SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16160, 14 March 1918, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LTri'BLTON*. ARRIVED—March 13th. Mararoa (9 a.m.), from Wellington Breeze (10.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Mana (4.50 p.m.), from Wanganui. Wootton (4.25 p.m.), from Sounds. SAILED—March 13th. ICaliika (8.5 p.m.), for Wostport. Monowai (3.30 p.m.), for Dunediu. Mararoa. (6.40 p.m.), for Wellington. Cygnet (9.50 p.m.), for Kaiicoura. SHIPPING NOTES. Westport Coal Co.'s steamer left Lytteiton y With a load of coal for , T l he steamer Kamo will leave Wellington to-day with a part cargo of transhipments n ' Lyttelton. Tho Rosamond, which was delayed for several dayn between Auckland and Wellington, owing to rough weather, is expected Jiere this morning. Mr John Dudor, chief officcr of the Pohcrua, has transferred to the Kowhai as chief, replacing Mr Anderson. ' Wellington Magistrate's Court on ,?l VT^ g maa named Joh i Halcome, wio deserted from an oversea vessel at LytDecember 17th last. was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Tho charge preferred against defendant was that of landing without a passport contrary to the War Regulations. It was explained on his behalf that ho had enhated and was about to proceed to camp. For some months now tho scow Hazel Kopton has been lying idle in Evans Bay, Wellington, owing to a shortage in her complement. The owners (Meesrs Brownie© and Co.) now announce that a full crcw has engaged, and that the vessel is leaving for Greymou-th. Meanwhile tho Hazel Kepton will remain in tho timber trad© between "Wellington and tho Coast.

EAST COAST WRECKAGE. Several residents of Matata, 11 miles up the coast from Whakatano. about the beginning of December observed on the horizon about 8 p.m .a light in the direction of Cape Runaway, on the East Const. The %ht gradually increased in size for about a quarter of an hour, and then e'addenly developed a- great flare, even though apparently about CO miles distant and 30 miles off Cape Runaway. The opinion held here that a great explosion had takon place aboard some vessel, and it i 3 now believed the occurrence may have had connexion with the burned wreckage found at To Araron. THE GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. It is understood that the Government steamer Tutanekai, which wa3 built by D. J. Dunlop and Co., of Glasgow, in 1896, for lighthouse tendering and cable work in New Zealand, is r.o longer to be used for the latter purpose as she has been found to oe unsuited for the heavier class of cablelaying and repairing work, and arrangement has been made by the Government with tho Pacific Cable Board for the performance of any cablo work that requires tho use of a steamer in 1 these waters. It is intended that the Tutanekai shall before long take up the Hinemoa's lighthouse work, and in visiting the outlying islands to attend to tho depots for shipwrecked crews and passengers. The Hinemoa was built in 1876. , AUSTRALIAN PASSENGERS. The following passengers have arrived in New Zealand from Australia:—Saloon: Messrs A. Hayman, Webstor. Wilkinson, May. Cup tain Low, Darling, Poole. Birch. Rodwell, Brown, Allum, Taylor. Alderaon, Megger, Riley, Bayal-Smith, Beuuchamp, Spencer Gollan (2), J. Lumley, R. Wallers.! C. King, Laird, Shepherd, Haybittl-c. .Carpenter, Longhurst. Spence, Clarkson. Ferrier. Hooper, Keast, Purdy, Hackett, Lancaster and boy, Rev. P. Barron, JJ. J. Robertson, ileadamee Hayman, Webster. Bullot. May, Taylor, Godfrey, White, Sykcs. Byrch and infant. Willoughby and infant. King, Browning-. Whvte, GarEeld and infant, Spenco. Edmonds, .Lcasham and two children, Hackett, Lawrence, Missee Webstar, Grossing, Van Scharrel, Jullvan, Wilson, Kearns, Browning. Whj-te, "Cochrane. Flint (2), Spence, Boardman, Hurst, and Dunbar.