TO-DAY’S SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16324, 13 January 1921, Page 6

TO-DAY’S SHIPPING.

POUT OF 6YTTEI/TON. PHASES OF THE MOON. JANUARY.

TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun rises, 4.41 a.m.; =.ets. 7.38 p.m. Moon rises, 9.16 a.m.; sets. 9.56 p.m. High water, 6.50 a.m.; 7.12 p.m. ARRIVED. January 12, 7.15 a.m. —Maori, s.s., 34<6 ions. Edwin, rrom 'Wellington. Union totoam "* l J l anoary iP ia. s 8.45 a m.—Breeze, s.s., 342 ;ous, Veen, irom Timaru. A. H. Turnbull *»nd Co, Ltd., agents. , January 12, 4 p.m.—Cape Colony, s.s., 3116 tone. Puaey, from Sydney. Union bteam Ship Company, agents. January 13, 7.30 p.m.—V ahme, s.s., 4436 tona. from Wellisglou. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. SAILED. January 12, 3 p.m.—Eatoa. s.s., 2248 tons. Render, for Auckland. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. January 12, 8.20 p.m.—Maori, s.s.. 3476 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam fchip Company, agents. January 12. 10 p.m. —OTepuki. s.s.. 524 tons, Dewhurst, for Grcymouth. Reese Bros., agents; F. E. Sutton and Co., port January 12, 10.5 p.m.—3reeke, s.S.. 542 tons. Venn, for Picton. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. January 12. 11 p.m.—TCahika, tons, Prosser, for Greymouth. Union Steam fchip Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Poherua. s.a., from Westport, January 14. Canopus, s.s., from Dunedin, January 14. Kittawa, s.s., from Greymouth. January 14. I’akeha, s.s., from Wellington, January 16. Corinna, s.s., from Dunedin, January 18. K-oromilco, s.s.. from Newcastle, earlj r . Dartford, s.h., from Newcastle, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wahine, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Storm, s.s., for Dunedin, this day. Commerce, s.s.. for Fiji, this day. Gpaw*, s.s., for Dunedin, this day. I'aparoa, s.s., for Dunedin, this day. Corinna, for Nelson, January 13. BERTHING LIST John and Winthrop, Gladstone Pier. Commerce Gladstone Pier. Forester, Gladstone Pier. Wahine, No. 3 east. Cape Colony, No. 4 west. Mannoa, No 6 west. Karu, No. 6 west. Op aw a. No. 7 east. Paparoa-, No. 7 west. SHIPPING NOTES. The Government steamer Tutanekai is to leave Wellington to-day for Westport. After taking in a supply of bunker coal there, she will proceed to Dunedin and the southern island groups 4 o examine the provision depots. Captain Burgees, Government Surveyor oi Ships, will take command of the lutanekai in the absence of Captain Post, who is on holiday leave. The steamer Stella is aue ot Wellington shortly from Dunedin to oad general cargo tor Lyttelton. The Baden Powell should leave Lyttelton about noon to-day for Wellington. The AVakatu is due back from Wellington, via Kaikoura, to-morrow evening. The Breeze was an arrival in the port yesterday morning from Dunedin, via Timaru. The vessel left for Picton and Wanganui last evening. The Canopus will not call at Lyttelton Lo-morrow, as previously announced, owing to there not being sufficient cargo offering for her to call here on her way to Westport from Port Chalmers. Tho vessel will leave the Bouthen port to-morrow, for Westport The Corinna is due from Duuedin. via ports, on Tuesday next, to load for Nelson and New Plymouth. The Katoa, fully loaded with general cargo, produce and case oil, sailed lor Auckland yesterday afternoon, via Wellington. Eoltiri was docked at 7.30 a.m. today for cleaning and painting. She is expected to be ready lj> sail lor Greymouth tin Saturday. The Cuna-rd Company is issuing four million per cent debentures, with the intention of doubling its fleet before the end of 1922. Sir Alfred Booth, chairman of Vhe company, interviewed, said:—“By its association with the Anchor and Brocklobank lines to India and tho Commonwealth Dominion Line to Australia and New Zealand the Ounard Company will have a wider sphere of *usefulness than ever in building tin Empire trad©.” The shipbuilding output for the United Kingdom in 1920 totalled 1169 vessels, with a tonnage of 2,141,000, being an increase of 214,000 on the tonnage built in 1919. The Clyde 3'ards built 330 vessels, representing 672,438 tons, and east coast ports 193 vessels, aggregating 963,000 tons. Messrs Turner, Davidson and Company, in their review of shipping, mention the extraordinary decline in the value of steamers. At the beginning of 1920 the price of now steamers between 4000 and 7000 tons was from £4O to £SO per ton deadweight. Such steamers can' now be purchased at less than half. One new 4000tonner was withdrawn from auction, the beat bid being £3 10s per ion. Tho namift will leave Auckland to-day for Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. From this port the vessel will proceed to DunThe Orepuki left last ijjjht for Greymouth with general cargo, and auould arrive back next week with timber. The Storm is due at noon, to-dey from northern ports. She La expected Lo sail thi3 evening for Dunedin.

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