SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10063, 30 August 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

’ PHASES' 'OF" THE' MOON. " AUGUST. - 0. --H. M. Moon , -7 f- 8 0 a.m. First Quarter- 15 i. 10... “16 a.m. Full Moon - 22 ~ A 33 p.m. Lqst Quarter 29 6 57 a.m - THIS. DAY ' _ , ‘Sun rises,’G.2l a.in. ;,e(s, 5.23 p.m. Moon risks'2.l'am;/; sets; 11. IS a.m. High water, 11.19 a.m.; 11.42 pan. ARRIVED. THURSDAY, AUQUST 29. QUEEN OF THE/sOUTH/Vs-s. (2.10 nan.), 193. tons, Harvey,. from, fox ton. • .No. U,-south. Queen’s, wharf.) 1 • PATEENA. s.s. (3.50 a.m.), 1212 tons, , Cameron, from Lyttelton. (Pony berth.,; KOWHAX, B.S. (9.10 a.m.), 792 tens. Plowman, from G rev month.. (Clyde quay.,) KAITOA. s.s, (10.25 a.m.).' 305. tons, .v/ildnum, from Nedson. .(No. .’lO. Queen's . wharf.) CAuM.'’*s.sV, (1,45 p.m.),..891/tcms, Radford'.' from 'Dunedin, Ti'nianT'and Lyttelton; ' (No.' 1, north. Queen’s -wharf.) BADEN "avVELL. s:s'.”(3.Ao pan.), 174 tons,'Johr.ram.--from Greymouth. (Miramar wharf. V ■ MAPOURIKA, sat. (6.5 p.m,),'1203 tons. Irwin." from Picton. ■ ■ (No: 14, north, Jerrors‘quay;)' ' •- • INVERCARGILL, -s;sr: (6.65 ' p.m.), 2 tons, Wahlstrom, from Wanganui. (Railway wharf.)- - KAPITI. s.s. (8.30 pun.), 242 ( tons, Sawvers, from Wanganui. (hlng-s.wharf.) ‘ KxHJTUNUI, s.s. (11 P-m.). -171 tons. Thomsen, from Napier via .coast., (Glasgow wharf.) ' _ ■ , - SAILED. ' , THU3SDAY, AUGtTSI?'29. MANA* s-s. (12.5 p.m.), .134 tons, Sproulo, for Lyttelton. - P ATHENA, s.s. (3.5 pun.), 1312 tons, Cameron; for Lyttelton. Passengers; Saloon—Misses Harris. Carson,. Herdman (3) Tvempthoxne, ~ Smith (3), MaoFarlane, ifc-rcns-l;2>;-statham. Kay;- Eraser, Byrne, Ouff. Mesdames- -Crawford - -arid. infant, Cornelius and.child. \Voob. Johnston, Pratt. Florence. Harrop.- Carr, Humble, ton. Moody. Sinclair, Smith, Messrs Carr, Bradshaw, Tattersfield.. Lignveero, Ericksen, Cornelius. Hunt. Fawoott; Ro-bin-ten, Bail don. Lafor, Preston, \Vee--worth, Alexander (2), Becketts, mnart, Grubb, Cren, Berry, . Bourgeons, Barr, McKellar,. Marshall, Gillman, Holdgate. Page, Cox, Eowlatt,. Watson, ’ Ponsonby football ‘ team. ' Corporal ‘Crawford Sergeant Me A Hum. ' Lance-Corporal Mundy, J. Griffiths, Manihera. Sergeant Gclllugham ' Corporal Beeves, ’ Lance-Corporal Johns, Private Bell, General Henderson, Captain Norton. Private, Norman. . KAMO, a.s., (9,10 . pa».h Wat-. son,, for. Westport, .and Auckland. HTIU. a.5.„(9.20,p.m,), < 127; tots .Hanning, for, Wanganm. (Anchored in atream;' at, ?>«) pan. for' adjustment of engine’ valve;)'" . " BLENHEIM, S.s. ’ (midnight);-120 tons. Wißgjmon; for Wanganui. EXPECTED ARniyAl.ll. Perth, . Newcastle, to-day , ~ Alexander,,. Pictop.. to-^ay Magic,' Sandy Bay, today Tainui. Lyttelton, to-day Waimea, Tarakohe, to-ciay Maori,- Lyttelton, .to-day.. ... Opawa, Blenheim, Nikau, Nelson, to-day . MonotVair'Auckland., CHshort#' Napier, fisiturctay . " Kahika, Greymouth, Saturday _ Wakatu, Lyttelton, -Kaikoura, Saturday Pateena, Lyttelton- > Mapourika;- Nelson, Picton, Moana, San Francisco. Papeete, Karo.tonga, Saturday Waverley, Patea, Saturday Ka'puni, Pa-tea.; Saturday" to' Hinemoa, Oteok:- Strait lighthouses, Sat-

■ urday Kapiti, Wanganui. Sunday - Mana, Lyttelton. Sunday... .Calm...W.angai(ui. Sunday ... • Stella, Dunedin, Sunday Huift,' 'New ' Plyfdouth,’'’Sunday ' Kaitoa. Nelson. Sunday Blenheim, Wanganui, Sunday Kara, Timaru. Lyttelton, Sunday Eitihft." 1 NStfdrf - Ngahere, Limestone, Gisborne. Napier, Tuesday" = Invercargill, Wanganui, Tuesday Te Anau, Auckland; Thursday ■

PROJECTED'DEPARTURES. Hinemoa, Brothers. Stephen Island, okdri - Point,; Jackson,,Head, today, , . o' a.m* . Xsiiaui*, Niftier, Tokomarp Bay, to-day Kokiri, Gfejunouth, t(>day ' Kahn'" Akltib; "'Blackhead; 1 today,, noon Queen' of‘th6 "South;‘ Foxton/"today, » ' -p;m. “• ■' Alexandei*, Nelson, Coast, to-day.

'; 5 . Maori, Lyttelton, today.-3 p.m. Mapourika, .Picton, . Nelson, today, noon Opawa, Blenheim, to-day, 5 plm. Kapiti." Wanganui, today; '4 .m. Calm, Wanganui,'to-day; 6 a:m. Invercargill, AYangahui, td-day 5 Kaitoa, 'Neldri, today', 11 "a.m. Baden" Powell, Lyttelton. Saturday NikaUj -Nelson;-•■Saturday--Paiteena,,i;Lj--tteltoa,: -Saturday,; ... Kapuni,--Patea,-.Saturday... Waimea,* West Coast, >Ca!an, -Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Mon. ' day- .. / Stella,-Dunedin, Monday Mana, - Wanganui, MondayWoblton, Lyttelton, Alonday, .... Monowai,' -Lyttelton, Dunedin,, Monday Waverley, Patea, Afonday Wakatu, Kaikoura, LjAtelton,..Monday . Blenlieim, To Anau, Bluff, Thursday^ ' T EL E GR A P HEDMOV E M EN TS

AUCKLAND, Wednesday Niagara (11,45 p.m.), from Sydney. Thursday— Monowai (1, p.m.), for Wellington. - ONEHUNGA, Thursday—Komata (3.15 p.m.), from Picton. Eilnu (4.10 p.m.;, for Hokitika; Earawa (3,30 - p.m.). for New Plymouth.MANUKAC HEADS, Thursday—Barawa (5.40 p.m.), .crossed bar outwards. NAPIER, Thursday—Eipxflo ,[§ : 2s a.m.). from Wellington. . PICTON, Thursday—Mapourika (3.30 p.m.). from Wellington; Mapourika (1.30 p.m.); and Alexander (midnight), for Wellington.- ‘ • , NELSON, TVednesday—Nikau (11.45 p m.), from Wellington. Thursday— Nikau (10' p.m:). for Wellington. KAIKOUEA. Thursday—Wakatu (< a.m.),'outride, from Wellington'. LYTTELTON. Thursday—Maori (7.10 a.m.), from Wellington. Maori (8.35 p.m.), for Wellington.' ' ; TIM A HU, Thursday—Kara (4.4 a p.m.;, fofWellfngtdi.;'"'":

, The auxiliary schooner Huia arrived at Melbourne on August' 13th from Auckland with a cargo of timber and hides. The Knptmi was delayed- at: Patea yesterday by bad weather,- but is expected to sail to-day for . Wellington. Mr W. Shakespeare; late cadet on the Aparima, will join tile Manuka as fourth officer. ' ■. ■• ■ Mr itax Eudd, purser 'Of' tho Kokin, has come ashore • at' Wellington. The Kahu is timed to leave Wellington at’noon to-'dlN-fCr Ak'itUi'nnd Blackhead. faking cargo for both places.. Mr. Harold Schmidt has succeeded Air Thos.' T-fphflersoh as' mfitO "Of' tH6' Kahn. The Kokiri'is to leave Wellington this afternoon for Greymouth, receiving cargo till noon.' 1 " ■■■■■"■)) Mr 8.-8/ Hood,-purser of the Arahura. has'been passed by tho Medical Board, as fit for active service, and will proceed to camp with the September jdraft. . Mr B. ..G. F. Zohrab, advises that •'the Stella is .nojr.. nsfc„e*PfisM. at,. Wellington until" Sunday from Dnnedih, The vessel is "to "leave oh 'tKd i retup trip on Monday. : '' ' : -J •"

The auxiliary schooner Gisborne will probably- be despatched, from Dunedin about the end of this week for Invercargill . The Waimea is expected at Wellington to-day with cement from Tarakohe, art' is to sail to-morrow direct for .Westport and Greymouth. The Magic is expected at Wellington to-day from Sandy Bay with a load of stone. The Joan Craig, which -has been loading timber at Tauranga, was to leave there yesterday for Gpua to complete loading for Australia. On the way to Opua she will call at Onerahi for hunker coal. Tie Tainui is duo at Wellington today from Lyttelton, and will sail in the evening for Napier and Tokomaru Bay. Mr Robert Coyt has joined the; Pateona as second officer, and Mr Ivan Barr has signed on as third officer. - The Calm i s to leave -Wellington early this morning for Wanganui, is due hero again on Sunday, and will sail on Monday for Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton. Mr E. Berryman, late third officer of the, Tarawera. who joined tho Kokiri as second officer, has signed oft the articles and has gone south for orders. Mr G. AX. Smart, ohief officer of the Kokiri. has bad to come ashore owing to an accident. Mr J. Parminter. who oas been acting as chief officeo- of the Kokiri. , reverted to his position as second officer yesterday, and Mr Bobert Jackson-Fowler joined the vessel as ohief. - auxiliary schooner May Howard, which has been iii the graving dock’a; Lyttelton for a week or so, has now got a new rudder li',ted. Meanwhile, advantage has been taken 1 - have the vessel pain-teld'. besides elfooting some minor improvements to her keel and copper sheeting. She was to coma out of dock yesterday; morning Immediately betore the dredge Canterbury, and is to sail for Dunedin. The Mana, which'left Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton, is due herei again An Sunday. She will sail on Afonday for Wanganui, and should b© back at W .ingtou -on Wednesday morning to load for Lyttelton. • The following changes have taken place on the Moeraki: —Mr F. Collin,,i. succeeded Mr Stanley Bell as second officer; Mr Thomas Inkster has succeeded Mr D. E. Bradley-as-tcird officer, M. (J, Waters, fourth officer, has come ashore; • . . . Tho wooden ketch Brerta Tui, which arrived at Auckland from the North on Sunday, hog been purchased by tne -Northern Coal Company tor tno icoal trade between Nguhguru and Auckland. She is of 60 tens gross, and is fitted with a 40 horse-power oil engines The Hinemoa is to leave Wellington at daybreak to-day for the Brothers. Stephen Island, Jackson Head and Gknri Point light. The vessel is expec-;-cd-baokvhdro to-mon-ow night, and is to sail to-morrow week on her round trip to the/ Northern lighthouses. Tlie' Otago Harbour Board’s freezing plant at Port Chalmers is reported to be giving signs of age, ;and it is said that a new condenser is a necessity. Messrs Wilkinson, Larnaoh, Galbraith, and Walkear have been asked by the board to go into this matter- and make a recommendation as to some arrangement between the board and the lessee (Air Watson). When the dredge Canterbury was diecharged " yasterday morning from • ithe Lyttelton dock, .where she , has , been cleaned and painted, the steamer Opihi was placed therein for the purpose o, receiving another coat of paint below the water-line. The dock will bo occupied in turn by. the dredge , Tewaka, to -eomplote her periodical overhaul, in addition to having some repairs effected. In the meantime this dredge has been chipping' and oloaninj? ■ -alongside > No. 6 wharf. V ~ - Holland’s indignation over the ihohdeering of '> her ships by the ■ Allies seems to §e under -a good, deal less control than' her : indignation oVef' ‘ their sinking by German torpedoes.—"'Philadelphia North American." Tho Monowai left Auckland at 1 p.m, yesterday direct' for - Wellington, where she is .due to-morrow. -The vessel wiL leave here on Monday for Lyttelton and Dunedin, but will not receive any cargo. The Te Anau is to leave Auoklaad. on Monday or Tuesday direct for Wellington, and she -is to .sail from . here next Thursday, taking cargo for Bluff.

- AT THE SLIP; . ■ The ' Btawena was placed on the • slip Yesterday for overhaul and .is to be brought off to-morrow morning. The Ng-atofo will then go on the cradle tomorrow for an overhaul, and is to be followed by the American, schooner Bertie Minor next Thursday to have a new rudder fitted to take the place of the one she lost, ; PERTH FEOM NEWCASTLE. Tho Melbourne Steamshi-p Gorapanj s efirgd’steamer' Perth is due at iliugtod with a full load of t co-.;,.iroaa Newcastle. On arrival tec vv;v;l will berth at No. 1, -centre tee). Queen’s wharf, for. mcuiyi in-spection. The Perth will subsequently, go to Auramar wharf to discharge. BEPTISH SHIPPING. In a leading article the London “Times” of August Ist says:—“Despite the Government's complacency, the British shipping position, is grim and threat, cning.- The American yards are doing far better than ours, which ate still being- beaten in the submarine contest, ■The figures of the destruction and .he new construction for tho first six months of 1918 show that the net British loss was nearly 550,000 tons. This, follow, ing the 1917 deficit' of nearly 3,000,000 tons, exclusive of ships crippled or laid up for repairs, shows that the system of construction needs an overhaul. On August Bth a correspondent; of the .“Times” says;—Only a deficiency of skilled labour prevents a far more rapid construction of British shipping, ..for which adequate materials are now available. The output must bo improved. Our capacity to build cheap and sound ships means economic strength upon which our ability to maintain our seapower depends. SEAMEN'S WAR BISK. Seamen employed on vessels owned or controlled’ by tho Commonwealth Goveminent are to be paid a war risk bonus while the vessels are in danger zones. A special allowance will he pro. vidod in the event of a vessel being lost through enemy action •> outside the recognised danger zones. Tho necessary regulations were now in course of preparation, HAZEL EEPTON XJNDEE OFFER. A "New Zealand Times" reporter has been informed that negotiations are in progress for tho purchase by a Dunedin firm of the scow Hazel Eepton, owned by Brownlee, Ltd., of Kilbirnio, Wellington. Should the bargain be arranged, it is said, 1 tho vessel will be dispatched to a port in-the Straits Settlements with two largo boilers and other machinery completed to tho order of a firm of manufacturers near Singapore. As the vessel would-be most suitable.for coastal trade in tbo' Straits Settlements, it la probable she may afterwards bo' put into commission there. At present she is anchored in'Evans Bay, having already had a new centre-board of spotted gum fitted, and is now awaiting delivery of a now, sail. So extensive in dimensions are the boilers and machinery to be exported that it will be necessary, in tho event of the vessel changing hands ns anticipated, to have the hatch widened so as to provide sufficient space to-enable them to be placed in the hold, PASSENGERS FOE SYDNEY. The following saloon passengers are proceeding to Sydney by tho Moeraki, which is to leave Wellington at daybreak to-day for that port:—Misses Lambert, Peviok, Furlong,' Richardson, Hope,

Cain, Efehmond, Onyon, Thompson, E. Silkison, Mesdames Botheroe, Buff, Hart very, Cameron, Henson, Richmond, Frotheroo, Camqron, Rush, Bertram, Jailice, L-Findlay, Messrs Wild, Hughes, Garnett, Merrikeu, Smith, Walls, Webb, Hmks, Cederholm, Dwan, ■ Koash, JicDeen. Botheroe, Cameron, Koash, Richmond, Noble, Davis, Protheroo, Cameron. Richmond, Davis, Grace, Bedwell, Onlcin, 'Bellamy, O’Donnell, Dull', Hislop, Williams, Wakolcy, Orongo. Jack, Gray, Grace. Wood, W. F. Orr, Webber, Door--oy. Degan,. Borrow, Bodgeri, Knight, Hayward, Allan. Clarke, Stafford, Mason, Bourko, Bertram, Joulice, J.-, Hugo, Sister Clouston, Rev. Father Herbert.

HUIA RECOMMISSIONED. The Wellington Steamship Company’s steamer Huia, after, undergoing an extensive overhaul at Wellington, wag recommissioned yesterdav and sailed last evening for New Plymouth, Captain D, Hanning took command, Mr William H. Simpson signed on as mate and - Mr George Finlavson as engineer The vessel was compelled to anchor in the stream after" leaving tho wharf, for/adjustment of a valve. » NG.VKUTA AT SYDNEY. The Ngakuta arrived at Sydney on Monday night from Greymouth. Alter discharging her cargo of timber the vessel will go to Newcastle to load for New Zealand, .'TO-DAY’S BERTHAGE. Maori. Ferry berth; Mapourika, No. 14. north. Jotvois quay; Kakapo, No. 16, south. Jervois quay: Perth, No. 1, centre, Queen’s wharf and Miramar; Nikau, No. 10, .Queen’s wharf; Koutunui, Glasgow whaif; Invercargill. Railway wharf; Tainui, No. 13. north. Queen’s wharf; Baden Powell. Miramar wharf; Stella, No. 12. Jervois ouay: Kapiti, King’s wharf: Kapuni. Glasgow wharf: Opawa. No-v-11. north. Queen wharf ; Queen of the South. No. 11. south. Queen’s wharf; Alexander. No. 13. Queen’s wharf; Kahu, No. 7. Queen’s wharf. MOANA DUE TO-MORROW. The Union' Coivimmv advise that their mail steamer Moana is duo at Wellington to-morrow from San Francisco via Papotto and Rarotonga. The vessel is to leave Wellington on the return trip next Thursdav. NGAHERE BRINGS CEMENT. The- Blackball Coal Company’s steamer Ngahere arrived at Auckland from Wellington at an early hour on Tuesday. Owing to the heavy fog she was imablo to berth at tho Queen’s wharf until 10 a.m.She completed discharge of her cargo at a late hour and sailed on Tuesday night for Whangarei to load a cargo of cement for Napier (omitting Gisborne). Wo' 1 lington. New Plymouth and Grpymouui. Tho vessel is expected at Wellington on next Tuesday. DELPHIC SUBMARINED; - Tho White Star liner Delphic, a. familiar figure at Wellington' for many years, has been torpedoed and sunk in northern waters by a Gorman submarine. Five members of the crew were lost.