SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11437, 6 February 1923, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASE 3 OF the moon. FEBRUARY.

Tfilfh water. 5.17 u.m.; b.U p.m. Moon rises, 9.->l p.m. ; «>ets« 10.1 a.m. Sun rises, 5.11 a.m.; sets, 7.17 p.m. ARRIVED. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5. PORT CKALMEIRS. s.s. (3 25 a.m.l, CSS4 tons, Reynolds. from Hicks Bay. (Glasgow wharf.) WEST C.ViIOKIA, ss. (7.15 a.m.), 5615 tons, Harris, from Auckland. (No. 16, Queen's wharf.) . INVERCARGILL, s.s. (5 p.m.), 224 tons. Wilkinson, for Wanganui. "KAITUNA, s.s. (.5.45 p.m.), 2042 tone, Martin, for Lytteltor. XIKAU, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 248 tone, ilonrv for Nelson. AVAHINE, s.s. t 7.5() p.m.), 4436 tone, Cameron, for Lyttelton. KATOA, s.s. (10.11) p.m.), 2481 tone, Bruce, for Lyttelton. NGAHERB, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 1040 tons, Morgan, for Greymouth. sailed. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5. FUTURIST, steam trawler (8 a.m.), 241 tons. Urines, for Cook Strait. WAINUI, ss. (12 15 p.m.), 684 tone, Sewell, lor Pieton. KOill, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 123 tons, N alder, for Pieton. TAHITI, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 7385 tons, Aldwell, for Sydney. Passengers lrst saloon—Misses Littlejohn, Maughan (3), Hill Manche, Asher, Burcliall, lerry, AVhitlak, Jones. Lewis, Sweeney (2), Blgnell, Jones, Alesdamee Newman, Bonnedale, Hessey, Pockley and 2 children,. Littlejohn. Sandercoek, Maughan and ‘2 girls, iK'Owu, Hill, Jones, Bickesteth, Dulw’ood, Richardson, Rose, McLaughlin. Hindmarsh, Sweeney, Sterndale, O’Brien, Camnock, Messrs Simmonds, Matthews, Lolly, Wat-eon-Brown, Camnock, Sherndale, Hindmareh, Kennedy, Rose, Eilinffto*. Smith, Holmes, Langridge, Justellins, Colonel Crocker. McLaughlin, Brown, Maughan, Sandercoek. Boccard, Hessey, Justice Parsons, Hill, Rose,. ,tiPrott, Small, McLaughlin, Jones, Bickesteth, Richardson, Rev. Loughnan. Second saloon—Miss eo Williams (3), Matwelf Ausara (2), Graham, Mesdamee Preston and child, Ausara, Jeffries Atkins, Messrs Jen nee, Jenner, Margison, Andrews, Raweley, Marbin, Gear, Williams, Preston; and 8 steerage. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6. WALKAU, s.s. (l am.), 143 tons, Deiley, Cor Blenheim. expected ARRIVAL*. Corinna, New Plymouth, to-day-Kennedy, Foxton, to-day lvapuni, Patea, to-day Gale, Lyttelton, Wednesday Koi;' Nelson, Wednesday Wairau, Blenheim, Wednesday Opawa, ' Sounds, ■ Wednesday Hawera, Patea, Wednesday Invercargill, Wanganui, Wednesday Opua, Lyttelton, Wednesday \S akatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Wednesday •Echo, Blenheim, Thursday Waimea, Wanganuj. Thursday Kapiti, Wanganui, Thursday Waverley, Patea, Thursday , Calm, south, Thursday Holmdale, southern ports, Thursday Otarnma, New Plymouth, Friday Ka'hika, south, Friday [ PROJECTED DEPARTURE* I Waverley, Patea, to-day Echo, Blenheim, to-day I Kapiti, Wangrnui, to-day | Opua, W r estport, Greymouth, AVednesday [Opawa, Westport, Greymouth, Wednesday Tutanekai, Cook Strait, Wednesday | Gale, south, Wednesday Kennedy, Foxton, Wednesday Hawera, Patea, Wednesday i Kapuni. Patea, Wednesday ! Invercargill, Wanganui, Wednesday Putiki, Etast Coast, Wednesday Komata, Westport, Wednesday Koi, Nelson, Thursday Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Akitio, Thursday Waimea, Nelson, Thursday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS LONDON. February 4th.—Arrivals: Suez. Otira, Clan Mao William. from San Francisco; Waihemo, Panama, and Canadian Conqueror. Departures: From. Honolulu, Niagara; from Teneriffe, AUCKLAND, Monday-rKakapo (8.30 p.m.), from Gisborne; Remuera (6 p.ln.), for Dunedin; Hollywood (7 p.m.), for Wellington; Wanaka (5.20 p.m.), for Wellington. ONEHUNGA, Monday—Sailed. Aupouri (3.45 p.m.), for Raglan; Rarawa (4.35 p.m.), for New Plymouth. NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday—Sailed, Corinna (3.25 p.m.), for Wellington. PICTON, Monday—Arrived, Wainui (7 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON, Monday—To sail, Kohi, for W ellingon. GREYMOUTH, Monday—Arrived. Kaitangata (10.45 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON, Monday—Sailed (8.2 a p.m.). Maori, for Wellington. Arrived, Whangape 19.45 a.m.), from Sydney. DUNEDIN, Monday—Arrived, Waimarino (6.5 a.m.). from San Francisco; Holmdale (12.25 a.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed, Moeraki (9.45 p.m.), for -Melbourne: Storm (11.5 p.m.), for Timaru. BLUFF, Monday—Arrived, Inga (5 p.m.), from Wellington. The Wairau, from Blenheim, is due to-morrow. [ The Opawa is expected to arrive from i Pelorus Sounds to-morrow. I The Echo, sailing to-day for Blenheim, is duo back on Thursday. S The Wakatu is expected to arrive from : Lyttelton and Kaikoura to-morrow, and : is timed to sail again in Thursday for ; the same ports . 1 The Kennedy is 'due from Foxton today, and sails again on "Wednesday for Foxton.

The Kapiti, which is at present in port, is to sail to-day for Wanganui, and L. duo hack Fere op The Hawera, from Patea, is due tomorrow and is to sail again for I’atea the same day The Kapuni is duo from Patea to-day, and is to sail again for the same port to-morrow.

The Invercargill, from Wanganui, is duo here to-morrow and is to sail again for Wanganui the same day. The Ripple, from Napier, Gisborne, and Akitio, is duo on Sunday, and sails again on Monday. The Putiki, for East Const bays, sails to-morrow and is due back hore about the end of tho week. The Holmdale, from southern ports, is dud here on Thursday. Tho Opua is due on Wednesday from Lyttelton and sails for Westport and Greymouth, taking cargo for Hokitika tho same day. Tho Waverley is to sail for Patea todny. She brings back a consignment of cheese, and is duo here on Thursday. Tho Koi is due from Nelson to-mor-row and is to go on tho slip, returning to Nelson on Thursday. The Waimea is due from Wanganui on Thursday, and is to sail tho same day for Nelson. Tlio Corinna is duo to-day from Now Plymouth and: will load for Dunedin, Oamaru and Timaru. Tho Katoa, whioh left Wellington last evening for Lyttelton and Dunedin, is to load at Dunedin vin Onmnru, Timaru ami Lyttelton for Wellington and Auckland.

The Knhika leaves Dunedin In-day via ports, and is to load "here on Friday for Ne:v Plymouth via Nelson. The Ngakuta was loading at Greymouth vesterdoy with coal and timber for Wellington and Miramar.

The Wanaka is to leave Auckland on Thursday for Wellington, from which port she proceeds to Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Oamaru and Timaru. Tho Kaitangata is to leave Greymouth to-morrow with coal for Wellington. Tho Komata is to leave, port to-mor-row afternoon for Westport to load for Wellington. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE IIAUKAKI TO LOAD FOR DOMINION. The Hauraki, from Sydney via Fanning Island, was due at Victoria on Monday, January 2!)th. She loads at Vancouver and San Francisco during February for Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE. Queen’s wharf—Blenheim, No. 8; Ngaio, No. 12; Echo, No. 13; Wootton, No. 13, north; Kennedy. No. 13, south; West Cahokin, No. 16; Putiki, No. 14, north. Ferry wharf—Maori. Tutanekai. Railway wharf—Kauri. Glasgow- wharf—Port Chalmers. King’s wharf—Bembridge. Thorndon breastwork—Rama. Ta ra naki street. —Komata. In the stream —Robert It. Hind, Rosamond, Poherua. Mararoa, Hinemoa, Coronation, Takapuna WITHIN RANGE. The following vessels were expected to bo w'ithin range of the undermentioned wireless stations last evening:— Auckland —Marama, Mahana, Canadian Traveller. Iris, Karori, Kaikoura, l’akeha, Kaitoke, Kaiapoi, Remuera, City of Evansville, H.M.S. Chatham, H.M..S. Veronica Wellington—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Atlienic, Ulimaroa, Moeraki, Manuka, Treclenham, AVaikouaiti, Wingatul, Waitomo, Tekoa, AA’est Cahokia, Kaitangata, Katoa, Tahiti, Kaituna, Cumberland, Kumara, Otarama, l’iako. Port Elliot, Ruapehu, Kaiwarra, Waitemata, Culna, Kaikorai. Chathams—Port Darwin. AVAIIIEMO’S MOVEMENTS. The Waihemo, from Sydney via Honolulu, was duo at San Francisco on February 2nd. She loads at Pacific Coast ports, and is expected to clear Vancouver towards the end of thie month for Suva, Napier, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff and Sydney. AVAIOTAPU DUE ’FRISCO. The Waiotapu, from Newcastle, is due at San Francisco about Sunday, February 4th, during which month she loads at Pacific Coast ports for Wellington, Melbourne (possibly Adelaide) and Sydney. AVAIRUXA FROM MELBOURNE. The Wuiruna, from Pacific Coast ports via Auckland, was expected to clear Melbourne on Friday, February 2nd, for Adelaide and Sydney, to complete discharge, proceeding thence to Pacific Coast ports to load for AVellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. WAIMARINO AT DUNEDIN. The AVairoarino, from Pacific Coast ports via North Island ports, cleared Lyttelton on Saturday for Dunedin and Sydney to completo discharge. She was due at" Dunedin yesterday. WAIKAAVA LEAVES ’FRISCO. The Waikawn, from Pacific Coast ports, sailed from San Francisco on Friday, January 26th, for Napier, Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne. She is due at Napier about Tuesday, February 20th. MAI MO A FOR NAPIER. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company advise that the Maimoa is to leave Auckland to-day for Napier, where she will complete loading. She is expected to sail finally on Saturday for London via New York and Boston. CANTERBURY STEAMERS. The Canterbury Steamship Company advise that the Gale is due hero from Lyttelton to-morrow, and is to sail again the same day for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. The Calm is due here on Thursday from Bluff) Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, and ia to sail again the same day for Wanganui. The Kohi is due'back at Wellington at the end of the week from Nelson, and is to load her® for Pieton, Nelson and bays. PAPAROA FROM HOME. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Paparoa, which sailed from Southampton on January 11th, left Panama on AA r ednesday last. She is due at AVellington on February 26th, with passengers for this port, and cargo for Auckland. MAIIANA FROM FIJI. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company has received advice that the Mahana is due at Auckland to-day from Levuka, with London cargo for discharge at Auckland and Lyttelton. RUAPEHU’S . ITINERARY. The Federal Company advise that the Ruapehu, now loading at Napier, is to leave that port to-morrow; evening for Bluff, Dunedin and Wellington. Sho sails finally from this -port on February 21st for Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Avomnouth, and is proceeding via the Panama Canal. PIAKO'3 MOVEMENTS. The Piako left Auckland on Saturday evening for Lyttelton, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Wanganui, Wellington and Auckland. Sho is to sail finally from the latter port on February 28th, her ports of call being New York, Boston, and West Coast of England. SAILERS SOLD. News has been received that .the following well-known sailing vessels, which have often been seen in Australian waters, have again changed hands, viz., the ship Lyngo, 1573 tons register (ex Ilamingja, ex Like, ex Dumbarton Rock); ship Dvergso, 1679 tons register (ex Transatlantic, ex Mersey) ; and the fourmastedi barque Hero (ex Iverna), 2167 tons register. These three vessels have been sold to the A.S. Svedvik Skibsrederi Svelvck, for 150,000 kroners. The first-named ship, the Lyngo, lia4 recently been fixed to load Balti© timber at Christiania for Melbourne, and it is very probable that the other two vessels, which have been laid up for many months, will soon bo placed in commission. MOTOR PASSENGER LINES. Tho continued! and rapid development of the use of oil-engines in large ships is exemplified in the new liner, tho Adda, which has just been completed for the Elder, Dempster Company, for their ex£ress mail and passenger service between iverpool and tho West Coast of Africa. The vessel is tho finest and most up-to-date passenger liner in which internalcombustion engines have been fitted, and tho fuel consumption will only bs about 21 tons daily, against four timos this amount of coal in a corresponding coal-fired steamer. The advantage from the point of view of the passengers is obvious, since tho painful process of coaling is dispensed with, and tho ship can carry in double bottom tanks sufficient fuel for the round voyage between Liverpool and AVest Africa and back. LARGEST FLOATING DOCK. Southampton has in definite view for her port wliat will he the largest floating dock in the world. The contract" for this has been placed with Sir W. C. Armstrong, AVhitworth and Co. The dock will be nearly 1000 ft in length and will thus be able to accommodate the Majestic, tho largest vessel aflout, which has a gross tonnage <of 56,000 tons and a length of 912 ft It is understood that the dock will bo built in the Armstrong yard at High AVulkcr-on-Tyne. Over 20,00(1 tons of slecl will go used, and it is hoped to complete tho dock in about nine months.

TAHITI FOR SYDNEY. The Union Company’s steamer Tahiti sailed last evening for Sj-flney wtih passengers and cargo, in continuation of her voyage from San Francisco. VINTTA FOR NEW ZEALAND. A private cablegram received in Sydney states that the steamer Vinita sailed from San Francisco .on January 20th for one port in New Zealand. Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The AUnitu js a steel vessel of 5531 tons. MERCHANT -SERA 7 ICE GUILD. The secretary of the Merchant Service Guild (Captain F. A. Macindoe) advises that a general meeting of the Merchant Service Guild is to bo held in the guild rooms at 10 o’clock this morning, when important business will be discussed. JERSEY CITY TO LOAD. Tho Jersey City is loading for London and Hull at the end of February, lifting cargo at Auckland, Napier, "Wellington, and Lyttelton. Mr E. G. Zolirab is the local agent. ULIMAROA DUE TO-MORROW. The Huddart-Parker intercolonial steamer Ulimaroa sailed for AVellington at noon on Saturday, and is due at Wellington on AVednesday. She will sail on the return trip on Friday. The roKSol has cargo and 284 passengers for this port. BEREINGAR FOR. DOMINION. The Union Steamship Company advise that the chartered steamer Berengar ia to load at the Pacific Coast during March for Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. NAVTJA FOR. ISLANDS. The Union Steamship Company advises tVat the Island steamer Navua. is to leave Auckland this afternoon for Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, with passengers and cargo. FLORA RECOMMISSIONED. The Union Company’s steamer Flora, winch has been recommissioned, is expected to leave Auckland this evening for AVellington, and will then proceed to Lyttelton. MARAMA’S MOVEMENTS. The Union Steamship Company advise that the Marama is to leave Auckland on Friday for Sydney, from which port she comes on to AVellington. She is due here on February 20th. ■ MOERAKI FOR MELBOURNE. The Moeraki. fiom Wellington, is to leave Bluff to-morrow for Melbourne, where sho is due on Monday. She is timed to sail again on the following AVednesday for Bluff. Dunedin, and AVellington. NEW TURBINE. FOR MAORI. A now turbine for- the ferry steamer Maori was discharged from the oversea steamer Otarama at Port Chalmers on Thursday. The turbine was shipped at Liverpool- It weighs about thirty tons, and the sheer legs were requisitioned to remove it from the steamer’s hold. The turbine will bo installed in the Maori when she goes to Port Chalmers to un. dergo annual overhaul. PERSONAL. Mr H. Martin has left the AVahino as fourth engineer. Mr W. Morrison has joined the Maoii as seventh engineer Mr E. A. Miller, formerly wireless operator of the Katoa, has come ashore. Mr J. AValker, master of the Kini, has left that vessel. Mr E A. Cox has joined the Kini as first mate Mr R. Ginders has joined the Katoa as wireless operator. Mr J. Mae Lean has taken command of tho Kini. Mr J. Arnold, chief officer of the Kini, has come ashore Mr A. B. Sizar, late chief officer of thcUnion Company’s steamer Manuka, has taken command of tho Flora, temporarily. OVERSEAS VESSELS INWARD. City of Evansville—Arrived Auckland; due Wellington to-day; left Now York December 18th. Pakeha Due Auckland February 9th; left Balboa January 18th for Auckland and Wellington. (Shaw, Savill.) Kaikoura—Auckland February Ist- due Wellington Tuesday; left Liverpool December 18th. (Federal Line.) Mahana—Due Auckland February sth; left London December. 21st for" Fiji. (Shaw, Savill.) Athenic—Due AA 7 ellington, February 7th; left Southampton December 29th. (S. S. and A.) Newby Hall—Due AVellington February 25th; left New York January sth for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. (Federal Line) Paparoa—Due Wellington February 26th; left Southampton January 11th. (N.Z. Shipping Company.) Port Bowen—Due AVellington February 20th; left New York January 17th for Auckland. Hannath—London; dne AA 7 ellington end of February. (Scales.) Hollywood—From San Francisco; left San Francisco January 6th for AVellington, via Auckland. Hauraki—Due AVellington end March from Vancouver, San Francisco. (Union Co. Raranga—From Antwerp, due Auckland Maroh 10th. Waihemo—Loads at Pacific Coast early February for New Zealand ports. (Union Co.) AVaiotapu—Due San Francisco to load for New Zealand and Australian ports. (Union Co.) AVailcawa—Left San Francisco January 26th for AVellington, Sydney, and Melbourne. (Union Co.) - Hatipara—For Dominion, now loading at Port Arthur, Texas. IB.T Co.). AVestmeath—Due Wellington March 17th, from Liverpool, via Panama. Kumara—Due Wellington February 18th; left Brisbane January 25th for Wanganui. (S.S. and A.) Port Elliot —Due Wellington to-day from Napier; to sail finally from Lyttelton for London. (C. and D. Line.) Trcvcssa —New York for Auckland. Wellington, and south; due Auckland March 19th. (Federal Co.) Kentucky—To leave New York February 15th for Auckland, AVellington, and ports. (Federal Co.). Bevengar—Loads at Pacific Coast end of March for New Zealand and Australia. (U.S.S. Co.) Corinthic —Left Southampton January ?sth for Wellington, via Panama; due March 4th. (S.S. and A.) Port Caroline—Left London January 27th for New Zealand ports; due Lyttelton March Bth. Gallic—From Liverpool, at Adelaide, for New Zealand. OUTWARD. Ruapehu, for Manchester. I,iverpool, Glasgow, and Avonmouth, via Panama, from Wellington, February) 17th. Cumberland, for London, via Monte Video, from Lyttelton, February 12th. Kumara, for London, via Monte Video and Teneriffe, from Wellington, February 22nd. Remuera. for Southampton and Tendon, via Panama, February 17th. "Wangaratta, for London, from Wellington, about tho beginning of March. Kia Ora. for London., via Monte Video ivnd Teneriffe, from "Wellington, March 10th. Ruahine, for Southampton and London, from Wellington. April 21st. Maimoa. for London via New York, Boston, Napier, and Auckland; from Napier February JOth. Arawa, for Southampton and London, vin Panama, from AVellington, February 16th.

D. H.M. Full Moon ... .. 2 3.23 a m. Irfist Quurter 8 8.16 p.m. New 1C C.3< u ni* Last Quarter %l 11.36 s.m.