FIRE ON FIFESHIRE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 973, 14 November 1910, Page 7

FIRE ON FIFESHIRE.

A telegram received from tho Bluff vesJcrtlay slates that a fire broke out on the 1.-11.-S. Line's steamer Fifeshire, in the fan room, but was extinguished before any damage was done. The vessel leaves for Avonmouth from here on November 24. KAIPARA LEAVES LONDON. Word lias been received stating that the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Kaipara left London'on Friday lust for Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is duo here about the end of December, aud upon completion of discharge proceeds to Beauty Point to unload rails. | RUAHINE FOE LONDON THURSDAY. I On Thursday next, November 17. tho ' th- W T!? c H :lnd f sh iP>»"e Co- will dispatch TW?S? hlno .. f< S, hoai °"< via Monto Video, S?'} "e. and Plymouth; from the Glasgow )T™ .; m noon .; The „ vosscl iB duo to arrive at Plymouth on December 28 and London a day later. THE MAITAI. ?w y k M ? ltal arnvc<l at Wellington from Port Chalmers, after having undergone a nS^r^'f 1 - at tho southern Sort SiX-n iiiT'T ¥ 1S - « x Wt«d to disFranci™ vfn 0l A 0n 1 I , ler^ ni y al run to San iranckco, via Auckland, Rarotonga. PavZ iw next. November 16. ■bor 9. ' S at F " ECO on Decem ' ARRIVAL OF THE NIWARTJ. f,™, w 1 port at ' l - 45 P-m. yesterday from New. York, via Auckland, was the A. ivi n A ' » • c " chartered steamer Niwaru. «,„ '"P across the Indian Ocean from the meridian of the Capo of Good Hope Siw Slf7 d !? aboo « ts w<src almost continufn/th SC i^ y the 9p, cers and "ew. Follow. fSfi in with", 1f aUcl - of latitude . the liner r°!L ™? a sui = <;css ""l of strong northerly £i.,.i and „ r P u ßh seas, with thick rainy weather. Owing to the vessel being very deeply laden-she had 10.0C0 tons of cargo ci,^ oard ', "jcl'jduiff 2000 tons of steel rails -she made bad weather of it, and swjpcl U.ne mT'I^ 03 °- Uurlnc This lime, tho steam pipe casing was twisted a ."?„ asunder, tcakwood doori were battered in, and one of tho shin's boats was lifted almost clear of the chocks However, no more serious iU effects accrued to the vessel, and although tho crew went about their duties, with some risk none of them sustained injury. Melbourne was S* e f. on October 11, and Sydney on October, 19 The run across the Tasman sea to Auckland was characterised with fine weather. Tho Niwaru, which is aloSgs do ♦J?« u ng i 8 }y h , a - rf ' 1S commanded by Captain Hugh Hollis, and h.e has tho- following outers associated with him:-Chief officer, Mr. 8. C. Cottell; second, Mr W G. M, gg n «"??■ f v - Gl ' c enwood; fourth, Mr. H. P. Bealo; chief engineer, Mr. J. p. ?l> Ny;n y; p 6C n° nd > J J r ' »•• Cameron; third, Sf'h ir r, TT Go o uld , ; f ,°V rth ' Mr - M - Drlscoll: fifth, Itx.H.S. Houlthouse; chief refrigerator, Mr. J. loung; second, Mr. J. Blaokic; chief steward, Mr. W. P. Chapman. On completion of discharge in tho Dominion, tho Mwaru's present charter expires, and she will then proceed to Aus-

NEREHANA, ARRIVES FROM HOME. Tho Tyser Liner Ncrehana arrived at Wellington from London, via way ports, and berthed at tho Taranaki Street Wharf yesterday at, 8.25 a.m. Leaving London on' September 7, tho vessel's voyage was marked with a succession of gales and heavy seas the whole way to Melbourne. At. the latter port tho Nerehana was docked for repairs to her steering gear, on account of an accident, particulars of which have already appeared in Tfik Dominion of October 28. Leaving Molbourno on October 22, the steamer called at Sydney. Auckland, and Napier, arriving at Wellington as stated above.

Captain Lidstono is still in command, and has associated with him tho following officers:—Chief officer, Mr. C. Turner; second, Mr. 0. N. Jones; third, Mr. A. R. Robinson; fourth, Mr. H. I!. Smith. Mr. Obappell isi chief engineer, Mr .Tomalin second, Mr. M'Qregor third, Mr. Rainoy fourth, and Mr. D. Smith fifth.. Chief refrigerating onffinoer, Mr. G. Wilson, second, Mr. Henderson. Mr. Mackao is chief steward. The Ncrehana will commence discharging to-day, after which she proceeds south to complete.

After having been detained outside the Patea bar since about 4 p.m; on Friday, the Patea Shipping Co.'s three steamers Kapuni, Kiripaka, and Mana wore allowed to enter between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning from Wellington. It is understood that insufficiency of water was the cnuso of the delay. A cablegram received yesterday states that tho Ruapehu has arrived at Hobart. from London. At 2 p.m. yesterday the collier Pohcrua passed Wellington Heads, bound west. When the Wairau arrived from Karamea last night her captain reported having experienced a strong galo between Stephen's Island and Terawhiti. Captain Allsop, of the Ripple, was' a passenger by. tho Tarawera from tho south-yesterday. He is on holiday leave. Captain Colin M'Donal, of DuEedin, was' a passenger -by tho Maitai, which arrived from Dunedin direct yesterday. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's Bteamer Turkistan, which left Montreal on September 13, loft Sydney • yesterday for Auckland. . It is stated that the Pakoha is to go on a waiting berth at Port Chalmers. After a voyage of 62 days the Norwegian barquentino Lindstol, under cnuaKoment to load timber at Port Esperanco for New Zealand, arrived at Hobart, from Bahia, Brazil, on October 28. During July, August, and September, no fewer than sirty-three ships of a total tonnago of 104466 tons, arrived at Sydnoy from New Zealand. For the same period last year 543 ships, totalling 1,283,560 tons, entered Sydney. On or about November 27 tho Aparima is to leave Calcutta for New Zealand ports, via Singapore and Samarang, Auckland being the first port of call in tho Dominion. Tho Waitemata, to sail about the end of the month, will como to Now Zealand direct, probably making Lyttelton her first port of call.

On Saturday it was stated in these columns that water had found its way into ono of the holds of tho F.-H.-S. Line's Morayshire at Dunedin. As a result of the examination into the cause of this, it has been discovered that somo of the bilge pipes arc cracked. The damago to the pipes' is supposed to bo due to stress of heavy weather on tho voyage out. The Morayshire is docked at Port Chalmers, and tho damaged pipes arc being replaced. The cargo in tho hold was principally iron and iron pipes, and tho damage is not extonsive. ■ The Union Company has been advised that tho Kaitangata left Eddthburg on November 2 with a cargo of salt and timber. She sailed from Hobart on Wednesday for Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton. After leaving Lyttelton slio comes on to Wellington. Tho Amelia Sims has a load of produce from Lyttelton for Wellington,. and upon completion of discharge here proceeds to Havelock to. load for Lyttelton. H.M.S.. Pioneer left tho Bluff at 6 p.m. on Saturday for a cruise in connection with tho drilling of Royal Naval Reserve men. . ' At -6 a.m. on Saturday the Waipori left Te Kopuru with a load of timber for Melbourne.

.Tho Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s Kai Ora left Port Ohalmors for Gisborne at 7.45 a.m. on Saturday to load for Home. Tho vessol is expected to clear -Wellington finally for London on November 27, and will'catch the January wool sales.

; An early arrival from Nelson this morning was tho Anchor Line's Waverley. Messrs. W. and G. Tnrnbull and Co. exnoct to dispatch tho vessel for Nelson and West Coast at 4 ,p.m. to-day.

■ Due :tp arrive from Wanganui to-morrow, the Kaitoa when loaded leaves for Nelson and West Coast tho samo day. • Both tho Rosamond, which arrived in port from Onehunga and New Plymouth yesterday, and the Corinna, due to-morrow from tho same ports, have large cargoes of dairy produce to be transhipped to tho New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Ruahine for Homo. The Rosamond is bringing 1000 cases of cheese, and the Corinna 13,000 cases of butter. Tho Wakatu, which was to havo left Wellington for Kaikoura and Lyttelton yesterday, ha 3 been detained in port. Consequently she will not leavo hero until 4 o'clock this afternoon. Laying-up berths at Port Ohalmers are never vacant very long about this time of tho year. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Opawa is the latest addition to the "lay-up" fleet. She takes the berth vacated by the Paparoa. - Mr. T. M. Barr, late chief officer of the Rosamond, went north on Saturday to join tho Whangapo. ■