New-York tribune., 1921-10-09
Maritime Miscellany

a,
which left Quebec Tuesday for the Cont
nent with a cargo of grain. touched bot
tom at the Channel Patch at the foot Of
the Traverse and put back to Quebec yes
terday morning Cor survey.
NORFOLK, Oct 7.-Str Sirio, from Tore
Annunziata and previously reported with
evening in tow of the str Fletcher Far
rell
BALTIMORE Oct s.--str West Cahokia.
from Norfolk arrived here to-day with oil
fuel pipe out OF order.
PORTLAND Ore, Oct s--The Norwegian
str Pacifco sailed for the west coast OF
arrived from Puget Sound to take freight
for Europe The Norwegian str Terrierer
arrived from Norfolk to load grain The
sailed for Hull.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct s--Thirty-twe
and not reported. the ship Santa Clara.
of the Ala ska salmon feet. Is overdue at
this port. and fears are expressed that the
vessel has been driven off shore and be-
Gained The usual passage Is from fifteen
to twenty days The Santa Clara. which
n,I U1IT'es cFrw Oh L~en'y one men was
OF 1900 tons of canned salmon AS the
last vessel in the Shipping Board service
from this coast to Europe. the str West
Greyiock sailed last night for the United
Kingdom and Europe. or the nine vessels
In this trade. fve-the strs Eastern Sailor
Pomona. West Dewark. West Katen and
West Faralon-will return TO this port
bringing part cargoes Two-the West
Camak and Erngham-h have been definite
and the decision has not been reached
TO the disposition OF the Celestial and
West Greyiock. Bearing the San Francisco
Chamber Of Commerce party to the Orient
the Shipping Board str Empire State
rived at Honolulu Thursday evening. and
was to proceed for Yokohoma at s p m
to day. Charters were announced to day
for the str Torrey (Nor). to load wheat at
Portland or Puget Sound for Shanghai.
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The str China Maru (Jap) chartered
TO load grain at Portland for the United
Kingdom or Europe, with an option for
for the construction OF = bulkhead wharf
fraw rne, riers 10 70 70 25' on 6id Of *7'7ss.
st oosgno oct oadno her S9ppihs H9a1d
lost her anchor and thirty five fathorns of
chain as she was about TO leave port yes
SEATTLE, Oct s-R q Bush district au-
dltor OF the Shipping Board. has resigned.
effective November l, to join the auditing
department. Of the Pacific Steamship Com
pany. The Shipping Board str West Ca
hokia has been chartered to carry full
cargo OF coal to Portland via Seattle
VANCOUVER Oct s-Three thousand
barrels of fuel oil escaped from two tanks
OF the str Arizonan yesterday when the
vessel was d-ydocked at Esquimalt for sur
yey. following the grounding San Juan
island October 4. An effort Will be made
to recover the oil from the surface of the
water. Competition by the Canadian gov
eminent line has resulted in the pubiica-
ton by the Pacific Steamship Company OF
a new tariff between this port and San
Francisco, by which Canadian currency
will be accepted at par. The coasting str
Celestial Empire. before reported ashore
In the NarroWs, relocated undamaged
Private interests have made a proposal to
the soVsrnment to take over the Prince
Rupert dry dock under twenty five year
lease If the proposal is accepted the dock
VIII be towed to North Vancouver
SAN DIEGO, Oct 8-An bids for large
stock OF used lumber. two cranes railroad
and other equipment used in the con-
pasQual and Cuyamsca have been rejected
by the Shipping Board.
BALTIMORE. Oct s--With trans-Atlan
tic commerce at the lowest point at which
II has been for many years according to
shlppng men here. no prospect OF any
ulrect advantage to Baltimore is seen In
the decision or the Shipping Board to fight
for Egyptian cotton business on straight
com etltiVe basis The only benefit looked
for by steamship officials lies in the
stimulus to American shipping as q whole
me condition Of shipping to fo.eign coun-
extremely depressed. Some Improvement.
however, is reported in the coastwise trade
curing the last Few weeks. W W Tlrgle
general agent in charge of traffic and
operations OF the Atlantic, GULF and West
indies steamship lines, said to-day tnat
coastw1sc trade of the clyde and ther
lines here had picked up considerably in
the last NIX weeks and certain other con-
Germs mad benefited in the same way He
thought this change had accompanied an
Improvement in general business condi-
tons. Foreign shipping, MIR Tingle said
WAS at the lowest cob 1t had ever been
conditions being now than at the
time or the shipping strike early in the
summer. There IS 50 little shipping now,
he said. that vessels are carrying grain