SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17981, 26 January 1924, Page 14

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRIVALS. Friday, January 25th. Maori, s.s. (6.35 a*m.), 3476 tons, Ixwia, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Wakatu, s.a. (7.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Eobortson, from Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. ' ... . DEPARTURES. Friday, January 25th. Sussex, s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 6957 tons, Upton, for . Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co., agents.

Maori, s.s. (8.25 p.m.), 3476 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., 'agents.

Expected Arrivals.

Nowshera., Wellington, this day. Wootton, Wellington this day. Calm, Timaru, this day. Wahine, Wellington', this day. Whangape, Sydney, this day. Mnori, Wellington, January *27 th. John. Wellington, Oanuary 27th. Suffolk, Wellington, January 27th. Breeze, Timaru, January 27th. „ Kahika, Greymouth, January 27th. Calonne, Wellington, January 28th. Wingatui, Wellington, January 29th. Kaituna. Timaru, January 29th. John, Timaru, January 29th." Unman, Wellington, January 30th. Westmoreland, Wellington, January SOth. Progress, Wanganui, January SOth. Kauri. Newcastle, January 31st. ' Hohnda\e, Timaru,. February Ist. Essex, Wellington, February 2nd. Tairoa, Wellington. February 7th. Coriuthic. Wellington, February 10th. Westmeath, Wellington, February 12th. Port Darwin, Wellington, February 14th. Durham, Wellington, February 17th. Matakana, Wellington, February 19th. Paparoa, Wellington, February 27th. City of Dunedin, Wellington, February 29th.

Projected Departures. Wahine, "Wellington, this day. Calm, Wellington, this day. Opua, Wellington, this day: Wakatu, Kaikoura, January 27th. John. Timaru, January 27th. Maori, Wellington, January 28th. Wootton, Wellington, January 28th. Cygnet, Kaikoura, January SBth. Whangape, Dunedin, January 23th. Breeze, Wellington, January 28th. Tees, Chathams, . January 28th. Kahika, New Plymouth, January 29th. John. Wellington, January 29th. Wingatui, Puncdin, January 29th. Kaituna, Wellington, January 29th. Calonne, Dunkirk, January 30th. Progress, Waikato, January 30th. Holmdaie, Wellington, February Ist. Matnari, London, February 4th. Eases, Avonmouth, February sth. Tairoa, London, February 9th. ?ort Darwin, London, February 17 th.

SHIPPING NOTES

The Calm, due from Timaru this morning, ■will load for Wellington and Wanganui. The Kahika is due to-morrow from Westpost and Greymouth with coal. On Tuesday she will load for New Plymouth. The Wakatu arrived last night from Kaikoura. and Wellington, and is to Bail tomorrow evening on the return trip. The Opua, having- completed overhaul, loads to-day for Wellington, Westport -and Grevmouth. The Orepuki is expected to load about Friday for Wellington, Westsort and Greymouth. The Hdlmdale ia expected from the eouth on Friday and is to load for Wellington and Wanganui. The Tees is to come out of dock on Monday morning, and it is hoped to despatch her at 5 p.m. for the Chatham Islands. The Whangape should be here this afternoon from Sydney direct. She will sail nbcrat Tuesday for Dnnedin, Bluff snd SydntThe John lands sheep to-morrow from Wellington, and then proceeds to Timaru. She is due back on Tuesday to load for Wellington, Wanganui and New Plymouth. The Waitomo, now loading at Nauru Island, will discharge at Port Chalmera and Lytte'.ton. . The Breeze is due tomorrow from Timaru, and will load on Monday for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui. _ In continuation of her voyage from Lyttelton, the liner Rimutaka left Colon on January 18th for Southampton and London. The vessel sailed from Lyttelton on December 20th. . According to advice received by the i ederal Line, the Paparoa sailed from Panama on January 17th]* en acmto- iioja Xdverioal

to Auckland, Wellington, ;LyUelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on February 13th, and the Wellington a week later. A peculiar feature about the fatality on the s.s. Kent (on which a sailor was killed by striking the deck when diving from tho mast), arid one that will strengthen tho alleged superstition of sailors (eays the "Dominion"), is that just before the s.s. Kent reached the Azores, a raven caitio aboand tho vessel. This was - regarded by the crew as a bird of ill omen and Some of jthe older seamen declared it foretold tho death of one of the members of tho ship's company. An officer of the Kent stated that he hnd kept the raven in a catje, being under the belief that the bir3 would leave the vessel at the Azores. The raven, however, refused to leave the steamer, and was a passenger until it picked the eyes crut of a canary which woa on board. The bird of ill omen was then shot. Strange to say, tho raven used to percli on the ladder just Below the spot from which Smith made his fata] lean. . Mr F. Marsden is relieving Mr J. Bennett aa wireless operator on the Maori. Mr Bennett is on holiday leave.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z.

Auckland—Wingatui, Pacific, Maru, Kawatiri, ilaJcura. Rakanoa., Eona, Tofua., Ulimarotf, Waipori, Westmeath, Westmoreland. •

Wellington—Waiiine, Maori, Moeraki, Maunganui, Port Victor, Canadian Traveller, Maranm, Kent, Waika-wa, Tairoa, Kaikoura., Port Hacking, Whangape, Calonne, Essex, Kurow, Omana, Kaiapoi, Axahur-T, Nuddea, Ngaio. Chatham Islands—Westmeath, Will&ston, Durham. .

DAMAGE TO RIRA.

The ketch Bira, • which was damaged in the recent storm while en route from Auckland and Napier to Wellington, was inspected on Wednesday at Shelly Bay by Lloyd's agents in Wellington, with a .view to ascertaining the extent of the necessary repairs. It was found that the bulwarks on the starboard eide had been flattened and the stanchions of kaairi, six • inchee square, were snapped. off flush with the deck. The staysail boom, of the same material and dimensions, was also broken off.-short, and fro>m this can be judged the weight of the waves,' which came ■ aboard when,, tho 'ketch was about 50 miles east of Capo Palliser.- It is that the decks will havo to bo ripped up and the coiling underneath taken off to allow of repairs being below. The vessel has finished discharging explosives at Shelly Bay, and after temporary-re-pairs have been effected, which is expected to occupy some days, she will proceed to Dunedin to continue discharge. There work of refitting will bo - undertaken.- It is expected that it will take at least ten days.

PASSENGERS FOR MELBOURNE,

. The following passengers left Wellington on Thursday afternoon by the Moeraki for Melbourne: —Saloon: Misses de Sumarez, Lennie, Page, Carter (3), Buwatson, Kerr, (2),' Birss, Hamilton, Bach, Billson, Christie, Scott, Langley, Johnston, Smith, Gill, Ayre, Storey (2), Cumming (2), Sinclair (2), Jones, Harmer (ii), Thorpe (2),: Meredith, Beckett, (2), Kearney, Wadoworth, Kreb3, Carnham, Cowan, Mesdames Pearco, Tipling and child, Zimmer, W. Moore, McCully, Dunson, Carter, Bothwell and child, Collins, Harris, Milnes, Kerr, Hanlcinson, Ulrich, : Christie, and infant, Billson, Leith, Bell, J. Moore and child, Bowker and child, Hartigan, CaTtsr and child, Harmer,; Thorpo, Meredith, Helycr, Bowker, Brice, Beckett, Caldwell, Krebs and child, Moore and child, Messrs Pearce, Tipling,' Shepherd, Goldschmidt, Hupton, Kyan, Irbland, Dawlin, Williß, Reilly, Littlejohn, Melville, Storey, Bach,- Zimmer, McCullough, G. Miller," J. Moore, McCull Dunoon, Carter (2), Collins, Baker, Keir, Hankinson, Billson, Bell, W. Thorpe, Biggs, Hughes, Fawcettj N. Miller, Harmer (3), Hosie, Bowker, Hartigan, Hancox, Temple, Dunn, Graham, Hughes, Bowcher, Brice, Caldwell,- and 97 steerage.

The Moeraki is due at Melbourne on Tuesday next.

POUT OP TBfABU.

Arrived, Breeze, from Oaniaru. Arrived, Calm, from Dunedin. SaiJed, Breeze, far Lylteltoh. Sailed, Calm, for JjytteltoiL.

Expected Arrivals. Sussex, from Singapore, to-day. Kaituna, from Dunedin, Sunday. Canopus, from West port, Tueaday. Gale, from Oainaru, January Slst. Cornwall from Dune-din, Februairy 7th. - Port Sydney, from London, February 14th. Durham, from St. John, February 14th. Trewyn, from New York, end of Februaiy. Westmeath, from New York, end of February. ■» Notes. Tho Calm got in yesterday morning from Dunedin. She loaded for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui and sailed for those porta in the evening, via Lyttelton. The Suo3es, from Calcutta, Singapore and Samarang, via Wellington and Lyttelton, mil be here to-day to discharge a cargo of cornsacka, etc. ' The Breeze will be hero on Monday, loading far Picton end Wellington vio-Lyttel-ton. Tho Kaituna is due to-morrow from Dunedin to load for Wellington and. Auckland direct. She is taking the place of the Karori.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS,

NEW YOBK, January 24. Sailed: Eastbourne. „ HONOLULU, January 24. Sailed : Lea Vegna. PANAMA, January-24- - Arrived: Canadian Inventor, from Australia. NEWPORT NEWS, January 24/ Sailed: Dorset, from New Zealand, for London. CALLAO, January 24. Sailed: Grandeparl:. SYDNEY, January 25. Sailed: italic no (l p.m.), for New Zealand. „ AUCKLAND, January 23. Sailed, Makura (11.30 a.m.), for ..Sydney; Ulimaroa (11.50 a.m.), for Sydney; Westmoreland (2.50 p.m.), for Wellington; Kaiwarra (6 p.m.), for Newcastle; Waipori (9 p.m.), for Westport. WELLINGTON, January 25. Arrived, Wahine (7 a.m.), from. Lyttelton; Holmdale (8.35 a.m.), froip Lyttelion; Opihi (1 p.m.), from Timaru; Kaikorai (5.15 P-m;), from Newcastle. Sailed, Nowshera (5.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Harama (5.15 p.m.), for Sydney; Wahins {7.50 p.m.), for. Lyttelton. DUNEDIN, January 25. Arrived, Australind (7.25 a.m.), from Timaru. Sailed, Kotare (8.15 a.m.), irom Blufl; Ozeti (3.20 p.m.), from InvcrcorftilL