SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 136099, 25 April 1908, Page 11

SHIPPING NOTES.

The turbine M»h«no will withtlraw from the fervice on her arrival at Dunedin from Svdncy. via "Wellington and LytteHon, on May 2nd. and will be laid up for her anii'iai overhaul. The Tarawera will take up Tier running, and will leave Dunedin on May 3rd. for Molb»urne. via B!ufl and Hobar*. The Mnheno will retuco running in tho intercolonial service on May 20th. - The Union Company , * steamer Manuka. *liich left Lyttelton on Wednesday, for Wellington. Namer, Auckland and Sydney, will withdraw froci the intercn'onial eerrice at Sydney. 6he is advertised to

enter the Vancouver seivu-c leaving Sydney on May 11th, and rel:«»ing tho Moana, which wijl take her ii'ac* "in the intercolonial service. The Momia is due at Lyt-tc-Hon from Sydney, via Auckland. Gisborne-, Xnn:er end Wellington, on May ICth. : Tho Union Company's coiner Taieri, which arrived ai Wellington ficm Newcastle, on Wednesday, brought alo'.t 2f>oo tons of coal. O£ this amount. 1400 1on« are for ■Wellington, and the balance for Duncdin. , It is stated that Car-fa!.: Hunter, late of the Pateena, i? io ta'co the Rotomahana across to Australia next week. . Information has iieeii received from the ! Weir Line uinnuTemaar that tho fteamers feuvcric ifii;33 t-onp). and the Invejic (7t)?J . tons), arc to be placed on the San Frai-cj'CO-AucAlaiid-S.vdi'.cy trade. The Suveric was lo leave t'su Francisco for inland port? and Auckland on April ICth and will bo folloivcd by the Inveric on May 9th. H. 11.5. Powerful, fI,. S fln;>' on the Australian station, wa* floated into Sutherland dock, Svu.icy, on Thursday, for a complete p overhaul. ! Tho we'.l-known barque Alexander Craig , , formerly known ns the Kafii.'eon Hilda, and a riTi:!ar trader between Sydney. Newcastle, and Xew Zealand ports. ha"< probably made her last voyage under the Cmi? Ga£ She arrived at Auckland iYoci lle'bourne recently, after a \<?ry roiigh voyaoc, during which a quantity of rigging-, 'nils' foots, etc., and a portion of one of the irast* wero carried a-.vay. To replace- those ueant a corißiderablo outlay, and tho o«.Wi, ilesars J. J. Crai», Ltd.. decided nof to rccommi'.«ion the vc-.'el. All the gear was taken out of her, and the barque was then fco«c-d out to an anchorage in the harbour, wbefo she will ; remain until a pa'.o is eflwted. The Tyser liner Xiwaru, from London, via Melbourne and Sydney, is due at Auckland about Monday. "Caiitain H. Ifollis is ptill in command, and has with him tho following officers : —Messrs "J. E. Compton, chief; B. Sherrington, second; C. A. Robinsonthird; P. T. fourth; J. B. Cherry, chief engineer. I Tbe New Zealand training ship Amokiira, i which has been cruieinjj in the north, and I has also tnken part in the Eastern mance- | uvree of the Auckland forces, wag expected 'to leave Auckland on Thursday for Bast Coast ports and Wellington. The Kaituna will ficnh diecharging her CE.rgo of timber this ait*rnoon. and after taking in a quantity of general cargo, will sail for Wcstport direct. The Kini ie to leave Greymouth this morning with a full cargo of timber for ' Lyttelton. j j The Westport Coal Company's steamer Oanopus left Wcstport at 4.15 p.m. yesterday, with,a cargo of coal for Lyttelton. '!"ho , veseol is due here at fen early hour tc~ • morrow morning. I The A. and A. Line steamer Strathavop, from .Sow York, via way ports, loft Wellington at 12.50 pju. yesterday, and is d-ue here this morning. The vessol has about 300 tons of general cargo to .and here, and an effort will be made to got her away to-night to Dunedin, where sho wih finish discharging, j 'Iho Blackball steamer Paieora armed yesterdivy morning from Greymouth, vja Tiaiaru. The veoeol is discharging a part caryo of timber here, and 2S to tail to-nigut for Greymouth.

The Union Company's steamer Rosamond, which arrived yosttrday morning from Greymouth, is expected to finish d.bcharging hex cargo of coal to-night. Aiter losuiL*, a. quantity of • produce and general cargo the yesiel will sail to-night un her return to Greymouth.

ilx J. E. Mclkmald, late chief officer of tne Botomahana,, has joined the turbine steamer Maori in a similar capacity, relieving Mr Stringer, who has joined ' the itotomaaana. Mr Sandeman, chief officer of the Kini, is ashore at Greymouth on sick leave, and hi» place is being filled by tho promotion of Mr Chadwick as acting chief officer.

, Mr H. C. Mills, second officer of the "Waxnmao, and Mr J. Scott, eecond officer of the . Waiicaro, havo exchanged positions. i Messrs E. Broadhouse and J. Gibb joined tho Eipple yesterday as first and second officers respectively. The Ripple sailed last night Jot the Chatham lelancb to load sheep I wln I \J? mi / loainer Or «cc Branch , will arrive here to-morrow morning from Sydney and Newcastle, via Auckland and Wo.lmgion. The vessel has a part cargo ,of benzine and hardwood to land here, end I will spjl next week for Dunedin and Bluff toi finish discharging. The Orange Branch which was formerly known a* the Bullion\i-,~ * etcol-scrcw turret-dock steamer of 343., tons gross and 2196 tons net register and is about 1000 tone larger than the Union Company'? Koromiko. which visited Lvttel ton recently. The Orange .Branch which is fi«cd with refriperntin/machTnery 7S bu «* b y. M r r ? W - and Son^; Ltd of Sunder.and. and is owned by tho SaaWus Ste.m Shipping Company/Ltd! (I. nnd W, Ritson, manp?ers). of the ramo :PJace. Captain J. WacLeJland is in ™m-

s tclm e ß r N £ W ., ZGft -'' U V I Shi PP in S Company's IIZ l - M,° m L ™»dan. via MfM^t^rt0 '""J hero, and win /ail on Wodnefdav for Pun-din to .complete dwh.nrm* The vcs,el will aftorwnrdsWd frozen meat and jwncral cargo at New 7 ca . > Wellington, fairer. Timani and ,She » due back here on May 22nd, and

will sail finally from thii port on May '2»th for West of. England ports. A slight a'tcraiion has been made in. <3ie movomonte of the F.H.S. Liner Surrey, which left bore yesterday afternoon. The ve-f-el is calling firft at Weilinarton, «nd will nail thence to Pidon. Waiura. and Xapi-er to complete leading for West of Erirlaad ports. Ti<» Union Company's st*»nver Mareiroa :s once more on her way to Xew Zealand, having been withdrawn from the Sydc«yHobart wrvice. She left Newcastle oa Thursday for Lyttelton direct, a-r.d ou arr:vn! here on Tucday r.ert will bo docked fr-r cleaning- and Mintinsr. On Mty Ist the Mararca wii! relieve the Retoma.hana in th« ferry service, ar.d ihe latter vessel vril! withdraw and yo to Aurira'ia. The Zealandia, of the Hudd;irt Parker line, baa been chartered by i'lic Union Company, and will replace the ilararoa in the Sydney-Hobart trade.

Although she was a day late in reaching WcllUia-ton, tho Waikare was only a few hours behind time in arriving here jTj'terday. The vessel loft Sydney at 2 p.m. la«t Saturday, ar.d was n<*f.rly five dnya on the pa?«a-jjo to Wei!ir-rtcn. From' fhe outfet until Monday a Iroavy eaaieriy gale with a high h-ciid ?ea was cuoourrterod. After that an equally beam &oa wis-h rtror.g fouth-:ve?t w:nd= prcvaiifd tint ii Capo Farewell was p3 = «ed at 2.15 a.m. en Thursday. The werthbr was then more favourable, and Wei'inrton wa<? at II.W a.m. the same d;:y. Thu Waikare left Wellington at 11.CO p.':n. en TlnuN-liv, 3rd arrived hero at 1.40 p.m. ye--t«rday. " The ve«?c! ;ai!«d !a=t iiig-ht tcr' iJu-.r-ai'n. whore E.fco wjil tranship to the Ma.t.ii, which !-c:ive» lhat pert on S'ir.da-y fn.r BJuff. Hohart, and Melbourre. Tiu- \Va:ksTe will arrive back h-?re en Monday, and will sail the s:rac day for Wellington, papier, Gisbcrre, ar.d Auckland.

Mr A. 11. H: =tolow, ono of the engineers of the s.s. Victoria, whc-?<> sudden death from f?uppos<xl blood j-oi.-oninij was telographed- from Auckland on Wednesday, was well known ar.d hijjh'y c?to€incd in Commonwoalth and Dominion shippin.? circle; , . Some ■ two years as,'<>, the Victoria broke her high-pressure cylinder, ho acted with promptitude and ceo!no-v in the emergency, and for his eervsoe* on that occasion he was comrcended. Mr iiustelow, who was a native cf Jvewcastlc-oii-Tync, w«s about 34 years of asje. ard at Ihe tune c-f his unexpected death was to be married to a lady in Sydney.