ANOTHER HATCH COVER
FOUND AT PORANGAHAU (By Telegraph—Press Association) WAIPUKURAU, 10th June. The mast block found at Porangahau has disappeared, apparently- having floated out to sea since Friday. Another hatch cover was found ,by a search party this morning. Apparently it had not been in the water for long as the screws were not rusty.-; It was slightly smaller than the others, being about nine feet by eighteen inches.
THE JOSEPH CONRAD LETTER FROM SAMOA PART OF MAST CARRIED AWAY (Received 11th June. 10.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day; A Geelong resident has received a letter from his nephew on the Joseph Conrad headed: “Joseph'Conrad, Samoa,” which states that the vessel had passed through heavy weather and part of a mast had been carried'away. It added that from Samoa the vessel would go to Tahiti, a journey which it was estimated would take two months. Evidently the ship was to visit the Pacific Islands on the way. DID NOT CALL AT SAMOA
(Received 11th June, 2.0 p.m.) APIA, 10th June. The ship Joseph Conrad did hot call at Samoa.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 11 June 1936, Page 7
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178ANOTHER HATCH COVER Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 11 June 1936, Page 7
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