SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 161, 1 April 1908, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. .'- '1 , APRIL'. Day. Hr. m. New Moon 1 4.32 p.m.-; First quarter 9 4. 1 a.m. I'lill moon ... ... 17 4.25 a.m. Last quarter ...... 24 6.37 a.m. HIGH WATER. To-day, 3.5S a.m.;. 1.25 p.m. To-morrow, 4.5G a.m.; 5.23 p.m. ■. SUN.. ' Sun rises to-day, .6.5 a.m.-; sets, 5.44 p.m. ARRIVALS.TUESDAY, MARCH 81.. - BLENHEIM, s.s. (Lls am.), 120 tons, Watson, from Blenheim. - i PENGUIN, s.s. (4 a.m.), 824 . tons, Aldwell, from Nelson and Pieton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Woodliouse, Hollis (2), Stevenson,; Stringer, M'Gnffin, Costello, Preston, Francis, Eyes, Bell (2), Avery, Beckett, Mesdames Turton, Parker, Neill; Stringer, Duckworth, Hay, Cnllam, Rayner, Beckett, Mead and 3 children, Rev. ■ Paterson, Captain Meikleham, Messrs. Wilson, Mason, Drury, Horn, Tricket, Johnstone, Mend,. Benrdmore, Brickley, Stevens, Parmenter, Gardiner, Mein,' Neill, Frnser, Aitken, 'Kabone (2), Dwyer, Philpotts, Tuohy, M'Kay, Jellyman, M'Conway, Bell, Harris, Maitland, Hebley, Roberts, M'lntosh; Peritt, Beckett, Mead, Payne, Haynes, Jackson, Lovien; 11 steerage. KOONYA, s.s. (5.15 a.m.), 1091 tons, M'Kenzie, from Southern ports. < ROTOMAHANA, s.s. (6.45 a.m.), 1777 tons, Robinson, from Lyttelton.' Passengers:, Saloon. —Misses Reeves, Fisher, Benjamin, Clark, Shipley, 1 Roberts, Rochfort, Foley, England, Mesdames Rose, M'Kenzio and 2 children, Withers, Badger, England, Fanning, Graham, Piper, Gill, Smith, Captain Rainey, Messrs. Brooks, Hosking, Mayo, Reid, Parker, Arthur, Muldoon, . Craigh, Oates, M'Kcnzie, Burns, Hawkes, Milne, "Middleton, M'Naught, Battersley, Vauglian, Quane, Shipley, Meikle, M'Kay,. \ Hall, Morton, M'lver, Reynolds, Briggs, Rose, Broadliy, . Allen, Crawford, Couston, Moorehouse, Hansen, Tapper, Price, Love, - England, Hall, Spedding,- Piper, Graham j Coombes, Wright, Frances, Black,. Hargreaves, Long, Hornnbrook,' Haase, Cheeseman,. Fanning, Rev. Nixon, Rev. Lowhan; 41 steerage.! ' ' ' -MONOWAI,,s.s. (8.30' a.m.), 3433 tons, Lacey, from Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier.' Pas-: songers: Saloon—Misses Looks. Baniph, Hall, Riddle, Mesdames Robertson, Rowlands, Sir J. G. Ward, Messrs. Hislop, Mathews,. Coyle, Ormond, Hogg, Mitchell, Astiu, Boardman, Johns, Gordon, Scott,'. Stewart, Fentori, Ferrin, Woodhouse (2), Gibbs, Graves, Aislabie, O'llalley, Mendelssohn! M'Doriald, . Ferguson, Rowlands; -ill. steerage. WAIPORI, s.s. (9.25 a.m.), . 1919 tons, Read, from Westport. TASMAN, s.s. : (9.30 a.m.), 179 tons, Cos, Nelsoii and-Motueka. ' _ OPAWA, s.s. (noon),' 110 tons, Nicholas, from. Blenheim. ' • '. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 193 tons, Harvey, from-Foxton. ■T.UTANEKAI, s.si"(li.3o p.m.), 811 tons, Post, from Stephens-Island: ' MAN A, s.s. (11.35 p.m.), 134 tons, Corby,'from Patea. . ■'• . . ,;; WAIHI, s.s. (11.50 p.m.), 92 tons, Carey, fiom Blenheim. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1. ' i IvAPITI,' s.s. (12.10 a.m.), .241 tims, ' Shaw, from l'atea. AORERE, s.s. (1.30 a.m.), 77; tons, Fisk, 'from Paten'. ' ; KIRIPAKA, s.s. (1.40 a.m.), 133 tone, Dixon, from, Patea. ; ..... DEPARTURES'. TUESDAY, MARCH,3I. '

WANAICA, 's.s. (2.15, a.m.), '2422 tons, Stevens, for Picton, NapiCiy Gisborrie, and Auckland. ' MANAROA, 6.5. (3 a.m.), 122 tons,"'Hart, for MotrieKa. * 1 * ROSAMOND, s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 721 tons, Edwin, for Greymoutli. KOTOMAHANA, s.s. (12.40 p.m.), 1777 tons, Manning, for Port Chalmers.'. ■ ' . • ; ■ .MAPOURIKA, s.s. (1.25 p.m.), 1203' tons, Stewart, for Picton,- Nelson, •-Westport, and Greymoutli. ; , HUTA, S.s. (3.10 p.m.),' 127 tons, Dowell, for Wanganui.. - ■ :s;-; -.- •. TASMAN/s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 17§ tons, Cox; ,; for Motueka. V-'.' \ ; ' s.s. '(6.45 p.mi), 3433 ' tons, Lacey,. for .Lyttplton and Dunedin..Passengers— Saloon: For. Lyttelton—Misses Glnscow, Coverdale, Mesdames. Read and 3 children, Cameron 'and 2 children, fopham, Satiudprs, Burnister, ilessrs. Glascow,. Cameron,' Balconibe, Topham, Mead, Burnister, Bradsli'aw, Pollock, Wood, Hamilton. For Dunpdin— Messrs. Brouglitori; Finlayson, Robertson...) PATEENA, s.s. (8.15; .p.m.), -1212 tons,\Hunfor Lyttelton. Passengers: Salooji—Misses Castle,' Dunsford, Woqdhouse./Conerdalo, Hollis (2), Scale, Mesdanies Quirie, Cooper and child, Puller, Wiechere, Messrs. M'Farlane .Quane, ...Quirie, Cooper, Puller, •• 'Wiecliere,' Joseph, Aimers, Brndshaw, M'pregor,- Dr. f l "' Mitchell, Scott, Denham,- Coleman,lYline, Evans, Laney,.Boyle, Brimsey. Y „SP°NTA, s -s. (9.10 p.m.), 1 ,1091 tons, J. M lvenzie, for Wcstport.' ' . . p.m.), 139 tons, Thompson, for Napier, via Castl'epoint. ■ . t OPAWA, ; s.s. (ll p'm.), H0 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. i -■ ■ ■ - 1,. ' ; . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ' Warrimoo, Sydney, April 1. l'akapuna, Now. Plymouth, A,pril Arahura, West .Coast, Nelson, April 1. . Maori, Lyttelton,'April 1. , Stormbird, Wanganui, April 1. Manaroa, Motueka, April 1. , ' | Opawa, Blenheiin,. April'.l.' • .' '• Victoria, Dunedin; Lyttelton,. April 2. Wakatu,.Kaikoura, April' 2: • > -Taviuni, Wcstport, April 1. Pareora, Greymoutli, April 1. , Kotulai, Greymoutli,-April 1. ' u Waihi, Blenheim, April I.' . • J utanekai, Stephen's Island, April 2. lasman, Motueka,-'April 2. - : Pateena,, Lyttelton, April 2. laluuc, Suva, via. Auckland, .April 2 liuia, Wanganui, April 2. .■-.■■■ Mokoia, Sydney, via Auckland, April 3. Arn 11 " 8 "' Plymouth, April: 3. Moeraki, Melbourne, via South, April '3.' : Torgauten, Kaipara, April 4. "

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. /' Aorere,' Patea,' Ajpiril l/- , Mann, Patea, April 1. Kiripaka, Patea, April 1 • Kapiti,- Westport,- April 1. . \ . • 5 . • ■ Queen of the South, Foxton, Apr 1 1 ■ ■ . Blenheim, Benheim, April 1. v V Stormbird, Wanganui; April 1. Ruru, .Napier, April 1.-• ' • Penguin, Picton, Nelson, April 1. . ' A jrin P " na ' : N0W ' P1 >' niouth >' Onehunga, .'Maori, l-Lyttelton, April 1. ) ■ ■ Alexander Nelson and West Coast,. April 1 Waihi, Blenheim, April 1 P L ■ Manaroa, Havelock, April 1 AuSd,'Ap?nT Via h * piei > Gisborne ' April™" 11 ' NeW riymouth and Onehunga, Warrimoo /Melbourne, via South, April 2. Opaua, Blenheim, April 2. • ' •« • luiia, Wanganui, April 2.' Pateena,. Lyttol.ton, April' 2.>... Tasman, Nelson and Motueka, April 2. , Moeraki, Sydney direct, April 3. Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedm, April 3 . Penguin, Picton, Nelson, April 3. .. - Wakatu, Kiukoura, April 3. 1 . April J™' ■ Piotou ' NeJso ". and West Coast, April 0 !)' 1 ' Nelson ' Now Plymouth, Onehunga, Wairnna,, Sydney direct, April 6. Juihu,- Napier, via Coast, April fi. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. WIMMERA, s.s., leaves Sydnoy, Aoril i f or •Wellington, via Auckland,. Gisborne, 'and Napier, Duo Wellington April 10. Leaves same day for Lyttelton and-'.Dunedin. MOKOIA, s.s., loft Sydney,, March 25 for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, Na'pier Due Wellington April 3. Sails samo dav fnr Lyttoltoo- and Dunedin. WARRIMOO, s.s., left Sydney, March 28 for Wellington direct. Duo Wellington April 1. ■ Leaves Wellington April 2 for Melbourne via Southern ports and Hobart. Due Melbourne April 11. MOEUAKI, s.s., left * Melbourne, March 25, for Wellington, via Hobart and Southern ports. Due Wellington April 3. Leaves for Sydney direct same day. Due Sydney April 7. MAITAj, s.s., leaves Melbourne, April 1 for Wellington, "via Hobart ahd Southern Due .WfJllingtoa April 10. Leawa same

day for Sydney direct. D.ue Sydney April 14. MANUKA, s.s., leaves Sydney, April 8, for Wellington, ivia Auckland, Gisborne,. and Napier. Due Wellington April 17. Leaves same day for ■ Lyttelton'. and Dunedin. . ULIMAROA, s.s., leaves Sydney, April 4, for Wellington dircct. Due April 8. Leaves April 9 for Melbourne,' via Southern ports and' 'Hobart. Due Melbourne April IS. i OVERSEA SHIPPING. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From London. WHAICARUA (duo Wellington about April 3), sailed on January 31, via Melbourne,'- Sydney, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) MAORI (duo Wellington about April 10), sailed on February 13, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill, agents.) ' TONGARIRO (duo Wellington about April S), sailed on February 20, Plymouth 22, via Teneriffe, Capetown, and Hobart. (N.Z. Ship, ping Co., agents.) BY TELEGRAPH. . . OVERSEA. SYDNEY. March 31. Arrived.—Ulimaroa (noon), from Wellington. Arrived.—Casablanca, from Kaipara. ■ COASTAL. . TUESDAY, MARCH 31.' . CAPE MARIA. '' Manuka passed en route to Sydney, from Auckland, at 9 a.m. . ' AUCKLAND. ..; , Arrived.—Talune (2.30 a.m.), from Suva.. :' ■ Sailed.—Tnluno (4 p.m.), for Wellington. Sailed.—Samoa, schooner, for Samoa. ; Sailed.—Ayrshire, .for South and London _ Sailed.—Mokoia, for Wellington. Passengers: Saloon—Miss Bargoyne, ' Mesdames- v Norton, Meredith and infant. Brown and 2 children, Tutsphka, Adams, Messrs. Norton, ■ Brown,Glemster. Steerage—Misses Naylor, Wade, Mrs.GiUman and 2 children, Mr. Cross. ■" ,' onehunga;' ' , Arrived—Rarawa (9.10 a.m.),. from' New Plymouth.' ' , . , . . V Sailed.—Rarawa; for New Plymouth. .Passengers—Misses Willis, Haselclen, Matthew's (2), CulTe, Ludbrook, Mesdames Har&atid 2 children, Smith," Bayley,. Oldalcer, .Ludbrook, and child, Churches, Big(?low and child, Nicoll, 'Messrs. Croll, Watts. Ludbrook, Alexander, Ross. Charltim," Smith,;. Colquhonn, Oldaker,! Nicoll, Captains Maudsley and Richardson!' .. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Rotoiti (G:2(i a.m.), from Onehunga. ' Arrived—Takapuna (10.15 a.m.),-from Wellington. • \ . . Sailed.—Takapuna.(6.3o p.m.), for Wellington. Sailed.—Rotoiti (8.50 p.mi), for,.Onehunga. ' . CAPE EGMONT. .''( ; ' ; - Torgaiiten passed north) at 8 a.m. ■ -. FOXTON. Sailed—Queen'of the South (7.30 a.m.), for Wellington. . : , WANGANUI. , , '. Arrived.—Stormbird (7.50 a.m!), .from Wellington. . , ' - Sailed.—Stormbird, (8.40 p.m.), for• Wellington.' ; ' Sailed.—Star of Scotland (7.45 p.m.), for Sydney. EAST CAPE. ; ' < ■ ' Surrey phssed for Wellington at. 11.25 a.m. . ; •' : NAPIER. \- ■ ' . Arrived.-j-Waikare (2.20 p.m.), from/Wellington. ■_ ■■ i .. Arrived<-rToroa (3.45; p.m.),; from Wellington. -, (12.1-5 p.m.), for Gisborne.; ' , .BLENHEIM. -- . ■' Arrived.—Waihi (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington. , ; : V PICTON. ' Arrived.—Jane-Douglas. (3.a;m.),'-and Wanata (7 a.m.),. from Wellington. • Arrived. 1 —Mapourika (5.55 p.m.), from Wellington. \- j - To sail;—Mapourika (10 p.mfor Nelson.' i • WESTPORT. ' ' Sailed.—Taviuni (9.25 a.m.), for WeiliiißtoniGREYMOUTH. - Arrived.—Arahura;.; (9.30; a.m:), from '.'Westport. ■ •••! ' '"r .' ... . Sailed.'— Kotuku ' and Pareora (10 : a.m.), for Wellington. . 1 ' j To sailH-Arahijra (10 p.m.), for Westport.... ; : V' KAIKOURA.. Arrived.—Wakatu;(B.so a.m.),' from TVellington. : ' ■ " - LYTTELTON/ , .;; Arrived.—Ripple (3.45 a.m.), from Chatham Islands. Arrived.—Maori (6.55 a.m.), from Wellington. \ : Sailecl.--Ale.\-ander (11.40 a.m.), .-for: Wellington. : Sailed.—Canopus (12.20 p.m.p for Westport. Sailed.—Wairuna (5.15 p.m.), for Timaru. '• - ' Sailed.—Maori, for. Wellington,-with'l4l passengers. ; Sailed.—Ripple, for' Chatham. Islands; DUNEDIN. : Arrived.—Victoria (3. p.m.), from Sydney. Passengers for Wellington—Misses' Armstrong, Stevens, Carson, Mesdames ' Froyer, Stone, Messrs! Stone, Smith. Butterworth.: Arrived.—Star of. England, from New York; via' Northern ports.;. ' - from Melbourne. Sailed.—Victoria, for.Sydney,' via "'Auckland, i

BLUFF.', v Sailed.—Maheno (7.30 'a.ml), for'Hobart and Melbourne. ■ t ! .the BELPine.; h : . : ;'- Tho local agents of the Shaw, Savill and Albion have' received cabled advice • that the steamer Delphic, from.the Bluff, had arrived in London last. Saturday evening., V ; " THE ICAIPAEA. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaipara, which left. Wellington on March 7, for London, and: which called at Monte Video early this week, is due,to arrive in London- about April 24; the talune; ' ; The Union Company's steamer Talnne arrived in Auckland yesterday morning, from Suva, and continued her voyage to Wellington at 4 o'clock yesterday' afternoon. The Talune has a cargo, of fruit to discharge, here, and'is due to-mOrrow afternoon. THE HIPPOLAS, LEFT CLARENCE RIVER. Advice has been received that the barque Hippolas left Clarence River on .Saturday, March 21j for Wellington. The vessel, which brings a cargo of hardwood timber, was readyfor sea on March *16, but was unable to ■ tajce her departure', owing to the condition of the bar.. ' . ' i . THE lONIC, LEFT CAPETOWN. Messrs. Levin and Company. have received cabled advice that the Shaw, Savill, and 1 ' Albion Company's fine liner. lonic, left Capetown on Saturday afternoon, for Wellington, via Hobart.- She .loft "-Plymouth' on March' 7, aud is expected to arrive here about April-31. The vessel has a large number of passengers for tho Dominion.. / ~ CHANGES OF OFFICERS. Several changes.of officers.in.the Union Com? e'any's steamers were announced yesterday.' aptuin R. Stewart, late of the Pateena, who | has been on , holiday leave,, assumed command 9f-the Mapourika', vice Captain Kennedy," who is ashoro on holiday leave. Captain Collins has Telinquished command of the Rotomahanii, andi has .been transferred to the Wairuna. Captain J. Robinson, of the latter vessel, brought tho Rotomahana to Wellington yesterday, and is proceeding to Auckland for orders. Captain Manning, late of the Maori, who has been away on holiday leave, left in command of tho Rotomahana for Port, Chalmers vesterday. It is, understood that he will . rejoin the .Maori as master.. Captain Hunter," of the Pateena, left in command of that vessel for Lyttelton last night. Captain A. 11. Edwin, a son of Captain R. A. Edwin, of tho ' Meteorological Department, who has been chief officer of the Rosa mood for some time, was appointed master of that vessel recently. EXPORTS FOR LONDON. The Fcderal-Houldcr-Shire Line steamer Oswestry Grange, which left Lyttelton last Saturday, for the West Coast 'of England ports, is laden with ths following Dominion exports*.— From Dunedin.—22so carcasses lamb, 358 cases cheese, 1703 boxes boned beef, 113. bags schulite, 8 casks casings, 3 bales leather, 1 trawl boards. From Bluff.—o6o cases cheese, 100 bales tow. 090 boxes boned beef, 100 cases preeorvod meat*. 1 1

I'l'om Auckland.—22 boxes butter, 8 tons bark, 1. bale .leather, . 200 - sacks sand, 22,553 super ft. timber, ICG carcasses lamb, 107 casks tallow, 1787 cases boned beef, 3 bodies veal, 8 cases machinery, 185 dumps tow. The exports from Lyttelton are not vet to hand. . < ■ From; Waitara—9lGs carcasses lamb, 3202 crates beef, 380 crates veal, 1092 quarters beef, 23 casks tallow, 3 bales leather. From Timaru.—l9,l92 carcasses lamb. From Pictori.—6ooo carcasses lamb. /" From Napier—Boo2 carcasses lamb, 1131 carcasses mutton. From Wellington.— 1 78S boxes' butter, . 1697 cases cheese, 12,003 carcasses i lamb, 3012 carcasses mutton, 300 quarters beef, 5344 boxes beef, 2000 casks • preserved meats, 46,959 super feet timber, 291-dumps ton*. ... ' THE ROTOMAHANA. •The Union Company's steamer Rotomahana withdrew from the Wellington-Lvttelton ferry service yesterday, : and sailed for Port Chalmers direct. The vessel; we learn on inquiry fiom the Union' Company, is to undergo extensive overhaul there, and will probably resume her old running until after Easter. The Lyttelton Times" of March 30 says:— "This evening.the Union Company's handsome and famous, if . veteran, steamer, "the Rotomahana, will leave Lyttelton for Wellington in what is, expected to be her last- trip in the servrce' in which for half a score of years she has earned fame and popularity. •. The old greyhouncl ' is to be transferred to the trade -between the Australian continent and Tasmania, and, in order to-be prepared.for her new sphere of usefulness, she is to .leave WeihnKton direct for Port Chalmers, where she will be docked for an overhaul. Her place in the'- 'ferry'" running will be temporarily filled by the Pateena, but it is understood that j her permanent substitute is to be the Mararoa. which .approaches ;near to her in fame and 1 P°Pu)flnty, is. a larger and more, com* i modious. boat. Though the Rotomaliana has j been, in gome. respects, surpassed by vessels of recent years, she is still a good, staunch; , useful boat, and/ though in her twenty-ninth 1 year, she. has well maintained her. reputation for speed, and regularity. She. is not as swift , as the turbine vessels of to-day, but she has shown herself as reliable, and her departure from l 'the service in which she. has done such good work may well be viewed with sentimental regret. The ' ferryservice is not by any means the only running in which ' the Rotomaliana lias ' been engaged. In the days of -her youth, when she was the pride of tiie reel-funnel fleet, she was. employed in the intercolonial trade and other important work: She was launched in 1879, at Dumbarton, from the yards of Messrs. Denny Bros., the builders of many of the fine vessels of the Union, CoiuPW s fleet/' The Eotomahana has tlie proud distinction of bsing.the first steel steamship, of the. ocean-going : typei ever' built. • Captain D. J7 Watson, secretary of the Merchant Service Guild, leaves for the South this evening on a business trip connected with tho Guild.' The Union Company' 6; steamer Hauroto left Westport at 8' o'clock yesterday morning;, for Dunedin. The Arahura arrived at Greymouth at half-past nine yesterday morning, and was expected to sail on the return journey at 10 o clock last, night; ' " • : It,is understood, says an exchange, that the s.s. Mararoa is .to ,return to New -Zealand in-order-to; take-the place of the's.s. Eotomahana in.the Lyttelton-Wellington; " ferry " service. The latter vessel is expected -to proceed to- Aust'ralia to take.the place of.;the,s.s. Coogee in the Melbourne and Laiinceston running.. The Coogee. is to be laid up for'repairs. The s.s. Zealandia will replace the . Mararoa ill the Sydney-HobaH trade. ' ' . There ,is now teady,- and will be launched iron _the boat-building yard of Mr. Adam Donaldson, at the Bluff, in a dav or so, one of three' fishing craft built to the. order of the.Bhiflr^ Fishing Company, says the;" Otapo Daily Tillies.' These craft are designed with special consideration to tho peculiarities'of the fishing trade amongst the islands, and it Is confidently, expccted.-they . will . materiallv facilitate operations. The craft just finished is built, on ; whaleboat - lines—29ft. long. 7ft. beam, and 3ft. 9in. in depth. The. timber used is Huon pine, imported from -Tasmania, , which 1 is. ' said , to;. be ' equally' durable With, and a shads cheaper, than the kauri hitherto made'usel-'of.-'