SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2719, 25 April 1906, Page 65

SHIPPING NEWS.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Tongariro, from London, arrived at Capetown on Friday. The Athenic, which left Auckland on March 1, arrived at London on Tuesday, April 17. Th-e Tokomaru, which left London on March 1, arrived at London on Friday. The Somerset, which left Auckland on February 27, arrived at London on Friday. The Turakina left London for Lyttelton on Friday. AUCKLAND. April 22.— Arrived : 5.15 p.m.. Rakaia from London. WELLINGTON, April 19.— Sa'led: 4.50 p.m.. Mamari. for London. | WELLINGTON, April 21.— Sailed: 3.15 p.m.. Waimate, for London. WELLINGTON. April 23.— An ived : U a.m.. lonic from London. SYDNEY, April 21. Sailed: Indra-dc-\i. for Auckland. MELBOURNE, Anril 21.— Arrived : Aixleowan. from NVw York HOBABT, Ar/ril 18. Arrived: lonic. from London. She sails for Wellington tomorrow morning. Sixteen passengers landed here, and 265 are proceeding to New Zealand. SEARCH FOR A CAPSIZED VESSEL. (Feom Our Own Corhkspont>ent.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 23. A telegram from Wellington published in this morning's papers sf-ates that at 6.40 i a.m. on Sunday the Pateena, bound" from Lyttelton to Wellington, passed what ap- «

I peo-redVto be l^ scow or 1 j bottom upwards. Owing to th-e heavy gale' and sea it was impossible to make a close examination. The same object was seen by the Talune at 9.30 a.m. This telegram, • although brief and giving no definite de ' scription of the derelict vessel, has given rise to a great deal of uneasiness in Lyttelton, and. in fact, formed almost _rhe* soletopic of conversation- in the port this morning. Three small sailing vessels left Lyttelfcon on Saturday, all bound north; and the general opinion in port is that disaster has overtaken one of them. The vessels were *« c °£.?«* ntil »c Annie Hill. 128 tons, Captain o lUiarns - which sailed at 7 a.roT on Saturday with a cargo of produce for Greymouth; the sohoonar Ronga, 93 tons. Cap•J? ™ * Peterson ' which' leffc at 11 a.nt with 30 toes of coal for Havelock; and [ the scow Haeremai. 96 tons, Captain Morris, which sailed at 2.30 p.m. with a cargo of oats for Auckland With regard to the £?M,? M , Hl "' SCT€n *l gentlemen connected with shipping gave i t as thoir opinion that it woulU hardly be that vessel-, as she Tvas oaded. and had any accident happened nor in the terrific gale and heavy seas she „ would probably founder, as she is built of hardwood. It is thought that the vessel 5 ' could noi be the t Haeremai, as, being bound • -£ r Auckland; -she Vcald. shapes coursVftr . isast Cape, which would carry her well out- - side the track 6f steamers bound from Lyttelton to Wellington, and well away from 1 - t p j (^ am P be 'l- "«ar which it is "understood the derelict was sighted. ■ -In view of ' the absence of any definite information it is quite impossible to. speak with any cer- ' tamty- regarding fhe drifting vessel, but on * all sides in Lyttelton grave fears a.re expressed regarding the safety of the schooner Konga. This fine little vessel was only 'in ballast-trim when she left Lyttelton on Saturday morning, and it is very much teared that disaster has overtaken the vessel and her crew in the mountainous seas which were running of? Cape Campbell during Saturday night's sale. The cape is about 130 miles from Lyttelton. and with a gale behind her the little vessel- would run at steamer speed. At present it is all a matter of surmise, but the fact that the Konga capsized in Pelorus Sound on two occasions previously, the last being a little over three years ago. gives rise to the thought m the minds of many that a last and terrible disaster has overtaken the schooner. Captain Peterson, her master, ia one of the most popular and best known skippers of the coasting- schooners, and is ' regarded as a most capabk and daring seaT m il" u The orew also are all well known in Lyttelton.

The s.s. Star of New Zealand brought o(5 tons of general cargo for • this port and 8 tons for Invercargill. consisting-, = a ™onff other things, of 105 cases tobacco, 104 cases sewing machines. 34f> rolls newspaper, 7 cases organs, and 58, fons hard- - ware.

Captain Butler and Engineer Sh&ddan, of the steamer Clyde, at Balclutha, acting under instructions' from the' River Board, visited Dunedin on ■ tha 16th for; the purr . pos& of inspecting "types of marine- oil engines, in connection with the board's scheme to- purchase a launch for the river"' trade-.

Mr Janies Findkitcr. of Ratanui r has had an oil launch fitted up for the purpose "" of plyinp on the Owaka and .Catlin's' Rivers. Besides being available for carrying cargo, the launch will be also available for pleasure trips during the tourist • season.

The Shaw, Savill. and Albion Company's fine steamer Maori, from London, arrived off Otago Heads and came to anchor at 10.45 a.m. on Saturday. No ice or wreckage were seen while crossing the Southern Ocean.' The Maori brinjrs some 3EOO (ens of cargo for New Zealand, of which 2"00 (including transhipments) are for Dunedin. and 1000 tons are for Lyttelton. The Maori steamed up to Dunedin when the tide served an Tuesday afternoon, and was berthed at zha Victoria wharf, and began to discharge her cargo on Monday morning.

A tutr was sent as far a? Cape Campbell from WeJlington in search of the scow reported fo be floating bottom up on Sun-i da,v. The search was fruitless.

The twin-screw steamer Delphic. 8273 tons, is expected to berth at the Dunedin wharf next Sunday. This fine vessel brings 1200 tons of cargo for this port, and her arrival is awaited with considerable interest, this being her first visit to Dunedin.

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