SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16798, 1 April 1920, Page 7

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON

ARRIVALS. Wednesday, March 31at. Orepuki, s.s. (2.30 a.m.), 527 tons, Dewhurst, from Grcymoutli. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Kara. s.s. (3.55 a.m.), 2G7 tons, Nioholeon, from "Wellington. A. H. Turn bull and Co., agants. Kakapo, s.s. (7.10 a.m.), 1521 ton?, Fletcher, from "Westport. Union Steam Sliip Co., agents. Wootton, ss. (9.5 a.r 150 ton 3, Larson, from Wellington. A. Riiind mid Co., nsjents. Ma-raroa, a.o. (11 a.m.), 2598 tons, Jrwin, from Wellington. Union Steani Ship Co., agents. Calm, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 891 tons, Braidwood, from Wellington. A. 11. Turribull and Co., agents. Wakatu, s.o. (8 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. Kinsey ond Co., Ltd., agents. DEPARTURES. Wednesday, March 31st. Hararoa, s.s. (7.20 p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam rfhip Co., agents. Cygnet, s.s. (10 p.m.), 124 tons, Murray, for Kaikoura. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. SHIPPING NOTES.

The vessels which were duo in Lyttelton on Mond-iv, and which were comtrlWl to "helt-er from the etorm in Cook Strait, all arrived here safely yesterday. Ths Orepuki was ths first in, and tho little steamer Karo, which had sheltered under Capo Campbell, also Arrived early. The Kakapo ljad sheltered at Lonj; Inland for 3Q hours, and a heavy coating of salt to her fnnnel top tore witness to tho Tough time aho bad experienced. Tho Manuka is due' to-morrow with ferry passengers from and is to leave Lvttolton aS'ain on tho arrival of a special train leaving- Chris tchurch «.t 7.45 a.m., wpkitv? a daylijrht trip. "She is timed to leave Wellington to-morrow night foj Sydney. Tho Wcstralia is due hero on Sunday frojp Wellington, and -will eo-il on Monday for Dtmcdin, Bluff, and Melbourne. The Katoa, with a full load of coal for Lyttelton, left Newcastle on Tuesday. She should arrive here about Monday. Tho Baden-Powell came off Ibo elir» yosterdny, and commenced to 'lond for Wollinston, for which port eh© is timed to Bail to-night. She will later go to Nvdia Bay to load timber for Lyttelton. ASHORE ON GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. (Received March 31st. 9 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 31. The* Federal Government's steamer Carawa is ashore on ihe. Galapagos Isiandsj two days' steam from Panama. The crevr are eafe, but it is feared tho vesaol will become a total wreck. [The Carawa, a vessel of 3530 tons frrcss resrister, was formerly the Austrian steamer Turui, which was seized by the Australian authorities early im tho war. Tho Carawa was pn her way from Port Arthur (Texas) with a cargo of oil for Australia. Th« Galapagos Islands, which are frequently sighted by New Z-raland steamers on their way to aand from th© Panama Canal, are "n and n©ar tho. Equator, 700 miles west of Ecuador, to which thev belong. Tho proup consists of five principal and eiffht small islands, the largest, Albeimarle Island, beins; GO rail en in lensrth by 15 miles in breadth, with an elevation of 4000 feet.] SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SOUTHAMPTON. March 28. Arrived. Ruahmc, from Wellington, via Panama Canal. AUCKLAND, March 31. Sailed, Otira (6.50 a-.ro .V for Lyttelton; Mnkoia. (7.45 p.m.), for Wellington. To sail (11 p.m.). Nnvua. for Fiji. WELLINGTON. March 31. Arrived Poherua <0.40 a.m.), from Greymonth; Wahino (7 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Cor in r. ft (G.SO p.m.), from New Plymouth. Sr.Pod, Aivena, schooner (10.25 <v.m.), for Eureka; Heilbronn (1.55 p.m.). foT Capo j-orda for orders; Ramari (4.20 p.m.), for New Plvmonth; Ripple (f, p.m.), for Napier; W.ihir.o" (7.55 p.m.), for Lyttelton.