SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14204, 18 November 1911, Page 12

SHIPPING NOTES.

The barque Helen Denny, which is now thirteen days out from Newcastle with a cargo of coal for Lyttelton, passed Stcpfoeu Inland »t 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and signalled "all well," The. veaie!, which had nudr; it good run of nine dayo up to Stephen Island, was blown back by the southerly gale early on Thursday morning, but with the strong nor'wester prevailing should make port to-day. At 8 o'clock liot evening a barque.,' mpjicuod to be tho Helen Downy, v-ns sighted from \ha HiaiU.

A cablegram from. I*r.dy2 on Sv.o°day >uir.ounced that the. barque Don had sailed for Lyttelton. Enquiries elicited the information that the barque had failed from GeDc, Sweden, with a. lull cargo of Ba'.tic pino for Dune-din and Lyttelton. The Don ie no fttraiifror to Lyttelton, ac she waa in this tx.rt for several months in 1902, and loaded liorc for London. Tho vessel was then under the British flap, but like many moro of her class, has since pa.ssod into tho hands of owners. and now flies tho Norwegian flag. The Don will make Dnr.cdin her first port of call, half of her cargo being for discharge there, and she in due early in March next year. Captain is master of the Don, find hor iccal agci:t* will bo ibo Jarrah Timber Comyw.y. The Union l-:r>.o Jt.M.S. Aorantri left Wellington yesterday for Sun Froncin-o via Karotonga, and Papeete. She lock. EOCfl boxes of butter fer transhipment to Vancouver, and a few lnindr«i t;ns of 'geaieral carjro. She is due at San Francieto on December Bth. Tho Union Line X.M.S. Maititi left Han Francisco en Wednesday fo: Wellington via Papeete and Karolonira. v.-ith .TOS I'^!,' s '-'f mulls for Xfi*' Zealand, and "22 bag* for Australia. She is due at Wellington on Uor-eniber "th. Tho Union Company's steamer Karma was to have left Wellington l&*i nisjlit for Westport, to load coal for the warships at Thursday l«land. The Union Company's steamer Taviuni, v.hich vra-s recent,y sunk in Sydney harbour, after collision with the French imajl 'teamer Nera, has been Tcpairod, and left Sydney on Wednesday fer Sxnxu. The Kurow i* lo lesve Newcastle about Tuesday next wit.h a fill! earjjo of coaj for Wellington ar.d Pirton. The Wbangspe is eipoct-ed to leave Xcnrcaatie to-day with a came of teal for Lvttelton. Holt's Blue Funnr! Line of psmserignr steamers, runrlinir frs-m Glasjow via South Africa to Australia and back to London and Liverpool, ie to bo increased shortly by the addition of two ep'.endid 15,000 ton steamers. One of these—tho SaPtbybinr—has just been launched, and will shortly be running in exjunction with t'.ie Anchiset, and Asc;iiiiu3. A late charier i* that d tho Norwegian barq«ertine Limratol, 367 lons, has been chartered v. make UJj<i frem Newcastle to Ne,i«on with coel. 'the Linostol is at present on her way from the Greet Barrier I-!jnd to Sydney with * cargo at timber. il!r Richerdson, Ute of the Taviuni, ha-s joined the ilararra as efficor, in raotessioo to Mt L. B. Woden, who arrived from Sydney by the Wnrrinioo for orders. The F«lera!-Hou:der-Shire eiea.mer Morayshire, which sailed from Liverpool on October "th, left Capetown cm the 4th inst. for

Sydney, Newcastle, Auckland, Wellington, l».vttelto!j and She is d\i« at Lyttelton .bout December 2ind. Ilu> Vul-uubi Oil C-.-uiyuay Propy., Ltd., has received advice that the steamer Falls of Orcliy ia to ieavo Xow York within tbo next fpw dnys with a full cargo of cist* oil for pis Not Zealand ports—Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru and Dunedin. Sho will be followed by the f.tcamer Terrier, which is to load for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedhi. The Xew Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opawa, from Liverpool to St. Helena and Albany, arrived at AuckJawl yesterday morning. A/ter c*;lins; at Wellington, tii« vessel is dxio hero tvbont tho 27th inst. The. Sha\T, Savill and Albion stearoer Pakpha, from Lon<lcn via way ports and Dtinedin, is due here to-morrow or on Monday morning, to complete discharging. Tho veeeel has abo"at ftOO tons of cargo to land here. The ■Sbs.w, Savill and AlUan eteamor Kia Ora in due hero en Monday morninjr from Napier, to load wool for London. Tho steamer will leave Lyttelton on Tuesday rfor Wellington, to complete loading aDd coaling, and will Rail thVnce finally on the 25th inst. for London, to catch the January sales.

The' Union Company* gtearaor Ayarima nrrivcil al CalcuUiv o>l Tuesday, to load for Xcw Zealandi ports. Mr J. Kialnp, lat.o third officer of tho Maori, has joined the Corinna aa second tfTioer, in t)l(K.'e of Mr G. Graham, who in bow on the AVanaka.