SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
THE WRECK OF THE ERROL. AN EXPLANATION. Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright ADELAIDE, . July 17. The captain of , the steamer Suva states that he passed Middleton reef ton miles off and Saw. two wrecks, but the place was new to him, and his officers assured him that there were always two wrecks there. He scanned the vessels through the glasses, and saw no sign of life. He denies that his attention was called to tho wreck by a passenger. HEROIC LIEUTENANT. LONDON, Jiil.V 16. Lieutenant BrodiVs heroism saved Lieutenant Watkins, who was sinking, through the weight of his heavy clothes. The submarine sank in 35 seconds. Lieutenant Brodie. before scrambling Up .the-ladder to the deck, awakened several of the crewLOST IN THE CHINA SEA. Per Press Association. WESTPORT,. July 17. The Norwegian barque, Craigcsla. (Captain Fengelsen) left Westport on December sth for Matupi, New Britain and was lost in tho China sea on May 31st on the yoyago to Rangoon, and the crew have been picked' tip by the steamer -Nangatira after 99 hours in a boat. They were landed at Hong Kong with no lives lost.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13958, 19 July 1909, Page 5
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187SHIPPING CASUALTIES. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13958, 19 July 1909, Page 5
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