SHIPPING NOTES.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14831, 24 November 1913, Page 9

SHIPPING NOTES.

Tb-o Federal and Shire lin«r Kiipaia, which arrived, at Auckland some days Ago, ie etill commanded by Captain it. Makepeace. Hia officers are: —Chief, Mr H. J. Wild* (late of the Paparoa); eeoond, Mr H. T.'Fell; third, Mt D. F. Patcreon; fouith, Mr xt. Coggur. Mr H. M*rehall ie chief engineer, Mr S. Smith aeoond, Mr H. Morria tbiid, Mr J. Richardson fourth. Mr I. Wood fifth, ud Mr J. Morrison sixth. From. Auckland the Kaiptuu, which is origin»Uy from Liv«rpool, goes to Wellington, and then to Lytteltoa and Dunedin to complete her discharge. Advice hae . b««n received »t Auckland which eUtes that the German steamer Bwec«rmci3t«r- Hacltmana, 4315 tone (Captain Schutl) was despatched from New "Jork ©a the 14th November for Auckland, Wellington, LyUelton, and Dun«din with ft full cargo of case oil for tho Vacuum Oil Company. The BurgerraeJster Hachmann warn the steamer which caught fire some time Ago whwn just about to leave the American port for N«w Zealand. A large portion of her cargo wae damaged by fire and water, but th« vessel hereoli w»3 reported to have escaped injury ~ The collier Waihora ia to load coal for Java at Newcastle, in place of tho Waitomo. Captain H. Bmney, late of the Mw»pouri, is now in charge of the Hours. Captain Featberetou reports the ficdi»g of a vessel's biuss foj? horn on the KaJapoi beach. The instrument, which was m a box, had evidently been washed aehore. Step* ar« being taken k> wcertain if th* lo«t fisning culler Te Huia had euch ft foe hora on hex ill-fated voyage. . ■ The V/bottoa sailed from Ksiapoi ye*ter* day with produce fox Northern porte.