SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 4, 29 September 1917, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. \ ' SEPTEMBER. v Day. Hr. m. Full moon 1 U 58 p.m. Last quarter 8 '6 35 p.m. New moon ..; 16 9 57 p.m. First quarter ... 24 5 11 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 4.11 p.m.; sots, 4.49 a.m. to-morrow. TIDE. To-day, 2.1 a.m.; 2.29 p.m. ~ To-morrow, i a.m.; 3.29 p.m. " SUN. Bun rises to-day, 5.30 a.m.; «ets, 5.54 p.m. ARHIVALS, FKIDAY. SEPTEMBEE 28. MAORI, s.s. (7.10 a.m.), 3411 ton-, Manning, from Lyttelton. DEPARTURES, FKIDAY, SEPTEMBEE 28. HUIA, b.s. , (1.40 p.m.), 127 tons, Owen, for Now Plymouth. PATEENA, s.s. (3.45 p.m.) 1212 tons. Ritchie, for- Picton and Nelson. , KOMATA, s.s. (4.20 p.m.), 1994 tons, M'Lenn. for Westport. CALM, s.s. (4.20 p.m.), 981 tons, Radford, for Lyttelton. , , , BADEN POWELL, s.s. (7.40 p.m.), 174 tons. Thorns, for Wanganui. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3412 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Mararoa, Lyttelton, September 29. Patecna, Nelson. Picton, Sept. 29. Ngatoro, Greymouth, September 30. Corinna. .southern ports, Sept. 30. Maori, Lyttelton, September 30. Mapourika, West Ooast, Nelson, Sept. 30. Kini. Greymouth, September 30. Kowhai. Greymouth, September 30. Huia, New Plymovth, October 1. Baden Powell. Lyttelton. October 2. Hinemoa, Kaikoura, October 3. Komata, Westport, October 2. Rosamond, Tarakohe, October 3. Monowai, Lyttelton, October 3. Breeze, Lyttelton..October 3. Calm, southern ports, October 4. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. -~ Kamo, Greymouth, September 29. Mararoa, Lyttelton, September 29. Jfuia, Wan?anui, New Plymouth, Oct. 1. Corinna.. Np'.wii. N"w Plymouth, Oct. 1. Maori, Lyttelton, October 1. Patoena, Picton, Nelson. Octobea 1. Hinemoa, Kaikoura, October 1. Manonrika, Nelson, West Coast, Oct. 2.' fladen Powell. Wanganui, October 2.' Rosamond, Wanganui, New Plymouth, October 3. Breeze, Wanganui, October 3. Monowai. Auckland, via ports, October 4. Calm, Wanoranui, October 4. Komata. Westport, October 4. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28. ONEHUNGA. Arrived.—Arahnra (1.40 p.m.), from GTsborne. NEW PLYMOUTH. • Arrived.—Rarawa tj.oO a.m.), from Onehunga. Sailed.-Earawa (8.45 p.m.), for Onchunga. PICTON. Arrived.—Patecna (7.30 p.m.), from Wellington. LTTTELTON. Sailed.—Mararoa,' (6.20 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARtf Sailed.—Storm (3.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Sailed.—To Anau (8 p.m.), for Oamaru. OAMARU. S-ailed.-Corinna, (4.30 p.m.), for Timarn. WESTPORT. Arrived.-Hegulus (6.55 a.m.), from Ploton. Sailod.-Itegulus (7.15 ip.m.!, and Mapourika (7.30 p.m.), for Greymouth. x . GREYMOUTH. Arrived.-Ngatoro (3.30 a.m.) from Now Plymouth. ' „ ,„. -,-' Sailed.-Kowhai (6.50 pm.), for Wellington \. Rosamond (6.50 p.m.) for Nelson. Sailed—Karamu (7 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kgatoro (7.50 p.m.), and Kini (8 p.m.), for Wellington. mapoueikaTliunning LATE. Ab the 1 Mapourika was delayed by bad •weather she did not leave Westport for Greymouth until 7.30 o'clock last night. She is timed to sail from the latter port to-day for Westport, Nelson, and Wellington, and is expected to arrive hero about noon to-morrow. " '• EUNICE INQUIRY. On Monday morning, at' 11.30 o'clock, at Wanganui, a Magisterial inquiry will be opened into the circumstances of the wreck of the schooner Eunice at Wanganui. The assessors will be Captains F. Black and G. Lambert. BIG SCHOONERS TO BE BUILT IN TASMANIA. There is every indication (says tho Hobart "Mercury") that at no distant date there wilt bt a revival of shipDuilding in Hobart by. private firms, quite apart from any operations which may bo started by the Federal Government. Mr. Henry Jones has just had prepared for him by Mr. Purckn (of Purdia and Featherstone) a model of a vessel, 135 ft. long on the keel, about 150 ft. over all, 30ft. beam, and 13ft. moulded depth, and he proposes to build two, and probably tbrse, vessels of this size as soon as possible. These will be constructed of Wood, and rigged as foro and aft schooners. They will bo vessels of about 600 tons. It is not yet known where or by whom they will be constructed, but it'is understood that if satisfactory arrangements can be made the three keels will be laid down simultaneously. When completed, the vessels will be employed, in the inter-State trade. So far as can be ascertained the vessels will be-'by fir the largest ever built in Tasmania. ' In the early .days a largo number of square-rigged vessels, .renowned for their speed, were constructed at Hobart and in other parts of the State for the ovorfea trade. Most of these ,were of 200 to. 300 tons. The largest ever launched was, it is stated, the To - j man, a vessel of about 400 tons, whioh was built at Battery Point in the 'fifties by Mr. Henry Dograves. The new schooners' will be about 200 tons larger than this. ANOTHER INVENTION FOR THE ENGINEJtOOM. Mr. James Ahearn, 255 Burney Street, Richmond (Victoria), has perfected an invention designed to prove the execution of orders given from the bridge to the engine-room, and. a demonstration was made before the Victorian Marine Board recently. Mr. Ahearn showed that the invention could bo attached to the existing, ship's telegraph. The record was in the nature of a chart 'upon which, when the ship was going astern, a long stroko was marked, and when the course was ahead a short stroko appeared. Not only could this ohart be reproduced upon the bridge, but if tho engines were set m a 'direction contrary to the officer's rignal, an alarm Tien was sounded. The demonstration was weU received. '■ Mr.' F. W. Inkster, third officer on tho Patoena,' came a-shore yesterday, and Mr. F. Allen succeeded him. Mr. W. E. Daniels, engineer on the Suia, transferred yesteiVlay .to tho Baden .Powell, and Mr. J. A. S. Brown camo ashore. The Blackball Coal Company's collier Ngatoro is due late to-night from Greymouth. On completion of discharge she will lay up hero for overhaul, which will take about a week. The Komata sailed yesterday for Westport to again load coal for Wellington. She should arrive here on Tuesday. ■•' On Monday night the Kapiti will be brought off the Patent Slip, her place will bo taken on Tuesday morning by the Invercargill, which needs cleaning and painting only. On Wednesday mornins the Invercargill and tho Kaipuni, which should be finished, will be relaunched, and tho training ship Amokura will occupy the cradle. As the Hinemoa will bo leaving -with Telief stores for Kaikoura, she will not be able to sail for the northern lighthouses until about tho end of the week. Tho vessel Will probiblv call at The Brothers and Jackson Head beacon on the return trip from Kaikoura. The Kowhai, which has been barbound at Greymouth for four days, left there at 6.50 p.m. yesterday for Wellington. Tho Corinna left Oamaru «t 4.30 n.m. yesterday for Timnru, Ly'tcltou, and Wellington. She should arrive hero on Sunday, and is to sail on Monday for Nelso" ind New Plymouth.

Tim Dosanond loft flrcy-noulli at 6.50 n.m. yesterday, with coal for Nelson and TaTakpho. At the latter nor+- •> rnr-rn of cement will he loaded for "WeHin"ton. The -vessel should arrive here on Wednesday, pnilin" the sumo iny for Vanganui and New Plymouth.

A. small coastal vessel with a. remarkable career has arrived a,t Sydney from rviirns. Tlie . steamer in nncstion,' the > T -">nt''iiis. is the barge wliieh was pur-t.T-elre months ae*-i by Afessrs. ,T, Burke Ltd.. of Brisbane from tlin Towns, rill" TTirlionr BAerd and <="h« -n-as brought to Brishnn" +o be eonvortod into a enrrro stiMijnnr. Th> work was entrusted to the A.TT.S.N. Co.. Ltd.. and th» vessel "has ho en Runnli°d with a U"w and larger hniW, ""d the engines thoroughly overhauled. Ti,n nnertnre through wTiioh the mnd was rtlfharßnfl was eloped no. four or five ivoh fra-Tieq ha.vln<» been nut In. nnfl a hiir hold noisf.rn.ptea. Tho Nantlllns is now a ° ; ni?le-serew stea.ioeT of 28G tons ■n-oss. The vessel orio'un'Mv'hjid an iron hull. but. a.s mflny of the plates -were worn, they were romoved, and eteel plates

substituted wherever required. The necessary accommodation for the officers and crew had also to be provided. The vessel is practically a new ship, and is classed 100 Al at Lloyd's. Tho schooner Lily, bound from Lyttclton to Grcymouth passed the WclliitgSm" Heads yesterday morning at 9.30 o'clock. The ferry steamer Mararoa will be docked at Lyttolton for overhaul on Monday, coming out tho same day to sail, for Wellington.

The old barque Akaroo, which wajs once a noted New Zealand trader, but has been lor years under the Norwegian flag, was recently towed into a United States port with the loss of foro and maintop masts. The Huia, which is duo here on Monday morning from New Plymouth, will sail at 6 p.m. for Wanganui.

The colliers Ngatoro and Kini left Greymouth at 8 o'clock la-st night for Wellington.

Tho Kamo is scheduled to leave this evening for Greymouth, but it is possible that an alteration will be made in her movements.