MONOWAI OVERDUE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6313, 13 September 1907, Page 5

MONOWAI OVERDUE

WELLINGTON TO SYDNEY. STEAMERS SEARCHING. Considerable anxiety -was occasioned rfi Wellington yesterday by the nonnrrival at Sydney of the Union Com- 1 pany’s steamer Monowai, which left Wellington at 4.45 o’clock on Friday afternoon, and consequently should hare arrived at thu Now South Wales capital early on Tuesday afternoon. Muuh surprise was expressed by shipping people at tho vessel not reaching nor destination, as it is almost certain she was sighted by the ollicers of the* Wimmera at 5 o'clock on Monday morning, almut live hundred milcefrom Sydney. Although it was not! quite daylight, tho Wimmora’s officers', uro jiraotically suro tho steamer sight-i ed was the Monowai. Tho -vessels! passed within half a mile of each other.. There was a light breeze and a southeasterly swell at tho time. It is difficult to account for the Monowai’s detention, unless an accident has occurred to her machinery. As tho day woro on yesterday tho Union Company’s officials set tho wires working with tiro head office at Dunodin, hut some delay was occasioned owing to a breakage in telegraphic communication, Tho Union Company’s new ocean-going tug Tcrawhiti, which only recently arrived at Wellington from Homo, was at once ordered to prepare to put to sea in quest of tho missing steamer. She was swung in the stream for compass adjustment, • and coal bunkering for a long voyage was effected at tho breastwork alongtide tho Customhouse. Last night there was a scene of rustle alongside the Terawhiti. Provisions for a month were placed on t>oard, and a crow of nineteen all told were signed on. Captain J. Holmes (hipped the following officers-Chief, Mr Cooper date of the Anhura); second, Mr Ivoynos (late of tho H.wca); chief engineer, Mr J. Gordon; second, Mr -John C. Robertson; third, Mr J. U. Dunwoodie. The Terawhiti sailed at 11.30 last night, and will steam at an economical speed of about nine knots. Tho Terawhiti will speak tho lighthouse at Farewell Spit to-day, and if nows of tho Monbwai’s safety has reached New Zealand in tho meantime tho tug will return to Wellington. A Press Association message received from Dunedin last night reports that Mr Holdsworth, general manager of the Union Company, states that in addition to despatching the tug Teratvhiti from Wellington, instructions were given for the tug Hero and the Union Company’s cargo steamer Kalopoi to leave Sydney on similar errands. All the company’s steamers passing to end from Sydney and Tasmania have been instructed to keep an outside westerly course. The Monowai’s ordinary stock of provisions was sufficient to last until her return to headquarters, and in addition she had a reserve supply sufficient to last three hundred persons for a month or more, while the cargo can be drawn on il necessary. The company’s steamer - Manuka was despatched from Sydney to Newcastle yesterday to take in bunker coal in order to be ready to assist in the search if necessary. Tho , distance from Wellington to Sydney is 1230 miles, and if tho vessel sighted by tho Wimmora was tho Monowai the latter vessel must be comparatively close to tho Now South Wales ooast.' THE PASSENGERS. Following is a list of the passengers who loft here by the Monowai:— Prom Wellington—Misses Howley, Hamilton, Nlni, Cummings, Wheeler, Kelson, 0. ’ Morris (J), Jones, Mesdamea Jones, Corby. Harvey, Soott. Howley, Hamilton, C. Morris, Jacobs and child. Mowatt. Holmes, Jones - and infant, Keenan. Messrs Jones, Corby, Hamilton, Harvey, Scott. Jacobs, Hannah. Holmes, Jones, Cox. Keenan. T. McKay. Baker, Tracey. Hannah. Steele. Oliver, J. Mill, jnn., P. Balllie, F. Turaidge, O’Neill, Higgins. Gumming. Dlmant, Wheeler. Steerage: Misses McNamara, Clark, Ivlet. Irhrie, Bignam, Mesdames Lawson and thild, Farrell. Beck, Hoyle, dnrrle. Driscoll. Hendry, Martin, Stuhbell, Hoy. Hadred and Infant, Dourles. imrlo. Bignam. Saunders. Bherrldan, Whitehead, Messrs Bigham, Caldwell. Trealeaven, Brinsdeu, Chandry, Beokford, Leary. A. MoFie. MoLeod, Bye. Braider (2), verity, Whlteiaid, Currie. Hoyle, Driscoll. Mclntyre, Hagan, Farrell. Beal, Hall. Currie. Christian. Wallace. Otto ‘ Keen, Whitfield, Rogers, MoOhle, Barr. Symonds, McKendry, F. Cole. Dane, Adams, Ballontyne. Saunders. Irarie, Kidd. 1 From Lyttelton—Saloon: Misses 'Giles (2). Sutherland, Byrne. Newell, Mesdames Hick and 2 children, Byrne, Morigan. Dr HandDock, Captain Pennington* Messrs Scott, Altken, Hick, Giles. Acklande, Nettlcton. HorigaU, Steerage: Miss Wright, Mrs Bason, Messrs Dners, Moss, Bodey, Bacon, .Valker, Stubley. From Dunedin—Saloon: Miss Mackerras. Peerage; Mrs Hall and S children, Messrs Voakes, Hall. THE OFFICERS. Captain J. T. Rolls is in command of the Monowai, and has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr J. F. S. Brown; second, Mr J. R. Watson; third, Mr C. J. Apployard; fourth, Mr MoLangdale; chief engineer, Mr, J. Ormiston; second, Mr J. McArthur; third, Mr A. S. Currie; fourth, Mr H. Gilbert; fifth, Mr J. MoConville: purser, Mr W. A. Minnitt; assistant purser, Mr C. Broughton; chief steward, Air B. Watt; second, Mr F. U. Harris.

no sign last Night. j t Taletrapb—Pre*s Aasociatlon—CopTrtrUl (Received September i 3, 1.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, September 12. At 11.30 p.m. (boor of closing the New Zealand cable) there was no sign of the Monowai, overdue from Wel- ' strong westerly head winds, which have prevailed for several days, are thought by many to bo accountable for the delay, but the Union Company, on the assumption that a mishap has happened to the vessel’s machinery, has arranged to despatch the steamer Kaiapoi and the tugs Hero and Champion (the latter leaving from Newcastle) in a search to-mor-row morning. The Monowai was last reported by which sighted her on Monday, 495 miles from Sydney. tSho was then “all well.” There are four big steamers at present on tile way between Sydney and New Zealand, the Victoria, which left Auckland on Monday evening, the Mokoia, which left Sydney on Wednesday for Auckland, the Karamea, which left Wellington yesterday afternoon for Newcastle, and the Largo Law, which left Newcastle on Saturday for •W ellington. It was on October 17th, 1901, that the Monowai broke her tail shaft during her trip from the Bluff to Hobart. Five days later she was picked up by the Mokoia and towed to Port Chalmers.