Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Monday 13 April 1903, page 4


TASMANIAN TIMBER FOR SOUTH

AFRICA.

ARRIVAL OF AN AMERICAN SHIP.

After a capital voyage of 30 days from Delagoa Bay, East Coast of Africa, the American full-rigged ship Emily Reed dropped anchor off Passage Point, at the entrance to D'Entrecasteaux Channel, on Saturday afternoon She is a wooden vessel of 1,565 tons gross, and 1,467 tons net The Emily Reed is chartered to load the second portion of piles for South Africa, for which Messrs Gray Bros have the contract The supervision of preparing and shipping the timber is being carried out by Mr K C Richardson, of London, who arranged the previous shipments of long piles to Dover, England The Emily Reed is in sand ballast, and will discharge at the mouth of Barnes Bay) in not less than 10 fathoms, afterwards taking in stiffening and proceeding inside Woody Island, where she will befive portion of her cargo From there the vessel will be towed to Flinders Bay, Forrestier's Peninsula, to complete leading