SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17656, 14 February 1916, Page 4

SHIPPING

PORT OF BLUFF. ARRIVED. February 12—Theresa Ward, 9 tons, I.ovett, from Port Chalmers. Harbour Board, agents. The Bluff dredge Murihiku arrived at Port Chalmers on Friday morning for her periodical survey and overhaul. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company has been advised by cable that the Mamari arrived Home on Tuesday, reporting “All well." The vessel, after loading at various port in the dominion, left Auckland for London on Christmas Day. According to a message received by the local office of the F. and S. Line, the Essex was to leave Sydney on Friday for .New Zealand. She will load in the dominion for West of England ports. Auckland will be her first port, and she then goes to Whangarci, Waitara, Wanganui, and Wellington. She will sail for Avonmouth and London on the 3rd March. The Mew Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the Rimutaka, cn route from London to New Zealand, arrived at Capetown last Tuesday. Her next port of call will be Hobart. She is due at Auckland on the Gth March, and at Wellington about a week later. Cabled advice lias been received announcement the departure from San Francisco for Wellington of the Kauri. The vessel recently arrived at the Californian port with a large cargo of wool from New Zealand. In connection with the intercolonial service the Union Company announces the following alterations: —The Moeraki, upon arrival at Lyttelton on the 7th March from Sydney, via Wellington, will withdraw for overhaul and survey. The Maitai will withdraw from the San Francisco service, and will leave Lyttelton on the Sth March for Wellington, Sydney, and Hobart, in place of the Moeraki. On her return tifp the Maitai will come only as far aa Wellington, and will leave there on the 30th March for San Francisco. The Manuka, upon arrival at Lyttelton on the Hth March, from Sydney, via Wellington, will withdraw for overhaul and survey, and will be relieved by the Moeraki, which will leave Lyttelton on the 15th March for Sydney and Hobart via Wellington. The Manuka will resume her running from Lyttelton to Sydney and Hobart, via Wellington, on the 39th March, in place of tl\e Maitai. Tlie Waiwera, under charter to the Few Zealand Shipping Company, arrived at Auckland on Tuesday morning from Montreal. She has 1 1,000 tnos of cargo for Auckland. Slip left Montreal on November 23, and called at Sydney, Cape Breton, for bunkers on November 28. Heavy gales continued from here for about five days, when the weather cleared to Capetown, December 28. The Waiwera left there on the following day i for Adelaide, and with fair weather arrived at the Australian port on January 19. Other Australian pcf'ts called at were Melbourne (January 32) and Sydney (January 29). Sydney was cleared for Auckland on February 3, and the pastage across wae fine. Captain S. Kelly has with KtAg following:—Chief officer, S. James; secowd officer, S. Abbott: third officer, H. Langbein; chief engineer Ci. Geach; second engineer, T. Young; third engineer, D. Davis: fourth engineer, W. Farron; fifth engineer, G. Grant; wireless operator, S. Budge. The Waiwera sailed for the south on Wednesday evening. EXPECTED AT BLUFF. Paloona ..e Melbourne Feb. 16 Kotare ... Dunedin Feb. 16 Invercargill Dunedin Feb. 16 Wlmmera Melbourne... .Feb. 18 Kotare Dunedin Feb. 23 Invercargill Dunedin Feb. 23 Invercargill Dunedin Feb. 30 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 1 Paloona Melbourne Mar. 8 Invercargill Dunedin Mar. 8 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 8 Wlmmera Melbourne. .. .Mar. 10 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 3 5 Invercargill Dunedin Mar. 15 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 25 OVERSEA SHIPPING. DUE AT WELLINGTON. Steamers. From Left. Due. Niwaru .... London Jan. IS Mar. 27 Kumara •. London Jan. 5 Mar. 1 Rimutaka .. London Jan. 17 Mar. 12 Arawa London Jan. 29 Mar. 15 'Tongariro . . Liverpool Dec. 6 Feb. 14 Devon Liverpool Dec. 18 Feb. 8 Zealandic .. Liverpool Dec. 21 Mar. 8 Opawa Liverpool Jan. 7 Mar. IS Otaki Liverpool Jan. 23 Apr. 2 Baron Ogilvy New York Jan. 13 Feb. 27 Talawa .... NewY'orkNov. 14 Feb. 14 Port Augusta New York Nov. 25 Feb. G Waiwera ... Montreal Dec. 1 Feb. 12 Waihemo ... ’Frisco Jan. 23 Feb. 3G CONCERNING THE DEVON. Although only a new sh ip the F. and S. liner Devon, which was to leave Sydney on Saturday for New Zealand to load for Home, has already completed quite a chapter of romance. Before the outbreak of war the older.for the construction of the Devon was placed with a French firm at Dunkirk. The keel was laid, and good progress had been made with the construction when war between Germany and France was declared. Then, of course, owing to military demands in France, men were called to the colours with the result that work at the Devon had to he suspended for a time. By getting into touch with the Government, however, the shipbuilders got the work continued, and by the end of October, 1911, the vessel was well on the road to completion. Then came the fear that the Germans might succeed in breaking through to Cab)is, and rather than have the Devon seized by the foe, arrangements were made for her to he launched in her incomplete state, and taken to England to he finished. She was successfully launched in readiness to cross the Channel. While the Devon was at Dun- [ kirk the place was shelled from Dixiiuulo, 33 miles away. Fortunately the J if-von escaped damage. The vessel was taken safely to London, and although the drawings and everything connected with the construction were in French, the British shipbuilders took over tin- work where it had been left off, and completed the Job. The Devon, which is of 9G ; il gloss tonnage, is commanded by Cant-U.i Robertson. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) SYDNEY, February 13. Sailed—Kss“X and Odland, for Auckland. THE SEND RITA. NO DAMAGE DONE. .MELBOURNE, February 13. The Scnorita was towed in practically i undamaged. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, February 13. Sailed, Saturday—Katoa (5 p.m.j. Cor Sydney; Monowai (7 p.m.l. for southern < ports: port. 1 Sunday, sailed—Pakelia I 7.Ml a.in.), for i London. WELLINGTON, February 13. j Arrived. Sunday—Maori (6.45 a.in.), i from Lyttelton; Kamona (10.30 a. in.). < liom Westport: Kini l 1 p.m.l, from Dun- i Cilin and Lyttelton. j i Sailed. Sattmoiy—Victoria (10 p.m.), |; foi Auckland- - ? a East Coast; i.fararou (11.10 p.m.), fo. Lyttelton. I :

T.n5KS. —FEERUAKV ii. Bluff 10.20 a.m. 10. 10 p.m. Invercargill . . 11.00 a.m. 11. 2t> p.m. Klvcrton 9.20 a.in. y. to p.m.