SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17688, 28 July 1919, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THit MOOK. _, JCXT. • First quarter _.»„__ S 3.47-pjn. I'ull moon 13 6.33 p.m. Lastqnartc* —_,___ 20 10.33 p.m. iiew moon —._.„_ 37 4.51 pjn. THB SUH. Kisea-io-day at 3UO sun.; Boteafc:4.49 jun, THB WEA.T.TIER. July 20v—8«jiu: Wind IT.E., ligiit; fine. Noon-: Wind NJ3., light; fine i> pjuu: Wind HJ&, moderate , 8 α-rn. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer __ _ 20.31 30.31 30.35 Thermometer .„ _ „ Max., 42; min-, 27. July tun.: Wind lUL, moderate hroeze; flne. Boon: Wind KUi, moderate breeze; tine. 5 pju.: Wind Jighfcj fflae. 8 a jd. Kooo. 6 p.m. Barometer .-»_„._ 50.41 30.43 30.43 Thennameter •«. ••» *« 2lux.» 40 j 25* HIGH WATKtt. July 2S— &m . p .m. At 'IWaroa Hcode _._„._ 3.10 3.35 At Port Chalmers _ _ _ „ 3.50 4.15 At Donedin „ _ ._ _ 4.30 <L4S AKKEVALS. July 20. Houto, 6ohooner (9 a.m), 153 tons, Richards, from "Wellington. Ixcm. and. Sled Oα, agent. July 27. Kotaxa, as. (11.20 a.m.), 147 tone, Mnmby, from Kaipipi. Koitfi ltomsay, agent. DEPARTURES. July 26. Tβ Anau, s.".a. (4.10 p.m), 1263 tana, Norton, for 'Wellington, via Lyttolbon, TI.SJ3. Co., agant. Progress, eelKxmer (2.10 p.m.), 353 tons, •Hoirks, for Kaipara. Tapley and Co., agorete. Ngokuta, e.B. (3.20 pan.), 1775 tons, Dowel], fox ■Grejmouth. Jolm Mill imd Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ■WELLINGTON, July 26—Arrived: Mokoia (11.30 a.m.), from Lyttclton. .Sailed: Terpsichore (i p.m.), for London; Mokoial (5.10 p.m.), fox Napier. July 27. Arrived!: -Kw-apcliu (2.15 a-mj, from Plymouth; Pateena (10.30 a.m.), from Oiujhunga.——Sailed: Briton (0.40 p.m.), for Sydney . G-EBYMOTJTH, July 37*—Sailed: Kaitangata (9.50 a.m.), for Melbourne. LYTTEIjTON, July 27.—Arrived: Maraioa (10.20 a-m.), from To Anou (L6O pjn.), from Port Ohalmere. OAMARU, July 20.—Arrived: Rosamond (3.40 n.m.), from Dunedin. <cvgrthmhuk« Tbo Corinno, arrived at Übw Plymouth, at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday, and is due to leave to-mofrow for Wellington. The Rosamond arrived at Oamaru at 5 a.m. on Saturday, and was expected to sail tie Game day for Tamaru and Wellington, from which, port she will return! to Uunedlm. Tlio Kaiapoi, from Westport and Greymouth, arrived off the Oamaru breakwater at 6 a.m. an Saturday. S'he was expected to l enter later in the morning, and was due to ©ail in the evening for Dunedin and Bluff, ■where she will/complete the discharge oilier coal cargo. Tito litni left Greymouth at 6.20 p.m. on Friday for Greymouth, where she will load coal fox Gisborne and Napier. Thore -was a fresh easterly wind blowing at CneymoutJa an Saturday, jwid a moderate swell waa running on the bar. The Tdxa-wexa arrived at Timaru at 4 p.m. on Friday, and will proceed from there to Hapier cjjd Auckland. Ulie Pcherua reached Timaru at 8 a-m. on Saturday from Weetport, and is expected to to-day focr Weatport, where she will load fer Bluff and Dunedia. The iiit*awa left Wesiport at 3 p.m. on Friday for Lyttelton. JTroai Lyttehon she will return to Westport to loadi for Timaru ■ u.nd Dunedin. The bar- at "Westport on Saturday was smooth. Xhu Mokoia eailed from Lyitolton at 9 p.m. on Krid-w for 'Wellington, which port iiho wae duo to leave on Saturday night in continuation of her journey to Aapier, Giaboine, and Auckland. Tie Ka«a v,-as duo to leave Wellington on Saturday lor Wesiport, where she will load coal for Auckland. Tlio Kahika is due to leave Greymouth on Tuesday tor Duwmluj.

The Kiamo .'eft Wellington on Saturday for Ureyuioath, whsra eho will load coal for Lytteltaa. On completion o£ discharge at Lyttelton she will unerdgo a general survey at that port. The Ksmoua, left Lyttelton at 5.30 p.m. on Friday for Weatport, where she will load coal for Wellington. The Ounuird Line steamship Mauretania made a record voyage from Halifax to New Yoik recently; covering the distance in 26 home, which is 12 hours belter than the time of the fastest railway trains. The Maujetania carried 3000 troopa from, Liverpool to Halifax, and landed them in two and a-half Louis. Tho schooner Albert Meyei, which arrived ..at Wellington from San i'rancisco recently, bad a cargo consigned to tie Vacuum Oil Company, including 2000 cases wfined oil, 2000 C&92S engine naphtha, 10,000 cases petrol, 216 caa'je petroleum, rofined. oil, and 2000 bundlee of shingles. 'JUha veeeel is in oomlnitnd of Captain H. J. Andetseru The To Anau, which, has been undergoing an overhaul at Port Chalmers recently, and which came. up to Dunedin to load, went down to Port Chalmers on Saturday morning for the adjustment of her compasses. She finally departed for "Wellington, via Lyttoltou, shortly after 4 o'clock the same aiternoon. THE POET VICTOR. According to word received by tho local agents for the C. and 1). Line, it is stated that the Port Victor will not call at Dunedin, aa waa originally" intended, but will discharge the whole portion of her southern cargo at Wellington, where she arrived from iNew York early last week. It is expected that the local portion of her cargo will be brought on to Dunedin by the Breeze, which will leave Wellington for here tomorrow. THE WESTMORELAND. The Westmoreland was again placed in dry dock at Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon. THE NGAKUTA. ) It is ■nru&rstood t&at the Blackball collier K-gakuta, which arrived here from Newcastle, via Lyttelton, recently, and which left on Saturday afternoon for Greymouth, still has portion of her .cargo of Newcastle coal on board. It is etoted that dtaring her stay hero labour was short, and as the waterside men ceased v<ork at 1 p.m. on Saturday the vessel hod to call later in the afternoon with portion of h&r previous cargo.

■ -a> E R. STEELING- TO VISIT AUCKLAOTD. The well-known six-roasted barquentinc E. K. Sterling, which arrived at Sydney on April 2S with a general curgo from San Francisco, has boen chartered by Lamo and Dawson to •• load a full cargo of coal at Newcastle for Auckland. The E. K. Starling is a sixunrated barquentino wifih a gross tonage of 2577. She was launched in July, 18S3. Her length is SOB.2ft, width 42.9 ft, 'depth 25.1 ft. Her present owenre are the Sailing Shipping Company (E. K. Sterling). Captain It. M. Sterling is in command of the vessel, which is fitted with wireless. She is credited with being the largest sailing vessel afloat. On a- recent trip from Sydney to San Franciaco sho carried a cargo consisting of 11,250 bales of wool? single and double dumped, together with stiffening, consisting of nearly 1300 tons of ?itrome oro, ■and broken stowage of 500 bags of peas and hardwood timber. In addition, owing to her present barquentine rig, eho carried 534 barrels of eoceanut oi] on dock, and a large quantity of lumber. THE PBINZESSIN. The steamer Prinzesstn, which arrived at Wellington recently, w&s laid up at Hamburg when the a-rmdstice was signed , . With several other merchantmen, she woo then handed otveir to tho British Government. / Prior to tfoo war the vessel was rimning be- ■ twee-it German West Africa and German°E : a.-rt Africa. During tho recent voyage to "Wellington, fln tho firat night after leaving the Panama Canal, a meteorite fell into the sea about a cable's length from tho Prmacssin, startling those who witnessed , its fall. The weatJicr in tho latter part of libo 'voya-go was bo rough tihat tho groind piano in the "ealoon • masio room was thrown, up and badly damaged. Tho Prinzeesin's ealoon quarters are rather elaborately finished. Tho walls arc panelled in marble, fastened with glass* studded screws. All t*ho rooms aro exceptionally lofty, and , the furnishings are luxur lions. One feature of the yossol is the impression eh© givea of boring rather tnavraw in beam, and owing to being empty, Eho rolled heavily in bad weather. Tho Prrnzeasin 19 a steel twin-ecrow BteameT of 6387 tons gross andl 3607 tone net, built in 1905, and enginod by Blofcm and Voes, Hamburg, and was owned, prior to iho urraiet-ico, by Douiechc Ost-Afrikfl, lenio. TJw following are her principal dimensions:—Length, 416 ft; breadtli, 50ft 4m; doplh, 2RfL Sho was rogistcred i-n Hamburg, Goxmany.