LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9319, 20 August 1908, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. , Augußt 20, 5.25 a.m. — Victoria, e.z.J 29£9 ins, Entwistle, from Dunedin. jtinsey turns and Co., agents. Passenger— Mr rebner.' . August 20. 5.45 a.m.— Moeraki, s.s., 4302 ais, Worral), from Dunedin. Union Steamrip Company, agents. Passengers— Mcsames Hickaon and Irvine, Messrs Walker ud Cameron, and one steerage. August 20, 6.50 a^m.— Maori, s.s., 3399 tons unt^r, from Wellington. Union Steamship ompihy, agents. Passengers — Misses Pearm, M'Oarthy, Cartwright (2). Cocks, Disher, Wler, Alcorn, Brown, Chrystall, Lancaster, iaxrihgton and Dudley, Mesdamcs Buxton, ['Lftuchlan and infant, Anderson, Bamneid, urns, Bridge, Brown and infant, Chrystall, 'orbee, Trapnell and Cave and two children, 'aptain Stewart, Messrs H-- kins, Isa'aca, lorrison, Morley, Young, Gibbons, Colledgc, ieamish, Buxton, M'Lauchlan, Morriss, ['Kegg, Gill, Croft, Waite, BamSeld, Eussll, Forbes (3), Keegan, Sutherland, Clark>n, Stewart, Spite, Macfarlane, Jacobs, ['Donald, White, Green (2), Johnson, Parington, Salisbury, Criddie, Scott, Taylcr, urton, Matthews, Shicfield, Anderson, 'Neill, Macfarlane. Mashall, James, Cross, Hincan, Cave, Wagstaff, Batchelor, Laugiei, kattic and Taylor, and forty-one steerage. August 20, 8.45 a.m.— Talune, s.s.. 2078 tons, urgess, from Melbourne, via southern ports, fnion Steamship Company, agents. August 20, 8.25 a.m.— Wootton, s.s., 151 cms, Scott, for Kaiapoi. Pitcaithly and !■>., agents. The Huddart, Parker Company's s.s. Vicaria, which had to put back to Port Jhalmers owing to a slight mishap • in the Dgine room, arrived at Lyttelton this mornng. It appears that tho steamer left Port Ihalmers at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and got utaide the heads, where, about 4.30 p.m., a light derangement of the middle pressure listtro of the engine took place. The flange • f the piston was slightly broken. The learner anchored off the heads, and Captain Jntwistle and the chief engineer, Mr Benett, after examining the piston," decided to etnra to Port Chalmers. This wafe accordngly done at 8 a.m.. on Wednesday. Tho ecossary repairs were effected by the engineoom staff, and the Victoria resumed her oyage at S.lO p.m. The New Zcniancl Shipping Company,,, limited, Ohristchurch, has received a cable nessage, dated Monte Video, to the effect hat the s.s. Ruapehu sailed theuce at 6 .m. for London on August 19. All efforts to float the barque Polly, timber aden for' Australian ports, which grounded >clow tho railway wharf at "Whahgarei ieently, have failed. The case is now regarded s hopeles3. as the vessel is lying on her sido pith 7ft of water in the holds. Her back s apparently broken. The Shaw, Savili and Albion Company's ,s. lonic, which resumed her voyage from jondon for Wellington fit Capn Town on saturday, has 39U0 tons of cargo for Wellingon. 20CO tons for Lytteiton.and 1300 tons ranshipments for various ports. She is due t Wellington about September 8. It is announced thai the Shaw, Saril] aaii Albion Company's s.a. Athenic is to leave 'jo"ion 10-day for Xew Zealand, via Cape Covrn Bnd Hobart. She is due at Wellington hani October fi. • Thij Tyser Company s s.s. Marere, which iTi'vsd in Ancltlancl frrm Ix;ndon «i:d Ausra ia at 2 a.m. last, Saturday, icft London in June 16. and airivEd at Melbcnme t-n Fuly 26 after o ronofh naseago. Departure rom *Mftll;ourio for Sydney was taken on Uigust 1. The latter port v;as reached on August 4 a sircriC ec-nth-east to north-east rale beinsr met with, aocompailied by Jienvy am squalls. After landing cargo r.t Sydney he. Marer* left for Auckland en August 11. strong easterly" winds' and rotich seas were tnc-untered on (h- run from Sydney tj>Auok v and. Caut«ttt Firth \s iii comißßrto', Mr P. K. Mpllo is chief officer, Mr P. S. Adcy second. Mr C. Turner third, and Mr H. Lawrence fcurth. Mr .Anderson is in charge of ;he engineering department, and has with lim Mr Midd'cmas as second orgineer, Mr Dflvis third. Mr Johnston fourth, and Mr Henderson fifth. Mr Johnwm ift the- chief tefrigcrating 1 enguieor and Mr T«ylor chief

steward. On discharge of her Auckland cargo tli-3 Marere will proceed south, and is due at Lyttelton about the end of this month.