SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16435, 31 January 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LTTTELTON.

ARRIVALS. ' Thursday—January 30th. . Storm, 5.3. (3.45 a.m.), 405 tons, Carson, from Picton. A. H. Turn bull and Co, agents. uraze, s.s. (5.5 a.m), 553 .tons, Braidwood, from Timaru. A. 11. Turcbull and Co., agents. _.riton, a.3. (5.50 a.m.), 248 tons, Day, from England. Shaw," Savill Company, agents. Marama. s.a. (8.40 a.m.), 6537 tons. Aldwell, from Wellington. Steam Ship Company, agents. I Maori, e.s. (7 a.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, from Wellington. Union Steam. Ship Company, Agents. Manx, a.s. (11.30 a.m.), 138 tons, McPherson, from Timaru. New Zealand Refrigerar tin?: Company, agents. Monowai. e.s. (3.5 p.m.), 3433 tons, Norton, from Wellington. Union.. Steam Shipping Companv, agents. DEPARTURES. Thursday—January 30th. Marama. s.s. (12.15 p.m), 6537 tons, Aid■svell, for Port Chalmers. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Rosamond, bjs., 725 tons, for Weetpori;. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Maori, e.a., 3412 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Storm. e.s., 405 tons. Cowan, for Dnnedin. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Man a, s>.s., ISB tons, McPherson, for Timaru.- New Zealand Refrigerating Company, agents. Cygnet, e.s;, 124 tome, Murray, for Kftikoura. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Calm, Wellington, this day. Breese, Timaru, this day. Cygnet, Kaikoura, this day. Suevic, Wellington, this day. 'Putiki, Timaru, this day. . Mararoa., Wellington, this day. Boherua, Greymouth, this day. Cygnet, Akaroa, February Ist. Maori, Wellington, February Ist. Mararoa. Wellington, February 2nd. Maori, Wellington, February 4th. • Cygnet, Akaroa, February 4th. Mararoa, "Wellington, February sth. j PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Calm, Dunedir., this day. Breeze, Picton this day. Mararox, Wellington, this day. Putiki, Wellington this day. Canqpus, Weetport, this day. Briton, Blnff, this day. Maori, Wellington, February Ist. Cygnet, "Akaroa, February 3rd. Mararoa, Wellington. February 3rd, Maori, Wellington, February 4th. j Maiaroa, Wellington, February sth. j SHIPPING NOTES.. The French ship Duqoesne w« towed out' to a point about five miles outside the Lyttelton Heads yesterday morning by the steam launch Monica, which was utilised as tug in place of the tugs Lyttelton OJid Purau, neither of which was available The Duquesne passed the ileads about G a.m. She will sail for Port Adelaide to load wheat for i European ports. The liner Briton, for which the Shaw, Savill Company has the agency, is under the command of Captain E. W. Day, who has I with him Messrs C. F. Marriner, .first of- I fioer; D. J. ,Scott, second; H. L. Colville, j third, and R. Longman, fourth; J. Lane, J chief engineer; R. Stevens, second,. J. Carnegie, third; J. Wright, fourth; P. Beach, chief steward; (j.. Fulton,' purser; and' Dr. | Reid, ship's surgeon. This vessel has been under continuous engagement as a troopship throughout the currency of the wax,, and has carried troops to most of the important theatres of hostilities. Fortunately she has never been submarined, although she has been passing through danger zones throughout four years of submarine warfare. The Briton, just prior to embarking' on her present voyage, made three trips from the United States to France with American troops on hoard. She is -to leave Lyttelton for Bluff, where general cargo will be loaded, <and from there she will proceed to Sydney, Oxpa Town, and England. The Te Anuu has been, held up at Gisborae owing to rain. It woo-hoped to despatch the vessel last night for Lyttelton. She is bringing a full load of sheep for - discharge here, after which the vessel will sail for Wellington. The Poherua, after having been bar-bound for some time at Greymouth, left the West Coast port at 7.45 on Wednesday evening with a load of coal for Lyttelton. Her arrival »t this port is fxjvct'd to-day. The Monowai reached Lyttelton yesterday afternoon, but she did not. sail ecrath as expected. The vessel will sail to-day for Dunedin. \ It is expected to hove the Canopus in readiness for despatch from Lyttelton to-day for the West Coast. Yesterday's inclement weather stopped all work on the Lyttelton waterfront except the discharge of mails from tho steamer* Maori and Briton. Captain Aldwell, who was master of the Wahine when she was engaged in the Wel-lington-Lyttelton ferry servioe, is in command of the hospital ship Mar&ma. The Xew Zealand Shipping CompJkny adj yises that the Cnfic left Liverpool on tho 19th I inst., for St. John's, Canada, to load general cargo fcr Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. The steamer Tropic left New York last week for New Zealand, and is coming to Wellington direct, via Panama Canal.

Advice has been received by the Shaw, faavill, and Albion Company that the Mamari has arrived at Fremantlo from Liverpool. The Marnari ie due at Auckland about the 14th February, and at Wellington about tho 18th February. She will then come south to Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The American saiier Henrietta, which left San Francieco about the 2Cth isoveinker ior Wellington, arrived in the stream there early on Wednesday morning. All the crew were reported to bs well, but, in accordance with the new rule, there was to be no communication between the vessel and the shore until nest day. Captain 'Morrison, formerly of th<> Union, Company's service, is in command of i«e vessel. Mr J. C. Asp«c, who ha-s been appointed to the signalling staff of the West-port, Harbour Boerd, is acting as relieving officer ou the Blackball Company's steamer JCgahere. He hue held a Home master's certificate- for fifteen years, ar.d has been mate of the Eliza, A. Firth, schooner; Eunice, auxiliary Comet, Ketch. Lily, schooner, also mate of the Ecamers Defender, Wootton, arid Jane Douglas while trading to Weetport and Greymouth. The' following hooked first saloon paseages in the Moana for San Francisco, via ports:— Messrs F. W. Christian, Sharwood, W. O. Crane, H. M. Field, R. K. Duckworth. Dr. Willjems, CaptMn Laieen, Mesdames F. W. Christian and four children, Williams, Sharwood, H. M. Field and child, Mieees M. Newman, M. Cowliahaw, R. Zima-n, and F. E. L'Anne. No advice hee yet been received by the ixuddart-Parker Company regarding the. possible return of ths Weatralia.to the New Zealand service. The vessel is still engaged in the Sydney-Hobart trade. Tho Otago oiarbour Board have received notification from the District Health Officer* thet all veseeie coming.to Port Chalmers or Dunedin from Australia will be liable to quarantine. All vessels arriving , from Australian ports will anchor in the Lower xi.arbour to undergo medical inspection. Cable advico received states that the liner Port Melbourne hae left London for New Zealand. The-vessel is coming out in ballast uy way of the Panama. Caul. She should reach the Dominion about the ond of February, and will load at several ports for the United Kingdom. The ITnion Company's steamer Maunganui, st present lying at Port Chahnere, signed on her crew on Wednesday morning, preparatory to sailing on Monday. UNION COMPANY'S NEW CARGO STEAMER. (special to ''the press.") DUNEDIX, January 30. Of the two new vessels just acquired by the Union Steam Ship Company, the on© of 8900 tone deadweight, is a new shij, and was purchased by tho company shortly after she left tlie stocks. She wa« built by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company. She is a single 6crew vessel, fitted with reciprocating engines, and hae a sea-going speed o£ 12 knots, per hour. Thia /modern cargo carrier will Dβ -named the Waitemata-. Delivery will not be given for a week or two yet. SHIPPING- TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 30. Arrived, Elsie Mary (1 a.m.), from Gisborno; Mako (0.30 p.m.), from Gisborne. Sailed, Niagara. (0.45 p.Tn.), (or "Vancouver; riinomoa (0.10 p.m.), for Northern Lighthouses; Amiral Cecillo (2.45 p-m.), for Wellington. SYDNEY. January 30. Sailed, Waitomo, for Auckland. WELLINGTON,. January SO. Arrived, Durham (7 a-m.), from Auckland and Napier. Sailed, Moan a, (4.30 p.m.), for San Francisco; Suevic (5 p.m.), for LyHelton; Menuka (6.20 p.m.), for Sydney; Maraxoa (7.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton CLAIMS OF PORTJ3F BLUFF. (PEESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.} INVERCARGILL, January 30. The secretary Invcrcargill Chamber of Commerce has, sent the following message to all ehipping companies, in the Dominion: —"I em directed by the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce to remind you that Bluff as a port of call has suffered. lather more than its share during the war. Merchants and shippers of, produce and other goode have frequently been forced to pay transhipping rates when other centres were enjoying comparatively good facilities. Normal conditions ' are now well on the way, and the Chamber trnete that Bluff «s a main port will be reinstated by your company ai an early date." TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD (Jan. 30). Arrived—Wellington: Mamroa (9.35 a.m.), Irom Lyttelton. Sailed—Wellington: Wootton (5 p.in.), and Suevic (5 p.m.), for Lyttelton-, Moana (4 pjn.), for Rarotenga; Wanganui: Calm (6.25 p.mj, for Lyttelton.