LATE SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 11657, 18 September 1901, Page 5

LATE SHIPPING

There was some talk about the Whangape going to Hongkong with coal for Admiralty purposes, but we have authority for stating that such is not the case. Tbe vessel leaves for Calcutta next month to load Indian merchandise for this colony. Intending passengers for Wellington and Northern ports are requested to note that the Burrumbeet's sailing hour from Lyttelton on Friday night has been deferred until after the arrival of the express train from Dunedin. Steam was got up to-day aboard the Rotomahana for the purpose of taking a turn out of her engines. The Karamea will leave Port Chalmers to-morrow morning for Loudon via Northern ports. . The s.s. Ujina, frpm Calcutta, Singapore, and Auckland, is leaving the latter port 'it eight to-nhht for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due hero about the middle of next week." The Waikare, from Dunedin, arrived "t Lyttelton at eteht this morning, and sailed at 5 p.m. for East Coast ports, Auckland, and Sydney. The late Captain Peebles, whose death is announced in another column, was a well-known trader to colonial ports, he having been in charge of the Margaret Galbrattli, Ot;i£:o, and other vessels of the Sbaw, Savill and Albion Company's fleet. Subsequently Captain Peebles traded to the East, and his last command was the steamer Lincolnshire, which loaded it Oamaru last year. On that occasion he took advantage to pay a flying visit to Dunedin to see his friends. The deceased was married to th& youngest daughter of Chelate Captain J. Robertson, signalmaster