SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1606, 25 November 1912, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

i — •« ■ PHASES' OP THE MOON. NOVEMBER, j Day. Hr. m. Last quarter ' 2 3 8 p.m. New moon 9 1 35 p.m. First quarter- 17 17 13 a.m. I Full moon ... i.25 3 42' a.m. - ■ MOON. Moon rises to-day, 8.16 p.m.; sets, 4.48 a.m. Tuesdaj'. HIGH WATER. To-day, ,4.1 a.m.; 4.38 p.m. To-morrow, 6 a.m.; 5.38 p.m. sun; Sun rises to-day, 4.15 a.m.; sets, 7 p.m. ; ARRIVALS. , . SATOEDAT. NOVEMBER 23. KAHTJ, 6.5. (5.30 a.m.), 182 toils, Fletcher, from East Coast. GERTIE, 5.6. (5.35 a.m.), 264 tons, Rodger, froa Foxton. MARAROA, s.s.. (7.S a.m.), 2598 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Ledingluim, Meares, Otley, Morgan, Christie, M'Kenzie, Harris, Campbell, end Alioarno, Mesdames Baviee, Parr, Oarrick, Imrie, Martin, Barker, O'Rourke (2), Butler, Parsons and 2 children, Campbell, Fowler, Partington, Stewart, Rhodes, Blackett, Hob- . ertson and child, Fleming, Thompson, Neil- ' son, Patterson, Venning, Bales and infant, ■ Messrs. Davles. Bray, M'Clure, Pliclan, Oarrick, Cress, Low, Watson, M'Millan," Bain, Harle, Broad, Oox, Matson, Milnes, Hill (2), Reed (2), Brown, Cadman, Smith, Thompson, Salt, Scott,. Parsons, Binkett, Sullivan, ■ Pees, Colcloug,h, Magaira, ffhittance, Larmour. Hart,. Pattereon, Nottleton, Duke, Jones,. Forsyth,- Parr, Gardiner,' Richards, M'Callum, Metzger, Mohr, Bates,' Burlinger, Cathie, dark, Carpenter, Rhode's, Hutchinson, Partington, Stewart, Munro, Harrison, Ford, Robertson, Cudman, Jncobs,. Venning. Burr, Thompson, Johnson, Redmond; 10 steerage. ■ ' - HUIA, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 127 tons, Burt, from , Waneanmi. ,' NIKAH, s.a. (8.40 a.m.), 248 tons," Hay, from Nelson'and Motueka. . KOONYA. s.s.. (12.45 p.m.), 1091 tons, Prydc, ■ from Greymouth. MAPOUHIKA, .S.S. (6 p.m.), 1203 tons,' Ritchie,. fromWVest Ooast and Neteon. 1 PATEENA, s.s. (7.25 p.m.), 1212 tons, J. G: Watson,' from Nelson and Picton; Passengers: 70.saloon and 26 steerage.,'. " JOHN, B.s.' (7.25 p.m.), 342 tons, S. Holm, from Lyttelton. . BLENHEIM,' e'.s: (10.55 p.m.), 120'. tone, Wllkinsort, from Blenheim. OPAWA, s.s. (1i.40 p.m.), 110 ton 6, Nicholas, from Blenheim., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24.; v.' MANGAPAPA, s.s.. (1.50 a.m.),, 164 . tons, Fletcher; from Westport. WAKATO;, s.s.' (2.20 a.m.), 157 toua, Wilkinson, from KaikoUrd.' QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (5.35 a.'m.), 198 .tons,-Harvey; from Foxton. • 1 ... .MAORI, s.s. (7.40 a.m.); 3399 tons, Aldwell, . from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon—Misscß. Venning (2), Simpson. Loughman, Parsonson, Dowding, .•.Oaverhill, Mansford, Boyle, Nurse-'.'Wailter; Mesdames Handyside, Richard, Englhnd, Williams, Parsonson,. M'Leod, Burt (3), Martin, Bryne, Smith, Boyle,; Ken-', nody Hon. W., Fraser, Messrs. Wilson, Harper; Clarkson, Wallace, Father Price, Bullock, Lillico, Clint, Booth. Venning (2). Fairbaim, .Williams, M'Alister, Langford, Magio, Burton, Boivater, Short, Miller, Cromb, Sandford, Stagg, Burns', Gardner, Drayton, Raftery, Lyndi/Mash, .Lawrence, Bryne, Roberts, Telford.. Munt, Lawrence, Guy, Gibbon,,, Walker (2), Spenier, _Rolls, ■ Penrose, Spaekman, Beesley, Hall, Hyms; 40 steerage.. • FLORA, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 1273 tons, Williams, ' from Lyttelton., _■ . - ■ SURREY, s.s. (9. a.m.), 5980 tons, TJren, from Lyttelton. ' _ . MANAROA, s.a. (10.30 a.m.), 122 tons, Hart, from. Havelock. '• .• , ~ KAI'UNI, s.s. (10.40 a.m.), 150 tons, Jack- ; son,' from Patea. _ '• KAPITI, s.s. (11.15 a'.m:),.!42 tons, Sawyers, 'from Wanganui. , .MONOWAI, s.s. (1.40 p.m.), 3433 tons, E.dwiri,' from Lyttelton. . Passengers: SaloonMiGse3 Burt, Donoghue, Pratt, Matheson, Walker, Willis, Wright, Mesdames M'Ken(zie, Captain ! E. Strong, Messrs. N. Irons, Marryatt. Keating, Frost. Stallard, Barry, Hunter, Morris,' Anton. . ■ HA.UPIRI, s.s. (1.45 p.m.), 715 tons, M'Kenzie, from New Plymouth., ' , RIPPLE, s, s ; (3.30 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, from Napier. , KIRIPAKA,. s.s, (midnight),. 133 tons, M'lntosh, from. Patea. departures. SATURDAY,' NOVEMBER"23. ' ' AMOKtJKA, training ship (noon); 805 tone, Hooper," for Port Chalmers. ARAH.URA, s.s. (1.25 p.m.). 1596 tons, Lambert; for Picton', Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth.' I. . • NGATORO, s.s. (12.10 ' p.m.), 1137 tons, Ohristian, for Greymouth. • WAIR.AU, s.a. (12.10 p.m.), 93 tons, Deiley, for Patea. * , , AORERE, s.s. (12.20 p.m.). 77 .tons, Flßk, for Patea. ;. , ' „ . MARERE, s.s. (12.25 p.m.), 6443 tons, Mello, for. Nuplcr. . ' - ~, . CYGNET, s.s. (12.25 p.m.), 124 tons, Murray, for Bonks Peninsula. . • : ■ MANA, s.s. (2, p.m.), 134 tons,'.Gibson, for Patea." NIKAU; s.s. (2.10 p.m.), 246 tons, Hay, ■for', Nelson and Motueka. • . , , GERTIE, sis.' '3.20 p.m.). 269 tons, Rodger, for Westport;- ■ . ... TONGARIRO, s.s. «.20 p.m.), 7600 tons, White ; Parson'is, for London. : STORMBIRD, s.s. (6 p.m.), 217 tons. Dowell, for Wanganui. , ,' '„ MARAROA; s.s. (11.5, p.m.), 2598 tons. Man-, ning, for Lyttelton. ; < 7 ' SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 'ENERGY,, s.s! .(0.20 a.m.), 66 tons,' Brown, for Cook Strait. ' MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25. KAHU, s.s. (2' a.m.), 182 tons, Shirley, for East Coast.. expected arrivals. < Kirlpaka, Patea, November 25. " ..' T > Ripple, Napier, November 25, . Otaki, London, via Auckland, Nov. , • Komata, Westport. November 25. ' Lizzie Taylor, Tiiharu, November 25.; Aorec;,.Patea; November 26. . Awahou', Foxton, November 26. Htormbird.. Wanganui, November. 26. • Wairau. Patea,' November 26. ■. Mana. Patea, November 26. - .. . • Nikau. Nelson,. Motueka, November 26. ' Mararoa, ! Lyttelton, November 26., ■'. : ; Echo, Karamea, .November 26. -.. . • Mokoia..northern .ports. November 26.,, Wainiea, 'Terakoho, November 26. : . Warrimoo', Sydney, November 27." i Arahura, West Coast,' Nelson, ■ Picton; November 27. . Kennedy, Foxton, November 27. •' Tarawera, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Nov. . 28. Manuka,. Melbourne, via south, Nov; 29. , Victoria, Sydney, via north, Nov. 29. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. John, Wanganui, November 25. ■ Hanplri, Picton, Onehunga, November 25. I Kaiapoi, Westport, November 25. Kahu, East-Coast, November 25. , Koonya, Greymouth. November 25. Opawa, Blenheim, November- 25.' Queen of tlie South, Foxton, Nov. 25. 1 ' Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Nov. 25. Blenheim; Blenheim, Nov. 25. Huia, W-anganul, November 25. " 'Arapawa, Wanganui, Nov. 25, ' , Kapuni, Patea",,November 25. : Kiripaka, Patea, November 25. . , . , 'Nikau, Nelsoh, Motueka, November 25. , Maori, Lyttelton, November 25. 1 Mangapapa; Westport, Karamea, Nov. E5. \ Kia Ora, London, November 25. MonaToa.,. MotUeka; November. 25. . Flora, New/Plymouth, West Ooast, Nov. 25. Monowai, northern' 'porta, November 25. i " Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nov. 26. i . Mapourika, Nelson.- West Ooast, Nov. 26. "Ripple,, Napier, Gisborne. November 26, 1 Waimea. Nelson. West Coast, Nov. 26.. . Nikau, Nelson,' Motueka, November 26. .Mararoa, Lyttelton. November 26. ' ; Mana. November 26. ' : Wa-iraU; Patea,,'November 26. Stormbird, Waneanui, November 26. Aorere. Patea, November 26. Awahou, Foxton, November 27. ' Komata, Westport, November 27. Kennedy, Nelson, West Coast, Nov. 27. Warrimoo, Melbourne, via, south, Nov. 28. , TaraweTa, northern ports. Nov. 28. I Manuka, Sydney direct, November 29. ■ Victoria;-Lyttelton, Dunedin. Nov. 29. ' . Surrey, Avonmouth, via Las Palmas, ' November ,29. . ' . ' Arahurai Picton, Nelson,' West Coast; ' November,3o. ; INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. i .. ' ' MOVEMEN.TS. Oi" STEAMERS. MANUKA,, s.s., . left Melbourne Novem- ' ber 20 for Hobart, southern ports, and Wellington.-' Due ■'Wellington November 29. Loave« same day for Sydney direct. Due , Ss'dney December 3. ; WjUIRIMOO; s.s., left Sydney November - 23, for Wellington direct. Due Wellington November 27. Leaves November, 28, for [ southern ports, Hobart, and ■ Melbourne. " Due Melbourne December 7. 1 VICTORIA, s.s.',.' left Sydney November 20 ' for northern ports and Wellington. Due 1 Wellington November 29. Leaves same day for' Lyttelton and Dunedin. MOF/RAKI, s.s., leaves Melbourne November 27, for Hobart, southern ports and Wellington. ' Due Wellington December 6. Leaves same day for Sydney .direct. Due Sydney December 10. " . . ' 5 . OVERSEA SHIPPING.' I. STEAMERS' TO ARRIVE. 7 ' . From London. OTAKI' (duo about ~to-day). Bailed on September 8, via Auckland. (New ZoaI land Shipping. Co., agents.) lONT.C (due. about November • 29). pailed ' on Ootobor 12, via Capo Town and Hobart. ■ (Shaw. Bavill and Albion Co., agents.) ' . INDRAPURA (due ; about December 4), 5 palled on October 1, via Australian ports, t Auckland sad Napier, (Tyscr Llm ( . jigentii

MURITAI (due about December 15), sailed on October 10, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier. (Ty6er Line, agents.) ZEALANDIO (due about November 29). sailed oil October 4, via Auckland. (Shaw. Savill and Albion Co.', agents.) RTJAPEHU (due about December 11), Bailed on October 25,. via Cape Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) STAR OF INDL\. (due about January 10), sailed on November 1, via Australian ports, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser Line, agentß.) STAR OF SCOTLAND (due about January 21), sailed on November 9, via Australian ports., Auckland, and Napier. ,' (Tyeer Line, agents.) MAKARINI (due about January 22), sailed on Novemher 14. via Australian ports. Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) From Liverpool. NIWARU (due about December 51, sailed on August 25, via Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) ■ ' NAIRNSHIRE (due about December 17), sailed on October 16). via : Cape Town. Hobart, and Auokland. ■ (F. and S. Line, agents.) KENT (due about December 22), sailed on '• October 19, via Cape Town, Hobart, and Auckland. (F. and S. Line, agents.) > :■ -HURITNUr (due about January 20), sailed on November 5, via Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co.. 1 agents.) [j From Montreal. ; . WAKANTTI (due about December 11), Bail- •' ed on September 20, via Australian porta .' and Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co.. agents.) [. KIJMARA (duo about January 4), sailed on October 19, via Cape Town, Australian ;; ports, and Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents. i! From Now York. 1, ■.' ANGLO-MEXICAN' (due about December '- 17), sa.ilod on. September 21, via Australian :, ports aud Auckland. (A. and A. Line, i, agents.) ... ', HARPAGTJS (due about January 5), sailed i- on, October. 19, via Australian ports and i, Auckland. 'Tyser Line, agents.) ROTENFELS (due about December 31), 0 sailed on October' 22. via Australian ports and Auckland. . (Dalgety and Co., agents.) 1 , ■■' , V '.- ; From San Francisco. 1 ' INVERIC (due about December 9), sailed on November 8.- (Union Company, agents.) '' AORANGI 'due about December 5), eailed on November 13, via Papeete and Earotonga. . (Union Co., agents.), ' ' . ; BY TELEGRAPH. ' -. OVERSEA. - ' NEWCASTLE^'November 23. Sailed.—Wharigape. for Wellington. 'V SYDNEY, November 23. Sailed.—Warrimoo (1 p.m.), for Welling.ton;, Indropura, for New. Zealand.. . SYDNEY,. November 24. ' . Arrived.—Marama from Auckland (at ; noon). <. ' . .MELBOURNE, November 23. ' . Arrived.—Muritai, from .London.,- . ' . ■ • HOBART, November 24. . Arrived.—lonic from London. . She sails b, for - Wellington at 10 a.m.'. on Tuesday. • Fifty-seven passengers landed at Hobart, > and 635 are proceeding to New Zealand. • COASTAL. " Sx^ATUHDATrNOyMBEE'23. ' - '■ . ' AUCKLAND. i -' Arrived.—H.M.S., Drake (8 a.m.), from Syd- , ney; . Zealandic (11.45 a.m.), from London, . via; Australian, ports; ' Kaitangata, from . Westport. , . ' . : - , Sailed.—Otaki {6.45 p.m.), for Wellington;' , Rosamond, for Gisborne; Elfriede, schooner, ; for Samoa Islands:- •, ' ' To sail.-r-Mokoia (4 p.m.), for southern , ports. .NAPIER. , . . - ' Sailed.—Ripple (2.40 p.m.). for Wellington, via coast.. ' ■ ■ t ... PATEA. . .. . Arrived.—kiripaka (6.30' p.m.), from Wellington. PICTON. Arrived.—Petone; (5.30 a.m.) and Arahura - (4.15 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. I Arrived.—Kaitoa (7 a;m.) and Kennedy ( (11.30 a.m.), from' Wellington. LYTTELTON.' .Arrive'd.-Tarawera (1.10 p.m.), from Wei- " llngton. DUNEDIN. " ' Arrived—Moetaki, from' Sydney, via Wellington; Kauri, from Sydney, • "SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24. ' AUOKLAND. , -Arrived.—Wimmera, from southern porta. ONEHUNGA. Sailed,—Corinna (5 a.m.), for New Plymouth. . ' PATEA.... 1 . Arrived—Mana (8 . a.m.), Wairau,.; (8.15 a.m.) and Aoi'ere (9.15 a.m.), from Welling- , ton. • , Sailed.—Kiripaka (8.45 a.m.),' for Wellingi ton. . WANGANCI. • Arrived.-Storihbird (9.55 'a.m.), from Wellington. , i, . • - v I.' NELSON.. . '• , Arrived—Nikau (3 a.m.), from 'Wellington; Arahura (3.25 a.m.), from Picton and . -Wellington. , . , WESTPORT. , ' Sailed.—Komata (9 a.m.), for' Wellington. : LYTTELTON. ; ' Arrived.—Mararoa (11.40 a.m.) and Cygnet i; (12.30 p.m.), from Wellington. ; , DUNEDIN. • Arrived.—lnvercargill,. from. Waikawa; Tarawera, from Auckland, via East Coa6t '• ports. 1 : Sailed,—Moeraki, for Melbourne, via Bluff. U.S.S. CO; AND CHRISTMAS TRAFFIC., , The Union Company. announces the following alterations in connection, with etear mers' movements during- .Christmas and New .YieariT-. 1 .' , ■ Mauuganul,'arriving , at Dunedin ' from Melbourne; via Bluff, on Tuesday, December 24, will leave the same' day for Lyttel- ! ton, leaving there as usual on Tjiuriday, December 26. Moeraki, due at Wellington, on Wednesday, (December 25, will leave there on Frl-' •day,-December-27; Lyttelton, Saturday, De- .' cember '28; Dunedin, Monday,"December 30; Bluff,' Tuesday, December 31; and Hobart, Friday, January 3, for Melbourne. Manuka will leave Melbourne on Tuesday, December 24, aiid Hobart,.- for Bluff, on Friday, December 27, as usual. . . Maheno mil leave Sydney - on Tuesday, December 24, Jnstead of Wednesday., .Tarawera,''airlving at Lyttelton on Saturday,. December 21, will not prooeed to Dunedin. She will be employed in the > ferry service until Wednesday, December - ' 25,' when-she ,will leave Lyttelton in her ordinary time-table run for northern ports. ■ ... The Navua, from Fiji, via Auckland, Wel- ■ lington; and Lyttelton, is due to arrive at Dunedin, on' December 21, and will probably leavfc' here .on December' 23. for northern ports. .'• Monowai will leave.-Duuedin on Friday,. I December 20, and remain in the forry ser- ' - vice'until Tuesday, December 24, when elie will leave.. Lyttelton. for Auokland,' via usual-'porta, passlug :through Napier and Gisborne on Thursday,.December 26. She will .leave Auckland on -December 28 for Dunedin, via East Const ports. , i From December 21" to January 4 (inclusive) the Maori and the Mararoa will leave Wellington at' 8.30 p.m.instead of 8 p.m. ' (Mararoa, on Saturdays, , will leave at 11 p.m.; as usual.) • " , WelliEgton-Picton-Nelßon service—Te Anau will run as an extra steamer from- De- ■ cembe'r 19 until about January 4. Island services—Tofua, leaving Auckland •on December 3," will have her sallinge acI celerated so.as to reach Sydney on Monday, December' 23. • . Thero will be no second sailing from Auckland to .the Eastern Pacific in Decernber,' the next sailing after the Talune, on Tuesday, December .19, being tlie Taluno, : on Tuesday, Januory 14.' . . . 'OTAKI DUE;THIS MORNING. In continuation of her iourriey from Lon- . don the' New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Otaki left Auckland at 6.45 a.m. on Saturday. She should arrivo here early this morning, andiwill berth at the King's ■. Wharf to discharge.RECORD SHIPBUILDING. According to returns just issued by i, Lloyds Register, the, total tonnage of vessels under construction, in British ship- ;,- yards now surpasses.all previous records. At tho close 'of the ouartcr. ended Sep- . tcmber 30,. there .were 505 vessels actually undor. construction in British shipbuilding yards, tlieir combined tonnage being 1,846,829 tons, exclusive of warships. Out of that number only 18 were sailing vessels, their total tonnage being -7779 tone. d The tonnage under construction on Sep- ). tember 30 was. about 73.000 tone greater e than that in hand at the end of the pre.viouß • quarter, and io about 400,000 tons r more than the tonnage building In Septemn ber, 1911. , r Of the vessels under construction in the j. United Kingdom at the end of September, '383 of 1,337,517 tons are under, the euper'o .vision of the surveyors of Lloyds' Register e with d view to classification by that soy ,'ciety. In addition, 115' Vessels 0f'482,875 tons are building abroad under the society's i- -survey. . I- , There are thus actually under construc5. tion at the present time, under tlie supei'u vision of Lloyds' Register, 498 vessels of 1,820,392 tons; As pointed out in the returns for the June quarter, the total tonnage then building to the society's class was the largest ever reached, up to that time, but those figures are now exceeded by no fewer than 191,000 tons. Of the vessels now building, 358 are for the Unitedd Kingdom, t.heir total tonnage being 1,355.548 i- tons, and 25, are, being constructed for British,colonies, amounting to 72,488 tone, d- In addition to the o.bove, there were t. 82 warships of various types under construction, iucluding two battleships of ), 48,C00 tone each, with an aggregate, dia3, placement-of 494,538 tone. . j. Counting warahlm and merchant .rcsjoln, 1 thero were thus 687 ve&selt under oonstiuov

t'on m the United Kingdom on September 30 last, quite irrespective of all small craft unaer 100 tone, making a grand total of 2,314,930 tons. Notwithstanding these oolossal nguroa, freights and charters are higher now, than they have been for many years having been practically doubled within tho past year. , Indeed, it is safe to say that the cost of chartering a .vessel is now so high as to make theuipractically a nonpaying proposition, and thero is a 1 prospect, of charter rates declining ere long. ZEALANDIC AT AUOKLAND. An arrival at Auckland from London, via way Ports, at 11.45 a.m. on Saturday, was the fJhaw-Savill Company's steamer Zealandic. She' is due at Wellington about November 29. TONGARIRO FOR LONDON. ' Shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday the New ■ Zealand Shipping Company's cargo carrier Tongariro cleared Wellington for London. Her wool will arrive in London in time to oa-tch the January sales. ' KIA ORA CLEARS TO-DAY'. At 3 p.m. to-day the Shaw-Savill stea-mer Kia Ora will leave Wellington for London direct. The vessel is to mako a nonstop run, and her wool cargo will arrive at Home in time for the January sales. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. R. C. Penney, clerk in .the local office of the Union Company, proceeds to Auckland to-day to join the Tofiia as assistant purser. Mr. G. G. Potts, second-engineer of the Ngatoro, left the vessel at Wellington on Saturday, Mr. J. M'Pherson having filled the vacancy. Mr. D. Butler has joined the Tarawera o.s assistant purseri Mr. J. Davies, chief officer of the Arahura, has rejoined the vessel, and Mr. Reeves has come ashore for orders. Mr. R. Campbell, ohief officer of the Gertie, left the vessel dt Wellington, his place having been taken by Mr. C. S. LarEen. Mr.- Cha-s. Keefce, second officer of the Mararoa, was relieved of Ills position by Mr. W. Rodgers on Saturday. Mr. L. Wood has joined the Mararoa ae assistant purser. Mr. R. Campbell, late mate of the Gertie, has joined the New Zealand training ship Amokura as second officer. The Government training eliip' Amokura left Wellington for Port Chalmers and the outlying southern islands- of New Zealand at noon on Saturday. She is expected to be absent about four weeks. Having completed discharge of the Wellington portion of her London cargo, the Tyser liner Marero left for Napier on Saturday afternoon. H.M.S. Drake, flagship of the Australasian Squadron,, arrived, at Auckland from Sydney on Saturday morning. The Union steamer Haupiri is 6ohedulefl to leave Wellington for' Picton and Onehunga, this/evening. The F. and S. Line's steamer Surrey will leave the Glasgow. Wharf, Wellington; for •Avonmouth. via Las Palmae, at 4 p.m. on November 29. Transhipments of Mediterranean fruits brought to Australia by the German-Aus-tralian steamer Hanau. will be brought across to Wellington by the Maunganui on her next trip from-Sydney. The vessel is due here on December 11. In addition to occasional trawling in the Straits the Energy will visit' Queen Eliza*beth Sound at regular intervals for the. purpose of picking up blue cod shipments • for Wellington and Sydney. The Blackball Company's collier Ngahere Is to Visit Port ChAlmers shortly for survey aud overhaul. Tho old Howard Smith liner Edina, which for over 30 - years has run between Melbourne and. Geelong, and' will remain in memory, even apart from that long career, owing to her at one time fulfilling an engagement as a transport, 'has ended her "life" of such usefulness, and will now no doubt be brokeu up. l'he old craft was built at Glasgow by Mossrs. Barclay, Curie, and ' Company in 1854, and it speaks well for tho workmanship put into her when consideration is given to tho fact that in every way she is still sound. Tho Malwa will follow the, Mongolia in the P. and O. extension service from Sydney to Auckland. She will leave the New South. Wales port on December 12, and arrive at the northern port on December 16. „Th« Malwa" leaves .the same day for Loodon, via Australian and Mediterranean, ports.. Some time: ago the Union Company obtained permission from the Harbour Board to ercot a wharf at the company's repair Bhed at Port Chalmers,.and It is reported that the work of constructing. the wliarf will be commenced shortly by Mr. John Kncwstubb", to w\tom the contract haa been entrusted. The'Tyser liner Niwaru is due at Auckland from Liverpool on November 27; The vessel is due at Wellington on December 5, and lias 3300 tons of general cargo to put out here. • . Tlie Indrapura was expected to have loft Sydney on Saturday in continuation of her journey from London to Auckland. She is due at Wellington on December 4 with 650 tons', of cargo for this port.