QUITE UNEXPECTED.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1090, 31 March 1911, Page 7

QUITE UNEXPECTED.

GLENSHEE PUTS INTO POST. Shortly after 1 p.m. yesterday a strange barque was sighted oh' Wellington Heads signalling for a tug. The Duehcsß went out, and toolc tho vessel in tow shortly after 7 p.ni., bringing her to an anchorage in the stream at 10.40 p.m. The vessel turned out to bo the Darnuc Glonshcc, nineteen days out from Mclbounio to Falmouth. The captain reports "All well." and adds that he has nut into port owing to having to obtain more men to work the vessel. ■■■■'.'•' It will bo remembered that the Glenshco arrived at Wellington from Liverpool ou October 19 last, after having had a very rough passage or 110 days. Several of her boats were washed away, and about <oft. ot her starboard bulwarks were considerably damaged. Kepairs were effected here, and tho vessel then proceeded to Dunediii and Australia. It is a. coincidence that the barque Ariel, which arrived from Liverpool yesterday, should reach port on tho Eamc day as her predecessor, for both vessels are chartered by (ho Gracic Beaslcy Line ot sailing ships, and both brought general cargo from Liverpool to Wellington, Tho New Zealand Shinning Co.'s steamer Orari (states the "Press") arrived at Lvttelton from Wellington on Tuesday moming, but as she was in deep trim alt (drawing about 27ft. 9in.), she was ordered to anchor in the stream to wait for the tide to rise.' Sho got under way shortly alter 1 p.m., and was berthed a'. No. 4 wharf shortly after 2 p.m. The vessel will load frozen meat and wool at Lyttelton, but as, it it slated, her draught is restricted to 28ft.. sho will ship most of her cargo in her forward holds. The vessel was to have made Lyttelton her final port of departure, but .for tho .reason stated above,.she .is to bo sent to Wei-' lington to complete' coaling, and wUI-lcaTOi that port finally for London. It is slated that had the puostion' of the vessel a draught not arisen to prevent her making Lyttelton her final port, she would have loaded 1000 tons of busker coa! here. Tina will now be taken in at Wellington, .and means a loss' of work to Lyttelton. Early next month tho. Union Company's, tramp 'steamer,'t WaltcmaU, is -to Calcutta for New Zealand ports, via Singapore and Saniarang. After tho discharge of her cargo ol timber from Kaipara at Melbourne, the Union Company's steamer Kailangata. will proceed to Hobart to load timber for Uunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Loading is oxpected to commence at tho Tasmaniau port about tho end of Anril. On Thur&aay, April 13. tho Anclior Line's steamer Niltau leaves Wellington lor Nelson and Motucka. Sho thea remains at Nelson until 6 p.m. on Easter Monday, at which hour she .leaves on .her. return trip, to Wellington, arriving here about 6 a.m.' on Tuesday. 'Owing to'the Easter' holt-i days, tho usual Saturday trip to Wollington and back has besn abandoned. This.- morning early tho Hinemoa will leave port for The Brothers lighthouse and Jackson Head. Sho is expected back on Saturday, and leaves again on Tuesday on her northern lighthouse tour. , . At noon to-day the F.H.S. Line's steamer Kent is oxpected to have completed discharge of her Liverpool cargo at Wellington. Sho leaves shortly afterwards for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Captain G. G. Smith. Superintendent for j Marine at Wellington, will arrive back from Auckland by to-morrow afternoon's Main Trunk express. Beaching Groymouth from Wellington, via wav port?, at 9.30 a.m... yesterday, the MapouriUa left again on tho return trip at 8 p.m. Mr. O. W. Pirie, late second engineer of tho Tohcrua. has joined the Kurow in a tiniilar capacity. Captain W. G. Scott, of the Kairaiii, will shortly go on holiday leave. In tho meantime, Captain L. Larson, of the Woolton, is accompanying Captain Scott in the Kairaiii, and will relievo him after the vessel's return from Greymouth. Captain D. M'lntyrc, mate of the Wootton, has taken charge of that vccsel, and Captain 11, Ainsworth, late of the schooner Falcon, has joined her as mate. Following upon tho announcement that the Agent-General for New South Wales had arranged,, with the Shaw, Savil!, and Albion Company to reserve a mimimum of 75 berths and a maximum of 2C(I in the mail steamers calling at Hobart en routo from London to New Zealand for immigrants, for New South Wales, ndvke has been received that tho It.M.S. Tainui, which is due at Hobart on April 10, Is bringing the first batch, a-d that tho number of immigrants aboard for New South Wales, who will land at Hobart for transhipment, is 100. An arrival in port early thio morning will bo the Unio:: Company's steamer Marama, from Melbourne, via way ports. The vessel continues hex voyage to .Sydney at 5 p.m. It has been decided that tho Kennedy will not call at Wellington this trip, but will proceed from I'oxtou to the West Ooast. It is reported that the coastal steamer Defender is coming to Wellington from Lyttelton o:: Monday or Tuesday next. She then visits Hokitika. j\fr. Watt shipped <0 horses for Melbourne by tho Ulimaroa 'yesterday. ; The Union Company's collier Wa.nnka is expected at Wellington to-day. She comes with part cargo of Wcstport coal, tho balance being for Lyttelton. Duo in port this morning, tho Navu.a, from Suva, via Auckland, brings' EOOO bunches and 7650 cases of bananas. The. vessel afterwards proceeds to Wcstnsrt. and thenco on to Auckland and Suva.