SHIPPING

Evening Post, Volume XCVIII, Issue 39, 15 August 1919, Page 6

SHIPPING

PORT OF WELLINGTON. HIGH WATER. To-day—6h Mm a.m.; 7h 25m' p.m. To-morrow—7h 62m a.m.; 8b 19m p.m. ARRIVALS. August U—Rosamond, s.s. (6.38 p.m.), 721 /da, Cox, from Dunedin and Timaru August 15—Wairau, 6.3. (1.45 a.m.), 98 tons, Deiley, from Ploton August 16—Mapo'urika, s.s. (3.55 a.m.), 120S tons, Macdonald, from Nelson and Picton . . August 16—Kaitoa, s.s. (6.35 a.m.), 305 tons, Wildinan, from Nelson August 15—Maori, s.s. (9.20 a.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton DEPARTURES. August It—Hawera, s.s. (6 p.m.), 174 tons, McKinnon, for Patea• ■" ■ ■ •■■..-. ■ August 14—Waitangl, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 171 tons Fisk, for Patea . , ■ August 14—Nikau, s.s. (55.15 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson August 14—Blenheim, s.B. (c.5 p.m.), 120 tons, ■Wilkinson, for Foxton August 14—Ripnle, s.s. (6.25 p.m.), 370 ton», Carlson, for Napier, via coast August U—Mararoa, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 2503 tons, Irwin. for Lyttelton August 14—Ngahere, s.s. (11.25 p.m.), 1100 tons, Dillner, for Auckland August 15—Wootton, s.e. (12.55 a.m.), 151 tons, tarsen, for Lyttelton EXPECTED 'ARRIVALS.' '. Kahika, • Greymoutb, 15th. Mararoa, liyfctelton, 16th Nikau, Nelson, Mtu - r Blenheim, Foxton, 16th Kapiti, Wanganui, 16th ■ . , - Invercargill, lyangaoui and Picton, Mth Matatua, Auckland, 16th War Soldier, Auckland, 16th Hinemoa, West Coast, 16th Hawera, Pa tea, 16th Karamu. Greymouth, 16th Mapourika, Nelson and Picton, 16th Maori, Lyttelton, 17th Kaitoa, Nelsou, 17ht Opawa, Blcnlicim, 17th Kokiri, Greymouth, 17th Katoa, Westport, 17th Ngakuta, Greymouth, 17th Orari, Gishorne, 17th Shropshire, Napier, 17th Manaroa, Lyttelton, 17th 'Hippie, Napier, 17th '. Kuapehu,, Auckland, 18th Moko'.a, southern ports, 19th •V.'iiiweriti Auckland, 2Srd Uiessen, England, via Fromantle, 23rd Tofua, San Francisco, 26th ' PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Maori, Lyttelton, 15th Kaitoa, Nelson, 15th Wakatu, Kaikoura. and Lyttelton, 15th Wairau, Picton, 15th , Port Pirie, London, 15th Ulimaroa, Sydney, 15th Waimate, Lyttelton, 15th : . Baden Powell, New Plymouth, 15th Nikau, Nelson, 10th i Mararoa, Lytteltou, 16th Rosamond, South, 16th ', . , ; . Komatai Westport, 18th Hawera, Patea, loth .■•■■■ Armagh, London, 17th . Blenheim, Sounds, 18th '- . . , " Kipple, Napier, 18th ■ Kapiti, Wanganui, 18th" ' - ' , •'• Opawa, -Blenheim, 18th . 'Ngakuta,. Dunedin, 19th ■ . ■ ■ ■ ,- Tnvercargill, Wanganui, 18th . ... ■ Uapourika, Picton and Nelson,' 18th : ilokola, Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, 19th OVERSEA VESSELS. H.M.S. New Zealand, from England, vi». Ausliralia, due at Wellington 20th August. Giessen, from Plymouth, due at Wellington on the 23rd August. . Durham, due In New Zealand in August from Liverpool, via Australia; Mamari, sailed from London for Auckland; due on the 18th August. Opawa, duo New Zealand 16th August from . London, via Australia; calling at Auckland first. Tofua, from San Franeslco, dv» in Wellington on the- 26th August. Port Melbourne, due at Wellington on th« 18th September from London, via Auckland. Athenic, from London, due at Wellington on the Ist September. - Karamea, left London 9th July tor Auck-. land and Wellington; due at Wellington beginning of September. Somerset, from London, due at Lytteltoa ■on the 19th Augnst. ■: ■ . Port Hacking, doe Lyttelton 20th August, from England. Cordoba, left United Kingdom 18th July; due Wellington, via Capetown, 80th August. Kumara, sailed from London on the 25th July for New Zealand, via' Newport News; dv» in New Zealand in September. Hlenga, from Egypt, due In New Zealand on the 28th August. ; War Soldier, left Safoga (B«d Sea) for Auckland ; now in Auckland; due at Wellington on the 16th August. Masula, left New York 18th July tor Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due 20th August. ■■ . Westmeath, left New York 20th July for Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane; due at ' Wellington on the 29th August. Hororata, left Plymouth for 'Wellington; due 14th September, via Capetown. Port Lyttelton, arrived at Melbourne on the £th August from London: proceeds to Auckland, Napier, and Wellington; due at Auckland on the 21st August. Ayrshire, left Liverpool on the sth August; due at Lyttelton 19th September. Waipnra, left Montreal Ist August; due at Auckland on the 2nd September. Wairuna, from San Francisco, due at Auckland on the 22nd August. Tainui, sailed from Plymouth Bth August for Wellington; duo 21st September. Camana, due Napier 18th August to load. Corlnthic, left Plymouth 9th August for Wellington; due 22nd September. , '

BY TELEGRAPH. LONDON, 12tb August Sailed—City of Winchester, for Auckland MELBOURNE, Uth August Arrived—Port' Nicholson, from Wellington AUCKLAND, Uth August Sailed—Talune (12.15 p.m.), for Suva; Alatatua (12.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Port. Kapler (1 p.m.), for Glsborne ) NEW PLYMOUTH, 14th August Sailed—Rarawa (7.40 p.m.), for Oncbunga PATLA, 14th August Sailed—Waverley (11 p.m.), for Wellington NAPIBR, 14th August Arrived—Kahu (3.40 p.m.), from Wellington NELSON, 14th August Sailed—Alexander (9.30 p.m.), for Tarakoho and Wellington GREYMOUTH, Uth August Sailed—Kahika (1.10 p.m:), for Wellington LYTTELTON, 14th August Arrived—Corinna (3.30 p.m.) and Minaroa <5.10 p.m.), from Wellington BEBTHAGE LIST. John—Queen's Wliarf, No. 1. Mapourika—Queen's Wharf, No. 4. Waverley—Queen's Wharf, No. 5. Manuka—Queen's Wharf, No. 8. Wakatu— Queen's Wharf, No. 7. Kapunl—Queen's Wharf, No. 7. . : Baden Powell—Queen's Wharf, No. 9. . ' Kaitoa—Queen's Wharf, No. 10. . ' ■ V/nirau—Queen's Wharf, No. 11. • Antiope (barque)— Queen's Wharf, No. 18. Philomel-Clyde-quay Wharf, No. 8. . .Maori-Ferry Wharf, No. 2. Kaioae (dredge)— Railway Wharf, No. 3. Koniata—Railway Wharf, No. 2. Wanaka—Railway Wharf, No. 3. . Port Pirie—Glasgow Wharf, No. 2. Armagh—Glasgow Wharf, No, 3. I Ulimaroa-King's Wharf, No. 3. Kosamond—Pipitea Wharf, No. 1. ' Waimate—Thorndo.ii Wharf Breastworks. Kennedy and Kowhai—On Slip. Huia, Takapuna, Aniokura—ln Staeam. PERSONAL. Captain J. E. Walker, who was chief olllcer" if ths Union Company's barque- DarMord when ;he master (Captain D. HcKenzie) died at sea, ;a now in temporary command of the vessel. ' THE NEW WAITBMATA. The new steamer' Waitemata, built by ths Northumberland Shipbuilding Company for the Union Steam Ship Company, ■is one of th« Shipbuilding Company/s own specialised type, of which a large number have been built, and which during the shipbuilding crisis the Government accepted in place of their standard design. '."• The vessel has two decks and ia of the full scantliued fluah-deck type, with a topgallant forecastle, and classed 100 Al at Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the dimensions being 413 ft length, 53ft beam, 36Jft depth, and carrying about 9000 tons deadweight on about 26ft Sin draught. . She has been designed with a fine model xo enable the vessel to maintain a sea speed of 111 knots. The officers' and engineers' accommodation has been arranged amidships in steel houses, and is very complete. The crew are placed in the 'tween (Jocks aft in an improved and desirable fashion. Particular attention has been paid to the loadlag and discharging gear to provido for tb* vapid handling of freight; nine steam winches with a large number of carefully arranged heary derricks and derrick tables arc provided, while Uw hatches an arranged to be specially aeoeMJble. Tn« apMificattoat of the tassel ar* otberwto moat cooriok and instate «l«etrio :

and refrigerator house, etc. The steering-gear Is placed aft with control by telemotor from amidships. In addition the vessel has a large ballast capacity provided for the making of light passages. The machinery has been supplied by the North Eastern Marfne Engineering Company, Ltd., and consists of a large set of powerful eng&ies having cylinders 27in, 45in, by sim stroke with three large singlerendeo boilers 16ft in diameter by 12ft 3in, fitted with Howden's forced draught and working at 1801b pressure. The, trial, which took place on the 22nd May last, proved in every way satisfactory, and a mean speed of 11} knots on the measured mile was obtained. j 8. Gt WILDER CHANGES HANDS. Captain E. L. Whitney has purchased the barquentine S. G. Wilder from G. W. McNenr, Inc., for £5000, the vessel to be delivered to Balboa, says the San Francisco Weekly Com meroial News. She sailed from the Columbia River for Callao on the Bth July, with a cargo of 5C0,084ft of lumber, shipped by Comyn, Mackail and Co., after delivering which she proceeds to Balboa, The. 5..0. Wilder is of 657 tons net register. She was built at Port Blakeley in 1887,' and is 160.8 ft long, 37.5Z1 beam, and 14ft depth of hold. About twenty-five years ago she was considered one of the fastest sailers on the Pacific in the trade between San Francisco and the Hawaiian Islands, and recently m9de a voyage to New Zealand. The S. G. Wilder is well known in Wellington. , THE WAR SOLDIER. The War Soldier, :whicb is to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, has about 2500 tons of cargo to discharge at this port. The War Soldier, according to a northern exchange, was built at Kobe, Japan, in 1917 for a Japanese firm, hut was bought by the British Government while- on the 6tocks. She is a twin-screw reciprocating engine-driven,vessel, and is capaciously built, having seven hatches and a carrying' capacity of • over 10,000 tons deadweight. All told she has a crew of 71, tho captain, 18. officers, and two gunners being Europeans, and the remainder Chinese. The Paparoa, from Auckland, arrived at London on the 12th August. The vessel" left the northern port on the Mth June. Provided, she meets with good weather the' Government steamer Hinemoa, which arrived at Wostport yesterday,' should make Wellington to-morrow. Next week the Hinemoa will visifc Cook Strait lights, and will later return to-' prepare for her trip to the northern lighthouses, For Homeward loading the C. and D. liner Port Napier left Auckland yesterday for Gisborne. She will subsequently come on to Wellington to complete her cargo. The departure of ihe F. and S. liner Shropshire for Liverpool has been toed for Thursday morning. She will go via tho Panama Canal. The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruapehu is to leave Auckland at daybreak to. morrow for Wellington. She is due hero on Monday to complete Homeward loading, and will sail on Thursday next for London, via Panama. During September the New Zealand Shipping Company^ Kaikoura will load in Canada for New Zealand ports. After her first vi6it to the Islands this year the Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross returned to Auckland on Monday afternoon. She brought back' the following members of the mission:—Rev. J. 11. Steward (Bishop-elect of Melanesia), Revs. A. I. Hopkins, H. L. Hart, C. B. Fox, C. W. Turner, A. Mason, R. G. Sprott, and Mrs. Sprott, H. J. Nind, Mr. D. Graves, and Miss B. Allerenshaw;. also 11 passengers from various Islands. The S. S. and A.'liner Matatua left Auck-. land yesterday afternoon for Wellington. Sho Is due here to-morrow, and, after putting out a part cargo, will proceed on Wednesday next to Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Mokoia, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, Is due at Wellington on Tuesday morning next. She will sail the same afternoon .for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. Cargo laden for Wellington the Union Company's collier Kahika left Greymouth yesterday afternoon. With a part cargo of bunkering coal the Blackball steamer Ngakuta is due at Wellington on Sunday from Greymouth. She will proceed to Dunedin to discharge the remaindei of her cargo, which consists of timber. The Government steamer Tutanekai went into dock at Lyttelton yesterday. ■ The Kora&ta is to leave Wellington at noon to-morrow for Westport, taking passengers. An exchange states that the wooden American steamer Annette Rolf, which last January brought cargo from San Francisco to"Wellington, arrived at Honolulu on the 4th May with engine troubles. Sha was to be towed from there to San Francisco. On her voyage from Australia to the Islands she steamed only two knots on account ■of engine troubles. Reese Bros.'s steamer Opihi, which was fitted up at Lyttelton some months: ago, left Marseilles for Algiers, and from thence proceeded to Oram, in Algeria..- From the lastnamed port she was expected to arrive on Saturday last at Dunkirk. Her'future movements have- not as yet been ascertained (says Sydney Shipping List)..;V i The Auckland schooner Northern Chief, which had been lying at Newcastle fully loaded and waiting for favourable weather conditions, sailed for Auckland on Monday morning. Captain C. Lowe, of Sydney, who'is the representative for Messrs. Andrew Weir and Co., of London and Glasgow, has received advices stating that the Government has handed over the following German steamers to the Weir Line:—The Weissenfels, which is probably the new vessel which was built for the Hanßa Line, and only launched in 1916; the new Hansa steamer Eudelsburg, and the Roland.liner Naimes, 5382 tons register, which was built in 1907. The old Aberdeen passenger steamer Salamis, which was engaged in tho Australian trade for many years, and was sold to Messrs. Andrew Weir and Co. about eight years ago, has again changed fchands, and is now owned by the Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., of Montreal, who will still use her in the passenger service (says Sydnej Shipping List). During the wat this fine old vessel was commandeered by the British^ Government, and was engaged in special war service. When she was recently turned over to her oVners a good offer was made for her, and Bhe was disposed of.