SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 84, 9 April 1917, Page 6

SHIPPING

Smt" OF •WELLINGieiSU :\ HIGH WA-TEE To^lay—6li 42m ajn»; 6h llm pjn. 10-morrow—tiU SOm a.m.; Gb 58m pjn ( ARRIVALS. April\7—Pateena, s.s. (9.40 p;m:) k ,;l2lZ'tons, Irwin, from Nelson and Picton April B—Wakatu, s.s. (12.15 ajn.)!, 157;-tons, Wills, from Kaikonra ' April B—Opawa, s-s. (12.65 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenneim April B—Orepuki, s.s. (6.40 a.m.), 527 tons,: Dewhurst, from Nydia Bay April S—Queen of the South, s.s. (7.5 ,a.m.),. 198 tons, Brigden, from Foxton April B—Awahou, s.s. (7 a.m.),' 407 tons,■Eodger, from Foxton April B—Maori, s.s. (9:15 a.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, from lyttelton April S—-Invercargill, s.s.- (9.25 a.m.), 224 tons, Whalstrom, from Wanganui April B—Corinna, s.s. (10.45 a.m.), 1271 tons, Elders, from Dunedin and ports April B—Hawera.s.s. (11-30 a.m.), 200 tons, SJackson, from Patea April B—Htmitarcgi. s.s. (7:25 p.m.), 323 tons, C. Thompson, from Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton April B—Karamu, s.s. (10.30 p.m.), 034 tons, Williamson, from Westport April 9—Calm, s.s. (4.30 a.m.), 890 tons, Gordon, from Lyttelton DEPARTURES. April 7—Wawcrley, s.s. 157 tons, Fisk, for April 7—Kapuni, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 150 tons, Gibson, for Pafcea , . Apni 7—Monowai, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 5433 tons, Drewette, for Dunedin " ... April 7—Maraxoa, s.s. (7.55 p.m.),, 2098 tons, Jlawson, for Lyfctelton , EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Hippie, NapitT and Gisborne, 9th Wa-verley, Pat^ea, 10th Kapurii, Patea, 10th Mararoa, Lyttelton, lOtn Nikau, Nelson and Motueka, 10th Jlapourika, Nelson and Picton, 10th Pateena, Nelson and Picton, 10th „ Wairau, Blenheim, 10th Kahika, Auckland via ports, 10th Tarawera, northern ports, 10th Alexander,, Wanganui, Uth x Eunice, Timaru, 11th Maori, Lyttelton, 11th • Kaitoa, Nelson and Motueka, 11th Oaeen of the- South, Foxton, 12tb (ipawa, Blenheim, 12th Hawera, Patea, 12th Invercargill, Wanganui, 12th Kapiti, Wangnnui, 12th , Wakatu, Lyttelton and Kaikonra, 18tB Houto, Dunedin, 15ta

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Lyttelton, flth Kaitoa, Nelson ana M'otueka, 9th. Opawa,' Blenheim, 10th Queen of the South, Foxton, 10th Wakatu, Kaikour.t, and Xyttelton, 10tfl Hineraoa, Cook Strait, 10th Hawera, Fatea, 10th Waverley, Patea, 10th • • Tarawera, Lyttelton, 10th , . Corinna, Nelson, 10th Kapiti, Wanganui, 10thWairau, Grove, 10th Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, West-CoasS, Hfth Mararoa, Ljttelton, 10th . ' Niltau, Nelson and Motueka,' 10th Kapuni, Patea, 10th' Invercargill, Wanganui, 10th Kamo, Greymouth, 10th Orepuki, Lyttelton, 10th Defender, Hokitika, 10th Nora Niven, CooS Strait, lOtn . Komata, Westport, 11th Kaitoa, Nelson and llotueka, llta Pateena, Picton and Nelson, 11th Canopus, Auckland, Hth Kipple, East Coast, lltb : BY TELECfFTAPHONEHCN&A, 7th 'April 'ArrSved—irapawa, from Karohta . ■ Bth April Sailed—Bimu. for Opononi KEW PLTMOtTTH, 7th April ■ ' SArrived—Poheraa, from Lyttelton , "Sailed—Poherua ii p-m.), for Westport PAIEA, Bth April Arrived—Wavertey (9 a.m.), from Welling-' ton; Kapuni (10 a.m.), from Wellington ' ■ NELSON, 7th April Sailed—Waimea (11 p.m.), for W«stporfc; Eegulns (11 p.au, for Greymouth LYTTELTON, Bth April Arrived—Mararoa (8.55. a.m.), from Wellington 9th April To sail—Msraioa .(B.2ojpjn.X -for Wellington A-'SIGN OS THE TIMES Those people who take an intelligent interest in the various phases of shipping, in Kew Zealand cannot have failed to notice the large number of small sailing vessels (schooners anU scows) on the coast, which have lately ■been fitted up with auxiliary oil engines, either petrol, crude oil, or semi-Diesel, to enable them to complete on a more even basis with the coastal steamers. The well-known sehoon■er Houto, which is due in Wellington on Wednesday next from Dunedin, is about to be fitted with a powerful set of twin engines, and the schooner Rachel Cohen has just been similarly equipped. These sailing vessels are very cheap to run, and aro doing excellent work. When there is wind, they scud along under sail t and when there is no wind the engines are started up, and the vessel plogs along at about six or seven knots. The schooner Eutoice, a well-known trader out of Wellington, is a good example of this. Her run is usually from Timarn to Wanganni, via Lyttelton and Wellington, ami she maintains this almost on schedule. If she leaves Lyttelton at a certain time, her arrival here, is fixed for so many hours later, and it jis seldom indeed that sho fails to appear on time THE MAPOUBIKA'S STOVEME»TS The Mapourika is to sail from Nelson at T o'clock to-night for-Picton and Wellington, and is due here at about 8 a.m. to-morrow. The departure of the i vessel for Picton, Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth has been, post-' poned from noon until 5 p.m. HONG KONG HARBOUR Extensive Improvements are on foot at Hong Kong, where the Government has approved a scheme for the reclamation of about 12,000,000 square feet of land at Kowloon Bay. These plans provide for a. new town- to be built on the reclaimed area opposite Kowloon Old City. This will have a grand "praya," 175 ft broad, extending along the sea front, for 8000 ft, from which will project fpnr piers, including a Government pier, capable of accommodating ocean-going vessels at all states of the tide. A limited company has been formed in Hong Kong to undertake this work, and all the money necessary for aorrymg oat the Echemo has been subscribed. The reclamation operations were to' be begun on the opposite side of the main 1 road which passes from Kowloon Old City The Corinna is to sail from Wellington ■at 3 p.m. to-morrow for Nelson and New Plymouth With abont 500 tons of general cargo the Kahika left Gisborne at 7 p.m. on Saturday for Napier and Wellington. < She will arrive here to-morrow ] Advice has been received that the new boiler for the Gisborne dredge John Townley has . .been shipped from Home j