SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14824, 15 November 1913, Page 13

SHIPPING NOTES.

The Mimipo, vliich has a quantity of cargo from New iork to at Lfttelton, w»s expected to arrive at Wellington late last night or «aily this morning. The •raeeel will, remain in th« stream jn the meantime.. . ■ Kows. has come to hand of <i emart piece of wdk which wae carried out to the steamer Zcatandic on the Olyde prior to her depajture for Australian end New Zealand ports.. The White Star Line is fitting all its modern boats on the AustraJian service, and all those strong enough to stand the strain of firing, iwth 4.7 in guns. It was tho turn of tbe Zcalandic,' and as that vessel was at Glasgow she was turned over to Messrs Baorclar, Curie, and Co., end within eight days the firm had strengthened the Zealandic forward, constructed the gun platforms, fitted those on board, seen the weapons in their places, and everything in OTder, dry docked the S-eaeel, given her a general overhaul, and handed her beck to the representatives of her owners, ready to load and eail at her appointed time. The eteemer Titania is loading a cargo of hardwood at Bunbury for New Zealand ports. •. "When ebe completes discharge the vessel will proceed to .Newcastle to load coal for an Eastern port. Mr C. T. Richardson, late of the Waihora, has paefod his examination for a chief engineer's certificate; and Mr F. K. Allen, late of th« Talune, has passed for a chief officer's foreign-going certificate.