YESTERDAY AT PORT.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14837, 1 December 1913, Page 8

YESTERDAY AT PORT.

A WINDY DAY

Yesterday, being Sunday, . was naturally very quiet. A large crowd of visitors from Christchurch came down to the port by the afternoon trains and were shown ovor the camp, but a strong nor'-wester blow clouds of dust about, making the day anything but pleasant. At 11.30 a.in. the steamer Pateena, which is still under the command of Captain Manning, of tho Maori, entered the moles. She was well up to time, having been favoured with the wind, which, however, 'afterwards veered round to the sou-west. She was berthed without trouble, save for the snapping of ono of the mooring lines, and the passengers, of whom there were only a few, were enabled to reach town before one o'clock., The Pateena brought about ten tons of cargo, shipped on Friday at Wellington, and a large quantity which was over-carried from the previous trip. It will all bo discharged to-da3'. - The shrill sound of the Harbour. Board's tug Lyttelton at about five o'clock. yesterday afternoon led peoplo to think that a boating accident had occurred. It was subsequently ascertained that the vessel had" been summoned to "render assistance to the Union Oompany's steamer .Te 'Anau, which is at present acting as an accommodation ship for the arbitrationists. The vessel, which was lying just off tho graving dock, was, owing to the strength of the wind, putting a seyero strain on one of the buoys to which she was moored, and it earned away, causing the Te Anau to swing. round on the remaining buoy. Luckily it was able to bear the extra strain put upon it, and the tug coming alongside, the To Anau was removed to No. 1 breastwork, where she was tied up.