SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15900, 11 April 1912, Page 6

SHIPPING.

/ LYTTELTON. V PHASES OF THE MOON. v APRIL.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. a.m. Noon. op.m. Barometer . . 29.97 29.99 30.01 Thermometer . 5G 08 wj Calm; overcast. TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. High water, 11.33 a.m.; 11.56 p.m. Sun rises, 6.30 a.m.; sets, 5.33 p.m. Moon sets, 3.14 p.m. ' DRIVED. I April 10, 9.30 n.m.—Mnraroa, s.s., 2593 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—Three hundred and'eleven saloon and steerage. SAILED. April 10, 12.30 p.m.—Pukaki, s.s., 1444 tons, Tato, for Timaru. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. ' . April 10, 5.15 p.m.—Wakanni, s.s.. Cal', tons, Makepeace, for Dunedin. New Zea.and Shipping Company, agents. April 10. 6.40 p.m.—Mararoa. s.s., 2598 ton 3, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company,- agents. Passengers—Two hundred ualcon and steerage. April 10, 10 p.m.—Cygnet, s.s., 124 tons, Murray, for Kaikoura. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. April 10, 2 p.m.—Amelia Sims, senooner, 98 tons, Johnson, for Wellington. Pitcaithly snd Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

THIS DAY—Maori, 5.5.,. from Wellington; Monowai, s.s., from Auck.and, via ports; Maunganui, s.s., from Melbourne, via southern ports; Breeze, s.s., from Wanganui, Storm, a.a., from Timaru; Wimmera. s.s., from Dunedin; Wakatu, s.s., from Kaikoura. From London —• Himutakni, s.s., ssLed February 4, due Lyttelton April 12, Corinthic, s.s., sailed February 29, at Hobart April 10, duo Wellington April 16, Lyttelton April 23; Ruahine, 8.5., sailed March 14. due Cape Town March 23, Hobart April 11, Wellington April 16, Lyttelton April 22; Pakoha, s.s., sailed March Lyttelton May 15; Arawa, s.s.. sailed March 23, due Caife Town April 20, Hobart May 9, Wellington May 14, Lyttelton May 20; Faparca, a.a., sailed April 4, duo Lyttelton about May 29. From Liverpool—Surrey, a.s., sailed Februftjy 5, duo Lyltolton about April 19; Kent, ».s., sailed March 12, due Auckland about May 12, Lyttelton May 23; Niwaru, s.s., sailed March 16, duo Lyttelton May 15. From Montreal —Karnmea, s.s., tailed February 21, due Lyttelton* about May 5; Waimate, s.s.,’ sailed March 15, due Lyttelton June 5. From New York—Kettenturn, s.s.. sailed* January 21, duo Auckland about April 2, Lvttelton April 16; Anglo-Bolivian, s.s., soiled February 11, due Lyttelton about May 4; Hohenfels, s.s., sailed March 7, due Lyttelton alriut May 30; Tomoana, b.s., sailed March 24, diia Lyttelton about Juno 6. From Gefle, Sweden —Don, barque, sailed November 11, loft Plymouth January 12 From Puget Sound—Alumna, four-masted schooner, sailad March 80, due Lyttelton about May 81. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

The Maori will arrive from Wellington this

morning, and will leave to-night on the return journey. The Maunganui will arrive from Melbourne, via southern porjs, this morning, and will sail to-night for Sydney, ■ ria Wellington. The Monowai is due from Auckland this morning. She will sail for Dunedin this affernoon, returning here on • Monday next. The Karori, Kittawa, Koonya and Kamona will probably get away to-day, provided there i 3 sufficient rolling-stock.

The Corinthic was signalled off Hobart at noon yesterday. There was a considerable shortage of roll-ing-stock in Lyttelton yesterday, and in coneequence several • vessels were compelled to cease work 1 during the afternoon. With the arrival of two intercolonial boats to-day work in tho port wiil bo. exceedingly brisk. After taking in a big cargo of frozen meat, together with a number of other lines, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s Athenio will leave to-morrow for Wellington to com£lete. She is due to leave on April 18 for ondon, via Monte Video and other ports. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Athenic will leave Lyttelton to-morrow for the north in continuation of Homeward loading. The American and Australian Lino steamer Anglo-Bolivian, which left New York on February 11, arrived at Melbourne yesterday. After discharge at that port the vessel will proceed to Sydney, and thence to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due hero early next month. The' New Zenland Shipping Company’s steamer Karamea, which left Montreal on iebruary 21, arrived at*Melbourne yesterday. The vessel will subsequently visit Sydney, and will then come on to New Zoaiand. Auckland wj}l be her first port of call, Wellington. Lyitelton and Dunedin following. Tho Cygnet’ left for Kaikoura. last night. She will return this afternoon, and sail tomorrow morning for Akaroa. The barquentine Handa Isle made a rather smart passage to Sydney from Thames cn her last trip. She left the New Zealand por; on March 29, laden with 219,000 ft of pine,' and made the run across in thirteen days. The Opouri is expected to complete discharge of her oargo of timber to-day, and will leave for Picton, New Plymouth and Greymouth. On discharge at the latter port the vessel will probably load timber for Lyltelton. The Huddart-Parker Line Company’s intercolonial steamer Wimmera is due here this morning from Dunedin. The vessel is to load a big cargo of general produce, and will sail to-hight for Sydney, via Wellington, Napier, Gisborno and Auckland. The Storm is due here to-day from Timaru. The vessel is to load a quantity of general cargo, and will sail for Picton and Wanganui. The Chatham Islands Fishing Company’s steamer Himitangi, ".at present in Wellington undergoing overhaul, is expected to leave that port about the end of,the week for the Chatham Islands, via Lyttelton. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s liner Pakeha, en route to London, left Cape Town on Thursday, April 4, in continuation of her voyage. The Tainui. which left Wellington on February 22, arrived at Plymouth on Friday last. The Wakatu is duo here to-night from Wellington, via Kaikoura, Stonyhurst and Mbtunau. She will sail for the north tomorrow.

Having completed Homeward loading in the North Island, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s new cargo* steamer Hurumri is to proceed this week to Timaru, and from tho litterr port to Lyttelton. In all probability lha vessel will reach hero about the middle of next week.

The New Zoaiand Shipping Company’s liner Remuera, at present discharging and leading Homo cargo, should leave port on Saturday next for Bluff. After visiting several other ports the vessel will revisit Lyttelton. /

The Arapawa is expected here to-morrow morning with sheep irom 'Wellington. After discharge she will load general cargo for Wellington and Patea. The Breeze is Sue here early this morning Irom Wanganui. She will probably leave later for southern ports. The Oswestry Grange's accident in Sydney harbour recently was the cause of the vessel receiving a bent tail-shaft, and it was of course necessary for her to go into dook. It wag found on examination that the tail-shaft ■was bent so much that it could not ho token out through tho tube to allow of a new one being fitted. Consequently the beeit part bad to be cut off Wore it was possible io remove the shaft. Under tho old system employed for cutting it would have taken about three days to lop off the hent end, but with iho comparatively new oxy-acetvleno process tho work was executed in exactly forty minutes. The instrument used for cutting the shaft consisted of an oxy-acetyleno mixed bloweT. Tho oxygen and acetylene gases aro supplied through flexible tubing from cylinders, anil the two mixed gases discharge through an gnnular opening in tho end of the nozzle of the cutter. The operator’s eyes were protected with gogglee as he played the ,vicioussounding jot on to tho shaft. Tho result wa3 wonderful, for almost immediately a stream ■nf molten metal ran away from the solid iron mass, and a cut wa3 made in it. As the course of the out was pursued, tho metal poured cut like hot hutter. Though the heat bring directed on the object was terrific |Booodeg.), such is the manner in which it i« concentrated that the operator was able to hold his head within a couple of feet of the hissing flame and control the outter. Neither was any inconvenience felt by the few spectators who stood on tho platform within a few yards of where the cutting blowpipe was being operated. After playing ,-n the shaft for only forty minutes fhe oxyscetyleno jet had accomplished the desired end.

telegraph notice hoard. AUCKLAND. April 10. Arrived, 6.45 a.m., Mongolia, from Sydney. Sailed, 5 p.m., Mongolia, for Sydney; 6.15 m.. cable steamer Iris for Norfolk Islands. WELLINGTON. April 10. Arrived, 6.50 a.m., Maori, from Lyttelton; 6.40 a.m., Moeraki, from Sydney; 9 a.m.,

Corinna, from Lyttelton; 4.50 p.m., Whangapo, from Newcastle. Sailed, 6.30 a.m., Kangatirn, for London; 6.10 p.m.. Monowai, for Lyttelton; 8.25 p.m., Maori, for Lyttelton. KAIKOURA, April 10. Sailed, 10 a.m., Wakatu. for Lyttelton. TIMARU, April .10. Sailed, 4 p.m., Storm, for Lyttelton. OAMARU. April 10. Sailed, 7 a.m., Amokura, for Port Chalmers. PORT CHALMERS, April 10. Sailed. 12.15 p.m., Wimmera, for Lyttelton; 12.40 p.m., Roseric, for Newcastle; 3.50 p.m., Maunganui, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, April 10. Sailed —Mongolia, for London, via Australia and ‘Suez. Kia Ora, for Wel.ington. Iris, cnblo steamer, for Suva, Fanning and Norfolk Islands. WELLINGTON. April 10. Sailed—Maori (8.26 p.m.'), for Lyttelton; passengers —Misses Davison, Osborne, Kennedy, Jamieson, Stevens, M’Fredcris (2), Crawford. Rcbir.son, Bain, Francis. Meatchom, Oily, Sliarland and Sunat’n, Mesdamos Etupson, Williams, Ferguson, Stephens. Ross, Clark. Wood, Stevens, Sharland, Curline, Brenner, Roy, Jones, Fleming, M’lntyre. Francis, Ollam, Sharland. Bridges, Smith. Hutchen and Roach, Messrs Webb, Riddell, Ferguson. Empson. Garvcs, Sewer, Hyde, Spencer, Oskes, Tait, Dclier, Boyle. Armit, Noakcs, Parkhani, Gordon, Middleton, Buddlcm. Mcekin, Paton, Gibson. Robson. Hewitt, C'.nridge, Ward, Kayland. Gregor, Bridges. Munro, Smith, Henskilwocd, Roach, Ilutcheri, Vincent, Smith and Wick!'r“ll' DUNEDIN, April 10. Sailed—Roseric. Maunganui, for Sydney, via Wellington; passengers for Lyttelton Miss Wedgewood, Mesdamos M’Gill and Birkett, Messrs Grierson and Waidi. Wimmera: for Sydney, via Auckland; passenger for Lyttelton—Mr Park. australHF£hipping. SYDNEY, April 10. Sailed, 7.30 p.m. —Victoria, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, April 10. Sailed—Moana, for the Bluff. Tho foliowing are passengers ior New Zealand by the Orsma:—Dr Woodhead, Rev Grailce. Messrs Fisher. Glen, Buchanan, M’Afee, Morton and Preston. Meednmes Fisher. Graike, Fir.'h. Mnughan, Palmer, Buchanan, Henderson, Morton and Woodhead, Misses Fisher, Davis, Finch (3), Gibbons, Fiddes. Heywood. Henderson, Gillies. Gobcrt, Harper, On* and Wocdhead (4), and thirtv-five in the third class. HOBART, April 10. Arrived, 2 p.m.—Corinthic, from London. She landed 165 passengers here, and 492 arc proceeding to New Zealand.

d. h. m. Full moon . . « 9 35 a.ra Last quarter . 10 2 54 a.m New moon . 17 11 10p.ni 1 First quarter . ". 8 lTp.m