SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9871, 17 January 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES a? THE MOON. JANUARY.

THIS DAY. Sun rises, 4.36 a.m.; sets, 7.25 p.m. Moon rises, 5.41 a.m.; sets, 9.51 p.m. ■ High water, 8.2 a.m.; 8.30 p.m. . ARRIVED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IG. ‘ OPA\VA, 8.8. (2.50 a.m.}, 110 _ tons, Nicholas,.' irom Ble-nhoim, (No. 11, north;- Queen's wharf.) IiLIA. s.s. (5.10 tt.m.), 221 tons, McKenzie, from Wanganui. (No. 13, soutn. Queen's wharf.) ■KAITOV., s.s. (7.25 a.m.), 30,5 tons, W unman, irom Motueka ’and Nelson. (No. 10, Queen's wharf.) ' RIPFE-t,, s.s. (8.15 a.m.), 370 tons. Canson, from Gisborne. (No. 5, Queen a wharf.) MAORI, s.s. (10 a.m.), 3412 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. (Derry berth.) : Alexander, s.s. (10.25 a.m.), 377 tons, Wild-man, from Wanganui. (No. 2, centre, Queen's wharf.) HAWHRA, s.s. (3,25 p.m;},' 200 ton*, McKinnon, from Patea, iGlasgow-wharf.) KAPUNI, s.s. (3.50 p.m.), 275 tons. Gibson; from Patea. (King's wharf.) ■ BADEN POWELL, s.s. (8.45 p.m.), I<4 tons,’ Owen, from vVaitara. (No. 13, south. Queen’s wharf.) SAILED WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16. WAIRAU, s.s. (12.10 a.m.), 98 tons, DcUe-y. for Blenheim. P.-VIENNA, s.s. (12.55 p.m.), 1213 ton., Irwin, for Ricton and. Nelson. KAPXTI. 6.3. (5 p.m.), 212 tons. Sawyers, for \Vanganui. KAI'IOA, -s.s. (5.5 p.m.), 30a tons, AViidman, for Nelson and M-otuek^. PUTIKI, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 409 tons, Robertson, for inuiru and Dunedin, MAORI, S.s. (7.50 p.m.}. 3412' tons. Manning, for Lyttelton. ALEXANDER, s.s. (10 p.m.), 377 tons, Wildman. for Nelson, Westport, and .Qreymbhth. : 7 KINI, s.s. (10.35 p.m.), 1122,', tons, Platts, for Greymouth. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17. OPAWA, s.s. (1 a.m.). 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. , . EXPECTED ARRIVALS John, Wanganui, to-day . Kttmona,.-Westport, to-night Kahilcn, Westport, to-night. ( Queen -of , the South, Poston, to-day • ' AVairau. Blenheim, to-day • i’ateena. Nelson, Picton, to-night Mararon, Lyttelton, to-day Nikau, Motueka. Nelson, to-day Kalui, East Coast, to-day Kennedy, Poitou, to-day Kapiti, Wanganui. Friuay Wootton. Lyttelton. Friday Maori, Lyttelton, Friday ■ Kaitoa,: Motueka, Nelson, .Friday _ ... .'Ngatoro; Greymouth, Friday r Opatyn,r,Blenheim, Friday ' 1 '• To Anau. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Friday. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Knikoura, Friday Corinna, New- Plymouth, Friday Warorley. Patea, Saturday llawera, Patea, Saturday Kapuni, Patch, Saturday Kamo, Greymouth. Saturday J Monowai, Auckland, via ports, Saturday Breeze, Dunedin, Timaru. Lyttelton.

Saturday Wanganui. Saturday--. , ~, • Sunday,;.. ' ■ ■ M(l Inyerc.-y-gill, Wanganui, Sunday..,, , f -M (Jiil'lU, ‘Dunedin, Bluff, Tuesday ”■ Alexander. Wanganui, Wednesday

PROJECTED DEPARTURES John, Timaru, Dunedin, to-night Kahn, Tora, Pahaua, to-day Waverley, Patea, to-day, 4 p.m. Hippie. AM4}i«r, Akitio, to-day, noon .Maraiw,, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45 p.m. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, to-day, 5 p.m, Blenheim, Wanganui, to-day, 4 p.m. Kapuni, Patea, to-day Hawera, Patea, to-day, 4 p.m. Wairau, Blenheim, to-ii'ay. 5 p.m. Queen of the South, Fox ton. to-day, 5

p.m. Baden Powell, AVaitara, New Plymouth, to-day. Huia, Wanganui, New Plymouth, to-day. Portland, Dunedin, to-day. Fairburn, West Coast, to-day. Corinua. Dunedin. Timaru. uamaru, Friday Te Anau, Auckland, Friday. Wakatu, Knikoura, Lyttelton, Friday Maori, Friday Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, Fridny Kapiti, Wanganui, p’riday Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Saturday Ngatoro, Greymouth. Saturday ' Breeze. Picton. .Wanganui, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Saturday Woottpn. Sounds, Saturday Monowai. Dunedin. Saturday Invercargill. Wanganui, Monday Blenheim, Havelock, via Sounds, Monday Calm, Wanganui, Tuesday Alexander, Nelson, West Coast, Wednesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS AUCKLAND, Wednesday— (6 p.m.), for Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington. WANGANUI, Wednesday - —John (9 a.m.) and. Invercargill (9.10 a.m.), from Wellington. John 13.20, p.m.), for Wei-, lington. ' , FOXTON, Wednesday—Queen of the South (10.55 a.m.), from Wellington., Kennedy (10.30 p.m.}. for Wellington. PICTON, Wednesday—Patcena (5.10 p.m.}, from "Wellington. BLENHEIM, Wednesday—Wairau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON, Wednesday—Nikau (5 a.m.) •and Corinna (12.10 p.m.), from Wellington. Nikau (7 p.m.}, for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Wednesday Mararoa (9.10. a.m.)> from AV.ellingion. Mararoa (6.50 p.m.), for Wellington. , DUNEDIN, Wednesday—Karamu (12.10 p.m.), from Greymouth. Te Anau (1.30 p.m.), for Auckland; Kaitangata (6.30 p.m.), for Bluff; Kotare, for Invercargill; Breeze, for Wanganui.

The green light in Rangitoto Channel went out suddenly a few nights ago, and' on examination, it was found that a swarm of bees had settled on the lamp, and closed the ventilation hole, with the result that the pilot light was extinguished. The lamp was opened and re-lit. Un a previous occasion, the lamp was extinguished by a swarm of flies. Mr 'G. Roberts mis succeeded Air H. E. Short, as assistant purser of the Maori. ' Anderson, second officer: of the Pnteopa. has come ashore at Wellington.Tho- Union Company’s ferry steamer Maori did not arrive at. tho Wellingioii wharf until II) o'clock yesterday morning from Lyttelton through encountering a dense fog at "Siie harbour entrance. Anniversary DaV at. Auckland is to be celebrated on Monday, the 28th instant. Mr J. Townsend has joined the _ Pateena. as second engineer in place of Air F. Hewitt. ' DEljer Union Company advise that tie, ,Kan(dk is to leave Greymo,utJi. : to,-iii!ißt, "with a cargo of coal and timber .for, Wellington. ,

Captain G. lb Hull advises that the steamer John, which is due at Wellington this morning from Wanganui, is to sail to-night for Timaru and Dunedin. Although next Tuesday will be a holiday the Cal m will leave Wellington in the evening for Wanganui. The vessel is duo here on Tuesday morning from Dunedin mnd Bluff.

, At a meetingof the Wellington..WatprJlUif "Workers’ Union jf was -dccided to hold, the aijrajaL.Picnic. at -Day's Bay. The event is -fixed for. February 6th.

The Kamona was to, have left Westport at midnight last night with a cargo of coal for Wellington. The Kaluga was also to have left Westport last nigh, for Wellington. At the commencement of February Cap. tain IJ. MoDougall. .senior pilot to the Otago Harbour Board, will take over his new appointment as harbourmaster at Timaru. Tbn U'ootton went on the Lyttelton slip at 0 a.m. on Tuesday morning for a general overhaul and survey. The steamer .Malta; has been relaunched from the Lyttelton slip. At u meeting of the Bluff Harbour Board on Friday last the standing committee recommended that Captain 1!. J. Hamilton be appointed temporary harbourmaster pending the consideration of the staff at the neat board meeting. JAPANESE SHIPPING MILLIONAIRES. A Yokohama correspondent recently asserted that the most current word in pre-sent-day Japanese slang is ‘'nankin,’' meaning “nouveau riche,” applied to the numerous mushroom millionaires which have.been, produced . by the trade boom caused by the'war. The most numerous variety is the “funa-narikin.” or shipping millionaires. Kobe is now the centre of the .shipping trade not only of Japan, "but of the Orient. There is a Kobo Shipping Guild, which proposes to establish a shipping exchange, where traders may assemble to., transact, freight and charter business, and. the buying and selling of vessels. The Ocean Transport "Company, of Kobe, is only a new creation, but bids fair to make its influence felt in the Pacific transport business. TUB ICAHU. The steamer Kahu is due at Wellington this morning ndth, wool from CastlePoint. The vessel is, to sail this evening for Tora and P'ahaua (East Coast) to load more wool for Wellington.. • After discharge the Kahn will go again to the East Coast for wool. TODAY’S BERTHAGE. Mararoa; Ferr- berth; Gorinna, No. J 4, north, Jervois quay; Nikau, No. HO, Queen’s wharf; Blenheim, No. I, Queen’s wharf; Kahn ferry wharf; ivapiti, ( King’s wharf; Invercargill, No. 2, north. Quean’s wharf,; Rosamond, King’s wharf'; Ru-pp.e, No. S Queen’s wharf; Kokiri, Taranaki street wharf. NEW YORK FREIGHTS. Under date of .November Sth, John Duun, Son and Co., of New York, state that rates or freight on general cargo to Australasia remain at 55 dollars (ATI per ton), while that on steel goods is 50 dollars (JJ10), and .they believe that some considerable quantities have been booked at that figure. When the full ©fleets of the Italian disaster are realised iu tho United States' there is bound to bo a slowing down in’all business not connected with the war. At present money is being .spent very -freely, particularly by the workers. For example, it is reported that the demand for pianos is far in excess of any ever known 'previously, it 'being so great as to make it difficult to secure an.adequate supply of high grade Wire. used for .the Strings. NGATORO FROM GREYMOUTH. The Blackball Coal Oo.’ s steamer Ngator o was to have left Greymouth at midnight last night for Wellington, where j she is duo about 3 o'clock . to-morrow > meriting. .The Vessel,,:-which .is bringing- I n cargo of "bunker coal. is. to commence' discharge at 7 n.m. to-morrow, and is expected to.sail on .Saturday on the return trip to Greymouth. MISSING SHIPS INQUIRY. London advices state that the “Daily. Mail” is authority for , a statement that Lloyd’s is preparing an exhaustive inquiry into the loss of vessels posted tTnissing;”’-.--which.date.'. nofc.tan-eludod..;.iiv tlie t weeklv report; The “Daily 'Mail”"states that“sometimes 'halE.aT. dozen or more missing vessels are posted a day,'

and says: “Tho reason for the increase is not difficult to discover, in view of the sinking without trace cipher message of the Gorman Minister to Argentina. Many steamers which have been posted this year as missing .represented over .£250,000 each.” RIPPLE SAILS TO-DAY. Johnston and Co. advise that tho departure -f tho steamer Ripple, from Wellington tor Akitio and Napier, has been postponed till noon to-day. The vessel is due back here on Sunday THE OORINNA. The Union Co.’s steamer Corinna is duo at Wellington to-morrow morning from New Plymouth, and is to sail tomorrow evening for Dunedin, Oamaru and Tlmaru. GABO TO STAY. According to the Sydney "Daily Telegraph,” information was received on January -Jth stating that although the steamer Gabo, lately belonging to Howard Smith, Ltd-, has been sold to Chinese buyers, the Commonwealth restrictions will not permit of the vessel leaving Australian waters. It was rumoured on January 3rd that -the Gabo had been sold to Messrs - "Wing Sang and Co., of Ifay stret, Sydney, but this company stato that such is not the case. WELLINGTON CO.’S BOATS. Owing to the Badou Powell being iate in arriving at AVellington last evening from Waitara, the New Plymouth cargo received for her was placed in the Huia, and the intended trip to Blenheim by the Huia was abandoned. Tho Baden Powell will take cargo to-day for Waitara and New Plymouth, and the Huia will receive cargo for Wanganui and New Plymouth to-day. EIGHT FOR PLAT ROCK. Masters of the mosquito fleet of vessels and others going in and out of Auckland will learn with pleasure that at last Flat Rock, off Kawau Island, is to have a light. This is a very dangerous rock (says the Auckland “Star"), and in bygone years was discovered by more than one vessel by the simple process of striking on it.' The Government steamer Hinonion has arrived with material for the erection of the light on Flat Rock. This will be landed at Kawau as she goes north. Other works to -be undertaken are placing heavy concrete caps on Maori Rock, in Takatan Passage, and the D’Urville rocks north of Waiheke Passage. Both these aro necessary for foundations for new lights, owing to the old ones having been washed away.

B. U. it. Last Quarter 11 20 p.m New Moon 13 10 6 a.m A'irst Quarter 20 2 H a.m Pull ct o 27 2 41 p.m