SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9730, 4 August 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST. „

THIS DAY. Sun rises 6.56 a.m.; sots. 4-58 P ' n - Moon rises, 6-31 p.m.; sets, 7.29 a.in. , High water, 4,40 aim.: 5.13 I’-™-

ARRIVED FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. KAITOA, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 305 tons, Wildman. from Nelson ami Motneka. (No. 10. Queen’s wharf.) MAORI, s.s. (8 a.in.), 3112 tons, Mannine. from Lyttelton. {Ferry berth.) UrMJTA.NGI. s.s. (3.55 p.ro.J, 323 tons. Thompson, from Tiroaru ami Lyttelton. (No. 13, north. Queen’s wharf.) WAUSAU. s.s. (11.3 P-m.), 98 tons, Vandore, from Blenheim. (No. Z. Queen s wharf.) SAILED FRIDAY, AUGUST 3. PATEDNA. s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons. Irwin. ■ for Picton and Nelson. HINEMOA. s.s. (3.10 p.m.), 542 tons. Bollons, for Lyttelton and southern lighthouses. , KAITOA, s.s. (5 p.m.), 305 tons. Wildman, for Nelson and Motneka. TAINUI. s.s. (5.35 p-m.), 128 tons, Bonner, for Wanganui. INVERCARGILL, s.«. {o.SO p-m.), 224 tons', Wahlstrom, for Wanganui. CORINNA, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 1271 tons. Elder**, for Nelson and New Plymouth. OPAWA. *.s. (10.10 -p.m.). HO tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. KAKAJPO, s.s. (10.30 p.m.), 1521 tons, MacDonald, for Westport. ■ MAORI, s.s. (7,50 p.m.). 3412 tons. Manning, for Lyttelton., Passengers—oaloon: Misses Starr, Barnett, Laroche, Manson, Jefferson, Sidey, Parker (2). Willnn, Buckland, -McMillan, Mead, Livingstone. Cameron, Bell (2), MacDonald, Nurse CutWcs, Mesdaiws Burrell, Buokwell, Dexter; Eoyds, Dow (2) and ,3 children, Knight,, Powles and 8 children. Standage, Smith, Lusk, Milne, Daniel, Croskerry, Lindsay, McMillan. Buttorworth,- Buchanan, Glover, Quinn. Bell. Thacker. Bell. Craig, Cox, Ulting, Mackenzie, Glover, Messrs Bnr-t-011, Blair. Croft, Dexter. Forbes, AntTrcae, Royds, Griore, Williams, Hanson, Dow. Powles. ’ Corinbie, Standage, Porter. Birdling, Champion, Armstrong, Cameron, Taylor, Haig ,(2), M'addrcn, Roug'd, Paterson, Borer (2). William, Taylor. Campbell, Perry, Winter, Harrison; MoHattie, Scales, O'Donnell, Gibbs, Fried (under, Raymond, Buchanan, Ur■bell, Reece, Dickie, H.P., Tong, Glover, Quinn, Beswick, Waddell,. Seagar, Thacker, Laurenson, Wilson, Murray, Jamieson. Mitchell, Blackwell. Burbury, Stewart, Milnes. Anderson. Newman, Welsh, Sutherland, Moßeth, Olsen, Wood Gray, Murray, Irving, Go wing, , Oakley, i Brown, Vancrone. Balneavis, Craig, Bell, Keelet, McKenzie, Butler, Sir J. G. Ward, Sir George Clifford. Eev. Buckwell. Rev Standage, Eev. Williams. Corporal Wilson, lieutenant Isbister, lieutenant Awarua. Captain Barrett. Dr 'Thacker,’ Captain Weir, Privates Pryde and Gray. Lieutenant Doherty, Private Waltiunu.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS Opouri, Nydia Bay, to-day , Ripple, Gisborne, to-night Magic.. Sandy Bay, to-day Komata, "Westport, to-day,., Blenheim,. Wanganui, to.rday ■ Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day Pateena, Nelson, Picton, to-day Nikau, Motneka, Nelson, to-day Begulus, New Plymouth, to-day Wairau, Blenheim, to-day Invercargill, Wanganui, Sunday Opawa. Blenheim. Sunday Queen of the South, Boston. Sunday Mapourika. Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Sunday " ' Ngahere, Greymouth. Sunday Huia, New Plymouth, Sunday Breeze. Lyttelton, Sunday John, Dunedin, Sunday Putiki, Dunedin via ports. Sunday Maori, Lyttelton, Sunday Kaitoa, Motneka, Nelson, Sunday Karu, Greymouth, Sunday Kapiti, Wanganui, Sunday Kapuni, Patea, Monday Wootton, Lyttelton. Tuesday Alexander, Tarakohe, Tuesday Wavorley, Patea, Tuesday Invercargill, Wanganui, Tuesday Eunice, Timaru, Tuesday , Koau, • Kaipara, Wednesday Hawera, Lyttelton, Briday PROJECTED DEPARTURES Wootton, Lyttelton, to-day, noon Kamo, Greymouth. to-day Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45‘p.m. Nikau, Nelson, Motneka, to-day, 2 p.m. Regains, Westport, Greymouth, to-day. noon Wavorley. 1 Patea, to-day, noon Kapuni, Patea, to-day, 11 a.m. Wairau, Blenheim, to-day, 10 p.m. Himitangi, Chatham Islands, to-day, 6 p-m. Karamu, Westport, to-day, 3 p.m. Kaituna, Westport, to-day. 5 p.m. Opouri, Lyttelton, to-day Huia; Picton, Wanganui, Monday Putiki, Wanganui, Monday Breeze, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Monday Queen of the South, Boston. Monday Opawa, Blenheim. Monday Kapiti, Wanganui, Monday Blenheim, Havelock and bays, Monday Invercargill, Wanganui, Monday Kaitoa, Nelson, Motneka, Monday Maori, Lyttelton, Sunday Pateena, Picton, Nelson, Monday Wakatu. Koikoura, Lyttelton, Monday Mapourika, Nelson, Westport, Grey. mouth, Tuesday Hippie, Napier, Gisborne, Tuesday Alexander,' Nelson, West Coast. Tuesday Defeuder, Picton. Hokitika, Tuesday Kittawa, Blenheim, Tuesday John, southern ports, Tuesday Komata, Westport, Tuesday Ngahere, Greymouth," Tuesday Eunice. Lyttelton, Wednesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS AUCKLAND, Briday—Canopus (11.40 a.m.), from Westport; Arahura (2.50 p.m.J, from Gisborne. ONEHUNGA, Briday—Enrawa (3.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth. MANUKAU HEADS, Briday-Barawa (4.59 p.m.), crossed bar outwards. NEW PLYMOUTH, Briday—Kowhai (8.30 a.m.), from Greymouth; Begulus (4.30 p.m.), from Greymouth; Huia (7 p.m.), from Wellington. WANGANUI, Friday - Kapiti (8.30 from Wellington. Blenheim (7.30 p.m.) and Kapiti (M 0 p.m.), for Wellington. GISBORNE, Thursday—Burn (5 p.m.), from Tokomaru Bay. NAPIER, Friday—Echo (10.30 a.m.), from Wairoa. Ripple (2 p.m.) and Monowai (8 p.m.), for Gisborne. PICTON. Briday—Pateena (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, Friday—Nikau (6.25 a.m.), from Wellington; Kennedy (5.30 a.m.l, from Westport. Nikau (7.20 p.m.). for Wellington; Kennedy (11 p.m.), for Boxton via North Cape. NYDIA BAY, Friday—Opouri (5.30 p.m.), for Wellington. TARAKOHE, Friday—Queen of the South (S.BO a.m.). from Wellington. WESTPORT, Briday - Poherua (1 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Alexander (7.15 p.m.), from Nelson: Mapourika (7.35 p.m.). from Greymouth. Komata (10.30 a.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Thursday Kamona (8.50 p.m.). from Port Chalmers... Putiki (9.30 p.m.), for Oama.ru. Briday—Karu (lO a.m.). for Wellington; Mapourika (11.30 a.m.). for Westport. LYTTELTON. Friday—Mararoa" (8.30 a.m.). from Wellington. Mararoa (6.15 0.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU, Briday—Calm (7 a.m.), from

Lyttelton. Calm (5.30 p.m.), for DuneUAMA I,’U, Friday—Putiki (5.30 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. PUH T CilAXiiililtS, Thursday—Putiki (9.30 p.m.;, for Uamaru. Friday—*Johu (9 p.m.;, tor Oamaru.

Mr G. Donneiy. wireless operator of the Maori, has signed off the vessels art teles. , Mr ±. Xaw ton. assistant treasurer o* the Auckland Harbour Board, has accepted an appointment as secretary to the JJilworth ‘irust Board.

Mr Chas. Balling has joined tho ICarajnu as third engineer, iu place of Mr E. Bixou. • . There is a possibility of the J&PPi® arriving back at Wellington to-night from Gisborne.

The i#yttertoa Harbour Board returns show that during July lha vessels totalling Us,L'Dfi tons net entered that port, as against lia> vessels totalling -153,216 tons for July of last year. The Ha raw a did not leave Oncnunga for New Plymouth until yesterday afternoon. She wiu sail on the return trip tins evening at the usual time. The Anchor Co.’s steamer Alcsanuei will deliver coal on Monday at Tarakoho, from which port she it» -due at Wellington on Tuesday morning. The vessel is to sail from here on Tuesday evening for Nelson and West Coast, The steamer Queen of the South left Tarakohe at 12.15 p.m. yesterday for Foxton with a load of cement. Sho 15 duo at the latter port at 8 o'clock this morning and should be back at Web liufton from Foxton at 6 a.m. to-mor row.

Two more New Zealanders are known to have been on the missing red funnel steamer when she left; her last port. Thev are Andrew Quinn, an A.B-, aged 28 years, bom in Dundee (his wife- resides at Lyttelton); and Bert McDonald. anotner born in Scotland, whoso wife also resides in Lyttelton, Tho steamer John left Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Oamaru and Wellington. She is duo here to-morrow morning. The vessel will leave Wellington oh Tuesday for Dunedin, Timaru and Oamaru. • , L . Tho Komata sailed from Westport at 9.10 o’clock yesterday morning with a full cargo of coal for Wellington.. Two of the Union Co/s colliers, the Karamu and the Kaituna, are now timed to leave Wellington at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively to-day for Westport. The -Putiki sailed- from Dunedin on Thursday night for Wellington via ports. 'The vessel will probably arrive her© to-morrow,- and-sail on Monday for Wanganui. ' , ~ The Union,Co. s steamer Karu left Gr eymouth at 10 o’clock yesterday morning with a lull cargo of coal lor Wellington. ' , The Kakapo got away from Wellington last night for, Westport to load for Auckland. , „„ . ~ _ , Tho New Zealand Refrigerating Co. s auxiliary scow Eunice is due at Wellington on Tuesday with a load of produce from Timaru. The vessel is™ leave’ here on Wednesday for Lyttelton with a load of benzine and scrap iron. The coastal steamer Hula rrived .at New Plymouth at 7 o’clock last evening from Wellington,! She is due here, tomorrow, and is fixed to sail on Monday for Pioton and Wanganui. , r „‘ OPOUTJ DELAYED. (Bad weather- iii the Sounds delayed' tha departure of the steamer Opouri from Nydia Bay for Wellington. The vessel, however, is expected at Av ellington, this morning, and will go to the King’s wharf to load 15 .motor-cars for Lyttelton, sailing, this afternoon for that port. " HAWERA IN DOCK.' Mr F. W. Grainger, general manager of the South Taranaki Shipping Co-, arrived, back at AVeUington yesterday morning from Lyttelton, where he has been - in connection with th© docking at that port of his company’s' steamer Hawera. Mr Grainger told a. “Times" representative that Mr Jack Miller is carrying out the shipwright repairs to tho vessel, and opportunity is being taken of tho vessel’s stay in dock to give her the usual annual survey and overhaul. The engineering work is being performed by Anderson and Co., Ltd.,; Lyttelton. The Hawera will arrive back at Wellington next Friday from Lyftelton, and will sail on the following day for Pa tea in. her usual running. Mr Grainger will leave for his headquarters at Patea this morning. THE MORiNING *LIGHT. After a lot of delay the New' Zealand Refrigerating Company's auxiliary schooner Morning Light sailed from Lyttelton for Wanganui at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Captain Charles drencher, well known in AVellington, is in command, and Messrs Sullivan and Bnln. from Meslsrs A n persons. signed on as engineers in order to take the ship up to Wanganui, where she will be used as a lighter for frozen meat.; WOOTTON~ii?SUMBS TO-DAY. • The Eaiapoi Shipping and Trading Company’s steamer AVootton, which was tpwed back to port on Wednesday night with a broken connecting rod; is expected to be ready to sail at noon today for Lyttelton, instead of Puponga as first intended. The new connecting rod has been made by J. J. Niven and Co. The vessel is due back at Weiling,ton.,on Tuesday night, and is to sail on Wednesday for Lyttelton again. MAPOUEIKA LEFT GREYMOUTH. The Union Company’s steamer Mapourika left Greymouth f t U. 30 o’clock yesterday morning on the return trip to Westport, Nelson, and AVellington. The vessel arrived at Westport at 7.35 o’clock last night, and is duo here to-morrow morning. CORINNA’S ITINERARY. The Corinna got away from Aldington last evening for Nelson and New Plymouth. From the latter port the ves. sel will go to Picton to load a cargo of chaff for Onohunga. She will afterwards return to Now Plymouth to load dairy produce for AVellington, and should leave this port about. August 12th for Dunedin. Tho Corinna should therefore arrive back at Dunedin about August 14th and will sail again about that data for Now Plymouth via tho usual way ports. KOAUDBLAYED. Telegraphic advice was received in Wellington yesterday that the now auxiliary scow, Koau, built at Kaipara for Richardson and Co., of Napier, had not yet sailed for AVellington. The message added that the vessel was expected to got away last night with a full cargo of timber, for Wellington.. THE HINEMOA. The Government steamer Hinemoa got away from Wellington last' evening for Lyttelton direct, en route to the southern lighthouses. Owing to the quantity of cargo on board there will he no room for cargo for the AVest Coast sounds and bays until the vessel reaches Bluff, where it will be shipped- The Hinemoa will be absent from Wellington for about four weeks. WAKATU WEATHER-BOUND. The coastal steamer AA 7 akatu has been delayed by bad weather for the past two days at Kaikonra, and has been anchored in South Bay. The vessel will endeavour to work Kaikoura to-day, and should reach AA T ellington to-night. The AVakatu is to leave here on Monday evening for Kaikonra and Lyttelton. THE HIMITANGI. The steamer Himitangi arrived at AVellrngton yesterday afternoon from .Timaru arid Lyttelton, and berthed at No. 13, north. Queen's wharf, to put out 200 tons of cargo. The vessel is now fixed to sail from AVellington at sis o’clock this evening for Owenga. Kaingaroa. and Whangaroa. She is doe back here Monday, tho 13th inst, direct from the Chathams.

D. H. M. Pull iloon 3 4 41 p.m. Hast Quarter 10 7 New Quarter 18 •>1 First Quarter 30 G