SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10137, 27 November 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

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THIS DAY. Sun rises* 4.15 p.m. Moon rises, 12.36 a.in.; water, 11.54 a.m.' arrived TUHSDAT. A' OV EMBER 26. ADMIRAL.- s.s.' (8.10 aim.). 120 tons. Gordon, flom Pictdn. (No. 13, Queen 3 ‘'mAiAbOA, s.s. .(9-20 a.m.), 25981 tons, .Cameron. Lyttelton,(Ferry berth ) NTKAU. s.s. (10.40 a.m.), 24s tons, il'ay, 'fiom , Motheka'“ahd Nelson. (No. to. Queen’s wharf.) , ' , oSA.; iftaS. kvwr ***■ SAILCO ' TDESDAY. NOVBMiBEIi 26. MANA, s.s. (2.15 a.m.), 131 tons, MacPherson. for .By tteltom ‘ _ . IRIS. cable sffomet (®-50 a.m.), to» Cook Strait ‘ KAITOA.' "S.'sr (11.15 him* 305 tons, Wildman.- for Nelson -and ’ilotueta, TAINUI.' s.s.’ (3.-t’j'p.nr.)i-;l28 tons, Wil--liamsOn. for* Wanganui.-'' ■ - ; . 'S.B.-»(*"-p,ra.),- 3433 ton9 > Williams, for Lyttelton.-- - tr* MA'KA-MOA. s.s.-v-H.iOep.m.), 2SSB tons. Cameron, for Lyttelton. . ALEXANDER, s.s. (midnight) 3,7 tons. Wildman. for Westport and Greymouth. ' , . ~ I , . WEDNESDAY,. NOTmiDER 27. : OPAWA, s.s. (13.6 aim.)].- 110 tons, j Nicholas, for ■ Blenheim.- ri-v I EXPECTED ARRIVALS l .idmiral. Picton. ..to-day VVootton,. Lyttelton., _to-day:_ ! Koromiko. Westport, anursday | Kaitoa, Motueka, Nelson, ihursday Wakatii. Lyttelton, Karkoura. inuraday Tainui, Wanganui. Thursday Opawa, Blenheim, Thursday. I Nikau, Motueka, Nelson, Friday i Monowai, Lyttelton. Friday t • liana, Wanganui. Saturday , ■ s i ./orset,r.BydnaV+ B^turday, * , Invercargill, ..Eayelock, ajd, hays. Sunday..,. iiemuera. Timaru. Sunday PROJECTED DEPARTURES Mapourika, PiotonC Kd®on)- to-day Kalina, Greyfuhutli, ’ tO-night Kahu, EdSt'KkKtsTi' wday ■ Ripple,-Akitio,*Napier,v,Gisborne. to-day, 6 •, p.m. - - *- . , Invercargill. Havelockmnd bays, 'to-day ~. Buia, Foxton, -to-day,, -.w,.,.,, Wavarley. Patea. to-day.. idmiral, Picton, , to-day,, ftoon Hinemoa. Lyttelton. southern lighthouses, to-day . ■ Kikan. Nelson. Motueka. to-day, 10 a.m. Agatoro. Greymouth, to-day , . Queen of the Sown, Poston, to-oaj, 3 p.m. ' - • Wairau, Blenheim, to-day, 5 p.m. j John, Nydia .Bay, Lyttelton, to-day ■ Kapiti, , Wanganui. to-d&y . • Kamo, Greymouth. to-day : . Norav.JSiven,. Cook Strait, to-day’ i Simplon, .Cock Strait, to-day Cluny Castle.JLoncfbn. _yia Panama, Thursday , _ , Wootten, 'Lyttelton. Thursday Kaiapoi, f Greymouth, Thursday Waimea/Nelson. West Coast. Friday vVakatu. Kaifcoura. Lyttelton, Friday Tainui.' Lyttelton, Friday _ Putiki; Timaru, Dunedin, Friday Ngaknta, Greymouth, Friday _ Kaitoa, Nelshn. Motueka. Friday Kaiapoi, Greymouth. Friday Mana. Lyttelton. Saturday . ■Moana, San Francisco, ..via porta,. SatnriiivwcariiiiL faangahuL Monday.’ ‘ TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS ONBHDNGA, Tuesday—Barawa (3.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth.' MANUKAU HEADS, Tuesday—Earawa (i 45 p.m-) crossed bar outwards.. AUCKLAND. Tuesday - Suffolk- (7 P NB\v r pLYMOUTH, Tuesday—Ngahera (5.10 p.m;), for Greymouth. GISBOBNEt, Tuesday—Arahnra ’ [mid-'-night), for Napier; - - - BLBNHEIIM. Tuesday—Wairau (10.30 a.m.), for Wellington. . , „ GT?T)YMOUTH, Tuesday—Waimea (2.15 a.m.), for TarakoEe. WESTPORT,' Tuesday Canopus (4 p.m.), for Lyttelton.- ‘ KAIKOUBA, Tuesday Wakatu (5 a.m.), from Wellington. .. /fi .. LYTTELTON, TuesdayrrVootton (6-25 p.m.) for

The Putiki is detained at Wellington owing to a shortage of waterfront labour, and will now not get away.,for Tnnaru and Dunedin before Friday. Mr Norman. Walter >8 succeeded Mr Alan Hogg as second engineer of tno ichard Hart has rejoined the Invercargill as mate. ' Mr John A; Meek, wireless operator of the MararoU; 'has signed OiDthe vepsel s al The e johnis to get'away from Welling-, ton to-day for Nydia Bay to-load timber f °Tlw 7 §gahere f is''a'Bout' > tti (! l l oad coal at Greymonth fbr Tokbihard Bay. The Bemuera ,'is 't6 leave •Timaru on Friday night for Wellington, tfhere she is due on Sunday morning for Homeward l£> Mr n f/McGrath, one of the Union Co.'s pursers, has recovered- from a sovere attack of influenza. -He—has.-joined the which left Wellington yesterday, aiternoohj.fo.r is due back.hare to-morrow,., and will sail early on-Friday-iaorning for Lyttelton. • Tho Arahura, hayiiiff resumed 4 running. ..is. annpiUnced, „tfl |enye Napier tonight for. Gisborne, .apd Auckland. The Ngakuta is expected to get Away from ‘Wellington on Friday for Oreyr, mouth to load ftgaiu for Wellington. The Wootton is dne back at Wellington this evening from Lyttelton, and will sail on the return trip at 5 pjntoWiti°The exception, of *the Manukau Heads lighthouse, the lighthouses on the coast of New, Zealand,,, are still apparently free from influenza,. Mr Anderson has< joined..the Moana as chief engineer, in . place .of,, Mr Watson, who iias conae ashore for ora® Tß » The Ngatoro is expected to complete her discharge at Weiliugton and it is hoped to dispatch hen for QreymTh(k to. leave J Wellington this week for Kctoh to load produce fop Ohehunga. The Orepuki, which has undergone Per annual overhaul in the Lyttelton dock, was to bo taken out on Monday. After loading general. cargo, .she;, will sail today- for Greymouth, .whence,she returns to Lyttelton with a full tuvrgo of timMr Marsden, of Wright, Stephenson and Co.'s shipping office, is recovering from a bad attack of influenza. The Mana left Wellington at 2.15 a.xn.i yesterday for' Lyttelton" and” Wanganui. The'vessel 'is due 'herd' frOm Wanganui on Saturday morning; 'end'd* to tail on Saturday * for Lyttelton.- ~ Mr A. Bawllna, third officer, and Mr 0. B. Cozens, third engineer of the Kanan. have become seized with the prevailing epidemic. As the' Monowal’!»'about to assist the Mararoa on ■ the- WeUington-Lyttalton ferry service, the services of the Government steamer -Tutnnekai will not be required. . No. further . efforts will therefore by made to recommission the Tutanekai. .

Mr George Stoevens. who has been act ing fifth engineer of the Mararoa, has transferred back to the ■ Monowai as fourth. The Kahu will probably get away from Wellington to-day with stores for East Coast stations, and. will load wool at those places for "Wellington. . The Prtymh barque Pierre Antonme, 2030 tons, 73 days out from San Francisco, arrived at Sydney on the 10tn inst. The vessel came, to the agency of the Union Co. . _ ... Dalgety and Co. advise that the Kapiti will bo dispatched to-dav for IVanganui. Shippers are advised to make early application for space. Owing to shortage of labour the Ripple was unable to complete loading yesterday. The vessel is now timed to leave Wellington at 6 p.m. to-day for Akitio, Napier, and Gisborne. THE MAPOURIKA. The Union Company is making an effort to dispatch the Mapourika from Wellington to-dav tor Picton and Nelson, but tho vessel’s sailing is very indefinite. Passengers who would have proceeded to Picton bv the Mapourika, are patronising tho small steamer Opawa, which sailed with a full complement in her limited passenger accommodation fo’ Blenheim last night. There are bookings bv the Opawa already for her nest trip to-morrow evening. CLUNY CASTLE DELAYED. Owing to one of tho waterside workers. James O’Connor, engaged in loading the Clung Castle at Wellington yesterday being suddenly , stricken down with influenza, the other men ceased work in tho hold in which O’Connor was engaged until it had been fumigated. Work at that hold was then resumed, but the cessation of work will delay the Cluny Castle’s departure for Loudon via Panama until to-morrow morning. PORT SYDNEY TO LOAD. The Cunard liner Port Sydney do now timed to leave Sydney on December 7th. instead of to-day, for New Zealand ports to load for Egypt.' Tie vessel will include Wellington in her itinerary. MAKURA DELAYED. The Royal Mail steamer Makura left Vancouver later than was reported, and consequently wall not reach Auoklanu before the end of the week. According to the time she left Honolulu she was due at Suva yesterday and Auckland on Saturday. WORK AT THE SUP. The Amokura and Blenheim were launched from tho patent slip yesterday. Tho Pateena will be taken up bn the cradle this morning and will be brought off again on Saturday morning. The Blenheim will go up again on tho slip on Saturday or Monday, accompanied by the Manaroa, to complete her overhaul. MOANA SAILS SATURDAY. The departure of tjie Moana from Wellington for San Francisco via ports,has, been postponed till 3 p.m. on Saturday. The vessel moved from the Taranaki street wharf to the King’s wharf yesterday. NIKAU AND KAITOA. Baunatyne and Company advise that in future the Nikau. commencing today, and the Kaitoa will leave Wellington at 10 a.m., instead of at 11 a.m., for Nelson and Motueka. This is to enable the vessels to make daylight trips for which they have permits to carry a hundred passengers each. • i - f AIpWA TO LOAD HEBE. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Arawa it now expected at Auckland about December Sind from London, via Australia. Tho vessel has cargo for Auckland only. After discharge at that port the Arawa will load at Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, and is to leave here about December 20th for London, via Panama. • o , DORSET. FOR WELLINGTON.... 'The F- and.iS. liner, Dorset, _which }eft Sydhe Won‘Sunday, flight for Port Chalmers, has now been diverted to Wellington owing to the disorganisation on the waterfront, at the Otago port. The vessel is due at Wellington on Saturday mprning to load for Egypt and will sail on th’e following Saturday for Auckland, from which port she ie to depart on December 11th for Port Said. The Dorset wall, take passengers.

D. 's. M. Nb» Moon. .8 32 a.m. First Quarter 12 16 a.m. Full Moon ■1 3 p.m. Last Quarter ...... 0 ■ 65 p.m.