OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1906, Page 2

OUR SHIPPING TELEGRAMS

WELLINGTON, lliis Day. Sailed at I 12.25 p.m. for Greyrnouth, kamoiia from Heads. WESTPORT, This Dav.—Pareorn passed Cpc Fonlwiiid at 12.50 p.m. for Greymouth. WELLINGTON, This Day.—The Kainona, hound for Grcymoutli, anchored at 8.45 a.m. at Heads. NEW PLYMOUTH, This Day.— Arrived at 6 a.m., Rosamond from Greymouth. BROACHING SHIP'S CARGO. BY A CHIEF OFFICER AND CREW. [BY TELEOIIAI'It—SPECIAL TO TIIU STAIt ] WELLINGTON, This Day. Judging from the report, of proceedings in the Magistrate's, Court yesterday, things must have been only ordinary i>n the ship Cassius during the voyage from Liverpool to Wellington. Three members of the crow and the chief officer pleaded guilty to charges of having brached cargo. William Whiting admitted having taken one bottle of whiskey; Charles Ralph Woolley said he took two bottles of whisky and tins of condensed milk; William Gladstone Seott admitted having taken two bottles of whisky and some milk; and George Allright, the mate, explained thai he took charge of a case of whisky in order to keep it away from the crew, and consumed five bottles, .john Andrnde denied the charge, stating that he only consumed some whisky which he got from members of The crew. Detective IJroberg withdrew the charge against this accused, saying that if he could prove that Andrado was guilty he j would be the best of the lot.

The Cassius, said the detective, loft Liverpool on the 22nd December for Wellington, having amongst the cargo candles whisky and condensed milk. During the month' of March, so the proposed evidence alleged, the accused Seott and Woolley got into the hold, and as the result helped themselves to the whisky to such an extent that they became intoxicated Subsequently, the captain discovered that the bulkhead which separated the seamen's quarters from the hold, where the whisky was stored, bad been littcrally torn down. He had the place securely fastened up, but later on found that the bulkhead had been broken down in inotber place. On different dates during the voyage each of the was in such a state of drunkenness as to seriously in'terfere with the working of tho ship. On one occasion, Whiting was so bad that he had to be put in irons. Tho mate, instead of assisting the master, got SO drunk that he suggested to the rest of the crew that they should go aft and put tho captain in irons. If Ihey did that, he would bring them some whisky. Mr Wilford, who appeared for all the accused : I don't admit that.

Detective Brobcrf): I can prove it. Continuing, the detective said that (lie mate had been seen taking whisky from the hold to his cabin. Woolley was the worst of the lot, and had an able lieutenant in Scott. Tho office held by the mate made his position' in this matter different from the others. As far as the captain.could ascertain, the total loss caused by tho broaching would amount to £29 19s. The cargo could not have got out of tho hold unless broached, and it seemed that the accused lived very well on whisky and milk during the greater part of the voyage. It would probably be pleaded in extenuation of the offence that the food was not good, and that it was insufficient, but the respectable portion of tho'orw—at Iflfwt tl»o «obor portion—-

said that the food was everything that i could be expected, and they had no ] ground for, complaint whatever. , Mr Wilford said these men had to bear the wholo brunt of the burden of their fellow-men without "squeaking." If they did squeak, they would not be worthy of the name of men. A shilling to a man on board a ship- meant a great deal more than to a man on shore; and counsel hoped that His Worship would take that into consideration when dealing with the men. George Allright, mate of the vessel, and Charles Ralph Woolley were each sentenced to six months' imprisonment; William Gladstone Scott \vs sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and William Whiting was sontenced to one month. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] SERIOUS COLLISION AT SEA. A STEAMER SUNK WITH ALL HANDS ON BOARD. BRISBANE, This Day. The Airlie, from Singapore, reports the Hnnlder steamer had arrived- with three ■ thousand Russian troops from Vladivostok. She had been in collision with the steamer Batang in Malacca Straits. The later sank in eight minutes. It is not known whether any lives were lost. The Hoitlder steamer was a good deal damaged.