DIRECT STEAMERS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13958, 18 July 1907, Page 6

DIRECT STEAMERS.

Tho Turakinn, left London on July 16 for Ly Kelt on. The trawler Napier was hauled up on lebistor's slip yesterday for her annual inspection and overhaul. Tbo Stp™ arrived early yesterday morning from Picton, bringing about 300 tens of machinery for tho now Burnsido cement works. Slio was to sail from Port Chalmers this morning at 2 o'clock. Tho AVanaka leaves Auckland to-day for Port Ohttlmcrs, where sho i« due on Monday to lay up for docking and overhaul. Tho Whangapo completed her dischargo at Port Chalmere yesterday, and sailed at I p.m. for Oamaru and Timaru. The Maiiono proceeds to Port at 8.30 a.m. to-day, and enils at 3 p.m. for Sydney, v ! a Cook Strait. Tho Tarawcra is duo about 8 a.m, tomorrow from Auckland, via way ports. *nd proceeds to Port in the afternoon to lay up. Meanwhile her East Coast running will bo maintained by tho Waikare, sailing from Port Chalmers at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Tho Karamca, which left London on July 3 for Port Chalmers , direct, is to proceed to Lyttelton and Wellington after completing her discharge at this port. Tho cargo steainor Largo Law sailed yeaterday morning for Lyttclton, where, sho will bo docked prior to sailing for Newcastle. ■ . After arrival of the Koonya at Greymouth this trip Captain Renaut relinquishes command to tako charge of tho Tβ Anau at the latter port. Tho Rakiura will proceed from Invereargill to Waikawa tliia trip -to load a cargo of timlier for Oamaru, and returns to Duncdin about Monday evening next. After completing her discharge at Dunedin to-morrow the Rakenoa proceeds to Port to lay up foi overhaul. The ship Glenlui was floated into doek je'terday, and her hull was subsequently wamined by Captain Thomson and Mr A. Morrison on behalf of Lloyd's, when everything was found to bo in capital order. TheMatatua is to sail on Sunday next to load at Timaru, Picton, Auckland, and probably Gisborne; before proceeding to Wellington, whence she sails finally for London about August 11. After discharging at Invercargill this trip the Rimu proceeds to Preservation Inlet .nid Stewart Island to load 'for Dunodin. Meanwhile the Invcrcargill is laid up for boiler cleaning and a few minor repairs. One of the most harrowing sea tragedies ol the last ai»l.t« 9ft » MPAUTE k V???! 1^

by tho (loath quite recently in Falmouth of Mr John Burton, proprietor of a curiosity ehop in that town. In 1884- the yacht Mignonette sank at .sea, and tlio crow, after being in an open boat 19 days without provisions, cast lots among themselves who should be killed to afford the others sustenance. It fell to the lot of a boy named Parker to be sacrificed, and he was accordingly killed and eaten. When tho crew landed at l'almoulh they wore arreslcd, and charged with murder, l>01111; committed for trial at the assiV.es. John Burton eanio forward as bail for tho accused'men, £400 for Captain Dudley, £400 for Jfr Stephens (tho mate), and £200 for Brooks (tho feuman)—£looo in all. For this act lie was presented with a gold snulf-box by. tho oitizons of London—a memento which ho was extremely proud of. The captain and mute-were sentenced lo iloalh at Hie Central Criminal Court, London, but tho sentence was subsequently commuted to one of eix months' imprisonment. Brooks (the seaman), who turned Queen's evidence, was acquitted, .