SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17279, 18 February 1920, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON,

HIGH WATER. TO-MOBHOW. St. Clair: 1.42 a.m., 1.45 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 2.5 a.m.. 2.26 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.42 a.m., 5.3 p.m. Dunedin: 5.12 a.m., 5.5 p.m. THE SUN. _Sets to-day 7.15 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 5.55 a.m.

New moon Feb. 20 9.5 a.m. First quarter Feb. 27 11.20 a.m. Full moon Mar. 5 8.43 a.m. Last quarter Mar. 13 5.27 a.m. Sets to-day, 6 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 4.55 a.m.

The demand for bunker coal, particularly at Cape Town, has shown a great diminution. Large quantities of coal have, however, been shipped both at Durban and Delagoa Bay on Admiralty and private account for bunkering purposes at Suez, Aden, Perim, and Colombo. South African coal has established itself at these ports, and, provided tonnage is available, •South Africa should be able to retain these markets

In crossing 6,000 miles of ocean, the manner in which the two (Jnnard and Australasian liners Port "Stephens and Port Macquarie kept together was remarkable. Both reached Melbourne on. January 16, the Port Stephens coming from New York via the Cape .and the Fort Macquarie from London with munition workers and families. The vessels joined each other at Cape Town, but one of them cleared the South African port four days before the departure of the other. Despite this fact, they both reached Adelaide in the same week. At Port Phillip Heads the Port Stephens had gained several hours. VESSELS IX WIRELESS CALL. This morning the following vessels were within wireless rang a of the Awanui station : —Van Cloon (Auckland to Melbourne), E Pv. Sterling (bgtue., Auckland )* Auckland station t ]\lokoia (Wellington to Rarotonga). Wellington; Mokoia. Awarua: Waitomo (Calcutta to Dunedin). Chatham Islands: Rimutaka (Wellington to London), Kent (New York to New Zealand). SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, AUCKLAND, February 17.—4.20 p.m., Malaiti, form Walpole ‘island.—s p!m ’ Arahura, for East Coast porta.—9.4s p.m. John Craig, from Newcastle. ’ NEW PLYMOUTH, February 17. 10.30 p.m., Glaucus, from Surprise Island. —2.15 p.m., Lucy, schooner, for Papeete. WELLINGTON, February 17.—4.25 p.m., Moeraki, from Sydney.—4.3o p.m., Aratapu, from Port Chalmers.—s.3o p.m., Matatua, from Newcastle.—s.4o p.m Corinna, from New Plymouth.—s.3o -p.m ’ Mokoia. for Rarotonga. , LYTTELTON, February 17.-5.15 p.m.. Storm, from Picton.—4.3o p.m., Kara for Wellington.—7.ss p.m, Liberty, for Port Chalmers. LONDON, February 16.—Raranea, from New Zealand. SEATTLE, February 16.—Rosamond, from Isew Zealand. (Continued '6n page 3.)