SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 16192, 19 March 1913, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON.

MARCH.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

Wind, N.W.; cloiidy. TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. High water, 0.50 0.m.;. 1.19 p.m. Sun rises, 6.5 a.m.; sets, 6.11 p.m. Moon rises, 4.38 p.m.; sets, 0.57 a.m. ARRIVED ' March 18, 6.50 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 2299 tons Hdwell, from Wellington. Union Steam Snip Do agents. Passengers—One hundred and jixty-onb mloon and one hundred and runetyE MKch r i? e i2.lb p.m.-Karori, s.s 1863 tons Dorley, from Timaru. i Union Steam Ship Marches! 6.20. p:m.—N»vua,-s.s., 2980 tons, Tcdd, from Nelson and Picton. Union Steam • Ship Company, agent*. SAILED. March 18, 7.10 p.m.—Navua, as., 2930 tons, Tcdd, tor Nelson and Pioton. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. ' March 18.' .7.6 -pm.—Poherua, 5.5.,,1178 lons, Irwin, for Greymouth. Union Steam 3hip Company, agents. i Maroh 18, 8.55 p.m.—Maori, s.s., 3399 tons, Aldwell, tor "Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—Two hundred and forty saloon and one hundred and eighty 'steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. THIS DAY.—Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington; Maitai, s.s.. from Dunedin; Petone, s.s., [rem Wellington; Ulimaroa, s.s., from Dunedin; Storm, s.s., from Nydia Bay; Opouri, (.s.,'from Greymouth; Kurow, s.s., from Newcastle; Mokoia, s.s., from NVellington; Wakatu, s.s., from Kaflcotira. From London—Whakarua, s.s., sailed Janue,ry 28, due Lyttelton about April 14; Tainui, • s., tailed. 'January 80, due Cape Town February 20, Hobart March 13, "Wellington March 17, Lyttelton March 24; Tongariro, s.s., sailed February 5, due Lytte.ton »bout Maroh 81; Rotorua, a.s., sailed February 13, due Cape Town March 8, Hobart March 27, Wellington April 1. Lyttelton April T; Rimutaka, s.s., sailed February 22, due Cape Town March. 13. Hobart. April 1, Wellington April 5, Lyttelton April 12; lonio, r.s. sailed February 27, due Cape Town Maroh 22, Hobart April 10, Wellington April 16. Lyttelton April 21 ■ From Liverpool—Essex, s.s., sailed January 1L due Lyttelton about Maroh 20; Pakeha, J.S., sailed February 4, left Cape Town February 19, due Lyttelton about April 6; Surrey, ;s.s., sailed February 22, due Lyttelton about April 30. ' From New York—Glenetine, s.s., sailed January 25, due Lyttelton-about March 22; Barenfels, s.s., sailed January 16, due LytM'lton about March 31; Collingwood, s.s.. jailed January 10, due Lyttelton about April 16: Briez Izel, i.e.. sailed February 7. due ■ Lyttelton about May 5; Courtfield, ».b., •ailed February 27, due Lyttelton about May :B0 From Montreal —Whakatane, «.«., sailed January. 15; due Lyttelton about Maroh 81; Kia Ora, s.s., sailed February 15, due .Lyttelton about April 25. ''. UNION STEAM SHD? COMPANY. ■. The Mararoa will arrive from Wellington "thif morning. She .will sail to-night on the return journey. The. Maitai is due to-* 3 *? from Dunedin. She will sail to-night for *.uckland. via Wellington, Napier and Gisfcorne. The Navua is due on Friday next with a further batch of Territorials. The Kini is due to-morrow with a cargo of timber from Greymouth. The Karori will sail today, for Greymouth to load timber for Melbourne and' Sydney. I'flE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY, LIMITED. Rushine—Leaves Wellington on April 8 for '.Rotorua—Left Plymouth on February 18, Cane Town March 7, for Wellington. Ruapehu—Left Plymouth on Maroh 15 for Wellington,- - ' ' ' ' Remuera—Lefti Wellington on March 7 for London. • Tongariio—Left London on February 8, Cape Town-March 8, for Dunedin. ' ' <y' ■' Rimutaka—Leaves London in Maroa for Wellington. ■ ' . . . :■ ... Paparoa—Leaves London on April 10 for Wellington. • Kaikoura-r-Left Wellington on March 8 for London.' Kaipara—Left London on March 2 for Auok•land. _ Opawa—Left. London on January 81, Cape Town February 26, for Auckland. Orari—Left Wellington for London ra February 27. ' ,-Otaki—Leavea London about April 4 for Dunedin.

Hurnnui—loft Wellington on February 8, Monte Video February 27, for London. ' Whakatane—Left St John on February 16 for Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland Wakanui —Left Wellington on January 25, Monte Video February 19, for London. Waimate—Leaves Wellington about March 25 for London. . :"Bakaia—Leaves St John about March 20 for Sydney and Auckland

* The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahins will sail to-day for Timaru in continuation of .Homeward loading. At the southern port the vessel will load a large quantity of wool (> frozen meat and dairy produce. The Ruahine is due back in Lyttolton early next week, and will load a large cargo. Subsequently she will sail for Wellington to complete coaling and loading, sailing on. April 8 for London. The Huddart-Parker Company's TJlimaroa will arrive in Lyttolton from Melbourne, via ports this morning. Tie vessel will sail tonight for Sydney, via Wellington. The Canterbury Shipping Company's Storm is due in port this morning from Wanganui, via Nydia Bay. The vessel will sail later for Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin. On Saturday last the New Zealand Shipping Company's Buapehu sailed from Plymouth for Wellington and Lyttolton, via Cape Town and Hobart. The liner is due at Hobart about April 22, and Wellington ' ,* C fif ta fei , - fe -, Cro f slaad ' RN - E " *•*>•> late Of the Tropic, in the Australian trade, has heen appointed to command the White Star liner Athemo, in place of Captain C H Kemp-son who has been appointed to' the Position of marine superintendent at Plymouth, for the. White Star Line. £ Mn »«»™d 'from London of Ihejjcath.of Captain Lyon, RN.R,, for many years a commander in the P. and 0. service After ieUring from the service, owing to illjjPit appointed nautical assessor Si? < S?x ßo . ard , of T™**' «d was a member of. the Titanio Board of Enquiry. He leaves „ > sr"i. ih 4 e , l , der ° L f whom ia * midshipman . on H.M.S. Bollerophon. Saturday next the Federal and Shire Norfolk will oail from Bunbury Western Australia) with a load of timber lor Auokland, Wellington and Lyttelton. On completion of discharge the vessel will load ltrNew Zealand for West of England ports. she will probably sail, for Avonmouth about inc end of May. Advice has heen received that the steamer ;indrapura arrived at London on March 4 .from Australian porta, vk Dunkirk and 'Liverpool. The-vessel will sail from London for Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand ports on April 6. Mv J. Hudson has joined the Taviuni m <third officer, in place of Mr A. W. Bcardall, who has been transferred to the Warrimoo. .'■ TELEGRAPH VOTTCE BOARD WELLINGTON, Msroh 18. ', Arrived, 6.55 a.m., Mararoa, from Lyttelton; 6.20 a.m., Peto'ne, from Lyttolton. Sailed, 12.10 p.m., Petone, for Lyttelton; .8.10 p.m.. John, for Lyttelton; 8 p.m., Mararoa, for Lyttolton. PORT CHALMERS, March 13. Sailed, 3.30 p.m., Maitai. for Lyttelton; '8.40 p.m., TJlimaroa, for Lyttelton. AUCKLAND, March 18. Sailed—Essex (6.15 a.m.), for Wellington. Victoria (4.10 p.m.), for east coast and south- \ trn ports. SHIPPFW TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, March 13. S'iled—Mararoa (8.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton, tith 165 passengers. DTTNEDIN, March 18. Arrived—TJlimaroa (8 a.m.), from Melbourne. Sailed—Kowhai (5.10 p.m.), for Gisbome, • vi'. wpy ports. TJlimaroa (5.40 p.m.), for Sydney, via Wellington; passengers for Lytioltcn—'Misses Hatchwell and Shearer (2), Mr Willis. Mnitai (2.30 p.m.) for Auckland; passengers for Lvttelton—Messrs Nicholson . ind Shrimpton, Miss Maude. "' TJIE FALL IN WHEAT FREIGHTS V • WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. ; Although inability to get wheat to the seaboard from the country, and the industrial '■ 'wrest amongst the workers, are both playing havoo with the shipping of wheat from Sydney, the situation as regards freight rates, more especially sailing vessels, is such all over the Commonwealth that shipowners are beginning to discern some good in the busi- ' pess out of Newcastle again, and contequent- . ly are more liable to accept a charter now than th«y war* a tow weeks ago, which ao-

counts for tonnage beiag beaded there from other Stages, perhaps even moTe freely than from ' Sydney, which has the- first-named troubles to combat. The latest vessel to be takon up for Newcastle loading—that at one time was almost a certainty fer a -reheat cargo—is tho barque Surnbawa, which will in all probability go to the West Coast. She was offering for tho conveyance of eoreals for some time, but after 37b and 38s engagements mado up to as recently as a week er two ago, 4s and 5a less was regarded as unsatisfactory; he-nco the Newcastle charter, at a, good rate, proved the more acceptable. The ship Forth, now at'Sydney, is another ves-el that circumstances may force te Newcastle too, and besides her there are others also. The care ef the Forth, however, illustrates the situation as well as the best of -them, and what to do with her to tho best and most profitable advantage must indeed be a puzrle to the owners. Whilst bound to Newcastle and Sydney from the Baltic 'wheat charters offered freely, rates at tho time being as high as 375, or perhaps a shade - hijher. Unfortunately for themselves the owners did not do business, preferring to await a further upward move. This did not "eventuate at any rate to the extent they desired, ar.d seems mere unlikely to than ever how, so the Forth is a ' free " phip, with freights in the vicinity of 335. What will bo done with her irf the end is very hard to say, but the chances certainly seem that unless the unexpected happens and better whoat freights offer, the owners will have to place her at present rates and' have her loading alongside a vessel fixed at tiro profitable rate they once turned aside, or. do as is being done with the Surabawa and some other vessels now on the list of " Expected at Newcastle."

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, March 18. Arrived—M-nuka, from Wellington. Kaiapoi, from Niw Zeala-d. i .. NEWCASTLE, March-18. Arrived— from Auckland. Cape F-inisierre, fr m Dunedin. ■ Sailed —Brisbane to- New Zealand. FREMANTLE, March 18. Arrived—Oram*, from London. m - LONDON .SHIPPING.

LONDON, Maroh 16. Arrived—Star of India, from Wellington.

"«" " . ..' d. li. u. No* moon . 8 11 53 a.m. First quarter . IS ft 23 a.m. Full moon . . . 23 11 SO p.m. Last quarter .80 0 28 a.m.

Barometer . . Thermometer . 9 a.m. 29.75 76 Uoon. ' 76 5 p.m. 20.80 79