LATE SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 13145, 29 December 1908, Page 4

LATE SHIPPING

ARRlVED.—December 29. Rangatira, e.b,, 4,045 tons, Charman, from London. SAlLED.—December 29. Ulimaroa, s.s., 5,777 tons, Wyllie, for Sydney via Cook Strait. Passcngerß ; For Lyttelton—Misses M'Calluni (2), Lewis. For Sydney—Miss Leech, Mesdames Way, Gynlay, Caldon, Messrs Way, Finlayeon, Buck, Mallis, Gynlay; six steerage for all ports. Warrimoo, s.s., from Sydney, which port she left on Christmas Day, arrives in Wellington to-day. Farewell Spit reports that she passed cast at 11 a.m. There are fifty-four saloon and 160 steerage passengers aboard. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Rimutaka was to leave Timaru'at five o'clock thie afternoon for Port Chalmers. After taking in produce for the Homeward voyage she goes to Lyttelton, then Wellington, sailing on January 14 for London. The crew of the Kittawa were paid off at Lyttelton yesterday. Captain Pennington lias been granted holiday leave for a month. Pukaki, s.s., came up from Port Hub afternoon to discharge the remainder of her cargo of ooal. She Bails for the West Coast on Thursday. Moeraki, s.s., was to leave Melbourne to-day for Dunedin—a day ahead of usual time-table. She clears Hobart on Thursday, and leaves the Bluff for Dunedin on Monday, thereafter keeping to her time-table dates. RANGATIRA ARRIVES. The Shaw, Savill and Albion CompanyV steamer Rangatira arrived at Port Chalmers at 11 a.m. to-day from London direct. The vessel left London on November 4, loaded explosives at Holehaven, and continued her voyage the same evening. Moderate weather prevailed down the English Channel, and continued fair after u gale in the Bay of Biscay had been left behind. The equator was crossed at midnight on the 19th, and the Capo of Good Hope sighted and paased on December 2. Thence westerly and northerly winds, blowing to a gale at times, prevailed until approaching the New Zealand coast, when the weather moderated, Christmas Day being the first fine day experienced for several weeks. The weather continued fine. The Snarer wore paraed at 10.45 a.m. yesterday, and the anchor dropped at the Heads at 9.1C a.m. to-day, alter an uneventful pawag* of fifty-four days. All being well, the vessel was cleared inwards by tho Health and Customs officers. Captain Charman is in command, hnv ing received woll-earncd promotion iron his previous position of chief officer r the Matatua. Messrs T. Laidlaw and (' E. Lee are the deck officers, Mr D. Dun (late Tokomaru) if) chief engineer, and M Bardrick, chief steward. Tho Runatira bringß about 4,000 tor of cargo (including 120 tons of expl pives), three-fourths of which are fo thii= port, and the balance for Lytteltoi. After discharging tho explosives, whi<!i include a quantity of Government store* the steamer comes on to Dunedin to-moi row. TELEGRAPHIC NOTICE BOARD .Arrivals. —December 29 : Lytteltoii 6.45 a.m.. Maori, from Wellington (e<i' nectod with the first express).—Bluff, a.m., H.M.S. Pioneer, from Port Chal mei'B.