LATE SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 17226, 16 December 1919, Page 9

LATE SHIPPING

SAlLED.—Deoomber 16. Kauri, 6.8. (12.55 p.m.), 2,853 tons, M'Lean, for Timaru. The ferry steamer Maori reached Lyttelton at 7 a.m. to-dav, after a smart trip of hours from Wellington. The Kauri completed 'discharging the Dunedin portion of her cargo of wheat from Melbourne at noon to-day, and sailed at 1 p.m. for Timaru to put out the balance. She will subsequently return to Melbourne to load another cargo of wheat for New Zealand. Tho Mokoia, which arrived at Wellington at S a.m. to-day from Auckland and Napier, is to sail at 10 to-night for Dunedin direct. The Arawa, which is under survey in dock at Port Chalmers, will not come out for a few dayß, as difficulty has been experienced in drawing the tail shaft. The steamer Gorala arrived at Wellington early yesterday morning from New York. After discharging a part cargo at Wellington she will proceed to Australian ports to complete discharge. A cablegram from London states that tho P. and 0. Company have decided that all new passenger steamers be fitted with oil-burning furnaces.

The steamer Northumberland, which was duo afc Melbourne on December 12 from England, loaded a large consignment of tea at Colombo en route for Melbourne firms. The Vork of refitting the Zingara at Auckland has been practically completed. The new mast has been placed in position, and freeh canvas has been attached. Cargo 1b now being loaded, and it is anticipated the schooner will enter the coastal trade at an early dato. The American, auxiliary schooner La Merced, 1,996 tons, which, last year brought a cargo of case oil from San Franckoo to Napier and Timaru, has left the Pacific coast with a cargo of lumber for Auckland. The La Merced has been sold out of the fleet of the Standard Oil Company, and Captain L. A. Waters, an old Christchurch boy, who had charge of her oa her visit to New Zealand last year, ia now in command of the new steamer "West Katan, 6,500 tons register, which left San Francisco on October 30, on her maiden voyage to Havre and. London, via the Panama Oanal. VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Kakapo, Birch street wharf. Kalapoi. Birch street wharf. Storm, Victoria wharf. Kotare, Rattray street wharf. Aratapu, bgtne, Kitchener street wharf. Variance, cutter, Rattray street wharf. Arawa, Port Chalmers. Kokiri, Port Chalmers. Maunganui, Port Chalmers. Marama, Port Chalmers, Karori, Port Chalmers. ■SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. MELBOURNE, December 15.—Westralia, from 'Bluff.—Kiama, from "Wellington.

TOFUA LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO. Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the R.M.S. Tofua left San Francisco at 5 p.m. on December 12 for Wellington via Papeete and Karotonga. She is due at Wellington about January 3. SOUTHWARD-BOUND PASSENGERS. Following is a list of passengers en board the Mokoia, which left Auckland $t 3 p.m. on Saturday for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin :—Misses Lawson (2), Thomas, Gardiner, Christie, Sidey Ahsenue, Renout, lies, Rogan. Cox, Driver (2), Denniaton, Berry, Rvmer' Moymhan, Brown, Perrian, Cash (2), Mesdames Bridgeman, Flavell, Bridson (2), Perry, Collins. Marsh, Collins, Laidlaw, Mills and child, Davdson, Johnston. Payne, Bruton, Stuart, Bray, Clarke and two children, Watkins. Hawker, Wilson. Denniston, Hutchinson and child. Grassman, Irvine, Heath, Gilding, Menzies and two children, Speedy, Miller, Vincent, Brown, Messrs Bridgeman, Flavell, Bridson, Laidlaw, Steele, M'Elwain, Collins, Bridson, Falconer, Gurtle, Cole, Jefferies, Burtenshaw, Stuart, Gordon, Yate,;, Payne, Hunter, Lamb, Hitchman, Collinsori, Turnbull, Van Der Hyde, Watkins, Pitcaifchly, Trike, Mills, Davidson, Irvine, Heath, Miller; and 30 in the steerage ioi all ports.