Sport and General Photo. AFTER A RECENT JAPANESE TYPHOON.— Kyushu, the southern extremity of Japan, was recently devastated by an extremely severe typhoon, which, caused the loss of several thousand lives. The photograph shows the remains of a wharf at Nagasaki, with sunken vessels and wreckage alongside.
INQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE TAHITI.— In centre, a diagram showing the lay-out of the stern of the Tahiti, whose loss in the Pacific recently the subject of a Marine Court inquiry held in Wellington. A is the engine-room bulkhead, and. B marks the position of the swing door in the tunnel through which the second engineer, Mr. Thomson, got through a few feet only. Nos. 3 and 4 holds, which were flooded, are plainly shown. The "after peak" was a fresh-water tank, and the tunnel, approximately ten feet high, was described by one witness as “really a hold.” On left, Mr. C. J. M‘Pherson, top, and Mr. A. Thomson, first arid second engineers. On right, Mr. E. M. Denby, top, and Mr. A. Clegg, third and fourth engineers respectively.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 371, 15 September 1930, Page 8
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178Sport and General Photo. AFTER A RECENT JAPANESE TYPHOON.—Kyushu, the southern extremity of Japan, was recently devastated by an extremely severe typhoon, which, caused the loss of several thousand lives. The photograph shows the remains of a wharf at Nagasaki, with sunken vessels and wreckage alongside. INQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE TAHITI.—In centre, a diagram showing the lay-out of the stern of the Tahiti, whose loss in the Pacific recently the subject of a Marine Court inquiry held in Wellington. A is the engine-room bulkhead, and. B marks the position of the swing door in the tunnel through which the second engineer, Mr. Thomson, got through a few feet only. Nos. 3 and 4 holds, which were flooded, are plainly shown. The "after peak" was a fresh-water tank, and the tunnel, approximately ten feet high, was described by one witness as “really a hold.” On left, Mr. C. J. M‘Pherson, top, and Mr. A. Thomson, first arid second engineers. On right, Mr. E. M. Denby, top, and Mr. A. Clegg, third and fourth engineers respectively. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 371, 15 September 1930, Page 8
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