SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17095, 18 February 1916, Page 11

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASES 07 THE MOON. FEBRUARY. '

YESTERDAY’S WEATHER 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . . 29.69 29.67 29.84 Thermometer . 64 69■ ■6i Wind, N.E.; clear.' TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Sun rieeSj 5.23 a.m.; sets, 7.3 pm. Moeh rises. 6:25 p.m.; sots, 3.59 a.m. High water, 3.20 a.m.; 3.43 p.m.

- ARRIVED. February 17, 6.20 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 3303 ons, Manning, from Wellington. Um° n Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—--220 saloon and 120 steerage. February 17, 6.25 a.in.—Calm, s.s., 891 tons Gordon, from Wellington. A. H.. iurnbuil and Co., agents. SAILED. February 17, 1.10 pan—Waiwera. 5.5.,6237 tons, Kelly, for Dunedin. New Zealand Shipping, Company, agents. February 17 6.15 p.m— Calm, s.s., 891 tons, Gordon, for Dunedin. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. February 17. 8.20 p.m. -Maori, s.s., 3399 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers—Three hundred saloon and steerage. February 17, 8.25 _p.n». —Cygnet, s.s. 124 tons, Murray, for Kaikoura. Stovenson, Stewart and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Cgynet, s.s., from Kaikoura,- this day. Corinna, s.s., from Timaru, this day. Mararoa s.s., from Wellington, this day. Breeze, s.s., from Timaru, this day. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, February 19. John, s.s., from Timaru, February 19. Koromiko, b.s., from Newcastle. February 19. Monowai, s.s., from Dunedin, February 19. Petone, s.s., from Wanganui,-February 19.. Botorua, s.s., from Timaru,' February 20. Tongariro, s.e., from Wellington, February

20. Mararoa, s.s.. from Wellington, February 20. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, February 22. Cygnet, s.s., from Akaroa, February 22. Mararoa, 5..5., from Wellington, February 23. Westralia, s.s.. from Dunedin. February 28. Petone, s.s., from Timaru, February 24. Paloona, s.s., from Dunedin, February 24. Cygnet, s.s., from Kaikoura, February 24. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, February 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Arrino, s.s., for Bluff, this day. Breeze, s.A, for Picton, this day Mararca s.s., for Wellington, this day. John Anderson, s.s.. for Akaroa, this day. Corinna, s.s.. for Wellington, this day. Maori, s.s., for Wellington, February 19. Westralia, s.s., for Dunedin, February 19. John, s.s., for Wellington, February 19. Petone, s.s., for Dunedin, February 19. Monowai, s.s., for Auckland, Februnry 19. Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, February 21. Cygnet, a.s., for Akaroa. February 21. Rotorua, s.s., for Wellington, February 21. Maori,, s.s., for Wellington, February 22. Mararoa. s.s., for Wellington. February 23. Petone, s-s., for Wellington. February 24. Paloona, s.s.. for Melbourne. February 24. Maori, s.s., for Wellington. February 24. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY. The Mararoa will be the ferry steamer to-, day. The Kaliika will sail to-day for West port.

OVERSEA VESSELS. Steamers bound for Lyttelton: From London. Kumars, s.«. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Company), sailed January 5, due Lyttelton •bout February 20. __ Rimutaka, a.s. (New Zealand Shipping Company), tailed January 17, due Lytteltoa •bout March 7. .... „ Arawa, a.a. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Comreny, aailod January 29, due Lyttelton about Turakina,. s.s. (New Zealand Sh *DP in f Company), to sail February 16, due Ljttollon about May 9. gf ■ From Liverpool. Surrey, s.». -.Federal and Shir* Line), sailed

October 20, due Lyttelton February. Celtic Glen, abip, eailed November 10, dua February. Zealandio, s.s. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Compftnv), sailed December 21, via Auatralia, due March. Tongariro, s.s. (Federal and Shire Line), eailed Decomber 6. at Melbourne January 2T, due Lyttelton February 20. Opowa, a.s. (Federal and Shire Line), tailed January 7, via Australia, duo Lyttelton about March 10. Somerset, *.». (Fedoral and Shire Line), sailed December 13, at Melbourne February 15, due Lvtteiton about March 14. Otaki, s.e. (New Zealand Shipping Company), sailed January 23, due Lyttelton about April 9. •*, From Montreal. Waimate. s.s. (New Zealand Shipping Company), sailed January 11, due Lyttelton about May. From San Francisco. Kauri, s.s.. sailed February 7, due Lyttelton a,bout March 10. From Pacific Coast. Annie Larsen, schooner, sailed February 10, duo Lyttelton in April. From New York. Baron Ogilvie (Vacuum Oil Company), sailed December 25. at Dunedin February 11; due Lyttelton February 22.

ON THE CLYDE. 1 VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. The statements which have been made about a greater latitude being allowed shipbuilders in dealing with merchant-. work seem' to have given an exaggerated idea of the extent to which it will be possible in the new year to tackle the arrears in mercantile output, says the Glasgow correspondent of the •' London 'Shipping Gazette’’ of December 24. There are still very great limitations upon industrial activity in this direction.

Shipowners who have been inquiring for offers on .the Clyde, during the past two or three weeks have probably found put that the local builders are in a difficult position. There is so much delayed work to tackle. It is understood that the Cunard Company, in their, inquiries for the three geared turbine liners’ of the' Carmania size, have been faced with this aspect of the situation. One rather important order has been placed recently on the river—{bat of the Ocean Steamship Company, Ltd.. Liverpool, for a large liner, which is to be built by a Greenock firm. The company have a twin-screw steamer of about 11,000 tons, which was ordered about a year ago, on the stocks 'in the same yard. The meat-carrying steamer Cumberland, which was built at Port Glasgow for the Federal Steam Navigation Company, has left the Clyde, after completing her trials on the Firth. She is a vessel of about 10,000 tons gross, of the shelter-deck type, with accommodation on the bridge deck for a number of passengers. Her holds and 'tween decks are .insulated, and she has a very large installation of refrigerating plant. She is driven by geared . turbines. The Cumberland was a long time fitting out—over six months—difficulty being found in getting her machinery forward. “ For a time work on her was completely suspended. The vessel has a cruiser stern, and her machinery consists of four turbines geared to twin screws. She attained a mean speed of 16 knots on her trials.

INCREASE IN FREIGHTS. With the outbreak of hostilities and the requisitioning of various craft by the Admiralty, steamer freights have risen to a figure hitherto unknown. In Sydney recently 1 one firm informed a reporter that some two years ago a well-known vessel was chartered" at a rate which represented about £1075 per month, hut- information to hand from the master of the craft staled that the vessel was about to enter the trans-Atlantic trade at £6700 per month. Another striking illustration is that of two sailing vessels which are engaged in the Pacific Slope timber trade; Imtli of which called at Lyttelton recently. Some two years ago about £1 12s per thousand feet was offered for a cargo of lumber from Puget Sound to Lyttelton,, but in recent charters {be figure rose to £4 ss. while one vessel, on returning Home, will receive the high rate of £5 14s for a cargo io Australia, with tho option of a New Zealand port.

SHIPPING NOTES. The steamer Calliope, which is due in New l Zealand about the end of the mouth to load for Horne on behalf of the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived at Suva from Newcastle on Wednesday. The Calliope is a vessel of 2829 tons, and is in command of Captain Webster. She recently 14G.0P0 cases ot oil to Australia.

Mr A. Redington, sixth engineer of the Maori, has rejoined the vessel, and Mr- DMatheson, acting sixth, has gone ashore. Mr K Gunn has joined tho Mararoa as thud engineer. Mr J. Candlish signed on the Ngakuta ns third officer, and Mr J. Fowler, chief officer of tho Korn, has joined the Kamo. Mr Burns, second officer of the' Karu, has been promoted to chief, and Mr P. Pelack has signed on as second officer. The British Imperial Oil Company s steamer Cvrena, Captain Jones, is due to sail from Singapore in about a fortnights time, with a cargo of ease oil, for Auckland. Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. She is due here about tho end of March. Mr P. S. Peterson, chief officer ot me Monowai, has been compelled to go ashore through ill-health, and Mr A. C. Datg'e shsecond officer, and Mr H. Henderson thud, have been promoted a step pro tern. Mr JKC. Johnson, second officer of the Rakanoa, and Mr J. Watson, second of the Kaiapoi, lia'O exchanged positions. , The big British four-masted barque Speeclonia, left- Newcastle last week for Valparaiso, with a cargo of 4930 tons of coal. Ttj is r ported that the vessel is receiving 30s per ton freight, and on completion of she will load nitrate for New York at £3 10s for Apiil loading, or £3 7s_Cd for May, The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Otaki left Cape Town on Monday last.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, February L. Arrived—’Tutanekai (6.45 a.nt.) from Lyttelton. Mceraki (8.50 .a.m.) hoDi LU - ton. Mararoa (9.16 a.m.) from Lyttelton Tara were (2.15 p.m.) from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Tongariro (3.15 p.m.) fron A ”.W-Momki (5 p.m.) I«i Mararoa (7.50 » Arrived— Monowai (6 p.m.) from Lyttelton.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, February 1/. Sailed—Manuka and Niagara (5 p.m.) for New Zealand. 17 MELBOURNE, February 17. Sailed—Paloona, for New Zealand. LONDON SHIPPING. LONDON, February 16. Arrived—Orari, from New Zealand.

d. Jr. m. New moon 4 3 36 a.m. First quarter . . 11 9 50 a.m. Full moon . 19 1 59 p.m. Lest quarter . . 26 8 54 p.m