SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12482, 19 April 1906, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

Mr G. A. Lbbb, of t'be Westport Coal Comp*ny's eteamcr Canopus, is at prewnt on holiday leave, and Mr G. M, Sillais, chief officer, is taking command dunag the captain's absence. Cap-Ura H. Feathenstone has been appointed Captain of the s.s. WoaWon in piece of Captain J. Ronnie, reeipned. The Begieirar-GennraJ of shipping hae allotted the Bigval letters, S.VJF.P. of the International Code, to the scow Southern Isc The big German four-maeted , barque Aleterdamni, 3258 tone nrt register, arrived »t London recently after a remarkably faart paesagu of 102 df,ye from San Francisco. The Tyser Line steamer &Uur of New 2ealand, siti-ed shortly after noom yesterday for Dunfedin, where sihe will discharge the balance of her c*rgo from New York. The voeeel, which ia on the loading berth for London* will load cargo at Ihinedm and North la>atid porte. The Union Company s eteamer Kak«no» eail«l yesterday afternoon for Tim*re, to p\it o«t the remainder of h«r cargo of coal. lire Oygnet returned last nigtot from Akaroa. via the B»ye, and will eiil to-naght for Kaikauxa and Pert Robinson. The Bchooirer Aran* Hill ie expected io gail to-day with a cargo of produce for Greymoirrii. wfoere, after diecharge, she will ship' a caTgo of timber for LytiteWon. The Storm is due her* to-day.from W*n» gereui, and will proceed on to southern ports. The Baden-Powell arrived last nigbfc. from Akaroa, rm the Bays, and wiU eai. to-tight for Port Robinson, Kaikour*. e,nd Wellineton. The burque Kaaea. will probably load a cargo of timber «i Wellington for Sydney or Melbourne. The Union Company's steamer Arahura, 1505 tons. w*B the largest -vessel taken up on the 'VVV.'.iJig'ton pa,teni rlto dwin» tfhe year ended Slrwoh 3lßt, and the T«cht Mehma was the smaller veesel slipped. The New Zealand and African sMamer Dorset, from We»t of England porte, via, A-aetmlia,. Aucklund, and Wellington, is due here on Saturday. The New Zealand end African Company s steamer BucsntauT, which is io inausurarte the new service between New Zealand and Canada, did not leave Newcastle for Wei-

lington last week, but __« . »way yei____ y . e « >oc *«i to cat -KfXws__«_S for London. _He returns hero later o_ __d nwuiy for London on May 10th. lino schooner Kong* wiU prob_bly «*_ *_. Ovong to a _____ p to ___»__.„ on the P nm te W_j_3__*£ SSf y ___ fa _._?_; not iTh_r_ Aiie Pateena, which is taiine the Pjc-of the will, arrive he.f _S nekiT hi- ?L th ° G ._»«««* »tea_*r X_t_- , Slwr linor has been loading l_rg« qu_otiti_i of froten meet and general cargo at Lry«*_on for I_«_on, Tbe Union Company's steamer K_rtu__, witn a cargo of coal from NewoMtJa N S W a-mved yesterday afternoon and _oo_ored j_ the stream at 4.15 p.m. After be__g pawed by the Port HeaJth Officer, the Wei cams in and berthed at the wharf during <_• 4T6__ißf;