SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18572, 26 November 1920, Page 9

SHIPPING.

POET OF LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON. NOVEMBER.

TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Sun rises 4.20 a.m., sets 7.15 p.m Moon rises 7.13 p.m., sets 4.18 a.in. High water 3.54 a.m., 4.4 p.m. YESTERDAY’S "WEATHER. 9 am. Noon. 5 p.iu. Barometer . 29.74 29.75 29.78 Thermometer . 82 1 36 84 ARRIVED. November 25. 1.45 a.m.— Kahika, s.s., 1179 tons, from Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. . November 23. 7.10 a.m.— Wahine, s.s. 4436 otns, Cameron, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Comnarv. a?ent» November 25, 11.39 a.m.—Breeze, s.s., 553 V tons, Venn, from /Tim aru. A. H. Turnbull And Co., agents. > SAILED. November 25, 11.45 a.m.—Wootton, s.s., 150' tons, Larsen, for Wellington. A. F.nind and Co., agents. .November 25, p.m.—Wnluxtu, s.s., 157 tons, Wills, lor f ikoura. Kinsey and Co., ilitd., agents , * November 25, 8.25 p.m.—Wahme, s.s., 4436 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Bteam Ship Company, agents November 25, 3.15 p.m.— Ngaherc, s.s., 1098 tons, Dillner, for Greymouth. Blackball Coal Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Maori, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Breeze, s.s., from 1 imaru, this'day. "Wauaka, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Karu, s.f.. from Wanganui, this day. To .Anau, s.s, from Dunedin, this clay Somerset, s.s., from New York, November 27. $ Calm, s.s., from Dunedin. November 28. Flora, s.s.. from Wellington, November 29. Wootton, s.s., from Wellington, November 23. Baden Powell, s.s.. from Wellington, November 2S. Btella, g.s., from Dunedin. November 29. PalcLna, s.s., from r,unedm. November 30. Gam bad a, s.s., from New York, early. Koroxniko, s.s., from Newcastle, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, s.s., for Wellington, this flay. Thuraka, schooner, tor Wellington, this day. Stella, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Canopus, s.s., for Westport, November 27. Kahika, s.s., for Greymouth. November 27. 'To Anau, s.s., for Wellington. Nov-.mber 27. Calm, s.s., for Wei ington, November 29. Wootton. s.s., for Wellington, November 29. Flora, s.s., for New Plymouth, November 80. SHIPPING NOTES. The Paloona which is duo at Bluff tomorrow, for Melbourne, is expected to reach Lyttelton on Tuesday. The Wanaka did not arrive from Wellington yesterday-, as expected: but according to advice received from Wellington she should vouch port this morning to discharge Auckland cargo. The Kahika reached Lyttelton early yesterday morning and will be dispatched for "Westport to-morrow evening. The Kamo is due here from Greymouth on Sunday. The 'steamer To Anau, front Dunedin, is due to-day, via Oamaru and Tito aru. She ■will make her departure to-morrow evening for Gisborne and Napier, calling at Wellington to bunker. The Flora is expected on Sunday, from Wellington, with a load of transhipments ex Manuka. She will proceed from Lyttelton to New Plymouth and Nelson on Tuesday. The schooner Thuraka- should leave for Wellington to-day with general cargo. The vessel was to have sailed yesterday but could not complete loading in time. The Canopus, at present engaged in dis- . charging a load of coal from Westport, is expected to sail for Westport to-morrow. The Wootton made her departure for Wellington yesterday, and is duo back on Sunday. The Somerset, which left New York cm October 26, is due at Lyttelton at daybreak to-morrow, according" to a wir©]es3 message > * received by Messrs Kinsey and Co., Ltd \ yesterday. ’’ Tho Koromiko is slue from Newcastle

about the middle of next week with a load sailed last evening for Wellington via Kaikoura, and ia due back o S TWBaden Powell ia due back lington, from Wanganui, tomorrow niom.ng, ana is expected to arrive _at Ly te Sunday, sailing the following day for M clis not expected from the south until Sunday. • The Breeze arrived yesterday from Timaru, and ia du© to leavo for and Wanganui to-day or to-morrow. The Ngatoro will arrive ' at Lyttelton this morning from Pitt Island with sheep W °Tha Ngahere, on discharging her load of co.ll from Greymouth, sailed yMtcrK) afternoon on the return trip to the West Coast I record for oil-bunltering a vessel at the I Balls Head denot was accomplished at byaney on November 18. when the Canadian--1 Australasian steamer Tahiti received 900 tons of oil in the smart time of six hours—an average of 150 tons per hour. r , , In August there were launched from Clyde shipbuilding yards twenty-four vessels oi 79,982 tons gross, bringing the total tor me war to date up to 139 vessels and 430,244 tons. Only once has nn August output been higuer —in 1912, when the figures were twenty-lour vessels and 57.600 tons. The eight months total is it record, the '.icxt highest being 1 ve“sels of 421,085 tons in 1907. The Karu is duo to-night or Saturday morning. . The Matatua, which left Aucklond on October 29 for Boston and New York, sailed from Colon on Saturday last. The steamer Nishmnka is reported to have left New York on November 5 for Auckland, Wellington, Brisbane. Melbourne and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland on Docomber 15. After an absence of a number of years the Union Company’s old clipper Dartford arrived at Auckland on Saturday from San Francisco. She sailed from the Amcricnn port on _ September 14, laden with 46,000 cases of oil for discharge at Auckland and at Sydney, and experienced fairly good weather until off ; Tonga, where she encentered n heavy southeast gale. Tho wind blew with almost hurricane force, the barque being hove to for several hours.’ Head winds were met. until off North Cape on November 9, when the vessel Tan into south-west and westerly gales for four days. She sighted Mercury Island last Wednesday morn ing, but won unable to make port, until Saturday owing to contrary windn. The Hartford was converted inti} a hulk in 1914, nnd when tonnage was beginning to run short she was refitted with her original spars, and since then she has been *' tramping ” round the world. She was built at Sunderland in 1877. ; NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY’S LINE. Itnikoura arrived at "Wellington yesterday from Newcastle. Dorset, from London to Auckland, left I’nnama on NoVember 21, Woodarra leaves Bluff on November 27 for Wellington, thence to "Lyttelton to complete loading tor London. Hororata, from New York lo Auckland, is now within radio range of Chatham Islands. Surrey leaves Sydney to-day for Lyttelton to tnke the berth for London. j SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, November 25. Arrived—'Kaikoura 95.10 p.m.), from Newcastle; Maori (10.20 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed— Huia (1.20 p.m.). for Wanganui; Maori (7.4,5 p.m.). for Lyttelton DUNEDIN, November 25. Arrived—lTinemoa (5.20 p.m.), from Northern lighthouses; Theresa Ward (3.85 p.m.), from Bluff. Sailed—Calm (9.35 p.m.), for Timaru; Corinna (10.10 p.m.), for Northern ports, via Oamatu and Timaru: Knta.ro : (10,20 p.m.) for Bluff and Invercargill; Port Victor (5.45 p.m.), for Timaru. AUCKLAND. November 25. Arrived—Yirpilia (6 a.m.), from New York: Orari (3.50 p.m.), from Liverpool; Kamona fl2 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Maliono (8.30 p.m.), for Sydney. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. BRISBANE, November 25. Sailed —Gallic, for Now Zealand. SYDNEY', November 25. Sailed —Ulimaroa p.m.). for Wellington; Kirerina (4.45 p.m.), for Auckland. OVERSEAS SHIPPING. LONDON, November -24. I Sailed from Montreal for Wellington—Trevelyan. PARIS, November 24. The Messagories Mari times Company states that the Sphinx, which was yesterday rumouryed in trouble through striking a mine, is safe

d. h. m. Iiapt 2ie\v quarter moon . . 3 . 11 7 8 6 p.m. 85 a.m. First quarter . 19 7 43 a.m. Full moon . . 26 1 12 p.m.