TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12082, 10 August 1917, Page 4

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.

PORT OF LTHTELTON. TIDE TABLE. AUGUST. a.m p.m. Friday . 10 9.50 10.22 Saturday . 11 10.49 11.16 Sunday . 12 11.43 PHASES OP THE MOON. AUGUST. d. h. m full moon , 8 4 41p.m. L*et quarter . 10 T 2Ca.m. N*w moon . .18 5 51 a.m. First quarter .26 6 88 a.m. TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun rises 7.4 a.m., sets 5.6 p.m. Moon risßa 0.47 a.m., sets 10.23 a.m. ARRIVED. August 10, 8.30 a.m —MaraToa, s.s., 2593 tona, Cameron, from Wellington. Union S'oim Ship Company, agents. Passengers—--168 saloon and steerage. SAILED. August 9, 6.50 a.m.—John Anderson, s.s., <c2 tons, Couper, from Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Compa.ay, agen T .s. August 9, 12.35 p.m.—Kamona, s.s.. 1425 tons, Scott, for Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. August 9, 6.10 p.m.—Brjeze, s.s., 552 tons, Eraidwood, from Wellington. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Augiw- 9, 7.50 p.m.—Maori, s.s., 3412 tons. Manning, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, this day. To Anau, s.s., from Wellington, August 11. Maori e.e., from Wellington, August 11. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, August 12. Monowai, s.s., from Dunedin, August; 15. Cygnet, s.s., from Kaikoura, August 17. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hawera, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Wootton, a.s., for Wellington, this day. Te Anau, s.s., for Timaru, August 11. Poherua. s.s., for Westport, August 11. Maori, e.«., for Wellington, August 11. Huia, s.s.. for Wellington, August 13. Cygnet, s.s., for Kaikoura, August 15. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY. The Mararoa will be the ferry steamer this ivemng. SHIPPING NOTES. The explosion of benzene on the coastal it--turer Breeze on July 23 at Wellington was ihc «übicc* of a preliminary inquiry on Weln.'irday by Captain G. C Smith, Government .-unerintei.Jent of Mercantile Marine. Caplai'r. Smith visited the hospital and took the evidence of Mr W. Ullrich, the third engin-i-<:i, who is still in that, institution recovering from severe burn? about the face and i.i-ms. Captain Smith also took the evidence (.i -ho master of the vessel. The evidence *•;■': be forwarded to the Marino Department : .■• consideration. Toe Canterbury Company's steamer Cairo. i- iue at Wellington next Thursday from !-'.-.-;>unga, and will sail on the same day for J. '-eltor. and southern pcrts.

>■' tho request, of the shipping cotn-r---"-ios, the chaimai of the Auckland HarVur Board has given instructions that in ;nturo the wharf gates are to b.i closed at Maht time. A guard will be placed there, rnd no one admitted unless havirg business on :he wharves. This is a war meastvre only, and is dono in view of what has happened lately on several o\erset>s vessels leaving; ku-t'ralian ports. The arrivals and departures at Wanganui Su'lng the m >nth of July were 131, of a total tonnage of 19,310 tons. The steel coal hulk Coromandel, belonging to 'he Huddart-Paiker Company, has bee'i extensively altered In order to facilitate the handling of coal, the two bis? hatches have been enlarged am' new decks have been f.'ted. Both inside and cutside the hulk has been chippod.