THE HIGHLAND MONARCH.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 924, 17 September 1910, Page 7

THE HIGHLAND MONARCH.

' A ROUGH TRIP. '." With a.cargo of case.oii iot the Yacuiiin Oil Company, the Highland Monarch, now at Auckland, left Fhiladelpbia ''Jun«>.22;'. and had a fine; weather, passage' to -Durban, ■ which, was''left: ori':.Julyi 28:",-Strong. southerly gales were then'oncountercd,:.and,' in fact, accompanied. the> vessel • through, the, run' to . Bunbury, Ywhich .'occupied' 24 days. On-August 10 an. exceptionally heavy. sea, broke on the starboard- side.'of' thevessel, burst in . the. whoel-houseV washed the,man away from the wheel, and ;threw. the chief officer: (Mr. R. ! : Bowman) who was on 'watch, ' across., the bridge;-. -'Mr.'-Bow-man sustained 'injuries .which necessitated absence from duty for upwards of. a,'week,' and .during that ; : time, y the. second officer(Mr.'Bo^well); was''a!most ; . continually :on : duty. It'.wasdecided'tor-make for Albany,to; replenish'- bunkers,-, but [the' heavy soutiibrly. weather carried, :the. -vessel r \too:.'far' north, and: the ; Vessel'put into" Bunbury ;bn August 21v. . The-vesser-proce^e'd"t6; : castle ' for': further - supplies, -' and- arrived there on September,;-6. '. 3he v 'left. again"bn : September: 8;: for .'Auckland; .; meeting'.withfine .weather oh:the .voyage.. .The'vessel-iB. due'ut Wellington,-,; about -September. 7 23:.',

Y ' : AN TJIfUSTJ^Ii' .OCCtj.KRENCE. '• .The two' liiverpool -'sailing' ships : Vincent; and Crown of .'lndia, owhed by Jlesbio. John Joyce: and.,Oo;;ihave ''.iusti. compiuka a remarkable &ailinfr :performa.nce by arriving off - Dealiand ; ,li<stb6MSe I :",respecv 'lively- within' ten: hours of each other;; after ,a passage of ov#' 9500'lhilW." s 'The Viatcntleft - l'qumue, on, /the,. evening.' of. March,:.'!, bound for-Antwerp'direct, and'; tho Crown' of,, India left: Caleta ColosaYoa'tkeYmorning of March. 5, for'Falmouth: for -orders. The Crown of India' arrived off , Falmouth on June 24, when- sho; received .'orders'.for beith, -proceeding .on : her passage the-fol-lowing day, ana*! paSangYDeal- oh: the Monday.' '• ■ The Vincent passed Eastbourne on June , 26. ,' : ithe,records of their ■passages are available, it ■ will *be inter--;csting-,to, know liow Voften ; they. - sighted : :during-the voyage. YYY Y=

-; -A HEEO OP.'THE SKA. YVY ; / A thrilling-';story of i.the '.sea was' brought-, to light 'last; week'. ((sys .l'Hoyd'svWeekly:; Summary" of . August .',s) i : when .Edward.. Cj.: Fox, formerly' a- :seaman on tho Norwegian, barque: Svaerdstadi-".. of,, Christiana, .:,wda presented with: a silver' medal and diploma in. recognition-' r of"liiS conduct-' during '-and, after tlio wreck, of that vesscl in the' White.' : Soa' :'on. September. 22 last; ',-Tlie -award was:'made on behalf-of Government. . It appearsßt-hai',. Ilflx, ' whos-js toi : native of Harwich,'• left; a 1 steamer -in Arch- ■ angel,' of .which',;hfe,was: and. ' joined asl'on' A.-B. the-.Norwegiaii, Darqu«' ; whieh' was; bound; to: Australia, with a'.cargo-of''lumb'eft'vFbx-Tieturn .to- the Australian • coasting,, trade,, in .which -ho .hadifeeen employed for:some.; -years.'- There, wore::seventeen ( all ,tol<l..on, the' :v4secl-, .when : she" sailed "from -'AriMi-: ; angel.'on Sunday,'YSept^jmber*l9, ( '_one of the soventeen, .was; the. captain s:. dauehr ; ter,.:who- was about;. 17 "or-18 years old.. Gales, snowstorms,: and. generally- wretched., weather, Ruch as'mlght'be "expectcd :m the*. : White : Sea in the fall of the', year, • were encounteied, and v ,finally Yin,,a. s^o^Y { the? struck i a captain of,.the,; :wrecked' : barque,'"ih *what''is. snrcly - a, unique testimonial,-",says that; .'lox, saved' us' all." M Oapt-ain -and 'crew "would- prob-'. ably have-perished, from-, -apathy ,but,:for the extraordinary, and heroic energy jilsplayed by .a single .'British seamanv . Wellmay we be proud of / the rugged, mannered . Harwich inan. .who, all un-. noticed and - unobserved, ,did such gallant, deeds. Will; his own countrymen say-any-thing? Y "YY^ ! /-Y?' , YY i '':'Y;YY''Y. : Y'^Y';

C Yesterday .tHe-eiwiflot! tes v be«iue.-idMr* ley signed 1 ' off.' ithe;.- ship s~-article s. : " As stated preyioudyr'-the, ship..;is to jhe .converted' into a: coal -hulk. for - the .Paparoa, Company ;.at . Wellington: .. v • /Taking' her departure' from, Auckland at 6 p.m.: yesterday,- the liaor Bute-: shire should, show up,'some time, to-morrow evening. *-The vessel; comes • to Wellington for Homeward; loading.,■ ■■■■■ - Pirtoiiand ■ Kanamea to-day, ,at noon. ; ; v ;. •'The s.s. Wairau -is advertised, to; sail v for Having -left'-tSie ~proceeded .to .the (" •. i Barrierlsland, to o re^eWct; ! a' beacon • The' schooner ■Amelia,,' Sims was loading produce tori Wellington at; Lyttelton;-yes-terday.- Ib' was expected, to dispatoh her either, yesterday .or" to-day. • Sho.wiU afterAyards go to Havelock". to ' load -tiniber. ior iyttclton .' ■' ' An: arrival , from Foxtbn; on Tuesday, September 20, will be the Anchor .'.Line Company's -Waverley. Sho leaves, the same day for .Nelson, and 'West Coast../: : The Himitangi/is now : on Her'way from; Greymouth port she' comes' on -to Wellington, - bailing, the • same day-for. Blackhead: .. f The New ; Zealand ''Shipping Co; advise that the Turkestan .left Montreal on 'September 13,:f0r .Australian ..Had" ISew Zear land ports; - The: vessel' is.due at Wellington aoout December 2.. * **. . Messrs.' Bannatyhe; and Co., . the .- local', agents for -the .. Kairakv state, .that the steamer arrives -. from ' Gisborne on -Mondav.i She. loads; for: Greymouth :and. Kara-, mea, leaving .during the afternoon.': --. Expected to clear. from ;on' Monday, the Whangapa -brings a load of coal for-Wellington. : Word was' received 1 yesterday : that,, the. Kaitanga-ta, with coal from Newcastle, ■passed Wellington Heads, bound for Napier.- ; H.M.S. Encounter ' left, for Nelson. ;a,t., 9 a.m. yesterday.' ;.•'/ Messrs. Johnstone and.Co. .advise.;-, that the - Manaroa 1 ' is '■ to '■ sail for. Motueka. and; French Pass on Monday; She is receiving cargo, to-day. .. .' " ' Due in port from Wauganui-to-morrow, the <Mo,a will .return ;on Monday-';)vith. "a. full load of careo.,.. i'."-.-..