TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12407, 27 August 1918, Page 4

TO-DAY'S SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON,

TIDES FOR THE WEEK,

TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun rises 6.37 a.m., sots 5.25 p.m. . Moon rises 31.56 p.m., sets 8.55 a.m. High water 8.7 a.m., 8.35 p.m. ARRIVED. t August 27, C.50 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 3412 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Union Steam chip Company, agents. SAILED. August 20, 11.45 a*m. —John Anderson, s.s., 63 tons, Coupcr, for Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart and Co., agents. -August 26. 5.10 p.m. Storm, s.s,. 405 tons, Cowan, for Proton. A. H. Turnbull and Co.-, agents. August 26, 6.50 p.m.—Maratoa, s.s., 2588 ton«, Cameron, for Wellington, Union Steam Ship Company, agents. August 26, 9.50 p.m.-—Wcstralia, s.s., 2884 tons, Morris, for Dunedin. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mm Anderson, s.s., from Akaroa, this day. \\oolton, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Mana, s.s., from Wellington, August 28. utoeraki, b.s., from \Veiiingcoa, August 28, Calm, s.s., .from Timaru, August 28. l ateena, s.s., from Wellington, August 23. Wakatu, a, Ei, from Kaikourn, August 20, PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rosamond, a.s., for Napier,-this day, Pohoruo, a.g., for Groymouth, this day. Kam, s.s., for Timaru, this day, Maori, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Orepuki, s.s., for Groymouth, ihis day. Mosraki, s.s., for Wellington, August 28, Mans, s.s,, for Wanganui, August 28. Wootton, s.s., for Wellington, August 23. Oalra, s.s., for Wellington, August 23. John Anderson, s.s., lor Kaikourn, August 2J. Wakatu, s.s., for liaikoura, August 29. SHIPPING NOTES. Tho Kara is timed to sail to-day for Timaru, returning hero .on Friday to load for Wellington. The Orepuki wall sail this evening for Groymouth. The vessel brought a cargo ol timber from the West Coast.

The Rosamohn, wltich -arrived on Sunday from Wellington,.-is. timed to leave, this aftcia Boon for Napier-direct. Tho Pohorua, on completing her discharging of ooal to-day, will return to Grey mouth. The Waipori, is at present discharging - a load of Newcastle coal. It is-expected that, tho vessel will, leave for Auckland direct on Friday From the latter port she will proceed to Kaipata, thence to Melbourne and Adelaide.

Tho Patccnawilt be the ferry s loam or from Wellington this evening. The John Anderson is duo back from Akaro» to-day. To-morrow evening she will sail for Kaihonni. ■

Captain R. A, Campbell arrived in Lyttelton on Sunday morning from tho north to take charge of tHa Opohi, which is expected to fc>i ready to make a. trial trip in about a week’s time. Captain Campbell was first mate of tho Inga-. , The Wcstraliiv left Lyttelton last evening .for Dunedin and Bluff, en route for Melbourne. Sho is expected to leave Bluff bn Thursday.

Tho Rales noa, from "Newcastle, arrived at Auckland yesterdav morning. The schooner Bertie Minor arrived at "Wellington yesterday afternoon from San Francisco. Tho vessel’s rudder carried away on July 23, and oho finished tho voyage with a jury rudder. Tho Kakapo camo out of dock at Port Chalmers on Saturday morning ’and loft in tho evening for Timam to load for Auckland. On her way up tho const she will call at .Wellington for bunker coal Owing to rain, work on the Calm was delayed on Saturday at Dunedin. Tho vessel should reach hero to-morrow.

Mr R-. J. Dawson, son of Captain J. Dawson, harbourmaster, has arrived in "Wellington from Napier, where he signed off the barque lima as able seaman. Mr Bawson •will join a ship ofa.tbe Scales Lino in a few days. He has yet to serve six months before ho ails for a second mate’s ticket. Mr Dawson had two years’ service on tho Mehono. The Wootton is due this evening from Wellington, for which port she is timed to leave again to-morrow.

The annual conference of delegates of the New Zealand Seamen’s Union will be opened In Wellington on August 29, , The Moeiaki was expected iu Wellington Iftst evening from Sydney. The vessel is expected here to-morrow. jj Mr Duncan has taken Mr .R. W. flow’s piabo as thiidieuginecr of the Cbrinna Mr Hverit/Tscoond engineer of tho Kini, lias gone ashore, and his place has been filled by Mr Wells. -j . • It is announced that the war risk rates for all shipping passing through Cook Strait and around tho North Cape have been considerably increased.

Tho following transfers of officers will take place at Wellington to-day to suit the altered ferry service; Captain W. B. Cameron, oi tho Mararoa. will take command of the Pateona; Captain B. Irwin, of tho Patoona, will take charge of the Mapourika; and Captain M’Donald, of tho Mapourika, will como ashore for instructions. Messrs J. B, Murchie and Bi Rice, purser and gunner on tho Mararoa, will transfer to the Pateena.

The American schooner Lucy has been arrested for debt. The claim is by tho con-F-ignces of caso oil, Wright, Stephenson and Co,, alleged damage to cargo and hire ot gear. / The foundation piles for ihe additional work being carried out .at the Putiki (Wanganui) Slip Imvo been driven (says tho " Chronicle "), and tho work of placing the extensions to tho logs in position is now in progress. The necessary diving work is being carried cat by Mi- J. R. Sutherland, tho board’s foreman and acting engineer. The death occurred at Westport on Tuesday night oi Mr David Dalgleish. an officer in the Union Company’s service who camo to Now

Zealand from Scotland about forty years ago. For some time ho was purser on several of tho company’s steamers, and was subsequently appointed officer in chargo of tho company’s Lyttelton office. Later he was in chargo of tho Westport office until his retirement aobub threo years ago, owing to illlienlth. Mr Dalgleish was in his sixty-first year.

An arrival at Dunedin on Friday afternoon (statics tho "Star”) was the American schooner 0. S. Holmes, which was reported off the Heads in tho morning. Tho vessel was towed into port by tiro tug Plucky, mm was berthed at tho Victoria Wharf. Tho C. S. Holmes comes from San Francisco, and occupied sixty-seven days on the passage screes the Pacific. She brought a full cargo of benzine, motor spirits, etc., and also a large quantity of lumber on deck. • Tho .schooner, which is to the agency of Messrs A. S. Paterson and Co., will, on completion of discharge, take in a full general cargo at this port for San Francisco. Tho C. S. Holmes is of 431 tons gross register, and was built in 1533 at Port Blakeley by Messrs Hall Bros, for G. E..Billings, San Francisco. Sho is now owned by the present master, Captain Backland,

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