SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13151, 25 June 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The clipper btxque Loch Lomond, reocaW purchased by the Union Steaan Ship Company, left Melbourne on Sunday, 14th mat., uu«or the oomswod of Captain C. Angus, for Newcastle, where she will load coal fox Lyttelton. "The Union Company's ship IXartford wiii probably be docked next wook for oleening nod painting and overhaul. Tht> phip Deohmont, which left Wellington. on March 14th with » full cargo of wool irr Lundtn, has arrived Home, after a passago of 100 dave. The barque Loch Trool. which left Lyttelfcra on Maroh 10th. with * cargo of wool for London, is now 107 days out, and her arrival should be reported at any time now. The Kini, which arrived Yesterday afternoon from Greymouth, via Titnaru, was delayed on the passage up the coat* by tba heavy north-eaet ga;o and high seas. Ths vessel has a part oargo of Umber to land here, and will leave on Saturday for Greymouth. The Norwegian barque Grasmero, 1151 tons, has been chartered to load guano a-t MWdon Island for New Zealand. The vessel arrived at Melbourne on May 16th from Ckristiania. The Union Company , * new oollier Kaitangata is loading coal at Westport for Wellington. The Union Company's large cargo steamer Waitemata, which arrived art. Frenrairtle last week on her maiden passage from England, id to proceed to Bunbury to load jarrah for Now Zealand. Bluff will b« her firet port of call. ~The steamer Yeddo, of the Australian Mail Line, will bo due at Auckland from San Francisco about July 7th. Advice has been' received that ' the vessel has 200 tone of general cargo, and 1,000,000 feet of timber fo land <at Auckland Mr Cunmiragham, purser of the Tarawera K is to transfer to the Maitai e/t Lyttektar* to-day. It is reported that the Norwegian. barijue G/limt, 735 tone, l«ft Buabury, Western Australia, on lie 9tb rrort, for Ljrtfcelton. Tbo vesaol is bringing between 500,000 and 600,000 feet of jarxsh timber for this. port. The Wh&njjape is to load coal at Newcastle for Wellington mad Napinr. The Tyeer line steamer Marcro left Lonckxn last Thursday, for Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand ports. Tlbe voesol is due at Wellington <tboiit August 25th. I During last month 282 steamers, aggregating 258,137 tone net, aaxt 18 soiling vessels of 4347 tons ret, arrifed irr. WolUnKton. The total was thus 295 vessels of 262,471 tone, while the figures of last jear were 257 veeeels of 218,488 tone. The Harbour Board pilot staff, who board the over pea vessels, handled 49 boats, of 166,117 1 tons not during last mouth. Last year 39 < vtmocjg, of 143,460 tone, were pSoted , in Kay. I Beierring to the lose of fib* eteooner Star oi ' Japan, the "London Shipping World." ecys: —"ln many ways the present Ices is likely to nave a salutary' effect on undervarbexG, the' remit of whioh, may bo a etifcining of premrame. At the ra/tee now offering business to A'ostialaski hoe no ohorice of being a profitable oaa, and it will prove to undorwritera t£at the human ■okcnerrt in I the navigation of eteomene Is oao which cannot be overlooked. VThe casualtioe l««t I year showed conclusively tbevt many rognW liners, well equipped «nd manned, were lost through. trivial mistaken or errore in judgment The campeiition of ucdervmters far Jbuaicees in certain ~ trades has leached such a stage t&a*. tho zatee acoeptod leave up margin; for serious o&euaitks, so that ■a unfexpeoied loss of this character brings hozae to them «. very aaooaaary lesson." TJio ioBB tarough thia disaster Iβ expected to amount to fully a quarter of a million. Tiie Melbourne SJS. Ctx'e steamer Melbonroo arrived ehorUy after noon yesterday, after an uneven tfol peeaage from Kewcaetle.' The vessel has about 3100 tons of coal to land hero, after wMcfa she will proceed to Bokiaoga to load timber, for Melbourne. Captain "Baf is now in command of the Melbourne, in place of Captain H. £. HilL It is reported thst Mobbxb J. P. Corry and Col, of Belfast, ' owners of Uμ well-kßows "Star" line of steamers, are having c. new \ eteMooT btult for tho Australian and New Zealand trade. It is undlerstood that the vesMi which will replaoo the wrecked steamer Star oi Japan, will be a twin-screw steamer. j The Steam. Arrived yesterday afternoon, after a long passage of' twenty hours from Trmaru. The vessel was delayed by tbe Btrong north-east gsile and heavy was. AfVr landing a quantity of cargo, tie vessel saScd for WarigwmiL The eahooner Eliza Firth is erpected to sail to-ciglrt. with a cargo of produce' for Kaipora. ' . Tie echoonor Morning Light will sail about the end of the week with a cargo uf produce for Nelson and Waitapn. • The eoiiooner Falcon arrived yesterday afternoon with a cargo of timber from ttavelock. lihe VB&aol left'the mill last Saturday m-Trniog, bui owing to tibe strong eouQrerly gale did not clear the Sound .uxxtil S o'clock on Tuesday morning. Once outeido the veeeel picked up a f reeh DortiheTly wind, which increased to a north-eaet galo during tbe night. There wsae a bigi sea running, end the veeaal made fast tune down the Coast until arrival off the Heads yesterday morning; when the wind moderated.

The New Zoahnd Sropptny etoemer Peparoa. which left LyttoUnt ob. • . : . 'l'liesdtoy tor Lccdon, via wny porte, ioaded -v the following cargo at thb port:—!»Us briee .: jpool and akine, 17 bake rags, 3 balo» bon»hiur, 100 Jjttke flsx, 70 baka tow, 16 balls ■■:". teatber, 419 cneks tallow, 176 cmske peUe, 10 ■ecics tide*, 30 ewe preeensed -miita. TIM carcasos mutton mid iamb, and 6 pfJay sundries. ■ The Kipple, after beins okmoaA mi nmioi- ~ ed, was rioaeed out of dock yvabudttj- moming. After coaling and taking in a quart- #'* taty of cargo, the vetsol aaikd kto tact "'. '■ mgbt for Biuff, where eh« wtfl fill up far The >ca»l afterward* go» to JDuneaia bo VxuS for Wangaoui. - 0!i» Norwegian »hrp CatuterboiT srM •* Wellington oa Tuaadaj with a o*xgo ot 630,000 feet of jarrah timlxc. The Canterbury wee formerly 000 of Ute beat known siuft» ot tho Shaw, Savill and Albion Comfteet of milvn, and for many yaa» traded reguiorly botweeu Losdoa arid Ncr ZeaJwid ports. Sbe «w coM to the Norwegians about three yoazs ago. Advico has becaa received by Mr Wβ. Cook th*t hi« Aipraeat of 750,000 Xao* of Oregon • pine is being brought to Lyttertoa by tb» steaeser Dutwich. Iho Dulwich brought a cargo of jacrah from Bunbary to Lyt4oJtoa a few moMths ago, and oriervmrds went to Sydney, wbcro she loaded coal for Giwysaaa (Mexico). The veaed » to learo the Pttoifio Coast port with her cargo of lumber, bbc first wrok in August, and wiH come to Lyttelton via WeUingvai. Mr Wβ, Cook im for a eocoial ehipment of 750,000 . feet of Oregon pic* io hnvo Pacific Coast in December. The S.S. Wootten arrived at Eai*poi yesterday with a> cuxgo oi coaL