SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17428, 15 March 1917, Page 7

SHIPPING.

. ■ I PORT OP LYTTELTON.

YESTERDAY’S 'WEATHER. 9 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer . 30.10 80.30 30.25 TMeirmosnoter . 66 60 w Wind, E.; fino. TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun liseo 6.59 a.m., sets 6,19 p.m. Moon rises 9.15 p.in., seta'AHl p.in. High water. 8.44 a.m.. 9.12 p.m. , . ARRIVED. .' .. Match H 8-40 a.m.-Marama, Mi, Hora, ' tom Wellington. Passengers—2so saloon jhd steerage. Union Steam Ship Company, three-masted soiiooner, - 150 tons, SproiUe, from Wanganui. Chnstcburch Meat ComMarch. 11, 10.10 o*m.—Stoim, 5.8., Cowan, from Tinuwu. A. IL-Turnbull and Co., agents. ' ■ . ' , r March 14 10.40 nan.— Riverma, .s.s., 4<oS ions, Entwistel, from Sydney. Kinsey and Co., ag&nte* . oio« <" March 14, 12.35 p.nt—Monowal, 5.8.7, 8430 tons; Droweite, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. - March 14, I.IS .p.m.-Tfttawera, s.s., MM lons, Cameron, , from Auckland. Union 'Steam Ship Company, agents. March 14, 4.5 p.m.—Awabou, s.b., 407 tons, Sod-Tir, from Richmond! Bay. Kinsey and.

Co., oftenta. '_ * . March 14, 10.30 p.m.—Kittawa, s.s., 7M7 tons, Nicholls, for Greymooth. Union Stcaig -. Ship Company, agents SAILED. March 14; C. 25 p.m.—Storm, s.a., 405 lons, Cowan, for Tiniani. A. H. Turnbull and Co., 1 ' agents. N • . - .’ . „ ’March 14, ,8.45 p.m—Tarawa™, sa, 2003 tons, Cameron, for Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. March 14, 7.55 p.m.—Wakatu, s.s., 15/ .tons, Wills, for Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., ji front s. Mii’rth 14, 8.30 p.m—Mararoa, «.5., ( 2598 lons, Horn, for Wellington Umon Steam Shin Company, agents. March. 14, 8.3 S p.m. Cygnet, M., 124 tons, Murray, for Kaikoura. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. , ' • '.March 14,. midnight—Mhnowai, m., 9fS3 • tons, Drewette, for Auckland. Union Steam feh'in Company.'agents. . •\ March 14, mi<lmght—Riverina, s.s,, 4758 • -tons, Entwistle, for Sydney, via Wellington. . Xinsoy and. Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Dropuki, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Kittawa, a.S., from Westport, this day. Maori, s.s., froth Wellington, this day. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, March 16. Jvaitangata, s.s., from Newcastle, March 17, Maori, s.s., . from Wellington, Maron 17. Breczo, s.b., from Dunedin, .March 1/. *■ /(Maori, a.s., from Wellington, March 17. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, MaTcn 18. \Waipori, 's.s., from Auckland, March.l9. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, March *2O. Manulra, s.s., from Sydney, March 21. (Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington March 21. Victoria, s.s., from Dunedin, March 21. Corinna, a.s., from Dunedin,.March 21. Maori, s.s.; from Wellington, March 22. ' PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Koromiko, s.s., for- Auckland, this day. Maori, S.S., for Wellington, this day.Orepuki, s.s., for, Wellington, March 16. - Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, 'March 16. Breeze, s.s., for Wanganui, March 17. Maori, s.s'., for Wellington March .17. Victoria, s.s., for Dunedin, March 17. , Calm, 8.8., for Wanganui, March 19 ' Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, Haroh 19. Maori, s.s., for Wellington, March 20. Manuka,' s.s., for Sydney, March 21. Mararoa, 5.5.,: for Wellington, March 21. Corinna, s.s., for- New Plymouth, March 21. , Victoria, s.s., for’ Sydney, March 21. • .Koitangata, s.s., for Newcastle, March 22. ‘ Maori,tf.s.,. for Wellington,- March 22. UNION' STEAM SHIP COMPANY. • . The Maori will he the ferry steamer to- ■ ■•night. v .tvi; v ,A'-'-. ■; . 'f - The Kittawa’ passed Stephen Island early yesterday morning. She should arrive- bore early this morning. * PERSONAL. Captain R. Smith, of Auckland, who recently took tHe ex-Union Company’s steamer Warrimoo to Chinese waters, returned to .Wellington on Tuesday by the Riverina from Sydney. Captain Smith arrived by "the Mararoa yesterday morning and proceeded to ; Dunedin for orders. Captain- W. Turney, harbourmaster at Pate's, passed through Wellington on Tuesday 'oh his way to Invercargill.. At the latter " port Captain Tinney will take command, of A ———

the Priestman dredge rcoontly purchased by tho Patea Harbour Board.

Captain J. A. Lobb is, to take charge of tho Westport Coal Company’s hulk Jubilee for her tow to Auckland. This morning the Canopus is expected to commence her trip to Auckland with the hulk in tow. Mr J. Knox, mate of tile Opawa, is shortly to go into camp at Trenthanf, Mr R. Patterson, superintending engineer Mr the Union Company in Wellington, is at present visiting Auckland. Mr Watt-, third engincor of the Koromiko, has been promoted to second engineer bn that vessel. Mr Koildo, second engineer of the Koro'miko, has oomo ashore. 1 ;— i SHIPPING NOTES. Tho Victoria- was due to leave Auckland yesterday for Wellington, via ports. She should roach Wellington on Saturday morning, and leave the same day for Dupedin direct. She wi ll arrive in Lyttelton Dunedin on Wednesday. and leave the, same evoking for Sydney, via cast coast ports. Tho auxiliary scow -three masted schooner Eunice arrived from 'Wanganui yesterday maraing: The American ship Diinsyre,. which' was recently sold to the Standard Oil Company by Mayor James Eolph, jun., for £50,000, arrived at Philadelphia lately, after completing a remarkably fast voyage from Caleta_ Buena, The windjammer was only fifty days in making the trip via the Panama. Canal, which is exceptionally good time for a sailing craft. The’ voyage from Christobal to Philadelphia was mado in twenty-two days. INCREASED COST jOF SHIPS. “Lloyd’s List Weekly Summary ” of January 5 cites some interesting cases, which indicate how the value of tonnage has been enhanced by-war conditions. The steamer Hercules was built in 1903 for £12,000. In iOOt she was sold for £32,250 ; while last your she 1 brought £35,000,-and) this year was sola for £250,000. In 1912 the Askclad changed owners for* £14,-500; but has since become apparently worth £158,000. Even sailing! ships have increased beyond all expectations. A typical instance jis that of the Valdivia, Which has now bflpn deemed to be worth £22,500, although in 1912 sho could only bring' £I4OO.

- SQUARE RIGGERS RETURN. During tho years just previous to the breaking' out of the war, old square riggedsail vessels v.-ero soiling for a song, and at .stated intervals’'-lists of the sale of such, fttrgslv under tho -British flag, wero first published in our British and their buyers were to a greatr-extent Norwegians All this has been changed,- however, in the last two. years,, for just as these square riggers seemed about to' disappear ■from the world’s trade routes, the European war brought them back because of the higu freights offering and tho scarcity of tonnage, flu® to tho draft upon the foreign merchant marines by' the belligerent powers admiralties. Moq; of th-i buyers of these ships, save the Now York “ Marine Journal,” have l-ecome wealthy through this sudden turn of the fortunes of tho square A§g«s, while the present generation has- betij given ,an alto-, gather unliokcS-for opportunity to seo them again under sail. 1 • How thov have been manned, however, m an interesting* question. But .that they have been ably"handled goes Without, saying, as few if any losses have been reported tjirotun ignorance in navigating them. This would seem to indicate that there is still a remnant of the world’s population that is o t'ciorit m sailorising; that is, capable of navigating ships Repelled by the winds, though there has been for many yews past little enoiign ■encouragement for any man to follow tnat profession only from sheer love of the sea-

.' Shipping telegrams. • AUCKLAND. March. 14. Sailed—Victoria (4 p.m.), for southern ports. , Dunedin; March, 14. Arrived—Himitangi (5.30 p.m.), from Wellington. K ' ■ ■ „ . Sailed—Calm (11 a.m.), for Wanganui. , WELLINGTON.. March 14. „ Arrived—Maori (8 a.xri.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Orepuki (2.20 pm.)„, for Lyttelton. Canopus (3.30 p.m.), foT Auckland, with hulk Jubilee in tow. Maori (7.55 p.m.),- for Lyttelton.’ ' •

PHASES OF THE MOON IN MARCH, d. i. HI. First quarter . 1 * It a.m. Full moon . . 9 9 28 a.m. Last quarter .17 0 8 a.m. i, New moon ; . 23 8 85 p.m. First quarter .BO . 10 6 p.m.