SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7018, 5 January 1910, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. ' ‘JANUARY. d. a. m. Last Quarter ... ..® 4 0 36 a.m. New Moon 11 11 21 p.m. First Quarter 18 9 50 p.m. Full -Moon. 25 11 20 p.m. THIS DAY. Sun rises, 1.24 a.m.; sets, 7.28 p.m. McOn rises, 12.7 a.m.; sets, 1.33 p.m. High water, ,11.18 a.m. ARRIVEDTUESDAY, JANUARY 1. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (1-20 a.m‘,),'‘-198 tons, Harvey, from Foxtail. . A'RAPA WA. b.-s. (1.10 a.m.), 268 tons, Corby,: from Wanganui. NIKAU, s.s. (4.15 a.m.), 252 'tons, Hay, from Nelson anil Motueka. UUIA, s.s. (4.45 a.m.), 127 tons, Dowell, from 'Wanganui. 3IOA, s.s. (5.5 a.m.), 188 tours, Burt, from Wanganui. . ; MONOWAI, s.s. (G. a.m.),. 8133 tons, Robertson, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, passengers : Saloon—Misses *,OHDonw» Bonita,’--Davidson;" Jones, Hobah, Ales-, dames 1 McLeod, Osborne, Cleopatra, Dodd, Captain Gille.spie. Baird, Tabuteau, Campbell, Barra, Foley, Kearny, Johns, Osborne, Pudncy, Carlos, Williams, Maule, Dodd, Clark, Waters. Tavitt, Falconer, Clarkson, ■Armstrong, Deans, Nolan, Jones; 21. bteefage. ’ r . mARAROA. s.s. (6.25 a.m’.), 2598 tons, Maiiniug, from Lyttelton: h 440 passengers. . ' , - 1 - TARAWEEA, s.s. (8.55 a.m.), 2003 tons, Collins, from Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier". ; Passengers: . Saloon— Aliases Cook, Dalgleish, , Dempsey; Thompson, Airs Redshaw, Messrs _Redshaw, Selig, Sheppard, Do.wdall, Sehg, Kirk, Nixon, Ginu, Saunders; 3 steerage. . JIOERAKI. s.s. (2.40 p.m;), 4392 tons,. Rolls, from Sydney. Passengers: Saloon —Misses Carr, Catherall, O Connor, White, Leon, McKinnon, Lewis, Walsh, Abbott, ‘ Carr, Abrahams," Mesdnmes Pratt and child, ■ Crichton, Stewart, Carr, Tutton, Boyd, Boyd and xnaid, Maunsell, Schlicthing and 2 children. Southern, Dyason and 5 children, Jones, O’Connor, Lewis,- Campbell, Dyson, Trihder,' Hewitt, Captain Robt;. Stew-art, Messrs. -Clark, Dyson, Fulton, O Done-, hoe, Trinder, Wakeham. M<» s (2). Lewis, Drury, Campbell (2), Hum, Wright, Pratt. . Neale, Crichton,. McDonald, Cobb, Carr (2), Quinn, AUlson. Bissett, Tutton, Barber,. Maunsell (3), ; Johnson. Porteus, Schlicthing, Dyason, Jones, Howard, SChuttmann, Young, Bagshaw. Black. Mayhew and son* Baytoy. Smith. YVeatherill, Hewitt. Moln-. tosh,' Johnstone, .Kidstbn, Uptonv . Orr, McKinnon, Master Moss; 87 steerage. PUKAKP, s.s. (6.5 p.m.), 1444 tons, Tate;-from Timaru. ■ PATEENA, s.s. (10.35 p.m.), # 1212 tons. Aid-well, from Nelson,. and Picton-; idi passesgers. : . 1 •:■ SAILED. : TUESDAY', JANUARY 4., . ANGLO SAXON, s.s. (5.40. a.m.)/4263 Video. > , . ■ ■ _ STORMBTRD, S.s; (12.20 p.m.), . 217 tons, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. HAUROTO, s.s. (1 P-md. Bride;- for- Rarotonga and Fapccte. Pas i SP Bums, Metcalfe, Griffith, Trcgaraa.-Ruff, 3 Chinese. . '- , ' MAPOURIEA. s.s.. (1.10 .P-™-)* -,M 3 tohhi Kennedy,'- for Picton, -Nelson, .Westport and Oreynfohth;' 150 ’ pasSengerswi ■ KOTUKU, s.s.. .(1.25. p.m.), 1054 tons, Edwin, .for Picton; Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehunga. MONOWAI, s.s. (2.40 p.m.), 3433- tons, Robertson, for Napier, Gisborne ■ and Auckland; 39 passengers.; "NIKAU, s.s. (5.10, p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson and Motueka. ~ KAPXTI, s.s. (5.30; p.m.), 242 tons. Saw£€rs v ' for' Wanganui. 'KENNEDY,'- s.s. (5.35 p.m.); 137- tons, Wildman, for Nelson and West Coast. ~ TARAWER A, S.s. (G. 15 p.m.), 2003-tons, Collins, for Lyttelton and Dunedin; 2o ■passengers. 4 -.--- t 1 .---3. 1 '-A, MARAROa"; as':' (8.5* p.m.), -259 S tons. Manning, for Lyttelton; 420;.pa3engers. TAKA-PUNA/' s.s. - .(midnight)',. ,1030 tons, Stringer, for Picton; 20 passengers, ’ ■ EXPECTED ARRIVALS.' . Taka-puna,’ Picton. to-day * Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day ‘ Kairnki,' Lyttelton,' to-day - Corinna. Dunodin> via ports, .to-day' Maori, Lyttelton, to-day , -Aralnira, West Coast, to-day ; •Manaroa, Motiieka, to-day : „ - =Korojniko.. Westport,- to-day ; j Opawa; Blenheim, to-day , ' ICaitangata;'Westport, to-day;: n.;.--.Kapnai, Patea;- to-day,-.., .Mana, patea, to-day., Patea, to-day.- . i ■ Aorere, Patea,, to-day - - ; • Pateema, Nelson, Picton, Thursday .Kahn, - Napier, ..via: .coast,, Thursday StormhircL Wanganui, Thursday . Kap\ti,-Wanganui, Thursday , Nikan, NelsonMotueka, Thursday,: - ’Mararoa. Lyttelton, Thursday--*.. : ; . f ’ ■ v Navun, Suva; Auckland, Thursday , Clan Macfadane, Port Pirt«,..Thursday ■■"irniton, Picton/ Thursday Halmdalo, GisLdmG, ! Thursday / - Wakatu/'Lyttelto h/Kaikoura, 1 ' Thursday’ ■■ • ' /Victoria, Dunedin, Lyttelton; ThursMokoia, Sydney. Auckland, Friday- ‘ Warriiuoo, Melbourne, via South, Friday - -■ / Tongariro, Lyttelton, Friday. • ’ ' ICitlawn, Crcymouth, Friday .Ngahere,,.Greymouth, Friday v ■„ - PROJECTED DEPARTURES. lyiaori. Lyttelton, to-dny, 8 p.m. Mon, Wnngfnni, to-day, noon ituin, . Motueka, to-day, noon *■* Queen of' tho : Sbnth, Fdxton, to-day, noon Auchpndnle, Lyttelton, to-day' noon ' 1 Kairolci, Westpoi*t, Qroymouth, to-day, 3 n.m. ’ ' Corinna, New Plymouth, Onehunga, to day, \7*pim. 1 " ..Pateena, Picton., Nelson, ,to-day, 1.45 p.m.--. ,;■ ■ . ■> ft •; .'Pnkaki, W«st Coast, to-day .. TCnpuni., Patea, .io-day . , • Jianti, Patea, to-day. Kiripaka. Paten, 1 to-day, 5 p.m: : Of>dwa; Blehlieiirr; -to-day. 6 p.m: Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day, 6 p.m. - ■ Havelock' and Sounds, to-day,' S^p.m. -"Aorere, uPaico, * noon -. /. - • Ivikhu,- Napier,- via coast, ■ Thursday ■ Pc tone, -Greymouth, ‘VMararoa, Lyttelton, Thursday "■ Stormbnd, AVangantii;* Thursday ' ; v •Nik’dii,' ’Nelsbii, 1 Motueka, Th t ui'sdhy~’’'’ Arapawa, Wanganui, Thursday Kaitoa,. Nelson, "West Coast," Thursday Piotdn, Nelson, Thursday Tokomaru, Loudon* Thursday ? l . ifoeraki, Mellwurno, via South, Thursdny *; % - J ' ’ . victoria, Aucklandz-Sydney, Thursday Mokoia. Lyttelton, Dunedin,.Friday .Kaipara, Auckland, Friday/* Warrimoo, Svdney, Friday

Ghallengor,'-Picton, Friday f > » Navua, AVe-stport, Friday ■ . Kaikoura, Ly^Jel.ton A Jpridiay^ !v . * -jlvaipara* o n -, Saturday Arahura, West Coast, Saturday Tarawera, Auckland, via ports/Monday

IMPORTS. JIOERAKI (Tuesday), from Sydney. For Wellington—Ss6 packag-s fruit, 250 boxes soap, 252 bars lead,’ 2-10 bags ties, 124 packages tea, 150 case's ; schnapps, 50 cases wax, 2462 walling blocks, 95: cascK drugs, 31 oases .rubber, goods, 342,1 oasis ■ salman, sundries and .trahshipiiieiits’ex Duisburg, Empire,. Taiyuan, Makura, Nikko Maru, Konigin Luise, dor Grosss, and Grcifswald. y „ telegraphed movements. SYDNEY,- Tuesday*; Jlhrama,(ll a.m.),; ifrpiniWellingloii;- 7' ■. ’ KAIPARA, Tuesday—Louisa Craig, from Melbourne. AUCKLAND, Tuesday)—Star of Canada (1 a.m.),' f rom 'Sydney (5.45, a.m.), from Para, Brazil, ' Navua (10.10 p.m.), for Wellington. ONEHUNGA, Tuesday—Rarnwa (11.30 a.m.), ' from New Plymouth. Rarawa (5.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth. ■ NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday—Rarawa (12.30 a.m.), for Onehunga. BLENHEIM, and Opawa (J.a.m.); lroni..;Jvellingtoa. Opa‘wa and : Blenheim, (ill pkip.),' tor 'Welling-.,' ton."' "" v ' ■; V- " PICTON, Tuesday—Mapourika ' (6.35 p.m.) and Kotuku (7.40 p.m.), from Wellington. Mapourika (7.40 p.m.) and Kotuku, (midnight)/for; Nelson... ; NELSON, Tuesday—Wainiea (6 a.m.), from Wellington. MOTUEKA, Tuesday—Manama • (6.30 a.m.),-from Wellington. ' Manama (3.40 p.m.), for Wellington. y KAIKOURA,;. Tuesday—Wakatu (4.45 a.m.), from Wellington. WESTPORT,; ! Tuesday—Arahura (6 a.m.), from Greymouth. Kaitangata (3.55 a.m.), for' Wellington; Arahura (1 .p.m;), for Nelson. , LYTTELTON; - Tuesday—Maori (7.10 a.m.) and Aparima (10.40 a.m.), from Wellington; Eunice,.,spow, from lock. CorinnaC (1.45 p.'in:)' .and' Kairaki (5.10 p.m.), for: Wellington; Maori (8.40 p.m.),:'for' Wellington;, 410 passengers. • 'TIMARU, Ttiesday—Daniel, - barquej (9.15 a.m.), from; Clarence river. , DUNEDIN, i :, tuesday—Victoria, for Sydney .via East Coast porta.;. Passett-, gers for Welliagtou-eMisses., -JVright, Boulston,. Thomson, Cole, i Dean, dames Potts. Hayward. BLUFF, Tuesday—Warrimoo,, : for Dunedlb. ; ■ Mr J. Rankin joined, the collier Petone as second mate jycsterclay, in place of Mr J. .Udall, t wno has been acting second. ' 1 (■ ■' : ' •' •■; The Union Company's collier Pohenia was placed on the patent slip early yesterday morning for .pyerliatu; ' . v ,',TKe : steamer 7 Auohehdale, -with tcaso 'oil's from New;York, is to leave Wellington at midday: to-day ■ for Lyttelton and Dunedin. ■ . The, vessel has 32,000 bases and 33,000 cases of oils respectively for the ports mentioned. s The New Zealand: Shipping Company’s chartered steamer Swanlcy arrived at Auckland from; Para, Brazil, yesterday morning to load, in New Zealand for London. -. I ■ • ■ Early yesterday morning .the - New Zealand , Shipping Company’s' chartered steamer Anglo-Saxon: 'set .oiit again from Wellington for London via Monto:.Video. .The repairs -to .the damaged steam-pipes were smartly effected by 'Messrs' Jjenkrns and':Mack. The engineers were iit'omdted (a step to :fill; the by the death of -the chief-, Engineer,'. amL as the. vessel ; carried ", more engineers than 'were requited by . the’ law other appointment was made. *■ The Blackball ■ Coal Company’s collier Ngahere dott Napier at 7 p.m. on Monday for Greymouth to load a full"cargo of coal for Wclliugton. The vessel is duo here 1 next Fridoy night. The Union Company’s collier Kittawa is fixed to sail f rom Greymouth i. tomorrow evening with a full load of coal for Wellington. ■ ;,- Captain Robert Stewart, late of the Union' Company’s service, arrived"from Sydney yesterday by the Moeraki. The Tyser liner Star of Canada, from London, via Australia, arrived at Auck■lnnd at X-o’clock yesterday morning from Sydney. The. vessel proceeds via Napier to Wellington,',.whore she is-duo to-mor-tow ‘■week. ''’ l t . ■ -' -, ;,-.- ■.' - The-old Cnnard liner Etruria (8120 tons gross, built: in 1884) has been disposed of to British, buyers on behalf of the Ciinard' Company by Messrs H. -E. Moss and Co. - ; . .Theußlackball? Coal Company’s .collier,. •Petone, which is completing ; her averhaul at Wellington, is expected to leave here to-morrow for Greymouth to load oonl Hor Wellington. . . . _ : , Mr C. ■ H. Turner, local manager, for the ■ Blackball Coal , Company, ■ returned to Wellington last evening from a business trip to Napier. Mr Reed.is .to join the-Pukaki as third officer at i.Wellingtom to-day.- Mr S.j officer of the Manapouri, has resigned .from tlie. Union Company’s service, and Mr V, G. -Wobb, late third.vofficer df tlie' W’aipori (laid, up, at Sydney), Jhas joined the Manapoiiri. Mr’-H.(O- Saunders.,, chief officer, of ■ the Mofina, having met' with an' accident, remained at Suva for treatment. The other officers* have been temporarily promoted a step. The" coastal steamer Hiiia is to leave Wellington , at noon tq-day on. a special trip to'Motueka. - - " The barque ■ Solgran, with a cargo of timber from . Greymouth, arrived.* at; Sydney on Christmas Eve. A departure 'was taken", from Greymouth,. no. December 2nd.- Strong .oouthrwest winds xiiere encountered during'the early part of the trip, heavy seas'causing some damage to the vessels bulwarks. . Unsettled weather prevailed during the?'remainder of tlie trip. - —The damage to the auxiliary sc noon or It was thought that the Huia ■ would have’to bo scuttled, but the pumps managed to extinguish the blaze. •. i Mr C. Cummings," chief officer "of the Northern. Company’s steamer Nganuhr, is at present laid up at his residence at. Onehunga. NAVUA FROM FIJI.' i Tlie Union, Company’s steamer Nayua, : wtfich' arri red -at -/A ii cklarid * 'oh'f'-MAnday night from Suva, landed at Auckland 4800 bunches bananim, 2425 cases fruit,

and 1500 ■ sacks copra.; also, 2475 sacks copra, for London, and 1100 sacks copr|L for Liverpool. The Navua left Auckland at 10.10 o'clock last night for Wellington Avith balance of-, cargo ,of fruit. 1 The vessel is due here to-morrow evening, and after ■discharge will proceed to Westport. ' .O THE AJKAHUEA. The Union Company’s steamer Araliura arrived at Westport at, 6 a.m. yesterday from Greymouth, and sailed at 1 p.m. for Nelson and Wellington. The vessel is due to leave Nelson at 6.30 o'clock this morning for Wellington, where she should arrive about 2.30 p.m. to-dny. NEW JACKSON HEAD LIGHT. ■, TO BE INSTALLED SHORTLY. Those navigators who are- occasioned anxiety >y the ■ A-agaries of the Jackson Head light- aa-111 be pleased to note; that the Marine Department has everything in readiness tor the installation of the new Dintsoh gas lighfat Jackson Head as soon as the weather will permit the Avork being carried out. The rocks on which the beacon is situated is in such .an exposed position, 1 that if there is any sen the ,place is unapproa"ohab!e. The prevailing, north-westerlies have prevented any attempt being made to work at , Jackson Hoad lately, and ns soon ■as an improvement is c\'ident the Avork will be 'proceeded Avith. The Government steamer Hiuemoa Avill take the 1 apparatus from Wellington, and will land it on the mainland in the vicinity of the beacon. Then .a ■ launch Avill be ussdt to carry, out the operation of ■ fitting the nevr apparatus. ■ ' Captain Aldwell, of the Pateena, which returned to’ Wellington from Nelson and Pictoh last night, stated to a ''Times” reporter.'that AS'hen lie passed the Jackiron Head light at 8.30 p.m.’on Monday there aa’Os visible a very 4 dim irregular flicker. The beacon Avas apparently practising a little Moyse signalling. Last ..evening the harbourmaster at Pieton reported to Captain AldAvell that the beacon had been re-lit. It was daylight yesterday Avhen the Pateena .passed and the light Avas therefore'not disoern'ible, 1 : THE WHAKATANE., . ■ t The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Whakatane, -which is under chartcr:to the, .Queensland line of Steamers, ■ en route 1 from London to Brisbhne, arrived at Colombo'on December : 24tb. The .Whakatane has a large number if immigrants for Queensland. MOERAKI. FROM SYDNEY. At 2.40 o’clock yesterday afternoon the Union Company's steamer Moeraki arriA’cd in the stream at Wellington after a passage, of 3 days 14 hours froim Sydney direct. Pratique Avas granted and the vessel AA-as berthed at No. 1, south. Queen’s Wharf. ' . The -Moeraki sailed from Sydney at 10 o’clock last Friday night (instead of on Saturday'as Is- usual; .'owing to New Year’s Day falling on that day). Light variable winds, fine weathar, and smooth seas pm-ailed till off Torawhiti, Avhen U. strong north-tvcsterly breeze was* experienced. The Moeraki Avill remain in port until 5 p.m. to-morrow, when* she will, sail for Southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. - INDRAGHTEI LEFT SYDNEY. -After being detained owing to a .scarcity ■ of - bunker. coal at- - Sydney; the Tj'Pcyr liner Indraghiri continued -her voyage from New- A ork to Noav Zealand ports on Monday night.. The vessel, is due at Auckland about Sunday next, and-at Wollinghon on, the folloiving Friday. The Indraghiri has about 800 tons of cargo Jo. discharge at Wellington. RUAHINE LEFT HOBART, The Noav Zealand Shipping Company's new steamer Ruahinc. from London and .Plymouth, via Capetown, sailed from Hobart at 9 o’clock yesterday morning for Wellington, and Lyttelton. The Bua■hine, which is nearly three days ahead of schedule time, is expected to arrive af .Wellington early, on next Saturday morning. The vessel is bringing nearly .400 passengers.’ ■ ; OVERSEA VESSELS. ■ STEAMERS. v Katamea ■ (due'" about 7th), •ailed from Liverpool October _3otll; 1 via Adelaide and Auckland., (Shaw, Savm.i IRuahine., .{due,,.about-- January Bth), sailed -from. Plymouth November 27th, via Capctoivn and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.). Star of Canada (duo about, January 12th), sailed from London November 3rd, via Australia, Auckland and -Napier. (Tvscr.),: - ■ Indraghiri (due about January 14th), sailed from New 1 York October 20th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyson.) Star of‘Noav Zealand (due about January 15th). sailed from New York November- 9th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser).: Morayshire (due about January 17th), sailed from Liverpool November 13th,' via Sydney and - Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line.) Ula (due about January 18th), sailed from Calcutta December 4th, via Singa* pore, Samarang; and'Auckland. (Union s.s. Co.). ’ , - . ; , ■ . - Ara Ava (due about .- January 24th), sailed from Plymouth December 11th, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill.) , Wakanul (due about January 26th), sailed from Liverpool November 27th, Via Arlckland. (N.Z.S. Co.). llamari (duo about January 2Gth), sailed from London December 4th, , via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill.) iMarere' (due about January 30th), sailed 1 from London, ' November ■ 30th, via Australia, - Auckland and Napier. (Tvsor.) - , ' Ruapehu (duo about February Bth), sailed from Plymouth December 25th, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z;S. Co.) •>'-Tomoaria ; (due about February 11th), sailod -from London December 17th, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. (Typer). .Buteshire - (due about - February 13th), sailed- from- Liverpool December llth, via Sydney, Auckland. F.-H.-S. Line). '-Star of, Australia (duo about 1 February -20th), sailed from Noav York, December .14th, via Australia and New Zealand ports. (N.Z.S. Co.) ■' , ' SAILERS.

John Lockett, barque (113 day* out), sailed from Liverpool , Septemovr Zsth-' Johnston and Co.) Jacques, barque (43 days out), sailed from New York November 23rd via Auckland. I Vacuum Oil Comoany). l Andromeda, four-masted barque .(96 days out), sailed from New York November 20th- (Vacuum Oil Co.) ■ Marjory Glen, barque (21 days out). Bailed from Liverpool' December 15th. (Johnston and Co.)