SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 17032, 1 May 1919, Page 4

SHIPPING

The Comma is d>ue at Wellington to- : morrow from New Plymouth with 10,000 orates of cheese for transhipment to a Homeward-bound steamer. The Comma will probably leave Wellington on Saturday for .Dunedin. The American schooner Lucy will probably leave Wauganni to-morrow for Haapai "(Tonga), where she will load copra for San Francisco. Tho Poherua left Titnaru at 11 last night for Lyttelton and Wellington. From the latter port she will proceed to Westport. Tiie Kamo arrived at Onehunga at jI a.m. to-day from Greymouth nnd Picton. She will leave the Monukau port on Saturday for Greymouth. A wireless message received by the Union Company from tho captain of tho Kaitangata states that tho vessel will arrive at Auckland to-morrow from Newcastle. Tho Union Company advise that the Talune is now timo-tahled to leave Auckland on Thursday, May 15, on her next trip to Fiji, Samoa, and tho Friendly Islands. The Kuronv is due at Wellington tomorrow from Sydney with a full shipment of n-oneral freight. After dis.oha.rge hho will load at Wellington for Vancouver, for which port she is timed to fail towards the end of next week. I DAMAGED STEAMER BESSA. CAPTAIN COMPLAINS OF LIGHTS. The discharge of tho Wellington cargo from the damaged steamer Bessa alongside the Queen's wharf is being proceeded with. A 'start was made on Monday by Mr A. Hans, the diving expert, to examine the starboard side of the vessel. Mr Hans has been entrusted with the inspection of the whole length of the hull on the starboard side. Ho covered about 25ft of the bow, and discovered no damage there to the hull. Mr M'Lennan, tho Harbor Board diver, bus been dnerted to j assist in tho caulking of 'the damaged places in the port side. The boxing for tho concrete which is to be poured m after the temporary repairs have been made to the ship's side have been prepared. The cement will bo about a foot thick, varying in height according to the d'amage to tho hull, and Tcadung irom bulkhead to bulkhead. There was still a steady leak in some places on Monday, though'not considerable. Interviewed by a 'Times' reporter. Captain Arnesen, of the Bessa, said that ha would suggest the placing of a hghu , on Barrett's "reef or on the Seatoun side of the entrance to the harbor. The lowlying liaJht at Penoarrow, he considered, would be 'bettor located if moved to either of those places. Captain Arnesen contended that the fixed light is now out of date, especially for guiding vessels m entering » port'like Port Nicholson, where there*were bo many lights ashore that are apt to confuse the navigator. To bo up-to-date, all tho white lights for navigating til" entrance should be of the occulting or flashing tvpe. Captain Arnesen anticipates that the Bessa will be ready to proceed to Sydney in about a week s time. NEW MOTOR SCHOONER TUHOE. The trial trip of tho Northern Steamship Company's new motor schooner Tutioe. recently launched from Mr G. Niccol's shipbuilding yards at Auckland, took dace on Auckland Harbor last week. The 'Tuhoe left the wharf at 10 a.m., and proceeded down the harbor as far ns Bean Rock lighthouse to allow the f-r.-aiues to warm up and get into working order. She returned from Bean Rock with the last of the flood tide and a moderate bead wind. Tho time taken on the run back gave a speed of 8£ knots, which was considered very satisfactory owing to the vessel being light and only drawing lii, 6in forward and 3ft 9in aft. The representatives of the company expressed satisfaction .at the test, and said they considered the vessel a fine acquisition to the company's fleet. The Tuhoe lias 'been' built especially for the Bay of f Plenty bar harbor trade, as tho company'«s other auxiliary vessels, the To Teko and -Paroto, cannot cope with tho growing trade to Wliakatane and Opotiki. The Tufcoo is slightly larger than tiie other two vessel*, .and is driven by eotgu^.oiJ%_ - game- kind

and .power. Her engines are two 60 horsepower crude oil-burning engines, built by W. Beardmore and Co., Ltd., Glasgow. The engines of the Tuhoe were salvaged from the schooner Eunice, which was wrecked at Wanganui over a year ago. The vessel has been exceptionally strongly btiilt to stand the rough usage_ in entering and leaving bar 'harbors in stormy weather. THE CARGO STEAMER BHAMO. FIRST TRIP TO~NEW ZEALAND. The cargo steamer Bhamo, which arrived at Auckland on Thursday night Inst from Glasgow via the Panama Canal, is running under charter to the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company. The Bhamo, a unit of the P ait rick Henderson Steamship Line, is making her firat trip to 3New Zealand. Sha is an Indian trader, her usual run being between Glasgow, Liverpool, and Rangoon. She continued in tliat run during the war until the Mediterranean was closed to ordinary traffic. She then made the vovage to Rangoon via the Capo of Good Hope. On her second voyage bv 'that route she struck an anchored mine south of Caps Agulhas. A hole 40ft in diameter was made in her bow. The water rushed in the forepart, causing her to -sink forward. Under the impression that she would disappear altogether, the crew took tq the boats. As she did not sink as rapidly as was expected, they returned to try to take her to port. "Fortunately No. 1 bulkhead proved equal to the strain, and she was able to steam at the rate of nearly two knot?. At noon next day a tug sent from Capetown took her in tow stem first, Capetown being reached the following day. Repairs took seven months, three of which were spent in the drv dock. On returning to 'Liverpool the 'Bhamo was requisitioned by the Government and sent to Montreal to refit. She made one trig as a troooship between Am mica and England, carrying 1,300 troops. On her return to America the influenza epidemic orevented the embarkation of troops forEngland. After that she made only ono more trip to America, and on her return with Government stores and foodstuffs was placed on the loading berth for New Zealand. The Bhamo. which is due at Dunedm about May 5 to complete her discharge, is commanded bv Captain J. A. Wilson. The vessel carries a crew of 110 all told, of whom 60 sailors and firemen are Asiatics. MOANA AT SAN FRANCISCO. Cable advice received bv the Union Company states that tl\e R.M.R. Moa.na arrived at San Francisco on April 29 from Wellington via TlaTotonjra and Papeete. The Moana is timed to leave the Calif-or-nian poTt on May 5 for Wellington via island ports. WIRELESS FROM FLORA. A wireless message received by the Union Company from the captain of tire Flora states that the vessel -will arrive at jWkland to-morrow from the Eastern Pacific. The Flora is bringing a large quantity of fruit for New Zealand. She will leave Auckland e-arlv next week for the Cook and Society Islands. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. "WELLINGTON, May 1.—7.20 a.m., lonic, from Auckland.—ll a.m., Waibora, from Newcastle.