Steamer “Kent” Drifts
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Near Reef In Fiji
From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, June 9.
THE steamer Kent narrowly escaped disaster near Suva on June 4 when the engines stopped and a strong wind drifted her towards a reef in Kadavu Passage.
The Kent was within six miles of the
treacherous rocks when she raised suffi cient power to carry her to safety. The Burns, Philp inter-island steamer Malake was proceeding 1 to the rescue, and the liner Aorangi was hastily preparing to leave Suva wharf, when news was re ceived that the Kent was out of danger.
Mr. W. T. Goodwin, Director of Agricul ture in the Cook Islands, returned to Raro tonga from New Zealand by the Maun ganui on June 13.