SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIX, Issue 14681, 12 May 1908, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. MAY.

WEATHER REPORT Hivh Water, This Day (Tuesday): Mornfa»S 12.4 a,in., afternoon 1.5 p.m. Sun rises 7.6 a.m., sets 4.47 p.m. Moon rises 3.4 p.m., sets 3.8 a.m. MONDAY, MAY 11. ■4 tt.JS. Nooji. 5 p.m. *oromoter . . 30.32 30.20 30.25 Thermometer . 50 57 52 ARRIVED May 11, 2.30 a.m.—lndraghiri, s.s., 4927 tone, Wilkes from Liverpool via northern ports. Kinscv. Darns and Co,, agents. SAILED.' May 11, U 35 p.m.—Koonya, s.s,, 1001 tons, Mackenzie, i»r Wellington, Westport and Oreymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. I May 11, 5.20 P-m- —Toroa, s.s., 383 tons, Peterson, 'ior Oatnaru und Timaru. Kinsey, Barns and Co., afiV'Aß- - 11, 6.25 p.m.—Mararoa, s.s., 2533 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. P.assengers—lso saloon and steerage, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Prom London—Niwaxu, s.s., at Auckland April 28: Turakina, s-s., at Wellington. Paparoa, s.s., at Wellington May 9. Whakatane, s.s., left March 21; Athemo, s.s., left Cape Town April 24; Opawa, s.s, left April 15; Matatua, s.s, left April 10; ap , anu .> h® - ’ loft April 1G; Tomoana. s.s, left April 20, Corinthio. s.s, left'May 2. i Prom Liverpool—Morayshire, s.s, at Auckland May 7. Star, of Australia, s.s. Urnwall, s.s, left April 11. Pifoshire, s.s Prom New York—Mimiro, s.s, left Sydney May 8. African Monarch, s.s, left .jydnoy May 5; Bucoros, left April 8; Star of New Zealand, s.s, left April 12. Stephanotis, s.s. left April 29. . , , s . P .prom Sydney—Moana, s.s., left May 6, Uliniaroa, s.s, 'eft May 9. Prom Melbourne —Maitai, s.s. From Marseilles Salamanca, Italian barque, at Port Chalmers May 9. Prom Edithburg—Bankiiolds, barque, led April 23. 1 nr ir Vrom Calcutta —Wailiora.. 0.8., at Wellingtop’rom Bunbury—Hampstead, s.s, left April 23. THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. TUESDAY.—Maori arrives from Wellington and leaves on return trip. Corinna arrives from Tim aril, Oamaru and Dunedin, and' leaves for New Plymouth and Onehunga. Kaiapoi leaves for Westport. ' The ss. Toroa came out of the Lyttelton, dock yesterday afternoon, after having been cleaned and painted, and left later for Oamaru and Timaru,. whence she is to go to ellington and Napier. The s.s. Cygnet will leave Lyttelton for Akaroa via the bays Ibis morning. ■The schooner Annie Hill is expected to leave Lyttelton to-day or to-morrow with a oargo. of produce for Greymouth. The s.s. Wakaru, which left late last mght for Stonyhurst to land the cargo she was unable to land on Saturday, is to return to Lyttelton, and is to leave here for Kaikoura and Wellington'to-morrow evening. The Union Steamship Company’s s.a. Waihora, from Calcutta, now at Wellington, is expected to arrive at Lyttelton to-morrrw. She has between 300 and 400 tons of cargo to land here, and will leave this port for Timaru. The ship canal from Berlin to Stettin, whioh will transform the capital into a seaport accessible to vessels of moderate size, will, according to present expectations, bo completed in 1912. The canal will be navigable for ships the dimensions of which do not exceed the following measurements: Length 220 ft, width 26ft, draught sft 6in, and will bo wide enough for two vessels of the above dimensions to pass at any point. The total cost will be approximately £2,250,000. The oanal runs through ValenStinswerder, Elhorswolde and Saatwinkel, and joins the Oder before reaohing Stettim / The Tyser s.s. Indraghiri, from Liverpool via Auckland and Wellington, anchored in the Stream at 2.30 a.m. yesterday, and at 6.30 a.m. was berthed at No. 6 wharf. After putting out about 800 tons of cargo here, she is to leave at noon to-morrow for Dunedin, where she will finish discharging and whence she will proceed to Sydney for Homeward loading.

A “ Notice to Mariners ” of considerable importance appears in tho New Zealand “ Gazette ” ol May 7, which state's that the Bluff Harbour Board has given notice that two leading beacons have been established, ono on tho point near the. Tewaowao Rocks, and one further up the beach to the north-eastward, showing bright white lights along the fairway of the south channel. Tha beacons when in line bean- N. sdeg E. The lights are Wigham lights, and should be visible in clear weather at a distance of about six miles. Two more beacons, also with Wigham lights, but with rod Tays, which should be visible four -dee, have been placed on the harbour sii ,f tho entrance for the next bend in the ch.the frornt light being on l'ewaewae Feint, and the rear one about 220 yards to north-westward of it. These beacons in line bear N. 32deg W. Lights with green rays have also been established, for the two leading beacons on the middle bank,- bearing in line N. 68deg W. It is reported by,Millars’ West Australian •Hardwoods 'Company that the s.s. Hamstead, 3437 tons (Captain Hill) left Bunbury on April 29 with a freight ol j tin ah for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Wellington about the end of next week. The barques Glimt and Canterbury are loading at the same port for Lyttelton and Wellington respectively. Another barque, the Aleada, hae been fixed to load for the Bluff. Tho Kaitangata, an addition 6 o the Union Company’s carrying fleet, is loading for Timaru and Dunedin. The oargo steamer Buceros, now eh route to 'New Zea-

Hand from New York, for the A. and A. line, will, on discharge of 'her American freight, proceed to West Australia to load jarrah for Now Zealand. “ Hair Play ” states that the steel ®.s. Mercedes, 4-187 tons gross, 2925 tons net, 1)111.111 hy the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Newcastle, in 1902,' with engine® 27in, 43in and 72in by 48in stroke, by tho NorthEastern Marine Engineering Company, and owned by Messrs Christie and Co., Cardiff, ha 3, it is reported, been sold to the Admiralty. The price is believed to be about £52,000. The Mercedes was well known in New Zealand, having on several occasions loaded coal from Westport and Wellington for liong Kong for the Admiralty. The first steamer to exceed 10,000 tons was the City of Paris in 1888; the first to exceed. 20,000 tons, the Celtic, in 1901; and tho first to exceed 30,000 tons, t(he Lusitania. In 1810 the average speed of Atlantic steam shipping was 8 knots an hour; 1850, 12 knots; 1860. 12J knots; 1870, 1U knots; 1880, 15+ knots; _ 1890, 20 knots; 1900, 23J knots; and 1907, 25 knots. During the past sixty-seven years the i.h.p. has increased from 710 to 88,1X10. The " Sydney Morning Herald ” states that -h°, union Company’s new etca-mor Tofua, ffhloh was specially built for the- Island trade, gave satisfactory results during her final trial trip on th 9 Clyde, in unfavourable weather and in loaded trim she averaged' a speed of , 14 i knots over a measured mile. Later, during her run from the Clyde to Liverpool, she maintained an average speed of 14J knot* an hour, with only three out of her four boiler® in use. Tho Tofua, which is admirably equipped for the Eastern Pacific trade, is 050 ft long, 48ft ■ bread, a.ii?' 31ft deep. Her f?ross tonnage is 42C0 tons, equal to that of the Moernlri. Accommodation is provided for 109 _ first-class cabins, which, as well as the dining, drawing and smoking rooms, are situ-' p.tod on dock. Adequate provision is uiado for ilio carrying of fruit and tropical cargo. Under the command of Captain M'Beth, the Tofua left Liverpool on April 16, for Sydney, via South Africa. She will leave Sydney on Juno 23 to entor the Island service, taking the plaoo of tho Navua. A cablegram has been received at the head office of the Union Company announcing the arrival of the Tc-fua at Cape Town, one day ahead of her scheduled arrival. After discharging her cargo at the Cape, she proceeds to Algoa Bay, Bast London, and Durban, thence to Sydney.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. AUCKLAND, May 11. Arrived, 2.10 p.m., African Monarch, from Sydney. "WELLINGTON, May 11. Arrived, 3.30 p.m., Helen Denny-, barqtfe, from Newcastle. Sailed, 8.15 p.m., Maori, for Ly-ttelton. LYTTELTON, May 11. Arrived, 2.30 a.m., Ir.draghiri, from Wellington. Sailed, 1.10 p.m., Koonya, for Wellington; 5.25 p.m., Toroa, for Timaru; 6.20 p.m., Marnroa, for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 11. Arrived, 5.20 a.m., Rarawa, from Qnchunga (caught tho Wellington express). WESTPORT, May 11. Sailed, 6 urn., Canopus, for Lyttelton. GKEYMOUTH. May 11. Sailed, C.lO p.m., Kini, for Lyttelton. PORT CHALMERS. May 11. Saimd, 7 p.m., Wimmora, for Lyttelton. BLUFF, May 11., Sailed, 10.30 a.m., ItakaiH, for London, via Monte Video; 4 p.m.. Orange Branch, for Sydney; 4.40 p.m., Warrimoo, for Hobart, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPARA, May 11. Arrived —Northern Chief, bary.ue, from Auckland.

AUCKLAND, May 11. Arrived—African Monarch, from Now York, via Australia Sailed—Aeon, for Island ports and San Francisco. Mokoia, for Sydney. Daniel, barque, for Whangarei and Sydney. WELLINGTON, May 11. Sailed, 8.10 p.m.—Maori, for Lyttelton; passengers—Misses Abraham, Young, Barker, Mack, Primmer, Litchfield, Laurmar, Smith, Gorton, Martin, Harvey, Ross, Follow, M’Manaway (2), Palliser and Allen, Mesdames Wardell and child, Dcneston, Williams, Tripe, Hayward, Abraham, Thoms, Parnhani, Johnstone, Kernot and child, Harris and family, Ruddenklau, Spiers and child, lurth, Mitchell, Richardson, Dee, Ross, M’Manaway (2), Free, Palliser, Hiens, Young, Allen and three children and M’Phurson and two bojs, Justices Williams and Dcnniston, Dr Lines, Messrs Buckley, Angus, Harris, Hobbs. Hulme, Hodges, H. Wardali, Pryne, Harvey, Haggett, Havwavd, Abraham, ihom3, Berkerin, Parnhani. Stead, Kernot, Henry:-, Harris, Ruddenklau, Spiers Thompson, Milno, Anderson, Brown, Kay, Taylor, 1 a nisei- Whitmaster, Hastings, Waits, Blackmore, Wardon, Rimdle, GUIs, Cornish, Simmonds, Ralph, Crump, Conn. Mitchell, Free, Holmes, Woodman, Reeves, MiUan, Robison, Watson and Darrell (2). . I DUNEDIN, May 11. Arrived —Wimmera, from Sydney. Sailed—Storm, for northern ports. BLUFF, May 11. Sailed—Warrimoo, for Melbourne. Orange Branoh, for Sydney. Rakuia, for London. ' AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, May 11. Arrived— Strathmvon, from Dunedin. lIOBART, May 11. The Maitai sprang a small leak between Melbourne and here. ~ MELBOURNE, May 11. Arrived—Rotomahana, from Wellington. Maitai, from Hobart. The causc_ of the leakage is believed to, bo a fractured plate, lho vessel will bo docked to-morrow.

u. h m. Few moon . 1 3 !U.m First quarior . . 8 10 B3 p.m Full moon . .16 4 2p.m Last quarior . . 23 11 47 p.m Now moon . SO 2 45 p.m