SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15567, 17 April 1916, Page 9

SHIPPING.

POUT OF LYT'f ELTON". ) ARRIVED —Apri; 15. Ngakuta, s.s. (6.25 a.m.), I'ib3 tons, Muir, from Timaru. .Blackball Coal Co., Ltd., ' Monowai, a.s. (6.30 a.m.), 3133 tons, Drew- ' otte, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Co. , of Wow Zealand, Ltd., agents. J Maori, turbine 8.8. (7.15 aan.), 3399 tons, j _ W. Manning, from Wellington. Passengers: r 191 saloon and 132 steerage. "Union Steam . Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd., agents. 1 Wcstralia, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 3000 tons, Bates, from Auckland, via Gisbotne, Napier, " and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., . agents. , Cygnet, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 124 tone, A. Murray, from Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. 1 Karamu, s.s. (5.20 p.m.). 934 tone. Peterson, from Grcymouth. Union Steam Ship * Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., agents. April 1(3. » Opouri, s.s. (5.10 a.m.), 071 tons, R. i'ears son, lrom lireymoulh. Keeso Bros., agents. ; !•'. E. Sutton and Co.. port agents. 1 Mararoa, fi-.s. (1.15 p.m.), 25y8 tons, Cameron, from. "Wellington. Passengers—Misses

' McOullum (2), Henry, Rattray, Saunderß, " Douglas, Fleming, Beamish, Rowe, Mc- * Kenzie, Harrison, "Wilson, Mesdamea - Hockley, Gilchrist and child, Henry, Pimm, Baker, Holt, Daly and child, S Beveridge, Mackey, Glarce, Rol.eston, Munro, Gill, Harris, AYilman, Breeds, ToddSmith, La Tem, Burgess, Simpson, Shaw, Campbell, Sir Joseph Ward, Sir Geo. CliT--0 ford, Lt. Wagstaff, Messrs Campbell, Zacha- > riah, Bart, Ballin, Wadie, Ford, Holland, . Hopkins, Scott, Davis, Meagher, Canavan, t Peville, Clemens, Trescott, Harris, Stephen, , Hockley, Gayen, Simm, Ecclea, Baker, Holt, •j Beverdige, Callaghan, Balkind. Kulku, De Pars, Palmer, . Fulford, Cesser,* Emanuel, Healy, Mclnto3h, Harrobin, Cooper, Forbes, 1 Dwan, Brown, Burgess, Cook," Major, Holderness, Patterson, Strang, Munro, Lisdall, i Johnson, Foy, Beaumont, Coleman, Johnson, - Welsman. Troup, Simpson, Breeds. Todd- ] Smith, Mandell, Fitzgerald, Hunt, Le Tem, Birks, Styche. Grodman, Manchester, Smart, Holmes, and 50 steerage. Union Steam Ship \ Co. of New Zealand, Ltd. SAILED—ApriI 15. c Maori, turbine e.s. (8.30 p.m.). 3399 tons, _ W. Manning, for Wellington. Passengers— 250 saloon and steerage. Union Steam Ship s Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., agents. Wcstralia, 3..5. (9.25 p.m.), 3000 tons, Bates, il for Dunedin. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents, ll Monowai, s.s. (11.50 p.m.), 3133 tons, A. Drewette, for Auckland, via Wellington. Napier, and Gisborne. Union Steam Ship Co. ■1 of New Zealand, Ltd., agents. Kini, s.s. (midnight), 1122 tons. H. Platts, lor Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co. of Now " Zealand, Ltd., agents. April .16. Ngakuta, 8 - a - (12.Zt> a.m.), 1203 ions, Muir, for Greymouth. Blackball Coal Co.. Ltd., 0 agents.

SHIPPING NOTES.

'i J? According to the Sydney Shipping List, the steamer Orari lius been engaged to loud 0 at New York this mouth on behnlf of the j American and Australian Line. Her first O port of call in the Dominion will bo Aucke land, the vessel then visiting Lyttelton and [ jUunedin. She will go across to Australia to ' complete discharge at Melbourne and Sydney. Tho vossel was previously announced !" us being about to ioad at Liverpool for New Zealand ports. Tho liner Wcstmeath, which left Wolhugo ton on January 18th for Boston and New i- York, has arrived at the latter port, y It ie announced by tho Union Company that there will be no steamer .leaving Wolc lington for Picton and Nelson on "Wednesday and Friday next, and _ that the Maponrika, sailing from Wellington to-day, will omit her usual call at Greymouth. Associated with Captain Edward Evans, who has succeeded Captain Jones as master 17 of the oil steamer Cyrena, are the following officers: -Chief, Jlr W. Richards; second. Mr A. K. Ward; third. Mr T. Visser. Mr • T). T,. Campbell has been promoted to chief engineer in placc of Mr J. M. Ciark. who left the vessel at Auckland. Mr A. Reeves is second engineer, and Mr A. D. Christio 0 third. The vessel carries a Chinese crcw. c She is due at Lyttelton this week from Welr" lington. ■® Tho coastal steamer John is due at LytA tcltnt] from "Wellington with a load.of coko on Wednesday morning, and is to leave on 7< her return in tho evening. d Owing to heavy rain at Wellington. the y Huddart-Parker Line'a steamer Wimmera '*> was unable to complete loading and unloadi® ing operations in time to adhere to her >r time-table running. She is due here tor- morrow inorniDß, and will proceed to Melio bourne, via soxithern ports, in the evening. >f Mr J. ('. Bannatyne, chief engineer of the is Kittawa, has been succeeded by Mr J. A. y Patterson, late of the Cnrinnn i- Mr 71. L. Hay has succeeded Mt R. T. Gilbert as chief offieer of the Kittawa. Having sailed, from Newcastle _on the 14th inst.. the steamer Joan Craig » due n at Lyttelton with a. cargo of timber on Friday next. it The steamer Himitanei is at present unir deroroin? overhaul at Welliieton. She is 'g expected to leav<» for the Chatham Islands on Thursday next.

4 NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S 9 LINE.

MOVEMENTS OF FLEET. The Opawa is to leav© Trrtiara to-morrow or on Wedueadav. The Otal-.i is to leave Port Chalmers tomorrow. The Turakina is to leav« Wellington tomorrow or on Wednesday for Lyttelton. The "Waimate, from St. John, was to b&rc left Melbourne on Saturday for Sydney.

PANAMA CANAL.

P.EOPEXED ON SATURDAY. (Br Cable.—PrcM Association. —Copyright.; NEW YORK, April 15. Tli«j Panama Canal reopeni to-day, after being closed for seven months on Mcotmt ox the blockage caused bjr hugq land, alidw.

SHIPPING AND MAILS. (Br Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright*. (Received April 15th, 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 15. Arrived, Victoria (6.15 a.m.), from Now Zealand. (Received April lGth, 5.5 ;>.ni.) SYDNEY, April 16. Arrived, Rivcrina (7 a.m.). SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. I AUCKLAND, April 15. I Arrived, Ivaituna. (5.45 p.m.), from southern ports. Soiled, Kaktmoa (11 p.m.), for Limestone Island. | April 16. | Arrived, Kahu (3 a.m.). from Eaat Coast Wallscnd (8,30 a.m.), from Sydney; Kowhai (2 p.m.), from Wcstport. Sailed, Cumberland (6.13 a.m.), for southern port-?. ' Tho Niagara is expected at 9 p.m. WELLINGTON, April 15. Arrived, Mapouriku (9.20 p.m.), from the West Coast and Nelson. April 16. Arrived, Hippie (12.30 a.ra.\ from Gisborne and Napier; Maori (6.55 a.nO. from Lyttelton; Niwaru (7.30 a.m.), from Napier; Blenheim (S.lO a.m.), from Tarakohe; Hawera (9.30 a.m.), from Hawcra; John (9.30 a.m.), from Wangamti; Kaitoa (10.20 a.m.), from Nelson and Motueka; Monowai (1.10 p.m.*. from ; Aorere (1.20 p.m.), fTOm Patea. ' Tho overhaul of the Himitangi is taking longer than was expected. Tho vessel ia unable to leave for the Chathums for another week. Saturday's rain delayer! tho discharge of the Winimera's cargo. Work begins at midnight to-night in order to get the vessel away for tho south and Melbourne to-morrow evening. DUNEDIN, April 15. Saihd. Rosamond (1.20 p.m.), for Bluff; | Kotaro (9.3 p.m.), for Bluff and Invercargill. 1 . April 16. | Arrived. Wcatralia (2.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton.