AT SEA IN A STORM.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 150, 22 December 1911, Page 6

AT SEA IN A STORM.

StfVEEEL? BtFtfETE'D, The Union Company's steamer Waihora, which arrived lrom Newcastle this morning, showed signs of having experienced the full force of the gale in the Tasman Sea, which made things very unpleasant for the Warrimoo 11 lew days ago. 'lhe Waihora left Newcastle last Friday, and, commercing at 4 p.m. the next day, a heavy south-west gale raged with more or less velocity until ajrproachmg the New Zealand coast. Darly on Sunday morning the ship had an alarming experience. Ah" Utitfsually heavy sea \uib shipped, and the intruding waters washed away part of the lower bridge, smahhed the gangway, carried away the deck railings for some distance, and flooded many parts of the vessel. So dangerous were the seas that it was deemed necessary to pour oil to the windward, and hove the vessel to. In that position the Waihora lay from 8 a.m. to 0 p.m. Her decks were ay.ash the whole time. Ihe voyage was contiuued at 6 p.m., biit the shipping of another dangerous sea, which carried away some more gear, caused the vessel to again htiave-to. At midnight on Slonday the gale moderated slightly, but late the next evening the steamer started^to ship heavy water, and the gale increased in violence. Gradually the storm abated, and by the time Stephens Island was reached all danger was over. The Waihora is deeply laden, with coal; bufc for this fact she would not have had such a bad time. She is berthid at the Railway Wharf. Parfc of her cargo 1 is for Lyttelton. DBS OF AIRLIE, FROM NEW YORK. The A. and A, liner Den of Airlie anived at Wellington to-day from New York, tla torts, and berthed at Jervois-quay Wharf to discharge IQOO tons of cargo. The vessel will probably get away to-morrow for Ljttelton. and Dunedin. THE NORFOLK, The Norfolk lefe Melbourne yesterday for Port Chalmers. The vessel is due at Wei lingtou on the 80th December to complete Homeward loading, and will hot tail for Avottmouth before the 3fd January, CORINTHIC, FOR LONDON. The Corinthic arrived at Wellington this mornmg from Oisbome, and berthed at the Glasgow Wharf to complete Homeward load-" ing. The vessel is scheduled to sail on Thursday for London via ports. NEWLY DETERMINED POSITION OF IHREE KINOS ISLANDS. This Week's New Zealand Gazette contains the following nd'tice to mariners ;— "Lieutenant Harry Pennell, R.N., commanding the British Antarctic Expedition H.Y.S. Terra Nova, who hag lately been surveying and taking boundingß rdund the Three Sings Islands, reports as follows :— 'The true hearings taken from Btations (Hiriki. Maria lighthouse, Unuwhao) on the mainland to the Three Kings Group to check the accuracy of Lieut, Smythe's observations agree very closely with his position, and in view of the fact thai the angles between, the extreme bearings is bo small Lieutenant Smythe's astronomical jwsition should be taken as the correct one. West Island summit is situated S. 70deg. W., S.6Sm from the depot on Great King: i.e., its position as charted relatively to the Great King ib correct, which makes its position— 34deg. llm. 2s 6; 172deg. 2m 32g E. iiy reference to the chart prepared by Lieut. Rennick, it will be -een thab the contour of all the islands in the group is charted considerably in error ou the Admiralty chart, and the position of the S.W. King (marked 600 ft on the Admiralty chart) is ill reality further north relatively to ►he other Islands of the group than the position shown, while the height of West Island is nearly twice that originally assigned to it.' The chart referred to' has been sent to the Hydrographer of tbe British Admiralty,, and when published will no doubt be a greab relief to shipmasters who are navigating this coast ia thick or foggy weather^ Charts, et<;.', affected : Admiralty Charts Nos, 2525 and 1212 ; New Zealand Pilot, eighth edition, 1908, chapter ii., page. 31; f New Zealand Nautical Almanac, 1912, page The Mapourika left Greymouth at 9 p m yesterday for Wellington, vfa ports. Her 'arriVal ib expected late to-morrow afternoon. Mr. C. Rule signed off the Maraioa as asslgtant. purser yesterday on account of 111nesa. Mr. R. Wood joins in his stead tomorrow. The Monowai arrived at Lyttelton at 10 a.m to-day from Wellington, and wili sail at 5 p.m. on t-he return trip. The Poherua is to leave Lyttelton at 8 t».m. to-day, for Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company • steam" er orari left Port Said laßt Monday In continuation of her voyage from Australia to London and Liverpool. The steamer AVaimate, of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, arrived at Plymouth last Sunday from Port Pirie. The Lauderdale left Newcastle on Wednesday for- Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. The Tarawera and Maori will sail from Wellington at 8,20 p.m. to-day for Lyttelton, and the Monowai and Mararoa to-morrow at 8 20 p.m. and 11 p,.m. respectively. The Kini and Kotuku are expected to leave Greymouth to-morrow, coal-laden, lor Wellington, The Ruahine will arrjve at Wellington on tne Bth January from Auckland, to complete Homeward loading, and sail three days later for London, via ports. ThetKaitoa is due from Wanganui to-mor-ro? > ,^ d * sa " the Eame da y f°l" Nelson, and West Coast. , r ' James Jacobs, chief steward of the Mapourika, has resigned from the Union Company's service i norder to take up a shore position. The Holmdale is te load timber at Greymouth for Timaru. The vessel will return to *the West Coast port. Notices to mariners appear in this week's New Zealand Gazette regarding changes in the i Hokianga bar and change of positions of. leading beacons at Tokomaru Bay. The Paparoa will be docked this week abPort Chalmers, and will sail about the 28th mat. for Bluff, Timaru, and Lyttelton for Homeward loading. Captain A. Murray, late in command of the Karon, has left that vessel in order to proceed on a- trip to England, and Captain J, Thomson transferred from the Kaituna to the Karorl at Lyttelton this week. The steamer Upolu, which has been laid up at Sydney since the 28th December last, is reported to have been sold for the Island trade. The Upolu was originally built for the Lmon Steam Ship Company, and later was purchased by Jfessrs. Lever Brothers, who ran her in the Island trade for tome time. She is a. steel steamer of 1141 tone, aud wns built at Paiseley in 1801.