SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14344, 2 May 1912, Page 8

SHIPPING NOTES.

It ia very probahlo that the Union Com- , pany _ big steamer Woibora, which loft Newcastle last Friday morning, haa met the bad ■weathor prevalent in the T'a—ma_ Sea,' and ehe is therefore not, expected to., arrive here before to-morrow night. A full cargo of. Umber ia being 'loaded at Greymouth for Lyttelton by tho i_iitawaTho:«teatr.er is ,to leavo the Grey to-morrow, and is due here on Sunday. , Owing to delay on tho West' Coast, the Flora will not leave Dunedin until next Mouday. Working OaJnlarn and. Tm laru on Tue_day, she will reach Lyttelton on the Wednesday,, and will sail tho eamo day for Wellington, 'Proton, Woetport, and Greymouth. Scarcity of railway- trucks is again delayin-f stcamera at Lyttelton. Tho Koouya anct Canopnß were, both affected yesterday, and will not leavo for Westport until to-night. The" Wainraa, which ha-, been in port for nearly a fortnicrbt, bas been delayed by wet weather, and also by shortage of truck-,, and it was arranged last night to eend her on t- Timaru to land her carr-o for that port, over-carrying tome of her Lyttelton cargo. Tho Waitemata was due.at iVewcastle yesj terday from Ca!n*-tt_, via Singapore and Sainarang, and wiil probably resume her pas- j sago to New Zealand to-day. She ia expected to reach Auckland about Wednesday next, and will arrive at Lyttelton about a. ve<*k later. The Mararoa, which arrived fr-m Welling- j ton at'll n.m. yesterday.'was delayed by a I strong -southerly gale and heavy head Tho Mokoia, from Auckland, via Eat-t Ck ast portE. was also delayed by tlio -.'ale, i and did not arrive until 5 p.m" yesterday. < She *.ai'ed lite la«t night for Dunedin. On her wav from Pict-on to Dunedin, the Ftorm ***a« *1 *!ay<*d by the -strong =outherlv "*alf*«-. She left Dunedin -yeat-rdny afternoon , for Lyttelton, and will sail hence" thw after- j neon for Pictr-n and Wan*?aniii. I Tho Shaw, Stiviil and A'bion liner Corinlhic -railed yesterday for Gisborne! to load j frozen rretit .'nd other cargo. She is due back here about Tuesday next, and Will leave | later in the w-**k for WelHnsten, ■ to oompleto Icadin--'. On May Ifith. the Corinthie will . F.ai] fina"v from Welli*>-rton for Ijord-*n, via j M-*-nto Video, Rio de Janeiro, Tenerifle, and ] "Ph mouth j The sale of tho foiir-miwted K-itouo Loch Carron, rri-orttd in yesterday's "Press," em- . t'li-ifii"-*-' the tact tbit the British-owned Bull- j in*j shin if* rspidly disappearin-r as a factor • in the world's carn-iticr trade. This Sne v*-*- I e«I, which "ia at pro-ent homeward bound frrm Melb-iurce. w.it* buili in lPfio. and for • thi past twe-itv-srren yearn has flc-vm the hi-use Has* of Me-—**- Aitkcn, Lillb_r_ ana

I Ccmpnny, of Glasgow, owners of ih 6 fcjaek ' J Loch Lino of clipper ship* The vtro for many ia S 3s:c<l iosnl«f vcro amount tiu> iinwt m toit-T? tice. Up isll ;ib.vit iour yearn tww cisefuliy w.tlutood the competition oUVaT* ore, and ran regularly irom Glasgow » kS" ' don to Melbourne with senoral can»\»J kiuw uijain with wool, but losses «M'«h> reduced this oneo splendid fleet to tire* ton* «■«*««* the WiCron. I*** Btooa, iai Loch Twndon. The Loch Carrflu WU «»:d subject to safe arrival, and donbtitei fli remaining two will shortly aiso chaagewrnft. Leaving HavelocJs on IVcdncdiy, Awil 2*tl), tho scow E-Jil-rc Jiud » wish ihwK, to Lvtte'ton. A southerly gale out was followed by a Lander blow on S»St cay Hijfht and Sunday, when the vessel mi in sitfit of Lyttdton Heads. She north for some milw. but oa Mciifor W wirked F>ciT3th to Kaet Head, on.Baaib.PeffS! eijla She anchored off Port Levy *«&, ™ Tuesday ovorunt*. and. finally, aLout Ttiiddny j-o«terday, .^l^°V, A Press Association .mefßyje 'iific^ - huid cays that * smart performance, kit' Hat Dfcn put up Jy tho weil-known -Alieklial. o;vTicd bartjiie. Lojiaa Creitr, wWchAtW»iTS hniparti oa Tuesdey morning:froa» Mdbonna after a record royapo or s's.\dsy« ehe ham. The Craiff'e.perfornianM i* «<ri«l i> stcamiwfit time. In' fact." it ooninuwj o<»»' than favourably with, times at prwiM-.t bstae put bd 1-T eteamew er.7a«d iuMhe cargo eSonnl trntle bpl'retn Austraiia, and New "Zβ. •fliul. •■ YeiJ«rday nflorooon the Tyrer Line *l«un«fi pailod for Wanp«m:i,. Gi«Kirsi. NapitT, and «o «.nij.'*i« loaJiw f»r Lroidon. Durinß h«r nt.iv- nt LytWfoa tJio Newhana looded tho foT!«v.-jig cat»s----4155 eacks oili, 3936 eneltu pea , , e»t» x pelts, 11 oaeki tall&w. 121 bsfc«"w«fe£<} 50 tnijpe* lentlicr. Xfio fina-''y from WnUineion on the Hth'ajt.'ia; via Lan Palmas. ' , tg *~ The New Zealand Shipping R'mutakft arrired yeetadev mortdJUf.lKii Timani, and ie l*wdine a lfrgn qiaiiJjy «£ frown meat, \wx>l, and Rervral calps. "8V» will eail on Saturday for Picfon, Tfyßta*, Wollingtoti, Kapier, end AiicklaTid, &' Qq& pletc loadirg, and trill coil finally frem Anctlard about tho lStli met., for ' Bee'dea lier Homo eertrd from W#Jltq{ta», the New Zea'oad Shipping steamer Humnui hae ihio ,t<ri\t>vine .etgfft from t>o urdmiMinlio'yd Xew Zfaland parfi;. — "Wanpanuir 2SOO bales woo!, a? c«li pelts, 330 ceeko tallow. From Awk'end; 8!!> ba'o wool, 37 ca«k« pelt*, 151 enck* idjw,'" Hls cjt«B gum, 451 neb frnm, 6 ectrks£H* inge, 292 bund'ts timber, 131 carwria .jcni» lon, 703 i carcaeen latob. iVom Tefeenura Bay: 323 bales wool, 61 ca«lce pcU*. ?0 twh lal'ow, 831? oarcasce mutton, 205 i carcaee* lamb, 42 osrcar«e tt%t, ECO quertm' Vdt« Frcia Gipbwne. 3C9 bal« wool. Pwin Jf* ,- pier: 1283 bales wool, 114 ck»lm peIU,;S« cafke tallow, 10 cvks casing, 200 »Mka «cnst lin, 119 ta.«kjs premier jn=, 3 drio?. Prom T.mcrn: 660 baW» caoks tallow, 11,083 oaTcasea mutton, 39,W csrcaeea lamb, 70 crates kidneys. FrW t«:ton: 2748 ba!«st wool, Gl oVkh pelt*, lib caskn Ullow, 83 caska 0100, 21 bags drnaC HI cases lion«y, 23 bales-ekine, I.ecck oocwj foot, i ca&9 horrebiir, 1 pacXsgo j|radrj«r From Kapior, to Goole: 9 ba.l«» woof,- '?/.*",/- Tlie N*w Zealand -Snippicg Oa.'f'iiMS Buahino, from London, vit PlynrtuttjiS'f**'.' rifle, Capetown, and Hobart, is <bxif*nfrsl&% lir.g!on Urn and her, ■susMsiQ, for southern porta will arrivo bero tej««rßttr.' Tho stwtmor is duo at LyttcHon ftbouS s W*Sit noedny noxt J uo oosnp'efe diecburglfiffj £$$ Accprdlng to » roTiaV* tmthorty OitTp-v* at present -upwards oi 70,000 fcr«sgn employed on Britieh-ownod ■ v«wte, tuA*\l. i* estimated tint thoir wages niQOunt-.10 £2,000.000 per annum. ' BcpctUd httv-e been made to dreck tho etccdy iu'cfrtW m the number ti foreign soamen in'jM' Brittnb. mercantile morico, but with sewjjf eticoet-e. Chi«f amongst ihn rmnotin aro: tho marvel'oue mirth in 13riti«B;iiSih;; building; a gTowing dislike by BritjKlj'iftjn for a sailor's life;, also abusduncivflt.aesj*' At-iatio labour, which tends to k«fl}latle»*--wnges down. Varioun measures tried nnd also euggoetcd, but, tie wwlw .«j _ iar havo not been very «ncourasin|f,S'U* , - V Mr T. B. Walker, late purser hum, wi'l join the Hokoia ac of Mr C. B. V, ■Wheeler, who vilKfjwaa holiday l«v«. Mr W r . K. Seew«;k,'J»!* officer at tho Squal!, U to join li» Ptibii in a similar capacity, is plaoe af-Mr£vi Couldrey, who ifcill prpcwd to Great' BKbflt >Mr T. SwoJl, late "asßLßtant-.vfharaiiKK;** for the XTnioe &ioAm l ■pßny, will join tho weests officer exchanging positions with- Mr K-\« ii«eve ß . ■ - .;<;;./■