SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 4 March 1908, Page 69

SHIPPING NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS. The Corinthic sailed from Wellington for London on February 29. The Opawa arrived at Monte Video on February 26. The Indraghiri sailed from London, for 1 Auckland on February 28. The Athenic, which left Wellington on January 30, sailed from Rio de Janeiro for London on February 22. The Marmari, for Wellington, via Hobart, departed from Capetown on February 27. The New Orleans, from New York, via Australian ports, reached Auckland on February 28. • i The Star of Scotland, from London, for ' New Zealand ports, arrived at Melbourne on February 26. The Orient Company's new steamer Asturias, which arrived at Fremantle on February 28, has the following passengers for New Zealand: Messrs Davy. Anderson (2) Fricker, Hobby. Holtham, Hutchinson, Nicholas, Maynard, Taylor, Captain James, Revs. O'Hara and Macdonald, Mesdames Hutchinson, Millard, Anderson and child, Miss Stoddart. i TO ARRIVE. AT AUCKLAND. Surrey. left London January 21. Strathavon, left New York January 19. Star of England, left New York January 14. Maori, left London February 13; due ' April 5. Indraghiri, left London February 28. AT WELLINGTON. Rakaia, left London January 14. Star of Scotland sailed January 17. Riinutaka. left , London January 28. Whakarua, left LonI < !o n January 31. Mamari, left Plymouth ' February 9; due March 24. AT LYTTKLTOX. Kararnca, sailed January 17. Mamar; left London February 11. Devon, letfc I London February 11. Tongariro, left LonI don February 22. ' AT POET CKALMErt3. I Aberlour. left New York January 2. Oswestry Grange, due March 5. Wakanui, left London February 15. Kia Ora. from West of England, due March 14. Lord Sefton, due March 4. New Orleans, due about March 14. ; TO DEPART. PKOM WELLINGTON-. Ruapehu, March 12. Rimutaka, April 9. | FROM BLUFF. j Ayrshire, April 21. HOMEWARD BOUND. ' Star of Japan, left Wellington January 11. Crown of Galicia, left Wellington January 11. Indramayo, left Auckland January 21. Fifeshire, l«ft Wellington January 25. Tomotna, left Auckland January 28. Athenic, left Wellington January 30. Opawa, left Wellington February 4 ; Deiphic left Lyttelton, February 9. Star of Australia, left ! Bluff, February 9 ; Waimate, left Welling- j J ton February 11; Kaikoura, left Welling- j I ton February 13. Papanui, left Lyttelton j ; February 15. Thorpe Grange, left Lyttelton February 22. Kumara, left Auckland ' February 25. Corinthic, left Wellington February 29. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. SYDNEY, February 26.— Arrived: Miowera, from Vancouver. Pussengeis for New Zealand: Misses Wide, Hasting 8 , Mrs Hastings, Messrs M'lntosh, Grant, Togas, ' Kitteho. and Hastings. Cargo list : For I Auckland— 66 cases drugs. 3do advertising matter, 1 case hardware, 4 cases cardboard 7 do dom cottons, 51 do rubbers. 34 do medicines, 17 do desks, 10 boxes typewriters, 50 cases washers. 150 do salmon, 1 case curios, 7 cases furniture, 3 do fire extinguishers. 4 do closet seats. For Wellington — 13 cases drugs, 1 case dom cottjns, 50 cases rubbers, 4 do corsets, 4 do closet j seats, 282 do ealmon, 5 do bicycle j arts. For Christchurch—l3 cases dosks, 2 do j corsets, 115 do drugs, 21 do rubbers, 3 do , boots. 6 bales leather, 1 case salmon, 10 ' barrels lubricating oil, 12 cases rolled coin, . 4 do furniture. For Dunedin — 20 (as-es desks, 74 do dru^s, 2 do coreets, 120 do

' prepared eggs, 23 barrels lubricating cii, 100 cases salmon. i The Hobart Mercury of the 18th ult. reports that the old steamer Beautiful Star, ' which was gutted by fire on Christmas Day.' was taken under the crane in the Constitution Dock on the 19tji to have the engines removed. Doubtless the hull will then be consigned to the scrao heap. The Beautiful Star was built at Newcastle, England, nearly half a century ago. and in 1875 was taken over by the Union Steam Ship Com- . pany of New Zealand from the Harbour , Steam Company, Dimedin, together with | > the Maori (118 tons) and Bruce (460 tons). I The tonnage of the Beautiful Star was 177. These vessels were originally employed in a passenger and cargo trade between Dunedin and Port Chalmers, the trade after- ' wards extending to the coast of the Middle , Island. It is interesting to note that from ! this small beginning the fleet of the Union j Company has grown to its present impor- j tant diri°nsions. now consisting of 64 j steamers, aggregating 151,919 tons. Tho I Beautiful Star made her first visit to ' Hobart direct from her builders' hands in i 1862. She was not seen there again until I the nineties, when she was purchased by a I local firm for the Huon trade. On 'the occasion of her first visit to Hobart the j Beautiful Star brought salmon ova, but the shipment was a failure. I =====