ROUGH WEATHER.
TWO CABLE® iHROKEN
STEAMER IN A GALE
(P«r Frees Association.)
; ' - \ . WEIiLINGTON,. May 7. During; the recent heavy, weather two out of the five cables.,, across Cook Strait were broken, and; in coniSequence telegraphic work between Wellington and Christchurch\ is suffering delay. >• The Tutanekaai (arrives from Auckland on Frfday to effect repairs.
The New Zealands Company's Whakatane, which left Auckland on Friday, did not arrive at Wellington until early this morning. Owing to the gale she put into Gisborne for 16 hours. She also met with heavy weather from thence to Cook Strait, but no damage was done. Tfor some time before reaching Gisborne she was only able to steam at two knots an hour. .
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Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14518, 8 May 1913, Page 5
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116ROUGH WEATHER. Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14518, 8 May 1913, Page 5
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