SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10073, 11 September 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES. OF THE >loo*.

. THIS DAY. •Sun riscs,-6.1- a.m.; sets, ■ 5.35-p.m. Moon rises, 8.12 a.m*;. sets, 11.28 a.m. xiigrli' water, "8.41 a.m.; 8.56 p.m. ARRIVED. ... TUESDAY, .SEPTEMBER 10 INVERCARGILL, s.s. (1 a.m.), 224 tons, .. ahlstrom,; from Wanganui. (Glasgow .■ ll.irf. I .. RAMONA,, sis.. (3.50‘ a.m.). 1425 tons, .ge, from Greymoutn. (Np. 4, Queen's wharf.) . j.UiiN, s.s. ,(5.10 .p.m.), 312 tons, liaviek,' ’from Wanganui. (No. 13, nortu, Queen's wharf.) WAKATU, s.s. (S a.m.), 157 tons. Wills. ' .wn Picton.-. (-Mo. ,7, .Queen's wharf.) QPAWA, S.s. (8.25 a.m.), 110 tens, -Nicholas, from Picton. " (No. 11, north. Queen's wharf.)MAiiAROA, s.s. (9.20 a.m.), 2598 tons. Cameron, from Lyttelton. (Ferry berth.) ALEXANDER, s.s. (10.10 a.m,), 377 '■.onS. '-WilflnSan; 'frttof 'Pitrton;'- (No. 13, ■;loitK;''Quddtt%'WhhrK). NIKAC, s.s.“ (1’T.50 a;tn:>, 248-tons. Hay, from Nelson. (No. 10, Queen's wharf.) • VVAV-BRLEY-, - s.s» 43.20 -p.m.), ,157 tons, Fisk, from Patea. (No. 5, Queen’s wharfr)- *• “ “■ -"'"n-:. -• • EAP.UNI, -s.s-.- (3.40• pvm-.).- -275 -tons, Gibson. from Patea.---(Glasgow,wharf.) RIVEBINA, s,s. (3,45 .p.m.), 4758 tons, Bntwislo, from Hobart and Sydney. Passengers ■, Saloon—-Mesdames Durham and >■ children, Simms and 2 children, PenKiig'on. C. Smith and 2 children. Mounter, Eaiiffmann,- Spinks and infant, Saunders and child, Wilder. Misses Driscoll, Cox; Midlano, Hedley. Wigney, Kinnear, Inne?:V Xileutena'nt ’Duncan, ■■ Xdoiitonant'Qamm'ahdef' J," Patrick; Engineer, Lament, ■»l- O.- Smithy--' Messrs- Tughy,- Myers/ Howe. FV Meadowcroft, :C. -Meadowcroft, Stocker, Pike, Pennington, Murdoch, Wilshire. Smith, Fife. Lockwood, Robinson, 810 w... Bennie,,. Downey, Kelly, Mounter, Kinnear, ' Kauffmann, Treacy, Bennington, Murphy, Annand, Kahn, Hall. Baker. (King’s wharf.) ". ; ‘ . MAPOHEIKA. s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 1203 tons Irwin, from Nelson and Picton. (No. 14, north, Jervois quay.) ; . - SAILED. - ' '-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 BLENHEIM, a.s. (12.5 a.m.). 120 tons, Wilkinson, , for Wanganui. PERTH, s.s. (2.30 .a.m,), 1290 tons, Dawson, dor Greymouth, Kaipara and sis; , (4.30 ■ a.m.)r 1775 tons. Dowell-; 'for - Greymouth rand Sydney. - MANUKA,-M. 45.15. a-m.). 4034 tons. •Clift, for. Sydney and Hobart. . KAITOA, s.s. (1.20 p.m.), 3Qu tons, Wildman, for Nelson ' NGATOBO. s.s. (3.15 p.m.). 1137 tons. Wwlltf ? ;’fdr- Greymouth and. New PPf-. b.s.' (3.45 2598 tons. Cameron, for Lyttelton. - ■■ , MAGIC, -auxiliary- scow (5 p.m.7, ax: tons; Holm, for Puponga. QUEEN OP THE SOUTH, e.a. (8.5 p.m.), 198 -tons. Harvey, for Boston. OBEPUKI. -3-3- (8.10 p.m.),. 527 tons, •Dewhurstc for Lyttelton..- •_ ..... . , -•OBAWA,-:5,5..ai.p.m,),.110 tens, Nicholas,,ter. Pittten.,., .., . .. ....... ... MCa'dltte Woottoft, iyttelton, to-night ~ Hawear»;NPatea,,.tsbday - Maori, Lyttelton to-day . Kahn, East Coast, to-day Koibmikb, 'Dulifediii; to-day Westralia, Melbourne, to-day Huia New Plymouth; to-day NJgahore, Greymouth, to-day. ■ Monowav;. Dunedin... LytteUpn,,to-day Mararoa*.,* Lyttelton, h.ursdny... , Mapourika, Picton, 1 hursuay _ liana. Wanganui. Thursday' Karamu, Gisborne, Thursday Gbawa'. "’-'Bleahetm,’* Thursday "+• BlenhcimV Wanganur. Rosamend,- -Dunedin.-dJamaxa, jjnursaay Baden Powell, Lyttelton. Thursday Calm, Dunedin, Tiiharu, Lyttelton, • Thursday _ ~ ■Queen of-ther-South, -Foxtpn, -Friday -Invercargill. -Wailganui, - Friday ■ .Nikam-CStelson,, Friday-:- -w - Tainuir -New ' Plymouth, Friday Waveriey, Patea, Friday , , Wakatu Lyttelton, Kaikoura. Saturday Kapuni,''Pafea'/ 'Saturday^ Ripple, Napier, Sbnday'" •' ' • PBOJEOTED DEPARTURES. ivtfutimdi, Gisborne, to-dny t fvokiti,' Auckland, to-aay . I Timaru, Dunedin, to-day ■ John, Port Chalmers, Dunedin; Oamaru, | to-day i Waveriey, Patea, to-day,'s p.m. I Alexander. Nelson, West Coast, to-day. [ fi a.m, -. I Wakatu, Kaikonra,. Lyttelton, to-day, 5 ! ■ p.m* 1 . . i-.Kaoiti, ..--Wanganui, to-day, 3 p.m. > itaorL liy-tteJ-t0n.,.t0-day, 3.30 p.m. . IU-pourika,.; Picton,- te-day, noon . Aapuni-,. lrioton.,,to-da.y, 4 p.m. .::vcrcargifl, )Var.gaiu(i. to-day, 5 p.m. . Tahti, Jianier, ,te-riay. f s),'p.m. . Toa'naV SarotengS. add San ' - Frah'clScd, te-dh?; 2 p.hh'. Q Xgahere, Sisbome;- ToffomarU r/ Bay, toMonbwai,Napier,- Gisborne, ■ Auckland, ' -to-day, 2 p.m. *•-- Nikuu,; Nelson, to-day, 1 :p-m. ■Eini, Westport, ThursdayKaituna, Westport, Thursday MararoaT'Xjr'tfelteh, Thursday Opuwa, Blenheim, Thursday • Hufa' J Ndw 'Plymouth, Thursday Wootton, ’ Lyttelton. Thursday Kaiapoi, Lyttelton, Thursday Blenheim,- Havelock, ThursdayKaramu. .Westport;:, Friday- • . Manar Lyttelton, iFriday- » Queen, of the South. Foxton, Friday Hawera, Patea, Friday Kaitoa. Nelson, Friday Calm, Wanganui, Friday Baden Powell. Nydia Bay, Friday Westralia, Melbourne via south, Saturday ' '•■ Tainiii, 'Lyttelton. Saturday

TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS - AUCKLAND; - Tuesday- Flora (3.50 aim.), from Eastern' Pacific;' - Mdnnah, ketch, from Tonga. NEW PLYMOUTH; -Tuesday ■ Huia (3.10: p.m.),-for Wellington; Bimu (4.10 p.nH), for‘Onohnngn. ' PATEA. Tuesday—Hawera (11.20 a.m.), from WellmgbSn. ■> WANGANUI. Tuesday—Blenheim (1.80 p.m.), front' ' Kapiti (3.45 p.m.). for Wellington.

PICTON, Tuesday—Mapourika (1.35 p.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOUTH, Tuesday— Ngahero (12.5 a.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Monday—Wootton (6 p.m.), from Wellington. Tuesday Maori (7.5 a.m.), from Wellington. Wootton (6.10 p.m.), Maori (8 p.m.), and Monowai (10 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU. Tuesday—To Anau (5 p.m.), from Wellington. OAMARU, Tuesday Rosamond (5 p.m.), for Wellington.

Mr John Dudor is now chief officer of the Kamona. The Kaiapoi is to leave Wellington tomorrow for Lyttelton to complete discharge. The Rosamond left Dunedin at 4.30 p.m. on Monday, and was to get away Irom Oamaru yesterday afternoon for Wellington, where she is due to-morrow mornMr Baker, of the Union Co.'s Sydney office staff, arrived at Wellington by the Rivorina yesterday on a brief holiday trip. Ho will return by the same vessel this week. The Monowai, en route from Dunedin, left Lvttclton at 10 o'clock last night for Wellington, where she is due towards midday to-day. The vessel is to sail at 2 p.m. to-dav for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland but will not receive any cargo. The American ' schooner Bertie Minor, which has been having a new rudder fitted, will be brought off the slip at 9.30 o’clock this morning. A barque will be taken up on the cradle at 1 p m. to-day for cleaning. , Shortage of labour has detained the Ivokiri at Wellington, but she will depart to-dav for Auckland. ■ The Kakapo arrived at Westport at 9 a.m. yesterday and was to sail at 2 o’clock this morning with a full load of coal for Wellington. The John is to leave Wellington todav with explosives for Port Chalmers. The vessel will afterwards proceed to Dunedin. Oamaru and Wellington. The Ngahero left Grevmouth at midnight on Moridav for Wellington, wheiv she is due early this morning. Aftei putting out 309 tons of coal here the vessel will sail this morning for Tokomaru Bav and Gisborne. The Breeze will dock at Lytteltoi about Seotember 14th to undergo overhaul and survey. She will nlierward go to Dunedin, where she will bo due about September ISth. to load for Lyttelton, Picton, and Wanganui. The AVootton due at Wellington tonight from Lvttelton. is to sail at moon to-morrow on the return trip. The Komata. en route from Auckland to Westport, passed the Wellington heads at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. , The Hinemoa landed stores at the Capo PaUiser lighthouse on Monday, and at Castlepoint lighthouse yesterday. The vessel then proceeded on to Portland IsIpnd. The departure of the Bippl© from Wellington for Napier has been postponed till 10 o’clock this morning. The coastal steamer Tainui is due at Wellington on Friday from New Plymouth, and is to sail on Saturday for Lvttelton. . , , The Island steamer Flora arrived at Auckland vesterdav morning from the Eastern Pacific. She has a load of fruit and other Island cargo. Captain A. G. Baggett. late chief officer of the Kaitoa. has joined the Kennedy as master in place of Captain Henry, who has con® on sick Mr John Reeves has signed on the Kaitoa’s articles as second- officer. The auxiliary scow Magic left Wellington last evening for Puponga to load coal for this port. CaPtai.a Rankin resumed command or the Kamona at Wellington yesterday in place of Captain Page, who came ashore for orders. „ . . , The Kahu, due at Wellington to-day from East Coast, is to sail to-morrow for Napier. . - , . -The Inga and Joan Craig will arrive at Greymouth during the month te load -timber-for Australian ports, v > The Mana is expected at Wellington to-morrow from Wanganui, and will sail on Friday for Lyttelton. , TT . _ Captain G- B. Corby, late of the Union Co.’s barquentine. is at present in Wellington awaiting orders to proceed soutu. While the Mararoa was in dock at Lyttelton on Monday, she was cleaned and painted, and minor repairs were Mr George King, third officer of the k&s com© ashore at Welling*°The ■ Pntiki is to leave Wellington to-, day for Timaru and Dunedin. The Manuka left the stream at 5.10 a.m. yesterday for Sydney and Hobart. The Government training ship Amokura. which has been wintering at Wellington, will -probably go out on ner spring cruise next month. The Ngakuta got away from Wellington early yesterday morning for Greymonth to load timber for Sdney The Eoutunni is to leave Wellington to-day for Gisborne. , The Ngatoro left Wellington yesterday afternoon for Greymouth to load coal for New Plymouth. : ‘ . x j Tho new Aga light which was . started at Greymouth on September Ist is proving very satisfactory, the only objectiem being that it is necessary to go aloft to light it- . The Blenheim, which is duo back at Wellington to-morrow from Wanganui, is to sail on the same day on a special trip to Havelock. The Karamu is to leave Gisborne today for Westport. On her way the vessel will call in at Wellington to replenish her bunkers.

TO-DAY’S BERTHAGE. Riverina, King’s wharf; Westralia, No. 6, Queen’s wharf; Monowai, No. 1, south. Queen’s wharf; Maori, ferry berth; Mapourika. No. 14. north, Jervois quay: Kapiti, Glasgow wharf; Kapum, Glasgow wharf; Kahu, No. 3, Queen’s wharf; Waverley, No. 5, Queen's wharf; Nikau, No. 10, Queen's wharf; Bertie Minor, No. 2 north. Queen’s wharf; Invercargill, No. 3, Queen's wharf; Ngahere. Railway wharf. EIVERINA'S ROUGH TRIP. A rough unpleasant passage from Sydney was experienced by the HuddartParker steamer Riverina, which arrived at Wellington at 3.45 p.m. yesterday. The vessel left Sydney at 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, and shortly afterwards encountered a southerly gale with high beam seas. The weather was cold, with overcast sky. and occasional showers. These conditions prevailed until yesterday morning, when tho vessel entered Cook Strait. On arrival the Riverina berthed at the King’s wharf, where pratique was granted. The cargo to be discharged here totals 3400 tons. The vessel will not visit Lyttelton this trip, but is to sail from the wharf at U o’clock to-morrow night on the return trip to Sydney and Hobart. MOANA FOR 'FRISCO. The Union Co. advise that the departure of the Moana from Wellington for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Franpisco, has been further postponed from noon till 2 p-m. to-day. FARES BY RABAWA. Levin and Co. announce nn increase in the fares by the Barawa, running between Onehunga and New Plymouth. (The new faros are ns follow, with the old rates in parentheses: Saloon 31s (30s), return 62» (50s); steerage, 23* Cd (22s 6d), return. 37s (35»). AUBTEALIAN^OToirSCHOONER. The CetKana, tho first of the ntw motor-schooner* built for the Commonwealth Government, arrived at Sydney on August 20th from Seattle. Her advent aroused considerable interest along tho water-front. Tho Cothana brought a full cargo, consisting of 1400 tons of paper and 500 tons of steel plates. Sho also carried a quantity of lumber on dock. The voyage occupied 30 days from

Seattle, inclusive of a call at Honolulu. This is regarded as a very satisfactory performance. The Cethana came ii to port under her own motor power, but sho had to bo assisted by tugs to a discharging berth at Goodlet and Smith’s wharf. Trouble occurred with the motor on tho voyage across the Pacific, tho chief difficulty ‘being tho reversing gear. The Cethana is of peculiar design, having two abort masts, with bridge amidships, and ongino-room right aft. The vessel was built on tho Pacific Coast, and is equipped with all tho latest appliances. Under full power sho is equal to a speed of 10 knots per hour. Captain Binnic, formerly of tho Union 5,3. Co.’s service, is in command. CARGO FROM COLOMBO. Advico has been received from Colombo that, owing to the action of tho Australian Government, the shipping companies in Colombo' will not give through hills of lading to Now Zealand. In the meantime Now Zealand importers are faced with tho necessity of appointing shipping agents in Australia to look after their interest*, which, of eour**, mean* additional cost on the good* imported from Colombo via Au»tralia. Colombo marchant* ar* now urging th* Commonwealth Government to Withdraw it* 19atrietiohs regarding the bill* of lading.

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