THE MISSING WARATAH.

Otago Witness, Issue 2896, 15 September 1909, Page 63

THE MISSING WARATAH.

A SEARCH STEAMER LEAVES CAPETOWN. As nothing has been heard of the missing Lund liner Waratah, which disappeared after leaving Durban for Capetown, the steamer Sabine was despatched from Capetown on the 11th inst. to make a. thorough search. Admiral Eggerton personally superintended the fitting out of the Sabine. The embarkation of & bluejacket search*.

light crew Las caused" great satisfaction, and is regarded as ensuring an exhaustive night search. An Admiralty hydrographer" assisted in the selection of the area to be searched, which has been based on the Waikato's experience. It is proposed tbafc the Sabine will steam from eight to ten' knots per hour. The Union Castle line rendered great assistance in making the arrangements. In the House of Commons Mr T. Summerbell, a Labour member, asked several questions respecting the manning of the Waratah that were suggestive of a weak and incompetent orew on the 6teamer. Mr Winston Churchill <President of the Board of Trade) refused to make a statement pending the inquiry which would necessarily be instituted. The Salamis, from Capetown, has arrived at Melbourne. She made a fruitless search for the Waratah. The Adelaide steamer Port Aroline, which was due last Friday, has not arrived: It is suggested that the delay possibly has been caused by the picking up of the Waratah. The following is a summary of the cargo taken from New Zealand ports by the Shaw, Savill, aid Albion Company's Cor* inthic, which left Wellington on Septenn ber 9 for Londony via Monte Video, Teneriffe, and Plymouth : — From Auckland : 141 casks tallow, 33 do pelts, 967 sacks kauri gum, 3956 cases kauri gum, 611 pieces timber, 9 bars bullion, 7 boxes gold, 12 bales leather, 336 eacka copra, !p55 bags 'concentrates, 26 pkgs sundries, 162 bales wool, 3T7 do hemp 64 quarters beef, 5 crates cheese, 1221 boxts butter. From Lytfcelton: 3923 carcases mutton, 2280 do lamb, 152 casks pelts, 122 do tallow, 16 oases oasfcgs, 150 boxes butter, 472 sacks beans, 93 crates hens, 100 eacki oats, 19 pkgs sundries, 58 bales skins, 294 do wool. From Dunedin : 104 boxes butter £ crates oh©ese, 11 bales rabbitskins., From Bluff: 33 crates cheese. From Wei-ling-ton: 563 cases -mother-of-pearl .shells, 181 barrels mother-of-peaj-1 shells, 32 sacks grass se£d, 46 cases meat extract, 2034 carcases mutton, 342 hindquarters beef, cask* t&llow, 1240 casks copra, 169 barrels hope, 177 bales skine, 221 do wool, 251 pkgs sundries, 427 boxes butter, 125 crates cheese., From New Plymouth : 1188 boxes butter.. JJlrom Patea : 311 boxes butter, 760 crates cheese. From Hobart: 1 case. The cargo taken from New Zealand ports by the Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Devon, which left Wellington on Septemr 7 /° r n J? eßt of En £-and ports, included over 30,000 carcases frozen meat, and a. large quantity of general produoe. A summary of lines taken from different' ports is as follows :— From Auckland: 34 sacks peas, 493 sacks sand, 3 dumps rubber 116 dumps tow, 45,230 superficial fee* timber, 78 casks tallow, 13 packages sundries. From Port Chalmers: 64 quarters beef, 72 carcases mutton, 4127 cacca*ea lamb, 4404 crates rabbits, 1745 sacks oats 3019 sacks rye grass, 123 sacks fescue. 150 sacks cocksfoot, 111 sacks bran, 11 casks casings, 28 packages cordage, 38 packages sundries. From Bluff: 1021 carcases mutton, 5679 carcases lamb, 7310 crates rabbits, 400 boxes butter, 6458 sacks oats, 340 sacks ryegrass. From Timaru : 1163 carcases mutton, 12,954 carcases lamb, 64 sacks flour, 8 casks casings. From Lytte!ton: 382 quarters beef, 564 carcases mutton, 5267 carcases lamb, 36 sacks beans, 235 sacks peas, 5831 sacks oats, 1274 sacks barley, 863 sacks rye grass, 1 sack flour, 1035 Backs cocksfoot, 200 sacks bran, 35 bales r«g«, 12 packages sundries. From Wellington: 7094 quarters beef, 1726 carcases mutton, 703 carcases lamb, 3 crates tripe. 20 bales rags, 67 dumps tow, 1154 cases preserved meats, 2 casks casings, 1 package sundries, 124 oasks preserved meats, 5 bales leather, 10 bags copper. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Tokomaru will have the distinction of being the first direct steamer to visit Nelson with cargo from London, although two vessels, the 'Rakaia and Aotea, have previously called there to load cargo. The Tokomaru was to leave London on the 13th for Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Nelson, and is due at Dunedin about; October 26. Referring to the future o£ Nelson as a shipping port, a Wellington shipping authority informs the New Zealand Times that ' it will prove a considerable rival to Wellington. "It needs no more than a casual glance at the map to see how Nelson is going to beat Wellington for the West Coast transhipments." this authority remarked. " Vessels, instead of transhipping their cargo for the West Coast, will in the near future trau* ship at Nelson for two reasons — firstly. because they are nearer home, and? secondly, that goods can be transhipped much cheaper at Nelson than at Wellington, with its heavier charges. Wellington' has got to pay for some costly works aa well as for the dock now being constructed. Nelson has not much of a load to carry, and therefore can do the work more cheaply and as efficiently. It would not" be much of a surprise if Nelson eventually captures Wangauui and New Plymouth' transhipments as well." The 6hip Notre Dame d'Arvor, bound fo* Hobart, was run down by an unknown steamer. The hold was flooded', and aftor 30 tons of cement has been jettisoned the vessel was towed into Falmouth. The destroyer Gipsy had a bad hole knocked in her on the Wigtonshiire coaet.She then crossed to Belfast, Tier pumps being at work throughout.

In 1892, out of every 435 people -n Now: South Wales, one was in gaol. Th« number now is one in 1070. The population increased by over 900,000 in 30 years, ancl if the prisonera had increased with tha population there would have been 4166 prisoners last year, instead of a daily average of 1460.

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