SHIPPING ITEMS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6491, 10 April 1908, Page 9

SHIPPING ITEMS

The Italian ship Caracciolo, LJSS tons. h«v; been cn>m.'-*d 1o load iiUs ~t Mi'V* lilies for A iic-khuMi and LyttMton. Tho Ty.ser liner Star of England is to nil from Wellington to-do v for London, via Las Laimas. Mr TT. Kogan joined tho Kuinona as Vliird officer yesterday. Evidently tin* Svdnev passenger trade j« flourishing: The* Walkaro, which 1 is '■ty leave Wellington to-day ah 2 p.m., is fully booked as far as her passenger accommodation is concerned. Tho coastal steamer Defender is to /cave Wellington at 3 p.m. to-day for 'ircyrnouth and Hokitika. She will afterwards return to Karamea to load Wellington. 1 Tho Union .Company’s collier Kittawa, at present, discharging cargo from Greymouth, is to leave Wellington to-morrow for tho West Coast. The harbour launch Eiwnka, which is undergoing a periodical overhaul, is expected to resume work in a, day or two. Tho Tutnnekai will not be able to nc•ommodato the horses which were to bo iransfmrted with volunteers from Picton U) Nelson in connection with the Easicr manoeuvres. Therefore the projected ■ rip has been abandoned. Tho Union Company's colliers Rakanoa nnd To Amin left Westport yesterday for Auckland and Dunedin respec--1 ivcly. Tho Waipori is to leave Westport to-morrow for Wellington. The Mflorilaml Steamship Company has been advised that tin? steamer Torgauten crossed the Kaipara bar yesterday morning. timber-laden for Wellington. The vessel is to load a general cargo at Wellington for GTevrmmth, and will sail from hero on Wednesday. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matatna is now loading at West of England ports for Auckland. Wellington and Txmaru. Sho is expected to sail to-day. nnd is duo at Auckland about May 25th.

The barque Tacora. Oil tons, is repotted to be under charter tp load coal at Westport for Jaluit, Marshall Islands. Tho Tacona is now duo at M estport from South Afric.il, ami she will bo bv the barque Tm-rul. <6O tone, which is line in .Tunc from South America to toad coni for Kcw Britain.

Captain D. J. *"’atw>n, secretary of the Merchant Sm-vico Guild, returned to ■Wellington yesterday morning by tho Mofcoia after a business trip to Dun©din.

The Union Company’s steamer Mapourikn arrived at Grevmoulh at 6.15 a.m. yesterday from Wellington ™ ports The vessel was to sail on tho return trip at 3 o'clock this movnins. and is to c-ivc Nelson at C o’clock to-morrow, mornin‘s for Wellington, where she is duo about 3 p.m. to-morrow. Tho Hanoiri arrived at Napier at S a.m. yesterday. Sho omitted her intended call at Gisborne. She is duo at RoliiuKton to-morrow, and is to sail to ' n ’“ r j row- for Lyttelton, Napier, Gisborne and hays. The Shaw. Sayill and Albion Company's steamer Delphic is to leave Livei--1 \>iiv IBth for Australian ana SMjbWfli* of July., . the d'evon. The Eedoral-Hoiilder-Shire Ssajrs & ssa -”s. ft TONGARXRO. EROil LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Compands , rfp r nraticiue had been granted, v««d berthil at No. 1. south. Queens was favoured with fine, weather throughout. Tho vessel from London on February JOth. and from .Plymouth on lebrw Crossing tho Bay of Biscay fresh head winds 'and beam swell prevailed, ih© weather afterwards moderated, and the steamer arrived-at leneriffo on lobmary 37th. The voyage was resumed on tho samo day, Capetown was reached 'on March 14th, and the vessel sailed again in tho evening*. A pleasant run was mad© across the {southern Ocean, and. tho Tongnriro arrived at Hobart lost Friday morning. No ice was ■ sighted in tho Southern Ocean. About 030 tons of cargo was discharged, and tho Inst stage of tho voyage was commenced on Saturday evening. A find tri was mnd© across tho Tasman Sea. Captain Sutcliffe has with him the following officers: —Chief, Mr A. H. Biley; second, Mr H. W. Wynward; third, Mr* A; Rovers; fourth, Mr H. L. Fenny; surgeon', Dr A. H. Curtis; chief steward, Mr P. S. Tripp; chief engineer, Mr J. Thomas. - The Tongariro is expected to leave hero on Tuesday, with balance of. cargo for Lyttelton. •. * #