SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16118, 24 January 1918, Page 9

SHIPPING.

« PORT OP LYTTELTOS. ARRlVED—January 23. Mararoa. (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Storm (1.45 p.m.), from Picton. Cygnet (7 p.m.), from Akaroa. SAlLED—January 23. Canopus (3 p.m.), for Westport. Wakatu (5.40 p.m.), for Kaikoura. Mararoa. (7 p.m.), for Wellington. Kini (5.50 p.m.), for Greymouth. Storm (G.lO p.m.), for Dunedin. SHIPPING NOTES. The Minister of Defence hag decidcd, in the interests of the Union, to have the order revoked excluding Messrs W. T. Young and Howell, of the Seamen's Union, from shippins and wharves in Wellington. Tho Tc Anati will leave Auckland 10-day for Lyttclton direct, and the Corinna is expected here on Saturday from Dunedin and Timaru. The Monowai v.-ill arrive here from Dunodin to-morrow, and will sail 10-morrcw evening for Wellington. The Orepuki will arrive at Lyttelton tonight, and on completing here will return lo the West Coast. The Breeze will probably arrive here tomorrow from northern ports, and will sail lator for Dunedin and Timaru. PASSENGERS FROM AUSTRALIA. The following saloon passengers have arrived in New Zealand from Australia :—Mesdames Benjamin, Agnew, Gulliver, Grant, Lewin and five children, Walsh, Smith and two children, Archibald, Bennett and child, Mills, Brodie, Allen, Beauctiamp and two children, Andrews, Maling, Harries, Fleming, Ellis and child, Mallini and child, Bowie, Thomson, Bonnington, Mcßride, McCullough, Burns, Brett, Palmer, Clarke, Owen and two children, Mallyon, Misses White, Hemming 3, Sisters Xaveria, Neater, Ultan, Peter, Chryoston, Ineen, Germaini, Miss Baker, Sister Bega, Sister Driscoll. Kelso, Kimbley, Sieter Dorothea, Sister O'Brien, Sister Laurence, Sutton, Willis, O'Malley, Mallov, Fisher, Mcintosh McL«chlan, Little, D'Ath, Inglis, Todd, Allum, Reid, Morton, Austin, Thomson, Malloy, Cooley, Turner, Brett, Fallshaw, Bird, O'Connoll, Palmer, Gibson, Hodder, .Corn's, Dr. Rennie, Dr. Cowan, K-eva. Harries, Bowie, and Ward, Messrs Roberts, T. Larsen, Benjamin, Parker, Gulliver, Morissita., A. Parkinson, Snyder, Walsh, Smith, D. Thomson, Butcher, J. Allen, H. Luck, R. Tait, Holland, Maling, Tennant, Stevenson, T. Ellis, W. T«ylor, Little, D. Stuart, J. Stuart, W. Gleeson, Mallini, Kerrigan, Bedwell, Haseldine, W. Wright, F. Franks, Brodie, Gillies, Robinson, Hadden, Bonnington, H, Harlem, J. Harlem, Fisher, Brett, W. Marshall, J. Owen, Mallyon, and Davies. » PASSENGERS FROM AMERICA. The following passengers hare arrived ra New Zealand from America:—Saloon: Misses Morvillers (3), Mitchell (3), Wright- Smith (3), Mesdames Woodward, Du Temple and! child, Morvillers and child, Lane, Brown, Eastman and child, Smith, Messrs Fogerty, Sweeney, Stanvillc, Brady, Mansfield, Power, O'Connor, Curley, Dunne, Hemus, Van de Veldt, Cole, Van de Moron, Craig, Brisson, Miller, Morvillers, Yerex, Reynolds, Deas, Eastman, Smith, and Morell. Steerage: Misses Rua (2), Wheeler (3), Mesdames Wheeler and child, Turupu, Rna, Messrs Brusquet, King, Bacon, Miher, Winchester, and Wheeler; also four Chinese. RUMOUR ABOUT THE KAKAMU. Says the Sydney "Shipping List" of the 11th January:—"lt is reported in shipping circles that the Holyman line of steamers will be augmented at an early date by the Karamu, a steamer of 934 tons, owned by the Union Steam Ship Company, and at present engaged on the New Zealand coast." DEATH OF CAPTAIN MELLO. Captain P. E. Mello, of the Commonwealth end Dominion Line, died' in England recently. He was well known in New Zealand, having traded here for many years. ±Ie first visited the Dominion as a junior officer, and two of the steamers of which ho wa.3 master were the Niwaru and Marerc. He last visited New Zealand a year ago. A NEW TYPE OF VESSEL. Says "Syren and Shipping" . of the . 21st November:—There arc now on the ways at the Ca.mcron-Gcnoa shipyard four ships, two of which arc being built for the 'British Government, according to plans prepared by the Imperial Munitions Board l . They wul he steam schooners, and will here no sii's. The. company has undertaken to build four of the steam schooners for the British Government, and has tho option to build two additional ones. The vessels built from tho Price plans arc all five-masted schooners, equipped with auxiliary gas engines, and designed primarily for lumber carriers. The? aro 253 ft 4-lft beam, and 21ft depth of hold. Those which have been loaded have carried between fifteen and sixteen hundred thousand feet of Jumber. Their performances have been quite satisfactoiy; in fact, equal in every respect to all expectations.' To' ships being built for the nrituh Government in tho British Columbia v»rds are of an entirely different type. T'icy <vii] havr no sails, will be propelled by I'UO h.p. yv.am engines, and arc designed '.or general' freight carriers. They are all to be built from one plan, and wul be 2(sft long overall, 44ft beam, and 22ft depth of hold. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ... DUNEDIN, Januajy 23. Arrived Rosamond (3J5 a.m.), from Weliington: Monowai (0.15 a.m.), from Auckl £ a (3-2 ° p,m,) ' from Greymouth. Sailed, John (r.oon), f or Waaganui.