THE CORINNA DAMAGED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10902, 8 September 1897, Page 1

THE CORINNA DAMAGED.

' Timaru, September -2.—As the Corwna was approaching Timaru fromi^yttelton thi3 morn- = ing in a thick fog she overran the distance and '•■ bumped on Patiti Reef, just south of Timaru. .; She came into port 81,8.40. It is understood that Borne ulight damage was done, as the vessel is I making a little ivatev. She will go on to Port i Chalmer* to be docked, not nallingat Qamaru. She is making a little water, but it ia'being kept down by a small pump. The damage is under the 1 engine room. ; THE SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION. Welungtos, September 7.—The Shipmasters Association has elected the following officers tor the ensuing year:—Vice-presidents, Captains Manning and Lambert; trustees, Captains Babot and Johnston; secretary and treasurer, Captain Kennedy. It was agreed that the committee should remain the same as last year, and the election of president wSs postponed. -^ HOY3KEHTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET., ' Tuesday, September 7,1837. Ximaru—Corinna sails midnight for Oamaru. Wellington — Wainui arrived 6 a.m. from Nelson. Talune arrived 8 a.m. from Lyttelton. Westport—Orowaiti sailed 4 a.m.' for Wellington. Janet Nicoll sailed 6 a.m. for Lyttelton. New" Plymouth—Mahinapua sails 10 p.m. for Auckland—Flora arrived 8.30 a.m. from Wei-

lington. The s.s. Waihora steamed down, the harbour from the cross wharf yesterday, and after embarking passengers at Port Chalmers left in the afternoon for the East Coast ports and Sydney. The barque Grasmere is landing ber. cargo in good order at the Rattray street wharf. The brigantine Enterprise left the jetty_6tr6et wharf yesterday afternoon forTimaru and Wanga*The C.G.S. Tutacekai, from Greymouth, arrived a.long3ide the George sweet pier at 7 a.m. yesterday and commenced to discharge her cargo of railw&7 sleepers into the,trucks. She left Greymouta at 3.5 p.m. on the 4th ; inst. ~..,_ ,„„_ The g.s. Admiral, wrecked by ice in May, JS97, has been expunged from Lloyd's - Register of Shippings while the s.s. Dilston Castle, lost by collision, has been similarly treated. The s.s. Invercargill left Dunedm yesterday afternoon for Invercargill. Prior to sailing she assisted in towing np the ship Oaniaru from the lower harbour. . . . '. We have received the annual review of shipping and exports from New South Wales, published m connection with the Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. The book contains,a.fund of useiul information for commercial ami shipping men, and is both v/dll and profusely illustrated. The Norwegian barque. Liv, from this port, via Newcastle, N.S.W.. arrived at Guayaquil on July 15, after a passage of 62 days from Newcastle. The barque Dusnerdale is oa her way from Newcastle with a cargo of coal for Judid, Souih America. . , ~ ~ t, , The barque Natal Queen'is loading a« iort Esperance, Tasmania, with titnb-jr for Dunedin. The barque Mary Moore has been chartered to load guano for this port at Lady JUliott 'A reference to our advertising columns will show that the clippsr yacht Halcyon, a winner at the last regatta at Auckland, is for sale, bae is an extremely handsome craft ot y tons register and % ions rating, has accommodation for eight passengeis, and is fitted with a complete equipment of sails, anchors, warps, &c. Views of the Halcyon are exhibited in the window of Mr Bloxam, Princes street. A-previsional patent has been taken out by alt John Mackenzie, of Hastings, who is at present m Auckland, for a contrivance for raising sunken vessels Mr .Mackenzie's idea iz to build a strong, punt-shaped vessel, with a well-hole in the centre. Chains being attached to the sunken ship, they are brought up through the well, and at dead low ■water hauled taut by meaus of winches. In the chamber or hold of the floating punt are several thousand pelt floats, each containing about 2ft of cubic air, and the patentee's idea is thav as the tide rises the punt will do the same and thus lift the sunken vessel sufficiency-high for her to be towed to a safe place With the practically air-tight compartment, it is mainFafnedthatitiß fmpossible for.thepuntto.sink, and that the resistance power is such thai pro. rided the chains hold, a vessel weighing 5001) tons iead weight could be lifted. Mr Mackenzie has :onsult*d the underwriters of the iasmania, which, he maintains, can be moved by the means iescribed above, and it is probable (says.the Auckland Herald) that a trial will be made of the Invention on a small scale, and its merits thoroughly tested. FIRE SAP>OARD SHIP-A SUGGESTION. A suggestion which contains some reasonable features in the way of cargo marking reform is made by Mr J. Attfield, K.R.S., who wishes, to } es the marking of "dangerous goods earned in ships' holds made more explicit. He is oi the opinion that fire?, such' as have occurred at sea, would often he prevented if the contents of the

cargoes were classified. Certain classes of "dangerous" goodß are not fire-producing in themselves, but may become so when placed in contiguity with other goods. "The substances with which a ship is liable to be ladeD," he writes, " are . . . . to the average mariner mysterious. With the fire risks of a cargo of timber, and probably^vith the fire risks ! of coal, he generally is fairly familiar, and is in fault if he iB not commensurately careful. With , frait.or with flesh he knows how to deal. Other articles in barrels,' boxe3, and. such containers should themselves help him by letter or label in. his endeavours to stow them-where they will run least risk of catching fire or fesdins fire. I would have combustibles labelled C, fire-feeders labelled FP, explosives labelled B, and things dangerous in other ways labelled. D. Might not some scheme of this kind be incorporated in an amended Merchant Shipping Act? What do shippers of goods and shipowners say to such a plan? In principle the GD E F classification would appear to be as simple as A B C it3elf.'