Show COLLISION AT SEA Twentyfive Persons Drowned London 24Thr pitsenger ve sele Hut unui and Waitara of Ihe New Zss land ShipoiriK Company were in collision col-lision off Portland on Friday night The Waitara sank in two minute and twenty fivq persons were drowned The Hurunui immed tely launched boas and rescued sixteen pereuus struggling in tho water Amoo whom wss a lady Buloon pa sengor to whoncFS Bailor also saved bud given his life belt Two other saloon passengers wero also saved All second class and rteera o passengers were lost The captain of tho Waitara was dragged aboard the Hurunui with the aid of ropes Tho two vessels loft London together on Friday The flier nnut struck the Waifara just in front of the saloon starboard side the surviv rs i state that no crash was heard but the side oftbe Wa tara cave way like cardboard card-board More pssjorgers might have been saved had a bark and steamer seen near by heeded the TFaztaros signal of dirtreee The Waitara was an iron chip 833 built in 1863 The Hurimvi h also an iron chip |