SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2553, 30 August 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST. Day. Hr.m. Last quarter 3 t 57 a.m. Now moon 11 11 £2 a.m. First quarter 18 1 47 p.m. Full moon 25 8 10 a.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day,' 11.27 p.m.;iots, 8.57 p.m. Tuesday. TIDE. , To-day, 8.52 a.m.; 9.14 p.m. To-morrow, 9.38 a.m.; 9.58 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6;21 a.m.; 5.23 p.m. ARRIVALS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28. HAWFRA, s.s. (3.45 a..m.), 200 tons, Jackson, from. Pate a. ALEXANDER, s.s. (5.40 a.m.), 377 tons, Wildman, from .West Coast and Nelson. KAMO, s.s. (6.25 a.m.), 1236 .toils, Wat6on, from Greymouth. NIKAU, s.is. (6.35 a.m.), 248 tons, Hay, from Nelson and Motueka. KOMATA, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 1994 toss, Cajey, from Westport. MAPOURIKA, s.s. (7.6 a.m.), 1283 tons, Holmes, from New Plymouth. Passenger: Saloon—Mr. Collings. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (8.45 a.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. MONOWAI, s.s. (9.10 a.m.), 3433 tons, Drewcttc, from Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Franklin, Op!e, Monro, Achnay, Monro, Blackburne, Bell, Robson, Blackmore, Budge, Itawnsley, Pi'chen, Ivitch, Giles, Emerre, Miler, Shirtcliffc (2), Hunt, Finlayson;, Joseph, Thornton, Avison, Stevenson, Logan, Bollancy, Mesdomos Monio, Boultou and child, Miller, Digby, Bryce, Joseph, Miller, Derry. Hillas, Wilson,Ninnes, Vine. Digley, Captain Digby, Smith, Hon. Mr. Rhodes, Messrs. nair, Rudd, Brown-, li'zpatrick, Perry, Jl'Davitt, Philp, Fountain, Gunderson, Noen,- Copeland, Forsyth, Rurley, Curtis, Hut-ton, Cain, Murdin, Olioate, Montgomery, Thomas, Harris, Bandy, Oaughley, Melville, Dere, Trigg, Wcrry, Hillas, Wilson, Smith, Garben, Moriarty, Oonder, Heartgill, White, Hughes, Robertson, ' O'Leaga-V Ingram, Fraser, Grood, Davis, Vincent, Duncan, Slater, Hyams, Dwan; 74 steerage. ■ 1 KENNEDY, s.s. (5 p.m.), 226 tons, Purvis, from Pu,ponga. BLENHEIM, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson, from Blenheim, ARAHURA, .s.s.- (9.50 p.m.), 1596 tons, Cameron, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers,; Saloon—Mesdames Jameson, Fish and ohild, Fowler, Lyham, Herbert, Whitford and child, Horton and' child, Arm-trong and child, Kenny, Young. O'Brien, Armstrong, JBddleton, Bntler, Doughty, Porrics, Misses Brewster, Hansen, Ross, Barnes, Lowner, Grcig, ■ Hornsby, Nash, Horton, lfenney (2), Healson, Chaytor, Smith, Former, Walton,' Witt, Allen, Morrison, Martin, Messrs. Ferguson. Condell, M'Millan, Tiller, Wlielan, Cobeldick, ' Fowler, . Rev. Jfa+hicson-, Hill, M'Lean, Eden, Rae, Worley, Naismith, Hewett, Whitford, Gardner, Ballin, Edwards, M'Laren, Horton, Headland, Barraclough, Woolly, ICi.ng, M'Kenzie, Oorkhill, Wihistle, Dudder.idse, Drayton, Bowman, Oapt. Kenny, Farmar, Winata, Lees, Murray, Ooltman, Paynter, (2). O'lirien, Lond, Watson, Farmer, Redwood, Grant,'Kinnilnirgh, Wain, Middleton, Doughty, Best, J.udge Gilfetar, Hornies Masters Middleton. Kenny; 28 steerage. SUNDAY, AUGUST 28. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 a.m.), 3399 tons, Man ning, from Lyttelton. ■ KAITOA, s. ~(9.45' a.m.), 350 tons, Stevens, from Nelson. , STG'RMBIRD, s.s. (10 a.m.), 217 tons, Dowell. from Wanganui. .. RIPPLE, s.s. (12.30 p.m.), 370' tons, Carlson, from Napier. PALOONA, s.s. (2.20 p.m.), 2774 tons, Norton,- from Eunodin and Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon—Misses Ritchie, Lees.'Alves, Miliar, Mesdames Ritchie, Patcrson. Sinclair, Murphy, Messrs. Oallaghan, Ward, Pidgeon, Sinclair, Mcikle, Irwin, Cornish, Freeman. Morrison, Stead, Lieut. Ward. Barlow (2), Buss; 25 steerage. OWAPA, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 110 tone. Nicholas. from Blenheim. KIRITONA (d; 45 p.m.), 136 tons, Shirley, from Napier. ( DEPARTURES. SATURDAY, AUGUST' 28., FAI.CON, schoner (11.5 a.m.), 95. tons, Johansen, for Havelock. ItONA, barque (11.5 a.m.), 618 tons, Airey, for. Surprise Island. MAPOURIKA, s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 1203 tons, Holmes, for Picton. Nelson,- and West Coast. i NGAICUTA, s.s. (1 p.m.), 1230 tons, Muilr, for Greymouth. ' . ■ NIKAU. (2.15 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson and Motueka. . . ■ AORERE, s.s. (3.10 p.m.), 77 tons, Fislt, for Patea. ' , ALEXANDER, • s.s. (3.15 ' p.m.), 377 . tons, Wildman, for Westport. HAWEIIA, s.s. (6.5 p.m.), 200 tons, Jackson, for Patea. ■' WIMMERA,- s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3022 tons. Kell, for Melbourne, via southern ports and Hobai't. CORINNA, s.s. (8.45 p.m.), 1271 tons, J. Scott, for Dunedin. MONOWAI, m. (11.45 p.m.), 3433 tons, Drew, ette, -lor. Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon— Misses Thomson, MolTdtt, Linch, Taylor, M'Clennan, Noble, Newton, Young, Thomas Cochrane, Gosset, Holderness, ltobihson, Ross, Sax toil, Olvaytor,, Disher, Mesdames Moifatt, Colville, Humphreys, Valentine, Hicks. Wills, Murray and 2 children. Dampier and child; Bassett, ,-Wirey, Campbell, Anderson, Urquhart, Watson, Bruce, Cook, Ackhurst, Messrs. Moffatt, Colville, Smyth, M'Lellan,' 3 Dampier.- Flanagan, Westermari;' Franklyn, Patterson, Spierling. Schneider, Wirey, Campbell, .Anderson, Urquhart, Watson, Akhurst, M'Doii' gall,' Purdio, Hunter, Dcnt'ne, Hofley, O'Nein, Snood, Wykes, Butt, Dalmar,- Ramsay, Griffiths, Engle, Hales, Hog-, jrard, Wolby, Marshall, Rowe, Binnie, Bar Iter, Banncrman, Pcacock, Barrodale, Connolly; ,9 steerage.' ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kapund, Patea, August 30. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, August 30. Moeraki, Sydney, August 30. - ■ Wairuna, San Francisco, August 30, Aorere, Patea, August 31. Hawera, Patea, August 31. Niltau, Nelson, Motueka, August 31Monowai, Lyttelton, August 31. Warrimoo,' northern ports, August 31. . Regulus, Gieobrne, September 1. I Mapoui'ifea; West , Coast,' Nelson, Picton, September 1. ■ Alexander, Wanganui, September-2. ' Corinna, southern ports, Sept. 2. Moeraki, Lyttelton, 'September 2. . Tarawera,' Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sopt; 2. ltivorina, northern ports, Semptember. 3. Calm, southern ports, Sept. 3.. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Opawa, Blenheim, August 30. • Queen of the South, Foiton, August .30. . Kii'ittna, Napier, August 30. Kamo, Greymoth, August 30. Moeraki, Lyttelton, August 30. Arahura, Picton, Nelson, August 30. , lCaitoa, Nelson,'Motueka, August 30. Maori, Lyttelton, August ,30. lrenricdy. 'Mangarabau; August 30. Kapiti, Wanganui, August 30. Blenheim, Blenheim, August 30. Paloona, northern ports, August'.3o. Himitangi, Chathams, August 30. Warrimoo, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Aug. 1 31. Ripple, Napier, Gi'sborne; August 31. WakatUi Kaikoura, Lyttelton,. Aug. 31. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, August 31. . Monowai, Lyttelton, August. 31. KomatsC Westport, August 31.: Stormblrd. Wanganui, August 31. Hawera, Patea, August' 31. Aorere, Patea, August 31; Kapuni. Patea,- September 1. . ■'Regulus, Nelson, West Coast, Sept. 1. 1 Moeraki, Sydney, Hobart, September 2. Tarawera, northern ports', September 2. Corinna, New Plymouth. Ssptember 2. Alexander, Nelson, West Coast, Sept. 2. . Wairunj,, Sydney, September 2. Calm, Wanganui, September 3. R.iverina, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Sept. 3. Mapc-urika, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, September 4. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. ULIMAROA, left Hobart August 14 and Sydney August 19 for Wellington dircct. Arrived here August 23. Left Wellington August 26 for Sydney. Duo Sydney August 30. ' MOKOIA, leaves Melbourne Sepember 1 and Hobart September 3 for Wellington, via south. Due here September 11. Leaves same da-y for Hobart and Melbourne. . MOERAKI, left Hobart August 21 and Sydney .■ August 26 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington August 30. Leaves here September 2 for Sydney dircct. Due thero September 6. . WIMMERA, arrived Wellington from Melbourne, via Hobart,- August 27. I,eft August 28, for southern ports, Hobart and 'Melbourne. MANUKA, left Hobart August 28 and leaves Sydney September 3 for Wellington direct-. Duo Wellington September ]. Leaves Wellington September 9 for Sydney. Duo Sydney September 13. 'FRISCO SERVIOE. MOANA, left Sydney August 14, for Wellington direct. Arrived Wellington August 18. Left August 19 for San Francisco, via liarotonga and Papeete. Duo 'Frisco September 8. MAITAI, left San Francisco August 18 for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga. Due Wellington September 9. Leaves September 10 for Sydney dircct. Due Sydney September 14. VANOOUVER SERVICE. NIAGARA, leaves Sydney September 2, for Auckland direct. Duo there September 6. Leaves September 7 for Vancouver, via Suva and .Honolulu. Due Vancouver September 23. MAKURA, leave? Vancouvor Septemebr 1; for Auckland, via Honolulu and Buva, Dun Auckland September 20. Leaves pajneday lai Sydney, Duo there Settwniet 'S4,

OVERSEA STEAMERS IN N.Z. PORTS. FoHowing is a list showing where the various oversea steamers, trading to and from Now Zealand ports, are from day to day whilst they are on the New Zealand coast:— Inwards. Steamer. ■ Bound from. Whereto-day. Waimate Liverpool Lyttelton Ilford Delagoa Bay Bluff Niwaru London Lyttelton Otaki London WongaueUa .... Makatcals. Auckland Outwards. Bound Rotorua London Timaru OVERSEA SHIPPING. Steamers. From. Left. Due. Kumara London July 15 Sept. 4 lonic London July 8 Sept. 12 Rimutaka, London July 25 Sopt. 13 Hawke'e Bay... London July U Sept. 20 Arawa London Aug. 6 Sept. 21 Star Australia. London Aug. 2 Oct. 18 Star Scotland London Aug. 12 Oct. 28 Hurunui Liverpool July 1 Sept. 7 Kaikoura Liverpool July 28 Sept. 30 Batsford New York July 17 Sept. 6 Noi-man Monaroh New York July 20 Sept. 2 NaTarino . New York Aug. 12 Sept. 12 Suruga New York Aug. 1-Sept. 12 Whakatane «• St. John Juno 7 Sept. 10 Mata/tua Montreal June 25 Sept. 17 Karamea Montreal Aug. 1 Oct. 20 Waitomo Calcutta July 30 Sept. 14 Wairuna 'Frisco Aug. 3 -Aug. 30 BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. i MELBOURNE, August 29. Arrived.—Mokoia, from New Zealand. COASTAL. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, AUCKLAND. Sailed.—Rosamond (1 p.m.), for Tolaga Bay and Gisborne; Kanna (10.45 p:mj, for Westport. Sailed.—Warrimoo (2 p.m.), for south. Passengers—Saloon For Wellington—Miss Goldsmith, Mrs. Davey, Messrs. Bodle and Goldsmith. NAPIER. Arrived.—Kaitangata (2 a.m.), from Newcastle. WANGANUI. Arrived—Breeze (9.50 a.m.), and John (9.45 a.m.), from Wellington. . PICTON. Arrived—Hapourilta (5.45 p.m.), from Wellington. TERAKOHE. Arrived—Waverley (8 a.m.), from Wellington. AKAROA. Arrived—Hinemoa '(2 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Hinemoa (6 p.m.), for southern lighthc-uses. SUNDAY, itIGUST 28. EAST CAPE. Wairuna, bound San Francisco to Wellington, passed south at 3 a.m. PATEA. Arrived —Aorere (11 a.m.), and Hawera (11.30 a.m.), from Wellington. , NELSON. Arrived.—Mapourika (3.30 a.m.), from Picton; Nikau (3 a.m.), from Wellington, WESTPORT. Arrived—Alexander (3.50 p.m.), from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Arrive^.—Ngakuta (12.15 p.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON., Arrived—Wimmora (9.30 a.m.), and Monowai- (12.30 p.m.), from Wellington. ... DUNEDIN. Airived.—Tarawera (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton. MOERAKI ARRIVES 2 P.M. A wireless message has been received from Captain Collins of the Moeraki stating that he expected life vessel to arrive at Wellington from Sydney direct at 2 p m tf-day- She will berth at Jervois Quay Wharf No. 14 to land passengers and di.chaxge cargo. R.M.S. lONIC REPORTED. According to a Press Association message R.-M.S. lonic,' c'n routo from London, via buer, to Auckland and Wellington, passed Wilson s Promontory on August 28. The head office tlio company has'been auvised by wireless tliat' lier .comrriandcr cxpcts to arrive at Auckland (it 4 p.m, ou Wednesday. . Tho lonic commences Homeward, Joadioiß at tho northern port, and 4,. visit. Wiianfjarei and Wellington. She will complete loading her frozen meat cargo at this port, sailing on September 16 for Sydney to. fill up before proceeding to London. -.■MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. ' Mr. L. Tupinan, third engineer of tho Wimmera. loft th,at vessel at Melbourne la"t trip, in order to join tho Australian ExpocUtiona.ry lorcef. ; ' • _ Mr. Houston, • fourth engineer of tho wimmera, ikis been promoted to third position, and Mr. Jones has joined tho vessel as fourth. Captain D. J. Watson, who has been secv~,riy °. c ° New Zealand Branch of the Merchant Service Guild for many years, has tendered his resignation to the'presiAttwood). Captain Watson has taken oommand of on exGerman steamer, oaptured in Australia, for Kurope preSCnt loadin B at Port, .Pirie Captain Ritchie, late of tho' Arahura, has uken charge of the Tarawera, OapioSe?Th?Wunc th ° Tarawera ' "avihg Captain Bollens, of fcho ' Goverjinient steamer Hmemoa, has advised tho Mariiie i/opartment that his vessel arived at Akaroa from Lyttelton at 2 p.m. on Saturaay. Stores were landed,,.and tho vessel proceeded on her journey to othor sontii?r mi. "ShHiouses «,t 6 p.m. the same day. r haw-Sa-nll liner Kumara,, which u due at Welluißton from Londoii, yla Oapo Town and Honart on Saturday next, has been , ted to leavo Auckland, oh October 10 on the return, journey. ■ t Arrangements have been made -lor'' the Matatua to leave New Zealand for London via Sydney, about October 7. The barque Rona, sailed from. Wellington for Surprise and Filero Islands on Saturday morning to load a cargo of guano for Auckland. ,_An expected arrival in' port-from San, |rancisco, vja Suva, this morninp is tho Urnon Company's oargo-carrier Wairuna. After discharging tho local. portion of her cargo at the Queen's Wharf No. 6, she proceed on to Sydney about Thursday At noon to-daythe Chatham Islands trader Himitangi will leave Wclliiigton. for tho Chathams, via Lyttelton'. - She is expected _F away from the southern iport -'on Wednesday. Coal- will bo brought from Newcastle to Auckland by the Talune this. week. She will arrive at the northern port in timeto take up her new running in tho FijiTonga,.Samoa trade, in. place of the Navua. The Flora, now at Auckland, will relieve t/hp Tahine in the Eastern Pacific sen-ice. After ijji absence of several years the Jmon Company's Kakapo, 1521 tons, is About to .visit New Zealand. She was to .save left Edit-hburg about August 28 for Lyttelton and Wellington, with a cargo of salt and gy-mpsum. . Oabled advice from Sydney announces that the well-known barque Hazel Craig has oeen purchased by a Sydney firm for tho Now Zealand trade. The Hazel Craig is *n iron vessel with a registered tonnage of 495, and. was built at Aberdeen in-1879 by A. Hall and Co. Sho is 167 ft. long, and -.las a breadth of 29ft. Repairs having been completed to the dnion Company's Corinna, the vessel left Wellington for Dunedin on Saturday evening. She is duo back here on Thursday, and will leave ISie same day for Now Plymouth in her usuiil running. It is reported that the Union Company's Warrimoo, which has been engaged in the East Coast service will bo withdrawn from the trade on arrival at Dunedin on September 16. According to a southern exchange the Otago Foundry, which built tho Enrnshaw for tho Lake Wakatipu t'i'vice, has just completed the steamer Waipa, <v twin-screw vessel, for til Northern Steamship Company of Auckland. She is 110 ft. lon and 22ft. beam. Sho is built of steel, and will draw, when loaded, sft. 6in. As she is intended to go up the Waipa liivcr and must turn in it, and also be able to face the open sea, she is of a special tyipo of construction. Her pace wil be nine and thrceduarter knots: New-s has come to lrnnd that the sale by auction of tlio German cargo steamer Walkure, which was sunk by gunfire in Papeete harbour, has bton- postponed. The vessel's bridge, funnel, and masts are above water. It is anticipated that very little difficulty will be experienced in raising the sunken steamer. Preparations aro now under way to enable the Union Company's Te Anau to enter the coastal trade shortly. She is at present being overhauled at Port Chalmers. : After visiting other southern ports, tlio Canterbury Steamship Co.'s Calm will leave Lyttelton on September 2 for Wellinston and Wauganui. To-day tho Wanaka will leavo Timaru with produce for Napier and Auckland. The Melariesian Mission steamer Southern Cross is loading stores and other material at Auckland for tlio various mission stations in the Pacific. Sho is expected to sail on her next, cruise on September 3. With 1W passengers and 2100 tons of cargo for discharge at Auckland, the HuddartParker steamer Rivcrina is duo there at 4 p.m. to-day from Sydney. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Ota.ki is expected to leavo tho Bluff on Friday next for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland to complete loading for London. Information has been received in Wellington stating that the ICa-iapoi loft Melbourne on Thursday for Sydney, in order to complete discharge 'of her Oroy.Wrtuth timber, tfrom bydney she wll proceed to Newcastle to load coal (ox Ximenit

The Katoa is expected to leave Auckland to-day lor Newcastle, and \v.ill return to tho same port with' a canto of coal. Thellakanoa is due ot-Lyttelton-to-day l'or South Australian ports, and will proceed thence to Wellington and Napier. Tho Shaw-SaviU liner Tainui, wliich is due at London from Wellington on or about October 7, is expected to lcavo t)io Home port, for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers, on October 29. She -is due here about December 14. It is announced that tho Borne steamer Kia Ova, which arrived at London from\ Wellington on August 17, is expected to sail for New Zealand again' on October 1, and is due here about November 16.