SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16722, 3 January 1920, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Friday, January 3rd. Euro*. e.s. (7.45 a-m.). SSBI tmw, HIE, from Napier. Union Strain. Ship Co., agent*. , _ Mararea. sj&. (10 a*m.), 2&98 tons, it win, from Wcllinirton. Union Steam Ship Ox, a'xnt*. To Aww, (7.15 p.nO, 1622 Platte, from Auckland. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Friday, January 2ndOr»puki, *.». (12.10 a.ra.i. tons. De*rhurst, for Greymouth. K. K. Sutton and Co . agouti. Wakatu, s.«. (8.30 p.m.), 10. tons, for Kaikoura. Kiiuey and Co.. Ltd., ujjent*. M&raroa, w (6.40 p.m.), 2596 ton®, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Snip Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Maori. ■Wellington, this day. •IJreore, Waneanui, this day. Mararoa. Wellington. January 4th. Kamo, Napier, January 4th. John. Wanganui, January 4th. Mokoia. January 4th. Kotvhai, Greymouth, January 5 th. Storm. Timaru, January Breeze. Timaru, January 7th. Ruahine. Wellington. January 9th. Jtaru, Wellington, early. J'rojrreso. Sydney, early. Hmivo. Kaipara. early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Wellington, this day. Mimowii, Auckland, via K««t Cote'., this New Flymouth and Onehunga, this day. . . Breeoe, Dunedin. tlus <*iy. Muraroa. Wellington. Jaonaxy Sth. Storm. Wanganui. Januanr ith. Kakapo, Napier. January 3tb. Kitt&wa. Greymouth. January sth. | Kimo, Wellington. January Sth. Kit row. Dunedin. January Sth. I Mokoia. Wellington. January Sth. | Joan Craig. Wanganui. January Gth. I Hatimura. Dunedir.. January 6'ii. I Breeze, Picton. January 7 th. j SHIPPING NOTES. I The Mararoa made a good run down from 1 Wor.inirt.on on Thursday night, and arrived « : Lyttelton at 10 a.m. yesterday. She brought a "fairlv larffo number of passengers. Tiio KuroV, from San Franc »co. via. N">vpier. arrived here early yerterday raoreio?. She brought iarg« consignments of ci» oil, 1 orange*, dried frnits, muKitei, raiain*. ! roofing material. and builders' hardware, | and on completing discharge on Kooday will ' sail for Port Ch aimer* lor her annual overhaul. The liner Rimutaka left BLobart at noon on Tuesday. and trill arrive at Wellington to-morrow morning. If j- clean ship she w~.ll berth ir. the afternoon. Her mills . *ill not reach Christckurch -antii Tueadaj ' morning. , . The Mceraki left Sydney at 4 p.m. or Wednesday for Wellington, where she is du« . :o-mi>rrow. She is bringing a Urge nunr <■: passengers. , I: i* ar.rourriyi b~ 'ho Shaw, s*ir:.l. | Albion Co. that the ex-German eteimea

Jvi"wna. w ith troops from the "United I Kingdom, left Albany cm T\.«d*y :or yd- ; n©v, wbero duo on Januarr otn. - viil leivo the N'o* South al<* port on j the Sth for Wellingrtan, amvins oc Januajy | 12ih or 13th. . The Te As.au arrived at Lytioltor :a»t j evening with general carpo from Auckland, j She wUI probably sail for southern ports to- • morrow. , , ... ! The Kakapo will hrr di«chorpe > on Monday and sail for Napier to loaa , sheep for Lyttellon. On oompletinsr her di=charffß of ccai on Monday tho KitUwa viil return to tho West Coast. . ' The Foherua will nai! to-day for Picton ar.a : >"«w Plvmouti. ' Th« Kiedo XV4S expected to lcarc ; vestorday for Lvttclton. "with ?h<?op, an<lviU ; afterwards po to Woiiir^rto^. Tho Mokoia. from Auckland, via East Coast port«, ia duo to-morrow, and will flist the ltxns.rca in tho ferry service os Monday night. She will sail from Wellington • to Dunedin diroct. TRF. OPIHI DELAYED. j Tho Auckland agent icr the stearr.rr Opih; ; has l>e«n advised that tho ve*?el has beori delaved at Singapore. and will not reacn Auckland before the end o{ Januar>". After ilischaipnfr lier inwerd tarco ehc w:ll i>o ■ put on tho ir.tcrcoloria! carso service. c,irr3- j inj timber eiclusiwly from Auckland and ( Opua to Sydney, anrl coal from Newcastle > to Lyttelton. Tho Opihi was fnrmorlv th? i Union Company's hulk Lilia, and previously ; had lioct> a eailinp; Sho was pur- I chased in 1917 by Messrs Heew Bros., or . Christcliurch. who b<vl l>er converted into a eteamer. She is » veeeel «f IU6 tons B ra 7® awl is 305 ft Ion?. 3tft beam, and 20ft depth, j She carries a caret) of about 2000 tons. She j was at Auckland about a v«>ar wher. she loaded for Trenoa. It- waa previously J aniwnnced that the Opihi would arrive early in January. THE MANUKA'S PASSENGERS. Tho Mi&uka, whicji Irft Weilinjt.in on Wednesday last for Sydney »nd Bobart. t«o'< the fol'.o'sini; pa«iongors: -Saloon—Mia«*s Ru."wcil. N. C. Keowry. M. Tludde.ll. Keow:i, V«rn .Tame® L. H'jddor, Main (2i. Adams. \V. Olnen. M. Church. -A. H- Ar.dcrson. Nicholla, Mortnn, E. Mortou. G. Armit. Holt, M D. Muir A. Vale. Leach, Griffin, Hafer. MitcJtoleon, Reid, .T<uao?, P. Hockinp, Rob- | «jrt~«on Swinton, Hampehirp. .T. Mr.T/enn. McKay. Graham. Falcvmcr. Norton, Bromley, lia'iorwy. Solomons. M<*damc3 Millin?tot> and child. A. Levor, Davidson, Thane. Moorhrniso, Wick*. Iw McCallum and iniant. Hoy, Mills, Erickasofv, Duke, Wallac®, Adams, Bajlon and 4 daiighUrr*, Wron. A. Anderson. .Dinnie, Wallace, Rhodes and 2 children. Brown and infant, Coghill, Morton, and infant, Koldrmv, F. Donstau, fm.jp G. .Small, Rhofles airf 2 childrou. It. Patinnee. .T. Ct. Small, Bryaut and 2 children, Walton. Mnulton, Hiffffs, Palmer. IjidUy and 2 children, Bateo. Bromley, S«rpcart, J. Ru«ell. Ij«dy Stompe, I/ord K*!>rick Stompe. Justice Hofikinr. Colonel A. Bates, Captain Stewart, Major Mann, Captain Froter. Rrv. Fathers Gleojnn 02). 15tt>tl»r Rvan. Rev. H. S. li«sa*h, Lieut K. X. Armit ' Mctenj Phillips, Foster, F. Tlud,]fJl. M. Davis. Waurbop. A. Deer. Thos. I'.vans, H. A. Ward. • It- Douphtv, ton, A. do R. Barclay. R. Duncar, Millinfrton, A. Lover, Davidson, ThaJio. Moorboupo, Wickn. Hav. Mills, Adam», Barton, Dennis, Xohrab, R«w. Davws. M. C. Stephens, Srott, K. Low, Wallace. Birclnv, LittJey>hn, I'ox. Bromlov and son. Talmar. 11. Solomons. J. Swift, Kilner, Chapman, Gilmour, Howe, T. A. Strinerr. W. 11. P. Fleming. K. C. Adams, Walton. Richmond. Towslev. h'rean. Ridlev, G T. Stsce, Cm;hill. W. Johnson, Rao. C. Gray. Brown.. ,T. P. Hay, ! Bnwron. Lafferty, N. IjOw, Pockley. Ojiphant. I H. Duns tall, Wearne. H. Crichton. Tnrt.'ikover. Wren. H. Patience, Bryant. Bunzip*" - . Kildine, lOimo. Elford, W. 1). Tliomror., N. T. Lumsdcn, P. W. Lumsden, W. 11. KcjiI r.er, Lyon. W. W. 0 Brien, J. R. Woocl, Davis. McDavitt, G. Daviaeon, -icKay, Amadio.

SHIPBUILDING IX CHINA

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.

Since the Trar there hu bwn n. decided realisation in Ohinci of the importaneo nf modern industrice. The shipyards at Shanghai liave boon modernised and mado caj>able of doing ao good .work as thoao of any European country. Americai> capital and influence have been at work in the caftn of tie Kiangna.ii dockvard, at. which many improvements havo Wn'effcctpd. The yard ha« be<-n rrdanroi ani extended, wid Ttcr* has a rirer frontage of nearly a mile. There am lie*" offices, uiachifte shops, boiler shops, aril foundry, a large amount of new and powerful plant is bein£ ir«talled, and elrctricity is for power purposes throughout tile wo'kr,. The Nicholas Ten Shipbuilding a.nd ginocrias: AVorks wro mortgage] to 1-rench oTne.rs. Irut the Chinese Govtirnment _ ha.» token over a half-sharo as from May of last Tur, and important improvements are foreihacowed. At present four veosels r.f "!V>j tomt can be conatnicted simultaneously, ihe Shanghai Dock and Engineering Company is also doing first-cL-«s work or niodcrn lines, no that the port it HSely to become one of tbe loading shipbuilding sreas in the Last.

At Hong Kong even prosier i* being made. Vessels were built for British and Norwcgia-r/ owrers during the »'ir o; types and eisea which wore not being con- , strutted in the district previouoly. The j Hong Kong rards have proved thoir capa- . <ilv for turning out 10,000-ton livers •Rithin , a tiro* vrhirh oomparre fivvonxaluy witn th.-.r r*«quired for the ramo work jti i r.:?e i Kingdom, and at prices *hirn render j petition by these yards in European n* i kcta quite trithirv tho realms of possibility. | SHirPIXG TELEGRAMS. i STDNET. Januarr 0. j Arrived. from Auckland; Ma- | roro. from Auckland. ( NEWCASTLE. .Tannarr 2. • Sailed. K-'r.n. fnr New 7/caUnd. WF.LLIXGTON. Januarv i Sailed, Maori tT.'.S p.m.i. for Lyttoiton. j