SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7021, 8 January 1910, Page 15

SHIPPING NEWS

FHASES OP THE MOON. JANUARY. D. H. M. Last Quarter ... ... 4 0 56 a.m. New Moon ... ... 11 11 21 p.m. First Quarter 18 9 50 p.m. Full Moon 25 11 20 p.m. THIS HAY. Sun rises, 4.27 a.m.; sots, 7.28 p.m. Moon rises, 1.21 a.m.; sets, 4.43 p.m. High water, 1.40 a.m.; 2.G p.m. ARRIVED. I 1 BIDAY, JANUARY 7. PATEBNA, s.s. (1.35 a.m.), 1212 tons, Aid-well, from Picton and Nelson. 1 WARUIMOO, s.s, (4.55 a.m.), 3529 tons, Clift, from Melbourne, Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton. Passengers; Saloon Misses Woinarski (2), Symes (2), : Moore, Short, ’Magnus, Moore, Durham, Gunn (2), Wilkie, Ingram (2), Mesdames McKenzie, 3 sons and maid, Syme, Blade lock and child. Brown, Rev. McKenzie, Messrs Beard, Low, Syme, Worsley, VViik-o, Williams, Fleming, Scater, McCracken, Wylie, Brown, McKenzie, Wilkie, Waitiri, Mcßeth, Alec; 38 steerage. HUIA, s.s. (5.10 a.m;), 127 tons, Howell, from Motueka. KOROMIKO, s.s. (5.30 a.m.), 1541 tons. Ghriyp, from Westport. ; ICAPUNI, s.s. (6.30 a.m.}, 150 tons, Jackson, from Patea. MOKOIA, ; s.s. (6.45 a.m.), 3502 tons. Smith, from Auckland, Grsborne, and Napier. Passengers: 8 a 100 n--M Draper, Moore, King (2), . Reid (2), Cooper, Clifford. Hayes, Mesdames Robertson, McCullough and child, ilson, Messrs Aston, Black, Badley, .Buj-d-ekiu. C. S. Hunningham, Hindmar.sh, Hardy, White, J. W. Witty, C. H. Arlidge, Bast, Robertson, Lure, Nelson, 3t. Turnbull, W. L. Clifford, W. Hodge; 10 steerage. , .■ • ■ MAORI, s.s. (6.55 (-a-m.),. 3390 tons. Hunter, from. Lyttelton; 400 passengers. TONGARIEO, s.s. (7.20 ' h.'m.), 7000 tons, Sutcliffe, from Lyttelton. KAPUT, s.s, (7.33 a'm.), 242 tons, Saivyers, from Wanganui. MOA, e.s. (7.55 a.m.), 188 tons. Gibbous, from Wanganui. MAN A, s.s. (8.10 a.m,), 132 tons, Dixon, tro'.u Patea. BLENHEIM, s.s. (8.30 a.m.), 120 tons, Watson, from Blenheim. AORERE, s.s. (9 a.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, from Patea, OPAWA, s.s. (9.20 a.ni.), 110 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim.* . ' E.. and . .a. MAIL , LINE , : TO MANILA, CHINA and JAPAN, Via Queensland. Port Darwin, and Timor. StMOi.i Ton. Compandor : tfjeer EMPIRE ...4500 P.T. Holmes J,n 10 II.UXMIAU 4100 St. John Oeorga ~ Mar 1G : Space fur Frozen Cargo. . ' THE PICTURESQUE ROUTE TO ! ■ EUROPE, through Bookings, via Japan. Canada, and the U.S.A, ; Saloon accommodation amidships. Large Cool; Two-berth Cabins all on thf, Upper Deck, and fitted with Electric Fan/,. LINEN WASHED ON BOARD. EASTERN AND AUSTRALIAN K.b. CO., LTD. W and G. TURNBULL and Cob Agents. Telephone 436. Wellington. NOEDDEUTSCHEB LLOYD, N.D.L. IMPERIAL - STEAMSHIPS, TO LONDON AND THE CONTINENT. Via Colombo, Suez, Nuples, Genoa, Al- ; triers, Southampton, Antwerp, and Bremen. Twin Screw - S J^ ney ’ „ .- Steamer lona 1.30 p.m § 3 d FREDERICK „ . Sa-a-S DEB GROSSE 10,695 Dec. 28 g'-'SjS SEYDLITZ ... 8,000 Jan. 225 gjj m BREMEN ... 11,570 Feb. 19 a |«>. KONIGIN ■ „ , LOUISE 10.711 Mch.2G,amS«o GNEISINAU ... 8,081 Apr. 23 g. g SCHARNHOBST 8,131 May 21 & Pa : All Steamers fitted with Laundry. ’ All Steamers fitted with Submarine Signal Bells. ■ ■All Steamers fitted with Hydraulic Bulkhead Door Closing Appartitns (Lloyd Stone System). , . , , Fare from New Zealand ports to London:—First, Single, from .£77 to .£88; Second, Single, from .C 47 6a to .£SO 12s; Third. Single, from JUG to .£lB. Reduced Rates through to New York. TO MANILA, CHINA. AND JAP ' Regular Four-weekly Service of twinscrew Stewuers from Sydney, via NEW GUINEA. to HONGKONG. YOKOHAMA, and KOBE, connecting at Hongkong with N.D.L. Fortnightly Express Mail Service to Europe. . Passing some of the MOST PICTURESQUE and BEAUTIFUL ISLANDS in the Pacific, making a TRULY DELIGHTFUL and INTERESTING VOY- ' AGE, Fares from Wellington:—To Hongkong: First, £43 17s; Second, .£.3! 17s, To London: First, .£llO 10s; Second, £73 Bs. Twin Screw From . ■ Steamers. Tons. Sydney. PEINZ WALDEMAB ... 3,000 Jan.l3 PEINZ SIGISMUND ... 3,300 Feb. 10 COBLENZ 3.130 Mch. 10 English Spoken. , For passage and, full particulars, apply t 0 CASTENDYK AND FOCKE. ’Phone 193. , Agents. 22, Harris Street, Wellington.

IaEIPAKA, s.s. (10 a.m.), 133 tons, Mclntosh, from Patea. FALLS OP NITH, s.s. (4.35 p.m.), 4712 tons, Patterson, from Port Chalmers. • CLAN MACFARLANB, s.s. (6 p.m.), 4823 tons. Price, from Port Pirie. SAILED. FRIDAY, JANUARY 7. KAITANGATA, s.s. (1.5 a.m.), 1981 tons, Nicolson, for Westport. TOKOMAEU, s.s. (5.50 a.m.),, 6238 tons, McFic, for London via Rio de Janeiro. H.M.S. CHALLENGER (9.5 a.m.), from the stream), twin-screw Second-class cruiser, 5500 tons, 12,500 h.p.. Captain da Costa, for Picton and Nelson. TAINUI, s.s. (1.20 p.m.), 128 tons, Jensen, for Waiters. RALCON, schooner (1.50 p.m.), 95 tons, Ainsworth, for Havelock.

PATEBNA, s.s. (1.55 p.m.), 1212 tons. Aldwell, for Picton raid Nelson. .Passengers—Saloon: For Picton —Mrs Welsh, Messrs Scott (2), Mayo. For Nelson — Mesdames Eastgatc, Williams, MoNab, Wilson, Messrs Maginnity, Eostgate, Williams, Stanley, Hill, Anderson, Appie, Snarpe, Gunn., AOHEHE, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 77 tons. Fisk, tor Patea. MANA. e.s. (2.35 p.m.), 133 .tons, Dixon, for Patea. - KAPUNI, s.s. (3.50 p.m.),. 275. tons, Jackson, tor Patea. STORMBIED. s.s. (3.50 p.m.). 217 tons, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. WAKATU., -s.s. (5 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, tor Kaikonra and Lyttelton. KAITOA. S.s; (5.15 pm.), 117. tons, Graham, for Nelson and West Coast. NAVUA, s.s: (5.30 p.m.), 2930 tons, Hutton, for Westport a'nd Auckland. , MOKOIA, ■ s.Si (5.15 p.m.), , 3502 tons. Smith, tor Lvtteltou and Dunedin. Passengers—Saloon : For • Lyttelton—Misses Carmen, Clifford. . For Luncdin—Misses Kendrick, Helyer, Bull, Kirkpatrick, Alves, McGlashan, Mesdames Friend, Smith. WAERIMOO, s.s., (7.10 pan;)', 3529 tuns, Clift, for Sydney. _ Passengers : Saloon— Misses Neilsou, Holder, Reeves Skinner, MoCraw. Tingey, il-atthews. Hale, Clune, Mesdames Lonisson, Crawford, Harris. Stevens, Hawkins, C. Matthews, Billion, Dr Dunlop, Messrs Fell, Ultan, McCabe, Loubson, Crawford, Cleary, Montgomery, Jacobs, Greenwood, Ross, yon, Bedoin, Smith, Roberts, i.vLvans, D. Price, Hawkins, Hairls, btevens, Hawkins, C. StndhoVm, Backhouse, Law-, ton, Mathews, C. Matthews, McGregoi, Suttop, Ultan, McCable, Jacobs, Evans, OPAWA, s.s. (7 p.m.), HO tons, Eckford, for,Blenheim. BLENHEIM, e.s. (7.30 p.m.),'120 tons, Watson, for Blenheim... MAORI, s.s. (8.5.p.m-), 3399 tons. Hunter, for Lyttelton:.; .880 ■ passengers.;; KIRIPAKA, s.s. (9.15 p.m.), 133 tons, Mclntosh, for Patea. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waivan,-Picton, to-day Itebi bed cion, Westport, to-day . N-ahcre, Greymoutu, to-day Pateena, Nelson, Picton, to-day Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day ' Arapawa,, Wanganui, to-day Queen of the South, Foxtou, to-day Nikau, Neb oh, Motueka, toilay KaUu, East Coast, to-day luttawa, Greynvqiith, to-day ; Manaioa, Havelock, to-day Waimea, Greymouth/ i:o-<lay Mapourika, West Coast, to-day - : KotukiL Onehuuga, New. Idymouth, Sunday ' ~ ‘ ■ Tara'''era, Hunedin, Lyttelton, Sunday Hcfcudcr, Karamea, Sunday JTimitanpfi. Hast Sunday Maori, Lyttelton, Sunday ; - . Bleuheiin, 4Uenheini, Sunday Mana, Patea, Sunday \ ; " Kaptini, Pat-ea, Sunday • ‘Stormbird, Wanganui, Sunday Kennedy, Greymouth, Sunday - Aorere,; Patea, Sunday Blenheim, Sunday Kiripaka, Patea, Sunday Holmdale, Westport, Monday Monowai, Auckland, via ports, Tuesday.. ■ Corinna, Onehuuga, New Plymouth, Tiniday Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikonra, Tuesday ■ Marania. Sydney, Wednesday Lauderdale, Westport, Wednesday •’ Nerehana, Wanganui roadstead, Wednesday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moa, Wanganui, to-day, 10 p.m. Kapiti, Puponga, to-day Waimea, West Coast, to-day Kaipara, Auckland, London, to-day Arahura, West Coast, to-day, 1.45 p.m. Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day, 11 p.m. Queen of the South, Poston, to-day, i p.m. j Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, to-day, -Ip.m. Delphic, London, to-day Koonya, West Coast, Monday Aorere, Patea, Monday Kennedy, Nelson, West Coast, Monday •.. Blenheim. Blenheim, Monday Opawa, Blenheim. Monday Kiripaka, Patea, Monday Kapnni, Patea, Monday Mana, Patea, Monday Pateena, Picton. Nelson, Monday Maori, Lyttelton,, Monday Stormbird, Wanganui, Monday Defender. Karamea, Monday Kahu, Napier, via coast. Monday Arapawa, Wanganui, Monday Tarawera, Auckland, via ports, Monday Manaroa, Motueka, Monday Kofuku, Onehunga, via ports, Tuesday Mapourika. West Coast, Tuesday Monowai, Lyttelton. Hunedin, Tuesday Koromiko, Westport, Tuesday Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Wednesday . • / • TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. SYDNEY, Friday—Maheno, from Auckland. ONEHUNGA, Friday—Kotuku (3.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth* .

AUCKLAND, Friday - Squall, from .Gisborne.

TEKOPURU, Friday—Melbourne (8 a.m.), for Melbourne. NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday-R-arawa (5 a.in.); from Onehungn. Corinna (5.10 p.m.) and Rarawa (9.60 p.m.), for Onehunga.

FOXTON, Friday—Qpeen of the South (5.50 p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUI, Friday—Arapawa (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington. NAPIER, Friday—Victoria (9.45 a.m.), from Wellington. . Victoria, for Gisborne.

PIOTON, Friday—Pateena (3.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Wairau (7.15 p.m.) and Takapunu (10.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Pateena (11 p.m.), for Nelson, NELSON, Friday—Nikau (G. 25, a.m.), from Wellington. Nikau (1.55 p.m.), for Wellington via Motueka, MOTUEKA, Friday—Nikau (5 p.m.), for. Wellington. KARAMEA, Friday—Defender (6 a.ni'), for Wellington, WESTPORT, Friday—Rakanoa (6.10 a.m.), for Suva; Rubi Seddou (1.30 p.m.), for Westport. GREYMOUTH, Friday—Ngahere (4.50 a.m.), Kittuwa (G. 30 x>.m.), ‘and Kennedy (7.50 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Friday—Moeraki (7.25 a.in.), and Mararoa (8.40 a.m.), from Wellington. Rona, barque (7 a.m.), for Recherche Bay (Tasmania); Mararoa (6.20 p.m.), for Wellington: 210 passengers; Moeraki, for Melbourne via Dunedin, Bhiif and Hobart. .

DUNEDIN, Friday— I Tarawera (4 p.m.), fori North; passengers for Wellington— Misses Longridge (2), Roger, Knight (2), Mesdames Hale and infant, Barker, Ashbridge and son, Messrs .Bennett, Knight, Loughnan, Barker. Hegulus, for Westport. BLUFF, Friday—Nairnshire (11.30 a.m.), from Port, Chalmers,

Mr J. Plowman, third officer of tho Navua, left his vessel yesterday, to proceed south for orders, probably to rejoin the Aparima. Mr Comptesse joined the NUvua ns third officer. . • Mv -T. V. Hill, who had been ashoro at Dunedin, since tho fire on the/Warrimoo, has rejoined his vessel as second officer, in jilace of Mr Hall, who went as chief officer of the Moura.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Knipora Vl'ill get Avway probably to-night for Auckland/ from which port she - i* to sail next Thursday for London. The Polxerua was brought off the patent slip yesterday, and berthed at No. 2, Queen's wharf, where her overhaul is being completed. She is to get away -curly next week for Greymouth. The Maoriland * Company's • steamer Lauderdale is to leave Napier to-day for Westport, to load a cargo of coal for ■Wellington, where she is duo about next Wc-dziesday. Portion of the ctfal is for bunkering purposes. <

Tile turret-deck collier Ivoromiko, from Westport, was bunkering the steamer Delphic in.the stream yesterday. The latter'is to sail for London to-day, and the Koromiko is to get away for Westport on Tuesday. Sydney files report that Messrs Burn**, Phiip and Co. have been notified that the British India Company's cargo steamer Itiuda, 4906 tons gross, sailed from Calcutta on December 23rd for New Zealaud ports. The local office of Union Company, agents for the 8.1. Company have not been notified about the Itlnda. ",

The coastal steamers Huia and Gertie were taken on ; the' Wellington : patent slip yesterday. The .Gertie is undergoing an overhaul, and the Iluia is receiving a cleaning and painting. The Huia is to bo brought olf the cradle on Monday, and the Gertie on Tuesday. • As the Waikare has now been written off the Union Company's sailing list the Mokoia will remain in the Dunedin to ■Auckland via ports service, connecting at Auckland with the turbine steamer Maheno for Sydney. The Waikare was to have left Dunedin on Tuesday for Lyttelton, and the Mokoia. was to have withdrawn from that service.

The steamer British Monarch, which arrived at Auckland on. Thursday from Java, brought a cargo of raw sugar for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company. The vessel left Java on December loth, and experienced heavy- gales and-seas to Capo Otway, -which was passed eight days before arrival, thence fine weather conditions to Auckland. The vessel, which is under timo charter to the Colonial Sugar Refining C 0.,. proceeds from Auckland to Newcastle for orders, her. contract expiring with the present trip. Captain Mclntosh, of the coastal steamer Kiripaka, recovered the anchor and fifty fathoms of cable yesterduy morning, which he slipped' in Tekamam Bay on Sunday morning, December 26th, during the southerly gale. The Union Company’s collier Eanuma is to leave Westport at six o’clock this morning for Auckland. The Pukaki is to sail from Westport at seven o’clock this morning for Timurn. The Karaniea Steamship Company's ■auxiliary scow Echo is to get away from Patea to-day for Wellington. CLAN MACFABLANE ARRIVES. The fin© turret-deck steamer Clan Macfar lane (owned by Oiyzor, Irvine and Co., Glasgow), which has oomo to New Zealand to load wool, - etc., for Mr G. H. Seales, of Wellington, arrived in the stream at six o’clock last evening, from Durban, via Port Pirio (South Australia). Pratique wUs promptly granted, and ehe berthed an hour later at the Glasgow wburf, where lending operations were commenced immediately. The scene last night was an exceedingly animated one. Us the bales of wool were swung into the vessel fore and aft. ae fast as the cranes could work. The Clan Maofarlane left Durban in ballast on December 3rd, and arrived ut Port Pirie on the 24th, after a smart passage. , North-westerly and westerly moderate gales prevailed till in the

Groat Australian. Bight, when strong winds tind heavy sea© were experienced'. After loading 2750 tons of concentrates to act as stiffening, tb© vessel sailed last Thursday week for Wellington, via Bass Strait. Fine weather and moderate •winds and seas prevailed till 'arrival; The Clan Macleod, bound from Westport to Sydney, was passed on Thursday. The sea--son's greetings were exchanged by flags. Captain W. 11. Brice has with him the following officers; —Chief, Mr B. Mackinr/xn; second, Mr P. Hart; third, Mr A. B, CallUghan; fourth, Mr OsborneSmith; chief engineer, Mr James Mocforlane; second, Mr J. B. Watt; third, Mr'W, J. Bedford; fourth, Mr Geo, J. Humphrey; fifth, Mr James C. Wilson. The Clan Macfarlane will complete her Wellington, loading on Wednesday or Thursday next, and will fill up at another port prior to sailing for London via the Cape Horn route. The vessei was built in 1898 by W. Boxfdrd and Sons,' Sunderland. The present is Captain Price's first - visit to New Zealand. RUAHINE DUE BA PLY TO-DAY. The Now Zealand Shipping Company's fine, new twin-scrow liner Buahine, from London and Plymouth, via Capetown and Hobart, is due -at Wellington early this morning. Tho vessel, which is bringing nearly 400 passengers, will be inspected in tho stream by the Port Health , Officer, and will'subsequently berth tit No. 1, south. Queen’s wharf. A photograph and description of tho Ruahmo appears in another column. TAKAPUNA LAYS UP. The Union Comx>any' , s v *steamer Takapuna, which, has done good service during the past few weeks in. the Welling-ton-Picton-Nelson service, in conjunction with the Pateena, is to lUy up at Wellington to-day. . The vessel arrived early this morning from Nelson and Picton. ULA DUE AT AUCKLAND. The British India Company’s cargo steamer UXa is duo to arrive at Auckland to-day from Calcutta, via Singapore and Samarang. She Iras 3000 tons of general cargo for Auckland, arid 3000 tons for southern ports. The Union Company are the agents, . LARGE CARGOES OFFERING. Messrs Strong and Trowbridge, New York,, writing under date or November 26th, state; —"Owing to the great amount of freight, now* being forwarded for Australian and'New Zealand ports, steamers ar« loaded as fast as they are put on the berth and before tholr scheduled dates of sailing ; in consequence, a largo, amount of cargo ordered to tho various steamers is shat out for want of room, and ,we aro unable to • obtain the. full amount of our bookings, «and in some cases: are compelled to split our £hix>ments. part only being, taken by the vessel for which it was intended, the balance going by later opportunity. *V‘e regret having also to advise an advance in rates by the present steamship : combination of 10s per ton on first-class cargo, and 5s on second and third-class. This also applies to the - lines via London and Liverpool, Ul though there, is still a difference in -their favour—2s Gd by White Star to Australia, and 5s per ton on the Atlantic Transport Liiia to New Zealand.” Details of the increased rates were published in last Thursday's "Times.” THE SCHOONER HUIA INQUIRY. A coroner's inquiry was held at Dargavillo on Wednesday into the circumstances connected with tho fire on the auxiliary schooner Hula. The damage was estimated at .£2OOI by Captain McKenzie. .Two minutes before the fire broke out dames O’Grady and John McKinnon went on board the vessel, but saw no signs of fire. No one was known to have been in the sail-looker .(where the fire originated) during the day. The verdict of the coroner was that no evidence had been adduced to indicate the cause of the outbreak. i THE RUBI SEDDON. Th* Westport Harbour Board’s suction dredge Rubi Seddon. sailed from Westport 4 ,1.30 p.m. yesterday for Wellington in order to go on the patent slip for a general overhaul, cleaning and painting. This is the first occasion that the Rubi Seddon has ocm© to WeJlmgton for slipping since she arrived in New Zealand about sis years ago from Home. The dredge will return to Westport af- 1 ter her overhaul. NEREHANA RETURNS^WEDNESDAY. The Tyeer linor Nerehona will return to Wellington on next 'Wednesday from Wanganui roadstead. After filling nor bunkers the vessel will sail from Wellington next Saturday morning for London, via Las Palmas. MAPOUBXKA, FROM WEST COAST. The Mapourika, from Greymouth. i©euzned her passage from AVostport at 11 a.m, yesterday for Nelson, and Wellington. Tho vessel is timed to sail from Nelson at 6.30 a.m. to-day direct for Wellington, where eh© is. due at 4.30 p.m. to-day.