SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXII, Issue 15557, 6 March 1911, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. ! TO-DAY’S ALMANAC, jglgh water 8.16 a.m., 8.13 p.m. Sun rises 5.43 a.ui.» 6.34 p.m. Moon rises 11.27 a.ui. f sets 9.19 p.m. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . 30.04 29.99 29.92 Thermometer 66 67 64 Wind, N.E., light; cloudy. ARRIVED. March 4, 6 a.m. —Alaitai, s.s.. 3393 tons, Stevens, from San T'rancisco via Papeete, Rarotonga and Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. March 4, 6.40 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 3399 tons, tddwell, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers —150 Baleen and 74 steerage. March 4, 9.50 a.m.—Koromiko, s.s., -AiJ tons, Drewette, from Oamaru. Union steam Ship Company, agents. March 4, 11.85 a.m.—Cygnet, s.s., 124 tons, Murray, from Akaroa- Stovcnson, Stewart and Co., agents. ... March 4—Mokoia, s.s.. 3502 tons, Smith, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Bishair,Simosi and M'Kechnio. Mesdames Cable, Simpson and Meade, Messrs Cable, Wahlers, Hankins, Simpson, Grapes and Miller, Captain W bioox and three steerage. March 4, 7.10 a.m. Monowai, s.s. 3133 tons, Robertson, from Auckland via Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers —Misses Allison, Crichton, Walsh, Short. Ballantyne, Butlor and Doyle, Mesdamos Barnett and two children, Butler. Doyle, Powell, Horsley, Thompson and Cairns and two children, Messrs Allison. Ballantyne, Butler, Barne.t Wooler, Harris and Cairns, Master Powell and fifteen steerage. March 4 —Koonya, s.s., 1091 tons, Platts, from Dunedin via Timant. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. March 4, 8.50 p.m.—Wakatu, s.s., loi tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co.. agtnts. March 5. 11.45 a.m.—Mararoa, s.s.. 2pJ» tons, Manning, , from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers —Misees Matthews, Bowden, Loftus, Grant, Langford, Sutcliffe. Barnes, Swigan and Reeves, Sister Lindd, Mesdames utlson, Hosken, Seifert, Mitchell. M’Connoll Norton, Wilson, Ewen and Ryan, Messrs Turnbull, Morrison, Little, Ashton, Morley, Do Beere, Hosken. Harper, Lusty. Lovell, Astley, Carxigan, 'Waller, M’Pherson, McConnell, M Kenlio, Dix, Svkes. Norton, Wilson, Grant, Lockhead, Yl’Donald, Smith. Neilson, Ewen, Ryan, Davidson. Greenwood. Heaton, Beals, Jenkins. Page and .Barker, Rev Jones, Master Crostie, and thirty-two steerage. March 5. 2 p.m.—Surrey, s.s., 5980 ton 3, Gordon, from Liverpool, via Australian ports and Auckland. Kinney and Co., agents. March 5. 4 p.m.—Muritai. s.s.. 7220 tons, Felgate, from London, via Australian ports, Auckland and Bluff. Kinsey and Co., agent 3. SAILED. jgaxck 4 —Monowai, s.s., 3433 tons, Robertson, for Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. March 4 —Kini, s.s., 1122 tons, M atson, for Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. March 4, 8.30 p.m—Maori, s.s., 3399 tons. Aldwell, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—One hundred »ccl forty saloon and steerage. March" 4, midnight—Koonya, s.s., 1091 tons, Platts, for Wellington, New Plymouth, AVestport and Greymouth. Union Steam Snip Company, agents. March 4, midnight—Mokoia, s.s., 2479 tons, Chrisp, for Auckland. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers for Auckland >-Miss Potter, Mesdames Liddle, Fleming j,nd Craddock and child, Messrs Doye, Potter, Coltart, Dermond. Dumond, Fleming and Craddock and Dr Liddle; for Gisborne—Mr gangster; for Wellington—Misses Cooper ind Carman, Mesdames Stewart, Reynolds, Banbury, Cooper and Pitt, Messrs A. E. Craddock. Reynolds, Berlyu, Cooper, Meikloham, AVilkin, Merritt. Pitt and Alexander. March 5, 6.15 a.m.—Maitai, s.s., 3393 tons, Stevens, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. THIS DAY—Petone, s.s., from Napier; Hincmoa, G.s.s., from Wellington; Clan Menzies, s.s., from Westport. From London—Ruahino, s.s., left January 19. left Las Palmas February 1, left Cape Town February 15, due Hobart March 1, due Lyttelton March 16; Itangatira, s.s., left January 29, due March 18; Arawa, s.s., left February 2, due March 25; Rakaia, s.s., left February 12, due April 10. From Liverpool—Kent, s.s., left January 7, left Cape Town February 10, due Lyttelton Maroh 3; Norfolk, s.s., left February 4, due April 13; Ncrehana, s.s., left February 19, dus about April 22. From Montreal —Whakatane, s.s., left St John’s January 91, passed Cape Town February 17, due Lyttelton March 31; Invertay. s.s., left February 18, due L.vttolton April 30.

From New York —Ma;»dala, s.s., loft Docembcr 12, arrived Melbourne February 6, due Lyttelton ■ March 5: Strathendrick, a.s., left .December 7. at 'Wellington March 1, due Lyttelton March 5; Cranlov, s.s., left December 24, at Melbourne February 18, duo Lyttelton March 15; Harpagus, s.s., left January 25, due Lyttelton April 20; Swanley, 1.8., loft February 10. due Lyttelton May 8. From Bunbury—Clan Menzies, b.s., left February 8, at Wellington February 28. From Marseilles —Erminia, barque, left January 28. From Christian3and, Norway Hjordis, barque, sailed November 8, arrived Port Chalmers February 20. From Gray’s Hnrbour, Puget Sound—Kohala, four-masted barquentine, sailed January 21. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY. The Mararoa wall leave this evening for Wellington on the -arrival of the 7.40 p.m. train. Tho Koicmiko will sail to-day for Westport. After having been subjected to a good overhaul, tho Maitaa left early yesterday mdrnmg for Wellington. She will proceed to San Francisco from Wellington on Wednesday, a call being made at Auckland on the way north. The Fcderal-Houider-Shire steamer Surrey, which arrived yesterday from Auckland, has 1100 tens of general cargo from Wost of England ports to discharge hero. Mr W. A. Beasley, late third officer of the Arahura, has gone to Syduey, where ho will join the Makura. On completion of discharge of the Wellington portion of her cargo of oil the Strathendrick, now at Wellington, will proceed to Westport to fill her bunkers. She will afterwards visit Lyttelton and Dunedin.

The Fifeshire was to leave Liverpool on Saturday for Australian and New Zealand ports. The Union Steam Ship Company has decided to make another excursion to the Marlborough Sounds at Easter. The Mokoia wil leave Wellington on Thursday, April 13, and will return early on Tuesday morning, Aprii 18. The steamer Solingen, under charter to the Tyscr Line, will leave New York for Australian and New Zealand ports early this month.

The chartered steamer Cranloy, bound from Now York, is expected to leave Sydney in a few days for New Zealand. Her arrival may be looked forward to about the middle of this month.

Mr Miller, assistant-purser of the Moeraki, baa joined the Corinna, in succcssibn to Mr H. Neill, who ha 3 come ashore on sick leave. The French tramp Breiz Izel, which is under charter to the Vacuum Oil Company, left New York on February 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She has a full cargo of case oils for the dominion. Her arrival may bo looked forward to about the middle of May. Tho Tyscr Line steamer Nerehana left Liverpool on February 19 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Wakatu will sail this evening for Wellington via Kaikoura. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Waiwera left on Saturday evening for Gisborne. From Lyttelton she loaded frozen meat and wool for the Home market. She will sail finally for London from Wellington on Saturday. Tho Rangatira is due in Port Chalmers tomorrow from London. She has a large number of passengers and some cargo to land there.

The new Tyser Bteamer Muritai arrived from Bluff yesterday. She will load frozen meat and grain for London. It is reported that the steamer Knight oi 8t George, 4710 tons, has been chartered by the Australian Mail Line to load timber and feneral cargo at San Francisco for Auckand and Sydney.

The Hauroto. which is at present, on the reserve list at Pert Chalmers, will relieve the Tarawera in tho northward running on March Jt. to enable the Tarawera to be docked for *verhaul. The Hauroto will go into dock Itefero again taking up commission. The Tyser llr.er Star of Australia was to Jkave left New York on Saturday for Melbourne. Svdney. Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. ?t is estimated that the repairs to the flleamer Knight of the Garter, which recently met with an accident at the Bluff, will run fato about £16,000. Instructions have been fecelred that onlv neccssarv repairs to make the vessel seaworthy are to he curried out tn Port Chalmers. Nothing has. however been definitely decided, end it will probably be several days before final instructions are teceived from the owners in England. A court of inquiry will sit at Westport tfl4Uy to hear evidence in ugard to the recent

stranding of the 3cow Zingara at Karamea. Captain Post, of the Tutanekai, and Captain AV. J. Grey, of AA r cllington, are tho nautical assessors. Passongers on board the New Zealand Shipping Company’s R.M-S- Ruahino, the arrival of which is expected in AA r ellington, from London, about March 9, arc us follows; —Lieutenant S. A. Grant and Mrs Grant, Lieutenant J. E. Barton, Lieutenant AV. L. liobinson. Lieutenant J. H. Whyte, Captain L. L. Browne. Mr and Mrs C. J. Nairn, Mr and Mrs P. J. Pack, Mrs Featherstonhaugh, Miss E. J. Harrison, Miss A. Harrison, Mrs A. M. Matthews, Misses Northa.ll Lawrie, Miss S. Pollard, Mrs J. A. Randall, Mr C. L. Ayson, Mr H. H. Booms, Miss B. Butlor, Air W. 13. Jobson, Mr H. tioropo and Master Scrope, Dr and Airs P. du Toit, Rev C. Palmer, Dr and Mrs D. L. Theron, Mr and Airs A. C. Anderson, Mr and Airs W. Brittendou and Miss Brittonden, Mr and Airs J. Hole, Mr and Mrs A. If. Sharp and two sons, Air and Mrs G. Swann,, Mrs A. E. Turner, Mrs and Alias Beer, Mis 3 M. Bridger, Mr 3 G. Cleaver and son, the Alhsca N. Evers and Swindell, Mrs Frogley and the Misses Progley, Miss E. M. Grant, Alias Imlaeh, Air J'. Briokdaie, Air D. H. Cave, Aliss Ai. Cooper, Mr F. Death, Mr J. Entwistie, Mr A. J. AI. Fairbairu, Air T. Fleming, Mr A. Forsyth, Air H. V. Hankey, Mr E. V. Hodges, Air C. R. Howorth, Mr VV. Maddison, Air H. B. Aiorriaon, Mr A. Partington, Alx R. Quincy, Mr J. C. Robinson, Mr A. H. Sanders and Mr L. Ward, 'there are about 330 third-class passengers. The Scales Lino steamer Clan Monzies left Wellington yesterday morning for Lyttelton. The vessel is due here early this morning to discharge the balance of her cargo of jarrah from Buubtiry, after which she will load wool lor London. From Lyttelton she will proceed to Timaru, Wellington and Auckland, sailing finally lor London from Auckland about March 20. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. AUCKLAND, Alarcli 4. Sailed. 11.30 a.m., Mamari, for Loudon, via Rio de Janeiro and 'ieucrilis. March 5. Sailed, 4.40 p.m., Wimmera, for Sydney. WELLINGTON, March 4. Arrived, 5.40 a.m., Mararoa, from Lyttelton; 9.30 a.m., Kaipara, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 11.20 p.m., Mararoa, for Lyttelton. Alarch 5. Arrived, 7.45 a.m.. Maori, from Lyttelton; 3.15 p.m., Mokoia, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 6.25 a.m., Clan Menzies, for Lyttelton; 9.55 a.m., Hinetnoa, for Lyttelton. NAPIER, Alarch 4. Arrived, 9 a.m., Petone, from Lyttelton. March 5. Sailed, 3 a.m., Petone, for Lyttelton. KAIKOURA, March 4. Sailed, 10.30 a.m., Wakatu. for Lvttelton. __ TIMARU, Alarch 4. Sailed, 1.30 a.m., Koonya, for Lyttelton. March 5. Arrived, 9.30 a.m., Kaitangata, from NewPORT CHALMERS. Alarch 4. Arrived, 5.30 a.m., Moeralti, from Lyttelton. March 5. Arrived, 5.30 a.m.. Monowai, irom Lyttelton. BLUFF, Alarch 4. Sailed, 4 p.m., Muritai, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, March 4. Arrived—Vaite, schooner, from Cook Islands. Sailed—Mamari, for London. March 5. Arrived—Victoria, from the south. Wairuna, from Westport. Wimmc-ra, from Svdney. BLUFF, March 4. Sailed—Muritai, for Lyttelton. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, March 4. Sailed—Ennerdale, for New Zealand. SYDNEY. March 4. Sailed (4 p.m.l—Alarama, for Wellington. MELBOURNE, March 4. Arrived—Ulimaroa, from Bluff. HOBART, Alarch 3. Arrived,, 11 a.m.—Ruuhine, from London. MAIL NOTICES. Letter maiis ciose for the following places as under, subject to the necessary alterations:— Mails per express to Dunedin and South close daily at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.; late fee (i.e., letters bearing Id additional stamp), 11.15 a.m.; also mail van up to 8 a.m., and guard’s van, 11.55 am. train. Books and newspapers, 7 a.m. and 10.10 a.m. MONDAY, MARCH 6. For Westport, per Canopus, at 9 a.m.; lata fee letters, 9.15 a.m.; guard’s van, 9.55 а. train. For Chatham Islands, per Storm, at 1.45 p.m.; late fee letters, 2 p.m.; guard’s van, 2.45 p.m. train. For Kaikoura, per Wakatu, at 4.15 p.m.; late fee letters. 4.30 p.ru.; guard’s van, 5.30 p.m. train. For Northern Ports, per Mararoa, at 6.15 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.45 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.15 p.m. train. TUESDAY, MARCH 7. For Northern Ports, per Maori, at 6.15 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.45 p.m.; guard's van, 7.40 p.m. train. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8. For Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, via Monte Video. Rio de Janeiro and Teneriffe, specially addressed correspondence only (due London about April 20), per Mararoa, to connect with Tongariro, at 6.15 p.m.; late feo letters, 6.45 p.m.; guard’s van, 7.40 p.m. train. Parcels and registered articles 5 p.m., books and newspapers 5.15 p.m. THURSDAY, MARCH 9. For Cook Islands, Tahiti and Penrhyn Islands, also United States, Canada, West Indies, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via San Francisco (duo London. April 10), per Maori, to connect with Maitai, at 6.15 p.m.; late fee letters, 6.45 p.m.; guard's van, 7.40 p.m. train. Money orders 4 p.m., registered articles 6 p.m., book packets and newspapers, 5.45 p.m. For Australian States, etc. (due Sydney Marsh 14), India, China, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, South Africa, etc., also Continent of Europe and United Kingdom, specially addressed correspondence only (due London April 14). vis Brindisi, per Maori, to connect 'with Manuka, at 6.15 p.m.; late feo letters, 6.45 p.m.; guard's von, 7.40 p.m. train. Money orders 4 p.m., registered articles 5 p.m., book packets and newspapers б. p.m.

Mails from tho United Kingdom. via Naples, that left London on January 27 arc duo in Christchurch on March 7, a 3 follows: —Letters at 8 a.m., via Auckland; and newspapers at 5.30 p.m., via Bluff. Mails ffor Australian .States, etc,, per Moeraki, close at Bluff on March 6, at 4 p.m., also at Auckland, per Victoria, at 4.15 p.m. R. B. MORRIS, Acting Chief Postmaster.