SHIPPING NOTES

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14338, 25 April 1912, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES

Tho Shaw, Savill and Albion linor Corinthic, due here this morning from London, vi-v way ports and Wellington, to complete di.-charglng, has 1750 tons of cargo to land at Lyttelton. Tho steamer, which has started loading, will leave here probably on Sat-i.-iday for GUborno, and will Teturn later to Lyttelton and Wellington to ccmp'ete loading. Sho will sail finally from Wellington on May 16th for London, via way ports. Tho Karames, which is coming from St. John, Canada, under engagement to tho New Zea'and Shipping Company, is due at Auckland to-day from Sydney. On her way down the coast she will call at Gisberno and Wellington," and is duo at Lyttelton about May 7th. Sho will go_to Dunediu to complete discharging, and -aT.I also load at Port Chalmcir. Oamaru t_d Timaru, for her owners, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. Tho Kcramea is fixed to sail from Wellington for London en May 22nd. A wireless message was received on Monday night from thc Tahiti by tho Wellington Post Office station. The messago was confused and difficult to read, but apparently tho steamer was 1300 mdes from Wcll'ngtoz*. She is on her way *.">m San Francisco, via Papeete end Rarotonga, and is duo at Wellington to-day. The Union Company has received cabled advice that the Zealandia failed frcm. Vancouver at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 17th inst., for Auckland, via Honolulu and Suva. The vessel has 50 first-class, 90 second-class, and 50 third-clas-s passengers, and is duo at Auckland on May 7th. The Ho'.mdalo left Greymotitb on Saturday afternoon with a full load of timber for Gisbornc. She will subsequently return to Greymouth to load timber for Lyttelton. Tho Ennerdale left Auckland on Monday for Greymcutb. where sho is to lead timber for Melbourne and Warrnambool. On completion of her discharge at the latter port she will proceed to Tasmania to load for Sydney. "Tho Lauderdale left Newcastle on Saturday ior Napier and Tokomam Bay. After discharging her cargo of coal, she is to proceed to Paritutai and Kaipan l ., where she is to load a full cargo of timber for Mel-bom-ae. Heavy rain stopped work at all colliers and timber vessels yesterday. The Kici is to sail this afternoon for Greymouth and West--ort, ar.d tho Wainori is to sail tonight ;or Westpori. The Wniruna will not Ica-vu for Timaru before to-morrow night. The Kittawa has been delayeel at Timaru /.ry ram. but is expected to arrive here today to complete discharging her cargo of coal Tbo Kowhai is due hero to-morrow on her way to Napier and Gisborne, and tho Taviuui on Saturday, en routo to WeUingtcn and West Coast ports. Laden with coal and timber for Lyilcltcn, .ho Kooaya left Groymotrth at 2.30 a,m. vesterda-*," but owing to tbo, bad weather on the coast, sho may not arrive here until tomorrow morn i*ig. Tho Fcderal-Hoaider-Shirc Line rteamer Sussex was unable to completo loadix-jr and c-iaiui"- yesterday- owing to thc heavy rain, but is" expected to 3—l this evening direct

for Avor.ir.outh and other Wes-.t of Km-lcnd p-r< 5. The Opouri and the Weotton were both ftoppeel yesterday by the rain, but are expected to sail to-morrow. Tiie former vessel is (joins to Pit-ton and Grcyn-.outh. in-,el tbo Woollen to West Wanganui to load timber for Lytte'ion.

At a meet in-r of elirectors of the ncwlyforrned South Taranaki Shipping Company, Limited, Captain Johnston was appointed chairman cf directors: Mr L\ W. Grainger was appointed general manairer and rocrotary, with tbo head office at Paten. Mr Win. Bennett was appointed manager of the branch office at Wellington. The services of Mr J. K. Mitchell were retained ca head shipping and Customs clerk for tho company. A start has been made for the foundations of the gantry crar.o to bo erected near tbo entrance cf the new dock at Port Chalmers. Lorn* piles are Iteinir put down to form a rolid base, and on tho latter tho rrar.o will be placed for tho convenience of vessels "•niiisr tho dock. M.r It. F. Smith ba~? joined the Mokoia ns («coiid engineer. Mr J. McLean has ioined the. tvapiti as engineer in place of Mr F. Armstron-r. Mr S. J. Munn, .'rcor.d -onpinecr of the Flora, has come a'horo at Wellington. Mr T. Gray baa joined tbo Ilimitangi as secontl engineer, vice Mr T. P. Scanlon.

Tho Cygnet is undergoing repairs to her engine, and will not leavo for Kaikourn until Sunday night. A paragraph which i.s plainly incorrect has appeared in a number of New Zealand papers, to tho effect that tho ha revue Mary Turner has been chartered by Xi'esfrs Leyland and O'Brien to lcael timber en the West Coast of South America fcr Auckland. Tho vessel ia doubtless the four-masted schooner M. Turner, anel she will lead not on the West Coast of South America, but at a. Pugct Sound or Pacific Coa-.t port of the U.S.A. Tho verwl is echeduled to commence loading early in July, and is due at Auckland about tho end of August or the beginning of September. Steamer freight is very scorco. and freishts havo gone up 3dol». 1000 ft on ordinary classes oi timber, and as j high as Gdols. 1000 ft on special lines.