SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16910, 6 December 1918, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head: 5.1 a.m., 5.26 p.m. Port Chalmers: 5.41 a.m., 6.6 p.m. Dunedin i 6.11 a.m., 6.36 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.40 p.m. j rises to-morrow, 4.17 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. First quarter Deo. 11 2.1 p.m. Full moon Dec. 18 6.43 a.m. Last quarter Dec. 25 6.1 p.m. New Moon Jan. 2 7.54 p.m. Sots to-day, 9.47 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.18 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied tho following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day ; Auckland—S.W., br 29.94 62 BC Napier—W., f b ... 29.80 63 O Wellington—W., f b 29.65 60 C Westport—N.W., f b 29.79 74 BC Grevmouth—S.W., br 29.75 58 BC Bealey—S.W., 1 ... 29.69 51 B Christchurch—S.E., 1 29.66 64 B Timaru—S., 1 29.62 57 BC Oamaru—S., 1 29.55 59 BC Dunedin—S.S.W., str 29.52 54 BC Oueenstown—S.W., 1 29.64 58 BC Nuggets—S.W., m g 29.41 52 P Bluff—W.S.W.,fb ... 29.57 54 OPO Invercargill—W., 1 29.65 46 OP Balclutha—W., 1 b ... P. Chlmrs—S.W., f b 29.54 61 BC Naseby—S.W., 1 b ... 27.60 54 B 0 Pembroke—Calm ... 28.55 54 BC Roxburgh—Calm „. 29.28 55 BO Clyde—Calm FOIIECAST. The Government Meteorologist (B-ev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day :—iS.W. winds; squally, heavy showers; very cold night; glass rising, but unsteady; tides good; sea considerable. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Gisborne, sen., from Kaipara, Dec. 7. Monowai, from Lyttelton, December 8. Kotare, from Invercargill, Dec. 8. Storm, from Wanganui, December 11. Kini, from Greymouth, December 11. Stella, from Nelson, December 12. Putiki, from Wellington, December 14. Calm, from Wellington, December 12. John, from Wellington, December 14. Corinna, from New Plymouth, Dec. 14. Breeze, from Wanganui, December 17. Manuroa, from Wellington, Dec. 30. Westralia, from Melbourne, early. OVERSEA MOVEMENTS. Vessel. From Duo about Waitomo Calcutta. Dec. 12 Kent London Dec. 22 Tofua London Dec. 24 Suevic London Jan. 50 Ruahii London Feb. 5 PRUJ EOT.ED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Kamona, for Wellington, to-day. Tarawera, for Auckland, to-day. Breeze, for Lyttelton. December 9. Mokoia, for Auckland, December 10. Kotare, for Lyttelton, December 9. Monowai, for Auckland, December 10. Stoxm, for Wanganui, December 11. Calm, for Wanganui, December/' 18.Aratapu, for Melbourne, December 14. Putiki, for London, December 14. John, for Wellington, December 14. Stella, for Wellington, December 16. Corinna, for Now' Plymouth, Dec. 16. OVEPSEA. Vessel. For Apron, date Gladbrook, bq. San Francisco Dec. 20 VANCOUVER & SAN FRANCISCO SERVICES. SALVOR left San Francisco Novomber 8 for Wellington. Luc there a,bout December 8. OP ITU left, Vancouver November 16 for Wellington and Lyttelton. Due Wellin 0 t ii ibout DtienWi l"i s\ir <- ips iop vj v /I H vM) \ bni il C ill 3 t \iw "Scik m lei f l Vucki il n \\ Imi^ton Vm limn il Ift Si i linnet eo No cnl i 2o f i 1 )t < lt< u ( T > Bi\ant bj am el Tiluil \> I\i i ' .) '-n tu in Din \ U a i 1 L I ( it fic 1 \ 'lorl 0 t Ixi l° lic \\ in t< i . ii i it Irt iili mo io end p | t hid 1 AI 1 n I '1 itt ] t it tin «;ro mem b _i 1 \ filing an II m ii It in Frrneiseo ISi \ nl r it Vuel titil ai. ciK Ji tu u\ n mi D 1o t i 1 tnc di i Anil 1 nd 7 iniiaii, 1) ii i v in lio.ii i <> r ui i\ i bq let l hni lt j \unl 11 21 l u iil l it i Iqt e k t v nn 1 ii.it \ i Sept. 29 for Auckland; due December 8. thence Svdnrv. Star of Lapland, bq.. l»ft San Francisco Oetobe.' 18 for Auckland; due December 7. Tamar, left Now York October 13 for Sydney. ' Titania, bq.. \<* en route from. NewYork to New Zealand. Wanganui, bqtue. left San FraiicLro November 27 for Wellington. White Pino. bq., left Mclbourno November 30 for Wanganui. Ysabel, Ixitne., loading San Francisco for Auckland. The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived at Bind' last evening from Poi't Chalmers and the lighthouses. She was expected to sail to-day for Puysegur Point, West Coast lighthouses, and Wollington. Tho Kini has been fixed to load a full cargo of coal at Oreympnth to-morrow for discharge at Timaru and Dnuedin. The Kowhai, loaded with coal for NewPlymouth and Onehunga, is bar-bound at Greymouth. The Te Anau is now expected to leave. Bluff to-morrow morning for Oamaru to complete her loading for Auckland, The John was loaning at Oamaru yesterday for northern ports. The Patecna has completed he? overhaul | at Wellington, and an endeavor is nowbeing made to secure a crew for the vessel, I Should she sign on a full crew to-day. it is hoped to despatch her from Wellington to-morrow for Lyttelton, The Pateenn will remain in tho ferry service until the Maori has completed her annual overhaul at Port Chalmers. If the Pateena resumes to-morrow the Monowai will then withdraw from (he ferry run, and come to Dunedin or. Sunday to take up her former running in the Dunedin-East Coast-Auck-land service. The Port Darwin left Port Said on November 15 for Australia via Colombo. She will load at Australian ports only. The Cunard liner Port Alma, which has been loading wool at Lyttelton this week, is expected to leave the Canterbury poi-t to-day for Port Said via Sydney and Bombay. The loading of the American ship Aryan was completed at Wellington on Wednesday. The vessel's cargo comprises 1,400 casks of pelts and tallow and 5.000 bales of flax. She is expected to leave the northern port to-day for San Francisco. The Federal-Shire Line steamer Suffolk, which left Auckland last Monday afternoon for London, took from Auckland 20,500 crates of cheese and nearly 300 oases of tinned meat, in addition to 500 tons of bunker cosL,

The American barquentine Jearmette, which is undergoing overhaul at Auckland, came out of dock yesterday and berthed at the wharves to load a cargo of coal for the Friendly Islands. Nearly all the crew of the Atua were attacked by influenza, there being 140 cases among them. The purser, Mr W. O. Menzies. four members of the crew, and three Fijians died. Mr Menzies, who had been three years in the vessel, leaves a widow and an infant child. The barque Lord Templetown, 2,048 tons, Captain Davison, is bringing- a cargo from Han Francisco to Sydney to the agency of the Union Company. The schooner Georgette, a new vessel, was to leave San Francisco at the end of September with general cargo for Wellington. The steamer Salvor, 887 tons gross, is expected at Wellington on Sunday from San Francisco, which port she left on November S. The vessel has 500 tons of general cargo to put out at Wellington, the remainder of her cargo being for Auck- ! land. The Salvor, formerly named : Danube, was lately commanded by Captain David J. Watson prior to his return to Wellington. The Westport 'News' states that the Union Company's branch at Westport is paying wages to waterside workers who contract influenza within the period agreed upon with the Watersiders' Union. The steamer Glaucns sailed from Adelaide on November 13 for Melbourne en route to the Islands. She will return to Auckland, and. after discharging her cargo of guano, will load for Adelaide. The Paparoa, at present loading at Wellington, is expected to bo ready to leave there for London via Panama on the 11th inst. Tho vessel's loading will be completed by that date. Several of her crew are still ashore in hospital, but it is anticipated they will be able to rejoin the ship bv that time. The-" Auckland shipping returns for the month of November show the number of arrivals to bo 754, as compared with 353 for the corresponding period last year—an increase of 401. Departures for the month of November numbere-d 553, as compared with 316 for the same period last year—an increase of 237. Tho Auckland Union of Waterside Workers are moving to assist the widows and families of those members who died from influenza. The union intend to assist the bereaved families whenever and however posible, helping them to get pensions or anything else that may be necessary. To this end the widows and families of members are being invited to make their position known to tho officials of the union. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa arrived at Lyttelton at 7.20 a.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers with the express for the south. Sho will sail on the return trip this evening. The Monowai arrived at Wellington this morning from Lyttelton, and sailed on the return trip this afternoon. TOFUA COMING FROM LONDON. The steamer Tofua is now en route from London to Port Chalmers with general cargo consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The vessel is due here about December 24. „JJLIMAROA FOR WELLINGTON. ' ■ .'justThe liner Ulimaroa, carrying general cargo consigned to the New Zealand Shipping Company, is expected to arrive at Wellington 3bout December 12 from England. TITAN lA, FROM NEW YORK. Cable advice has been received by D.ilgety nnd Co. (Wellington) which states that the sailing vessel Titania is now en route from New York to New Zealand with a- full shipment of American merchandise. The Titania is an iron barque of 1,082 tens gross register. RUAHINF, FOR NEW ZEALAND. The New Zealand Shipping Company advice that tlip liner Ruahiue is timet ablcd to leave London to-morrow for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers via Panama. The vessel will be dim at Auckland about January 18, and should arrive here early in February. ' MOKOTA RECOMMISSIONED. The Union Company's steamer Mokoia, which ha? been withdrawn from s; .-c-cial service, is about to resume her former running in the company's cargo trades. The ve.s-el signed on a new crow to-day at Port Chii'incrs. She will come up to Dnuedin 0:i Monday morning to load gune-rul cargo i<>r Auckland. Captain I). Ritchie is in c'.ciiniand, and has associated v.'iih him the h."owing officers :—Chief, IMi W. Jarvic; neond, Mr E. hi. Will-f-ni : third, M' C. Burgess. Mr J. R. , Wal-.m is chief engineer, Mr D. Malloeh I second, Mr V. Standrig third, Mr W. Aiuieison fourth, and Mr W. T. Bouneti fifth. PASSENGERS BY THE DORSET. Tho Federal-Shire liner Dorset, which anivai ni Auckland last Sunday ni^ht from London and Australian poits. brought ! the following passengers for Nov,- Zaa-llar,d:-(.\'ipf.ain H. L. Nathan (R.Ji.AA, I Lieutenant 0. A. Fn'ediander (RE.), Privaie Pehinson 'X.Z.F.i. Mr Watson, Mr I Partridge, Mr Sise, Mr Stearns, Mr Lightband. Mr Pnvr.lt, Mr Pratt, Mr M'Dougai. Mr M'Millnn. Mr M'Callan, Mr 'Demmter, Mr Tormina. Mrs CI. Adams, Mirs' Perkins, Mr Wi'-elan. Mr Keegun, i Mrs Martin, Miss Hoadley. Mr Murray, Mr Murray, Mr Johnson, Mr Johnson. INFLUENZA ON THE NAVUA. j Tho Union Company's steamer Navua, en route from San Francisco to Wellington with a full shipment of American merchandise, has been delayed at Papeete owing to sickness amongst her crew. While at Papeete the second engineer, of the Navua, Mr J. 0. Penman, died from inlluen/.a, and was buried there. Deceased I was formerly for some time on the Wairunn. lie was about 50 years of ago. j I His relatives reside at Auckland. No advice lias been received as to whether tho vessel has yet resumed her voyage, | although a cable message stated she was jto sail last Monday. The Navua is not bringing any passengers for New Zealand. She will probably reach Wellington about December 15. DOMINION TONNAGE IN 1917. On December 31 last_ the number of vessels on the register in the Dominion was 184 sailing vessels, of 22,404 registered tonnage, and 376 steamers, of 65,092 tonnage. The numbers at the end of the previous year were 190 sailing vessels, of 21,853 * registered tonnage, and 390 steamers, of 70,442 tonnngn. Tho number ol seamen and boys employed on board was 3,662, as compared with 3,520 in 1916. Eighty-one shipping inquiries were held during the 74 of them being preliminary inquiries and seven magisterial. The return of wrecks showed that those on or near the coasts of the Dominion were 71, of 39,864 tons register, as compared with 50, of 25,484 tons, in the previous year. The number of lives lost was one* as compared with 14 the previous year.

MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Mr Emma, third officer of the Comma, will join the Kaiapoi as second officer at Greymoutb. Mr YV. Cossentine. who has been ashore on leave, has rejoined the Arahura as second officer, relieving Mr White, who will transfer to trie Tarawera as chief officer. Captain B. B. Irwin will rejoin tbt Pateena as master. Mr A. B. Sizer has joined the Monowai |as chief officer, relieving Mr Anderson, who has transferred to the Corinna as ' chief officer. Mr J. S. Dee ha? joined the Kini aa chief officer. Captain J. Flynn is still in command of the Wanaka, with Mr J. F. Abbott af chief officer, Mr W. G. Kelsey as second, and Mr J. Parker as third officer. Captain A. T. Norton, of the Paloona, is about to take charge of the Monowai in place of Captain H. Williams, who will come ashore for instructions. Captain J. B. Bainey, marine superintendent of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line in the Dominion, has resumed duty during his recent severe attack oi influenza. Mr N. Fleming, fifth engineer of ths Moana, is ashore suffering from influenza. Mr M'Masters, the sixth, has been promoted a step, and Mr H. Harkess ha* joined the vessel as sixth. Mr J. Weir, fourth engineer of tha Monowai, has transferred to the Kakapo las third. Mr O'Halloran, fifth engineer, of the Monowai, has been promoted a step. Mr A. Purvis has joined the Mapourika as chief officer, and Mr Thomas Green hi now third officer. Mr J. A. Moves lias signed on the Kahika as engineer in place of Mr F. W. Armstrong. Mr H." Angell has taken Mr Walter Hamilton's place as third engineer of tha Putiki. Captain J. Bollons, of the Hinamoa, who has undergone two operations during the past few weeks, has returned to his home at; Kilbirnie. Wellington. It will be soma time yet before he will be strong enough to resume duty. Captain B. C. Harboard, who received the appointment of second pilot on the Bluff Harbor Board's staff while in camp, has resumed duty. Captain H. Dryden has recovered from his and has resumed command of the Arahura, relieving Captain Foster, who has come on shore for orders. Mr F. Wilson has joined the Mararoa ai third officer. BRIGANTINE RACHEL COHEN. The Sydney ' Shipping List,' under date November 18, reports that the brigantine Rachel Cohen was erpected at Hobart from the Macquarie Islands, but had not then put in an appearance. She left Bluff on September 20 last, and had therefore been 59 days out from Bluff on November 18. STEAMERS FROM INDIA. Laden with cargoes consisting largely of jute goods, at least six: steamers will reach Australia shortly from India. Word has been received that the British-India Company's freighter .Sangola, 5,187 tons, left Calcutta on November 9 for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. She was expected to reach Adelaide on December 3; vrhilf. the same company's Orissa, 4,855 tons, which left Calcutta on October 26 with corn sacks a.nd general cargo for Australian ports, was due at Melbourne early last week. The Janus, 4,833 tons, flying the same flag, is now duo to leave Calcutta with assorted lines for Adelaide and Melbourne, while it is understood that tin Commonwealth Government liner Carawa, formerly the German Turul, has cleared the Indian port in commencement of hei mil to Australia. These sailings will b< followed by the departure from Calcutta of the British-India liners Gracchus, 3,752 tons, and the Santhia, 5,192 tons. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING YARDS. Judging from information received by shinpiiig men at Melbourne. British shipbuilding y.irds are placing to their credit p> rfnrmanccs as notable in point of speet as those which are being achieved by th« .Americin shipbuilding firms. Following up-.i the establishment of other records in f-t-ii i.'ard ship construction, Harland and Wrlil'. Ltd.. at their works at Queen's lsl;i"i, Belfast, have completed the whole vdi'c oi fittir.g engines and boilers in tha ■diell of the standard vessel War Snake, 5.150 tons, and also carried out the whole <•>.' t!ie interi'-r httings, such as cabins, etc., in mx davs from the time of launching. Th? ship'took the water on August 12, an 1 was able to make her machinery t-ia.s ou August 28. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. December 5.— 8.30 a.m., Wanaka, for Lvttelton. LONDON, December 4.—Tahiti, for Port Chalmers. Ji'uff. December 5.-8 p.m., Hinemoa, fr'in Port Chalmers. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)