SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16704, 12 December 1919, Page 12

SHIPPING.

| PORT OF LYTTELTON. I ARRIVALS. i Thursday, 11th. Maori, ss.s. (7.25 a.m.), S'TG ton*, Cameron, from Wcllirgtou. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. [ Stella, s.s. (1 p.n:.), 069 tons, Hamilton, | from Dunedin. A. 11. Rhind and Co., agents. I Cygnet, s*. (<.23 p.m.), 13( tony, Murray, | from Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., ' agoats. I DEPARTURES. Thursday, December 11th. Wootton, s.s. <10.10 p.m.), 150 tons, Tv*rsen, for Wellington. A. 11. Rhind and Co., agonta. Kaiapoi, «.s. (7.46 p.m.), 9003 tons, Robiiliard, for Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Co.. agents. Maori, s.s. (3 p.m.), 3476 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., ugonte. EXPECTED'ARRIVALS. Mararoa, Wellington, this day. Orcpuki, this day. Cygnet, Kaikoura, December 13th. Maori, Wellington-, Dcccmber 13th. To Anau, Timaru, December 13th. Wakatu, Kaikoura. December 13th. John, December 14th. Xgakuta, Newcaotle, Dcccmber 15th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ' Stella, Wellington, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, this day. Kahika, Greymoutli, thin day. Kittawa, Grcymouth, this day. Cycnot, Kuikoura, this day. Maori, Wellington. Dcccmber 13th. To Anati, Napier, December 13th. OropuUi, Greymouth, JL>ccembor loth. SKIPPING NOTES. The Maori made another early arrival vcaterderday morning, berthing »t- T.y.i a.m., and it may fairly bo assumed th:it ?hc has Kittled down to her old running tituo again. The Kaiapoi discharged the portion of her carpo yesterday and lett it tho evening for Dunedin to complete her dis- j char^-c. Mr C. 11. Hobdcn. formerly chief steward I of tho Arawa, is r.ow purser of the Wxhcbe.

Among recent charters are tho Hutimurn, CfiCt". tons, New York to New Zealand, and Australian port.': Calhkit, wow, ],"7 Urns, Gisborno to Sydney, with timl)cr. yhe Kauri is timed to arrive at Dunedin to-morrcw with a cargo of wheat from Melbourne, portion oi which will bo discuarrcd at Timaru. The Kant ij still undergoing ovcrhiul at Welling'oii, including- tho fitting of a rev mist. Tho Government sleamer Hinemoa left Wellington yerterday ou «. visit to Cook Str:iit iifhtkoiiH*?. Tho AVaintea. b due at Wellington to-aay with cement from Torakohc. .md will sail to-night for Nelson and Wept Coast. Tho Priestmun whicfc h*s t>een undevpoinir an exten.wo overhaul, commenced work again yesterday at the fernberth alongside No. 0 wharf. Tho wharf should be ready to work again in a few weeks. Tho Orop'ilci is duo to-day with a fall Joai of timber fron; Greymouth. Sho i* timed to leave or. -he return trip or. Monday. The Waipori was to leave Dunedin yesterday for Bluff and Newcastle. The Kaiwarra left Wellirgtor yesterday for Newcastle, to load coal for Wellington. 'I'ho John, with coko from Wellington, is duo or. Sunday. She will load general cargo for tr.o r.'tum trip. It is expected t!;at tho Karori wilj ',a ro3dy tor «-a by Cr.ri'trr n.=. T!io work h»» btec ppeeded up cy *-rarloy"ic r - r.!:ht »n<i dav shifts. The Kakapo will 'cave I>u-cdir. r.cii for Wel'-ingtar. 'lhe Storm will come out o: dock at Port Chalmers at the end of this week, knd w-i!l load for Timaru and Lyttelton. Sho is due hero about tho middle of cert woek, ar.d w:ii pick up cargo :or the north. The Wanaka will '.cave Auckland to-day for Newcastle to load for Blu£f. Ad vie* has beer, received from Lordor. tbnt sho sUndardiwd rtoomer VTar < Opal. ®5G6 tons, has boon soid to the British Indian Company, and rc-nanxd the Hatimuni. Xfco left New York last month ;.<r Lytteltcm, Dunedin. Melbourne, and Sydroy. j under charter to the A. and A. lir.o. should be hero before the end of this month. The Hatimura is a steel s!«ext cf -tZCO I tor« re*., aod 666fi torn gross. 412 feet 5 j inchce lone. 5S feet 5 inches in breadth, ana I 34 ieet < ir.chcs in depth. She was buil: ; at Sunderland in ISIS by Jv L. Thompson | and Sons, Ltd. y . The steamer Der.nistoun. built and en-irjed bv M"s«r> T. Redhead and Sons, Ltd . of South Shields, early in 19iS. and bv the Femley Shipping Company. Ltd.. has been purchased bv the Clan L;ce Steamers, Ltd.. for about The rVr.nistcur. is of 5C94 tors grow, and carrics about SWO tons deidweight. S'r.c is rcg.storcd a'. New-castle-on-Tyne. j

Ir. tko cotmo of .1 victory report on- the ' work during tlu war of the .Jrit.sii mo:chant j *erricv .'iK-'ii, the Guild Gazette," tc- journal of tho Imperial Merchant sor- ' vio Guiid, refers to tko following honours won by ir.cn of tho :r.ercautilo marine: — Vif.'.jrJ.i Cross, G; Service Order, Si?; Oluc: cf iho British Empire, ST: I service Cross, 110; bars '■:> Distinguished Svrvice Cros?, IS; Frer-.i. awards, as; mentioned in ileepatches. 35.".; commcndod for services, 'J7O; otner honours, JoT. The Niagura, from Vancouver, loft Honolulu or: Lecomber lilh for Suva a:i:i Auckland. She i> due at Auckland on December IStfc. 'I'ii,- Makurs, from Auckland to Vancouver, loft Uoiioiuiu at 5 p.m. on December Cth. i Tho Manuka, which as-rivd at Wellington I from Sydney on Tuesday afternoon, brought JlO'j tor.o o: cargo, including transhipments ! from Ir.e Surrey, Australpeak, Ayrshire, Aus- ; trrlia, Levuka, Koh?o Mam, Kitar.o Maru, Nikko Maru, Kayachi Maru, St. Albans, Wutigaraita, Wuipara, Karoola, Gan<:i<s Maru, Tango Maru. Mayachi Maru, Montoro, Maluram, Ikdleropho, Hawaii, WaKatipu, and Makura. Tho r«ruib> of tho recent conference, which was held to consider tho carriago of benrino cargo ii! coastal BtoaTT.ers, aro now being cor.Bidorod carefully by the Government. Sir I'runcii Bell informed a reporter on WedT:v?dav that the conforcnco considered nil rwpccta of thv question in a thorough and helpful manner, a.r.d he had 110 doubt that tho result would Lo that regulations would bo framed making for safer conditions than at present obtained. The congestion of cargocs on the New Zealand coast xaa demonstrated at Woliington on© dai- la.Tt wc«k. Tho agents foT tho Email steamer Opawa commenced to receive cargo 'or Blenheim at nine o'clock, and It 7 minutes liter all uvailablo space bad been reserved. This i«* thought to bo a record for tho port of Wellington. N.Z. SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. The Ruahinc left Capo Town on 28th ult., and will call at Hobart on route to Auckland, where she is due cn 25th instant. The llororata. Homeward uound, arrived fit Panama on 30th ultimo. I The Rimutaka arrived at Cape Town on Ist instant, and is duo at Wellington about Januarv 3ra. ! Tho \Vaimate, Homeward bound, left Gib- J raltar on Pith instant. Tho Kaikoura arrived at Sydney on 9th ! instant. and proceeds thence to Melbourne and Adelaide before returning to New Zenland to load. FIRE ON STEAMER. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TF.I.ECItAM.) THAMES, December 11. Tho report that the river fiteamer Gael had been burned was exasperated. The fire broke out in tho hoTil, among tho flax. Things looked bad for a timo. but eijlit bale 3 were dumped overboard and tbc vcmcl escaped with slight damage. BOMBALA STILL AGROUND. (By Cable—Press Association —Copyripht.l (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BRISBANE. December 11. A further attempt to refloat tho Bombala. which is aehore on tho Salamander Reef, hao failed. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SYDNEY. December U. Sailed, Moeraki (10.30 p.m.), for Wellington. Arrived, Fiona, from Auckland. Arrived, Lir.dstol, barquentine, from Auckland. NEWCASTLE, December 11. Sailed, Port Sydney, for New Zealand. AUCKLAND, Dccembor 11. Sailed. Maheno (I.IX> pjn.l, for .Sydney: Iris, cable steamer (11.30 a.m.'), for Cook straits. WELLINGTON. Deocinber 11. Arrivod, Calm (S.CS a.m.), from Lyttelton: Mahun.i (11 a.m.), from Melbourne; .Tobn (11.35 a.m.), from Timnrn; Moona (12.50 pjn.). from San Francisco. Sailed, Kaiwarra (7.35 a.m.';, for Newcastle; lonic (5.13 a.m.). for London; Mar.iroa (7.55 p.m.), for Lyttelton. To eail, Manuka (li p.m.i. for Sydney.