SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17329, 17 April 1920, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 1.35 a.m., 1.58 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 1.45 a.m., 2.8 p.m Port Chalmers : 2.25 a.m., 2.48 p.m. Dunedin,: 2.55 a.m., 5.18 p.m. MONDAY. St. Clair : 2.21 a.m.7'2.46 jsan. Jfiferoa Head : 2.31 a.m., 2.56 p.im Por'tChalmers : 3.11 a.m., 5.36 p.m. Dunedin i 3.41 a.m., 4.5 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.24' b.ra.; rises to-morrow, 6.52 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 5.25 p.m.; rises Monday, 6.54 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon April 19 9.15 a.m. First quarter April 26 0.58 a.m. Full Moon May 3 1.17 p.m. Last quarter May 11 5.21 p.m. Sets to-day, 4.20 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 5.40 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 4.52 p.m.; rises Monday, 5.55 a.m. WEATHER FORECAST. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day : —Winds, westerly, strong to gale;. the weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following; barometer, falling : sea, moderate; tides, good. ARRIVED.—ApriI 16/ Kowhai, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 792 tons, Jaunay, from Greymouth via Bluff. SAILED.—ApriI 15. Whangape, s.s. (4.25 p.m.), 2,951 tons, Ryan, for Makatoa Island. Nokatay, s.s. (5 p.m.), 6,036 tons, Hemngsen, for Melbourne. April 17. Kotare, • s.s. (10.55 a.m.), 141 tons, Mumby, for Lyttelton and Wellington. VESSELS IN PORT AT 5 p.m. TO-DAY Monowai, cross wharf. Stella, Birch street wharf. John, Rattray street wharf. Kowhai, Birch street wharf. Calm, Victoria wharf. Progress, seh., Victoria wharf. Te Anau, Port Chalmers. Mararoa, Port Chalmers. Maunganui, Port Chalmers. Marama, Port Chalmers. Manaroa, Port Chalmers. The& Stella will he placed in drv dock at Port Chalmers on Monday morning to undergo overhaul. The Corinna, which arrived at Wellington at 9 last night from Pieton, is expected to sail to-night for Lyttelton to load lor Wellington. She will leave the latter port about W r eduesday direct for Dunedin. The Koromiko left. Auckland last night for Newcastle, where she will load coal tor Lyttelton. The Kowhai, which arrived here last evening from Greymouth. via Bluff with a part cargo of coal, is to sail to-night lor Oamaru and Timaru to load for Wellington. She will afterwards go to Greymouth to load timber for Dunedin. The Kahika is Hue at Gisborne to-day to discharge the balance of her general cargo from Dunedin and Lyttelton. She will afterwards go to W 7 es*tport to load coal for Lyttelton. The liner Tnimii is expected to leave Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin to discharge the balance of her general cargo from London. The American steamer Nokatay left Port Chalmers last evening for Melbourne to continue discharge of "her New York cargo. She will subsequently go to Sydney, Newcastle, and Brisbane to complete discharge. The Manuka, which is due at Wellington on Monday from Sydney, will proc6cd Lyttelton on Tuesday, return to Wellington on Thursday, and sail from there the same day for" Sydney. -The barquontine \sahel is now about due at San Francisco from Rarotonga with a cargo of copra. On discharge she will load case oil for a New Zealand port. The_ Otira left Lyttelton last evening for Napier to complete her loading for London. r n*e liner Suffolk is to leave Lyttelton to-day for W'ollington to finish loading, and has been fixed to sail from that port on Tuesday for Boston and New York via Panama. The W aihemo, on completion of discharge of her case oil at Svdney will return to Auckland to load for Sah Francisco. The barque Ranpn, now loading timber at Opua for f-ydney, has been fixed to proceed to Newcastle on discharge to load coal for Pieton. A good _ trip was made by the ferry steamer Wahine from Lyttelton to Wellington last Tuesday night. She sailed from Lyttelton_at 9.45 p.m., and reached Wellington at t.45 o’clock on Wednesday morning—a 10 hours' run. This is excellent time considering the fact that the steamer is running with two boilers idle. The ketch Tararawa, owned by Messrs Smith and M'Kon/ie. of Auckland, has been purchased by Messrs Philp and Co., Ltd. She will be employed in the interisland trade. The Otaki is expected to peach Auckland from Live-pool to-morrow. Slip will call in turn at Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin. Melbourne, and Svdncv.

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine arrived at Lvttclton at 7.5 a.ni. to-<lay from Wellington. and mails and passengers connected with the first express for the south. STEAMER HAVRE COMING. The Havre left Singapore on March 31 with a large cargo of petroleum spirits for New Zealand. She is expected to reach Auckland about Anril 21. and after discharging part cargo there will proceed to Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin to complete discharge. THE BRITISH LIGHT. The steamer British Light is expected to reach Auckland at an early date. No particulars of her have so far been received beyond the fact that a number of letters have reached Auckland addressed to the steamer. They have been forwarded from London, and it is presumed that the steamer is carrying a cargo of oil for H.M.S. Renown. She will probably meet the warship at Suva, and will then steam to Auckland. The British Light is better known as No. 242, and during the war she was engaged in carrying oil for the nse of the British Navy. WELLINGTON-PICTON SERVICE. Representations were recently made to the Union Company by the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce with a view to securing an improved passenger service between Pictnn and Wellington. In his reply the general manager of the company states that, on account of the high cost of running steamers at present, the suggested service would entail an increase in rates. In announcing that the company had decided to make a- trial with a passenger and cargo service between Picton and Wellington, the manager ask? for the full co-operation of the public of Marlborough to make the experiment a success.

the island steamer. The Union Company advise that the i® to leave Suva to-day direct for Auckland with a cargo of fruit and sugar', sae should reach Auckland on Wednea day evening next. On account of the holidays to be -observed in Auckland in connection -with the visit ©f the Prince of vv ales, the departure of the Navua tor Fiji. Ttmga, and SamCa has been postponed until Wednesday, April 23. POET VICTOR’S MOVEMENTS. The local agents for the G. and D. Lme have been advised that the Port V ictor. after discharge of her Homo cargo at V ellington, will go to Lvttolton to load for England. She will leave, Lyttelton about May 1 for Port Chalmers, where she will lif/t 19.000 freight carcasses of frozen meat. This will be the first ship to the Burnside works relief. The. Port Victor will be despatched from Port Chalmers about May 3 for London via Panama. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following steamers should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night and to-morrow night : Awanui: Niagara (Suva to Aud'dand). Manuka (Sydney to Wellington), Moana (Rarotonga to Wellington), Iceland (Sydney to United Kingdom). Atua (Suva to Auckland), Kent (Newcastle to Wellington), Otaki (Liverpool to Auckland), Aavua (Suva to Auckland). Riverina (Auckland to Sydney), Ulimaroa (Wellington to Svdnoy), Koromtko and Kaiwarra (Auckland to Newcastle). Auckland : Niagara, Navua, Atua. Eiverina, Otaki. Wellington : Moana, Suffolk, Manuka, Tamm, Port Napier. Awarna : Nokatay (Port Chalmers to Melbourne), Paloona (Wellington to Melbourne). Chatham Islands : Port Lyttelton (New York to Auckland). SCHOONER DART SOLD. It is reported that Queensland buyer* have purchased the auxiliary schooner Dart, which was owned at one time by the \ ictorian Government and used as a training shin, for £5,600, It. is understood that the vessel will trade in Queensland waters in future.

The Dart is said to be more than 40 years old. When she was bought bv the Government for use as a training ship for boys, heavy expenses were incurred in reconditioning the vessel for her new purpose. Lately she was found to be unsuitable, and the training scheme was abandoned. The Dart was then taken out of commission and offered for sale. She lay idle at the wharf* for several months without attracting a buyer. Ultimately. however, the Government disposed of her for £1,500 to a private syndicate. Shortly afterwards the seamen’s strike occurred, and the vessel was placed in the Tasmanian mu. She is reported to have cleared her cost on the first trip, and several other profitable voyages followed. Later the Dart was resold to a second syndicate—this time for £3.500. The price reported to have been paid on the latest transaction is nearly four times as high as the amount secured for the vessel by the Victorian Government. COMMONWEALTH LINER CARAWA. According to reports received in Melbourne the Carawa, which went ashore at the end of March in the Galapagos group of islands, lias since become a total wreck. The Galapagos group lies- 600 nvles west of Ecuador, t Situated on the enuator, the group consists of five principal and eight smaller islands, with a total area of 2.950 square miles. The Carawa was leaking badly in the fore hold, and her rudder was broken off. Efforts were made to refloat the vessel. The cause of the mishap has not yet been ascertained, and it is understood that no casualties have occurred. Under the command of Captain J. H. Hyde, the Carawa left Texas on March 9.' with a cargo of case oil. bound for Brisbane, Sydney, Launceston, and Melbourne, and was due to arrive at Melbourne on May 12. f The Carawa, formerly the Austrian steamer JTurul. was built in 1907 at the yards of R. Craggs and Sons, Limited, Middlesborongh, her engines being constructed by the North-eastern Marine Engineering Company, Limited. Newcastle. She has a gross tonnage of 3,530 tons, is 350 ft in length, 49ft in breadth, and 23ft in depth. She was requisitioned by the Commonwealth Government, and was taken over from the Navy Department by the Commonwealth Government Line in March, 1918, and has been used as a cargo carrier. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, - 16—7 p.m., Koromiko. for Newcastle. GREYMOUTH. April 17.—9 a.m., Kaiapoi, for Melbourne. WELLINGTON. April 16—11.25 a.m., Waipori. firm Westport.—l2.ss p.m., Lorain, for Now Plymouth.—April 17 : 7.50’ a.m., Mamari. from Wanganui roadstead.—B a.m., Waimate, from Auckland. LYTTELTON. Anril 16.—1010 a.m., Wootfon, for Wellington.—s.2o p.m., Otiva. for Napier. (For continuation sec Late Shipping.)