LOSS OF THE DELHI.
THE CAPTAIN’S. STATEMENT. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received Dec. 16, 1.45 p.m.) TANGIER. Dec. 15. The captain of the Delhi says ho was steaming slowly and continuously using the load, when the vessel suddenly touched three times and then remained fast. Heavy rain obscured the land. The crew are landing slowly, but 160 arc still aboard, also a passenger whoso left leg if broken, and it is impossible to land 111 m by a rope. Two British bluejackets and two of the Delhi’s Lascars wore drdwncd while engaged in rescue work.
NAVAL AUTHORITIES CRITICISED. (Received Dec. 16, 1.45 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 15. The Shipping Gazette protests against the naval authorities at Gibraltar ignoring the Delhi’s wireless message on the ground that they did not take commer*
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143672, 16 December 1911, Page 7
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129LOSS OF THE DELHI. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143672, 16 December 1911, Page 7
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