SHIPPING.
POltT OF LYTTEI*TON. ARRIVALS. 1 • * Monday—January 20th. John, B.s. (3.45 a.m.), 342 tons, Dowell, from Nydia Bay. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Kiiii, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), 1122 tonß, Platte, from •Westport. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. SAILINGS. Monday—January 20th. Cygnet, s.s. (XO.SO a.m.), 124 tons, Murray, for Akaroa. Stovenson, Stiowcrt and Co., agents. Mararoa, s.a. (7 p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Breeze, Wanganui, this day. Maori, "Wellington, this day. Calm, Timaru, this day. Storm, Dunedin, this day. Kotare, Dunedin, January 22nd. Cvgnet, Akaroa, January 22nd. Mararoa, "Wellington, January 22nd. Breeze, Wanganui, January 23rd. Maori, "Wellington, January' 23rd. Cygnet, Kaikouia, January 23rd. Mararoa, "Wellington, January 24th. Cygnet, Akaroa, January 25th. Su-evic, London, January 27th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES^ John, Oamaru, this day. Kaiapoi, "Wellington, this day. Breeze, Dunedin, this day. Kini, Weßtport, this day. Storm, Wanganui, this day. Calm, Wellington, January 21et. Kotare, Dunedin, January 22nd. Duqueene, Port Pirie, January 23rd. Maori, Wellington, thi3 day. Mararoa, Wellington, January 22nd. Kotare, Dunedin, January 23rd. Maori, "Wellington, January 23rd. Breeze, Dunedin, January 23rd. Cygnet, Akaroa. January 24th. Mararoa, Wellington, January 24th. Culm, Dunedin, January 27ti. Storm, Dunedin, January 28th. SHIPPING NOTES. Th» Tararcera, which arrived in Lytlellon on Sunday morning with cargo and mails from Wellington, will leave this port to-day for Wellington and Auckland, Mr H. R. Frith, third engineer of tho Mararoa, signed off the /esael at Lyttelton yesterday on holiday leave. _ Mr J. Sligo joined the Kaiapoi at Lyttel-
ton yesterday as purser, and Mr E. W. Colebrook; joined the vessel as assistant purser. The'Kaiapoi, at present unloading general cargo from Melbourne at this port, will probably take her departure this evening for "Wellington, whence she will proceed to Greymouth and Melbourne.
Tli© Wootton will probably bo ready for loading at'Lyttelton to-day. The vessel has been undergoing overhaul. She is timed to sail North this' evening. The ship Duquesne ia loading ball act at Lyttelton. The vessel is expected to be' in readiness for despatch from this- port on Thursday or Friday. From Lyttelton jalie will prooeed to Adelaide. The arrival of the liner Suevio at Lyttelton is expected on Monday. ' She is' coming from London via Auckland and Wellington. The vessel arrived at Auckland on Snnday morning. The. steamer John did not sail from Lyttelton yesterday as anticipated. She will leave for Oamaru to-day. The coastal steamer Kortare • should rcach Lyttelton to-morrow with merchandise from southern ports. She will load - at Lyttelton for Dunedin and Invercprgill, and, will sail thither to-morrow evening. Mr Chas. Biadley is relieving Mr W.,F. Mulgan as chief engineer on the Ngakuta. Mr W. Elder has joined, the vessel as third engineer. „ . . Tho three vessels of the Canterbury Shipping Co.'s fleet, Storm, Calm, and Bre«ze, are due in port to-day, the two first-named from tho fitouth, and the Breeze from Wanganui. FEDERAL-SHIRE LINE. Messrs Kinsey and Co., local agents for the Federal-Shire line, advise the following movements of steamers:— Dorset—Left Wellington for Egypt, via Colombo, January Ist. Devon—Left Wellington for Egvpt, via Colombo and Bombay, January Bth. Maunganui—Arrived Wellington from Liverpool, January lLth. '• Tahiti—Arrived Dunedin from Liverpool, January 12th. Loads at Wellington for Liverpool, via Colombo, Eombay, and Basra. Sails finally about February Ist. . Durham—Arrived at Auckland from Brisbane for loading January 18th. Sails finally from Wellington for Liverpool, via Colombo, Bombay, and Basra, February 4th. '"Ayrshire—Left Sydney for Auckland, January 18th. Loads Auckland, Gisborne, and Wellington, and sails finally for Liverpool via Colombo, Bombay, and Basra, February I_ wiltshire—Left Colombo for Wellington January 10th; duo Wellington January 31st,. bringing troops; probably no cargo. Somerset (now) —After loading Australia calls New Zealand to load chcese —probably about next month. Essex In Egypt. Loads Australia , for Egypt about middle February. Northumberland—En route from United Kingdom to Australia. Kent (new)— Leaves Wellington January •22nd for London, via Colombo.. - Suffolk—Left Auckland for United Kingdom, via Colon, December 21st. Argyleshire —Was to have leit united Kingdom for Australia early in December. LOSS OF PORT HUNTER. WELL-KNOWN C. AND D. LINER. News reached Melbourne a few days _ ago that the Commonwealth and Dominion liner. Port Huntei, had been lost off Nantucket, U.S.A., after being rent by a terrific explosion. The information was contained in a letter, dated November 29th, leceived by a Melbourne shipping man from Mr I. Sawbridge, who was chief officer on the veetfel et tho time. . Mr Sawbridge does not indicate whether tho Port Hunter struck a mine or wa* torpedoed by a German submarine. H« writes: —"The Port Hunter has gone," and add* that an explosion, which shattered the steamer, hurled caae4 of goods, included in her car go. high into the air, whilo she was momentarily engulfed in a epout of water which was flung to a height of 60ft. With the captain, he stateß that he vraded waist deep in water across the vessel's deck to rcach th© lifei boots, and eaw her go under. Members of I the crew of the Port Hunler ywe landed si Martha's Vinevard, near Nantucket. Built in 1906. at Newcastle. England, by Hawthorn. Leslie, and Co., Ltd., lbe Port Hunter was a steel eerew steamer of 4062 tons gross register. Flyirg the C. and D. fla?, she made eoveral voyages to Australia. Other losses ■sustained by the C.and D. line during tho war period wero the Port Adelaide. Port Xicnolson. Port Hardy, Port Curtis, and Port Kembla. SHIPS FOR AUSTRALIA. Reference has been made to the probable effect on the revenue and the price of goods of the comparatively extensive fleet _of steamers coming to the Commonwealth within the neat few months, and the questions has been rained Be to the probability of the
vessels being loaded to capacity for "Ah*. -1 Italian ports. It is stated otncially that ad» vice to hand from Great Britain indicates 1 that comparatively few of the steamers listed are bringing full cargoes. Further, it is understood that 6ome of the vessels, apart i from tho "special" fleets for Imperial Go- I vernment pnrchases of wheat and flour, tr«. coming in ballast trim, but the vessels on I the homeward trip will he expected to laid to capacity for the United Kingdom. THE ARYAN'S MISSING BOAT. (PfiESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) r WELLINGTON, January 20. " ' A report by tho captain of the Govern* ment steamer Hineinoa concerning the search f or the Aryan's missing boat has been rev V ceived by the Minister of Marine. The IJin. * i «. ister states that he i 6 satisfied from the w- f -j' port that everything possflJle was dons to try >1 to pick up the missing boat. Ho hna oompli- \ msnted- the captain aid crew on un tnorough- ( " ' uess of the search made. » M i SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. > !\ ? , AUCKLAND, January 30. '• [ Arrived, Urn*, barquentine (1.40 p.m.), from > | San Francisco; Roahins (1-15 p.m.), from 1 | London; Makura (7.15 from Sydney. . LONDON, January 18. I j Arrived, at London, Port Njatal, Medic, f •
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