LATE SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 14573, 23 May 1911, Page 4

LATE SHIPPING.

ARRIVED.—May 23. Otalri, t.5.6., 7,419 tons, Silba, frc-ja London direct. SAILED.-May 23. Invereargill, a.s., 221 tons, Gillies, for Invereargill. Kotare, 6.5., 141 tons, Tmrrn, for Cafelins. The third, engineer of the Petone, which is overdue at Oamaru from Newcastle, is Mr C. Campbell, a native of Port Chalmers, and tho second officer (Mr Haasen) was recently employed on a trawler at Tort Chalmers. OTAKI ARRIVES. The New Zealand Shipping Company's twin-screw steamer Otaki arrived at tho Heads at 8 a.m. to-day from London direct, came up on the flood tide, arad anchored in the stream at Port Chalmers at e'even o'clock. At 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, sho left London, and a moderate N.E. galo blew down the English Channel and across i the Bay of Biscay. After passing Cape I Finisterre the weather moderated, and j eventually in 30deg N. gave way to light ] N.E. trades, which held until the crossj in.g of the Equator on the 21st, Teneriffa i having been passed on the 15th. Light to I moderate S.E. trades lasted to the Cape ' of Good Hope, which was rounded on May !1. From the Cape to 150d0.g E. longitudi ; the weather experienced was exceptionally ! fine for the season of the year, and day i after day saw a succession of moderate | westerly breezes and almost smooth sea as : the vessel traversed her course acroat : the Southern Ocean. On reaching | loOdeg K. the wind hauled round to the j east, and. freshening to a gale, a heavy he;id sea got up and considerably retarded the liner's process for twenty-four hours, i when the wind died away to gentle breezes. No ice was 6een, and no vessels j were sighted until off the SnaTes (which j were passed at 1.52 p.m. yesterday), when j the French barque Le Rochefoucauld, < bound to Antwerp from Australia, was i seen. The run up the ooa&t was unevenfe- ! ful. j The Otaki has 3.356 tons of general : rargo for this port, and as her draught U ! 23ft 10in she will lighten at Port Chat | mors before coming on to Dunedin. She I al.o brines 621 tons of cargo for Lyttelton and 2.295 tons for the Bluff and Invereargill Captain Silba lias associated with him I the followim: officers :—Mr P. P. Craw- ! ford, chief officer; -Mr W. Field-Hook, se~ 1 cond ; Mr R. P. Melsome, third; Mr C. i N. Say to. fourth : Dr Lindsay, surgeon; , Mr G. Wehansen. chief engineer, and (Messrs A. White. W. Thompson, C. G. j Richardson, J. Robertson, and J. W. I Thompson second, third, fourth, fifth, ' and sixth respectively : Messrs C. M. Kee- ; can and F. F. Mayinrd first and second ' refrigerating engineers. Messrs C. S. Fox and A. Newton are the midshipmen and j Mr Good is steward-in-chargc. i SCHOONER ASHORE AT KARAMEA. | WESTPORT, May 23. The- auxiliary schooner Echo, timber laden, went ashore last- night on the North Spit. Ksvrame?.. 200 yds inside of : the bar. She is dear of the breakers, and ; it is expected to get her off to-night or toi morrow. ! STUFFING TELEGRAMS. ' LYTTELTON. May 23.—6.55 a.nv, Maori, fiom Wellington (connected with • the first express).--41.15 a.m. (in the i stream), Brisbane, from Newcastle.—9.ls a.m.. Storm, for Dunedin. OAMARU. Mav 23. —8 .m., Flora, from Dunedin. * AUCKLAND. May 23.-0.30 p.m, i Atna. for Fiji. : NEWCASTLE. May 23.—lima, foa Waiiiganui.