SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17280, 22 September 1916, Page 9

SHIPPING.

YESTERDAY'S "WEATHER. 9 ii.ru. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . . 30,5(1 30.01 30.52 Thermometer . 17 54 49 Wind, N.E.; clear. TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Sun Tifcs, 5.53 a.m.; rets, 5.53 p.m. Moon rises, 3.6 a.m. ; sots, 12.40 p.m. High water, 12.13 p.m. ARRIVED. September 20, 11.30 p.m.—Defender, s.s., 185 lons, Jameson, from Hokitika. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. September 21, 7.55 a.m.--Maori, s.s.. 3393 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers 300 saloon and etoerAgo. September 21, 10.45 a.m.—Corinnn, s.s., 14*4 tons, Scott, from Timarn. Union Steam Skip Company, agents. SAILED. September 21, 2.45 p.m.—Kokiri, s.s., 1014 tons, Cox, for It cstport. Union Steam Ship Companv, agents. ■September 21, 9 pun.—Maori, _ 8.9., 3399 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Passengers Five hundred saloon and steerage. September 21, 9.30 p.m.—Corinna, s.s., 1444 tons, Scott, for Nelson, Wellington and ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. September 21, midnight.— 571 tons, Pearson, for Grcymouth. I’’. E. Sutton and Co., agents.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Calm, s.s., from Timmu. this day. Patecna, s e., from Wellington, th’s day. Kcramu, s.s., from Greymoutb, this day. Breeze, s.s., from Wellington, Urn day. Puloona, s.s., from Dunedin, this day. Wootton, s.s., from Wellington. September 23. Mararoa, s.s., from Dunedin, September 24. Maori, s.s. from Wellington, September 23. Tarawcra, s.s., from Wellington, September 23. Patecna, s.s.. from Wellington. Septembor 24. Breeze, s.a., from Timarn, September 24. Storm, 3.5., from Timarn. September 24. Ivoromiko, s.s., from Newcastle, September 25. Mararoa, 5.3„ from Wellington, September 29 John Anderson, s.s., from Akaroa, September 26. L Patecna s.s., from Wellington. September 27. Tarawcra, s.s., from Dunedin, September 27. Kivcriua, s.s., from Sydney, Soptomber 27. Monowai, s.s., from Auckland, September >7. Mararoa, s.s., from Wellington, September -3.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Calm, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Pateena, 3.6., for Wellington, this day. John Anderson, n.s., for Akaroa, this day. Rimutalca, g a., for Dunedin, this day. Paloona, s.s., for Melbourne, this day. Breeze, s.s., for Dunedin this day. Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, September 23. Maori, s.s., for Dunedin, September 23. Tarawcra, s.s., for Dunedin, September 23. Wcotton, s.s., for Wellington, September 23. Putoena, s.s., for Wellington, September 25. Storm, s.s., for Picton. September 25. John Anderson, s.s., for Akaroa, September 25. Breeze, s.s., for Wellington. September 26. Mararoa, s.s., for Wellington, September 26. Pateena, s.s., for Wellington, September 27. Tarawcra, s.s., for Auckland, September 27. Riverina, s.s., for Sydney, September 27. Monowai. s.s., for Dunedin, September 27 Mararoa. s.s.. for Wellington, September 28. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

The Pateena will ho the ferry steamer todav. This morning the Paloona will arrive from Dunedin, and after discharging her Australian cargo she will proreed to Wellington and Melbourne. Having passed Stephen s Island at 1.31 p.m. yesterday, the Ivaramu is due in Lyttelton to-day.

OVERSEA VESSELS. Steamers bound for Lyttelton: From London. lonio, «.» (Shaw, Savill and Albion Compativ), duo Lyttelton October 14. _ Turakin*. s.s. (Now Zealand Shipping Conipuny). due Lvttolton October. Waimana. s.s. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.), due Lyttelton October. From N«w York. City of Agra, a.». (American and Australian Line), to sail. Baron Jedburgh (Vacuum Oil Co.), duo November. Hurunui, ns. (American and Australian Line), duo Lyttelton October 14. Gryfevsde. s.s. (American and Arutrolian Line), due October. , . . Ar l.xiV'javu, s.s. (American and Australian Line), due November From Montreal. Boeral, s.s. (New Zealand Shipping Company), due September. From Singapore. Cyraun, «.». (British Imperial Oil Co.) From Liverpool. Delphic, n.s. (Shaw, Sa»i!l and Albion Compauy), at Auckland September 18, due Lyttelton September 29. Somerset, s.s. (Federal and Shire Line), duo LvMelton about October 30. Opiwa, s.s. (New Zealand Shipping Company), due Lyttelton October From Newcastle. Hazel Replon, schooner, sailed September I°. ' Koromiko, s.s., due September 25. THE MAORT. Owing to tho presence of a strong southeast galo tho ferry steamer Maori did not reach Lyttelton until 7 55 a.m. yesterday, too lato to connect with tho first express to Invercargill. The Mararoa, is due to arrive from Port. Chalmers on Thursday to take the ferry running in placo of the Maori, wLich will proceed south.

IVHAKATANE HARBOUR IMPROVEMENTS. Satisfactory progress is being made in tho harbour improvement works at IVbakat-ane, according to Air H. H. Metcalfe, the engineer (snvs a northern exchange). The tYhakataiio River has been so confined that a channel has been scoured giving a depth- at full tide, of 10ft in tho shallowest places. Tho whole scheme allows for the expenditure of £2.3,000 of which only £SOOO has been spent, almost two years' work having been done, tho channel at tho commencement being blocked. There are now prospects that in good weather the channel will he navigable at low tide. PALOONA’S TRANSHIPMENTS. Tho Union Company's Paloona has been delayed at Dunedin, and in consequence she will not reach Lyttelton until to-day. The vessel has transhipments ex the steamers Kashgar and Kormola, the principal lines being the following:—l32 packages tea, 1 Gib printed matter, 5 bags cocoa, 20 bundles fibre, 29 packages coconut, 20 packages wine, 30 bags plaster. 2 bags coffee, 23 packages nails, 40 bags rice, 45 pigs lead, 20 cases blacking, 2 octaves sherry, 4 casks juice, 2400 bags superphosphate, 42 bag 3 macaroni, 4 cases tobacco. 100 boxes sultanas, 0 eases tile, 117 bags onions, 11 casks flower-pots, 140 packages rubber goods, 10 drums cable, 223 bags sultanas, .3 barrels oil, 40 cases sulphuric acid, 10 sacks rice meal, 14 sacks canary seed, 14 bags plumbago, 4 bales leather, 7 cases essence, 8 packages lampware, 5 cases corks, 20 casks empty bottles, fi cases hydrogen peroxide. 18 bars iron, 45 cases lemon, 10 kegs drugs, 40 bags salt, OS ingots tin, 70 packages fruit and a largo quantity of sundries.

SHIPPING NOTES. The schooner Hazel Repton, 141 tons, sailed from Newcastle on September 10 for Lyttelton. She is in command of Captain Harris. and is well known in the Australian iutersiate trade. Mr IV. A. dray, second officer ol the Maori, has joined the Taka-puna as chief officer. Mr I). Owen, lato of the Koromiko, bus filled the vacancy. . Owin'' to tho ban on tho export cf iron, and steel from Great Britain, it is feared in Japan that shipbuilding will ba restricted m Japan, consequently speculation in tonnage, is rife 'here just now. home, business men in Osaka and Kobo have organised a corpora, lion for the purpose ot speculating in vessels, though ostensibly ii is announced to havebeen initiated to advance money on the ourity of ships. Individual enterprises are also planned in increasing numbers Advices rev. by the lasi Knglish mail report that a- c reach ship hud been chartered to load at Birkenhead for La at 25s a ton, while several ships had been fixed to load wheat at La Plata- at 123 s to the United Kingdom, or 130 s to a French Atlantic Port. . Under the auspices of the American and Australian Lino the New Zealand Shipping Company’s Huniuiii is duo at Melbourne on Tuesday next- from New York. The vessel will subsequently visit Sydney and thence eomo across to New Zealand, being duo at Auckland about October 13. , Willi .11 full quantity of coal tho Union. Company's Kororailco sailed from Newcastle at 1) p.m. on Tuesday for Lyttelton, where sho is due on Monday. On completion of discharge the vessel will load for Auckland and thence Newcastle.

SHIPPING TF.LT2G RAMS. AUCKLAND. September 21. The Atua has left Suva for Apia. WELLINGTON, September 21. Arrived —Moeraki (9 a-.m.), Pateena (9.30 a. in.) ami \itK-u., i'il.l3 a.m.), lroni Lytieltci" Sailed—Moeruki (5.15 p.m.), for Sydney. p.u.ec...;i II.Cl) lor Lytteiton. mi,* beoA -■'ffio- tho C. end D. Line ad-

vises Ihat its chartered steamer Vermont, from New York, is duo ut Auckland about, October 5.

The Marino Department has decided that the inquiry into the stranding of the Antiopo will be held at Bluff on Tuesday next. Captains IV. J. Reed (Auckland) and H. Pattereon (Dunedin) havu been appointed as nsssessors.

DUNEDIN, September 2L Arrived—Te Anau (3.10 a.m.), from Timaru. Sailed—Paloona (noon), for Melbourne, via Wellington; passenger for Lyttelton—Mr Elder.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY. September 21. Sailed—Riverina (1.30 p.m.), for New Zea land.

LONDON SHIPPING. LONDON. September 20. Sailed—ltemucrr, for Wellington.

PHASES OF THE MOON IN SEPTEMBER. <?. b. m. Fint quarter . 6 S 57 p.m. Full moon . Ill 8 1 a.m. Last quarter . lit 5 6 p.m. New moon . 27 V 4 p.m.