SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7055, 17 February 1910, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON.

THIS DAY*. Sun rises, 5.15 a.m.; sets, 6.54 p.m. Moon rises, 1.37 a.m.; sets, 11.9 p.m. High water, 10.39 a.m.; 11.1 p.m. ARRIVKDWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. CLYDE, schooner (12.20 a.m.), 00 tons. Smith, from Lyttelton. OPAWA, s.s. (6 a.m.), 110 tons, Eckford, I‘iom. Blenheim. MARAMA. s.s. (6.30 a.m. in the stream), 6-137 tonso, Worrall, from Sydney Passengers: Saloon —Mesdames Thorne and 3 children, Newman, Bradshaw, Campbell, Ivc-eler, Clabbuvn, Hemming, Misses George, Black, Russell (2), Douglas. Stewart, Deacon, Dive, Baystick, -Miller, Bellingham, Walker, Allen, IJiler, Mountford, Mclntyre, Ritchie, Lawson. Arnold, Dr Hawksworth, Hon. R. J. Black, Captain Campbell, Messrs Bradshaw, Clabbnrn, Holmes, Hamilton, Tracy, T. At. Stewart, J. R. French, Newman, 'White, Collins, Haynes (2), P. Stewart, Bishop, Krafft, C. L. Low, C. Russell, T. Noonan, Murray, W. Dick-; son, Lawson. A. Perston, W. Hardy, Berner; 76 steerage.

MAORI, s.s. (7 a.m.), 3399 tons. Aidwell, from Lyttelton. 251 passengers. NGARU, scow (7 a.m. in the stream), 120 tons, Fletcher, from Lyttelton. , CORHSTNA, s.s. (10 a.m.), 1271 tons,’ Cameron, from, southern ports. MANAROA, s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 123 tons. Hart, from Motueka. ALEXANDER, s.s. (1-25 p.m.), 377 tons,, Vickermann, from Lyttelton. CANOPUS, s.s. (2.40 p.m.), 1337 tons, Sillars, from Westport SAI LEIi WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16. WAXRUNA, s.s. (8.10 a.m.), 3947 tons, Drewette, for Westport and Sydney. ITOLMDALE, s.s. (12.15 p.m.), 267 tons, Clark, for Greymonth. PATEENA, s*. (1,55 p.m.), 1213 tons, Crawford, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers : For Picton—Misses McGavitt, Petrie, Orchard, Enright, Gray, Roberts {2} t Perard, O’Dwyer, Booker, Mesdames Alunro, Orchard, Roberta, Taylor, Messrs Fulton, ’Bell, Shipley, Sharpe, Roberts, Hay. Taylor, Ewing, Lucas, Wright, Father Cognet. Bor Nelson—Miss Pollock, Mesdames Horn and 3 children, Evans and child, Rutherford and child. For French Pass—Miss Turner, Mrs Turner.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Aorere, Putea, to-day Stormbird, Wanganui, to-day Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, to-day Pateena, Nelson, Picton, to-day Alar aroa, Ly tt el ton~ to-day Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day Jvini, Greymoxith, to-day Kaikoura, Waitara, to-day ■ Kapiti, Lyttelton, to-day Vv'immora, Dunedin, Lyttelton, to-day Kalin, Napier, via coast, to-day Mokoia, Auckland, via ports, to-day Kaitangata, Westport, Friday Maori, Lyttelton, Friday Manuka, Melbourne, via South, Friday Whakatane, Napier, Friday Ivapuni, Paten, Friday Arawa, -Lyttelton, Friday Alapourika, West Coast, Saturday Tarawora, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sunday

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wimmera, Auckland, Sydney, to-day Aorere, Patea, to-day, 5 p.m. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, to-day, 5 p.m. Blenheim, Blenheim, to-day, 5 p.m. Kiripaka, Patea, Wanganui, to-day, 5 p.m. Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day, 8 p.m. Canopus, Westport, to-day f Wukutu, Kaikourh, to-day, 5 p.m. Mamma, Melbourne, via south, to-day, 5 p.m. Karaona, Westport, to-day Huia, Wanganui, to-day, 11 a.m. Kahn, Napier, Hast Coast, Friday Kaitoa, Nelson, Wcst_Coast, Friday Kapiti, -Wanganui, Friday Maori, Lyttelton, Friday Stormbird, Wanganui, Friday ■ Ivapuni, Patea, Friday , Alokoia, Lyttelton, Dunedin* Friday , Atanuka, Sydney, Friday Queen of the South, Foxton, Saturday Opawa. Blenheim, Saturday ■' Arahura, West Coast, Saturday Kaikoura. Timnru, Saturday Koonya, New Plymouth, Alonday Pateena, Picton, Nelson, Atonday Atanaroa, Alotneka, Alonday Tarawora, Auckland via ports, Alonday Alapourika, West Coast, Tuesday

The Union 1 Company's steamer Ramona wiilll sail for Westport to-day. The Union Company's collier Kadtangata was expected to leave Westport for Weilliington at midnight yesterday. Tho Shaw, Savill liner Kia Ora left London on February Bth, for Auckland, WclliJnigton, and Bluff. Air J. Blythe, late fourth officer of the Mocraki, ha® joined the Corintma as third, and Mr J. Stewart, who Iras been standing by at Port Chalmers, lias’taken Mr Blythes place on the Moeraki. The Tyser liner Tomoana, en route from Loudon to Auckland, sailed from Sydney oii Monday afternoon. She is. expected at Wellington, via Napier, on Alonday week. After discharge of cargo oho will load at New Zealand ports for London.

Tho Australian mail liner Katanga, Captain G. Pibmer, arrived at Auckland from San Francisco, via Apia* at 1 p.m. on Saturday. She .departed from San Francisco on January 14th, , and arrived at Apia on February Ist, leaving again on the ■ following day for Auckland and arriving as above. The voyage was an uneventful one, fine weather being met with throughout. The Katanga brought 500 tens of general cargo to land at Auckland. Tho FederaJ-Honlder-Shire liner Drayton Grange sails from Liverpool on March sth, for Australian and New Zealand ports.

Captain D. AlcLean, of the Waihora, is relieving Captain R. E. Smith, of the Alokoia, tho latter officer going on holiday leave. • The steamer Melbourne is at Holdanga, loading a full cargo of white pine and kauri for , Sydney. Several 1 of the Union. Company's "boats are to b© laid up for repairs. The Mar»aroa will go into dock at Lyttelton on Monday, on which day the Mapourika will probably be put on the slip at Wellington. The Aloeraki will be clocked at Alolbourne, and the Kaiapoi, Whangape, and Waihora at Sydney. The Rakanoa goes into dock at Port Chalmers. The Gisborne Harbour. Board has received advice that- its new dredge, built by Messrs Simons and Son,* of Renfrew, gave most satisfactory , trials cm tho Clyde at the end of December, stcainVing ■ 9p knots fully loaded, and filling her hoppers with clay in 39 minutes, or at the into of 615. tons an hour. 1 The schooner -Clyde arrived early yesterday morning, after a very stormy passage from Lyttelton, whence she sailed on Sunday. •Se had strong head winds and heavy seas all . tho wav ■to Wellington.’ '

KUAfARA AT AUCKLAND. Tlie Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Kurnara, which arrived at Auckland bn Alonday, had several days of rough weather and rough sens after rounding tin© Capo of Good Hope, Amongst her cargo Is a quantity of pumping machinery for the Auckland Harbour Board. *. She is duo at Wellington on Alonday next. Captain A. Alorton has associated with him the following officers;—Chief, Mr Read (labe of the wrecked steamer Maori); second, Mr H. S. Soloman ; third, Mr J. Fisher; fourth, Mr J. Wilson. Afr S. K. Brewer, late chief engineer of the wrecked steamer Alaori, is vn charge of the engineering department, and his assistants are;-Mr J. T. Norris, second engineer; Mr J. Hunter, third; Air D. Morrison, fourth; and Mr J. McAdams (lato of tlie Arawa) fifth. The chief refrigerating engineer is Mr J. Reid, and the second Mr J. Crawford. The chief steward is Mr J. Russell. TAINUI LEFT HOBART. Ix?vin and Co. were advised by cable yesterday that tho Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Tainui had sailed from Hobart for Wellington at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday, The vessel is maiding a very smart run, and is about two days amd a half ahead of her schedule time. She should arrive at Wellington cm Saturday /afternoon. ATARAAIA FROAt SYDNEY. , The Unon Company's steamer Alarama, 6137 tons. Captain L. Worrall, arrived at G. 30 a.m. yesterday. Sh© left Sydney at 6.15 p.m. on Saturday, February 12th. and during the next two (lays experienced strong southerly wind and moderate soa, changing to moderate south-easterly wind and sea on the 15th. The vessel brought the following car-

go:—29G bars lead, 101 ingots copper, 2SO cases soap, 250 packages tea, 600 bags rise, COO cases paint, TO cases and 36 bags wax, 51) cases candles, 23 cases tobacco, 219 sleepers, CO bags chaff, 70 drums carbide, 179 cases schnapps. 100. drums naphtha, 400 cases fruit, and a quantity of sundries. The .Mamma proceeds to Melbourne;, via Southern ports, at 5 p.m. to-day. i She will then be from the intercolonial rupniug, and will ply between Si’dney and Vancouver. Her place on the Sydnoy-Welliugtou run will be taken by the •Vicuna. Captain Worrail and the officers of the Murania will transfer to the Moana. their : places being taken by Captain Morrisby and his officers. , CLAN FRASER'S CARGO. The Scales chartered steamer. Clan Fraser, which left on Tuesday night for Dunkirk. Loudon, and Antwerp, mul on board 10,702 bales of wool, besides 2500 tons of concentrates from X'ort Pirie, and a quantity of miscellaneous produce. Following is a summary of cargo shipped at; New Zealand ports : —From Timaru—--BSI bales wool, 7 casks pelts. From Wellington 61b8 bales wool. From Dunedin. —2272 bales wool, Fid sacks grass seed. X<Tom Lyttelton —20ul bales wool, 61 casks • pelts, 350 sacks bran, 55 sacks tares, 200 sacks peas, 743* sacks oats. THE MALWA. A splendid run of thirty hours ;was •accomplished by the Abalwa between Adelaide and Hay, a teat which {.says the Melbourne ‘‘Argus'*) has never been excelled, if equalled. The last 200 miles of the trip Horn Cape Nelson were reeled oh in exactly twelve hours, representing a speed of a trilie under seventeen miles an hour. The Aiaiwa entered Port Phillip Heads at 5.30 x>.m. on the 6th instant, and arrived off Williauistown two and a half hours later. It is noteworthy that among 130 passengers who joined the vessel at Fremantle a satisfactory number * were booked by her rignt through to Auckland. Being appointed to leave Sydney on her next Homeward voyage on February 2tth, the Alaiwa will have little time to spare. She is to make the Hobart call before returning, to* Melbourne, leaving ..Melbourne it. turn on March Ist for London via porta. Eleven months have elapsed since the former visit to Australia of the JMalwa. - She has spent this interval in delightful yachting cruises to Norway. .Her present voyage has been one of uninterrupted pleasure,, fine weather attending her almost throughout. She started from Tiibury witli 160 passengers, and embarked nearly 300 more at Marseilles. To guard as liir as possible against want of fuel, the liner took on board 1700 tons of coal at Colombo. .

OVERSEA VESSELS. STEAMERS. ‘ Ivumara (due about February 21st), sailed from Liverpool December 27th, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savili.) Tainui (due about February -22nd), galled from Plymouth January Bth via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw ' Savili.) Tomoana (due about February 24th), sailed from London December 17th, via Australia. Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser). Buteshire (due about February 24th),. sailed from Liverpool December 11th, via Sydney* Auckland. (F,-H.-S. Line.) Star of Australia (duo about February 26th), sailed - from New York December 14th, via Australia and .New Zealand ports. (N.Z.S. Co.) ' Clan Ross (due about February 26th), smiled from Bunbury February £th, via Auckland. • {Millars' West, Australian Hardwood Company.) • Paparoa (due about March 6th), sailed from London January Gth, via Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.) Rimutaka (due about March Bth), sailed from Plymouth January 22nd, via Canetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savili.) Cornwall’ (due about March 14th), sailed from Liverpool January 7th via Sydney and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Lino). Spitheud (duo about March 18th), sailed from New York-January: 7th, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and; A. Lino.)

lonic (duo about March 22nd}, sailed from Plymouth February 6th via. Capetown anil Hobart. (Shaw, Savill).--, Kia Ora (due about March 25th), sailed from London February Bth, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill.) Georgia (due about March 30th),' sailed from New York January 6fch, via Auck-! land. (Vacuum Oil Co.; Niwaru (duo about March 31st), sailed from London January 26thj via Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Napier Fifeshirc (due about April 15th), sailed from Liverpool February sth, via Sydney, Auckland and Napier. * tine.) AVhakarna (due about, April 16th), sailed from London February Bth, via Australia and’ Auckland. (Tyscr.) Aborlour (duo about April 16th),' sailed from New York January 27th,. via Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland. (A. and A. Line). : . ■ ■ SAILEFS. : Jacques, barque (80, days out), ‘sailed from Now.. York November 2Jrd, .via Auckland. .‘Vacuum Oil Comnany). ' Andromeda, four-masted barque (89 days out), sailed from New. York November 20th. (Vacuum Oil Co.) Marjory Glen, barque (61 days out),, sailed from Liverpool ’December .. 15th. (Johnstoj> auiA Co.)

FEBRUARY. D. u. M, Last Quarter ... ... 2 10 57 p.m. New Moon 10 0 43 p.m. First Quarter 17 6 2 a.m. Full Moon 21 o 5 p.m.