SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 96, 23 April 1917, Page 6

SHIPPING

PORT OF WELLINGTON. HIGH WATER To-day—sh SBra a.m.; 6h llm p.m. To-morrow-Oh 31m a.m.; 7h omp.na. / ARRIVALS. April 21—Defender, s.s. (1.10 p.mO, 100 tons, Jaiuieson, from Hoidtika and Greymouth . April 91—Wiyvortey. s;s. (G p.m.), 157 tons; l'isk, from Patea . April 21—Mapourika, s.s. (10.55 p.m.), 1203 tons, Sewell. from Nelson and Picton •pril 22—Ripple.' s.s. (5.15 a.m.),-370=.tons, Carlson, from Gisborne, April 22—Mararoa, s.s. (0 a.m.), 2598 tons, Mawsuii, from Lyttelton . ■'.. April 22—Ngahere, s.s. (10.35 a.m.), 1100 tons, Dowell, from Napier April 22—Kapiti, s.s. (11.55 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganul' . April 22—Kapuni, s.s. (1.40 p.m.), 150 tons, Gibson, from Fatea Aprjl 22—Monowai, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 3433 tons, Drewe'tte, from Auckland, via port . t . . April 23—Eunice, auxiliary schooner- (1.30 a.m.), 171 tons, Sproulo, from Wanganui: . - April 23—Ksitoa, s.s. (6.10 a.m.), 305 . tons, Wildman, from Nelson and Motueka ' April 23—Karamu, s.s. (10.20 a.m.),.981,'t0n5, Kidman! from Gisborne . : DEPARTURES. ........ April 21—Kennedy, s.s. (1.15 p.m.),. 226.t0n5, Henry, for Nelson and West Coast April 21-Kahika s.s. (3 ' p.m.), ■ 1139 tons, Eobinsou, for Picton and Onelmnga : April 21—Hawera, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 200 tons, Jackson, ter Pntea . ipiil. 21—Alexander, s.s. .. (7.15 p.m.); . 377 tons, Stuart, for Nelson and Motueka April 21—Calm. s.s. (0.15 p.m.), 890 tons, Braidwood, for Wanganui .•»•■ ■ April 21—Karu, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 207 tons, Chadwick, for Picton ' . ' , April 21—Opawa. s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, for 'Blenheim April 21—Pateeiia, s;s. (11:35 p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, for lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Sampson, Eoyce, Patey, ■ Crawford, Bead, Candlish, Cflastford, TAV'or, . Brittato, Pearce, Jefiery, Mc-Ciellattd, York, Clark, Mitchell, Jenkins, Koroit, Johnston. Gibbie, ,Mesdames Helps, Glover, Nash, Noyce; Pollock, Williams, Martin. Rutland, Meek. ' Cluii>pell, Asquith, Pearce, McMeeahan, Buckley, Holloway. Charters, Prendergast, Wheeler, : Little, Hayhes, Coombs, Johnson, Oldr'ulge, Thomas, Groome, Reid and enfant, Swindell, Hall, Wilbon, Chimes. Gibbie, I'urnside, Goddard, Greig,Lieut. Pearson, Messrs. I'alk, BrMshaw, Dawson, Evans, Emerson, Uuckley, Evans, Witson, Swindle, Rossi, Hewlett, Wheeler,. Rotti, Elson, McFarlane, Enelling, Prendergast. Morrow, Cowan, Luttrslt; Hunt," Walkef, Hgyiles, Grant, Dogrie, McDonald, Beck, Brown, Gordon, Wooladge, Bremner. Connell, Samson, Kirker, Chase, Horton, Madigan, O'Connell, Greig, Wilson, Major Hunt, 1 Captain Mcllfoy, Hogg, Colonel McAra, Greenwood, Farrell, Lester. Atholwood, Lloyd, Hastings, Lawrence, Moran, Farnan, Haylettr, Smith, Christmas, Stocker, Meek, Murphy, (iardner, Martin, Hall, Groome, Hall, McKay, Brutendeh, Bolt Aptil 23—Nora Niven, steam trawler (6.45 a.m.),' 166 tons, Brusey, for Cook Strait . . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Koutunui, Napier, .23rd ' . : Mapourika, Nelsfin and Picton, 24th Poherua, Auckland, 2£th " ■ ■ i Pateena, 'Lyttelton, 24th Alexander. Nelson and Motueka, 24th Hawera, Patea_, 24th • Opawa, Blenheim, 24th '." : lnvercargill, Wanganui, 24th -..-,, Tarawera. northern ports, 24th j Nora Niven .Cook' Strait, 25th • ' Kaitoa, Nelson,and Motueka, 25th" .'■ *' . Mararoa, Lyttelton,- 25tli ■ • ■■••>• . Awahou, Fo.tton, 25th , j ' ■ Kapuni, Patea, 26th . ',:/'. Kapiti, Wanganui, 2Gth ' . ■: Wakatu, Lyttelton and Kaikbura, 26th ' Blenheim, Waitara, 27th ■ .. . John, Oamaru, 27th : . Ripple, Napier and Gisborne, 29th' ' : PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Kaitoa, Nelson, and Mptmeka, 23rd ; ... . Mararoa, Lytteltou, 23rd. ' \ Monowai, Lyttelton and Dunediri, 1 23rd Wakatu, Kaikoura .and lyttelton, 23rd . Eunice, Lyttelton. 23rd ... ... Ngahere, Wanganui, 23rd Blenheim, Waitara; 23_rd • " ' / ' ' Awahou,..Foxton,. 23rd- . , Katnona, Lyttelton,-23rd - I ..,-..,- Alexander, Nelson and, .Motueka,. 24, th ,; ; Pateena, Lyttelton, 24th " ' '. . '.' ITawera, Paten. S4th ....:,,.... Opawa, Blenheim, 24th ' ' ; ; Kapuni, Patea, ,24th ... . Kapiti, Wanganui, 24th Koutunui, East Coast, 24th" ' " Defender, Hokitifta, 24th •• Invercargill; Waugranui, 24th ■••■■• ■ Poher.ua, Tjmaru, 24th , , ,'. ;, ;], ' '.Tarawera, Lyttettori and" Duriedin, '24th . " . Kipple. East Coast; 25tli ■ • "Nora Nifren, Cook''Strait, 25th" ■•■"■•■■■ ■ Matiourika, Pictoh and. Nelson,.2sthv_ . ,: John,' Wimganiii, 27th C&lta, Southern 'ports, 27th . : „.,'■.; BY TELEGRAPH. V "■" NEW PiYMOtITH-'2lßt'AtiMl: Arrived—Cnrinna, from Nelson ' ■ , Sailed-^Coriana (7.30 p.m.), for Dunedin :: , \yANOANm,..2lst..April. Arrived—lnvercargill, from Wellington , 1 • ■■■' 22nd April- ' Arrived—Calm (9.50: a.m.). from Wellihgloii : BLENHEIM, 22nd April , AWived—Opawa (7.30 'a.m.), from . Wellington ' ..■"'.'■• TIMARC, 21st April Arrived—John, from Wellington " ■ TiYTTELTON, 22nd April - Arnved-Pateena' (l; 20 p.m.), from Welling' tori 23rd April To sail—Pateena (6.20 p.m.). for' Wellington JJLDFF, 22nd April : ' Arrived—Bosaniond (2.30 p.m.), r . from .Mil-: lington ■ SHIPBUILDING IN AMERICA Steel merchant vessels building or urnler contract to be built in privnte American shipyards on the Ist January, 1917, according to builders' returns to the 1 Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce, number, 403; of 1,495,601 gross locs, iha largest tonnage hi the history of American shipbuilding. During December, 101(i, American J'aids finished nine steel merchant vessels of 24 : 363 gross, tons, and made new contracts for 29 "ve'sseis of. 105,120 gross tons. Builders expect to launch, during the current calendar year 357, vessels of 1,250,722 gloss ton:;; tho.se which will not be launched unb'i! some time In 1018 amount' to 40 vessels of 244.579 gross tons 1. EASTBOURNE FERRY •' ,■.' ; . Arrangements lisive been made for the annual overhaul, of the Duchess- «nd the Cobar, harbour ferry steamers. The .Cobar will go on the cradle about the end of Mils' week, and is to be followed a little later by the Duchess FATALITY AT AUCKLAND Last Thursday nisriit (aa stated briefly in a Press Association message) a greaser named Caleb'Anderson, employed oil tlie; Tarawera. fell off the Queen's Wharf at, Auckland and was drowned. It is understood that Amler-, son was returning to the ship in- company with a fireman named Thomas. While attemptin« to board the vessel by stepping from the wharf'on to the deck without- Using the "angway, Anderson .slipped and fell between the boat and the wharf, His mate threw, him a cargo net and called for help. When help arrived, the man had disappeared, as he was unable to swim. The, wharf police, under. Setgt. Cox, commenced dragging for tlic body almost immediately, but late on Thursday night it had not been recovered OVEEHAUL OF NtKAU . .The Nikau is being overhauled at Nelson this week, and is i bt- expected to come to Wellington again until next Monday. The overhaul of the {IHiau will be completed on the Wellington Patent' Slip BLENHEIM DELAYED ' The departure of the Blenheim from Wei' lington for Waitara has becK postponed until 5 p.m. to-day, the vessel should be back in Wellington about next Friday NJJW PLYMOUTH pr.OGP.EoS Captain Waller) harbourmaster at New Plymouth, reported at the last .meeting of-the New Plymouth Harbour Board that during the five weeks ending 14th April, 24 Vessels aggregating ES;4SI tons, entered the port. . The imports foi' the period totalled CSIO tons, and the cr.):orts 2SC3 tons, making a total of 86i3 toils haiidled :it thb pdtt POET CF WANGANIi '' " , At last week's adjourned of. the i Wanganui nnrbour Board, Mr. W. J. I'ohon ] gave notice of notion, and will move at the next meeting:—"That with the exception of 1 nrfecnt repiiirs and necessary maintenance, the harbour fmprovcmsnt «orl:s be suspended until subh time us a dredge is available 1,-that the staff be rctluced in .icconMnce with the above, and that the chairman'and. engineer'report-to t!ie board afc the earliest moment in, wiiiit direction these redactions should be made." Tlie Wanoamil Harbour Board has decided-to purchase n boiler, near, and winch from.H. Jfelsoo,"! Diinedin. for the ne\V slit. at. Putiki. THe i purchase will bs subject to inspection by a - Government Inspector of Mtifliir.gry. The estimated price for tlie plant wa5.,£500.. The 1 OMe under, olfer will cost £204 / MANI7KAU HARBOUR •tt la?r~week's liiestihi; of the Auckland Harbour Board, Captain K. H. Gibbons- (harbburmastiSr at Obehunga) stated.that the.wh.atf was at-present-hi fair order. ■ The decking, as 1 llßiial, fetjiilfea- bßHGtaHt' attention:•-•• The ferider biles,.a great number'of which Hmuj retltilfed lenewlng, and- werfe being at-

tended to. Considerable improvements had been made on arid, about the wharf,* by the installation of good landing . steps connected with Mangere bridge; the rearrangement of the existing landing steps at the wharf; the lighting of tlie wharf by". the erection of more lamps and - installation of incandescent burners'.'' •Tlie'se ' iWproVetaentiS iiad " been greatly appreciated, and very favourably commented upon REPAIRS TO' WOOTTON The coastal steamer Wootton, which sustained some damage to- her stem by coming into collision with the Queen of the South a few nights ago at the Queen's Wharf, has had the damaged woodwork removed. 'A portion of the cook's cabin .lias been taken down, and the bulwarks stripped off. '' It is . expected that the-vessel, which is still in the hands of the shipwrights, will not be ready for sailing for a few days PERSONAL Mr. E. A. Eva, manager of vtlie Suva, branch of the Union Company,, who has been. on a visit to Duriedifl, is at present in Auckland Captain John Kingdon, of Albany, ,-«ho for many years resided at Devonport, Auckland, has taken up his profession Again as master mariner. Captain Kingdon, wh6 is in his 80th .year, has been appointed master of a sailing vessel which is leaving Auckland shortly '■ ■ The schooner Eunice, which is now/ at Wellington, is to sail to-night for Lytteltoh The new schooner which is being completed at Auckland has had her masts placed in position.,... „ „ Although'the auxiliary four-masted schooner. City of Portland made the voyage from Honolulu to Port Pirie in 35 days, she was 64 days from Sydney to Honolulu. Captain Johnson says this is due to unfavourable weather and inability to get the right kind of fuel oil. The ship's Die"sel engines run best on 24 gravity oil. In Sydney the best ■ oil she could get was 19 gravity, and at Tahiti 16 gravity

The Eipple went found to the Patent Slip this morning" for cleaning and painting