SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12967, 21 November 1907, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

' The U.S, and A.S.S. line steamer Elvaston, which left New York on October New Zealand ports, direct, will make Dun- | edin her first port of call, and is due there about December 24th. The vessel afterwards I goes on to Lvttelton, Wellington and Auckland. She will, be followed by the Aberlour, Which in to leave New York on December , 31st for New Zealand ports direct. 1 The schooner Amelia Sims, which left Lyttelton at \ 1.30 p.m. on Saturday last, arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The Union Company's chartered steamer Largo Law is expected'to sail Mc to niefit ) fox Timaru to discharge the balance of her otrgo of cosl from Newcastle. The three-masted schooner Eunice, at present in port at Wellington discharging timber from tbe West Coas-t, originally belonged'to Meisrs Donald and Edinoorough, of. Auck►land. Then a West Coast firm bought her. j When she had been employed for a oouple o" trfpp. rfie went ashore on the south Bpit at Hokitika. J!ter lying there a while her present owner (Mr Mandl) purchased the Stranded vessel. It cost about £500 to launch _ : , _

the Eunice. Previous to leaving for Wellington half a load of Umber was token in. Tho Eunice will go on to the patent slip on Fridsy to undergo Government inspection, and will afterwards bo employed in the West Coast timber trade. Captain Bonner, who is in charge, was formerly in the Union Company's steamers, and lie left to engage in the "wind-jammer" traffic. Sinoe the change Captain Bonner has had charge of several sailing vessels, including the ill-fated briguirtin* Sir Henry, the scow Obsn, and the schooner Surprise. He certainly considers himself fortun-ato that he did not remain on any one of these vessels becsvuse the crew of each has been since lost with the vessels. The steamer Suveric, on Tuesday,' I2th Inst., completed leading at Newcastle with 8330 tons of best screened Aberdare coal. This is a record shipment for the port of Newoaetle, nnd is valued et £9000. As the Suverid is drawing 24ft of water, and requires an additional 2000 tons of coal for bunkers, she will proceed to Sydney to complete loading, as the deptb of water on the bar will preclude her from loading this quantity in Newcastle. From she will leave for S*n Francisco. Tho Eastern Este&sion .Cable Company s repair Btesmer Patrol left Wellington yesterday for Singapore, the headquarters of the • company in the East. Captain G. Lobb has resumed command of the Canopus, aiid Captain Siilars has taken* charge of the new steamer Regulus.