TO-DAY’S SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12504, 17 December 1918, Page 4

TO-DAY’S SHIPPING.

TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sins, jams, 4.17 a.m.; «»ts, 7.8 C p.m. Mooli riaoii, 0.58 am.; sots, 3.18 p.m. High water, 9.50 a.m,; 3.97 p.m SAILED. December TO, 530 p.m. —Puliki, s.a., 409 tena, Robertson, ; for Wellington. E. E. Sutton and Co., ‘Agents. December 16, 6.35 p.m.—Mararoa, s.e., 0598 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company ,agents, \ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, s.s., from Wellington, this day, Alexander, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Calm, s.s., from Timaru, December 18. Storm, s.a., from Wanganui, December IS. Monowai, s.a., from Dunedin, December 18. Wakatu,''s.s,, from Kaikotiro, December 18. loan Anderson, s.a., from Akaroa, December 19. Mararoa, s.a., from Wellington, December 18. Hina, s.a., from Wellington, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wootlou, a;*., for Woffington, this day, Cygnet, ».b., for Kaikoura, this day. Alexander, s.a., for Nelson, this day. Brest?. s.s., for Dunedin, this day. , John Anderson, for Akaroa, this day. Maori, s.s., for Wellington, thin day. Waitomo, s.s., for Dunedin and Sydney, December 18. Wakatu. 8,3., for. Kaikoura, December 18. Calm, s.s., for Dunedin, December 18. Storm,'s.s., for Dunedin, December 19. SHIPPING NOTES. The New Zealand Shipping Company advisas that’-the chartered steamer, Middlehan Castle, will leave St John in January, with Canadian merchandise, for discharge at Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lytr telton and Dunedin.' Captain Hempstalk, of the Monica, who has been suffering a relapse from an attack of influenza, hopes to resume commend of this vessel early next week. The Cygnet will sail on a special trip to Kaikoura this evening. It is hoped to dispatch the Oakland, which is at present loading ballast, about the end of this week. The Ruapehu is expected to leave London about the end of the month, and the Hotorakfv early next month, for New Zealand ports. ' It is probable that the American schooner Mindoro will leave for, Lyttelton under toW by the Wellington tug Pelican. The Alexander is due in port to-day, and should be ready to sail this evening for Nelson. Westport and Qroymouth. The Koiapoi, which arrived at Melbourne on Sunday from Greymouth, is to load at that port for Lyttelton, via Bluff and Dunedin, early next month. _ The Wootton will be dispatched for Wellington this evening, and should be bacs in port again about the end of the week The Corinna, from Dunedin and Timaru, la due here on Friday to load for Nelson and New Plymouth. The Wakatu is expected to reach Lyttelton from Kaikoura this evening, and is timed to «eil on the return journey to-morrow evening. The Navua, from San Francisco, arrived at Wellington, via Papeete, yesterday, v; THE JOHN,ENA. The. American four-masted bargne, the (John Ena, reached Dunedin at 11.25 a.m. tn Sunday with a cargo of oil for tho Vacuum Oil Company. She left Lyttelton on Dejemher 10, and encountered fair weather until Thursday, when she ran into a severe sou'-wester, which Captain M'Leod describes le the severest ho has experienced for many rears. As showing tho severity of the gale, the John Ena had her mizzen topsail carried Away, but there were no other mishaps, and fortunately no accidents occurred to the crew. The John Ena is the largest sailing (hip that has visited Dunedin.

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