SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9623, 31 March 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH.

THIS DAY. Sun rises, 0.5 a.m.: sets, 3.16 p.m. Moon rises, 2.8 p.m.; sets, 11.43 P- m - High water. 11.11 a.m.,; 11.3- p.m. ARRIVED Fill DAY, MARCH 30. INVERCARGILL, s.s. (3.30 a.m.) 224 tons, Wahlstvom, from Wanganui. (No. 2. centre. Queen's wharf.) MONOWAI, s.s. (6.40 a.m.) 3-133 tons, Drowette. from Dunedin and Lyttelton. (No. 16. centre, .Queen's wharf.) WAIK.AU. s.s. (6.40 a.m.). 113 tons. Vendors, from Blenheim. (No. 11. north, Queen’s wharf.) M AORI, s.s. (6.50 a.m.), 3112 tons. Manning, from Lyttelton. (Ferry berth.) KAXTOA, s.s. (7 a.m.), 305 tons, Wildinan, from Motueka and Nelson. (No. 10. Queen’s wharf.) , TUTANEKAI. s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 881 ( tons. Whiteford, from Cloudy Bay. (Clyde quay.) , , ROSAMOND, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 721 tons, Kankine, from Dunedin. (King’s whan.) KABAMU, s.s. (4.15 p.m.). 93-1 tons, Williamson, from New Plymouth. (Pipitea wharf.) , WAVEKLEY, s.s. (7,50 p.m.), 107 tons, Fisk, from Patea. (No. 5, south. Queen’s wharf.) BLENHEIM, s.s. (9.45 p.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson, from Picton. (No. 13, south. Queen’s wTrarf.) . , JOHN, b.B. (11.55 a.m.), 342 tons, Robertson, from Gisborne. (No. 2, Queen s wharfs

SAILED FRIDAY, MARCH 30. KOWHAI, s.s. (12.80 >m.), 793 tons, Veileuoweth, for Dunedin. P ATHENA, s.s. (12.15 ■ Irwin, for Picton and Nelson. KAPITI. S.B. (2.5 p.m.), 212 tons. Sawyer. for Wancra.mii. QHEEN OF THE' SOUTH, s-s. (2.35 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. MAORI.' 8.8. (7.50 p.m.), 3399 tons. Manning, for Lyttelton. WAIEAU, s.s. (5 p.m.), 98 tons, Ven- . dare, for Blenheim. KAITOA, s.s, (5 p.m.},.305 tons. Wildman. for Nelson. . MONOWAI, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 3433, tons, Dvewette, for Napier. KENNEDY, s.s. (8,20 p.m.), 137 tons, |J. Henry, for Nelson. :J- ---} SATURDAY, MARCH 31. . I KAHIKA. s.s. (12.30 a.m.). 1139 tons, . Robinson, for . Picton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Ngatoro. Greymouth. to-night I Wafcntu, Lyttelton, Kaikourn. to-day i Mapourikn. Greymouth via ports, to-day j Kamo,. _Greymouth, to-day:. ‘i Nikau, Motueka, Nelson. I Mararoa. Lyttelton, to-day I Blenheim. Picton, to-day | Opawa, Blenheim, to-day \ laraivera, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sunday j-Hippie, Gisborne. Sunday | Kaitoa Motueka, Nelson. Sunday i Maori. Lyttelton, Sunday t WairaU, Blenheim. Sunday ■ Queen of the. South; Foxton, Sunday I Hawera, Patea,■'Sunday..-. - Wodtton. Lyttelton, Sunday Orepuki, Lyttelton, Sunday ' Kamona, Westport, Sunday Kapiti, Wanganui, Sunday ■Awahou,- Picton,- Monday — Patoena, Nelson. Picton, Monday 1 Waimea, Nelson, Tuesday Invercargill, Wangattni, Tuesday Waverley. Patea, Tuesday Kapuni, Pate?, Tuesday PROJECTED DEPARTURES Coriuma Dunedin, Oamaru, Timnru, today, noon Komata,,, Westport, to-night i Kapuni. Patea. to-day, noon Invercargill, Wanganui, to-day, noon Nikau. Nelson, Motueka, to-day, 2 p.m. Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45 p.m. Waverley. Patea, to-day, noon Opawa. Blenheim, to-day, 5 p.m. John Wanganui,' to-day To Anau, Tyimton. Monday Kuramu. Auckland, Monday Rosamond, New Plymouth, Monday, aupitx, Wanganui. Monday Maori, Lyttelton, Monday Hawera. Patea, Monday Karamu. Auckland, Monday , , Kakapo. Greymouth, Monday Queen of the South. Foxton, Monday -Orepuki Nelson, -Nydia Bay, -Monday ■ Mapoitrika. Picton. Nelson,' Westport. Monday Blenheim. Havelock and bays, Monday Tarawera, Auckland via ports, Monday ■■Wnkatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Monday Wootton, Picton, Monday ilinemoa. Cook Strait, Monday Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Tuesday WjMmca, Nelsoni West Const, Tuesday 1 Patoena, Picton, Neßon, Tuesday Ngatoro, Greymouth, 'Tuesday

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS OPONONI, Friday—Eimu (7.15 a.m.), from Onehunga. , NEW PLYMOUTH, Friday—Rarawa (5.30 a.m.), from Onehunga. -Rarawa (8.30 p.m.), for Onehunga. PATEA, Friday—Hawera (2.5 p.m.). from Wellington; Waverley (2.10 a.m.), i mm Wellington. PXCTON, Friday—Patecna (4.45 p.m.), from Wellington. Blenheim (4 p.m.). for Wellington. NELSON. Friday—Nikau (4.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Nikau (7.6 p.m;), for Wellington. ' BLENHEIM, Friday—Opawa (2 a.m.), from Wellington. Opawa (10 p.m.), for Wellington. GRBYMOUTH, Friday—Mapourika (1a.m.), for Westport; Ngatoro (4.15 p.m.), for Wellington. Poherua (5 p.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON) Friday—Of cpuki (6.50 a.m.), from Tarakohe; Kokiri (7.5 a.m,), from Westport; Storm (7.10 a.m.), from W’angonui; Mararoa (8.45- a.m,), from Wellington; Canopus . (10.40 a.m.), from Westport. Cygnet (10.20 a.m.), for Kaikonra; Storm (10.20 a.m.), for Timrirn : Wakatu, for Kaikoura; Mararoa (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington; Kokiri, for Westport. Mr H. Young has joined the Kakapo as third engineer. Mr R, W. Elliott has succeeded Mlc fnverarity "as third engineer of this Maori. The Maori’s gross tonnage has been altered from 3309 to 3-112 in the latent supplement of Lloyd’s Register. Mr J. O. Bowling has joined the Cor-; inna as chief officer in place of Mr C. C. Bullock. The Blackball Co.’s steamer Ngahers left Wanganui on Thursday for Greymouth. . The Komata is to sail from Wellington to-night for Westport. The Kakapo is to leave here on Monday for Greymonth.

The Union Co. advise that the Kamona is to leave Westport to-day with a full load ot coal for Wellington.

The departure of the • Corinna from Wellington for Dunedin, Oamaru, and Fimaru has been postponed until noon to-day. The Westport Coal Co.’s hulk Jubilee will not be ready for hoc tow from Wellington to Auckland for over a week yet. Captain I. Aasta, who was at one tinm mate of the coastal steamer Invercargill, is now in command of a small steamer trading betwoen West Coast ports. The coastal steamer Orepuki is now not expected to reach Wellington before tomorrow from, Timaru and Lyttelton. The vessel will sail probably on Monday for Nelson and Nydia Bav. The Aru&nra, which has been undergoing repairs to her hull in Calliope Dock at Auckland, was to bn floated out of dock yesterday. It is expected that the vessel will be ready to resume her running in the Aucklaud-Gisboruc-Napier service about the middle of April. REVISION OF TARIFF BY NORTHERN COMPANY. The local agents advise that the Northern Steamship Co. of Auckland, have decided to increase the rates of passagemoney, and freight in consequence of heavy additional expenditure clue to the further rise in cost of wages, coal, and stores. 'The new tariff will operate on and after next Monday. The local agents will supply further information on application,

THE MAPOURIKA. The Union Co.’s steamer Mapourika left Westport at noon yesterday for Nelson and Wellington on her way hack from Grey’mouth. The vessel was to have sailed fjom Nelson- at midnight last night," and should arrive here towards midday to-day. CARGO FOE NEW PLYMOUTH. The Union Co. advise that the Rosamond will now sail for New Plymouth at 3 p.m. on Monday. The vessel arriv. eel yesterday afternoon from Dunedin, and berthed at the King’s wharf to put out 680 tons of cargo. THE HINEMOA. The Government steamer Hinemoa is to leave Wellington on Monday morning with stores for the Cook Strait lighthouses. The vessel will visit Capes Palliser and Campbell, French Pass, Stephens Island, Farewell Spit, the Brothers. Jaokson Head, Pencarrow, and will also: land at Somes Island. NGATORO ARRIVES TO-NIGHT. The Blackball Coal Co.’s steamer Ngntoro left Greyinouth at 4 p.m. yesterday with a full load of coal for Wellington.- The -vessel is due here about 8 o’clock to-night. She is expected to sail on Tuesday on the return trip to Greymouth. PATHENA. DUB MONDAY. The Pateena will not arrive at Wellington this evening from Nelson and Picton as is usual, but, in accordance with her Easter timetable, will remain at. Nelson untiL.Mcnday. morning. The vessel will leave Nelson at 7 a.m. on Monday, leaves Pictoii at 2,30 p.m. on Monday, and should arrive here at 6.40 p.m. on Monday.

AN ANCIENT WHALER. The ancient whaling barque John and WlntJhrop, one of the type that Jack London and other writers ot sea tales liked: to tell about, has been dug out of the'-. East .Oakland. :boneyord and towed into the Hanlon dry dock to he fitted -for sea’ service. Tho John and Winthrop is forty-two years old, but has had such a hard life that she looks twice as old. For years she sailed between San Francisco and Alaska/ where she was engaged in. the Whaling industry. The whaler, while picturesque, was 'never noted for her graceful lines or tidy appearance, and years before she. was. relegated to the. boueyaid it looked as though her usefulness was ended. Finally the Federal inspectors of hulls and boilers sent the old whaler to tho scrap heap four or five years ago, and since that time she had sunk deep into the mud. The John and Wiiithrop, now owned by M. H. Taylor, of San Francisco, was built in Bath. Me., in 1878 for H. J. Knowles, of San Francisco. She will be entirely refitted at the Hanlon shipyards and will again resume a career as n whaler in the regions north of 53. This is the last of tho cripples from the boneyard that could possibly be fixed up as a carrying bottom.

TUTANEKAI RETURNS. After another fortnight’s ■ absence the Government cable-repair steamer Tulanekai returned.' to Wellington at midday yesterday from Cloudy Bay, where' she lias been engaged in what- has-prov-ed a. fruitless endeavour to find ' the White's Bay ~ broken end of the cable No. 4 from Lyall Bay. It seems as though the cable has become deeply embedded'in the bottom, as the grapnel failed to locate it. Ever since the TuI'toliekar left Wellington about a fort-, night ago she has boon, with few exceptions, daily engaged dragging for the cable, leaving Port Underwood some, rfitnes at 5 o’clock itf the morning 'and returning to- that port frequently as ; late as 6 or 7 - o’clock in the evening. The Lyall Bay end of the cable is safely buoyed, but the other end defies discovery. A few days of south-easterly weather prevented operations, and at times the tides also proved unsuitable. "The future movements of tho Tutanekai are'ndt de'fihitely settled;'but it isT'posj.ible that a uew length of cable will have to be laid down in place of the missing section. At all events the vessel will remain in port for some days.

HIMITANGI AX THE CHATHAMS. .. The- Chatham Islands Pishing Co.'s steamer Himitangi, which left Wellington at 5 p.m. bn Tuesday for the Chatham. Islands, arrived-at her destination at 7 a.m: yesterday. The vessel is to load sheep... and . fish for. Lyttelton and Wellington respectively, and is due back here in about seven days’ time.

CALM AND WALLACE. A message received in Dnnedin from tlie lightkeeper at Cape Saunders states that the steamer Calm passed the cape, bound north, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, with the Riverton dredge .Wallace in tow. The Calm is bound for Patea from Bluff, and should reach her des--1 tination this morning. The dredge was recently purchased by the Patea Harbour Board, and will be employed in dredging work at the northern port. The Calm had not been sighted at the heads up to a late hour last night. PASSENGERS FOR AMERICA. The last vessel that left for the United States took the following passengers:— First ■ saloon: Miss Hart. Mesdames Bates, Gulley and child, Z. C. Dunn, A. J. Duerdin, and J. L. Young, Messrs .T. Bellingham, Bates, Chennels, Christie, Z. C. Dunn, A. J. Duerdin, R. H. Faught, Carl Kohn, .1. S. Knapp, E. Matthews, A. D. Shelson, A, G. Waller, and ,T. L. Young. Second saloon; Miss Chappie, and familv, E. A. Ford and child, and Dr Violet E. Field, Messrs Barharel, E. E. Berlin, B. Brown. T. C. Kenv, Thomas Little, D. G. McCulla, G. M. Nerex, and Dr W. ,T. Tilley.

First Quarter 1 1 14a.m. Full Moon 9 9 28 a.m. Last Quarter 17 0 New Quarter ..... 23 3 First Quarter 30 10 C p.m