SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13102, 29 April 1908, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

The ilararoa, which has been engaged i« the Sydney-Hobart Borvice for . the past few months, arrived hero yesterday morning, after a passage of four and a half, day* from Newcastle. The vessel left that port at 4 p.m. on Thursday last, and had an nnoventftil trip. The vessel berthed at Ihe Gladatono pier to discharge 1200 tons of coal after which tiio - will bo docked for cleaning and painting. The vessel will replace,- th*. Kotomabana in the " ferry" service, but it is riot yet definitely settled when the transfer will take p'.ace. It is plated that th« Shaw Suvill lin«x lonic will not arrive here from Wellington until Friday morning. The turbine steamer Maheno. duo at 'Wellington this morning, is bringing 112 saloon and 123 steerage passengers from Sydney. The vessel is duo -here op Friday moroinij. and will ?ai] the fame day for Dunedin. where she will lay up for an overhaul.

The Wairuna. from Nowc&stle, via Wellington, arrived here yesterday ' The vessel has about 1000 tons, of coal to* land here, v end «>ocs iy Timaru, md thence to Oamaru cr TJunedin, to finish discharging. Capir.in F. F K-an«. R.K.8., is stil' '.n command..

Tte Kaiapoi is loading timber at Grey- ■. (■ ■

•mouth for "Wellington; and Lytteiton. and is j expected to sail on Saturday morning, i The departure of the Cow-auburn for Auckland has been postpiired utitil to-morrow. . Tho Kini ia expected t> finish discharge ir.g on Saturday, when she will sail for ; "Wcslporl or Grej-niouth. Cabled intinsitiori reports that the Tyser Company's sU-amer Tcnioan* left London on the 20th April for "Wellington, via Aua- '< tpal»Ti ports, Auckland, und Napier. The 'v<xeel is due to reach "Wellington towarda 1 the end of June. , The Kittawa, left Westport yerteroay morn- ; icjj with a caTgo of coal and timber lor LytteitoK, and is due here hvte to-night.' Tho : vessel is expected to reil again- on. Thursday lit Wcstpoti and Grcyrnoufrh. . « Captain J. Ajdjus, late chief officer of the Maheco, brought the Maiaroa acroes from Newc.as.tlo to Lyttclton. Mr P. Molyneux, who came over as chief officer, jrill occne ashoro to-day to relieve Mr Eoorlcy as assistant wharfinger at LytteHon. Mr Doortey goes to Dunedin to-day for orders. Mr J. A. .YfrJiooc, late chief officer of the Flora,. has retired from ths eervico of the L'nion Strain Ship Company. I News of the safe arrival, "all well," at ; Durcedin of the second-oiass yacht Petrel, ! from Wellington, has "been, received. The ! little veesel eet out on her ventiirctoiao voy- ; age a weei ago on-Monday, with a crew lof three, consistins , cf Mensrs Cltsxlee Mc- ! Keogan, P. Moore, and "W: Lambert. i Captain Hutchijjjs. late of the Waikare, ' has traxetforred; to the Tarawcia, -which vrill . miako the run. from Ihinedin. to Bloff, ,Ho- • ba-rfc, and Melbourne in place of the M«ieao, '•■ whioh withdxaiwa for h<s amnial overhftul on arrival at Duiedin. on Ssutniday from Sydney, via- Wellicston. and liyiteltan. The ' Shaiw-Savill liner Waiwera, after . a smart passage £r<«a London direct of H days 22 hour?, arrived ftt Heeds on Sunday night, casting anchor ot 11 o'clock. She brings 2100 tons of cargo for Zhmodin, and oomes <m to Lylielton »fter there to Tinkad €00 tons, the belaooe of her I oxrgo fox Domdnnon ports. She-will eftcr•wards lead cargo for . Homo at various Dominion i»rts. The Weiwoia is tmder the cemmand of Captain B. D. London.