NORTHERN CHIEF IN A GALE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 27, 31 July 1912, Page 6

NORTHERN CHIEF IN A GALE.

Wbat Captain Johnson, a mariner of long experience, who is at present in command of the barque Northern Chief, describes as being the -worst weather conditions be bas even known were those associated vith him in the latest voyage of this barque from Auckland to Sydney. The little vessel, 253 tons, saved her sails, and consequently looked none fheworse from a distance as «he went to her anchorage at Berry's Bay. But she bears evidence internally of having bad a terrific passage (says the Sydney Herald). The member* of the crew were heartily glad to reach port. They agreed with the captain that the voyage was the worst that they, too. had ever experienced. Everything movable- on deck was washed overboard. The cargo (215,000 ft of kauri timber) wae, however, safely brought to port. The steamer Karamu, built by Meaue. Barnage and Ferguson, Ltd., Leiti, for the Union Company, went oo her official trial on the Firth of Forbh, before the last mall left. 1 The enginee worked faultlessly, a speed of il{ knots on a metusured mile being obtained. Captain McDonald, representing the owners, expressed himself highly pleased with the .vetBel. ' She sailed for New Zealand on, 10th June. Captain J. T. Soils wa» a passenger from Sydney by the Ulimaroa to-day. He lipjb come to Wellington for instrucUonrf. Captain Kolls was acting wharfinger for the Union Company at Sydney for some •wecb«, Captain Crftwshaw was absent on holiday H»ve. • The barque Eos was reported -o have failed from London for Auckland l»s* week. The barque to a v««4 of 99(i tons. jjoA proceeds to Juan de Nova, ia the Seychelle* Islands, to load phosphace* for the northwa port. The barque Hebe, 079 tone, .ima *iso be«u chartered to load phosphate* itt Jiiou de Xott, her destination being the Bluff or Lyttelton. > Between liait-past 0 &od Ml o'elo«k this evening the Aiahura should arrive here trom Nrteon, übich port *lie left at y.3U ih-» nioruThe Star of Scotland should reac'.i WeUipgton liwn howltm, via, Auufclaud, «v Su&d'iy next. She will L-oioraenco loading for th'u Homeward journey next week. Her filial port of dej-urLure hub not yet been decided ujion. The Marerc. 'which left Wellington on 17t,h Juuf, armed at London on, .Uondny last, after a. |j;i"S4t,'o of 43 dtys, ■ To-Borrow morning the Tarawer* will »rri>p « hero -trom nortfiern ports. She left Auckland at 3 p.m. yesterday, and will call for toutuem ports at $ o'clock to mono*. -