SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3048, 9 April 1917, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL. Day Hr. m. Full moon 8 119 a.m. Last quarter 15 7 42a,m. New moon ,22 1 31 a.m. First iiuarte ~ 29 4 62 p.m. KOON. Moon riEcs to-day, 5.50 p.m.; sets, 9.20 a.m. Tuesday. TIDE. ' To-day, 5.42 a.m.; 6.11 p.m. 'I'o-iiiurrow, 6.30 a.m.; 6.58 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.13 a.m.; sets, 6.31 p.m. ARRIVALS. SATURDAY, APRIL 7. DEFENDER, s.s. (3.15 a.m.), 190 tons, Jamieson, from Hokitika. MONOWAI, s.s. (3.30 a.m.), 3433 tons, Drewette, from northern ports. OANOPtre, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 1337 tons,Venn, from Westport. MARAEOA, s.s. (9.5 a.m.), 1598 tons, Jfaireon, from Lyttelton. PATEENA, sj. (9.10 p.m.), 1212 tons, Iγwin, from Nelson and Picton, SUNDAY, APRIL 8. ■ ' WAKATU, s.s. (13.15 a.m.), 157 tons, Wille, from Kaikoura. OPAWA, s.s. (12.55 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. OREPUKI, s.s. (6.40 a.m.), 525 tons, Dewhurst, from Nydia Bay. AWAHOU, s.s. (7 a.m.), 407 tons, Roger, from Foxton. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (7.5 a.m.), 196 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. MAORI, s.s. (9.15 a.m.), 3412 tons, Manning, from lyttclton. INVERCARGILL, s.b. (9.25 a.m.), 224 tons, Wahlstrom, from Wanganui. CORINNA, s.s. (10.45, a.m.), -2791 tons, Elders, from Lyttelton. • HAWERA. s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 151 tons,- Jackson, from Patea. KARAMU, e.s. (10.35 p.m.), 934 tons, Williamson, from Westport. DEPARTURES. SATURDAY, APRIL' 7. WATERLEY, s.B. (3 p.m.), 157 tons, Fisk, for Patea. . ■ . KAPUNI, s.s. (4.10 p.m.). 188 tons, Gibson, for Patea. / MONOWAI, s.s. (5.5 p.m.), 3433 tons, Drew-* ette, for Dunedin. MAEOUWKA, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 1203 tons, Sewell, for Picton and Nelson. KARAROA, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tons. Mawson, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Calm, Lyttelton, Aril 9. Kapuni, Patea, April 9. Hawera, Patea, April 9. Ripple, Napier, April 9. Mararoa, Lyttelton, April 10. Tarawera, Auckland, Gisborne. Kapler, April 10. Oalm, Oamaru, Timarn, Lyttelton, Ap. 10. Nikav, Nelson, April 10. ' . Mapourika, Nelson, Picton, AprU 10. Waverlcy, Patea, April 10. .•'■.. Kahika, Auckland, Gisborne. Napier, April 10. , Kaitoa, Nelson, April 11. '. Blenheim, Waitara, -April 11. Alexander, Wanganui, April 11. . Maori, Lyttelton, April 11. Waterley, Patea, April 12. Bawera, Patoa, April II!.! Kapiti, Wanganui. April 12. ,; Queen of the South, Foxton, April 12. Inyerorgill, Wanganui, April 12. . PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Lyttolton, AprU 9. Oorlnna, Nelson, New Plymouth, Apr, 10. Waverley, Patea, April 10. Hawera, Patea, April Iβ. Kapiti, Wanganui, April 10. Opowa. Blenheim, April 10. Queen of the South, Foxton, April 10. Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton. April 10. Invercargill, Wanganui. April 10. Calm, Wanganui. April 10. ' .Hinemon, Cook Strait, April 10. Mararoa. Lyttelton. April 10. Oanopus, Auckland, April 10. . ' Tarawera, Lyttelton, Dunedin. April 10. Jubilee, Auckland, April 10. Defender, West Coast, April 10. Ke.itoa. Nelson, April 11. ■ Alexander, Nelson, West Coast, April 11. Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Akitio, Apr. 12. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. . ■ SATURDAY, APEIL 7. ONEHUNGA. ( Arrhed.— Arapawa (7 a.m.), from Ka-whia. GISBORNE. Sailcd-Ripple (2.25 p.m.), for Wellington, Tia- coast. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed.-Poherua (4 p.m.), for Westport, NELSON. To saU.-Waimea, (11 p.m.), for Westport. WESTPORT. ArriTcd-Kittawa (6.30 a.m.), and Kamona, (11.10 a.m.), from Wellington. SUNDAY, APRIL 8. ONEHUNGA. .'.- Arrived.—Rimu (8.15 a.m.), from Opononi. ' PATBA. . Arrived—Waverley (9 a.m.), and Kapuni (10 a.m.),, from Wellington. , LYTTEILTON.; Arrived.—Jlararoa, (8.55 a.m.), from Wellington. . . . . SHIPBUILDING IN ENGLAND.' Writing to a friend a.t Port Chalmers Mr. Frank Agnew, a, shipwright, who, failing the medical test for active service, proceeded to England, after the war etarted, states that' at a certain shipbuilding port in England he is working at high pressure. Great preparations were being made for the bifr blow in the eprlng. The shipbuilders will overtake the losses 'in merchant tonnage in' tweWe months. The standardised type of ship can be built anywhere at suitable pieces for launching. It is all done by template work, every part going ahead at once. Tho record time for building a standardised ship 450 ft. in length is three months and a halt.

: HONG KONG HABBOTO. Ettensivo improvements are on foot at Hong Kong, where the Government has approved a scheme for the reclamation of about 12,000,000 squire feet of land at Kowloon Bay. These plans provide for a new town to he built on the reclaimed area opposite Kowloon Old Oily. This will have a grand "praya." 175 ft. broad, extending along the tea, front for 8000 ft., from which will project four piers, including a Government pier, capable of accommodating ocoan-going vessels at all states of the tide. A limited company has hecti formed in Hong Kong to • undertake this work, and all tho money necessary for carrying out the scheme hits been subscribed. Tho reclamation operations were to.bo begun on the opposite side of the main road which passes from Koivloon Old Oity.

The New Plymouth dredgo Paritutu is I expected Jo come 'off the slip on Friday next, and the Wellington dredge TVhekarire will then take her place for cleaning and to have a number, of rivots renewed.. .'•"•■■ Owing to the new engines for the schooner Houto having not yet arrived at Port Chalmers the vessel has been fixed to load general cargo at Dunedin this week for Wellington. She will return to the southern port after finishing here. The Hinemoa leaves 'here to-morrow morning for Capo Campbell and Okari Point, French Pase, Poncarrow Head, and Somes Island. , Onod oroirress is beine made -with tho ■work of refitting the barquo Antiope; at Port Ohalmers. The crew are engaged on ilie rigging, end the new seta of sails ere expected to arrive in tho course of a day or two. Good progress is also boine made with the loading of the vceeel's rargo of Etwl "ecraps" and timber. It is anticipated that the Aiitiope will be Teady to put to sea in about a week's time. • The Union Comoany tb«(. tho oYtmrturp of the Mapourika for Nelson nnd iWest Coast to-morrow , has been postponed from noon till 5 p.m.