SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18412, 19 May 1920, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON,

PHASES OP THE MOON ■' MAY.

YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. 9.30 a.m. Noon, fip.m. Barometer - - 29.42 29.32 29.81 Thermometer - 57 64 £9

TO-DAY'S ALMANAO. Sun rises 7.11 am ; seta 4.39 pm. Moon rises 7.51 a m ; seis 5.3 a j* ui. High water 4.32 am : 6.8 pm. ARRIVED. May 18, 6.55 am—Wahine, ss, 4436 tons, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agonts. may io, 9 p.ni>.—Wootton, en, 150 ions, Larson, from Wellington. A. Rhind and Co., agenta. SAILED. May 18, 8.40 p m—Wahine, b b, 4436 tons, Edwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agonts. May 18, 9.10 r> m —Te Anau, ss, 1622 tons, for Napier. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. May 18, 3.65 p m—Karu, bb, 267 tons, Nicholson, for Wellington. A. H. l'urnbuil and Co., agonts. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mokoi*. ss. from Wellington, this day. Remuera, s s, from Wellington, this day. Maori, sb, from Wellington, this day. Kahika, as, from Westport, this day. Baknnoa, ss, from Westport, this day. Nishmaha, ss, from Kew York, May 2L .\' i luwai, ss, from Wellington, May 23. Kumara, ss, from New York, May 27. Waitomo, s s, from Geelong, early. Woodarra, as, from Timaru, early. OtaJti, s h, from Wellington early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori s.i for Wellington, this day. Bader> Powell, ss, for Wellington", this day. Uu-vro, ss, for Dunedin. this day. Orepuki, ss, for Greymouth. this day. Mokoia, sb, for Dunedin, this day, We°tralia, ss, for Dunedin, May 20. Opawa, ss, for Dunedin, May 20. H.M.S.. for, Melbourne, May 22. Hanna, sa, fox Westport, May 22. BERTHING LIST. (Tuesday Noon.) Kanna, Gladstone Pier. Wahine, No. 3 east. 'I e Anau, No. 3 west. Karu, No. 4 east, Havre, No. 4 west, Tutanekai, dock. H.M.S. Renown, No. 6 west. Orepuki, No. 7 east, Opawa, No, 7 west.

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S LINE.

Remuera, due in Lyttelton this morning; from jjouiion, via nortiierh ports. Opawa, espected to leavo Lyttelton May 21, for Port Chalmers. Otaki, now discharging at Port Chalmers, duo in Lyttelton towards the end of the week. Paparoa, from Liverpool, due in Auckland about May 22. , ; Somerset, from St John, due m Auckland May 22. ~ , Woodarra, expected to leave Newcastle lor Timaru May 22. SHIPPING NOTES. The Baden Powell did not complete the discharging of her timber from Nydia. Bay; until last evening; consequently she will not leave for Wellington until this evening. The local branch of the union Company jaot&os that the Mooraki. which is duo at Wellington from Sydney this morning, will not |oomo to Lyttelton this trip, and that she, -is expend to leave on the Return trip to Sydney to-morrow night. The Kahika is due to-day from Greymouth with a cargo of coal and timber. lho vMonowai is tiniod to leave Auckland to-morrow for Wellington and Lyttelton, and may reach hero on Sunday. The Rakanoa, from Westport, should arrive here to-day with ooal and timber. The Kanna will be dispatched to Westport on Saturday. The Wakatu is due to-night from Welling*ton, via Kaikoura, and is expected to leave ajrnin to-morrow for Kaikoura. The Opawa will be transferred from No. 7 west to the Gladstone Pier this morning in order to make room for the Remuera, which is due in port this morning from Wellin£ton.

The To Anau was dispatched to Napier and G-ishcrne last night. She put out 400 tons) of southern cargo at Lyttelton and took a') "'d a lar " quantity of general oar<*o a'Mi produce for the north. From Gisborno the vessel will return to Lyttelton, The Moki>ia is expected) here to-day from Auokland, via east coast ports. She is bringing a large quantity of sugar. The Government steamer Tutanekai was pluced in dock yesterday morning for oleauing and painting. The Opawa should get undjr way to-mor-row lor Dunedin, where she wilt complete the disaharging of Home cargo. The Karu sailed for Wellington last eveningioaded with general cargo, xho lonic is duo at Auckland to-day from Southampton. Since tho liuddart-Parker steamer Westralia was last at Wellington several changes htivv taken place among the officers. iir Laidlor has replaced Mr Wilson as second officer; Mr C. Hodgman has replaced Mr L. Caughoy as purser, aiter an absence of three and a half years with the Australian Imperial Forces; and Mr W. H. Mason has replaced Mr H. Stubbings as assistant purser. The departure oi the 'lofua from Wellington for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete has been further postponed until S in. to-day. The largest shipment of grain ever brought to Auckland in a single vessel axrived at Auckland from Melbourne yesterday by tho New Zealand Shipping Company's Btearoor Orari. The cargo, which is principally wheat, consists of 111,541 sacks, equal to about 10,000 tons

The Kaiopoi arrived at Invercargill from Melbourne with a cargo of 82,000 bags of wheat for the Bluff. Advice has been received from Sydney that the Opihi, from Whangarei with a cargo ot ti ber, arrived at Sydney on Monday.

The Arawa left Southampton on May G for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, The Westmeath left Liverpool on April 23 for Wellinsrton, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is duo at Wellington on June 14. The claim that the passage of forty-four days from San Francisco to Auckland by the schooner Northern Cbiaf is a record is questioned by Mr T. Henderson (says the "New Zealand Hepald"). He states that the record 'for this trip is held by the barque Alice Cameron, 847 tons, which did the journey in 31 davs inn 1866, under the command of the late Captain Nearing. The schooner Neva, 90 tons, did the same trip in fortyit'tee days in 1353. Both these vessels belonged to the Circular Saw line. Tho round trip of the Alice Cameron occupied only 105 days, including a stay of twenty days at Saa Francisco.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, May IS. Arrived—Kakapo (2.10 am), from Auokland; Maori (7.55 ami, from Lyttelton; jtf-i-..;., (<\ •>- a from Napier. Sailed—Kamo (10.40 am), for Greymotith; jf„ ~(- i- - ( '■■<• Lyttolton; Remuera \3.10 pm), for Lvttelton. To sail—K«wH '9.M P«). for Melbourne; M.0K01& (midnight), tor Lyttelton. OVERSEAS SHIPPING. LONDON, May 17. Arrived, n* Port Net*!— Fu«f>*x. from New Zealand. At Panama—lceland, from N©'v Zealand. Sailed—Otarama, for Auckland. AUSTRALIAN PRIMPING. SYDNEY, May 18. Arrived—Maheno (1.30 pm), from Auck. kl>a * MELBOUR ,3 ?5. Mav 19. Arrived—Argyllshire, from Liverpool.

Full moon . . 3 J3. 1 17 p.m. Last quarter . 11 5 21 p.m. New moon . 18 6 65 p.m. First Quarter , 25 8 87a.nk.