Editorial Note

OUR correspondent is not quite correct in saying that the “Beulah” was lost at sea.

Actually, the vessel was reported lost, but she limped into port at Vancouver (British Colom bia) after a terrifying battle in a gale with her lumber cargo loose. Tied up at the dock, she sank. Our correspondent’s worst fears have materialised, however, for a survey was made and the experts were to attempt to raise her in February.

It appears that the motorship left Vancou ver on Christmas Eve. At sea, she ran into a howling gale. The radio aerial carried away, the deck cargo began to loosen, and the steer ing gear broke down. In addition, she deve loped a list of 40 degrees.

As a temporary rudder was being erected, a heavy sea swamped the deck and Chief Officer Oscar Bradgo was swept overboard. Owing to the list of the vessel the only lifeboat remain ing intact could not be lowered. The boats wain, Mr. Frank Mukulasi, fractured his leg, when the shifting deck cargo was being secured.

It was reported also in American news papers, that while the “Beulah” was drifting helplessly she struck a reef off Vancouver, but there was some doubt about this.

When his vessel reached Vancouver safely, Captain Sven Erickson was loud in his praise of the crew of three white men and 18 Poly nesian natives.