SHIPPING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15182, 29 March 1917, Page 4

SHIPPING.

mm - tide. mSH High water This eveoiag, 1-56; Hmmrw manag, 2.23. HrSn «t—TUs evening, 6.50. g|| 8n rise—To-swerow mmmmg, 6.H ||| BX TSLEGBAPH. fc WESTPORT, March 28. W/i Amaed—Begralus (7.35 a-m.), from Wi* ARRIVALS. Pi ■ * " THURSDAY, MARCH 23. p IyrgRCARGCLL (2-30 a.m.r, from La ■ ■ igbv P? SAILED. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 28. m> AWAHOU 0-M p.m.) r for Kcton. | THURSDAY, MARCH 29. K WORM (I a.m.), for Lyttelton. An expected arrival in Wangamu ItJhma the Staff to-morrow afternoon is feSTtWhgr Steamship Oo.’s Oahn, thePatea Harbour Board’s dredge in tow. " The Canard Line has placed a con- '*■ with the Seattle Constrn;don and j Dry Dock Company of Seattle (P-S.AJi '■•J for the building of six cargo Lnera 396 h-flr m iMgth, Sift beam, and 39ft in f , ftpth, 'with a carrying: capacity of wmm to 10,000 tons. Delivery of the >. whole " T is to be made between April K *ad September, 1918. ~ ialerestuig sequel resulted from f the lees of the New Zealand Shipping rC Ohnooßy's steamer Kaipara, which ndtile oa a voyage from Moato Video with frozen meat, was sunk L, <m August 16,1914 . A New 'ork firm a protest against the destructiea of the vessel, and claimed componft"ntiaß for the loss of their goods j* i. through sinking. The German Prize !•' ‘ Cooxt rejected the claim, and declared the sinking of the vessel to le lawful. . The Luckenbach Steamsaip Line, aqv trading between America and New 1-: Zsalaad and Australian ports, accordST jog to a private letter received in Sydi nay,'has placed orders for II vessels praainent American shipbuilding ' finis, the whole lot will be turned mil before the end of 1918. Some of • ' the craft will he 16,000 tons register, gt land all the vessels will be of high speed ■lgukE well provided for in the way of HTinqAnrn facilities for all purposes, hut BesjwciaUy the prompt and expeditious PtsyiaadHng of all lines of cargo. The gpjnamea of the 11 vessels have not yet Khefew allotted, except in the case of the Hftnct three, which will be ready for serHviw by the ead of the year at latest. IBlfc* first of this trio will he known as Hthe K. I. Lacfcenbach, the second M. if J&r Lodbenbach, and the third and KlargMt Walter E- Luckenbach.

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