SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17938, 5 December 1923, Page 13

SHIPPING.

♦ PORT OF LYTTELTON. , ■ * ARRIVALS. Tuesday, December 4th. Maori, s.b. (6,85 a.m.), S47S tons, Cameron, from Wellington. U.S.S. Co., agents. CaLm, b.s. (7.55 a.m.), 891 tons, McLaohjan, from Timaru. A. H. Tumbull and Co., *bity of Naples, e.a. (8.40 a.m.}, 5739 tons, Johnson, from Philadelphia, via Auckland, Napier and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. . . John, 5.3. (9.10 a.m.), 342 tons, Hawick, from Timaru. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. , " - Kini, e.s. (3.10 p.m.), 1122 tons, from Weilington. U.S.S. Co., agents. DEPARTURES. TUESDAY, December 4th. John, s.B. (1 p.m.), 340 tons, Hawick, for Wellington. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Calm, e.s. (5.20 p.m.), 891 tons, McLachlan, for Wellington. A. H. Ttunbull and Co., agosts. Maori, e.s. (8.25 p.m.) 3476 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. "U.S.S. Co., agents. Expected Arrivals. Mwaroa, Wellington, this day. Turakina, Wolliniton, this day. Wootton, Wellington, this day. Maori, Wellihgtoh, December Cth. Oyihi, Timaru, December 6th. Cygnet, Kaikoura, December 6th. Wakatu, Kaikoura, December 6th. Holmdale, Tifiteiu, December 6th. Tees, Wellington,; December flth. Ngahere, Greymouth, December 6th. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, December 6th. Port Denison, Bluff, December 7th. Kennedy, Foxton, December 7th. Waihemo, Newcastle, December 7th. Kaitangata, Dunedin, Decofuber 7til. Komata, Wellington, December 7th. Itualiine, Wellington, Deocxobcr 7ill. K&rori, Wellington, December 11th. Port Hacking, Wellington, December 11th. Kaiapoi, Wellington, December I2tte Port Victor. Wellington, December 17th. Wairuna., San Francisco, December 21at. Kent, Wellington, December 29th. Athenic, Wellington, Deocmber 30th. Projected Departures. MaTaroa, Wellington, this day. Kini, Dunedin, this day. City of Naples, Dunedin, this day. Maori, Wellington, December 6th. k Opihi, Wellington, December 6th. Wootton, Wellington, December 6th. Holmdale, Wellington, December 6th. Tees, Waitangi, December 6th. "Waikouaiti, Timaru, December 7th. Cygnet. Kaikoura, December 7th. Kennedy, Foxtoh, December 7th. Kaitangata, Auckland, December 7th. Wakatu, Kaikoura, December 7th. Karori, Diftiedin, Dt>cemker 10th. Turakina, Dunedin, December 10th. Wahine, Wellington, December 11th. Kaiapoi, Wellington, December 13th.

SHIPPING NOTES. Tho Kini, which ia discharging a p-att cargo of Greymouth "coal here, ia to Bail at noon to-day for Dunedin. The Hoimaaie, due from Timaru in tho morning, will loadi here for Wellington and Vanganui. The Manuka arrived at "Wellington yesterday Irom Sydney, with passengers and cargo. She ia to sail for Sydney on Friday. The Port Denison is due on Friday, from Bluff, to load. It is hoped to despatch the City of Naple3 to-day for Dunedin. The Wairuna was to have left San Francisco on Saturday for Lyttelton, JJuneaij, n,nd Australian port?. The next a.S. and A. passenger liner to leave Homs will bo the Goiinthic, which is to sail from Southampton on December 26th for Sew Zealand ports. The vessel i 3 due at Wellington about February 4th. Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Suffolk sailed from Liverpool on November 29th tor Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She i 3 dus at Auckland about January 11th, and at Wellington a week Arawa, at present discharging at Auckland, ia to leave there on Sunday for Gisborne and Wellington. Tho vessel is duo nt Wellington on December 12th to complete her cargo, and is to sail from there at noon on December 18th for Southampton and London, via Monta Video and Tenorifie.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. ■ Auckland—Arthura, Cape May, Eastern Piiuiot, -hi. K. Sterling, iiaiuisuiawa, Itcrai, Kaikoura, i\urov/ ; Al"«lsu.i&, Jb'oifc iiHcking, Quooco City, lton&, b oiioiu&i Xolub, Vilus. _ Wellington—Ngaio, Mararos, Maori, City ol Naples, Manuka, Canadian Spinner. Wingar tui, Waimarino, TurauinA, Tutanekai, ilaliia, Omana, Maunganui, Tahiti. Cliathani3 —ionic, Kaikoura.

THE TURAKINA. " Captain Upton, of the now liner Turakina, which is due here this morning froiii via Auckland and Wellington, is late master of the liunhirie. He haa with him a crew oi 58 all told, 'i'ba officers are: Chief, Jlr 0. It. Pilcher; secoad, Mr C. F. Hicks; third, Sir P. McCallum; fourth, Air F. Smith; chief engineer, Mr W. H. Parker; second, Mr A. F. Roberts; third, Mr W. 11. Steer; fourth, Mr W. Duthie; fifth. Mr E: J'. Cargill; sixth, Mr C. H. Oowell; chief refrigerating enginear, Mr W. McLeod'. second, Mr J. Robertson; ship's surgeon. Dr. J. H. Cowan; wireless operator, Mr H. R, Dedman; chief steward-, Mr 0. J. Cottle. , , Mr C. F. Hicks, seoond officer of the Turakina, is late of the Oraii; Mr W. H. Parker, who is chief engineer, recently held a similar position on the Somerset; and Mr A. F. Roberts was late second engineer of the Middlesex. Mr C. R. Pilcher, who is. chief officer of the Turakina, was formerly of the Kaikoura. He met with an accident in the Atlantic early last year during the voyage of the K&ikoura to New Zealand, sufierinjJ a leg fracture during a hurricane. FROM COAL TO OIL. THE LINER RUAHINE CONVERTED. The New Zealand Shipping' Company's 11,000-ton liner, Euahine, which arrived at Wellington on Sunday from London and Southampton, was converted from a coalfuel burner to an oil-burner during her four and a half months' stay at London. The Riuahino ia the third of tho company's liners converted into oil-burners, the Remuera and the Rotorua being the firet two. Todd's oil system has been installed in all three vessels, and haa proved a complete success. For the first three daya alter leaving Southampton a strong gale had to contended with, which rather spoilt tho vessel's steaming average for tho whole voyage to Wellington. When the bad weather abated tho Ruahino was averaging a steady 14 knots which she maintained for twentyfive days in eucoession. Then the Huahin® ran into further bad weather for twenty hours, during which period ehe made only 2-12 milee, as she had to be slowed down. Seeing that there was no oil fuel expert on board during the voyage Tight to Wel-i lington, the engineers, under their chief, Mr E. C. Wcotton, did remarkably irpll with the new fuel system. The ship's average speed throughout was 13- knots. It is anticipated that this will bo improved upon, on tha run Home.

GALES IN AUSTRALIA. (BY CABLK —FRXSB ASSOCIATION—COrTOIOHT-) (AWSTBAUitT AND K.2S. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received December 4th, 10.16 -p.m.) i SYDNEY, December i. ' The Stato Meteorologist baa issued ft warning to shipping that south-easterly galea similar to thoas of June last, when the Sumatra, waa iosfc are imminent.

/ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, SYDNEY, December 4.. Arrived (forenoon), ilarama., from Wellington. Arrived, at 8 a.m.. Ulimaroa, from. Wellington. " NEWCASTLE, December 4. Sailed, Mahia, for New Zealand, AUCKLAND, December 4. Arrived, Port Hacking (2 p.m.), from New York. , , WELLINGTON, December 4. Arrived, Mararoa, (8.30 ajn.), from Lyttelton; Canadian Spinner (8.18 a.m.), froni Lyttelton; Manuka (10.10 aja.), from Sydney; Wingatui (6 p.m.), from Jjyttelton. Sailed, Turakina t4.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wootton (6.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Mararoa (7.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton. DT/I'JEIDIN, December 4. Arrived, Waikouaiti (6.30 a.m.), from Sydney.