SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18066, 5 April 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. r—■« w PHASES OF THE MOON, APRIL.

YESTERDAYS WEATHER. Barometer . 3Q.M 80.04 80.03 Thermometer . 58 60 S 9 Wind. KA TO-DAYS ALMANAC. Sun rises tan., aets 6.42 panMoon rises 11.1? a.m., eats 8.4* non. High rater 7.51 a.m., B.ai pan. ARRIVED. April 4, 10.45 a.m.—Mar&ro#, a.*., 2598 tens, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. SAILED. April 4, 4J6 , p.ra.—Kipi, 122 tons, Platte, for Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agent*. April 4, 12.35 p.m.—Manatoa, a.s., 180 tons, M’Neilagc, fox Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. April 3, 4.5 p.m.—Man*, 288 tana, Bor,nor, from Timaru. New Stealand Refrigerating Company, agents. April 4, 7.25 p.m., Ng&hero, 8 .a., 1098 tons, Dillner, for Timaru, Blackball Cool Company, agents. April i, 6.40 p.m.—■Maranoo, e, 9 ., 3596 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARBIVALB. Maori, from Wclligton, this day. Breeze, «*., from Timaru, this day. Storm, so., from Wellington, this day. Calm, flifi., from Dunedin, this day. John, b.b., from. Wellington, thie day. Wakatu, 5.6., from Kaikouw, this day, Monowai, g.s., from Wellington, April 6. Corinna, b.b., from Timaru, April 6. Westralia, on,, from Wellington, April 8. Putiki, 8.a., from Timaru, April 8. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tainui, b.b., for Picton, this day. Breeze, 8.a., for Picton, this day. Calm, 5.6., for Wellington, this day. Athonio, sa., for Wellington, this day. Maori. 8.e,, for Wellington, thin day. Ooma, s,e., for Home port, April 7. John, 8.5., for Dunedin, April 7. Corinna, b.b., for Wellington, April 7. Monowai, *.a., for Dunedin, April 7. Wastralia, b.b,, for Dunedin, April 7. SHIPPING NOTES, An exchange stateß tliat tlie Kara, which was lecently taken over from the Union Company by the Canterbury Steam Ship Company, is now in charge of Captain Braidwood, late of the Breeze. The John is due in port to-night from Wellington. She will sail on Monday for Dunedin, The Walratu is duo from. Kaikoura this evening, and is timed to leave again for that part on Mondny evening. The ketch Rira arrived at Auckland on Sunday last after a trip of fourteen days' from Lyttelton. She was delayed by light head winds during the greater part of the journey. The NgaJieno, which arrived from Greymouth on Thursday might, discharged part of her cargo of ooal and. timber hero yesterday and sailed last evening for Timaru, where she will complete discharging to-day. She is oxpeoted to leave Timaru this evoning for Greymouth. Tho Kowbei wn expected to leave Westlicit at nine o’clock last night for (Lyttelton with a cargo of coal. Tho Navua is due from Auckland to-day, and on completing will proceed to Wellington. thence going to Melbourne. The Oorinthic, which is to make Lyttelton boor first port of call, ie due here on April 22. She has troops on hoard The Ooma’s loading is expected to be completed by Monday, when she will sail for London, via Papeete and. 'Panama. She i« taking a record shipment of tallow, 14,000 wveks. in addition to n consignment of preserved meat and general cargo. The F. and S. If nor Westmoreland is due to arrive at Auckland from lover pool to-day. From Auckland tho liner will prooeed to Australia. Tho Tropio (Shaw, Albion Company) left Newcastle on Tuesday for Wanganui, where she will load for Home. She will not coma on to Lyttelton* but from Wanganui will proceed to Picton to complete, loading, and will b«1 from that port oh April. 17. Nearly five month* ago the Aucklandowned schooner Northern Chief left Auckland for flan Francisco, via tho Friendly Islands, and has not yet reached her destination. Formerly she was a barque, then a ooal hulk in Auckland harbour, but web refitted 00 a three-masted fore and aft schooner. She left the northern port on November 11, reached Tonga, where she woe delayed for flfty-threo darn owing to the influenza epidemio, and later sailed for Son Francisco. She is now about sixty dava out from Tonga, and ehould shortly reach liar destination. Mr O. Loighton is <0 rejoin the Niagara as purser at Auckland this week, and) Mr W. Speirs, who has been acting purser on that vessel, will come ashore. Mr R. V. Dickie, formerly of the Tnlune, Is now purser on the Arohura, having relieved Mr A. R. Barker, who is ashore on holiday. Mr T. Walker, reoently returned from Franco, has joined the Taluno as purser. Mr IV'. Hood, engineer on the Kapund, has ootr.o ashore. Mr W. Webster Is now on ’he Baden Powell as engineer in plaoe of Mr J. Campbell. Mr A. B. Sheath, for some time on the Wellington staff of the Union Steam Ship Company, has signed on the Moan a, as purser. Captain F. Horn, marine superintendent for the Union Company at Lyttelton. arrived Hack from a business trip to Auckland yesterday morning. Mr A. B. Sheath, of the Union Company's Wellington office staff, has joined the Moana so purser in place of Mr Gallia, who is now on the Marmroa, The ferry steamer Maori will he docked at Lyttelton this morning, os soon as aho discharge* her passenger?, for her narterly cleaning and overhauling. She will come out again this afternoon and. will be ready for sailing at her usunl time. The Athenic te expected to leave Lyttelton about noon to-day for Port Chalmers, Timaru and Wellington. The Hororata will leave Lyttelton for Dunedin, on Monday or Tuesday. The Cufic is expected in Wellington to-day from Auckland. The steamer left St John on February 22, and exporiouccd fine weather on the voyage. She was built by Messrs Ho.rla.ndi and Wolff in 1895, having a gross tonnag* of 6249 tons, length 475 ft, breadth. Salt and depth 35ft She carries all tho latest appliances lor protection against submarine attack, and carries two 4.7 in guns and two depth charge guns. Tho Tainui, whioh was taken off the slip on Thursday night, Is undergoing repairs to her boiler at the breastwork of No. 7 wharf. The work will probably be completed to-day, in whioh case the voseel will sail tp-night for Picton and Wanganui. The vessel lias el undergone he* annual survey and clsanancl pointing. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, April 4. Arrived—War Opal (8.45 n~m.), from Port Chalmers. Monowai (2.30 p.m.), from. Auckland and Napier. Sailed—Glorious (7.20 c~m.), for Newcastle, via Sydney. Maori (7.60 p.m.), for Lyttelton, AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, April 4. Salted—Koromiko, for Newcastle. , SYDNEY, April 4. SnOad—MaroTO, far Wellington. NEW FREIGHT LINE, SYDNEY, April 4. The Universal Shipping and Trading Company proposes to inaugurate a line of ten freight steamers 10 run between Seattle and Sydney, via immediately peace ie dedwed.

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