SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2690, 4 October 1905, Page 67

SHIPPING NEWS.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS-

The Gothic left London for New Zealand on Tuesday. The lonic, which 'left Wellington on August 17, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday morning. The Tyser line steamer Marere left New York on the 17th September for Melbourne; Sydney, and New Zealand ports. WELLINGTON, October I.— Sailed? 6 a'.ni., Turakina, for London.

THE WRECK OF THE SCOW MOANA*

NEW PLYMOUTH, September 26.

Another body was recovered this morning from the wreck of the scow Moana at Mokau. The heavy sea on Monday nighfc damaged the hull of the scow Moana. The search party found a second body on tha beach over a mile from the scene of the wreck. The body is that of a young man, over 6ft in height, with light hair and moustache. The body was fully clothed, but had no boots on. From the fact that there were two coats on the body, it is presumed the deceased was on watch at the time of the wreck.

NEW PLYMOUTH, September 27.— The hull of the scow Moana if. breaking up. No more bodies have been found. An inquest on the two bodies recovered was held at Mokau on Wednesday afternoon, and a verdict of found drowned returned. One body is supposed to be that of Sawanson, a seaman.

September 28. ,No more bodies from the wreck of th< scow Moana have been found.

FIRE ON, THE 'TURAKINA,

WELLINGTON, September 27. A fire broke out to-night in No. 4 hold of the steamer Turakina, which was to sail at daylight to-morrow for London. At 10.30 there were indications that the fire was dying out, but the hatches will no* be removed until the morning. There .are wool, skins, and grass seed stowed in the vicinity of the outbreak. WELLINGTON, September 29.

When the hatches of the Turakina were opened this morning some bales of flax were stili found to be smouldering, and a gang of men was put on to remove these. So far as can be seen, the ship is not damaged, but the fire must have had a good hold among the cargo of flax. Particulars of the extent of the damage are not; jet available. A later me?sage says: — "The fire on (a*' Turakina is completely extinguished. Up to the present it has been discovered that 70 to 100 bales of wool and hemp are more or less damaged by fire. The damage i? below expectations."

THE ROSE CASEY. '- Advices received by Messrs Tapley Co. from Captain M'Gilvraj. who i Dunedin for Riverton on Monday, 25tfc, indicate that there is a fairly good prospect of salving the Rose Casey. On Tuesday, the sea was heavy, and Captain M'Gilvray was unable to board the vessel, but his and local opinion was that the chances of salving her wore favourably. Telegraphic advice received from CapOis'i M'Gilvray on Thursday stated that although * the weather was still bad it ' was possible to walk about in the steamer's cabin at low water, and that she was neither filling with sand nor sinking into it. A contract for salving the vessel has been entered into with Messrs Murison and M'Phaii. engineers, of the Bluff, and some powerful pumping plant is being transported to the scene. The vessel is not lying on the bar. but inside it.

THE LOCH VEXNACHAR.

ADELAIDE, September 29. There seems little doubt that the wreck1 age found at Kangaroo Island belongs to the Loch Veunachar. The vessel was sighted off the coast a week or so back. , but as bad weather sprang up it is assumed she has been blown away. All doubts as to the fate of the ship Loch Vennaohar. overdue from Glasgow, have been set at rest by the identification of some reels of paper consigned to a local newspaper.

The following vessels arrived at this port during the seven days ended October 1: — Storm, s.s., 135 tons: Advance, scow, 36; Kittawa, s.s., 708; Koonya, s.s., 663; Pateena, ■ s.s., 550; Wimmera, s.s., 1872; Burgermeister Hachmann, s.s.. 4315; Tarawera, s.s., 1269; Corinna, s.s., 812; Moeraki, s.s., 2715; Zealandia, s.s.. 1735; Rimu, s.s., 143 i —total tonnage. 14,803 tons. The departures were: Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons; Rimu,-* s.s., 143; Eoonya, s.s.. 663; Wimmera, s.e., 1872; Eunice, scow, 171: Tarawera, s.s., 1269; Kaituna. s.s., 1246; St. Louis, s.s., 762; Moeraki, s.s.. 2715;— total tonnage, 10,264 ton*. The s.s. Aparima stoamod down to Port Chalmers on the 26th alt., and berthed at the George street pier for survey and overhaul. While in port she will be fitted with a refrigerating chamber by the company's artificersBy the establishment of a naval base at Singapore, and the purchase of the docks at that port, the Board of Admiralty has secured one of the most valuable points in the East. There are four large docks in Singapore— v'z.. ths Tanjong Pagar, with a quayage of 6280 ft, and depth of 40ft at high water and 30f( at low water : the Pulo Brani wharf, with a quayage of 300 ft, depth of 32ft at high water and 22ft at low water; the Jardine Mathieson wharf, with. 350 ft of quayage, and 30ft at high (with 20ft at low) water; and the new harbour dock, with 1822 ft of quayage, 27ft to 37ft at high, and 17ft to 27ft at lower water, with sheerlegs capable of lifting from five lx> 45 tons, while there are coaling appliances for the shipment of from 100 to 200 tons of coal per hour.

The Union Company's steamer Aparima leaves Duuedin in the first week of October for Lyttelton and Auckland to ship horses for Calcutta, proceeding to Australia io complete her cargo. The erection of the stalls for the horses is now being carried out at Port Chalmers. The New Zealand Shipping Company'^ steamship Rakaia arrived at Port Chalmers on Monday morning. She brings a, large general cai«o, of which 2000 tons are, for tliis port, 2900 tons for Timaru, and 50d tons for Lyttelton. Included in her carg&J for this port was a large quantity of coin-<' bustiWes, which, &fo. feransbippscl fee &k-|