SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1505, 30 July 1912, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

■ PHASES OP TUB MOON. JULY. Day. Hr. m. Last quarter 8 417 a.m. New moon 15 0.43 a.m. First quarter 21 4 43 p.m. Full moon 29 i Eβ p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 5.43 D.m.: Eets, 8.39 a.m. Wednesday. HIGH WATER. To-day, 5.7 a.m.; 5.E6 p.m. To-morrow. 5.53 aim.: 6.10 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 7.1 a.m.: sets, 4.63 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, JULY 29. HAWERA, 6.5. (2.30 a.m.). 200 tens. Jackson, from Patoa. 2JAVUA, e.s. (5.30 a.m.). 2930 tons, Morley. from Westport. HAOPIHI, s.s. (9.25 a.m.). 748 tons, from Auckland, via Gisbcrnc. DUCHESS, as. (11.50 a.m.), 95 tons, Cambridge, from Havdock, via. Picton. DEPARTURES, MONDAY, JULY 29. PATEENA, 'e.3. (12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Watson, for Picton and Nelson. Passengerssaloon: For Pioton-ilisses ll'Kay, Jackson, Coombes. Chaytor, Jtesdames Miller, Cartwright, M'Kay, Smith. Goulter, Dickson Messrs. Griffiths. M'Kay, Gartwrieht. Diclreon, Hoare, Blair. Mathews. Hartford, Hair, Brown. For Nelson—Miss Chant, Mesdamcs Mathews, Clcnncll. Harold, Messra. Harold, Jack, Whitohorn. WAVERLEY, s.s. (3.50 p.m.). 157 tons. Henry, for Terakohe. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (4.5 p.m.). 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. HTJIA, s.s. (5.5 p.m.). 127 tons. Burt. for Wangauui. HAlVfilU, 5.9. (5.20 p.m.), 2CO tone, Jackson, for Patoa. MANAROA, s.s. (6.5 p.m.), 122 tons, Hart, for Motuekn,. .HAUPIEI, s.s. (6.40 p.m.), 715 tons, M'Ken--21c l for Napier, East, fba.=t, and Auckland. MAORI, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 3399 tons, Aldweß, Jpr Ijyttelton. Passengers: Saloon— O s>nea, Frey, Mcsdanies Burtis, Isaacs, Rusling, Jones, Turnliull, Suckling, Austin, Lra. Webb, Crossley, Messrs. Bntterworth, Iraace, Robinson, Asher. Smith, Gibb. Tone. M Cardie, Thompson, Dcnnehy, Sneezer, Chambers, Coleinan. Godfrey, Johnson, Hughes, Fahy, Dobbel, Suckling. Austin, OBearne, Wallith. Chapman, Harris. Douglas, Bnrnett, .Batger, Uru, Mnfldison, Master Thomson, Morgan, O'Loughlin. .MOKOIA, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 3502 tons; Har--119, for northern ports. Passengers—Saloon: For Natiicr-Mr. May. For Gisborne-Misg kins, Mrs. Williams. Messrs. Evans, M'Caskill, Wliinray, William 3. For AucklandrMks Sheiihcarrt, Mrs. Pryde. Messrs. Prydo, Davis. Shopheard. FLORA, s.s. (10 n.m.), 1273 tons. Williams, for Picton, New Plymouth, and West Coast. TUESDAY, JULY 30. OPAWA, 6.8, (0.15 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholae, tor Picton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Aorere, Patca, July 30. Gertie, Foxton, July 30. Patccna, Picton, Nelson, July 50. \ Navun, Westport, July 30. j Monowai, northern ports, July 30. Patecna-, Nclnon, Picton, July 30. Alexander, Nelson, July 30. Queen ,of tho South, Forton, July- 51. Mauaroa, Motucka. July 31. IMa, Waneomii, July 31. Hawcra. Patea, July 31. Maori. Lyttclton, July 31. - Ulimaroa., Sydney direct. July 31. Arahura, West Coast, Nelson, Picton, July 31. Wimmera, Dunedin, Lyttclton, August 1, Cori'nna,- southern ports. Aueust 1. Rum, Napier, Autraet 1. Kahu, Napier, August 1. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, August 1, Ripple, Gisborne. Aucust 1. Wavcrley, Foxton, AuEUSt 1. Tnrnwcra, northern ports, Anpaet 2. Mait.-M, Melbourne, via south, August 2. Mokoia. northern ports. August 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ' Kapuni. Patea, July 30. Stormbird, Wanganui, July 30. Arapawa, Wanganui, July 30. Monowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, July 30. Mapourilta, Nelson, West Coast, July 30 Ripple, Napier, Gisborne,' July 30. Pukaki, Lyttelton, July 30. Courtficld, Lytteltou, Timaru, Dunedin Jnly 30. ' Patoona, Picton, Nelson, Jujy 30. Gertie, Foxton, July 30, - .- Aorere. Patiia, July 30. Koonya, Greymouth, July 30. Alexander, NcTson, .West Coast, July 30, Holmdale, Westpqrt. July 30. Kotorua. London, via. way ports, July 31, Oucen of tlic South, Foxton, July 31. Maiiaroa, Havelock, July 31, Huia, Wangnnui, July 31. Hawera, Patca, July 31. Pateoaa. Victon, Nelson. July 31. Maori, Lyttelton', July 31. Komata., Wcstnort, July 31. Ulimaroa, Melbourne, via south, Aiug. 1. Wimracra, northern ports, Sydney, Aug. 1. Corinna. Nelson, Now Plymouth, Ane. 1. Kiiru. Fast Coaet, Aucust 1. Hippie. Terakohe, Ansust 1. Waverlcy, Nelson, West Coast, Aug. 1. Waltatn, Kaikoura, Lyttelton. August 2 Tnrawera, Lyttclton, Dunedin, AugTiet 2. Maitai, Sydney direct, August 2. Araliura, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, Aui?ust 3. / Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedin, August 6, INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. MAITAI, 8.5., left" Molboumo July 24 for Hobart, southern ports and Wellington. Duo Wellington Aucnst 2. Lc.av--same day lor Sydney direct. Due Sydney August 6. WIMMKRA, e.s., leaves Dunedin July 30, for Lyttelton and Wellington. Duo 'Wellington August 1. Lea-vcs same da.y for northern ports and Sydney. Due Sydney August 9. ULTMAROA, s.s., left Sydney July 27 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington ✓July 31. Leaves Amrcust 1, for southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. Due Melbourne August 10. WAItRIMOO, s.s., leaves Melbourne July 31, , for HoliOiFt. southern ports, mud Wcl* lington. Due Wellington August 9. Leaves same day on return trip for southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. Duo Melbourne August 19. OVERSEA SHIPPINC. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. j From London. ! STAR OF SCOTLAND (duo about Angust 4), sailed on May 21, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) TURAKINA (due about August 23), sailed on July 4, via. Cape Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Skipping Co.. ascnta.) MIMIRO (due about September 11), sailed on July 11, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) ATHENIO (due about September 5), Failed on July 22, via Cane Town and Hobart, (Shaw. Sarill, and Albion Co., agents.) From Liverpool. ' ESSEX (due about Augur-t 19), sailed- on Juno 22, via Las Palmas, Cape Town, Hobart, and Auckland. (F.-S. Line, agents.) From Montreal. , WHAKATANE (due obont July 12). sailed on May 27, via Australian ports and Auckland. (New Zealand Shinning Co agonal MATATUA (due about August 27), sailed oai June' £>, via Australian ports and Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agent?.) From New York. STAR OF AUSTRALIA (due August 8), sailed on .Jlnv 25, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Typor Line, agents.) STTUTHROY (line aliout August 6). called on May 17, vin, Australian ports. (Vacuum Oil C->.. agents.) ANGLO-CALTFORNIAN (due about September 30). sailed on July 9, via Ai'strnllan porta and Auckland. (A. and A. Line, "iNDRALEMA (due about August 30), sailed •>" J'ine 15. vin Australi->n ports and Auckland. (Tysor Line, agents.) From Sin Francisco. TAHITI (duo about August 15), sailed on July 24, vis. Tahiti and Ra.rotonga. (U.S.S. Co., agents.) From Runbury. KATOA (due nbout AuCTirt 20), sailed In June. (U.S.S. Co., agents.) SAILER TO ARItrVE. . From Adventure Bay (Tas.l. WILD WAVE, barcue. sailed June. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA, SYDNEY, Jnly 29. Arrived.—Star of Australia from New Zealand. Railed— Makurn., for Vancouver, via Auokland. COASTAL. MONDAY, JULY 29. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Mahono (0.55 a.m.), from Sydney. P'liled.-Zealandic (3.10 p.m.). for London: H.M.S. Drake (3.10 p.m.), for Sydney. ONEHUNGA. Sailcd.-Rarawa. (3.30 p.m.). for New Plymouth; Rosamond (4.30 p.m.), for New Plymouth and Wellington. NAPII3K. To Hill.—Monowai (5.30 p.m.); Kahu (5.30 p.m.). and Kuril (5.30 p.m.), for Wellington. PATEA. Arrived.-Aorere (8.35 a.m.), from Wellington. FOXTOK , , ■ ._, Satloi-.Qcftie (10 njn,)» jCaE-.TOHJJBI&Pk-

PICTON. Arrived.—Patcena (4.40 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Nikau (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington. To sail,—Alexander (8 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.— Himitaiißi (0.30 a.m.), from Wellington. TOUT CHALMERS. Sailed.-Breeze (6.25 p.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Sailed.—Kotare, for Catlins; Corinnn.for unohunga, via way porta; Breeze, for Wellington. BLUFF. Arrived.-Matal (2.35 p.m.), from Melbourne, via Hobart. ULIMAROA'S EXPECTED ARRIVAL. By wireless last evening, the HuddartParker steamer Ulimaroa, which is cu route from Sydney to Wellington, advised that it was expected to make port at 9 a.m. to-morrow. ROTORUA FOR LONDON. Om account of tho fact that there was no connecting boat from Lyttelton to-day, the departure of H.M.S. Rotorua from Wellington for London, via way ports, has been postponed until 11 a.m. to-morrow. Tho following have booked passages by the Eteamcr:-l'ir£t saloon—Mises E. E. Dudney, L. M. Izard. Michie, 1). M. Myers. Ormond, P. Sedgwick, A. Slices. Mcsdauies A. Joseph, E. Lindsay. L. U. MacDonnld, Mac Donald, Myers, Dr. W. H. B. JlacDonald, Messrs. I). Cahn, S. P. Hope, Leo Myers, E. W. Nicoll, J, B. Nicoll, Maeters Lindsay (3), Myers. Second ealnon-JHssea J. Hctherington, M. N, Reid S. I. Walton, Hosdaines H, Christie h. Igglcsden, A. Jones. MacDongall. Walton, Messrs. J. Brec. P. Gruar. 11. Hayes, J. Miller, J. MacDougall, J. N. Nelson, J. A. Paterson, F. Smith, A. Wallace, G. L. Wnlton, Master Walton. Third-class-Misses T. 0. Ohadwick, B. O Oonnor, M. E. Rourke, E. Smytli, Mesdames Chadwiek, A. Mabbett, MoFsrs. W. 11. Brale, A. Bowers, E. G. Chadwiek. H. J. Dalton, J. Dean, W. Dean, G. Eade. W. Hargreaves. H. Kaysor. F. Lecming. J. A. M-Donald, D. HacKillop. A. Mayland, bavill. A. Schlisenger, R. Smith. J. Stafford, W. J. llllama, J. Wright. Master H. M. Chadwiek. ZEALANDIC FOR LONDON. At 3.10 p.m. yesterday tno Shaw-Savill 13,C00-ton hner Zealandic cleared Auckland for London. It is expected that the vessel will arrivo at her destination' about September 10. H.M.S. DRAKE FOR SYDNEY. H.JI.S. Drake, flagship of the Australasian Squadron, left Auckland for Sydney at 3.10 P.m. yesterday. TURAKINA LEAVES THE CAPE. Advices received by the local agents lor tho New Zealand Shipping Company stato that H.M.S. Turakina left Cape Town; in continuation of her journey from London to Wellington,, on July 28. Sho is duo hero about August 23. WIJAKATANE AT SYDNEY. Bound from Montreal to Wellington, via way ports, tho New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Whakatane arrived at Sydney on Saturday. The vessel is duo at Wellington about August 12. Latest wireless ntlvice received from H.M.S. Zealandia, stated that the vessel expected to arrivo at Auckland from Vancouver at 11 p.m. to-day. An arrival iu port about noon yesterday was tho ferry etcamcr Duchess. The little vessel had been sheltering in various bays :uid inlets on tho other side of Cook Strait. Duo in port from Gisborne on Thursday. ' the Ripple proceeds henco to Terakohe. Sho returns to Wellington in time to leavo on Tuesday nest for Napier aud Gisborne. For somo days past the Wairau Bar has been in a bad way, and it hae been iin- , possible for steamers to approach or leave Blenheim. The steamer Wairau is at present insido. In consequence of'this state of afiaire, tho Onawa left Wellington for Pioton last evening, and took Blenheim cargo. Captain J. K. Davis', officer commanding Dr. Mawson's Antarctic exploring ship Aurora, in company with Mr. 0. C. Eitel. secretary of tho expedition, returned to Lyttclton, after lecturing in Wellington, bv the Moeraki on Friday morning. On Thursday next the Aurora will pail for Melbourne, whore she is to bo fitted for another winter cruise in tho eub-Antarctic. The. vessel 1 will then proceed to ■ Hobart, from which port sho finally takes her departure for tho southern regions. Mr. Eitel is returning to Melbourne by the Moeraki. i Ik is v eipected'that'tho' Tyser Line's chartered steamer Oourtfield will leave Wellington for Lyttclton, Timaru, and Duncdiu about noon to-day. Mr. Cecil Fleming, chief steward of the Maori, is nndor orders to transfer to a similar position on board tho Mara.roa. Mr. Halloy rejoins tho Maori as chief steward. Mr. W. Leers has taken the place of Mr. A. J, Holm as mate of tho Kapuni. Tho Government Btearaer Hincmoa left I Oapc Maria van Diemeu for Kalpara at noon, yesterday. The coastal steamer Kahu will arrivo at Wellington from Nanier on Thursday. Sho is to bo "slipped." An expected arrival in port on August ■ 1 is Messrs. Richardson, and Cd.'s steamer Ruru. The vessel is coming from Napier, and saite on the return trip to the East Coast baye during the same afternoon. Due at Wellington from southern ports on Thursday, August 1, the Union Company's Corinna will be dispatched for Neleon and New Plymouth at 3 p.m. the same day. Poherua, b.s., is proceeding from Grey. mouth to Lyttelton with a load of coal. Tho Kittawa wag expected to clear the West Coast port for Onehungn,, via Westport, to-day. A projocted departure from Greymouth . for Sydney is the Union Company's steam- • er Kaituna. Sho sails on Thursday. Arriving at Greymouth - from Wellington, via way ports, yesterday afternoon, tho Araliura left on tho return trip last oveuing. : CHRONOMETER RATING NOTICE. Hector Observatory, Wellington.—Tho ' position of tho Hector Observatory is as ; follows :— 1 Latitude. 41deg. 17min. 3.7Gsec. South. 1 Longitude, 11 hours 39min. 4.275ec. East of Greenwich. Height, above 1909 mean Bea level, 418 feet. Chronometer Rating Notice.—At 1 p.m. to-day a galvanometer cignal for rating chronometers will be sent from tho Observatory to the Public Telegraph Offlco and to the Dominion MuEcrnn. The needle ■ will move at 1 p.m. exactly of Now Zealand Etandard mean time, when a chronometer set to Greenwich mean time should show 15 hours 30min. Any difference will bo the error of tho chronometer on Greenwich mean tiino. At 9 p.m. correct time will also bo signalled from the Observatory by means of electric lights. A green light will bo switched, on'at about 8.45 p.m.. a red ono at about 8.55 p.m., and a white ono at about 8.59 p.m., and all lights will bo switched off at 9 p.ni. exactly of New Zealand standard mean time. Tho preparatory switching on of tho lights must bo considered as only approximately correct, and must not bo used for rating chronometers. The correct timo for rating will be given by switching off the lightß simultaneously at 9 p.m. C. E. ADAMS, Government Astronomer. Tuesday, July 30, 1912.