“Aratapu?”

Where Is Mysterious

Rarotonga, April 25.

What has become of the schooner Aratapu ?.

She made Rarotonga 29 days after leaving New Zealand. She received a bad handling on the way up, both at the hands of the weather and her crew, who were inexperienced.

Trouble occurred with her Diesel en gines; her sails were badly torn; her boom was broken. Certain crew re adjustments were made at Rarotonga, and repairs effected.

She flew the Peruvian flag. A haze of mystery seemed to hover about the craft.

On March 26 she left Rarotonga for Papeete, but at the time of writing she has not arrived. Neither has she been sighted by any other ships.

A shipping signal has been broadcast to all ships to keep a look-out for the schooner.