SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. < MAY. Day. Hr. m. First quarter ... ... 8 10.53 p.m, „ Full moon lc 4. 2 p.m. Last quarter ... ... 23 11.47 a.m. ■| «ow moon ... ' ... 30 2.41 p.m. 11 HIGH WATER. 3 To-day, 10.25 a.m.; 10.38 p.m. 0 To-morrow; 11.5 a.m.; 11.22 p.m. lf SUN. & Sun rises to-day, 6.44 a.m.; sets, 4.50 p.m. s ARRIVALS. | THURSDAY, MAY 7. | linriTANGI, S.s (2.20 a.m.), 323 tons, Man ley, from Foxton. ® MARAHOX s.s. (6.20 a.m.), 2598 tons, Mnn 1 f roin . Lyttelton.. Passengers: SaloonMisses Neville, O'Donahagiie (2), Price, Steven V son, Mandina, Mawhinney, Mackie, Johnston t Munro, Brandon, Mesdames Weir, Durant t Williams, Park, Collidge, Sutherland, "Bick 0 now, Hair, Joyce, White, Jay, Mair, Bowcn 3 Whitmore, Hankinson, Dunkley, Captain Ne ville, Messrs. Brown, Matheson, Weir, Durant Bold, Tabart, Bates, Pearco, Trimmer, Jab _ lon, Morrison, Harrison, Sutherland, White Greenwood, Mawhinney, Bickno, Dennine Grcsham, Mark, Wilson (2), Collidge, Durie J Hankinson, Moorhouse, Harman, Park, Hair Hart, Nathan,- Dunkley; 40 steerage. .. • ® ALEXANDER, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 377'. tons > Wildman, from Picton. ® HUIA, s.s. (7.35 a.m.), 127 tons, Burt, fro'n Wanganui. ° WOOTTON, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 151 tons, John son', from Collingwood. ' MOKOIA, s.s. (8.10 a.m.), 3502 tons, Smith from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers ' Saloon—Misses Coltman, Smith, Pratt, Schu ' maker, Mesdames Hartley, Maslin, Bayliss 1 Champion, Livingstone, Messrs. Hartley, Oat 1 way, Maslin, Stophens,' Ellis. Brown, Strain l and Captain Renaut; 29 steerage. r TERAWHITI, s.s. (9.35 a.m.), 2GO tons s Holm, from Westport. i HINEMOA, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), 542 tens, Bollons 0 from Auckland. ( ARATUPU, barquentine_(s.3s p.m.), 170 tons Rennie, from Kaipara. ■ ■j ARAHURA, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 159S tons, Lam f bert, from West Coast, Nelson, and Picton * Passengers; Saloon—Misses Higginbotham 1 Carlyon, Spillane, Mo/iarty, Emerson, Steven f son; Forrest, Dodson/(2), Clarkson-(2), O'Briei 3 (2), Horalin, .Mesdames Anderson, Guy, ,'Hey 3 ooekJ> Gannaway, Gibson, A.J.Weekes, Behldn 3 Dodson, Kennedy, Griffiths, Behldn, and An derson, Messrs. Champion, England,' Baird ! Ward, Daniels, Hutton, Patton, Radford ~ 'Cochrane, Clunari, Flynn, Power, Manners Champion, Cathell, Gannaway, Maunsell, R 5 W. Gibb, Buttlery, Levvy, Field, H. R. Car - son, Thornton, Thompson, Moller, Pownall 1 Griffiths, llohlieft', Redpath, Flintoff, ICilgonr 3 M'Kechnie, J. Shannon, Ecclesfield, Galvin ; and Baxter; 42 steerage. ' ® ' FRIDAY, MAY 8. _ PATEENA, s.s. (12.15 a.m.), 1212 tons,. Stewr art, from Nelson and Picton. 180 passengers. • DEPARTURES. V [ • THURSDAY,'MAY, , 7. ) ra'.'ANAU, s.s. (2.30 a.m;), 1652 tons, : Nicholi son, for Picton, Nelson, and' West Coast-: s WOOTTON, s.s. (4.45 a.m.), 151 tons, John- - son, for Kaipara..... ; STORMBIRD, s.s.'. (10.35 a.m.), ,217 tons - M'lntyre, for Wanganui. ' : ' PENGUIN; s.s. s (12.35; p.m;), '824 tons; M'lean ; for New Plymouth and:- Onohunga. • Passcn- . gers: For-New-Plymouth— Mr. Mowbray. ■ Foi . Onehunga—Misses Willis (2), Drake, Johnston [ Messrs! Tain, Vantell (2), Denniston, Chrys- . tall. ■ ■ ' _ v MAORI, s.s. (3 p.m.), 5317 tons, Nicoll, 'foi | Bluff.. ( HIMITANGI,; s.s. (3.35 p.m.), 323 tons, Man! ley, for: Foxton. , OPAWA, s.s. (4.25 p.m.), 120 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. FLORA, s.s. (4.45 p.m.), 1273 tons, Todd, foi Westport. KENNEDY", s.s. (5 p.m.), 226 tons,. Vickerman, for Nelson and West Coast. MOKOIA, s.s. (5.50 p.m.),' 3502 tons, Smith, . for Sydney, via Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. - Passengers—Saloon: For Napier and 1 Gisborne—Mesdames Williams, Frome, Messrs.' ■ Thomas, Saunders, Cathie, 1 Humphrey, Ball. • For, Auckland—Misses Paterson (2), Mes'daiiie's Hutcliinson, Skinner, Andrew, Brooks (2), Bar- , ber, Grant, Master Vial, Master Caselberg, , Messrs. Anyon, Broderick, Ritchardson, Bat- , tray. For Sydney—Mr. ledger. , ; WARRIMOO, s.s. (6.50 p.m.), 3529 .toils, , M'Donald, for Melbourne, via Hobart and Bluff." Passensers—SaloonFor' Jliss Hanes, Mrs.'Johnstone, Messrs; Arbuckle, Robertson, Johnstone, Clegton. For Dunedin— Miss Strang, Mrs. Eorsburgh,. Mr. Pemberton.' For Bluff, Hobart, and, Melbourne—Misses After, Campbell, Mesdames Gadleston, Campboll, Mr. Gadleston. v MARAROA, 1 s.s. (B.lo' p.m.), 2593 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: 1 SaloonMisses 'Morris,' Sherwood, Bowen, Opio,' Price, Pirie, M'Ewan, Buller, Blake, Mesdames Roach, Mowbray, Hawking, Wilkinson, Barclay, M'Ewan, Blake, Bedford, Messrs. Smith, Parker,, Inman, - Findlay, Bctham (2), Barrett; Hinds, Findlay, Cooper, Bonnington, Turner, Menzios, Murray, M'Kenzie, Anderson. . ; . : .. FRIDAY, MAY 8. . WAIHI, s.s. '(2 a.m.), 92. tons, Carey, for Blenheim; . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Pareora, Greymouth, jilay -8. - Waihi, Blouheim, May 8. , Opawa, Blenheim, May. 8. . . ' . Manaroa, Motueka, May 8. Poherua, Westport, May 8. Tutanekai, Greymouth, May 8. Maori, Lyttelton, May 8. Mooraki, Melbourne, Hobart,.'and South, May 8 " Rotoiti, Onehunga and New Plymouth; May 8. Wimmora, Sydney, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier, May 9. Stormbird, Wanganui,. May 9. . Blenheim, Blenheim, May 9 Mararoa, Lyttelton, May 9./ \ ; ■ Himitangi, Foxton,May 9.. ' Waihora, Calcutta,' via Auckland, May' 9.' , Tasman, Nelson, Motueka, May 9. Waikaro, Lyttelton, Dunedin, May 10.' Mapourika,, West Coast, Nelson, May 10. ' Koonya, Southern ports, May 10. Wakatu, Lyttelton, via Coast, May 10. Monowai, Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, May 12. , Ulimaroa, Sydney, May 13. Corinna, Southern ports, May 13. Penguin, Ohehunga, and New Plymouth. May 13. . Devon, Napier, May 13. , Kia Ora, Timaru, May 14.. Maitai, Melbourne, Hobart, and South j May 15. Mo'ana, Sydney, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier, May 15. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. . Mana, Patea, May 8. Aorere,. Patea, May 8. ICahu, Napier and East Coast, May 8. Huia, Wanganui, May 8. Manaroa, Motueka, May 8. Maori, Lyttelton, May 8. Kapiti, Lyttelton, May 8. . Pateona, Picton, Nelson, May 8. ' Mocraki, Sydney, May 8. - Wimmera, Lyttelton and Dunedin, Mav 9 Arahura, Picton, Nelson, and West Coast' May 9. Tongariro. London, May 9. Indraghiri, Lyttelton, May 9. Stormbird, Wanganui, May 9. Blonheim, 31enheim, May 9. ' Mararoa, Lyttelton, -May 9. Himitangi, Foxton, May 9; • .. . Opawa, Blenheim, May 9. J ■ Waihi, Blenheim, May 9., - • Alexander, Nelson and West Coast; May-9: - Tasman, Nelson and Motueka, May 10.Rotoiti, Nelson, New Plj-mouthi and ■ Onehunga, May 10. Tutanekai, Auckland, May 11. [ Wakatu, Lyttelton, via Coast, May 11. Waikare, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, May 11. Koonya, Westport, Greymouth,- May 11. Monowai,-Lyttolton, Dunedin, May'l2. Mapourika, Nelson and West Coast, May 12 Penguin, "New Plymouth and Onehunga, May 13. ... Ulimaroa, 'Melbourne, via Hobart and South, May 14. Covinnn, New Plymouth and Onehunga, May 14. IMTEnCOUONIAL SERVICE. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. - MOERAKI. s.s., left Melbourne, April 29, for Wellington, via Hobart and Southern ports. Duo Wellington, May 8. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Duo Sydney, May 12. ■ WIMMERA, s.s., left Syduev, April 29 via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Due

Wellington, May 8. Leaves same day for Lyttelton and Dunodin. ULIMAROA, s.s., leaves Sydney, May 9, for Wellington direct. Duo Wellington, May 13. Leaves next day for Melbourne via Southern ports and Hobart. Duo Melbourne, May 23. MAITAI, s.s., left -Melbourne, May 6, for Wellington via Hobart and Southern ports. Duo Wellington, May 15. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Duo Sydney, May 19. MOANA, left Sydney, May 6, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Due Wellington May 15. Leaves samo day for ' Lyttelton and Dunedin. VICTORIA, s.s., leaves Sydney, May 13, for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, Due Wellington May 22. Leaves samo day foi Lyttelton /and Dunedin. , , . TARAAVERA, s.s., leaves ■ Melbourne, May 13, for Dunedin, where she tranships to Maheno, which is due here May 22. Leaves for Sydney direct same day. Due Sydnev May 20. MOERAKI, s.s. leaves Sydney, May 16, foi n _ Wellington direct. Due May 20.- Leaves next day for Melbourne, via Hobart and South. " " I • n _ OVERSEA SHIPPING. ». STEAMERS. TO ARRIVE. It- From London. • NIAVARU (due Wellington about May 8). ?' sailed on February 29. via Australian ports, I • Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) e ; TURAKINA (due Wellington about May 10), c ' Bailed on . March 14, via Auctcland. New 0 ' Zealand -Shipping Co., - agents.)* r ' PAI'AROA (duo Wellington about May' 9), ' eailed on March 19, Plymouth, March 21, via Cupetown and Hobart. iNew Zealand Ship. ' |jiug Co., agents.) ATHENIC (due Wellington about May 18), m 6ailed on April 2, Plymouth April 4, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill, agents.) n- PAPANUI'(due Wellington about Jnne 'G), eailed April 18, via Capetown and Hobart. h, (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) s:. MATATUA (due Wellington about Juno 9), u- sailed April 10, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill is, Co,, agents.) . CORINTHIC . (due Wellington June 16) n, sailed, Plymouth on May 2, via Capetown anc Hobart. (Shaw, Savill, agents.) s > TOMOANA (due Wellington about June 28), sailed April 20, via Australian ports, Auckis, land, and Napier. s From Llveroool. ■ MORAYSHIRE (due Wellington about Maj ii- 14), sailed on March 7, via Melbourne, Sydney n. and Auckland. (F.H.S. Line, agents.) n, ■ WHAIOATANE (due Wellington about May n- 22), sailed on March 21, via Auckland. (New :n Zealand Shipping Co., airents.) s'* CORNWALL (due : Wellington ' about !• June n > 12), sailed on April 11, for Australian and New "" Zealand ports. . (F.H:S. ; Line, agents.) ; • . 'FIFESIIIRE (due Wellington about July 14) ■ sailed on May 2, via Australia and Auckland I' (F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) From Now York. r, AFRICAN MONARCH (dtio Wellington n, about May 15), sailed on February 29, via Australia and Ancklaud. (New Zealand Shipping Co.. agents.). ' MIMIRO (due Wellington about May - 20), v- sailed on February 29, via Australia and Auckland. ' . BUCEROS (dtfe Wellington about June 20), sailed on April 8,-via Auckland. (A. and A. Line, agents.), " STAR OF NEW ZEALAND,(due Wellington V aboiit June 26). sailed on April r2, for Australian and New Zealand ports. (Tyser Lino, agents.) . . ' STEPHANOTIS (due Wellington. about July 19), sailed on April 29, via Australia and s, Auckland. (A. , and :A. Line, agents.) n, " SAILING VESSELS TO AHRIVE. RENFIELD. four-masted barquentine, left -. Livorpool, February 20, for Wellington. DARTFORD, ship, left-Newcastle, April 4, "for Wellington. ._ CASABLANCA, barque, left Newcastle, April )r ' 28, for Wellington.' ■ '" ji, LATJRA, barque, left Port Stephens, April 27, for Wellington. V t s ORELLANA, left Adelaide April-27, for AVel- ' lington. lr BY TELEGRAPH. " r " COASTAL.- ■' THURSDAY/ MAY 7^;.'. , S j AUCKLAND. ' ' >1# . Arrived.—Morayshire (11.30 a.m.), from SydL ley.is- - ";.T ONEHUNGA Arrived.—Rarawa (9.30 a.m.), from New Ply- " mouth - . Sailed.—Rotoiti (10.50 ■ a.m.), for .-New Plymouth and 'Wellington. s jj (10.50 a.m.), for' New Plymouth and Wellington. Passengers: ' SaloonMisses Babe, Air, Wordsworth, Bowie, Dimant '■ (2), Mesdames ■ Peterson, Snow/ Tanner, Mitcholl and 2 children, Kemp and child, Messrs. '• Booth, Wright, Corry, Pinson, Taylor, AtkinlS son, Moulden, Snow, Harbutt, Gordon, Maunsell, Senn. ' . L ; - WAITARA. - Arrived.-frTaihui :,(1.30' p.m.), froni Welling- !, ton. i' . . N NAPIER. - ■] Sailed.—Surrey (3.30 p.m.), for Avonmouth: '• , ■ PICTON. Arrived—To Anau (8 a.m.), Corinna" (8.45 a.m.), and Kittawa (10.5 a.m.), from Wellington. ■ v r '. Sailed.—To Anau (3.20 p.m.), for Nelson. Arrived.—Pateena (4.15 p.m.), from ;Nelson. To sail.—Pateena (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington: MOTUEKA. ... i.- -■ Sailed.—Manaroa (12.15 p.m.), for Wellington. ' I PORT AHURIRI . .i' " Sailed.-j-Niwaru (5.30. p.m.), for Wellington. .- - • - WESTPOET. . ' : . Sailed.—Pohorua (1.45 p.m.), for Wellington. ' Arrived.—Mapourika (3 a.m.), from Nelson. ; . GREYMOUTH. Arrived.—Petone (1.10 a.m.), from Wellington. ' : _ : Sailed;—Pareora (1.30 a.m.), for Wellington. J ! . ' -LYTTELTON. - ' Arrived.—Maori (9.5 a.m.), from Wellington. Arrived.—Eliza Firth, schooner, - from Ifaipara.. Sailed.—Maori, for Wellington. Sailed.—Moeraki (6.50 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU. Arrived.—Ennerdalo (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington. " "■ DUNEDIN. Arrived. Waikare, from Auckland, -via ports. „ , „ - Sailed.—Koonya, for West Coast. Sailed—Devon, for Bluff. BLUFF. : Arrived.—Orange Branch, from 7 Port Chalmers. , . - THE AMOKURA. The training ship Amokura, which arrived in the stream on Wednesday nigttt, inado the run from Auckland mostly under sail, the lads working the ship. : Therr are at present 76 all told on the vessel. 60, of this total being boys. The whole of the crew aro in good ■ health. MOVEMENTS OF THE DEVON. " Tho Federal Houlfjer Shire' liner Devon is expected to leave tho Bluff to-day for 'Nanier. Tho vessel is due at Wellington on Wednesday next, and will sail again on the Sunday for Picton, Timaru, LyttcltoiT, and Waitara. Sho.will leave AVaitara finally on May 30 for AVest of England ports, via Madiera. AVIMMERA DELAYED. Tho Huddart Parker -<Co.'s' steamer AVimmera, tiiiie-tabled to arrive- to-day from Sydney, via Auckland,-has been delayed on, the Const! and will not' reach" Wollington until Saturdnv morning.. .She was to leave Gisborne for Napier last night,'and should get away from Napier this , afternoon. The vessol will leavo oil Saturday-after-noon and will pick up her time in tho'South. AVESTPORT HARBOUR. / A return of shipping for the port o£ Westport shows that for the month of April 10G steamers aud 3 sailing vessels, representing 58,073 tons, entered tho port, and 102 steamers and 1 sailer, representing 55,0821 tons, left tho ' port, making the total tonnage for the month 1 113,155 tons. Tho export of timber wa? 69,121 superficial feet, and the coal export was as • follows:—AVcstport Coal Co., 49,823 tons; State « Coal Mines, 2832 tons; briquettes, 881 tons. < Tho mean high', water' in the river for the month / was 23ft. 4in., and on the bar 22ft. lin. ■ . '

> THE TOFUA. , • Advice received - by the ■ Head Office of' the ' r Union Co. states that the new Island, trader '• lofua arrived at Capetown on a day ahead of time-table date. Aftor dischargln6 at the Cape the vessel was to leave for ir Algoa Bay, East London, Durban, and Sydi. ney. Tho Tofua is 350 ft. long, 48ft: broad, r and 31ft. deep. Her gross tonnago is 4200 tons, equal to that of the Moeraki.' AccomI- modation is provided for 100 first-class and 41 second-class passengers; 'AH the first-clasa r cabins, as well as the dining, drawing, ■ and smoking rooms, are situated on deck. Adequate provision is made for the carrying of fruit r and tropical cargo. Under the command of * Captain M'Beth, tlio Tofua left Liverpool on April 16 for Sydney, via' South Africa. Sho will leave Sydney on June 23 to enter the 7 Island service, taking the place of the Navua. ,y The Defender was still bar-bound at Greymouth at latest advice. ', ir ; According to advice received yesterday, the - ;t weather on the AVest Coast was still bad, but ■ was improving slightly. Captain Neville, of the Maheno, and Captain Renaut, of the -Taieri, arrived from the South yesterday morning. The Union Company's collier Komata has been fixed to load coal at AVestport next week for the Navy at Frcmantle. Mr. AYard, purser of the Karori, who has been spending a holiday iii New. Zealand, is- to -I return to Sydney ta-day by the Moeraki: .' r * M«srs. Baunatyne' and Co. advise that the [ Tyser liner Miniiro is to leave Sydney for ■ I Auckland to-day, and is duo- here about May 20. a iThe schooner Amelia Sims, now on her -way to AVanganui from Lyttelton, is expected to go on to Havelock to load timber for AVellington. )> The Federal-Houlder-Shire liner Morayshirs" ! * is expectcd to leave Auckland for Wellington' on Monday, and is due here on' Thursday morn- ). mg.' . . . - The turbine steamer., Maori was docked at . Lyttelton yesterday, and consequently was not . ii to leave the Southern port until 11 o'clock last " night. ■ • i), , T y ser l' ner Niwaru is expected to arrive id ' r P ln London to-day, and will discharge forthwith. Messrs. W. M. Bannatyne and-Co., Ltd., j are. the agents. c- The steanier Hanistead left Bunbury on Wed-nesday,-with a cargo of jarrah for, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is due I here about the'end of next week. . , j Tho Government steamer Tutariekai was still y, bar ; bound at Greymouth yesterday. It is not . anticipated; that she will be able to leave.'AA'el- - y lington for Auckland before Monday next. ' " • A preliminary, inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the steamer Takapuria's-collision . e with, the wharf, on Wednesday) will be held it next week by the .Collector of Customs. ■ According to Sydney files, the barquentine ,)> Rio, which was cabled as having loft Clarence River on May 1 for Wellington, did not leave for this port, but for AVestport and Greymouth. An exchange' is responsible for the statement -that the average life of a British ship is 2G - n years, bat Scandinavians make their craft last ' « on an average 30 years. The life of an Ameri- " can ship averages only 18 years.; -, > The, Union Company advise that the,Mapon.rika arrived at Westport at 3 o'clock yester- — day morning, and sailed again at 11 a.m. for Greymouth. The vessel is not expected to leave the Grey \on the return'trip until 1 p.'rn. to-' " da f- .' ' '• ' :. •, '' ','. ' a , The Union. Company's - steamer ' Takapuna, .. which collided with the Queen's AVharf on ' j" AA 7 ednesday, is to be laid lip at AA r ellington for ' survey and overhaul. The Penguin-will carry ! on the Takapuna's time-table dates in -tho ? meantime. .■ ■■■' , • ' d • The Mararoa, 'which. has replaced' the Rotomahana in the ferry' service, is - under the command of Captain.Manning. - Mr. Naylor is' chief officer, Mr. Hoi-ne second,'and Mr. Elliott- ' third. Mr. M'Dowell is chief engineer, Mr/Guy second, and Mr. Low third. Mr. V. Duff: 1, is purser.