SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6963, 1 November 1909, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON, NOVEMBER.

“ THIS DAY. Sun rises, 4.39 a.m.: sobs. 6.31 p.m. Moon rises, 10.49 p.m.; sets, 6.50 a.m. High water, 6.50 a.m.; 7.15 p.m, arrived. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30. NIWAR.tr, s.s. (4.55 a.m.), 644-i tons, Hollis, from Loudon via Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Napier. MARAROA, «.s. (6.50 a.m.), 2598 tons. Moaning, from Lyttelton. Pa£=senger.s Saloon: Misses Heal (2), Morris, Blundell, Jacobs, Bush, Hollis, Mesdomos Pinch, ncv, Hoive.tt and 2 cliildren, John, Hale Warren and 3 cliildren. Charters and 3 children, Hilst, Tointon, Bell, Thomas, Dr Warren, Capt. Duigan, Revs. Dawson, MoCalhim, Ensign John, Messrs I. vv. Whitson, Williams, Ncsbit, Malone, Hiokev, Shirtcliffe, Rutherford. Boswell, Albi-ston, Duncan, Grigg. Smythe Miller, Holst, Evans, Brook, Campbell, A\ ilkmson. Spring. Keast, Gosney, AVakelin, Dalziell, Ackcrley, McFerden, Walker, Banks, Peppier, Jones, Midgilly. Brofk, Kelly, Campbell, Townsend, Hollis, Brown; 33 steerage. NIKATJ, s.s. (9.25 a.m.), 252 tons, Hay, f rom Nelson. AVAIPORT, s.s. (11.35 a.m.), 1919 tons. Harris, from Westport.

ARAPAAVA. s s. (12 40 p.m.), 268 tens, Corby, from Wanganui via Pnponga. MAN ABO A. s.s. (3.25 p.m.), 122 tons, Hart, from Havelock and bays. CANOPUS, s-s. (5.33 p.m.), 1350 tons. Si Bans, from AVestport.

MAPOURIKA, s.s.- (8.50 p.m.), 12<» ions, Kennedy, from Greymouth, Wcstport and Nelson. Pasacngers-SaJoon: Misses Henderson, Inwood, Hammond, Ifewiteon. Mesilamcs Ness, Martin. Styles, Cole, Robinson, Mercer, Piice, Pearce;,, Carmine, Hedges, Messrs .1. Oharlcsworth, Oldc.rcg (2), Mcttnch, Willis, Duncan, Darby, Ford, Hallet, Comes, Martin, Steel, R. AVilliams, Larsen, G. Martin, Hoffmcister, M. Gow, Whiteman, H. Fox, Saisted, C. Smith, G. Pine, 1. Munson, C. Cross, Robinson, Small bone, Grocoislade; 19 steerage.

TAKAPUNA, s.s. (11.30 p.m.), 1036 tons, Stewart, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon: Mbses Glasgow (2), Tomlinson, McGregor, McAlister, Fuller, Gard, Morris, Campbell, Rose, Buckroll, Homes, Mesdames Newton, Glasgow, Hay-Bare lav, ’McAlister, Todd, High ley, Coiiolly. Pointon. Minifie, Naim, Meal©, Kerr, Messrs Cairney, Von Dadelszen. Rceshan, Cockayne, Abercromby, • McBcath, Holmes, Phipps, Hunter, Snowden, Barnett, Ford, Waymouth, Lamb, Haldane, Cocks, Stuart. Hynes, Snowden. Laid law, Todd, Saudi lands, Watkins, Meads. Bottrell, O’Donohogne, .Anstice, Dickie, Galvin, Thwarted. Conolly. Smith, Charlton, Lees, Melville, Spence,, Irvings, Newman (3), Tapp, Murray, Read®. Mealc, Matthews, Thomas, Lang, Smith, Dr Nairn. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31.

BLENHEIM, s..s. (12.30 a.m.), 120 tons, Watson, from Blenheim.

OPAAA’A, s.s. (1.40 a.m.), 110 tons, Bekford, from Blenheim.

POHBRUA, s.s. (2.25 a.m.), 1175 tons, Robertson, from Greymouth.

AORERE, s.s. (3.10 a.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, from Patea.

PBTONE, s.s. (4.40 a.m.), 70S tons, Dillner, from Greymouth. ROSAMOND, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 721 tons, Edwin, from Onehunga. and New Plymouth.

MAORI, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, from Lyttelton. ■ Passengers—Saloon: Nurse Scott, Misses Ileare, Green, Carey, Busch, Hutchins, Hunter, Taaffe, Cook, Smythe. Tobart, Gurvatt, Grocott, Mwsilamcs Donald, Stevenson, Mitchell, Gray. Bowles, Smythe, Taylor and 2 children, Gurvatt, Young, AViteon, Watson, Shermou. Sir Chas. Campbell, Messrs Baxter, Foster, Busch, Donald, Andrew, Hutchins. Hollier, Hutchinson, Skinner, Graham, Stevenson, Farncy, Craigie, MoNab, Cambridge, Morrill, Hardcastle, MoKellar, Holmes, Russel], Ryder, Walshaw, Healey, Montague, Hawley, Raynor, Cook, Greenwood, Moore, Drake, Whiiteham, Hunter, Parry, Milne, Wilson, Pattison, Sanders, -Beatty, Gray, Murfitt, Maddock, AVilliams, McPhail, Ford, Salt, Barry, AVatkinisom, Rutherford (2), Ensor, McCracken, Deans, Wright, Fallout, Burnett, Palmer, Gurvatt, Reeves, Tuffon, Bruce, Fahy, McDonald, Taylor, Gibbs, AA 7 ills, Collins, Campbell, Shannon, Bruce, D. A. Aiken, Lieutenant Dennietoun; 33 steerage.

HUIA, s.s. (9 a.m.), 127 tens, Dowell from AA’anganui.

MANA, s.s. (13.15 p.m.), 134 tons, Daxou, from Patea.

, PUTIKI, s.s. (1 p.m.), 409 tons. Dewhurst, tram Greymouth. KAPITI, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 242 tons. Sawyers, from Patea.

MIMIRO, s.s. (2 p.m.), 6225 tons, Kemp, from Liverpool, via Auckland. :

'■TARAWERA, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 2003 tons, •Robertson, from Dunedin. and Lyttelton. Pa-s«engene—Saloon: Ruseell AlJmntt, Tarelerton, Mesdames Ead.es, Cxamble, Reainedy, Lorreay, Campbell and ciuld, Barclay, Booth, Messrs Hartley, Ballinger, Boucher, Pilgram, Gamble, Kennedy, Llewellyn, Lahmnn, Campbell ; 23 steerage. ’

KAHU, s.s. (5 pan.), 182 tons, Carlson, from JNapier via coa»t.

SAILED. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 30. ENNBRDALE, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 1147 tons, Cox, for Kaipara and Melbourne P^ a ted S. 8 ’ 8 ’ (10l2 ° a 811 *>“■

AMELIA SIMS, schooner (11.13 a.m • 98 tons. Johnson, for D’Urville Isinu,< ARAHURA, (.1 n.rn.v f._ a Lambert, for Picton, Nelson, AVestport For Passengers—Saloon: Nets . Pui P er . Ncrtman. b-oven*, Gillespie. Pulton Ruox "\V illianiK, May. Filleu], Sheath Meu+l dames Purser, Notman, Inkerseli, Pickard infL^ 1 -irUi <!U " do “’ Ma ph“U. Swan and infant, AlcManaivay and 2 children 7?n^_ r^ r ’ i Moran, Jupp *Hale Lord Flunked and \Df Redwood, Messrs. HaU, Fidton r;P lespie, Mullan.

vena, Empson, Foster, Parker, Finlayson, Albiston, Davies, Robinson, Moran (2), Jupp. Hobday. For Nelson —Misses Sheldon, Janson. Turley, Child, Mosdames Harper and 2 children, Holst, Reay, Jansen, Messrs Graham, M.P.. Bedford. Peppea, MoFerren, Smyth. Grigg. Hobit, For AA’ertport—Misses Robinson, Mrs Pease, Messrs Carmmi. Williams, Hughes,i O’Brien, Stitt. For Greymouth— Miss Pepper, Mesdamcs Richardson and family. Sheen, Murdoch and boy, Lowry, Messrs Snoad, Richardson, Sheen, Duncan. Eseell, Myers, Pease, Mcßam, Tennant. NIKAU, ?.*. (2.20 p.m.), 252 tons. Hay, for Nelson and Motneka. KUROW. s.s. (3 p.m.). 3300 tons, Hutchings. for Tiinaru. KIRIPAKA, s.s. (3 p.m.), 133 tons, MeIn tosh, for Patea. EBGULUS. s.s. (1.25 p.m.). 585 tons. Gibbons, for Westport. MANGAFAPA, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 164 tons, Fletcher, for Greymouth, Westport nua. Kararaoa. MARAROA, s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 3598 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passcngers.Saloon; Misses Denhard, Vincent, Me*diunes York, Truf-cott, child and infant, Graham, Todd, Swann, Kirker, Chivers, Johnston, Fenton, child and infant, Messrs Whiting, Prichard. Cooke, Hart, Itodger, Johnston (2), Newman (2), Riant, Pratt, York Trusoott, Banks. Graham, Todd, Swann, Leader, Kirker, Brown. Arrowsmith, Tapp.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31. • WAKATU, s.s. (6 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Gertie, Foxton, to-day Quoon of the South, Foxion, Picton, to-day Kennedy, Foxton, to-day Himifcaugi, Napier, via coast, to-day Ruru, Napier, to-day Tainui, Auckland, to-day Taka.puua, Nolson, Picton, Tuesday Mararca, Lyttelton. Tuesday Corinna, Onehunga, Tuesday Koonya, southern ports, Tuesday Alexander, Picton, Tuesday Kiripaka. Patea, Tuesday Mouowai. Auckland, via ports, Tuesday Huia (aux. sch.), Hokiauga, Tuesday Wnkatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Wcdnoeday A oar a, Sydney, Wednesday Ar-ahura, AVest Coast, AVounesday Clan Sinclair, Sydney, Thursday AVaikare, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Thursday ATctoria Sydney, Auckland, Friday Manuka, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Friday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Lyttelton, to-day, 8 p.m. Tarawera, Auckland, via ports,' to-day, 4 p.m. Takapuna, Picton, Nelson, to-day. 12.45 ~m. Rosamond, Onehunga, via ports, to-day, midnight Challenger, Kerraadecs, to-day, 6 p.m. Stormbird, AA'anganui, io-day, 6 p.m. Rum*-Napier, to-day, 4 p.m. Kahu, Napier, to-day, 4 p.m. Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day, midnight Manama. Motneka, to-day, 4 p.m. liana, Patea, to-day, 5 p.m. Kapiti, AVahganui. to-day, 5 p.m. Queen of the South, Foxton, to-day, 4 p.m. Opawa, Blenheim, to-day, midnight Huia, .Wanganui, to-day, 3 p.m. Aorero. Patea, to-day, 5 p.m. HolmdaJe. Lyttelton, to-day Kororaiko, Lyttelton, Tuesday Mapourika, Nelson, West Coast, Tuesday Canopus, AVestpoirt, Tuesday Waipori, Lyttelton, Tuesday Monowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Tuesday Arapa.wo, I,yttclton, Tuesday Kiripaka, Patea, Tuesday Kennedy, Nelson, AA’egt Coast, Tuesday Nikau, Nelson. Motneka, Tuesday Koonya, West Coast, Tuesday Corinna, Dunedin, via ports,’ Tuesday Putiki, AA'estport AA’edncsday Mimiro, Lyttelton, Dunedin,’ Wednesday Niwaru, Napier, Wednesda” Alexander, Nelson, AVest Coast, Wednesday Tainui. London, via ports, Thursday AVaikare, Auckland, via ports, Thu.eday Moana, Melbourne, via South, Thursday ’ AA’aloatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton,, Thursday, . ‘ r Victoria, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Friday Manuka, Sydney, Friday Arahura, AVest Coast, Saturday

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. MELBOURNE, Saturday—XJlimaxoa, from Bluff and Hobart. % SYDNEY, Briday—Clan Sinolair, for Wellington. Saturday—Moama (4 p.m.). for M r ellingtotn. . NEWCASTLE, Saturday—^Thyra, from Dunedin. HOKIANGA HEADS, Sunday—Joseph Craig 1 , barque, for Melbourne. Huia, auxiliary gohooner, for Lyttelton. Saturday Squall, for urLsbome; Jura (5 p.m.), for Newcastle. Sunday—Wimmera (8 a.m.), from South; Kamona (5 aan.). from Westport; Victoria (1 p.m.), from Sydney. Tainui (12.50 p.m.), for Wellington. ONEHUNGA, Sunday—Rarawa (3.33 p,m.), for Now Plymouth. MANHKAU HEADS* Sunday—Rarawa <5.20 p.m.), crosycd. bar outwards. FOXTON, Siaturday—Queen of the South (9.40 a-m.), from oiling ton. Sunday—Quoon of the South (11 a.m.), for Picton and Wellington.

NAPIER, Sunday—Ruru (8 aon.), for Wellington.

PICTON, Friday—Defender (10 p.m.), from AVllingtcm. Saturday—Tutanekai (5.10 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, Sunday—Arahura (4.45 a.m.), from Wellington and Picton; Nikau (4.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Arahura (8 a.raA for AVestport; Alexander (5 a.m.), for Picton.

AA’EiSTPORT, Sunday—Begnlus (2.5 p.m.), from Wellington.

GREYMOUTH, Saturday—Kittawa (9 p.m.), from Wellington.

LYTTELTON, Saturday—Waikore (6.45 a.m.) and Drayton Grange (10.40 a ra.), from Wellington. Sunday—Ripple (11.20 a.m.), from Kaikoura; Mararoa (11.40 a.m.), from Wellington; Wanaka (3 p.m.) from Auckland; Prometheus (9 a.m.),for Pioton.

TTMABU, Sunday—Kurow- (5 pm.), from AVellington.

PORT CHALMERS, Sunday-AVhaka-ma (2.45 p.m.), from Lyttelton. BLUFF, Sunday—Rimutaka (9.30 a.m.), for Port Chalmers.

The barquentiue Pendle Hill will be ready to sail from AVellington to-day for Sydney. The vessel has a lead of. 201,000 feet of white pine. The steamer Arapawa has pnt up some ’good performances in handling cargo, but ou Friday morning (says the "Wanganui Herald ’’) she eclipsed all others. She berthed at the wharf at 8 o’clock, discharged 198' tons of cargo, took in 25 tons, including some hea-vv machinery, and left the wharf at 10.30, thus handling 223 tons in 2J hours, and sailing on the same tide. It seems doubtful whether the lonic, from London and Plymouth via Capetown and Hobart, will reach Wellington in time to berth this evening, if the medical ■ inspection can be com pletod in time the lonic will berth at No. 1 South, Queen’s wharf, this evening. N-xt Thursday the Union Company’s Lyttelton staff will occupy their new premises, which are within a few yards of the passenger wharves. j Mr T. W. Spence, mate of the Holm-I dale, signed off the articles on Sutur-1 day. I

A private message states that the Huddart Porker steamer Ulimaroa arrived

at Melbourne at 7 o’clock on Saturday morning from New Zealand ports \ia Hobart.

The Maori Land Company's steamer Lauderdale is expected to sail from Nydia Bay to-morrow for Hokiauga, from which port she proceeds to Adelaide, Melbourne, Tasmania, and back to New Zealand.

The auxiliary schooner Huia _ sailed from Hokiauga yesterday for AVcllington and Lyttelton. The vessel will discharge part of her cargo of timber at AVellington.

The coastal steamer Gertie is duo at AVellington to-day from Foxton to load a consignment of water-pipes ox Drayton Grange, for the Levin water works. The Queen of the South is taking a load of 59 tons of binder twine from Foxton to Picton to-day. Tile sailer Marie, which was announced some weeks ago to load case oil at New York for Lyttelton and Dunedin, is a French , barque of 2298 tons gross. She is duo at Lyttelton about the end of May. Captain G. T. Hull (of Messrs McArthur and Hull) is about to take over the AVellington agency of the Paparoa Coal Mining Company. Mr D. A. Aiken, assistant general manager of the Union Company, arrived from South yesterday by tiio Maori.

The Wootton left Lyttelton on Friday afternoon for Kaiapoi and Foxton, and the Kairaki sailed from Lyttelton at 2 a.m. on Saturday for Kaiapoi and Greymouth." The Wootton is to; load timber at Collingwood for Lyttelton.

The Huddart Parker steamer Victoria, which arrived at. Auckland at 1 p.m. yesterday from Sydney, had 50 saloon and 52 steerage passengers, and 525 tons of cargo for Auckland. Strong head winds- were, responsible for the Tarawera not reaching Wellington until - 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon from . Dunedin and Lyttelton. The master of the auxiliary ketch Koreru (at Auckland) hah been unable to procure a second mate at the northern port at a month, and, ho has sent to .Wellington to secure a man. The ketch sails on -Wednesday; 1 ; Mr R. Crowe, late fourth officer of the Tarawera, transferred to the Kini as third, at Lyttelton.. The work of converting the Aramoho into a ketch at Wanganui is progressing rapidly. A 'mainmast is being rigged, up, and when this has boon completed a cargo of timber will be taken aboard and the vessel will then sail. for Gisborne.

The Mimiro, which, reached Wellington from Liverpool yesterday, met with a large amount of floating ice when passing Heard Island, and on one occasion had to 7 turn round in order co clear herself of the’floes. Advice has been received by the Marino Department that ou Friday afternoon’ tile steamier Claymore look roundings in Hokianga. The lead showed 15ft m the main channel and 12ft in the south channel, both at low tide. These soundings indicate a good deal of shoaling :n the channel. ,

Mr Scott, of the New Zealand and African Company’s staff, is cn route to Sydney by the Warrimoo on holiday leave.. He will return via Auckland. Owing to the shortage of railway trucks the Koromiko was unable to do any discharging on Saturday morning. The Union Company’s steamer Kini went into dock at- Lyttelton on Friday for general overhaul, survey and repairs to propeller. The Ngahere will dock at the , same port to-morrow or on AVecluesday for annual survey and’ overhaul. The training ship Dartford is to follow.

The Mararoa waited at Wellington till 11.40 o’clock on Saturday night for the convenience, of those passengers arriving from Nelson and Picton by the Takapuna who desired to proceed South.

Last Thursday the Blenheim brought in'to Blenheim’ what is claimed to be the biggest cargo yet landed there from one bottom. The vessel's freight comprised about 130 tons. CD of which were agricultural implements. MOANA LEFT SYDNEY.

The local office of the Union Company lias been advised by cable that tho Moana. sailed from Sydney at 4 p.m. oh

Saturday direct for Wellington. The vessel is bringing 53 saloon and 61 steerago passengers for this port. TheMpann is due bore about 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning. ,

NIWARU AND MIMIRO. It is, not often that two of tho Tyser Company’s big liners Occupy neighbouring berths alongside Jervois quay. Ycsteiday afternoon the Mimiro, from Liverpool via Auckland, arrived at Wellington and was neatly berthed by Pilot Dawson in the strong northerly wind astern of the Niwaru. The Mimiro will discharge part cargo at this port, and will get away prooably on 'Wednesday with remainder of cargo for Lyttelton and Dunedin. , _ * , . To-day the Tyser liner Niwaru will move from Jervois quay to,the Glasgow, 'wharf for Homeward loading, and will proceed on Wednesday to Napier ami other Dominion ports to load wool for the London January sales. DANGER TO NAVIGATION. The Marine Department was advised on Saturday by tho East Cape light keeper that th.e Onion Company’s steamer Wanaka had signalled the lighthouse that in longitude 177 east the vessel had passed several heavy pieces of timber, which are a menace to navigation _ The position of the obstacles would be about half way between Mercury Bay and Ca-pe Runaway. The Wayaka loft Auckland on Thursday evening with a number of ballast waggons for Lyttelton. OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS. . lonic (dn© to-night), sailed from Plymouth September 18th, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill.) Opawa (due about November 4th), sailed from London September Bth, via Auckland. (N. 51.8. Co.) Indraclevi (due about November Bth). sailed ’from New Tork September Ist, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser.) Turafcina (due about November 16th), sailed from Plymouth October 2nd, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.) Sussex (duo about November 20tb), sailed from Liverpool September 18th, via Australia and Auckland. (F-H-S-). Star of ’ Scotland (due about November 27tb), sailed from London September 31th, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). W’aiwera (due about November 29th), nailed from London on October 6th, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Athenic (due about November 30th), sailed from Plymouth October 17th, via Capetown and " Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Papanui (due about December 4th), sailed from Loudon October 16th. (N.Z.S. Co.). Falls of Nlth. (duo about- December lltb), sailed from Now York October 2nd, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.)

Nairnshire (duo about December 18th), sailed from Liverpool October 15th. ’via Sydney and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line.) 'Auchendale (due about December 20th), sailed from New York October 2nd, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.) * Korehana (due about December 23rd), sailed from London October 15th, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser.) Indraghiri (duo about December 2ith),

sailed from New York October 20th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser). ■’ SAILERS. John Lockett, barque (48 days out), sailed from Liverpool September 15th (Johnston and CO.). Doride, barque (71 days oat), sailed from Marseilles August 23rd. (Briscoe and CoJ CHRONOMETER-EATING NOTICE HECTOR OBSERVATORY, WELLINGTON. A galvanometer signal for ratios chronometers will bo sent from the Observatory at noon to-day to the Museum and the Public Telegraph Office. The needle will move at noon exactly of New Zealand Mean Time, at which hour a chronometer set to Greenwich Mean Time should show 12h. 30m. Any difference will be the error of the chxonometer, fast or slow, on Greenwich Mean Time. True time will be similarly signalled at each hour during tho day. T. KING, Observer. \ Dominion Museum. November Ist, 1909.

D. n. M. Last Quarter ... ... 5 9 8 a.m, Now Moon ... 13 1 48 p.m. First Quarter... ... 31 4 59 a.m. Full Moon ... 27 8 23 a.m.