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SHIPPING.

9 . PORT OF LYTTELTON. . ' AERIYALS. i Friday, August 12th. Calm, s.s. (7.20 a.m.), 891 tons, Nicholson, from Timaru. A. H. Turnbull and Co., I agents. Mararoa, BSi (9 a.m.), 2698 tons, _ Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Breeze, 8.9. (11.40 a.m.), ESS tone, Venn, from Dunedin. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents.. 'jßitbn Powell; b.b. (8.40 p.m.)-, 174 tons, McPherson, froni Kinaey and (to., 'Ltd., agents. Eastern' Planet, &.s. (4.45 p.m.), 5815 tons, "Willett, from New York. .'Dalgety and 00., LtcL agents. Storm, s.s. (7.20 p.m.), 405 tons, Robertson, from Wanganui. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Cygnet, s.s. (7.155 p.m.), 124 .tons, Murray, from Peninsula Bays. Stevenson, Stewart, and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. . Friday, August 12th. Cjgnet, s.B. (12.15 p.m.), -124 tons, Murray, for Peninsula bays. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. Marbfoa, s.s. (7 p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, for ■Wellington. Union Steam Fjjip Co., agents. Orepuki, a.s. (9.40 p.m.), 527 tons, Pearssni, for ' F. & fiiitton and Co., agents.' , ■ . .. .. .. ~ „, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ! Maori, Wellington, this day. ' Mararoa,. Wellington, August 14th. Whatogo-pe, Freinantle, August ilth. . Kittiwa, Qreymouth, August. 15th. Corifflha, .Timaru, August 16th. Ka*nO} v Grevwnith, August lfith. Pftkehft,; Auckland, August 16th. Wakatui- Wellington, August lfith. Paloona,Dunedm, August 17th. Kirvij Westport, August 17th. > ■ Wiirima, Wellington. August 17th. Witigatui, Timaru, August 18th. iCafM, 'Wel'inston,. Aiifrust 19th. , Rewa, 'Wellington, early. . ( PROJECTED' DEPARTURES. Wan'iica. Sydney, this day. Waiinarino, Newcastle, this day. Badeh Powell, Wellington, this day. . Calm, Wellington.'this day. Brents; Picton, this day. •' Storm, Timairu. this day. U Mriorii Wellinstton, this day. V. f WoOtton, Wellington,. this day. l&ratoa, Wellington, August 15th. Btoiton, Newcastle, August 15th. i Kdiiipoi, Auckland, Augaßt 15th. . . Cygnet, Al<aro&[; August 15th. 'Opihi, Auckland August'l6th. France, Wellington. .August 16th. - Corinna, Nelson, ■ Aupjst 16th. / ; Kitlawa, .TiJaani, .August.. 16th. .... Wakatu, Wellington,- August 16th.— Paloona, Wellington, August 17th. Katoa, Dunedin,' August 19th. Wingatui, Auckland, August' 19th. . SHIPPING NOTES. The llaratoa brought nearly her full complemem of passengers to Lyttelton yesterday morning, a large proportion of them being l members of the "Chu Chin Chow" company. Nearly*the'whole of the oargo theatrical scenery and effects. . The Canter btry Co.'s three steamers, Calm, Breeze,' and Storm arrived 'herd yesterday .from _ Timaru, Dunedin, and Wanganui respectively. They are timed to sail to-day, i tire Oalm for Wellington and Wjraganui* the Breeze for Picton and Wanganui, and the Storm for the South. The Baden Powell and the Wootton are both to leave hero to-day for Wellington. The Opihi may get away, for Auckland on Monday night. / The Waimarino did not complete discharge here yesterday, and is to sail to-day for Newcastle. On account of the amount of cargo,she has to handle at Dunedin the Paloona will not efriva here until Wednesday. She is to sail the same evening for Wellington, Bluff, and Melbourne. -The Wakatu should arrive here eadly on Tuesday morning from KaikouTa' and Wellington, and may be despatched in the evening. on the return trip. The Rama is to leave Wellington on Monday for Dunedin, Oamaru, and Timaru, at which ports she will load for Wellington. .Tito Wairuna has,been delayed at Auckland, and will not arrive here, via Wellington, until Thursday next. She has only a small quantity, of caargo to discharge here, and may get away for-Dunedin the same evening. j The' Huiddaxt-Parker steamer Ulimaroa, left Sydney at 3 pjn. on Wednesday witH 141 passengers ajid 60 Otons of cargo for Wellington. She is due «t Wellington to-morrow and is to sail at' noon on Thursday on the return trip. . » ■ • Although the American 6teamer Brorton has completed, discharge and taken in ballast there, ia no word .yet of the, date -of her departure for Newcastle. . v .; The -Ecales barque Rewa is expected to leave Wellington on Tuesday for Lyttelton, and will complete loading here for tie United Kingdom. Eastern planet £rdm new york. - The United - States Shipping steMner Eastern Planet aVrived ift the stream from New York direct early yesterday afternoon, iiid, berthed later at No. 7 F ? rossel left New York on July 2nd> "4

an uneventful trip. A strong westerly gale was experienced on Sunday las£. The Eastern Planet is a new vesael, having been launched only last year from tho yards of tho Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd., Kobe, Japan. She is a angle screw steel vessel of 501'2 tons, and her dimensions are: Length 28oft, breadth 51ft, depth 36ft. She has two decks and nn awning deck. Captain W. Willett, who is in command, was formerly master of the Cathlamet, and changed over in New York last txii. .While in charge of Cathlamet he twice visited Lyttelton. The Tioard are discontinuing the use of oil burners for the Australasian trade, owing to the difficulty and expanse of obtaining fuel. Some of the oncers and- crew of the Cathlamet a!so transferred to the Eastern Planet. Captain Willett'a officers are: —Chief, Mr J. J. Fulton; second, Mr F. S. Jenis; third, Mr 0. Rmthben; and chief engineer, Mr J. Parkett. From Lyttelton the Eastern Planet will proceed to T;maru, Dunedin, Hobart, and Australian ports. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF NEW ZEALAND. Awanui—Tofua, Kaiwara, Manuka, Ulimaroa, Kauri, We3t Camargo, Maindy Lodge, Niagara, Kakanoa, Waipori. Auckland—M-arama., Maori, »Wairuna, Omana, Port Lincoln. Wellington—Somerset, Buahine, 'Donald McKay, Kanna, Eastern Planet, Arahura, Kawatiri, Aioona. Awarua—Whangape, Paloona. LONG VOYAGES. . EXTRAORDINARY CASES> It was announced on Jutta 10th, elates a writer in the "Manchester Guardian," that the Glasgow barque Archibald Russell had .arrived in Melbourne after a voyage begun on November 20tlh last yea+. She was mora than three months overdue on a trip which normally occupies ninety dayfl or so. There have been more extraordinary cases, as witness that ol the. American capper 'X. £'. UvLH.es, which, sailed for itew lork ironi Hong Kong by way of the Ciipe. A lyppoon dixjve tor rar out of her ooiui-e, scurvy decimated the crew, the shipper was help.ess wiuh rheumatism, to trim iue mus became aunost iinposaioie. She driited lor weeit®, leached tne 'latitude of tine Horn, and a course was set lor the coast of Brazil Eventually the T. F. Oakes. waa taken in tow by * tanker, and arrived iii. New York harbour after a voyage of over 200 days. Lever Brothers, of Port Sunlight, owned the iron barque Laiiai luxxdi, which left Brisbane rtiiering for the Straits' of' Magellan, • which she should have reached m under five weeks. Actually, on account of gales and heavy sens, it 100 days- before Cape Horn, was seen. Topsail# remained reefed for closA on twenty weeks, and an tittempt to inaJte the' Falkland Inlands was by contrary winds. LuLla Rcokh was given up as. lost, 92 guineas per cent, being refused for reinsurance. Coal for the galley was spent, and only . the discovery of an old coffee mill whereby corn whioh. formed the cargo could be ground, saved the crew from starvation. She arrived after 200 days in Falmouth, ajjoard the ship, being, a young medical student who had embarked tts & p-assneger to get to Edinburgh fdx his lectures. As it turned out tihe term 'was over before La.Ua Rookh dropped anchor. Another vessel that was greatly birerdue was the Storit. With £50,000 "drouth of furs aboard her, she left Port Charlton, Hudson Bay, oft September I9th, 1904. She was compelled to winter in the ice, did not Bet free till August, 1905, and sailed up the Thames more thaai a year after, her voyage had begun. , ROUND THE WOELD. THE YACHT AMARILLIS. . SUVA (Fiji), August 1. A very interesting little erdtt arrived in Suva Harbour on Thursday, July 28th. She is the yacht Amarillis, owned and sailed )>y Lieutenant G. H. P. Mahlhouser, R.N.R. Sfce is of 28 .tons gross measurement, with a carrying capacity of seven tons, and is y&wl rigged. She is a roomy little craft and of g<£>d lines, and has proved herself tin excellent sea boat. She left England on September 20th, 1920, and crossing the Atlantic, pissed through the Panama. Canal, and_ then commenced a leisurely tour of the Pacific. The Marquesas and other island groups ■ware visited, including Samoa, whence the yaciit. sailed for Fiji. Lieutenant Muhlli</ueer bas only two lads as crew, one a French drsqle aid the other an Indian from Central Amerioa. Both are mere lads, one 18 and: one. 19 years old, amd both are happily caifeless ol whither they go. 'll is the ownir's intention to stay here for a month, theii sail for -Sydney, and later proceed to Auckland. The yacht uses heir tails for travel, but a small 12 horse-power auxiliary in handy for harbour or river work. The' little vessel has done good service as a yacht in Home waters, and is iio less than 39 yeans old. The trip so far has been quite .uneventful, and without any accident or mishap. « SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ' LIVERPOOL, August 10. Arrived, Tropic, from Australia. HULL, August 10. Arrived, Araluen, from Australia. NEWPORT NEWS, August 9. Arrived, Suffolk aad Woodana, from Wellington, for London. SAN FJRANCISCO, August 8. Arrived, L» Merced, auxiliary ( schooner, from Newcastle. AUCKLAND, August 12. 1 Arrived, Ihumata(B.2o a-m.), from WangHnui. Sailed, Omana (5 p.m.), for Newcastle; Wairuna (7.40 p.m.), for, Wellington. HOKIANGA, August 112. Sailed, Joan for Melbourne. • WELLINGTON, August- 12. Arrived, Kanna (2.15 a,m.), from Timaru;' Maori (7 turn.), from Lyttelton; Rama (7.23 p.m.), from Timaru; Kaihika (midnight), from Greymouth. Sailed, .Opua (4.20 p.m.),' for Westport;. Kanna (6.25 pjn.J, for .Auckland; Maori (7.60 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kakapo (9.25 p.m.), for Westport.