SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 66

SHIPPING NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF OVERSEA. STEAMERS. The Delphic left Lyttelton for London on the 9th inst. The Arawa, for Wellington, via Hobart, left Capetown on the Ist inst. The Turakina, from Wellington December 21, arrived at London on February 3. The Opawa sailed on the 4th inst. from Wellington for London. The Tokomaru, from London-, arrived at Wellington on the 7th inst. The Nerehana, from London, via Sydney, arrived at Auckland on the 9th inst. The Star of Australia sailod from the Bluff for London, via Las Palmas, on the 9th inst. The Ruapehu from London, via Capetown, arrived at Hobart on the Bth inst. The Indralema left Sydney for Auckland on the 6th inst. The Mooltaii, from London, arrived at Fremantle (West Australia) on the sth inst. -with, the following passengers for New Zealand: Misses Fisher (2), Wilkin (2). Curd, Holland, Davidson, Feist, Sister Hamerton, Mesdames Fisher, Wilkin, Cohn, Speck, Kirkwood, Broome and infant, Messrs Fisher. Rhodes, Robinson, Cohn, Norton, Donnelly, Feist, Broome, Houston. TO ARRIVE. AT AUCKLAND. Indralema, left New York Deoember 8. Lord Sefton left New York November M* Biff Osk&SM lefi tas Xsik Itattfc-

T ber 10. Oswestry Grange, left Capetown. January 1. Mare re, left London January ! 14. Surrey, left London January 2JL, Stratbavon, left New York January 19. AT WELUNOTON. Ruapehu, left London December 30; due. February 14. Rakaia, left London January 14. Star of Scotland, sailed January 17. Arawa, left Plymouth January 11. Rimutaka, left London January 28. Whakarua, left London January 31. AT XTTTELTON. Karamea, sailed January 17. _, _ AT PORT CHALMWS. Ihorpe Grange, due about February I*. Aberlour, left New York January 2. Kippjngham Grange, due February 10. TO DEPART. MOM WMAIWOTOir. Thorpe Grange, February 22. HOMEWARD BOUND. Wai wera, left Wellington Deoember 22. Oornw*ll, l«ft Wellington December 28 Whakatane left Lyttelton December 29. lonic, left Wellington January 3. Star of JJ f p^ 1> lftft Wellington January 11. Crown of Gahcia, left Wellington Jam^y XU Indr»m*yo, left Auckland January 21. W | dli ?<*on January 25. Tamo»na, left Auokland January 28. Athenie. left Wellington January 30 Onawa Utt Wellington February is'l&ffWlSCw « n '/u bruary « 9 - St * r °* Australia, loft .Bluff, February 9. THE UNION CO.'S STEAMER KOROMIKO. The Union S.S. Co.'s turret steamer Koromiko having , sprung « leak on the voyage from London, eh© was aurveved at Fremantle (West Australia), when it waa found that the cargo in No. 1 hold, con.sistmff of superphosphates, was completely destroyed by sea water. The damaged material, which represents a loss of £3600. will 'be dumped at eea. While the Union S.S. Co.'s turbine ferrjt steamer Maori waa making her tri-weekly trip from Wellington to Lyttelton on th« 3rd inst. one of the blades of tho centra propeller was cast about 2.30 a.m., and the remainder of the journey had to be ' completed with the remaining two propellers. The steamer was decked afc Lyttelton on Thursday morning to have a new centre propeller fitted, and advantage taken of the occasion to clean and paint the hull. The Tyeer steamer Tomoana, which left Auckland last Tuesday for London, took from the northern ports f—6B7f — 687 bales of wool, 116 casks tallow and pelts, 959 packages gum, 381 bags concentrates, -9 tons bark, 5 boxes gold (£21,000), and 42 packages sundries. The Federal-Houlder-Shire steamer Oswestry Grange, which left Liverpool on December 16 for New Zealand, via, Hobart, had a total of 7821 tons of cargo for the Dominion. Of this amount 2860 tons afe for Wellington, 2191 for Auckland, 1169 for j Lyttelton, and 1601 for Dunedin. i The steamer Athenie, which sailed from j Wellington on the 30th ult. for London, via Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe, 1 and Plymouth, is laden with the foHowinfc cargo:— From Wellington— Bo2B carcases mutton, 8135 carcases lamb, 219 haunctie*mutton, 30 bags shoulders, 34 boxes kidneys, 181 casks tallow, 8 cases extract of beef, 3261 bales wool, 11 bales sheepskins,' 2 bales rabbitskins, 8385 boxes butter, 2378 oases cheese. For Monte Video— l 3 packages sundries. From Dunedin— B7s cases, 2158 boxes butter. From Bluff — 3598 ca*es cheese. From Lyttelton— 6l7o carcases mutton, 29,223 carcases lamb, 590 boxeg kidneys, 20 casks casings, 307 casks tallow, 33 casks oleo, 116 casks pelts, 25 oases sheep tongues, 4590 bales wool, "57 bales basils, 3 bales sheepskins, 309 cases cheese, 540 boxes butter, 9 pkgs sundries. For Rio de Janiero — 75 carcases mutton, 1 carcase lamb, 5 crates hares, 1 cask machinery. From Auckland — 11,324 boxes butter, 643 cases cheese. From Napier — 5215 carcases mutton, 4225 carcases lamb, 858 quarters beef, 42 casks casings, 55 casks pelte, 93 casks tallow, 2242 bales wool, 3 fadges wool. 482 pockets wool, 11 bales sheepskins. From New Plymouth— ll,l4l boxes butter, 2323 cases cheese. From Patea— 4os2 boxes butter, 6105 cases cheese. A return just published by the British' Registrar of Shipping and Seamen of the i number and nationalities of the seamen employed on British ships on April 4, 1906. shows that on that day there were 201.408 seamen employed on trading 1 vessels, and 23.132 on fishing vessels, as_ compared with. 186.636 and 19,502 respectively on March 31, 1901. The total of the British seamen was 128,077, as compared with 120,412 in. 1901, 125.009 in 1896, and 127,567 in 1891; of foreign seamen there were 34,906, against 32.614, 27,446. and 23,884 respectively in 1901, 1896, and 1891 : - and of Lascars 38.425, against 33,610, 27,911, and 21,322. The census shows that the decrease in ihe number of British seamen has been arrested. This decrease amounted to 2558 in the quinquennial period from 1891 to 1896. and to 4597 in the period from 1896 to 1901, but became an increase of_ 7665 during- the five years now under consideration, the increase being in the engineers? and stewards' departments. The registrar remarks that a considerable number of trained seamen (of whom more than the ordinary proportion are doubtless natives of the United Kingdom) are serving on small vessels employed in yachting or on rivers, or in inland navigation, and ol these no account is taken in the navigation and shipping returns.

Under the heading "Amusements,"> «' Johannesburg journal records the conviction of a kaffir who assaulted a compatriot by striking him on the head with a. hammer.

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