday the Mahdnp jwas still north of Doubtful Sound inja thick fog, and knowing. that - there- . - | was, no possible chance ob- the -pas*<:t----j sengers seeing Milford Sound, Cap-ev tain Morgan continued oh ta i theC ‘ Bluff. ■■■; :
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Northern Advocate, 29 December 1934, Page 13
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214THICK WEATHER Northern Advocate, 29 December 1934, Page 13
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