SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16414, 7 January 1919, Page 5

SHIPPING.

PORT OP LITfELTOSr. ARRIVALS. Monday—January 6. John, a.s. (7 a.m.), 3J'3 tons, Dowel], from Greymouth. I*. E. Sutton and Co., a™ents. Tainui, s.s. p.niOi '"M. Williameon, from Wanganui. £»■£. Refrigerating Co., agents. departures. Monday, January -6. Cygnet, e& (12.30 13i iocs, Murray,

for Akaroa. • Stevenson* Stewart and Co. agente. » Mararoa, B .s. (8 p.m.), 1568 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steum Ship Company, agouti. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kamona, Westport, this day. Cygnet, Akaroa, ' this day. Calm, Timaru, this day Breeze, Wellington, this'dav. Maori, Wellington, this day." Wootton, .Wellington, this day Kavamu, Wellington, this day. Mararoa, Wellington, January Bth. Monowai, Wellington, January 9th, Maori, Wellington, January 9th. Cygnet, Kaikoura, January 9th. Putiki, Timaru. January 9th. Mararoa, Wellington, January 10th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. John, Oamaru, this day. Maori, Wellington, this day. Opihi, Auckland, January Bth. Orepuki, Grey mouth, January Bth. Breeze, Dunedin, January Bth. Ca<m, Wellington, January Bth, Kahika, Greymouth, this day." Cygnet, Kaikoura, January Bth. Monowai, Dunedin, January Bth. Mararoa, Wellington, January Bth. Putiki, Wellington, January 9th. Maori, Wellington, January 9th. Mararoa, Wellington, January 10th. SHIPPING NOTES. The Union Company's steamer Karamu, laden with cargo tiom Napier and Welling-. ton, is expected to put in an appearance at Lyttelton to-day. Kini, which ha 3 been on the Port Chalmers dock undergoing is expected to oome out to-morrow, when alio prepares for a voyage to Greymouth. Captain Stringer, of the Tofua, has charge of the Maori in place of Captain Williams, who has taken command of "the Tofua. Mr Coy to, second omcer of the Mararou, has transferred to the Maori in a similar capacity.

Mr _ Brigden, mate of the Waverley, is relieving Captain Fisk, master of .that vessel. Captain Fisk lfl on holiday leave, and Mr Jackson is acting as mate. Among to-morrow's expected arrivals in port are the Canterbury Shipping Company'® steamers Breeze and Calm, the former from Wellington, on route for Dunedin and Timaru, and the latter for Southern ports to load for Wellington and Wanganui. The schooner Lily was ready for departure from Lyttelton on Saturday, but owing to a shortage in her crew the vessel has been detained in port. The vessel has on board a load of produce and general cargo for Kaipara.

The Putiki is expected to arrive here on Thursday with cargo from Timaru. She will discharge at Lyttelton, and theu load for Wellington, sailing Thursday evening far the North, The Orepuki, which is discharging limber from the West Coast at Lyttelton, will afterwards load general merchandise for Greymouth, and is expected to take her departure for that port to-morrow. The steamer Opihi has commenced discharging her part cargo from Vancouver at Lyttelton. Upon completion here she will sail for Auckland, at which port, it is understood, the vessel will take in cargo for Genoa, Italy. No definite advice has been received locally regarding the date of the Monowai's expected arrival at Lyttelton from Northern ports, but she will probably reach this por* before Saturday. The Kauri is unloading a part cargo of wheat at Lyttelton, after which sho will proceed to Melbourne, sailing about Thu sday. The Kauri's officer® are:—Captain Bilton, Mr A. Inman (chief officer), Mr VV. Cadwallader (acting second officer). The vessel will probably load wheat at Melbourne i for Auckland. >

| The steamer John, laden with timber from Greymouth, arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning. She left the West Coaat port on Friday evening. From this port she will proceed to Oamaru. The. collier Kamona left West port on Sunday, bound for Lyttelton. She is bringing a cargo of coal for discharge here, and should reach this port to-day. Captain £. Harris, master of the Union Company's steamer Waitomo, has gone a/ihore oil holiday leave and hi? position is being temporarily filled by Captain P. J. Fester. Some smart paseagra have been made by the Union Company's "Ihna sine® the vessel was put into eea-gtfing orderat Port Chalmers over twelve months ago. The trim littie vessal fully demonstrated her ssilon her last trip from New Zealand to San Francisco, as,_ according to advice just received in Dunodin from Captain Paul, she made the run from the a P ! ®r roadstead to the Californian port in the creditable time of B8 days 4 hours. The Hma f which wa£ isvoiucd *ea*MT

throughout that trip, is now 44 days out on passage from San Francisco to Auckland. The Kaitangata is due to leave Melbourne to-morrow with a general cargo for discharge at Wellington. The Canadian Robert Dollar Company, headed by Captain Eobt. Dollar, one of the most famous owners of merchant ships, will shortly establish a monthly mail steamship service between Vancouver and Hong 1 Kong, Shanghai, Manila, and Singapore. All hia ships are under Canadian or British, registry. LAUNCHING OP THE VALMAPJE. A big event in Hobart's history was the launching early last month of the threemasted schooner Valmarie, the largest vessel to be built in Tasmania. Some interesting details of the event are contained in a recent issue of the Taamanian "Mail." As the Valmarie is to make a voyage from a mainland port to San Francisco (says th© "Mail") she may be classed as a deep sea vessel, as distinguished from en intercolonial trader, and in that regard her launch is noteworthy, as it ia very many years since a deep eca vessel was built in Tasmania. Until che lias been measured by the Customs it cannot be said exactly what her tonnage is, but it is estimated that she will carry something like 400 tons of deadweight. She is the larjre3t vessel built in Hobart since the launch from the Domain yards of the barque Loon:«r.a in the year 1879. This vessel was trading between the Pacific Islands and Sydney until lost a few years ago. The next biggest vecsßl to. the Valmarie built at Battery Point wiu the barque Oceania (320 tons) constructed in 1876. This vessel waa lost in Cook Strait in MBS3. MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEA VESSELS. Amy Turner, barque, left San Francisco November 25th, for Lyttelton direct; due about the end of January. A. S. Paterson and Co., agents; Claude Ferrier end Co., port agents. Australic, leaves New .York January, for Dunedin and Lyttelton. Caroline, schooner, to sail from San Francisco in February; due at Lyttelton in April. Durham, from United Kingdom, via Australia; due at Lyttelton about the end of January. Kinsey and C 0.,. Ltd., agents.

Duquesno, ship, at Lyttelton; arrived from San Francisco. December 7th;. sails January for San Francisco, via Australian ports.' Claude Fcrrier and Co., agents. Hororata, leaves London early in January, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. N.Z. Shipping Co., agents. John and Winthrop, schooner, left Sen Francisco September 17th; due Lyttelton early. Kauri, left Melbourne December 27th; arrived Lyttelton. January sth; Bails about January 9th. for Australia. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Kaiapoi, due at liyttelton January trom Melbourne, via Bluff and Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. - Middleliam Castle, leaves St. John January, for Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Now Zealand Shipping Co., ace-its Moeraki, leaves Sydney early for Wellington and Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Opihi, left Vancouver November 16th, arrived Wellington December 28th; due at Lyt telton Jamiary 4th; sails January Bth for Auckland. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Orator, ete&mer, from Colombo, sailed irom Newcastle December 18th; arrived Lyttelton December 23rd; left Lyttelton January 4th for Wellington, thence London; Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. . Port Alma, left Lyttelton December 7th for Port Said, via Colombo; returns to New Zealand. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Kuahine, sailed from London Deoember 2nd for New ports, via Panama; due Auckland January. New Zealand Steam Shipping Company, agents. Ruapehu. leaves London end of December, for New Zealand porta; due lyttelton February. New Zealand Shipping Co., agenda. Suevic, sailed from London November 21st, .via Panama, Melbourne, and Hobart, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers; due Auckland January 17th, and at Lyttelton about two weeks later. Dalgety and Co., agents. Westralia, due at Lyttelton . early from Melbourne, via Wellington; sails later for Melbourne, via Dunedin and Bluff. Kinsey and Co., Ltd.. agents. Zingara, scow, from Sydney, due at Lyttelton January. MAPOURIKA DELAYED. (FRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, January 6. The Mapourika was unable to leave for; Nelson at the usual time to-day, being short of firemen. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. J NEWCASTLE, January 6. Sailed, Rakanoa, for Auckland. TELEGRAPH NOTICE 80/ RD. Arrivals —Wellington, Ngatoro (12.20 p.m.); Rosamond (6 p.m.), both from Lyttelton. Departures—Wellington, Maori (8.3 p.m.); Mana (6 p.m.), both for Lyttelton. Kaikoura —Wakatu (5.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton. To sail —Wellington, Kuramu (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton.