SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12264, 9 October 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

INTERCOLONIAL, HOME, AND FOREIGN VESSELS

HIGH WATER AT WELLINGTON

PHASES OF THE BOON

Sun rises, 5.20 a.m.; sets, 6.14 p.m. High, water, 9.52 a.m.; 10.18 p.m. Moon rises, 0.21 a.m.; sets, 9.53 p.m. ARRIVED. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. FUTURIST, trawler (3.5 a.m.), 241 tons, Ormes, from Cook Strait. (Master, agent.) HAWERA, e.s. (3.35 a.m.), 174 tons, McKinnon, from Patea. (Dalgety and Co., agents.) NGAIO, 8.8. (5.10 a.m.), 1203 tons, Wildman, from Nelson. (T. and W. Young, agents.) MAORI, s.s. (7 a.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. (Union Co., agents.) KOHI, aux. scow (7.30 a.m.), 125 tons, Nalder, from Havelock. (Turnbull and Co., agents.) OPUA, s.s. (9 a.m.), 757 tons, Fowler, from New Plymouth. (Union Co., agents.) KAPITI, s.s. (1 p.m.), 242 tons. Sawyers, from Wanganui. (Dalgety and Co., agents.) STORM, s.s. (3 p.m.), 749 tons, Manson, from Lyttelton. (Turnbull and Co., s.s. (4.50 p.m.), 143 tons, Jackson, from Blenheim. (Levin and Co., agents.) ARAHURA, s.s. (5 p.m.), 1596 tons. Sewell, from Picton. (Union Co., agents.)

KUROW, s.s. (7.30 p.m.). 2625 tons, Walker, from Gisborne. (Union Co., agents.) ECHO, aux. scow (9.15 p.m.), 99 tons, Radford, from Blenheim. (Levin and Co., agents.) PROGRESS, s.s. (9.40 p.m.), 353 tons, Hay, from Hokianga, (Holm and Co., agents.) SAILED. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. FUTURIST, trawler (2 p.m.), 241 tons, Ormes, for Cook Strait. OPUA, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 575 tons, Fowler, for Lyttelton. WAN AKA, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 2495 tons, McLean, for Auckland. NGAIO, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 1203 tons, Wildman, for Nelson. MAORI, s.s. (7.45 p.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin* for Lyttelton. EXPECTEO ARRIVALS Kent, Auckland, to-day. Titoki, Tarakohe, to-day. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-day. Nikau, Nelson, to-day. Holmdale, Dunedin, to-day. Kaimai, Greymouth, to-day. Komata, Westport, to-day. Waverley, Patea, to-day. Kokiri, Oamaru, October 10th. Wisgatai, southern ports, October 10th. Kennedy, Foxton, October 10th. Inaha, Patea, October 10th. Kapiti, Wanganui, October 10th. Opua, Lyttelton, October 10th. Maori, Lyttelton, October 10th. Ngaio, Nelson, October 10th. Arahura, Picton, October 10th. Port Hacking, Auckland, October 10th. Gale, Wanganui, October 10th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 11th. Nikau, Nelson, October 11th. Breeze, Dunedin, October 11th. Kartigi, Auckland, October 11th. Holmdale, Wanganui, October 11th. John, New Plymouth, October 11th. Calm, Wanganui, October lltli. Wairau, Blenheim, October 11th. Katoa, Auckland, October 11th. Kaimanawa, Portland, October 12th. Flora, Rarotonga, October 12th. Putiki, Gisborne, October 12th. Maheno, Sydney, October 12th. Maori. Lyttelton, October 13th. Ngaio. Nelson, October 13th. Arahura. Picton, October 13th. Kaiwarra, Newcastle, October 13th. Kaimanawa, New Plymouth, Oct. 13th. Manuka, Melbourne. October 13th. Hawera, Patea, October 13th. Echo, Blenheim, October 13th. Wootton, Lyttelton, October 13th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 14th. Nikau, Nelson, October 14th. Port Nicholson, Auckland, October llth. Kamo, Dunedin, October 14th. Breeze, Wanganui, October 15th. Maori, Lyttelton, October 15th. Ngaio, Nelson, October 15th. Arahura, Picton, October 15th. Opihi, Dunedin. October 15th. Wanaka, Auckland, October 16th. Kawntiri, Newcastle, October 16tli. Wnhine, Lyttelton, October 16th. Nikau. Nelson. October 16tb Maori, Lyttelton, October 37th. Ngaio, Nelson, October 17th. Arahura, Picton, October 17th. Storm. Dunedin, October 17th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 18th. Nikau, Nelson, October 18th. Komata, Westport, October 18th. Putiki. Gisborne, October 18th. Agwipond, San Luis, October 18th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Titoki, West Coast, to-day. Kohi, New Plymouth, to-day. Canadian Spinner, Auckland, to-day. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-day. Nikau, Nelson, to-day. Arahura, Picton, to-day. Holmdale, Wanganui, to-day. Progress, southern ports, to-day. Wairau, Blenheim, to-day. Xgakuta, West Coast, to-day. Wootton, Lyttelton, to-day. Waverley, Patea, October 10th. Kurow, Lyttelton, Dunedin, October 10th. Wingatui, Picton, Auckland, Oct. 10th. Inaha, Patea, October 10th. Echo, Lyttelton, October 10th. Ooua. New Plvraoutb, October 10th. Maori, Lyttelton, October 10th. Ngaio. Nelson October 10th Kapiti, Wanganui, October 10th. Gale, southern ports, October 10th. West Nilus, Melbourne. October 12th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 12th. Nikau, Nelson, October 12th. Arahura. Picton, October 12th. Breeze. Wanganui, October 12th. Holmdale, southern ports, October 12th. Flora, Auckland, October 12th. John, Lyttelton, October 12th. Calm, southern ports, October 12th. Kaimanawa. New Plymouth, Oct. 12th. Katoa, southern ports, October 12th. Kennedy, Foxton, October 13th Hawera, Patea, October 13th. Manuka, Melbourne, via Bluff, Oct. 13th .Maori, Lyttelton, October 13th. Ngaio, Nelson, October 13th. Komata, Westport, October 13th. Putiki, Napier, Gisborne, October 13th. Kamo, Napier, Gisborne. October 14th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 14th. Nikau. Nelson, October 14th. Arahura, Picton. October 14th. Kaimai, Greymouth, October 14th. , Breeze, southern ports, October loth. 1 Maori, Lyttelton, October 15th. Ngaio, Nelson, October 15th. Opihi, New Plymouth, October 15th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 16th. Nikau, Nelson, October 16th. Arahura, Picton, October 16th. Wanaka, southern ports v October 16th. Maheno, Sydney, October I6fb. Storm, Dunedin, October 17th. Maori, Lyttelton, October 17th. - Ngaio, Nelson, October 17th. Wahine, Lyttelton, October 19th. Nikau, Nelson, October 'l9th. Arahura, Picton, October 19th.

The Komata was expected to leave Westport late Inst evening for Wellington, where she is due to-night.

GENERAL NEWS INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE Ulimaroa, from Sydney, arrived at Auckland October 6th; sails from Auckland on October 9th for Sydney; due Sydney, October 13th. Moeraki, from Sydney, arrived at Wellington October 6th. Maunganui. at Sydney, leaves there on October 9th for Auckland; duo Auckland October 13th. Manuka, from Wellington, arrived at Melbourne October 7th; was to sail from there on October Bth for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Melbourne; due at Wellington October 13th. Malieno left Sydney on October Bth for Wellington; due Wellington October 12th. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. Niagara, R.M.S., left Sydney on September 24th for Vancouver, via Auckland, Suva, and Honolulu; sailed from Auckland September 30th; due Vancouver, October 16th. Makura, R.M.S., at Wellington; sails from Wellington October 13th for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Pepeete. Aorangi, R.M.S., left Vancouver on September 23rd for Sydney, via Honolulu, Suva and Auckland; due Auckland October 12th; due Sydney Ofctober 17th. Tahiti, R.M.S., sailed from San Francisco on October 7th for Sydney, via Papeete, Rarotonga and Wellington; due Wellington October 26th; due Sydney October 31st. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE. Tees—Clyde quay wharf. Progress—Clyde quay wharf. Makura—Clyde quay wharf. West Nilus —Taranaki street wharf. Moeraki—Queen's wharf. No. 1, north. Arahura—Queen's wharf, No. 2. Holmdale —Queen's wharf, No. 6. Invercargill—Queen's wharf, No. 7. Kohi—Queen's wharf, No. 11. Wairau—Queen's wharf, No. 11. Nikau —Queen's wharf. No. 12. Echo—Queen's wharf, No. 13. Awarua—Queen's wharf. No. 13. X^ootton—Queen's wharf, No. 13. Titoki—Queen's wharf. No. 14. Wahine—Ferry wharf. Ngakuta—Railway wharf. Kapiti—Glasgow wharf. Port Dunedin—Glasgow wharf. Canadian Spinner—Glasgow wharf. Turakina—King's wharf. Makura—King's wharf. Kurow—Pipitea wharf. Waverley—King's wharf. Kent—Pipitea wharf. Kapuni—Pipitea wharf. Skramstad —Pipitea wharf. Corinna—Blip. Kamona— Slip. Mararoa—Slip. Parera—Slip Arawa—Stream. Leitrim—Stream

WITHIN WIRELESS. \ The following vessels (call signals in parentheses) were expected to be within f range of the undermentioned wireless f stations last night:— Auckland—City of Delhi (GIC), H.M.S. j Veronica (GLUS), Hinemoa (VQX), Bona . (-), Waiotapu (GDPM), Makambo (VZ B), Aorangi (—), Whangape (VML), \Vai- i poll (NMO), Otaki (GCLN), Enton (—), j Kaimanawa (VGLI>, Katoa (VMN), Can- \ adian Prospector (VWU), Ruabine (MK . A> Wellington—Wahine (GFYN), Maori , (GDZX), Ngaio (VLS), Arahura (VMA), Kent (ENL)), Skramstad ( —), Wanaka . (VHP), Flora 'VHR), Ivaiwarra (SCDV), Karetu (—), Kaitoke (EYV), Arawa (—), \ Manuka (GDZW), Kurow (GDZS). Awarua—Sussex (EYV), Walkouaiti <G , BJD), Sally Maersk (—), Waipahi (—), Sir .Tames Ross Clark (—), Kosmo ( —), i Tutanekai (VXL), Kaiapoi (VLK), Her- 1 mes (PDX), Wingatui (GBMP). . Chatham Islands—NiJ. t PERSONAL. Mr H A. Brockett, who has been on holiday, has now rejoined the Kaiapoi as chief officer, relieving Mr J. Glasgow . for instructions. Mr W. J. Berryman has been appointed chief officer of the Ngakuta, relieving Mr S. E. Gaskin for holiday leave. Mr R. G. Coyte has been appointed chief officer of the Wingatui, relieving Mr J.. R. Harper. Mr C. Burgess, chief officer of the Wanaka, lias left the vessel. Mr W. J. Lyon has signed on the Alexander as second officer. ■Mr C. Mosley, third engineer of the Waihora, has been granted holiday leave. Mr R. Young, late second engineer of the Kahika, has taken his place, while Mr F. Clennel has joined the Kahika. Mr W. McMurran has joined the Wahine as fourth engineer, vice Mr L. Jellyman. Mr H. W; Barnfield has relieved Mr T. H. McWilliams as wireless operator of the Arahura. KARTIGI FROM MONTREAL. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the steamer Kartigi left Auckland yesterday for Wellington nnd is due here to-morrow to continue her

discharge of Canadian cargo. From here the vessel proceeds to Picton, thence Lyttelton and Dunedin, to complete discharge. B.M.S. TAHITI. Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the B.M.S. left San Francisco at 1 p.m. on' Wednesday last for Sydney, via Papeete, Rarotonga, and Wellington. She is due here on October 26th, and at Sydney on October 31st. WAITEMATA. COMPLETING. To complete loading for New Zealand ports the Union Company advise that the cargo steamer Waitemata arrived at San Francisco at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday last from Vancouver. She is expected to clear the American port early next week. WAIOTAPU "RADIOS. A further radio message received by the Union Company from the master of the cargo steamer Waiotapu states that the vessel is now due at Auckland this morning from Pacific Coast ports. After part discharge at Auckland the Waiotapu proceeds to Wellington, thence Australian ports to complete. WAIRUNA LEAVES SYDNEY. The Union Company has received cable advice that the steamer Wairuna left Sydney at 9 a.m. yesterday for Suva, I arming Island, ana Vancouver. R.M.M.S. AORANGI. En route from Vancouver, via Honolulu, the Union Company advise lhat the R.M.M.S. Aorangi arrived at Suva at 10.30 a.m. yesterday, and continued her voyage later in the day for Auckland, where she is due on Sunday next. She leaves Auckland, again on Tuesday , at 10 p.m. for Sydney, and is expected to reach the New South Wales port on Saturday, October 17th. THE CANADIAN .SPINNER. To complete her loading for America the Canadian Government Line advise that the steamer Canadian Spinner leaves Wellington to-day for Auckland, where nho is scheduled to sail finally on Tuesday, October 13th, for New York, Boston, and Halifax. PORT NICHOLSON ARRIVES. With cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and New Plymouth, the C. and D. Line steamer Port Nicholson arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from London. TARANSAY AT SYDNEY. To commence her joading under the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company (he *dearner Tnrnnsay arrived at Sydney (Capo Breton) on October 4th. She later .proceeds to Montreal, whore she completes loading, nnd sails on October> 15th for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth. Lyttelton, and Dunedin.

COASTAL TRADE. The Putiki is expected back at Wellington on Monday from East Coast ports. The Progress was due hero last evening from Hokianga and sails to-day for Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton. The Holmdale, from southern ports, arrives at Wellington to-day and leaves later in the day for Wanganui. She returns here on Sunday and sails on Monday for Dunedin direct, Oamaru, and Timaru. The John, due here on Sunday from New Plymouth, sails on Monday for Lyttelton. The Kapiti, due here to-morrow from Wanganui, sails on the return trip the same day. The Inaha arrives at Wellington tomorrow from Patea and leaves the same day on the return trip. The Hawera is now due here on Tuesday from and sails on the return trip the same day. The Gale returns to Wellington tomorrow from Wanganui and leaves the same day for Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin.

The Calm, from Wanganui, is due here on Sunday and sails on Monday for Lyttelton, Bluff, Dunedin and Timaru. The Breeze, from Dunedin and way ports, arrives at Wellington on Sunday and sails on Monday for Picton and Wanganui. She returns here on Thursday next and leaves the same day for southern ports. The Storm, which left Wellington yesterday for Wanganui, proceeds from there direct to Dunedin, where she loads on Tuesday, thence Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttelton for Wellington and Wanganui. The Kohi is expected to clear Wellington to-day for New Plymouth direct. The Wairau, sailing: to-day for Blenheim, returns to Wellington on Sunday. The Kennedy, due at Wellington tomorrow from Foxton, leaves on Tuesday on the return trip. The Echo leaves Wellington to-mor-row for Blenheim and is due back here on Tuesday. The Opihi is to clear Nelson to-day for Dunedin direct, where <f>he loads on Monday, thence Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttelton for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. The Kawntiri now sails from Newcastle to-morrow for Miramar and Wellington,

The Knre'fi. from Sydney, is expected at Lyttelton to-day. The Kaimai left Greymouth at 1.30 p.m. yesterday for Miramar and Wellington, and is due here to-night. The Kaitoke is due at Lyttelton to-day from Newcastle. The Wingatui, from southern ports, leaves Lyttelton to-day for Wellington, and arriving here to-morrow, sails the same day for Picton and Auckland. The Kaimanawa, leaving Portland today for AVcllington, arrives here on Monday and sails the same day for New Plymouth and Westport. The Kokiri left Oamaru last evening for Wellington, where she is due to-mor-row to undergo her annual overhaul and survey.

The ICoromiko leaves Oamaru to-mor-row for Dunedin to complete discharge thence to Newcastle to load again for New Zealand.

The Karori clears Lyttelton to-day for, Westport and Greymouth to load for Auckland. The Waikawa arrived at Newcastle at 8.30 a.m. yesterday from Auckland to load for Lyttelton. fc The Kaitangata leaves Westport to-day for Greymouth to complete her loading for Sydney, Newcastle and Melbourne. The Kaiapoi is now to sail from preymouth on Sunday for Melbourne and Adelaide The Wanaka, which sailed from Welyesterday for Auckland, loads there next week for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Oamaru and Timaru. The Kurow,'which arrived here last evening from Auckland, via Gisborne, sails to-morrow for Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Katoa, leaving last evening for Wellington, arrives here on Monday and sails the same day for Lyttelton. Dunedin and Timaru. The Ngakuta is expected to leave Wellington to-day for the'West Coast. The Wootton, sailing to-day for Lyttelton,'• returns to Wellington on Tuesday. The Waverley, - due here to-day from Patea, leaves on the return trip to-mor-row. The Titoki arrives at Wellington to-day from Tarakohe and sails later in the day for Westport and Greymouth. KOSMO AT DUNEDIN. To continue her discharge of New York cargo the A. and A. Line advise that the steamer Kosmo arrived at Dunedin yesterday from Timaru, and is to sail to-day. for Wanganui, where she completes discharge. WEST NILUS FOR MELBOURNE. Messrs Burns, Philp and Company expect to dispatch the steamer West Nilus from Wellington on Monday for Melbourne, thence Sydney, to complete her discharge of her Pacific Coast cargo. SKRAMSTAD’S MOVEMENTS. The steamer Skramstad, now discharging at Wellington, is expected to clear hero to-day for New Plymouth, thence Australian ports, to complete her discharge of cargo loaded at New Orleans. FROM WEST OF ENGLAND. The Federal Company has been advised by cable of alterations in the projected departures from the West Coast of t:li© United Kingdom • follow:—Cumberland, tu sail from ( i pool on October 2Xth for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; Norfolk, to sail from Liverpool on November 21st fur Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; Middlesex, to sail from Liverpool on December sth for Auckland, Wcllington, Lyttelton, Dunodin and New Plymouth; Cambridge, to suil from Liverpool on January 2nd for New Zealand porte, to be announced later. SCHOONER ANNIE HILL. The Sea Scouts’ ship the Sea Scout, formerly the topsail schooner Annie Hill, has been sold by the Scouts to the Anchor Shipping Company for a price which is a fraction of tlio amount paid to convert her for use as a Sea Scouts’ training ship. The vessel was towed by motor boats from the Rcdeliffs estuary last week-end and taken around to Lyttelton. At Lyttelton she will be placed on the slip for inspection and repairs, prior to being towed to Nelson, where she will

spend the remainder of her days as a coal hulk for the storage of the Anchor Company’s bunker coal. The Sea Scout is n wooden vessel of 128 tons, and was built on the Hnon river in 1876. For ninny years she plied between Australian .ports and New ZcnInnd. She traded on the New Zealand const for a long time, and was known as a smart little sailer. During the war, after being idle for some years, she was bought and loaded for San Francisco. Before loading was completed she commenced to leak badly and the project was abandoned. She was again idle for some years, and was then acquired by the Scout authorities. The voyage from Lyttelton to Sumner was made in tow of the tug Lyttelton, and the trip across the bar was made without incident. At the Shag Rock corner, however, the vessel grounded, but after two hours' strenuous work on the part of those on board she was refloated and safely moored in the estuary.

TF.KOA OUTWARD BOUND. Outward bound from London with cargo for discharge at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton. Bluff, and Napier, the New Zealand Shipping Company have received advice that the steamer Tekoa. arrived at Colon on October 4th. and sailed from Panama the following day in continuation of her voyage.

SIERRA NEVADA CHARTERED. To commence loading at San Francisco for New Zealand about October 25th, the strainer Sierra Nevada has been chartered by the Union Company. This vessel. which will discharge at Auckland, Wellington and Sydney, in the order named, offers an additional opportunity for importers to obtain their requirements from the Pacific Coast. She should leave the Pacific Coast about flip end of October, and arrive at Auckland about November 22nd.

OTAKI DUE SHORTLY. An expected arrival at Auckland about Saturday is the N.Z. Shipping Company’s steamer Otaki, with cargo from Liverpool for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Otaki has not yet reported by wireless. BRINGTNg'nEW YORK CARGO. The A. and A. Line have been advised that tlio steamer Trematon sailed from New York on Sunday, October 4th, and has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on November 7th, and at Wellington about 10 days later. TOFU A FOR ISLANDS. On her usual monthly cruise to Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer Tofua is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. tomorrow'. KENT DUE TO-DAY. In continuation of her voyage from Liverpool, the Federal S.N. Company’s steamer Kent is due at Wellington to-

day from Auckland, and after landing the local portion of her cargo proceeds to Lyttelton, thence Dunedin to complete. NEW BRTTISH-INDIA STEAMER. Messrs William Gray and Co., Ltd., ( of West Hartlepool, have launched the • steel screw steamer Quiloa for the Brit- ( ish India Steam Navigation Company, i Ltd., London. She is built to Lloyd’s highest class. Length 502 ft, breadth 60ft 9in, depth 32ft 8m moulded. The vessel has ample accommodation for a few passengers and for officers and crew, is fitted with wireless telegraphy, and has an electric light installation throughout. The outfit includes an ice house, refrigerating machinery for provisions, fresh water distiller, steam windlass and steam steering gear aft, with telemotor control on bridge, cellular double bottom, deep ballast tank and fore and aft peak tanks, 18 derricks fitted on masts and derrick uprights, and one 25-ton derrick, 19 steam winches exhausting into winch, condenser. The Central Marine Engine Works of the builders will supply the propelling machinery, consisting of balanced quadruple engines, having four cylinders 28, 41, 58&, and 85, by* 54in stroke. There will be fitted five large multitubular boilers arranged to work at a steam pressure of 2251 b per square inch. OIL-BURNING TUG FOR BLUFF. The Bluff Harbour Board decided at a meeting held on Monday to purchase the combined tug and passenger steamer offered by Messrs Vickers, Ltd., of Dublin, for the Bluff Harbour towing and pilot work, and the Stewart Island service. It is considered by the board and those who have had an opportunity of perusing the specifications of the new vessel, that her arrival will solve the problems that face would-be visitors to Stewart Island. The price of the new tug was quoted at .£29,410, but certain improvements are to be carried out, bringing the final cost to about £31,000. The boat was selected from 19 tenders, the prices ranging from £24,380 to £33,000. FAMOUS OLD SHIPS. A series of articles is now running in "Beardmore News," the oTgan of William Beardmore and Co., Ltd., shipbuilders and engineers, of Glasgow, dealing with famous ships engined by the firm and its predecessors in the last century. Among these was the Cunard Niagara, one of the famous quartet built in 1847 for the new American mail contract, which necessitated a weekly sailing in either direction. In view of the international position at the time, she was built to carry guns of the biggest calibre then in use in the navy, and was also adaptable as a transport, for which she was used later in the Crimean Wa £ Another vessel mentioned is the floating

battery Erebus, a forerunner of the modern monitor. She was, in reality, the first ironclad in the world, being armoured with 4£in forged iron plates, backed with 6in teak; and she carried 30 64-pounder guns. Her armour was proved to be amply sufficient to ward off the heaviest metal of the day. One of these monitors is still in existence as a landing stage at Chatham. It was the predecessors of the Beardmore shipbuilding business who built one of the first two ironclad battleships, the Black Prince, in 1861, a vessel which remained in commission (latterly as a boys' training ship) actually until 1922, while her hull was still in magnificent condition, and was reported as fit to be towed anywhere. |jt is unusual in these days to hear of a steamship being converted to sails or a motor ship to steam. But 20 or 30 years ago such a procedure was not uncommon, since the rate of progress in steam engineering made obsolete many steamers that were quite sound in the hull, while there was still a good ; demand for sailing ships. The Pereire. the first screw steamship in the French merchant marine, was converted to a sailiug ship in the late 80’s, although her , original engines had given her a service speed of 13 knots when she was built in the Clyde in 1860. As a sailing ship she had several fine .passages to her credit, the fastest being from Landfall in Newfoundland to Landfall in Scotland in six dnvs 18 hours. She has only just been broken up. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Adverting to notice to mariners, No. 47 of 1025, published in the "New Zealand Gazette.” No. 46, of June llth, 1925, concerning the paragraph in that notice relating to Dog Point Channel : Information is hereby given that tlio large red and the large black buoys marking the western end of Dog Point Channel, also, all the small cask buoys (with the exception of the black buoy marking the turning corner at the eastern end and the red buoy marking tlio turning corner at the western end of that channel) have been removed. Dog Point Channel is marked by two white-painted beacons, 100 yards apart, each 15ft in height, in transit 278 deg.; the front beacon being situated at the southern extreme of Dog Point. The least water found in this channel with the beacons in transit is 17ft at M.L.W.S.

This notice cancels the information contained in the paragraph "Dog Point Channel" contained in Notice to Mariners No. 47 of 1925.

Publications affected : Admiralty Plan No, 2614: "New Zealand Pilot." ninth edition. 1919, page 59 seq.; "New Zealand Nautical Almanac," twenty-third edition, 1925, page 237 et eeq.

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS RAN TOANCIKCO, Monday—Arrived, West Tvlip and Sonoma. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Arrired, Alonso: sailed. Ulysses. . PORT SAID, Tuesday—Arrived., Naldora. PERRINA, Tuesday Bailed, BanffGIBEALTAR,’ Tuesday—Passed, Osterley, Anehoria, nnd Jervis Bay. LONDON, Tuesday—Sailed, Moveton Buy. TABLE BAY, Tuesday-Sailed, Teiresias. SUVA, Thursday—Aorangi, for Auckland. AUCKLAND, Tburedny—Fort Nienoleon (6 a.m.). from Middlesborough, London; Kartigi (1.40 p.m.), Katoa (3.20 p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUI, Thursday—Calm (12,25 p.m.). Gale (1.40 p.m.), from Wellington. PICTON. Thursday—John (7.45 a.m.). from Wellington. Arahura (1.15 p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. Thursday—Wairau {8.30 a.m.). Echo (8.30 a.m.), for Wellington. PORT NELSON. Thursday—Alexander (6.5 a.m.). Nikau (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Niknu (7 p.m.), for Wellington. TARAKOHE. Thursday Titoki (2.15 p.m.). for Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Thursday—Kaimai <1.50 p.m.), for Wellington.

OVERSEA VESSELS

FOR NEW ZEALAND PORTS

AT LONDON AND SOUTHAMPTON. MAHANA —Was to sail from London on October 7tli for Suva, Auckland and Dunedin; duo Auckland November 22nd. (S.S. and A. Co.) lONlC—Sails from London on October Bth, from Southampton on October 9tli» for Wellington and Lyttelton; due Wellington November 16th. S.S. and A. Co.) PORT HUNTER—-Sails from London on October 28th for Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Lyttelton December 4th. (C. and D. Line.) AT WEST OF ENGLAND PORTS. PORT MELBOURNE—SaiIs from Liverpool on October lOth for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland November 20th. (F.S.N. Co.) CUMBERLAND—SaiIs from Liverpool on October 24th for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland December 4th. (F.S.N. Co.) NORFOLK —Sails from Liverpool on November 21st for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; clue Auck- , land December 31st. (F.S.N. Co.) j AT MONTREAL. I TARANSAY—SaiIs from Montreal on October 15th for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland November 2Sth. (N.Z.S. Co.) CANADIAN EXPLORER—SaiIs from Montreal on October 24th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; due Auckland December 6th. (C.G. M.M.) Steamer sails from Halifax .on November loth for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia: due Auckland December 30th. (N.Z.S. Co.) AT NEW YORK. SUTTON HALL—Sails on. October 14th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff; due Auckland November 18th. (A. and A. Line.) CITY OF CORINTH—SaiIs on October 30th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Burnio and Portland (Victoria); due Auckland December 4th. (A. and A. Line.) SWAZI—Sails on November 15th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Wanganui; duo Auckland December 20th. (A. and A. Line.) PORT DUNEDIN—SaiIs on November 25th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland December 30th. (C. and D. Line.) AT PACIFIC COAST PORTS.

WAITEMATA—SaiIs from San Francisco in October for Papeete, Napier, Nelson, and New Plymouth; due Napier October. (Union Co.) WAIHEMO—SaiIs from San Francisco in October for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Newcastle; duo Lyttelton Nnvpmber. (Union Co.)

WEST CAHOKIA—SaiIs from San Francisco on October 14th for Auckland, Wellington, and Australia; due Auckland November 9th. (B.P. and Co.) HAURAKI—SaiIs from San Francisco early in November for Atickland, Wellington, and Australia; due Auckland end of November. (Union Co.) AT INDIA AND JAVA PORTS.

SUSSEX—SaiIs from Calcutta in November foiT Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff; due Auckland December. 4U.5.5.)

EN ROUTE TO NEW ZEALAND

MAIMOA—Loft Liverpool on August Ist for AnMraiia, Auckland, and Wellington, via Caoo Town; due Auckland on October. (S.S. and A. Line.)

PORT AUCKLAND—En route from London, via Australia, was to leave Port lvembla August 28th. for New Zealand tor Homeward loading. (C. and D. Line.) CANADIAN PROSPECTOR—Left Montreal on August 26th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; due Auckland October 9th. (C.G.M.M.) OTAKI—Left Liverpool on August 29tn for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland October 10th. (F.S.N. Co.) TREFUSIS—Left New York on September 6th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; duo Auckland October 14th. (A. and A Line.) CORINTHIC—Left Southampton on September 11th, for Wellington and Auckland; duo Wellington October 20th (S.S. and A Co.)

SUFFOLK—Iift Liverpool on September 12th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Oamaru and Dunedin; due Auckland October 25th. (F.S.N. Co.) WIRRAL—Left Montreal on September 16th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Sydney and Melbourne; due Auckland October 29th. (N.Z.S. Co.)

WAIOTAPU—Left San Francisco on September 14th for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney; due Auckland October 9tli. (Union Co.) TEKOA—Left London on October 19th for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Bluff and Napier; due n ort Chalmers October 29th. (N.Z.S. Co.) TREWYN— LMt New York on September 23rd for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin; duo Anckland October 31st. (A. and A. Lino.) WEST CALERA—Left San Francisco on September 14th for Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia: due Auckland October 18th. (B.P. and Co.) ROTORUA—Left Southampton on September 25tli for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington October 31st. (N.Z. S. Co.) AGWIPOND—Left San Luis on. September 25th for Wellington; due Wellington October 18th. (M.R. and Cod CANADIAN CHALLENGER - Left 'Montreal on September 26th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin-, duo Auckland November 10th. (C.G.M.M.'

HERTFORD-Left Liverpool on September 27th for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff; due Auckland November 4th (F.S.N. Co.) TREMATON—Left New York on October 4th for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin: duo Auckland November 7th. (A. and A. Line.)

AT NEW ZEALAND PORTS WAIMANA—Loading tor U.S.A. and England at finally from Aueklanu. (S.S. and A. Co.) WILLASTON—Frora Pacificfi Coast, at Bluff delayed, discharging at New Plymouth. (union Co.) DORSET Loading for Home at New Plymouth, thence Wanganui, Bluff, Lyttelton. Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, OX>ua and Auckland; sails from Auckland for Wost cf England ports. (F.S.N. Co.) ARAWA sails finally from here for London. (L. and Co.) PORT DUNEDIN—Loading for Home at Wellington, thence Opua, Wanganui and Wellington; sails from hero in October for J.ondon. (C. and D. Line.) LEITRIM—From Liverpool, in stream at Wellington, thence Lyttelton, Dunedin anil Bluff; arrived at Wellington August 23rd; afterwords loads for U.S.A. and England at Blufi, Lyttelton, Wanganui. Wellington, Napier, Wnikokopu, Gisborne and Auckland. (F.S.N. Co.)

TURAKLNA—From London, discharging at Wellington; arrived at Wellington August 24th: afterwords loads at Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Auckland; sails from Auckland for London. (N.Z.S. Co.) KENT—From Liverpool, discharging at Wellington, thence Lyttelton and Dunedin; duo Wellington October 9th; afterwards loads at Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton and Wellington for Home. (1\ S.N. CrO HORORATA—-From London, discharging at Lyttelton, thence Port Cbalm*r«; afterwards loads for Genoa and London at Port Chalmers, Rluff. Wanganui, Wellington, Napier, Waikokopu, Gisborne and Auckland; sails from Auckland. (N Z.S. Co.) BENICIA——From Montreal, discharging at Auckland, thence Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Bluff- duo Wellington. (N.Z.S. Co.) TATNUI—From London, discharging at Auckland; afterwards loads for Home at A ncl-b?-’9.rJ J> U>rhr\r.pi\, LythnlMn -a.ru! Wc.l-

hngton; sails in October for London. (S S. and A. Co.) MATAKANA From Liverpool, discharging at Auckland, thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunetlin <S.S and A. Co.) CANADIAN SPINNER—Loading for America at Wellington, thence Auckland; sails from Auckland on October 13th for U.S.A. (C.G.M.M.)

KOSMO—From New York, discharging at Dunedin, thence Wanganui. (A. and A. Line.) DEVON—From Liverpool, discharging at Auckland, thenco Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. (F.S.N. Co.) WEST NILUS—From Pacific coast ports, discharging at Wellington, thence Melbourne and Sydney; arrived Wellington October sth. (B.P. and Co.) ATHENIC—From London, discharging at Auckland, thence Wellington; due \Vellingtou October. (S.S. and A. Co.) iCo.) RARANGA—From London, discharging at Dunedin, thenco Lyttelton and Timam. (S.S. and A. Co.) SKRAMSTAD —From New Orleans, discharging at Wellington, thence New Plymouth and Australia: arrived Wellington October 6th. (B.P. and Co.) TREVERBYN-From New York, discharging at Auckland, thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Wellington October. (A. and A. Line ) PORT HACKING—From New York, discharging at Auckland, thence “Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff; due Wellington October 10th. (C. and D. Line.)/ KARTIGT—From Montreal, discharging at Auckland, thence Wellington, Picton, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Wellington October 11th. (N.Z.S. Co.) TONGAKIRO—From London. discharging at Lyttelton, thenco Tort Chalmers and Nelson. (N.Z.S. Co.) PORT NICHOLSON—From Tendon, discharging at Auckland, thence Wellington and New Plymouth; due W’ol.lipffton October Uth. (C and P. Liue.»

Oct. 0 0.52 a.m. 10.18 p.m. Oct. 10 10.39 a.m. 11.5 p.m. Oct. 11 11.25 a.m. 11.19 p.m. Oct. 12 midnight 0.7 p.m. Oct. 13 0.28 a.m. 0.16 p.m. Oct. 11 1.6 a.m. 1.26 p.m. Oct. 15 1.16 a.zn. 2.8 p.m. Oct. 16 2.29 a.m. 2.51 p.m.

Full Moon .... OCTOBER. a. H. 4 M. 53 p.m. Last Quarter .. 10 0 4 a.m. New Moon .... 5 36 a.m. First Quarter . .. 25 6 8 a.m. Perigee U 54 p.m. Apogee 0 42 p.m.