SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 136, 26 February 1918, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

' . I'UASfiS OF-THK MOON. '■'. FEBHUARy. • ' Day. Hr.m. Last quarter 4 722 p.m. New moon U 9 35 p.m. First quarter 18 0 27 a.m. Pull-moon '26 • 9 5 a.m. '.':'. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 6.25 p.m,,- sets, 6.37 a.m. to-morrow. . . TlDli. To-day, 4.56 a.m.;-5.20 p.m. To-morrow, 5.48 a.m.; -6.11 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 5.26 n.m.; sets. Ml p.m. ARRIVALS. • ' • "■ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. KOKill'l, 5.5..(1.20 a.m.), 1214 tons, Stewart, from Westport. KAJtO, s.s. (2:40 .a.m.), 1236 tons, Honder, from Grcymouth. DEPARTURES. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. HINEMOA, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), 542 tons, 80llons, for Cook Strait. I'ATEENA, s.s. (12.65- p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, for l'icton and Nelson. JvAITOA, b.s. (6.15 .p.ni,), 305 tons, Stuart, for Nelson. ■.-•,-■ KOIVHAI, s.S. (5.15 p.m.), 721 tons, Plowman, for £rcymouth. BREEZE, s.s. ■(6 p.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, for Wanganui. :....- .MAORI, 8.5.. (7.50 p.m.), 3412 tons, Manmug, for Lyttelton. WAIRAU, s.B. (10.30-p.m.), 143 tons, Deiley, for Blenheim. ' KAIIU, s.B. (11.20 p.m.), 138 tons, Norlihg, [of l'icton'and East Coast. MAJtA, s.s. '(11.20 p.m.), 134 tons, Onroule, lor Piclon and"Wanganui. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wakatu, Kaikoura, February 26. IJlenheitn, Wanganui, February- 26. Waimea, Tarakohc, February 26. waverley, Patea, February 26. . . Huia, Foxton, February -26. Kapiti, Wanganui, February 26... Hawcra, Patea, February 26. Mara,roa,-. liyttelton,' February 26. . Nikau, Nolson.-February-26. ■ Pateena, Nelson, Picton, February' 26. • Baden Powell, New Plymouth, Feb. 26. Ngahere, Napier, February 26. Karu, Lyttelton. February 26. Wairau, Blenheim, February 27. Maori, Lyttelton, February .27. . Kaitoa, Nelson, February 27. Ngakuta', Greymonth, February 27. • Hinemoa, Cook Strait.. February 27. Itimitangi,- Lyttelton, February 28. . Queen of-the South, Foxton. Feb. 28. Kapuni, Patea, February 28. Monowai, Duriedin. Lyttolton, March 1, invercargill, Lyttelton, March 1. John, Dune'din.-direct;-March 1. Kahu, East- Coast, March. 2.. Mana,. Wangaiiui, March 2.'

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Cori'nna,' Pictou,- Onchunga, Feb.' 26. Kapuni, : Patca, February 26, Queen of the South, Foxton, Feb. 26. Kipple, Napier, Gißborne, February 26. Wainiea. Ncleon,-Coast, Feb..2G. . Mararoa, Lyttelton, ■ February 26. . Nikau, Nelson, February 26, Union Company's cargo steamer, Timaru, Bluff, February-26. Waverley, Patca, February 26. Kapiti, Wanganui, February 26. Hawera, Patca, February 26. Wakatu,- Kaikoura, Lyttel'on, Feb. 27. Blenheim, .Wanganui, February 27. Ngahcre. Wanganui, New Plymouth, February 27. -< - Kokiri, Greymouth. Weslport. Feb. 27. Patccno.', Picton, Nelson-, Feb. 27. Kaitoa,' Nelson, February 27. Maori. Lyttelton, February 27. Wairau, Blenheim, February 27. Baden Powell, Wanganui, New Plymouth, February 27.. Kamo, Greymouth, February 27. Huift, Dunedin direct, February 27. Karu, Now Plymouth, Tarakolie; Fob. 27. Opawa, .Blenheim; February 28. ■ Monowai, Auckland, via ports, March 1. Ngakuta. Greymouth, March 2. Milcen Ward, Wcstport, March 2. Inyercargill, Wanganui, March 2. . Kahu, East' Coast, March 2. Maim, Lyttciton,' March 2. • ■ BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. ' MONDAY.' FEBRUABY. 25.- .. MANUKAU HE AM . Sailed.—Earawa (7.35 p.m.), for New Plymouth. . NEW PLYMOUTH. fiailcd.-Badcn. Powell (4.15 p.m.), for Wellington. ... ..... :■ . .;.,;,,; ~v . .v , i>atea..,. ■'.. ,;. : ■;■■ To' sail:—Bavyie'ra. (9.30 p.m.),-for-Wellington. ■'■'■■ WANGANUI, Sailcd.-Blcnheim (4.40 p.m.), and Kapiti (7.40 p.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON/' To sail.-Huia (9 p.m.), for' Wellington." NAPIEIi. ' Sailcd.-Ngahero (1.15 p.m.), for Wellington. PICTON. Arrived.-Patcena (5 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.-Nikau (7 p.m,), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Sailed.-Te Anau (1.45 p.m.), 'and Jlararoa (6.40 p.m.), for Wellington.To sail:-Karu (8 p.m.), for Wellington. AUCKLAND. . , (4.15 a.m.). from Westport, via Napier and Gißborne. 'TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE LIST. Mararoa-Ferry Wharf. , Nikau—No.--10 Queens Wharf. Kapiti-No-. 7 Queeii'B Wharf. Blcnheim-Olasgow Wharf. Baden Powell-No.. 13 Glasgow Wharf. Huia-No. 13 Glasgow Wharf. Waverlcy-Glasgow Wharf. Waimea—King's Wharf llawera-Glasgow Wharf. Kamo— Railway Wharf. Komata-Taranaki Street Wharf. Hippie—No. 12.Queen's Wharf.."' Queen of the Houth-No. 3 Queen's Wharf Ngahere—No. 14 Queen's Wharf. WELLINGTON STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S BOATS. ..... •-,: Tho Baden Powell will receive cargo -today and to-morrow, sailing in the evening for Wanganui, New Plymouth, and WaiThe Hiiia," after discharging ■ flax- from Foxton io-i'av, will start loading general cargo for lmiiedjn, Sho will Eail direct tomorrow . night. . , ' . THE HIMITANGI. ' The Chatham Islands Fishing Company's Himitangi left Waitangi on- Sunday for Lyttelton and Wellington.- Sho is,due here on Thursday,. and will sail on.lnday at noon for Waitangi. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP.The followipg are. the newly appointed officers on one of the Union Company's' refitted sailing ships :-Captain G. B. Corley, master; Mr. .A.. Boyne, first .officer; and Mr. E. Jackson, second ofllcor. The vessel' carries seven seamen, and a cook. . ■ Mr. W. A. Cairns has .joined tho Maori as third engineer. . Mr. Charles. Madden,.purser on the.Pateeua, has come, ashore: on sick leave. The sudden death, at Sydney of Captain Stewart Henry Willis, formerly Lloyd's surveyor at Lyttelton, is announced. Captain Willis' made his first trip to New Zealand in command r-f the sailing ship Star of Austria, owned by Messrs. J. J. Corry, of Belfast. While at Lyttelton over twenty years ago he was appointed to the position of Lloyd's surveyor aud also surveyor to tho Underwriters' Association. He was well known in New Zealand ports.

To-morrow the Karu will load general cargo for both New Plymouth and Tarakohe, sailing in the evening. At tlio lastnamed port ehe will load cement for liyttelton. Arriving about 10 a.m. to-day, tho Ngahere .will start discharging cement from Limestone • Island. Wanganui and New Plymouth arc her next portß of call, and 6lio will sail to-morrow. Tho Ngakuta is due at Wellington tomorrow night,-fully laden, from Greymonth.. . The Mana, which sailed last iiight for ■ Wanganui, will return to Wellington on Saturday, and probably sail for Lyttclton in the evening. The Opawa will be brought oft" the blip this afternoon, and after several odd jobs have been done will sail on Thursday for Blenheim. The Westport Harbour Board's dredgo Eileen Ward will go on the Slip to-day to undergo her annual overhaul, which will take until about Saturday. At noon to-day the Corinna. will sail for Pioton to load (or Onehuiiga. The Hinemoa, during her trip through Cook Strait last week, inspected the site at Ohctwode Island, where a deputation had requested the Minister of.llariue (the Hon. T. M. Wilford), during his recent visit to Nelson, to Have a light placed. Burveys and soundings were taken' for the proposed light,- wliioh will materially aid safe navigation of the Pclorus sound. Pine weather and calm seas were experienced throughout ; the week. Yesterday morning the sailed for Someslsland and took on board Prinoipal-lightkeeper Hart and family, who dißombarkpd at.(Jape PalUser. The vessel will co'to'Cujw l!amp : bell with stores, returning to Wellington to-morrnw. :. /' - ■There has been a persistent rumour recently in shipping.'circles (says all Aiis- . tralian exchange) • that a - big . iiuer-Bta,te shipping-combine is lfkely.tg l)& formed ..in the near future. It is stated that two of . the largest collier-owning companies'have ' amalgamated, and that r,. third big company is likely to join in the pool, fu-

onirics show Unit nothing Is known of the matter, and thai when the hrst news leaks out it will probably bo from Melbourne;.

Both Norway and Sweden have recently launched tlio largest motorship yet built by' either country. In Norway this is tho Borgland, of 650!) tons, built at the Alters Shipyard, Christ.iania, for P. Olson and 00. In Sweden the aliip in question is the Bullaron, ol WOO tons, built, by the (jotawerk Shipyard, Gothenburg, for the Transatlantic A.ll.

A writer hi "Fairplay" says:—The Government has adopted standard ships in order that our output might be increased, but so far its anticipations have not been justified. We all know that there are very serious difficulties-in the way of record construction lii this country, but there is no reason why, if properly managed, tho shipbuilding output of tHis country, should not be materially increased, if we follow the example of some of our competitors. For instanoe, some time ago 1 referred to a, record set up by the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, but I .now hear that the Skinner and Eddy Corporation, of Seattle, Washington,' has made a world's record, and although only commencing operations about 18 months ago, has launched a steam"..- of 8800 ions deadweight, dimensions 423 ft. 91n. by 54ft. by 29ft. 9in„ and to steam 11J knots in 64 working days after the laying of tho keel, and Ehe is for British owners. Of course, work wa3 carried out night and day, but an . ordinary individual would imagine that what can bo done in the United States and Japan can be done as well.in this count:-;/, if the men and machinery were available.