PORT OF LYTTELTON.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 866, 18 November 1916, Page 8

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17. NGAKUTA (7.lit p.m.), 120:t lons. Muir, from Grvymouth. I SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS. MAORI (0.20 a.m.l, IlIMIil tons, Manning, from Wellington. SAILED. ! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17. i HIMITANGI (").:!< l p.m.), 1123 tons. Thomp-I son, for Wellington. , ] REMUKRA (a.iiO p.m.), 11,270 tons, (.rcenStreet, for Duncdin. CORINNA (a.:!') p.m.). 1271 tons, Eiders, for Nelson and New Plymouth. MARAROA (8.20 p.m., 2598 tons, Mawson, for Wellington. Passengers:- Mil] saloon and steerage. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Maori, Wellington. Tarawera, Duncdin. SHIPPING IN FORT. Waipori. s.s., Gladstone Pier. Hazel Repton, schooner, Gladstone Pier. Annie Hill, schooner, Gladstone Pier. Huia, schooner, Gladstone Pier. Louisa Craig, barque, Gladstone Pier. Maori, s.s., No. 2 wharf, east side. Tarawera, s.s.. No. 2 wharf, west side. Ngaknta, s.s., No. 1 wharf, west side.

BY TELEGRAPH. Oversea. Bii Cable.—l'resK Assormtion.—CopHvioht. SYDNEY, November 17. Arrived Niagara ((> p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed —Ingn, for Grcyniouth. FREMANTLE, November IT. I Arrived—Orsova. Coastal. Press Association. AUCKLAND, November 17. j Arrived— Koromiko (<( a.m.), from West- . port; Senorita (noon), from Newcastle; Arahura (1 p.m.), from the East ('oast. WELLINGTON, November 17. Arrived—Defender (4.20 a.m.), from Grey-| mouth; Maori (7.1)5 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Komata (7.1") a.m.), from Westport; Regulus , (11 a.m.), from Auckland. Sailed—Takapuna (12.n0 p.m.), for Pic-1 ton and Nelson; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. The Victoria left Sydney November 1; arrived Auckland November 5, Duncdin November 12; due back Sydney November ! 24. The Manuka left Sydney November 9; I arrived Wellington November 13, Lyttelton j November 15; due back at Sydney, via Wei- ! Ungton, November 20. The Wimmera left Melbourne November j 4; arrived Wellington November 0, Lyttel- ] ton November 12; arrived Duncdin November 14; due back at Melbourne November j 20. The Westralia left Sydney November 15; j due at Auckland November 1!), Duncdin November 20; due back at Auckland Decernber 3, Sydnej December 8. The Moeraki left Sydney November 10; J due at Wellington November 20, Lyttelton November 21; due back at Sydney, via Wellington, November 27. NOTES. The Orepuki will leave Lyttelton on Monday for Timaru, returning on Wednesday to load for Wellington, Nelson, and Tarakohe. The liner Ilurunui, from Liverpool, is not now expected at Lyttelton until Monday. The vessel is at present discharging cargo at Wellington. The steamer Southwaite, running under charter to the American and Australian Line, is expected to arrive at Lyttelton about November 20 from New York. The . vessel, which left the American port on October 10, should reacli Duncdin about November 22. After discharge at the southern port she will proceed to Melbourne, i Adelaide, and Hobart to complete. After discharging timber and gasoline for the past 10 days, the American schooner Esther Bohue sailed from Napier at 11 j a.m. on Tuesday for Papeete and Apia to load copra for San Francisco. Captain W. Ward, of the Wellington staff I of the South Taranaki Shipping Company, I is reported to be improving slightly after his recent operation. Captain Croft, late of the Victoria, is in command of the barque C.J.S., which is now loading at Frcmantle. Captain H. L. Brown, of the liner Essex, went ashore at Sydney a few days ago on sick leave. He was relived by Captain Wil- j 1 ia ins. Mr N. W. Nayior lias joined Hie Kaitoa as second engineer. j Exhaustive as it was, the inquiry into j the loss of the small coaster Tuncurry, I held at Sydney last week, did not reveal anything that will elucidate the mystery, I says a recent issue of the "Sydney Ship- j ping List." That a vessel just out of ' dock, after a thorough survey, should spring a leak as the Tuncurry did is as j non-understandable as the conduct of the chief engineer who did not report the leakage earlier is, and it is especially unfortunate that it should be so, for it is just ! such cases that, perhaps, leave the avenue J the marine architects and shipbuilders are seeking for, in the desire to produce a non- ! sinkabie vessel. Had tint Tuncurry been I running for some time without examina- I tion it would have been more satisfactory, j for often vessels engaged in such trades as the Tuncurry was receive a bump crossing a bar tiiat has no serious result at the moment, but in the end leaves a weak- I ness. But that is entirely nut of the question, as the vessel was in dock so recently j and had there been any weakness the sur- I veyors would have discovered it. The Tun- ! curry has gone, but fortunately her crew is safe, but her end is, and will no doubt j always be, as much a mystery as that of the | many vessels that alive left port and never 1 1 "".i heard of again. c'orty years ago a smart barque named Rtifus E. Wood sailed into San Francisco i Harbour, 117 days out from Huston, and' Vas the cynosure of all eyes alorg the water I trout, says an Australian exchange. The vessel was new, having just been complcted at East Herring, Me., and was on ber maivlen voyage. Last month the same ship was towed out of S;in Francisco bar- I hour scarred and weather beaten to again I sail the briny deep after being resurrect- 1 I'd from the fleet of bay coal bulks. After being engaged In the Liverpool ' and Australia trade and then as a coal carrier between Nanalnio and San Francisco, the Wood was lowed into port on ; April 1!), 11)08, in a water-logged condition. She was sold and used as a eoa! barge in the harbour during the last eight years. Several months ago she was purchased by the Charles Nelson Company, refitted and reriggi'd at Hanlon's, and will now serve out her usefulness as a lumber barge between Mukilteo and San Francisco.

The Waipori leaves Lvttelton to-night ; for Wellington to complete discharge. The Kowhai, which Is due at Lvttelton |on Friday next, proceeds subsequently to Napier and Gisborne. j THE FOURTEEN WHEAT STEAMERS. ! Conflrnrrtion has been received of the I departure of I I steamers to load wheat in Australian ports to the order of the British I Government, and some of the vessels are stated to have already left the Mediter- | l'auean (savs the "Melbourne Argus."l It lis understood that something like Mi.OOO I tons should be lifted bv this means, audi no doufct further arrangements of the like [nature will be made shortly. The Im- : pcrial authorities should have nothing to; i gain by keeping the wheat in Australia | I if the means can lie found for transport-, big it to Europe. Meanwhile, the Wheat I j Marketing Act has been re-enacted, with some amendments, the chief of which is j that the agents' commission has been re- I duced id per bushel to 3J<l on the new I crop. For the continued custody of old ' wheat an allowance of jd per bushel at ; the seaboard and of id per bushel at the ! country stations would be made, while all agents who carried responsibility of con- j ditiou must make a payment of :! per cent. ! over the whole of their stacks towards the j ; cost of rebagging, etc. The life of the I I "pool" is extended to December 31, 11)17, | jby which date it is hoped that finality; ; will have been reached. I ! I

1 VESSELS EXPECTED AT LYTTELTON. Vessel. From. Appro*, ilate. Marnron Wellington Nov. 10 Kakapo Dunedin Nov. 20 Maori Wellington Nov. 21 Cygnet Akaroa Nov. 21 Mararoa Wellington Nov. 22 Tarawera Dunedin Nov. 22 Monowai Wellington Nov. 22 Moeraki Sydney Nov. 22 Maori Wellington Nov. 2:1 VESSELS TO SAIL FROM LYTTELTON. Vessel. For. Approx. dale Wootton Wellington Nov. 20 Cygnet Akaroa Nov. 20 Mararoa Wellington Nov. 20 Maori Wellington Nov. 21 Kakapo Timaru Nov. 21 Tarawera Wellington Nov. 22 Monowai Dunedin Nov. 22 Cygnet Kaikoura Nov. 22 Moeraki Sydney Nov. 23 Maori Wellington Nov. 2IS OVERSEA SHIPPING. Vessel: Due at Lyttelt m. Vessel. From. Sailec 1. Due. Port Lyttelton London Aug. IS Nov. 21 Hurunui New York Aug. 17 Nov. 20 Op aw a Liverpool Sept. !) Nov. Athcnic London Sept. 28 Nov. rancred S. 'Frisco Oct. 17 Nov. Port Chalmers London Sept. >'.) Nov. lUiahine London Oct. * 7 Nov. Waimutc Liverpool Oct. 2 (i Nov.