SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16362, 6 November 1918, Page 10

SHIPPING.

PORT OP LYrPELTON". ARRlVED—November 6, Karu (3.25 a.m.), from Wellington. Maori (7 a.m.), from Wellington. Cygnet (4 p.m.), from Akaroa. SAlLED—November 5. Maori <7.55 p.m.), for Wellington. SHIPPING NOTES. The coastal steamer Karu, which arrived in port early yesterday morning with transhipments from Wellington, will probably Bail to-day for Nelson nnd Weßtport. Tli© Canterbury Shipping Company's steamer Calm is due hero to-day fro in Wellington, and upon oompleting hero eaila south. The Breeze and Storm aro both duo at Lyttelton on Saturday, tho lormer .*» 4*td for Timaru and Dunedin, and tho latter jor Wanganui. Tho collicr Kahika, which i 3 discharging coal her© from Greymouth, will probably bo in readiness "or despatch to-night for Westport direct. Tho Coriuna vrill not reach _ Lyttelton beforo to-morrow. She is coming from Dunedin, via Odiu.iiu and Timaru, end will load hero for Now Plymouth. The Orepuki is expected her© with timber froth Greymoutli about the end of this weok. After discharge she will bo docked for her annual overhaul. Tho Government steamer Hmcmoa, which is in dock at Lyttelton, will come out today and prepare for her visit to the southern lighthouses. Tho Wootton, with general cargo, left Lyttelton yesterday for Wellington, whero she will discharge, and afterwards load for this port. Tho Union Company's collier Kakapo wul load coal at W-estport this week for discharge at Lyttelton. _ . Messrs Reese Bros, report that the Opihi arrived at Vancouver last Friday, and not on October 18th, ns prevjouely announced. The vessel covered tho distance in thirtyeight days, which is considered satisfactory. Many and varied aro tho statements (and misstatements) that have been made from time to timo about the German raider Shadier. Here at last appears to be something official from "Syren and Shipping.' The Gorman raider Seeadkr, ex Pass of Balinaha, which was sunk in the South Seae je to be refloated. . A steamer equipped for salvaging left San Francisco for the. purpose somo timo ago, and will also try to raise another steamer sunk near by. CUNARD COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES. "Syren and Shipping* leanw that arrangements have been mado by tho Cunard Company to take over the general passenger agency of tho Japanese steamship company, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, whose largo and modern passenger steamers trade across tho Pacific between San Francisco, Japan, and China, calling «n route at Honolulu. Tbi? is only on» direction in whioh tho Cunard Company ia perfecting its preparations foT the extension of its business when things revert to the normal. Tho passenger agency of tho Toyo Kisen Kaisha points to a very material strengthening of the Cunard Company's American connexions, ft department of its enterprise which but for the war would doubtless have shown somo developments. Liverpool to New York, New York to San Francisco, San Francisco to Honolulu, and thence to Chit a and Japan suggests great possibilities, seeing that British, American, and Japaneso interests are thus brought ihto close combination. .THE LUSITANIA. Until -ccently thero were hopes that it would bo possible to refloat the Lusi aim, which for two years ha 3 lain under 300 ft of water, about twenty miles from the 011 Head of Kiusale. A London paper of September Sth says salvage experts have comi to tho conclusion that, oven if successful, th? effort would cot b« worth tlie cost and the proposal has beeu abandoned. for such a long time to the Atlantic's swell, *t i» probable that tho vessel's back i 3 b\ now; bui, oo far. no diver has gone down U investigate, nor ia such a survey thought likely. It is possible, however, that an attempt may yot be made to recover the specio which' is known to bo locked in the purser* cabin on tfec upper deck. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. November sth. Arrived—Wellington: Mororo* (7.53 a.m.i, from Lytte'ton. Saileu—Wellington: Mararoa (4 p.m.); Akaroa: Cygnet (9.30 a.m.), both for Lyttelton.