SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12937, 17 October 1907, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The tuiftll barque HippcSu, 298 torae* bM been chartered to load hardwood at the Clw. en«* Biver, N.8.W., for Lyttelton. The chip British Yeoman, 1909 tone (l«t* Italian ship Stefono Raietto). which «ni recently purchased by Sir Wetewton, of Intercargill, Is to proceed shortly from the Bluff to Sydney to load coal for S*n Francieoo. The Vftwel has mUn been chartered to load lumber at Puget Sound for Sydney. > Captain Oliver, -well-kiiowu in colonial BhippJng circles, i» reported to have bean appointed m«et*r of the bwrque Ganymede. Mr Oec«r Pettereson, nwte of the an. Toroo, who ha* b«en at Devonia N«vintion School, poieed hia examination on Monday for a ossificate of competency aa hwwter of a Home trade paseensjer veeael. Mr Naylor, acting eecond offioer of the Haupiri, h*e been granted eick leave. Mr Fieteher. th« eecend ofßoer of *ho Haupiri, is bJho on eicJt leave at Auckland. Mr D. Thomson, lute cnief ©ffioer of the Squall, in now chief of the Haupiri. in piece of Mr J. Morrison, who i» actinff master ol the Squall, Ceptain O. HoHord he* been tranfferwd from th* Manepoiiri to the cctnmand of thd Xawu* which recently wetrt to Auckland

_ under the comuwiid of Captain C. McDonald, lote of the Waikere. Captain J. Beiitou, of the Squall, hits taken charge of the Menapouri in the meantime. Ths tiiistv, Saviil end A:bjon Coaipany hae uiado arrangements to give km Homo possec-geM an additional attraction on the Home voyage during the first four months of the ensuing year. During tktt period th» steamerß Atbenic, Coriulhic. Arawa, and lonio will call at Bio de Janeiro in addition to the customary call at Morrte Video. The barque.ntine Countess of Errol, with a cargo of -ijy tor.n of coai, arrived at Wellington from Newcastle on Tuesday niorniK;!:. Thi» ia probably the Countess , * I art voyage. The Wes-tport Coal Company has purolused her fer conversion into ti coal hulk, and pbe wiM pme her remaining days in Wellington Harbour.