New-York tribune., 1921-05-26
Maritime Miscellany

BOSTON, May 2+.-Amertcan steamship
shickshinny, boston for Gothcnburg and
Copenhagen. which was previously re-
ported as having put into Halifax on &C
count of engine trouble, sailed from Hall
tn" latter port yesterday was forced to
return on account of boiler and condenser
leaking. She is due to arrive at Halifax
cHARLEsTQN: s G. My 25-A7rlyed: ::
"RS5f RsTe't Nav N'% SsThc Y9Tn bark Flo
rpe tNor), which lett this port December
l for Hampton Roads has been poated by
'''Sf GfEAssowi 9 S's Msy .5-An order for a
motor ship of is 600 tons has been placed
IN Scottish yerd for r we'll known British
shp-owning firm. This will be the largest
ship fitted with internal combustion en-
gines ever built in Great Britain tene
larger than the four Glen liners CON
Il 00O-ton ships now on the stocks to the
order of the Holland America Line.
There is only one other vessel anoat.
was built IN Germany bc:ore the war. :.
port viii co-operate fully with the ~ United T
states Shipping Board for the purpose Of
developing this port In rHply to a ro"
tion of the board, the Mayor has fur
nished Information about local port de-
velopment
JACKSONvfLLE Fla, May 25-Arrived
Strs Eiger (Nor), New York; 24th. oriept,
New York. Sailed: stre Junfata Balti-
more Via Savannah; Cumbcr Hall (Br),
MOBILE; Ala, May 2S-aArriyed Str
Munisla Mautazas, cuba. Sailed: Strs.
Tuncan, Havana; Charles Fl Cramp. San
Pedro; Herman Winter. Port Barrios
PORT EADS, La. May 26--Arrived !:
Strs Alfred. Mexico; British Major tBrl,
swansea; Chomiston tBr>, European;
Copan (Hond), Tels Jacksonville, Tampa
Managua (Nic), Bluefields; Maartensdijk
NoD. Havana: Miskianza, New York
Saramacca, Port Barrios Sailed; Strs.
Antinian (Br), Liverpool; Corning, Tam
pico; Elm Leaf (Br), Colon; Gigl!o tI1,
italy Bahia, Port Lobos; Jamaica, King
ston; Michigan }Fr1. Hamburg; orcus,
Wilmington g Trinculo (Br). HaVre f.;
SAVANNAH. Ca May 25-Arrived; strs
youngstown, Fernandina; City Of Coium-
bus Boston. Sailed: strs Nantucket,
Philadelphia; Meiyo Maru (Jap), Kobe,
Yokohoma and Shanghai; Gothia (Swed),
Puerta Tarfa, Schr Mable Puerta Tarafa.
Shipping Board. under the division of op-
erations, has opened office in this city,
located in the Liberty Central Trust
Building. This is the first inland office
the Shipping Board has established T.
Park Hay Is in charge; The purpose Of
this Office offs Is to est abish personal con
formation as to trade routes and facilities
OF the American merchant marine at all
ports
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, May 25.---
The United States mail liner Pocahontas
which was forced by boiler troubles to
turn back At reduced speed yesterday on
her voyage from New York for Naples via
Boston, anchored Oft Nobska Point in
Vineyard Haven Sound to-day. gang Of
boilermah ers and mechanics were ordered
from Boston to board the ship and attempt
TO make repairs on the run 10 Boston,
where she will stop, AS planned, to take on
passengers. Phe Pocahontss was to re-
plenish her water supply here before pro
cceding. The coast guard cutter Manhat-
tan, which went TO the aid of the liner off
Nantucket South Shoals Yesterday escorted
her to anchorage and returned to Woods
Hole this morning
WAsHINGTON, May DETERMINATIONS
VIII be held June % in principal cities for
the office of navigation officer. Applicants
should apply for Form 1912 20 the Civil
Service Commission Washington
CONSTANTINOPLE May 25--An In
creasing number of ships have begun run
ming TO south Russian ports and are ad-
yertising for cargoes and passengers. The
British steamship Poyxeni sailed SAT-
urday for Odessa and Sebastopol. carry
,ns ing p passengers and mails; The cargoes,
which are being sent to Novorossisk' in
clude sugar, foodstuffs and rough cloth
ing.
It appears. however, that the trading
with south Russia is on a small scale. az
the Bolsheviki there seemingly have little
to exchange for goods