OVERSEA SHIPPING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1070, 8 March 1911, Page 7

OVERSEA SHIPPING.

STKAMEKS TO ARRIVE. From London. KUAMNE fihio ahnut March 10], sailed on January.2l, via. Cape Town and Ilobart (New Zealand Shipping Co.. agent-:) KAIKOUItA (due about March 20), sailed on Jnminry 25, via, Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) WHAKAEUA !<luo about April 5), Failed on January 30, via Australian ports, Auckland, and. Xsuiier. iTyter Line, omenta )

AItAWA (due about March 21), sailed on February 2, via Cape Town and Hobart. .(Shaw, Savil! and Albion Co., agents.) KIA OJIA (duo about March 25), failed on February 11, via. Auckland. (Khuw, Savill ami Albion Co., agents.) INLMtAIUItAH (due about April 10), sailed on February 11, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) KUAI'EHU (duo about April ■ 3), sailed on February 13, via Cape Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) From Liverpool. KENT (due about March 27), sailed on January 16, via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) NORFOLK (due about April 9), sailed on February 4, via. Capo Town, llobart, and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line, agent?.) NEREIIANA (due about April 18). sailed on February 18, via. Auckland. (TyscrLinc, agents.) MOnAVSniRE (duo about May 14), sailed on March 4. via, Australian ports and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) From Montreal. WHAKATANE fdue about March 27), sailed on January 21, via Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) INVERTAY (due about April 29), failed pn February 18. via Melbourne and Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) From New York. iIAGDALA (due about March 13), sailed on December 10, via, Australian ports. (Dalgety and Co., agents.) CRANLEY (due about March 14). sailed , m M, vi T a . Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents ) lIARPAGUS (duo about April 17), sailed ™. j ™» 1, via. Australia and' Auck land. (A. and A. Line, aeents) SWANLEY (due about May 1) sailed on February 10, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Lino, agents.) BRIEZ IZEL (due about May 20). sailed on February 21, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Company, agents.) SAILER TO ARRIVE. ARIEL, barque, sailed from Liverpool November 18. (Johnston and Co., agents.) BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA.

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COASTAL. TUESDAY, MARCH 7. ONEHUKGA.

piSlr Earawa IUS a - m -'' from *- Pl»i EaraWa H - 30 »•"■•>■ New GISBOKNE. Sailed-Waiwcra (5.30 p.m.), for WcllingNAPIEE. Arnved.-Mokoia (11.30 a.m.), from Wellington. . NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Koonya (11.20 a.m.), from Wellington. PATEA. Arrived-Aorere (12 45 p.m.) and Kapirai (1.30 p.m.), from Wellington. To sail.-Aorero (2 a.m. on March 8) and Kapum (2 a.m. on March S), for Welling. WANGANUI. andst °- MOTUEKA. Arrived.-Manaroa (12.15 p.m.), from Wellington. ton aUC(I '~ ManarOa ' <2,M P ' m ' ), for Wellin S- • NELSON. Sailed.-Bimutaka (1.40 p.m.), for WaiWESTPORT. j.Sailcd.-Jlangapapa (9.15 p.m.), for WelLYTTELTOJT. Arrived.—Maori (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington; Petonc, from Napier. Sailed-Brisbane, for AVhangaparapara, Great Barrier Island; Muritai, for Gisborne; Clan Menzies, for Timaruj Maori, for Wellington, with 240 passengers. POET CIIAIiJIEBS. Arrived.-Eangatira, (7 p.m.), from London, via Sydney. .:,-.;-,• DUNEDIN. -''■ Arrived.—Manuka, from Melbourne, via Ilobart and Bluff; Pukaki, from OaniaruKotarc, from Invefcargill; Kittawa, from Greymouth.

Sailed—lnvcrcarglll, for Invercargill. Sailed.—Monowai, for Auckland, via way ports. Passengers for Lyttelton-llisFca Turner, M'Donald, Mesdamcs Platts, Morgan. Wilkinson and child, Messrs. Guthric E. Nicholson, Gall, Kohn, Stewart, Hill, Wilkinson. Rev. Moynagh. For Wellington —Misses Fynes, Clinton. Chadwick, M'Donald, Coleman, Wood, Mosdaines Eattray, Gibb. Shaw, Thompson, Flynn, Messrs. Smaill, Bedford, Croll, Hilliard, Eattray, Robinson, Gibb, Cook. For Nanier—Mrs. Dinwiddic, Mr. Bolton. For Gisborne— Misses Mann, Crozier, M'Donald. For AucMand-MisECf Sunderland, Burton, Keller, Mesdamcs Pollock, Moody, M'N.iir, and infant, Messrs. Pollock, Moody, Hall, Spence, Davis.

MAITAI SAILS AT 3 P.M. At 3 p.m.. to-day the Union Company's E.M.S. Maitai is to leave the Queen's Wharf, Wellington, for San Francisco, via Auckland, Rarotonga, and Papeete. Tho vessel is scheduled tn arrive at tho American port on March 31.

OF INTEREST TO MARINERS. The Marine Department has received advice from the Auckland Harbour Board

which states that all rock has now been removed from "Kaipar'a shoal," but that the mark buoy will not bo removed until Lieutenant Jackson has completed his survey of tho harbour.

ETJAUINE LEAVES lIOBAET. Information has been received by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Conipa.ny intimating that the E.M.S. ftuahinc, in continuation of her voyage from London to Wellington, left Hobart at 10 p.m. on Monday. Given fine weather the vessel should put in an appearance here on Friday night. NORA NIVEK'S CARGO. The actuai quantity of fish brought by the steam trawler Nora Nivcn from the Chatham Islands on Monday night was 767 cases of blue cod, and 14 sacli3 of hapuka. This' represents a total of about 29 tons. To-day the vessel takes her departure for the Hawke's Bay trawling grounds, but returns to Wellington shortly to undergo survey and general overhaul on the slip.

TAINUI LEAVES PLYMOUTH. Cable advice received by the local agents of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company is to the effect that the Tainui left Plymouth for Wellington, via TenerilTe, Cape Town, and Ilohart, on Saturday afternoon. This vessel has some remarkably good steaming performances to her credit, and although scheduled to reach Wellington on April 18, it is nuito likely that sho will reach port two, or even three, days ahead of time, if all goes well.

KNIGHT OF THE GAETEE. It is stated that the New Zealand Shippine Company s chartered steamer Knight oi tne uarter may be only temporarily repaired at Port Chalmers, and that tho major portion of the repairs will bo carried out when she reaches Britain. The highest of the tenders submitted fo? thorough repairs to the vessel i, <,■/?„ be about £15,000, and that there", a di° tiuct four-figure margin between it and Th < damaged ship is still discharging'cargo.

REALLY EXORMOTJS. Lino flag has passed the 1.000,000-ton m-irlc or. to be correct. 1.022,452 tons. For "car, the Hamburg-American Line has held the tonnage record for ? hi ps sailing under one liouse-flag. Some idea of the enormous size- of tho fcnrona. may be gathered fr.im the order which Jia.s been uiven for i,mm feet of Oregon fir to be used for declci Mono. For months this lumber W £ drying near Portland, Ore., before being shipped to Germany. Special e.ni-c ktnlm. wood rOVi " C °" !y C!Car, TCrtical Eraincd i

Mr. F. W. dc Clifford. lnt« chief oorrespondence rlerk at the locnl offloe of the union Company, was n Port Chalmers by the JlamS'ff.vi".

After medical inspection has been earned out in the stream, tho Mnrama-tiils week's direct boat from Sydney-will" berlli at the Queen's Wharf. No. 1 north to land passengers and discharge cargo.'

Mr. n. D. Varian. chief engineer of flip Karaki. is on holiday leave, ami Mr D Kcrr, second engineer, is now ncting-ehicf Mr. Earnshaw has joined the vc«sel a-' second engineer.

Upon arrival from Gisborne the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Walweni, which la expected in port to-dnv will berth at the kW's Wharf to tinuo Homeward loading,

-lolcgmphic ndvico received from Port Chalmers last evening states that the .Shaw, Havill, and Albion Company's steamer Jtangatira arrived there from London, via Melbourne and Sydney, at 7 p.m. At 6 a.m. yesterday the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaipara cleared Wellington for London with u large general cargo and a number of pas-

Tho Wcstport Coal Company's steamer Regulns arrived at Wellington from Westport yesterday afternoon with a full load of coal. She returns this afternoon.

Lite last night a scow arrived in the ctrcam at Wellington. This will probably be the Ngaru, from Tonga, Bay.

The Mangapana left Wcstport at 9.15 p.m. for Wellington yesterday. The vessel has been detained on the West Coaet owing to tho inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the stranding of the scow Zingara. at Karainea. The Mangapapa will leave port again for Wcstport and Karamca this evening.

Shortly after nine o'clock yesterday morning the Union Company's steamer Kotuku proceeded to Evans Bay to bo placed on' the slip for overhaul. She will be followed by the Harbour Board's dredge.

Yesterday morning the Blenheim came off the Patent Slip, and will resume running between Wellington and Blenheim today. The Waihi, which hae becu cmployed relieving the former vessel, proceeds to Nelson shortly to relieve the steamer Lady Barkloy in the Nclson-Col-lingwood trade.

Messrs. 'Levin and Co., local agents for the Gertie, which arrived from Foston yesterday, intimate that the vessel leavce Wellington on tho return trip this afternoon at 5 o'clock.

Mr. C. Croucher, mate of tho Patea Shipping Company's steamer Kapiti, left the vessel at Wellington yesterday, and Mr. V. E. Johanson was appointed to fill tho vacancy.

The Anchor Lino's fleet 'will bo well represented at Wellington this week for, up to tho present, they have a boat leaving for Nelson every day this week. Today the Alexander leaves port for Nelson and the West Coast, and to-morrow both tho Nikau and the Kaitoa, are to be placed on the loading berth, the former vessel for Nelson and the latter for the West Coast as well. On Friday the Waimea. will receive cargo, and again on Saturday the Nikau leaves port for Nelson direct.

Last night tho F.-n.-S. Line's steamer Everton Grange was to have left Picton for Napier, Bluff, Timaru, and LyUeltpn. At the ports mentioned Homeward loading will be continued, and she will clear Lyttelton finally for Avonmouth about March 22.

At 2 p.m. yesterday the Arahura continued her journey from Greymouth to Wellington, via way ports, her last port being Wcstport, and her next Nelson. Today the vessel makes a call at Pictou before crossing tho Strait. She will arrive here thi3 evening.

Word has been received by the local office of the Union Company stating that the Haupiri was able to work Tokomaru Bay j-esterday, and was to have worked Tolago Bay last night. She is expected to reach Gisborne this morning, and Wellington on Friday. The vessel comes from Auckland, via Limestone Island.

The "Polynesian Gazette" says:—"Wo understaud that overtures have been made to Levuka merchants as to the advisability of an independent, line of steamers to connect Auckland, Now Zealand, with Fiji, and Levuka, in particular."

\t 1.40 p.m. yesterday the Now Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Bimutakalcft Picton for Waitara.