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Otago Witness, Issue 3818, 17 May 1927, Page 62

Mr George Jones, a Pahiatua resident, who was a passenger on the Riverina. has *2l Pa h‘ atu a (says the Herald), xle states that the passengers had a barrowing experience and showed wonderful fortitude. The captain conducted a relig^ s xi_ se - rvi , ce ’. and ma ny were convinced that their last hour had come. The wind was blowing a hurricane, and breakers were pounding over the ship, crunching ner deeper into her bed. of sand. Community singing helped to allay the fears. A habitation was reached late at night after a tortuous walk 10 miles along the beach, each burdened with luggage. A number were wet to the skin. Mr Jones’s ankles’ are still swollen as a result of his experience.