SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16808, 18 March 1915, Page 9

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Wind, N.E.; oloar. XO-DAY'S ALMANAC, ■figli water 5.35 a.m.; C. 56 p.m. • >un rises 6.5 a.m.; acts 6.13' p.m. kloon rises 8.12 fc.ru.; sets 7 p.m. ARRIVED. March 17, 6.45 a.m.—Maori, s.e., 8309 tons, inning, from Wellington. Union Steam ip Company, agents. Passengers—Missei naston, Paimer, Jennings, Thornton, Ja cson, iVice., Langdon. Humphries, North, icLean, Martin, Marsdcn, Gofle. Pearcc, .o, Woodhouse, Fisher, Stewart. (3), Kichieou, Dewar and Jammaya, Mesdames urchward, Walsh, Walker, M'Kenzio. Fosr, Wilson, Best, Perkins, Andrews. Kersloy, ulsa, Peryman, Lloyd, Sedmen, Dwyer, icse, Pond, Walker, Judsou, Panlthurst, eddy and Strachan, Messrs Spiers, Zachah. Hall, Lahgridge, Cook, Blacaley, Price, icFarlane, Harper. Luttroll, Bum, Craig, all. Ranger, Guthrie, Cotter, Couchman, aoook, Milne Hoinby, Meyer, Cook. Gordmtin. West,-Scott, Puckery, Rodgers, Ross, .'on, I>omas, Smith, Kersley, Peacenan, lymannon. Sharp, Walker, Partridge, Bridr. White. Best, Perkins, Acland. Wulkeloy, »lsh, Paddington, I>loyd, Bowles, Hyde, ells. Hale, Lewis, Rotliwell, Sierwrij?ht, awford, Mattheweon, Soltram. Fvodgers, air:. Kuir, 11'Nab, Spenoe, Poll, Bullock, cuhy, Strachan and Duncan, and fifty wrage. • , March .17.. 7.8 S a.m.—Cygnet, s.s.. V 24 tons. .irray, from Kaikoura.. Stevenson, Stewart d Co., ogentß. March 17. 7.4 S a.m.—Tar&wera. s.s., 3003 is, Drewette, from Dunedin. Pas?engerß—sses Taine and Payne, Messrs Sar?eant, [yward, Andersen, Young and M'Lachlan, d eight steerage. Starch 17,. 12.20 p.m.—Monowai, s.s., 3433 is,' Carson, from Auckland, via Gis- j me, Napier' and Wellington. Union earn Ship Company, agents. Passengers Misses Hazelton, Manning and Walter, ■s Triggs, Messrs Browne, Simmonds and ott. Baker, and two steerage. March 17, 2.25 p.m.—Storm, s s., 405 tons, Kinnon, from Picton. A U. Turntml! and

~ agents. Nfiirch .17, 3.5 p.m.—Westmeath. s.s., 8090 in,. Warren, from limaru. Kinsey and ... Ltd., agents. Mlarch 17, 7.5 p.m.—Wakatu, s.s., 157 tons, ills, from Kaikoura. Kinsey and. Co., ents.

SA/LED. March 17. 8.20 p.m.—Maori, s.s., 3380 tons, inning, for Wcllii: gton. Union Steam Ship rapany, agents. Passengers—Two hundred oon «nd steerage.

March 17, 8.25 p.m.—Cygnet, s.s., 134 tons, array, lor Kaikoura. Stevenson, Stewart d Co.. agents.

March 17, 9.15 p.m.—i'lrfctrera, s.s., 20CO us, Drewetto, for Auckland da Wellington., ipier and Gisfaomo.- Unton Steam Ship impany, agents. Paseensrs for Auckland—nsdames Holderrc3s and Nottingham; for Mr A.' G. Anderson and ten :eragc.

March 17, 10.45 p.m.—Monowai, s.s., 8133 n?, Carson, for Dunedin. Union Steam Ship impany, agents. Passongers^—Misses Johnii and Churchward andi Mr Sutton and four •er*ge. SHIPPING NOTES. Captain Harris, of tho Waitomo, will hrinK o Mokoia lip from Dunedin to-day, ana arrival of the Moeraki will transfer to that ssel. Captain Collins,' of the laiter vessel, tl tako command of the Mokoia -whilst she in tho intercolonial servico. . Shortago of rolling stock in Lyttelton has on apparent for tho past week, and dislorging operations on several vessels huvei on considerably delayed. The departure of e Kilii for Greymouth has been postponed itil to-morrow, und yesterday sufficient icks wero not available to allow the Storm discharge her cargo of wool. In conscience her departure for tho south was poat>ned until to-day The. steamer Caldergrove, 4327 tons, ho-s len chartered to loud case oil at New York r Australia or New Zealand. She will me oht under the auspices of tho Vacuum il Company. Captain M'Kinnon, master of the Storm, lis* left that \-esael, and the .vacancy has ;cn filled by Captain Woods, late chief offiir of the Petone. /

Tho steamers Berwick Law and Invertay ive again been chartered to load at New ork on behalf of the Amcrioan and Austrain Lino for Australian and New Zealand iris. Under: charter to the New Zealand Shiptig Company, the steamor Borderdale arved at Melbourne on Tuesday from St >hn. After discharging her Canadian car?o , tho Victorian port, tho vessel will pro cd to Sydney, Auckland, Wellington and yttol.on. She is duo hero about tho middle next month.

The local agents of the Shaw, Savill and lbion Company have recoived advice statig that the Waiwera, which left Wellington i January 21 for London, arrived at Bor;aux, Franco, on March 12. Tho steamer Zephyr, recently purchased ? the Canterbury Steam Ship Company,

arrived at Bunbury on Tuesday from South America. The vessel is expected to proceed to Melbourne and then come on to New Zealand.

MOERAKI'S TRANSHIPMENTS. The Union Steam Ship Company's intercolonial liner Moeraki, which is due in Lyttelton to-day from Sydney, has transhipments on board ex the steamers Sonoma, Hrtacho Maru, Knight Templar, Orsova, Mongolia and Socotra, the following being the principal lines: —Eight cases electric irons, 10 packages preserves, 22 bales hemp, 1 case cocoaimt, I case liquor, 10 cases arrowroot, 18 packages tea,, 62 sacks rice, 18 bags hides, 2 oases cyanide, potassium. 40 cases I»Vet sugar; 13 bags stearin*, 17 3acks grape seed, 21 cases food. 28 bundles cane, 30 casks vinegar, 68 casks bottles, 153 cases soap, 1 barrel cocoanut oil, 44 cases fruit, 19 cases pines, 550 bags «alt, large quantity of drugs, silk goods and sundries. The Moeraki will go on to Dunedin for overhaul, her running being taken by the Mokoia, which has just completed extensive alterations.

STEAMER SOLD FOUR TIMES IN EIGHT MONTHS. As an example of the great increase in the prices' of vessels it may be mentioned that the steamer Aker, 298-1 tons gross, 1839 tons net, 5300 tons dead-weight, built at Stockton in 1899, was sold in May last year, according to the " Bergens Tidenrte," for £14,500, again hi August for £IB,OOO, and in November for about £20,000. It is now reported that she has again recently changed hands for the fourth time for about £25,000 for deliver;, - ! during January.

NEW HUDDART-PARK.EB STEAMER, • The steel screw steamer Hebburn has been launched by the Blyth Shipbuilding and Dry Docks Company, Ltd. This steamer, which measures 370 ft by 51ft by 27ft Sin, moulded, has been built to the order of Messrs Huddart, Parker, Ltd., Melbourne. She has been constructed under special survey for Lloyd's highest class, and is of the singledeck typo, with poop, bridge and topgallant forecastle. The vessel lias been specially designed for the Australian coal trade. The Hfbbnm is rigged as a four-moated schooner, each mast being complete with the latest oquipment for quick and economical working of cargo. A special feature of the Hebburn will bo the deck machinery, comprising thirteen steam winches and two friction winches, powerful steam windlass and steam steeringgear. A complete electric light installation will bo carried out. '

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, March 17. The Murama arrived from San rVanciftuo shortly after midnight. The voyage was un•vontfal. ".''.'

Arrived—Wahine, (6.45 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Corinna (9.50 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Star of Australia (9.40 a.m.). from Napier. Ngatoro (8.35 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Whangape (4.35 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Moeraki (5.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Wahine (7.55 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Marama (10.5 p.m.), foT Sydney. DUNEDIN, March 17. Arrived—St Ursula (5.30 p.m.), from New York, via Panama.

Sailed—Mokoia (3.45 p.m.), for Sydney, via Wellington; paasengers for Lyttelton—Miss >Siewrright. Mcsdames Woodward and M'Phail, Messrs Hill. J. Scott. Andrews, M«hon, Barnard and Winter. Wiinmers,, for Melbourne, via Bluif. John (5.40 p.m.), for WanganuL via Oamaru and Timaru. The Mokoia, which left for Sydney via Wellington this afternoon, was detained at Port Chalmers owing to an accident to a steam pipe. She may got' away late tonight or early In the morning.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. FREMANTLE. March 37. Arrived—Orontes, from London.

MARCH. d. h. m. Full moon . .'2 6 3 a.m. Last quarter . 8 11 68 p.m. New moon . 1G 7 12 a.m. First quarter . 24 10 18 a.m. Full. moon . . 81 6. 8 p.m. YESTEKDAY'S WEATHEK. 9 a.m. noon. op.m Barometer . 30.01 30,12 30.14 Thermometer 50 03 63