SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXI, Issue 15494, 21 December 1910, Page 8

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON.

PHASES OF THE MOON. DECEMBER.

TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. High Water 8.22 a.m., 8.47 p.m. Sun rises 4.10 a.m., sots 7.38 pm. Moon rises 11.20 a.m., sets 9.2 a.m. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER.

Wind, N.E.; cloudy. ARRIVED. December 20, 6.30 am. —Maori, s.s., 3399 tons, Aldwell, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers— Two hundred and fifty-five saloon and one hundred and fifty steerage. December 20, 6.35 a.m.—Corinna, s.s.. 1271 tons, Cameron, from Timaiu. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20, 10.30 a.m.—X'garu, scow, 120 ions, Elvon, from Wellington. December 20, 11.10 a.m. —Amelia Sims, schooner, 98 tons, Jchnson, from Havelock. Pitcaithly and Co.-, agents. December 20 —Cygnet, s.s., 12f tona, Murray, from Aknroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. December 20, 6.40 p.m. —Wakatu, s.s., 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura and Wellington. Kinsey and Co., agents. December 20, 9.30 p.m.—Kapiti, s.s., 409 tons, Dewhuret, from Wanganui- Kinsey and, Co., agents. SAILED.

December 20 —Snowdonian, s.s.. 8870 tons, Griffiths, for Dunedin. Jarrah Timber Co., agents. December 20—Corinna, e.s., 1271 tons, Cameron, for Wellington, New Plymouth and Onohunga. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 19, 2.30 p.m.—Storm, s.s., 405 tons, Broadhou9e, for Timaru and Dunedin. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents.

December 20, 4.25 p.m. —Kini, s.s., 1129 tons, White-Parsons, foT Westport. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20, 4.40 p.m.—Star of Canada, s.s., 7280 tons. Hart, for Gisborne. Kinsey and Co., agents.

December 20, midnight—Ngaforo, s.g., 1137 tons,' Christian, for Gieymouth- Blackball Coal Company, agents. December 20. 8.40 p.m.—Maori, s.s., 3399 tons, Aldwell, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—One hundred and eighty saloon and one hundred •ieerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. THIS DAY.—Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington; Wimmora, s.s., from Dunedin; Tarawera, s.s., from Auckland, via Gisborne, Napier and Wellington; Star of Scotland, s.a., from New York, via Auckland and Wellington; Canopus, s.s., from Westport. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY. The Mararoa is due this morning from Wellington, and on the arrival of the second express will return to Wellington. Tho Tarawera will arrive to-day from Auckland, and will sail this afternoon for Dunedin. Bis Maitai left San Francisco for New Zealand on December 14 (timetable dato). The Komata will leave Picbon at six o’clock this morning with.the balance of her cargo of coal from Newcastle. The New Zealand Shipping Company is advised that the TuTakins, left Cape Town on Sunday for Wellington. Tho soow Zingaro, at present discharging piles and other cargo, will go on tho slip for overhaul purposes, probably to-day. The •chooner Eunioe will have a few repairs attended to in a few days. The scow Ngaru arrived yesterday from Wellington, with 75 tons of railway material. She left Wellington at 11.20 p.m. on Saturday ovening, and made a good passage to within two milos of Lyttelton Heads, but at eight o'clock on Monday evening the wind failed. Yesterday morning the wind freshened, and she was able to make port. The 'schooner Amelia Sims mado a good run down the coast from Havelock. The little vessel leit Havelock about nine o’clock on Sunday morning, and reached Lyttelton Heads at six o’clock yesterday morning. She has on board a large cargo oi timber. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Tokomaru left the Bluff yesterday for London, with a full cargo of wool and other produce. The strong nor’-wester that blew in the harbour yesterday caused the tug a good deal of trouble while towing the steamer Snowdonian from the Gladstone Pier. The steamer was lying fully exposed to tho wind, and, being very light, much difficulty was- experienced in getting her head round. After about twenty minutes’ work she was taken through the moles on her journey to Dunedin. From Dunedin she will go to Newcastle, to load coal for the Philippines. Captain E. D. Beck is in command of the Tyser steamer Star of Scotland, due this morning from New York. His officers are:Chief, Mr Patterson; second, Mr T. Bowling; third, Mr A. Nash; iourth, Mr T. Godwin; fifth, Mr T. Gresham. Mr Hunter is (Thief engineer, Mr J. Boyd second, Mr T. Corrigan third, Mr Richard fourth, and Mr J. Ford fifth. Mr R. Armitage is chief refrigerating engineor, and Mr C. Patrick second. Her cargo for Lyttelton consists of about 609 tons.

The ninth edition of the New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables for 1911 has just been published by the Marine Department. Besides valuable information, interesting to mariners, the book contains a concise chapter, written by Captain R. A. Edwin, on the winds and weather in New Zealand. The New Zealand Shipping and Seamen Act, 1900, is dealt with exhaustively by Mr G. Allport, secretary of the Marine Department. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Tainui is expected to leave to-day for Port Chalmers. After loading there she will proceed to ’Wellington, her final port before proceeding Home. Captain Benton, of the steomer Inga, has left Sydney for London, to take charge of a new steamer now building for the trade between Australia and New Zealand. Captain John Bull, firmerly of the schooner Houto, and who for some time has been chiof officer sitb Captain Benton, will have charge of le Inga.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. WELLINGTON, December 20. Arrived, 11.40 a.m., Mararoa, from Lyttelton.

Sailed. 3 p.m., Star of Scotland, for Lyttelton; 8.5 p.m.. Mararoa, for Lyttelton. WESTPORT, December 20. Sailed, 12.15 a.m.. Canopus, for Lyttelton. KAIKOURA, December 20. Sailed, 8.30 a.m., Wakatu, for Lyttelton. PIC-TON, December 20. Sailed, 6 a.m., Kcmata, for Lyttelton. PORT CHALMERS, December 20. Sailed, 7.25 p.m., Wimmera, for Lyttelton. BLUFF, December 20. Sailed, 6.30 a.m., Ulimaroa, for Hobart; 2.4 S p.m., Tokomaru, for London via Rio de Janeiro.

SHIPPING- TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 20.

Sailed —Monowai, for the south; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Turner, Flavell and Taylor, Messrs Bowker and Flavell. WELLINGTON, December 20. Sailed —Mararoa (8 p.m.), for Lyttelton, with 180 passengers. DUNEDIN, December 20.

Arrived Warrimco, from Melbourne. Koonya, from West Coast via Bluff. Sailed—Pakeha, for Auckland. Wimmera, for Sydney via Auckland; passengers for Lyttelton—Miss Southern, Mesdames Allen, Southern, Allan and Hungerford, Messrs Shanks, Dymor.d, Cook. Chapman, Southern, Des Moulins and Sootl. and Rov Allen. BLUFF, December 20. Arrived—Otaki, from Pert Chalmers. Sailed—Warrimoo. for Dnnedin. Ulimaroa, for Melbourne, Tokomaru, for London, via Bio de Janeiro. Koonya, for Dunedin. STEAM DISPLACES SAIL. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS. [From Ocr Correspondent.] . AUCKLAND, December 29. The well-known line of Craig sailing ships, whicih have bean engaged in the Australian and New Zealand trade for years past, is about to disappear, giving place to a new lines of steamships, which will be owned by a large syndicate. The Craig fleet is owned by Mr J. J. Craig, who informed a reporter this morning that it was his intention to dispose of the vessels as opportunity offered. Already some of the vessels have been disposed of, and the remainder may bo expected to disappear shortly. Some time ago Mr Craig announced thie step, giving as his reason that the New Zealand shipping laws were prohibitive. Ho joined a local syndicate for the purchase of the steamer Inge, and the experience with this vessel has been so Satisfactory that the syndicate has decided to establish a line of several steamers to engage in the Tasman Sea trade, at present carried on by the Craig sailing ships. The second steamer of the new line is now under construction at Home, and will be launched next year The new vessel will be about double the size of the Inga, and will carry almost 2000 tons of cargo. Her tonnage will be about 1400, and she will be equipped with all modern appliances for the rapid

handling of cargo. Captain Benton, late of the Inga, is now on his way to England to tako charge of the new steamer.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, December 20. Arrived, 4 30 a.m—Mnrama, from Wellington. H.M.S. Encounter, from Auckland. FREMANTLE. December 30 Arrived—China, from London.

d. b. m. K*w moon . . . 2 s 41 in. Firit quirtar . . , . 10 0 8S *.m. Full moon . . . . 10 10 •5 p.m. Lut quitter . . . 23 19 • p.m.

Oam. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer. . , , 29.54 29.52 29.54 Thermometer . 72 70 75