SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 173, 16 April 1919, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL. Day. Hr.m. • New moon 1 g " *•"' First quarter 8 Sd^ Full moon 15 .Ui o'm Last quarter ,23 «6J P', m> New moon 30 SO p.m. MOON.. Moon rises to-day. 0.25 p.m.; sets, 8.7 TIDE. To-day. 5.26 a.m.; p.m. To-morrow, 6.13 a.m.; 6M p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day. i'.-, .i.m.; sets, 5.21 p.m. ARRIVALS, TUEjjljAi, AVliili 15. MAPOURIKA, b.s. (5.10 a.m.), 1203 tons, Macdonald, from Lytteltou. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.b. (7.35 a.m.), Owen, from Foxton. MARAKOA, s.s. (7.15 a.m.). 2598 .tons,, Irwin, from Lyttclton. . . NIKATJ. s.b. (8 a.m.), 248 tons, Say, from * STELLA, s.b. (4.35 p.m.). 269 tons, Hamilton, from Dunedin. ~,,,. ~~' IVAIKAU, s.b. (9.25 p.m.), 143 tonß, Deiley, from Blenheim. DEPARTURES. TUErtiJAl', AflUii 15.

WOOTTON, s.s. (0.15 a.m.), 151 tons, Larsen, for Lyttelton. PATBENA, s.s. (3.25 p.m.). 1212 tons. Sowell, for Pictou and Nelson. .POUERUA, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 1175 tons, Page, for Westport. NIKAU. s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for 1 NIKAU, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay,, for N MA O IUIIOA, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 toiiß,' Irwin, for Lyttelton. RIPPLE, s.B. (8.10 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, for Napier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Maori, Lyttelton, April 10. • Baden Powell, Lyttellon, April 16. Kaitoa, Nelson, April 16. Patenna. Nelson. Pictou, April 10. Kapuni, Patea, April 16. Kahika, Wesipart. Now Plymouth. Apr. .6. Kamona, Greymouth. April 16. luvcr'eargill, Wauganui, April 16. Wakatu .Kaikoura, April 16. Kapiti, Wangamii,, April 16. Manaroa, Lyttelton, April 17. Mararoa, Lyttelton, April 17. Pate«na, Picton only, April If. Kamo, Greymouth, April 17. Waverley, Patea, April 17. Ooriuna, Now Plymouth, April 17. Blenheim, Havelock, April 17. Wallsend, Sydney. April 17. _ Kaikoura, Port Said, April 17. Ngakuta, Groymouth, April 18. i Ressa, New York, Auck and, April 18. Port Alma, Lyttelton. April 18. Queen of the South, Foxton, April 18. Hawora, Patea, April 20. Kahu, East Coast, April 20. Wootton, Lyttelton, April 20. Athenic, Timarn, April 20. Hororata, Lyttelton, April 20. Moeraki. Sydney, April.2l. Kipple, Gisborne, April 21. \ Monowai, Auckland, April <Sl.. Regains. Nelson, April 22. War Courage, Newcastle, April 23.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Karamu, Westport, April 16. Hiwera. Patca, April 16. Karu, Vangamii, April 16. Canopus, Westport, April 16. Wairau, Blenheim, April 16. Queen of tho South, Foilon, April 16. Kapiti, Wanßamii, April 16.Kaitoa, Nolson. April 16. Aratapu, Bunedin, April 16. Piitiki. Bunedin, April 16. Willochra, Bunedin, April 16. Admiral, Picion, April 16. Bivorlna, fiydnoy, April 17, Kakapo, Auckland, April 17. Kauri, Melbourne, April 17. , Manaroa, Lyttelton, i-pril 17. . Kapuni, Patea, April 17. , Waimea, Nelson. Coast, April 17. Wavcrloy, Patea, April 17. . Dunsyro, San IVanciscp, April ii. Wakatu, Kaikoura. April 17. Toromco, Hobart, Melbourne, April 17, Stella, Auckland, April 17. Luzon, Lcvulta, 'Frisco, April 17. Mapourika, Lyttelton, April 17. Invercargill, Wanganui, April 17. JlararoS, 'Lyttelton. April 17. - Puteena, Picton only, U'a.m. April 17. Pateena. Nelson direct, 11 p.m., April 17. Baden Powell, New Plymouth, April 17. Kahilta, Westport, April 17. Else, Portland, Ore., April 17. Corinna, Bunedin, Oamaru, Tlmaru, April 19. Tort Alma, London, April 20. Wootton, -Lyttelton, April 22. Monowai. Lyttelton. April 22. AVallßend, Greymouth, April 22. Waimea, Nelson, Ooast, April 22. Kahu,' Tarakohe. April 22. - Bipple. Napier, Gisborno, April 23.Titania, Boston, April 23.

OVERSEAS CARCO STEAMERS. ARAWA (S.S.A.), London, Apr. 1, to city portß: duo Lyttelton May 12. , BESSA (U.S.-A.), New; York, via Auckland: duo Wellington Apr. 18. BHAMO (SAA.I.aiMKW. to Auckland; Hun Anr 24: Wellington Apr. 28. OAI&TAriIA ;U.K,I. Apr. 2 to Lyttelton; due about May 13. OORINTHIO (5.5.A.),. London, to Lyttelton; due Apr. 22. DEVON (F.S.), Ugynt. Apr. 5, to Wellington; due May 7. lONIC (8.5.A.), London, due Auokland A KAIKOURA (N.Z.B. Co.). Port Said; duo W ]fflMsJu, Liverpool, .Mar. 27 toLyttelton; due May 7. MAKENO (H.S.), Avonmouth. Mar. 11 to U.K. to Wellington; duo about May 9. PAKEHA (S.S.A.), leaves London Apr. u; due Wellington May 27. PALOONA (0.5.5.), ,'Pnsco to Wellington; due about Aprv 24. PA.PABOA (N.Z.8.'C0.1, Glasgow, Apr. 1, to Wellington; due about May 15. - PORT PIHIE (0.-D.), London, Apr. 1, Auckland. Napier Wellington, via Auih W UARANGA (S.S.A.), London to WeIIing°REMUERA (N.Z.S. Co.), London to Auot land; duo May .5. Wellington. •RIMUTAKA (N.Z.S. Oo.). London. Apr. 4, tO TAINITI (fI.S.A.). London, Mar 18, to V W»R n N load, New York liar, for Auckland. Lyttolton, D^AKATANE a (A: and A.), New York; duo Auckland Apr. 25; Wellington, south.

SAILERS. I San Francisco to Wellington:VoKßel Lcft - il uo ' £«-<«) Ma, iS e S^]°« Eton^i Sydney to Wellington :- Maroro (0. T. Hull) Apr. 3 - Adelaide to Wellington:Kohala ,„ . w „ A , nr ' 4 *yia Cape of Good Hone. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. SYDNEY, April 15. Arr i, e( i-Waihora, from Auckland; Kurow, from Now Zealand. BYDNEyAprUIS ArrWed.-Manuka. from Wellington; Kanna, from Weßtport. COASTAL. TUESDAY, APRIL 15. AUCKLAND. Sailed.-Wanaka (10' p.m. April 14), for Newcastle. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.-White Pine, barque (8.20 a.m.\ Sa f [lcd.-Harawa (8.46 p.m.), for Onehunga. PATEA. Arrived.-Kapuni (8.45 a.m.), from Wellingto"' . WANGANUI. Arrived.-Jolin (9.50 a.m.), from Wellington. BLENHEIM. ' , Arrived.-Opawa (7.45 a.m.), from Welling; to,i ' NELSON. ! Sailcd.-Kaitoa (7 p.m.), for Wellington.; PIOTON. Arrived.-Pateena (7.15 p.m.), from Wellington' GREYMOUTH. Sailed.-Kamona (11.30 a.m.), for Wellingto"' LYTTELTON. ArriTed.-Calm (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailcd-Munaroa (6.5 p.m.), and Maori (8.25 p.m.), for Wollmglon.. i CLAIM AGAINStThEJOWNBRS OP TOE I ALERT. lly Telegraph-Press Association. Dunodln, April 15. The schooner Alert, for which the EK. Wood Timber Company of ban Irancisco, i mam ng owner, 1b delayed here as a . K-BUlt ofa'claim for £l«0 by the con, 1 Bi"iieer., Pntcraoii and Co.. for .Ulcgcd > I rlnm-ip'i' to a cargo of benzine. It is ex • pScTthat. the case will come before the 1 Supreme Court next month. - WHITE PINE AT NEW PLYMOUTH. 1 By Telegraph-Press Association NEfr PLYMOUTH, April 15. f The barque White Pine arrived fron ' Sydney at 8.20 a.m. to-day wi h fcrtilißers s The schooner Thrasher sailed for Sai irancisi in ballast at WO-P.m. yeßterday

NEW LINERS ORDERED. Advices have been received that substantial orders for new vessels for-'all the large British lines have-been placed -with various British yards. The P. and 0. : Line lately completed arrangements with Harlond and Wolff, Belfast, for the construction of two 16,000 ton mail and passenger steamers for their Australian service, in addition to the Napunda,' a steamer of the same tonnage in course of completion at Queen's Island. Largo vessels ; aro also being considered or constructed for the l'acilic Steam Navigation Company, the White Star Line, Elder, Dempster, and Company, and Lamport and Holt, at Belfast; while the Clyde and Tyno yards are busy with the orderß for ships, mostly of largo tonnage. The P. and 0. branch liners are now-nearing completion at Caird's yardß in Greenock, and other vessels for the fleet havo been provisionally ordered elsewhere. Cunardors are on order in several yards, including Oammell Laird's at Dirlteuhead, and" Bar-row-on-Furness, whore another P. and O. steamer is nearing completion. The vesEel is staled to he specially built to meet the requirements of the Australian trade. The Orlont and other Australian trading linoa have large constructional programmes under way or under consideration. CRITICISM OP STANDARD SHIP.. A criticism of the Imperial Government's policy in building standardised ships was mado by Lord Inchcape in his presidential address at the annual meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Stsam Navigation Company. Lord Inchcape stated:—"Had shipowners been allowed to build their own ships the British mercantile marino after the war would have bceu much ' better equipped for the general trade of the world than it is to-day, and so far as meeting the requirements of the war goes, there would, I believe, have beeu just as many ships afloal or nearly so as there aro now. I havo nothing to say against the so-called standard Bhips, they are excellent in their way, bub we all build, and have always built, standard ships, We settle the type of ship wo require, and we place an order not for one ship but for several, 1 and the builders proceed right away. Standardisation, liowover, has its limits. We decline to be fossilised, and the next batch which we build iß"an improvement on t.ho previous one. There is uo finality in ship design or construction. I venture to say it would have been infinitely better if owners had been left free to invest their depreciation, surplus earnings, and the amounts they have obtained for- the shipß that havo been sunk in replenishing their fleets," . EASTER .ARRANGEMENTS. Particulars of the Easter arrangements mado by the Union Company are contained in n, Press Association message from Dunedin:—The Monowai will remain in tho East Coast running, leaving' Auckland on Saturday next for Wellington and' Lyttelton. She will arrive at Lyttelton on' April 23, and may then be required to* return to Wellington with troops arriving by the Oorinthic. In any case the Monowai : will arrive at Dunedin some time'next week to load again for northern ports. , The ferry services will be carried on during Easter by the Maori and Mararoa, with the addition of the Mapourika, which will assist theitararoa, leaving Wellington on I Thursday night. . THE MAPOrjIUKA.

, Tho Ma-pourika -will sail from Wellington at 2 p.m. to-morrow with cargo for, Lyttelton, from whioli port she will Jrlceed direct to AucklalidrMONOWAI'S.MOVEMENTS. ■ . The llonowai will sail from Auckland on Saturday direct for Wellington, arriving on Monday. She will Sail on Tuesday for Lyttelton, returning to Wellington on Thursday-morning. That night she will sail for Lyttelton and Dunedin. , WHAKATANE FROM NEW YOltK. • The New Zealand and African Company agents for the Whakatanc, advise that>aUe left Panama on March 31 for Auckland in continuation of her voyago 'from New York. She should arrive at the-.Waite-mata port about April 25. REMUEKA LEATES COLON. . The New Zoaland Shipping •' Companys Eemuera, from London, left Colon - on April 12 for Auokland, where she : 1b- due on May S. ■ < • THE PAPABOI\. Official Information has been received that the Paparoa left Glasgow on April 1 for Wellington, via Panama, ■with. troops. She should reach Wellington about May 16. ■•''■' KIA OE A IN THE PACIFIC. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advises that the Kia Ora, inward bound from England, left Colon on April 13, and Bhould reach Lyttelton on May 7.

BESSA FOR WELLINGTON'. Tho U.S. and A. 'Line's Bessa, from New York, will leave Auckland to-night for, Wellington', and is due hero on Friday, When dißoharee of tho" local consignments hae been made, she will sail for Sydney. Tho Putiki .will sail,to-day for. Duncdin. ' ; The Cufic left Lyttelton yesterday morning for Port Ohalmers, and is to leave there to-morrow for Melbourne. . ' The Tropic arrived at Picton yesterday morning from Wanganui, and will complete loading there for Liverpool,- Bailing on Sunday morning. . . . On Thursday, it. is expected that tho Union Company steamers Kaltapo, for Auckland, and Kauri, for Melbourne, will 'sail from Wellington. •: The Kamoua left Groymoutli at 10 a.m. yesterday, and the Kamo was to follow last ■ night. Both vcssols arc coming to Wellington. .',„>, Mr. W. T. Toung, secretary of the Now Zealand Seamen's Union, arrived in Duncdin' on Saturday last from Wellington. Mr. Young and tho secretary of tho Dunedih branch of the union (Mr. W. Olarke) are conferring with the Union Company in connection-with the installation :of improved accommodation on certain of tho company's vessels.. - Tho Niagara, according to tho Union Oompany, will not leave Auckland for Vancouver before Saturday at tho earliest. Perishable cargo, only will be received to-day by the Maori, and no oargo will bo taken by the Mararoa to-morrow. The Pateena will io-morrow also tako no cargo, owing to tho holiday on Friday. Tho Wellington office of the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the B-uapehu arrived at Panama on April 9, on route from Wellington to London, and that the Ruahine, aleo from Wellington, loft Port Said on April 10 for London. Tho Ngakuta.is to leave Greymouth on Thursday for Wellington. Tho Ngahero will loavo Lyttelton on Thursday for Pitt Island, where she will ' load sheep for Lyttelton. With cement from Limestone Island, the Ngatoro will-reach Wellington in about ten days' time, via Napier. On completion of discharge sho will go on the slip. ' The Federal-Shiro steamer Devon, from Port Said, is due at Wellington.on May 7. The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range of Auckland' yesterday -.-Monowai, Wanaka, KaiUngata,