SHIPPING.

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SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON AH RlVED—December 17. Kia Ora, e.e. (6 a.m.), 0558 tou.«, M*ctie, from LonaoD, via. porte. Da'go-ry a.nd Co., -Ltd.. a.2<uit*. Mar&rca, s.s. (9 a.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, from Wellington. Passengers— zZS saloon anil Btcera-gc. Union Steam Ship Cornpai.y of New Zealand, Ltd., agents. Himitangi, s.?. (10.30 a.m.), 323 tons, Thompson, from Chatham Js.ands. and Co., Ltd., agcnU. SAiLKD—Deccrabrr 1~. - John Anderson, sjb. (10.55 a.m.), 52 tons. Coupcr, for Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. JKeuwera., s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 11,2-11 toni 1 , Grccnstrecl, for Dunedin. New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd.. agents. lygnet, 8-s. (5.J5 p.m.), 124 tons, A. Mur- ; i ray," for Picton, via. Ivaikoura and Wanga- j 1 mil. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. i Mararoa, a.g. (8.25 p.m.), 2,508 tons, Cum- t cron, for 'Wellington. Passengers—32o ealoon and steeragr. Union Steam Ship Company ci New Zealand, Ltd., agents. Himitangi, 64. (10.30 p.m.), 32a _ tons, 1 Thomrwon, fr>r Chatham Kinepy i and Co., Ltd., agent*. : \i

SHIPPING .NOTES. j"

The Opouri ia flue fcero this rvoninrr, and i 1 is to Icaw; on her return to Orryujouih on,

* Jiond;i y. lhi i\'auri was taken out of deck yesterday, .-out coraincncctl to load wool for tan 1-r'uncisco. I'rom Uu# port ?ho procecrlr, tomorrow to Welnuston ami Napier to-till up, and en ron!* to toe American port will call at tiuva lor orders. From Montreal, .via. portc, the New Zealand Shipping Company 8 steamer Ashbunon is due at v\<_iliugtou ihto (Vfiuo;. She will ' prooably .roach .by tteltoD ou. Jucsday fir Wednesday. i In connexion' with the itinerary of tii<* Fodcri'.i and Shire liineß stcurntv Wectmeato, tho. vv*>aei vas expected to Iravo L'ort I'irio yesterday for Wellington for orders. Sh« is coming acrc»M to loud. 'i'bn following sailings have been ar/anpeJ by tho F. and S. Lino. The new Etear.ier l'evon is ox ported to begin lier maiden voyage to Aun'.raiia ou the 11th inst.., and s'ie is to bo followed bv the Somerset four days later. Tho next sailing (Ist .January) should be taken by another new etoamer. ibo Cumberland, and about, tho middle of '-he e-anio month the Durham or Dorrct vLH U> despatched, probably for New iicsiatid ports. The steamer Hebburn has no* - nearly competed her of wool tor Boston. Sho wis due at Wellington yesterday niortiin" from Napier. and 'is ro sail for U.B.A. to-day. Her periodical virit to South Island lighthouses beincr now nearly completed, tho finlommrnt, steamer Hinemoa. w due back at WVi!inj:'on next Monday. The Shaw. Savjll, and Aibim Lino's chartered rteamer Ocean 'Monarch, is now en rout» from Fremantlo to Timaru to load f«r lleni". Subsequently sh" visits Lvileiton. prc"-e«iinr: to Wollinston to fill up. Two assistant engineers jouie-d Ihe linT Orari at Wellington on Wednesday for th« run to London. They aro Mr J. G. Harp, lato of Frankton 'unction. and Mr K. H. Millward, ten of Mr C. Milliard, iieer.t a' {or th» Canterbury Company. Both men are 2"inc Home to oiler their eec vjceg aa munition workers. Mr ,1. Harm has signed on the Knmata a? third officer. Mr W. S. Gilpin, iato, chief officer of the Koromiko. has j"iued the Kauri as second »in of Mr H. Williamson, artinc f 1 "- ond, who ha 6 reverted to his usual position of 'bird. Mr F. W. Banks, late of tl-e. Tarawe.rv has joined the Mararoa as third oSiccr in place of Mr 1). Bertie. Mr W. Ci. Hastio, second offirer of the Marapo"', having rejoined bis »htp. Mr W. Whitefield has transferred to the Kamona ar> chiri. Th» Arahtira ><i due at Lvt'elf.-vn from Wellington on Mond.iv morning with troops on leave, and vnl! leave on her Teturn in tbo' evening. Hhie. here on Wednesday next f*om Dunedin, the Mokoia wiil prooeod to Wellington only instead <?" 'o Melbourne. She will return on the C-)th, and leave a£aiu in. the evening as at. extra ferry eteamer. I Ha ring -put out the local portion r£ tor I carjro from London., the Ke* Zealand Sb;ppm; Coropairr's steamer Remuera left, Lyt--telton for Dnnedin yesterday afternoon. To oontinu« tbo disAarse of her cargo from New York. tb« A. and A. Line's steamer P&rattah u to leave »'rrr Dunedin to-day Rear.hing Lrttelton to-day from the West Cout, the WeJtport Coal Ccmpany'e eteamer Canopne. after putting out her of coal will enter the dry dock in order to titidergo her annual tnrvey ard overhaul. An arrival at Nelson a. fi.no a.m. yetwas the eteamer Melbourne, from Newcastle, with con'. The vessel due a* efcriy next week to complete- dischr.-^? Th<> Hirritirri r» 4 'irTied to -»•- terday morn in y fr«~m ttv» Chatham Islands with a c»r;,i <~i nvwi ii"d ?h'*>»•. and azAtc ou her ret'.irr in the rvemn;. It is

rxn-rtJiH t.h.T r!:? -.<,': r-t'irn 1o l.y(.teuton ":"''. '"" *sr»i" Mr 1-* Ji=:,ipdr, Moa. tho C.hr;?tu];. w l) ( .'n'i;iv?.

FIRE IX THE OMRAIJ.

i>I'TBR!:aK jn- wool, CARGO. (Br Cable.—Fr<?ss Ajisori.i!i'on.« Coprrifrht.) (Kcrrivcd Dccrmlvr ]7th, p.m.) SYDXEY, Docotahcr 17. A scrim's firr brokn ou' in tho vool -o of ilit. Orient liiiAr Ouirah Iving at CirmJur Quay. Th* offorU «! (ho fir« liri;,i/i-> •unavailing, the phip'a hold was scd!«l and flooded.

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(By Cable.—Press Association.--Copyright.) . SYDNEY, December 16. b-ai>!, Ki-ciina. (midnight), for Acw Zealand Arrive!. Kaiapo nv.d Inpa. from Kaipara. SaUcd, To Aiiau. for Wellington XKWCASTU;, Drccmbor 37. Sailed Lincl.siol. lor Auckland. MELBOURNE. December 17. Arrived, Kaituus, from (ircymoutii.

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AUCKLAND. December 17. ! I Arrived. Ko«r\mand (.1.10 p.in.), iroru Napier. Sailed, AVaipori. for Grcvmouth. WELLINGTON, December 17. ,' Arrived. Arabum <6.30 a.m.), from West Ccmst and Nelson; Maori (7.10 a.m.), from Lyttehou; Kahika (7.25 a.m.), from Woet- ! port:_ l'aloonn. (10.50 a.m.*, from Auckland pnd Eaal Coast; C'orinna (3 p.m.), from Xew I'lymouth. Sailed, Xjrakutu (11.10 a.m.), for Grevmouth; Patcena, iV2A p.m.), for Picton aad N'e'Eou; Putiki (3.15 p.rrO, for "Westnort; Paloonn (G. 5 p.m.), for LvttoKon and "ihinodin: Maori (8.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton, with all pii3scngcra. I DUNEDIN. "Deoe-raW 17. Sailed, TVestralia. (6.40 p.m.), -for Northern ports. Passengers for Lyttnlton—Mr CarI mine. Mrs Floury and child, Mr Donnoll, ! Mr Calwin.