SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17707, 8 March 1923, Page 11

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTEIiTON.

ARRIVALS. Wednesday, March 7th,

• Maori, 6.9. X7.BQ a.m.), 8476 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam' Ship Co* agents. ■ ~ , • ■ Trekieve, m. (11.15 *.m.), 4198 tons.TMgoning, from St. Johns and Now York, rift Auckland and Wellington., N.Z. Shipping! Co., agent*. .'.'•..-• „ . s Wingatui, s.s. (!.1& p.m.), B°W *»»<, Pan*, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. DEPARTURES. •' Wednesday, Maroh 7th. Tutonekai, b.b'. (6.80 ajn.), 601 tone, Bot lons, for Bbttthern Lighthouses. N.Z. Government • Merchant Marine,' Ltd., agents. Holmdale, a.s. (18.15 p.m.), 681 tons, Holm, for Wellington. !?• & Sutton . *nd Co., agents. ~ Canopus, »*. (M.90 p.m.), 1887 tons, Sillars, for Westport. Westport Coal Co., agents. Wootton, BJk.(U«T.m), 160 toes, lifttflen, for Wellington."' A. Bhind and Co., Md., agents. > Maori, bjs. (B.W p.m.), 8476 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam SKip Co., agents. Cygnes, s.s. (10.5 p.m.), 129 tons, Murray, for Ettikoura. Pitcaithly Bros,, agents. Expected Arrivals. Alexander, Nekon, this-day. Ngahere, Napier, this day. Wakatui Kaikoura, this day. Wahine,_Wellington, thie day. Maori, Wellington, Maroh 9th. Katda, Dunedin, March 9th. Rrikanoa,- Gisborne, March.9th. Orepuki, Akarda, March 9th. ' , Karorl, Greymouth. March lOtk. ~ Kahika, Timaru, Match 10th. Moeraki. Wellington, March lOtßv Flora, Chathams, March Uth. Wingatui, Timaru, Maroh Hat Armagh, Napier, March 13th. Kini, Timaru, March 13th. Hairre, Timaru, March 14th. Jersey Citv, Wellington, March 16th. Pakeha, Wellington, March 16th. Paparoa, Napier. March 16th; Kamo, Greymouth, March 16th. Whangape, Sydney, March 17th. Port Adelaide, Wellington, March 3M. Projected Departures. . Canadian Planter, Wellington, this dsy» Wingatui, Dunedin, this day. 'WaMne, Wellington, this day. Gallio, London, this day. Opihi, Auckland, this day. Ngahere, Napier, this day.Alexander, Tarafcohe, Oils oay. Maori, Wellington, March 9th. Progress, Greymouth, March 9th; Katoa, Wellington, March 9th. Wakatu, Kaikoura, March 9th. _ Port Caroline, Dunedin, March 9th. Orepnii, Greymouth, March 10th. Kahika, Wellington, March 10th, K-ftiapoi, Auckland, March 10th. Moeraki, Dnnedin, March 10th. , Wingatui, Auckland, Maroh 13th. Kini. Wellington, March 18th. Canadian Oruiaer, Adelaide, March Mtt. Armagh,. Wellington, March 17th. Paparoa,.New Plymouth, March 17th. Pakeha, London, Maroh 20th. Jersey City, London, March 21st.Port Adelaide, London, March. 22nd;

SHIPPING NOTES. Xhiring the month ctf February, 189 vessels, •with a total net tonnage of 164,087 tons, entered the port of Lyttelton, as against 122 .vessels aggregating tons during the corresponding month of 1922. The Ngahere' -will land sheep hea» to-day from Napier, and will sail on the return trip this afternoon. It is reported that the Tees, the newsteamer for the West CcaaVChatham W»xs trade, wss expected to leave Newcastle on Monday for Picfcgi. "" The Wingatui arrived last night from Wellington, and, after discharging Auckland cargo, ifl to sail to-day for Dunedin. She is to load at.Timaru on Saturday and at Lyttelton on Monday for Auckland. The Eakanoa, with sheep from Grisborne, is due at Lyttelton at noon to-morrow. : The Kalapoi, which is loading for Auckland direct, ia timed to sail at midday on SaturThe Karon, with ccal and timber from Weatport and Greymiufh, is due on SaturTne' Kohika'a loading date for Nelson and New Plymouth'has been altered to Saturday. The Moeraki ahoold b« bare on Saturday

from Melbourne, via Wellington, and 1* to Bail in the afternoon for Dunedin and Bluff, en route to Melbourne: The Alexander, en route from Nelson to Lyttelton with sheep, waa. reported to be sheltering at Cape Campbell yesterday. She should arrive here to-day, and is to sail thia afternoon for Tarakohe to load sheep for Lyttelton. The Opihi arrived yesterday with sheep from Nelson. 6h6 is to sail to-day for Auckland direot. The Port Caroline should get *way to-mor-row for Port Chalmers to complete discharge of her London cargo. The Gallic is to be despatched to-day for liondoo, via Monte Video and Tenariffe. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OP N.Z. Auckland—Fiona, Hatipara, Kaikorai, Navua, Niagara, Sonoma, Vinita, 'Waihoran Wanata. ' "Wellington—Maori, "Wahine,- Ngalo, Kaim«nawa, Kaituna, Wingatui, Ulimeroa, Mceraki, Koromiko, Canadian Planter, Kaiora. Katoft, Trekeive, Tutanekai, Port Adelaide, Jersey City, H.M.S. Laburnum. Chatham Islands—Wangaretta, Canadian Transporter. WARNING OP STORMS. NEED IN THE PACIFIC. The absence in the Poriflo of weatherreoording atationu from whioh vessels approaching New Zealand could gain information of the weather likely to he encountered, was remarked on by Captain Olson, maater of the American steamer Vinita, whioh arrived at Auokland from Ban Francisco cin Sunday. When about a day's run oft the Kermadeo Gioup Captain Olsen sent a wireless message to Auokland asking ks a report of tho weaker. He reoeived a reply that the weather was jflne. nere and the wind was blowing lightly from the southeast. The weather at Auckland was as the message stated, but the information was of hft-value to Captain Olsen, because next day, when about 100 miles north of the K&raiadecs, tho Vinita encountered a cyclone,! which kept hei hov«-to for nearly .three days. The high confused gea and I changeable wind indicated that the centre of j the storm was not far distant. The Vinita is loaded with a very high deck cargo of timber, which might have heen washed--over- [ board in' the storm and caused the 'Vessel to founder.

Captain Olsen states that, hud lie known in suflvoient time that a'oyowno was blowing in th.it locality, he could haw altered his ocuran and the ship wouhj have passed well dear oi the danger. Thiß is the third oyclonio storm that has been experienced in the South Pacific within the Jasfc.throe" weeks by vessels bound to NewZealand. .Hie Bona and the Niagara both encountered a hurricane within 20 miles of one another on BWJraary Hth. Two days later the WaiUora, some hundreds-of milqa farther north, was nearly lost in another' cyclonic storm. As neither ©f| these oyolones seems ti. have passed[over any'of the inhabited islands in the South Paciflo, no warning of'their ap proach could bo broadcasted in order that' approaching steamers oould bo diverted clear of their traclru, which can be estimated with a fair amount of accuracy. Captain Olsen suggests, as other mariners have done, that a weteorologioal station fo» the Kermadco Group, which is about midway betwen New Zealand and Fiji, would prove valuable in warning shipping, and possibly be-the means of saving passenger ind cargo steamers from disaster ■' SCHOONER IN DISTRESS. ' (raisa AssociAtioß raLsoiuH.) / WELLINGTON, March 7. At-two o'clock in the afternoon, of Febiu,«y .2nd, which arrived here yesterday,, lr«i Southampton, sighted a throe-ma«ted schooner in inid-At.an,tio, flying a distress signal. The Coriathio altered iber course, and when close to the- schooner » email boat put off ixim the latter with the whole of the ship's crew and all thei» jeraonal belongings, including everything of value whioh could be easily taken off. When the crew got aboard the Corinthio the captain of tiie schooner said that she was forty-eeveu days out from Italy with a cargo of salt, and waa bound fox Newfoundland. Hft ship, the Margaret "Hyatt, had ekperienc ed a succession oi heavy gales, whioh had blown all the sails away, and' she had started to leak. She was about 2000 miles fiom the nearest land, and he did not think that the schooner would keep afloat much longer. The Margaret Kyan was set on fire. by the crew before they put off to the Corinthio, and the rescued orew were buV segaently landed at Panama. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. X , '■ BOBDEAUX, March 6. AKined, Hatarane, from Australia. OOLON, March 6. Arrived, Opawa, from Liverpool, for New Zealand.

a» *■ « ,__ HONOLULU, March 8. Bailed, Makura (from Vancouver), for

_' : POST SAID, March 5. Sailed, Macedonia (from Australia), for London.: Dorsetshire (from Wftllawo), for United Kingdom or Continent. _ PERIM, March 6. Passed, Largs B»7, from London, for Austoali*; Simla, from Australia, for Dunkirk. -V CAPE TOWN, March 6. , Sailed. Borda (from Australia), ton London.

. SYDNEY, March 7. Arrived, Maunganui, from Wellington. " AUCKLAND, March 7. Arrived, Port Cartio (8 a-m.) from Newcastle.

• Sailed, Niagara (2,80 p.m.), for Vancouvei. WELLINGTON, Manoh 7. Awired, WiaMne (6.55 a.m.), from Lyttelioa; Ulimaroa 05.35 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed, Wshine (8 p.m.), for fiyttelton* DUNEDIN, March 7. Arrived, Havre (9.45 a.m.), from Bluff. Sailed, Peshan-ur (5.20 pjn.), for Bluff.