SHIPPING NOTES.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1427, 9 September 1918, Page 5

SHIPPING NOTES.

I A strainer, with the crew of the wrecked • harQUe John Murray, from Malden Island jto Australia, was expected to reach Melbourne recently. Members of the crew iof the American vessel, Annie l-ar-|si n, which was also wrecked at Malden j Island were taken oft by the same steamer land have been landed at Suva (Fiji*, from 1 which port they will retinal to America. I The "Popular Science Monthly” says the i ship that is well camouflaged, that has no masts or funnels, that is driven by oil j engines instead of steam, furnishes a poor i target for the submarine, it lias lieen estlI mated that if all trans-oceanic ships were ) thus disguised our enemies would need at I least 50 submarines to patrol effectively a i sea lane 500 miles wide. i A sum of about £llOO was realised on the I salved machinery, gear, etc., of the Defender at the auction sale held at the railj way wharf by Messrs K. Johnston and Co. |on Thursday afternoon, says the ”i>oinii nion." The bidding was spirited, and the 'result is considered satisfactory. Messrs \V, 1 Cable and Co. bought the engine for Clin, j and the boiler went to Mr W. S. Brown for i £3lO. The bronze propeller and tail-shaft j were knocked down for C.'IT 10 - to Mr H. 1 Nathan, who resold the shafting for tl. Nearly 20(1 fathoms of cable, in two lots, j exchanged hands at 25 - and 20 - a cw l. j Two large anchors and a smaller one were | sold at C2 12 •> each, while three pumps I brought £ll 1(1 - each. A Quantity •( copper piping was cleared at IOJd lb. and lead pi)>ing with connections at 15 - cwl. Small parcels of sundries were also sold.