SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17608, 10 November 1922, Page 15

SHIPPING.

~: ♦ . PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Thursday, November 9th. Wahine, s.b. (o.i>» a.m.;, 4*ati tons, Cameron, irom Wellington. Onion btetua onip U>., (jalm, a.s. (7.6 a.m.), 891 tons, McLaohlon, .from limaru. A. H- Xurnbull and Co., agents. * WaKatu, b.s. (6 p.m.), 167 tons, Bobertson, from Wellington.! Ainsey and Co., Ltd., agents. / Cygnet, a s. (7.40 p.m.), 129' tons, Murray, from Nelson, Pitcaithly Bros., agents. DEPASTURES. Thursday, November 9th. Orepuki, e.«. (10.85 a.m.), 5*7 ton», Pearson, lor Greymouth. i\ K button and Co., Jiini, 8.8. (noon), 1122. tons, Walker, for Napier. Union Steam Ship vjo., agents. Ualm, s.B. (6.25 p.m.), 891 tons, Mckachlan,for Wellington. A. ii. Turnbull and Co., agents. . • ~ Otaki, e.B. (5.60 p.m.), 7964 tons, Cornwall, for Dunedin. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Waline, e.». (8.86 p.m.), 4436 ton», Cameron for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Kamo, a*. (8.80 p.m.), 1336 tons, Platto, for Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co., agents.

Expected Arrivals. Maori, Wellington, this day. Opua, Greymouth, this day. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, this day. Breeze, Wanganui, this day. Wahine, Wellington, November 11th. Middlesex, Wellington, Nowember 11th. Storm, Timaru, November 11th. Paloona, Dunedin, November 16th. Holmdale, Timaru, November 15th. Waibemo, New Plymouth, November 15th. Kennedy, Wellington, November 16th. Koromiko. Newcastle, November 90th. Karori, Melbourne, November 2h»t. Matakan*/ Wellington, November 21al Matoppo, Wellington, November 26th. - Trelyon, Wellington, November 29th. Projected Departures. Maori, Wellington, this-day. Wahine, Wellington, November 11th. Progress, Greymouth, November 11th. Port De'nison, New Plymouth, November 11th. Storm, Pioton, November 11th. _ Kaikorai, Newcastle, November 11th. Canopuif, Westuort. .November 11th. Breeze, Dunedin, November 11th. Wokatu, Kaikoura, November 12th. Opua, Wellington, November 18th. Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers,- November 13th. Cvgnet, Kaikoura, November 13th. Middlesex, Port Chalmers, November 14th. H.M.S. Chatham, Wellington, November Holmdale, Wellington, November 15th. Paloona, Wellington, November 16th. Kennedy, Foxton, November 16th. Koromiko, Timaru, November 17th. SHIPPING NOTES. The schooneT Louise Theriault, having loaded for Kaipara, was towed out to the stream yesterday to await a favourable a.ant The Breeze ie due to-day from Wangaaui, and ie to sail to-morrow afternoon, for Dunedin. and Timaru. The Storm ahould arrive to-morrow from Timaru to load for Picton and Wanganui. . The Middlesex is now due to-morrow from Wellington to discharge West of England The C andi D. steamer Port Denison ia to sail on Saturday for New Plymouth to discharge London cargo. The Opua is due to-day from irreyniouth, and is to sail on Monday for Wellington and Greymouth. ' The Paloona wa» expected to leave Melbourne yesterday for South Wand potts and Wellington. She ia expected here on Wed- [ nesday, and is to sail in 'the afternoon for Welltegton ftnd Melbourne. The Federal Company have now two vessel- on the loading berth at Home for New Zealand The Westmoreland will load at West Coast of England ports, leaving Liyerpool on December 2nd for Auckland, >elhngton, Lrttelton, and Dunedin. She may be <xpected oa the New Zealand coast about January I lfith The Kaikoura, to load at West Coast of England ports for Auckland, Wellington, ! Lxtteltan, Dunedin and Bluff will Mil from

Liverpool on December 16th, being duo at Auck.and about January 30th. What is regarded as a dangerous find was made on a recent trawl off Botany Bay by the State trawler Brolga, in about fifty fathoms of water. On investigation it was found that the object was a depth charge similar to many which had been deposited in the ooean over twelve months ago by one of the mine sweepers. The dangerous cap attached to depth charges had been removed, but the drum still contained a quantity of high explosive, and a test is to be made to determine whether the object is of such a nature as to explodo in the event of percussion. It appears that the mina sweepar H.M.A.S. Marguerite, in order to rid tho naval stores of the depth charges, about luO in number, dropped them into the sea at a distance of over three miles from the coastline off Sydney Heads, in September of last year. Before this was dons, however, the caps were removed. Owing to a southerly set IB currents off the coast of New South Wales, varying at different times-of the year, it is considered likely that the depth charges had moved in the same direction, and that the find made by the trawler Brolga is one of the' depth charges dropped by the .marguerite. VESSELS WITHIN WIBELESS RANGE OF N.Z. Auckland—Wadhemo, Fiona, Flora, West lalip, Lorenzo, Kaituno. Wellington—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Paloona, Ruahine, Waimarino. Tutanekai, Durham, Australglen. Iron Chief.

NEW ORIENT UNEB. The Orient Line (Sydney) confirms the announcement that an order has been placed with Messrs Vickers, Limited, of Barrow, for a twin-screw passenger vessel of the following dimensions: —Length 630 ft, beam 76ft, depth 47ft, approximate tonnage 20,000 tons. The vessel jvill be propelled by twinscrews, driven by geared turbines. A feature will be her greatly increased capacity ior carrying general cargo, including insulated space for*4ooo tons of frozen oargo. She will accommodate 600 saloon passengers, of whom 240 will be berthed in single berth rooms, and she will also have accommodation for 1250 third-class passengers. It will .be noted from the following comparison of dimensions that she compares favourably with other popular vessels in the service maintained between the United Kingdom and Australia:—Ormonde, length 580 ft, beam 67ft, depth 40ft, 14,853 tons. Orvieto, length 635 ft, beam 62ft, depth 89ft, tonnaare 12.183 tons. New Orient vessel, length 630 ft, beam 76ft, depth 47ft, tonnage 20,000 tons. The dimensions of the Moreton Bay, of th<» Australian Comnw"wealth Line, are, 630 ft long, 68ft beam, 40ft depth, 13,860 tons gross. SHIPPINO TEUBQRAMS. HULL, November 1. Arrived, Knight Companion, from Australia. MANCHESTER, November 7. Arrived, Clan Maoquarrie from Australia* ' SUEZ. November 7. - Arrived, Port Campbell, from Australia, for United Kingdom. BALBOA, November 7. Sailed, Kent (from Liverpool) for Auckland. . SYDNEY, November 9. Sailed, Maungahui:.(l p.m.), for Wellington and San Francisco. AUCKLAND, November 9. Arrived, Makura (noon), from Vancouver; Kaitangata (7.80 a.m.); from Wellinirton; Tainui (1.10 p.m.), from 'Wellington; Flora (8.60 p.m.), from the Islands. WELLINGTON, November 9. Sailed, Maori (7.60 p.m.) and Breeze (8.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton,