SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1578, 5 March 1919, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. Day. hj. m. New Moon .. .. 210 41p.m. First Quarter .... 9 244 p.m. Full Moon 17 3 11 a.m. Last Quarter .. .. 25 8 4 a.m. MOON. Moon rose to-day 8.50 a.m., sets 7.50 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 6.13 a.m., 6.40 p.m. To-morrow, 7.7 a.m., 7.35 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day 5.47 a.m., sets 6.35 p.m. PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. TUESDAY, MARCH 4 JOHN ANDERSON (6.5 p.m.), 52 tons, Owner, from Akaroa. CYGNET (0.10 p.m.), 124 tons, Murray, from Kaikoura. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5. MARAROA (9.30 a.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. SAILED. TUESDAY, MARCH 4. CANOPUS (1.20 p.m.), 1337 tons, Sellars, for Westport. , WOOTTON (3 p.m.), 150 tons, Larscn, for Wellington. _ . STORM (4.35 p.m.), 405 tons, Cowan, for ■nnedin. MAORI (8 p-m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. _ mm . . CALM (8.50 p.m.), 891 tons, Radford, for Wanganul. MAMARI (1 p.m.), 6689 tons, Summers, for Dunedin.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rlra, Whangarei, March 5. • Tarawera, Glsbome, March 5. Wakatu, Kaikoura, March 5. Breeze, Plcton, March 6. Cygnet, Kaikoura, March 6. Baden Powell, Wellington, March 0. Storm, Tlmaru. March 0. Ooma, Newcastle, March 6. Wootton, Wellington, March 7. Calm, Wanganui, March 7. Canopus, Westport, March 9. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Bouto, Auckland, March 5. Cygnet, Kaikoura, March 5. Zingara. Glsbome, March 5. Stella, Chathams, March 5. Karamu, Greymouth. March 5. Tarawera, Napier, March 5. Wakatu, Kaikoura, March G. Baden Powell. Wellington, March 6. Breeze, Dunedln, March 6. Storm, Wanganui. March C. Calm, Dunedln, March 7. Buapehu, Wellington, March 8. VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Maori, No. 3 wharf. Cygnet, No. 3 wharf. John Anderson, No. 3 wharf. Hoato, No. 6 wharf. Raramu, No. 0 wharf. Rnapehu, No. 7 wharf. Irene, Gladstone pier. Zingara, Gladstone pier. OVERSEAS. By Cable. — Fttit Atunriation. — Copyright. |Rec March 5, 11.5) MELBOURNE, March 5. Sailed— Kalapol, for Duncdin. NOTES. The Tarawera left Gishorne at 1 o'clock Oils morning with a full load of sheep, and Is due here to-morrow afternoon. She will Mil on Friday night for Napier with general •argo. The Karu is expected to leave Greymouth about Saturday with a full load of timber for Lyttelton. The Ooma is due here to-morrow from Newcastle with a load of coal for the Hailway Department. She will be quarantined for 24 hours, and will be berthed on Friday. Mr Collins, late second officer of the MoeMki, joiner the Karamu here yesterday as ehlef officer, relieving Mr Hurley, who has gone to Auckland on holiday leave. The Karamu is set down for sailing tonight from Lyttelton'direct for Greymouth, where she will take in a cargo of coal for

Napier. The Wootton, fully laden -with general cargo, left here yesterday afternoon for Wellington. The Wakatu, with a big load of mixed cargo, is due at this port to-night, and has been fixed to sail to-morrow on the return tain. The Canopus left yesterday afternoon for Westport, where she will taffe in a full coal cargo for Lyttelton. The American schooner Oakland, which left Lyttelton on December 30 for Apia to load copra for San Francisco, apparently has not yet reached her destination. The schooner Annie Hill is still lying at the lower breastwork. In October last, when about 120 tons of tallow had been loaded, It was discovered that the vessel was leaking. Portion of the cargo was then unshipped, and the leak repaired. Since then nothing further has been done towards the completion of the cargo. After go long a spell ailoat it is probable that a pretty thick marine growth will have accumulated •n ber hull. The Stella (Kinsey and Co., agents) will . tail to-day for.the Chatham Islands, where . (he will again load sheep for Lyttelton. The Rira (Rhlnd and Co., agents), al- ' though three weeks ont from Whangarei, has not yet reached Lyttelton, her destination. The Baden Powell was due to leave Wellington at 12 o'clock last night for Lyttelton. The Rosamond, after undergoing repairs at Wellington, will sail to-morrow from that port for Timaru, where she will load for Napier and Glsborne. The Union Company's Whangape arrived at Auckland on Saturday last from Makatea bland. The Union Company's steamer Kauri is to be dispatched from Wellington to-morrow for Melbourne direct. The New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the steamer Cuflc left St. John on Saturday last for New Zealand, via Panama. The Verdun, which left Port Chalmers on : Saturday for Hull, England, had included In her cargo 22,921 hales of wool, 7412 cases of preserved meats, 1199' cases jam, 516 eases honey, and 1500 tons of bar lead. She Is expected to reach England about the middle of April. The Commonwealth and Dominion liner Port Hacking is due at Wellington to-day from East Coast ports. She Is to sail at the end of the week for London, via Bombay. The Suevic left Auckland yesterday morning for London, via Fremantle. The barque Titanla, which is now 118 days out from New York, Is expected at Wellington at any time. She has a full .. general cargo. After discharge she will load at Wellington for an American port. The ship Tonawanda, at present loading at Wellington, is to leave early next week for Boston direct. The steamer Westland (Dalgety and Co.), which left New York on January 27 for Auckland and Wellington with general cargo for both ports, passed through the Panama Canal on February 0, and should reach Auckland some time this week. The C. and A. Line troopship Port Melbourne, in ballast, is due at Auckland today from London, via Panama. She will load for London at Auckland and Wellington, being expected to reach the latter port on March 14, and is to sail for Home about a week later. The steamer Lcitrim, it is reported, left

New York last week for Wellington and Sydney. lONIC AND CORINTHIC DELAYED. The Shaw, SaviH, and Albion liners lonic and Corinthic, according to latest advice, have not yet left London for New Zealand, the vessels, It Is presumed, having been delayed owing to the strikes. It Is stated that there is a fair prospect of these vessels, as well as the Tafnul, being released by the Imperial Government, as they will not be Available for the removal of British troops from India during the hot season. In the event of their being released all three steamers, after loading at New Zealand ports, will sail for the United Kingdom, via Panama. THE PACIFIC SERVICE. The Union Company has announced that the R.M.S. Moana has been fixed to leave Wellington on March 29 for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco. The R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver, via Honolulu and Suva, is due at Auckland on March 11. The vessel will return to Auckland from Sydney in time to leave on April 1 for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. THE BONA. Messrs G. H. Scales and Co. have been ailvised by cable that the barque Rona, which left Wellington Heads on February 22, arrived at Sydney on March 1, thus making the passage in seven days. Taking this in conjunction with her round trip of four months from Wellington to San Francisco and back, including discharge and loading in San Francisco, between October 3 and January 31, it gives her a sailing reputation which is something of a record. SHIP'S PERILOUS PASSAGE. The full-rigged iron sailing ship Clevedon, 1714 tons, on a trip from New Vork to Melbourne, which occupied 223 days, had a perilous adventure. The vessel left New York on July 3 with 3000 lons of cargo in favourable weather. When 1400 miles from Durban the vessel encountered a gale, and was compelled to run before it with bare masts. What with high seas and tremendous waves sweeping the decks she was in danger for a time of being swamped. On September 17, while still in great distress, the mainmast snapped off close to the deck. Before the litter of wrecked spars and cordage was cleared the poop collapsed under the force and weight of a gigantic wave which swept over the vessel. Tlio compasses were washed overboard, and the seaman at the wheel was rendered unconscious. Being unable to reach Melbourne in her battered condition the vessel steered for Durban for repairs, and remained there till December 23, when she resumed her voyage.

LARGE VESSELS. The steamer Orca, 15.000 tons, was expected to leave Liverpool recently for Australia with troops, in addition to a quantity of general cargo, under the auspices of the White Star Line. The Orca is the latest vessel built for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company Line, which owned about 40 steamers, Including the Orbita, 15,678 tons, and the Orduna, 15,499 tons. The Orca is 550.3 ft long, 67.3 ft in breadth, and 43ft in depth. She is fitted with refrigerating machinery, and is classed 100 Al at Lloyd's. The big French liner Massillla, 15,000 tons register, built in 1916, was also to leave the United Kingdom last month for Australian ports.