SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6962, 30 October 1909, Page 15

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES. OF THE MOON. OCTOBER.

THIS DAT. Sim rises, 4.11 a.m.; sets, 6.29 p.m. Moon rises, 8.21 p.m.; sets, 5.36 a.m. High Water, 1.56 a.m.; 5.30 p.m. ARRIVED. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29. KOROMIKO, s.s. (2.50 a.m.), 1541 tons, Larson, from Newcastle. WARRIMOO, sa ; (5.15 a.m.), 3529 tons, Seville, from Melbourne, Hobart, Bluff, JJuncdin, and Lyttelton. Passengers: baloou—Misses Hill, Briggs, liughan, Lovestam, Mrs Isitt, Messrs Isitt Burgess, Coatc«; 16 steerage. WAIKARE, 5.,. (6 a .. m .) | 30:1 toBSi Newton, from Auckland, Gisborno, and Jvapier. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Keyes-Pnoo, Brown, Mennis, Mesdames Larsen, McDonald, Messrs Cooper, Abercrombie, Asher - Smith, Sinidmoro, Cathie, Burk, McCorkindale, Mayden, 0 Neill; 16 steerage. MAORI, s.s. (7 a.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, from Lyttelton. Passengers :■ Saloon— Nurs3 Wilson, Nurse Wart, Misses Hamilton, Kennedy, Gibbons, Bird, Ainsiey, B(lraund-«on, Lolievie, Avery Fisher, Moir, Porter, Walsh, Young, Mesdames lorrester, MoPherson, Farr, Coleridge, Foster, Anderson, O'Shaughnessy, Campbell, Cameron, .jFlavell, Avery, Biddle, lishpr, Baxter, Finch, Fitzpatrick, Black, Allan, Spoar, Harris, Cameron and 2 children, Messrs Brown, Rcidle, Finch, Wood, Dowar, Cameron, Coleridge, Farr, Foster, Owen, Bell, Kenny (2), Pryde, Barttels, Berwett, Tosswill, Fog, Williams Barlow, Hercus, MeFarlane, Mitchell, Olds, Greenwood, htevenson, Biddle, Fishor, Scholand, Baxter, Court, Colbock, Booker, Mitchiuson, Ekinß, Wansbrough, Williams, Bradshaw, Francis, Cameron, Hessey, Hart, Chelton, Finch, Nutt, McDonald, HiMihy, Baron, Gilbert, Hudman, iiorrell, Norris, Hansen, Gray, Tonks, Toxwaid, Hannah, Mackay, Forster, McUregor; 49 steerage. STORMBIRD, s.s. (7.35 a.m.), 217 tons, Mclntyre, from vVanganui. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (7.35 a.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. OPAWA, s.s., (9.50 a.m.), 110 tons, Eckford, from The Grove.

ENNKRDALE, s.s. (10.15 a.m.), 1147 tons, Cox, from Port Chalmers.

MANGAPAPA, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 164 tons, Ftetcner, from Westport and Karamea.

KITTAWA, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 1247 tons, Pennington, from iyttelton. KIRIPAKA, s.s. (11.50 a.m.), 133 tons, Mcintosh, from Patea.

WAKATU, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 157' tons, ■ villi, from Lyttelton and Kaikoura. REGULUB, s.s. (7.45 p.m.), 585 tons, Gibbons, from Westport.

SAILED. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29.

TAKAPUNA, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 1036 tons, Stewart, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : For Picton—Misses Logan, Baker (2), Fear, Gillick, Sawers, lieil, Wallace, Mesdames Laking, Yonng, Ladiey, Pitts, ...Hcnrieksen, Morgan, Gibbs and child, Ogilvie and child, Morton, Messrs Tolan, Eyes, King, Mitchinto, Sommerville, Bilingham, Fitzgibbons, Hopkins, Franklin, Best, Morton. For Nelson —Misses Nathan, Burton, Boor, Nelson, Carkeep, Woodman, Mesdamcs Nathan, Easteotti Nesbitt, .Cliffe and child, Gow, FoTd and 2 children, Dr Gow, Dr Hudson, Messrs Grifien, Partridge, Mitchell, Steedman, Stevenson, Hill. DEFENDER, !>.s. (3.20 p.m.), 190 tons, .Tarnieson, for Picton, and West Coast ports.

AORERE, s.s. (4.15 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk. for Patea.

DRAYTON GRANGE, s.s. (4.15 p.«.., 0064 tons, Murrison, for Lyttelton and Dunedin.

KITTAWA, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), 1247 tons, Pennington, for Greymouth. HUIA, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), . 127 tons, Dowelt, for Wanganui. WARRIMOO, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 3529 tons, Clift, for Sydney. Passengers: Saloon— M\sses Scales, Russell, Nelson, C. Stirling, Mcsdatnes Russell. W. T. Young, Ross, Hickey, Lowe and infant, Riley, Atkins, C. Parr, Gillon, Kelly, Jackson, MeLeod and 2 children, Livingstone, and infant, Banks, Colonel Riley, Dr Parr, Dr Stokes, Captain Wheeler, Father Nnnon, Messrs McConnellSr, Dewar, John Brown, Scott, Jackson, Prescott, Mangels Gilfillan, G. Bennett, A. Patterson, Scott-Young, Buncher, Wansborough, Austin, Thompson, C. Barlow, Mayden, Barry, Norman, Mangels, W. Wood, r. F. Nassie, Atkins, Gillon. Kelly, Livingstone, i'. C, Johnson, Banks, Master Norman. •

WAIKARE, s.s. (5.85 p.m.), 3071 tons, Newton, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers: Saloon—Mrs Hutson and 2 children. Captain Neville. M4ORI, ss. (8.10 p.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, for Lyttelton. Two hundred passengers.

BLENHEIM, s.s. (11 p.m.), 120 tons, Watson, for Blenheim.

WAIMEA, s.s. (5.50 P-mO, 454 tons, Wildman, for Nelson and West Coast.

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (9.55 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton.

. OPAWA, s.s. (10 p.m.), 110 tons, Eckford, for Blenheim.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Poherua, Greymouth, to-day Gertie, Foxton, to-day Himitangi, Napier, via coast, to-day Waipori, Westport, to-day Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day Manaroa. Havelock, to-day Ma,pourika, Wert Coast, to-day Marairoa, Lyttelton, Takapuna, Nelson, Picton. to-day Mama, Patea, to-day Arapawa, Wanganui, Pupomga, to-day Nikau, Nelson, Miotuoka, to-day Canopus, Westport, to-day Ka.hu, Napier, via coast, Sunday Pufaki, Greymouth, Sunday. Tarawera, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sunday Knpiti, Patea, Sunday Queen of the South, Foxton, Sunday Opawa, Blenheim, Sunday Aorere, Patea, Sunday Rosamond, Onehunga, New Plymouth, Sunday ' Maori, Lyttelton, Sunday

Huia, Wanganui, Sunday .Kennedy, loxten, Monday Mouowai, Auckland, via ports, Tuesday Koonya, Southern ports, Tuesday

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tutaoekai, Picton, to-day* 10 a.m. Ennordale, Kaiipara, Melbourne, today, 6 ajn. Kiripaka, Patea, to-day, noon Regulus, Westport, to-day Arahura, West Coast, to-day, 12.45 p.m. Wakatu, Kaikwura, Lyttelton, to-dny, 4 p.m. Mararoa, Lybtelton, to-day, 11 p.m. StormJbird, Wanganui, to-day, 6 p.m. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, to-day, 1 p.m. Mangapapa, Greymouth, Westport, Karamca, to-day, 5 pjn. Waipori, Lyttelton, to-day Blenheim, Blenheim, Monday. Arapawa, Lyttelton, Monday. Manaroa, Motueka, Monday Holmdale, Lyttelton, Monday Kahu, Napier, via coast, Monday Aorere, Patea, Monday . Huia, Wanganni, Monday Queen of the South, Foxton, Monday Kapiti, Wanganui, Monday Mana, Patea, Monday Takapuna, Picton, Nelson, Monday. Maori, Lyttelton. Monday Opawa, Blenheim, Monday Koromiko, Lyttolton, Timaru, Monday Manaroa, Motueka, Monday Kahu, Napier, via coast, Monday Tarawera, Auckland, via ports, Monday Mapourika, West Coast, Tuesday Monowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Tuesday Kennedy, Nekon, West Coast, Tuesday Rosamond, Onehunga, via ports, Tuesday Koonya, West Coast, Tuesday Kurow, Lyttelton, Tuesday

EXPORTS. FIFESHIRE (Thursday), from Wellington, for Avonmoiith and West otf England ports, via Monte Video and Madeira. From Auckland—S ba.les rage, 17 sacks peas, 51 casks tallow, 3613 sacks copra, .52,204 foelt timbor. From Dun-, 0dm—1752 sacks oats, 250 sacks pollard, 388 racks bran, 1330 racks rye-grass, 192 sacks barley, 116 quarters beef, 21 sacks beef, G 671 "crates rabbits, 17 packages earnings, 4 packages general cargo. From Bluff—B7so sacks oats, 1494 sacks ryegrass, 266 sacks bran, 7658 crates rabbits. From Timaru—72Bl sacks cats, 535 sacks bran, 172 sacks peas, 2 packages general. From Lyttelton—6794 sacks oats, 514 sacks cocksfoot, 305 sacks barley, 440 socks peas, 658 sacks bran, 2 bales rags, 1 package. The Wellington list of . exports was not completed yesterday.

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. LONDON, Thursday Otaki, from Wellington. HOBART, Thursday lonic (4 p.m.), for Wellington. SYDNEY, Friday Maheno, from Auckland. AUCKLAND, Friday Waihora (12.25 p.m.), for Suva. Muiiiro (2.30 p.m.), ior Wellington; Kaiapoi, for 'Westport. ONEHUNGA, Friday Rosamond (7 a.m.) and Rarawa (S.2il a.m.), from Now Plymouth. Rosamond (3.20 p.m.), for Now Plymouth.

TEKOPURU, Friday Kaituna (10 a.m.), for Sydney. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday Corinna (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington. . Corinna (5.30 p.m.), for Onehunga. WANGANUI, Friday —' Mana (8.45 a.m.), from Wellington. FOSTON, Friday—Gertie ran aground coming up the river. NAPIER, Friday Wimmera (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Kahu (4 a.m.), from Wellington, via coast. Niwaru (1.15 p.m.), tor Wellington. Kahu (4 p.m.), for Wellington, via coast; Wimmera, for Gisbcrne. PICTON, Friday Amoknra and Takapuna (5.10 p.m.), from Wellington. Takapuna (10 p.m.), for Nelson.

MOTUEKA, Friday JVixau (8 p.m.), ior Wellington. HAVELOCK, Friday Manaroa (7.30 .i.m.), from Wellington. Manaroa (10 i.m.), for Wellington.

NELSON, Friday Nikau C 5.50 a.m.), from Wellington. Nikau (5.15 p.m.), for Motueka.

WESTPORT. Friday Waipori (9.45 a.m.), for Wellington. , GREYMOUTH, Friday Poherua (1 i.m'.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON, Friday MoeraTti (6.25 a.m.) and Mararoa. (8.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Ngahore, from Greymouth. Wootton, for Kaiapoi and Foxton; Storm, for W r anganui; Moeraki, tor Dunedin ;' Kotuku, ior Greymouth; Mararoa (0.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Kairaki (to sail 2 a.m. Saturday), for Kaiapoi and Greymouth. DUNEDIN, Friday ' Tarawera (4 p.m.), for northern ports.

The Defence Department issues a warning that two small barrel targets arc moored, six hundred yards off NgahaiUr ranga, and will bo used as artillery targets till next Saturday. On Thursday the schooner Clyde sailed from' Greymouth with a cargo of timber for Wellington. Captam C. Clift took command of the Warrimoo at Wellington yesterday, in place of Captain Neville, who went South by the Waikare. The Adelaide Steamship Company's cargo steamer Junce, laden with' jarrah timber from Western Australia, is expected to leave Melbourne, alter replenishing bunkers, about Monday next for Wellington. Th«, steamer Eegulus will supply the cruiser. Challenger with .400 tons of bunker coal to-day, and the collier 'will sail tCKnigh-t for Westport.

A number of suggested improvememta to the new Otago dock have oeen made to the Dock Trust by Captain McDongall, marine superintendent (for the Sonith Island) for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company. Among his suggestions are the building of a 600-foot wharf from the head of the dock, n.nd travelling oranes on both sides of the dock..

Mr E. G. Pilcier has been a.ppoinftad •oU agent at Wellington for Pupouga eoal, «nd will carry on both a wholesale and retail trade. Regular (hipmsnrtc will arrive at Wellington. Th» Arapawa will bring the first load to-day. To'hare her new propeller-and tailshaft fitted the Maoxiland Company's steamer HcJmdalo was placed on the Wellington slip yesterday morning. It was unnecessary to discharge any of her cargo of timber. The vessel is expected to resume her voyage to Lyttelton on Monday.

On the passage of the Komata from Newcastle to Bluff she ran into a gaje en the 20th, and was hove to for 48 hours. She brought cargo for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, and. Timaru. lONIC LEFT HOBART. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer lonic, from London and Plymouth, via Capetown, which left Hobart at 4 p.m. on Friday for Wellington, should arrive in thi stream at this port on Monday evening, but probably too late to berth that day. The vessel will undergo modical inspection, and will be brougnt alongside tu« whan early «» Tu»&day morniug. TOKOMARU AT PORT CHALMJES. Fin* weath»r most of tha way, and an un<iv«iitiul voyage of 48 braught the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's | steamer 'fokomanj to Port Chalmers on I Wednesday ufternoon. Th* Tessel! brought about 7000 tons of cargo, inclu- j

sivp of 1000 packages of explosives, for Dunedin. Of the cargo, 2.">oo'tons will bn delivered at Lytteiton and Nelson. Captain J. S. Macho li«s with bim the following officers:—Chief, Mr F. Kobertson; second, Mr W. G. Somers; third, Mr E. J. French; fourth, Mr E. W. Agnos; chief engineer, Mr F. llurvey; ■second, Mr A. Pollock; third. Mr A. F. Kerr; fourth, Mr L. Miller; fifth, Mr E. Norris; ohief refrigerating engineer, Mr W. B. Stewart; second, Mr A. 11. McDougall; chief steward, Mr E. A. Dives.

THE KOROMIKO FROM NEWCASTLE An early arrival at Wellington, yesterday morning was the Union Company's turret-deck cargo boat Koromiko, from Newcastle. Alter medical inspection, the vessel berthed at the Railway wharf to discharge part cargo of coal and timber, the remainder being for Lytteiton and Timaru. ' The Koromiko sailed from Newcastle at 5.30 p.m. yesterday week, and experienced moderate winds and seas and fine -weather. The vessel is to get away on Monday or, Tuesday for Lytteiton. NIWARU DUE TO-I>AY. Yesterday afternoon, at 1.15 o'clock, the Tvsor liner Niwa.ru (from London) loft Napier for Wellington. She is duo here early this morning, and will berth at No U, Jcrvois Quay. On completion of discharge, the Niwaru will go back to Napier for homeward loading. TUTANEKAI RE-COMMISSIONED. The. Government steamer Tutanekai was re-commissioned at Wellington yesterday, and will sail at 10 o'clock this morning for Picton, with members of Parliament, to attend the Marlborough jubileo celebrations. Mr E. Burton signed on tho articles yesterday as second mate. Messrs S. Bernech, D. Mitchell, and C. Baird, joined the vessel os second, third and fourth cnginoers. MIMIEO DUE TO-MORROW, At 2.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Tyeer linor Miniiro (from Liverpool) Left Auckland for Wellington. The .vessel is due hero to-morrow afternoon, and after discharging the Wellington portion of her cargo will proceed on to Lytteiton and Dunedin with tho remainder. MAPOURIKA FROM WEST COAST. On the return trip from Greymouth, the Union Company's steamer Mapourika left Westport at 7 o'clock last evening, and is to sail from Nelson at 10.80 o'clock this morning, for. Wellington. She is due here about 8 o'clock this evening. DRAYTON GRANGE LOADS. The Fcderal-Houlder-Shire liner Drayten Grange, which left Wellington yesterday afternoon for Lytteiton and Dunedin, with remainder of cargo from Liverpool, will subsequently load for West of England ports at Duuedin, Blufi (possibly also at Timaru), Lytteiton, and Wellington. The vessel- is to sail from Wellington on November 20th for Avonmouth. OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS. "■

Niwaru (due this rooming),• sailed from London Aujust 21st, via Australia, Auckbnd and Napier. (Tyser;.) . . Mimiro (due to-morrow), Bailed from Liverpool September 6th, via Auckland louio' (due Monday night), sailed from Plymouth September 18th, via Capotown ami Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Opawa (due about November 4th), sailed from London September Bth, via Auckland. <N ''.S. Co.) ; v ' ■ Indrodevi (due about November Bth), sailed from New York . September'lst; via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser.) Turnkina (due about November 16th), sailed from Plymouth October 2nd, via Capetown and Hobart. (N. 7, S. Co.) • Sussex (due about November 20th), sailed from Liverpool September 18th, via Australia and Auckland. .U'-H-5.).. Star of Scotland (due about November 27thi, sailed from London September 24th, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. ,(,'£yxr). , MVwera (due about November 29th), nailed from London on October 6th, via Aackland. (Shaw, Sayill). _ Athenic (due about November 3Dth), sailed from Plymouth October 17th, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). . Paoanui (duo about December 4th), sailed from. London October 16th. (N.Z.S. Co.). Falls of. Nith (due about December 11th), sailed from New York October, 2nd, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Na'irnshire (due about December 18th), sailed from Liverpool October loth, via Svdnev arl Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line.) Auchendale (due about December 20th), sailed from New York October 2nd, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) I Norehana (due about December 23rd), sailed from London October 16th, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier, (ryS Indirnshiri (duo nbout December 24th), sailed from New York October 20:h, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser).

SAILBH3. \ John Lockett, barque (46 days out), ailed from Liverpool beptember lstb 'rlm<=ron and Co.). ■ Dorido, barque (C 9 days out), sailed •rom Marseilles August 23rd. (Bnscoe nd Co.)

.-nRONOMETER-KATING NOTICE. HECTOR OBSERVATORY. WELLINGTON. A ealvanometer sicnal for ratinn chronometers will be sent from tins Ob--erTatory at noon to-day to the I Museum ■ r.d the Public Telegraph Office. The needle will movo at noon exactly of New Zealand Mean Time, at which hour a ■hronometer set to Greenwich Mean Time ehonld Rhow 12n. 30m. Any difference will bo the error of the chronometer, fast or slow, on Greenwich Mean Time. ■ . . ■True time will be similarly signalled at each hour during the day. . T. KING, Observer. Dominion Museum, October 80th, 1909.

r>. h. m. Last Quarter ... ... 6 6 14 a.m. New Moon 14 7 43 p.m. First Quarter ... 22 C 3-1 p.m. Full Moon 29 9 37 a.m.