SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16946, 22 September 1920, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ' ARRIVALS. Tuesday—September 21st. Wahir.e, e.s. (7.20 a.m.), 4436 tons, Edwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Aratapu, auxiliary brig (9.30 a.m.), 122 tons, Jones, from Wellington. A. Rbind and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Tuesday—September 21st. Storm, 6.5. (1.15 a.m.), 405 tons, .Robertson, for Duncdin. A. H. Turn bull and Co.) agents. Stella, s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 2GO tons, Mcßrido, for Wellington. a. RUind. and Co., agents. Kara, s.s. (3.30 p.m.), 267 tons, Nicholson, fdr Wanganui. A. ±i. Turn bull and Co., agents. . Wahine, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 4436' tons, Edwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. SHIPPING KOTES. Tiie auxiliary brigantino Aratapu arrived ' otr Xij-ttelton yesterday- morning, after a trip of over four' days from Wellington. Tho vessel was unable to use hor engine, owing to ha/ving run short of benzine, and was obliged to stand" well off shore during tho southerly weather at the end of last week. Rain compelled a cessation of all work on tho waterfront at 3 p.m. yesterday. Tho Storm left Lyttblton yesterday mornfor Dunedin and Timaru. She is duo back on. Friday to load for Wanganui. Tho Houto is to sail for Wellington to-day, and the Lily and Aratapu are cipccted to get away to-morrow for the same port. The Wootton is expected back hero on Friday to again load for Wellington. The overhaul of the Baden Powell was rsot sufficiently far forward to allow hor to sail yesterday, and she is now timed to leave today f'jr Wellington. The Kuvua has been further delayed at

Wellington, and is now duo here to-morrow. The Paloona, Tom Melbourne via BlufE and Dunedin, is due hero on Saturday. She is to eail tho same evening on. the return, trip, via "Wellington. Tho Breezo is due hero this -morning from tho Sotith, and is to sail to-night for Pic ton and Wanganui." Mr Donald la.to second officer of tha. Manuka, is at present awaiting orders at Lyttelton. Mr J. P. Burns, chief engineer of the Kokiri, hae left that vessel, and Mr L. McMurrick has joined in his stead. The schooner Huia left Wellington on Monday for Lyttelton, and should put in an. appearance hero to-day. She will load for Wellington. The Iceland, which is now on her way to Lyttelton under reduced speed, owing- to the los 3 of a p-ropellor blade, will not bo able to dock here, as phe is fully laden. By the time she has worked Dunedin she should be sufficiently light to dock for repairs at Port Chalmers. j A report received by the Union Company states that the work of contorting the mail steamer Makura into an oil-burning ship i=, proceeding satisfactorily at San Francisco. It is not yet known, however, when tho vessel will be ready to Tosume hor running in the Vaacouver-Auckland-Sydney serv ice. Captain A- T. Norton, late of the Union. Co.',« .steamer Monowai, left Dunodin yesterday for tho >'torth. He will be a passenger by the Moana from Wellington this wceJs for Sydney, where he will await instructions. Captain M. SimpsoD, who was in charge of the Union Co.'s recently acquired cargo steamer Shahristan from England to San Francisco, and then to Lyttelton and Dunedin, left Dunedin on his way to his home at Sydney. GERMAN-AMERICAN SHIPPING. NEW YOLK, Scptemter 20. Tho Washington correspondent of the a'eir York Times" states that it ia understood that the United States Mail Steamship Company and tlio North German Lloyd interests havo submitted to tho Shipping Board for its consideration and approval a contract providing- for the joint operation of the vessels j{ both lines in the passenger and freight service betwocn Germany and American \tlantic porta. H ia beiieved that tho contract will, ir. mauy respects, be similar to I ho rccent arrangement between tho xtam-mirg-Amerika. Lint> and the American Ship vnd Commerce Corporation. It is expected ;hat the new deal will include a servico be.ween Bremen and New York, Boston, and 3altimore. NEW P. AND O. STEAMEK. LONDON, September 20. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Jallarat, the first of five new refrigerated teamers for the P. and O. Branch Lino scricc, has been launched at Greenock. Her peed vnli bo 135 knot?. The vessel has a bin accommodation for <90 pasengers, all ne class, with provision for additional berths n tho main deck in outward voyages. The essel probably sails in January. J UNITED STATES SHIPPING SALE. (Received September -2nd, 12.10 a.m.) NEW IOHK, September 20. The United States Shipping Board ar.ounces that it sold seven Government-owiijd eese'.s for 7,041,730 dollars last week. The esse Is comprised four steel cargo vessels 7,59S tons, and three tugs. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LONDON, September IS. . Arrived. Arawa, from Wellington. (Sailed uly 31st.) NEWCASTLE, September 31. Arrived, Leitrim, from Dnnedin. , ! AUCKLAND, September 21. J Arrived. Aberoama (7.30 aun.), from New15tie; Waitemata. (2 a.m.), from San Fran- j ;sco; Port Darwin (2.45 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed, Arahura. p.m.), for Giaborne. To arrive (midnight), Harunasan MarJ, . om Newcastle. , WELLINGTON, September 21. i Arrived, Maori (5.20 a.m.), from Lyttelton <

\Voot'.ori (1 ,'U) p.TLi.I, from Lytfclton: Jlwna (BA-0 p.m.'., from Sydney. Sailed, Maori (7.50 p.m.), for I.yttelton.