SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10138, 28 November 1918, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. VOVEMBEE.

THIS DAY. 9nu rises, 4.14 a.m.; sets. 7.4 p.m. Moon rises, 12.58 a.m.; sets, 2.6 p.m. ligh water, 12.15 a.m.; 12.41 p.m. ARRIVED WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. WOOTTON, s.s. (7.40 p.m.), 151 tons from Lvtteltou, (W 00l ■whart.) KUEOW. s.s. '(7.45 p.m.),. 2581,. tons, Whyborn, from San Francisco via raueefe. (Stream.) SAILED . WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. ALEXAN DEE, s.s. (12.5 a.m.), 377 ions, Wildman, for Westport and Grey■l.o utli. UPAVVi, s.s. (12.5 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, -for Blenheim. IN v-EKGARGIIL, s.s. (10.10 a.m.), 224 tons, Wahistrom, for Havelock and •Sounds. , NIKAH. s.s. (10.4 Q a.m.), 248 tons.. Hay, for Nelson. ... ADMIRAL, s.s. (12.5 p.m.), 120 tons. Gordon, for ‘Picton. KANNA, -s-s. (11.30 p.m.). 1948 tons, Ruxton. for Westport. QUEEN OF THE SOOTH, e.s. (10 p.-m.), 198 tons, Harvoy, for Foxfcon. -JOHN, 5.6. (10 p.m.), 342 tons. Do well, (or Nydia Bay and Lyttelton. KITTAWA, s.s. (10.25 p.m.), 1247 tons, Nicholas, for New Plymouth and Grey r . nouth. ') THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. RIPPLE, b:s. (2 a.m.). 870 tons, Carlton, 'for Akitio, Napier, and Gisborne. EXPECTED ARRIVALS £amo, Greymouth, to-day VVaimea, Tarakohe, to-uay Kailua, Motueka, Nelson, to-day Wakatu. Lyttelton, Xaikoura) to-day ' ijpawa, Blenheim, to-day v\ titan. .'uotueKu, Nelson, Friday MuT.or.-a;. Lyttelton. Friday Kahu, Orohgorongo, Friday Korordiko, Westport, Friday Mana, Lyttelton, Friday Tainui, vVanganui, Friday Kapiti, -Wanganui,' Saturday - ‘ 1 Queen of the South. Foxton, Saturday Wayerley, Patea, Saturday Dorset, Sydney. -'-Saturday Invercargill, Havelock and bays, Sunday ■ .. -■ Itemoera, Ti’maru, Sun day - Wootton, -Lyttelton, Sunday PROJECTED DEPARTURES Snfa, Foxton, to-day '1... Wairau, Blenheim, to-day, ’6‘ p-ml * Opuwa, -Blenheim, to-day Kapiti, "Wanganui, to-day. noon Kapuni, Patea, to-day, noon • Kanu. Orongorongo, to-day Ngatoro, Greymouch, to-day, noon Ciuuy casue, London. via Panama, "to-day,-' 7 a.m. *■- " : Wootton, -Lyttelton,- to-day, 5 p.m. ~ v.nrgaiapoi, Greymouth, -to-dajt:.-? r-.-r:. ■ . VVai'mea, Neison. .West Coast,'Friday vVaka'tu. Kaikourti. Lyttelton. Friday - ■ Pntiki, Timaru, Dunedin, Friday--Ngakuta, Greymouth, Friday : -lyaitoa, -Nelson. Motueka, Friday -- Iviiiapoi,- Greymouth. Friday Hawera, Patea, Friday ' Mo no trap Lyttelton, Friday Port Alma, Lyttelton; Friday Tainui, Wanganui, Saturday - .- ' . Wayerley, Patea, Saturday - - , v Queen .of .the .South,. Foxton,,. Saturday.. Katu, East Coast,_Saturday ) * ■ u Mina; Wanganui, Saturday--..uiiiia. Sun Fianciscb, ‘via ports, Saturday frverciirgill, Wanganui, M'ondai-y r.---o-Ripple, ■•Akitio, - Napier, Gisborne-, Tuesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS AT7-CKLAND, Wednesday—Kaitangata. (12.15 p.m.), for Totarariki. NEW' - PLY'MOXj'TH, Wednesday—Kara. - wa (5-30- a.m.), from Ohehußgai-i ('Barawa (4.20 .p.m.), for Onehunga." u 'f v .U .’WAiNGANUI, Wednesday—Tainui (3VRT p.m.}, from. Wellington. ’ *' * NAPLER, Wednesday—Arahura (9.18 a.m.), -from ' Gisborne.' Koutunui -(5 &.m.>,- for Tokomaru Bay via coast; Araura(B p.m.), for Gisborne. BLENHEIM, Wednesday—Opawh, (12.20 p.m.), from. Wellington. , - NELSON, Wednesday—Kennedy .\(11 p.m.); for Tarakqbe and Wanganui. ItaitOa • (11 n.m.f, for Wellington. ■“* LYTTELTON, Tuesday—WAk'atu (7145 s.;p.m4y from Wellington and -Kniktrara-.-Wednesday—Mana (2.10 u.m'.), Mararoa) (7-a.m.), and- Monowai (8.40 a.m.), from - ■ Wellington. Mararoa (6.40 p-.au), for • Wellington. It was recently decided by the Nel* •on epidemic committee to take no steps In the direction of discontinuing the shipping services in view of the possibility of infection. It was agreed .that, such action would, entail much -hardship and inconvenience, which would not be counterbalanced by the possible .gain. The steamer Storm arrived' at PKdbn .from Lyttelton on Saturday evening, with several cases of influenza on board. When it was found that accommodation for the -patients could- not be -found- at the local hospital., and the ■ watersiders were not inclined to wort the cargo,, the steamer left almost immediately, for Wanganui. , The barque Eona has arrived at Sap, Francisco from' Wellington after a run i>t fifty-four days. "a Captain Charles McArthur was indisposed yesterday and unable to leave his home. Mr H. Woodley has joined the Kanna is third engineer. Mr A. E. Young has succeeded Mr Donald McGregor as chief officer of the Kittawa. • The mine-sweepers Nora NTv&n anti Simplon left Wellington shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday morning under sealed' orders. The Waiporl is expected to leave New Plymouth to-day* for Westport. The Calm and Breeze are still laid- up at Dunedin. The Storm i<- detained at. Wanganui. The auxiliary scow Magic, which was at Nelson yesterday, is to proceed thence to Sandy Bay to load stone for Wellington. , The liner Cluny Castle is to leave' Wellington at 7 o’clock this morning for London via Panama. The Komata and the MapourSka are still detained at Wellington owing to a shortage in thair crews, duo to demic. ’ * ’ The -Mcmowfci is du© back at Wellington to-morroTV' morning in the ferry run from Lyttelton. # The' reaseV will leave here to-morrow night for Lyttelton, takmate of the Ripple, is among thooo incapacitated ifith influenza. ‘ , ... The Mana may arrive back at u clungton * • -to-m arrow •< * from * Lyttelton, and in that event will sail on Saturday for Wanganui!. - , _ Captain McKinnon, of the Hawera. who has been suffering from influenza, o«i» able to get about again yesterday. . The Tainui may. possibly nxnve : at Wellington with a load of meat from Wanganui to-morrow night, and should leave here for Wanganui on Saturday. The death occurred on Tuesday night si Wellington of Mr Charles Eyers Bell, second engineer of the Mnpourika. who succumbed to influenza. Deceased was forty years of ago. . The Ngatoro is to leave Wellington at noon to-dnv for Greymouth. The Npahnre was dm- at Oreymonth last night from New Plymouth To load for Tokomaru Bay , ~ ifir T. T?-. pneretarv of the Inif Marine Engineers, has recover..

ed from his recent attack of influenza, and was abie to visit his office tor a ten minutes yesterday. The . Mokoia. (has-been released from special service, and her crew paid off at Port Chalmers. She is expected to be readv shortlv.io resume her ordinary prewar running. As the Tutanekai will, now not bo required for the WelliiigtontLyttelton ferry run. tho officers and crew wc.ro signed off the articles yesterday. Tim R.M.S. Niagara, which loft Auckland ou Saturday.week for-. :Way ports_and Vancouver,,..continmid ;hor^v,voyage from ,Snva, u at ..mifiMWM- °P Nid)’ e mber 19th. £hq is. due. at ,Xfyico,qYpi,-„qb<>ut next Saturday. .. .... Cable advice, ias/been _ received that the Union Odmpauy’s barquentino lima sailed irom San Francisco on Thursday week with a'shipmeril ot‘-general meichaudisu. for-..Auckland,She should, reach her destination early in January. The .Wdottpn, which , arrived at YVelUngton last evening’ from Lyttelton, >s to sail at 5 ,o'clock thja evening on the return trip. She is ; due back hero againon Sunday. T’ho ivalru is to leave Wellington early this morning with stores ■ for - Orongorougo, and is duo back here to-morrow. The vessel will" shir' oil' Saturday for East' Coa-st‘'stations;"" —- Gaplain-F.-Gr-Radford' -bas recovered Uom bis - attaok’- of- influenza and will leava for, the south-.-this evening to resume cqnimand of the Calm nt Dunedin. The Ngakuta, which is discharging com. at Wellington,- w-as able i.to work with only four gangs .yesterday, and the visit to the inhalation Chamber' by the waterMdOrS'' o6cMptfe's'ab6ut afi-'htftfr during tiu day. This delays discharge- to some extent. and-tlro vessel cannot get away for Greymouth before to-morrow at the earliest. ■- - The Queen of the-South-was recommissioned at VV'oiling ton-,,,yesterday and sailed last evening lor Foxton. ,Ur Ly.on ioin.ed the, ; vessel in. place of Hr 3. w.’ Ci-ptty. who. is laid ,np with influenza'at AVuhgahiiiU'*" ’ 1 ■’ Suppire's’'h't th'e ’VaiTOtia'’South. Island lighthoti&as*'ai’d ! Tlkt , lv "Wriln short unless tho Government’ Steamer iiinemoa leaves :Wellington- without' further deday. The. vessel-is heid- up owmg to a shortage injher'Orew'-of-one-A.B. and one ordinary seaman. . ' The steamer' Stella'." nOiv at Dunedin, has been fixed to load general cargo at Duhedin eairlV Wellington. The vessel-has a' full cargo on board from Sydney for discharge, and as the water-; (aiders (havo 'not'-vet tiecidsd .when work will be resumed-onr'the-yvaterfrnht, it is doubtful ■ when the Stella -will be ready for sea again. Captain J. Dowell, of AVellington, has taken temporary command of the John while-Captain Hawick is laid up. The vessel left Wellington . last evening for Nydia (Bay to load timber for Lyttelton. She will, subsequently load at Oamaru for Wanganui. -The South Taranaki fleet, which has.been *lss .Wellington, during the epidemic, is about to’ resume running. The Kapiti is to sail at boon Tb-day ‘for ' Whhffanui, ' and' the Kapuni it to "get away'for'Paten 'at the same time. -- -The- Hawera is-to-leave for Patea at 3 mm - to-morrow. - The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia arrived at Auckland from Melbourne on Monday morning. ..and anchored at the explosive anchorage. , She left Melbourne on November 13th, and had a fine weather trip of -12 days to. Auckland, meeting with moderate south-west -winds. anyl seal). After discharging 106.. tons- of explosives she will go up to the "wharf. to discharge-the-balance of-her cargo, consisting of; 194 tons of-bricks, oats, and compressed. chaff. After, discharge she is to undergo overhaul' before leaving Au- lr and. - Tbe barque Antiope, was. to finish putting out her'Cargo of ■•case oil from San Francisco - at Auckland’ 'on Tuesday morum O .( She is to Undergo overhaul and hare a' new main-top toast; fitted before Bailing for; America..... . .Captain ,J.. Maw-son-. of - the Talurre," iiasVlefivfor’the &dth for Orders,. .Cap.--tain Davey has taken charge of the vessel in his place. . ■ ■ The -whole-of the Greymouth Harbour ■Board’s- -working • staff,- with - the exception, of- Captain Cd-x and Captain Earl, are down with influenza,. . WAITOMO DUE SATURDAY, The Union- Company(s..cargo steamer Waitomo arrived ’.at, Auckland on TUes"day morning from * Calcutta, via Samarang, and anchored in the - stream. -She. was subsequently boarded by , the port health officer -anefo declared clean, when) sho'moVed"Up-to'tbe<-King’« wharf. She experiencedv a ..finemrunrifrom, Calcutta. cThere was,,;-n&.-sicknesa,uqn, board, although- the-crew-.are-noteallowed ashore, while, the vessel is, guarded t by the military police. The- Waitomo'. is to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, where she-is due on Saturday- with part cargo for ’this - porti '; ;. ; .r v KUROW-ARRIVES. ■(-At 7;45 'o’clock - last night -the Union Co;’s cargo steamer' Kiirow arrived in the Stream at Wellington ■ from Sim Francisco via Papeete. The vessel made port too late to be inspected by the Port Health Officer last evening. The inspection will take place early this morning and the Kurow will then berth at No. 16, south, Jeryois quay, where she. :vviU..discharge a full load of general cargo...The...vessel isibelieved to have an American yuhil .onU.bbard. - • ; / TO-DA Y'SB ERTXIAGEj ■ " TvMararoa/rFerryi berth; ..Kaitoa, No. 'O, Queen's wharf; Opawa, ; No. 11, north, Queen’s wharf; Wootton, Wool wharf; Waimea, No. 13’, north. Queen’s wharf; Kurow, No.’’l6, Bf>utb‘;:'Jervois quay; ■;Klfii,''Clj / de • - ;■ MAKURA- LEFT SUVA. The ’ R-M-S; Alakufa", : cn' rout© from Vancouver, lef£ Suva hi 11.25 a.m. yesterday 'for'”A'u'e£Uflid. r * The vessel should arrive'ht tli'6'northern ('port on Saturday evening or Sunday--morning. navua from 'Frisco, The. Union Company's steamer Navua left San Fra neis’eb on'-November Ist for Wellington' via "'ports. "The vessel is bringing the usual -shipment of American' merchandise :£or,iNew.- Zealand, and is due - at,. Wellington .about next Monday. ” - // the Arahura, which.liaa.toiS.nmed,punning, is to leave Napier .fcm Gißbp.rne on -Mondays, and is to leave Gisborne for Napier on Tuesday's, and "will , leave Napier on Wednesday's' for "Gisborne and Auckland. This time-tabtF, however;- is uncertain while' tlie epidemic ' lasts: -• PORT ALMA SAILS TO-MORROW. The Canard liner Port Alma, which has been held up at Wellington during the,.epidemic,...willprobably get away from. VVellington tomorrow for Lyttelton. At the latter" port the vessel will complete hqr loading for Egypt, and will sail for Port Said. BLACKBALL CO.’S OFFICERS. Captains P. J., JX- Dowell, of tho Blackball Co.'s service,, are both laid up at ’ P'vira-a, - nh:Vi* ‘Lyttelton, with influenza. Captain A. S. Cant is actingThaster of thb NgrtkiWh,- and Captain J. W. Dnthie"i-s itt’^Cbtofifand'of the Ngatoro. This morning ;Mr B. D. Wagton will join 'the - Ngatoro- as -second officer. Mr A. NeiL.'.wiU,, jpin - the, Ngakuta as third engineer in place ,of Mr Neville, who transfers to the. Ngatoro ns second engineer.- . DJTV'ON'-COMES TO LOAD. The F. and S. liner Devon Is to leave Sydney next Thursday (December sth) for New Zealand ports to load for Egypt.

OVERSEA VESSELS BRINGING CARGO. STEAMERS. Alakura, R.M.S.—Duo at Auckland November 30th from Vancouver via ports; left Vancouver November Bth. (Union S.S. Co.) . . tNavua—Duo at Wellington about ieceiubei* 2nd from San Francisco via Papeete. (Union S.S. Co.) Salvor—Due at Wellington about December 2nd from San Francisco; left San Francisco November Bth. (Dalgety and Co.) . „ , Arawa—Due at Wellington Irony lamdon. via .Auckland, Gisborne and Napiei, about December 15th; left Sydney yesterday. (Shaw Savill.) ■ Vessel has no cargo for Wellington. Kent—Due at Wellington from London about December 12th; to leave Sydney last Saturday. (N.Z..S. Co.) Tonawanda—Due at AVollington from New York about December 12th; left New York November 4th. (Dalgety, and C °6pihi— Due at Wellington about December 15th from Vancouver; left Vancouver November 16th. (McArthur, Jeffries and Co.) AVaitomo—Due at Wellington via Auckland. November 30th, from Calcutta. (Union S.S. Co.) Port Lyttelton Due at Wellington from London about January sth; left London October 26th. (Cunard Line.) Durham—Due nt Wellington from England. during January. (F. and S. Line.) Ruahine —Due at A'’ellington from London about January i6th; to leave London first week in December. (N.Z.S. Co.) Port Hacking—Due at Wellington from London about February 10th ; leaves London in November. (Cunard Line.) SAILERS. Amiral Ceeile (shin) —’Left New York fbt- Auckland and Wellington (general cargo). Mindoro (barque)—Now due at Lyttelton from San Francisco (case oil and timber). (A. S. Paterson and Co.) Albert (barquentine)—Left San Francisco for Auckland. C. D. Bryant (barquentine)—Left San Francisco for Bluff and Wellington. (Now due). . Edward May (barquentine)—Left San Francisco for Auckland. Esther Buhne (schooner) Left Sen Francisco for Auckland. Manurowa (barque)—Left San Francisco for Auckland. lima (barquentine) left San Francisco for Auckland. (Union Company.) Star of Lapland (barque)—Left San Francisco for Auckland. Ysabel (barquentine)—Left San Francisco for Auckland. Senorita (barquentine)—To leave San Francisco December Bth for Auckland. . Lyman D. Foster (barque)—To leave San Francisco Jannary 18tb.

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