Pitcairn Island Cutter Wrecked
By Editor
OUR readers will remember that regular communication between Pitcairn Island and the outside world was established a while ago by means of a small sailing vessel plying between Pitcairn Island and other islands of the South Pacific. We exceedingly regret to announce that this boat has been wrecked, with the loss of one of the crew. The following item, which has been forwarded to us by Brother B. R. Nordyke, of the Pacific Press, states the facts in the briefest form:— The islanders have lost their cutter in which they traded with Tahiti. Only one man was drowned, but they lost everything; cargo, clothes, nautical instruments, and books are all gone. I am trying to raise a fund to assist. [Signed] Edward Stubbs, Capt., Royal Navy, 9 Oriel Chambers, Water Street, Liverpool, England.