SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 January 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OP THE MOON. JANUARY. Day. Hr. m. full moon 7 1 43 a.m.' Last quarter ... 15. 5.41 a.m. New moon 22 U 42 a.m. First quarter 29 2 37 a.m. HIGH WATER. To-day, 5.5 a.m.; 5.31 p.m. < To-morrow, 6.0. a.m.; 6.29 p.m. ' SUN. Sun rises to-day, 4.43 a.m.; sets, 7.20 p.m. arrivals. Friday, january 22. 'MANA, b.s. (1 a.m.), 134 .tons, Jackson, from Patea. PETONE, s.s. (2.45 a.m.), 708 tons, Dilner, from Greymouth. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s! (5.10 a.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. . " / JIAMARi; s.s." (5.25 a.m.), 6688 tons, Maxwell, from London, via Auckland. MAORI, s.s. (6.50 a.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, from Lyttolton.—273 passengers. _ WAREIJtOO, s.s (7 a.ra.), 3529 tons, M'Beth, from Melbourne, Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, aud liyttelton. \ Passengers: Saloon-Misses Pearse, Hackney, Punkus, Miller, Griffiths. Oavell (5), btput, Coloui, Collins, Brennan. Blair, Olennison, Williams, Deveril, Thompson, Sister of ,Sacred .Heart, Mesdames Arnett, Jovgensen, Bowe and 3 children De, Beere, Guthrie, Pollard, Moffctt; Williams, Hodges, Lady Stout, Messrs. Houghton, "oßcere, Bowe, Mackenzie, Gnthrie, Thompson, Williams, Pone (2), Cunningham, Barclay. Richardson, Moffitt, Richards, Williams, icland, Hodges Maddox, Arnett, Jarratt, Jorgensen, Glass, Graham (2); 82 steerage. \ MANUKA, s.s. (8.5 a.m.), 4505 tons, Newton, from Sydney, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Passengers: Saloon-Misses M'Kenzie, Bell, Holmes, Foster, Brodrick,. Mesdames Holmes, Sainsbury, White, M'Kenzie,' Messrs. Mousley, Mbeclt, Davis, Altone, Thomas, Nannestead, Bannister, Midd eton, Innes, Mitchell, Miles BCQuin, Willeox, Keith; 20 steerage. KAMONA, s.s. (10 a.m.), 1425 tons, Platts, from Westport. HUIA, s.s. (10.20 a.m.), 127 tons, Dowell, from Wanganui. • ' .LAUDERDALE, s.s. (2.10 p.m.), 1668 tons. Holm, from Newcastle. f »■*• 01-5 p.m.), 624 tons, Naylor, irom ftelson and Picton, with 98 passengers. ARAPAWA, s.s. (12.10 a.m.); Corby, from Patea. , SATURDAY, JANUARY, 23. BLENHEIM, s.s. (12.25 a.m.)/120-tons, Watson, from Picton. NORA NIVEN, s.s. (1.20 a.m.), 56 tons, Eddy, from East Coast. *' DEPARTURES. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22. MANA, s.s. (12.30 p.m.), 134 tons, Jackson, for Patea. . . ~ KIItIPAKA,.s.s. (11.15 a.m.), 133 tons, Dixon, for Patea. WARRIMOO, s.s. (4.10 p.m.;, 3529 tons, M'Beth; for Sydney direct. Passengers; Saloon-Misses Cann, Vaughan, Chappie (41, J. Scoular, Lewis, fecoular, O'-tirien, R. M. Palmer, Crevar, Watson, B. A. Carter, Mesdames Edwards, M'Leod, Chappie, 1,. Ilitchings, O. Miller, Corlctt, J; Joseph, M: 0. Power,, Dr. Chappie, Father.M'Grath, Messrs. N. Jackson, L. Jackson, Douglas and boy, A. J: J.'roup, J. Crowley, E. Leggatt, R. Parker, J. Johnston', L. Hitchings, J, 0. Martin, 0. Miller, Chas. Dah!, W. Littleiohn, Hellesoo, A. J. Ross, MNarn, Eyles, Links, M.IC. Power. MANUKA,-s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 4505 tons, Newton, for Lytteltou and Dnnouiii. Maori, s.s. (3.15 p.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, for Lyttolton., ';•.-■

l EXPECTED ARRIVALS. I Defender, Hokitika, January 23. Opawa, Blenheim, January 23! Mangapapa, Karainea, January 23. Arapawa, Patca, January 23. Wairau, Nelson, Motueka, January 23.. .Mararoa, LytteUon, January. 23. Ivahu, East Coast, January. 23."' . Blenheim, Pieton, January 23. " Manaroa, Havelock,- January 23. ■'■• Mapourika, West Coast and Nelson, January 23. Maori, Lyttolton. January 24. . ~ Jfonowai, southern ports, January 24. .Alexander, Nelson, January 24. :.. ■ I ■• Koonya, southern ports, January. 26. "' ■ " ■ Kotoiti, Onehunga, New Plymouth! January 27. , . Maheno, Sydney, January 27.'. ' Marama, Melbourne, via south, January 29. • ' victoria, Sydney, via Auckland,. January 29. J PROJECTED DEPARTURES. " Opawa, Blenheim, January 23. iviripaka, Patea, January 23. Defender, Hokitika, January 23. Arapawa, Patea, January • 23. ' : • Kahn, Eaot Coast. January/ 23; •"■■ - Stormbird, Wauganui, January 23. . Alexander, Kelson and West Coast, January 23. Orari, Lyttolton,. January 23. / Mangapapa, IVestport,'January 23. -' : ' '' '■'. Wairau, Nelson, Motneka,; January 23. Mararoa, LytteUon, January 23, Penguin, Picton. January 23. .Aorcre, Patea,-January 23., ■■;..-■ Blenheim, Blenheim, January' 23. Morayshire, Avomnontli, January 23. . Arahura,. Nelson, West Coast, January 23. Wakatu, Kaikoura, January 23. ■''•'• Queen of the Mouth, Foston, January 23 Huia, Wanganui, January 23. ' Mamari, Bluff, January 23. Manaroa, Motneka, January 25. ", Monowai, northern ports, January 25 Alexander, Nelson-and West Coast, January 25 Koonya, West Coast, January 26. • ■ ■ > Mapourika, Pieton, Nelson, and West Coast January -26. ' 'i'alune. LytteUon, Dunedin, January 26.. Tainui, London, January .28. . ilaheno, Melbourne, via southern, ports and Ho- . bart,-January-28.' ar E °2B'"'' Pictoa '' Kclson > Ne w Plymouth, JanuMarama, Sydney direct, January 29 . Victoria, LytteUon, Dunedin, January 29. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. ..MAHAMA, s.s. leaves Melbourne January 20 I? r u ;, e r u K Bton ' v J a Hobart and southern p rts' Due Wellington January 23. Leaves same dav for Sydney direct. Duo Sydney February 2. VIOTOEIA, 's.s. leaves Sydney January 20 fbr Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Nsi'nicr Duo Wellington January 29. Leaves sr.me dav for Lyttolton.and Dunedin. ■ ' ' MAHENO,' s.s. leaves Sydney January 23 for Wellington direot. Due Wellington Januiirv 27 Leaves January.2B for southern ports, H.j.art' and Melbourne. Duo Melbourne February 6. ' M.OKOIA, s.s. leaves Sydney January 27 for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier Due Wellington February 5.' Leaves eamo day lor. Lytteltoa and Dunedin. TJLIMAROA, s.s., leaves/Melbourne January 26 .for Wellington, via Hobart and southern 'poits Due Wellington February a. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Due Sydney February 9. MOIORAKI, s.s., leaves Melbourne February 2 for Wellington, via Hobart and southern ports' Due Wellington February 12. Leaves samo dav'. for Sydney direct. Due Sydney February 16 WIMMERA.s.s., leaves Sydney February 3 for Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Nanier Duo Wellington February 12. Leaves same day for Lyttolton and Dunedin. . .MANUKA, s.s., leaves Sydney February 10, for '■ Wellington, via Auckland, Gisborne, and Nanier put Wellington February 19. Sails same day for" Lyttolton and Dunedin. ■ WARRIMOO, 5.8., leaves Sydney January 7n *„,. Wellington direct. Due Wellingto^FriaryT Leaves February 4 for Melbourne, via southern ports and Hobart. Due Melbourne February 13. OVERSEA SHIPPINO. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From London. , , . TOMOANA (due Wellington about February 21 sailed on November 3, via Australia, AuckUnd and Napier. '(Tyser Line, agents). u< -«'aud ( MAMARI Wellington about January 2?l sailed on December 2, via Auckland (5i,« '■■ Savill, ageuta.) , .■. . . ana> (sha w. NEREHANA (due Wellington about. Fobrrn.,.,, 5), sailed on December 2, via Australia A^ y land, and Nupicr. (Tyser Line, agents,' Auct lONIC (duo. Wellington about January mi sailed on December 10 Plymouth December 12' via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill Ti/r,tt! '. TTJRAIUNA (due Wellington about ; dl, ' 11), saUed on December 29, Plymouth iw ary ber 31, via Capetown and Hobart? (New °/» m ' land Shipping Company, agents.) ea ' TONGAIURO (due Wellington about i?«i™ 22), sailed on January 7, via Canetoln Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping ConZny lentsl ATHENICI (duo Wellington about February 23) sailed on January 7, Plymouth January 7 via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, SaviU LZntl\ WAJMATE (due Wellington about 'mS 7) sailed on.January 9, via Auckland. (New Zea land Shipping Company, agents.) *

From Liverpool. OTA.KI (duo Wellington about January 26) l all f d , OI J, ?f o Y emb « 28 - via- Auckland (Kiw Zealand Shipping Company, agents ) PIFESHIItE-(duo Wellington about February 12), sailed on December 11, vi a AustMlin „nS Auckland. (P.H.S. Line, agents.) Australla an<l DELPHIO (due Wellington about February 21) f^ ed o ,'k DecDl 2 b % 31 ' via Australia and Auckland. (Sha\v, SaviH, agents.) DRAYTON GRANGE (duo Wellington n hn„t March 14). sailed on January 9 via Austral and Auckland. (F.H.S. Lino, agents') Außtrah ? From Now York. ZofSd v (AaB ,s«>lljnetpn about January Sydney and MeL. January 25) A ,S Ar ' lA U«e Wellington about 'Ua and Ai,'iw?nS d ?n' N °v?mbor 7, via Austramm i™L Mi (lyßor LinD > agents.) Svdnev f,n,l ed .,' on , December 3, via Melbourne. (New Ship. BaUod^L 1 ( 1"° Welli "Ston about March i)[ land nwr C r' ? * or "• via Australia and Auckland, uyser Lmo, agents.) K aii A d S s? i T A n-. (dUo ', Wc . mn K ton ttbout March. 15), ("'and^S- y a g -en^.) AUStr " ,ia and Auokland ' SAILING VESSELS EXPECTED. hn L r A ?i Y 'Jr?i LS^ EY ' ba , r< «? c ' lefl Liverpool Noveri.. bcr 11. (Johnston and Co., agents.) b<S H 2 A , E vi! a TtaS OKEE - lo£t Pußet Souod ooto -

BY TELEGEAPH. SYDNEY. ■ - January 22. ' Arnved.-Mokoia (9 p.m.). COASTAL. FRIDAY, JANUAEY. 22. AUCKLAND. H.M.S. Cambrian arrived in the Gulf to-night from Wellington. ONEHUNGA. Arrived.—Takapuna (7.55 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Railed.-Takapuna (2.25 p.m.), for New Plymouth. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Colson, watt, Crawford, Dewar, Hobbcn, Hooker, Oussen, Bnggs, Mesdames Syrae, Sextie, Kempthorne, Messrs. Pearhouse, Georgo, Haslam, Atkin, Benjamin, Diver, Morton, Kempthorno, and Dr. King. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived—Earawa (5 a.m.l, from Onehunga; Corinna (6.30 a.m.); from Wellington. Sailed.—Corinna (5 p.m.) and Earawa (9 p.m.), for.Onohunga. . , PATEA. Arrived.—Adrcre (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Arapawa (10.15 a.m.), for Wellington. NAPIEE. Arrived.—Karamea (12.50 p.m.), from Timaru; Wimmera (8.30 a.m.), from Wellington. ■ Sailed.—Wimmora, for Gishorne. -'j PICTON. Sailed.—Eotoiti. (1.30 a.m.), for Nelson. ' ■ . .NELSON.' Arrived.—Eotoiti (9.50 a.m.), from Picton; Waverley (6.55 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Wairau (4.45 p.m.), for Wellington. . HAVELOOK. Arrived.—Manaroa (8 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Manaroa (10.20 a.m.), for Wellington. OASTLEPOINT. . Arrived.-Kahu (8 p.m., Thursday), from Wellington. • Sailed.—Kahu (6 a.m.), for Wellington, via the coast. < ■■..._'■ WESTPOET. Arrived.—Putiki (9 a.m.), from Wellington. '■ GEEYMOUTH. .'...'..'..■'. Arrived.-Ngahere. (1 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.-MoeraM (6.15 a.m.) and Mararoa' (8.20 a.m.), from Wellington. (10.50 a.m.), for Picton. Moeraki' (1.5 p.m.), for Dnnedin, Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. Passengers: For Dunedin-Misses Shirley, Crosby, Messrs. Falla and Shirley. For BluffMessrs: r B. Stott (2). For Hobart-Misses Mace, Mrs. Head, Mr. Edie. For Melbourne-Miss H-,£ n; anri 8 steerage. Mararoa (6:15 p.m.), for Wellington. To saiL-Tainui (9 p.m.), for Wellington.: ■ ' : ' , DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Koonya, from West Coast. Sailed.—Monowai, for Auckland, via.East Coast ports. Passengers: For Lyttelton-Misses Eicketts, Stanson, Mesdames Cannon and 2 children, Eicketts, Stringer, Leech, Messrs. Baker. Morgan. Eicketts, Strong. For Wellington-Misses Attridge, Poynton, M'Guffog, Nichol, Mnirhead, Mesdames Taylor, Paul and 3 children, White. Messrs. Jacobs, Young, Childs, Grange, Master Jacobs. For Auckland—Misses Thompson. Wilkinson, Ealph, Stewart (2), Mesdames Baker, bmith, Ealp.li, Fenwick, Messrs. Baker, Mowbray (3), Fenwick. ■ . .

EAST COAST ; BAYS. CARGO. .On Monday, the . Union Company's Bteamer Monowai, which leaves for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland, will take cargo for East Coast Bays, the connection of steamers being made at Napier. ~'■ TPEAKINA,' LEFT CAPETOWN. ' ■'. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch reports that : the New Zealand Shipping Company s steamer Turakina resumed her voyage from Capetown on-Thursday for Wellington. lONIC,'DUE TUESDAY. ,Oablod advice received by the local agents reports that the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's liner, fi.M.S. lonic, left Hobart at 11 a.m. yesterday, in continuation of her voyage from London to Wellington. The vessel has a large number of passengers for Dominion ports, and is due here on Tuesday. . A LAKGE FREIGHT. ~'•'... According to an exchange, the: steamer Knight of the Garter, which left Melbourne last week, shipped IU3.CGO bags of wheat and 1500 tons' of bunker coal, .making a total of 10.7C0 tons of freight.. This h? reported to be the largest cargo of wheat yet shipped from the Commonwealth, beating Sydney's record of 62,000 bags, and<the Victorian record of 57,000' bags.■.- ■•.,.' ".. ■''"■ i:iMpSN.brif&jMEroßi : iNQTjmTr.^:;". i It is reported that an. inquiry, r wilLshortly bo held concerning the conduct'of'the captain of a certain collier in giving his navigating officer a. wrong chronometer... The chronometer, .which was three minutes out at the commencement of the voyage, was losing three'seconds .daily, and had tho error not been discovered might have been tho cause of disaster. ACETYLENE GAS ON STEAMERS; The' Eteanier Seabird, which lias.' taken the place of the ketch Dart in the Hobart-Dunalley trade, has been . fitted with an acetylene gas plant, and is the first steamer in the.Derwent Eiver trado to be so lighted (says nn exchange), the work was carried out by the engineer of the vessel (Mr. Gulliver). • It is intended to lay. the gas on to tho masthead and side lights.

KAIAPOI SHIPPING'TKABE; .; CaptainW. V. Bindon has informed a northern exchange that the new coastal steamer for Kaiapoi is well under way at the. builders in Ire,n,j T-he keel.is laid, and the 'framework completed. She as to be twin-screw, with triple expansion engines, developing a speed of 11 knots. Her total carrying capacity will be SCO tons. She will enrry 200 tons on a draught of 6ft. Bin., and 450 on Bft. 10m., and will be one of the finest steamers of .her size on the Now Zealand coast. The launching will take place early in March' and the now steamer- will then be towed over to the Clyde to have her engines put in by Messrs. Boss and Duncan, Ltd., of Goran, Glasgow. She will have 700 horse-power and ample boiler capacity. Last Tuesday tho Kaiapoi trader Wootton was rescued from her perilous position in the Waimakanri Elver, and returned to Lyttolton on Wednesday. ■'.... ..■•■' WORLD'S GREATEST' ORTJISEIt. . Next month tho world's greatest cruiser will be laid down at Devonpnrt Dockyard for the British government. The vessel is to be an improved Invincible, and of hitherto unprecedented power,.and possibly with 13in. armament. No other nation has in hand a.vessel of this class anoVsho will be longer than ;many. of the battleships recently launched.' The speed is' set downi at 28 knots, but an extra couple aro confidently anticipated. There have' been many erroneous statements current as to her dimensions, ljut an approximately accurate detail is given by the "Western Morning News," as follows: — , ' , Invincibles. New Ship. Length ... ... ... 530 ft. 570 ft. £? am - — ... 78ft.6in.. ..79ft.to80ft. Displacement ... ... 17,250 tons 18,000 tons Horse-power., ... ... ill.cco 45,000 Speed ' ...... .... 25knots 28knotS- ,. . ON THE LAY-TO BERTH. , An English exchange reports that the task of the chronicler who takes shipping as his text is not one to be envied just now. He is perpetually dealing ■with new phases of a depression which is more, acute than any which this generation has witnessed.. A little while back it was suggested that there were certain signs of improvement, although it was difficult to locate them. To-day such shipbuilding revival as there was has apparently spent itself, and Sir Christopher Furness stands out as almost a solitary optimistic figure. Meanwhile idle tonnage is accumulating at a rate which gives cause for reflection. Particular trades necessarily have a close time during the ice months, even though ice-breakere nowadays do a good deal in the way of keepinc ports open for shipping. Consequently there >is nothing at all-startling in finding a consider-' able number of tramp steamers tied up' to tho buoys for tho winter.. But what is suggestive is tho large aud increasing proportion of vessels which aro lying-up. It bears no relation to normal winter procedure, but indicates a dearth of employment at payable rates in almost every branch of the shipping trade. A truly melancholy report is that which emanates from Newcastle. It is to the effect that 93 steamers, of a carrying capacity of something like 186,000 tons are laid up in the Tyne, and that more would be glad to join them if only there were room They are tramps and colliers of an ordinarv type, for the most part, but there are a few bi'c cargo liners among them.

Last night the departure of the Union Company's steamer Pnteena for Nelson, direct was postponed from 6 p.m. till 9 p.m. Mr. E. T. Gard joined the Warriroo yesterday aR fourth officer in place of Mr. Sutherland who joints the Arahura to-day as third" officer Mr. Davis, third, officer of the latter boat took up a similar position in the Manuka yesterday. It is reported that the TJnion Company's steamer Maitai has undergone an extensive mi thorough renovation at Port Chalmors-so thor oush, in fact, that she is almost a new In a short time she will re-enter the intercolonial sorvice. . v u ' uu »-« On board the Union Company's'steamer Wai.runa, which loft Newcastle last Tuesday for Wn linston. is a considerable quantity of timber and coal. She is expected to arrive in nnrt „i ? next Monday.' n ; in port ab °ut