SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1641, 19 May 1919, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY. Day. hj. m. First Quarter .. ~7 11 4 a.m. - Full Moon 15 QBl pJtn. ~/■. Last Quarter .. .. 23 934 a.m. New Moon .( .. .. 30 042 a.m. ■ <■■, .. moon.- .vi ; ; Moon rises to-day 8.1 p.m., sets 10.25 a.m.; -•■-. TIDE. . ■ -, ■...:. . - ' To-day, 7.4 a.m., 7.20 p.m. To-morrow, 7.53 a.m., 8.18 p.m. \ .; ',: SUN. . Sun rose to-day 7.13 a.m., sets 4.39 p.m. ' ; PORT oT LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. SATURDAY, MAY 17. NGAKUTA (3 p.m.), 1337 tons, Dowel], f»om Kaipara,; M SUNDAY, MAY 18. I 'MANAROA (3 a.m.), 130 tons, McNcilagc, from Wellington. • ''•■'•. CARPENTARIA <7 a.m.), 5804 tons, Rellly, from London. .... lONIC (7.30 a.mi), 12,332 tons, Htckson, from Port Chalmers. » .'•• _;.; "■ ' MOKOIA (8.35 a.m.), 3502 tons, Hltchic, from Dunedln.' REMUERA (9,50 a.m.), 11,247 tons, Camc.lron,'from Wellington. OREPUKI (1 p.m.), 527 tons, Dcwhurst, from Pictbn. • , .-.■'. MARAROA (1.50* p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. -■• ■ . . KARU (9.5 p.m.), 180 tons, Braldwood, from Wellington,. II&RAMU (9.20 p.m.), 934 tons, McLcllan, - from Greymouth. I-..',. •;'... MONDAY, MAY 19. '. STORM (0.25 aan.), 405" tons, Cowan, from Wanganui. SAILED. : . SATURDAY, MAV 17. f CALM (1.30 p.m.'), 891 tons, Radford, for Dunedln. < ; KAIAPOI * (2.45 p.m.), 2003 tons, Robil- -• Mord, for Wellington. MONOWAI (8.15 p.m.), 3433 tons, Norton, ' "for Wellington. .'. SUNDAY, MAY 18. WOOTTON (6 a.m.), 150 tons, Lorscn, for l Wellington. . MONDAY, MAY 19., . CYGNET (5.40 a.m.), 124 tons, Murray, for Haikoura, ■ EXPECTED ARRIVALS. '■""', ' -Cygnet, Haikoura, May 20, . . Tarawcra, Auckland, May 20. Mana,' Wellington, May 20> , Monowal, Wellington, May 20. \ Breeze, Wanganui, May 21. -PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ."• Mokoia, Wellington, May 20. Storm, Wanganui, May 19. Conopus, Wcstport, May 19. Manaroa, Wellington, May 19. Mararoa, Wellington, May 19. Cygnet, Akaroa, ■ May 20. s • . . Breeze; Wellington, May 21. .- Wliakatane, Dunedln, May 21.- : . Tarawera, Timaru, May 21. ■ .Mann, Wclliilgton, May 21. 7 lonic, Wellington;, May 22. ~ VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. . Mnrarna, N0.3 wharf. : Mokoia, No. 3 wharf. • Manaroa, No.. 3 whlirf. Ngakuta, No. 4 wharf, , Storm, No. 4 ,whavf. . Orepuki, No. 4 wharf. Carpentaria, No. 6 wharf. Whakatanc, No.-6 wharf. , Rcmucra, No; 7 wharf. .' lonic, No. 7 wharf. Canopus, Gladstone pier. . Knramu, Gladstone pier. /■■'■ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ' ' ' AUCKLAND, May 17.' '■-. Arrived—Simplon. (11.15 p.m.), from Wclsi Mnßton. . , •- . . •■ vSailed—Kaitima ..(11 p.m.), for .Wcstport; TaUine (7- p.m.), for Fiji, - Tonga* and ~ 'Samoa. • v . . . ■•; • . ■:.,..... . May 18.- • : -Arrived—Mapoiriika (0 a.m.), from Wctr • lington. . . / WELLINGTON, May 17. ' Sailed—Hurow (11.40 a.m.), for Vani .ebuvcr; Arawa (3.20 p.m.), for Auckland; ■'Atua (midnight), fur Sydney. :' H ■ "••-■ • 'May 18. ' r Sailed—Kla Ora (7 a.m.), for. Duricdin; Middlcham Castle (7,35 a.m.), for Napier; Northumberland (11.25 a.m.), for , Mel- • houriic. ■■■'■• : : GISBORNE, May 19. , -The Arohuriv arrived at 8 o'clock' this summing from Auckland, after a rough trip In the Bay of Plenty.. ■■ ' ~-,-, ■',' NOTES., . . The 'ferry steamer Mararoa, which left Wellington at 10.55 on Saturday night, 'arrived at Lyttelton at 1.50 yesterday afternoon. During the morning there was some misgiving amongst those who had anticipated the arrival of their friends from, the north as to whether the vessel hnd got away .from Wellington. Eventually the reassuring news came that Captain A. H. Thorpe;, .harbourmaster, , had received ; notification ; about midnight that the vessel had.sailed .shortly before 11 o'clock. Inquiries made yesterday as to the-cause of the delay at | Wellington elicited the information that at 'the usual time-of the Mararoa's departure a conference of the vessel's • firemen and stokehold crew was in progress ii) conncc,- • lion with some.desired reform, the purport of which had .not .been disclosed. The Mararoa carried a 'goodly number of pas- . yengers, including''.the would-be travellers .'. 1« the South Island for whom there had »«eil;no accommodation on the Monowar oh ' Friday night. The ferry train left Lyttel- .'. fon at 2.30 yesterday afternoon for Christ-. '•church. ■ The Mararoa will convey the (iar,- ■ pentaria's North island troops to Welling- , i ton. :: i . The Monowai left Lyttelton at 8.15 on . Saturday night in the ferry service, in .place of the Maori, which is still held up •- v «t Wellington owing to a shortage in tier stokehold complement. Tlic Monowni is .expected to leave Wellington this evening ' for Lyttelton, and when the handling of her cargo has been completed she will proi--:«eed to Dunedin for overhaul. .

, The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's .'liner • lonic arrived here yesterday; from Fort Chalmers. She will load for London at this port 5000 hales woo), 2000 casks ." pelts and tallow, 4500 crates cheese, 2000 - uncles peas, in addition to a quantity of 'sundries. "She is due on' May 23 nt\Vcl- . liitiStoj), and at present hns been timed to •, still for London on May 29. ■: . • . 'Messrs Kinsey and Company's Wha- "'■•'-'• inlnne, which , arrived at Lyttelton , pp. Saturday morning from New York, via. ■ Wellington, Is at present discharging, about ,'.'1500 tons of general cargo. She is'exppcted to. sail about the middle of tlic week for Umifdhi idjinl ont The t'liloiice: Prior to her visit (■; lv*w Vlsaltiiid ?lio <Hd :a «oupli>

of trips from Loudon to, Brazil in fiiemeat trade. Before..leaving New York she tecefyed* a coat' of paint over her "dazzle' 5 painting, the lifeboats and deck equipment being painted over on the way to New Zealand.. The vessel still carries her minissweeping gear which had heen used; in the ■English Channel. Mr H. Somerville, the third engineer, was on the Otakl when she was sunk in the North Atlantic by a German raider, and was a prisoner of war in Germany for two years and a-half. The Whakatane is under the command of Cap>tain S. T. Martin, who has with him the following officers:—Chief officer, Mr W. T. Point; second, Mr J. H. Thomas; third, Mr J: Morgan; chief engineer, Mr W. B. Smith; second, Mr J. M. Smith; third, H. Somerville; fourth, Mr R. B. Havelock; chief steward, Mr C. H. Clark. The British India Company's training ship Carpentaria, with troops fiom London, arrived in the stream at Lyttelton about 8.30 on Saturday night, and, being declared a clean ship, was berthed at 7 a.m. yesterday at No; 6 wharf. The Carpentaria is a vessel of 5804 tons gross, and was built in 1904 by Sir flayltoif Dixon and Co,, Ltd., Middlesboro, for the British Inia Steam Navigation Company, Ltd. Her dimensions are: Length 436.3 ft, breadth 53.2 ft, depth 29.8 ft. She is in charge of Captain J. V. Reilly, the officers being: Chief. Mr P. B. Moon; second, Mr D. Bamscy; third,:Mr J. Watling; chief engineer, Mr A. -McAllister; second, Mr J. Walker; third, Mr G. Stewart; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr D.-McHlri-non; second, Mr P. Janscn; chief steward, Mr J. Woodall; purser,- Mr N. Penney; surgeon, Mr J. B. Thompson. The vessel will be loaded at Lyttelton under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The Ngakuta, with a cargo of timber from Kaipnra, arrived at Lyttelton on Saturday evening. < . The Kaiapoi left. Lyttelton on Saturday afternoon, for Wellington, i New Plymouth, and Greymouth. At the last-named' port she-Kill load timber for Melbourne. The Waipori is now on.her way from Auckland to Newcastle, where she will take in o full cargo of coal for Lyttelton. The Kauri is.to leave Melbourne, for New Zealand on Tuesday. The Kaituna left Auckland on Saturday for Newcastle to load for Wellington. The Canopus is expected to have the discharge of. her Westport coal cargo completed this evening, Hvhen she will sail again for the West Coast.

: The' Calm, on finishing the handling of her., cargo here, on ..Saturday,., left, .in the afternoon for Dunedin and Timaru', whence she sails for Wellington and W'anganui. The Breeze, which is expected here on Wednesday from Wanganui, sails the same evening for Wellington direct. She returns here to load for the south.

The Wootton left Lyttelton on Sunday morning fully consigned with general cargo for Wellington.

The coastal steamer Manaroa arrived at Lyttelton at an early hour yesterday-morn-ing- with general cargo from Wellington, and, similarly laden, is timed to'sail this evening oh a return trip. The Karu, from Wellington, reached Lyttelton last night with a big general cargo. The Storm arrived here, this morning from Wanganui, for which port she is set down for sailing to-night'with mixed merchandise. ..... . .

The Atua left Wellington on Saturday night for Sydney direct with passengers. The Northumberland sailed from Wellington yesterday for Melbourne. . The New Zealand Shipping Company's Remuera, from' London, Via Auckland and Wellington; arrived here yesterday jnorQing. After discharging about 750 tons of general 'cargo she will proceed to Port Chalmers with the balance of about 1000 tons. On completion she will be placed in dock there for general overhaul. Thereafter she will commence loading, and in due course will •supplement her cargo at Timaru, finishing at Wellington. Captain J. J. Cameron, who is in command, has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr J. Downton; second, Mr A. Smith; third, Mr H. W. Dunlop; fourth, Mr J. Moore: chief engineer, Mr W. R. Sneddon; second, Mr.D. Corbctt; third, Mr.-J. Salter; fourth, Mr J. A. Canning; fifth, Mr J. Clyne; sixth* Mr A. Skene; surgeon, Mr A. Hawkins; wireless operators, Mr H. G. Davy and Mr A. F. Crosby; first refrigerating engineer, Mr T- M.. Mac Lean; second, Mr S. S. Swan; electrician, Mr J. Fulton; chief steward, Mr P. Bowen. The Union Company's Mokoia, having previously finished her overhaul .at Port Chalmers, arrived yesterday morning from Du'nedin, after a long absence from Lyttelton. The vessel is temporarily relieving the Monowai in the Duhedln-East Coast-Auck-land service. Captain D. Ritchie is in command." The officers on board are as follow: —Chief officer, Mr W. Jarvie; seebnd, Mr-E. Wlllson; third, Mr T. W. Banks; chief engineer, Mr R. Knox; second, Mr D. Malloek; third, Mr V. Standing; purser, Mr C. C. Callis. The vessel is due to sail this evening for Wellington in continuation of her northern trip. ,"..,}• , 1.

PERSONAL. -. Mr. R. Sullivan, third engineer on the Calm, left the vessel at Wellington.. . • - r i Mr G. W. Evans, second officer on the Manuka,-who is on leave'at Wellington, has been replaced in the meantime by Mr T, C. Sawyers, formerly second officer on the Mararoa. Mr P. Davy is. now third engineer on the Mararoa, in succession- to Mr W. A. Cairns, who has joined the Maori. Mr Knox, who is to join the Mokoia, has been relieved by.Mr A. Watson as chief engineer of the Mararoa.' '. Mr F.Gorsky,-chief officer on the Monoiwai, left the vessel at Wellington, • . ■-.'. OVERSEAS VESSELS. ! The • Shaw* 'Savill, -and Albion Company has received advice that the Karamca, from the United Kingdom, is to sail for Auckland and Wellington in June. The Kumara is also expected to leave. Home in June or July for New Zealand,ports. . ', The .Waimana is due at Auckland from the United Kingdom about June 26. • • The Rarariga is to leave Wellington frtr ! Gisborne to-morrow to load for Home. She is due back at Wellington on June 5, and is to sail five days later for London, via Panama. . The Waitomo is expected to leave Singapore on May 18 for the main New Zealand ports. The R.M.S. Makura, bound from Auckland for Vancouver, was expected to reach Suva yesterday, , ~ j The Common-wealth and Dominion .liner Port Sydney reached' Wellington on Friday afternoon rfroin Timaru to complete her cargo.;. She is booked to sail on Friday next for London, via Panama. - - Tiie liner Devon, from Egypt, with New Zealand troops, has arrived in Australia, and is to leave Sydney on Friday next for Lyttelton, where she should arrive on May 28. The vessel will load at Lyttelton, and will complete her cargo at Wellington, whence she is set down for sailing on June 14, for Liverpool, via Panama. The Otira.a standard'steamer purchased while on the stocks by the Shaw, Savill, aiul -Albion Company-, is to load at New York this month for Australia and New Zealand. The vessel, which . was., built by Harland• .and Wolff, Is one of their **G class steamers, and is of the two-deck type, with .shelter deck poop. Her gross tonnage is 8000, with 16,000. tons displacement, and 10,800 tons deadweight, with a speed of 13 knots. Her dimensions arc: Length 450 ft, width 58ft, and depth 40ft. The Rhamo.is expected to leave Oamaru to-morrow for Wellington to complete her cargo, and is to sail on May 27 for London, via Panama. The Westmoreland, now at Bluff, is due at Wellington on Wednesday to finish her loading for Home. .May 27 is the date at present set down for her departure, from Wellington for Liverpool, via Panama.