SHIPPING.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17122, 18 April 1921, Page 10

SHIPPING.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. ARRIVALS. Saturday, April 16. Storm, s.s. ,(12.45 a.m.), 405 tons, Robertson, from Wanganui. A. H. Tumbril and Od., agents. Wahine 's.s. (6.40 a.m.), 4436 ton?, Cameron; from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Rama, s.s. 07 a.m.), 610 tons-, Cartner from Chatham Islands. Kinsey and Co;, Ltd., agjenta. Kahila, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 1172 tons, from Westport. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Kennedy, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 226 tons, Stuart, from ' Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. John, s.s. (6 p.m.), 342 tons, Rods?!*, from Oftmaru. F. E. Sutton and Co., agents. Sunday, April 17th

. Otarama, sjß. (7 a.m.), 7759 tons Hughes, from Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. ' Maori, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 3476 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Boherua, e.s., .1176 tons, Cox, from Greymouth. IJnion Steam Ship' Co., agents. . . - DEPARTURES. Saturday, April 16. Morristown, s.s. (10.45 a.m.), 6189 tons, Manning, for Dunedin. Dalgety uid Co., agents. Storm, ba (1.30 p.m.), 405 . tons, Robertson, for Dturediii. A. 'H. Turnbull and Co., agents. .■ .... » .... . , , . Baden Powell; s.s. (6.20 pjn.), 174 tons, McPherson,. for Wellington. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agentß. AYahiue, s.s. (8.40 p.m.), 44c 6 tons. Cameron, Wellington. . Union' Steam Ship Co., ■agents. > Sunday, April 17th. Ijas Vegar, s.s. (8 a.m.), 5491 tons, Houdlette, for Dunedin. Kayo and Carter, Ltd., agents. • EXPECTED ARRIVALS. '; Doonholm,' Cardiff, thiattay. Omega, Hobart, this day. ' '. Oalm.. Tfmaru April 19th. • Breeze, Timaru, April 19th. Wahine, Wellington, April 19th. Kamona, Greymouth, April 19th. Moeraki, Wellington April 19th. Wootton, Greymouth, April 19th. Wanaka, Timaru, April 19th. Maori, Wellington, April 20th. • Karu, Wellington, April 20bh. Orepuki. Greymouth, April 20th. Boden Powell, Wc.Uiii.gton, April 20th. Trevose, Newcastle, April 22nd. Piako, Wellington, April 22nd. Kakapo, Greymouth. April 22nd. Opihi, Newcastle, April 22nd. ■ Otira,. Wellington, April 24th. . . City of Auckland, New York, April 19th. - White Pine, Hobart, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori; Wellington, this day. Kennedy, Wellington, this day, Rama, Wellington, this day. John, Wanganui, this day. Las Vegas, Dunedin, this day. Broxton, Newcastle this day. Wahine, Wellington) April 19th. Calm, Wellington, April 19th. ' ' Moeraki, Wellington, April 19th. Kowhai, Nelson, April 19th. ~ Mahana. Port Chalmers, April 19th. Wanaka, Napier, April 19th. , Gladbrook, Suva, April 19th. Breeze. Picton, April 19th. Poherua, Westport, April 19th. , Kahika, Greymouth, April 19ih. , Baden .Powell, Wellington, April 20th. -Wootton. Wellington, April 21st. Kaitangata, Greymouth, April/ 22nd. SHIPPING NOTES.

■Friday's Auckland' Star" states that the Merchant Service Guild have acceptod the Union Steam Ship Company'a offer of a coat, of living bonus for all masters and deck officers in their services. It is understood that all masters and mates concerned will receive a ■ slight increase in wages. The Las Vegas put oiit into'the stream on Saturday afternoon, and sailed yesterday morning for Dunedin.

The Wahine made a good Tun from Wellington on Friday night and arAved at Lyttelton at 6.40 a.m. on Saturday.

The Maori arrived at Lyt to! ton shortly before eight o'clock yesterday morning, having encountered a modeiatg souih'rly. ' The Kennedy arrived at Lyttslt-jn early Saturday morning' from We-lling'.on, and is to Bail on the- return trip to-day. The John arrived at Lytte'.ton on Saturday evening from Oamaru. She will complete loading l here to-day for Wanganui, fci*" which port she will sail to-night. The Kittawa was docked at Port Chalmers on Fridav.

The schooner Houto is to load at Dunedin this week for Auckland. ' The Katoa, which arrived at Auckland on Friday, is to leave that port early this week for WellingifcTi, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Wanaka is expected here to-morrow frorii -Timaru to load for Napier and. Gi&borne.

The Moeraki, due at "Wellington this mom:n~ from Sydney,! is bringing 300 passengers. She is expected/ht-re to-morrow morning. The llahani is to leave here to-morrow for Port Chalmer3 to complete discharge of' her London cargo. The Ruap?hu is to leave Wellington tomorrow for Southampton and London, via Panama.'

The Port Darwin is due at Auckland from London next Fridav.

The S. S. and A. ljn-cr Karamea left the "United Kingdom on the 14th April for'Dunedin and Ijytte'-t-DTi- She i i due in New Zea>land early in June. « According to a wireless message received from the New. Zealand Shipping Company's liner Eemuera, en rout 9 from London to New Zealand, thc'vesscl expects to arrive at Wellington late on Thursday afternoon. Last week will probably constitute a t©cord for shipping r.t Oamaru. On Monday 'the Kaikorai, of .3112 tons, waa in port; on Tuesday the Corinna, of 1319 tons; on Thursday tße- Waikouaiti, of 2680 tone, and on Saturday the Wanaka, of 2422 tons, making a total of 10,533 tons for the week. Mesjis G. H. Scales's newly purchased full rigged ship Pampa. arrived at Wellington ot> Saturday after a smart run oi twenty-six days from Albany. It is interesting to note that tho Pampa made a fine flag-ship at the Lytt-eltoa-regatta.-of .1911.

An arrival at Dunedin on Friday was tho Union Company's cargo steamer Koranui, which is making her first visit to'that port. Formerly a German -6'eamer, and then ko".v "i as the Cleopatra, she is a steel screw vessel of 1215 tons gross register. She was built at Lnbeck (Germany) in 1914, and is of tho following dimensions:—Langth 210 ft 7in, breadth 36ft 2in, and depth 15ft 9in. After discharge the Koranui vfll go to Port Chalmers to undergo overhaul and repairs. RAMA'S ROUGH TRIP. Tlie Chatham Islands steamer Rama arrived here on Saturday morning after an exceedingly rough trip of 72 hours from Waitangi. Th© vessel left the Islands on Tuesday evening, and itamediatoly enecun'ered' a fierce south-westerly gale. Ab tho vessel had sheep down the holds the hatches oould not be closed, necessitating the vessel bEing liovo to for !M hours until th© weather moderated. A number of sheep died and hadi to He th own overboard. The Kama* brought gers, including Dr. Rtdpath, late Resident Magistrate, who recently • resigried from tho position. ■ • . . The Rama, which haa completed tell trips to the Islands, will have her sheep fittings taken out of her holds to-day, and will then load for Wellington and the Chatham®. She may get away for Wellington to-night, in which oaso she will leave that port on Wednesday for Waitansi and' Owenga to load fish for Wellington. Subs-quently she will -be placed on th© Thnam-Lyttelton-Wellington run for a few months.

. THE OTARAMA RETURNS. • .The P. and S. steamer Ofcaxama arrived, at Lyttelton y&sterday to load further cargo for New York, Boston, and' Liverpool. °'The local agents! fOT the vessel, Messrs l Kinsey and Co., only received advice on Saiuid&y of- the vessel's intended return, "which was quite unexpected in view of the fact that she was timed to leave Wellington on Thursday last for Liverpool, and the passengers from other pnrts of the Dominion were in, Wellington, waiting to go on board. The vessel will, go from Lyttelton to Wellington to complete loading and also to take in'2ooo tons of bunker coal before sailing for New York. The' passengers will now be ab'o to,see the two Amerioan ports, in the course of the voyage, to Liverpool. A TWENTY-THOUSAND TONNER., . - The first of the ■ five bi? Commonwealth liners now'under construction to take the wa,tor will be the Moreton Bav, which -ia Vipers,- 'at Barrow-in-Furness. _ Thi= 22 500tonner will be launched on April 23rd. if all goes well. Shs was Originally promi ed for deliverv ,in Januarj', but the join" r .s «trike and other troubles precluded this. . Mr H. G. Larkin, manager of the Commonwealth Line, has been. assured by Misers. Viokers, that thj^ internal fitting® of i.ho. ,vx?*;seV ha v r> roac^c^l' suibh.a. stag" -that ther? Trill be little difficulty about her by . hojxid that the other ve-so 1 ; b*Mir coiistrtrted at the same yards, and 'the'thrpe remaining! 22i500-ton liners: why-h ar* bein-' fcui' 1 ' nt Messrs' W.' Beardmo yards.'on_ the C|y<Jfi,. wijl follow, ip buick su'ccesoioh, and will fill be in the hands of the .'Commonwealth by the beginning of next year. . THE PIAKO. The New • Zealand. Shipping Company's new cargo steamer Piako, is.af. -present discharging Liverpool cargo at '• The Piako, which is making her maiden voyage to New Zealand, to the agency oMheFede—.l Lin<\ is a'sister shin to the New Z'alnnS Shipning Oomnany's liner Otaki. She steams ed 14.5 knots on her tT.i-.ls, while Vr averasje is 12* knots. Her single propeller is driven by double reduction turbine engines. She' has- a't caTrvin? capacity of 11,001 tons d«a<W'ei'ht. On her voyage octcs- th<? Atlantic the Piako encountered exceptionally rough weather.' huge seas ■ continualv breakin? aboird, flooding some of th° cabins, "lid doing minor danVn?e to deck fittin"s. When half .way-across ihe» shf>. rec'fveii a call for aid from tiln Whakatnne, 4" thitt veil's engines had brokf" .down. Wi'.h'ii 39 hours Tepsirs were effected, and the Whakatane Tcsumed h°r voyaefei , - Captain D. Urouhart is in comrrfand. Of tre Piko. and is officers are:—Ci' v f Mr W. Ooddird; second Mr-P J. Wilson - third, Mr E. A. J. Williams: fourth. M* R. B. Mitchell: chief,en-nneer Mr B. Jenkiison: eccond, Mr D. Shier; thirf, II r C. Thompson: fourth. Mr J. Brown; fif'h. Mr J. Walker; sixth, Mr W. Speirs; chief refri?ora'tinr engineer. Mr A. E. Pybn ' recond, Mr R. Hamilton; Tadio operator, Mr L. Lavall; chief steward, Mr P. C. Monev. Tho Piako > is to leav- W-Hirgtnn n-xt Thursday for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bvuff; KAIRANGA IN,A CYCLONE. The Union Company's cargo steamer Kairan?a, with a full load of coal from Newcastle, arrived; at Wellington on • Saturday (morning, aJid berthed later in the day at the Clyde quay wharf (says the "Post"). The Kairanga left Newcastle «'t 7 a.m. on Friday, April Bth, and' experienced an exceptionally rough trip.. The low barometer, at N<ftvcastle indicated a weatber change for tho worse, and all deck fittings. were lashed down, and everything on deck made snug. By noon on Friday it came on to blow hard from the sculh-wcst, and by suneet the gale.had increased to a cyolfloo. Tho vessel- had been bove-to at -4' p.m. till- next .morning, when conditions were expected to' be easier. However, the night hud more in store for the officers and crow than tho day. At 1 o clock 0.1 Saturday morning the steering gear carried away, both hand and steam, and tho Kairanga was left wallowing in the trough of the seas at the mercy of the waves. Huge seas broke on board, and swept all clear foro and aft. Tho vowel's decks were continuously awash, and the water was up as far as the bridge. After an hour and a half's hard worlc the officers and rfrew effected repairs, and. by 2.30 a.m. ' the vessel was under control. The weather moderated somewhat on Paturdav morning, but heavy seas still broke «'ti board, and kept the decks awash. At 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, however, it bepan to blow a violent gale from the sou'-sou'-east. The Kairanga kept on her course till 4 n.m. on Sunday, when she passed out of the cyclonic disturbance. Her bend was then ti.rned Tdund, and the voyago continued to Wellington. A heow swell was running for the remainder of flic, voyage till Stephen Islarid- was siehted, when the seas moderated. Captain A. Williamson is in . command of the Kniranga, and hi® officers are:—Chief. Mr J. Mcßac; chief engineer, IJr McCallum; second, Mr Ricberdeon: third, Mr McColvin; radio operator, Mr C. F, Griffiths. LAUNCH COLLIDES WITH WESTRALIA.

(PRESS association* telegram.') • . D<JNEDIN, April 17. ■ A collision occurred in Victoria channel yesterday between the Ota go Harbour Board'# oli pilot launch and the Huddart-Parker steamer Westralia, -which was "outward-bound for Melbourne. The launch, which was subsequently towed to' Port Chalmers, was in charge of Mr McKenzie. She was used as a pikft boat for many years, but 39 now in the service of the Harbour Board's engineering department. She was badly damaged, and now lies awash alorigsidft one of the punts at Port Chalmeos. After the collision occurred McKemie was asoieted on board the Westralia, and was subsequently landed before the vessel left the harbour. The Weßtralia suffered so damage, and continued her voyage.

CANADIAN STATE LINE. , . , , OTTAWA, April Uunder- tbft closure rule the House of Corn* .tons roted 8,000,000 dollars to comnlete tha sh'pbuildingi programme.

tA recent Ottawa ines«ftg» etatod:—Th# House of Commons sat all night owing to » ciieia arising regarding & voto of £2,000,000 )o complete the vessels of Canada's merchant a'at inc.] VESSELS WITHIN WTEF.LESS RANGE •OF NEW ZEALAND. Awanui—Kauri, Manuka. Whakatune, Singapore Maru, Riverina, Makura, Navutt, Otarcnia, Niagara. Auckland—Matatua, Waim«na, . ilartma, Tasmania. " . Wellington—Tainui, Po r t Caroline, Connti;ic, Otira, Athccic, Mberaki, Tutanekai, Maimoa, K«nna. ». Avarua —Waimate, Port Sydney, Westralia, Tarawcra. . Chatham Islands—Remuera. Riruutaka.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LONDON, April 16. Arrived ftt Panama, Pakeha, from New ZeaSailed, Kaikoura and Ornri, for Wellinpton. Arrived at Panama, Waiwcra, from Wellington. Sailed f am London, We-ftwund, for Auckland- Karamca, for' Wellington. MELBOURNE, April IG. Arrived, Ksiinpoi, from Wellington; Trelvon from New Zealand. / NEWCASTLE, April 16. Arrived, Koromiko and Biloela, from New Zealand. ' Sailed, Louis Thorinlt. for New Zealand. NEWCASTLE. April 17. Arrived, Eukaki, from New Zealand. AUCKLAND, April 16. Arrived, Albion Star (3.30 pjn.), from Barry. Sailed, Sinrcpore Maru (4.30 p.m.), for Svdr.ev; Otirn. (7 a.m.). for Wellington; Niagara (6.15 p.m.), for Vanoouver. April 17. Arrived. Waitomo (7.15 a.m.), from Lytteltoii; AVainiana (11.50 a.m.), trim Whakatano. WELLINGTON'. April 16.

Arrived, Komatn. (1.30 a.m.), from Westport; Wnirajaiiffa (8.15 a.m.), from New* cattle; Maori (7.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Flora (9.5 a.m.), from. Auckland; Hnia (10 0.m.1, from War.rrnnui; Port Pirio (10.5 a.m.), from Auckland; Piunpa (2.10 p.m.), from Albivnv; Sussex (2.40 p.m.), from Auckland; Kokiri (9.5 p.m.), from Greymouth. bailed, Otarama (12.20 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Karori (12.20 p.m.), for Greymouth: Knnna. < 1.55 p.m.), for Dunedin; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lvttelton; Flora (11.15 p.m.), for Picton. April 17. Arrived, Wahine (7.30 a.m.), from Lyttolton ; Coronation (8 a.m.), from Lyttelton.