LATE SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 82, 5 October 1915, Page 8

LATE SHIPPING

ARRIVALS October s— Kennedy, s.s. (1 p.m.), 226 tons, Purvis, Irom Westhaven October s— Breeze, s.s. (4 p.m.), 347 tons, Radiord, from Wanganui - ■ HULK PRINCE OP WALES SOLD In order to keep pace with their rapidly growing business the Blackball Coal Company have found it necessary to add to their already large fleet of hulks, the vessel of their choice being the Tynesidc Proprietary's well known hulk Prince of Wales. Final negotiations are not yet completed, but provided an examination prove satisfactory, the vessel will pass into her new owners' hands at an early date Built in 1850 for the Hudson Bay Company, and christened by the late King Edward VII. (then Prince of Wales;, the vessel has had an intensely interesting and romantic career. She was built for use as an "ice-breaker" in the Arctic Seas, and was formerly fitted with engines as an auxiliary to her sails. For many years she traded among the outposts of the Hudson Bay Company until in the early sixties she changed hands, and was then used for conveying emigrants from England to New Zealand. It was during one of her trips to this country that she was a silent witness of the famous sea light between the Kearsage and the Alabama. She was well known in London, her coat of gamboge and her "kiltie" figurehead giving her a very distinctive appearance. In later years sh?. was dismantled, and for some time lay at Picton, doing duty as a freezing hulk. She was finally brought to Wellington, and will doubtless remain here until she is scuttled in Cook Strait as being no longer seaworthy SAILERS FOR NEW ZEALAND TRADE It is announced that Messrs C. Lundin and j Sons, who recently purchased the barque Activ, have also secured the famous old barque Shakespeare for the New Zealand-West Australian trade. The Shakespeare, which will be handed over at Adelaide early next year, was built by Messrs R. and J. Evans and Co., at Liverpool, in 1876 being an iron craft of 794 tons gross. Her principal dimensions are: — Length, 191.8 It; bTeadth, 31.8 ft; depth, 19.2 ft. The Activ, at present at Auckland, will be regularly engaged in the Auckland-Sydney, Mel-bourne-Newcastle trade. Messrs. Lundin and Sons have several other vessels under offer, but negotiations are not yet sufficiently advanced to make any statement PERSONAL Mr G. Edwards, chief officer of the Tutanekai, has left that vessel, having accepted the position of chief stevedore for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company in place of Mr. 6. Sinclair, deceased. Mr Edwards, who has been on the Tutanekai for nearly two years, has seen considerable service both in steam and in sail, as apprentice and later as officer. He was for many years engaged in the China coast trade, in command of various vessels, and later in the Atlantic and Mediterranean services. Mr Carrington, tutor on the Aparima, has succeeded Mr Edwards as chief officer of the Tutanekai Advice from Greymouth this morning that the Kamo was still barbound. The Mapourika, however, sailed at 6 o'clock on her return trip to Wellington, via ports Sailing to-night the Ripple will proceed direct to Gisborne. This alteration has been made in view of the Hawkes Bay races on Frida> and Saturday BY TELEGRAPH AUCKLAND, sth October Sailed— Makura (10.20 a.m.), for Vancouver