SHIPPING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17229, 21 December 1923, Page 7

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON. DECEMBER. il. h. rain. Laet quarter . . 1 9 39 p.m. New moon . . 8 J 0 p.m. i Full moon . . 23 7 3 p.m. Last quarter 31 8 37 a.m. TO-DA VS ALMANAC. Sun rose. 4.19 a.m.-. sets. 7.3 S p.m. Moon rises. 5.‘25 p.ui.; sets. S.l a.m. High water, 2.5 a.m.; 2.28 p.m. ARRIVED. December 21, 7 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 3466 tons, Irwin. from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. RAILED. December 20. 8.30 p.m.- Wahine. s.s.. 4436 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20. 7.10 p.m.— Waihemo. s.s.. 56-27 tons. Moleneaux. for Sydney. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20. .3.15 p.m.—Rimutaka. 7932 tons. Hemming, for Southampton. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. December 20. 9.45 p.m.—K&iapoi. n.s.. 2006 tons. Corby, for Auckland. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20. 4 p.m.—Port Victor, s.s.. 7280 tons. Jack, for Dunedin. Kinsey and Company. Limited, agent*. December 20. 4.10 p.m.—Kamo. s.s.. 1236 tons, Ross Clark, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agenta. December 30, 8.50 p.m.—Wakatu. s.s., 158 tons, Robertson, for Kaikoura. Kinsey and EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, s.s., from Wellington, this day. Mararoa, s.s.. from Wellington, Deoember 22. Kaitangata. s.s.. from Wellington, DecemTees. b.s., from Chatham Islands. Decernl>er 22. Cygnet. s.s., from Kaikoura, December 22. Kent. s.s., from Wellington. December 23. Erroll, s.s., from Wellington. December 24. Kaikoura. s.s.. from Wellington, December 26. Hurunui. 6.5.. from Wellington, December 26. Trevethic. s.s., from Wellington, December 28. Wairuua. s.s.. from San Franoiaeo, December 29. Kent, s.s., from Wellington. December 29. Athecic. s.s., from Wellington, December 29. Whangape, s.s., from Newcastle, December 29. Waikouaiti, s.s., from Dunedin, December 29. Kini, s.s.. from Greymouth, December 29. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, e.s., for Wellington, this day. Storm, s.s.. for Dunedin, this day. Canadian Challenger, s.s., for Timaru. December 22. Wahine, s.s., for Wellington, December Mararoa. s.s., for Wellington, Decemoen%£2. Kaitangata, s.s., for Dunedin, December 22. West Nilus, s.s.. for Dunedin, December 22. Trevethic, s.s., for Brisbane. December 30 SHIPPING NOTES. The Karori is expected to arrive hero from Auckland on January 6, via Wclling/The Kini, from Westport and jPreymouth with coal, will arrive at the end of December. The Whangape. from Newcastle,"' is now expected to arrive hero on December 29. Tho Kaiapoi Bailed last evening for Auckland direct. The Waihemo left last evening for Sydney and Newcastle. The vessel will load coal at tho latter port for New Zealand An expected arrival to-morrow from Auckland via Portland and Wellington is the Kaitangata. The Union Company hopes to dispatch her for Dunedin to-mor-row evening. The Kamo sailed last evening for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne. The vessel is due back after the New Year to load for northern ports. The Wairuna left Papeete on November IS for Lyttelton. She is due here on December 27. X

The Komata will load here on January 6 for Wellington and Auckland. Tho Port Victor proceeded to Dunedin last evening where she will complete, discharging her cargo from West of England ports. Later she will load at New Zealand ports for the United 'Kingdom. The Storm is expected this morning from Wellington. She proceeds south this evening. The Breeze arrived yesterday morning from Wanganui direct with cattle. She left, for Dunedin, Oamaru and Timaru last BRITISH SEAMEN IN THE JAPANESE * “ SHAKE.” That the finost traditions of the British Mercantile Service were worthily upheld by the crews of those vessels which were lying at Yokohama at tho time of the recent earthquake is evident from the account of the rescue work carried out by the I*. and O. liner Dongola. which the captain of that ship sent home to his directors, and which recently appeared in the " Siren. 1 ’ The following extracts from Captain Griffin's account speak for themselves: “Saturday, September I. 1923. At 11.55 a.m. ship commenced to tremble and vibrate violently, and on looking towards the shore it was seen that a. terrible earthquake was taking place. Buildings were collapsing in all directions, and in a few minutes nothing could bo seen for clouds of dust. When these cleared away, fire could be seen starting in many directions, and in' half an hour the whole city was in llame-s. . . About 1 p.m. the piers and the sheds on them were all burning fiercely, fanned by the gale. Ships alongside them let go their ropes on board and made their way under great difficulties outside the breakwater. Three largo ships not under command passed dangerously close to the Dongola, one, the Lyons Mary, actually touching our bow pates, but doing no damage. There was also considerable danger from drifting and burning lighters. One of these hit tho ship and sank; about twelve of the thirty occupants being hauled on lniard. the remainder being drowned alongside. There was also dan- i ger from fiving burning debris from the shore. Shortly before 5 p.m. tho wind died away, and three boats were manned by engineers, quartermasters, stewards and lascars, and sent on shore under officers rescue what survivors were visible along the waterfront, and in the water close to tho Bund. Each boat made several trips until after midnight. Upwards of *>so souls had been rescued by that time. . . At. daylight next morning the boats were again manned and sent in, and more peopie brought off. At 9.30 a.m. it became highly dangerous for the ship and boats to remain in tho inner harbour, owing to the large quantities of floating oil blazing furiously and drifting in various parts of the harbour. I therefore slipped from the buoy at 9.40 a.m. and came to an anchorage outside the breakwater. . . to he seen, and hoats were hoisted. The approximate number then on board was 6Co.’’ WIRELESS NOTICE. The following steamers should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night; Auckland—Canadian Inventor, Canadian Miller, Canadian Seigneur, Chindwara, Kaikorai. Maliia, Makambo, Manuka-, Niagara, Fort Albany. Tofua, Trefusis. Ventura,’ Wsimana, VVingatui. Chatham Islands—Nil. Wellington—Wahine, Mararoa, Maori, Ngnio, Royal City, Andromedc, Athenic, Arawa, Kaitangata, Karamea. Kaimanawa! Rirnutaka, Ruahine, Waihora, Canadian Spinner. Sir James Clark Rose. Tutanekai, Kaiapoi, Pakeha, Erroll.