SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14275, 10 February 1912, Page 10

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Tyser line steamer Star 'of - India arrived' early yesterday . morning" from Wellington to complete loading. The vessel, ■crhich is. in deep trim, ia-loading a large quantity of wool, tallow, etc., and is to sail at 8 o'clock this morning for London, via St. Vincent She is due at London about MarcE 21st. The Star c( India is a twin scrow vessel of 7316 tone grese and 4602 tons net register, her dimensions being: • Length, 470.1 ft; beam, 58.4 it, end depth of hod, 31.6 U.

The Tyaer I-ice steamer \\ r liakaxua- left London on January Sth for Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand ports, and due at Welliagtoß on Maxell 15th.

Tho Tyecr Line steamer Indrapura, on her maiden vuyago Irom i-uiidon, ainved at Melbourne on tho 2nd inst., and after calling at Sydney k will come en to Nevr Zealand porta. . Tho Tyeer Line steamer JSerenana was to havo left London yeeterday for Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand parts. Tho Tyser Liao steamer indrabarah lelt London on January 26th for Me.bourne, Sydney and /New Zcaiand ports. The Tyser Lino steamer Star of Scotland sailed yeeterday afternoon for Ihinedia __ to discharge the balance of her cargo irom Kew York. ~ The vessel will subsequently load at Bluff, Gieborne, Lyttelton and Wellington, for London. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tainui ie loading wool, frozen meat, etc., for London. She will sail to-day for Mapier tind "Wellington, ■to complete loading, and will leave Wellington finally .on the 22nd inst. for London, via Monte Video, Rio.' do Janeiro, Teneriifo and Plymouth. The Union Company's now liner Maunganui wi'.! leave Sydney -tb-day. for Wellington and Lyttelton. The Warrirnoo is to undergo an overhaul at Sydney, and will tako up tho running of tho Mocralri on tko 21th inst. The Manuka, on arrival at Sydney .en the 27th inst., will withdraw for overhaul, and will bo relieved by tho Mocraki, which leaves Sydney for Wellington and Lytte'.ton on March 2nd. , Tho Manuka, will remain at Sydney until March 33rd, when sic will rop.aco the Maitai in the. San Francises service. ' The Manuka will leave Sydney, on March 23rd and Wellington on March 29tii for San Francisco, via Earotonga and Tahiti. Tho Union Company's eteamer Maitai left San Francisco at 1 p.m. on Wednesday for WeJington, via Papeete end Rarotonga. She is due at Wc.lington on tho 29th , inst.' Tne Union iiner Aorangi lelt Wellington yesterday lor ban i , rancisoo, via Kaiotonga and 'lahiti. Included in lior caruo were 7LOO beses of butter fox traisHipment to Vancouver;

The Wan&ka left Napier yesterday evening with a large shipment of sheep for Lyttelton, and is due here to-morrow morning. She will go en to 'limaru and B.uff.

Tho Taviuiii, from JNopier, landed 2700 sheep yesterday* morning, and in tho for Napier for another- shipment. Sho is due back here next Wednesday.

Tho Flora is due this morning: from Timaru, and will leave in the aiternben for Wellington, Picton, Westport end Greymouth. .

Tne Whangapo is expected to sail tonight for Westport, ■ whore she will probably load coal for Lyttolton, Timaru and Wel-

.ington. ... Tho Waihora is expected to sail en Monday night for Timaru to comploto discharging. '''."•. . ' • • 'i'he Kaionoi arrived yesterday morning from Greymouth via Wellington, to discharge the balance of her cargo of'coal. She will sail on Monday for Greymouth to load Umber tor ayaiicy. • . Un 'ihureuay evening tho Opouri passed the schooner i£iiza'£lrib about len ini.es to tne aortnivard of Caoo Uainpbe.l. 'ih'o scliooncr was running: before < a. ■ northerly wmd, but .as, tho mot a fresh, EOutJioriy alter passing tno Cape, the eaiier wouid probabiy be delayed , . iiie JSiiza. ij'irth ieit iuiipara last batuiday for liytte.ton..

'mc Unouri arrived nt 1 p.m. •. yesterday with a lull oargo .ct about 24O,CK5Cft cf timber trom Greymouth. Xhe vessel wiL leave again en Monday on her return to. the Groy for another load of timber. .

The Wootton arrived yesterday morning with a cargo of timber-from Jjydia Bay, and is to sail at noon to-day for Kaikoura, to load sheep for iiaiapoi." . Mr W. H. 8.. Blacit, chief engineer of the Lar.derdale, who has been on a holiday trip to Shanghai, ret-urned to Wellington by tho Ulimaroa on Wednesday. Mr Darroch, chief cfilcer of the Uiimaroa, is on holiday leavo in Mcbburne, and is being relieved by Mr Easson. Mr E. Binny, chief engineer of the Tsrawcia, has signed off hie vessel to come ashore and sit for his chief engineer's ticket. Mr Uplou, third mate, of the e&mo vessel, has also signed off. He joins tho Tongariro as. fourth officer, and gees Heme' with her to-day. - Mr J. H. Macrae has joined the . Kaiapoi as second engineer. ' Mr A. J. Naylor has joined the Komftta as second officer. Mr R. J. Mentiploy, late cf the Aorangi, has signed on the Tarawera ac , third engineer, taking the place of •Mr Binnie. Mr E'.dridge, late of the Hauroto, has joined thesame vessel as third officer. ■ Captain Jagga-rd, of the New .Zealand Shipping Company's service, vrho has been supervising the building of 'the .company's new liners at Dumbarton, arrived at Wellington by the Ulimaroa on Wednesday from Sydney. Captain Jaggard .ison a holiday visit to New Zealand.

Captnin J. Bollons, of the Hinemoa, who has been on holiday leave, has rejoined his vessel, and Captain C. Post has rejoined the Tutanekai. ' ■

I'iiere has been a, shortage of labour on the water front during tho past few days, duo doubtless to tho is.ct that many men are away grass-seeding. Several vesse.a wero working short-handed yesterday, and a scarc-ity-of railway trucks further delayed cargo working. . ' Three schooners—tho Annie Hill, Aratapu, and Amelia Sims-rare laid' up in Lyttelton owing to no sailors being procurable. .Iho Aratapu has not been in a week yet, but tho other two have been idle for. a considerable time past. The Petone arrived, yesterday with' a cargo of wool from NapieT. &ho will return to that port to-day to load sheep for Lyttelton. The Storm arrived about midday with wool from southern porta, and after taking in what cargo v;as offering she sailed last night for "Wellington and Wanganui. Tho Breeze is due back 'to-morrow from Wanganui, and wil! leave on Monday for Dunedin and Timeru. She will return to Lyttelton next Thursday, on her way to Picton and Wanganui.

The Norwegian steamer Terrier, from Philado.phia, via Frcmantie and Dunedin, i 3 duo here to-morrow, •to land 25,000 cases of "Shell" oils. She will subsequently proceed to Wellington, Auckland and Brisbane, to complete discharging. Cnphin H. H. Wi.hams, late of tho Tβ Anau, ha 3 taken charge of tlie Flora in placo of Captain J. Holmes, who has geno to Wellington to join the Komata, relieving Captain Maweon, who ha 3 been granted hclidsv. leave.

Mr D. .Smart, superintending engineer for {he Union Company, leaves on Tuerclay. for Great Britain, on. businete connected with new -vessels naw bcinj built for the pompany.

Mr H. T. Drumniond, who has been ashoro on holiday leave, rejoined Iho Wimmera as chief officer at Sydney this trip. Mr Warwick, second officer cf the vessel, is ashoro on holiday leave, and Mr Bracken is relieving him temporarily.