SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 12399, 12 January 1905, Page 5

SHIPPING

The Kiui is completing her overhaul at the George street pier. The Invercargill returns on Sunday from Preservation Inlet and Waikawa. The Kimu is due at the Bluff on Saturday morning, and will come on to Dunedin, arriving on Sunday morning, and leaving for Timaru and Wanganui on Monday. The Wellington 1 Post ’ states that the Marina Department advises that the Hinempa is to be placed on the slip on her arrival from the South. She will then' go round the Cook Strait lighthouses, after which she will proceed to Mannkau to take His Excellency the Governor to Lyttelton. Tho vessel will afterwards start on her tour of the Northern lighthouses. Captain Salmon, Government W 7 reck Commissioner in Canada, recently resigned, alleging interference with his duties on the part of the Minister of Marino in order to favor one side to the prejudice of tho other in the case of a collision between the steamers Canada and Cape Breton. The resignation created some excitement, and light is thrown upon tho matter by a communication addressed to the Minister of Marine by the Merchant Service Guild, a body numbering nearly 11,000 merchant captains and officers. This drew the Minister’s attention to a remark made bv Captain Salmon to Mr James M‘Ned, chief officer of the Cape Breton, at tho inquiry into the collision. Mr M'Neil had said that he would starboard his helm for a green light on the port bow. This answer, the Guild contended, was a perfectly correct one in the circumstances under which he understood the question was put—that is, two steamers approaching in a narrow river and in immediate danger of collision. Captain Salmon having asked if Mr M'Neil had never run into anything, and been answered in the negative, remarked, according to the newspaper report : “ It’s God’s mercy, that’s all I can say. You ought to bo in gaol, I think. It is not safe if yon do that sort of thing.” Tho Guild considered Captain Salmon’s remarks—if tho .Canadian papers had reported them correctly—not only unwarrantable and®fensive, but quite sufficient to seriously injure Mr M'Neil’s reputation and prevent him from obtaining employment. Accordingly the Guild requested that Captain Salmon should be asked to make an apology to Mr M'Neil. A Wellington message states that the Kamona arrived at Wellington this morning from Newcastle. She has a coal cargo for Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin, and timber for Timaru. The coastal steamer Storm, from Lyttelton, arrived about 8 a.m. to-day, and, meeting with quick despatch, left for Timaru and Wanganui a couple of hours later.

The Tarawera, from Auckland via East Coast ports, arrived this morning. She is time-tabled to leave on the return trip about 4 p.m. to-morrow.

ROUGH PASSAGE. NAPIER, January 12.—The barquentine Rio, which arrived yesterday afternoon from Newcastle, experienced very rough weather, having her fore and main topmasts carried away in Cook Strait. She also had one of her boats stove in. One of the crew was injured, and one was ordered'to hospital on the arrival of the Rio here. THE PORT OF SYDNEY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 12.—During last year 1,934 vessels, aggregating 5,427,000 tons, arrived at Sydney, as against 2,007 vessels, aggregating 5,265,000 tons, for the preceding year. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. _ The Takapuna, with the Southern portion of the inward ' San Francisco mail, arrived at New Plymouth at 6 a.m. today, and left for Wellington at 8.10 a.m. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Papnxoa, which left Wellington for London on December 21, arrivkl at Monte Video on Tuesday. TELEGRAPHIC NOTICE BOARD, Arrivals,—January 12 ; Wellington, 6.45 a.m., Victoria, from Lyttelton; 7.20 a.m., Kamona, from Newcastle.—lnvercargill, 6 a.m., Invercargill, from Dunedin.—Weiling ton, 2,15 p.m,, Bouganville, barque, from New York, . -