THE TAINUI'S COLLISION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10657, 28 May 1913, Page 8

THE TAINUI'S COLLISION.

SECOND EDITION.

United Press Association—By Eleo trio Telegraph—Copyright. London, May 27. The Garth Castle answered the Taiuui's wireless message. The Nyanaza also received the call, and proceeded at full steam to her help. The Tainui has readied Corunna, and is being repaired. According to Lloyd's, tiie port bow was stove in. Received May 28, 10 a.m. .-..•-•■ «■ London, May 27. The r'ten.nK ;■ Taiuui which collided with the luoa, has several plates bent or broker,. No. 3 hold is now flooded. The Garth Castle is 150 miles from Plymouth, and has on board 203 off tiie Tftinui's passengers, all well. Per Press Association. Wellington, May 27. The New Zealand cargo for Lon- , don by tiie Tainui is valaod at £230,000. , Ohristcimrch, May 27. ! The local agents for tiie Savill Line state that No. 1 hold, which is reported by cable to be frill of water, and No. 2 hold, reported to be filling with w&ter, contain the frozen meat shipped at Lyttelton. Ttie Tainui is the latest addition to the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's Royal Mail service, having been launched in 1008. Her tonnage is i)»56 tons grcsa and G2BS net, and her principal dimensions are:—Length between perpendiculars, -177.8 feet; breadth, moulded, (U. 1 feot; depth moulded, 31 feet. The Taimii has rive decks and accommodation for 114 first and second-class aad 400 third-class passengers. She has five holds, three of which are insulated. She has a seagoing speed of K-3 knots. Her ballast pumping plant has a capacity of 200 tons per hour. j Her seagoing speed was stated to j be IB knots per hour, but during her first voyage to New Zealand she averaged 13.01 knots from London to i Capetown. The?ace to Hobart and Wellington her average speed-, was 18.91 knots per hour. It was taen claimed that'the run of 3 days 16 j hours 20 minutes from Hobart to j Wellington constituted a record. During this stage of the journey 713 knots were covere. in two consecutive days' steaming. She is the third big liner engaged in the New Zealand trade which has met with disaj-ter in the last three months. The iNaw Zealand Shipping Company's Tnrakvia was almost destroye'd by a destructive fire at j Monte Yide'o : the Tyser liner Indrabarah oaaib "«xi- :--.ud now the Shaw Savill Company Inss had to take its turn. The Taint; i, wiiich is a twinscrew steamer of 91)57 tons, under the command of Captain T. Moffatt, left Wellington en April 17th, and under ordinary ci.rcnmstances was due to arrive in "London on May JJOfch. Mr Charles Fair, of Eairanga, is a from Palmerston. j Mellscp, Kl.::.;ti; and Co. had 120 j bales of wool un board. j THE PASSENGERS. Following is the list of passengers, taken from ail New Zealand porta: FIUST SALOON. Wellington • Mesdnrnes Eecldin, j Saumarez Smith, Nuv;-, Underwood, j Miss M feuii; :r...:. eanih. Messrs O. i S, Beiton, C. Z 11, .Booth, Denny, j Former, B. Y, Goring, F. Klosterman, J. K. Nettlcton, Rsndin. D. Scrimgeour, W. R. I Ward, S. G Ward, Rev. Saumarez | Smith, and blaster C. Saumarez ] Smith. I <-, 1 < e C j C P f i" a! i l T " v J u Mr i x jo n t - > > i G i i i "\ a i i?i h"j 1 ( I 111 "\I " i j P* f tii I g? i l r T J- i i P \~\ n ->n J i ( IN J i C \ S ° c Gjo ni i j 1 V i s a le 4. i } Bnl n ] EGn e i i a i '■•"'■. j J i lo t (n«1 B > > 1m J « du 1 i j. l I W!1 r < O I Tr I i j ( , A HtP 1 c- P I JP I \ jif r . -, -, w ] } r l, I n u o t limes J ( u r n x v ii ' j 1 v r "\ f U x J 1 j ton " " J r \ i P 3 r 5 i D o i W G i i- i M . C t -r S' 1 I f) , man i o L lri \ ' i ner, H Tyrcr. Idasters J Brown, 11 j J Lucas. "Miskrily ;.nti 3 Tvrer. Auckland: L Hall and J Brarmveil, :d■■!■;:!a:nes Bennett. W Conston*"'';:-!?. E W Pilcher. d Warren, W '.lle.r. Me : - s :rs W Coiliusou, Grov7£t'm, F Eovringtjn, P N:'ch»lnou, C Nottli, F Patnulin, W E Tr.vlor, L Vfaller and Watson. Christohnro!! : Mrs J Baton, ] Mcshis R J Fennrng. A l.fanier, K l Quickeivien, (.v H Bicynient, A | Bmit'i, J Ji Tav-.-rner. an:i ,! Tliomas. \ Dunedi:; : Missat: N Gockerlinc and j J Oocberlinti, I.leiHiamo.s C A Bam- ! ford, Cockcrlina, McCoU, K«si-rii \ Gookerline, J iicGoll, W JtcLeau ! and Coekerlino. I Naiiiov: Mr 'L' Jackson. ] Pii.-tot: : Mrs Jarvis, r-les-irs J Jar- i vis and d Jeffrey. i Nelson: J:lrn Hean and Masters; Heap (2). * j Gain am: ?Jr V» r Craig. { Wesjiort: Mr E. Brown. ' j Greyiaouth: II Kjde and V/ j Aicken, " |