SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17320, 7 April 1920, Page 1

SHIPPING.

, HIGH WATER, TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 5.42 a.m., 6.7 p.m. Taiarca Head : 5.52 a.m., 6.17 p.m. Port Chalmers : 6.32 a.m.,, 6.57 p.m. Dunedin : 7.2 a.m., 7.27 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.42 p.m. : rises to-morrow, 6.40 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter April 12 0.54 a.m. New moon April 19 9.13 a.m. First quarter April 26 0.58 a.m. Full Moon May 3 1.17 p.m. Sets to-dav, 10.3 a.m.; rises to-morrow. 8.22 p.m. SAILED.— April -6. '- Breeze, s.s. (5 p.m.),,. 553 tons, Venn, for Wanganui via ports.' . Stella, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 269 tons. M'Bride, for Campbell Islands. The John should be ready to leave Lyttelton to-morrow for Dunedin. The vessel, which is loaded with timber from Nydia Bay, has been undergoing repairs to her engines for the past week. The steamer Westmoreland left New York on March 16 for Australian ports. With general cargo, the steamer Port Victor arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from London and Australian ports.' She w'ill complete, her discharge at- Napier and Wellington. *° The steamer Durham sailed from Newport on March 19 for Fremantle. Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. - ' The Port Ohalmers, which arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Sydney, will lead at Waitara, W T anganui, and Wellington for the United Kingdom. She will leave Wellington ahout May 1 for London via- Panama. < \ - The Corfnthic is due at Wellington today from London via Panama. She will load at various ports, and is timed to leave Wellington on April 23 for London via Panama. The Port Hacking is expecjod to leave New York at any time now with general carco for New Zealand ports. The Aberdeen liner Marathon arrived at London on March 23 from Australian ports. The Orontes, which arrived at Fremantle on the morning of' March 27 from London and Mediterranean ports, was duo at Sydney last week. VELLERY-FROM EASTABROOK'S, 17 PRINCES STREET. « 3IGH-CLASS JEWELLERY, DIAMOND CLUCTER RINGS. DIAMOND CLUSTER RINGS.

KAIKOURA REPORTED. The New ■ Zealand Shipping Company . . have been advised by cable that the Kaikoura, en route from Auekland to Lon-. don, resumed her voyage from Colon on '- March 29. " SUNKEN STEAMER MARNE. According to advice received in Sydney, a salvage party l*ft New York on February 11 for Panama Bay, whexo they will examine the sunken steamer Marne. which wgit down there on January 24 "vrMla on a voyage from New Ycsk to New Zealand and Australian porte. Tha vessel e was loaded with case oil and general * merchandise. NEW SHIPS IN PACIFIC SERVICE. V, Advice has been received in Sydney that three steamers have been added to -the service of the United States and Australian Line. The three- ships are the Donald M'Kay, the Nishmaha, and the Chepadoa, The last-mentioned two are'new steamers built by the U.S.A. Government, and have a tonnage of 6.000 each. The Donald M'Kay is now loading at New York for Australian port*. The Chepadoa sailed last week for New Zealand and Australian ' ports, and the Nishmaha is at present loading at New York for Australian and • New Zealand ports. ' NEW STEAMER ACHILLES. • Scott's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, launched-on January 8 the new steamer Achilles, built to the "" order of Messrs . Alfred Holt»and Co., Liverpool. She is one of the largest vessels . built on the lower reaches of the Clyde. The Achilles is 500 ft in length. with a gross tonnage of 11,4©). She was afterwards placed in the firm's -basin,' where she will be fitted with double reduction geared turbines, developing .7,000 shaft horse-power. NEW STEAMER. PORT KEMBLA. Advice has been" received by the Commonwealth and Dominion .Line that their new steamer Port Kembla has been launched at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The Port Kembla is a sister" ship to the Port Nicholson, which has already visited Australia and New Zealand. Like » the Port Nicholson, she is a turbinedriven steamer, has a cruiser stern, and has splendid accommodation for first saloon passengers. The Port Kembla was built hy Hawthorn, Leslie, and Co., and is of 8.465 tons gross register. She is ' • 480 ft lonar. with a beam of 62ft 2in,' and a depth of 33ft. _ With the launching of the Port Kembla the whole of the, new vessels ordered by the company to replace those lost during the war have been placed in the, water. The first one to be launched was the Pert Darwin, which was followed by the Port Denison. Port. Nicholson, Port Caroline, Port Adelaide, Port Bowen, and the Port Kembla. The Port Curtis was not originally ordered, but was purchased by I the company.