SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9902, 22 February 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

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FEBRUARY.

THIS DAY. Sun rises. 5.22 a.m.; sets, 6.47 p.m. Moon rises, 4.41 p.m.; sets, 1.30 a.m. High water. 1.34 a.m.; 1.51 p.m.

ARRIVED THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 21

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (3.15 a .in.), 103 tons, Harvey, from inxton. (King's wharf.) , NIKAU, s.s. (6.3 243 tons, Hay. from Nelson and Motueka. (No. 10. Queen's wharf.) , KAPITL s.s. (7.55 a.m.), .2)3 tons, Sawyors, from Waiioiiuui. (No. 7, Queens " MAR A RIGA, s.s. (8.5 a.m.), 2593 tons. Cameron from Lyttelton. (Ferry berth.) •HUI’A. s.s. (8 a.m.), 127 tons, Irvine, from New Myimonth. (King s wham.) DEFENDER., s.s. (11.20 a.m.), 190 tons. Jamieson, from Hokittdka. and Grt*ymouth. (No. IZ, centre. Queen’s whari.) NOAKUTA. s.s. (11.45 a.m.) 177 a tons. Dowell., from .Auckland. (No. 16, south, Jervois (pray.) •MONO\VAI( s.s. (3.15 pm.), 3133 tons, Direwetto, from Auckland. (No. 1, north. Queen’s wharf.) AMOKUMA, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 805 tons. Hooper, from Auckland. (Thorndon breastwork.) MANA, s.s. (4 p.m.), 134 tons, Snroule, from Wanganui. (No. 13, north. Queen s wharf.) PATEENA, s.s. (7 p.m.). 1212 tons, Jrwin, from Nalsou and Picton. (No. 4, centre. Queen’s wharf.) BLENHEIM, s.s. (7 p.m.), 120 tons. Wilkinson, from Havelock and bays. (King’s wharf.) KAMGNA, s.s. (7.15 p.m.), 1425 tons, Itankin, from Napier. (King's ■wharf.)

s;>-n. e ~r; THURSDAY, FDmUARY 23,

WAIEIAU, 6.5. (1.5 a-m.), 93 toms, Deiley, for Poht Underwood and Blenheim. NIKAU, s.s. (5.5 pjm.), 2-f8 tons, Hay. for Nelson and Motneka. WAKATU, s.s. (5.5 p.m.l, 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura, and Lyttelton. ■ '. BADEN POWEILL, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 174 tons, Owen, for Wanganui. "KA.RU, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 267 tons. Cox, for Nydia Bay and Lyttelton. MAKiAIRO'A, s.s. (7.55 pan.), 2598 tons, Claiue-rom, for Lyttelton. Passengers— Saloon; Aliases Polley. Bn tier, Thompson, Chapman, McNeill. Smith, Butler, N'mhoills, David, Clark, Seagar, Mcsdames Eltlgar, St, George,’ Gibbs, McNeill.’ Lilie, Muir. Butler, Lloyd, Abbott.. Priest, Esce-11, Campbell, Davis, David, Orr, Riordan, Swale and 2 chil--(Iron, Hillas, Sheri-lff. Macdonald, Douglas, Robertson, Messrs Edgar, St. George, Edgar, Andrew. Wadie, Lilie, Mr.ir. Stavelev. Milburn. Savage, .Swale (2), Rich, McNeill, Keeling, Chapman, Douglas, Wright, Ewans, McEvedy, O’Connor (2), Horn, Garner, Hugo. Wilson, Strachan, Harston, Taylor, Fitzgerald, Davis. Robertson (2), Major Rise., Captain Spedding. .Father Casey. Lieutenant Wake, Lieutenant-Colonel Tielleri Private McSeveny, Lance-Cor-poral Wright. Erv. McNicholS; ’ (M.phain Hotop, Rev. Julius, Staff Sergeant-Major Morgan and 2 children. ALEXANDER, s.s. (8110 p.m.), 377 tons, Wildman, for Picton. Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth. KAMO, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 1233 tons, Hendar, for Greymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Waverloy, Paten, '-bo-day Rosamond, Napier, to-day , „-- rr Invercargill, .Wanganui, to-day BtFezeT southern ports, to-day •ooh ; John, Wanganui, to-day Iterawa, Near Plymouth, to-day Maori, Lyttelton, tp-day KHitoa, Motneka, Nelson, to-day Hiaw-crn, Patoa, to-day » Putiki,- Lvhtelton, to-day Wairan, Blenheim, to-day Kowhai, Greymouth. Saturday Hinemoa. Gook Strait lighthouses. Saturday Coriitna. New PlvmouM;. Saturday- • Mararda, Lyttelton. Saturday-.-Piirteeua,-Nelson, Picton, Saturday'..-,, Nikau. Motneka, Nelson, Saturday Queen of the South;, Foxiton, Sunday Mnna, Wanganui. Sunday Kapnni, Patea, Sunday ICapiti, Wanganui. Sunday tgahere. Whangnrei, Napier. Sunday Tolriri, Greymouth, Sunday Cnhn. Nnuier via cOnrt. Friday , Wnkatu. Lvttelton. Knikoura, Monday - tipple, Gitfborne. Monday ■'cue Gnp-mopth. Monday Eileen-. ‘Ward, Westport. Monday j -- ticiaknta, Greymouth, Tuesday tgahere, Whangarci. Napier, Tuesday IVaimea, Tarakoho. Tuesday

PROJECTED DEPARTURES Hula, Foxton,, to-day. M-ana, Wanganui, to-day Kapnni, Paten, to-day, 3 p.m. Wapiti,-- Wanganui, to-day, 4 p.m.. Rosamond, Westport, to-night Monowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, to-day, 4

| .p.m. Ngaknta. Grey mouth, to-night : Dreer.e, Wanganui, to-day ; Blenheim* Wanganui, to-day, 5 p.m. j Ttoutunui.’ Napier, to-day i Kiuraira, Now Plymouth, to-day j Waverley. Pntea, to-day, 4 p.m. j Havrera, Patea, to-day • Maori, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45 p.m. Wairau, Blenheim, to-day, 3 p.m. Pateena, Pioton. Nelson. to-day. 12.45 ! p.m. : Kaitoa,. Nelson, Motucka, to-day, 5 p.m. j Ramona, Westport, to-nigM Queen of the South, Fo.vton, to-day, 3 p.m, John, southern porta Saturday Putifci. Wanganui. Saturday Nikon. Nelson, Motuekn. Saturday Mararoa, Lyttelton, Saturday Rosamond, Auckland. Saturday Opawa, Blenheim: Monday Hinerooa, Cook Strait lighthouses, Monday. Covinna. Pioton. Onehunga. Monday Ripple. Akitio. Napier. Gisborne, lues- . ■ dar > Wakatu, Kaikoura. Lyttelton, Tuesday Waimea, Nelson, West Const, Tuesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. NiEW PLYMOUTH. Thursday—Corinna (noon), from Nelson. Eamvra (11.55 ami.), for Wellington. lAATUA, Thursday—Hau-era and Waverley (6.45 pan.), for Wellington. WANGANUI, Thursday—lnvercargill (4.40 a.m.) and John (7 a.m.). from Wellington. John (6.45 p.m.) and Invercargill (7.15 p.m.). for Wellington. NAPKEiR, Thursday—Ripple (4 a.m.), from Wellington. Rosamond (4 p.m.), for Wcmngton. PICTON, Thursday—Pateena (2.35 p.m.). for Wellington. BLENHEIM, Thursday—Wairau (1.15 p.m.), from Wellington via Port. Underwood; Wairau (midnight), for Wellingto NELSON, Thursday—Kaitoa (5.15 a-m.) and Waimea (3 a.m.), from Wellington. Waimea (3.30 a.m.), for Westport: Kaitoa. for Wellington. WESTPORT, Thnrsday—Kittavra (10.50 a.m.) and Komata (6.30 p.m.), from Wellington. _ , . GKEYMOUTH, Thnrsday Kowhai (9.30 a.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Thu rsday—Maori (7.25 a.m.). from Wellington. Te Anau (2.10 p.m.), Pntiki (5.35 p.m.), and Maori (7.50 pm.), for Wellington.

Captain Grotty, lato mate of the Kamini, hns joined the Huia as master. >lr T» Holmes is now mat© of tho Kapum. .

Johnston and Comnanv advise that the Tnvercnrcriil, which is to lenvo ’Wellington at 5 p.m. to-dar foi' Lyttelton to complete her overhaul, is to take general cargo.

Mr Locke, chief engineer of the Union Company, has proceeded on holiday leave.

Mr 11. Beck has succeeded Mr A. G. Wilson us sMttii engineer of a Union I Company’* h- at. TLm Kamo left Wellington last night I for Greymouth to load again for this port.

Tho new and propeller of tbo steamer Taiuui is expected, to bo ready, in time for the vessel to resume running in about a week. Mr <J. Ilarbottle. of the Union Company’s Wellington staff, passed through Lyttelton on Tuesday on his way .to Timaru. where he is to relieve Mr I’rice. local manager for tho company, *iio :s going away on holiday leave. ,-Mr Charles T’ansou, nuuiager of the Northern Steamship Company, will ar; rivo at Wellington to-day by the Rarawa from Unehunga via New Plymouth. 'Tho Cdrinna arrived at Now Pylmonlh at 5 p.m. yesterday from Wellington and Nelson. She is to sail at 5 p.m. to-day for Wellington and will leave hero on Monday for Picton and Onehunga.

Tho Rosamond, whidh left Napier at 4 p.m. yesterday for Wellington, is to sail from hero to-morrow for Auckland with, cargo for transhipment only. The Kowhai loft Greymouth yesterday at 9.30 a.m. for Wellington with ft full load of coal. Tho Japanese Steamship Company, Japan's largest maritime corporation, has increased, its capital from 415,404,000 to i610,(M>.000. and will build 50 large steamers’aggregating 300.000 tons ns an addition to its existing fleet of 102 vessels, totalling 440.030 tons. SLIP. Tho Opawa was brought off the slip yesterday afternoon to enable, tho Raruwa to oooupy the. cradle during to-day. Tho Opawa will go back on the silip tomorrow to complete hor overhaul, and will ho relaunched on Monday morning. The Westport Harbour Board’s dredge Eileen Ward is duo at Wellington ou Sunday in order to go up on the slip on Monday afternoon for overhaul. PASSENGERS FOR AUSTRALIA. The following passengers have left Now Zealand for Australia Saloon: Misses Croxford, (3), M. Baker, Mafctison, Moore, Collinson. Shaw, A. G. Ollis, J. Peat, Deumond, J. G. Cameron, E. M. Friend, B. G. Scott, Mooro, <" 1.. Cunningham, Moore, H. E. Mason, E. M. Syme, D. Lewis, E. Moses, J. A. Paterson. L. D. Allan, Scherrall, Evans, B. M. Clow, Fogarty (2), L. Dagg, J. 0. Griffon, Isabel MkfWlhae. Raynor, Warner,,. Batt.- Mesdames Tutcben. M. I. Peat, Wcdderspoon, Gibson, A. W. Cleaver and son, P. H. Ross and child, Moratti, Edwards and 2 children, J. M. Bridge, Floyor, Croxford, E. W. AckJand and 2 children, C. Winter, M. Cunningham, Raynor, Mooro, A. R. Allen and 3 children, L. Maas, C. M. Eeorsqn, D. Moses, J. A. Paterson, Small, White, Evans, E. M. Gould and infant, Dusley and child, Jones and infant! Rev. James McKoe, Chaplin, Gilbertson, Messrs Tutcihen, A. L. Silly, L. Wallace;, J. T. Lithgow, R. Kenderdine, HarrisonJones, 11. G. Denham, Fogarty, Wedderspoon. A. W. Cleaver, P. H. Ross. W. H. Haseldine, A. E. Be dwell, C. E. White, F. Kenny, Frank Kenny, E. W. AcMand, C. Win l ev. Gillies, G. E. Sharpe, Joseph Guy, Moore, Louis Maas, W. 33. O’Donnell, A. V. King, J. T. Lang. J. W. Moss, F. W. Kenny. Grove, H. E. Grainger, Evans, T. O’Reilly, Looinrood, Croxford, Brown, Cash, : C. Sawden, W. Hargreaves. -Thompson,' J.Johnston, C. 11. Donnie, Fcldham, Mas- j ter Blanche.

. Til El HINEiMOA. > Tie Government, dreamer Hinemoa completed landing at the Stephen Island > lighthouse yesterday, ami sailed. for Ftandh Pass and Pelorus Sonnet. Ait the latter locality the vessel will overhaul th« buoys. T ’■’ r ' 7 THE. MANA. ■ ' ■" The New Zealand llefrigeraiting• .-Co.’s, Steamer Alatna., 'Which arrived at Wellington --eute-r-diay .from \Vu-aga.n.uji, is to -sail to-d-av on the return. trip. The vessel is due back here again, on Sunday, and will soil on Monday. for Picton. and Ugamud-TO-DAY’S BLETiMGEI . Maori, ferry berth; Monowai, No. 1. north, QuSen’s wharf; Pttteaaa, No. -1, .centre, Queeot’s wharf; Eiosa-mocnd, Eail-wa-whari; Kamcna, King's (wharf; Ha--1 rawa, patent slip: Kaitoa, ‘ No. 10, Queetn’g_-wharf; Wairau, No. 11. north. Queen’s* wharf; Mana. No. 13, north. Queen’s wharf; Blenheim, King’s nvharf; Waverley, Glasgow wharf; Breeze, No. 14, eou-tlh. Jex-vois Quay,; HawePa, Glasgow wharf; To Anau, No. 12, Jea-vois quay; John. No. 14. north Jervois quay. THE BLACKBALL BOATS. Tho Blackball Coal Co.’s steamer Ngakuta. which arrived at Wellington shortly before noon yesterday from Auckland with general cargo (sugar, etc.) and timber ,is to eaiil to-night for Greymouth.’ Tho vessel is to load coal for Wellington, where she is duo back about Tuesday evening. Tho Nguhere' was to have left Whnngarei last night for Napdeir amd WoUa-ng-ton. If conditions are favourable the vessel will reach here on Sunday, otherwise she cannot be expected before Tuesday. The Ngatoro left Napier yesterday with a load of ehe&p for Lyttelton. STORE COASTAL TRADERS. The Dunedin. “Star” says ttiut, the auxiliary schooner Dolly Vardeu, .which has been, laid up at Bluff for some time, wiHl enter the Duriedi n-B luff-Timor uOnuna.ru trade very shortly. This vessel -was formerly engaged in the Bluff fishing industry. She is at present being ,refitted out at Bluff, and will probably ‘ arrive at Dunedin in a. few days. Tho Dolly Vevrdem is’ atn auxiliary schooner of 29 ton, gross register, and will carry about 50 toms of cargo. -She was bniSt at Mangonui Non- Zealand, in 1872 for fhe Port- Pegasus Fishing Company, Ltd., and is of the following dimensions Length sSft 9in .breadth 15ft Sin, and depth Cft. Captain D’O-ridnnt, who is part-owner of the vessel, will l>e' in command. Ho is at present at Bluff superintending tho work of refitting . Air H. Guthrie wild act as the Dunedin agent for the Dolly YaTden. It is understood that another Dunedin shipping firm is at present negotiating for the purchase off a most serviceable coastal steamer in tho north for * the Dunedin trade, and negotiations are also, it is Understood, now being carried on flex the purchase of still another vessel of 78 tone gross register for the southern trade The .dchooneT Gisborne, which was purchased some -time, ago .by a local syndicate, is at present undergoing alterations at the Dunedin wharf. Nothing 1 definite has yet.been decided in regard fo the Gisborne, birt the vessel will in prdbi 'utility enter the southern coastal 1 trade < WORK AT LYTTELTON, ' The Lyttelton Harbour Board’s work- ’ mon on Tuesday placed two very stout i piles, about 100 yards apart from each other, alongside the No. 7 breastwork- ! Tho Annie Hill is to be berthed there after she comes off the- slip for repairs, prior to taking on running, and tho Lilia will also berth there when she is ready to take in her engines. It , was deemed necessary to have a couple of extra piles to bear tho extra strain-

The Annie Hill is at present oi> the slip getting stripped of part of her coppering, and she is also having new nieces of stout timber substituted in the topsides.

.Tho Union Company’s hulk Belle Isle, which is in the dock for repairs, will come out on Saturday, bo ns to enable the ifararoa to dock on IVlpuday morning. This is tho first time tho Bello Isle has been in dock for eleven years, and it n'as onlv on account of her continual heavy leaking that it was found necessary to dock her.

D. H. .M. Last Quarter 4 7 ■22 p.m. New Mood 11 9 35 p.ru. First Quarter 18 0 27 p.m. Full Moon 20 9 5 a.m.