SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16653, 14 October 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LITTELTOtf. » ARRIVALS. Monday—Ootober 13th. Kamo, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 1236 tona, Watson, from Groymoutb. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. DEPARTURES. - Monday—October 13th. Maraxoa, s.s. (6J5 pan.), 2598 tone, Irwin, fur Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Wootton, s.e; (9 p.m.), 150 'tons, I/arsen, for Wellington. A. Rhind and agents. Cygnet, 6.8. (12.20 p.m.), 124 tons, Couper, for Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. Ganopus, s.s. (30.4 P a.m.), 1350 tons, SilJars. for Wcstport. Westport Coal Co., agents. M&naroa, e.e. (6 a.m.), 130 tons, McNeilaga, foe Wellington. Kinsey and Co, agents. ■ Storm, ■«. (4.50 p.m.), 405 tons, Robertson, for Wanganuj. A. JI. Turnbull and C 0.,. ■ agents.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Manuka, Wellington, this day. Koromiko, Newcastle, this day. Cygnet, Akaroa, this day. ilokoia, Wellington, this day. Kamona, Dunedin, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, October 15th. City of Winchester, Dunedin, October 16th. Waipara, Wellington, October 16th. Calm, Wellington, Ootober 16th. Cygnet, Kaikoura, October 17th. Corinna, Timoru, October 17th. Breeze, Wellington, October 17th. WestraJia, Wellington, October 18th. Baasano, Newport News, October 20th.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Manuka, Wellington, this day. Mokoii, Dunedin, this day. Lindstol, Auckland, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, October 15th. Cyfjnot, Kaikoura, Octobor 15th. Cilm, Wellington and Wanganui, October 16th. - . Mokoia, Auckland, via East Coast, October 18th. Rosamond, Kelson, October 18th. Wtstralia, Dunedin, October 18th. Koromiko, Sydney, early. SHIPPING NOTES. Work on tho waterfront was ■very slack -jeeterday, tho Tropio being the only oversea veasel in port. The Marnroa and the coaieta.l boats, Storm, Woottou, and Cygnet, and tbe barqucntino Lindstol, completed the total in port. Tho Canopus, which was delayed on Saturday, on account of two of her crow being tick, left for Weslport yesterday morning. The barquentine Lindotol could not finish loading in time to eail yesterday, and is now due to leave at 3 o'clock this morning. The Mokoia was timed to leave Wellington at 8 o'clock last night for I/yttelton. She will leave hero to-night en arrival of the- 6.55 train. The Wcstralia. which left Melbourne on Sunday, is due here, via Wellington, on the 18th inst. She will proceed from here to Dunedin md Bluff, before sailing for Melbourne. Tho Karu is due here at the end of the week, from Now Plymouth, via Wellington. The City ol Winchester, now discharging American cargo at Dunedin, will load it Timaru, Lvttelton, and Australian ports, for the United Kingdom. The Kamona, from Dunedin, is expected early this morning. The Koromiko is doe this morning fromf Newcastle, and after discharging her coal she will sail for Sydney direct. Among latest charters are the Hama6on Maru, Newcastle to Auckland, with coal; the Yei Maru IL, Newcastle to Wellington,

with coal; the Opihi, Calcutta or Strailbs Settlements, to Australia or New Zealand ports, general cargo; and tb-f, barquentinp Senorita, Clarenoo town to Greymouth, witli hardwood.

Two vessels rcocntly in port at Melbonrno are flying the ensign, denoting their owner-' ship—-theoretically at least—by the League of Nations. Both the Gieaon. and the Prina Hubertus, on -account of their German origin, can be seen with this ensign, called by mariners the "armistice" flag, floating at their mastheads. The flag: is ■white, with a broad light blu.* stripe running down the centre.

After a long absence an sctive service in the war zone, the transport. Katoomba arrived a>t Melbourne on the morning of September 22nd, with returning troope. During the war period tho vessel was attached to tho high speed convoys in company with Cunarders and "White Star liners, on which numerous attacks by German' submarines were successfully evaded. The ex-German liner Prinz Hubertus left Melbourne on September 20th, with passengers and - cargo for Colombo, Bombay, Aden, and Port Said. The Prinz Hubertus will afterwards proceed to Marseille and London, with passengers and juto goods bom India. A strongly constructed vessel, of 3500 _ tons the Prinz Hubertus is one of the five- former enemy linecs now being administered by the P. «n<i O. Company, by virtue of <a special pact drawn up soma time ago by . Imperial officials and representatives of tho P. and. O. Company. STEAMER SERVICE WITH CHINA. Australia has many products shitablo for the Chinese market, and China has many, not produced here, required in Australia (says the "Sydney Daily Telegraph"). "With a view to fostering direct Australian-Chinese trade is the appearance of a new line of steamers to ran between Australia and China, It is .known as tho China-Australia Mail S.S. Line, and will commence running with the well-known steamers Victoria and Gabo. It is proposed to run these two vessels between the two Continenta, having Melbourne «J4 Hongkong a3 their terminal ports, possibly- Shanghai at tho other end later on. NEW VANCOUVER LIKE. (By Cable—Press Association—Copyrig&t.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) OTTAWA, October 11. . Tho Canadian Government, on January Ist, is placing two refrigerated steamers, the Canadian Railway and tho Canadian Impor- i ter, on tho Vanoouver-Sydney-Now Zealand route, and. hopos to get a share of tho frozen moat trade. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. . *t. „ , VANCOUVER, October 11. Sailed, Makura (midnight), lor Auckland and Sydney. on, .. .. SUVA, October 12Sailed, Atu* (6 pan.), for Auckland, with ■ugar. ' ' o ~ 3 KAEOTONGA. October 10. Sailed, Flora (5 p.m.), for Auckland, with fruit ' ■ " ' MELBOURNE, October 13. Arrived, Cordoba, from Wellington. AUCKLAND, October 13. Arrived, Ayrshire (10.30 p.m.). from Weiligton; Argyllshire (10.45 p.m.). from Sydney. Sailed, Arahnra (10 pjn.), for East Coast porta. WELLINGTON, October 13. Arrived;-. Mokoia (6.50 eon.),, from Napier. Sailed, Stella (5.25 p.m.), for Dußodin.: Manuka (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Mokoia (10.30 p.m.), for Lyvtelton.

DAILY MEMORANDA—Tuesday, Opt. 14. AUCTIONS. Jones, MoCrostio and Co., at 16 Armagh street, at 11 Building for Removal. McKoazio and Willie, in their Rooms, at 1 Furniture, etc., and at 2—Property. H. B. Sorensen, in hia Rooms, at 11 Salvage Goode» McKonzie and Co., in their Rooms, at 1— Furniture, eto.

if AIL NOTICES Mails for Aehburton, Tim ana, W&imite, Oamaru, Dunedin. end Invercargill, per express at 11.1Q, a.m.; late fee letters, 11.25 s.id.; mail van, 12.25 p.m train TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14. For Chatham Islands, per Manuka, to connect with Kahu, at 5 .p-.m.; lata fee letters, 5.50 p.ni.; guard's van, 6.55 p.m. train. For United Kingdom, Honolulu, Japan, United States of. America., Canada, Central America, Mcscico, West United States of Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela, British, French', and Dutch Guiana, SouUx America, via San Francisco, per Manuka, to connect with Moana, at S p.m.; late fee letters, 5.30 p.m.; guard's Tan, 6.55 p.m. train. For Northern Ports, per Manuka, at 5 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.30 p.m.; guard's van, 6.53 p.m. train. For Australian States, Egypt, South Africa, snd tho East, per Manuka, to connect, with Tahiti, at 5 p.m.; late feo letters, 5.30 p.m.; guard's van, 6.55 p.m. train. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16. Mail for Raratonga and Tahiti, per Manuka, to connect with Flora, at 5 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.30 p.m.; guard's van, 8.55 p.m. tram. For Australian -States, Egypt, South Africa and the East, per Manuka, to connect with Atua, at 5 p.m-; late fee letters, 6.30 p.m.; guard's van, 6.55 p.m. train. Mails despatched on August 16th arrived in London on .October Bth. Mafia for Xiue,-. per Rira, close at Auckland 12.45 p.m, Wednesday. J. G. RULE, Acting Chief Postmaster.