DUNDONALD RELICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13464, 10 December 1907, Page 6

DUNDONALD RELICS.

ON VIEW IN TIMARU. What should prove one of the most interesting displays that has ever been held in Timaru is to be made to-day. The artiicles to be shown comprise the famous boat and other goods used by the survivors of the barque Dundonald who were stranded in the southern islands for eight months until' rescued by the Hinemoa recently. Mr Edgar R. Waite, F.L.S., the curator of the Canterbury Museum, who has secured the articles for the museum, is

showing the boat, made of veronica twigs, not one of which has a straight piece of more than two feet, the pieces of wood being bound together with string; a blanket made of albatross skins; two pairs of slippers, one made of sealskin and one of cowhide; a flag made of canvas, used to signal the Hinemoa; awl and needks made of bone; some mutton bird bones; drinking vessel and boiler made of- canvas ; tobacco potieh made of sealskin; a metal tablet commemorating the wreck of the Dundonald; edible roots; spoon fashioned out of rata wood; a coat made from sailcloth; a wooden hook and some sealskin caps. The exhibition is being made with a view to raising some money to help the shipwrecked sailors, and as the charge for admission is only 6d for adults and 3d for children no doubt large numbers of' people will avail themselves of the opportunity of seeing these relics and of helping the sailors.

The Mayor spoke of this matter a ( t last night' 3 meeting of the Borough Council, and said he had offered the use of the Council Chamber, if the boat could be got into the room. If not some other hall must be engaged. He hoped that the exhibition would produce a good sum for the unfortunate men. After the meeting, the Mayor was told that the Council Chamber would be in many respects unsuitable. He admitted that, when the objections were mentioned, and paid some other place must be found first, thing this morning. A marquee on Quinn's section opposite the railway station, was hailed as a good idea.

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