SHIPPING.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 194, 21 September 1914, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. ? SEPTEMBER. Day. Hour. Full moon . . 5 1.31 a.m. Last' quarter 13 5.18 a.m. New moon .. 20 9.3 a.m. First quarter .. 26 11.33 p.m. MOON. Uoo* rose to-day 6.1 a.m., sets 7.33 p.*. TIDE. la-istf, 4.41 a.m., 5.7 p.m. To-morrow, 5.33 a.m., 6.0 p.m. SUN. Sun rose to-day a.m., sets 5.52 p.m. ARRiVED. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. ©ANOPUS (6.30 p.m.), 1337 tons, G. A. Xiobb, from Westporfr. JOHN ANDERSON (10.25 p.m.), 52 tons, Couper, from Kaikoura. ~ KAIRAKI (10.40 p.m.), 466 tons, W. G. Scott, from Greyraoutli. • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. STAR OF AUSTRALIA (7.45 a.m.), 6179 tons, Hart, from Port Chalmers. MAORI (10.25 a.m.), 3399 tons, W. Manning, from Wellington. Passengers: Misses fticliardson, Wilkingham, Salter, Mesdames . Allan, McLennan, Cameron, Bendall, Dixon, • arandon, Leary, McKenzie, Allison, Harley. Fislier,. Cregg, Lieut. Tonge, Messrs Kell*. .Fortune, Duncan, Brown, Croptou,_ Sheppard .$2), Ross, Allan, Burnesger, Hopkins, Dixon, Bendall, Hooke, Low, Fisher, Webb, Roche Marrowell, Murphy, McKenzie; Hobbs, and ■ 37 steerage. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. - SITTAWA (8.30 a.m.), 1247 tons, • win, from Greymouth. SAILED.

t SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. KAIKOURA (4.15 p.m.), 6998 tons, IfeKellar, R.N.R., for Timaru. PETONE (6 p.m.), 708 tons, Cowan, for llapier and Gisborne. WAHINE, (8.20 p.m.), 4435 tons, B. M. Aldwell, for Wellington. Passengers: Misses Robinson, Stewart, Hay, Humber, Inder, Mesiames -Williams, Jackson, Patterson, Taylor, Bell McHolmocli, Brainsbv, W T atßon,-W hitting ton, Goodger, Blakeley, Fowles, Hamilton, ' Messrs Rhodes, Hessiff, Fenwick, Reece, -Williams, Roberts, Jackson, Taylor, Whittington, Itichardson, Salmon, Colljns, Hean, Bobbie, Ooodger, Napier, Burgess, Burrows, Blakelev -Fowles, ;-Clmrch, Simpson, Clark, Hamil- ' ton; Rev. J. J. North, and 36 steerage. "WESTRALIA (8.55 p.m.), 30<f0 tons, Bates, for Dunedin. , o - TARAWERA (11.10 p.m.), 2003 tons, H. White-Parsons, for Auckland, via Wellington,. Hairier, and Gisborne. ' _ ' STORM (11.30 p.m.), 405 tons, Radfwd, i®r Picton, Wanganui, and Greymoutli. , BREEZE (midnight), 553 tons, Gordon, for "Jtynedin. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. CORINTHIC (5 p.m.), 12,231* tans, F. Hart, R.N.R., for Timaru. WOOTTON (5.15 p.m.), 150 t*ns, Larsem; iov Akaroa. • WAKATU (midnight), 157 tons, J. Wills, for Kaikoura. ' " EXPECTED TO-DAY. Pohorua, AVestport. TO-MORROW. Waliine, Wellington. Jolm Anders®*, roa. Opo\iri, Nelson. TO SAH. TO-DAY. i John Anderson; Akaroa. Maori, Wellington. Kairakv Greymoiith. TOMORROW". / Canopus, W'estport. Wahins, Wellington. Star of Australia Gisborne. Kittawa, Greymouth. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. By Calle. —Presa ~Association. —Oopyriyht. (Received September 21, 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, September 21. "Arrived —Koromiko, from Newcastle. The Island steamers sailed on Saturday. NEWCASTLE, September 21. Sailed^ —Lindstol, for W r angnnui; Manurewa, for Grafton. COASTAL. Press Association. '' AUCKLAND, September 20. Arrived- I —September 19: Rakarioa (7 a.m.), from WVstport; Rosamond (2.20 p.m.), from ; Napier; . Coronation, ketch, from Gisborne. ~ September 20: Pakelia (6.30 a.m.), from Lon- . don direct; Maheno (2.30 p.m.), from Sydney; Mokoia (2.40 p.m.), from southern ports; Kurow (7.20 a.m.), from Fiji. Sailed—September 19: Rarawa (2.25 p.m.), for New Plymoxith; Navua (6.5 p.m.), for JPijiV'-Warrimoo (4.25 p.m.), for southern j>orts. ~~~ WELLINGTON, September 20. Arrived —Sunday: Watyinc (7.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Mapourifca, (7.30 a.m.), from W«stport", Tarawera (3.15 p.m.), from Lyt* .teltou. ■ Sailed—Saturday: Arrihttra,- (5.30 p.m.), lor West Coast, via ports; Ngatoro (6.15 p.m.), for Greymoutli. GREYMOUTH, September 19. Arrived—Ngakuta (10.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Kittawa (9.25 a.m.), for Lyttelton. W'ESTPORT,- September 19. Saifed—Poherua (10.20" p.m.), for Lyttel- . tOn. TIMARU, Seiitember 20. Arrived—-Kaikoura, (6.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton. DUNEDIN, September 20. Arrived—Saturday: Invercargill (9.45 a.m.), from southern ports; Taviuni (10.2 A a.m.),- from Greymoutli; Aparima (11.10 .a.m.), from Bluff. Arrived—Sunday: Westrulia (1.15 p.m.), from Sydney, via Auckland; Kotare (6 p.m.), from Stewart Island.

NOTES. Yesterday morning tlie Commonwealth and Bominion Line's Star of Australia returned to LytteJton from Dunedin in order to take up loading frozen meat and produce for London. Jshe will leave for Gisborne early to-morrow afternoon to continue her Homeward loading. The Kaikoura arrived at Timwu yesterday afternoon from Lyttelton. She will leave for dunedin to-morrow afternoon to continue her Homeward loading. f It is expected that the Wakatu will load on Wednesday: for Kaikoura.

The Westralia will return from Dunedin 011 ■Wednesday morning, and will load a large cargo of produce for northern ports.- She ■will sail on Wednesday evening.

The Ulimaroa is due to arrive .at Lyt teiton on Thursday morning. After discharging and loading she will leave for Sydney. Tia Wellington, that evening.

ARRIVAL OF THE OPAWA. Early on Friday morning the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opawa arrived off .Otago Heads. After discharging 40 tons of explosives at the magazine anchorage, she was berthed.at the Bowen pier at Port Chalmers. She left London on August 3, and experienced fiive weather to Teneriife, which was passed on the 9th. The weather continued moderate until the Cape of Good Hope ■was rounded at 4 a.m. on the 25th, when a heavy north-west swell was encountered. The ■vessel then ran into bad weather, and a succession of gales, accompanied by fierce hail squalls, were experienced across the Southern Ocean. The Opawa has cargo for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Bluff, and Suva. On arrival her draught was 23ft 4in aft and 23ft sin forward. She will land portion of her cargo at Port Chalmers before coming up to Dunedin to put out the remainder. Captain H. C. Barnes is in command, and

bis officers are:—Mr G. L. Goddurd chief, Mr 11. E. Martin second, Mr W. B. Kirk third, v and: Mr W. Goldiag fourth. Mr C. Bush is -. obief engineer, and bis assistants arc Mes&r#

G. Hartwell, K. Moek, ,T. Hay, A. H. Little, and G. Chalmers. Mr M. Gordon is in charge of the refrigerator, with Mr J. H. Blsthi as second. Mr G.'R. Sutherland is chief steward, and Mr W. 11. Smith is Marconi «perator. During the voyage Mr Martin took very ill, feeing confined to his berth most of the trip. He was taken ashore on arrival for medical treatment.