SHIPPING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 66, 17 March 1908, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Moon's Age: Fnll Moon, March 18, 1.58 DJnSunset: This evening, 6.7. Sunrise: To-morrow morning, 5.54. HIGH WaTER. Auckland: This evening, 6.57; to-morrow morning, 7.16. Tjnehunga: To-morrow morning, 11.1; tomorrow evening, 11.19. Manukau Heads: To-morrow morning, 9.41: tomorrow evening. 9.59. Kaipara Heads: To-morrow morning, U. 6; to-morrow evening, 11.24. ARRIVALS. YESTERDAY. Kanieri, s.s., T. Meyers, from Whangarei. •—Northern Co., agents. THIS DAY. Squall, s_s., Benton, from Bast Coast ports. —Union Co., agents. DEPARTURES. YESTERDAY. Mokoia, s_>., 3502, R. E. Smith, for SydClansman, s.s., E. McLeod, for Russell, Whaugaroa, and Mangonui. Ngapuhi, s.s., Cummings, for Whangarei. Ngatiawa, _;.s., Gibbons, for Tauranga. "Waiotahi, s.s., Hopkins, for Mercury Bay Paeroa, s.s., J. Taw, for Whananaki, _C_tuka__a, etc. NORTHERN CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day — Ngapnhi arives from Whangarei about 4.3 p.m.; Kanieri leaves for Whangarei Town Wharf, at 5 p.m.; Waiotahi Errlves Irom Mercury Bay, Port Charles, and Kuaotunu about 7 p.m.; Kanieri arrives from Whaugarei about 2.30 a.m.; ___npouri arrives from Opotikl about 5 p.m. Wednesday: Aupouri arrives from Tauranga about 8 a.m., leaves for the Great Barrier at midnight; Kanieri arrives from Whangarei Town Wharf about 5.30 p.m.; Clansman arrives from Russell about 6 a.m.; Ngapuhi leaves for Whangarei at 9.30 p.m-; Waitangi arrives at Onehunga from Raglan, Jiawhia, and Waitara, late. UNION CO.'S MOVEMENTS. EAST COAST. To-day — Manuka sails for Southern Ports at 4 p.m.; Manapouri sails for Eastern Pacific at 5 p.m. Wednesday: Taluue sails for Fiji at 4 p-m. Thursday: Waikare arrives from Southern ports. Saturday: Waikare sails for Southe-n ports at noon. WEST COAST. Wednesday: Takapuna arrives from Wellington and New Plymouth, and sails for New Plymouth only at 2 p.m. (train 1.10 P-m.). Friday: Takapuna arrives from New Plymouth and sails again lor New Plymouth and Wellington Lt 3 p.m. (2.10 p.m. train). VESSELS IN PORT. CTaviti-nl. s.s.. in stream Aldebaran, "barque, at Chelsea \ Dulwich, s.s., at Railway wharf Samoa. a.8.5., at liobcou-st. wharf Geni, barque, at Railway wharf Iris, U.M.C.S., in stream. Amokura, Government training ship, at Motuil-1. Rakaia, s.s., at Queen-st. wharf Manapouri, s.s., at Queen-st. wharf Ysabel, schooner, at Hallway wharf Kaeo, a.s-s., at Queen-st. wharf Alexander Craig, barque, at Hobson-street wharf. Ennerdale, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Talnne, s.s., at Quay-street Jetty. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. FOR SYDNEi"— Victoria, s.s.. Monday FUR LONDON: Ayrshire, s.s_, via the South, about March 20. Tokomaru, s.s., March 26 _____ Ora, s.s, via the South, about April 16 FOR APIA AND 'FRISCO: Foreric s.s., about March 21. FOR NORFOLK ISLAND— Southern Cross, s.s., April 3. FOR COOK AND SOCIETY ISLANDS: Manapouri, s.s., to-day FOR FIJI: Talune, s.s, Wednesday EXPECTED ARRi^ALS. Jessie Craig, ba_<que, Irom l_.j_te.ton, sailed; passed East Cape, March Hi; due early, Zealandia, s_b., from Sydney, due Sunday. Maori, s.s., from London; sailed Feb. 13; due about April 6 Hanclii Isle, barquentine, from Newcastle, sailed February 17. Hazel Craig, barque, from Newcastle; sailed February 10. jHimiro, s_s., from New York, via Australia; sailed February 20th African Monarch, s.s., from New York, to sail February 2S Ktar of England, from New York, via Melbourne and Sydney; sailed Jan. 15; at Melbourne March 4 Aberiour. s.s.. Horn New __ork. via Uunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington; sailed Jan. 2; at Lyttelton March 11 Surrey, s.s., from Liverpool, sailed January IS; due to-day Whakarua, s.s., from London, via Australia; sailed January 31, due about March 30. pevon, s.s., from West Coast of England ports, via Melbourne and Syaney; sailed February S, due early in ApriL Foreric, s.s., from Sydney; due middle of March. Indraghiri, s.s., from Liverpool; sailed February 2S Navua, s.s., from Sydney, via Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga; due March 26. Strathavon, s.s., from New York, via Melbourne and Sydney; sailed Jan. 19 Star of Japan, s.s., from London, via Melbourne and Sydney, to sail March 24. Whakatane, s.s.. from West Coast U.K. ports, leaves Liverpool March 24. ITui-akina, S.S., from London, sailed March 14; due May 2 Jt.aueercss, s.s., from New York, to sail Am-! S Southern Cross, barquentine, from Newcastle, sailed March 9. The s.s. Mokoia sailed for Sydney at sir o'clock last evening. The German schooner Elfride is anchored in the stream in readiness to sail for Samoa. The mission steamer Southern Cross ierthed at Quay-street jetty yesterday. She will be docked befeVe taking her departure for Norfolk Island early next month. The s.s. Manapouri, sailing at five o'clock this evening for the Cook and Society Islands, takes the following passengers-— Mr and Mrs Carter and child, Mr and Mrs Ellis, Messrs H. E. Foster, Bates, dv Temple. The "Lyttelton Times" reports that on Wednesday morning the sale of the threemasted schooner Eunice took place. The purchaser is Mr. T. H. Kerr, of Christchurch, and the vessel will be used in the Havelock-Lyttelton trade. Mr. Mandll, of Gisborne, was the late owner of the Eunice. The schooner Ronga, which, about two and a-half years ago, was picked up as a derelict by the steamer Gertie and towed to Wellington, is being fitted at Plcton with engines. Mr. Perano purchased the Ronga from Mr. E. G. F. Zohrab for a little over £400. The latter bought the vessel from Levin aud Co., who salvaged her with their boat the Gertie. The "Otago Daily Times" says that in consequence of the increased trade between Launceston and Melbourne, the steamer Coogee, which supplemented the Loongana tT D t L V nter ™ onths ' *to be replaced thJi . € ,f fen 7. favourite Rotomahana, which will run in conjunction with the Loongana immediately after Easter The Rotomahana is 1000 tons larger than the per° g ho e ur aDd * * stea -4 IsVot! NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO f .,iT^T, rt S t < i W * Z _l aland Shipping Company is advised that the s.s. Turakina left London THE MIOWERA wTii_?»!Sl h0 U _! ion c °mpany, and the r.rvi™ n_ .__ . the Can a«l»n-Austral_?_ Jk-T > l thls B , team er, an exchange says n to c,n^ n made , < ? l° 7aßeß fom AnsteaOn to Canada, aud in her 15 years' service fet »w«l a million knots of seaspaceThl ■ft Miowera was built in 1802 by Swan and m Hunter on the River Tyne, and was the M t^t t ,'^ m t r '!? ey ha <J turned onT U p to _____ t^ ate! , therefo ''e. her commander, CapB £«. t ' Cln , mln ff' on his passengers m _t„ _S.. 1 \ the m ? tber of tte Manretanta, ___. tS__?_!_!' t _. re 7?° 1 "" i °* the AUuntio: X : *" u t" «b M the same «Mi»bn»*4«r« jfi ___. ________P" '

years later, and marking another stage in the wonderful advances made in shipbuilding. The Miowera in her palmy days could average 14 knots an hour, and in 1894 broke all previc#s records from Plymouth to Sydney, via the Cape. She was purchased by the Union Company fl'om the New Zealand Shipping Company, and these companies jointly conduct the line between Sydney and Vancouver, via ports. The Aorangi is now the only vessel on the Canadian line owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company. THE MANUKA. The s.s. Manuka, sailing for the South at four o'clock this afternoon, takes the following passengers for Gisborne:— Saloon: Misses Somervell, H. Fraser, Wickstend, Mesdames McCleay, Somervell, A. Hammond, Chrisp (2), Sainsbury, Wallis, Buseke. Treeves. Messrs Sainsbury, J. Kerr, W. E. Hutchinson, Hansen, Fraser, Wickstead, R. Robb, McGlashan, Davis, Buseke, A. Morgan. Steerage: Messrs D. Jones, C. Burns, Austin, R. Miller. Glasgow, Bryant, Burgess, Cheshire. For Napier.—Saloon: Misses Simson, Sutherland, Binney, Sandelands, Westray, Anderson, Ilaighway, Spinley, Cowan (2), Mesdames Riddel and infant, Finlay and infant, Simpson, 3 children and nurse. Burden, Sandelands. J. R. Reid and child, Waddell. Grigson, Lys and 2 children, Simson, Briggs, Haighway. Binney, J. H. Coleman, Mann, Clayton, Messrs Waddell, Grigson, Cotton, Farrell, Clareburt. Marshall. J. Nightingale, J. Logan, Seymour, McGuinness, Briggs, Lang, England, Kayle. J. H. Coleman, Green. Richards. Steerage: Miss Nicholson, Mesdames Aiken. Nicholson. Perrin, Messrs A. Strange, Aiken. Fong Kee. Fong Ark, J. Ralphohosnlo. For Wellington.—Saloon: Misses Wishart, Shine. Hill (2), Warren, Elliott, F. East. McGlashan, Campbell, Mesdames Shine. Manson. W. R. Holmes and child. Redman. Atkinson, Bass. Messrs A. Berwin, Forgie, Gnnlter, Griffin. For Lyttelton.—Saloon: Misses Coster, Schnodh, Spargo, Canham, Gerard. Mnlgan (2). Stevenson. Mesdames Bladley. Clifford. Gerard, Mulgan, Otrway. S. Jones and infant, Messrs Clifford. J. W. Steven. Mnlgan. Jones. Steerage: F. Tippett. For Dunedin.—Saloon: Misses Fox, Mac Andrew, M. 51 organ, Pullen. Mesdames Morrison. Atkinson, Broadhurst, Bolls and family. Fox. Murray, Cain and child. H. B. Fulton. Rae, Hepburn, Messrs R. Cocks, Atkinson. F. H. Pickering. Steerage: Misses Harrison. Morton. Mesdames Harrison. Perriman, Wylde, Perrot, Flegg, Messrs Harrison.. Flegg.