SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16852, 4 June 1920, Page 8

SHIPPING.

« PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Thursday, Jnno 3rd. Wahine, e-s. (3.10 a.m.), 4436 tons,. Edwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. To Anau, as. (5.45 a»m.), 1622 tons, Platts, from Timajru. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Puioona, b.s. (9 a.m.), 2771 tons, Mclran, from Dtuiedin. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Itani, m. (9.30 0.m.), 2G7 ton-'!, J» r ich<v!eon, from SVangaaiui. A. H. Turnbull and Co., ag-ents. Ngakuta, &a. (5.30 p.m.), 1203 tone, Dowel!, from Greymouth. Blackbitll Gr>al Co., agvnte. DEPAR.TUiviiS. Thursday, June 3rd. Monica, s-s. (9.45 a.m.), 62 tons, Cameron, for Kaipara. St-cvensoii, Stewart and Co. agents. "Waitine, (3.32 r-m.), 4-ioG tons, Edwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. SHIPPING I-rOTES. The little Panineula etoamer Monica, which was sold a few weelw affo to the Northern Wairoa Dairy Co., loft Lyttelton yesterday for Kaipara, her future home port, direct, in chars<J of Cajylain W. Cameron. Tbo voysgo will occupy about five rtaya. • The Pnloona arrirod hero yesterday from Melbourne, via. southern ports. Sho has 900 tons of cargo to dischai-;?e> here, and is to sail to-morrow evening for Wellington, en routo for Melbourne. Tho Knrori i» to leave Lytteltcn to-morrow aftorncon with general cango for Sydney. The Canopus ie orpe;Wl to leavo here tonight for Wcstport, where she will again loi'd for Lyttelfcon. The auxiliary schooner Houto left Giv borno on Wednesday for Liyttelton. Sho i 3 duo hero early next week. Tho Moeraki is due at Wellington on Monday from Svdney. Sha will arrive at Lyt-telton on Wednesday and leav-6 the same evening for Wellington, Sydney, and Hebar t. DIRECT STEAjvTTvR SEIIVICE TO BLUFF. The importers of_ InvOTcarsill have lon® been ajr/tating: for imororod shipping facilities to Bluff. Some, tim- ago a scheme was put on foot by which imr>crt-'rs cot into communication with their London buyers in an effort to bring about concerted action: ii the dee-patch of goods from tho Old Conntry. The replies bavins? born favourable, the Union Company -agreed to put <m ft direct ship from London, to Bluff provided that 800 tons of cargo was guaranteed for August. At a largw meeting of business men held at Isvercargill on Tuesday, it waa decked to grivo the n-'-cc-ssary guarantee. Many expressions of eatisfaotion wer*»- mewlo in that in one caso at lenst, with the po> Bibility of others to follow, the delay and extra oxpenre of transhipment to Invercargill would be obviated. Us CREASED PASSENGER FAEES. SYDNEY, Jutij S. Passenger fares to Pacific Coast .ports havo been increased by 10 per cent. The fares to intermediate ports have- also been increased. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. INEWI'OET KEWS. Juno 1. Arrived, Ccrinthic. from Wellin^toti. SAN FRANCISCO, Juna 1. Sailed, Moaca, for W^ljin^ton. MELBOURNE, .Tune s. Arrived, Wcetralia. from New Zc-aiand. NEWCASTIiE. Juno 0. Sailed, Kaiwarrr., for New Zealand. ' SYDNEY, Ju-ro 3. Sailed, Makura (4.30 p.m.), for Auckland and Vancouver. AUCKLAND, Jure 3. Arrived, Mokoia (9 a.m.), from Oi&bcmo; Elsio Marv (10.50 a.m.), from Gieborne; Huanui (10.50 a.m.), from Gisb-rne; Ng-J----tcro (3.30 a.m.), from Greymouth. WELLINGTON, June 3. Arrived, Zealar.dic. (7.35 s.tn.). irom Auckland : Maon' (9 a.m.), from Lyttc-iton; Mnwurika- (10.5 a.m.), from Napier. Sailed, Maori (7.45 p.m.), Sor Lyttoltoa.