SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1839, 6 January 1920, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. JANUARY. Day. hj. m. First Quarter .. ~ 6 8.35 a.m. Full Moon .. .. 13 11.39 a.m. Last Quarter .. .. 21 4.57 p.m. New Moon .. .. 29 8.8 a.m. MOON. Moon rose to-day 6.47 p.m., sets 3.26 a.m. TIDE. To-day, 4.0 a.m., 4.31 p.m. To-morrow, 5.1 a.m., 5.30 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day 4.24 a.m., set 7.28 p.m. PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6. STORM (8.20 a.m.), 405 tons, Robertson, from Timaru. MAORI (11 a.m.), 3176 tons, Cameron, from Wellington. MOEBAKI (12.50 p.m.), 4392 tons, Collins, from Wellington. s SAILED. MONDAY, JANUARY 5. HATIMURA (4.5 p.m.), 6666 tons, Steele, for Duncdin. BREEZE (4.35 p.m.), 553 tons, Venn, for Duncdin. KATOA (6.35 p.m.), 248 tons, Davics, for Timaru. MOKOIA (6.45 p.m.), 3502 tons, Worrall, for Wellington. MARAROA (6.55 p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. JOHN (8 p.m.), 342 tons, Hawick," for Oamaru. TUESDAY, JANUARY 6. KAMO (12.30 p.m.), 1236 tons, Watson, for Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ngakuta, Newcastle, January 7. Wakatu, Kaikoura, January 7. Katoa, Timaru, January 7. Kanna, Newcastle, January 7. Ruahine, Wellington, January 9. Breeze, Duncdin, January 9. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kurow, Duncdin, January 6. Kittawa, Grcymouth, January 6. Moeraki. Wellington, January 6. Storm, Wanganui, January 6. Baden-Powell. Wellington, January 6. Joan Craig, Waivs*nui, January 7. Wakatu, Kaikoura. January 8. Katoa, Auckland, January 10.

VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Maori, No. 3 wharf. Cygnet, No. 3 wharf. Baden-Powell, No. .1 wharf. Storm, No. 4 wharf. Kakapo, No. 6 wharf. Kurow, No. 6 wharf. Joan Craig, No. 7 wharf. Kittawa, Gladstone pier. Kamo, cattle jetty. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. I NEWCASTLE,. January 5. Arrived—Karitane, from Auckland. AUCKLAND, January 5. Arrived—Valmarie, schooner (3.30 a.m.), from Melbourne. DUNEDIN, January G. The barque Daniel, 12 days out from Hobart, arrived off the Heads yesterday, and is expected to reach Dunedin tomorrow. The Makura has advised by wireless that •he arrives at Suva at daybreak on Wednesday from Vancouver. She is due at Auckland on January 11. i . MASTERS AND OFFICERS. AN AGREEMENT REACHED. Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 5. A new agreement between the Auckland Shipowners' Federation and the Merchant Service Guild has been completed, and is fetrospective from October 20 last. An increase of £5 per month has been given to roasters, and £4 per month to officers. The term of the agreement is for two 7 ears. NOTES. The ferry steamer Maori is still working with inferior coal, and did not arrive until 11 a.m. to-<lay. She had over 700 passengers on l.oard, including the South Island quota of the Rimutaka's troops. The port was comparatively busy yesterday, there being simultaneously at work 14 TflSsels, five of which were each over 2000 Hons, while four were well over 1000 tons. As ihc weather was most favourable for cargo operations, and the labour equal to the demand, about half of the -vessels were dispatched for their several destinations last night. The Hatimura, after landing the Lyttclton portion of her New York and Bristol cargo, left here yesterday afternoon for Dunedin, to continue discharge. The balance of her freight will subsequently be put out at Melbourne and Sydney. The Mokoia, serving as an extra vessel in the ferry run, left here last night for Wellington, from which port she is to sail this evening for Dunedin direct. The Moeraki, which arrived shortly before 1 p.m. from Wellington, assisting the Maori in the passenger traffic, had 350. passengers on board. She will sail to-night on the return trip to Kobart, via Sydney, leaving Wellington to-morrow night. The Mararoa will not receive any cargo at Wellington to-day, owing to the stop-work meeting of the Wellington Waterside Workers' Union. The Katoa left here yesterday evening for Timaru, and is due back at this port tomorrow to load for Auckland. The Kanna, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, should arrive at Lyttclton tomorrow. The Mararoa will not receive any cargo at Wellington to-day, owing to the stop-work meeting of the Wellington Waterside Workers' Union. The Katoa left here yesterday evening for Timaru, and is due back at this port tomorrow to load for Auckland. The Kanna, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, should arrive at Lyttelton tomorrow. The Kittawa, now proceeding with the discharge of her coal and timber, is expected to be ready for sailing this afternoon for Grcymouth and Westport to load coal for New Plymouth. The Kurow is to leave here to-day for Dunedin to finish the unloading of her ease oil and general cargo from San Francisco. Thereafter she will undergo annual ■urvey at Port Chalmers. The Kamo, which reached Lyttelton yesterday Tifternoon, with a load of sheep from Napier, sailed to-day for Wellington, where she will complete discharge of a cargo of coal, previously shipped at Grcymouth, portion of which had been put out at Napier. She will load this week at Westport for Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. The"Kakapo will complete discharge of her Westport coal and timber to-day. After taking in general cargo, and having pens erected, she will sail this evening for Napier to load sheep for Lyttelton, and is due back lien; on Friday, or Saturday.

The Kamona, which is undergoing overhaul and survey at Auckland, Is to he docked to-day for cleaning and painting. The Paloona is to be placed In dock at Port Chalmers to-morrow for annual overhaul.

The Breeze, laden with general cargo, left this port yesterday afternoon for Duncdin. She is due back on Friday to load for Picton and Wanganul. The Storm arrived here this morning from Timaru, and will leave this evening with a full cargo for Wanganui. The John left Lyttclton last night for Oamaru. The Baden-Powell, which had a load of tar for discharge here, will take in general cargo to-day, and leave this evening on the return trip lo Wellington. The Wakatu, from Wellington, via Kaikoura, is due at Lyttclton to-morrow, and has been timed to sail the following evening for the ports mentioned. The ftrike of waterside workers at the Cook Islands has been settled. The Union Steam Ship Company has agreed to pay 5/per day, with three meals, and 1/- per hour overtime; boatmen, 1/- extra; and captains of boats, 2/- extra. PERSONAL. Mr Inverarlty, second engineer of the Maori, has been appointed chief engineer of the Pohcrua. Mr Fritz, late of the Paloona, is now second engineer of the Maori. Mr Christie joined the Monowai on Saturday as extra offlccr, and is proceeding to Auckland for Instructions. OVERSEAS VESSELS. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company has notified that the departure of the Arawa from Wellington, for London, has been postponed until daybreak on Saturday next. The Ruahine, due at Lyttelton on Friday from Wellington, has over 10,000 tons of general cargo to discharge here. N Port Chalmers and Bluff are her next calling ports. The Whakatane, from Montreal, is due at Auckland to-morrow. The Port Caroline is expected to reach Auckland from Liverpool on January 16. Her other calling ports are Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. The Walmate is to leave London for New Zealand ports on January 15. The Armagh, from New York, will be due at Auckland about Saturday. The remainder of her cargo will be put out at Wellington and Australia. She will load at New Zealand ports during February for Liverpool. The Port Chalmers Is to sail from New York early this month for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttclton, Port Chalmers, Melbourne, and Sydney. The Port Stephen left New York for Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney on December 11. The Suffolk, which left Liverpool on November 13 for Auckland, Wellington, and Australian ports," should reach Auckland about Thursday.

DOG ONLY SURVIVOR, The Thames has provided London with a mystery which deserves to rank with the stories of missing ships and crews in the pages of romance. The barge Atalanta was proceeding up the river in ballast. Her destination was Poplar. The crew consisted of Harry Obee, the skipper, a woman, the mate, and possibly a fourth hand, with a dog. Off Woolwich the vessel sank suddenly, after a slight collision. The dog was the only survivor. The river police began a search for the bodies of the crew, but their efforts were unsuccessful. The theory was that the ill-fated people on board would be found in the cabin, which was half-fllled with mud. The Atalanta was raised and the mystery deepened. The salvage operations revealed the fact that 20ft of the fore part of the vessel had been cut away. When the vessel was raised there was no sign of any bodies in the cabin. What became of them? Is it possible the crew had time to escape in a small boat? Were they washed off the vessel and carried out to sea? The authorities are trying to solve the riddle of the river.