SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16723, 5 January 1920, Page 5

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYITELTON. ARRIVALS. Saturday, January Srd. Maori, r.n. (1.15 p.m.), 3476 ianr, Cameron, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., I agents. I Sunday, January 4!h. Hon to, auxiliary echoonor (5-5 vm.), 1W • tons, Richardson, from Kaipara. A. H. Rhind and Co., auents. Kaica, «.«. (7.10 a.m.), 24P4 tores, from Wellington. Union Steam Snip Co., Mjentf. Mokoia, e.g. (8.40 a-m.), 3502 tor.a, v OI T~ I » from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co, agemts. ilarnroa, iu. (10.10 a.m.), 25W tons Irwi, from Wellington. Union SVcam Ship Co* apenia. Brseie, aj. (10.30 * 551 tora. ~" to > from WaagTuiui. A. H. Tumbull and Co., agent®. Baden-Powdl, e.a. C 9.35 p.m.), T!i totl3 ; McPhcrnon, from Wellington. Kiosoy and Co., Ltd., agents. DEPARTURES. Sitarday, January 3rd. Maori, tj. (&S5 pjn.). 3176 tow, Csmtron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co-, agents. Monovai, e.g. (9.13 p.m.), 3433 tone, ton. for Wellington. Union - -P Co., agents. Sundav, January' 4th. Te Ac an, ej>. (9.55 a.m.). 1C22 tor*, for Tnnam. Union Steam Ship Co.. agentß.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kowhai, Greymouth, this day. Storm, Timn.ru, this day. Badon-Powell, Wellington, Una da.-. Maori, Wellingtons January 6th. Mararoa, Wellington, Janmiry 7ux. Cygnet, 'Akaroa, January 6th. Moeraki, Wellington, January 7th. Kevcutlo, January 7th. , Broew, Timaru, January 7th. Ruahino, Wellington. Jamiary 9li. Kara, Wellington, early. i Progrow, Sydney, early. ] PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ! Mararoa, Wellington, this day. Storm, Wangatnui, this day. Kakapo, Napier, this day. Kittawa. Greymouth, this day. Karoo, VTellington, this day. Kurow, Dunedin, this day. Mokoia, ViVUingion, thi3 day. Cygmt, Akaroa, this day. Brcczo, Dunedin, this day. Joan Craig. Wsmganui, January stn. Hatimura, Dunodin, January 6lh. Brecce, Picton, January 7th. Moeraki, Wellington, January 7th. SHIPPING NOTES. Tho Maori did not reach Lyttclton until 1.16 p.m. on Saturday. ybo Joan Craig will finish discharging her cargo of hardwood to-day and will sail tomorrow for Wanganui to load timber for Sydney. Tbo C. and D. liner Port Sydney ia to leavo Wellington on Wednesday for Wonear nui roadstead for Homeward loading. Sho is duo back at Wellington on tho 16th, un i will pail for London, via. Panama, on the 20th. Tho Mokoia, from tho north, assisted tho Mararoa on tbo ferry service on Saturday night and arriwod bore yesterday mom in?. She will again oeaist on tho ferry trip northward to-nieht, and will then go from Wellington to Dunedin direct. Tho PaloonA is to go into dock to-day for her annual overhaul. Tho NpaJruta left Newcastle on Deoember 31st for Lyttelton. Sho should bo hero on Wednesday. Tho Npatoro left Newcastlo for Wellington on tbo name date. Tho Moeraki arriv«| at Wellington from Sydney yesterday with 395 passengers onii 1400 tons of cargo. She i* timod to arrivehero on Wednesday morning, departing tho same night on tho return tirp. The Katoa. from Wellington, was an unexpected arrival yestcrdav morning. Sho has for discharge a part «hipmont of Newcastle eoal. Owing to ell tho berths being taken up, she was given the end barth or. Gladstone) Pier. Tho auxiliary whooncr Hon to, with timber from Kaipara, arrivod early yesterday morning. The Breeze, with general cargo from Warsanui, aiTived yesterday morning, and will leavo for Timaru this evening. The Mokoia, which arrived in Lyttelton yesterday morninc. brousrht a lartre cocaignmont of BUgar, which will be discharged today. UNION COMPANY'S FLEET. (PT.ES3 ASSOCIATION TELEGE.ASI.) DUNEDIN, Jjmuary 3. Tho Union Company's new freighter W»ihemo, or. her maiaen voyage from England, cleared the Panama Canal on December 30th. Sho is duo at Vancouver on January 10th, ar.d loads there and at San Francisco for Napier, Lyttelton,' Duncdia, and Sydney. Thi Tofua, from San F.-arxireo, has advised by wireless that eb<> will ajrivo at Wellington on Monday morning. Tha Wairuca, en route from San >Yacvisco to Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney, advises bv wireless that eho will urrivo at Suva on January 9th for buniora. Sho ia doc at Aucklacd on Jar.uary 15th. -LARGEST CITY-GREATEST PORT." "We must remember that, as the rjrge*st city of New Zealand, we are the greatest port." s.iid ar. shipping authority when discusiing with, an Auckland "Star" reporter the prospects for 1920, and tbo worh done during 1919. "We aio also «in important terminal. Whereas an ovensoa steamer brings us 2000 tors of cargo sho will take perhaps 600 to ono of the routhern oentro«. O'Jr greatest need is additional wharf accommodation, and I am glad to re© that the Harbour Board has a virorou* progrejsve policy. The ha!f-eomp!etcd •* hxrf that is hcing erected for a coal and ci'. will bo of rrcai use to tho harfcc::? ar.d the proposal to increase th* Hobaon Wharf to of the- » Wharf vrill jurthe: relievo the cor.~ea'Jon that ia inevitable iv. every ;crt of '-.ro. Yot. even witi aocomra&ia.ticn by this, thoro vrill bo a lot of hard thinking for tho water-

front officials when shipping is agaio entn®lv normal, and tho prcfent ethereal now Steamer linos materiniiao into solid cargo cariicra and dignified imulboats.' BARQUENTINE WESTFIELD ARRIVES. There ia probably no vest*] connected with the Australian oversea trade moro fa mod for Ion? passages than ia tho British fourmasted barquentine Westfield, which arrrived at Melbourne on Dw*mbpr 10th frorm St. John, after a very long passage of 288 dsya. Tho Woetfield loft St. John on March 3rd, and running into a West Indian cyclono was forced to pnt into Barbados for repairs. \Vhen tho voyage was resumed on June 11th an unknown diaeate, which was afterwards diacrnoaxl as pncumonic influenza in Ha roost' malignant form, carried off eejeral members of tho crow and seriously indisposed others. The few who cscopcd tho malady, hy workin®" dav and night, were able to make Rio do Janeiro on Soptembor 15th, 33 days after tho vessel had reported the epidemic to a pansinp steamer. Afitfr a full crew had been obtained the vessel left tho Braiflian port on September 20th. She has on board about 700 tons of cartro for Melbourne, tho remainder being for Sydney. THE NIAGARA, (steciaij to "the ph*s.« ") DUNEDIN, January .1. Official* of the Union Company have nothing frroh to report in regard to the Vancouver mail steamer Niagara, which is still held up at Sydney owing" to t"hr* Australian marine engineers' Rtriko. Tho Niagara wa* originally timed to leave Sydney on January Ist and Auckland on January Gth for way ports atid Vancouver. >\iea.otimo her dep'.irtnro has been postponed indefinitely. A SCHOONER LEAKING. (By C»bl»—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYi)NEY, January 4. Tho schooner IT udd era field (not Hungerfield.), which sailed for Giabarne yesterday, put back to-day in a leaking condition. Tho leak ia confined to tho topsides. Tho Huddorslieid is » vessel, and will be overhauled before Bailing again. skipping TELEGRAMS. LONDON, January 1. Sailed, Mamari, for Wellington. COLOMBO, January i. Sailed, Waimana, for Kowcastlo and Wellington. BTIDNEY, January 4. Sailed, Hudderefield, for New Zealand. Arrived, Manuka (2 p.m.), from Wellington. ' AUCKLAND, January 3. Arrived, barqfuentino Laura (0 a-m.), from Newcastle. Sailed, French war sloop AjdeLaran (t p.m.), for Chatham Islands. January 4. Arrivod, Maheno (11 a.m.). from Sydney; J Arahura (12.45 p.m.). from Gisborne. WELLINGTON, January 3. Arrived, Ruabino (4.10 a.m.), from Auck,land. I January 4. | Arrived, Maori (9.53 a.m.;, from Lyttclton; I Monowai (11.45 0.m.), from Lyttelton; Moe- | raki (] p.m.). from Sydney; Rimutaka (t.o p.m.), from Liverpool. Ti M"A RU, January 4. Sailed (10 a.m.), Arawa, for Wellington. DUNEDIN, January 3. Sailed, Storm (10.50 p.m.), for Wanyanui.