SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14223, 11 December 1911, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

The American four-masted schooner italiaweli, which is now duo «t Lyttelton from Paget Sound is one of a. largo fleet of sailers owned by Mesara Hind, Holph and Co., of San Fnmcusco. She will be to the- agency of Mr Tho*. Brown, and hae a cargo of 1,000,000 ft of Oregon pine, redwood, etc., to difch&rgo fct Lyttelt-on. _ .. Tho eohoonex Amelia Sims, which left Pupor.ga lAst Tuesday, arrived in the etreiun on Saturday night. The vessol has a cargo of coal to land hero, and will Bail about Wednesday for Havclock to load timber for Lyttelton. , The Karori wae delayed at Greymouth by i bad weather on Saturday, but is expected to ■ail to-day with n Ipsd of ooal for Lyttelton. Tho Kaituna ie to leave Greymoath , tc-day with a cargo of timber for LytteJton. The Poherna is due here to-night with , a load of coal from Westport. The Union liner Maltai, which arrived at Wellington on Friday., morning "frpm ,San Francisco, ' via Papeete and Rarotonga, brought 20 first class, 45 second class, and R2 third does passengers. Her cargo prised 1960 tons, of which 1697 ton* wero landed at Wellington. The Aorangi arrived at San Francisco last Thunday afternoon from Wellington, via Rarotonga and Papeete, The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruahine, from London, via way ports, left Hobart at 11 a.m. on Friday,- and is due at Wellington to-night. The Ennerdale is to jcave Port Huon, Tμmania, on Wcdn«Eday, with a cargo of hardwood for Lytteltoß. The . New Zealand Shipping Compaay's eteamer Topgariro arrived at Wellington on S&tnrdoy morning from London, and after lending 368 .immigrants, left is tho evening I for Dtmcdio. Her long voyage—her only 1 call wa« at Teneriffe—was devoid of any i outstanding incident, and the passenger's enjoyed pood health. ■ The Tongariro left I Grave»cnd on Friday, tho 20th October, and , TencTiffe was reached a week later. There she bunkered, the voyage being resumed at tcon on the following day. ■ Kxccptioa&Uy etrong Borth-eMterly tredea were met with for three days. Tho Cape was signalled on ; tho Htb November, and the passage across the Southern Ocean, was marked with -particularly moderate, though, cold, weather.. ! This (rare place in crossing the Tasmaa Sea to etrong wroth-westerly gales. At Danedin tho steamer will discaarge 3758 tons of cargo. Her Lyttelton and Timaru cargo comprises 310 tout and 1970 tons respectively. The Tttsgaxiro is still is command

of CapUin V. C. White-Pnieons, and tbere has boon no change in. officers. Although she made the-'voyage from London us an emigrant ship, her saloon passenger noeommodation has been retained for use on to* ran from New Zealand to London. Captain J.- R. Stringer has beta appointed to the command of. the Maitai, and will take charge of her on her arrival *i Sydney. Mr J. Haaray, lato of the Turakina, » now fifth engineer of the Tongwiro. Captain BaMtrin look charge of the Xo-. , , whni* on Saturday night in piece of Cap- . - tain W T . Scott, who has boen granted holiday Ica-vo. - Mr H. C.F. Williams, purser of the Maitai, who, ca previously announced, is resigning ftom the Company* eorvice on ihe preBont trip in Offdor to enter into bu»in«»s in Sydney, has completed fifteen ypaw , aerrice with tho Company, out of which eleven years hare been spent aim fts purser on ditferent eteamers trading betw»« New Zealand and Auetralian poets and Vancouver \ and San Francisco. Mr C. Roberta rejoiced 'the Moemki mi chief offlocr on Friday, and lax Davis, actingchief, trannfocrod back to tecond. " • Mr Griftiths signed off tho Haupiri aa second engineer on Friday. . Mx Rogers, son of Captain Ecgew, of "Wellington, has passed his examination at Duncdin for a second*. engincer*a oertijicate. Mr C. Do l*a Motto, lato- fourth otiicer of tho 'Warrinioo, is now thixE oflleer of. the Antarctio eosploration chip Aurora. 'An exchange of positions was effected on' Friday between Mr I. M. B*rr, chief officer of tho TakoDuna, and Mr Chadwick, chicf 1 officer of the Paieona. Mr tJrealwpear* pro--ceeded south to join the Monowai a* assist- ' ant pitrser. Mr L. Middleton joined the Muaeo* as' ■. . fifth ongin<jer on Saturday. -; - ■ Mr L. Greenstroet, son of Captain .Gre*E~ street, joined "the Tongarira.on Satiurday- as fourth officer. • J • • Mr A. C. Boid, eeoond engineer of the Wat--'rimoo, will ffo aahoro at Sydney on Tuev. •,■. day on holiday leave. - ' Mr Chadwick, lato of the Takupuna, joined... tho Haupiri on Saturday as chief officer in. - place of 2Jt Faller, who htus ashore on , - ! sick lesivo. ■ , ■ ' Tho e.B. "Wootton anived>at Saiapol .on. ' • Saturday evening from G-iaborne with', 60 (head of cattle and 300 bales af-t»ool, %aA. ' ' was discharging and loading , during Ox**:', • night for Karamea, ■ ' ' * ■ "• . "''V .