MYSTERIOUS SIGNALLING BY A STEAMER.
(per united press association.) Wellington, June 17. . This afternoon the following telegram was received from Kaikoura: — 2 p.m. Steamer just passed, taken to be the Penguin, flying signals aboat halfmast. Owiug to the direction of tha wiud they were not distinctly discern, ible, but were variously read as " M. J H T," " M P B. T," "VJH T," or "VP HT." The steamer Penguin left hero, bound for Lyttolton, at^ 2.45 p.oi- yesterday, in the face of a heavy southerly gale, and ifc was thought by many that when passing Kaikoura this afternoon Bhe may have hoisted her number (V Q H T), in order to enable those on shore to report that she was all well, and thus allay any anxiety which may have been felt for hor eafety, she then being nearly twenty.f 3ur houra on the voyage. On the other hand, ther> are some who think that the heavy weather Bhe must have experienced has caused some mishap on board. However, uo fnrthor information will be gleaned until the arrival of the vessel at Lyttslton latj to-night.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11220, 18 June 1886, Page 2
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185MYSTERIOUS SIGNALLING BY A STEAMER. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11220, 18 June 1886, Page 2
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