SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8366, 28 February 1913, Page 4

SHIPS AND SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY.

THIS DAY. Sun rises, 5.29 a-m.; sots, 6.38 p-m-Moou rises. 10.24 p.m,; seta. 1.57 pm. High , water. 10.45 a.m.; 11.13 p.m, ARRIVED. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27. KAMONA, s.s. (2.35, a.m.). tons,' Walton, from Westport. MOANA, «.s. (-UD a.m.), 2424 tone, J., R. Stringer, from Sydney direct. Passengers : First saloon —Misses filter, Jackson. Towsloy, Stesdamee Hubert. Baker, Messrs Birkett, Gilbert, Teasdale, Walsh, Baker, Dixon, McFadycn. . fee-, coud saloon—Misses Ripp:ira, Barfield, Mr Wass: 9 steerage. , , MARAROA, la. (7.25 am.). 2656 tons. Manning, front Lyttelton. ■ Passengers': Soloon —Mieses Raiding, McGrath (4), liulston, Corson, K. Corson, Braggo, An-; derson, Lovett, Pickard,. Meedames i rowick, Adams. Eier Lardt, Phillips, Mouldey, Loeber McGrath, Hardie, Stubbs, Mitchell, Longford, Lierhardt, Cameron, Howard, Bannister. Haughton, Price and child, Aspland, Eev. Aepland, Dr Eobinson, Eev. Hodge, Messrs Andrews, Draper, Kelly. Adams, Loeber. McArthur, Man tan. Gilfulan, Chadwick, Mantan, Moyes. Collins, Essex, Cameron, Rhodes, Westbrooks, Helliwell, Wilkins. Instone, Honey, Eand, Ai-rowsmith, Sioman, Lewis, Walk or, Withy, Bains, Manaon, Roche, Cambridge* Price, Stewart, Clarke, Bourke, Temple, Armstrong, Guthne, Braggo, Howard, Cathro, Gilfillan, Morton, Border, NevilL Kainger, Kinnibnrgh. Man ton, IJiamament, Mararoa, Norton; 49 steerage. _ NIKAU. &b. (7AO a.m.), 249 tons. Hay, from Nelson and Motueka. VICTORIA, s.s. (10.40 a.m.), 2969 tons, Bntwislo, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. CHAN GRANT, en. (XL2O am-), 3948 tons, Cowie, from Picton. STI'ORMBIRD, s.s. (13.30 p.m.), 217 tons, Dowell, from Wanganui. STAR 01’ IRELAND, s.s. (3.30 pm.), 4331 tons, Griffiths, from New York via Auckland. MANGAPAPA, sn. (2 pm.). 164 tons, Fletcher, from Karamea. WESTMEATH, s.s. (3.10 pm.). 809 S tons. Warren, from Wanganui roadstead. KOONYA. s.s. (6.25 pm.). 1091 tons, Pryde,, from Greymouth, NQATOBO, s.e. (7,10 p.m,), 1137 tons, Christian, from Qreymonth. AORANGI, - s.s. (6.30 p.m.),. 4368 tons, Stevens, from San Francisco, Papeete, and Rarotonga. ■ Passengers: SaloonMisses Eva' Wallworth. A. Fischer, M. Braohen,. Lady E- F. Scott, Messrs H. V. Dixon, Hippelote GallinaL Bay. L. Boyce, B, Win/nr, T, Flynn* W. Thompson, EBbyte,. J. C, F. L. Titus, Charles .‘Lane, O. Anderson. PATEENA; s:s. (10,20 -pm.), m2 tons, Cameron, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers : Saloon—Misses Barnes, Kieman, Cameron, Beateon, Brown, Pernan. Taylor, Campbell, Geary, Ellison, Morris, Porter,, Paul, Bain, Kennedy, Wiseman, Brougham (3), Costello, Grade, Chalmers, Watson, Sunt, Jackson: Meedames Hockey and child. Dee, Warnock, Hodgeon, Reman, Maltby, Kingston, Taylor, Watts, McOreath, Driscoll, Yeoman, Harper, Hartley, OXeary, Wiseman, Porter, Smith and infant, Williams, Rod, Elliston. Stead, Foster,. Easitope, Aster, Rev. Nicholls, Messrs Hunter, Gow, Jaynes, Hyde, Ramsay. Brodie, Kingston. McNeill, Doe and hoy. Hockey, Jordan, Lind, Worley, Beveridge, Branford, Fowler, Sears, Maltby, Davis, Asher, Harper, Cox, O’Cbnnor. Scan - , Gallichan, George, Parsons, Lovett, Wafts, Shipley, Maher, McGrath, Brown, Driscoll, Stead, Yeoman, Hartley,' Sadd, Wrattin, Meade, Bartlett, Fyie, Smith, Williams, Aster, Entwistlo, Ludwig, ‘Barry, Reay, Heyward, Johnston, Stead, Connor, Anderson, Hector, Buttefmore, WHitham, Holliday, Bunt, Coleman, Tarrant, Brown, Taylor, Groom, Nixon, Newburgh, Hobbs, Foster, Farritt, Basthope, Thompson. Bridgeman, Leaver, Dawn, Harding, Stumor, Cnhninghten, Love, Rev. Ginger; 4 steerage. SAILED. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27. (VAIEATT, sn. (1 am.), tons, Deily, for Blenheim. BLENHEIM, sn. (2 am.). 120 tons, Wilkinson, for Blenheim. LIZZIE TATgOR (9,50 am.), 77 tons, Petersen, for Havelock. OBARI, 5.6. (10.45 am.), 7207 tons, Weston) for London via Monte Video and Teneriffe. 1 . , KAITOA, s.s. (12AS p.m.), 305 tons. Graham, for Picton. KOWHAX 6.8. (3AO pm.), 792 'tons, Hender, for Westport, NIKAU, 6.8. (5.10 pm.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson • and Motuekn. TJIiEMAROA, an. (5.50 p.m.), 8777 tons, Wylie, for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, 'Hobart. and MfilbonmoHUIA, s.s. (7.15 p.m.), 127 tons, Burt, for Wanganui. r MARAROA, sjs, (8.15 pm.), 2598 tons. Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Paten, Rudd, Blackie, Crichton, Short (2), Williams, Mcßae (2), Mesdames Symonds, Daidge, Stenhonse. Ford, Reynolds, Bishop, Richardson. Henderson, Ellis, Bathon, Mhtegen, Messrs Keall, Penny, Sievewright, Inglis, Gregor, Dyer, Jeffery, Duclderid.-e, Jamiu, Mcßae, Robinson, Bowie, Teeadale, Paterson, Symonds, Daidge, Stenboase, Ford, Hutcheson, Baron, Henderson, Miller (2). Wilberfoss, O'Halleran, Bowden, Ellis, Whitehduse, Jackson; 20 steerage. NORA NIVEN, ea. (10.10 pm.). 56 tons, Goodie, for Cook Strait. QUEEN OF Tlfß SOUTH, An. (10.25 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Paxton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Kiri pa ka. Patea, to-day Blenneim, Blenheim, to-day, ' Kapiti, Wanganui, today Eemuera. Lyttelton, to-day Woimoa, Torakohe, to-day Warrimoo. Melbourne, via south, to-day Awaroa. Nelson, Motueka, today Maori, Lyttelton, to-day Koromiko, Westport, today Tainni, Waitara, .te-day Mapourika, West' Coast. Nelson, Saturday Mana, Patea, Saturday Kapuni, Patea, Saturday Moa, Wanganui, Saturday Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, Saturday Aorero, Patea, Saturday Mararoa, Lyttelton, Saturday Queen of the South, Foxton, Sunday Monowai, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sunday Wakatu. Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Sunday Flora, Dunedin, via porta, Sunday Arapawa, Picton, Monday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kapift, Wanganui, to-day, 5 pm, Kamona, West Coast, to-day Mangapapa. Westport, Karamea, today, 5 pm. | Waimea, Nelson, West Coast, today, 5 p.m, Sydney, today, 5 p.m. Warrimoo, Sydney, to-day, 5 pm. Taxawora, Lyttelton, Dunedin, today, 5 p.m. Patteena, Picton, Nelson, to-day, 13.45 p.m. Maori, Lyttelton, to-day, 8 p.m. Wairau. Blenheim, today, 5 p.m. 1 Blenheim, Blenheim, today Awaroa, Nelson, Motueka, today Opawa, Blenheim, today Moana, San Francisco, via ports, to-day, 5 p.m. Stormbird, Wanganui, to-day Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Saturday Tainui. Waitara, Saturday Stir of Ireland, Lyttelton. Saturday Arahura, Greymouth via ports, Saturday Kamona. Westport. Saturday K-oouya, Qreymouth, Saturday Mararoa, Lyttelton, Saturday Clan Grant, Auckland, Saturday Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, Saturday Aorere, Patea, Saturday Mana, Patea, Saturday

Kapuni, Patea, Saturday Ngatoro, Greyrnouth. Saturday Juoen of the South, Foxton, Monday Monowai, Auckland, via ports, Monday Flora, New Plymouth, West Coast, Monday _ telegraphed movements AUCKLAND, Wednesday—Atna (8.15 p.m.). for the Islands. Thursday—Rakanoa (3.40 p.m.), from Newcastle; Pukaki (5.20 p.m.), from Samoa. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday—Earawa (5.15 am,), from Wellington. PATEA, Thursday—Kapimi (1.55 pm.), and Mana (2 pm.), from Wellington. WANGANUI, Thursday.—Kapiti (3.4-j p.m.), for Wellington. NAPIER, Thursday.—Ripple (2.50 am.;, from Wellington. Tarowera (2.45 pm.), for Wellington. . , BLENHEIM, Thursday.—Blenheim and Wairau U 0.45 am.), from Wellington. Wairau (9 p.m.) and Blenheim (9.30 pm.), for Wellington. , NELSON, Thursday.—Awaroa (3 am.) and Corinna (3.30 am.), from Wellington.’ Awaroa (7.10 pm.), for WeIImgtoTARAKOHB, Thursday.—Waimea (midnight), for Wellington. GEEYMOUTH, Thursday. Awahou (2.30 am.), from Wellington. KAIKOURA, Thursday.—Wakatu (5.1 j am.), from Wellington. . LYTTELTON, Thursday. Maori (7 am.), from Wellington- Warrimoo (4 p.m.), Eemnera (5.20 p.m.), and Maori m. 35 p-m.), for. Wellington. PORT CHALMERS. Thursday.—Wairuna (6.30 am.), for NewcasUe. . DUNEDIN, Thursday.—-Monowai (9.30 am.), from northern ports; iMorayshiro (9 40 am.), from northern ports. Waxruna (4.45 am.), for Newcastle; Flora A pm.), for Greymouth; Waimate (5 p.m.,, for Oamam. The Holmdala 'left Timam at 4 am. yesterday for Tarakohe and Onehunga. The coastal steamer John will not come to Wellington next week, but will proceed direct from southern ports to Nelson and Wanganui. . The Tutanekai and Opawa are to bo relaunched from the Wellington patent slip to-day. The Blenheim is to go on the slip to-morrow. The Blackball Company s collier Ngatore is to leave Wellington to-morrow for Greymouth. The Ngahero is to load at Greymouth to-morrow for Wellington. The Union Company’s steamer Mapourika arrived at Greymouth at 6 am. yesterday from Wellington via ports, and sailed on the return trip at midnightThe Scales liner Clan Grant is to get away from Wellington for Auckland tomorrow morning, and will proceed from teh northern port to London via Sue® . The castal stamer Mangapapa, which arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon from Karamea, is to sail from hero at 5 pm. fo-day for Westport and Karamea. The Koromifco is to leave Westport at 2 am, to-day, and the Pohorua follows at 2 pm., both for Wellington. Mr W, Sommerville, late of the Koxomiko, has Joined the Kurow as third engineer in succession to Mr W. Marshall. Mr P. Sangster, late of the Mapourika, has joined the Mararoa as second officer in place of Mr W. B. Rogers. A cargo steamer with yellow funnel with a black band passed the Wellington heads westward bound at 1145 am. yesterday. The F.-3. liner Westmeath arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon fropi Wanganui and berthed at the Glasgow Wharf to load for West of England ports. The vessel is to sail on next Tuesday for Waitara, Timam and Lyttelton to complete her cargo.; . ■ Messrs Jas. Stewart and A. S. Dalgleish joined the Komata ae second and third officers respectively in place of Messrs F. A. Clark and A. Rathbojje, The TVser liner Star of Ireland arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon from New York via Auckland,,and berths ed at the Taranaki street wharf. She is to sail to-morrow for Lyttelton and Dunedin. . . • ' The Komata, which left Wellington last night for Westport, is expected back here on Sunday. The Kamona will leave Wellington to-night or to-morrow rooming for a' West Coast port. The Kopnya is to leave Wellington to-morrow evening for Greymouth. ; The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Opawa is, due at Auckland on March 18tn from London. The Warrimoo, duo at Wellington early this morning from Melbourne and Hobart via southern ports, will berth at No. 1 north (outer tee) Queen's wharf. She is to sail at 5 pm. today for Sydn<Th Q Now Zealand Shipping Company's liner Eemnera is due at Wellington this morning, and will berth at the Glasgow wharf to complete - Homeward loading. She will sail on Thursday next for .London. Mr Godfrey, third officer of the Hanpiri, is ashore to undergo examination for a foreign-going master's certificate. Mr J. Watson is now third officer of that vessel . The Pukaki, which arrived at Aucklaaid yesterday from the Islands, is to grooeed, after discharge, to Limestone .land t» toad for Wellington and Greymouth. The steamer Baronfels, en route from New York to Australia and New Zealand, is to load coal at Newcastle for Penang. ■■■'._ , The Wairuna left Fort Chalmers yesterday morning for Newcastle to load coal for Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Orari, with a full general cargo, left Wellington at 10.45 a.m. yesterday for London. The proposed movements of the Arapawa have been altered. It is nbw intended that she will arrive at Wellington nn Monday from Picton. . Mr L. O. Adkins, late chief officer of the Katoa, has transferred to the Atua ae chief. The acting chief and second' officers of the latter vessel have reverted to fhejr former positions, and Mr Brennan. acting third, has gone ashore. PAKBHA LEFT CAPETOWN. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Pakeha. which left Liverpool on February 4th for Australian and New Zealand ports, resumed her voyage from Capetown on Wednesday morning. AOBANGH FROM 'FRISCO, The Aorangi, of the Union Company’s fleet, arrived at Wellington last night from San Francisco via. porta, and after pratique was granted the vessel berthed at No. G Queen's wharf at 7.30. o’clock last evening. „ „ . The vessel left San Francisco at 11.30 a;m. on Wednesday, the sth inst., and called at Papeete and Rarotonga on route. ■ Departure was taken from the latter port at 10 p.m. on Thursday, the 20th instant. and anchor was dropped in Wellington harbour at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Fine weather was experienced throughout, and the trip proved uneventful. A deck-golf tournament and deck sports were held during the voyage. The New Zealand cargo (totalling ,35 tons) comprises: 150 cases canned fislx, 835 cases canned fruit, 6517 cases dried fruits, 309 rolls felt, 25 oases canned asparagus, 39 cases periodicals, 1010 pieces lumber, a large quantity of sundries, aka fruit from the Islands. The Aorangi has 40 passengers for Sydney and a large general cargo for Australia. WHITE STAR LINB. ' Messrs Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., agents for the White Star Line, have received advice that the new liner Seramic, 18,000 tons, will sail from Liverpool for Australia about July 24th, arriving ip Sidney on September 10th. The Ceramic will be bv far the largest vessel that has ever come to Australia and she will bo fitted with all the latest improvements in shipbuilding. No pains have been spared to make this great liner comfortable tor travellers, and every means has

been taken to provide her with the latest ,iafety aopliances. One great feature about the passenger accommodation, which is for one class only. Is that a ; large proportion of the cabins are on the upper dack and situated in the midships of the vessel; there will therefore bo a minimum amount of vibration from the screws. The vessel is timed to leave Sydney en the Homeward voyage on September 24th, and arrive in London on November 13th. No doubt a large number of passengers will avail themselves of the opportunity of passage on so fine a vessel at the very moderate rates of passage money quoted. ICEBERGS SIGHTED.. ; A "Gazette" notice states: Commander E. E. G, R. Evans, E.N., of the British Antarctic Expedition R.Y.S. Terra Nova, reports having passed two large icebergs in positions as under, viz.: —Date, February Ist, 1913; position, 64deg lOmin south, 159 deg east; length of berg, twenty-one miles. Date, February 2nd, 1913; position. 62deg lOmin south, 158 deg east; length of berg, five miles. Owing to the large size of these bergs, it may be expected that they will reach fairly low latitudes before disappearing entirely. MOANA FOE 'FRISCO. At 4.30 o’clock yesterday morning the Moana arrived at Wellington from Sydney direct, on route to San Francisco, The vessel berthed at the King’s wharf to load dairy produce and other caigo. The Moana is to sail at 5 p.m. to-day for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco. RUAHINB ARRIVES AT HOBART. On Wednesday night the New Zealand Shipping Comp an Ys steamer Enahine arrived at Hobart from London and Plymouth via Capetown. The vessel is to sail for Wellington this morning, and is due here on Tuesday morning. 1 KAIKOURA 1 TO LOAD.' The New Zealand Shipjping Company’s steamer Kaikoura is duo at Wellington on Tuesday from Napier. She will sail from Wellington next Thursday for London. ' OVERSEA VESSELS FOB WELLINGTON. STEAMERS. Ruahine, London, due March 4th, Indralema, London, duo March 10th. Tokomaru. St. John, due March 10th. Hawke's Bay, London, due March 14th. Essex, Liverpool doe March 17th. Tainui, 1 London,, due March 18th. Rotorna. London, due March 31st, Opawa, London, due April 2nd. Rangalira, London, due April Srcß Barenfels. New York, due April 4th. Whakarua, London, due April 7th. Colliugham, New York, duo April 12tb. Indrabarah. London, due April 18th. I Breiz Izel. New York, due April 86th. Surrey, Liverpool, due April 26th. Nerehana, London, due April 28th, , Glenetive. New York, due April 29th, Whakatane, Sfc. John, due April 30th. Conrtfield. New York, due May 2nd.

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