LATE SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 15480, 30 April 1914, Page 4

LATE SHIPPING

ARRIVED.—ApriI 30. Storm, s.s. (1 p.m.), 405 tons. Radford, from Lyttelton. Ruahine, sp.s., will leave Hobarb tonight for Wellington. Kaikoura, s.s., arrived at Montevideo yesterday. Hercules, s.s., is due here soon with a large consignment of phosphates. Tarawera, s.s., which berthed at the cross wharf at 11.15 this morning, brought the following passengers : —Misses Bowers, Moir, Mesdames Howard, Douse, King, Messrs J. Dumvoodio, Howard, Beit; and three in the steerage. ZEALANDIC ARRIVES. Tire White Star liner Zealandic, from London direct, berthed at Port Chalmers this morning. She sailed from London on March 19 at noon for New Zealand ports, after a very quick turn round in the Home port, where she had arrived on March 7. Strong W. and N.W. gales were met with in the Channel till Cape Finisterre was rounded and the course shaped for Teneriffe; the weather then moderating. On March 21, in la!,. 46.29 N., long. 7.58 W., a dismasted ship was sighted, bearing about eight miles west. Commander Breen at once altered his course, and bore down on the vessel to render assistance. She proved to be the Oddersjaa, of Christiansand, but the crew had apparently been taken off some time previously. She was in a very bad wav. The hull appeared to be intact, the foremast was standing with topgallant, lowertopsail, and four yards across, iha mainmast gone, below the cap, but the main yard still across, and the mizzen topmast gone at the cap, but with tho erossjack and topsail yards across. Tho signal F.J. (send lifeboats to save crew) was flying on loose halyards. Ae nothing could bo done, and as the weather was too rough to board her, tho passage was resumed, the Zealandic having sent- out wireless messages to warn other ships of the danger. Teneriffe was passed on 25th .March, after which moderate to light variable w'nds to the Equator, which was crossed on March 01. The H.Y.. trade winds were met with in latitude 4deg S., and carried to latitude 17deg S. This part b? the passage was marred by an unfortunate accident which befell L. E. Fitzclarke, A.Ti. While at work on tho boat deck he fell to the main deck, and : injured himself so severely that the eom- ! mandor deemed it advisable to put into I Cape Town and land him, so that he could receive proper medical 'attention. Table Bay was reached on April 8, and after landing the injured man the ■ voyn.se was continued to Port Chalmers. ] The Snares were* passed yesterday. From I 25th April to the 23th Ai>ril hazy weather j and a high beam sen. were encountered, in ! which the ship, though very light, behaved j excellently. The weather moderated as j land was made. Fine weather ivafi carried j up the coast, and Ota go Heads was rounded at 6.20 a.m. to-day. Captain Breen is in j command, and has associated with him tho I following officers:—Mr H. R. Howe (chief! officer). Mr J. Alcock (Ist). Mr A. Tulloch (2nd). Mr J. Caldenvood (chief engineer). Mr R, K. Harris (2nd), Mr R. Phelan (3rd). Mi- J. 11. Robinson (4th), Mr T. C. Stables .'sth). Mr R, W. Moody (6th). Mr A. Smethurst (Ist refrigerating engineer). Mr G. B. Charlesworth (2nd), Air J. Wilson (boikrmaker). Mr Groves (Marconi operator).

It is interesting to note that trw Zenlandic, which loft New Zealand on the 241.11 .Jar.nary, ha* arrived l>aek o;i the 30th Apiil— only 96 dnvs bein+r" thus takpn on the round trip. Jlcr draught on arrival was 22ft Sin aft, with a liditer draught forward, *hc missed this morainc's tide, h«t will mine up to Piinodin tomorrow to discharge the T>n3k of lier funeral cargo, afterwards proceeding to Lvttelton to land the hnlanco before L'oirv_r on to Wellington, Nnpkr. f3i?born<\ and Avoidant! for Homeward loaclini:. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, April 30.—10.35 a.m.. Talime, from Rarotonga.