SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16654, 15 October 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OP LTTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Tuesday, October 14th. Manuka, s.s. (9.30 n.m.), <1505 torn, Clift from "Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., ngents. Koromiko, SjS. (11.45 a.m.). 2479 tone, Baldwin, from Newcastle. Union Steam' Ship Co., agents. Mokoia, a.e. (1.50 p.m.), 8503 tons, Ritchie, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Cygnet, s.a. (1.45 p.m.). 124 tons, Ceraper, from Akaroa. Stevenson, Stowart and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Tuesday, October 14th. Manuka, s.s. (7.50 pan.), 4505 tons, Clift, for Wellington. Unjon Steam Ship Co., agents. Lindstol, barquetitine (8.30 a.m.), 354 tons. Headick, for Auckland. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. N.Z. SHIPPING- COMPANY'S FLEET. The Itemaero, for Auckland, left Plymouth on 12th ultimo, Newport News on 36th ult., Colon on October 3rd, and 33 due at Auckland about 27th instant. The Paparoa, for Wellington, left Bristol on 14th nit., and Newport JNewa on October Ist. T'lio Kaikoura left Montreal on 9th. inst. for Auckland, Lyttojton, 'Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. j : The Wancaxatta, for Auckland, from Montreal, left Panama on 13th ult., arrived at Auckland on 7th inSt., is duo at "Wellington on 16th inat., Port' Chalmers on 22nd inst., and sails thence to Australian porta. Tho Euapehu, for London, left Colon on 19th ult*/ and Nertrport News on- 29th ult. She loads at West Co set ports of tho United Kingdom and sails about the middle of November" for New Zealand porta. Tile Orari, for London,.left Wellington on 3rd ult., arrived at Panama let inst., and left Colon on 2nd irst. She is to load at St. Jolin, sailing in December for NewZealand. ' ' 1 The 'Waim&te, for London, via Bombay and Bart- Said, left Port Kembla on 24th ult. ■ The Opawa, for London, via .Panama, left Wellington ion find inst. She is to leave London at the end of December for Auckland, Wellington, and Pert Chalmers. The Horoxata -is to leave Auckland 16th inat. for Napier. She sails from Wellington about the middle of October for London. . , The Waipara, from Montreal, is to leavo Wellington on l«th in»t. for Lyttelton; thenos to Australian, porta. Tho Ruahine ia to leave "London about 09th inst. for Auckland, Wellington, LytteJton, and: Port Chalmerp. , Tho Rimutaka, now loading at Weat Coast porta of the United Kingdom, sails about November Bth for Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton. and Dunedin. The Whakatane loads at St. Joan for New Zealand, and is to sail in November. SALE OF THE WILLOCHRA. j The well-known steamer Willochra, which has been sold Tjy the Adelaide Steamship j Company to Messrs Furneaa, Withy and Company, charterer! by the Union Steam Ship Company from the Adelaide Company about six years ago. She was employed xn the Sydney-Wellington trade for some time, but just before} the outbreak of war made nevetal trips botwscn San Francisco, "Wellington, and Sydney. She was taken over j by the Admiraltv during the early part of the war, and had a moat interesting career as a troopship. She made m4ny voyage® | from New Zealand with troops to Egypt and I England, and also between East Africa and Cape Town. Later she proceeded to Southampton. with African troops, and was then fitted out for carrying troops from America to France; but on the signing of the armistice ehe was diverted to Rotterdam to convey British prisoners of war to Hull. She m&cta eeveraf trips in this run, and ' then diverted to Copenhagen to carry Bn-1 i tish prisoners to Leith. Owing to on accident to her starboard propeller the \VjI-, lochia was detained at Leifch for five weoks. I ! She arrived at Wellington early Una year from the United with New Zealand troops, and after refitting at Port Chalmers carried German prisoners from j New Zealand and Australia to Rotterdam. The Willochra, which .has been Temunrf ) Jtort Victoria, is a. veesel of 77M tons, and j was built by W. Bewdmoro and Co., Glasgow. in 1913. Her principal dimensions are—Length 411 ft 7in, breadth E6ft 7m, depth 31ft lin.