SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17774, 26 April 1918, Page 7

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.

TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun rise.?, 6.49 a.m ; sets, 5.6 p.m. Moon r.ses. 4.34 p.m.; sets, 6.24 a.rr.. High water, 2.30 a.tu.; 3.57 p.m, ARRIVED. April 23, 3.43 a.m.—S'.orm, 405 tons, Cowan, from Piclon. A. H. lurnbuil and Co., agents. Anrii 25, 9.15 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 3412 tons. Manning, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. April 23, 9.30 a.m. —Calm, s.s., S9l tons, Radford, from Timaru A H. Turnbull and Co., agents. April 25, 10.30 a.m.—Corinna, s.s., 12" i tons, Elders, from Timaru Union Steam Ship Company, agents, SAILED. April 25, 5.15 p.m. —Maori, s.s., 3412 tons, Manu.ne, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Orepuki, s.s., from Greymou li, April 27. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, April 27. Storm, s.s., from Dunedin, April Komona, s.s., from Gre;mouth, April 28. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, April 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Corinna, s.s., for Xow Plymouth, this day. Kara, a.s., for Wellington, this day. Storm, b.s., for Dunedin, this day. Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, this day, Maori, e.s., tor Wellington, April 27. Storm, s.a., for Wanganui, April 27. SHIPPING NOTES Tim ferry steamer Maori wa-5 late in a? livin'' at Lytte.ton yesterday morning, having encountered a strong south-wester.y ra.e and a very heavy sea. It was 9.15 before she got alongside tho wharf. A whole holiday was observed by the waterside workers yesterday, consequently the Storm, Calm and Corinna were unab.o to sail. The American Concrete Pipe and Shipbuilding Company has been organised at Tacoma. Work will l:o started soon on the first 3591 tons reinforced concrete ship at Redwood City., California, but the Taccma plant will be the first in tire North-west to undertake thins of this kind. It is said a concrete ship can be built at a grear saving over a steel vessel and in less than one-half the time. The. Orepuki is due here to-morrow, and is timed to sail on Wednesday for Greymouth. The Putiki is expected in Lyttelton on Wednesday from Dunedin, and will tail the same night for Wellington. The Kara, which arrived in port yestorclav, will sari for Wellington this evening, where she will load for Mussel Beach. The Storm will leave this evening for Dunedin. She w : ’l tail from Dunedin tomorrow for Timaiu and Lyttelton.

d. 1). m. Last quarter . s . 1 3 *.m. New moon . 11 l i p.m. First quarter . IS 3 38 p.m. Full rno^n . 26 7 . 85 p.m.

3 a.m. 2\oon. 5p.HI. Barometer . 20.10 20.14 20.14 Thermometer . OS 00 00 Wind, b.W.