Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Shift in cargo suspected in Philippines ferry sinking associated press Manila a ferry that Sank with 454 people on Board was carrying heavy cargo that May have shifted in heavy Waves causing the ship to tilt and then sink the chief investigator said yesterday. Seventeen More people were res Cue yesterday after spending More than a Day in Chilly storm whipped Waters bringing the number of survivors to at least 311, officials said. At least 39 people Are dead. Rough weather continued to hamper Rescue operations. A Navy ship was forced to turn Back yesterday before reaching the Accident area because of powerful Waves. The Large Princess of the Orient Sank during a tropical storm Friday night. Maritime officials said several other ships had also reported difficulties during the storm and passengers in other boats had been injured. But they said the Princess of the Orient one of the Philippines largest inter Island ferries with a capacity of 3,900 passengers should have been Able to withstand much worse weather. Survivors said the ship Sank in less than an hour. Cargo moved chief Accident investigator Arnie Santiago said the ship was carrying 15 vehicles and 66 containers of truck parts and other heavy materials that May not have been properly secured. The Way the ship tilted indicates that the cargo moved Santiago said. He said some of the ship s water seals May also have been damaged by a fire in 1997. Carlos go chief executive officer of sulpicio lines owner of the 24-year-old ship said the ferry was seaworthy despite the fire. A Crew member Vincente go said the ship began listing to the left and did not straighten even after the Crew began pumping ballast water to the right Side. Sulpicio lines also owned the Dona Paz a ferry that collided with a Tanker in 1987, killing 4,341 people in the world s worst peacetime shipping disaster. A year later 250 people died in the sinking of another ship owned by the company the Dona Marilyn. For a second Day anguished relatives waited at a pier in Manila for the return of Rescue ships. Many burst into tears As a Navy patrol Craft arrived with 13 bodies including two children. Serb death toll exaggerated observers Reuter Pristina Serbia ethnic albanian guerrillas claimed yesterday to have killed scores of serbian police in fighting in Northern Kosovo but Western observers said they suspected the figure was exaggerated. The1josovo liberation army said it killed 100 serb policemen for the loss of five of its guerrillas la head Quad a will and a weight associated press Cairo a 320-Pound woman sat on her husband s head until he suffocated to death in a dispute Over his will. R1 Fawn kit Ibrahim Abdel Latif killed Sayed Ahmed who weighed 120 pounds saturday after discovering he had left More land to his four children from his first wife than to her three children say police. The incident occurred in the town of Tamiya 75 pm South of Cairo. Ters said in a statement to the albanian language newspaper koha ditore. We have serious doubts about the veracity of the albanian claim that they have killed 100 serb policemen in three Days a senior Western official said in Pristina. They the la do not have firepower or technology or training to kill that Many policemen in one combat alone he said. He speculated the figure could refer to the total number of police killed since the conflict in Serbia s Southern province began seven months ago. Serbian police spokesman Bozidar Filic said police casualties in three Days of fighting around pod Jevto this week were one dead and eight wounded. Other serb sources in Pristina the Kosovo provincial capital said Security forces had killed 50 la guerrillas. Barrantes died in this destroyed Auto in tres Lomas Argentina. Sarah s Mother Dies in car crash associated press London Susan Barrantes Mother of the Duchess of York has been killed in a car crash in Argentina dealing the former Sarah Ferguson another cruel blow just a year after her onetime sister in Law Princess Diana died in a Paris crash. The Duchess sex wife of Prince Andrew heard the news Early yesterday while vacationing in Italy. She flew into London yesterday and spent two hours at sunning Hul Park the mansion she shares with her former husband before flying to Argentina. The Duchess s Mother settled in Argentina in 1975 with her second husband the late Argentine professional Polo player Hector Barrantes. Barrantes 61, was killed instantly saturday night when the Rover she was driving collided with a Van on a Rural Road near tres Lomas about 550 Kilometres Southwest of Buenos Aires police said. She was decapitated in the crash tres Lomas police commissioner Hec Tor Dimas Mol Neuvo said. Barrantes passenger Nephew Rafael Barrantes 25, escaped with minor injuries. The Driver of the other car Jose Maria Rodriguez suffered a broken ankle police said. Tenders City of Winnipeg notice of tenders separate sealed tenders addressed _ to the manager of materials will be received until 12 00 noon Winnipeg time on the Date As specified below for the following pm 98-144 Shoal Lake Aqueduct ballasting repairs mile 85 to mile 89 closing Date october 2,1998 Deposit for tender package $25.00 note mandatory site visit monday september 28,1998 tenders received will be opened in the presence of interested parties at 12 00 noon Winnipeg time unless otherwise stated. Tender packages May from the materials management division on Deposit Cash or Cheque As listed above unless otherwise stated. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Corporate finance department materials management division main floor 185 King Street Winnipeg my r3b us legals notice to creditors in the matter of the estate of Lena Anderson late of the City of Winnipeg in Manitoba deceased. All claims against the above estate duly verified by statutory declaration must be filed with the undersigned at their offices . Box 1400, Stonewall Manitoba Roc 2z0 on or before the 26th Day of october 1998. Dated at Stonewall Manitoba this 15th Day of september 1998. Goodman & Grantham solicitors for the executors to whom it May concern re 8 Boundary Bay please be advised that the mortgage Sale of the above property which was advertised saturday August 29, 1998 for auction Sale on september 16, 1998 was printed in error. Taylor Mccaffrey barristers and solicitors 900 400 St. Winnipeg Manitoba r3c 4k5 mortgage Sale the building and land known As 967 Nairn Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba As described in certificate of title no. 1327753 will be sold at an auction on wednesday the 7th Day of october 1998 at 9 30 . At Carter s auction gallery 206 Princess Street Winnipeg Manitoba r3b 1l4. The Vendor is informed that situate on the property is a one Storey single family residential dwelling having approximately 1001 so. It. With 5 rooms 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms a finished basement with a detached double garage. The Vendor is informed the lot is approximately 39 it. By 107 it. The Vendor is further informed that there Are outstanding 1998 realty taxes. Terms Twenty 20% percent of the Purchase Price in Cash or certified Cheque and the balance according to conditions to be announced at the Sale. Reserve bid will be announced at the auction. 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