SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15055, 26 July 1912, Page 6

SHIPPING.

Sun-Rises. 6.56 a.m.; * m '

Stormy gather "continued about' Cook Strait, but moderate! somewhat to-day. Raw. umetti«.o, oti.l atvu-erv weather prevailed, especially on the Srt «,. t? Strong Jiit«ly wind, have pmlomi- ,' -1 f ■mti-evcione extends "°,*"§" J?;': S£t for 30.31 lw been reported W«»> at Macquarrie Island, when 30.(0 was _ rcaa in Oanwru. and the gradient has been, and is still, vcrv steep to the north-westward. TO-DAY'S FORECAST. Present indications lire lot easterly to wrotheasterly winds, probably increasing ogam to Bt ZL % V&M, cloudy weather, with rain la probable generally, and more snow shor.ly on lilffhpr'level* in the South. . wrvw here r4tThe barometer is due to fall everywhere, particularly to the North.

PORT OF AUCKLAND.

ARRIVALS. ZEALAKDIC ■*, 10.898, J. Breen from WeiItmrton—A. & Person and Co., agents. B „ k> STAR OF SCOTLAND, *£«*&*; «© STAR Vi ""-"f" , * p atal3S> Albany. Mel- £ rom »/ rf S n d Vto-v FasSrs: Mr. C. Fin- ". u££ ££■& Williamson-Heather, Robertoa, ■>-:•< 3433. A. M. Edwin, from £•; &S& S» 82. WT&K TUrratu' ■ ■ Turner, Kcesing, JValton. JS&. Stoa, Trundcl (2), Wln'eer Kent, Simnionds, Reid, Heald, uoawtu, ' V _nd 8 35 steerage-Union S.S. Co.. agents. PIONEER. H.M. third-class, twin-screw, proIcSed cnaser, 22C0 tons, 7000 horse-power. 18 I guns, Captain P. J. Stopford, from Wellington TAVIUNI, «.»., 1465, J. Frew, from Fiji—Union 6.5. Co., agents. . NOAFUHI. S.S.. 631, &. Stephenson, from WhanSr PasMngTrV: *»esdames SncU, Lewes, & Caverhinrß/fbe, Cleary. Main, S*Md*a». Mfesea Ormkton, Dausey, Messrs. Bnckell, M«*X Morrow, Finney, Sneil, Isaacs. BuinMp livan Skellern. Leslie, Hunter, Bolero, sjdto, 1 Putoto, Fraser, Steadmnn, Sergeant-Major Kewisn. ■■ —Northern S.S. Co., agent*. ■ WAIOTAHI, B-S-, 278, O - H?P^*J»- h **&£? Great Barrier. Passengers: Miss Labyv Messrs. . Beekto> Jaoohson, Smith, §«*«**• n H"tf*»- /<** »on, Landless, Haywood, Bloom, Byrant, Frood, •Williams.—Northern S.S. Co., &gen& BADEN-POWELL, s.s.. 176, E. Petersen, from . Whangarei.— Coal Co., agents. , ' CHELMSFORD, s.s., ,121, E. H. Ocert., from Te Kao and Pareiigarenga Northern fa.!?. Co., agents. _ . _, AWANUL schooner, 88, W. Barnes, from GisM':^l»«ie.—C. O. Dacre, agent- ■•.■:.. VESPER, an*, scow, f.T. Edlington, from 1 'Whaiigarei.— Brokers, agents.

DEPARTURES. ••■ COURTFIELD, s.s., 4592, J. Wiseman, for Weilington, LytWton, and Dunedin. * AUPOUIU, s.s., 453, T. Haultain. tor Tauranga. | DAPHNE »«., 133, 3. Teixeira, lor Whangarei. : -l:f TASMAN, M-. m, 0. Fautowr, for Whafcatane. '■-.'■.- ■■' . , ENDEAVOUR, aux. ketch, 84, C. Johnson, for fefeWSangarei. ...... ■'..■;" :_. • . ,„ MOONAH, ketch,B4, W. Champion, for Xgungxira. . ■'■■"-■ CAED MILLE FAJLTHE, wv, 63, Thomson, for ;- the coast. •'■ '' ■ i JYJI.Y 20. PASBOA, B*-, 91» *• T,w « for " vThaD areL ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS.-COASTAL. To-day : Raianoa, from Oamaru ; Apaaui, from I Northern ports Daphne, WOT Wftangarei; Sgatt-, ■- \" awa, from Opotiki; Paeroa, from Whaagarei. projected DRPARTCRES.'"-COASTAL. Hi- To-day: Drayton Grange, for Wellington ;Walotahi, for Mercury Bay and Tairua; Glenelg, for Whangarei; Koutanui, for East Coast bays and Gisborn*; Ngapubi, for Whaugarei. ; VESSELS IN HARBOUR, fefe-'' H.ST.S. Drake, in' stream. . . . Pioneer", H.M.S., in stream. _. Zealamdic. s.s., at Esjlwav Wharf. _ Star of Scotland, «.«., at *g*V Wbarf - Monowai, s.s., at Railway Wharf. Taviuni, 8.8., at Chelsea, lrif, caole steianer. in straam. Elvaston. s.s., in stream. Drayton Grange, s.s., at Ouwn-streefc Wbarf. Koutunui, s.s., at Railway Wharf. Southern. Cross. 5.3., in frtream. Bona, barque, at Railway Wharf. Maui, dredge, at Hobson-street Wharf. Awanui, schooner, at Hobson-street Extension. IMPORTS. Per Star of Scotland, from London: 2860 tons general merchandise. Per Taviuni, from Fiji: 600 tons raw sugar. ■Per Monowai, from Southern ports: 3060 sacks wTtftoes 945 sicks oats, 212 sacks bran, 2ao sacks ■: S 37 sacks rolled oats, 10 sacks peas 230 ... S pollard, 972 sacks wheat, 823 bags potatoes, 265 silks bark. 440 Kicks nitrate soda, _24 sacks gfrstina, 350 sacks ftour, 120 100's flour. : 400 50*8 flour, 60 boxes candles, 27 r crates Cheese, 130 drums oil, 890 boxes ravins 160 bags rice, 40 boxe-s salt, 12 sacks brans, 50 v cases apples, 325 boxes dried apples, 275 boxes prunes, 40 cases matches, 120 cases asparagus, " ! 524 cases and packages metal polish, 40 cases codfish 100 boxes soap, 120 cases tobacco and curettes, and a largo quantity of sundries. The. barmie Ariel is now on her way from Dun©din to Maiden Island. . The Kowhai is "due at Dunedin to-morrow from Grevmoufch and Timaru. She is to sail in the evening for Northern ports. The mix. schooner Houto arrived at Kaipara. '-. yesterday afternoon from Donedm. She win load / innthPr carra of timber there for Dunedin.

The barque Ariel is now on her way from Bun©din to Maiden Island. , The Kowhai is 'due at Dunedin to-morrow from Grevmouth and Timaru. She is to sail in the evening for Northern ports. The mix. schooner Houto arrived at Kaipara. yesterday afternoon from Dunedm. She win load - another cargo of timber thre for Dunedm. The Botorua is duo at Wellington to-morrow morning from Napier to complete her Homewarc loading She is to s»U for London-, ■ via wa; * . ports, on Tuesday next. ,

, "t'Xhe ' Ksilangata, after diiclwrglng her cargo of coal from Westporfc at J>unedin, will undergo *>.uvey and overhaul at Port Chalmers. The Eakanoa is duo at Auckland this evening i " •with a cargo of produce from Oamaru. '"She is to berth at the Hobson-sttreet Wharf to discharge. '■':.--■ After discharge of her coal cargo from Grey- ? ' mouth at Sydnev, the Kalapoi goes to Newcastle to load for Wellington. ' The" Rosamond is duo at Onehunga to-morrow 1 morning from Wellington and New Plymouth, j . She sails again to-morrow afternoon on the re. | turn trip. Y ' The Tyser Line's chartered steamer Courtfleld : sailed at 7 a.m. yesterday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Punedin to complete the discharge of her Keif York cargo. The Union liner Maunganui leaves Wellington :.■-"" this evening for Sydney direct, where she is due on Tuesday next. i The Tarawera loft Wellington last evening for ?'■■■' Napier, Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, and Auckland. She is due here on Sunday morning. I i' The Union . Company's intercolonial liner Moe- . raki arrived at Wellington early yesterday morning from Sydney. She leaves the Uluff on V Monday evening next for Hobart and Melbourne. The Tofua, en route from Svdney and Island ;- ports to Auckland, arrived at Lautoka at 4 a.m. on Wednesday. She is to leave Levuka at 5 p.m. on Saturday for Samoa and Tonga. The. vessel is due here on August 8. It now transpires that the Koromiko was despatched from Weatport at 6 p.m. on Wednesday for Auckland, not Tuesday evening, as previously announced. She is bringing a full cargo > of coal, and is due hero to-morrow evening. The New Zealand Shipping Company is advised that the steamer Eakaia sailed from Cardiff on Julv 18 for Montreal, where she loads for Australian and New Zealand ports. The Eakaia • has been delayed by the strikes at Home, and consequently will be unable to take the July loadf jng berth. Y The Wanaka was to";have left the Bluff last '; evening for Auckland direct. She is expected here on Monday morning. The Squall left Gtsborne at 5 p.m. yesterday for Auckland. She is due to-morrow afternoon, and sails on Monday afternoon for Tolago Bay and Gisborne. The coastal steamer Ngatiawa left Opotiki at 3 p.m. yesterday for Auckland direct, and should arrive"here about 11 a.m. to-day. The coastal steamer Koutunui will in all probability sail this afternoon for Gisborne, via East Coast bays. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Arawa. which left Wellington on June 13 for Plymouth and London, via way ports, was due at ttoe first- } named port yesterday. In addition ,to & large general cargo, the Monowai, which arrived from Southern ports yesterday morning, brought transhipments, ex the Tahiti, from San Francisco and Papeete; lonic. from London; Ulimaroa, from Melbourne; and Morayshire, from Liverpool. Later advices received by Messrs. L. D. Nathan end Co., local agents for the Shaw, Savill, and ;■ Albion Company, intimate that the steamer i t Athenio was despatched from Plymouth on Mon " day last for Wellington, via Tenoriffe, Capetown. - and Hobart. The Athewc i 3 due at Wellington or. September 5. Tjltc Wellington radio station advised last night that the following steamers were within wireless \ miigoWiramera (Napier to Wellington), Mocraki (Wellington to Lyttelton), Maunganui (Lyttelton , J : - \ to WcdßngtQ*)), Eotorua (Napier to Wellington), Hauroto (V/estport to Auckland), and Talune .;; (Biroicpga to. AucMfwd). -*■:..-. -

: ■ PIONEER IN PORT. At 3.J» p.m. yesterday Pioneer arrived frotn Wellington, and anchored in the man-o'-war ground. The Pioneer Will probably remain, in port during tho stay of H.M.S. Drake. _____ T.VVIUXr FROM FIJI, The Union Company's steamer I«««?l» m ™ at Auckland at «0 p.m. yesterday J™ WThe vessel brought a cargo of »* sugar for, the Colonial Sugar Company, and berthed t» the company's wharf at Chelsea w discharge. On completion of discharge the. Taviuui sails wr Greymouth. FOR HOMEWARD LOADING. After a fine weather passage up the coast, White Star liner Zealandic arrived Auckland at noon yesterday from Wellington. She berthed at the Railway Wharf to complete her loading. The ZeatandTo y is to sail early to-morrow morning for London direct. ITIIS WEEK'S SYDNEY STEAMER. Cable advice received by the local office of the Union Company state, that the steame.«*» sailed from Sydney at I.p.m. on Wednesday for Auckland direct, having on ter^J wand 65 steerage passengers. Hie »ahfcno\.MOUia F «t in an appearance here about noon on, faunday * _____ THE SOUTHERN* STEAMER. An early arrival at Auckland yesterday morning was the Union Company's steamer Monoww, from Southern and East Coast port*-. She berthed at the Railway Wharf shortly before 11 a.m. The Monowai left Dunedin at 4 p.m. on July 19, ami made the usual calls at way ports en route. Iter departure for Southern ports has been postponed from noon till 4 p.m. to-morrow. DRAYTON ORANGE'S MOVEMENTS. The Federal-Shire steamer Drayton Grange is to sail to-day for Wellington, in continuation of her voyage from Liverpool. After landing cargo at Wellington she will go on to Lyttelton ami Dunedin. She will subsequently commence Homeward loading at Dunedin, and will then go on to the Bluff, subsequently returning to Welling ton, arriving there about August 20. Two J ays later she will sail for Timaru and Lyttelton, leaving the latter port finally for Avonmouth, via Las Talmas, on August 30.

STAR OF SCOTLAND FROM LONDON. Shortly before 9 a.m. yesterday the Ty*« steamer' Star of Scotland arrived from Loudon, via Australian ports, and berthed at the Railway Wharf, wlwre she discharges 2860 tons of general merchandise. The second officer reports that the Star of Scotland left London on May £), and called at Las Palmos seven days later lor hunker coal. After passing the Cape of Hood Hope a series of heavy gates were encountered, which delayed the vc?cl considerably, and it was found necessary to c.».l in at Albany for coal. Sho arrived at Melbourne on July 8. anil then proceeded to Sydney, taking her departure from the latter port on Saturday last. After, discharge I ere the Star of Scotland goes to J-apier and Wellington to complete.

VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. Advice received by the Union Company intimates that the H.M.S. Marama arrived at Vancouver at 7 a.m. on Wednesday from Auckland, via Suva and Honolulu. She is scheduled to leave the Canadian port on the return voyage on August 7, and is due back here on August 27. The R-M.S. Zealandia is due at Suva to-day from Vancouver and Honolulu. She is to leave the island port this afternoon for Auckland, and is expected here on Tuesday next. The Zeaianditi sails for Sydney direct the same evening. The R.M.S. Makura is scheduled to leave Sydney on Monday afternoon nest, for Auckland. She arrives here on Friday, August 2, and is timed to sail at 3 p.m. the sams day for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver.

TALUKS ARRIVES AT NOON TO-DAY. Wireless advice received by the Wellington radio station last night from the steamer Talune states that the vessel will arrive at Auckland at noon to-dav from the Cook and Society Islands. She is to berth at the Hobson-street Wharf on arrival.

kGERMAX-AOSTRALIA2! LINE. The German-Australian cargo, vessel Alton 3, 4321 tons, sow lying at the Blull, is on her • initial visit to Sew Zealand waters. Sire left Hamburg' on May 11, and steamed via Durban, for Hobart, ■ and via Adelaide and Fort Pine ana the Bluff, bringing 8500 tons of phosphates. In an interview Captain Stoshorst said that the present was bis first visit to, New Zealand, although he had been .14 years in the GermanAustralian trades. Tracing the history ot tho company's operations in Australian waters, _ ho said that 15 years ago they had entered into negotiations with the Australian Government, and had been authorised to carry mails and passengers, iand mail steamers had been run lor *ix 1 years, but tho company then withdrew its passenger vessels, and turned it« attention to cargo carrying. Six of the company's steamero were now ersrg«d in cargo-carrying between Australia and Gei.nany, and the operations of the steamers of the line were being extended, so as to take in Sew Zealand ports Other vessels of the line will follow the Altona. which will return to Tort Pine on completing the discharge of her cargo. The coicpraT has 62 steamers, an*! six o* these are exclusively' lor the earrings Of frozen meat and fruit.

WEATHER REPORT. Mr. B. U Bate, supplied the *> U °* ia * weatb " report at 4 »». J-jg* Ther . We .th«. Cape Maris E Ight ».g £ Cloud? BuEseL -. Jr'Ke 29-92 41 Bain lunuiao B- 29 . 93 E 0 Overcast Auckland - ||>,^ ht 29.98 54 Fair -•• g 96 53 Fair East' Cape.... |k.;fre!>n JgS 43 Overcoat C«bow , v flight jaw 48 Showery 'gWSBS »::?&.»«;« ass? rpfcl«.h 30 07 44 Bam Wingtaui - Se'hS cum 50 Cloudy S"1£Sw5fi f.W.', K& 50.17 M Fair S.K.,W» 30.16 48 Fair. £ MP a£pfc> S.E. frc*h 30.10 44 Cloudy c cS«obe!l S., fresh 30.21 40 Cloudy ISU fen. 388 8 SU &£? US** 30-« « 1£Bhi8 - E-, breeaa 30-43 43 Fine