SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 1 April 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

. . PJIASES OF THE MOON. JIAItUIL Day Br. m. New moon f 10 41 p.m. First quarter 9 2 44 p.m. Full moon 17 3 U a.m. Last charter 25 8 4 a.m. MOON. Moon riECB to-day, 6.23 a.m.; sets, 5.45 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 4.11 a.m.; 4.40 p.m. To-morrow, 5.11 a.m.; 5.43 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.4 a.m.; sots, 5.56 p.m. ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, APltlL 1. OPAWA, £.s. (1.15 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from l'icton. DEPARTURES. ' MONDAY, MARCH 31. WEKA, steam trawler (5.30 a.m.), for Cook Strait. PATKIiNA,. s.s. . (1.35 p.m.), 1212 tons, Sewell, for Pictori and Nelson. STELLA, s.s. (2.15 p.m.), 269 tons, Hamilton, tor Lyttelton. HAWERA, s.s. (3 p.m.), 174 tons, Jl'Kinnon ' for P.-.tea. KAITOA, s.s. (,5.10 p.m.), 3'J5 tons, Wildman, for Nelson. - INVERCAItGILIi, b.s. (5.50 p.pi.), £24 toiiß, Thompson, lor Wangauui. MOEItAICI, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 4392 tons, Spriug-Broivn, for Lyttelton. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 0412 tone, Cameron, for Lyttelton. QUEEN OP THE SOUTH, s.s. (3.25 p.m.), 198 tons, Owens, for Foxton. BLENHEIM, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson. for Hnvolock. JOHN, s.s. (8.30 p.m.),, 339 tops, Harwick, for Wangamti.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. .Ripple Napier and Coast, April 1. Wakatu, Kaikoura. April 1. Wairau, Blenheim, April 1. Baden Powell, Lytteltou, April 1. Hinemoa, Westport, April 1. Mararoa, Lytteiton, April 1. Pateeiia. Kelson, Picton, April 1. Nlkau, Nelson April 1. Westralia, Melbourne, April 1. Kennedy. Tarnkohe April 1. , Kapnni, Patca, April 1. Opawa, Picton, April 1, John, Wanganui, April 2. Kapiti, Wanganui, April 2. Hinemoa, Westport, April 2. Storm. Oamaru, April 2. Moeraki, Lytteiton, April 2. Manuka, Sydney, April 2. Opa,\va, Blenheim, April 2. Maori, Lytteiton, April 2., Kaitoa, Nelson, April 2. Hawera, Patea. April 2. Queen of the South; Foxton, April 2. Komat Westport, April 2. Inverc;i.~'ill, Wanganui, April 2. Kaliu, Turakoho. April % Wairnca, Tarakohe, April 3. Opawa, Blenheim, April 3. Rosamond, Napier, April 3. Waverley Patca, April 3. Kakapo, Greymoutli, April 3. Blenheim, Haveloek, April 3. Manaroa, Lytteiton, Airil 3, < • War Onnl. J'mnedm. April J. Mana, Lytteiton, April • 4. Jtonowai, Auckland April 4. Toromco, New York, April ,4. Manaroa, Lytteiton, April 4. . A.lana, London, Auckland, April 4. Wootton, Lytteiton. April 4. Wakatu, Kaikoura, April 5. Kaino,. Greymoutli, April 5. Navua, Lytteiton, April 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Leitrim, Sydney, April 1. Corinna, Dunedin, Oarnaru, Timaru, April 1. Kamo, Greymoutli,. April 1. Waverley, Patca, April 1. Opawa Blenheim, April 1. Ngatoro, Toltomaru Bay, April 1. Wootton,. Lytteiton, April Alexander, Nelson, Coast, April 1. - Manaroa, Lytteiton, Arril 1. . Athenic, 'Lytteiton, April 1. Putlki, Dunedin, Timaru, April 1. Waihora., ,'Vucklaud. April 1. ' Maponrika. Auckland, April 1. ' Nikau, Nelson April 1, S Mararoa, Lytteiton, April 1. Kennedy, North Cape, April 1. Wakatu, Kaikoura, April 2. Kaptini, Patea, April 2. JCahu. Tarakohe, April 2. Port Melbourne, London, April 2. Ilororata. Lytteiton. April 2. Ripple, Napier, Akitio, April 2. Maori. Lytteiton, April 2. ! ICaitoa, Nelson, 'April 2. Pateenn. rieton. Nelson, April 2.' • Baden Powell, New Plym'-ith, ;-;ril 2. Storm, Wanganui, Ann'. 2, Wairau, Blenheim, April 2. Moeraki, Sydney, 'April 2. • War Mi'«ic. Neniei Anril Queen 1 of the South, Fo.rton, Ajril 2 Xnpiti, Wanganui, A|.'ril 2. .Tohn, southern ports, April 2. Waimea, Nelson, Coast, April 3. Hawera, Patca, April Callone, London, April 3. Moana, B,ni Francisco. April 3. Monowni. Lytteiton. D"nrdin, April 4. Mana, Wanganui, April 4. Ajana, Wnitara, ■ April 5. ' Komata, Westport," April 5. Westralia. Melbourne, via south Apr. 5, Manuka, Sydney, April 7. Navua, Melbourne, April 7.

OVERSEAS CARGO STEAMERS. via Auckland; due Wellington Apr. 4. AVaitara. JtFSHA (I.'.fj.-A.), Mew York; due Auckland slniif .April !0. Wellington. BHA3IO (8.8.A.), Glasgow, to Auckland' duo Apr. 24: Wellington Apr. 28. COKINTHIO (S.S.A.), Loudon, to Lyttet ton 1 ; due Apr. 22. OtJFIU (S.K.A.). East Canada, now duo Auckland; Wellington. lONIO (S.S.A.), London, Mar. 15' to N.Z ports, dill? Apr. ?1. KAIKOUJIA (N.Z.S. Co.), Port- Said, via Hobart; due Wellington about Apr. 17. KADJtI ( Ij.S.S.i. Melbourne, due Auck-. land Apr. 4: Wellington. KIA OIIA (S.S.A.). loaves London about Mar. 21, for New Zealand. JIAHENO (H.S.), Avonmouth, Jlar. 11 to Auckland; dno Apl. 20. I'A KEH A (H.S.A.), leaves London about Mar; 15 for N.Z.. •FAPAKOA (N.Z.S, Co,), leaves London Mar. 31 for N.Z. , VOIIT PIRII'. (0.-fJ.) London, end Mar. to Auckland. Napier Wellington, via Australia'. If AUANGA (5.8.A.), London, Mar. 11 to Wc"ii"rton: dun Apl. 23. EF.I[TTEKA: (N.Z.S. Co.). London to Auck' land; dun mid Apr.; Wellington; south. I'AINTJI (8.8.A.), London. Mar 18, to Wellington; due about April. 29. TJIKEMBANG fU.S.-A.). Nev/ York; now due Auckland: Wellington, Sydney. TOROMFQ (IT.S.vS.). New' York to Weilinrfon; duo Am-. 4; Jlobart. WESTERN COMET (Luckenbach), loads Now York Mar: for Auckland, Lyttelton. Dunenin. ■ Australia. WFfITWCFLANT) tF.-S.), from Liverpool* due Auckland Apl. 5. WHAKATANE (N.Z.S. Co.), New York, Mar. 21. to Now i.'nland. WILLOOHKA (S.S.A.), London, Mar. 8, to Wellington; due Apr. 15. j

SAILERS. San Francisco to Wellington:— Vessel. Left. One. Commerce (Vac. Oil) .Mar. 1 Mav Samar 1 Mar. 10 May St. John (Canada)' to Wellington:— "Terpsichore (N.Z.S. Co.) Dec. 23 April San Francisco to Wanganui:— Lucy *.Jan. 10 Mar. Sydney to Wellington lima (TJ.S.S.) Mar. 27 early Apr. "Via Gape of Good Hope. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. NEW YORK, March 21. Sailed.—Whakatane, for New Zealand. ' COASTAL. MONDAY, MARCH 31. . MANUKAU lIEADS. Sailed.—Rarawo. (7.10 p.m.), for New Plymouth. TABAKOIIE. To sail.—Kennedy (6 p.m.), for Wellington. PICTON. Arrived—Poherua (6 a.m.), and Pateena (5.2, 1 5 _ p.m.), from Wellington. To sail— Kapuni (9 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOUTII. Arrived.—Kaiapoi (7 a.m.), from Wellingi ton. LYTTELTON. Sailed.—Baden Powell (3 p.m.), for Wcl- '■ lington. Sailed— Mararoa (7 p.m.), for Wellington. OAJIAIIU. Soiled.—Storin (4.30 p.m.), for Wellington direct. SCHOONER ASNIK HILL SOLD. By 'i'l'U'gi-iir.i.-r'r.'FS Association. Christchurch, March 31. ; The schooner Annie Hill, which has been lying at Lyttelton fully laden with tallow for San Francisco for several months, was sold by auction at Lyttelton, under the authority of the Registrar of Mho Supreme Court. The action rose out of a debt incurred by tho defendant and ' owner, James Maxwell Robertson, of AuckI land, for repairs carried out at I.yttelton by Andrew Miller, shipwright (plaintiff). Bidding started nt £200, and rose to £iCO, at which bid Hi;! schooner was knocked down to the plaintiff. The Putiki will sail this afternoon for Dunedin and Tiniaru aud the v John will leavo for tho southern ports about Wcdncsdav.

THE GERMAN SHIPPING PROBLEM. Prom available reports it appears that Germany has still at her disposal for after-war trade a steamer licet of 3,183,629 tons cross' register. The- deficiency l'iv the pre-war total <jf tonnage (January 1, 1914), is only 2,237,(67 toils gross register. Burins the war 950,CC0 tons have been added to Germany's merchant fleet, principally made up of liner tonnage, the bulk of this being for account of- the Hamburg-Ameriksi Line and the North German Lloyd. Out of a total of 5.CC0.0C0 tons gross which Germany had on Juno 30, 1914, the associated lines controlled 3,194,000 tons, made up of the following :■■■ Tons. Ifamburg-Amcrika Line 1,093,0(30 North German Lloyd 716,000 namburg-South American Line 263,000 Hansa Line 339,000 German-Australian Lino 264.000 ICosmoß Line ; 179,000 Roland Line 75,000 German East Africa Line 1C5.C00 Woermann Line 112.CC0 Hamberg-Bremen-Africa Line 4.!',CCO Total 3,194,000 There is as yet no sign that the potentiality of tlio German lines for continuing their old tactics after war, and unless the Peace Conference decides to prevent tile recurrence of the old strangulation methods by German lineß, there will Vo keen disappointment in international shipping circlet. FIRST ACSTRALIAN-BUILT SHIPS. The first Australian-made cargo shiptile Delungra—has been launched at AValsh lElaud, and another—the Dromanu—is to bo launched at Williamstown on April 11. Tho main particulars of the vessels arc:— Length. 341 ft. over all; breadth, -,43ft. extreme; depth, 26ft. lin. (moulded)'; loaded draught, 211't. Sin.;'displacement, 7680 tons, deadweight- about 5540 tons, and gross tonnage about 3400 tons. They are commonly known a3 the "three-island" type. The hatches are large, -with, eleven steam winches and eleven cargo derricks, olio being designed to lift- 20 tons. Tho propolling machinery is triple expansion reciprocating engines, and three Babcock and Wilcox water-tube boilers, with an indicated horse-power of 2200, giving a speed of 101 knots per hour. It is all being made in Australian workshops. Other Australian-made ships are to follow iu n few months. The Delungra should bo running lier trial within three months, and the Dromana- will not be far behind,

' JAPANESE SERVICE TO LONDON. The departure of the 0.5.1C. steamer Altai Maru (12,000. tons deadweight cargocarrying capacity) in January Irom Japan to London was the first step towards tho development of a- trade which is recognised to have large possibilities. Her owners, realising the benellt of an efficient, cargo 1 service between Japan and Great Britain, liavp already placed two more largo freighters in the trade. The Borneo Marp was dispatched for London early in February, and at the en<t of the month was foltow< ed by the Andes Maru. Tho Alpn Maru was loading early thin month for London. It was formerly intended to limit the services to monthly sailings, but as the trade increases additional steamers will be employed. THE EDWARD MAY. To-day tho American barqucntino Edward May will be berthed at No. 6 Queen'B Wharf, where she will discharge 1410 tons of general cargo, including 30,f100 feet of, timber, and 7503 cases of oil. Tho Union' Steam Ship Company aro the agents. Captain Petersen, tho vessel's commander, reports that the voyage from Pan Francisco took 79 day*. A good-weather passage was experienced .until tho New Zealand coast was reached three weeks ago, when difficulty was met with in making port. The Edward May was live or sixtimes carried out of Palliser Bay by strong gales before Bho sailed in on .Saturdaj'. On completion of discharge of her load the Edward May will sail for Newcastle, there to ship eon! for Honolulu, WANGANUI'S NEW DREDGE. The Wanganui I-farbour Board has received no official information of the new ! dredge Kaione having been dispatched i from Home to New Zealand, but Mr. A. G. ! Bignell, chairman of the board, has received word from a gdlablo source, that the Kaione has already readied Colombotho first stage of her journey to Wanganui. Preparations arc already being made by the Harbour Board officials to put. tho dredgo into commission immedi-a-lely she is available. It is understood, that probably the first work to be undertaken will he the deepening of the river channel and the lengthening and deepen* u? of wharf berthage: at Castleeliff.

THE AJANA. The steamer. Ajana will sail from Auckland to-day for Wellington, and in due on Friday morning. A small portion of London cargo will bo discharged hero, and she will .sail about Saturday for Waitara for Homeward loading. NO GISBORNE CA3IGO. Messrs. Johnston and Co. advise that the Ripple (owinpr to her late arrival) will now sail at 6 p.m. to-morrow for Napier aiid Akitio ■ only, taking no cargo -'or Gisborne. • ■ BHAJIO LEAVES COLON. Yesterday the S.S.'and Albion Co. advised that the steamer Bhamo, cargo-laden, and oarryinß 800 troops, left 'Colon on March M. en route from Glasgow to Auckland where she should arrive on April 24. She will reach Wellington about April 23. CORINT.HIC,. FROM LONDON. The Shav,--Savill steamer Corinthic, from Iniidmi, Colon on March 29, ad should arrive at Lyttelton, her firci. port, of call, on April 22. The Corinthic, in ballast, has troops on board. WIIAKATANE LEAVES NEW YORK. The N.Z. Shipping Co. announced yesterday that the Whakatane left New York on March 21 for Now Zealand ports. . MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. ' Mr. Alex. Ross, third engineer on tho Putiki, has come ashore, and his placo has bcon taken by Mr. B. Cornish. Mr. A. Johnson, lato third engineer on the Moana, has joined the Pateena, vice Jlr. V. Barrett.

Williamson, of the clerical staff of tlm local office of the Union Co., who has bean on active service with tho Mounted Bides, is returning to New Zealand by the Kaikoura. Changes in the personnel of the engineroom staff on the Moeraki have been made as follow :-Mr. W. J. Williamson fifth, na 3 come ashore; Mr. It. P. Andrews has signed on as sixth, Mr. A. Hogg having come ashore. Mr. B. Christenson has &one as seventh.

Quartermaster-Sergeant J. N. Greenland, who, before going to the front, was a purser m tho .Union Company's service, is returning to New Zealand on the transport Aaikoura.

„m fr > J ; Hamlin-White, of the Auckland office of the Union B.S. Co., has leceived an appointment with Messrs. Mom's, Hedstrom and Co. Suva, and has loft to take up his now duties. The Pateena, Monowai, and Lyttelton ferry steamers ivill be within runge of the Wellington Radio Station to-day. Delay at Oaniaru irevented tho Storm from sailing for Wnliiyjton on Saturday, and she will now bo here to-morrow morning, _<v!icn she will discharge and load for Wonsanui. The Attain will sti-il this afternoon for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers to complete discharge of her cargo. She will load for Umaon at the two norts montioned, and at, Tmifirn and Wellington. Tho intercolonial na;s?nger steamer Biverina is scheduled to leave Sydney on Snt.uvd.iy next for Wellington. Tlic P. and S. liner Westmoreland, due at. Auckland on Saturday from Liverpool, via Panama, will nial"> Auckland her only P[;''t of roll. She will load in Australia. Ihe N.Z. Shipping Co.'s Hororata will sail to-morrow evening for Lyttelton and JJunedin. , A "stnn-work" meeting of the Waterside Workers' Union will probably be. held or.o morning this weelc. Th;> Hoßfiinond is cxpeetcd to arrive at. Napier this moraine with a nart 'ofld of and general cargo from Oamarti and Timarn.. via Gisb'irne. and will sail if™''' on Wednesday for Wellington. Collier* arc exported t" arrivo at Wellington from the this n-M:. 'nn foilow:—KomaUn will nail from nt to-dnv: ICnUnpo. from nreynio'if l ! M to-day: Kamo will soil from \Y>l- - to-tfav fov Ornymoutli. n.iul will load .nfraiu for Vrcllincton, rplurninc: on Timrsdny. .Tli" Union Compptiy will fo-dny dip-natr-h tho ri f)orinn?i fov DunPdin. Ouinarn, and Timnru: and \ Auckland, tho former chip rccolvin? town j nnrco till 3 p.m. Tho Loitrim will sail to-nirrht for Rydnoy H continue the discharcc of wrco from JsW York. Tho Ffiilincr of tho Callono ,fo" London lias now been postponed to Thursday morning. The li>hthousn -lender Jlinoinoa, whir-h \V(!Rf;)o v l, on Kniitrrfiw nipht. for I'Erhls at Kahnrpnci I'oinl a"d T l, c H-ntlierw au' 1 Wellincrton, and will probthis nort to-morrow. | Tb- Jlobart Hhanibor of O"imerro rosonl i denntation to M'ail. nnon tho tf v<rote r (; apainFt the- withdrawal rt f th rt F!r''/|nrt-Pnrk*cr steamer Westraiia | froTri the Tr.«'»mnian trade. i Th'x Vivor Clvdo. famous r u 'p from | f'i o irnopf landod on lo "V" bcach. ■ k to bo f-iked. wk | in in *i"d it, is exited fhit, she will be refloated very shnrMy. In f l *'* nr ,. which arc beinrr made in ord»r (o t (o th« TCinr. /lom j,? fken noi to obliterate anv of (li.ctJMpiive f"at''r('C. lUn r vnflp!p)lcr> <l)nt b^*" s ob« J-'ined in on th? of with electrically welded! joints <here is every reason to beliovo that weld* Inc will hecomn one of the standard oto-

cesses in shipbuilding, says au exchange. By the elimination of rivets and riveting much material and a. great deal of cqatly and tedious labour are saved. The welded ship, being lighter, and having a smooth skin, can carry more cargo an<l make higher speed Mian a vessel with riveted joints. The welded joint can bo made mush' superior to the riveted joint in compactness and strength.