SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15924, 9 May 1912, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MQON.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

xucjruiumcici • Wind S.W.: clear. ' • ■ TODAY’S ALMANAC. water, 10.13 a.m.; 10.36 P-m. Sun rises, 7/1 a.m.; 50t5..4.50 p.m. Moon rises, 11.8 p.m. ;• p.m. ARRIVED. a May 8, 6.45 a.m—Wiramcra. s.s., 3022 ton., Waller, from Dunedin. Kmscy and Co., ?S May 8, 9.20 a.m.—'Mararoo, s.s., 2593 tons. Manning from •Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers LTS, ™ k sSr s" iL . v thirty-two steerage. • ions, Mav 8 10.45 a.m. —Monowai, •> , * Company, agents. la , ’ -vr e e. cr3 Storer * 8 ■■s&cJF&J^*ass ? re •BreKSNOgfR Kelso Captafn Atkinson, Messrs Bcrlyn, f. W Limb, Boght, Hulme, Townsend M Kenrfo Bad°er. Goddard, Higson, Kennedy Maxell B Hindmarsh, Anderson, L a, ng, R " 3 ' Mouldey. M’Phco. Fogden and Atkinson, and

thirty steerage. •’ . t . May 8, 7 p.m.-Opouri, s.s.. »7l tons. Schutze, for Greymcuth. Zealand Ex pre°a Company, agents. „ , Mav 8 10 p.m.—Cvgnct, 8.5., 121 tons, mur ray, for’.Kaikoura. Stevenson, Stewart and C May ? B n io 5 p.m.-Wimmera. U, 3088 tons, y r. for'Sydney, via and Gisbome. ’ Kinsey and Co., agents. ras penrers: For Wellington-Misses Maltby and, Morris, Mesdames I'.osworthy and Mcs'rfi T. H. Barnett. Rogers and Davidson, for Napier-Miss Carter and Mr .or Auckland—Misses Wynfcs and Milton. Mes dames Milton, Dawson and Fraser Mesp M'T.ecd, L. B. Hart. Fraser and Davson for Sydney—Mrs ■ Barnett and Misses Barnett <2>' * '

expected arrivals. THIS DAY.—Maori, a.a., from Wellington; Ulimaroa. a.s., from Melbourne, via Hobart, Bluff ani Dunedin;- Himitangi. .s.s., from Wellington; • Pakeha, s.s., from Dunedin; Breeze, s.s.,'from Greymouth. , i From London—Arawa, s.s., sailed March 23. due Wellington May 14, Lytte.lon May 20: Paparca,- s.s., -sailed April 4. due Lyttelton about June 5; Ruapehu, j.s. sailed April 11. left Capo Town May 5, duo Hobart May 23, -Wellington May 28, Lyttelton June 3; ■ Tainui’, 5.«.. Bailed April 26. due Wellington about June 12, Lyttelton June 17. From Liverpool—Kent/' s.s., sailed March 12. due Auckland about May 12, Lyttelton May 23; Niwaru, a.s., sailed March 16. due Lyttelton May' 15; Nairnshire, a.s.. sailed Anril -4, due Lyttelton about Juno 19; Delphic, s.s/. sailed April 25; dtie Lyttelton about June 27. ' , From Montreal —Wairoate; a.s,, sailed March 15. due Lyttelton June 5; •Tokomaru, s.s.. sailed April 15, due Lyttelton about July 3. From New York—Anglo-Bolman, s.s., sailed February 11, left Sydney May 6. due Lyttelton about May lo; Hohenfels, s.a., sailad March 7, due Lyttelton about May 30; Tomoana, s.s.. sailed March 24 due Lvttelton about Juno 6: Neidenfe.a, s.s.. to sail April 27;. Courtfield, s.s., to sail Hay 6; Star of Australia, s.s., to sail May 10;. Anglo-Sanon. s.s., sailed April 25, due Lvtlellon about July 18. ’From Gefle, Sweden—Don, barque, sailed November 11, left Plymouth January 12, at Hobart May 8. From Pueet Sound— Alumna, four-masted schooner, left - Port Blakely March 19, duo Lvttelton about May 81. A • From Calcutta—Waitemata, a.s., sailed April 3, left Samarang April 15 due Newrastlo April 29, Auckland May 4, Lyttelton •bout May 10. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

Tho Maori will arrive from Wellington this morning, and will leave agu/.n for the-north ".'to-night. Tho Kittawa will leavo for tho West Coast on Monday. Tho Ivotuku will jail for Grovmouth to-morrow. The Waihora will leave about the end of next week for Westport to load for Sydney. The Wairuna is duo to-morrow to load for Sydney and Melbourne. Tho Waitemata is expected here about tho end of next week to discharge Her Calcutta cargo.

Tho Knikoura sailed from London on Tuesday. for Auckland, ■ via Melbourne. _ „ The B.M.S. Marama, which sailed from Auckland on April 7 for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver,' arrived at the Canadian port at 7 a.ra. on Thursday last. The Marama is scheduled to sail avain on the return voyage on May 15, and is due back at Auckland pn Tuesday. June 4, and Sydney on June 8. The Union Company has now sixty-seven steamers afloat, the largest of which*, the Mnkura, has a tonnage of 10.000 tons, and the smallest, the Squall, a tonnage of 365. There aro four steamers building, having a tonnage respectively of 13.500 tons, 3750 tons. 2100 tons and 800 tons. The total tonnage of Ihe fleet is 196 573 tons.

Tho TYhangarei Harbour Board is in a dilemma concerning tho site of the new en- „ trance light to the harbour, which it is proposed to erect. A wide diversity of ooinion txists between shipping masters as to whether the light should bo placed on Busby Head or ■the Watchman l3laud. Among those who urcro the Watchman Island as the site of tho light is Cantain Plummer, who is at present surveying tho entrance of the harbour. Tho Busby IJead advocates include nearly all tho Northern Steamship Company’s masters, and sjeo' tlie masters of small sailing craft. Tho Harbour Board has now decided to ask the Marine Department, to nominate a disinterested marine expert to decide the matter for it. The Union Company’s new steamer Katoa, successfully launched a Bhort time hack on the Wear, should prove a valuable addition to the now extensive “red funnel” fleet. ■ Sho is essentially a cargo-carrier of the single-deck type, with poop bridge and forecastle,, and has very clear holds. She was built up to Lloyd’s highest class, and designed to carry 3700 tons on a light draught. ' Tho engines, which have been designed with ■ » view to high speed, havn cylinders 24. 40 • »nd 63in by 42in stroke. Tho Katoa should loon leave for New Zealand.. Mr T. J. Wood signed on the Maitai at Auckland as acting-third officer. Tho Defender arrived yeaterdav morning with a cargo of timber from Hokitika. Sho is to go on the slip on Friday in order to have a new shaft and propeller fitted. Tho Huddart-Parker Line Company's Ulimaroa is duo in port this morning from Dunedin. The vessel will load a big cargo of produce for Australia and sail later for Sydney via Wellington. The* Cygnet left for Knikoura last night and will return to port this afternoon. She will sail to-morrow for Akaroa, Tho Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s ..liner Pakelia left Dunedin yesterday •for • Lyttelton in continuation of Homeward discharge. The vessel has about 1600 tons of cargo to. land here, and will leave about Monday next for Picton to commence . loading for London. The vessel will call at , a number of ports in the North Islnnd and sail on May 28. from Auckland for Home. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company’s Hn«r Ruahine is due this morning from London, via Cane Town, Hobart and Wellington. The vessel has about 1800 tons of cargo to land hero and is expected to complete discharge on Saturday and leave on that day for the south to start Homeward loading. / The steamer Himitangi left Wellington last . night for Lyttelton and should arrive hero Into this afternoon. She :s to sail for Chatttam Islands to-morrow. • The WTiangape is to leave Bluff to-dav for Sydney with produce. On completion of discharge at the New South Wales port sho - will go to Newcastle to load coal for Lyttel- ’ ton. Tho To Anau resumed her commission yesterday and will sail to-day for the Mest Coast. Cantain Doorly wiT have command, with Mr Edge as chief officer. Tho second officer has rot yet been decided upon, but Mr P. S. M’Donald. who has been actinc: ' third on the Kniapoi. will transfer to the Te 'Anau as third officer. Mr C. M. Fraser, who recently passed his examination at Melbourne for his master’s

ticket, has been appointed to tho position of chief officer of tho Kaiopoi, tho acting l chief and second officers reverted to their previous positions, while Mr M'Donald, acting third, transferred to tho To Anau.

SAILING SHIPS WITH ENGINES. It i 3 stated that the great steel sailing! ship Dirigo, of tho Sewall fleet, of Maine, on her arrival at Puget Sound will bo fitted with auxiliary engines, in order that sho may utiliso the Panama Canal when it is completed. Presumably this auxiliary machinery will be installed also in tho other fine steel square-riggars that- fly tho Sewall flag. This means (says tho Now York "Marino nol ”) that for some years longer those Intest and finest examples of American clipper ships will still ho in activo . servico. It had boen 'supposed that tho Panama Canal would deal a final blow to square-rigged sailing ships, which have found their last employment in the coa3t-to-coast trade around Capo Horn. But tho wide belt of calms the western terminus'of tho canal can bo defied by tho use of auxiliary engines, which have already beer, successfully introduced into branch and German square-riggers. Apparently the Sewall fleet is going to remain a factor in coast-to-coast transportation. bheso steel ships, six in number, arc very great and economical carriers, their capacity of heavy cargo being in the neighbourhood of 50CO tons. The auxiliary engines will not only enable to 0 " 1 to make good headway through tho flcklo winds of (lie canal approaches, but jvill bo of great assistance in making and leaving tho American ports. To the steam tonnage already afloat or under construction for the Panama, Canal tho Inrgo Sewall ships will be a valuable reinforcement. Thero is no reason why some cf the largo schooners of tho Atlantic and Pacific coast-wiso trade should not also be utilised, for carrying through the canal. 'Hisy would be particularly well adapted for coal and lumber cargoes.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. AUCKLAND, May 8. ' Sailed, 2.25 p.m., Talune, for Cook Islands; 4.25 p.m., Zcalandia, for Sydney. f WELLINGTON, May 8. Arrived, 6.50 a.m., Maori-, from Lyttelton; 5.10 p.m., Arapawa, from Lyttelton.

Sailed, 4.30 p.m., Warrimoo, for Sydney; 6.10 p.m., Eualiine, for Lyttelton; 7.15 p.m., Himitangi,, for Lyttelton; 8.5 p.m,, Maori, for Lyttelton,

KAIKOURA, May 8. Arrived, G a.tn., 'Wakfttu, from Lyttelton. PORT CHALMERS, ‘ May 8. Sailed, 3.45 p.m., TJlimnroa, for Lyttelton;

4.55 p.m., Pakelia, for Lyttelton.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPARA HEADS. May 8. Arrived, 3.50 p.m.—Aratapu, brigantine, from Lyttelton,

AUCKLAND, May 8.

Arrived—Zealand: a. from Vancouver: passengers —Messrs Say. Phillips, Anderson, Burgess, Schwab. Wilson, Cameron. J. W. Hoot, J. F. Dolphin, Mr and Mrs Kidd, Mr and Mrs Herman. Mrs Morrison, Mrs F. Zendcy, Mr and Mrs J. Mallisioh and two children, Mr and Mrs Hotten, Mrs Robsorf Mrs W. H.. Sivazev and child. Misses Browne (2). Mr C. A. Eiridge, Miss E. Johnson. Mr and Mrs E. Wardle, and* fifteen third-class. Thoro are one hundred and fifteen through passengers. . WELLINGTON, May 8.

Arrived—Warrinioo, from Svdney; passengers for Lyttelt-on—Masses Bourke, Messrs Loftus and Hallenstein, Professor Ives Cock and nino steerage., ’ Sailed—Maori (8 p.m.), for Lvttelton; passengers—Misses Nash, Wild, Boyens, Levin, Farrow; Shaw, Baxter, V T ocd, Hamilton. Boss, Briant, Barker, Spencer, Bell. Kirk and Parsons, ' Mesdames Blyth. Bussell, Wood, Spencer, Onpell, Mills. Bannatyne, Cook, Chaonian. Warwick and Mvers. Messrs Blyth, M’Donald, Tavlor, .Bussell, Williams, Elliott, Dunbar, Kelly, Bonnie, Swanson. Croft, Grane, Fay, Duncan, Paterson, Cook, Davis, Donniston, Crow, Warwick, Biss, Kitchie, Mvers, Sinclair and Thomuson. DUNEDIN, May S.

Sailed—Patella, for Lvttelton. Uliraaroa, f or Sydney, via Wellington; passengers for LyUclton—Mrs Grear, Messrs Laneton, Bufße, Callaghan and Grear, Miss Leech.

AUSTBALIAN SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, May 8. Sailed—Waitemata, for; New Zealand. SYDNEY, May 8. Sailed 5.30 p.m.—Victoria, for Auckland. . .-MELBGUFAE May 8. Sailed—Maunyanui, for the Bluff.

MAY. • a. h. m. Full moon . . • 1 9 49 p.m. Last quarter c 9 8 26 p.m. New moon . . . 17 9 44 a.m, First quarter . 21 1. 41 a.m. Full moon . . 31 11 0 a.m.

9 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer . . 30.10 30.00 30.04 53 Thermometer 49 54