THE SQUALL'S LONG PASSAGE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12587, 18 October 1911, Page 4

THE SQUALL'S LONG PASSAGE.

NO CAUSti FOR ANXIETY,

(Per Press Association.)

: - AUCIvLAXD, hast night. Although four and a half days out from GUsborhte, the Union Company's steamer Squall has not yet arrived here. The vessel left Tolaga at midnight last Friday for Auckland, and m the or-, dinary course should .have, arrived her^ on Saturday night or eai'ly on Sunday morning. The steamer Victoria passed tho Squall m the vicinity of Mercury' Bay, on, Sunday morning. , *? On several- occasions- Jately. tl\e Squall has made protracted passages, but the present, ,yoyttgeril> muclj longer than any of her. previous- "trips., . -

The Koutunni ami Kahu, of the RiaHardson/ line, are also making long pas.seges fi'om south, while the Italian ship Australia is 15' days out from Wellington to Auckland. . ;

The barquehtine Mary Isabel is now 40- days out from Whangape to Sydney; but it is not considered that there is any qnuse for alarm-, as Jong passages ot. sailing yesselH- a'"« t'rflquent.. •!.- -i

Mr J. 4 .J> Preston, local manager, of tbe Union Company, considers thqi'e is no. jqause jfq^v, anxiety.- The Squall, has previously; uiade\ pas§a^«s equally as long. A heavy A\;es£erly gale lias been buying, _a|ii,tlie,..K^ i) pap 6 for tlie pafjt ten 'days, aiirL, -.when the Squall lefb Ttflajja. aB midntglifci^n Fridays C'apjjaiw MorasbUiwas xloubtfur whethot his vessel would.be able,, to round the East Cape? H<r probably Succeeded m doifyj so, and. then tQol^.ahelten -at -Hick's Bay. Later advice receive^ by Air Preston is to the effect that the Squall left 'J> Araroa at 7 a.m. ..yesterday, going north.' and that' the- HatipirL was sheltering^ there to-day from the westerly gale.