SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 56, 13 April 1914, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. APRIL. Day. Hour. First quarter .4 7.12 a.m. Full mocn .. .. 11 0.58 a.m. Last quarter .. 17 7.22 p.m. New moon .. .. 25 10.52 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day 6.39 p.m.; sets 9.37 a.m. k)-morrow. TIDE. To-day, 6.7 a.m.; C.37 p.m. To-morrow, 7.8 a.m.; 7.39 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day 6.33 a.m.; sets 5.28.p.m. ARRIVED. SATURDAY, APRIL 11. OPOURI (5.45 p.m.), 571 tons, R. Peareon, from Greymoutli. SUNDAY, APRIL 12. MAORI (10.20 a.m.), 3399 tons, W. Mangling, from Wellington. Passengers: 162 saloon and 155 steerage. ELIZA FIRTH schooner (1.30 p.m.), 143 tons, C. Ibsen, from Kaipara. | HOUTO, a\ixiliary schooner (1.30 p.m)., 65-tons, Anderson, from Wellington. „ BREEZE (6.20 p.m.), 553 tons, Gordon, from Wanganui. MONDAY, APRIL 13. PETONE (4.30 a.m.), 708 tons, Cowan, from Wanganui. RAKAIA (7.15 a.m.), 5628 tons, Barnes, from Wellington. SAILED. SATURDAY, APRIL 11. MOERAKI (3.30 p.m.), 4392 tons, Collins, for Melbourne, via Dunedin, Bluff, and Hobart.. WAHINE (8.40 p.m.), 4435 tons, B. M. Aid well, for Wellington. Passengers: Misses 6 almond, Boyens, Haines, Sinclair, Cook, Torley, Leslie, Evans, Louglilin, Hayes, Lancaster, Newton (3), Dix, Hook, Stevens, Nurse Bedford, Mesdames Allsop, Reakes, Woodward, Whiteman, Tolley, Watson and son, Bruce, Nicholls, Falconer. Sinclair, Eade and infant, Wilkinson, Paterson, Turner, Kennedy, Brown, Isaacson, Dr Talbot, Major Bolton, Bro. Hippolyes, Messrs Anderson, Hercus, J. D. Stewart, C. J. Reakes, Woodward, Whiteman, Tolley, Murray, Salmo'nd, Sewell, Port, Wilson, Thiele, M'Dougall, Robertson, Walstein, J. R. Park, Thompson, J. B. Merrett, A. A. Davies, Boyens, Brown, IsaaCson, Crocker, Smith, J. Ellison, Wilkinson, J. B. Clarkson, Hogg', Linkley, Body, Williams, W. A. Smith, Woods, Buch, Rutherford, Brown, Nicholson, and 100 steerage. CORINNA (10.10 p.m.), 1271 tons, D. Cameron, for Onehungn, via Wellington, Piclon, Nelson, and New Plymouth. WARRIMOO (11.20 p.m.), 3529 tons, M'Lean, for Auckland, via Wellington, Napier, arid Gisborne. Passengers: For Wellington— Miss Wilson, Mesdames Kennedy and Wilson, Messrs Tait, Matthews, and Labatt. For Napier—Misses Rice and Willis, Mr Dowsett. For Gisborne —Mr Thomas. MONDAY, APRIL 13. PETONE (8.20 a.m.), 708 tons, Cowan, for Wanganui. BY TELEGRAPH. ! OVERSEA. Bv Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright. LONDON, April 11. Sailed —Kaipara, for Lyttelton; Waiwera, ■for Auckland. NEWCASTLE, April 12. Sailed —Ihumata," for New Zealand. (Received- April 13, 9.45 a.m.) April 13. Sailed —Koromiko for Auckland; Waihora, lor Wellington. SYDNEY, April 12. Arrived —Marama (yesterday), from Auckland; Kaiapoi, from Kaipara; Kaituna, from Westport, with cargo of coal for the Australian Fleet. (Received April' 13, 9.45 a.m.). April 13. Arrived —Hollingfbn, from. St. Johns. MELBOURNE, April 13. Arrived —Willochra (Saturday), from New Zealand. Sailed —Joan Craig, for New Zealand. COASTAL. Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 11. Arrived —Wanafca (2 p.m.), from Bluff, via ■ Tiraaru and Napier; Elsie Mary, schooner, from Gisborne. Sailed—Niagara (10.30 a.m.), for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver; Maitai (4.30 p.m.), for southern ports; Rosamond (4.20 p.m.), for Gisborne. April 12. Arrived —Riverina (9.40 a.m.), from Sydney. WELLINGTON, April 12. Arrived —Ngatoro and Poherua, from Greymouth; Jeseric,- from Auckland; Suffolk, from Tokomaru; Pateena, from Nelson and Picton; Surrey, from Picton. On Sunday—Wahine (7.20 a.m.) and Warrimoo (noon), from Lytfleton; Ripple (2.30), from Napier; Ngahere ;2.50 p.m.), from Greymoutli; Corinna (4.30 j.m.), from Dunedin. Sailed —On Saturday: Navua (3.15 p.m.), for Auckland; Monowai (3.35 p.m.), for Dunedin; Melbourne (5.5 p.m.), for Great Barrier. April 13. To Sail —Wahine (8.20 p.m.), for Lyttelton. DUNEDIN, April 12. Arrived —On Saturday: Invercargill (11.30 p.m.), from southern ports. On Sunday: Moeraki (6 a.m.), from Sydnsy, via Cook Strait; Taviuni (10.15 a.m.), from Westport, via Bluff. Sailed —On Saturday: Westralia (3.15 p.m.), for Melbourne. EXPECTED TO-DAY. - Cygnet, Port Levy; Arapawa, Gisborne. TO-MORROW. Wahine, Wellington. Cygnet, Akaroa. Wakatu, Kaikoura. TO SAIL TO-DAY. Maori, Wellington. Cygnet, Akaroa. TO-MORROW. Breeze, Dune.dtn. Wahine, Wellington. Arapawa, Wellington. Canopus, Westport. Kauri, Dunedin. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. Moeraki, left Sydney April 4, via Wellington. Arrived Lyttelton April 10. Leaves to-day for Melbourne, via southern ports and Hobart. Due Melbourne April 18. Maunganui, left Melbourne April 1, via Hobart and southern ports. Arrived Lyttelton April 7. Left same day for Sydney, via Wellington. Due Sydney April 13. Maheno, left Sydney April 11 for Wellington. Due Wellington April 15. Leaves Ajjril 10 for Dunedin. Due Dunedin April 18 ' Moeraki, leaves" Melbourne April 22, via southern ports and Hobart. Due Lyttelton April 30. Leaves same day for Sydney, via Wellington. Due Sydney May 5. Ulimaroa, left Melbourne April 7, via Hobart and southern ports. Due Lyttelton April 16. Leaves same day for Sydney, via Wellington. Due Sydney April 21. Willochra, leaves Melbourne April 15, via Hobart and southern ports. Due Lyttelton April 23. Leaves same day for Sydney, via Wellington. Due Sydney April 28. 'FRISCO SERVICE. Tahiti, left Sydney March 21 for Wellington. Arrived there Marcli 26. Left March 27 for San Francisco. Due there April 16. Moana, leaves Sydney April 18 for WellingDuo there April 23. Leaves April 24 for T un Francisco. Due there May 14. Willochra, leaves Sydney May 16 for Wellington, Due there May 21. Leaves May 22 for San Francisco. Due there June 11.

VANCOUVER SERVICE. Niagara, left Sydney April 6 for Auckland. Leaves Auckland April 10 for Vancouver. Due Vancouver April 28. Makura, leaves Vancouver April 15 for Auckland. Due Auckland May 5. Leaves game day for Sydney. Due there May 9. ! OVERSEA SHIPPING. I VESSELS DUE AT LYTTELTON. I Steamer. From. Left. Due. | (jorinthic London Mar. 7 Apr. 28 | Westmeath Liverpool Feb. 14 Apr. 27 Henrik Ibsen New York Jan. 22 May 1 Jesseric Montreal Jan. 4 Apr. 14 Hollington Montreal Jan. 28 Apr. 27 itemuera London Feb. 19 Apr. 16 Southport New York Feb. 9 May 17 John Hardie New York Feb. 28 May 3 Kia Ora Montreal Mar. 6 May 6 Tongariro London Mar 19 May 13 Rimutaka Liverpool Mar. 14 May 15 Wliakarua New York Mar. 15 June 9 Zealandic London Mar. 9 May 9 Rualiine London Mar. 21 May 10 Mimiro Liverpool Mar. 30 May 26 Tannenfels New York Mar. 22 June 24 Batsford St. John Apr. 4 July 4 , Tainui London Apr. 3 May 25 Morayshire Liverpool Apr. 9 July 18 Venturia New York Mar. 16 June 3 SAILING VESSELS. Combeve, left Marseilles January 24. SHIPPING NOTES. Well up to time, the ferry steamer Maori arrived in port yesterday morning. She brought 162 saloon and 155 steerage passengers. The Maori leaves for the north again this evening. - ~ i a The first steamer to load at New Zealand ports for Hull—the Rakaia—has arrived m Lyttelton from Wellington. It is expected 'she will leave port for Hull about April 16. Mr P. Moody, chief engineer of the Maunganui, who has been on holiday leave, rejoined his vessel on Thursday. Mr P. Norman, late of the Moeraki, has joined the Maunganui as assistant purser. Mr G. P. Anderson has signed on the Moeraki as assistant purser. Mr A. Mac Donald, third engineer of the Navua, left that vessel on Thursday. Captain Williams, master of the Auckland Harbour Board's pilot launch Waitemata, has resigned that position as from the end of April. Captain A. J. Lockie has been appointed to succeed him. Satisfactory repairs having boen effected to the Scales chartered steamer Clan Macdonald, and the vessel having filled up with cargo, she took her departure from Wellington for Dunkirk; and other Continental ports on Friday morning. The steamer Kaikoura, which left Wellington last Thursday /or London, is due there on May 21.

To-day -the C. and. D. liner Star of Victoria leaves Wellington for Wanganui- in continuation of her Homeward loading operations.

' The Sussex was originally intended to come to New Zealand ports from Liverpool. She has been diverted, and will visit Queensland ports . only. Advice from New York states that the chartered steamer Franklyn was to leave .there for Australian, and New Zealand ports yesterday. She. is- coming down on behalf of the A. and A. Line.

A bottle has been picked up at Saide Point, Queensland, containing the following message:—"Thrown overboard November 27| 1909, in latitude 43 degrees S„ longitude 95 degrees W., or 300 miles off the west coast of South America, in direct line with Australia, 6000 miles." The message, which was in eight languages, was from the Japanese training ship Taisen Maru. The finder was asked to reply to the Japanese Nautical Society, Tokio.

Cable advice lias been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company stating that the steamer Otaki arrived at London last Thursday. The vessel left Wellington for Home on February 22. To-morrow the steamer Suffolk, now- loading under the auspices of the New; Zealand Shipping Company; is fixed to leave' Wellington for London. '

Mr A. Piciard, who served his apprenticeship with Messrs William Cable and Co., Kaiwarra, near Wellington, joined the Clau Macdonald is' fifth engineer at Wellington last Friday, pji,qr to the vessel taking departure for London.

The New' Zealand Shipping Company' steamer will leave London about April 16 for New-. Zealand ports. Wednesday the Maheno will arrive in Wellington from Sydney direct, but will not go on- to Melbourne, as is usually the case. She will sail at 5 p.m. the same day for Dunedin direct, where she will undergo an extensive overhaul. Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne cargo will be received on Tuesday next at Wellington by the Maitai.