SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 69

SHIPPING NEWS.

MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS. Tho Agapanthus. from the Bluff, reaohed , London on the 17th insfc. Tha Nairnshire, from New Zealand ports, arrived at London about tha 17th in=t. The Cornwall, from Liverpool for . Now Z°a.!and ports, reached Melbourne on the 19ih inst. i The Aotea. from Lyttelton, reached Lon- i don on tho 20th in^t. , Tlip Mamari. fiom Auckland (July 29), called at Mont-a Video, and resumed her vmage to London on tha 19th inst. The Marerai left Sydney for New Zealand port-> on the 21st inst. The Paparoa, from London for New Zear land ports, reached Hobart on the 24th in=t. , -Tha Orari. from Wellington (July 10), reached London on the 23rd \nst. TO ARRIVE. AT MJCKLANJI. Glendevon left New. York June 6. Tomoana. left New York June 15, arriyed Melbourne August 16 Cornwall left Liverpool June 26, arrived . By duly -August,. 18. Mare-re, left .- London July 2, .

arrived Melbourne ' August 13. Bannockburn, left New York June 21. Delphic, left London July 10. Kabinga. left New York July 15. Wamiate, left London July, 23. Fifeshire, left Liverpool July 24. AT WELLINGTON. Arawa, left London July 2, and Capetown August 15. Paparoa, left London July 10. Ruapehu, left London August 7. Kia Ora; left London August 9 AT LYTTEUON. Drayton Grange, left London July 9* Rakaia, left London. August 9. HOMEWARD BOUND. Mimiro, left Blufif June 14. Clan M'lntyre, left Bluff June 21. Arrino, left Bluff -June 30. Clan Leslie, left, Lyttelton July 5.' Orari, left Wel= lington *, July 10. Star of Scotland, left Wellington July 11. Waka-nui, left Wellington July 13. lonic, left Wellington July 15, and Monte -Video August 5. Mamari,, left Auckland July 29 and!. Monte Video Augus' 19. Turakina, left'- Wellington July 29. Kaikoura, left "Auckland August 1. Morayshire, left Wellington Aug_u6t.B. -Dalhanna, left BlufE AugU6t 10. Athen'ic, left. Wellington AugustT 12. Nerehena, Jeft Wellington August 12. - PROJECTED DJiPARirtJRES. FIOM WELLINGTON. Tongariro, August 26 - - Otaki,, August 3<V Devdny y Sep^ember 2t2 t Corinxhic,. September* FHO3I BLUFF. Kumara, about end of August. «~. WARAT^H, . . THE ADMIRALTY ABANDON TH» " ' . search: There is still tio news of th< missing, Lund liner Waratah. Bound from Sydneyf to London, she called at Durban, and leffi that port on, July : 2s for -Capetown, and since- then has not- Ijeen heard of The cruisers Hermes, and: Forte made a second* esarch, and returned to Simonstown without having found a trace of the missing 1 , steamer. The fact of nothing in the way of wreckage having been seen, by any of the searching steamers or on the coast is regarded! ae a good sign, and the owners are still* hopeful that nothing more serious than, an accident to the machinery has happsned. On the* other ihiand, the captain of the twinscrew ste&mea Bannockburn takes a passirrtistic view. The Bannockburn, from New York to New Zealand ports, has arrived at Albany, W.~A., and reports having 1 left Durban two days tefore the Waratah. A violent gaile was experienced two day* later, and the steamer was fchrowr or her beam ends,* only righting herself -\vhen ther deck cargo of coal had beer washed overboard. It is suggested that the steamer Canada* bound from Madagascar "to East London, is probably assisting bhe W«rafcah, as she would cross the current wherein tha Wara.--tah is perhaps drafting. The steamers Paparoa. Gosler, Ayrshire, Arawa, Tasmania, and Gtedong, from South' African ports and various ports in Australia, on various courses, are keeping a look-out for the Waratah. The steamship. Jeanne D'Arc, bound for Esrguelen, wilfi also keep a look-out, likewise the Douro end Siitton HalL bound Up the coast for Mauritius. « *" '-••"-.,- If th-o Waratah is still afloat, there n<eedi be no apprehension as to. her. having <j sufficient supply" of provisions, as in adcli-t tion to liar regular store, reported to to very heavy, she has 2404 carcases frozen mutton and 3388 crates rabbits. H.M.S. Agamemnon, one of the warship* of- the Lord Nelson class, topic the ground! off She*rnes3. With the assistance of four tugs and some lighters the warship wat refloated, having apparently sustained no dan~s.<re. Tho" overdus ■barque Guethary, from New Caledonia, has arrived at tha Clyds. S3ie left New Caledonia on Maroh 27 with a, car pro of nickel ore. The barque Zinita has arrived at Seattle, after beimr 276 days out from tbe Tyne. Messrs Curry's eteamei Star ot Canadn, built for the conveyance of frozen meat aiul fruit from Australia, has been launched afc Messrs Workmen and Clark's yards at Beifast. The late Captain William Scotland, who for many years held command of various ships and steamers belonging to the SKxwSawll and Alb'oa Company, left estate of the gross value of £14,625, of which the net personality has been sworn at £14.575. The engineer to the Westport Harbour Board expects to lmve the- cut- through the breakwater made by the end of the present monfh to enable the Tavanui to be> re-launched. Some slips in the west sid« of the breakwater have been repaired* about 600 tons of stone being used for th<» purpose. The annual balapce of the Orient S>tea.m, Navigation Company shows a profit of £31,926 14s lOd for last year's working, and a dividend of 5 per cent, was paid on deferred shares, after making due provision for depreciation. The slackness in the local shipping appears to be increasing rather than otherwise. Vessels laid up at Port Chalmers include the Maheno, Maitai, . Waikare. and Hauroto. Those out of commission at Wellington are the Mararoo. Te Anau, and Rotoiti, and this fleet will bf> further increased by the addition of the Rakanoa, which will lay up at Wellington after completing discharge of her cargo of Westporfc coal, whilst another big cargo steamer— the Wairuna — was put out of commission on arrival at Newcastle on Wednesday, comprising a fleet of nine steamers which are awaiting a return of better The Mararoa'p withdrawal is no cloubt largely due to the loss of trade consequent upon the adjournment of Parliament, and thp Maheno h laid up for extensive repairs find overhaul, but the fact of so many vessels beiritf laid up i« proof of a serious falling off in the coastal trade which is difficult to account for, as the shrinkage is greater than usual at this time of the year. 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