"STOP PRESS " NEWS
Cfteeenred tor Ut« new* received after the paper has grone to press.) A ROUGH VOYAGE. An exceptionally rough trip from the Cha-tliams was experienced by the steamer Rama, which reached here this morning. Owing to heavy southerly gales at the islands, the Rama was unable, to load her full cargo of fish, and left behind several passengers. The starboard cable parted while at 'Waitangi. The vessel left Mangaroa at three o’clock on Sunday afternoon, in ■a strong north-westerly gulo. The began to roll, and pitched heavily. Similar conditions prevailed next- day, and then the gale-increased to a hurricane. On Thursday, at 12.45 a.in., the Castlepoint- light was sighted. The master sought shelter u To Await i, and, with two anchors- out, rode out. the hurricane. At 4.30 the Rama continued her voyage to Wellington,
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16496, 5 August 1921, Page 10
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