SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13100, 27 April 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The steamer StrathaTon, running under - c_._rter to the A. and A. Line, arrived here "on Saturday morning from New York, via ' way ports. " Tho ves_el is discharging 300 •toes of gc-ieTal cargo here, and will sail '"' -beut noon to-day for Dunedin, whcTe she *t:l finish her discharge. The Strathavon

i< a grcd type of the modern cargo-carrying -i'amer. ar.d is a vessel of 4M3 tons gross end 2*39 tons net register. She is thirte-on month* old, having been launched in March, 19-7, from tho ya.ds of tho Grangemouth «.d Greenock BocVyard Co., of Greenock, ard bcione. to the "Strath" Line cf Glas- " ' ?ow. She is ono'of a fleet of twenty-three limil.r steppers owned by Messrs Bnnr.ll _ and Son.---' Eer master, Caotnin Cattiall, i. pit old identity of the Loch Line of sailing ships, and was formerly in command cf the clipper ship Loch Lcmond. T)ie Kaitnna .ailed on Saturd.v evening fcr Westport, where .he will load coal for , 'Ti_i»ru and Dunedin. Tho Alexander arrived yeeferday aftPTs r__u from Pelorus Son-d. AfVr landing !_(_ rhc-p the vessel ssilcd at. 3.30 p.m. for W-?s{-ort. - 1} >s reported tfcnt the fteamcrKimii. a f"-i_;-«cT-w e teel ve«.el". owned by the Tnver--ill Stes-m-bin Com .any. of Dun.din. has -•en purchtsed by the" Northern Steam, hip Cnmns-y r.t Anck'nrd. Mf-«rs Kave .nd Carter, local stents for tie Aii-traUan M«il Line, are in reeei-rt of information stati_B thai th* .Fon is tinr-d ,l« leave An.!. I *id r>n tbe f_h May for Sun F-*r.p>ro and Fesi-V. via Trn_a and Apia. •She will .<• fcllrwcd on the same trip by .the Inveric and Suveric in turn The In-

vcric is now on her way out troai America, having l.:'t San Francisco on tho l_ta April. rilie is due at Auckland on the BtJ_ May.

After loading a quantity of general cargo, the Rosamond tailed on ..lumaay night for (ircyinouth, where sho will lead ocal fcr On.hunsra. The onion Company', steamer Waihora, from Calcutta, Singapoxe, and Samarang, pa...cd Thursday Island an Tuesday last oil her way to New Zealand porta. Tho vessel is due at Auckland about May '2nd. ! The repairs to the Shaw Savill steamer | Maori have been executed in dock at Auckland, ar.d there only remains __r her tail j shaft to be drawn and inspected. It is supposed that the vessel will be ready for sea in timo to leave for Wo.lin.ston on Tuesday or Wednesday next. Accordingly she l should arrive at Wellington towards the ar.d cf this week, and will afterwards go to Timaru. The F.H.S. liner Devon, from West of England ports, via Capetown, Melbourne. Sydney, Auckland, ar.d Wellington, arrived yesterday morning, and berthed at No. f> wharf. The vessel has "JO tons of cargo lo laud here, and v. ill sail en Wednesday for Dunedin to complete discharging. The loading programme was published on Saturday. ihe New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Wakanui, from London, via Dunedin and Timaru, arrived on Saturday night, and anchored in- the stream at 10.40 p.m. Tho vessel was berthed at No. 7 wharf yesterday morning. Sho will fi.iish discharging at this port, and alter loading, at various ports will sail for London some time in May. The Gowinburn trill sail on Wednesday for Auckland, where sho will finish discharging her cargo of coal, after which she returns to Newcastle. The Ty.er s.e&npr Indraghiri, which arrived at Auckland on Friday from .Liverpool, is duo at Lyttelton on May Bth, ar.d after landing 780 tens of cargo will go on to Dunedin to finish discharging. The turret deck st-camer Orange Branch, from Sydney, via Auckland and Wellington, arrived yesterday morning, and berthed at No. 5 wharf. Tho vessel has tho following cargo to land here:—.soo cases motor spirits, 1250 cases benzino, 50ft cases naphtha, and .gOO tons of hardwood (chiefly piles, girders, ar.d telegraph po.«s). The vessel is expected to sail on Thursday n___t for Dunedin and Bluff to. finish discharging, after which she will return to Sydney. She will either proceed /hence to the Par Ea.t ox else return to Now Zealand with another oargo of hardwood. For tho last seven years the Orange Branch has been engaged in trading between Sydney and tho Par East and Vladivostock, her cargo from Australia being chiefly frozen meat. She is a typical turret dock steamer, and is fitted with two insulated holds, and it is stated that &he has proved a profitable class of vessel. Captain MacClclland is in command of the vessel, which carries white officers and engineers and a complete Chinese crew. Mr A. C. Iteid, late second engineer of the Hauroto, is now second of the Waxrim 00. Mr Oscar Dillner, son of Captain Dillner, has successfully undergone his chief engineer's examination' at Sydney, and has retaken his position of secoml engineer of the Tnkapuna. Messrs Jelly and Urquhart accompany the Penguin-as chief officer and chief engineer respectively.It is stated that Captain Manning is to take command of the Mararca when she reenters the ferry .run next month. Mr M. Craske, late purser of tiie Marazoa, is mow occupying a similar position on the Warrimoo, vice Mr Cook. The FedcTal-HouldcT-Shixo steamer Morayshare arrived at Melbrurre on Friday from Liverpool on her way to New Zealand porta. The vessel lias about 100 passengers in the third-class and a largo cargo for the Dominion. The Kuap-hu arrived a. Plymouth from Wellh-srton at 8 p.m. on Friday last. Tlie Union Company's steamer Wairuna arrive.! at Wellington from Jvewcastlo early on Thursday morning after a te__re.t_.ou3 passage across the Tasman Sea. The vessel ia expected to arrive Tito to-morrow. The steamer Stenhanot.., .OGQ tons, is loading at New York under the auspices of the A. and A. Lin. f.r. Australian rort», and is to sail on the 20th ins-t. Sho will bo -followed by tho steamer Jeanara, which will sail en June 10th. Tho Shaw Savill steamer Kara-mca is due at Oam&rd to-day from Newc.stle, and will commenc. loading cargo for London. Thn Cori.ca, due here to-morrow from Timaru, will proceed direct to New Plymouth nnd Onehunga, omitting tho .call at Wellin-fon Tho Msjsrca is due here to-n_s_ht or tomorrow morring with a lead of coal frcm Newcastle. The vessel will bo docked here fcr cleaning and painting in readiness to enter the ferry service on May Ist. The lir «r SurTev, now completing her loading at North Island ports, shipped the following caTgo at Lyt-tcHu-n h'-t week:—For-Liverpool. 18,630 crrcr.e. mutton ard lamb; foT Avo .m.uth, S<VI carcases mutton and l'Tub. 833 b.Tr_ : sheep's -.carts. 702 «!>._« cheese; for (.!"•- stow, _7.i miltton and lamb, £64 bescs beef, 116 dumps tow, aad 130 crat-9 cbeese.