SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 247, 13 July 1920, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

. PHASES OF THE MOON. JULY. Day. Hr. m. Full moon ............ 1 811 p.m. Last Quarter 9 4 36 p.m. Now moon 16 7 55 a.m. First quarter 23 6 50 a.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 4.12 a.m.j sets, 1.5J p.m. SUN.. Sun rises to-day, 7,14 a.m.; aetß, 4.39 p.m. HIGH WATER.. To-day, 0.48 a.m.; 1.14 p.m. To-morrow, 1.44 a.m.; 2.11 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, JULY 12. KOMATA, b.b. (1.35 a.m.), 2048 tons, H. Bold, from Wcstport. JOHN, b.b.' (5 a.m.), 339 tone, J. Hawick, from Timaru. WOOTTON, as. (3.30 n.m.),- 151 tons, L. Larsen, from Lyttclton. TUESDAY, JULY 'IS. WAIRAU, e.b. (0.30 a.m.), 143 tons, W. Deiley, from Picton. DEPARTURES. MONDAY. JULY 12. NORA NIYEN. trawler (12.15 a.m.), 166 tons, Ormes. for Cook Strait. W. E. BURNHAM, schooner (10.30 a.m.), 643 tons, J. 8. Worth, for Newcastle. PATEENA, b.s. (1.40 p.m.), .1212 tons, T. Sewell. for Picton and Nelson. ■ KAITOA, r..8. (5.5 p.m.), 319 touß, W. Wildman, for Nelson. INVMROARGILL, a.s. (6.20 p.m.), 224 ton*. F,. Eden, for Wangamii. WAHINE, a.s. (7.55 p.m.). 44% tons, A. Edwin, for Lytteltou. WEBTRALIA, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 2884 tons, G. Bates, for Lyttclton. ' • ,' TUESDAY, JULY 13. WAIPORI, 8.8. (0.25 a.m.j, 1919 tons, Q. Knowlea, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. flalm Wanganui, July-13. ■ Mokoia. Lvttelton. Dunedin, July 13. Monowal, Auckland, Jul> 13. - Blenheim, Havelock.and Sounds, July 13. Pateena. Picton, July 13. Nikau, Nelson, July 13. Wakatu, KaiSoura, July 13. Wairau, Picton, July 13. Echo, Blenheim. July 14. / Waitangi, To Aivnite. July 14, Wahine, Lyttelton. July 14. Kaitoa, Nelßon. July 14. Ripple, Napier, July 14. lnvercargill. Waneanui, July 14, Kapiti, Wanganui. July 14. Tofua, 'Frißco, July 14. Baranga* Tokomaru Bay, July 14, Manuka, Sydney, July 14. Blenheim, Wnneanul, July IS. Maori. Lyttelton, July 15. Pateena, Picton, July 15, Nikau. Nelson. July 15. Kennedy, Foxton, July, 15. Opawa, Blenheim, July 10. Echo, Blenheim, July 15. Waverley, Patea, July 15. • Kapuni, Patea, July 15. Ngahere. Tokomaru Bay. July 16. / Arawa, Port Chalmers. July 16. ' Mahana, London, .July 16. Paparoa, Wanganui, July 16. Kini, Westport, July IV. . Kurow, Adelaide, July 18. Karamu, Greymouth, July 18. Ngatoro,. Greymouth, July 19. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Echo, Blenheim, July 13. Wakatu, Lyttelton, via Kaikowa, July 13. Calm, Dunodin, July is. ' . Kupuni, Patea, July 13. Karu, Lyttelton, July 13. Kokiri, Greymouth, July 13. Waitangi, Te Awaite, July 13. Kini, Greymouth, July 13. Eothßay Bay, Greymouth, July 13. Durham, Timaru, July 13. Opawa, Picton, July 13. Wairau, Picton. July 13. Baden Powell'. Picton. July 13. Monowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, July 13. Kennedy, Foxton. July 15. Zealandic, London, July 13. Port Lyttclton. London, July 13. Nikau-, Nelson, July 13. . Blenheim. Wanganui, July 13. Kamona, Westport, July 13, Regular Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika, July 13. Mokoia, Auckland, via- ports, July 14.. Wcstmeath, Lyttelton, Dunedin, July 14. Komata, Westport, July 14. Sofala, Lyttelton. Dunedin, July 14. Wahine, Lyttelton. July 14. Kaitoa, Nelson. July 14. InvercargllJ. Wanganui, July 14. John, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, July 14. Rosamond. New Plymouth, Greymouth, July 14. Karamu, Greymouth, July 14. Oathlamet. Lo-ndon. July 14. Kapuni, Patea', July 15.. Kapiti, Wanganui, July 15. Ripple. Nanier. Gi?borne. Akitlo, July 15. Pa-paroa, Wanganui, July 17. Raranga, London. July 17. Donnld M'Kay, New Plymouth. July 17 Blenheim. Havelock and Sounds, July 19. Tofua, 'Frisco, July 20. Paparoa, London, July 23. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. MONDAY. JULY 12. AUOKLAND. Arrived.—Arahura (2.45 p.m.), from Gißborne. Sailed—Grantus (5.5 p.m.), for Noumea; Bona (5.28 p.m.), for Sydney; Tahiti (8.25 p.m.), for Sydney. ... ONEEUNGA. ■ ! 'Sailed.—Rimu (2.45 p.m.), for New Plymouth. . " NEW PLYMOUTH Arrived— Kumara (noon), from Wellington. NAPIER. Arrived.—Koutunui (1.30 p.m. July 11), from Gisborno; Monowai, (9.20 a.m. July •July ID, from Auckland; Argyllshire (2 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed.-Monowai (12.30 p.m.); for Wellington. To sail.—Ripple (5 p.m.), for Wellington; To Anau (11 p.m.), for Gisborne. PICTON. Arrived.-Patcena (5.30 p.m.), from Wellington, Sailed.-Wairau (5.20 p.m.), for Wellisgton; Pateena (7.15 p.m".), for Nelson; Breeze (6.15 p.m.), for Wanganui. NELSON. • Arrived'.-Nikau (3.30 a.m. July 11). from Wellington; Waimea (noon July 11), from Westport. •, To sail—Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington; Alexander (6 p.m.). for Westport. KAIKOURA. To sail.-Wakatn (5 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Bailed.—Mokoia (8.65 p.m.), for Wellington. PORT OHALMBRS. Arrived.—Produce (9 a.m,), frojn Makatea, Islands. OAMARU. Sailed.-Corinna (4 p.m.), for Timaru. BCHOONBH'S TRYING TOYAGE. TIGILANT ARRIVED -AT SYDNEY. Buffeted by terrific cales off the Australian coast and held up at intervals by calms, tho Amorican flve-mastcd achoonor Vigilant reached Sydnoy Bafely on the, night of Juno 30, and anohored off Wateon's Bay. flha had a. trying voyage, and all hands -were glad to reach jort* Tho Vigilant, a now schooner of 1439 tone, came from Gray's Harbour, laden with 1.720,000 ft. of lumber, a considerable portion being carried on dock. The vessel was 76 days on tho voyage. The schooner 1b equipped with wireless apparatus, nnd tho captain' Bent out a radio meßsago a week previously telling of her plight undea bare' poles in a storm of hurrioano fury, when 150 miles north-west from Lord Howe Island. This -wireless call of dietreta waa picked up by the Wellington and Australian stations and all vcbbolb in range at the time. The oaptain stated that tho weather exporinnced aftor Doesing Lord Eowe Inland was tho heaviest ho had met. Hurricane squalls from west south-west and uountainonu seas beset the schooner, and flung her about in all directions. Tho wavos swept tho vessel without let or hlndranco, Jeopardising tho Uvea of the crow, and for a time it wae thought that she would lose her deck load. The heavy working of tho vessel caused it to shift, njst to port and Inter to starboard, but extra lashings wero put on, and it wau aaved.' Afte» the stormy spell -the wind' fell away o a. calm, and tho eohooner drifted for lome days. Then the breezo freshened again, and ovontually a slant of wind brought the schooner on to the Australian coast, whore tho services of the tag Nowburch wero ifecurcd to mako port. Despite tho rough handling, the schooner sustained uo serious damage.' THE JAVA SERVICES. With conditions so nnaottled in England and Europe, people deelrous of a holiday abroad aro making for tho Islands and countries like Java, where the conditions are better. With this in view, tho Royal. Packet Navigation Company, -with Its head office at Amsterdam, Holland, is endeavouring to get its Java services on a pre-war baslß. The Roznevoon is due to leave Sydney for Java on August 28, while tho • Doutman will leave oarly In September for Java and Singapore, via Brisbane and Macassar. Tho Roggeveen is of 4687 touß, and has accommodation for about 1100 passengers, while tho Houtman is of 6041 tons, and has noora for about 1000 paßseneerß. The Wellington agents are Johnston and 00, BLACKBALL COLLIERS. Tho Blackball collier • Ngahere passed Wellington Heads on Sunday night at 10 o'clook bound for Tokomaru Bay from Greymouth. She is to put out 250 tons of coal thoro, and will bring tho 1 emaining 1000 tonß to Wellington for the Paparoa. Sho 1b expected on Thursday night. The Ngatoro, pow at I/yttolton with flm.. ber. is to ga from tixexo w> Gioymoutb *

to load for Wellinzton and Timaru Sho 1b to put out 400 tons of coal hero for the Paparoa, and is due about Moudav ■ neit. The Neakuta is taking coal, and timber to Lyttelton, and will thon i oad at Greymouth for Tokomaru Bay and Napier. MANUKA FROM SYDNEY. The Manuka is not expected to be in port from Sydney before to-morrow night. 58 OTAKI FOR ANTWERP. Advice has been received that the Now Zealand Bhippin? Company's steamer i, Otaki left Sydney on Saturday for Antwerp, via Durban. ' RARANGA DUE TO-MORROW. TJio Rarnnga, which left Auckland at 7.M a.m. on Sunday, arrived at Tokomaru Bay yesterday, morninp-. Bho Is expected to leave there to-night for Wellington, r and is due here to-morrow afternoon. [( ARAWA FOB LONDON. The Arawa 1b expected to leave Port j. Chalmers on Thursday or Friday for Wellington. She is to sail finally on July 27. ZEALANDIO SAILING TO-DAY. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Zealandlo 1 is to leave Wellington at 5 o'clock to-day for London, ua, Panama. • 6 PAKBHA AT SYDNEY. Advice has been received by the Shaw, , Savill. and Albion Company that the Pakeha arrived at Sydney on Saturday '. morning, and is duo in New Zealand waters about July 26. JOHN AND OPAWA DELAYED. Shortage of labour affected the working of several of the shlpa at the wharves " yesterday. The Opawa and John were both unable to work, -with the result that ■ they could not sail as anticipated. The former is leavinn for Blenheim to-day, and the latter will sail to-morrow with , oareo for Dunedin, Oamaru. and Timaru. She is to load in the south for Wanganui. MAHANA EXPECTED FRIDAY. A wireless message Btates that the Shaw. Savill, and Albion Company's Bteamer Mahana. should arrive at Wellington on Friday evening. 0. AND D. SHIPS. The Port Curtis left Panama for Auckland on July 11, and is due at the northern port about August 3. The Port Lyttelton Is <d sail to-day for London, -via Panama. j EUAHINE DUE AUCKLAND TO-MORROW Tho New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Ruahine has reported by wireless that, she is due to arrive at Auckland at Z o'clook to-morrow morning. THE PAPAROA. The Paparoa Bhould be here .about the end of tho weok from Wauganui to continue Homeward loading. She is to sail finally o* July 25. EIMUTAKA FROM HOME. Tho Eimutaka, which is coming direct to Wellington, is expected to reach here about August 8. THE FEEEY SERVICE. The steamer from the south to-morrow morning will be the Mokoia instead of the Maori, which iB laying up at Lyttelton until to-morrow. The Mokoia is to go on to Auckland, via the East Coast, to-morrow, and the trip south to-night will bo made by the Monowai. which is 1 coming from Napier to-day. The Union Company notify that only perishable cargo will be received for the Monowai to-day. TOFUA FROM SAN FRANCISCO. A wireless message received from the Tofua states that the vessel is due to arrive here to-morrow nteht. She is not to sail on the return trip until July 20, instoad.of Jiily 16 us previously arranged. . TAHITI FOR VANCOUVER. The Tahiti is expected to leave Sydney on July 22, and Aucklnnd on July 26 for Vancouver. CARGO FROM ANTWERP. The steamer Ban Rossore.of the Lloyd Sabindo Line, arrived at Sydney on Juno 29 fr6m Antwerp and Genoa with, a large consignment of general cargo. A large quantity of her cargo is for transhipment to New Zealand ports. FROM CRUISER TO MERCHANTMAN. Obsolete French cruisers, instead. of being Bcrapped, are being converted into commercial vessels. The old Denny de Lomo haß just undergone this interesting transformation, and It is about to be carried out in the caso of other old warBhipß of this class, Tho Dopuy de Lome, a notable ship in her day, represented a marked advance on any French cruiser that had been built up to 1886, the year she was laid down. SHe was 374 ft". by 61ft., and had a displacement of 6270 tons. Her engines developed 11,000 horse-power, and , drove her at 20 knots. Apparently Bhe was a little short of steam, for aomo years afterwards, when her tank boilers were removod, and she was fitted with improved water-tube generators, her speed was increased to 23 knotß. The engine equipment was curious. There were three 6haftß, I with tho centre shaft driven by the ordinary type of triple expansion engine, but actuating each wing, shaft was a horizontal compound engine. In reconstructing the cruiser the whole of the superstructures, turrets, and armour-plating were removed. 14 of the boilers were dißmanUed, and the space thus made available was converted into a cargo hold. Of tho three engines, only the central one was loft. Most of the bulkheads wore alßo removed. Tho DeSuy de Lome had the exaggerated ram ow characteristic of French naval practice in thoso days, but over it has been erected a top-gallant forecastle, which affords housing for part of the crew, and which also improved the weatherly qualltie* of the old ship. / The German naval authorities are converting two large unfinished destroyers into mercantile vessels, and the protected cruiser Geflon, 3770 tons. Is being converted into a motor cargo vessel. TAHITI AT AUCKLAND. y With tho utilitarian needs of wartime removed the R.M.S. Tahiti, which arrived at Auckland on Friday from Vancouver, is as fine a ship as one could wish to pee (says the "Star"). The Tahiti sailed from San Francisco for Vancouver on June 9, averaging more than 16 knots on the Journey between tho Californian port and Vancouver. Sho sailed from that port on Juno 16, and reports a remarkably smooth passage to New Zealand. Her oil engines have proved satisfactory, . hut a fault in tho fittings caused them to lose a day at Victoria, immediately aftor leaving Vancouver. Captain D. Todd is in command of the vessel,, having heen with her during tho greater part of her four and a half years' service as a trooper. Hor surgeon (Dr. Roger Fairbairn) was in Franco with the Army Medical Corps. On her present voyage tho Tahiti carries somo 140 passengers, but she has accommodation for a total of 374 passengers in all classes. Sho has a crow of 140 men. On this w>rage she has a cargo of 1700 tons. PORT OF WESTPORT RETURNS. During the month of June 36 steamers, representing 23,715 tons, entored the port of Westport, and 38 steamers, representing 25,285 tons, left tho port. The output and export of coal amounted to 48,706 tons 9owt„ and 47,767 tons 3cwt. respectively. Of this amount 7400 tons were shipped to foreign porta.

HEM-TABLE GOSSIP. Oaptain R. Hatchwell. who recently retired from tho Now. Zealand Shipping Company, la opening a Navigation School. Lyttelton, whoro he will conduct day aud evening olnßscs £or tho preparation of candidates in Beamanship, navigation, and nautical astronomy. Oaptain A. A. M'Lellan has transferred from tho Torawhiti to tho Flora, relieving Captain W. Paul, who has come ashore for instructions. Mr. C. J. Hackworth has rejoined tho Moorakl as second officer, rclloving Mr. R. 11. Scott. Mr. S. O. Batt has rejoined tho Maheno as Becond officer, relieving Mr. O. 0. Waters. Mr. F. D. Swain, captain of the American barquo Monongahcla, who has been laid up. at Wellington for a considerahlo time, Is returning to San' Francisco by the Tofua to rejoin his vessel. Mr. W. E. Fullor, coastal shipping manager for Messrs. Levin and Co., is at prosent on a business visit to Palmcrston North. Mr. H. Bloxham hns succeeded Mr. J. Almore a»'- wireless operator on the Maori. Mr. F. Robertson hns joined the Invercareill an first mate. Mr. H. W. Budge has joined tho Flora, vico Mr. R. M. M'Murrich. as chief engineer. On account of the May Howard being laid up for overhaul, Captain J. Knox (master) and Mr. S. Rutherford (engineer) have signed off the vessel's articles. • Mr. A. Liddell, third engineer, has left tho Reeulus. The death occurred on Sunday after a short illness ot Mr. Albert Vine, who was employed by the Harbour Board. Ho was a member of tho Spirituallatio Church. Mr. Vino has left a widow. The following steamers should have been within ranjo of the undermentioned wireless stations last night :—Awanui: Maheno, Tahiti, Ulimaroa, Manuka, Atua, Roria, Tofna, Australmount, Talune, Rakanoa, Auckland: Weetmahwah> Arahura, Ruahino, Tahiti. Rona. Talune, Atua. Wellington: Pateena, Maori, Walilne, Tofua. Monowai, Wcstrnlia, Mokoia. Awarua: Kaituna. Chathams: lonio, Waiwcro, Mahana. Tho Komata, with passengers for West port, 1b to leavo hero at midday tomorrow. Tho Hegulus, which did not get away yesterday, is to leave for Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika to-day. Tho Anchor steamer Nikau will not leave Welllncton on Saturday for Nelson until 7 p.m. on ncCount of the races being; held on that day. ' The Rosamond will leave for Now Plymouth arid Greymouth to-morrow. The Kaiapoi is expected to leave Geelonir about July 17 for Wellineton. The barque Rothsay Bay is sailing for Greymouth-to-day to load timber for Sydney. There has been little shipping in the port of Lyttelton during the past week, ap compared with tho congestion of a fortnight ago, and there were sufficient trucks to keen pace wtth the demand. Durlnc the latter half of the week many watersldors have been unemployed.. The Mapourika went up on the slin for survey yesterday aftornoon, and is- to come off again /on Friday. She will bo followed by the Marie and Hawera, both for overhaul. The former will be tip for about a week, and the latter for two davs. The Marama arrived at San Francisco on July 8 from Wellineton. and saiU on her return on July 13. Tho Waikawa arrived at San Francisco on July 8 from Auckland, The New Zealand nnd African Oom.nany has been advised that the Devon isfo fcave Sydney on Saturdny next for Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, Napier, Lyttelton, nnd ■Wellington, to lon<l for New York. The liner is due at Wellington on Aupuet 7, and will sail four days later for New York, via Panama. The Flora is expected to get away at 10 o'clock this morning for Picton.