SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17814, 13 July 1923, Page 14

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Thursday, July 12th. Wahine e.3. 10.50 a.m.), 4486 tbno, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agenta. Orepuki, s.s. (2.15 p.m.), 62ff tons, Pearson, from Cfreymoutk F. &. Sutton and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Thursday, July 12th. Kaituna, b.b. (4.40 a.m.), 2042 tons, Jaunay, for Giieymouth. Union Steam Ship Co., agents Howra, s.s. (8.50 3.m.), 6709 tons, Weatherly. for Melbourne. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Wahine, s.«. (9.10 p.m.), 443fi tons, Irwin, for Wellington., CTnion Steam Ship Col, agents. Expected ArriTals. Wootton, Wellington, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, this day. City of Bagdad, Wellington, this day. Kennedy, Wellington, this day. * Tees, Greymouth, this duy. Calm, Westport, this day. Wakatu, Kaikoura, July 14 th. Wuiiiue, Wellington, July. 14th. Breeze, Timaru, July 14th. Storm Westpcrt, July 14th. , Wingatui, Timaru July 14th. ' Whangape, i>miedin, July 14th. Kamo, Greymouth, July 14th. Opua, Greymouth, Ju.y Hth. Katoa, Wellington, July 14th. Gale, Timaru, July loth. Port Chalmers, London, July 15th. Cumberland, Wellington, July 17th. , Holmdale, Timaru, July 17th. Kuvow, Wellington, July 17th. port Hunter, Timaru, July 17th. Corinna, Timaru, July 17th. Waihemo, New Plymouth, July 18th. Kftlomo, New Plymouth, July 18th. Atholl, Wellington, July 19th. Kini, Timaru, July 20th. Westmoreland, Wellington, July 2»UI Canadian Miller, Duuedin, July 28th. Koamo, Wellington, August sth. Wellington. Aujrust 17th. Doonholm, Wellington, August 18th. Projected Departures. John, Wellington, this day. Koromiko Weitport, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, this day. Wootton, Wellington, July 14th. Kennedy, Foxt..n, July 14th. Wingatui, Auckland, July 14th. Orepuki, Greymouth, July 14th. Breeze, Wellington, July Hth. Wahine, Wellington, July 14th. Calm, Blufi, July 11th. Katoa, Dunedin, July 14th. Gale Wellington, July With. Storm, Dunedin, July 16th. Wa.kaTu, Kaikoura July MUX. Kamo, Dunedin, July 16th. Wingatui, Auckland, July 16th. Opua, Wellington, July lßth. Cygnet, Dunedin, July 16th. Holmdale, Wellington, July 17th. Whangape, Sydney, July 17th. Corinna, Wellington, July 17th. Port Chalmers, Dunedin, July 18th, Kennedy, i'cxton, July lflth. Kuiow, Timaru, July 18tn. Port Hunter, Wellington, July 18th. Kini. :\apier, July 20th. Canadian Miller, Wellington, July 80th. Karinga, Lunedin, August 21st.

SHIPPING NOTES. Steady rain interfered considerably with work on the waterfront yesterday and very little wa 3 done. The port is exceptional y slack at present, and there will be practically nothing doing until well on into next The Katoa discharges Auckland cargo here to-morrow and sails in the evening for DunThe "Wootton is due to-day from "Wellington and loads to-morrow for Wellington direct. The Wakatu, which has been under annual overhaul at Wellington, is due to-mor-row night, and sails on Monday evening for Kaikoura and Wellington. The Kennedy is due to-day from Wellington and is to sail to-morrow for Foxton direct. The Tees is due to-day from Greymouth with timber, and is to sail on Monday on the return trip, taking cargo. The Orepuki arrived yesterday afternoon from Greymouth, and is to sail on the return trip to-morrow. The Storm is due to-morrow night with coal from Westport, and is to sail on Mondav for Dunedin and Timaru. The Breezo, due from Tirnaru to-morrow morning, ia to load here for Wellington and Wanganui. The Gale should arrive on Sunday from Timaru. She is to load on Monday for Wellington, Picton wid Wangaaui.

The Calm is expected to-morrow morning from Wellington and is to sail in the afternoon for Bluff and Dunedin. The City of Bagdad is due here this morning from Wellington to disoharge New York cargo. She is to sail on Monday for Dunedin. Captain W. P. Collins has taken command of the Waifoemo temporarily at Napier, vice Captain A. C. Showman, who has gone to "Wellington for orders. Mr H. P. Miller haa relinquished the post of fifth engineer of the Wahine. Mr J. E. Dugdale, second engineer of the Waihora, has left that vessel, and Mr J. P. Burns, who has been on holiday leave, ! has rejoined her in that oapaoity. Mr P. G. Connolly has been engaged as third engineer of the Waihora. Mr E. Moody has joined the Mararoa in the oapacity of assistant purser, vice Mr F. Dight. . The New Zealand Shipping Company have been notified by cable that the Armagh arrived at Colon on July Bth from London, bound for Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, Lytr telton, Dunedin, and Bluff. I It Is anticipated by the C. and D. Line ' that the Port Chalmers will arrive at Lyttelton about Sunday from London. She will unload at Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. The C. and D. Line advise that the Port Hunter, which is loading at Bl.iff for New York, Boston, and Montreal, will leave Bluff to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is due here on July 17fch. • Cable news has been received by the FedI eral Line that the Paparoa sailed from Liverpool on July 7th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, via Panama Canal. The vessel is due a.t Auckland on August 22nd, and at Wellington a week later. Besides general cargo for each port, the Paparoa is bringing 89 ealoon passengers and 240 third-class. Definite news has been received concerning the French vessel La Marseillaise (Dalgety and Co.). She loaded at New York anc* at New Orleans, and was at Colon on June 22nd, and is expected to reach Wellington on July 22nd. Wellington will be her only New Zealand port of call, and she will put out a quantity of general cargo here. Later she will proceed to Sydney and Melbourne to complete discharge. "Ufa* La MarI eeillaise is owned by the Cie de Navigation Mix of Marseilles. She was built in. 1921, and has a gross tonnage of 2369 tona, and a net tonnage of 4661 tons. Mr James Anderson, principal lighthouse keeper at Moeraki, where ho has been stationed for close on three years, has been transferred to Kahurangi Point, on ti» Weet Coast. . ~ , ~ , The New Zealand Shipping Co.'b oil-burn-ing steamer Rotorua, which left Wellington, on June 6th and passed through the Panama Canal on June 24th, arrived at Southampton on Tuesday, after a smart passage of 84 daya. ..... Tee practical nature of the training given to cadet* on the deep-sea steamers was illustrated during the berthing, of the Devon at New Plymouth a few days ago. The vessel carri«s 24 cadets, and, working under the supervision of the second officer and the I harbourmaster'* aasiatant, the whole of the ■ mooring of the boat was carried out by the cadote as ordinary seamen. The way in which the embryo officer* handled the large springs, aft drew forth favourable comment from the harbourmaster (Captain W. Waller), the time occupied in making! the springs aecure being much less than ia usually the case. The discipline aboard and. the seamanlike way in whioh the cadets carried out their other duties were also highly commented upon by Captain Waller. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. Auckland—Canadian Banger, Ooolana, Crayness, E. B. bteriing, Flora, Kaimanawa, Kaitone, Kurowi Laburnum, Laa Ve o as, Makuia, Niagara, Pinna, Sonoma, 'i'ofua, Wanaka, Waimaw, Waitomo. Wellington—Mararoa, Ngaio, Wahina, Cumberland, Port Chalmera, Wiagatui, CUy of Bagdad, Tutanekai, Port Macquarrie, Katoa, Blkantara, Koramiko, Koituna, Ho.vra, Waihora, Tekoa, Moeraki, Kaiapoi. Chatham Islands —Lingnam-, Port Chalmers, Port Lincoln, La 'Maraeillais*. N.Z. SHIPPING COMPANY»S LINE. Botorua—From Wellington, Juno 6th, arrived Southampton 11th instant, after a passage of 38 days. Armagh—Outward bound froca London, left Panama 9th inatant.

ATHENIC FROM HOME. After an uneventful voyage from London and s>ouuiatnpwn, via iramuai, Utntu, uis Snaw, saviu, una Albion Vo.'s user Atuenio arrived in the *Ueaoi at W along ix*a at vM.H) p.m. on lueaday. •tiatmue was granted, and the vessel berthed at ua» Jungs vvnitri later in the aiteruuon to diaauioaxk 4i» passengers and to put out part 01 her cargo. 'lhe Atnenio loaded at .uonuun, ana -lett there on May 3Uth t arriving at Southampton on the tallowing rooming. Alter embarking her passenger*, the ve»nei lft ft {Southampton aVU p.m. on May Bist. j?me weather and moderate seas marked the passage to Colon, where the Athento arrived on June 16th. A stay of 24 hour* was made to enabla the passengers to have a run ashore. Panama Canal wai negotiated on June 16th, and the ship put trtraxght to sea. Pine weather prevailed till passing! Pitcairn Island at 8 p.m. on June iieth. Fresh to strong westerly winds, and a considerable sea were then encountered. The wind had increased to a gale last Sunday, ,and the vessels progress was retarded to eight knots an hour. Conditions improved on Monday and Tuesday morning. The Athenic will leave We.lington to-mor-row for Auckland to unload the remainder of her cargo. Captain J. E. Crossland retains command of the Athenic, and his officers are:—Chief j officer, Mr W. Hodgson; first, Mr K. M. Porter; second, Mr H. S. Solomon; third" [Mr A. K. Harvey; fourth, Mr A. C. I'An- : eon; fifth, Mr J. Pame; ship's surgeon I Dr. Wilson; purser, Mr Canty; chief engineer, Mr J. Roberts; second, Mr H. P. Purvis; third, Mr G. A. Davis; fourth," Mr i V. "Wiahy; fifth, Mr J. Richardson; sixth Mr W. Morris; chief refrigerating engineer' Mr H. Mossman; second, Mr J. A. Hansom' boileimnker, Mr S. Ablett; electrician Mr A. .Read; chief steward, Mr !T. Murphywireless operators, Messrß J. S. Skinner R. Emanuel, and S. R. Brazier. '