SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17812, 11 July 1923, Page 13

SHIPPING.

—« — PORT OF LYTTELTON. . ABRIVALS. Tuesday, July 10th. Vskint, ».«. I7.au tL.ta.ij 44&> tons. Irwin, m W«Liog»n. Union Steam Ship Co., DEPARTURES. Tuesday, July lOtk ftiws, M. p pM.), 4456 tons, Irwin, M9«Uurt|um. Onion Steuu Ship Co., . Ispceted Aainia. XlMfflilf#, Wellington, this day. ■WM, Wellington, this day NW> Wellington, (bis day. We.uhgton, this day. WW*, Wifflaifim, July 13th. raw, Kaikouto, Jni, 12th. mm, Greymauth, July 13th. July 12th. mmiiL flew Plymouth, July lath. Wellington, July 12th. [M*J. Wellington, July 12th. Bw«j*?I«»oth, July 12th BjMW, Bww, July 18th. PMpiii, Dunedin, July 18th. ■a iißtonrjuv m Wp'Onymooth, July 18th. mm* July 18th. QUl.'Vdlteatoa, July 13th. London, Jul* 14th. Jtb, July ]4th. lon, July 14th. (ton, July 14th. •inuru, July 17th. ro. July 17th. Plymouth, July 19a. rt, July 13th. ton, July 19th. » r^ in ?j 5D ' Mihi.Duasdm, JIIW 38th. l»n, Aapiit 6th. jfton, August 17th. tlwgton, August 10th. t*d Dtpjurtutai. a», this day. ngteii, thi. m, Uus any. pert, this Jay. Mfton, this dar. >O, to-day. this day. oouth, ttda day. Iport, July 12th. «wn, July 12th. July 13th. M». July lath. >Ub4. July 18th. MUb, July lath. July 13th. *, July 14th. ■fr Mtk July 14th. », July 14th. on, Ju:y gsth. ». July 16th. 1 July 16th. Wlinrton. July 20th. r . Wellington, July 80th. iin. August 21st. PING NOTES. is include the Cygnet few '» and Nekon, John for Kt&ui and New P.ymouth, ungton, Canopus for Westoaru, Dunedin and Timaru, Greymouth. due on Friday from W«t----r the Canterbury co.'s hulk timed to sail on Saturday Timaro. fflitted Lytteltoa cn her 'id is now due here from V to load for Piotoa and » from Wellington on FriW Blufl and Dunedia. due to-morrow from Orey hoped to despatch her on Greymouth direot. low due ea Saturday from i» to sail on Monday for Pert and Oieymouth. 1 expected on Tuesday from 0 l*d fer Nekon and Neir g from hero r*. Welling «rivsd at Bin# yesterday ftwcaatle, and is due hei® Friday, > to lead on Friday lor Ue on Saturday from Weir «*1 at Timaru for AuckJ* <lne to>a»np* from New charge cargo from Pacific

| Captain G. 15. Morgan h.-s t:-ken command ! of the Kini, vice Captain D. Ilarkmss who has iror.e to Wellington for instruct ons. Messrs kevin and Co. huvc Lco.i udvisccl that tiie steamer El Kantara hit Papeete on Mondav last for Wellington, en route from French' porta. The vessel i 3 expected here about Sunday next. The E'l Kantara is tho pioneer steamer of the Mossa *erits Mariiim s < Company's new paascnssr _ and cargo ser- ! vice between Dunkirk, Wellington, and Noumea, via French ports and Panama. I The Port Mncquarrie is expected here this I morning from Wellington with iNew York cargo for discharge. The City of Bagdad is due to-ino-row from Wellington to discharge New York cargo. The C. and D. steamer Port Chalmers is I duo at the end of this week from London direct. Tho Port Chalmers left London on June Ist and cleared Panama on June 24th. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. Auokland—Araliura,, Canadian Ranger, Couiuna, Cumberland, Cragness, Flora, Haunvki, Kaitangata, Kaitokc, fturow, Laburnum, Lafl Vegas, Niagara, Pinna, Tofua, Unmaroa, Westmoreland, Waimate, E. E. Sterling, Canadian. Winner. Chatham Islands—Port Kembla, Port Chalmers, Port Lincoln, Kalomo, lUmutaka. Wellington—Wahmo, Mararoa, Ngaio, Athonic, Tutanekai, Devon City, Moeraki, Whangape, Waiolapu, Havre, Ivauri, liaiapoi, ivoromiko, Jlatoa, Port Macquarriej Waihoro, Kaimanawa. THE CYGNET. Tho small steamer Cygnet is to sail from Lytteiton on .Monday for uunedin, tnenco to pirt Chftimoiu, whore she will havo a new boiler fitted. Tho Cygnet has always borne the reputation of being a. fast little packet and could usually be depended upon to reel o£E a useful ten knots. Tjub speed sho has held up till rocently, even with a. •worn-out boiler. When the new boiler is fitted it is stated on good authority that she should attain twelve knota, whioh speed will place her far ahead of any other oaigo carrier on the coast, irrespective oi tonnage. WELLINGTON HARBOUR FERRY. NEW SHIP DEFICIENT IN SPEED (PBB3S 4.530 JIUPIN TKLEOKAM.) WELLINGTON, July 10. Two months ago mo iiastbourne .borough Council's new terry steamer arrived, but has . never been put in commission. Siio cannot reach the stipulated speed, ana tliough various alterations have been made it is still haif a knot short of specifications. In other respects it satisfies requirements. Tho Council lefuses to pay tho lull pneo, and proposes to deduct £250 for every tenth of a Knot the steamer is short of 13J, which wero contracted for. The builders refuse to release her ti.l the full money is paid, contending that the speed is a matter for future adjustment. The hitch is & great disappointment, as it was specially desired to obtain a vossel of a speed superior to the present boats. The latter are waiting for an overhaul, which cannot take place till the new boat is in commis&ion. Efforts are still being made to arrive at a compromise. H.M.A.S. GERANIUM. f»* CABLB—PEE3S ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) (iTiTSALUK AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) THURSDAY ISLAND, July 10. H.M.A.S. Geranium is undergoing temporary She has been seriously holed along tho keel forward. She will proceed to Sydney for docking. FIRE IN THE HARTINGTON. (bt oa»l»—nin asiociahok—cojsmmti.) (MTIZBAUAN AMD S.Z. CAB LB ASSOCIATION.) BRISBANE, July 10. The enquiry into the fire in tho steamer Harting ton hae concjudedj tho chief evidence being that the outbreak was due to the Durban ooal, which wag considered inflammable and liable to spontaneous combustion. PACIFIC VOYAGE OF KETCH. SYDNEY, July 10. The ketch Islander, with only Captain Pidgeon on board, has arrived ■ from Los fcigcles after an adventurous trip, Captain Pidgeon navigating the vessel single-handed on tho voyago, which has now .aatcd 18 months. The ketch arrived via Suva and i New Hebrides, and will now return to Los Angeles. _ | IRON MONARCH DOCKED. (Rsceived July 10th, 9.50 p.m.) SYDNEY, Ju!y 10. The Iron Monarch, which was refloated liter having run ashore at Port Kembla, arrived to-day under her own power, and wu docked for repairs. WRECK OF THE ALERT. MASTER'S STORY. (Received July 10th, 8.55 p.m.) SUVA, July 10. Th story of the wreck of tlie American •chooner Alert, 623 tons, in the Tongan froup was told by Captain Mao Donald, the chief owner, to-day. The ship loaded copra at Anabai and proceeded to Futu. J.he weather waa fine and loading waa in progress when the wind shifted. At four o'clock in the morning of Juno 10th a hc.tvy squall oame down, and despite her having both anchors down, the schooner drifted squarely Ashore on the reef. All hands were saved in the ship's boat. The gale raged for three days and the •chooner broke in two. Subsequently the kull was Bold to the Tongan Government for <*2o. The passengers and crow of the Tofua subscribed £7B for the relief of the Alert's orew. Most of the schooner's sails and provisions, and also a portion of the crew's belongings, were salvaged.