SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VII, Issue 1871, 12 February 1920, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. Day. h.m. Full Moon 4 5.12 p.m. Last Quarter .. .. 12 8-19 »■"'■ New Moon 20 9.5 a.m. First Quarter .. .. 27 11.20 a.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day 11.1 p.m., sets 1.17 p.m. 40-morrow. TIDE. To-day, 10.10 a.m.. 10.33 p.m. To-morrow, 10.57 a.m., 11.21 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day 3.8 a.m.. sets 7.1 p.m. PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVED. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12. KUROW (10.10 a.m.i, 2581 tons, Hill, (ram Newcastle. TE ANAU (7.15 a.m. i, 1032 tons, Platts, from Napier. MAORI <7.43 a.m. i, r!47G tons, Cameron, from Wellington. SAILED. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11. BTORM (11 a.m.), 105 tons, Robertson, for Picton. WOOTTON (1.30 p.m.K 150 tons, Larsen, for Wellington. KAHIKA (6 p.m.), 1129 tons, Edge, for Dunedin. MARAROA (7.43 p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwjn, for Wellington. THURSDAY', FEBRUARY 12. BREEZE (10.45 a.m.i, 553 tons, Venn, for Picton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wakatu, Kaikoura, February 12. _ Buapehu. Wellington, February 13. Kowhai, Grcymouth, February 13. Liberty. Wellington. February 13. llonowai, Dunedin, February 14. John, Wellington, February 14. Koromiko. Newcastle. February 10. "tonne, Delagoa Bay. February 18. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Bouto. Daraavillc. February 12, Orepuki, Greymoutb. February 12. Wakatu, Kaikoura. February 13. Progress, Grcymouth, February 13. Kamo. Grcymouth, FVbruary 13. Port Pirie. London, February 13. Te Anau, Dunedin, February 13. llonowai, Wellington, February 14. VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Maori, No. 3; Orepuki, No. 4; Kurow, No. '#; Port Pirie, No. fi; Canopus, No. 0; Kamo, So. C; Kakapo. in dock; Te Anau, cattle Jetty; Luzon and Progress, Gladstone Pier. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LONDON*. February !). Arrived at Southampton)—lonic, from Wellington. Sailed—Athenic (from Panama), for Wellington. AUCKLAND, February 11. Sailed—Kamona (0.30 p.m.l, for WcllingWELLINGTON, February 11. Arrived —Waitcmata (5 p.m.), from Newcastle. NOTES. The Baden-Powell left Wellington last night for Lyttelton. The Paloona sailed from Wellington at UJO p.m. yesterday for Newcastle. The ferry steamer Maori has evidently benefited much by the recent overhaul to her boilers. She made a good passage from Wellington last night, the time from port to port being jurt 12 hours. Amongst ner passengers were 10 members of the s Wellington Telegraph Cricket Club, and eight soldier patients from Trenlliam. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruapebu and the U.S. and A. Lines' chartered steamer Liberty, which were due here to-day, have been delayed at Wellington, and will not arrive until to-morrow. The Kahika sailed from this port yesterday evening with the remainder of her timber cargo for Dunedin, and after discharge ■will undergo survey and overhaul at Port Chalmers. The Kamo was unable to finish discharge of her coal yesterday, and has been set down for sailing to-morrow on a return trip to Grcymouth to load more coal for Lyttelton. The Te Anau reached here this morning from Port Ahuriri with a load of sheep and 330 tons of general cargo. She is to sail tomorrow for Dunedin to commence loading for Napier and Gisbome. The Union Company's cargo steamer Kurow arrived in the stream here this morning with 100(1 tons of coal from Newcastle for the Union Company's hulks, and 200 tons of steel rails for the Railway DeSartment. She was berthed at 10 a.m. ■wing to had weather on the trin. she sustained some damage to her deck fittings. The Koromiko left Newcastle on Tuesday •with a fdll cargo of coal for Lyttelton. where she should arrive about Monday next. The Kowhai, from Grcymouth, with a cargo of timber, should arrive at Lyttelton to-morrow morning. The Kamona left Auckland yesterday evening for Wellington, Lyttelton, Oamaru, and Dunedin. The Manuka, due at Wellington on Saturday from Sydney, is to sail on the return trip on Mondav with passengers. The Storm sailed from Lyttelton yesterday with a full general cargo for Picton and VYanganui. The Breeze, similarly laden, left here today for the same ports. After discharge she will proceed to Grcymouth to load coal for Timaru. The Wootton left here yesterday afternoon fully laden for Wellington," \vh. .ice she sails for Grcymouth to load timber for Lyttelton. The Houto is to soil to-day from Lvttilton with cargo for Dargaville. The Orepuki will take her departure this afternoon for Grcymouth, where she will again load timber for this port. The Wakatu, from Wellington, via Kaikoura. should reach Lyttelton to-night, and has been timed to sail to-morrow evening taking cargo for the ports mentioned. The Paloona, which bit Wellington at 11 p.m. yesterday lor Newcastle, is in command of Captain .1. Poorly, H.N.H.. who has ■with him the following ollircrs: Chief, Mr T. H. Bowling; second, Mr A. 1. Adam; third, Mr C. li. Flanagan. The proposed stop-work meeting of the Wellington waterside workers set down lor Tuesday last was deferred indefinitely owing to the prevalence of influenza. The port of Westport returns for the month of January show that the output of r ~ coa' amounted to 28,091 tons, whilst the quantity exported amounted to 24,809 tons. Or this total 2272 tons were shipped overseas. A total of 115,302 sup. feet of timber were exported during the month. Twentysix steamers entered the port, representing 13,310 tons, and 27 steamers left the port, representing 13,35:1 tons, or a total for the mouth of 2C,B'JU tons. PERSONAL. Captain Sewell, who had been on leave •wing to sickness in his family, resumed command of the Pateena at Wellington on Monday, relieving Captain Bold, who trans-j ferred back to the Xoiuata. '

Captain D. Bruce, of the Komata, is now in charge of the Kini. Captain J. 1*!. Page has taken command of the Karori, relieving Captain G. H. Hopkins. OVERSEAS VESSELS. ThtM’argo steamer Argonne, from Dnrl)an, with 7000 tons of coal for the New Zealand Hallways, arrived at Wellington on Tuesday, alter a passage of 30 days. Captain D. .1. Simmons is master of the Argonne, which was built in Japan in 1010. ?he and I), steamer Port •Caroline is to J* I'* 1 '* from Port Chalmers to-morrow for \\hakatane, Tokomaru Bay, Napier, and Wellington, and will leave the last-named port on March *1 for London, via Panama. file Waihemo, a steel-screw steamer, built tJ'. 1 it Northumberland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Howdon-on-Tyne, to the order of the L” 1 "* 1 S !i‘ nm SI,| P (: <>.«of New Zealand, Ltd., Je*t the lyne on December 0 for a trial trip. This is the third steamer to be completed this year lor the Union Steam Ship Company by the builders. She is about 415 ft in length by ;>.lft beam by 35Aft deep, and has been built under special survey to the highI 557,a c *? s * a * Boyd’s, and will carry about •, l° ns d.w. She is constructed on the SI(TP5 I( TP frame and girder system, leaving the holds clear, and has two complete steel I decks, including the shelter-deck. W’ater ballast is arranged for in the double bottom a,u * peak tanks. The accommodation lor the officers and engineers is placed in steel houses on the shelter deck amidships, and the crew in shelter ’tween decks aft. Nine steam winches with a large number of cargo derricks are fitted. Steam steeringgear of the Wilson-Pirric type" controlled from the bridge by tele-motor gear is installed. The propelling machinery, supplied by the North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., W’allsend-on-Tyne. consists of triple-expansion surface-condensing engines having cylinders 27, 44, 73 by 48in stroke, with three s.e. hollers, 15ft Gin by lift Gin, 1801b working pressure, and fitted with Howden’s forced draught. The trial trip proved in every way satisfactorv, and a speed of about 11 knots was obtained. The Waihemo cleared Vancouver on February G for Wellington. | The new Waikawa, which arrived at | Wellington from San Francisco on Sunday last, is a sister-ship to the Waihemo. On i her trial trip the W’aikawa attained a speed |of 11 knots. She is now discharging 2000 I tons of cargo from Vancouver and San Francisco, and is in command of Captain J. Thompson, who has with him the following [officers: Chief, Mr J. L. Naylor; second, Mr \V. Bose; third, Mr G. A. E. Patience; wireless operator, Mr E. L. Scott; chief engineer, Mr A. Ixmgn; second, Mr P. Morrison; third, Mr T. H. Davidson; fourth, Mr A. Bain; chief steward, Mr A. N. Thorne. The Otaki, having previously loaded at Glasgow and Bristol, has been fixed to leave Liverpool on February 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. She should reach Auckland about April 7. The Opawa was to have sailed yesterday from Liverpool for Auckland, W’ellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff’. The R.M.S. Moana, due at Wellington on Saturday from San Francisco, is bringing 1800 tons of cargo, and has on board about GO passengers. The Corinthic is to leave England about February 20 for New Zealand, where she may arrive about April 5. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rimutaka will sail from Wellington for Southampton and London, via Panama and ports, to-morrow morning. The Remuera has been fixed to sail from London on March 4 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She should arrive at Auckland about April 18. The Hororata, after loading at West of England ports for Australia, is to sail some time this month. The Shaw, Savill liner Matatua, with troops from London, and sailing via Cape Town, Fremantle, Adelaide and Melbourne, arrived at Sydney on Saturday last. She was expected to leave on Tuesday for Newcastle, and is to sail to-morrow for Wellington, where she is due on February 18. She will load at Wellington and Lyttelton for Home. The Nuddea was to have left New York yesterday for New Zealand and Australian ports. A NEW COALING STATION. The officers of the Federal and Shire liner Sussex are enthusiastic about the prospects of the coal port of Louisburg; in Cape Breton Island, which is to lie the future coaling station of the Atlantic vessels. The Sussex lays claim to being the first vessel of any size to enter the port for the purpose of coaling, but their example seems to have been followed by a number of Atlantic liners. They tdole 2000 tons of the “black diamonds” there, and they speak highly of the quality, also of the convenience of the port.