SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12365, 2 December 1905, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Rimuiakss of the Xew Zealand Shinping Company's line, arrived yesterday nwr.iir.g Ipam London, yin Capetown, Hobart and Wellington and berthed tt jNo. 7 wharf. An account of tho vessel's paausge out and the liet of officers have already been published. The Rimutnka has 1500 tons of genera! cargo to land here, and is expected to sail on Monday for Titnnru. She. returns hero later on, ur:d then goes to Wellington, whence sLo sails fina'ly for London en tlip 21st inirt. Tho Uniion liner AVaikare airired yesterday morning trom Melbourne viu HoLait. xi.vii. and Dunedin, and sailed in the evening lor Wellington, whero slui wi.l tmnship passengers, mails, and cargo for Sydney to the llonowai. which has just completed her overhaul tit Pert Chnlmers. Tho Waikaro arrives here from Wcllinjjtou to-morrow morning, in nlace of tho Hotowahana, which is having her machinery overhauled at Wellington, and will leave again, on Monday night for Wei* linsrton. Tho Union Compnnv's steamer Warrimoo, from Sydney, via Wellington, arrived yesterday morning, and spfed in the afierry ©n. for Me.bourne, via Dunedin, Bluff and.Hobr.rt. 'lho scow JJgaru. With a somevyhat ut.usuai freight of four taction engines nrd thirteen railway trucks, sni!«l early yesterday morning for Wanganui, whence, aitur djscharging, she will proceed to the Mnrlborough Souncls to load railway sleepers for Lyttelton. Tho -New Zea and ard African Company advise that fho final port in New Zea'atid for the stenmer Devon, which is to load for West of ports, under the new direct service lit a been altered from Port Chnliuers to Wellington. ITie vcssb] will sail finally from Vvv'Kinrton on December, 20th. The New Ze«!»nd and African steamer SuT-fr-'k ioft Capetown for lyondon on. Xovembp' 22: id. The Ayrshire is to leave Liverpool » ;ho 11th inst. for Australian and New Zea'anu pt.rt3. . - Tl-.e Union Company's steamer Pohcrua having been de'.nyed on the West Coast by Imd weather, wi.l not be able to lenva Uiincdin on her northern tnp until thie morning, blie mil leave Timaru early on

Mor.iluy direct for \Ye!!iris ,J .on. omitting her usual call at Lyttelto!i, nnd will leave Wel.inptimi fr.r Uestjort ui:d Orcvmouih on 'i'lsficln? nltcnioon. The Trroa arrived yesterday afternoon from WeiMujfton. ar.d sailed .flic last nisrht for the Chuths;ii Islands. She is duo b.Jck hcie in about ciirht or uitio clays' time. Tho Wnkatu, from "W'eliinjrlon. via Kaikaur.i p.nd lv>rt Kabiiison. arrived yesterday cfieriiocii, and \riii sau at niyht on the return trip. The Union Company's steamer Taieri, from fireynuuth v:;i \WHi;-:ari. r.rnved last 'night. The ve?scl !;• - ,■> pait cnr,'o of oal ar.d timber to land ..e, and will sail en Holiday for WesLpor: »j;d Graynioutb. taking cargo for p-:i<, ii p'nee of (he l'ohernn. The t?-.>;>::rtt.ic ci t::e .S!'/w. Sarill st-onnifr ]?a.r.gafiru for Tirurru hu3 becu pca'.joncd uiiti. noon to-day. 'I!:e_ M.mat: a -.vj]; withdraw teniporarilv from *ho "ferry" acrvic?, on nrrivr.l here on Tliurscby next. Tth irst., and will be doclwd for c'eaninß ar.d repainting. She will rtsume ruvmu;,- en Kaiuiday nisht. 'J'be Mokok will .".rrive here fro:n Duncdiu on Thursday next (one. day laic), and will sail on the arrival c 4 the first express from tho south, taking up the run of the ITuraroa. Tho Pateeua, will !eavo 'Wellington on the Friday n ght in the ferry run in plaeo of the llnnuon. The Wiile Star liner Gothic shipped tho following cargo at Ly!!e :—For I^ondoa: <X(l2 carcr.scs mutton,. S8 ciroreoa -pork. on« enrease veal, 13 crMes hare-s. 8W crates rabbits. 405 boxes kidneys, 25 boxes ewectbrer.ds. 2161 boxes butter, SOB cases checss. MR csks fallow, 5 eske nleo, 11 cek» casings, 37 cska pelts, 257 bnlos flaa, 155 ba'ce she.pskina, 14 bales robbit;k: : H3. 3 bales hair. 13:<i ha.es wool, lie gV* /seed. 4 onses exindres. For Hio: loi carcases mutton. Tho P. and O. Company have received ?dvico to tho effect thnt the Moollsm has started on her maiden trip to (Bombay, preparatory to taking up her running on the .Australian lino. The Mooltan is a most identical with the vessels of tho Moldavia c):<r%, r,,!rm:dy well known in these waters, but with various improvements which the experience of the last yenr or two hue shown to bo possible. Kig-ht additional veseels ha\ - o been contracted for by the company, four of which 80C<) tone each, viz., tihe Delta, l;c!hi. Donjrala and Devnnha, intended for tho IJjniGsy and Clrina Meil Service. -»ro already completed, and. the remaining four of 6500 each oa,ta.".ogued under the letter "N," viz., Xximur, Xile, Noro and Xya-nziv, it is ospectod will bo ready to take up their run.on tho direct s?Tvicc between London, Cliin-a. and Japan within the course of the approachiEß year. No less than iM,OOO 000 will have been expo,' ded by the P. and p.. Company in the building of ships wilhrri three ycers.