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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 70, 23 March 1903, Page 2

The "Sydney Daily Telegraph" of Wednesday has the following with regard to the performance of the Dukenfield in towing the ship Samuel Plimaoll across from Dunedin: The Samuel Plimsoll entered the Heads at 8.30 last evening, the Duckenfield having accomplished a splendid towage teat by bringing the sliip from Port Chalmers in nine days. On the run across, the Duckenfield, with the ship in tow, averaged -_ knots per hour. Tlie towing gear consisted of 120 fathoms of line attached to 180 fathoms of steel wire hawser, this being made fast to a length of the ship's cable. The towage was carried out without the slightest hitch, and when it is considered that the ship was brought over 1200 miles the performance is very creditable. Captain Broadfoot reports that the Duckenfield left Port Chalmers with the ship in tow at 6 p.m. on the 7th inst., and, taking the southern route, via Foveaux Straits, had strong head winds, increasing to a moderate gale, which histed 12 hours. Afterwards moderate variable winds prevailed. Tlie Heads were reached at 8.30 p.m., and the tug Port Jackson towed the ship to an anchorage below Garlen Island. It is reported that the Samuel Plimsoll is to be taken to a West Australian port and there converted into a hulk.

While riding in from Epsom, where he had been to see a sick friend, Mr. Walter Winks, son of Mr. Jonathan Winks, met with a nasty accident. There was a quantity of loose metal on the road, and it is presumed that one wheel of his bicycle skidded, for he was thrown violently to the ground, and struck his temple, besides receiving other bruises. The force of the fall rendered him unconscious. Fortunately Dr. Woodward happened to be passing, and she at once attended to Mr. Winks, and finally sent him to the hospital in one of Martin's cabs that chanced to be passing. Mr. Winks recovered consciousness last evening, and, although he received several nasty cuts, as well as bruises, it is believed there is no internal injury, and that he will be about again in a few day*.