SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14304, 15 March 1912, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Turakina, from London, via way ports and "Wellington, ia due here to-morrow to complete discharging. The vessel has 2000 tons of cargo lor Lyttelton. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Otaki ia due hero on Monday morning from Port Chalmers, and will aftcrvrarde nroceed to Waitara and Wellington to complete loading for London. She is timed tj leave Wellington on the 23rd inst. for London, via Monto Video. The New Zealand Shipping Company's eteamer Wakanui arrived at Melbourne iast Friday from St. John, N. 8., and alter calling at Sydney, Auckland and Wellington, is duo at Lytteiton about April 3rd. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Orari, which left .London last Saturday for Auckland, Wellington and Nelson, ha* 2000 tons of general cargo to diacharga at Nelson. The New Zealand Shipping: Company s new 10,000 ton twin-screw steamer Hurunui, which arrived at Auckland last Sunday from London, is commanded by Captain J. Jf. Fcrsdick (late of tho Orari). and his officers are:—Chief, Mr R. G. Coyte; second, Mr W. T Point (late of the Kaipaia); third, Mr G. A. Rarison: fourth, Mr D. A. K. Petersen. Mr J H. Evans is chief encrineer, Mr H. E. Hansard second, Mr A. Micback third, Mr V Davidson fourth. Mr E. Cotts fifth, Mr T. Swede.auxiliary fifth, and Mr T. Gulluck tixth. The refrigerating department is in charge of Mr W. W. Prophet, with Mr V,'. Resell second. Mr C. Wood is chief steward. Mr A. E. Pegg- purser, acd Ur. A. Leepcr ship's surgeon. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Rangatira is to sail at 8 a.m. to-day for Napier Oifborne, and probably Wellington. She will' return later to Lytteiton, and is to saii fhi»!lv from Bluff early in April foT London. The Shaw, Suvill and Albion liner Tainui, which left Wellington on February 22nd, arrived at Monte Video on Monday evening, inter a fast run of 18 days. She was disc at Kio dc Janeiro yesterday, and as she is

two days ahead of time, should reach Plymouth on April 2nd. Tho Sha.iv, Savill and Albion steamer Zeahvndic, which from Auckland on February 13th for London, lott Monto Video last Sunday. The. Federal-Houldor-Shire Lino steamer Banffshire is to sail nt 5 p.m. <o-day for Dunedin to complete discharging, after which sho will be taken over by tho New Zca'.and Shipping Company, who will load her for London. The Fcderal-HoTi'.der-Shiro Line steamer Norfolk arrived at Cardiff on the 7th inst. from Xcw Zealand porta. Sh« is to leave , Liverpool on her return voyage to Now Zealand on the 30th inst. 'JL'ho F. 11.5. steamer Nairnshire, after an absence extending over six months, will reenter the Australian and Xcw Zealand trade in about a month's, time. Sho arrived at Avonmotith last October from. Now Zealand, and has, it is understood, undergone nn exter.sivo overhaul, nnd according to arrangements will depart from Liverpool on April 6th for Sydney and New Zealand ports. Tho Fcderal-Houlder-Shiro Line steamer Sussex, which arrived at Auckland on Tuesday from Liverpool, is duo at We.llinfrton next Monday, and at Lyttclton about three or four days later. The steamer Frankby, 4182 ion*, has been chartered by the- Vacuum Oil Company to load caso oil at New York for. Now Zen.'and ports. The Tyser Lino steamer Ncrchana. bound from London to Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand ports, pasted tho Capo of Good Hope on tho 4th insrt., and reported "all wel.." Tho German steamer Kattcnturm, GOIS tons, which is under charter to the Tyser Line, and which is now duo at Melbourne from New York, is expected to arrive at Lyttolton about April 12th. Sho will bo tho largest turret deck b(earner that has ever visited New Zealand. ' The steamer Hohenfels, 6329 tons, under charter to the U.S. and A. Lino, sailed from New lork on the 7th inst. for Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, LytteHon and Duneain. Sho is duo at LytteHon about May 31et. Tho A. and A. Line steamer Roseric, from New j.ork, via Melbourne, arrived at Sydney last Saturday morning, and is to sail shortly for New Zealand ports. Sho is due at Lyttelton about tho 31st inst. Tho Kittawa arrived last night from Westport, and tho Kotuku is duo hero this aftercoon from Greymouth. Toe Kini was to have left Greymouth last night with a full load of timber for Lyttelton, and is duo I here to-morrow evening. The Waipori was expected to leavo Edithburg on Tuesday last for Bluff, Lyttoltoa and Napier. - Sho ia duo here about tho 27th inst. ' Mr Gamble, chief officer of tho Maori, who is about to bo married, is to be .relieved tomorrow by Mr Home, chief of tho Mararoa. Mr McDonald, late of tho Maunganui, will join tho Mararoa. I Providing everything: ie found satisfactory when she is docked at Sydney, there is every possibility of the barquo Casablanca ending her career in tho Auetralian-Ncw Zealand trade, with which sho hae been co long connected. An Australian firm has, it is said, purchased her subject to docking, and i£ ehe passes tho survey will send her to Nowcast.e to bo converted into a hulk. The new Tyser Line steamer Indrapura will leavo Bluff at noon to-day, and will arrive at Lyttelton about tho samo hour to-morrow. The vessel, which is making her first visit to this port, will load general cargo here, and will leavo early next week for Northern ports to complete loading for London. Captain i<. P. Craven ie in command of the Indrapura. The Westport Coal Company's collier Canopus arrived at an early liour this morning from Weatport. After landing part cargo of ' coal tho Canopus will sail for ' Tiinaru, taking the huik Hannah Nicholson with her, in tow, Tor that port. Tho Whangape, which arrived at Dunedin on Wednesday evening from Newcastle, is due hero on Sunday to complete discharging. Tho A. and A. Lino steamer Kirkdale, from New York, via way ports, loft Wellington at 5.80 p.m. yesterday, and is duo hero this morning. The vessel has 500 to GOO tons of cargo to land here, and will sail to-morrow for Dunedin to complete discharging. Captain G. E. Ruxton transferred from tho Kaitangata to the Kaiapoi at 'Newcastle, and Captain A. E. Cain, chief oftfeer of tho Kaitangata, has taken charge of that vessel.