SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17115, 9 April 1921, Page 14

SHIPPING.

* PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. •Fiiday, April Sth. Cygnet, s.s. (1.55 a.m.), 124 tons, Murray, from Kaikcsura. Stevenson, Stan-art and Co., agents. Maori, 5.3. (G. 55 a.m.),' 3476 tons, Trwan, from Wellington. 'Union Steam Stop Co., agunits. Baden Powell, P-.9. (11 a.m-.), 174 tons, :31cPlierson, from Wellington Kins-?y and Co., Ltd., agents.. DEPARTURES. i; ' Friday, April Bth. Xgaheie, s.s. (12.15. p.m.), 1C93 lons,'"Uillliei. for Wellington. A. Rhind aud Co., agents.' Cygnet, «.s. $.45 p.m.), 124 tons, Murray, for AJcaroa. ■ Stevenson, Stewart and Co., lisouts. ( J'ortl.Sydiiey,. s.s. \fi.lo p.m.), U136 : tons, Lt-;'u ;i for Dunecliii. - ' Kin-sty atd Co., Ltd., iigoitts. "Maori, s.a.. (8.35 p.m.), 3476 tons, Irwin, for .Wellington.-. Union Steam Sliip Co., agents;. ./. \ ■ l •' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wailirae, Wellington, this day. Omega., Hoba.it, this day. John, Wellington, this day. Katoa, Dunedin, this day. Kitiiongata, Newcastle, this day. Ponti Hacking, Wellington, this day. Badeu PoweM, Wellington, this day. Maori,' Wellington; .April 10th. .-. .Coronation ; Wellington, April 10th. Calm, Timaru, April 10th, •, ~...-; ■ PtfhwUa, GreyinouthV Agril lltK. : . Kaniona, Greymoufch, April 11th. . K*hika, ; Wostport, April 11th. , - • Waik'ouaiti, Auckland, April 11th. >''D'ooriholm; Cardifi,' April 11th.'/ : AVakatu,-Kaikotira,'April 13th.- .' ' ; ■ Rama, Cnnthams, April 12th. ' Maiana, Wellington, April'l3th. Ti-e-voae, Newcastle, April 3.5 th. • Las Vegas, AncklnnL April 20th. '•:.- - PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ' • Waliine;' Wellington, this day: ■' Orepuki, G.reymoutli, tihis'dajv'-.-•'■ . Leitrim;•Adelaide, Hihis day. KoToiniko, Newcastle, this day :-'.'''Badsu: : Poj»oil»' : Wellington, Una day.: ■ Karu, Wangamui, thus day. Wadma'te,'Dunedin, this day. Maori, Wellingtons April 11th. Opua, .Wellington, April 11th. 'Katoa; AtfckJaiid, April 11th. Kittawa, Poifo {Jhalmerß, April 11th. - ~ Calm, Wellington, April 11th. . Canopua, Westpbrt, April; 11th. . . ■:■';• ,Wuitomo, Auckland, April 12th. '..-.. , Wakaitu, Kajkouiu,'April 13th. .•'.-'• Gladbrcok, Suva, April ,13th. . . ; '. SHIPPING NOTES. A radio from the . Kaitengata yesterday; atated that th© vessel expects to ariivo here at' ten o'clock" this morning. She is fr,bm Newratle. -with timber and general cargo. ■; The Koromiko will not load for' Sydney, as previously intended, hut ••will'■ leave Jiieae • early this morning" for Newcastle. Tsie Kittawa will leave here on Monday for Dunedin with taanahipmonta ex the Lei-' trim. She will afterwards go to Port Chair mers for overhaul. ■ The. Leitrim,; having-•discharged both her Lyttelton «nd her Dunedin cargo here, will snirl to-dav for Adelaide direct. . .The. Manuka, is expected to arrive ct Wellington on Monday from Sydney. She will rioi conio to Lyttelton." It" is statad ■ that if that Ithe Manuka or the Moerafci ill' come ;to Lyttelton in future,'and their Lvtt-elton ,vargo \vdll ba transhipped at Welliugrom; '.'.'■ It is. hoped rto • despatch the Wnitomo on Monday for Auckland." '■ . ■ . is due here at 8 o'clock thiß morning from Dunedin. :Slke will load here for Aijckland, and is to sail on Monday .-light for Auckland direct. -The Orepuki showH get-away fo-dvy for GTevmouth. The Opna, which is load in sr for Wellington and Nelson, will .not sail until ■ . The Pohexua, with, coal, and the Ka'mona, ,wif£. timber from 'Greyraouth, are both expected here on' Monday night.. The ; Kaliika •with cOai'frbrn Westport. for tranship'moit to the GradDibok, is due here the. 1 same night. An interesting vessel .now in Aua'jaliah waters' is.- the Hnddsrt-Pftrker Co:'s new '.sfrkißflf NiaiEuia. Built to the order of .Ifcjsra lluddait,- Parker for tho Tosmaniau cargo and passenger service, the vosseJ was completed' and commissioned for Australia m 1917. "She was ready Ito sail whin requisitioned by thei Admiralty. In a few weeks «ha was converted into a «eaplane. carrier, and" for • bhreo years etn-ved in that capacity in tlw North Sea. No longer' carrying- tie honourable.disfigurements, she is at preEent excellently fitted for tho •conveyance pf. first and: tecond-olafs passengers, and vn'tih her gTeat turn of apoed sihoidd be. eminently united to' the service for which, ahe wis built, 'Slie depends for her speed upon lour swam ttirDines, jjfaied to the two screw shafts. Anritter feai'.ure of the vessel is a ve.ry powerful wkeleaa apparatus, which r was installeu while fho was in-*he scrv-ioe of the Admiralty, sjrid ' which possesses tho latest iinovationa for increasing the usefulness of the instmnwnt. It is -understood .Hiftt the Nairana. will either replace the steamer Loon?aua on T«»mauian service, • or, if sufficient trade inducement offers, will lira iu conjunctionwith- thai vessel. Captain Bates, late of Uic Westi-alia, brought' the vessel out to Australia..' , - TIBE ON A STEAMER. 'OFFICIAL'ENQUIRY. . (HUM ASSOCIATION . TILZ«KAH.) AprE S. ": The Magisterjal' onouiry into the. fire w-hich ocenrred on the 'JBtearneir -Kaptmi. while atPatea wharf, on January; 25th,- opened w-day.' " Arthur Percy Gibson, master of the Ka» piird, said the vessel arrived at Patea. from Wefflngton-on-January 36th. There was no! benrine in the cargo. About 3 o'clock. 1»' beajd* violent exploaian, and noticed names .issuing from the engine-room. Witness attended two men who were, injured by the fixe, Ma;-.-th*n'.in«^:' : M.ißV«i»lag»tJon. In- the rright Brawn, a:fireman; asked witness to go into ..the engine-room to'examine a tank. In this there vraa found 'benzine. It usually 'contained kerosene. The whole of the fire i wWonifcho port side.-m the after end of the engine-room: -All-the - oil wasstoied in "that particular quarter. 'Witness had never Maid of benzine beins stored there.. Oil wae procured irom the owner's «iore. [ The evidence of : the fireman v;.i3 io the effect thai, he had obtained a case of what I hj- supposed to be kerosene, and ptrt some

o!' the contents thro<J,<rh the 'Oivlenw fo cool it. H«r thought the fumea' smsit liko !;?n?.ins, and on cxfimimtiov. hj? touuud ".h'.ic :t was bonziii-;. Hj took tlia'ca«i with one tin a-.ray; the other • tin •he left in the rv;-ine-room. Ui- v:er.t : kliot? and prc-crred ;:. "tin of i:wos4)i<\ Te?i mjnutes nits': hi» i*Ui!r. tho ox]i!o.-ion oocjutcl. Xii* engineer did r.ot say ar.vthi-i? abov.t removing tiiA opened tin of benzine from tho :oom. The other ".■ifnes'-e-s expressed the ownion that tlie ex-pio?iou u~.is caitsed by Tiotiring benzine ir.to t.h condsTiser.The Ooiut iiiil inspect the vessel. VESSELS WITHIK WIRELESS RANGE. O'F'XBW ZEALAND. Awanui—H. B. Stirling, WTiaugape, Eivcrina., Mairaka, and Mahc-no. Auckland—Tahiti, Port l'lrie, Otira, Tasrnairia, Waipori, TVaikoraiti, avid. Canadian Importer. Wellinrton.—Paloona, Tutanekai, Shropshiiw, Karon, Ngaknia, Austra-lind. Port Hacking,, Ulimaroa, Morristown, Zealaudic, and Otarama. Awarua—lluapelra. TVar.aka, Westralia, and Kaiapoi. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SYDNEY. April S. Arrived, lhaimata,»from New ZeaJand. Sailed, last evening, Mahcno, for Auckland. NEWCASTLE, April 8 Arrived, Tredcnhaui; from Wellington. Sailed, Kairang-.i, for New Zealand. . HOBART, April 8 Sailed, White Pine, .-barque, for New Zealand. AUCKLAND, April 8. Arrived, Port Pirie (11125 a.m.), from London. ' Sailed, Pukaki (6.45 p.m.), for Newcastle; Las Vegas (7 p-m.), for Lyttelton. To sail, Wadkouaiti (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, April 8. - Arrived, Echo (5.10 a.m:), from Lyttelton; Wa'hilio 1'.30 a.m., from Lyttelton;. Hineimoiv (1135 a.m.), from southern lighthouses, via Westport; Putiiii (9 p.m.), from Gisboft*. Saiied, Australind (6.15 9.ru.), for Sydney; John (12.10 ».m.), for" W'aiig»niii and Oamaru; Ulimaroa (i' 2.35 p.m.), for Sydney and Ho-, part; Coronation (8.40-pjn.),.-for Lyttejtorj; Wanime (7.50 p.ni), for Lyttelton. ■ SYDNEY, April 8. •Sailed, Manuka (3.30 p.m.), for Wellington.