LINER MYSTERIES OF MILLIONAIRE’S CRUISE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17862, 2 June 1926, Page 4

LINER MYSTERIES OF MILLIONAIRE’S CRUISE.

. Steward Vanishes, Pearls and Letters Missing. LONDON, March 22. Three mysteries were reported by the White Star liner Homeric when she landed a party of American millionaires at Southampton from a Mediteri ranean cruise on Saturday. ’ On Thursday night, a bedroom stew- ' ard named Waiter Barker, of South- ! ampton. was missed from the ship. Tt iis supposed that he fell overboard in the darkness. I Next it was discovered that a string ! of pearls valued at £3OO had been lost j by Mrs Helen Gordon, wife of Captain j Herbert (Jordon, of Berrington Hall. ! Cross Houses. Shrewsbury. It is thought 1 she dropped them when playing » deck games. On Friday certain letters were lost from- the ship, in consequence of which she was boarded in Cowes Roads by police officers, who made inquiries as she proceeded to dock. The American millionaires, who arrived after an 11.000 miles pleasure I cruise, are to make a hustling visit to I London and other parts of the coun- ! try, some going as far north as Inverness, before starting on the lap j of their journey home in the White j Star Majestic, which leaves Southamp- ! ton for New York on Wednesday, i Over £IOO,OOO was spent in souvenirs by the Homeric’s passengers at various ports visited, purchases including a babv camel and a baby cart such as is used on the streets of Palmero.