SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16397, 17 December 1918, Page 5

SHIPPING.

POBT OP LYTTELTON. ABEIVBD —Deoember 16. Tara/vrcra (9.30 p m ), from Auckland. Poherua, (12.15 p.m.), from Westport. Cygnet (L3O a.m.), from Titirangi. SAILED —December 16. Uararoa (6.55 pjn.), for Wellington.

SHIPPING NOTES. Captain Cowan, who has been suffering irom influenza, has resumed command of *ha Storm. Mr C. Stephens, eeoond officer of the vessel, has gone ashore. Mr W. J. Burns, late of the Karu, has joined the Kamo as eeoond officer. The collier Poherua, which left Greymou/a on Saturday morning with a load of ooal 'o* Lyttelton, arrived in pori yesterday. A start will bo made unloading her to-day. The four-masted American schooner Mindaro will sail to-day or to-morrow for Wellington, where she will load hemp and fallow for San Francisco. The Kaiapoi arrived at Helbcmrr© on sunday from txieymouth. She will load at the Victorian port, and is expected to reach Lyttelton, via Bluff and I>un«din, early 'n is fixed to make a special trip to Kaikoura this evening, and should return to port to-morrow evening. Tie John Amd-er-eon will make her Akaroa run to-day. Ttm Union Company's steamer Waitomo wifi probably have the Lyttelton portion of bar cargo discharged in time to allow her u> resume her voyage South to-morrow. She will for Dunedin, thence to Sydney. The Canard liner Port Alma, which left Lyttelton on December 7th for Egypt with wool, will subsequently re;urn to -New Zear land. ... The ferry steamer Maori rs at pieeent under the command of Captain Williams, late of the Navua, who is- relieving Captain Manning. _ The Corinna is expected at Lyttelton from the South on Friday, and will load bore for 2t«bos aad New Plymouth. |

The Alexander is due at Lyttelton to-day from Wellington with general cargo, and will load here for Kelson, Westport, and Greymouth.

The Secretary of llifrine notifies that the cable buoy which was moored in the following position:—Pencarrow lighthouse "1 cleg, true, distance 7$ miles, Karori light 327 deg. true, distance- 3 miles, has. been removed, and the buoy which was lost in Cook-Strait has been recovered.

I Tho New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the chartered elenmer Middleham OiK-tlo i 3 fixed to leave St. Johii in January with Canadian merchandise for discharge at, Melbourne, -Sydney, Auc&land, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Tho liner lluapchu is expected to leave London about the end of the month for New j Zea-'-ind ports. ' The Hororata is fixed to leave London j early next month for Auckland, Wellington, ; Lyttelton, and Dunedin. I . i SHIPS WITH AUSTRALASIAN j ASSOCIATIONS. ! LOST DURING WAR PERIOD. During the period covered by the complete censorship of tho movements of all doapsea vessels (December 23rd, 1916, to the end o. May last) over 230,000 tons of British and Allied-owned ships with Australasian associations were lost. Hereunder is a list of vessels which disappeared from official lists during 1917: — Candia, 6482 tons; Leitrim, 9540; Westmeath, 9179; Limerick, 6827; Hippinghan Grange; Waikawts, 6666; Maritime (ex Schlcsien); Somerset, 8710; Middlesex, 7265 (Knight Bachelor); Sont-ay, Gango, Salsette, 5542. British-India Line: Umballa, Berbers, Mashobra, Mombaesa, Mantola, and Umaria. Port Hardy, Nereliana, Port Curtis, Port Campbell (Star of Scotand), all oj che Commonwealth and Dominion Jjine, were lost «n F.-uropeau waters, aud also the Ben Larig, 3921 tons. THE JOHN EN A. The American four-masted barque, the I John Ena, reached Dunedin at 11.25 a.m. Sunday with a cargo of oil for the Vacuum : ,Oil Company. She left Lyttelton on ths 10th inst., and encounterod fair weather until Thursday, when she ran into a severe eouweeter, which Captain McLeod deecribes A3 the severest lae has experienced for many yeans. As showing the severity of the galo • tho John Ena had her mizzen topsail tarried I away, but there were no other mishaps, and fortunately no accidents occurred to the crew.. The John Ena is the largest sailing ship j that has visited Dunedin. j MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEA VESSELS. I Amy Turner, barque, left San Francieco i November 25th for Lyttelton direct; due' about the end of January. A. S. Paterson and Co., agents; Claude Ferrier and Co., port agente. ' Carolyn Frances, schooner, left San Francisco October 16th; due at Lyttelton early F. E. Sutton and Co., agenls. Duqueane, ship, at Lyttelton; arrived from San Francisco December 7th; sails January for San Francisco. Claude Ferrier and Co., agents. Joan Craig, at Lyttelton; sailed December 12th for Wellington, Nydia Bay, Greymouth, thence Australia. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. John and Winthron, schooner, left San Francisco September 17tij; duo Lyttelton early. John Ena, four-masted schooner, left Lyttelton December 11th for Dunedin, thcnce Sydney and San Francisco. Kaiapoi, due at Lyttelton in January from Melbourne, via Bluff and Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. ■Kent, from London; left Auckland December 12th for Tokomaru Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmero; due at Lyttelton aborut the 20th instant. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Manuka, due at .Lyttelton early from Sydney, via Wellington. Union Steam Ship —ompany, agents. Melbourne, leaves Lyttelton December, for Bay of Islands, thienoe. Newcastle. Redpath and Co., agents; Claude Ferrier and Co., port agents. Mindoro, schooner, arrived Lyttelton December sth; sails December 17th for San Francieco, via Wellington. A. S. Paterson agent; Claude Ferrier and Co., port agents. Moeraki, due at Lyttelton early from Sydney, via Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agente. Oakland, barque, undergoing refitting at Lyttelton; sails early for San Francisco, via Apia. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Opihi, left Vancouver November 16th and Honolulu December Bth for Wellington and Lyttelton; due at Lyttelton early in January* F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Port Alma, left Lytfeitea December 7th

for Port Snid, via Colombo; returns to New Zealand. Kinsoy and Co., Ltd., sgente. Ruahine, sailed from London December •2nd for Now Zealand ports, via Panama; duo Auckland January 18th, Lyttelton about the end of January. New Zealand Steam Shipping Company, agents. _ S'jovic, sailed from London November 21st, via Panama, Melbourne, and Hobart, for Auckland, "Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers; du< v Auckland January 17th, and at Lyttelton about two weeks later. Dalgety, and Co., agents. _ I Waitomo, from Calcutta, will arrive Lyttelton December I4t!i; sails early for _ Dunedin and Sydney. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Westralia, due at Lyttelton early from Melbourne, via Wellington. Kineey and Co., LH., agents. Zingara, scow, from Sydney, at Lyttelton about the end of this month. DORSET REFLOATED. (rp.ESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) ■WELLINGTON, December 16. Tito Dorset wns refloated eerly this morning and was berthed at the King's wharf. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LONUOJN, December 14. Sailed, Henrietta, b.s., for Wellington. WELLINGTON, December 16. Arrived, Navua (10.30 a.m.), from San Francisco, via Papeete.