SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17419, 1 April 1922, Page 18

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Friday, March 81st. Kini, s.B. (6.80 a.m.), 1122 tons, Janhay, from Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co., a-gontn. Wakatu, s.s. (5.50 a.m.), 157 tons, Robertson., from Kaikoura. Eina«y and Co., Ltd., agents. Mivori, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 8476 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Snip Co., agents. Kurow, s.s. (11,10 a.m.), 2626 tons. Plyniv, from Wellington. Union Steam Snip Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Friday, March Slit. Kini, a.s. (11.80 a.m.), 1142 tons, Jamnay, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. John, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 842 tons, Hawick, for Oamaru. P. E. Sutton and Co., a-genti. Kennedy, s.s. (6.65 p.m.), 226 torus, Stuart, for Foxton. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Wakatu, o.s. (10.10 p.m.), 157 tons, Robertson, for Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., Lid., agents. Maori, s.s. (8 p.m.), 8476 tons. Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Snip Co., agents. Cysrnet, a.s. (10.5 p.m.). 124 tons, Murray, for Kaikoura. Pitcaathly Bros., agents. Expected Arrivals. Wahine, Wellington, this dtty. Remuera, Wellington, thia day. Cairn ; Timaru, this day. | Jlaon, Wellington, April 2nd. Zita, Wellington, April 2nd. j Kaliika, Nelson, April 2nd. I Ngakuta, G-reymouth, April 2nd. Corinthic, Bluff, April 2nd. Kylebeg, Timaru, April 2nd. Canopus, We3tport, April 2nd. Wootton, Wellington, April 2nd. Opua, Greymouth, April Brd. Kamo, Timaru, April 4th. John, Tiraatu, April 4th. Breeze, Timaru. April 4th. Storm, Wellington, April 4th. Galo, Timaru, April 4th. Zealandic, Picton, April sth. Kabika, Timaru, April 6th. Australind, Wellington, April 6th. Opihi, Dunedin, April 6th. Waitomo. Wellington, April Bth Kauri, Auckland, April Bth. Cygnet, Nelson, April &th. Dorset, Wellington April 9th. Errol, Newcastle, April 10th. Paloona, Wellington, April 11th. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, April 10th. Canadian Scottish, Vancouver, April 11th. Waitemata, Wellington, April 11th. Tainui, Auckland. April 15th. Port Denison Wellington, April 16th. City of Winchester, April 16th.

Projected Departures. Wahine, Wellington, this day. Kurow, Timaru, this day. Kamona, Westport, this day. Calm, Napier, this day. Maori, Wellington, April Brd. Kahika, Dunedin, Aprii 3rd. Zita, Wellington, April 3rd. Cygnet, Akaroa, April Brd. Kvlebeg, Wellington, April 3rd. Breeze, Picton, April 4th. Storm, Dtvnedin, April 4th. Gale, Welling'ton, April 4th. Kamo, Westport, April 4th. John, Wellington, April 4th. Kurow, Westport, April 4th. Broxton, Port ChalmerSj April 4th. Remuera, Port Chalmerß, April 5 til. Cygnet, Kaikoura, April sth. Wakatu. Kaikoura, April sth. Kahika, Nelson, April sth. Opua, Greymouth, April Sth. Pajoona, Duncdin, April lith. Dorset, Dunedin. April 11th.

SHIPPINa NOTES. The Cygnet, which sailed for Kaikoura last night, i 6 due back to-night. On Monday she will sail for Akaroa and I.e Bon's, and on Wednesday will Bail for Kaikoura, Motueki, and Nelsn. The Kyle beg, which is due from tile south

to-morrow, is to load here on> Monday for Wellington and Wangamii. The Kauri is to leave Auckland o.i Wednesday for Lvttelton diiect, and is due hero on Saturday. The Opua i-3 due on-Monday afternoon with umber from Greymouth. She is to sail for Greymouth on Wednesday, taking cargo. The Manuka's next trip to Wellington will be made from Sydney on April 6th, and sho is due at Wellington on April 10th. The Paloon a is expected at Wellington on April 10th from Melbourne direct. Sho is scheduled to leave Wellington cm the evolving of the caine day on the return trip to Melbourne, via Lyttelton, Dunedin, and D-luff.

The Kurow arrived from Wellington yesterday morning. She is to sail on. Tuesday for Wcstport. The Kini arrived! from Timaru early yesterday morning, and after taking in cargo snileot later in the morning for Wellington,, Napier, and Gisborne. The Corinthio ia expected to clear Bluff this afternoon for Lvttelfcon, and li due here early on Monday morning. Prom here ehe goes, to Wellington to complete landing, and is to sail from that port on April 11th for Southampton nnd London, via Panama. The Manuka, which cleared Sydney otv Tuesday for Auckland, ifl due at the northern port "this morning, and will sail this afternoon on the return voyage.

The Federal Lino adviaos foat the Errol is expected to reach Lyttdton on April I6UI from Anatolia, and will load at New Zealand ports for Boston, New York, end tho West Coast ports of the United Kingdom. The Sliaw-Savill Co. advises that the Zealandic is now to sail from Wellington tomorrow for Picton>, and 1 Port Chalmers. Due back .at Wellington on April 20th, the vessel will be despatched six days later for London, via Cape Horn. Cabled advice has been received: by the New Zealand Shipping Company to tho effect that the Otarama was despatched from Liverpool on March 25th for St. John, to load for New Zealand and Australian ports. The Federal Line advisea that the Dorset will now leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, which port she is expected to reach on Tuesday morning to put out portions of her Liverpool cargo. The vessel will sail on the following Saturday for Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete her discharge, after which, sho is to load to tho agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company, ftt Bluff *nd Wellington.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF NEW ZEALANO. Awanui—Tahiti, * Manuka, Woitematß, Fiona. Kawatiri; after 12.30 a.m.: Moeraki. Auckland—Rona, Admiral Oodrington; after 12.30 a.m.: Pt. Denison., City of Winchester, Ventura. Wellington—Athemic, Auatralind, Wnihemo, Tainui, Treloske, Pakeha, Devon, Port Adelaide, Ulimaroa, Somerset, Waiwera, Remuera, Wingatui, Tutanekai. Chatham Islands—City of Winchester, Pt. Denison.

N.Z. SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE. Hororata—Arrived Hobart March 21st. Loading Homewards. Hurunui—L'fl Wellington. March Bth for London, via Monte Video. ICaikoura—Left Wellington February 17th, Colon March l&th for Avonmouth.. Opawa—Left Auckland February 25th, at Mont® Video March 22nd, for London. Orari—To sail from Auckland April let, for London.

Otaki— New York March Ist, Newport News sth, for Australian ports. Otarama—Arrived Liverpool March sth. . Paparoa—Undergoing overhaul in United Kingdom. i Piako—Left St. John March 15th, to load for New Zealand ports via New York. Rimutaka—Arrived Southampton March 29th. To leavo April 26Ui for Auckland.

Remuera—Duo Lyttelton April 2nd to discharge. Thence to Port Chalmers, returning to Lyttelton about April 10-th to load for London.

Ruahine—To leave Southampton April 6th for Auckland and Port Chalmers.

Kuapehu—Left Wellington March 14th for London, via Panama. To leave Southampton June Bth for Auckland and Lyttolton. 'Tasmania—Left Melbourne March 25th for Sydney. Duo Auckland middle April to load for London. '

Tekoa—To leave Liverpool about March 26th for New Zealand ports. ■ Waimate—Arrived London March 12th. Wliakatane—Left Melbourne February <>7th Durban March 23rd, for London Wellington February 24th, Morto Video March 16th, for London. for London V ''° :linston March 15th, London" 4 ,6aTe Gisb<>rn ® April Ist, f or London Mar ch 20th, for Australind—Due Lyttelton April 2nd to discharge cargo from St. John. Carpentaria—Expected to arrivo Auckland about April 20th, to load for London Huntington—Left London March I6tfi tor Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers!

THE BROXTON. Tho Union Company advis* that the wooden stoamer Broxton, recently purchased by them /or conversion.to a hulk, is to leave Lyttelton on, luesday for Port, Chalmo e. CARGO FROM SYDNEY. The Ulimaroa landed the following car»o at WeHiagton this week:—2s cia;s rubber goods, 21 bottles CO2, 60 !;aga asbestos covering, 1G barrels grease, •:$ barrels oil 100 sacks seed.. 192 bars lead, rj rageß j u ; jubes, 22 cylinders liquid pas, 100 cj.'slm Clements Totiic, 50 drums caustic rod a CO barrels cocoanut oil, 63 barrels Oleine' 95 ba?s wattle extract, 30 cases medicine' 75 bags wrapping paper, 33 cases plans Ai i re, 80 barrels cream of tartar, 38coi:a telephone mat 200 bases preserves, 149 haJf-chests tea, 120 drums carbide, quantity timber, 157 cases wine. 174 ingots tin, 12 octaves wine. The vessel's transhipments are ex Cnvmic Euripides, Yarra, Genohu Maru, Tiakindi! Madras Maru, Hymettus, Ernita, Baiara. THE REMUERA. The N.Z. Shipping Co.'s Remuera is due here to-morrow from Wellington to discharge UOO tons irom London. From he-e 4i? wiM go to Port Chalmers to discharge 700 tons. Captain, J. J. Cameron is in command and his officers are:—Chief, Mr C. Upton-' second. Mr J. A. Roney; third, Mr .i. \V Loveland; fourth, Mr C. F. Hicks; chief engineer, Mr W. R. Sneddon; second, Mr S E. Halls; third, Mr C. Dring; fourth Mr C. Hawkskorth; fifth, Mr T. Ferguson; sixth, Mr P. A. Pickett; chief steward Mr P. S. Bowen; wireless operators, Messrs R. L. Salway, A. L. Curtis, and E F O'Neill

MONKEY AND THE LOG. A trading vessel from South Africa haa just arrived at the London .locks with a most disconcertingly deficient log and an explanation for its deficiency that has mado even the soured officials of the Board of Trade dissolve into 6iniles. One of the stokers was bringing tome a pet for his cii'dren, a small but voracious monkey, which for the greater part of tho voyage was the popuiar plaything of everyone on board. Unfortunately, it waa left for a very short time

•lone in the oabia, where the ship's log book was lying on the table, and during? the short interval of solitude made the most of its time in examining this important volumo. When the second mate returned ho found the monkey on the table, much paper spread in small pieces over the floor, and a book no longer oi conventional tidings. In less than ten minutes thst monkey had reduced the log of some days journeying to a mass of small and unrecognisable pieces. What was more remarkable was that, five pages were missine altogether, and not a single piece could be found, suggesting that the monkey hnd not only torn, but also devoured them in the few minutes at its disposal. PASSENGERS FOR HOME. The Sha.w-Savill liner Athenic, which left Wellington at daybreak on Thursday for Southampton and London, via Panama, took the following passengers:—First paloon : Miffed M. Allen, P. Boyle, M. Cauglny. S. Condon, B. Cotterill, R. Helmoro, M. Higgins, M. Jones. J Lewis. 0. Mcllwraith, M. Rende'J. L. R->bin. A. Allen Boyle ('2) Caughley, Cotterill, Helmore, J. Higgins E. Hirikfj, J •■vy. Sendell, Strathairn, Tonevchff?. Warr.cford, Wells, Messrs Beddow, A. Bovle, J. Cnughey, H. (V-ttenll, <l. Helmore, F. rlodson, C. Jones, H. Liardet, ,T. Parker. H. Poire?, L. Rainier, O. Ro-dfr. T. Handel!. E. Rhodes, A. l'obin, T. Tonevcliffe. C. Warrender,» G. Williams, Muster A. A 'en. Hon. Sir Francis Bell. Commander F. H. Lew;-., Liert. T. F. Mariott, SubLieut. St. J. Micklethwait, Dr. G. Strat-Va ra, Dr. S. Wnmsford. Second saloon : Misses A. Baiger>;, V. Garner. U. Gi'«s, K. Harrison, E. Matthews, S. Murray. B. Rendell, E. 'Watt. MeFdames Sickle. Bond. B(X>cock, Bund, I. Bufchnrt. Davidson, F. Den,bam. Foster. Giles. Gill, K. Handy.sido. Tf. Harrison. Kennedy, M. Livingstone, Mathews, H. McCirtbv, S. Morton, I. Persons, J. St.-wrt, Watt, Messrs x. Anson, W. Bern-, H, Belcher. A. Bieklo, H. Bond. E. Bo<xv>ck, G. Brush, H. Budd, P. Davidson, Pawdry, W. Flemingf-on. G. Fostor, T. Oi'es, W. C,i!l ( W. C. Gill, W. Hollis. C. llollis T. K»r.J. Mathews, ,T. Norton. F. Rice, H. Rice, H. Ridrout. C. H. Watt, W. Wvnn, Masters T Bird. B. Giles. M. Wr«t, <""V>f Stoker W. King, Chief Waiter F. Kvte, Chief Petty Officer J. H. Short, Sunerintcnr dent Stubbs, Chief E. R. A. Scott. 183 thirdclass. GERMAN-AUSTRALIAN LINE. SYDNEY, Mnrch 31. Messrs Gilchrist, Watt and Sanderson., Ltd., have been appointed agents of the new German-Australian line, by arrangement with the owners of the Blue Funnel Line. The new line will b? admitted to membership of the Australian Conference.

MERCANTILE MARINE. CUNARD AND ASSOCIATED LINES. (from our own correspondent.) LONDON, February 14. Sir James Allen and Mr R. P. Skinner (United States Consul-General) were the principal guests at the London staff dinner of the Cunard and Associated Lines. This great combination of companies includes, besides the Cunard, the Anchor Lino, Messrs T. and J. Brocklebank, American-Levant, and tho Commonwealth and Dominion Lino. Although a private dinner, where speeches wero not worded to meet the requirements of the Press, there were none the less some interesting statements concerning the present position of tho shipping trade and its prospects for the future.

Sir William Cony (a director both of the Cunard and of tho Commonwealth end Dominion Line) was In tho chair, and in his opening speech facetiously remarked that Sir James Allen's presence inspired him to suggest that the New Zealand Government should take off their 15 per cent, tax nnd reduoe it to the pre-war level of 5 per cent. Mr A. D. Mearna (general manager of the Cunard Line) gave a rSsumo of the activities of the parent company as well as some facts concerning the associated companies. During tho year, he said, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line had instituted a. new direct servio® from Middlesbrough, Hull, Antwerp, and London, to New Zealand, vij Panama. Tho company had twenty sailings from United Kingdom ports, carrying 94,000 tons of cargo to Australia, and New Zealand: and fourteen sailings from New York, carrying 84,000 tons of cargo. On the homeward run the company's steamers had carried a total of 2,295,000 carcases of mutton and lamb, 272,000 quarters of beef, 504,000 boxes of butter and crates of cheese, 57,000 crates of frozen rabbits, and 47,000 packages of fruit. In addition, the company brought 317,000 bales of wool and 931,000 bags of wheat and flour and cereals. Two of the company's new flteamera, he added, which are building at Belfast, the Port. Auckland and Port Campbell, were to bo delivered in a few months. They would each bo capable of carrying 120,000 carcases of mutton, and should, be valuable additions to the fleet.

Oil Fuel Liners, Developments in tho Cunard Company included the acquisition of the Albania and the Imperator, which was re-named tho Berengaria. This latter vessel was converted to oil fuel, and when the Mauritania had to be laid up fox repairs owing to fire, the l company decided to take the opportunity of oonverting her, too, to oil fuel. Other new vessels launched during the year were the Antonia, the Ausonia, the Laoonin, and the Andania. The Scythia, the second of the post-war Cunardeis, sailed on her maiden voyage from Liverpool. The spring would see a weekly service to New York, and three of tho new ships would sail direct from the Mersey to Quebec and Montreal. The Aquitania, Berengaria, and Mauretania would resume the full express service from Southampton and Cherbourg to New York. All oil fuel buinei'3, they would constitute indubitably the fas-test and certainly tho finest ocean-going service in the world. Mutual Interests. Sir Jamo3 Allen, in replying to the toast of the guests, said that lie ha-.l very great pleasure in being associated with the representative of the Unite;! States. People in the Dominion flora which he came had a very close connexion with tho United States—their relations with this great Eng-lish-speaking peop'-j were probably more intimate than were those of the Jfotiurland. Though they were trade rivals, just as England ;:.vr.l tin States were rivals in shipping, they wished th:m well. They had | to compte with America in fair trade, and competition led to '.'iisiiiess. He wished to express his appreciation of tho magnificent work which was beinr.; done by the Commonwealth and Doiiiiiiio.i Line and those lines which built the great £hip3 which traded with New Zealand. Without tliem the country would not be able to do tho uupinesa they desivc.l to do, and without the tiado of Ilia Dominion r.nd the Commonivcaltli those crrcat shipping companies would not be nMe to carry on tue great work they were doing. These lines were a credit to the natioeu. They had, by linking up the nations of tho British Empire, helped to bring us to the prou.'l position we now held. I\ : ew Zealanriers apprer.iat-c.t to the full, and always would appreciate, the munificent services nnderi I lo them dmir.g the war by the Morcaiitilo Marine. They we:e proud of tho British Nuvy, but tliey were equally proud of the Mercantile Marino. He knew some stories of heroic sclf-cacrifiee which when recorded by the historian of the futuro would stir the imaginations of thoso who reuvl them. I:i the I>0:11 iuion they had a land the possibilities of which had only been touched upon, lie fnr .ship.} of greater capacity and more Ireqin'ut s-fivice as the country progressed. "\Yr feel and right,y feci, that our prosperity i:- JinkH up with fho p/o])iu*ity of tiio great companies, of fomo of which we arc the honr oumi guests to-night."

Stability and Efficiency. The Cunaiil Line ho knew little or nothing about, but it bu*J ;thvays been associated with stability a n-1 efficiency. They weie 'j'i'e_ ready to compete with their feilow liilglish-fpcaking race across th- Atlantic, and ii that healthy comroiition they would L:U:e their chances. He whs not going to say that the British could vin, hut he hoped the" would win. He wished tlicui cucccas and ever greater success. It was true that the pcop t e of ihe Dominion ]i;ij They wo'iXi tik s a reduction in fiv i hey were trying to turn lound quicker in Dominion waters, and Ihcy hoped they would Do turned round quicker in London. 'lhesc and other iniprovcme'iita they ■looked for. They coulei, Mo.veye-r, rely upon tho heads of the '- r reat fih:pping firms to upnold the traditions of the past and to inako provision in the future, as in the patt, for maintaining the only links which bound the countries of the Empire together.

THE GREAT PROFESSION OF SEAMANSHIP.

(FROM Otm OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, Fe.bruary 14. Sir Arthur Balfour wrote on board the Aquitania, on his return from Weshing.on: "We are so familiar with the seamen's profession that we are some'.imes apt, not merely to under-rate the hardship which it involves, and tho dangers which it occasionally entails,

but to tmd«r-r&t« th» overwhelming debt o( gratitude which civilisation owes to it. Most of us hoxe aro passing back from America to Europe, bent on business, bent on. pleasure, bent on tho thousand things which induce the modern uisn and the modern w\> luan to travel. None oi us is likely to under-rate the value that- the seamen's prolessioa represents in our individual lives. I tpouk for my friends of the liritish Hnipiro lJelogation returning- from Washington, and also for members of other delegations In-ct on the sonio errand as ourselves, all returning, not merely irom the most hospitcble, but from one of the most fruitiul, visits over paid in the interests of worli peace. it is sea communication which has made tho world what it is, which has sproad tho interest, the duties, and the dangers of civilisation over tho whole inhabited globe. It is to their efforts primarily that tile \eryidoa of a conference in the ncv,' world, to do.il with the affairs, r.ot merely of tile now world, but of the whole world, has beconio a possibility, and it is due to the children, of thoao occupied in this great profes on oi seamanship, and to them piiinari'y, t!;at tiio work of Columbus has not become l-arren, and that all the world now feels itself alun, that all the wo::d is in inter-oo:unii:::icatlon, that internecine wars are possible, ar.i that peace oouierences are necessary, 'lhut is tho function performed for the world lit lurpo by the Src-at ivv!c-s;u>n of sexmunship. S.eir.y taat i. is all p;riermei oU'.si.i-.- the limits of each pavt:eu..ir ou l -:y, w.- :.re yon: times apt, so naturally pruvir.cir.! are we :ili. to format that uiteriiaiio.:;-.! relations\ip d-pevds in no small measure up v. seamen, ~n:i v.pon them a.one. It b to their k:>itv>d£c, their enterprise, to the curiosity which h.:s driven them to all ends of tlip woild, to all the jrreat Qualities which we. perhaps, who come • rom that small island in the North Sea. appieciatre as highly as civilistd people can appreciate, that civilisation in. (lie world at -arge is what it ia at the present moment. Ort their labours we deper.d:\-l in tho post. \\ a shall depend on them in the future, «nd surely we might not at tho end of a voyage S ° , B " cceß? 'ul as the present forget their needs, and it is our business to contribute) to these groat charities.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. , . AUCKLAND, March 81. Arrived, Kauri (7 a.m.), frcm Wellington; Rons. (12.30 p.m.), from Suva, WELLINGTON, March 31. Arrived, Orepuki (5.10 a.m.), from Lyttel-t-on; Wahino (7.25 a.m.), from Lvtteiton; n ootton (11.30 a.m.), from Lyttlcton; Kakihii (2.40 p.m.), from Now Plymouth; Australind (3.10 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed, Port Adelaide (6.80 a.m.), for London; Troloske (6.40 a.m.), for Liverpool; Ulimnroa (12.45 p.m.), for Sydney; Somerset (12 50 p.m.), for Avonmouth; Ng.iliero (5.20 p.m.J, for Waiwera (5.20 p.m.), for ISew York; Corinmv (5.45 p.m.), for Kelson; Ripple (6.10 p.m.), for Akitio and Nnpicr; Oremikj (G. 15 p.m.), for Grovmonth; Wnhino (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kahilra (11 p.m.), for Nelson and I.yttelton.