PLIGHT OF CASTAWAYS.
ON A DESOLATE ISLAND. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. New York, November 16. Eighty-three passengers and the crew of the steamer Portland are stranded at Katalla Island, storm- j bound. I Few inhabitants live on the island, ] and food is scanty. i The plight of those marooned is < serious. A steamer tried for 12 hours to enter the harbour, but was beaten back by a gale. (Received November 18. 1 a.m.) New York, November 17. 1 The Portland's passengers are starving, owing to the gale continu- I ing, and it being impossible for f steamers to enter the harbour. Fur- § ther attempts are being made to * reach them ( ■ i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14530, 18 November 1910, Page 5
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