CHRISTCHURCH. September 13.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7466, 14 September 1892, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH. September 13.

The n unes of the crovr of the boat Waratah, which left New Brighton on SuncUy,'.m'l h*s not since, been heard of, are Paul Pearson, aged 40, a sailnuker, born in Sweden, and resident in Mataon street, Sydenlnm, who was employed at Addinejtou Workshops ; Joseph Ciwood, aged 26, s-tiluuker, resident <»t Gasworks Road ; Thomas NunhII, aged 20, wheelwright, v? (irking for Longdown and Co., a son of Thomas Nuttall, laborer, of the Gr is works Road, The Waritah was r«« cenfly buii', and was sailed by tha owners for the first time on Sep *>mber 4. S!i« is 1(> feet in length, 5:t 2in beam, uul 3ft Gin in dep'h, and is decked fore and aft. She curled 4 cwt dead billast. No further i]mws of the missing men or boat Ins bueu heard. The police are making active enquiries, both at Sumner lind New Brighton. Pilot Day found an oar on the be -oh near Sumiiiir. The Trotting Association has made several alterations in its rules, the most important of which is one to the effect tli.it only trotting clubs, as racing clubs which give the whole day to trotting shall in future be represented on the Associa tion. Tins exclude metropolitan clubs. Pieces of the boat missing on Sunday h.ive boen found on Summer Beach. No tirice of the bodies has yet bdBa discovered.