Tagua Incident

i recent arrival in Auckland m Papeete told of an episode Giving the well-known Tahiti ooner Tagua some months ago. he trading schooner was lying the Tatakoto reef, Tuamotu, en a serious fire broke out on xd. The crew abandoned ship Captain Voirin and his chief ineer remained aboard and suc sfully fought the fire—the tain being seriously burned. He ► later awarded the Merite ritime —similar to the Lloyds ial award—by the Governor of nch Oceania. i the panic of abandoning ship Supercargo lost his valise con ling a large sum of money for ie purposes. This sum he med from the insurance com y and the claim was about to

be settled for the stated sum when a parcel and letter arrived in Papeete from the Rev. Father Victor, of Tatakoto, addressed to the appropriate authorities. It contained the valise which the priest had himself found lying on the reef with the money still inside.