CHART ROOM GOSSIP.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12443, 5 March 1906, Page 9

CHART ROOM GOSSIP.

Several changes have taken place in the officers of the Huddart-Parioer steamer Wimmera. Mr South, chief officer, is said to have joined the tug Falcon at Adelaide as master, and his place on the Wimxnera has been taken by -Mr Bnrkitt, late chief officer on the Victoria. Mr Darrooh, late third officer on the Wjmmera, has joined! the Biverina as eeoondi offioer. -

Mr J. MoK. Mackenzie, chief officer oi ihe Union Company's steamer Taieri, is ashore on leave at pieeent. His plaoe is being -temporarily filled bp Mr S. James. Mr Mclntyre, second engineer of the Mftraioa> who iias been on'a month's holiday, rejoined the vessel last week. Mr Ftetoher, /who acted in hie stead, has gone Sou-lib for orders.

Mr G. Batee has joined the Victoria <v chief officer id place of Mr .BurkitV"who was transferred to the Wimimera. Mr Ba'toa foa--rccrly belonged <to the Victoria, and to the Huddart-Parker Coropaiiy'e new stewner Eivelina. Captain Ihin. Calder, the agent at Suva and Levuka for the A.U.S.N. Company, ia at present enjoying a weil-earned holiday ii» Sydneji after an absence of Eeveral years at the islands. ' Mr James Mills, managing director of the Union" Company, who recently returned from the other side, leaves in April next for England. It is said , thai he intends to arrange for the building of new vessels. Captain Georgo Mylina, formerly master of the barque La Bella, wrecked at Warrnaanbool, made application to the 'Marine ißoard for a second mate's certificate. As, however, proceedings were tihen. pending againet the capUin on a charge of. manelaugthVer, tjne Board decided to suspend its decision, until the outcome of the trial was announced. The fact of Captain Mylina's acquittal was duly reported to the Marino Board, when it was decided to grant a second mate's certificate as desired.

Upon the arrival in Hobson's Bay the ether week the -barque Oheimsford, .TEram New York, Captain Burd reported thai art apprentice had fallen overboard from the mizzen top-gullant-yard, and been drowned. The lad, whose name was Donald Adcock, aged sixteen years, was the eon of:•» f«xmer in Norwich, England, and was oh his first trip to sea. Qjhick, sguaJly -weather jjrevailed at the time of the incident, and the vessel was rolling and pitching in. heavy eeas. No one saw the lad fall, it being very dark at the time. The mate of the ship, who was on deck at the nvuracret, state* that he heard a thud, as if aooro .n'l.'Dg obj'Ct btruclj ihe rail, but upon a iCkrcl\ no iirco if the missing lad could be found.