LATE SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12646, 2 June 1919, Page 6

LATE SHIPPING.

The Calm will leave Lyltolton this evening for Wellington. She arrived yesterday afternoon from Oamam. The coastal steamer Taiuui, which arrived in port on Saturday from Wanganui, could not finish her loading that evening, and consequently her departure for Wellington and Wanganui was put oS until to-day. NECESSITY FOR PROPER TRIMMING. Commenting on the loss of the Australian collier Tupgerah, the secretary of the Sydney Coal Lumpers' Union said that until inspector were oppeinted. at the various coal companies' jetties on the South Const, disasters would continue. "The position to-day,” he said, " is that the coal is put into a collier at the jetty from a chute, and no local labour is used, for trimming Owing to the limited crow, it is impossible in many cases to have the coal properly trimmed' to enable the hatches to bo put 011 and battened down. At Newcastle tho practice is to inspect colliers and see tho lutches are down before they leave port. Tho remedy is simple. Local trimmers should be employed, the coal properly trimmed, and the vessel battened down before sho leaves iho jetty.” ROGGEVEEN'S ROUGH TRIP. Now at Auckland, tho steamer Roggevoen experienced some very heavy weather between Brisbane and Sydny prior to coming, to New ■Zealand. She left Brisbane on May 6. After rounding Cape Moreton she experienced a very strong gale from the south-south-east. Next morning tho gala was still blowing, uiui heavy seas Were coming up from the south. These increased in violence during tho duv, and, when the vessel was about half-way to Sydney, waves were breaking over her port side, smashing skylights and cabin 'windows. During that night some particularly heavy seas earned away awning stanchions fore and aft, and a quantity of woodwork was wash‘d overboard Tho waves oven swept ' over the high boat deck, tearing off several of the lifeboat covers and carrying them away. On tho morning of May 7 the vessel wr.e making little or no progress and the storm was still raging fiercely.' A forward wind screen was carried away, cachin doors were broken, and the alley-way was swept by water. Several cabins were flooded, tho occupants being forced to leave them and seek shelter elsewhere. In places portmanteaux and bedding were, floating about in tho water, and some excitement naturally prevailed amongst the passengers. During part oi tho day the steamer followed the zig-zag coarse, but this did not afford very much relief, as the sea continued to break on Ixvtnl the vessel. That ■was probably the worst day of the trip, asthe vessel was only making about tour knots an hour, and the flooding of tho galley fires made it necessary for those on board to depend upon cold food. At about 4.30 p'.m. on May 8 the weather moderated, and the ■vessel went on to Sydney without further trouble, No one was seriously injured during the trip. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. ' By Telegraph—Pr-ra* Association—Copyright Australian and NZ. Cable Association. NEWCASTLE, June 2. Arrived—Ngakula, from New Zealand.