SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6678, 28 November 1908, Page 15

SHIPPING NEWS

PEASES 'OF TEE MOON, NOVEMBER. D. H. M. First Quarter 2 1 46 a.ra Full Moon 8 7 23 p.m. East Quarter 16 11 11a.m. New Moon 24 9 Z 3 a.m. Sun rises, 4.14 a.m.; sets, 7.4 p.m. Moon nises, V. 49 a.m.; sets, 11.55 p.m. High water, 7.49 a.m.; 3.10 p.m. ARRIVED. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. BLENHEIM, s.s. (1.30 a.m.), 120 tons, Watson, from Blenheim. OPAWA, s-y. (2.15 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. ROTOITI, s.s. 13.20 a.m.), 1159 tons, Aldwell, from Onehunga and. New Plymouth. Passengers : Saloon —Messrs Lochhead, Martin, McClelland, Hazard, Russell. AORERE, s.s (7.10 a.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, from Patea. MANUKA, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 4505 tons, Newton, from Sydney, Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier, Passengers : Saloon — Misses Pop, Miunis, Mcsdaines Mitchinson, Williams and child, Mcfcsrs Cooper, Miichinson, Byan;, Maitland, Powell, Williams; 9 steerage. MAORI, s.s. (G. 55 a.m.), 3399 tone. Hunter, from Lyttelton. Passengers :Saloon—Misaes Brown, Aikinan, Cussen, Andrews, Falkncv, McLeod, Cussen, Robinson, Lyons Cording (2), Egan, Snowball, Firth, Norris, Mesdames Fogarty, Green, Gilbert, Wohlmann, Huggiuis and 2 children. Hall, Costello, Cleaver, Garstcno, 13 redie, Blanchard, Garnett, Leicester, Webb, Roskrugs, Scott and child, Harper, Baker, Egan, Leake. Calcutt. Burns, Dr Bcgg, Revs. Dickson, Asher, Hill, Evans, Messrs Hampton, Mickeli, McLennan, Gilbert, Moore, Doidge, Cleaver, Campbell, Cooke, Tilley, Washman, Brown, McLean, Craig, Addenbrooke, Roberts, Shand, Robertson,' Shanks, Evans, Richards, Pickering, Hunter, Stopper, Flower, Hu line. Ashman, Garnett, Bond, Byrne, Parker, Rich, Harper, Toombs, Woolley, McAllister, Baker, Egan, Hill, .Ohmic, Burns, Forward; 52 steerage. ULIMAROA. s.s. (8.30 a.m.), 5777 tons, Wylie from Melbourne, Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon —Misses Davis, Skinner, Glass, Kandoock, Mason, Hodge*, Pegg, Pierce, Blakcdey, Pacey, Gordon, Justice, Marr, Orr, Macey, Lynch, Drewitt, Dunlop, McCarrow, Mesdames Bird, Norden, Finlay, Alford, Thomson, Richards, Helm and child, Johnstone and 3 children, Orr, Johnston, Justice, Love and 2 children, Handcock and 2 children, Ticohurst, Gordon, Rogers and child, Bengali and child, Bowie, "Wakefield, Fryer, Godfrey, Olds and 2 children, Frazer, Dr Thomson, Messrs Hoilingdale (2), Hartnell (3), Patterson Dixon, Lennon, Finlay, ■Williams, Rat Iks Loughlun, Hntseli, Romeril, Sullivan, Lahrs, Skinner, Gregory, Geary, McDonald, Norden, Adams, Hull, Black, Miller, Johnston, Handcock, Rogers, Steadman, Clague, Benson, Sykes, Justice, Ticehuret, Stephens,

Anderson, Wilkinson, Bates, Hewitt, Wil 7 | liam-F, Chandler, Macey, Clarke, Pull, Whoway, Thomson, Mcßride (I), Taylor, Flemming, Claynolo, Gilford, Sarl,fon, Eayne, Mansfield. Adams, Elliott,! Jones. Grainger, Hickmott, Bowie, Ox-', lev Dunlop, Austin, Weiss, Gordon, Miller, Howden, Levey, Fryer, Mclntosh, Gray, Ashton; IG steerage. HUIA, s.s. (11.35 a.m.), 127 tons, Burt, from Wanganui. CYGNET, 5/5. (5 p.m,), 66 tons, Murray, from Lyttelton and Kaikoura. CORINTHIC, s.s. (5.25 p.m.), 12,231 tons, David, from Lyttelton. KENNEDY, s.s. {8.25 p.m.), 137 tons, : Vickerman, from Foxton. SAILED. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27. LIZZIE TAYLOR, schooner (7.50 a.m.), 77 tons, Peterson, for Havelock. PATEENA, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Stewart, for Pictoa and Nelson. Pa£>songms ; Saloon —r or Pictoa —Miss Aiknuuj, Mrs Goodman and child, Messrs Johnston, Downs, Mickeli, Smith, licrbend, Myers,. Levien. For Nelson—Misses Brown, Hill, Harvey, ,Davis, Atkiuyon, Kennedy, Lewis, iktrguson, Alee}dames Churton, Thompson (2), Kennedy, Slovens, Green, Lewis. Sev«s. Clancy, Dickson, Messrs Kirkpatrick, Berber, Benson, Moritzson (2), Hutson, Palmer, Hampton, Thompson (2), Slovens. NGAHEKE, s.s. (5 p.m.), 1100 tons, Christian, for Grey mouth. AORERE, s.e. (5.15 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, for Pa tea. ULIMAROA, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 5777 tons, Wylie, for -Sydney. Passengers: Saloon —Misses Rutnerford, Leitcu (2), Robinson, Maginnity, Hickson, M. Connor, Mason, Barn, MevMames I'. Curtis, Comey, 11. Beard. D. Taylor, Dickson, Nattrass, H. Robinson, Gioy, Richards, Elliott and child. Barton and 2 children, Brand, Mason, Bath, Leirch, Turnbull, Brook, Messrs Osborne-, T. de V; Lamb, James Collins, Taylor, T. Ballan, J. MaclTarg, Elliott, Barton, A. Kormveibel, J. Brand, Mitchell, F. M. B. Fisher, Smithson, Leitcn, Cousins, Marks, Taborvski, Bruce, W. Turnbull, \V. J. Turnbull, S. L. B. Lines, W. Bridge, F. Hales. Best, Farrell, Gray, Mitchell, Hurst. Master G. Gray. MANUKA, s,«. (6.30 p.m.), 4505 tons, Newton, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers ; Saloon : For Lyttelton—Miss Shelter, Mesdames Chemieil, Muliin, Shelter, Dr Mtiilui, Messrs Warden, Girdiestone, Shelter, Crawford (2), James. For Dunedin—Mias McLean, Mas Burgctes, Messrs Layburn, Montgomery, Lauri, Doughty, Croll. ROTOITI, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 1159 tons, Aldwell, for New Plymouth and Onehunga. Passengers : Saloon—For New Plymouth—Misses Oil, Miller. For Onehunga—Mr Wallis. WAIPORI, s.s. (6.55 p.m.), 1919 tons, Dawson, for "Westport. ICAHU, s.s. (7-50. p.m.), 182 tons, Thompson, for East Coast. MAORI, 6.6. (8.5 p.m.), 3399 tons. Hunter, for Lyttelton; 123 passengers. | EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Torgauten, Auckland, to-day Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day Quoen of the South, Foxton, to-day Iviripaku, Patea, to-day Pateena, Nelson, Picton, to-day Wairau, Nelson, to-day Mana, Patea, to-day Kapiti, Patea, to-day Takapuna, Onehunga, New Plymouth, Sunday Manaroa, Havelock, Sunday Monowai, Dunedin,- Lyttelton, Sunday Koromiko, Westport, Sunday Maori, Lyttelton, Sunday Kahu, East Coast, Sunday Aorere, Patea, Sunday Mapourika, West Coast, Sunday Opawa, Blenheim. Monday Ngaheie, Greymouth, Monday Putikl, Gre/rnouth, Monday Koonya, West Coast, Tuesday Wakatu. Lyttelton via coast, Tuesday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kennedy, Nelson, West Coast, to-day, 1 p.m. Kapiti, Patea, to-day ' Wairau, Nelson, Motucka, to-day, 2 p.m. Huia, Wanganui, to-day 3 p.m. Kinpaka, Patou,, to-day Arahura, West Coast, to-day, 12.45 p.m. Den of Ruthven, Lyttelton, to-day, noon Powerful, Lyttelton, to-day Challenger, Lyttelton, to-day Pegasus, Lyttelton, to-day Kia Ora. Lyttelton, to-day, 6 a.m. Mararoa. Lyttelton, to-day, 11 p.m. Mana, Patea, to-day, noon TainuC Waitara, to-day, noon Defender, Groymouth. Hokitika, to-day • Taieri, Napier, to-day, G p.m. Cygnet, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Sunday Maori, Lyttelton, Monday Pateena *Picton, Nelson, Monday Aorere, Patea, Monday Blenheim, Blenheim, Monday Opawa, Blenheim, Monday Kahu, East Coast, Monday Queen of the South, Foxton, Monday Takapuna, New Plymouth, Ouehunga, Monday Manaroa, Motueka, Monday Koonya, West Coast, Tuesday Torgauten, Greymouth, Tuesday Waikare, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Tuesday imports: ULIMAROA (Friday), from Melbourne and Hobart—lol packages tea, 1070 bags flour, 400 cases butter, 150 -bags onions, 855 pieces timber, 1145 bags manure, 48 cases oil. 167 cases fruit, 163 cases preserved! fruits, 120 boxes sultanas, 512 cases wine, 172 ingots tin, 245 cases milk, and large quantity of sundries. TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. MELBOURNE, Friday—Brisbane, from Kaipara; Indraghiri, from London. BRISBANE, Friday—Makura, for Vancouver. SYDNEY, Friday—Mokoia (11 a.m.), from Auckland. Star of England, for Auckland. 1 AUCKLAND, Friday Empreza, barque, from Surprise Island; Ysabel, schooner, from Tonga. ONEHUNGA, Friday—Takapuna (8.20 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Takapuna. (3.45 p.m.), for New Plymouth: Passengers Saloon: Misses Meyerberg, Touch, Mesdames Cripps, Lonergan, Messrs Lonergan, Klein, McArthur, Broberg, Pearson, Aiken, Ramsay, Richards, Montefiore, Skoates, Blair. KAIPARA, Friday Aratapu, brigantine, from Lyttelton. Sivah, barque, for Melbourne. CAPE MARIA, Friday—Komata (6.30 a.m.), from Westport, passed for Auckland. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday—Earawa (5 a.m.), from Onehunga; Corlnna (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Comma (6.15 p.m.), and Rarawa (9 p.m.), for OneJiungu. PATEA, Friday—Mana, Kapiti, and Kiripaka (10.50 a.m.), from Wellington. Mana and Kapiti (11.30 p.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON, Friday—Queen of the South (10.50 a.m.), from Wellington. E.\ST CAPE, Friday—Torgauten (3.15 p.m.), passed south. PICTON, Friday—Pateena (5.45 p.m.), from Wellington. Pateena (midnight), for Nelson. HAVELOCK, Friday—Manaroa (9.30 a.m.), from Welli*ngtqn. Manaroa (12.15 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON, Friday—Wairau (S a.m.), from Wellington. Wairau (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington, GREYMOUTH, Friday Putiki (2 a.m.), from Wellington. KAIKOURA, Friday-Wakatu (5.45 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON, Friday—'Warrimoo (6.50 a.m.), and Mrararoa (S aim.), from Wellington; Canopus, from Westport;-Wa- 1 katu, from Kaikoura. Mararoa (6.151

•p.m.), for Wellington; Warrimoo, for ■ Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart and Melbourne. DUNEDIN, Friday—Bellflower, schooner, from Herekino. Koonya, for V estport. Monowai (4 p.m.), for northern ports: Passengers for Wellington—Mesdames Ellis, child and maid, Scott (2), Siingcr, Peters, Messrs Watt, .Cafiin, Guthrie, Peters, Wilson, Jenkins, Abbott, Whitefield (2), Shepherd, Mouldoy. BLUFF, Friday—Kaiapoi, for Dunedin. The Westport Coal Company's collier Rcgulus is due at Wellington on Tuesday evening with a cargo of coal from Westport. Advice was received that the Government steamer liinemoa was at the Cape Maria lighthouse yesterday. The Government steamer Tutanekai will go on the Wellington slip either on Monday afternoon or on Tuesday morning. Captain Rogers, formerly of the barque Laira, has taken up his hew duties as wharf superintendent at Wellington for the Blackball Coal Company, in succession to the late Captain H. Hayes. The Union Company’s collier Pukaki left Westport at noon yesterday for Greymouth. The Kini sailed last night from Westport for Onehunga. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora is to leave Wellington early this morning for Lyttelton, from which port she sails for London. Prior to the Wairuna leaving Dunedin for Newcastle, Mr Keefe, third officer of the Taiune, transferred to the Wairuna in a similar capacity. Mr R. Darroch, late chief officer of the Riverlna, is now chief of the Ulimaroa in place of Mr W. Foulis, who has been appointed master of the wellknown Melbourne-Geelong harbour steamer Excelsior. The Norwegian barque Craigsla, which arrived at Westport on Sunday after a passage of 115 days from Santa Rosalia, Mexico, almost got into the breakers oil Hokitika in foggj' weather. She was headed out to sea just in time to clear the rocks. The vessel is loading coal for Matupi, New Britain. The coastal steamer Kennedy, which arrived at Wellington last evening from Foxton, passed the barque Gladys at 6 o'clock last evening about 3 miles to the northward of Cape Torawhiti. The Athenic which left Wellington on the sth instant for London, resumed her voyage from Monte Video last Wednesday afternoon. HARDWOOD FOR WELLINGTON. The barque Hippolas, 299 tons. Captain Whittou, which has been chartered to load hardwood at Clarence River for Wellington, is proceeding from Whangarei to Sydney. 'RUAPEHU’S LOADING PORI'S. The New Zealand Shipping Campany's steamer Ruapehu is to leave Lyttelton to-day to load at Timaru, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Lyttelton and Wellington. She is to leave hero on December 10th for London. DEVON DUB THURSDAY. The New Zealand and African Steamship Company advise that the Federal-Houlder-Shiro liner Devon, from Liverpool, is to leave Auckland on Monday evening for Wellington, where she is -due next Thursday morning'. A LOAD OF CHEESE CASES. The coastal steamer Cygnet arrived at WellmjKoa last evening from Lyttelton on her annual trip to 'Wellington to load ■ cheese cases for th© dairy produce factories on Banks Peninsula. She is to leave here to-morrow for Kaikoura and ■ Lyttelton. Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co. are the local agents, DANGER TO NAVIGATION. i Captain J. Dawson, of the Union ComnanyV collier Waipori, reports that on t November 34th on th© passage from westport to Weilintgon, when between Karamea and Rocks Point (in latitude 41 deg. 10 sec. south and longitude . deg. east) a largo log was passed floating near the vessel. Captain Dawson expressed the opinion that with the Bet of the current the log would probably drift - in a northerly direction. The obstacle would cause considerable damage if it came in contact with a propeller. MAPOURIKA DUE TO-MORROW. The Union Company's steamer Mapourika was one day late in leaving • Wellington this week for the West Coast. . She arrived at Greymouth at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, sailed on the return trip last evening : at 10 o'clock, and is due here to-morrow evening from Nelson. SCUTTLED IN COOK STRAIT. HULK JEAN PIERRE. Th©' Blackball Coal Company's old ’ wooden hulk Jean Pierre, which has done service as a hulk at Wellington since 1894, .was sent to her last resting place last; evening in Cook Strait. The Blackball,Company's collier Ngahero towed the hulk out, and as the scuttling holes had'been, bored in her, all that had to be done was to knock the plugs out- The Jean Pierre was bought by the Blackball Company in 1894 as she lay barque-rigged in Adelaide, where she had been condemned. She was fixed up temporarily and loaded a cargo of coal at Newcastle for Wellington, where she was dismantled and converted into a hulk For some considerable time the old French vessel has been, showing signs of wear, and was unable to , be fully loaded for that reason. THE GREYMOUTH DREDGE. The Greymouth Harbour Board's now dredge Mawhera, which left Renfrew on October 23rd for Lyttelton, was recently launched by Messrs William Simons and Co., possesses many special features. She is of the twin-setew stem well combined buckdt suction and discharging type. She was launched with till machinery complete, ready for work, under the supervision of Mr Harry Raymond, inspecting* engineer to the Greymouth Harbour Board. The hull and machinery have been built to Lloyd'® highest class. The buckdt ladder is arranged so that th© bucket dan dredge close up to quay walls, and also cut out in dry land a channel for th© dredger's own flotation. The discharging pump is arranged to receive and deliver through -a long length of floating and shore pipes. The propelling power is provided by two sets of tripe-expansion, surface-condensing, engines, each driving its own propeller. Steam is supplied from two steam boilers for a worldng pressure of 1691 b., The propelling engines are aleo arranged for driving the bucket chain at two different speeds, and the suction and discharging pumps either in conjunction with th© buckets or separately, as required. Th© engine auxiliary outfit include independent automatic feed pumps, bilge pumJps, service pomps, circulating pumps, condenser, feed’heater, and ff/ter. Independent tsteam hoist gears are provided both for ladder and suction pipe. Th© mooring winches at bow and stern arc exceptionally strong, OVERSEA VESSELS, , STEAMERS. MataUxa (due about November 30th), sailed from London October 6th, via Auckland. (Shaw-Savlll). , . Devon (due about December 3rd), sailed

" from Liverpool September 15th, via Sydney land Auckland. (P.-H -3. Line). ' Arawa (duo about- December 3rd), sailed (from Plymouth October 17th, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shavr-Saviil.) . Mimiro (due about December 3rd), sailed from London September 22th. via Auckland and Napier. (Tysor). Star of England (due about December 7th), sailed from New York September S6th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyeor). Morayshire (due about December 14tb\ ca/lcd from Liverpool October 17th. (P.-H.-S. Line.) Gowanburn (due about December 14th). sailed Irom New Tork September 24th, via Australia and Auckaiid. (A. and A. Lino.) Rimutska (due about December 17th), sailed from Plymouth October cist, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Oo.) Daldorrh tduo about- December 2Sth), sailed from New York October 14th, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.) Star of New Zealand (duo about December 2Sth), sailed from lx>ndon October 20th, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. Tainul (due about December 29th), sailed from London November 12th, via Capetown and Hobart. 'Shaw-Savill). Arapawa (duo about December 30th), sailed from Clyde September 23rd. (Patea B. Pakefca (due about January 6th), sailed from Liverpool October 51st, via Auckland. (Bhaw-Savill). Wakanui (due about January 6th), sailed from London November 7th, via Auckland, (N.Z.S. Oo.) Cornwall (due about January 6th), sailed from Liverpool November 14th. (P.-H.-S. Ll Tomoana (due about January 15th), sailed from London November 3rd. via Aub. tralia, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyaer). Star of Australia (due about January 18th), sailed from Now York November 7th. via Australia and Auckland. SAILERS. Gladve, barque (124 days out), sailed from Liverpool August 6th. (Johnston and Co). Lady Wolsely, barque (17 days out), sailed from Liverpool November 11th. (Johnston and Co.)