SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1849, 8 September 1913, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS.

4 PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER. Day. Hr. m. New moon 1 8 8 a.m. Firet quarter 8 0 36 a.m. Full raooix 16 0 1° a . ,n }\ Last quarter 23 'Midnißht. New moon 30 4 27 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 10.5 a.m.; sets. 2.45 a.m. Tuesday. TIDE. To-day, 10.47 a.m.; 11.9 p.m. To-morrow, 11.37 a.m.; midnight. BUN. Sun rises to-day. 6.5 a.m.; seta, 0.32 p.m. ARRIVALS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. BLENHEIM, s.s. (3.30.a.m.), 120 tone, Wilkinson, from Blenheim. OPAWA, s.s. (4.30 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas from Blenheim. _ NIKAU, 6.5. (7.15 a.m.), 248 tons. Hay, from Nelson. _ . JOHN, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 342 tons, HoliA, from Nydia Bay. lONIC, as. (7.18 a.nj. in the stream), 12,232 tons, Starck, from London, via Gape Town and Hobari. MAItAItOA s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 2598 tons. Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers; Saloon— Misseo Gorrie, Hawkins, Andcrsoii. Paclianoly, Thomkin, Hanking Stoddart, Grant (2), Lowing. Crc-:swcll, Steven, Kelly, Park Mesdames Lobh, Merrifleld, Hayward. I\iel>", Williamson; C-aipis and 3 children Thompson and 2 children. Lcssott and boy, Siddiills Usherwood, Italph, liollefiton, Miles, Stephens, Moon, and M'Phereon. Messrs. Delicate, Harvey, Hay ward, Bond, Tmiss. Fleming, Otway, Master Hawkins. Jlunsdn, Saunders Harris, Palmer, Wilson. Qlenhill, Durtnell, Hoaly, TJshenvod, Stewart, Hill. Coombridge, Smith, Johnson, Kepplo, Hotting, Jameson, Cross, Caughley, Holland, Stevens Siddels, Bourne, Agar, Beetham, Ifcilly, Maek, Eslmer, Wynne, Murray, Earily,' Miles, Huston, Burton). Edgar M'Donald, M'Millan, Bitchie, M'Milian, Pounall, Little, fiuernsey, Smith and Cook, Chemists football team (11), Canterbury ladies' hockey team (8); 45 steerage. STORMBir.D, s.s. (11 a.m.) 217 tons, Dowel). from Wonganui. - BREEZE, 6-s. (Z. 15 p.m.), 347 tons. Broadhouse, from Lyttelton. KAHU, s.s. (6.45 p.m.), 182 tons, Fletcher, from Napier, via East Coast. JOHN, 6.3. (9.20 p.m.), 342 tons. S. Holm, from Nydia Bay. HIMITANGI, s.s. (10.20 p.m.), 323 tons, Burns, from Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton. WAVE-RLEY, s.s. (10.36 p.m.), 157 tons, Stewart, from Foxton . , PATEENA, s.s. (10.40 p.m.), 1212 ton 6, Cam- - cron, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers: Saloon—Misees Cato, Goode-hild, MacKay, Cooper, Griflitbs, Barker, Rix-Trott, Maskeil, Thompson (2), O'Brien, Grace (2), Boyd, Goultcr. Bolton, Sister, Cleaver, M'Cathy, Coulls,'Morco.n, Garnham, Ham, Mesdames Cato. Holland, Keating, Innes, George, Adams, Coyle, Mitchell, Hutchen, Balcombe, Messrs. Hut*chin6on, Atkinson, Smith, Alexander, Jones, Pettit, Cato, Monson, Molloy, M'Kee, Gibeon, Henderson, Orook Holland, Smith (2), Troutvetter, Rix-Trott, Jonqs, Prime. Morgan, Allen, Hills. Van Staveren, Fraser, Arlow, Eyre, Perriu (2), Gray, Smith, Cox, M'Kay, Tuppin. Waddy, Bell, Hartley, Down, Williams, Laweon, Calveck, Walker, Matthews, Paton (2). Shearer, Ryan (2), M'Kay, Boyd, Morris, Hills. Francis. Sullivan, Faire, Adams, Yonng. Parker, Talbot, Balcombe, Dalton, Anderson, Douglas, Pearson, Johnston, Early; 22J steerago. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. WAHINB, s.s. (7.5 a.m.), 4435 tons, Edwin, from Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloCT—Misses M'Loan, Osborne. Williams, WHkie. 18 members hockey club, Pcttigrcy, Hear. Osborne, Williams, Jlay'son, Rat pen. Gillon, Wells, Gillon, Evans, Furnes.s, Williams. Roberts, Jameson, Slittno, Osborne, Soincrville, Joluiboh, Eoony, Mesdames Torrance, Matthew*, Ilandysidc, .Conway, Crump, Stuart, llalligan, Pareons, Godrat, Jamieson. Nicholls, Farland, Mangrove, Lowrio, Glasgow, Wilkie, Neisou, Wray, Kjng, Meadows. Robertgou, Messrs. Abbott, Ohapman, > Wallace, Thompson, Thomson, Boveridge, Royds, Map kay, Knowles, Handyeide, Lorrison. Hewatt, Dryden, llorno, Dredrichs, Kirton, Hall, Bissctt, Head. Glasgow, Davis, P. C. Davis, Dr. Duncan, M'Donald, M'Lean. Wilkie, Maudlow, Good, Lomas, Marsden, Cederwall, Seddon, Trengrove, Nelson, Brailsford, , Wray, Bridges, Rev. Kirtcerlejr, King, Butler, Bennett, Richardson, Torrance, Gray, Reading,' Williams, Lethbridge, Robertson, Mager, Rev. Fraser, Mathews; 455 steerage. MAITAI. s.s. (11.35 a.m.), 3393 tons, Oarson, from Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Maya, Fiali, Gmm, Mesdames Buckland and 2 children, Robertson, Messrs. J. ft. Miller, Chins, Bucklands, Manawatn Football Olub (12), Neilson, Harwood, Craft, Wilkins, Taine, Trice, Fairchild. Bromley, Nowhold; 10 steerage. APARIMI, s.e. (2.45 p.m.), 5704 tons, Macdonald, from Calcutta, .'via Auckland. RIPPLE, B.s. (10.55 p.m.), 370 tons. Carlsen, from East Coast. DEPARTURES. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. NGAHERE,' s.s. (noon), UOO tong. Dilncr, for Westport. WHANGAPE, s.s. (12.10 p.m.), 2981 tons, Frew, for Nowcaetle. ARAHURA, s.s. (1 p.m.), 1596 tons, Lambert, for Picton, Nelson, arid West Coast, Passengers—Saloon: For Picton—Miss Boben, Mesdames Gibb, Grecnsill, Tcllymoji. Messrs. Beck, M'Callum, Webb, Eyan, Fowles, Hell, Grace, Gnynsill, Gelble, M'Callum. For Nelson—Misses Baird, Shapatt, Anderson (2), Falkner, Heath, Kingsland. Owens, Mesdamca Rogers, Everett, Stephens, GiJmore, Stoil-Sergt.-Major Hoaly, Messrs. Gilmoro and son, Ilallam, Thorp, Ta<;on, Duncan, Kerns, Lewis, Kinsgland. I'or. Westport—Misses Ityan, M'Oubbin,. M'Croric, Webber, Murphy (2), Mesdames Wilson, Johnston, M'Croric, nay-worth 2 children, Webber, Taylor, Scoltock. Messrs. M'Williams, Young, Smith, Myeri Hunter, Hardic, Coombe, Webber, C;irr. JJayworth, M'Croric, Hall, Sorensen, Manson. Hickey. For Greymouth—Misses M'lntosh- Robertson, Muller, Breeze, Morris, Mesdames Parkinson, Rhodes, Stewart, Deidricha, Sliaw and child,. Hitchcock. Messrs. Burns, Fisher, Lovell; Watson. Shaw; 23 steerage, for all ports. NIKAU, s.s. (2.10 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nclsonl and Motueka. I'UKAKI, s.s. (6 p.m.), 1444 ton 3. Watson, for Westport. ITUIA, 8.6. (9 p.m.), 127 ton* Burt, for Wanganuf. ' KAITUNA, s.s. (9 p.m.), 1977 tons, Thomson, for Greymouth. WAVERLIiY. 5.6. (10.35 p.m.). 157 tons, Stewart, for Foxton. MARAIIOA, s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 2598 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Wilson, M'Knight, West M'Whilter, M'Dotigall, Winter (2), Harvey. Ferguson, Hicks, Mayne, Wallace. Masdamea Nixon, liryan, Pullon. Hamilton. Walker, Wheeler. Broadhead (2), Smith, Ross, Winter, M'Dowell, Oushton, Lieut. Henderson, Messrs. Aiken, Turner, Nixon. Broadhead (2), Bryan, Biol, Taylor (2), Pullon, New South Walca football team, Chemists foottall team, Hamilton, Witty, M.P.. Hastings, Hawkins, Dean. Branscombe, Taslor, Harris, Tbagger, Mciklcham, Foster.. Lovell, Smith, Wilson, Armstrong, Jenlans, Hill. Roberts, M'Dowell; 32 steerage. BREEZE, s.s. (midnight), 347 tons, Broadhoiue, for Wangauui. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. INDRALEMA, s.s. M.5 a.m.), 6669 tons, Lea, for Bluff. WAKATU, s.e. (midnight), 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Foherua, Greymouth, September. 8. Komata, Westport. September 8. Maugapapa, KaraiJiea, Septembej 8. Aorere, I'atca, September 9. Opawa, September 9. Queen of the South, • Foxton, Sept 5. i Iluia, Wanganui, September 9. Nikau, Nuleon, Motueka, sen's. 9. Mararoa, Lyttelton, September 9. Hawera, Pa.tea, September 9. Tarawera, northern ports, September 9. WiHochra, Sydney direot, Sopt. 10.' Waimea,' Toivikoho, September 10. Corinna, southern ports, September 10. Araliura, West Coast, Nelson, x-iiton, September 10. , Arapawa, Greymoujh, September 10. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Sopt. 10. Miiti, Sun Francisco, Soptember 11. " Victoria, Dunodin, Lyttelton, Sept. U Monowai, northorn ports, Sopt. 12. Twickenham, Bunbury, September 12. Ulimaroa, Melbourne, via eout.li, Sept. 12. ! PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waverlcy, Foxton, September 3. Blenheim, Blenheim, September 8. t Kapuni, l'atea, September 8. t ' Mangapapa, Karamea, Westport. Sept. 8. John, Duncdin, Scptembor 8. WostmeaUi, pouthorn ports, Sept. 8. s Kaliu. East Ocast, Soptember 8. Stormbird, Wan.gamii, September 8. » Pnteena, Pictoii', Nelson', Sept. 8. Waliiuc, Lyttelton. September 8 ' Koiitimui, East Coast, September 8. r Maitai, northern porta, September 8. Kapiti, Wanganui, September 8. !■ Tn.ro.wora. Lyttelton. Duncdin. Sept. 9. n Ripplo. Napier. Gisborne, September ?. o Aparima, southern ports, September 9. Ha.wora, P.atoa, Scptomber 9. > Nikau, Nelson, Motueka., Sent. 9. o Mararoa. Lyttelton. September 9. 0 Huia, Wanganui, Soptember 9. Queen of tho South. Foxton. September 9. 1 Opawa, Blonheim, September 9. V Aorere, Blenheim, September 9. t Waimca, Nelson, West Coast Sent. 9. II Arapa.wa, Wangapui, September 10. 1 Corinna, Nolson, New Plymouth, Sept. 10. i- Huia. Haveloek, September 10. Victoria, Svdne.v, via north, Sent. 11. Wakatu, JCaikoura, Lyttelton. Sept.. 11. Moutjwui, Lyttolton, Dunedin, Sept. 12. Willochra, San Francisco, September 12. Ulimaroa, Sydney direct. Soptember 12. Talnti, Sydney, September 12. Araliura., Picton. Neisou, V, est Coast, Sep- '' tcmber 13. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS, a WILLOCHRA. due hero from Sydney divroot Boirtombir IXI

ULIMAROA, duo hero from Melbourne. via south, September 12. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. • MAUNGANUI, duo hero from. Melbourne, via south September 19. Leaves eamo day for Sydney direct. OVERSEA SHIPPINC. Whakarua London July 23 Sopt. 30 Kaikoura London July 7 Sept. 12 Ituapeliu London July 31 Sept.. 18 P.ikeha • London Aug. 9 Sept. 19 Athenic London Aug. 14 Sent. 30 Nerchana London Aug. 21 Oct. 14 llimutaka London Aug. y ol 't. 16 Tyrone Liverpool July 5 Sept. 22 'JYrono Ijirerpool July 5 Sept. 17. Morayshire ... Liverpool July 26 Sept. 29 Rangtttim ...... Liverpool July 19 Sept. 15 Dorset. Liverpool Ati;-. 2-3 Oct. 11 Cape Breton ... New York Jmiel2 Sept. 21 Aparima, Calcutta — Sept. 6 Rhionfela New York Juno 27 Sept. 13 Northern New York July 25 Oct. 8 Rheinfels New York June 27 Sept. 16 Waimata Montreal July 29 Oct. 6^ SAILER TO ARRIVE. - Loch Garve. ship, left Marseilles May' 20. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. LONDON, September 6. Sailed.—Tongariro, for Auckland. SYDNEY, September 6. Sailed.—Maunganui (12.30, p.m.), for Wellington, via Melbourne, Hobart, and southern ports Willochra (1.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Tyrone, for Auckland. SYDNEY, Soptember 7. Tho Maunganui sailod via Melbourne, aad took only cargo. 1 COASTAL. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Kamo (4.15 a.m.), from Greenock, via Bunbury ami Fremantle; Waihora (9 a.m.), from Fiji. Sailed.—Rosamond (1.30 p.m.). for Tolago Bay and Gisborne; Tarawern. (5.20 p.m.), for southern ports. FOXTON. Arrived.-Queen of the' South (1.25 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Nikau (5 a.m.), and Kennedy (7.30 a.m.), fTom Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Storm (4 a.m.), from Wanganui; Victoria, from Wellington; John" Anderson (6 p.m.), from Akaroa. Sailed.—Morning Light (8.30 a.m.), for Nelson; Canopus (5 p.m.), for Westport; Clan Maclnncs (5.15 p.m.), for Pagameno; Victoria (7 p.m.), for Dunedin; Storm (midnight), fori Dunedin. DUNEDIN. Sailed.—Oarrier Dove, four-masted schooner (9.5 a.m.J, for I'liget Sound; Corinna (4.50 p.m.),. for northern ports. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. KAIPARA. Sailed—lnga, for Sydney. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Mahcno (11 a.m.), from Sydneyi Monowai (12.10 p.m.), from southern ports. GISBORNE. To sail—Tarawera (10 p.m.), for southern ports. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Bivraard, Donner, Green; Murray, Taylor, Ramsay and Kingston, Mesdames Lafferty, Burke, Taylor and child, Fletoher and child, Bower, Nepe, Kohere, Aldridgo and O'Mcara, Mr. ax>d j'lj's. J. E. Tomlinson, Mr. and Mrs. T. Tomlinson, Inspector. O'Donovan, Archdeacon Williams, Messrs. Kirkpatrick, Thompson, Lafferty, Nutt'all, A. Williamson, H. Fraser, Johnsen, Chatßcld, Daniel, Fothergili, Law, Morton, Ensor, Soundy, Cockerill, D. Webster, 13. Utaggall, S. Aiken, CoU, Lee; and 20 steerage. PATE A. Arrivpd.—Mana (12.30 p.m.), and Aorere (12.40 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Kapuni (12.45 p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUI. Arrived—Huia (noon), and Breeze (1 p.m.), from Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Karorl (12.10 p.m.), and Karamu "(12.10 p.m.), from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. ' Arrived.—Pohorua (12.35 p.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived—Mararoa .(12.55 p.m.), from Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Taviuni (7.5 a.m.), from Westport, via Bluff; Victoria (10.10 a.m.), from Sydnoy and Auckland; Invercargill (3.5 p.m.), from Stewart Island. IQNIO FROM' LONDON, The lonic (from London, via Cape Town and Hobart) dropped anolior in the stream at Wellington at 7.15 a.m. on Satmxlay, and afterwards berthed at tbo King's Wharf. Tho report regarding, health of passengers formed, a marked contrast to that of tho vessels which liavo arrived from London lately. There wub not a sinelo caso of siclmet'S, no births or deaths, and no accidents. Throughout tho voyage modcrate to fino woatlier was experiencd. Departure from tho Homo port was taken on July 17, and a call was made at Toneriffo soven days later. Capo Town was reached, on August 9, and nfter taking oil board) passengers, mails, etc., she continued tho voyago next day. Across tho Southern Ocean the weather was bitterly cold, and those on board had an opportunity to lndulgo in-' tho >sport of snowballing. Tho lonio arrived at Hobart on August 30, and sailed on tho final stretch of the voyago last Monday, arriving her as mentioned above. . ~ , Captain E. C. Starck has tho following officers associated with himClilaf, ■ Mr. C. C. Boase; first, Mr. J. M. ltostie; second, Mr. G. P. Walters; third, Mr. A. E. Wellcr; fourth, Mr. W. nowatt; fifth, Mr. S. B. Norfee. Dr. C. H. Wilson is surgeon, and Mr. S. D. Sloggott is wireless operator. Mr. O. M'Lellan is chief engineer, Mr. J. M'Can second, Mr. G. R. Rutlcdge third; Mr. J H. Davidson fourth, Mr. S. L. Jonos fifth, o.nd Mr. 11. Owen sixth. Mr. -R. Butjer is chief Tefri&eratin?? engineer, and JTr. A. J. Ireland is sccoiul. Kr. J• 13urrago is electrician. Mr: G. Whitehead is purwr, and Mr.' E. "W. James is chiof steward. After discharging at Wellington and. Lyttelton, tho Tonic will load at the followint? ports for London! —Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Auckland, and Wellington. She will leave hero on October 2 for Home. In addition to tho passengers by tho lonic already published, the following wero brought from Oapo Town and TCobart for Wellington:—Saloon: Mr. and Mrs. MNeill and 3 children, Messrs. Buxton Bunnctt, awl A. lUackwell. • W. Dallow, ID. Gallagher, E. .Taclwon. h. Johnpon. E. Jardiiie. R. Lee. H. • -R. M'Gregor, L. lloir, A. J. Neville. T. Wluteman, G. Walton, <uid A. Woodley. APAEIMA. OALOUTTA. Tho Union Steamship Oompati/s big training ship Aparima arrived at Wo lington oarly yesterday afternoon from Mvckland, in continuation of her voyage from Calcutta, via Singapore and Samarang. lho Aparima has been absent from > the Dominion for eight months. Sho is in command of Captain J. E. Moedonald, latp mastor of the training ship Dartford, which was dis- „ mantled at the beginning of tho year. Ho ha-s associated with him tho following i, officers:—Chief officer, Mr. R. .A. Williamson; second ofUcor. Mr. 11. A. Daniel; third officer. Mr. A. E. Clirisp; navigation instructor, Mr. G. ICuowlos; 6iir.geon. Dr. J. G. Skeet: wireless operator, Mr. W. n. Monger; purser, Mr. F. 0. Paseoo; chief engineer, Mr. G. Rogerson; second engineer. Mr. W. N. Aimers; third engineer Jir. p. N. Willis; fourth engineer, Mr. F._ Williams; fifth engineer. Mr. D. Young; sixth engineer, Mr. R. Smith. The Annnmas cargo is consigned to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunodin. MOANA AT FRISCO. Notification lias been received by the local agents for the Union Company stating that tho Moana, which left Wellington for Sau J- Francisco, via way porta, on August arrived at her destination on September 4— her duo date. Tho Moana is expected to leave on tho return trip on Septoraber 17, and is due at Wellington on October 9. KAMO AT AUCKLAND. Tho Union Company's new cargo-carrier Kamo, 1300 tons, arrived at Auckland, on her maiden journey from Home, via Banbury. She'has a hardwood carrjJ. CAPE BRETON REPORTED. The Vacuum Oil Company's chartered steamer Cape Breton passed Wilson s j romontory on Friday last. Sho is en route from New York to New Zcahuid porte. WEST COAST WEATHER.) Reports from the West Coast on Saturday stated that tho weather at Wwtpori and Greymouth was very bad, and shipmng was at. a ptanikt.ill. At 8.40 a k m. Greymouth reported that there was a heavy pea oti the bar, and there was alco a strong "fresh" in tho river. A similar report was received from Westport. THE OLAN MACFAItLANE. 5- Captain C. C. Plunkott, Lloyd's eurveyor at Auckland, and Captain C. Hood, acting on behalf of French Lloyd's, and acting under' instructions from the Russian Consul, liavo made a survey of the ship Clau Macfarlane, which was dismasted while bound from New Oaledonia to llambui'g, and which was towed into Auckland early last week. The rairveyora find as a result of their examination that the vessel sullerI «l considerable damage in the *torm, in which the whole of her topmast?, yards, ! and rigging wore carried away. The hull, P* J however, has not beeu damaged to any extent, and the vessel is not making any ! water. Although tho Clan .Macfarlane if 33 years old, the surveyors found that hci Internal ntructuro wan in $ sound condition. The result of the surveyors' report h-rvfj boon for\vardo<l to Llovd b, ojhl the { owners, and the slill lies auchoi

in tho stream awaiting a reply as to whether she will bo repaired in Auckland. I,[ESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Sir. A. Davice, chief officer of the Ara* hura, ha.s rejoined his ship. Mr. 0. Boberts, who hag been acting-chief officer, tins como ashoro for instructions; Mr. F. A. 0. Heslop has joined the Mararoa as second officer. Captain'J. B. Macdonald is in command of the Union Company's steamer Aparima. His officers are as follow Messrs. E, A. Williamson, chief; D. A. Daniel, second; A. K. Ohrisp, third; G. ICnowles, navigating instructor; J. G. Skett, surgeon;- W. 11. Mangor, wireless operator; and P. 0. Pascoo,. pureer. Mr. G. P. Walters,, late of the Teutonic, joined the lonic at London as second officer in place'of Mr. J. M. Morrow. Mr. 8. D. Sloggett, lato of the Amazon, i.q now wireless operator on tho lonic, having joined in place of Mr. Lewis, who went , ashore at London. Mr. J- M'Cami, lato of thi Oufic, is now second engineer of tlio lonic. • • Mr. S. B. Morfee, late pf the Coxtetli Hall, is acting-fifth- officer of the lonic. Mr. J. White lias transferred from tho Wnrrimoo to the Manuka as chief steward, i taking the place of Mr. P. B. Carmiclmel, who has resigned from the service of tho Union Company. A wireless increase Teccived yesterday from the Huddart-Parker intercolonial steamer Ulimaroa states that sho cxpocts to arrive -at Bluff at 8 a.m. to-day, on her . voyapo from Hobart. She will sail from Weilmgtou for Sydney on Friday next. Tho following vessels aro expected to bo within range of tho Wellington Wireless Station this evening Ulimaroa, Maungaunui, Waliiue, Maheno, Maitai, Willochra, Tahiti, and Westralia. Tho Vancouver mail steamer Marama is still Tunning- a day late on her outward trip from Auckland. On account of the ! large amount of cargo to be loaded; her deI parture from the northern port was somewhat delayed, and so far sho Jias been unable to mako up the lost time. She left Suva in' continuation of lier voyago on Wednesday last. It is expected that tho Bheinfcla, which, 1 is under charter to the'U.S and A. Lino, 1 will proceed to Newcastle to load coal for i Singaporo or Penaug, on the completion of ' her dischargo in Now Zealand ports. ' Tho Federal and Shiro liner Tyrone sailed ' from Sydney' on Saturday fr Auckland, in continuation of lier yoyago from Liverpool. [ From Auckland she comes, to Wellington, ; where sho id duo about September. 19. Advices recoived from Auckland state i that no reply had been received from tlio . owners of tho ship Maofarlano , as to } whether tho vessel will bo repaired at i .Auckland 1 Clan Maelood, s.s., is to oomplete dis--1 charge of her hardwood, cargo from Bun- [ bury at Auckland in timo to leavo for ■ Now Caledonia on Wednesday. ' The Italian ship Loch Garvo is now 111 ' days out on the pa-reage from Marseilles to [ Auckland and Wellington, with a cargo of roofing tiles. The. average voyago to Now Zealand) is about 120 day«s, so that tho Loch Garve should put in an appearance about tho end of this week. On arrival at Port Chalmers _ this week tho Union Company's Karamu win be withdrawn for overhaul. Tho Tysor liner Niwaru arrived at London from New Zealand ports, on August 26. After discharging her freight, the Niwarn will proceed' to New York and .lake the berth ou fehalf of tho US. and A. Line. Sho is expected to sail for Australian and New Zealand ports on October 13. It has been decided to lay tho South Taranaki steamship Oo.'s Mana up at Patoa till tho end of this month, t Tho Government' steamer .Rinemoa. haa 3 been delayed by bad weather in the south. She was engaged on Saturday in landing 3 stores at Centre Hand. < 0 Bound for Sail Francisco, via way ports, r the Union Company's chartered steamer 1 Willochra left Sydney for .Wellington on ', Saturday afternoon. Sho is duo lii port . oarly on Wednesday morning. Tho steamer Wootton, which liae been laid up at Lyttelton for some months undergoing an extensive overhaul, was fitted on Friday morning with a now boiler. Other matters in connection with the vessel's overhaul aro well forward, and edie ? should bo rea-dy for sea in a few weoks. '* According to tho "Sydney Shipping List" the arrival of the six-masted barquentmc n Everett G. Griggs at Sydney from Pugel 0 Sound, duo at tho New South Wales port 1," about September 10, must be looked for--1 ward -to with more than ordinary inter- * ost. In addition to having tho largos! cargo of lunjljor over shipped by a. sail 0 ing vesFcl from the Pacific Coast on board s (2,420,0CMt.), and being ono of tho few f sailers possessing a wireless equipment, eh< ifi now provided with au elcctric dpparatuc I' for lighting purposes. ( L " An arrival in port fTom tho Gli a til an I. Island®, via. Lyttelton, on. Saturday, wiu • tho steamer Ilimitangi. Tho vessel lefl r' Lyttelton at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday, August 23, and run into a fresli _ nor'-wost gale, i! which changed tho following Monda.y U o the sonth-cast, with misty and foggy wea. t- tlier. The vessel arrived at Waitangi oil Tuesday, August 26, and as lier crew and passengers had been vaccinated before leaving Nelv Zealand, she was lmmediatdj granted pratique. Two days later sh< Ll sailed for Kainaroa, and thenco to t w hero slv? loaded a quantity of n6h, am " also replenished her bunkers. On Angus'! *• 31 the Ilimitangi sailed) for Pitt Island "" Waitangi, arriving at tho latter port the 0 eamo day, whero -she shipped eorao stock '» took tho mails on board, and embarked c number of passengers, sailing at 5 pm. on Monday for Lyttelton. On tho return journey etrong south-west winds with higl T seas wore exporienccd. n —■■ ■ /