Delayed
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“Southern Cross’
From Our Own Correspondent
Auckland, Aug. 20.
|7TOLLOWING a lengthy sojourn J; in Auckland for annual refit, the mission ship Southern Cross, scheduled to clear for Vila, New Hebrides, on Friday. Aug. 10, was delayed by the sudden illness of Chief Elngineer Hulbert, who was admitted to hospital.
Difficulty was experienced in ob taining a replacement, and the little shin finallv did not sail until the morning of August 14, with Mr.
Dalgleish (Auckland) as relieving Chief Engineer for the voyage.
The usual short wharf-side ser vice and blessing of the vessel be fore her departure was conducted v>v the Bishop of Kensington, the Rt. Rev. C. Eastaugh.
It is anticipated that Mr. Hulbert, whose condtion is not serious, will rejoin the “Southern Cross” at Auckland in about seven weeks’ time.
Passengers on the present voyage include the Rev. Phillip Baker, on assignment to teaching duties in the Solomons; Sister J. Allan, for the nursing staff at Lolowai, New Hebrides; and an engineer, Mr.
Brian Ayers, to be attached to mis sion headquarters staff in the Solomons.