SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18231, 15 November 1924, Page 7

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRIVALS. -3Tri<lay, 'November :14th: Mararoa e.e.. (6.35 a.m.), 2636 tons, Sewell, from .Wellington. U.S:S. Co., agents.

DEPARTURES. Friday, November 14th. Mararoa, s.s. (6.40 p.m) 2593 tons, Sewell, for Wellington. TT.S.S. Co., agent*.

Expected Arrivals. Maori, Wellington, this day. _ ; Canadian Challenger, Dunedin, this day.. Mararoa, Wellington, November. 16th. i Kaiwarra, Westport, November -16 th.. . Wingatui, Wellington, .November 16th. Wairau, Blenheim,- November 16th.- . - -• Cygnet, Kaikoura, November 16th. Waikouaiti, Timaru, November 16th. Orepuki, Tarakohe, November 17th. Knockfierna, Port Arthur, November 19th. Atholl, Wellington, November 20th. Moera&i, Dunedin, November 20th. Wanaka, Wellington,' November 22nd. Cumberland, Wellington, November 23rd. Port Campbell, Dunedin, November 28th. Storm, Goole, November 30th. Kentucky, Wellington, November 30th. " Athenic, Wellington, December 2nd. Eimutaka, Wellington, December 7th. ■Pakipaki, Wellington, December 19th. Ruapehu, Wellington, December 25th. Projected Departures. Maori, Wellington, this day. Kahika, Westport, this day. Waitemata, Newcastle, this day. . Canadian Challenger, Wellington, this day. Cygnet, Kaikoura, Mararoa, Wellington, November 17th. Wingatui, Dunedin, November 17th. Orepuki, Wellington, November 17th. Wairau, Blenheim, November 17th. Moeraki-, Wellington, November 20th. Wanaka, Dunedin, November 22nd. Port Campbell, Wellington, November 29th.

SHIPPING NOTES. The Kahiia arrived from Timaru yesterday morning and loads to-day for Westport and Greymouth. The Wairau is due to-morrow from Blenheim and loads on. Monday for the return trip. The Wingatui is due to-morrow from Wellington to discharge Auckland cargo. She is to eail on Monday afternoon for Dunedin.

The Orepuki, due on Monday from Tarakoho, is to load for "Wellington, Westport and Greymouth.

The Cygnet is due back to-morrow and. is to be despatched on Monday night for Kaikoura, Motueka and Nelson. The Moeraki ia due from Melbourne, via Bluff and Dunedin, • on Thursday, and is to sail in the afternoon for Wellington, en route for Melbourne. The "Waikouaiti is due to-morrow from Timaru and docks on Monday for survey. She is Jater to load fcr Sydney. The "Wanaka is to leave Auokland to-day for Portland Island to load cement. She is due here, via Wellington, on Saturday The Canadian Challenger is due to-day from Dunedin to load for Boston, >ew YorJf and Montreal. It is hoped to despatch her this afternoon for Wellington. •Mr W J. Freeman haa rebnoTlisned tne nost of second officer of the Kaiwarra, and Laa joined the Navua as an extra o&cer. Captain Bowling has been MS?****master of tho Kamona. vice Captain J. firppn who has gone on holiday. G Accc-Vd7n£ to cable advice,.the route from Wellington arrived at Curacao on November 10th, and continued her voy age to Southampton and London the same da The Atholl left Auckland at noon on Wed™,daV for Wellington to continue discharge carg/under the auspicesof the New Zealand Shipping Company- ■"><* ™Z ssrJr o a < SffiSS «"SB-£ "S? ? SSSS and 6 " WeuTngton Monday 1« Ocean Falls, with cargo She should % Wellington about a week later The Cook Islands fruit discharged from ♦ Junto Company's steamer J«gakuta, at the .union •m e A neE A vf was in excellent «ihe paaaaga from'

Rarotonga. Altogether 5000 cases of fruit were' landed comprising oranges, bananas, and tomatoes The Ngakuta sailed on "Wednesday afternoon for Auckland, to put out the balance of the fruit, about 6000 cases, and a, small quantity of copra. The Union Company advises that the vessel will sail from .Auckland next week for the Cook Islands on her last trip this season. The Merchant Service Bill will be submitted to the Shipowners and Seamen's Union before presentation to the French Parliament.—Cable.

The action of Mr George Niccol, of Auckland, in acquiring two new cargo steamers for New Zealand while in England, has naturally been the cause of oome curiosity on the waterfront (states the "New Zealand Herald"). The first of these vessels belonged to the Admiralty, and was known a3 the Ant, but was renamed Rangitoto. She has a grosj tonnage of 400. The other steamer is the Herekino, of 600 tons, which Mr Aicool h*d built. Both vessels are on tueir way to New "Zealand.

VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. Wellington—Maori, Mararoa,' Ngaio, Arawa Athol, Tutnnekai. Maunganui, Waihor«, Waihenio, City, of Dunediri, Moeraki, <Jran, \Vingatui, Ulimaroa, Kairanga. Karon, Arahura, Waimarino, Kaiwarra, Hertford.

Auckland—Tofua, Bona, Canadian Traveli £ oerlnnd, Ventura, Ling Nam, Ma 1 akand, Westnivaria, Manuka, Makura.' Waipo", Ngakuta, Waiknwa. Chatham Islands—Knockfierna. VOLUMNIA HOLD-UP. CHARGE AGAINST UNION. -:'_,'. _/ : . PERTH, November .14.,, The .dispute which arose regarding rfche steamer Volumnia was advanced a. step' further when :Mr Thomas Houghton, secretary of ithe r Frem»j4le branch of: the Federated .Seamen's. Unioa, was charged'with, having: attempted .to persuade .23 seamen on the vessel to neglect their duty. ; The case occupied ithe whole day, .and -was unfinished when the Court rose.

. [Claiming. Australian rates of wages, the qrewof the British steamer Yolumnia, under charter to the Australian Commonwealth Line, refused to take the vessel to sea trom Fremantle.- The men etated that'their action was taken' as a result of -representations made by the' local governing authorities'; of the Seamen's Union ..at Fremantle. : SuDseCiuently the men vrere: convicted of hegleoting duty and sentenced to 14 dayß' impriscj.ment.] ■> . ■'■ • •■■'■'■';' v ' ''■■-.• FRENCH SEAMEN'S DAY. ' PARIS, November 13: The' French. Cabinet . lias . autHorieecL ...the preparation of a Bill.for the application .of the eightfhours day ■ to the merchant - ser> ■vice.;- .■£■.;>: ■.'„■■■■-_ ■'■■ ■ •■.■■-■■ ...''"'•.■ .'"

.The Bill "will W submitted to shipowners, and to.the seamen's Union before its presentation to Parliament. . ' . • . .

PORT OF TIMARU.

Arrived, Port Chalmers, from Lyttelton; Gale, from Oamaru. <. . Sailed, Trclissick. for Dunedin. Vessels in port, Waikouaiti, Remuera, Poxt Chalmers, • Gale. Expected Arrivals. Ripa, from Oamaru,. Wednesday. Flora, from Oamaru, November 24th. ■ Opihi,. from Oamaru, November 25th.' Atholl,.from Lyttelton, November '26 th. Port Hunter, from , Lyttelton,' December 2!2na. ' . '■:■,::' ■ - '. ' Projected Departures. , Waikouaiti,. for Lyttelton, to-day. Gale, for .Lyttelton, to-day. Port Chalmers, for Dunedin, to-day. Remuera, .for. Auckland, Tuesday. .Ripa, for Lyttelton, Wednesday. Flora, for Lyttelton,' November -24 th. •Opihi, for Lyttelton, November 23th. Notes. The Port Chalmers arrived yesterday morning from Lyttelton, and i» discharging cargo. She will go on'to Dunedin to-day. The Gal© reached Timaru .last night and will sail to-day "for Lyttelton. Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Thd Waikouaiti is to sail to-day for Lyttelton, t<> go into dock. . The Remuera is at present leading forHome, and is expected ,to aail for Auckland on Tuesday. '.""''"■'.*

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. \ LONDON; November 13. . Arrived at Malta, Mataka'na.' At Hull, H'orora/.a. At Colon, Ruapehu and Pakipaki. At Port Natal, Themistocles.. Sailed from-Norfolk. Mamari. From Antwerp, Matatua. From Gibraltar,' Mossa- and Orvieto. From Port NaitaL Baron. Plowarth. From Portland,.Boston Maru. From Panama, Canadian Traveller. Passed Table Bay, Waiwera. NEWCASTLE:, November 14. . Arrived, Glentworth. - Sailed, *».aimanawa, for New Zealand. LOW HEAD, November .14. 'Sailed, Kairangu, for New; Zealand. ■ ■ . ■ SYDNEY, November 14. ' Sailed-, Maheno (1.30 p.m.), for Auckland. • ■ . AUCKLAND, November i 4. Sailed-Manuka (3.30 p.m.),,for Sydney. . WELLINGTON,, November 14. Arrived. Maori (7.20 a.m.), Holmdale (10.2* a.m?, Hon, (II a.m.), Opihi (11.30 am. and Wootton (7.50 p.m.), irom Itfttdton Waverley (10.10 a.m.), from Kaikoura; Atholl (3.10 p.m.), from. Auckland. c-.a- ' £Si; Elora (3.W p.m.), for Nap.er; Opihi (5.10 "Arrived, Mahana (6.10 a.m.), from Lyttelt0 S a il'ed, Canadian\Challenger (6'a:m:), for •Lytteltok; Oretl (12.5 p.m)., for InvercarP IL ' ' -

The Now Zealand and 'South : 'Seas Exhibition Company is advised by the Department of Industries that the Government has received a cable,from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the effect that the Army Council has now furnished to the High Commissioner a list of bands which can be made available for the The next step will be for Sir James Allen to mike a' recommendation*