MISSING LAUNCH FOUND.
STOLEN FROM WELLINGTON.
WIRELESS MESSAGE SUCCEEDS.
[BY TELEGRAPH- —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] NELSON, Monday.
After hearing the broadcast announcement from station 2YA, Wellington, that a launch had been stolen from Island Bay, Wellington, residents on D'Urvillo Island who were listening in, reported to the postmaster at French Pass that a launch answering to the description of tho wireless messago had been seen sheltering in Grevillo Harbour.
The D'Urville Island police were communicated with and Constablo Hardy set off from Havclock in a fast launch, which arrived at Grevillo Harbour at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning. Tho launch turned out to be the missing Sicilia, which was removed fromi her moorings at Island Bay last Thursday. Tho man in charge of tho boat was arrested and Constable Hardy piloted tho launch to Nolson, arriving at 7 o'clock last evening. The stolen launch, which bolongs to Guiseppo Lanacchia, a fisherman, is valued at £I2OO.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20598, 24 June 1930, Page 8
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