SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17225, 16 August 1921, Page 10

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LttTELTON. ' ARRIVALS. Monday, August 15th. man, from Auckland. Dainty and Co., agent - DEPARTURES. Monday, August 15>th. •'Cygnet, M. (noon), 124 tons, Murray, for Akaroa, Stevenson, Stewart and Co.,_ agents. Frauce, five-masted toque (8* £•»»•>• 4544 tons, Lepost, tor Wellington. Wright, Stephenson and Co., agento Waimaxino, 6.8. (8.45 pjn.fi 4204 tops, ffiU, for Newcastle. Union. Steam Ship ComBaden, Powell, fl.s. (6.120 p.m.)., 174 tone, McPherecn, for Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. . . Mararoa, s.s. (6.55 p.m.), 2398 tow, Irwra, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents, i EXPECTED AEEIVALS, Nuahere. Timairo, this, day. Mnori, Welliiiiatpn, thia day. Waka+u. Wellington, this day. 1 Ziia, Wellington, this day. KiUawa, Au?u«t 17tk Mararo* Wellington, August 17th. ■ Corinna, Timaru, August 17th, Paloona, Dunediri, Ai'guH 17th. FH Wc-tnf't. i Mirtift 17th. W-inma, V'-i'in'nrt'm, />v™°t ' 17th. Wootton, Wellington. Aupuat 17th. John, Timaru, Augu't 17th. ' City of Lincoln, Wellington, August 18th. ■'Wl""-l/ ) ri, *v-11-1 "Hh. Wingatui, Timaru, August 20th. IKoraimil, Tima.ru, August 21st. Koromiko. Pioton, Ansruat 24th. Eewa, Wellington, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kniapoi, Auckland, this day. o™hi, Auckland, this day. Maori, Wellington, this day. Mararoei. Wellington, August 17th. R-roxtort, Newcastle, August 17th. Wakatu, Wellington, Au<nrat 17th. Corinna., Kelson, AuguH 17th. 'P"!oona. Wellington, John.'Wun'janui, August 17th. Cv?ne*. Knikoura, August 17th. KHtawa, Timaru, Augixt ISth. I'nti..'. r, "n<" , in, >n-'""» ■""'!. Zita Wellinston, August l'th. Kini, West-port, August 19ih. • WinTtatui, .Auckland, ?2nd. Wrotton, Wellington. A»*u*t 22ndi Kwanui, Na.pder, August 22nd. SHIPPING NOTES. Aftev a sojourn- in. Lyttelton of 49 days, the five-masted barque France sailed yesterday afternoon for Wellington, where she will complete loading for Home. The France, which is the largest sailing ship in the world, arrived at Lyttelton on June 27th with a cargo of 7COO tons of Welsh coal for the Railway Department. On. completion, of dischargo she loaded a, part cargo of wool, tallow, arid sundries here for Home, at reduced freight rates. She should lv> able to fill the balance of her space at Wellington. A light southerly was blowing yesterday, and come nice manoeuvring was required on, the part of the tug Oamteiimry and the auxiliary tug Te Whs.ka to get the huge vessel out of the inner harbour. Captain T. Hunter wae pilot in charge. The molea were cleared at 3.15 p.m., and the Heads 50 minutes later. By this time the vessel was oarrying lower and upper toppail?, which considerably the tug. When dropped five miles off the- Heads the France was carrying in addition lower topgallants, a staiysail or two, and a couple of headnails. The wind was then blowing 6tron2ly,from the south-east, and if it Voids, the France should be in sight of Wellington Heads late this afternoon. The Warnrarino left here yesterday afternoon for Newcastle, where she will again load for New Zealand. The Opihi did not tret away fox Auckland yesterday, end is now timed to leave here to-day. The Wakatu is due here to-night from Wellington and EaJkoura, and is to be drsnaitched on- the return trip to-morrow night. The Zita, which left Wellington cm Sunday morning for Lytteltdn. should put in an n-r«T>«iTanoe hare to-d«y. She is to sail fear Wellington again on Friday. The Woot/ton is due her© to-morrow night from Wellington, and after completing discharge wiU go on the slip for cleaning and painting. She will be reedy to sail for Wellington again about Monday nest.

The John is due here to-morrow from Timoxu, and after in cargo, ifl to sail in toe evening for Wanganui. The Obrinna, will load here to-morrow for Nelson and iNew Plymouth. _ The Paioona is due here m the morning from Melbourne, via Dunedin, and i» to sail bo-morrow night for Wellington, Bluff, ond Melbourne. 'J. he ivanio, which was to have left trreymouth yesterday for Lyttelton, has been diverted to "Wellington. The Kini is due here to-morrow with coal from Westport. She is to leave here on. Friday for Westport, where she will load for Wellington. I The Wingatui has been delayed at amrl by rain, and is not due here until Saturday. She is to sail' for Auckland on Monday. Tiho lioranui is due hero on. Sunday irom Tim-aiu to load for Kapler and Gisborne, for which polls she will Bail on Monday. _ The Whangape, which arrived in the stream late on Sunday night from Fremanue, will complete discharge of her cargo of .hardwood by Saturday, but her subsequent movementa are not yet announced. The Koromiko left Newcastle on Saiturday with coal Bind genewd cargo for Picton and Lytteltc-n. She is due here on- August 24th. The Wairuitta, duo here in, tho morning from ■Wellington to discharge 600 tons of San Francisco cargo, is to aail fo-monrow night for Duneddn, Melbourne, and Sydney. The Bakeha arrived here from Auckland yesterday morning to continue loading for -*ome. VESSELS WITHIN- WIRELESS RANGE OF KEW ZEALAND. Awanui— Sonoma., Kaiwarra, Koromiko, Argyllshire, eohooneT Vigilant, Maheua. Wa.ioto.pu, Canadian Spinner, Kauri, Wanoka., West Camargo, Hudderefleld, Waipon, Kawatiri. ■ ■ • . . Auckland—Port Lincoln, Port Stephens, Flora, ftatoa, Kanna. Wellington—Donald. McKay, M*rama, Pakeha, Kekerangu. Ohaitham ißlends—Kuohine, Somerset, Kimutaka, Dorset. N.Z. SHIPPING 'COMPANY'S LINE, Ruapefou—En route,to Auckland, arrived. Newport News 10th instant. Kaikourn—Homeward-bound, left Colon 11th instant.' , Orari—Homeward-botmd, left Colombo Btn rnf'tant. Peahawur—Jlomewaird-bound, left Newport News 11th insta.n't. . Woodaraia—Hamewaid-bownd, left Newpor. News 11th instant. v BUOW'S ROUGH EXPERIENCE. ' (special to "the p^ess.") ' GISBORNEy August IS. The scow Oathkit, which' arrived at ' Gisbome tc-day, .81 daye .out irom Newoastle,•; met a sucoession ol heavy gales. Captain I Munm slated that he had never known \ euoji ft- succeesdon of gaks in the la*jnu.n Sea, and several times they were forced to pour"oil on the water to help to lessen the seas. It was wonderful, he.said, : how such a tittle ship could come through it. ■ He had hod very littie sileep. 'X'oa second nignt out the vessel ran into terrifio sea», and she shipped large' quantities of water. On the l'ttn ft mountainous sea broke on board, tearing sway some of the asbestos on the top of the- donkey engine and boiler, and shifting tho-cargo, The cargo, however, was later secured. A few day 3 later tho vessel ran . into a howling tempest, and the seas ram terrifically high. There w>a3 one Jong*, fierce equall which was* almost of hurricane force. Oil had to be •poured on the water. Later tie ship experienced » ten days' gale, during which the storm raged, with two little lulls in between. Moray times the ship had to be hove-to on account of the high seas SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. SYDNE?,- August 16. Sailed, Rivwina (4 p.m.), for Auckland. AUCKLAND, August 16. Arrived, Tofua (5.50 a.m.). i from Sura; | Niagara (6.10 a.m.), from Sydney; Keirna (11.80 a.rri.), from Wellington; Port Lincoln (4 p.m.), from New York. To sail, Katoa (10 p.m.), for Wellington. Auvue'. 15. Airrived, Ripple (2.35 a.m.), from Gi'borne; •Waiiuna (8.4t) a,m.), from Auckland: City of Lincoln (7.50 ajn.), from Auckland; Raupo (1 p.m.), from Newcasile. Sailed, Wakatu (4.20 for KaiXoura and Lvttelton; Calm (6.2 p.m.), for Wanganui; Maori (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton. DUNEDIN, Aus-nst 15. Arrived', Paioona (12.20 p.m.), from Melbourne. Sailed, John (12.10 p.m.), for Oamaru; West Hepburn (i-SO p4r>->, for Bluff; Storm (6.15 p.m.), for WaiiganuL |