SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13719, 28 April 1910, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

It has been definitely decided that the "White Star liner Athwiic will leave Lyttelton at 5 p.m. to-day for Gisborne and "Napier. According to present arrangements the vessel will not return to Lyttelton this voyage, but will go from Napier to Wellington to complete loading. The Athcnic will leavo Wellington on Mey 19th for London.

During the past three days there has been a heavy range in the hirbour, and a high swell along the coast, which is taken .by shipmasters to indicate that thero has be'en a very heavy easterly or south-east gale far out from the New Zealand coast. In that case, tho

I Ripple, which, is due to-day from the Chatham Islands, will probably have been delayed, and niav not arrive up to time. I The steamer Evandale. which has been char- ; tered by Mr G. H. Scales, to load grain and woo! for London, ia expected to arrive at Lyttelton to-day from Sydney. ihe Tyscr Line steamer Whakarua is due here this evening from the BiuS. and will load frozen meat, grain, etc., for London. She will sail on Saturday for Gisborne, Napier, I and Wellington to complete loading. I The Fedcrol-Houlder-Sliire Line steamer Cornwall, with a full cargo of frozen meat, grain and other produce, and thirty-eight pas- ! sengers, sailed yesterday aiU-iioon for West ;cf England ports, vi« Monte Video. The 1 Cornwall is due et Avonmouth übnut June ; l.th. ! '1 he Paten Shipping Company's steamer Kai piti arrived last" night from Puponga via Aka- ', roa, where she landed a cargo of teal. The • vessel will load to-day for Wellington, WnnI ganui, and Patea, and will sail this afternoon. ; The Kfliapoi Company's steamer Kairaki, bound from Oamaru to Wellington, Nnpier, | and Gisborne, passed the Heads at 7 o'clock ' yesterday morning. Tihe l*rcnch barque Jacques has loaded a : quantity of wheat as "stitlcning" before discharging the remainder of her ballast, which lis expected to occupy three or lour days ' longer. I The Komata sailed last night for Westport, whore she will load a cargo of coal for Albany at which port she is to coal the warship. The retirement is announced of Captain George C. Hart; the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's marine superintendent's assistant at Wellington. He has been suej eeed-ed by Mr O. D. Inman, who has had j charge of the clerical work of the company's j stevedoring department at Wellington for I the past six years. Mr. F. W. Prince, ot j Wellington, will succeed Mr Inman. A '*w ! months ago, owing to advancing years, i Captain Hart tendered his resignation." The I •"Dominion" states that his services with i the company, which extend over twenty- ; seven years, were placed beiore the direc- ] tors at Home, who responded by granting Captain Matt a comfortable retiring allowance. Captain Hart, who is seventy years I of age, has had a lout; seafaring experience, j commencing from his early youth, and j afterwards for a number of years was en- | gaged in the New Zealand coastal service. i A Press Association message handed in at Napier at 11.40 last stated that the I Kteamer Fifeshire, which left Auckland on j Saturday for Napier direct, had not arI rived there at the hour of telegraphing.