SHIPPING NEWS'

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11159, 15 March 1922, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS'

PHASES OF THE MOON.

High water. 5.33 a.m..; 6.8 p.m. Moon rises, 7.15 p.m.; sets; 7.31 a.m. Sun rises, 5.46 a.m.; sets, 6.14 p.m.

ARRIVED. TUESDAY, MARCH 14. NORA NIVEN, s.s. (2.30 a.m.), 151 tons, Ormes, from Cook Strait. (No, 7, Queen’s wharf.) NGAIO. s.s. (3.40 a.m.), 1203 tons. Wildman, from Nelson. (No. 12, Queen’s wharf.) MAORI, s.s. (7.15 a.m.), 3412 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. (Perry wharf.) KYLEBEG, s.s. (9.20 a.m.), 681 tons, Holm, from Nelson. (No. 13, south, Queen’s wharf.) RAMA, s-s. (9.50 a.m.). 224 tons, E. Cartner. from.Chatham Islands. (Ferry wharf.) INVERCARGILL, s.s.’ (3 p.ntf.), 224 tons, Wilkinson, from Havelock. (No. 5, Queen’s wharf.) WAINUI. s.s. (5.50 p.m;), 684. tons, Sewell, from Picton. (No. 4, Queen’s wharf.) KAITOA, s.s. (0.35 a.m.), .319 tons, Henrv, from Mapua. (Queen’s wharf.) KAPUNI, s.s. (12.15 a.m.), 275 tons, Gibson, from Patea. (King’s wharf.) SAILED. TUESDAY, MARCH 14.

NORA NIVEN, s.s. (7.55 a.m.), 156 tons, •Ormes, for Cook Strait. - RUAPEHU, s.s. (12.40 p.m.), ,8881 tons, A. McKellar, for Southampton. WAVEELHY, s.s. t 2.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Brigden. for Patea. KAITOA, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 319 tons, Henry, for Motueka. - KAPITI, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, for Wanganui. ' RIPPLE. s.s. (6.15 p.m:), 413 tons, Carlson, for Napier. . , NGAIO, S.S. (7.35 p.m.), 1203 tons, Wildman, for Nelson, ■ MAORI, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3411 tons, Irwin, for Lyttelton. » JKYLHBEG, s.s. (&25 p.m.), 295 tops, S- Holm, for Dunedin. • KAMONA, s.s. (12.15 a.m X 1425 tons, H. Cox. for Westport.

EXPECTED ARRIVAL*. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-day Nikau, Nelson, to-day Kapuni, Patea, to-day Kini, Dunedin. Oamam, Timaru, Lyttelton, to-day . .. Hawera, Patea, to-day : . •Kurow, Westport, to-day Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikonra, to-flay Hatapara, Lyttelton, Thursday Waiotapu, San Francisco, via ports, Thursday Joan Craig, Newcastle, Thursday Waimea, Picton. Thursday Kapiti, Wanganui. Thursday Maori. Lyttelton, Thursday Wainui. Picton, Thursday Ngaio, Nelson, Thursday , Canadian Cruiser, Lyttelton, Thursday Wakatu, Lyttelton, .Kaikoura', Thursday Ka'hika, Nelson, Thursday - Kapiti, Wanganui, Thursday ■Corinna, Lyttelton,Friday- . Kaituna, Auckland, Friday Karori, Greymonth, Friday Leitrim, New Plymouth. Saturday Rakanoa; Greymouth. Saturday Kaituna, Adelaide, Melbourne. Hobart, Auckland, Saturday Komata. Westport, Sunday Kia Ora, Wanganui, Sunday Ripple. Gisborne via coast, Sunday Paloona, Melbourne, Monday

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Komata, Westport, to-day, 1 p.m) Corinna, Lyttelton, to-day Ngahere, Greymouth, to-day Wahine, Lyttelton, to-day Wainui, Picton, to-day Opawa, Blenheim, to-day, 4 p.m. Invercargill. Wanganui, to-da£» 5, p.m. Kapuni, Patea,. to-day, 4 P.m, Kini, Napier, Gisborne^, to-day , Wangaratta,. London via Las to-d^v Nikau, -Nelson, to-day Hawera, Patea, Thursday Mberaki. Sydney, Thursday. , Putiki, East Coast, Waikokopu,. Thurs-

day / Coronation, Wanganui, Thursday Canadian Cruiser, Napier, Thursday ' Waimea, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth,

Thursday. - Maori, Lyttelton,. Thursday Ngaio, Nelson, Thursday Echo, Blenheim, Thursday Wakatu. Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Thursday Kapiti, Wanganui, Thursday Moeraki, Sydney, Thursday v TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS: ,

LONDON, -Monday—Arrived’. London, Waimate ; arrived. New' York, Port packing; passed Perim, Clan Maciver, Oonde. Sailed from Karachi, Teespool; from Marseilles, Naldera

LYTTELTON, Tuesday—Wanaka. (9.15 a.m.), from 'Wellington; Rieya Maru (12.40 p.m.), for London via Panama; Treloske (2.35 p.m.), from Launceston; Kamo (6.55 p.m.), for Chatham Islands; Wahine (6.50 a.m.),' from Wellington; l£ini (1.55 p.m.), from .Pune/Jin; Kit"fawa (3.50 p.m.), from Sounds; Canadian Cruiser (4.35 p.m.), from Dunedin; City of Canton (3.45 p.m) and Calm (5.20 p.m.), for Dunedin; Leitrim (5.25 p.m.),. for New Plymouth; Wahipe, for Wellington. AUCKLAND, Tuesday—Sussex (10.40 a.m.), for Boston; Fiona (4.5 a.m.), from Fiji. NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday—Kia Ora (5.45 p.m.), for Wanganui. AUCKLAND, Tuesday—Kotare (6.5 a.m.). from Oamaru; Gale <2.15 p.m.). from Wanganui via ports; Kotaro (4.10 p.m.), for Bluff.

The Waverley is to sail for Patea at 4 p.m. on Friday. The Wakatu is expected here to-mor-row from Lyttelton arid is to sail the same day on the return trip to Lyttelton and Kaikonra. The Kurow is to leave Westport today with coal for Wellington. > The Corinna is to sail to-day for Lyttelton, and is due back on Friday .to toad for New Plymouth via Nelson. Tho Kahika is due here on Thursday from Nelson. The vessel will sail on the sfune day for Dunedin direct, and will coal at southern -ports for Wellington, New Plymouth and Nelsom. The Koikoo-ai arrived at Newcastle at 8 p.m. on Monday from Wellington to load there for Wellington. The Union Steamship Company advise that the Kaituna is to leave Auckland for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin on Friday, and is due here on Sunday. The barque Raupo came down from the slip at 10.40 a.m. yesterday, and the cradlo was taken I>y the Kennedy at 8.5 p.m. ,

The Kapiti is expected here from Wanganui to-morrow and is timed to sail the seme day on the return Journey. ’ The Inveroargill is to sail for Wanganui to-day.

The Kapuni is due from Patea to-day and. is to sail at 4 p.m. on the return journey.

The Putiki is to sail for Waikokopu and East Coast bays on Thursday. The Kaituna is to leave Auckland today for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to complete discharge other cargo from Adelaide, Melbourne ana Sydney. ~Xhe Kini is due at Wellington this morning from Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru and Lyttelton, and will sail In the evening for Napier and Gisborne. W. M. Bannatyne and Co. advise that the Waimea, instead of the Alexander, will arrive at Wellington to-morrow morning from Picton. She is to sail from Wellington at 3 p.m. the same day for Nelson, Westport and Greymouth. The Nikau is due at Wellington on Friday..from Nelson ‘with a load of hpples for transhipment to the Leitrim. The auxiliary schooner Coronation, which is detained at Wellington owing to engine troubles, is expected to leave here to-morrow for Wanganui to load pipes for Whakatnne. Johnston and: Co. advise that the Putiki is to leave Wellington to-morrow for East Coast stations and Waikokopu. Owing to the delays in loading of tho Athenic not being as'long as was at first anticipated, the company now finds it possible to dispatch this steamer at daybreak on March 29th, thus necessitating passengers embarking on the evening of March 28th. The Rama is to sail at 6 o’clock this morning for Lyttelton, Waitangi and Pitt Island. The auxiliary scow .Echo is due at Wellington to-day and is timed to sail to-morrow at 4 p.m. for Blenheim. The Komata is to sail at 1 p.m. to-day for Westport, from where she is duo back here on Sunday.

TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE. Queen’s wharf—Corinna, No. 1, north, Kini, No. 1, north; Raupo, No. 3; InveicargiU, No. 5, north; Kahika, No. -6, north; . Blenheim, No. 8 ; Nikau, No. 19; Opawa, No. 11, north; Coronation, No. 13, north. Ferrv wharf—Wahine. Railway wharf—Komata, Ngahere. Glasgow wharf—Peshawar. King s wharf—Kapuni, Hawera, Wangaratta. Clyde quay—Putiki. Miramar wharf—Kohl, Waipori. On the slip—Kennedy. In the stream Hinemoa, Takapuna. Rona, Rosamond. athenic’s Itinerary. .It is announced that the Athenic is, to leave Auckland to-day for Gisborne" She will probably clear the latter port about noon on Monday, arriving at Wellington on Maroh 22nd. The vessel is to sail finally fropi Wellington at daybreak on March 29th for, Southampton and London via Panama. ' PESHAWUR FOR HOME. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the steamer Pesbawur, now completing her cargo at Wellington, is to sail at daybreak on Saturday foi London, via Panama and Newport News. TAINUI’S MOVEMENTS. The Shaw, SaviM Shipping Company announce that tho Tainui, which left Balboa on Maroh 12th, is due at Wellington on April 2nd. Kia or.vssalling date. The Kia Ora is expected at Wanganui from New Plymouth in continuation of her loading. The yessql is due at Wellington on Sunday anil is to sail on March 23rd for via Cape Horn.

PAKEHA FROM.NEWCASTLE:. It'is expected that tho Pakeha should leave Newcastle on Saturday next for New Plymouth, where she is due for loading about March 22nd. The vessel will then proceed to Wanganui and Wellington, arriving here on April sth, On the voyage to London.via Capa Horn, the Paheka should leave Wellington about April Utb CANADIAN CRUISER. '

’ Messrs Murray, Roberts advised yesterday that the Canadian Cruiser is due here on Thursday morning from Lyttelton to load for New York, Boston, Hali fax and Montreal. The vessel’is to sail from Wellington on Friday evening foi Auckland to complete loading. CANADIAN SPINNER, The Canadian Spinner, which is at Auckland from New York; is duo at Wellington on Monday. NAVUA’S MOVEMENTS. •' The island steamer Navua arrived at Apia from Auckland at 10 a.m. on Sunday. She sailed again at 10 p.m. on Monday -for tho Friendly Islands and Suva. , VANCOUVER’SERVICE, The Vancouver mail steamer Niagara arrived at'Vancouver at 10 p.m. on Sunday from Auckland. . . t MARAMA FOR ’FRISCO. , . The San Francisco mail steamer Marama. arrived at Rarotonga at 10 a.m on Sunday from Wellington, and sailed at 6 p.m. the same day for Papeete and ’Frisco. PORT NAPIiiTFOR LONDON The Port Napier left Gisborne on Wednesday night for Opua and will sail on Friday for London via Australia. ; SUSSEX FOR BOSTON. The Sussex left Auckland at 10.45 a.m. yesterday for Boston and New York, via Panama. ■ TRELOSKE AT" LYTTELTON. Tho Treloske arrived, at Lyttelton, yes'terday morning from Launceston. The vessel will then proceed to Dunedin, Bluff and Wellington, sailing from here about the end of the month for Manchester and Liverpool. - PALOONA AT MELBOURNE Tho intercolonial steamer Paloona Is due at Melbourne on Thursday morning from Bluff. The vessel is, to sail on Saturday for Wellington, and is due here on March 23rd.

MOERAKI TO RESUME, The Union Steamship Company's steamer Moeraki, which has been in the process of being reoommissioned, will sail on Thursday at 11 a.m. for, Sydney. TUTAjNEKAI’S ITINERARY.

. The Government steamer Tutanekai left the Bluff on Monday for Auckland and Campbell Islands to replenish depots and search for' possible castaways. The vessel is expected bsfck at the Bluff in about a week, and will then proceed to Wellington viji the West Coast.

| SYDNEY PASSENGERS. The following passengers left Auckland for Sydney on the Manuka at the end 'of last week: —Slaloon: Misses Sayegb, Moses, Stqrey, Gasmens, Taylor, Brennan, Spicer, Baxter, Lewis, Passdeleon, Parkes Baker, Crane, Stevens, Stewart, Hall, Bishop, Greenhaegh, Strang, Cunningham, Mesdames Peterson, Lambly, Anderson, Wilson, Fenton, Lindgren, WyI hert, Robertson, Eaton, Neilson, Bowden, Fraser, Stroud, Parkes, Taylor, Andrews,' Cutler Waters, Beale, Meldrum, Vanston, Bowles, lies, Graham, Burt, Hall, Hewson and child, Doreett; Treatt, Bruce, Smither and 2 children, Tozart, Hill, Smith, Kent, Ferguson, Benfield, Toole, Stevens, Rumble, Messrs Meiklejohn, Roberts, Hobday, Goodwyn, Humphries, Strang, Farquhar, Sayegh, Christopherson, Eaton, Bickford, Gould, HUderbrandt, Kehoe, Buchanan, Toose, McLood, Wilson, Fenton, Lindgren, Murtagh Jacksom Hardy, Wybert Robertson, Stroud, Peterson, Parkes, Andrews, Butler, Bissell, Beale, Anderson, Leckie, Jounesen, Okawa, Thomson, Meldrum, Vanston, Barron and son, Brusch Darling, Smith, Kent, McCracken, Lawrence, Roose, Danneford, Donovan, Carpenter, Greenhaegh, Douglas, Robertson. Bowles, Tolley, Leuchart, Simms, Cousins, Harrison, , Hunt, Burtenshaw, Adelskold, Davey, Cox, Wrightson, Hewson, Dorsett, Treatt, Gamley, Manuel, Bruco and boy, Smither, Tozart, Dr MoMaster, Lieut. H. L. Hawden, Rev. Mr Lamb, Rev. Mullineux, and 165 steerage, including 6 Chinese and 5 Hindus.

WANGARATTA TO SAIL. The New Zealand Shipping, Company announce that thfc Wangaratta is to sail this morning for London via Monte Video and Las Palmas. HATIPARA TO" LOAD. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Hatipana is due at Wellington on Thursday morning from Lyttelton to complete Homeward loading. RAUPOIi - CONVERSION. The Scales Company’s familiar barque Raupo, which has been laid up in the stream at Wellington for some weeks, and which was recently purchased by the Canterbury Steam Ship Company, of Christchurch, is to be'converted into a coal “hulk, came off the slip yesterday prior to taking, up her new duties as a hulk. BLACKBALL BOATS. The Ngahere is to sail at noon to-Jay for Greymonth to load for New Plymouth and Wanganui. The Ngakuta is to sail at noon to-day for Westport to load part cargo of coal for Napier. The vessel will then proceed to Greymouth to load the remainder of her cargo. BACK TO JAPAN. - The Japanese training ship for mercantile marine officers, Taisei Maru, which arrived at Auckland on Wednesday week, on a visit, during 'her twenty-fifth ocean training voyage, sailed on Monday afteinoon for Japan direct.

OPOTIKI BAR OPEN," Reports from Opotiki sta# that tho bar is again workable after closing the river to steamers for a period -of three weeks. In the summer momhs and especially towards the end of summer there i- very little water coming down the river from the hack country; and in March in particular’ the flow is insufficient to wash out the channel to a sufficient depth to allow steamers to’ work the bar at the entrance. Sand settles at the mouth of the river and remains there until the flow increases sufficiently to carry it away. The flow has now increased as the result of heavy rains, and the Northern Company’s steamer Aupouri was.able to leave Auckland for Opotiki this week. A MAIDEN TRIP.

NEW STEAMER KYLEBEG. The new steamer Kylebeg, which is to, rtm m tho Wanganui—Dunedin trade for the agency, of Captain G. T. Hull, arrived in Wellington front Nelson yesterday morning. The Kylebeg is making her maiden' voyage, and was built at Dublin last .year by Dublin Shipbuilders Ltd. Her. dimensions -ire :—Gross tonnage, 681: net tonnage 295; lemrth between perpendiculars, 180 ft; breadth, 29ft. She is a single screw steel shin, and is fitted with triple expansion engines, which on her trials gave her a speed of 10.4 knots. Oik the voyage out from Home she averaged 8 knots. A feature of the vessel, which is an-uncommonly fine typo of is the large amount of space nvailal>le“Tor cargo. This has been secured by the placing of the main engines aft. There are two large hatchways for the discharge and loading of cargb, and the aft hatchway is fitted with two winches, thus onabling three gangs of men to be employed in the working of the vessel.

The voyage of the Kylebeg from Glasgow was uneventful, and was made for the most part m fine weather. On two occasions, however, once in the Irish Channel, and the second time soon after passing through the Suez Canal, rough weather was experienced. , On January 31st a cyclone was encountered, but on this occasion, as on the others, the Kylebeg proved herself a fine seaboat. Bunbury (W.A.) was reached on February 9th. and from there t-he vessel proceeded to Newcastle tt> load for Nelson. Shortly after leaving Newcastle the steamer ran into stormy weather, but the trip was otherwise uneventful. The vessel arrived at Nelson last Wednesday, and left there on Monday evening ’fcir Wel- • l^pjgton.,:.She.-changed her articles here yesterday and proceeded to Dunedin last evening to dock before entering tho Wanganui—Dunedin trade, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, an.l Wellington. Captain S. Holm. of Wanganui, brought the Kylebeg out. and his officers are: —First, Mir A. Hawick: second, Mr R Simplon; chief onginecr, Mr W. Uranhart; second ongipeer. Mr J. LockScad. * . OVERSEAS VESSELS.

Waiotapu—Now at Auckland; due Wellington'March 16th; left San Francisco February Bth. (Union Co.) Kemuera—Due Auckland March 16th; due Wellington March 21st; left Southampton February 2nd. (N.Z. Shipping Co.). Devon—Due Auckland March 13th; due Wellington Maroh 19th: left New York February 12th; left Newport News February 16th. (Federal Line.) Dorset—Due Auckland March 20th; due Wellington March 27th; left Liverpool January 28th. (Federal Line.) Australind Due Auckland’ March 22nd • due Wellington Maroh 29th; left Newport News February 18th, (Federal Line.) Zealandic—Due Auckland March 26th; due Wellington April 2nd; left Liverpool February 12th. (Shaw. Saviil.) Canadian Spinner Due Auckland March 14th; due Wellington March 20th; left New York January 31st for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Bluff, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne) Canadian Scottish Due Auckland March 20th; left Vancouver February 22nd. (Murray, Roberts.) Corinthio V Due Wellington March, 20th; left London February 9th. (Shaw, Dud> March 25thl left San Francisco March 3rd. (Union Company.) Raranga—Due Wellington March 28th i left London February 18th. (Shaw; Saviil.) * Tainui—Dpe Wellington April 4th; left Southampton February 23ra. (Shaw. Canadian Constructor—Due Wellington April 15th; left New York February 28th for Brisbane, Sydney, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Auckland, (Murray, Roberts.) Mahia—Due Auckland April 17th; left Cardiff March 10th. (Shaw, Saviil.) Cornwall—Due Auckland April 19 th; duo Wellington April 26th.; left Liverpool February 26th. (Federal Line.) Port Denison—Duo Auckland April 4th; -due Wellington-April 11th; left New York March sth. (C. and D. Line.) City of Winchester —Due Auokland, April 4th; due Wellington April-10th: left New York February 28th. (Federal Line.)

SAILERS. Valmnrie, 3-masted schooner, loft Grafto’i January 31st- (L. G. Porter.)^

First Quarter . MARCH. D. H.M. 6.52 a.m Full Moon .... 10.44 p.m. Last Quarter . 8.13 p.m. New Moon .... 12.33 a.m.