RECOMMISSIONED.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18347, 2 April 1925, Page 14

RECOMMISSIONED.

BARQUENTINE YSABEL.

(special to "the pbsss.") AUCKLAND, April 1

The ba-rquentino Ysabel, which was built in Auckland iifty-onc years ago, and who£>. history constitutes a chapter in the story of tho development of Auckland as a shipping port, is to enter on yet another stage of her long career. She has been' sold to Messrs Can - , Pountney and Co. on account of an island firm, which intends to employ her. in the inter-islaaft trade in the Eastern Pacific.

Originally named Southern Cross the Ysabel was built in 1874 by Messrs Nicoll.and Son. She was the third vessel of the Melanesian Mission, and tho second one to be named Southern Cross,' After 19 years' service in mission work, the barquentine became too small for the purpose, and was sold to Captain Boas.. He took otit the auxiliary engines and renamed her the Ysabel. For the ensuing 23 years, with Captain Ross as master, the Ysabel traded between Auckland and the -islands. In 1914 Captain Loss sold her to Messrs G-. H. Scales and Co., of .'Wellington. The dearth of shipping during the war resulted in, craft of all. sizes find nigs being brought into ~use for overseas work, and the Ysabol carried a cargo of New Zealand produce to San Francisco, returning with caße oil. Later she waa engaged in the Niue Island trade, until'superseded by the steamer. Since then she has .been lying idle at her moorings in - the harbour. In Bpite of her age, the Ysabel. is fit for mapy years.' -work yet, judging from the opinion of experts who recently inspected Ivcr on the slip. They marvelled at the remarkably well preserved oondition of the hull" especially below the water line. She is a'fine example of a class of sailing vessel built in the past.

WARNING TO SHIPPING. . (rafcS'S ASSOCIATION TELEGBAIt.) WELLINGTON, April 1. . A message has been broadcasted by Sydney tfiat' -the Bchooner Lcprena, which was wrecked recently off the, Eddystone lighthouse, , Tasmania, is> now ; adrift. and floating bottom-up',, a danger to navigation. It is reported that the Foreetier light, on tho east coast, is flashing incorrectly. PORT OP TIMARU. ■ Arrived, Arawa, < from Port Chalmer?; Waitemata,-, from Lyttelton; Ripa, from Oamaru. Sailed, Ripa, for XTyttelfon. . Vessels in port, Waitemata, Arawa. .. Expected . Arrivals. . Opihi, from Oamaru, to-morrow. ■ 'Calm, from Oamaru, Saturday. . Tasmania, from Port Chalmers, Saturday. Wingatui, ; from Bluff, 'Saturday.' Can opus, from Westport, Monday. Gale,..'from... Oamaru, '.Monday. Wanaka, from . Oamaru.. Tuesday. Kamo. from. Oamjaru, Tuesday. ' ' Turakina,'tr'oin Port Chalmers, April 14th. Port Brisbane, from Lyttelton, April 20th. • Karamea, from Oarrraru, April 28th. , Athenic, > from Lyttelton, May 7th.' Papanui, from ■ Lyttelton, end May. Projected Departures, Waitemata-, for Port Chalfliew, , to-day. Arawa, for Lyttelton, to-moriow. Opihi,' for - Lyttelton, to-morrow. . . Calm, for Lyttelton, Saturday. Wingatui, for Ly'ttolton, > Saturday Tasmania, for 1/y itoHon, Monday. . .... Gale, for Lyttelton, Monday.. Canopus, for .Lyttelton, Tuesday, Wanaka, for Lyttolton, Tuesday.. Kamo, for Lyttelton, Tuesday. Notes. The Arawa arrived from Port Chalmers yesterday morning and is loading frozen meat and general cargo for the United Kingdom. She is to sail on Friday for .'Lyttelton. Tho Waitemata arrived yesterday from Lyttelton and is discharging American' cargo. She will sail to-day for. Port Chalmers. The Ripa was in port yesterday, and sailed last nisrht for Lyttelton end northern ports. The Opihi is due from' Oamaru to-morrow to load for Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. The' Calm is listed to load at Timaru on Saturday for Lyttelton, Wellington and Wanganui. ' ' . ' The Tasmania should arrive from Port Chalmers on Saturday, and'will load-under the auspices of D. C. Turnbull Mid Co. for the'/United Kingdom. • The Wingatui. is due trom Bluff on Saturday to take in cargo for Lyttelton, \\ cllington and Auckland.