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From Reef
From a Special Correspondent
Papeete, June 16
THE Makatea phosphate company’s auxiliary schooner “Oiseau des Isles,” which went up on the reef at Mor pelia on June 9, has been saved from becoming a total wreck and is now safely returned to Papeete.
As soon as news reached Papeete that the “Oiseau des Isles” was on the reef, the inter-island motorship “Hiro” was despatched to her assistance with a party of shipwrights from Papeete.
They patched the hole in the schooner’s hull, pumped out the water and the “Oiseau des Isles” was able to proceed to Tahiti under her own power. It is believed that she will be patched up and go to NZ for major repairs.