Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-20
.ILL.LUCK FOR
ship BABCOCK
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Federal court are well known. The
ship was finally gotten under way af-
ter the expenditure Of considerable
sum of money, ....r.,.... ..
The vessel left here for Australia
and South Africa, her shipment OF
lumber being consigned to Table Bay,
The troubles OF the good ship Bah
cock we're however far from being
considered closed incident.
officers connected with the Canad-
ian-Australian liner Makura that ar
rived AZ Honolulu bring story Of
additional and far more serious pill
kia In which the American ship has
Just figured On July End and two
days prior to the departure OF the Ma
kura for Honolulu the ship Rabcoclt
put into Port Jackson in distress. The
vessel is in bad way, having suffered
some damage in a hurricane In the
Pacific, during which she lost her deck
cargo, amounting to 100000 feet of
timber.
The ship left Port Townsend az far
back as January 90. and had a hard
tussle with the elements after clear
Ing the straits, the result being that
she put into Honolulu with her rudder
damaged and the hull knocked about.
Repairs were completed In a fort
night, and the ship then resumed her
voyage. All went well until reaching
latitude "a degrees south, longitude
l51 west Here cyclonic storm OF
hurricane force burst on the shin.
tossed her on her beam ends, and
threatened to send her to the bottom.
Mountainous seas swept her fore and
aft. and the deck cargo was washed
clean away. For six hours her posi-
zion was extremely critical. The
weather then moderated, but the con
ditions continued more or less rough
for three days. OIL was used to calm
the troubled waters with good effect.
Eventually the ship emerged from the
encounter In crippled condition. The
heavy working OF the vessel had caused
her to leak freely in the topsides, and
showed that the foremost was sprung
and the foreyard and foretopsaiI yard
we're carried away. In this condition
II was not deemed prudent to proceed
on the voyage round Cape Horn, and
the captain decided to bear up for
sydney for repairs. The run to the
coast was marked by fine weather. On
arrival off that port the ship was de-
tanned for ten days by head winds,
eventually making the Harbor July q.
The ship originally started out with
100000 feet of timber. She anch-
ored In Berry's Bay on arrival, and a
survey was held to ascertain the ex-
tent Of the damage to the vessel. The
captain has cabled for instructions.
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tice OF probable demands.
A New Forest Reserve.
Following a public hearing on June
10, Acting Governor Mott-Smitf on
the same day signed proclamation
creating small forest reserve in the
District OF Hamakua, Island OF Ha.
wall. portion OF the government
land OF Hauola, some seven acres on
ihe edge OF the bluff above the sea.
The object OF this little reserve, which
Is called the Hauola Forest Reserve,
Is TO make possible better care than
could otherwise be given to shelter
belt OF Ironweod -trees that protects
the good agricultural land behind.
Forest Fence at Pupukea.
One of the forest fences at Pupukea
that on the Waimea boundary-has
now been completed and the other is
In process OF construction.
Botanical Exploration.
Since May 10, Mr.. ]. F. Rock, the
Botanist OF the Division of Forestry
has been In the Kohala District on
Island of Hawaii, collecting herbarium
material In the native forest. weeds
and other plants on the ranches and
gather ring data In general In regard
to plants now growing on the Islands.
On the slopes OF Mauna Kea, along
the bitches on the windward side OF
the Kohala Mountain, and In the pad.
docks of the Parker Ranch he has
got many valuable specimens. Mr..
Rock expects to return to Honolulu
at the end OF June.