SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9804, 30 October 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER.

w THIS DAT. San rises, 4.11 a.m.; sets, 6.29 p.m. Moon rises, 6.51 p.m.; sets. 4.13 a.m. ilia'll water. 3.12 a.m.; 1.10 p.m. ARRIVED ” ■ MONDAY. OCTOBEE. 29. ,' MABOURIKA, 9.5. (4.15 a.m.), 1203 tons, Scwoll, from . Westport. (Railway r . ■ ■ wharf.) KOMATA, s.s. (1.45 a.m.), 1991 tons. McLean, from Westport. (Taranaki ... .street wharf 0 , , , , WAXRAU. a.fl. (11.10 p-m.), 93 tons, ... Nicholas, from Blenheim. (No. 11, north, . ..-Queen’s, wharf.) : ...... . . SAILED MONDAY, OCTOBER 29. "WA3CATXJ, s.s. (12.10 a.m.), 157 tons, 1 ' l ' WillA' for ’ Kailcoura and Lyttelton. . b.s. (12.20 a.m.), 190 tons, JaMiCsoh, ' for ' PiOton and Hokitika. CORINNA, s.S. (2.15 a.m.), 1271 tons. Elders, for Picton and Onehunga. PATEENA, s.s. (1.10 p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, for Proton and Nelson. KA.ITOA. s-a. (5.10 p.m.), 305 tons, Wildman, for Nelson and '‘Hatuekia. , . WOfltPlWf, e.s. (5.30 pm.), 151 dons, Larson, for Lyttelton. MONOVVA.I, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3-133 tons, ~ Drewetto. for Lyttelton. BREEZE, e.s. (midnight), 287 tons, Braidwood, for Dunedin, Timam and .Lyttelton..

. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Rakanoa, Auckland, to-day. Invercargill, Wanganui, to-day Bafconoa, Auckland, to-day , Hazel Eepton, Qroymouth, to-day Ndkau, Motueka,- Nelson, to-day Pateena, Neleon, Pioton. to-night - Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day ■ Wairau, Blenheim, to-day ~ . Queen of the South, Foxton, to-day ’ '' ‘ Opawa, Blenheim, to-day (Parawera, Dunedin. Oainaru, Timaru, Wednesday 1 Wavorley, Patea, Wednesday • .Hailoa, Motueka, Nelson, Wednesday Wakatu. Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Wednesday Slonowai. Lyttelton. Wednesday Kamo. Qreymouth, Wednesday : - Ngakuta, Qreymouth, Wednesday Kapimi, Patea, Thursday iKapiti, Wanganui, Thursday Wxwbbon. Lyttelton, Thursday Hawera., Patea? Thursday - palm, Wanganui,.-Thursday Blenheim, Havelock and bays, Friday John, southern ports, Friday Hippie, Gisborne. Sunday • . JPutikL Dunedin, Timaru, Monday ■ PROJECTED DEPARTURES Khkapo, Grey-mouth, to-day Jfedon Powell. Wanganui, Now Plymouth, today, tooutunul, Napier, to-day -. Mapoorika, ' Nelson, Westport, Qroymouth, to-day, 6 pun. yiezihoim, Havelock and beys, to-day, 2 to-day, 4 pm. - Kaponi, Pa tea, , to-day liawera; Patea, to-day EapitL., Wanganui, to-day '• Calm. Wanganui, to-day ■ , - 1 Alexander, Nelson, West Coast, to-day. Maraw™ Lyttelton, to-effij, 7.45 p.m. ' ' Nikau. 'Nelson, ■ Motueka, -today, 5 p.m. ■" • Ripple,' Napier.' -Cißbomo, Akitio, to-day, Quetn'of the South, Foxton. to-day. 5 . p.nu • - ' ■ • * Wairau;. Blenheim, to-day, 8 p.m. . Rakanoa, W estport, to-day iCotaro. Dunedin. Wednesday Tr.n,ilfm Nelson, Motueka, Wednesday Invercargill, 'Wanganui, Wednesday Hogulns, Nelson', West Coast, Wednesday ' ' Wavorloy, Patwi, ’’Wednesday Tarawota, Lyttelton, Gisborne, Auckland, . ■ Wednesday ■. ... , 1 ... .Kornate,, Westport, Wednesday Pateena, Picton. Nelson, Wednesday . Monowai, Lyttelton, Wednesday 'i-. -'Kotaio, Dunedin; Wednesday ■'‘ cSra; Blufi;' Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Thursday ' " Wootton. Lyttelton. Thursday _ ' asHa WaimearNelson, West Coast, Friday ’ John.Wanganm. Saturday Pntiid, Wangapni, Monday telegraphed movements -• • AUCKLAND, Monday-KoklriJll.W eim;), from New Plymouth. Atwaiou (9 'r-ra*baa.l -for i Gisborne., , _ .. ~ ; -OSNEHUNGA, Monday—Bartiwa (4 • P MMTKAU r Bara-wia ■ : Sunday—-Huia(lo.ls - ; am.b from Wlanganm: Karamu (10.15 a.m.). from. Nelson. Monday—Huia (K.lo p.m.). fop Wellington. -, PATH3A, Moowiay—Waverify (7.15 w frooA. WeUJmgton. Waverley (8 p.m.), for “ “ ‘ ,:; P .mA. for WoMngton. ,«. a .e A „ +h FOXTON. Sunday—Queen of the South ■' '(8 -pm.), from. Wellington. NASPr&DB. '■ Monday—Arahuna (7 a.m.), ;J bom Giffcorno. Ruru (6 pm.). foc.Tcko- - marn Bay; Airahura (8 pm.). for Gisborne; Kiritona (to sail 2 a.m. Tuesday) for Giebbimo. .. . ■PICTON. Monday—Storm, (4 a.m.), from. Lyttelton; Corinna (7 a.m.). De- ' fender (8.80 Am.) and Pateena (5 p.m.), from Wellington. Storm (6.20 pm.), for Wanganui; Pateena (9 p.m.), for Nelson; Corinna (midnight), for Onctounga. - NELSON. Sunday—Nikau (8.45 am.), from Wellington. Monday—Nikau (7 u*.), for Wollingtou. • WESTPORT. Monday—Kitbawa (1 : am.), from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Sunday—Kamo (10 pm-), from Wellington. Monday—Kowh/al (9.30 a.m.). for New Plymouth. ~i, .. BAIKOHBA, . Monday—Wakatu (11 . am,), from, Wellington. ’ . - LYTTELTON. Monday—Putiki (4.15 ' ■ a.m.).i.team .Wellington, Cygnet (12.5 am.), for Kaikotira. OrepuM (4 25 pm.), for Graymouth; Mararoa (5.30 p.m.), for - ■ - Wellington. j TIMARU. Monday—Torawera (6 p.m.), ..from. .Oamanv..

Mr.. J. Cable, chief engineer of tfche ..off the vessel's articles -„,j?ostonJay.and,,joined another vessel. Mr A. It. Lovestom. has succeeded Mr XJable n oh,;of of the Mbnowai. The ausiliao-v scoot Magic was loading Hono at Sandy Bay yesterday 'or WclUngton. The dtaamer Woofcton. (which lo f t Wellington last evening for Lyttelton, is duo back hero on Thursday, and is to bail again for the southern port in the evening. • The Kabaipo is to leave Wellington today for Greymouth. and the Kom-ata is • ■ tc-feil to-morrow for Westport. The ; 'small' gtearner Kotare is now not likely to leave Wellington before to-mor-row on the return trip to Dunedin with , a cargo of scrap iron. An ondoavpur ,was to have boon made . to dispatch the' Kamo from. Qreymonth for Wellington last evening, Mr. Smart. .fniparintcndent engineer for the Union Co., who is on a visit to Weilington,. expects to Wave to-morrow evening for headquarters at Dunedin.

Mr A. Board has joined the Mararoa as -wireless operator. Mr F, J. Allen, third officer of the Patcena, hag signed off tho vessel's articles. The Himitangi will go on the Wellington patent slit) to-morrow. and will sail on Thursday for Lyttelton and the Chathams.

Tho Westport Borough Council and Duller County Council are again moving in the direction of approaching tho Union Steam Ship Company with a. view to the continuance of the -steamer Maponrika on tho West Coast run.

Wright, Stephenson and Co. expect to get tho Anchor Co.’s steamer Alexander away from Wellington this afternoon for Nelson and West Coast. Th© unusually heavy demand for wharf labour yesterday accounted for the vessel's delay. It is understood that tho Union Co. has made to the member© of the Merchant Service Guild a proposal regarding war bonuses which tho Guild has d©dined.

Dalgety and Co. advise that tho Howera and Kapuni, for Patea, and Kapiti. for Wanganui, are to sail from Wellington ‘to-day. Captain Alec. McKinnon, mat© of tho Hawera, has been promoted to master of that vessel in place of Captain Thomas M. Jackson. Mr J. J. Smith, late of the interstate service, has joined th© vessel as mate. At a general meeting of tho Merchant Service Guild yesterday morning tho secretary, Captain F. A. Macirtdoe, reported that ho had been endeavouring to induce the Union Co. to take up a Bchexne for tho insurance of members of the Guild serving under war risks, but no reply had yet been received, f On Friday morning the Anchor Co. s steamer Waimea is due at Wellington from Tarakohe with a cargo of cement. The vessel i» to leave here on Friday night for Nelson and 'West Tonnage in tho United States is still very .difficult to procure, and. steamers are chartered at extremely high rates. It is anticipated that there wall ho a great shortage of freight room, and the outlook is for. continuance of a strong freight market with a possible further advance. The question of regulating both charter cost and freight rates by the United State© Government has not yet been decided, and so far there is no outlook for any easier freighting market Th© Anchor Co/s steamer Kegulua was placed on the patent slip yesterday afternoon for cleaning and painting. me vessel is to sail to-morrow afternoon lor Nelson and West Coast.

BADEN POWELL. The temporary shortage of waterside labour yesterday, which was owing to unusual circumstances, necessitated the postponement of the departure of the steamer Baden Powell from Wellington, for Wanganui and New Plymouth. The vessel is now timed to leave here this evening for those ports. From New Plymouth the Baden Powell will go to Puponga to load coal for Lyttelton. Cargo will be received up. to 3 p.m. today. THE PETIKI. The steamer Putiki is proceeding from Lyttelton to Dunedin and Timaru. From the last-mentioned port the vessel will come on to Wellington, where she is due about next Monday. From this port the ■ vessel will sail for Wanganui. WARNING TO MARINERS. The Marina-JJepartment issues a warning to mariners that two cable buoys have been laid off Terawbiti, and consultute a danger to navigation. The magnetic bearings of the buoys are respectively- Karori rock south, 88deg. east, Teramhiti north: and Karori rook south. 53deg. oast. Terawhiti north 15deg. west. THE CALM, The Canterbury Co.’s steamer Calm was hampered in cargo-working at Wellington yesterday by the prevailing temporary insufficiency of labour, and is now timed to leave here this afternoon for Wanganui. The vessel is duo back here on Thursday morning, and is to sail on Thursday night for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and .Lyttelton. THE JOHN. The steamer John procured a prow and left Lyttelton yesterday for pamaru, from which port she will sail for Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due Tier© on Friday night, and is to sail on Saturday for Wanganui. THE HINEMOA. The. Government steamer Hinemoa finished , landing-stores at Cape Maria lighthouse at noon yesterday, and sailed for Hokianga. The vessel will probably got away from Hokianga this evening for Kaipara. ARRIVED FROM AUSTRALIA. The following saloon passengers have arrived in New Zealand from Australia: —Misses Smyth, Hawoll, Scott (2), Jones (3). Hooper, Campbell, Snain (2), Monrad, Cardno, Truman, Sinclair, Donald, Stevenson (2), Maxwell, Kane, 0. Smith, Harding, Nelson, Baxter, O’Neill (2), Maloney, Mesdames Guthrie, Stevenson, Mason and child, Watson, Whyte, Aldridge, Kiddle, McDonald (2), Bushel!, Brodie. Miller, Hume, Hammer and child, Hulston, Thrap, Richardson and 3 children, Gillanders. • Yule, Barrie, Cunningham and 2 children, Admore, Staniland, Baldock, Wilson, Tupth and child, Denmead and child, Theate, Smith and child, Carr and 2 children, Baker, Tully, Messrs Martin, Bennett, Kiddle, Doran, Dixon, Brodie, Mirams, Brown, Cale, McLaren, Sharpe, Hume, L. Browne, Bushel!, Trimm, Kitto, Moorehouse, Griffiths, Admore, Neale, P. A. O’Neill, Sim, Spain, Staniland, Wilson, Tupth, Tully, Denmead. Fraser, Field, Baker, Olderag.

NGATOKO SAILS TO-DAY. Tho Blackball Coal Co.’s steamer Ngatoio waa unaible to got discharge at Wellington yesterday owing to the prevailing Shortage of labour d’uo to a temporary rush of work. Tho vessel is now timed to leave here at 5 p.m to-day for Wanganui -and New Plymouth with remainder of cargo of cement from Limestone Island. THE HUIA. The coastal steamer Huia loft New Plymouth iat 6.15 o’clock last evening for WaUington, where she '» duo early this afternoon. The vessel is to sail this evening for Lyttelton.

Pull D. H. a 9 2 ,r Last’ ■Quarter ,, 1ft 41 o.m. First F|i U Quarter ..... Moon 21 30 2 5 8 a.m. 19 p.at-