SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9618, 26 March 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON

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THIS DAY. Sun rises, 5.58 a.m.j sets, 5.55 p.m. Moon rises, 9.88 a.in.; sets, 7.18 p.m. High water, 7.1 a.ta.; 7,.10 p.ni.

ARRIVED SATURDAY, MARCH 24

WAIRAXJ. s.s. (12.10 a. ID.). M 3 tons. Vendoro, from Blenheim. (No. 13, south. Queen's wharf.) , , ALEXANDER, s.s. (0.40 a.m.), 3,, tons. Wild man, from Picton. (Petone wharf «„,) No 13. Jcrvois quay.) QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (7.20 108 tons, Harvey, from ioxton. (King's whuff.) T , N'IKAU, s.s. (8.23 a.m.). 248 tons, Ha>. from. Nelson and Motueka- (No. 10, Queen’s wharf.) M4RAROA, s.s. (9-33 a.m.). 2.j08 tons, Mawuon. from Ivttelton. (Ferry berth.) OPAWA, P.s. (10.35 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. (No. 11. north. Queen's wharf.) KAPUNI, s.s. (11.20 a.m.), 1»0 tons, aihson. from Paten. (Pinitea wharf.) PUTIKI,. d.s. (noon), 409 tons, Hart, from Wanganui. (Wool wharf.) MAGCC, auxiliary scow (12.20 pan.). 82 tons, Johansen, from Sandy Bay. (Glasgow wharf.) , MONOWAI, s.s. (12.50 p.m.). 3433 tons. Drewette, from Auckland. Gisborne, and Napier. (No. 1. north. Queen s wharf.) MA POUR IK A. s.s. (1.40 p.m.), 1203 tons Sewell, from Grevmouth, Westport, and ’ Nelson. (No. 14, south, Jervow quav.) OREPUTCI. S.s. (5.5 p.m.), 527 tons, Dewhurst, from Lyttelton. (Taranaki street wharf.) PATEENA, b.b. (10.15 p.m.), 1212 tons. Irwin, from Nelson and Picton. (No. 12, Queen’s wharf.) SUNDAY, MARCH 25.

MAORI, s.s. (7.25 a.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. (Ferry berth.) AWAHOCT, s.s. (9.20 a.m.), 407 tons, Rodger, from Fox ton. (No. 2, Kings wharf.) KATTOA, s.s. (10.30 a.m.). 300 tons, Wildrnan. from Motneka and Nelson. (No. 10. Queen’s wharf.) HAWERA, s.s. (11.40 a.m.), 174 tons, Jackson, from Patea. (Pipitea wharf.) , HIMITANGX, s.s. (1.45 p.m.), 323 tons, C. Thompson, from Dunedin. (No. 13, Queen’s wharf.) WAIBAU, s.s. (2.3 p.m.). 98 tons, Vendors, from Blenheim. (No. 13, south, Queen’s wharf.) , , PAETTUTU, dredge (3.35 p.m.), 561 tons. MneMahon. from Now Plymouth. (No. 1, King’s wharf.) EUNICE, scow (6.20 p.m.), 190 tons, Sproule, from Timaru. (No. 13, north. Queen’s wharf.)

SAILED SATURDAY, MARCH 24.

WAIKAU, s.s. (11.40 a.m,), 143 tons, Vendors, tor Blenheim. IN VDIMJAHGILL, s.s. (12.3 p.m.), 224 tons, Wahlstrom, for Wanganui. WOOTTON, s.s. (12.10 p.m.), 10l tons, Larsen, for Lyttelton. NIKAU, s.s. (2 p.m.), 2-48 tons. Hoy. for Nelson and Motueka. ■ WAVI3KLEY, s.s, (3.15 p.m,), 157 tons, Fisk, for Patea. t KAPITX, s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 242 tons. Sawyers, for Wanganui. KUHOW. s.s. (4.45 p.m.), 2581 tons, Appleyard, for Picton, Onchunga, and Newcastle. KOM.ATA, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 1994 tons, Lambert, for Westport. OTJEHN OP THE SOLTH, s.s. (6 p.m.), ,198 tons, Harvey, for Poston. HAP ONI, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 275 tons, Gibson, for Patea. MABAKOA, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tons, Mawsou, for Lyttelton. ALEXANDER, s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 377 tons, Stuart, for Westport. MONOWAI, s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 3433 tons, Drewette, for Dunedin. OPAWA, s.s. (11.45 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS John, Lyttelton, to-day Opawa, Blenheim, to-day Pohernn. Westport, to-day (tipple, Gisborne, via coast, to-day Pateena, Nelson, Picton, Tuesday Mararoa, Lyttelton, Tuesday Nikau. Motueka, Nelson. Tuesday Tavawora, Auckland, via porta, Tuesday Wakntu. Lyttelton, Kaikoura. Tuesday Queen of the South. Poston, Tuesday Kapuni, Paten, Tuesday Kapiti. Wanganui, Tuesday Invercargill, Wanganui. Tuesday Koutunui, East Const. Tuesday Waimea, Tara kobo'. Tuesday Waverle.y, Patea, Tuesday Hinemoa, northern lighthouses, Wednesday Blenheim, Picton, Wednesday Monowai. Dunedin. Lyttelton, Thursday Kahika, Dunedin. Thursday PROJECTED DEPARTURES Maori, Lyttelton,- to-day. 7.45 p.m. Pateena, Picton, Nelson, to-day, 12.45 P.m. Kara, New Plymouth, to-day, 5 p.m. Kamo, Grey-mouth, to-day Kaitoa, Nelson. Motueka. to-day, 5 p.m. Eunice, Picton, Wanganui, to-day Hnwora, Patea, to-day, 4 p.m. Oropuki, Nelson. Tarakohe, Takaka, today, 4 p.m. Opawa. Blenheim, to-day Awahou, Sounds, Wanganui, to-day Wairuu. Blenheim, to-day, 11 p.m. Nikau. Nelson. Motueka, Tuesday Moeraki. Lyttelton, Tuesday Hippie, Napier, Gisborne, Tuesday. Tarawera. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Tuesday Waimea, Nelson, West Coast, Tuesday Waverley. Patea, Tuesday Invercargill, Wanganui, Tuesday Kapuni. Patea, Tuesday Kaniti, Wanganui, Tuesday Ouceu of the South. Poston, Tuesday Mapourika, Greymouth via ports, Tvosday Mararoa. Lyttelton. Tuesday Magic. Sandy Bay, Tuesday irii-Hanjii. Ghfithara Islands. Tuesday Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton; Wcdnes. day N"nknta Greymouth, Thursday Monowai, Auckland, via ports, Thursday Moeraki, Sydney, Hobart, Thursday Kahika. Picton. Gisborne, Thursday

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENT* AUCKLAND, Saturday—To Anna, from Lyttelton: Koromiko, from Tnnaru. ONEHUNGA, Saturday—Hinemoa (3.15 p.m), from Kaipara. Sunday—Kimu (8 a.m.), from Opononi; Karamu (10.30 a.m.), from New Plymouth. . WANGANUI, Sunday a.m.), from Wellington; Invercargill (12.10 p.m.), from Wellington. FQXTON, Saturday—Awahou (9.30 p.m.), for Wellington.. PATE A Saturday—Hawcra (11 p.m.), for Wellington. Sunday—Kapuni (11.33 a.m.), from Wellington; Waverley (11.40 a.m.). from Wellington. PICTON, Saturday—Patcena (5.45 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON, Saturday—Corinna (10 p.m.), (or New Plymouth; Kaitoa (10 p.m.), for Wellington. . , BLENHEIM, Saturday—W airau (8.10 p.m.), from Wellington. Wairau (midnight), for Wellington. Sunday—Opawa (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington. WESTPORT, Sunday—Poherna (12.10 a.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Saturday—Maori (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Maori (8.45 p.m.), for Wellington; John (11 p.m.), for Wellington. Sunday—Mararoa (9 a.m.), from Wellington.

The Rosamond Friday evening from Wellington, and after’discharging a quantity # of # general cargo sailed shortly before midnight the same evening for Bluff to put out the

balance. The Kosamoud is to leave Dudotlin to-day with general cargo tor Weiliugi.on. iue ICahika. which is now undergoing reps'-ii'd to iy'.v boiler at X'ort Chalmers, is jixcd to leave tiicic on Xuesciay f lor VVt-iimgi.oii with a load oi cuttle, ilie vessel will aicenvaras go to -kicton to loud ciiuii lor Gisborne. Tiiere will bo a committee meeting of the Merchant iaervico Guild this morning ut 11 o'clock. Mr Harper, second officer of tbc Kinl, has been succeeded by Mr Jacob®.

.Levin and Co.'s coastal steamer walnut, wliiclt umved back at iVelliugtou yesterday from iox ton, is to sail to-day lor Ukolia. (tib n.Mles north-west from iilenheiuij, m i'elorus Sound, to loan sheep and cattle for Wanganui. Tho Monowai, which arrived at Wellington at luiaduy on Saturday licnj Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier, sailed again on Saturday night direct for Luuedin.

.Ur Anderson, second engineer of the Manama, was amongst Uio.se omwn in the last Dunedin bnilot for military service. The coastal steamer Putiki, which, arrived at Wellington on Saturday from Wanganui, will stay in port here until after she is offered for sals by auction next Thursday.- , Sir (inlanders has joined the Kakapo os chief engineer in place of Sir Poison, who has gone on holiday. The Blackball Co.’s steamer iSgahcre is to leave Lyttelton to-day for Wanganui and Greymoulh. The To Anau, which arrived at Auckland on Saturday night from south, is to leave Auckland to-morrow with general cargo for Wellington and Lyttelton. „

The Nobel Explosives Company's schooner Kuia, which has been loading general cargo at the Queen's ( wharf. Auckland, and ut Chelsea for Gisborne, sailed for that port on Thursday afternoon. iter cargo for the East Coast included three motor cars, sugar, and tin ber. The Karu is to leave Wellington _at p.m. to-day for New Plymouth and Greymouth. Curco for the Taranaki port will be received up till 2 p.m. to-day. The Kahika, duo at Wellington or. Thursday from Dunedin with general cargo, is to proceed from here to Pieton and Gisborne. The Blackball Coal Co/s steamer Ngakuta is to leavo Qrcymouth to-night with a full load of coal for Wellington, Where she is due to-morrow night or on Wednesday morning. The loading of tho steamer Glaucus at Westport has been cancelled. She takes timber from Bluff for Melbourne. The Government steamer Hinemoa crossed tho Kaipara bar outwards at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and arrived at Onehunga in the evening. She is due at Wellington on Wednesday evening or on Thursday morning. Mr Burton Davis, formerly second officer of the Tongariro, who took the steamer Petone to England, is bock in Auckland again as second officer on an oversea liner now in that port (says the Auckland "Star"). By tho same steamer the officer and engineers who went -Home on tho Petone have returned. They are: Messrs C. F. H. Swede. C. West. F. B. Emms, and F. G. MeGovcrne. The Poke run is due at Wellington today with a cargo of coal and timber from Westport. The New Zealand Refrigerating Co. s auxiliary scow Eunice, with 201) tons Of produce' from Timaru, arrived at Wellington yesterday. From here she will proceed to Picton and Wanganui. , . As the coastal steamer Ovonukl did not arrive at Wellington from Lyttelton until Saturday evening tho vessel s departure for Xclson, Takakti, and Tarakohe has been postponed until 4 p.m. today. Johnston and Co. advise that as the coastal steamer Blenheim is to take two loads of coal from Puponga to Picton tho vessel will not arrive back hero before Wednesday. THE HIMITANGI. Tho Chatham Islands Fishing Co.’s steamer Himitangi arrived back at Wellington yesterday from the Campbell Island via Dunedin, and berthed at No. 13, centre, Queen’s wharf. The vessel is now fixed, to sail at noon to-morrow for Waitangi, Kaingaroa, Owenga. and Pitt Island, to load sheep and fish tor Lyttelton and Wellington respectively. The) Himitangi left Dunedin at o P-m----on Thursday, March 15th, for the islands with ‘the big oil launch Komuri in tow. She was ‘favoured with fine weather all the way, and the tow gave no trouble. The vessel arrived in Perseverance Harbour at 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 18th, and after loading 107 bales of wool and 680 sheep sailed at 5 p.m. on Monday, the 19th, tor Dunedin. On the return trip the weather was mostly fine, with occasional mist and rain showers. The Himitangi made a very creditable run to the islands considering the nature of the tow. She covered the distance of 440 miles in two days, and averaged over 7 knots.

THE HULK JUBILEE. The Westport Coal Co/s hulk Jubilee was brought off the Wellington patent slip at 7 a.m. on Saturday. S. Wood and Son, the shipwrights, took the rudder out while the vessel was on the slip, and put two new short ends of planking under the top rudder gudgeon, where there was a slight leak. It was originally intended to carry out this work in dock at Auckland. The shipwrights are removing tlm stone ballast, stripping all the inside lining, cleaning out the bilges and lumbers and replacing the ballast. The hulk, which is berthed at the Pipitea breastwork, will not bo ready for sea before the end ox this week. The Canopus will then tow the vessel to Auckland.

BARQUENTINE’S ARRIVAL POSTPONED. The American harquentine Charles P. Crocker, which arrived off the Wellington heads on Friday from Edithburg, - South Australia, has not yet put in an appearance in the harbour. Up till late yesterday afternoon she was anchored about six miles off the heads. Heavy rain came on and a southerly developed, so that the vessel put out to sea again. If the weather moderates the harquentine should probably put in an appearance this morning. . She has on board about 1000 tons of cargo for Welll!ThonCharles F. Crocker is a vessel of 855 tons gross, built in 1891 at White s yards at Oakland (California), and is owned by Mr W. Johnson, of San Francisco. Her principal dimensions are: — Length, 200 ft; breadth, 40ft; and depth. 15ft.

MOERAKI DUE 1 PAM. TO-DAY. The Moeraki is expected to reach port at 1 p.m. to-day from Sydney. Tho vessel, which berths at the Queen’s wharf, has op board. 1013 tons of cargo. She leaves for Lyttelton to-morrow ternoon.DEEDGE PARITUTU ARRIVES. The combined sand pump and bucket dredge Paritutu arrived in Wellington yesterday afternoon from New Plymouth, which port she left at 6.50 a.m. on Saturday. The dredge, which berthed at the King’s wharf, is to undergo overhaul here. It is about a year since the Paritutu visited Wellington, and she. is still in charge of Captain AlacAlahon. HOUTO AT DUNEDIN. The auxiliary schooner Houto arrived at Dunedin on Friday from Onehunga with a cargo of scrap iron. She left the northern port on the 14th inst., and, favoured by fine weather and northerly winds, was abreast of Banks Peninsula on the third day out. Light variable winds and dense fogs were then encountered, and it took the little vessel a week to complete her journey to Dunedin. The Houto took to the southern port 127 tons of iron and 11 tons of paper. On completion of her discharge the vessel will be overhauled at Port Chalmers, and will have a new set of crude oil engines installed.

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