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Evening Star, Issue 3776, 1 April 1875, Page 2

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HIGH WATER. To-xobbow. ' . I Pr, Chalmxes. I Dtramm. 0.51 p.a, I I.U p.m. | 1.56 p.m. POBT^CHALMBES. ABSITED. I lAprll I.—Pioneer, schooner. 22 tons, Mattheson, lor ttoeraU. Express, s.s., 186 tons/Christian, from the Bluff. Passengers: Saloon—Mr and Mrs Wren and four Children, Mesdames Hodgkins, Boss, Misses Smith, Webster, Master Fynn, Dr Eichardaon, Messrs Xelly, Gibbs, Gilderoy, Hodgkdnson, Leslie, Strang, Nlool, Fielding, and seven in the steerage. SAILED. Alhambra, s.s., Bowden, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. Passengers: For Melbourne—Misses Bell, Clapperton, Holmes, and Warren, Messrs Bourrant, Tren, Cameron (2), Gnnn, Mann, Prince, Harrop, oraoie; and twenty-six in the steerage. For the Bluff —Mr B. Coghall. Wellington, 262 tons, Carey, for the North. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Miss Christian, Messrs Smythe, Ireland, and Cogle. For Wellington—Mrs Slater and child, Messrs Black, Somervil e, Cousins, Hatchings, Hedley, md Buck. • For Manakau—Mrs ■ Corrigan. For Nelson—Mrs Franklyn, Miss Brownlag; and eight in the steerage for all ports. PBOTXCTED DEPABTUBES. Brace, for Lyttelton, early. Crusader, for London, April 9. tiasby, for Newcastle, April 3. I Maori, for West Coast Ports, April 13. The ship Oamrrnwas removed from the railway pier to-day, and anchored in the stream. The s.s. Wanganui sailed for her usual Southern trip to the Bluff last evening. The N.Z.S.S. Co.’s s,s. Wellington sailed this afternoon for the Northern ports. The ship Eangitikie was removed from the powder ground alongside the railway pier this aftersoon. The steamer Alhambra, for Melbourne, via the Bluff, took her departure from the railway pier 'this afternoon. Messrs Houghton and Co.’s s.s. Express arrived this morning from her usual Southern trip, and ■teamed alongside the ship Margaret Galbraith to discharge wool. She left Fort Chalmers on Saturday evening, and arrived at the Bluff at 11.30 a.m. next day: discharged, and left for Biverton at 10.30 •.m. on the 30th, but, on account of the water on the bar being so low, could not enter, and remained there until Wednesday morning, hut, not being able to get over the bar, returned to the Bluff, took in cargo, and left at 7.30 last night. Passed the s.s. Wanganui off the Nuggets, and arrived as above. We thank Captain Christian for Southern exchanges. The whaling barque Splendid arrived from the cruising ground last evening and sailed up as far as the cross channel, when, the wind falling light and it being ebb tide, she came to anchor. She left Port Chalmers on the 21st of October and cruised about off the Chatham and the East Cape of the North Island until the sth of January without success, during which time she saw several whales, her first capture being on that day, then in lat. 33.30 S., long. 179.24 W., which yelded about eighty-flve barrels or eight tons; from thence she continued cruising until the 27th of February, she then being in company with the whaling ship James Arnold, of New Bedford, when they captured two small whales between thom.which made the Splendid’s total quantity tip to 120 barrels, or twelve tons, during the whole of her cruise. She left French Book on the 6th of March, and cruised about, and arrived off Akaroa on th# 17th, but without success, as no whales were ■•en, after leaving French Bock. From the 17th tmtil arrival experienced very heavy weather from toe W. to S.W. She will sail up the first fair wind to her anchorage to discharge. THE NAVAL TRAINING SHIP. The Southern Cross recently paid a visit fee Auckland, and ie thus noticed. by the 'Star’s— Eighteen boys, in white canvas clothes. Sieved briskly about the ship. Besides Captain Breton, only two full-grown Men appeared on deck, and they only busied themselves over the heavy work. The youngsters, as the various orders were given, Bang out cheerily Ay I ®3[ 1 «ir,L and went about their work with a will In a few minutes after the anchor was down, the mainsail was clewed up, and the ■taysail and.jib stowed. The prettiest sight was when the order was given “Furl the topsail. A dozen boys started np the rigging together, and there was a regular race who ■would Be out first upon the yard. No one would imagine these boys had only been on board ship for a few weeks. No sign of fear, no hesitation here. The younkers run along the foot-ropes as though they were on teiTa Anna, and the work is done rapidly and welL In three minutes from the order being given the gaskets are fastened, and the lads descend. Then there are ropes to be hauled taut, loose ropes coiled, and the 1001 little “ fixings ” which a captain always finds to be done when he brings up, to make his vessel look shipshape to visitors. All these are attended to with promptness. A stiff breeze was blowing from the west, but Captain Breton reported that the hoys had worked the vessel well, and indeed this comd be told from her shaping on her way up. The majority of the boys show a decided Jjhuig *or their newly-adopted profession. They look clean and healthy, and their chubby features are very different from the pinched ffloses and cheeks we have seen in the Police C ourt, belonging to the waifs and straye of the ei±y- They are brought up entirely for the mercantile marine, and have no instruction in gunnery or naval warfare. To create some emulation among the boys. Captain Breton has inboduced the system of monitors, which will no donbt be extended with the increase of numbers in the school At present there is only one monitor, * smart little lad named Merrow, who Appears fullv sensible of the responsibility which attaches to him. When the boat (of which he always takes the stroke-oar) comes ashore with the skipper, he is left m charge. He takes out the novices and gives them lessons in rowing, ■nd on other occasions fills the office of the captain s representative. It certainly appears ■trange that the numbers are not larger than they are. From the way in which Mr Beckftam was enjoined by the Government not to ■end any more boys there without special In■truotiom, one would have thought that the ■ohool was going to be rushed, but here are SSSSd, P "“ d “ d only tda * t * e * outof SCENES AT SEA and second engineers), «IF7^ Bay of Bi ? ca y * rom 4 p.m. T a P l ** of "Mdc from hj , At 7 P- m - took another ImfhLT uLfIldJ 1 ld J? een i?' °» tln ß about three hours, *toinb by a mast falling on his ■toamer broke in two. Let us PV* 8 * 1 ™ these three men as they hj * Sid .without his jacket. He £ r ° ka ? nder hi* feet, and he stopped to cell hie eon to come up, as she was , h * rose hi * jacket had bre *k. and he ran and left A t i P ? ture I dflH not office try i - fr ? m th * B *. but out boat heanng > i# the lifeboat, smashed by the mast, but floating bv *t*f 0 yj t buoyancy; the water inside on a level with the water outside, and with one oar raised lt {0T a B i gnal - There are five nS?*’ and i h ? y have B0 food and 011 the second day, one of the number dies from exhaustion; then, a second one becomes delirious and lumps overboard. Ou ™ft da?, » third’ one of the number b *? ) . me ® daunouß, and jumps overboard twice, tod is twice pulled back bj his two miserable ■ * th ? d he jumps, and t hh ' £2? **,“ b ryoud their reach ; they hare no ? ar *’ i a nd h® sinke. and they have another uHit vLeUW I™’ 1 ™’ hailii Si *?® m Mght » f° r they still had their CANNIBALISM AT SEA. °* importance by the Torres Strait Mail is that the Imperial Government f° P roßecute the survivors of the ship Euxme for murdtr. It will ha m. “on, James Archer, August Aki ’ Ve^i SandßtrOlß ’ Manu ‘ Sohutt, and DMkotTft^f? en, K resoued by a Ja va they had been at sea 23 days in an open boat, and sailed fully 2,000 miles The th® arrival of the men at Singaf P^ol&elni^ by f rcher > who was second i an affidavit made be°f ® in S> a P° re »* he j II Ua she22nd day it w«« agreed that lots '

should be oast to see whieh of the number should be sacrificed for the benefit of the remainder. Early on the same day, one Muller, after drink* ing large quantities of salt water, declared that he offered hie body as food for the ethers, and entreated them to kill him. After a time Sohutt proposed that they should cast lots who should fall as a sacrifice for keeping the others alive. To this we all consented. Having no other means [to make a lottery, we hit upon using small sticks of different sizes, deciding that the one who drew the smallest should be the victim. After haying made the sticks ready, I held them in my hand while the others drew. t.On comparing them together, I found that the Italian, Francis Shufus, hold the smallest stick. Having also agreed that the lottery should be thrice repeated, and that when it should then prove that either two or three of us had drawn the shortest sticks, these should oast lots amongst themselves so that the victim might be singled out, we found that the same man had for a second time picked out the same object. Francis Shufus, when bis turn came for the third drawing, hesitated to join, and would not draw, upon which the man named Sandstrom proposed he would do it for him. This he did, and the shortest stick was found in Sandstrom’s hand. Shufus bore it with great calmness, and showed the utmost resignation. He was left alone for some two hours, while we now and then eagerly looked round the horizon to see whether a sail could be perceived or any help would come; we stood upon the thwarts. Shufus prepared himself t« meet his fate by praying and speaking in Italian. His bearing was that of a man whose mind was made {up. He lay himself down ; but before that Mullerhad told him that he would :ake his place and die for him. This Shufus refused, and laying himself down in the bottom of the boat, gave himself up to be tied. Then one man held an empty tin, so as to catch in it the blood. Muller, on saying that * now someone must die for the others,’ passed the knife round the man’s throat. He did not struggle or scream. The blood was drunk by us all. Muller then cut out his liver and heart. These we cut into small pieces, and ate them mixed with blood and salt water. ” SHIPPING TEi-EGEAM.

Wellington, April I.—Arrived, Omee, from the South, at 2.30 p.m.