SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17337, 8 December 1919, Page 5

SHIPPING.

High Water, Auckland—7.2l a.m ; 7.49 p.m.High Water, Manukau Heads-— a.m.; 9.48 p.m. Sua—Rises, 4.26 a.m.: sets. 7 p.m.' Moon—List quarter,' Dec. 14. 5.32 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. Rainfall in City (or 48 tours ended midnight, .Dec. 7 (Hebai/d gauge) ,69in. PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. December 6. VAN CLOON (7'p.m.), 4519 tons, from Sydney.Russell and Somers. ROM ATA (1.45 p.m.), 1994 tons, Hild, from Westport.—Union Co. MANAIA (6.30 p.m.). 1159 toas, Norbury. from IWhangarei. In saloon— Misses Russell, Grant, Cook, Rundown, Ryan. Fulljames, Taylor (3), Ryan, Barling, Law, Spenoo, Nurse Blair, Mesdame* Bear!, Chapman (2) Going, Bates, Carter. Lowster. Bobs Buy, Hoddy, Raynor <2i. Baker and child, i'ollook, Weaver, Stewart, Messrs. Grant, Walker, Powell, Birkett, Pooley, Martin, Booth. Hunter, ' inlay son. Windson, Nisbet, Small, Barton, 0«il vie, Millen, McFoat, Taylor, Rust, Bell, Holljs, Obel, Ck>shorn, Kempe, King, McKee, Hintcfa, Lowell, McCullough, Kee, \ oar bury Ackland. midge, Hall, Ross, Modrich. Turnidge, Story, Foster, Knight, Steer, Young, Stevens, Clifford. Merritt, Ball. Taino, Push, Pleasich. Hcdley, McKeniie, Thompson, Hall, Smith. Woolhouse, Going, L&mbley, Mo\?oll. Fraser, McKell, and 18 steerage.—Northern Co. TANIWHA (2.10 a.m.). 263 tons, Freeman, from Paoroa.—Northern Co. KANIERI (2.10 am.), 203 tons. Johnson, from Whangaici.—Northern Co. NGATIAWA (3.35 p.m.). 463 tons, Shirley, from Opotiki.—Northern Co. APANUI (5.40 p.m ). 243 tons, Geortz, from Awanui.—Northern Co. WAIPU (4.10 a.m.),' 201 tons. Pert, from Mangapai.—Northern Co. NORTHERN CHIEF, schooner (4 p.m.), 127 tons, Munn, from Thames,—J. Burns and Co. December 7. . NGAPtJHI (7.5 a.m.). 691 tons, Haultain, from Tauranga.—Northern Co. CLANSMAN (5.50 a.m.). 635 tons, Dorling, from Russell.— Co. WAIMARIE (12.30 a.m.). '245 tons, Wajm, from Netberton.—Northern Co. DEPARTURES. December 7. VAN' CLOON (12.30 p.m.). for Valparaiso. ! TANTWHA (10.45 p.m.). for Paeroa. KANIERI (7.15 p.m.). for Wfaangarei. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. Mahono. from Sydney. Arafrira, from East Coast. Mokoia, from South. Katoa, from -Newcastle. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. IhurAata, for Gisborne. v Manaia, for Whangarei, 10 p.m. Ngapuhi. for Tauranga, 7 p.m. Clansman, for Russell. 5.30 p.m. W#.iovahi, for Man gap al, 3 p.m. Wiiimari©, for Nether ton. 10.30 p.m, Aiianui, for Awanui, 2 p.m. Waipu. for Coromandel," 1 p.m. Daphne, for Mercury Bay. noon. Chelmsford, for Whangarci, 7.30 p.m. VESSELS EXPECTED" AT AUCKLAND. INTERCOLONIAL AND COASTAL. Whangape, Bluff, to sail. Arahura, East Coast. December 8. Maheno, Sydney, December 8. Mokoia. Southern Ports. December 8. Australford Melbourne. December 10. Wauaka, Dunedin, December 10. Koromiiko, Lyttelton, December 12. Navua,. South, December 15. Te Ar.au. South, Deoembzr 15. Taltme, Western Pacific, December 17. Flora, Eastern Pacific, December 24. Colliers. Satoa, Newcastle. Dec-ember 8. Canopua. Weatport, December 9. Rakanoa, Newcastle, December 10. Omana, Newcastle, to sail.

Overseas. Carpentaria, New York. December 8, Opihi, from Singapore, December. Poit Sydney, London. December 10. Pakeha, London. December 21. Ruthin*. Plymouth, December 23. City of Bombay. December 26. Liberty, New York. December 27. Rimutakaj Liverpool, Decern 'US Waitomo, Calcutta, end of December. Suffolk. Liverpool, December 29. Northumberland. Liverpool, December 30. Ruapehu. Liverpool. January. Port Caroline. Liverpool. January. "WViakatane. Montreal. January 6. Iceland, New Lark. February 11. Omi, Canada, to Bait West Cavanal. New York, to sail. Port Chalmers, New York, to eail. Lucy, schooner, Portland. Ore son, to, sail.

TRANSPORTS FOR NEW ZEALAND. Troops. , Transport. Dae. Port. Total. Akld. * Ruahine - - - Dec. 28 Auckland 352 — J RimntakA - - Dec. 28 Wel'gton 492 83 v - Kigoma - - Jan. 8 Wel'gto''. — — * In addition to troops the Ruahine has 56 i civilians. 11l women, and 41 children. , The Rimutaka, besides troops, has & i civilians. 9 -women, and 9 children. i It is understood that the Sigoma is bring- ■ ing the last of the New Zealand troops from England except a few, who Trill come to the Dominion in ordinary passenger steamers. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMERS. J Niagara left Vancouver. November 29, due * at Auckland, December 17. c Tofua. sailed for San Francisco November 12, f due back at Wellington December 22. ' t Makura. left Auckland for Vancouver. Novembor 24, due back at Auckland 1 January 3. t Moana. duo Wellington from Ssd Francisco ( December 12. j PROJECTED DEPARTURES FROM ! AUCKLAND. 1 Arahura, for East Coast, December 9. , Waheno. for Sydney, December 11. Mokoia. for South. December 31. , ManOwai. for South. December 18. Talune, for Eastern Pacific, December 22. Navua. for Western Pacific, December 22. Niagara, for Vancouver, December 30~ I'akeha, for London, December 31. VESSELS IN PORT. Maroro, schooner. Central Wharf. Iris, at moorings. White Pine, barque. Kins's Wharf. Narwhal, barque, King's Wharf. i E. R. Sterling, barquentine, King's Wharf. Fiona, at Chelsea. Kimonn. North Wall. Jhumata. King's Wharf. Jubilee. a-iix. schooner. Hobson Wharf. Komata. Hobson Wharf. Kaiiuna, in dock. Arahura, Queen's Wharf. Northern Chief, schooner, King's Wharf. The Katoa is due from Newcastle to-day ana will berth at the Central Wharf to discharge her cargo of coal. Captain F. G. Bilton has been transferred 3 from the Wanaka to the Navua. Captain Martin has been transferred from the Kokiri in tiie Wanaka. Captain H. S. Whyborn has taken command of the Union Company's new steamer Kaiwarra. relieving Captain A. Watchlin. who brought the vesEel out and has gone on holiday leave. The Komata arrived from Wentport on Saturday afternoon and berthed at the Bobeon Wharf. After discharging her caqgo of coal slie will load general cargo here for Wellington and Weftport. The Australian scow Maroro is expected to complete loading her cargo of timber and still for Sydney to-nay. The Australian steamer Ultimata did not complete cargo operations on Saturday as was expected. She is to sail for Gisborne to-day to put out the balance of her coal cargo from Newcastle. From Oisborr.e she will go to Hokianga. to load a timber cargo for Sydney. The schooner Northern Chief, which recently discharged a tar.-,, of timber at Kodu from Hokianga, arri-od at Auckland on Saturday afternoon and berthed at the King's Wharf. ft. is understood she will load a cargo of timber here for Australia. The Australian barque White Pind is expected to complete loading a cargo of timber for Sydney at the King's Wharf to-day. The Wanaka, which has been loading produce at Oamaru and Timaru. cleared the latter port on Saturday evening for Auckland virect. She is due hero on Wednesday morning. The Weßtport Coal Company's steamer ' anopus left Westport, on Saturday night "ith a cargo of ioj| for Auckland. She is '.us here to-morrow OMAN"A TO BRING COAL. •I .1. < raig. Ltd., local agents for the Australian stcamei Ora'ina, have received advice that th" '-esse I has been released temporarily !'odi Government service on the Australian ■ na«t in order to bring a cargo of coal to •h:!-' poit She is expected to leave Newest!" about December 16. During most of iho ... ? r period the Oraana has been engaged •■■nrv.nu' coal from Newcastle to Port I'irie all< 1 uie from Port Pirie to Newcastle. K A STERN PACIFIC TRADE. The Talune, "h "h is due from Tonga, f 1 '® a, 'it;i Fill <;i December IT. is to be " ih'lr,i."ii from til" W«M<»rn IVrific trade • n arm a I here. Sli. will then take iip the Fasten »'"lit tr»'l-. relieving 'he Flora. I "i a i"n« line tin- trade has been run by . ' arso s'eamer. but with th« »nUv of the 'I a tune it will be run as a combined pas--'■Ticer ant cargo service. The advent of the Talune will not only be of benefit to pasrengers but she v. ill carry about 500 tons more r.irpo than the Flora, which has often bad to shut out cargo at Auckland owing to U, kof space She will also be enabled to deal letter With the large quantities of fruit offering at the Islands.

_ THE CARPENTARIA. .No wireless'advice had been received last night from the A. and A. steamer Carpentaria, which is due from New York -to-day. MOKOIA DUE TO-DAY. The Mokoia. is due from Dunedin, via ports, this afternoon, and ■will berth, at the King s Wharf to land her passengers and cargo- She is to sail for southern, ports on • Thursday. . . MONOWAI'S passengers. The Union Company notifies that on her next trip from Auckland the Mcnowai will book passengers as far south as Wellington only. She is timed to leave Auckland on December 18 for Napier and Wellington. LIBERTY LEFT NEW YORK. , Dalgoty and Company, Limited, advise that the U.S. and A. Line chartered steamer Liberty left New York on November 22 cargo-laden for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. and Sydney. She is due here about December 27. THE AUSTRALFORD. i Australian Government steamer Auatralford, en route from Melbourne to Aucktw 7i ta Southern. ports, has been delayed at Wellington, and is expected to leave that sport for Auckland to-day. She is due here on Wednesday night or Thursday morning. MAHENO DUE TO-DAY. ..The inter-colonial passenger steamer „ j ien ° is due from Sydney this morning, and after medical inspection in the stream, will berth at the Queen's "Wharf. She is timed to 881 ° a Thursday on her return to oyancy. THE ARAHUEA. .a/ c „A ra J mra is , die from the, East Coast at about 6 a.m. to-day. - She did not leave vjisborne until yesterday morning, having j??® delayed by bad weather on the way down the coast. She is timed to sail for tr is born© and Napier r.t 10 a.m. to-monow. ICELAND FROM NEW YORK. i ~ ? i^ et y and Company, Limited, advise that the U.S. and A. Line chartered steamer i *3 t to oa,ve New York at the beginJan " al with car «° for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The «r" 11 3 rcßch Auckland about FebruCARGO WORK AT WHAKATANE. I y„£h. e OVCI .«, as vessel Ayrshire loaded 5599 1 carcases of lamb, 26,685 carcases of mutton and 913 quarters of beef, and 386 bags of frozen sundries at Whakatane for Ehgi?. i' la stated that loading was carried out without a hitch; in fact, the depth at the entrance to Whakatane River has now so far improved that there is not only plenty of water for lighters, but auxiliary scows cap wors the port at low wate:-. This is considered striking evidence of tie sue£Sss ml , 8 harbour improvement worksHie JVhakatane Harbour Board is asking for a. further £15,400 loan to continue the works. It is considered thai when the pinnacle rocks m the mam channel have been blasted out, a larger steamer than the Tasman. the resent Auck.and-Whakatane steamer, will b able to work the port. DAMAGE TO THE KARORI. The Karori, which sustained damage to her hull while navigating the channel between Quarantine ana Goat Islands recently, was docked at Port Chalmers last week to undergo repairs. The damage is fairly extensive. The steamer evidently first touched the rocks well forward, for close to the base of the stem, on the port side, there is a pronounced dent. About 40ft further aft the hull is also . dented. Then farther aft —m the vicinity of the engineroom the principal damage has beeh sustained, and it is shown by a number of deep dents, some of them close to the keel plate. In some cases these dents have loosened the ends of the eheet-plates from the butt staps, thus causing leakage. There are . minor dents risjht aft, towards the propeller, one of these being on the starboard side. The bilge keels are intact, but at one place on the port side is a dent near the bilgekeel. To repair the damage about 10 shell plates will have to be removed, and Some of these plates may have to be renewed. THE VAN CLOON. The Royal Dutch Packet Navigation Company's steamer Van Cloon, en route from Java to South America via Sydney, arrived at Auckland on Saturday evening and anchored in the stream, She called only to replenish her stores and fill her fresh-water tanks, consequently she did not berth. It is the intention of the company to open up a trade between Java, Australia, and South America, with the possibility of calling at Auckland or Wellington en route. From the time she left Java until she returns there, the "Van Cloon's trip will have occupied three months. She is loaded with coal and a «mall quantity of general car go for Valparaiso and. ports along the West Coast of ! South America' as far north as Mexico. She will load outward cargo at the various ports and return to Valparaiso before taking her departure for Australia. As. the run from Auckland to Valparaiso is about 6000 miles, it will be about thre.3 weeks before the Van Cloon reaches her destination. This was the reason of the vessel's call at Auckland for water. She completed filling her tanks at mid-day yesterday, and resumed her voyage shortly afterwards. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. December 6. RIMU (2 p.m.), 548 tons, Bark, from New Plymouth. In saloon: Misses Raven. Carrick, Andrews, Grove, Bailey, Baily. Haedly, Clarry; Mesdames Booth and two boys, Merrick and child; Messrs. Manning, Jeffries, Downs, Nelson, Murray. McKenzie, Howell, Duncan, Barrel], Clarke, Jones, Delhouse. Ashton. Adamson, Perkins, Collier, Weston, Kippicabeggan, Warner, Reynolds, Hand, Hay, Carrick.Northern Co. \ . BY TELEGRAPH. WELLINGTON.—December 6: Arrived— Kaiwarrs, (8.20 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed —Paloona (5.55. p.m.), for Melbourne, December 7: Arrived—Waitemata (0.15 a.m.), from Newcastle Maori (8.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton. LYTTELTON.—December 6: Arrived Ngahere (12.15 a.m.), from Greymouth; Westralia (6.15 a.m.). from Wellington. Maori 19 a.m.), from Wellington; Kahjka (5.10 p.m.) from Greymouth. Sailed—Maori (7.45 i.m.), for Wellington; Westralia (6.5 p.m.), or Dunedin; Woottcr. (5.10 p.m.), for Welington; Breeze (6.20 p.m.), for Dunedin. WESTPORT -- December 6: Sailed—Canopus (8.15 p.m.'. for Auckland. NEWCASTLE.—December 6; Arrived—Tahiti and Ngakuta. from Neiv Zealand.