SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17712, 25 August 1919, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. _, AtreuST. Hrw quarter «. _ „ _ i 7.41 a.m. Fuil moon — ___... 13 6.9 o-m. Last quarter _.___„ 19 5.26 a.m. Hew moon ._ _. _ „ _. 28 S.T ajn. THB BTTX. Blsee to-day at 6.57 im.; gets at 6.24 p.m. THB WKATHEB. August 23.—8 ajn.: Wind lighb; fine. Noon; Wind aw., etrong; oloudy. G p.m.: Wind S.W., strong; cloudy. 6 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer ... „ _. ... 33.74 23.80 20.85 Thermometer ._ „ ._ Max., 33; min., S-l. Augnafc 21.—8 %xa.t Wind light; fine. Koon: Wind S., ligßt; fine. 6 pjn.: Wind S.F., Ught; fine. B o.tn. Koon. 6 p.m. Barometer „. ... 29.83 29.90 20.30 Thermometer ._ ._ _. Max., 60; lain., 34. HIGH WATKB. Augnst 24— a.m. p.ni. At Taiaroa Heads ... ._ IJ3 1.3T At Port Ohalmers ... IJ>5 2.17 At Dunedin _ 2.23 2.47 ARRIVALS. August 23 Corinna, ba (3.45 pjn.), 1271 tone, Eldore, from Wellington. TJnion Steam Ship Company, agent. , August 24. Kamona, e.e. (8.33 a.m.), 1425 tons, Rankine, from "Westport, via Oamaru. XJ.S S. Company, agent. Ngakuto, 3.e. (5 p.m.), 1775 tons, Dowell, from Greymouth. Taploy and Co., agents. Breozo, s.e. (9.30 p.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, from Wellington. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. August 23. Kotare, e.s. (115 p.m.), 141 tons, Mianby, for InvexoargilL Keith Ramsay, agent. Stella, S.S. (1.50 p.m.), 2611 tons, ll'Bride, for Timaru. Tapley and Co., agents. » SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. • AUCKLAND, August 23.—Arrived: Port Hacking (7.40 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Awahou (noon), from East Coast ports; Mako (0.45 p.m.), from East Coast ports; Mokoia (5 pa), from Gisbome. Sailed: Arahura (7 p.m.), for Gisborne. August 24.—Arrived: iNavira (6.5 a.m.), from Papeete; Port Lyttelton (7 a.m.), from Newcastle. WELLINGTON, August 23.—Sailed: Maraxoa (8.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Shropshire (7 a.m.), for Liverpool. August 21. —Arrived: Maori (9 25 a.m.), irom Lyttelton; Port Napier (3.30 p.m.), from Napier. Sailed: Ruapehu (11.50 a.m.), for Londcn. LYTTELTON, August 23.—Arrived: Maori (9.20 a.m.), from Y> r ellington. August 24.— Port Victor, in stream (9 a.m.), from Newcastle; Miarao-oa (10.25 a.m), from Wellington. TIMARU, August 24.—Arrived: Stella (7.15 Jwn.), from Port GhaJmere. NEWCASTLE, August 24. — Sailed: "Wanaka, for New Zealand; Waiwe-ra, for New Zealand. SAN FRANCISCO, August 23.—Arrived: Lucy.

Tho Monowai, which has just completed en extensive overhaul a-t Port Chalmers, will come up to Dunedin at 11 a.m to-day to load for Lyttelton andl Wellington. She will Bail on Tuesday afternoon with passengers and general oargo, and on arrival at "Wellington will take up the Mararoa'e running temporarily. Captain A. T. Norton is in command, with Mt D. Harkness as chief officer, Mr Watte as eecond, and Mr McDonald as third (ex Mararna). Mr A. Leveetam ie chief engineer, with Mr L. C. Davis ag eecond and Mx P. H, Davey as third engineer. Mr Baird as chief steward. The ».s. Kauri will go into quarantine on arrival at Otago, and after release will proceed to Dunedin to discharge. The Kaiapoi, which is due at Lyttelton this morning from Auckland, ia to sail to-night for Timaru and Dunedin to discharge the balance of her cargo. Her movements from Ihiiiedin are not yet fixed The Kakapo » to leave Onehunga to-night for Westport, where she will load coal for Oamaru <ind Dunedin. . The Katoa has been fixed to leave Westport to-day for Wellington. The Kaitangata is duo at Oamaru to-day from Adelaide. She will complete her discharge at Timaru and Lyttelton, and! will then undergo survey at the Canterbury port. After discharging her cargo of coal here ■the itainona will load general cargo at Dune±m, Oamiaiu, and Tiniaru for Wellington. The Wenaka loft Newcastle during the ■week-end coal-laden for Lyttelton . Stella sailed on Saturday afternoon 1^ , ,,. ara ' aild Wellington. She will load at Wellington this week for Dunedin. Tho Kini ie to leave Bluff to-day for Weetport, where she will load coal for aisborne end Napier. There woe successfully launched on May 30 from the National Shipyard at Chepstow (JMigland), a fine standard chip of tho " H" type named the Wot Apple. She is the largest ever built m this yerd, her gross tonnage being 2475, length 303 ft, beam 32ft 9in, and depth, moulded, 23ft. Two others of a similar typo are under construction in Fincho's extension, as well ae several other ships- in the larger yard, all of which ore well ad- „ 3 JJ ar A PPk> took the water beautifully in tho presence of the officials and a large number of people. Previous ships launched from Chepstow since tho Standard Company etartcd its enterprise in 1916 were ForeJt ' and tho War lJO? J^T^ 8 "?, barqlJO Almeia . which ia every fortunate war caTeer. Although *he ™*<x>OTting dan S<* throughout by running Wssasag »£. com P let «d a TT-boat was sighted and rZv? me * P ut off in a small boat S b^ e F"-^=n d of The

AUSTRALIA DUE ON TUESDAY The Shaw, Savill, an d Albion liner Austo,ha ie expected to leave liyttelton to-night for Dunedin, to complete discharge of Her

THE SOMERSET.

The Somerset, which brought returning' troops, is an vessel. She ia the first of six suoh ships, and is the experimental earner with regard to a new type of Beared turbine, described as the "double xeducte geared turbine." The Wet completed at Barle'e shipbuilding yawLs ately after her tria-ls she was taken to a loading berth for Australia, and carried "β^r? for ra P id £3* oi ?»i y^s a v%^ttr ns k Sβ --4 d Her^ te ooUopsible type, each supporting six Ion" dei- & oontrolkd by powerful winchce ° She haa no cargo for Lyttolton, but wi 1 dis '**& • QWatity of general' cai-go Tt Auck W «d Wollingtog. Rom tho latter £rt

HAMBXTRG-AIEBEIEA WAR LOSSES At the outbreak of the war the Hambure£o iti* o<>m P an 7 JMt 142 steamers, bo that at the pieeent 'uno it owns only 42 tht^^f 10 tODe - , In «utrTCM (7676), Chernekia (3245), Cincinnati Wna (4573), "Ewko' (454). (W» fara?" fun a>B6l), Konigan Luieo (3163), Lime CMa» (4391), IGederwakt (5490? iip^»^~Le) s

SALE OF SHIP 3.

BY TOITET STATES SHIBPIBq BOARD Tho Unitca Sla.Ua Shipping Board has efEected the. Ricatest safe of steal s hip ß £tr mule in the hiatoxy of the shipping Jn America. To seven firnie of swn .tor., it to 19 of iJXr.S3 f Waaisae'ns from£*2 por ton wp t-. £45 rex deadweight ton. The vcs«3s range from. 5850 up to 9600 tons 'ITj-. amount of tonnago disposed of in thia anln Iβ 128,472. lie proC price agßrLaiS which na« taken iank as the loading shipbuilder of tiie world, is now the lea&aa eeller oi ships. Moreover, it id»eellh» s thoux at prices waich show tho keen demand for ete»>l tonnago. A er­n. of six ehip3 went to ono irm alone. Pour v."cro taken over by anotlrer opoT.-.tor. Four other companiee poaght two each- There waa only ono puxphitsor to Uko a eiuglo ehiu, jroa

eold to *ny foreign flag All -were purchased by American ship operatora, and will fly tho Amerioan flag. Wliat is regarded ae a significant feature of tho solo is the fact tbat 12 of tlie vessels wore of the fabricated type. Thia largo proportion is taken to indicate that Uicro exists a keen demand for ships of this type, tho kind tbat are being built at tho Newark yards of tho Submarine Boat Corporation and at, Hog Island. In commenting upon the Bale, Chairniau Huxloy, of the Shipping- Board, said: "Tho united Sta-tee Government is the only country in the world to-day where ships can be eold for spot delivery. Tho purchasers of these vessels will get immediate possession, and will pluoe them in trade routes without delay. Tho operators who have taken them over are mon of vision <ind experionca. They rocofrtieo tho incalculable advantage of being first in tho field and with ihe opportunity of establishing conneotione at a timo when go many are anxious to connect with reliable shipping firms. "To-day wo are in communication with one firm in regard to the sale of 42 of our ■wooden ships of to Ferris tpo. Wo have already sold '12 of our wooden ships. "Since we began selling ships a short timo ago, we have disposed of 332,045 deadweight tons (221,8(33 grose tons). Tho total amount of theee sales now aggregate- £10,371,321."