SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17934, 27 January 1917, Page 4

SHIPPING

•tides.—JANUARY 27. Bluff .. .. .. 4.42 a.m. 5.02 p.m. Invercargill .. 5.22 a.m. .1.42, p.m. Riverton .. .. 2.12 a.m. 1.02 p.m. JA XU All Y 2S Bluff 5.27 a.m. 5.51 p.m. Invercargill .. ti.o7 a.m. 6.31 p.m. Riverton .. .. 4.27 a,m. 1.51 p.m. PORT OF BLUFF, There were no shipping movements at this port yesterday. Later advice received concerning the movements of the J luddart-Parker steamer Victoria states that the vessel was fixed to leave Sydney yesterday for Auckland, east coast ports, and Dunedin. The vessel will, therefore, not reach Auckland untit about Wednesday morning next. The local office of the llud-dart-Parker advise that at present the exact date oi the Victoria's arrival at .Dunedin cannot be forecasted. The Rosamond loft Wellington on Thursday evening for Dunedin direct. 8b e is bringing a full shipment of general merchandise, which includes a large quantity of transhipments. The vessel is due at Dunedin to-day, and after discharge will proceed to Bluff to load produce and general cargo for Wellington. The Mararoa arrived at Lyttelton at a a.m. yesterday, amt connected with the second express. The coastal steamer Kotare completed discharging her cargo of hardwood piles at Tewaewac on Thursday. .She left Bluff late on Thursday night for Dunedin, where she was due last evening. The Kotare will sail to-day for Bluff and Invercargill. The Wimmera is timed to leave Melbourne to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. London advices received via the last Australian mail contain the news that the British steamer lirodlield is a total wreck on the English coast. Few people hANew Zealand have ever heard of the name Brodtield, hut when they are told that she was until recently the Surrey, of the Federal Steam Navigation Company, they wi.ll immediately recognise what was until a few years ago one ot the best known cargo stoaiwrs in the United Kingdom-New Zealand trade. She wits last here late in 1914, but since then she was sold to the Blue Btar Line, who also took over the Nairnshire, -Morayshire, etc. The Surrey was a, vessel of nearly 6000 tons, built by Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., in ISO!). She was at me time of her launching one of the most up-to-date ships coming to New Zealand, and at the present time ■would be an exceptionally valuable vessel. Private advice received in Wellington on Tuesday reports that the Norwegian steamer Themis is badly ashore, although the vicinity of the mishap is not stated. She had on board a full cargo of sugar, and up till the time of writing some 2200 tons had been lost. It is expected that the Themis will lie refloated after her cargo has been discharged. She visited Wellington in the latter part of 11)15, and created a considerable stir in local .shipping circles as being the largest tramp steamer in the world. She is a vessel of 7402 tons, with a carrying capacity of 12,000 tons, *nd has the somewhat doubtful distinction of being the first neutral vessel to be held up by the British cruisers. The Themis was commanded by Captain Culliksea on the occasion of her visit to Wellington. She belongs to the \VTI- - Line of Norway, the owners of the Tancrcd, which arrived in Wellington recently from San Francisco. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEWCASTLE, January 26. Sailed —Wlmngape, for New Zealand. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, January 26. Arrived —Maori (S a.m.), from Lyttelton; Putiki (11.45), and Jlimltangi (12.30 p.m.), from Wanganui: Wcstralia (12.30), from Lyttelton; Corlnnu (1.50), Irom New Plymouth. Sailed —Pateena (1.20 p.m.), for P!cton and Nelson; Kokiri (2.20), for Westport; Maori (7.55), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. January 26. Arrived —Canopus (8.21) a.m.), from ■Westport; Hula (5.35 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Mararoa (8.55 a.m.), from Wellington: Paloona (9.3 a.m.), from Dunedin. Sailed —Cygnet (11 a.m.), for Akaroa; Mararoa, for Wellington: Wakatu, for Kalkoura; Waitomo, for Dunedin; Poherua, for Greymouth; Kaitangata, for Westport.