SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10210, 21 February 1919, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

iIASSS OF THE IIOOJt7

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this day. __ • '^ . Sun rises, 5.29 a.m.; sets, .7.49 _p.m, .. .' ■ Moon.rises. 9.21 a.m.: Sots, 11.27 a.m. High water. 9.32 a.mj.».a3 p.m. ARRIVED '■■■' ■■'■■- ':;SDAY.-FEBRUABY.2O. J" m (7 a.m.), 343 tons, Hay, "•-.' .'.-, (Mo 10, Queen's- wharf.) "'."f ;,'OA, s.«. (8.10 a.m.), 2599 tons, > . : ,-"-r •■;>•! T.vttoltoßv (Ferry berth.)" ,'-V", ■,"" , ;'''-\. s.s. (9.4 b a.JB.), 8010 tons, : ~.|;r..." ■ram London. (Stream,) ■Vr,-,vvu, s.s. (3-15 pjo.). "<B9 *O n ?>. •t-T*t M Wr-. from Napier.' (NO. 2, Tarn* ,'■■ >;; sf">--i wharf.) "' " ' „; ' "" K-VPUNI. s.s. {9.40 p.m.), 2(0. tons. Gibson, from Patea. (No. 3, Glasgow - ' BT?i?BHU; 3,s- (4 pjn-),\7585 tons, Clif-' ■ ■' . .■-.. ?-nm London. (Stream.) -r.-\-l>"SIO\. s.tf. (s'p.m.). 542 tcmS, Bol-c-:-.s, from Cook Stmit. (Worser Bay.) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY SH. WAPOUBIKA, s.s,- (1-20 a.m,) 12)3 "tons. Macdonald. frim..Nelson" and Pitton, (No, 12, Queen's, wharf). ..... • SAILED.■"'""'"THURSDAY:FEBRUARY "20. .. - HTNEMOA. s-8. (6.15 a.m.), 's*2 tons,. - "Bo) lons, for Cook : Stra-.ts.) _ ' CORINNA. s-». (noon},. 1271. tons, ,'N,tKA"tf, .s.s. (5. p.m.), 248. tons, Bay, '°lcaSu, •* (S.M P-in.>."W toM ' * Davis*:"' for Greytnouth: .. I'AINTTi; s.s. (5.50 p.m.),. 12S tons,' Wdllamsoh.'for Waaganui. ' n _„ _„ ESSEX s.s: (5.35 P.m.), 8723"t0n5,. Wil.riiairis,' for Napier. '",.,„„. * _ a •WhyooTn.' for WestpOrt - . ':• StHtbA, "s.s. (ft* p.m.), 260 tons, ? : HamlßottS for -Chatham l^w*.. >"' KAXAPO. s.s.' (7 p.m.). 1521 tons, Edge, for' : Kaipara". _".„■' » nis*, il*~ '- ♦TABAEOA, s.s. (7.45 p:m.), «»9 tftfis, Irwin, for Lyttelton. - ■ ■-■' •.-..'.. ". ; EXPECTED ARRIVALS.; . : U:, '-■Bara.w'a,':Onehunga, to-day :.'-■:■'>■"■'"■'■ ."ifohowaT." Auckland, vitamer, Kihi, ■Oreytnouth, 'tc-day -• ■ ; -".: -- r -■'"' : Greymontn: to-daT ; ;--" i i- Maori, lytteltom',- to-day ■ 'Kaitoa, Nelson, to-day . . ,-.,_-... ? --..-,- -.-,-.. Opawa, Blenheim, to-day . \ ~KahO.,S,4Pter, today -., ■ . .. ;., ' J - Alexander,-Tarakohe.-. to-day ..... ~ iKapiti, Wanganui, to-day '. KaDirai; Patwi, to-day ; iHa*ora.'"Patea. to-day _. ■ " • : Watatu.'-Kailib-ai'a.' Lytteitos;"- Sattirday Sattirday •- -.•' . ?;-..._ -• Wairau,- Blenheim, Saturday - -v? ■> - ■ Maritraa;''. Lvttel ton. SaiWdajr .m- : 'Nifaut, NoUon, Saturday ; f--. ■■•■•.• Nelson. Plcton. Saturday . Elpple-. Nspier, Cfishofne. Snilday , Komatai Westport. Sunday •.-Cwe*ff of-tbe Soath-. Lyttelton, Sunday-*- . Waverlw, Pfe-tea. Stinday L -'Xltt«*Jrr='Gr<rm<imta»> Mtrnda-y =■-"■■ v-; &>o«.. LytteiW.t.,ip-^/*;7'4s,,^i n -:. ' ,-Xaitoa.^lfetem. fe>-day_, - _ ,Port Lincoln,, .yia Bom.bay, to- • ','.'.day- '. .'' ' " ' ■ .-..V _:' - Ardcay,' London;' yia Panama, to-day ■ :i Mapfturik*; PiotWnv. Nelson* •:to-dayv noon ; -."Haivera, .patea. to-day ~ •■""--'' —"'-- J * ••'•-': J ;."VVo<?t!iaß, Lyttelton.. to-day. -.,.-, ...-•. .Kowhai, AncHand, -to-day- .-".,:?.■ Burma, Lyttelfccm, to-day ~, .. .. - Alasander. Nelson; "West Coast, BataTday --©pawa, Blenheim, to-day ■•.■•" i Kapiti. "Wanttantli,' Sattfrday Jfapimi, Patea, Sattirday,- ' . , Jlnraroa.: ■-I/vttelton, SatuTday■•. .-...".. •gaterdar,.. >• ■■".■•"■■ -Paloona," San Francisco. Saturday' ..' I ..Monoiroi, Lytielton, Dniiedin, Saturday TKoWhai c AttcklaTid." Sntnrday ~.,.: "' »-KaSa, - Napier, Saturday- '■.."-':■. '.». , Enahine, London, via ports, Sunday ; ~ Suevic. London, via Ancklana, SundaY-r Oxfordshlre. London, via ports, Sunday tjneen of the South. iFoxton, Monday TEUEGRApHED MOVEMEWJi STDNBT, Thursday—Waltomo, from. Auckland." LiDdstbU" for New Zealakd. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday—Earawa "(6- a.m.).,irota pnehunga. Earaw§.,(n.ooi),, "for .Wellington. , ~'.:';■.',..--.• . TOKOMAKU BAY, , Thursday—Kati-' -turnip's a.ra'.y. from "Wellingfon? --, '_„- -JfA-PIEB; - Thursday -—'. Oxfordshire :-{7" ■Wa.'rh.), for Wellington. Hippie" (5.50" a.ickj,.. "from" Wellington, • '' PATBA, Thursday Ban-era ' U 2.20 p.m.)', for WellinKton. ' NHLSON, Thursday—Magic <lO a.m.), '"for ' - ■ --,:". "" ...y-LYTT-ELTON, Thursday-Koromiko ' (3 -p.m.), irom Newcastle; Wootton.'- (6.10 r/.m.). for Wellington; Maori <7.50.p.m.),'id or' Wellington. , -'-•' PORT CHALMEIRS, Thursday—W-a-, •!naka (10 a.ni.'i. for Sydney. -.«.<- , BLTIPP, Thursday.—Schooner, C. .-F*« Holmes, from San Irancisco, with acaxgo - of benzine. The vessel hoa. been quaran"'tined.. ■■■..: ■ -Tho Hinemoa, which left yesterday morning for the Cook Strait lighthouses,-:.-.was forced, owing to the unsuitable .weather; to return to" Worser Bay lately j in the day." '' "' ~•>.. . Tho Chatham Islands Fishing Company's 6teamer gtolla n°t away. for Chatham Islands early last evening. ' ' . The. Union Castle Line steamer Saxon is to-leave Sydney shortly for New-Zea- - . "' * Sir, J. Mcßryde is now mate of the ..Stella, llr K. C. Chiaholm is chief en"glneor, and Mr J. ilofiatt second.engi; neer of tho same vessel. . - Mr 'Robert Durwen has replaced Mr -John Lowry as second mate of the barque •'Eonar-* .) ' . :Duo back from Lyttelton on Sutiday, i.the .Qneen" of the South will gail-onMoni' day for.Poxton. :. The Alexander is duo to-day from IV", rakohe. She will sail to-day for Nolfloix and West Coast. The Blackball steamer is loading coal at Greymouth for Wellington.' ! -., It :is expected that the Kowbai will, leave to-m'orrow for Auckland;. > , ... - -...1t. is hoped to dispatch the Burma -for Lyttelton this afternoon. ...... :<Mr M. Singloton, chief officer of the jFlora; has coono ashore on leave,' ■"' >lr. Lowry, formerly of. the.Eona, has joined barquentine aa.'; chief ' offloer. ' i " ' '■-•' " -.■-■ News received by the '-'Sydney Shtpr ping List" recently states- that -Mr William Brown McQueen, of -Qourock, died at sea on""* November 7th from- Spanish iniluenta, which ho contracted on tho voyage. According -to - adviees re-' 'ccive4 the deceased, when-he became iIU remained on duty, and hoped to shake, his sickness off, but ho died very suddenly from heart failure. Mr McQueen was well known in the New Zealand and Australian coast trade, where he spent, about twenty yeaTs of his life. ' For, seven years he was ia tho employment jot.fhi Union Steam Ship Co., and while in.their,servico he obtained leave, proceeded to the United" Kingdom, and got' his master's ticket, After returning to, "Australia, ha joined tho Adelaide 8.8. Co., and later on the A.U.S.N. O. When the war broke out he returned to England again, and later on joined (he 'Aberdeen Line; arid it was only about sixteen': months ago that he was at Sydney as second-officer of the-big" Aberdeen liner Euripides. From this-vessel he .joined one of. the big. liners . running .across the .Atlantic, and in this trade met hffl death. . ' . ..,''■

The Luckenbach . Line. - steamer Australic was to have left New York last month for New Zealand and Sydney. _ Mr-W.-Freeman "has joined the Cormua as third mate- in place of Mr W. F. Lang. " . • , a* Mr Robert Carnshan has joined ffis | Ngakuta as third mate. _ ; ; ; . "■ i-'rivato"cable'aJvict. " ffas been received ■-fb'£if , *t'Ke"""^»r'b;uo'"'Cl ; -arrived at •-Mflbournd- on-SundaV fioni New lork, which she left in June, putting mto Cape Town foi» repairs, and left tho latter- port on -November ■ 28th. - She is bring;iisr- a- quantitv of cargo for. transhipment to .New ..Zealand ports-. ' Mr Ballantvne.. Canadian Minister for Marino, has announced thatthe Government is buildins 31 vessels 'lncluding. "'fwo" ono:OOa"Wh9"eaoB. 'The Pioneer, SKXf'ton's 3efidWe-i6tat?'th-e-";flrs-t of the Sect, "ivas launched at Montreal m December last.'':' ~* -.---- TROPIC FROM. NEW YORK. Tho- White Star liner Tropic, which arrived on Wednesday, from New lork, berthed at Queen's wharf 'yesterday i moriiinx' to put out 1632 tons of cargo. Her vovuKe out was', uneventful. xho Tropin is commanded bv Captain Jack- j son, who has with him the following officers:—Mr H. S. Solomon, . chief officer; Mr T. Pratt, second; and Mr Mbrwin, third. Mr O- Edwards is chief engineer, and has with him: Mr Scuthert," second': Mr Austin, -third; Mr Bourne, fourth;'Mr T>. Edwards, fifth; Mr Kelly.-sixtbrand-Mr'Lucas, seventh. Mr Pearson is chief steward. It is hoped to dispatch tho Tropic about Wednesday-'-for "• Brisbane*.and Sydney to complete discharge. . The local agents are tho,., New , Zealand.^,and African Steamship.iCoropany.. „.,. . ~ ■•-:■'-.•=■■-_ THE WAIMAEINO. 'SBvice has' been "received' by. the Union Company that tho freighter "Waimarino. which was withdrawn for Imperial 'service two years ago, has been released for a' voyage to-Australia. Tlie Waim'arihc- left Vancouver on Fcbruarv"'6th mitK-a-'CaTtrb ed- goods-, for Australia,- r ' -- ■:■' : HINEMOA FOE COOK STEA.IT. '■Early- yesterday-- "mofffing^the ment steamer Hinemoa -leftrport for the .Cook. Strait; lishthouses--and...will be away about, eight, daxs. ...Subsequently she will leave the round trip'of the" southern lighthouses. -.".. '.'...-: MA.TATPA SKOQPS. At 9.40 - o'clock yesterday:, morning the Shaw. Savilt steamer Matatua arrived : in the- -stream- from London, The vessel, which brinscs a larcro number: of troops, will,.b«th at 10 o'clock this morning. -- -Flans .all-wood steamer to take: tha-.p1a09-.,of J <the:.33CO-ton Ferris type of, wooden -ship., .which : has proved too small for the Government require-ments;-have been.-approved of by the .American. Bureau .of Shipping, and it is stated- -over-. there -that the new desip only jieeds the approval ot-Lloyd'a Eegister .before being .ordered as ( a standard I type-of vessel ior-.the .Shipping Board. The dimensions ;of-_the_new,„vessel are: 33ift long. 48ft beam, .with a moulded depth, of 34ft. This ..is. .an, exclusive Columbia 'Siver design," planned by the Government naval architects, in co-opora-tioh with.the heads of. various wooden ship plants in the district. .. ... ~.-. .'THE VERDUN. ;. j The'Verdun'is at present loading por-| 'tion'of her cargo'o'f'2l,Qop .bales of wool at Port" Chalmers, This, is., .said to be one of. the largest shipments to have left the..' Dominion,"'"even in pre%ar. times, and, coming as. It has,, in the middle of 't)sr:i?Q9l 'season, Tii}nedin_ should .be con'aidere'd fortunate in her" stores so thorbug-Kly" bleared; "The - Verdun will leays'-about the -end" of this' -week for Huil; via Panama: '*7 ■' r -' -'. ■>, : :: HIGH-PEICBD-''ST-EAMEES. Li. list of/steamersrsold"" from July to September'last, recently published in the London "Shipping. Gazette,."..shows that some-very, hign prices, were .paid. These [ranged up,to as high- as #9o.per ton i'tr ia vessel of 9Q00.-tons deadweight carry T capacity, built "in Japan ' in. 1918, -aipl"*lowJn~to-.£T4'-10a : 4d per ton for a vessel of->5112 'tons, built,'- in -England in--1899. Small'-"'steamers-, also brought high prices. The ' Foy, 420 tohs, - brought : JS2IHXiO, or £49 8s 3d" pgr ton.; Earnholm, 320 tons, -£tG,CO», equal tfli £oo' per ton; and the Merthyr, a little Vessel of ICO tons, "brought ,£7500," or T if46'l7B 6d per ton; .Several' stearders of'sooo to &000 ;tons, built between 1889 and 1912, sold at prices ranging from ,£l7.*s pet ton to XlB l9s"9d." ; "A. steamer .otikQ oo . tons, built in Japan:jn;;|!))B,.,,l ?ra ngb4 : , or ASO '•pet ton, .while. anqyier. i pf„vJO,loO tons, built at .Glasgow in. 1918,, for 'ooo.'or:bnly-i628. ls"8d per ton. By com--parison,"the price -to— be paid for the steamers that are being built in Australia for the Commonwealth Government is .£27 per ton. HESPERIAN" -FEOM' •SAN'FSiANCISCO. • in Hnteresting Teasel at -present in port.is the barquentine.Hesperian, which v £rriyed on 1.-er maiden t ,oi)\ c Wean?sday. Her voyage."from the'.Aumerican port, which occupied ,'o6 > by an the vasse! ttras ciphsiclerably. on the trip. Had it hot been fbr' this fact the vesjtel undoubtedly would, completed the-trip" in'a'little over" "iO "days. The' Hesperian, which has nearly 2000 tons of general merchandise and about 500,000 -foet-of timbeftC'diseharge "here, is, one of- the-"speedily-built vessels, constructed in the large shipbuilding yaras or JKolph, near -Portland,. Oregon. She is of li2J tons -register; and is •» splendidly equipped • vcaseh-'Captain-'Olsen is" in charge c-f-.-the- H*perian, immti'has*'.with him Mr William Taylor, as .first, mate, and Mr Ball, as second .mate .., ..•.'■ The Hesperian "is at present berthed at-. Clyde ~.quay., wharf, where she will commence .discharge ..of her.,-timber today.,... '-..-..- ... --,--,,.• ... -t«:- ;■■■,--. -. ■;•: 4.E>IVES. ! The Jiner Enapehu,-, with, a large number of tropps on board, .arrived in the stream, from, London yesterday, .afternoon. She,. wul" borth, .'at itfn&'s whSrf about i o'clock "this" afternoon. "-• ,: "'\RAIIA.\VA O ' ,-. The,. .Northern,..', ,St(?a,mship , .Company's ste4mer -.lJaraTva is.-,,,dUA.-. at. s . Wellington, this (Friday)-jnorningr and, ..will go on the slip for cleaning, sailing again in the, av.eninij,.,fQr,,N,e}y..,Plymouth. This will neees,sjtate an . alteratipa in this week's time-table from. .New; Plymouth .to ' Onehunga,.. and .the...vossel .will leave the fpr'mer nort on Saturday., night instead, of to-night. ' ~ . ' EUAHINE FOR~£QNbON. It was announced by the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company yestorday. ■ that - the departure of the liner. Euahine for London, via ports, has-been postponed till 10 o'clock on Sunday morning., Passengers ■ arc asked to be on board , to-»,orrow\. night, and luggage must bo, alongsido., to-morrovr morajng.,,,, .„,..-,,' r , ',,,,,,, .. ~, " "'" "SIAHIA: FOB'LOADING. A wirolass message rooeived. from tho Shaw-SavilJ steamer Mahia advises that the 'voss-al expects to reach Whangarci ffrom ."Nfewcastle this - afternoon. Bho loads at Whangaraj and Auckland for Port Said. THE MONOWAI. Tho Monowai left Napier yesterday] for. Wellington, and should. put in en appearance here abont noon to-day. She is fixed to. sail for Lyttelton and Dunedin to-morroww I

ABB-GAY SAILS TO-DAY. The Shaw-Savili steamer Ardgay is expected to sail to-day for London, via Panama. AUCKXANITTO"iYDNEY. Tho Union Company advises that the Manuka is fixed to leave Auckland tor Sydney direct at 5 o'clock to-morrow evening. - ESSEX LOADING. To continue her Homeward loading, the F and S. liner Essex left yesterday for Napier. She returns to Wellington about March Ist. THE AYKSHIEE. The F. and S- steamer Ayrshire, which is at present loading in New Zealand ports for Liverpool, has been somewhat delayed in the north. She was expected to leave Gisborne .for Wellington last night and should show up at this port about Saturday. In consequence of the delav.the Ayrshire will not now sail for "Liverpool until the 27th mst. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE. Oxfordshire, No. 3, Taranaki street wharf; Matatua, No. 3, King's wharf; Maori Ferry berth; Monowai, No. 1, north,' Queen's wharf; Mapourika,- No. 12 Queen's wharf; Kowhai, No. 2, larana'ki street wharf; Ifapuni, No. 3, south, Glasgow wharf; Hawera, No. 2, south, Glasgow wharf; Kaitoa, No. 10, Queens wharf; Mana, No. 13, south, Queen's wharf; Kahu, No. 1, Ferry wharf; Alexander, No. 3, north, Ferry wharf; Kapiti No. '7, Queen's wharf; Blenheim, No. 11 south, Queen's wharf; Opawa, No. ll' north, Queen's wharf; Buapehu, No. 2." King's wharf; Wo-.tton, No. 18, north, Queen's wharf. , \ OVERSEA VESSELS BRINGING CARGO. STEAMERS. Kosoku Maru—Duo Wellington Feb.; left Japan Nov. 26th. I Port Augusta, (to bunker) —Due Wellington Eeb; left New York December 19th for Australia. (C. and Wellington Feb: left- Liverpool Deo Arrived Auckland Feb. Ist (N.Z.S. Co.) „ Mnmari-Da* WellinKton Feb. 18th ■left Liverpool Deo. 22nd, (Shaw, Saville.) Matatua (in ballast)—Due Feib. 20th; left Home Jan. 9th. (Shaw, Savill.) Buapehu (in ballast)—Due Wellington Feb. 20th; left Plymouth Jan. 9th. (N.Z.S Co.) Zealandic (in ballast)—Due New Zealand Mar. 2nd: left Home Jan. 18th; left Panama Feb. 4th. (Shaw, SavjU). _ Port Melbourne (in ballast)—Duo Auckland Mar. Bth; left London Jan. 2oth. (C. and D. Line.) , _ , Hororata-Due WellinKton March 22nd; leaves London February Ist. (N.Z.b. Cufic—Due Wellington April; to leave St. John. (N.Z. and S. Co.) SAILERS. : San Francisco to Wellington—Tiare Tuporo (motor-ship), sailed Nov. 19th; C S Holmes (sch), sailed Dec. 20th; Edward May (bq). sailed Jan. Bth. (Union Co.). Luzon (sch), sailed Jan. sth- (Vacuum Oil Co.) ~-,■«.„ San Franoisco to Auckland—Earner Buhne (sch), sailed; Manurewa (bq), sailed Nov.; Albert Meyer (sch). to sail; Hisporian. sailed.. San Francisco to Lyttelton—Caroline (sch), to sail, Feb.; John and Winthrop (sch), sailed Sept. 17th. . Now York to Wellington—Titania (bq), sailed Nov 7th (Daigetv and O.) . St. John to Wellington—Terpsichore (ship) sailed Dec. 23rd. (N.Z.S. Co.) San Francisco to Wanganui—Wanga r nui (bqtne), sailed Nov. 27th. "(Vacuum Vancouver to Wellington—Dartford (bq), sailed Jan. 18tb. "(Union Co.J

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