SHIPPING

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15836, 5 June 1919, Page 4

SHIPPING

TIBBS, High water Due evening. 2.10; tomorrow morning, 3.5.

The Arapawa left Onehnnga yesterday Afternoon for this port, and will probably arrive early to-morrow morning. H.M. destroyer Turquoise, built by Messrs Yarrow and Co., recently passed jber official trials on the measured mile «( Skelmorlie, when a speed of 39.6 knots ■w«B obtained during four hours’ conjtjnuous steaming- The Turquoise was lully equipped, and had fuel for run io£ iooo miles at cruising speed, itis understood that this is the highest speed <yet obtained by any destroyer. _ The Kapuni was slipped at Putiii yesterday afternoon to undergo examination and repairs consequent upon her oollisioc with the Patea breakwater. The showed that the step.', was crushed below the water--Jine, and portion of the outer sheeting i-will have to be renewed. The work, however, will not present any difficulties, and within a few days the vessel should be in sea-going trim again. Writing on April 15th, the London ifcerrespondent of the Auckland Herald ate ted that within a few days the WaJrine wonld proceed to Dumbarton to be by her builders _ (Denny Brothers), preparatory to returned to her owners, the Union Steam Ship Company. This operation was expected to take four months. Shortly before she left Liverpool on her present tnp to Australia, a fire was discovered on the Bibby liner Warwickshire (reports the Sydney Slipping List). The outbreak was discovered near the starboard ventilator in No. 5 hold. Investigation showed that a Jot of combustible material had apparently been arranged with the object of ignition. After the fire had been extinguished a can was found containing charred debris, consisting apparently of wood shavings, particles of paint, and sacking. A few feet away was a lot of bamboo, to which apparently a trail had been laid. Messrs Bibby offered a reward of J6IOO for information that would lead to the conviction of the person or persons concerned, but at the time the mail left no information had been received by them. At the time of the fire the Warwickshire was undergoing repairs consequent upon being hit by a torpedo .

I SABEL AT AUCKLAND. The Scales barquentine Taabel arrived !n the stream at Auckland on Saturday from Melbourne, after a voyage of 24 days. She left the Australian port on May 6th with a cargo of superphosphates for Auckland, and experienced rough weather throughout, southerly and south-east gales prevailing. She was forced to heave to on several occasions, once ior three days. After discharge the loads for Fiji, and there takes in a cargo of copra. ANITOPE v. STEAMER. A San Francisco paper of April Ist '•ays: The British barque Antiope (Captain Campbell), which arrived the other afternoon from Auckland, raced the last 20C miles of the journey with the Japanese steamer Shinyo Maru, beating the steam freighter into the harbour the other afternoon by 2t minutes. The Antiope took advantage of the stiff south-east breeze off the Heads, and eame into the harbour under her own sail. OYERSEAS VESSELS. SAILERS. Melbourne to Wellington—Louis Theriault (three-masted schooner), sailed Mav 2nd. Newcastle to Wellington—Bona (bq.), ■ailed May 14th (G. H. Scales).

PHASES OF THE MOON la New l | a time; — D. H. M. Ttrst Quarter 6 11 62 p.m. Pull Moon .. ... 14 3 G 8 a.m. Last Quarter 21 5 6 p.m. ... 28 8 23 a.m. Apogee perigee *.... ... 10 ... 26 6 i 0 54 p.m. a.m.