SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17862, 7 September 1923, Page 13

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

arrivals. Thursday, September 6th. Holmdalo, s.s. (6 a.m.), 081 tons, Hqlm, from Timara. I' 1 . E. ■ Sutton and Co., fcgents. Wahine, a.s. (6.45 a.m.?, 4436 tons, Cameron, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Clan McKenzie, s.s. (7.50 a.m.), 6544 tons, from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. Kinaey and Co., Ltd., agents. Paparoa, s.s. (9.10 a.m.), 7733 tons, Martin, from Liverpool, via Wellington. KinBey and Co., Ltd., agents. Trekieve, a.s. (10.20 a.m.), 5244 tons, Trcgonning, from New York, via Auckland and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Breeze, s.B. (6 p.m.), £53 tons. Robertson, from Picton. A. H. Turnbuli and Co., agents. WnJcatu, s.s. (9 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., Xitd., agents.

• departures. Thursday, September 6th. Kait-angata, e.s. (10.45 a.m.), 2005 tons, Martin, f<?r Greymouth. Union Steam Ship "Co., agente. . Holradale, s.s. (3.25 for 'Wellington. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Wahine, b.s. (8.30 p.m.), 4136 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship 'Oo, agents.

Expected Arrivals. Maraio.i, Wellington, this day. Teea, Chatham 3, this day. Storm, Timaru, this day. Wootton, Wellington, this day. Calm, Wellington, this day. Canadian Pioneer, Dunedin, this day. Wahine, Wellington, September Bth. Kama, Timaru, September Bth. Whangape, Sydney, September Bth. Wingatui, Timaru, September Bth. Opihi, Timaru, September Bth. Iviui, Westport, September Bth. Kennedy, Wellington. September 9th. Cygnet, Port Chalmers, September 9th. In*aviia, Timaru, September 9th. John, New Plymouth, September 10th. Atua, Wellington, September 11th. Tredenham, Newcastle, September 12th. Mahana, Wellington, September 18th. Kaikorai, Newcastle, September 14th. Corinna, Timaru, September 14th. Waitomo, Nauru, September loth. Flora, Wellington, September 15th* Treloavon, Wellington, September 17th. Kakapo, Walpole Island, September 17th, Waikawa, Wellington, September 18th. Tregonnell, Wellington, September 22nd. Port Bowen, Wellington, September 23rd. Waitemata, Calcutta, September 24 th.

Projected Departures. Breeze, Dnnedin, this day. Clan Mackenzie, Dunedin, this day. Otarama, Adelaide, this day. Kamo, Wellington, September Bth. Storm, Wellington, this day. Calm, Bluff, this 4av. Tees, Greymouth, this day. Canadian Pioneer, Wellington, this day, Mararoa, Wellington, this day. Wa&atu, Knikoura, this day. Trekieve, Dunedin, September Sth. Wahine, Wellington, September Blh. Opihi, Wellington, September Sth. Wootton. Wellington, September Bth. Wingatui, Auckland, September 10th. Navua, Wellington, September 10th. Paparoa, Dunedin, September 10th. John, Wellington, September 10th. Kennedy, Foxton. September 10th. Atua, Dunedin, September 11th. Whangape, Dunedin, September 11th! Corinna, Wellington, September 14th. Canterbury, Oamaru, Scptemoer 17th. SHIPPING NOTES. j To-day's loadings include tho Wasatu for Kaikouxa axd Wellington, Storm for Wellington and Wanganui, Calm for Bluff anfl Dunedin, Breeze for Dunedin and Timaru, and Tees for Greymouth. The Navua is due on Sunday from Timaru and is to load on Monday for Auckland. The Whangape, en route from Sydney to Lyttelton, wirelessed yesterday that she would arrive at her destination to-morrow afternoon. She ia to sail on Tuesday for Oamaru, Dunedin and Bluff, en routo for Bydney. _. _ The Wingatui, duo from Timaru on Sunday, is to load on Monday for Auckland direct. . The is to load to-morrow for Isapier G is born# and sail* "STeliinston, |

The Opihi, due to-morrow from Timaru, is to loaJ. ior Nelson. and Now Plymouth, and is jo gait via WHliugtou. lho Pukak* is expected to load at tlio end of next week for Auckland, to tHe agency of i\ K. Sutton and Co.

The Paparoa arrived yesterday from "Wellington to discharge hj, largo quantity of Liverpool cargo, ar<i is to sail for Dunedin on Mondav.

The Clan McKenzie, which arrived her* yesterday from Wellington to discharge New York cargo, to tho agency of the C. and D. Line, i 3 lo sail to-day Sor Dunedin to complete discharge. Tho I'eniiiSula steamer John Anderson, which lias been laid up for overhaul, has resumed her usual running. Yesterday she made a, special trip to Akaroa with cement, making tho trip back from wharf to whari in the quick time of 4 hours 35 minutes. A new propellor has been fitted to the vessel and has resulted in a gain in speed of a good lialf knot. The Marine Department advises - that on and after tho night of September sth, 1923, tho vertically disposed two fixed green lights which at precsnt mark the end of No. 2 Groyne (Gi3borne Harbour) will bo discontinued owing to thi3 groyne being in process of demolition. Charts, etc., affected: —Admiralty Chart No. 3843; "New Zealand Pilot," ninth edition, 1919, page 263; "New Zealand Nautical Almanac," 1923, pages 211, and plan facing page 214. Captain F. W. Lowndes is progressing favourably with liis patent rail invention for fitting to lifeboats (writes our London correspondent). This, it will be remembered, is to provide a means by which a a pro hold can be obtained on an overturned lifeboat, and whereby such a boat even in a rough .sea can be righted by the persons in tho water. Last week he demonstrated the invention at Southampton, when the marine superintendents of all the shipping companies in the port were present, and' Were much impressed with the exhibition. Tho appliance is fitted to the s.s. Biarritz, a cross channel steamer, and when the King and Queen paid a visit to Rome some weeks ago Sir Charles Madden demonstrated the safety appliance to their Majesties when proceeding across the Channel on board the vessel. The Canadian Pacific Company and Messrs Ellerman Hall are companies which have had some :of their liners fitted up with appliances. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF N.Z. Auckland—Canadian Constructor, ham, Kaimanawa, Katoa, Karori, Kurow, Niagara, Bona, Wairuns, Waitemata, Westmoreland, Hellanic, Corinthic. Wellington—Wahine, Ngaio, Mararoa., Tahiti, Moeraki, Waiotapu, Doonholm, , TreDjcjmber, Mahana, Kiaotra., • Rsalco, Port Sydney. Chatham Islands—Port Bowen, Tregonnel. WEATHER REPORTS FOR MASTERS.

An agreement has been, completed he* tween the Marina and the Poet and Telegraph Departments whereby the former supplies to the latter daily at tho Welling" ton Wireless Station, a weather report of ten places as follow: —Auckland, East Capft, Gisborne, Wanganui, Cape Egmont, Farewell Spit, Greymouth, Cap© Campboll, Aharoa Heads, Bluff, . Shipmasters navigating the coasts of the Dominion and desiring a weather report regarding any of the above-mentioned places may therefore obtain samo by calling up the wireless station. It must he understood, of course, that any wireless charges involved are matters for settlement between the shipmasters or shipowners and the Post and Telegraph Department. MARAMA, FROM SYDNEY. The Union Company's steamer Mar am a, which arrived Wellington at 7-5 o'clocA on Vv ednesday morning irom Sydney, brought the following passengers:'—baioon: Aliases Burton, Duinker, i-dmocda, Gosling, Hodge, Haistead, Hay, Laing, Lamb, Awiittdie, Nathan, Hodgers, McUeorge, &U&owen, -QioDonald, iloore, iliddictoa ifi), Mesd4me» Armstrong, Boothon, id will, Bakewell, Campbell, CoLins, Cherry, Ferguson. Goodeoa," Gates and three) children; Gosling, Gebbio, Haines, Halleron and three children, Myers, Middleton, Mills, Nathan, Badyera, Sutherland and two children, Steel, Samuel, Coradine, Cropp and. infant, Desmond and child, Edmonds, France, Harris, Hill, Kerr, Kean, Little, Lamb, Mac Donald, Marsden and child, Thomas, Wright, Williams, Wall, Watt, Wilson; Messrs Armstrong, Beothon, Bidwill, Bakeweli, Barday, Collard, Caughley, France, Ferguson, Flavcll, Fama, Foriu, Gates, Gebbie, Ham, Hall, O'Neill, O'Connor, Page/ Boss, Rockwell, St. George, Schofield, Cherry, Coradine, Crowley, Dorne, Desmond, Everist, .Edmonds, Fralvine, Hilly, Holmes, riill, Kerr, Kime, Le Page, Marsden, Moiselwitsch, Nalder, Sutherland, Tapp, Townsend, Tait, Wilson, Wright, Williams, Wilson, Weber; Beventy-one steerage. The Marama is to leave Wellington to-day on tho return trip to Sydney. I,- , i DEPTH FINDING. A WONDERFUL CONTRIVANCE. (raou oci ows coEuaFOHSSST.) SYDNEY, August 29. If men like Newton could revisit tho earth to-day, they would probably, stand aghast at the extraordinary development of science. There is now in Sydney the Ameri- | can cruiser Milwaukee, £tt«d with an ext traordinary depth-finding apparatus known | as the Sonic sounding apparatus, the object of the visit being to give the members of the Pan-Pacific Science Congress as opportunity to witness a demonstration of its [ powers. The Sonic method of sounding, according to Professor Sir Edge Worth David, wLI wholly revolutionise modern methods of charting coast 3 and locating dangers to shipping, such as submarine reefs azui banks, the method being more rapid and more economical than that of sounding by means of tho lead and the line. The apparatus depends for its working on a method oi echoing, just as, in the case of sound waves, one throws one's voice out in an area where there is a good echo. In the Sonic method of sounding, an electric impulse is Sent downward- from the ship to the sea. bottom, and is reflected hack again to a receiver on the ship. The deeper the water, the longer is the time interval between the sending out and the echoing out of the impulse. A simple table enables the observer rapidly to convert the time interval into fathoms. Thus the depth is found. The wonderful apparatus, it is considered, will do much to speed up the charting of the oceans. Tho apparatus ia the outcome of devices for protecting marines during tha war.