SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7020, 7 January 1910, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

FHASES OF THE MOON. JANUABY. D. H. M. Last Quarter i 0 r > G a - m ' Now Moon 11 11 21 p.m. First Quarter 18 9 50 p.m. Full Moon 25 11 20 p.m. THIS DAY. ' '• Sun rises. 4.2 G a.m.; sets, 7.28 p.m. Moon rises 12.52 a.m.; sets, 3.37 p.m. Hifrh water, 12.5 G a.m.; 1.20 p.m. ARRIVED. THURSDAY. JANUARY 6. HIMITANGI, s.s. (2.35 a.m.), 323 tone, Manley, from Foxton. STORMBIKD, s.s. (5.50 a.m.). 217 tons, Mclntyre, from AVanganui. KAHU, fi.s. (5.55 a.m.), 133 tons, Carlson, from East Coast. NIKAU. s.s. (0 a.m.), 252 tons, Hay, from Nelson and Motueka. MARAROA, s.s. (6.40 a.m.), 2598 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton; 200 passengers. TAINUI. s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 128 tons, Jensen, from Waitara. VICTORIA, s.s. (9.25 a.m.), 29G9 tons, Entwistle, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon: Misses Wright, Thomson Cole, Dean, Boulton, Harden, Doig, Thomas, AVaugh (2), Andrews, Mesdames Potts, Mahoney, Hayward, Gumsey and 2 boys. Harrison. Baunton and 2 'children,-Messrs E. AValmsley, Pea, AYakclin, Hayward, A. Jones, Gumsey, "W. Harrison,'W. Jacks, Andrews, Wood, T. Hyde, Kiernan; 20 steerage. DELPHIC, s.s. (9.50 a.m. in the stream), 8273 tons, Jj-reen, from Lyttelton. HOLMDALE, s.s. (4.25'p.m.), 2G7 tons, Clark, from Gisborne. AVAKATU, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Lyttelton and Kaikoura. NAVUA, s.s. (9.30 p.m.), 2930 tons, Hutton, from Suva via Auckland. Passengers—Saloon : Miss Alves, Captain Kaad, Mr Gibson. SAILED. THURSDAY. JANUARY 6. TAKAPUNA, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 103 G tons, Stringer, for Picton and Nelson; 35 passengers. •"'',' ARAPAWA, e.s. (5 p.m.), 268 tons, Corby, for AVanganui. NIKAU, s.s. (5.15'p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson'and Motueka, MOERAKI, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 4392 tons, Rolls, for Lyttelton, Dunedin. Bluff, Hobart and Melbourne; 231 passengers. UIMITANGI, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 323 tons, Manley, for Castlepoint, via. coast. VICTORIA, s.s. (G. 5 p.m.), 2969 tons, Entwistle, for Napier, Gisborne, Auckland and Sydney. 50 passengers. HOLMDALE, s.s. (7.25 p.m.), 267 tons, Clark, for Westport. MARAROA, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 2598 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. 210 passengers. KAHU, s.s. (9 p.m.), 182 tons, Carlson, for East Coast and Napier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Clan Macfarlane, Port Pirie, to-day Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day Kiripaka, Patea, to-day Kapuni, Patea,. to-day Wootton, Kaiapoi, to-day Mana, Patea, to-day Tongariro. Lyttelton, to-day Nganere, Greymouth, to-day ■ Kapiti, Wanganui, to-day Aorere, Patea, to-day , Koromiko, Westport, to-day Falls of Nith, Dunedin, tarday Moa, Wanganui, to-day Huia, Motueka. to-day Takapuna,-Nelson, Picton, to-day Opawa, Blenheim, to-day . Maori, Lyttelton, to-day ■ Mokoia, Auckland, via ports, to-day Warrimoo. Melbourne, via South, today " Mararoa, Lyttelton, Saturday Arapawa, Wanganui, Saturday Queen of tho South, Foxton. Saturday " Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, Saturday -. Kahu, Napier, via coast,. Saturday Kittawa, Greymouth, Saturday Manaroa, Havelock, Saturday Waimea, Greymouth, Saturday Mapourika, AVest Coast, Saturday Kotuku, Onehunga; New Plymouth, Sunday- '-.-';■ , Tarawera, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sunday Defender, Karamea, Sunday Hiinitangi. East Coast, Sunday Holmdale; Westport, MondayMonowai, Auckland, via ports, Tuesday Marama, Sydney, Wednesday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tokomaru, London, to-day, 6 a.m. Tainui, Waitara, to-day, 10 a.m., Petone,, Greymouth, to-day Mana, Patea', to-day, 5 p.m. Aorere, Patea, to-day, - noon. Stormbiird, Wanganui, to-day, 2 p.m. Kapuni, Patea, to-day Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedin, to-day, 5 V.m. - ■ Warrimoo, Sydney, to-day, 5 p.m. Challenger. Picton, to-day Navua, Westport, to-day Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, to-day, 4. p.m. Maori, Lyttelton, to-day, 8 p.m. Huia, Wanganui, to-day Blenheim;' Blenheim,' to-day, 7 p.m. Opawa, Blenheim, to-day, 7 p.m. Kaitoa, Nelson, West Coast, to-day, 5 p.m. Pateena, Picton, Nelson, to-day, 1.45 p.m. ■ r. '•' . ' Moa, Wanganui. Saturday

Waimea, Nelson, West Coast, Saturday t , Kaipara, Auckland, London, Saturday Arahura, AVest Coast, Saturday. . Mararoa. Lyttelton, Saturday Queen of the South, Fox ton, Saturday Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, Saturday Delphic, London, Saturday Kiripaka, Patea, Saturday Defender, Karamea; Monday Kahu, Napier, via coast, Monday Arapawa, Wanganui, Monday Tarawera, Auckland, via ports, Monday .Manaroa, Motueka, Monday Kotuku, Onehunga, via ports, Tuesday Mapourika. West Coast, Tuesday Mouowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Tuesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. LONDON, AVednesday. AVaimate, from Wellington. AUCKLAND, Thursday. British Monarch (5 a.m.), from Java. ONEHUNGA,- Thursday.- Rarawa (9.55 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Rarawa (5.30 p.m.), for New Plymouth. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday.—Kotuku (4.15 p.m.), for Onehunga. PATEA, Thursday.—Aorere (5.15 p.m.), Mana (5.20 p.m.), Kiripaka ; (5.30 p.m.), and Kapuni (5.35 p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUI, Thursday.—Moa (5.20 a.m.), from Wellington. Kapiti (5.5 a p.m.), and Moa (6.20 p.m.), for AVellmgton. FOXTON, Thursday.—Queen of the South (6 a.m.' stuck in the river), from Wellington- - •.' . ,„ ,„ NAPIER, Thursday-Mokoia (2.40 nin) lor south. Passengers tor >\e*-in"ton-Misses Draper, Aston, Moore, K Hiudmawh, White, Badley, Jiurdekin, Dunuingham, Black. PICTON, Thursday—Takapuna (5 p.m.), from AVellingtou; Pateena (7.20 u in.) from Nelson. Takapuna (6 p.m.), For Nelson; Pateena (9.30 p.m.), tor Wellington. BLENHEIM, Thursday-Blenheim and Opawa (3 a.m.), from Wellington. Opawa . and Blenheim (midnight) tor Wellington. NELSON, Thursday—Corinna (8 a.m.), rrom Wellington. MOTUEKA, -Thursday—Huia (5 a.m.), from Wellington. Huia (4.30 p.m.), tor Wellington.' FAREWELL SPIT, Thursday—Koromiko (5 p.m.), passed for Wellington. WESTPORT, Thursday—Pukaki (12.50 pan.) and Kairaki (7 p.m.), from Wellington. Koromiko (5.30 a.m.), for AVeilington. ' KAIAPOI, Thursday-AA'ootton (1 p.m.) for Wellington. , LYTTELTON, Thursday—Maori- (7 a.m.),, from AVellingtou; Auchendale (2 p.m.), from New- \ork via northiern. ports AVarrimoo , (.3.50 p.m.), for Sydney via Wellington; Tongariro (4 p.m.), for AVellingtou en route to London; Aparima, for Timaru and Dunedin; Maori (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington with 350 passengers; Cygnet, for Kaikoura. PORT CHALMERS, Thursday—Falls of Nith (6.30 a.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN, Thursday—Tarawera, from Auckland. Nairnshire, for Bluff. BLUFF, Thursday—Pioneer (5.45 a.m.), from. Dusky Sound. Durban, barque, for Maiden island... The coastal steamer Himitangi, .which left here yesterday for Castlepoint- via coast ,to load wool for transhipment - to London, is due back here on Sunday. ' The details of the Nairnshire's loading movements have' been altered,, and a definite fixture will be made, to-day or to-morrow. . The vessel- is. to. sail troni New Zealand for Avonmouth and AA'est of England ports on January 26th. Tho Suva correspondent of the Auckland "Herald" says that there is some talk at Suva- of Uie A.U.S.N. - Company being asked to charter the Talune to take bananas to', - Sydney which would otherwise have gone by the Suva, lhe shippers, he writes, don't seem to know their own minds. The company made preliminary arrangements, but now "slackness" on the shippers' part is likely to upset.the whole thing. ' Messrs Banriatyne and Co. advise that ithe coastal steamer Defender is to sail from Karamea to-day for AVellingtou, where she is' due. on Sunday. She will leave here on Monday for Karamea. . The Shaw,' Savill and Albion steamer Delphic, which arrived in the stream yesterday morning from Lyttelton, on completion of bunkering will sail this evening or early to-morrow morning with a full cargo for London. The second-class Challenger is to sail for AA r ellington this morning for either Nelson or Picton. She is expected back at AVellingtou about the 25th instant, and after bunkering here will proceed to Auckland. The steamer Tokomaru, of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's fleet, which has a full cargo for London, is to" get away from - Glasgow AVharf at 6 o'clock this morning.for London via Rio de Janeiro and Teneriffe. The New. Zealand Shipping Company's stc'JMier Kaipara is to sail from AA'ellingtou to-morrow afternoon for Auckland, from which port she is to get away for London about Thursday next. The' Maoriland Company's steamer Holmdale, wliich arrived at- Wellington last evening from Gisborne, sailed again at 7.30 o'clock for Westport, to load a. cargo of coal for delivery at Wellington.

The Shaw, S'.ivill steamer Karamea goes over to the sheerlegs at Calliope Dock at Auckland to-morrow, to put out tvro boilers, each weighing 28 tons, and a. quantity of machinery; being sectional jAirts of a new suction:. dredgo for .tiic Auckland "Harbour Board. She b*jils for Napier, and AA'ellington immediately afterwards. ' ' The Clan liner Clan Macfarlane, is due at AArellington this morning from. Port Pirie, South Australia. She will berth at the Glasgow wh\irf as sooni as'pratio/ae has been, granted, in order >to commence loading for London for Mr G. H. Scales. The departure of the Union Company's Kittawa from Greymouth for' AVellingtou "has been postponed till this evening. Tile New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Papanui, which was cilunaged through striking an uncharted rock oif tli'> Tasmanian coast, will probably be docked at Melbourne for repairs. Captain Bone, Marine Superintendent for the company, recently went across to Hohurt to arrange. matters.

The Union Company's steamer Mapourika arrived at r AYcstport at 3 a.m. yesterday from AVellirigton via ports. She Bailed two. hours later for Greymouth, The vessel is due back at AVellington tomorrow evening.

Captain Kaad, the well-known copra merchant, of Levuka, arrived at Wellington from Fiji last night by the Navua. It is understood that his mission is to purchase a vessel to replace the steamer South Australian (716 tons gross), which was wrecked at the islands recently. The Manapouri, which was dute at Suva on Saturday from Sydnev, was to make an intermediate .trip from Fiji to Taviuni to bring a load of cattle to Fiji. -. .-.-■:■ On the passage from Suva to Auckland the Navua sighted a German_ full-rigged ship bound from South America to Newcastle. .■;...■, ■-. ■ ••■■ -.•■-.

Tho "Lyttelton Times" states that il is uncertain, who will; take. charge of the Aparinia when *sho leaves- I :coastal waters, but the name of Captain F. P. Evans has been freely mentioned in that connection.

" There was quite an exodus of steamers froir. PatcU last evening, when the Aorere, Mana. Kiripaka and Kapuni, which have been, bar-bound at that port

for a number of day?, sailed for Wellington. The Kiripaka has been at F'atea for aevcn days, the Kapuni since Satur day. the Mana and Aorere since Sunday. WARRIMOO FOR SYDNEY. Tho Union Company's steamer Wardmoo is due at Wellington iearly this morning from Melbourne and Hobart via southern ports. The vessel willberth at No. 1, north, Queen's Wharf, and is to sail at 3 p.m. to-day for Sydney, where she is duie early on Tuesday. TONGARIRO FOR LONDON. The New Zealund Shipping Company's •steamer TongUriio left Lytte'lton at 4 ■a.m. yesteruay for Wellington, to complete Homeward loading. She will berth at the Glasgow wharf, and is to sail from Wellington next Tnuisday for London via ports. NAVUA FROM SUVA. The Union Company's steamer Navua arrived at Wellington last night from Suva via Auckland, and.berthed at JNo. 0, Queen's Wharf. The vessel Left Suva on December 3Uth, and experienced light easterly winds, smooth sea and hue clear weather till last Saturday night, when a freshening southerly with moderate head sea was encountered till arrival at Auckland. On the run from Auckland fresh variable winds with a considerable south-easterly swell were' met with. Tin? Navua has to discharge at Wellington 5869 bunches bananas, 5479 cases bananas, 37 cases pines. The vessel is to sail from Wellington to-day for Westport, from which . port she proceeds, to Auckland. I ■ ... ■ ' ■ OIL FROM NEW YORK. I At any'tiinie now the Austrian cargo steamer Georgia is to leave .New York with a cargo of case oils and barrel (lubricating) oil for' Auckland, Wellington, Lytte'lton and Dunedin in the ordler named. The vessel will bring 183,000 cases of oils. The Vacuum Oil Company are the consignees -for the cargo. RAKAIA'S MOVEMENTS. Tho steamer Kakaia, of the New, Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, is to ieav» Tiinaru.at 7 o'clock this morning for Wellington heads, where she- will pick up a number of stevedores to load fler cargo at, her next ports of call, which will be Picton, Waitara, Napier and Wellington. The "Rakaia, is timed to sail from Wellington on the 20th'instant for London. ; . RUAHINE'S LOADING PORTS..-', The New Zealand Shipping Company's new steamer; Ruahine,'which is'due at Wellington- to-morrow morning from London via ports, after disochni'ging • 'at AVellington and Lyttelton, will proceed for Homeward loading to Timaru, back to Lyttelton, and afterwards to Wellington. The Ruahine will sail' from Wellington, on February 10th for London via Monte Video, Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe and Plymouth. WAIMATE ARRIVES HOME. . The New: ZeUland Shipping Company's steamer Waimate, which sailed from Wellington on November 17th for London, arrived at her destination last Wednesday in time for the Janiuary wool sales. : -' '"-"'' ' '" : - '* ' THE CHARTERED SWANLBY. The tramp steamer Swanley, which arrived at Aucklund on,Tuesday morning from Honolulu under charter to the New Zealand: Shipping Company, will commence, loading"- at Auckland 'next Monday. She proceeds subsequently'- to Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. The Swanley. will sail from Wellington about January 31st .for London.',.' The, vessel experienced a fine weather puasage of seventeen days trom Honolulu.. THE AMOKURA. ... ■RESUMES ACTIVITY., The Government, training .ship Amokura, has been in Wellington harbour for the past few weeks, ivili resume activity thia week. The boys who have been absent on their three weeks' midsummer vacation, 'are beginning to return to the Amokura, and Ull hands arc to be on board by the end of this week. The vessel is to sail froni Wellington about the middle of this month on another training cruise. . The Mai'in© Department is now, experiencing no difficulty in -. finding positions for time-expired, boys, and. those who are now in. the coastal mercantile marine are.-very s fa.vourUbly reported on, by the-ships' officers. Seven new boys' wilL join the Amokura next week, when the vessel will , have her full complement.of.6o boys.". The new boys are.A\ illiom Middletou, o£ Hendon, Cerattra.l Otago; Harold D. Jory, of Warkworth, Auckland; John M. .Thomson, of Bromley, Christchurch; Allan. S. Birse, ot Qiecnstown; Clarence J. M. Gaby, of Te.tLuka; William P. Jenkins, of Nupier; George M. Collir.i-, of Tarata, Tiiranaki. There are 6till a number of applicants for places on tho Amokura, but more vacancies will not occur for some time yet. FREIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA. FBOM OUR SPEOIAIi COKEEgrONDENT. LONDON, November 26. London is so largely the centre of Australian tradp'that'the miners' strike in New South Walef. is brought home to it very closely. It has been found necessary by the shipping companies to raise freights substantially, for the simple reason that if a steamer. takes out with her from Colombo or from Durban sufficient coal to bring her back to those ports she must shut out.a good deal of cargo for the Commonwealth. As a consequence space becomes more valuable. The Oivielo, the fifth of the new Orient liners, which sailed from London today on her maiden voyage to Australia, is "getting 75s per ton for fine goods, as ngainst 60s, or an increase of 25 Jj>er cent. In general the Australian conference has advanced tariff rates an 7-ough goods bv ss, and on fine goods by 10s. i ! OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS. Ruahine (due to-mon-OTV morning), nulled from Plv.xouth November 27th, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.) • Karamea (due about January _loth), Bailed trom Liverpool October Butli, via Adelaide and Auckland. (Shaw, Savin.) Star of Canada (duo about January 12th), sailed from London November 3rd, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tvser.) Indraghiri (due about January 14th), sailed from New York October 20th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser.) Star of Nfiv '/p..!mihl Mtie, nhout Jannary 16th), 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 Singapore, Samarang, and Auckland. (Union Arawa' (due about January 24th), sailed from Plymouth December 11th, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Waianui (due about January 26th),

sailed from Liverpool November 2"th, via Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.). Mauiari (clue about January 2CtlO, saileo. from London December 4th, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill.) Marere (due about January 30th), Bailed from London, November 30th, via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tvser.i Ruapehu (due about February Sth), ' Bailed from Plymouth December 25th, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.) Tonioana (due about February lltli). sailed from London December 17th, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser). I ' Buteshire (due about February 13th), sailed from Liverpool December 11th, via Sydney, Auckland. i'.-H.-S. Line). 'Star of Australia (due about February 20th), sailed from New York, December 14th, via Australia and New Zealand ports. (N.Z.S. Co.) SAILEES. John Lockett, barque (115 days put), tailed from Liverpool September 15th. (Johnston and Co.) Jacques, barque (45 days out), sailed from Now York November 23rd, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Company). • Andromeda, four-masted barque (S 3 days out), sailed from New York November 20th. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Marjory Glen,., barque (23 days out), sailed from;. Liverpool December 15th. (Johnston aiid Co.) CHEONOMETEE-EATING NOTICE. HECTOR OBSERVATORY. WELLINGTON. A galvanometer fiicnal for rating chronometers will be sent from the Ob-, servatory 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 chronometer, fast or Blow, on Greenwich Mean Time. True time will be* similarly signalled at each hour during the day. T. KING, Observer. Dominion Museum, January 7th, 1910.