SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 399, 7 January 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OP THE MOON. , , 'JANUARY.' - . * ,- Day. Hr.m. Pull moon ... 7 1 43 a.m. Last quarter ... ... ... 15 541 a.m. New. moon ... ... . ... 23 11 42 a.m. First quarter... ... ... 29 237 a.m. ' ' HIGH-WATER. To-day, 4.44 a.m.; 5.20 p.m.- , To-morrow, 5.33 a.m.; 6.9 p.m. .. , SUN. ' • Sun rises to-day, 4.27 a.m.; sets,'7.27'p.ml ' ARRIVALS. WEDNESDAY, "JANUARY 6. PATEENA, s.s. '(2.30 a.m.), 1212 tons, Stewart, .from' Nelson. 96 passengers.. ROTOITI, s.s.: (4.10 a.m.), 1159 tons, Robertson, from Onehunga' and New. Plymouth.Passengers: Saloon—Mrs. Rudd,. Captain Humphries, Master Champion; 3 steerage; MAORI, s.s. (6.40 a.m.), 3399 tons, Hunter, from Lyttelton. • • 400 -passengers. - STORMBIR.D,. s.s., (8.40 a.m.), 217 tons, M'lntyre, from Wanganui.... 7 .' ■ HUIA, s.s. (8.55 a.m.), 127 tons, Dowell, from .Wanganui. . MAKAMA, s.s. (10.40 a.in. in the stream), 6437 tons, M'orrall, from Sydney. Passengers: Saibon: For Wellington—Misses Bennett, H. Clark, Porter,' Pearce, Lloyd (2), Head, .Brown, Finn, Cook;- J. Hunt, Cameron, Sheeiiy,' Mesdames Kennedy .and 3 children, Affleck, Selig, Pearce, Hill,- 2 children, and Jmaid, Lloyd, F. i'arrell,; J.' Morrison, Meale, „J. Balmer, J. Bourke;. .Coupelj. fl. Dawkms,' Swan, E. Mackenzie, ; Jefi:'rey, ; Killeen and infant, Gordon, Dr. 11. Dunlopi Captaii! Jordan,-Messrs. W. S. Curtis, G. Sutherland, F. M'Kenzie, Butler, Affleck,-', 'C.- E.": Howarth, S., P. Jeffrey, D. Bohan.-B. A. Guise. Armstrong, W.i N. Haw-, kins, 'W. Meale,, J. Wood. tA./D., Kennedy, J. Selig, E. Stevens; Broughton, J.':C! Henton, It. Bridge, Hill, J. Barton, G. C. ICean, E. Osborne, T. ■ Stevenson,' A. : Johnston, L. .-de Gro'en,' H. P. H. J. Taylor, C. W. Carr, L. A. Durant, Lloyd, Dimant,:T. Plynn, S; J.": Ashei', • J!'■ Morrison, Smith, Crawford, Middows," R. Allingworth, S. Sullivan, Coißni M'Gregor, L. Nopenaise, J. Creswell, H. Pater.son, Or. Gapes,- R. M'Kenzie, • Hatfield, J. I Bourke,' T. ' Sprott, M'Gregor, D. Colley, O'Kane, V. Drew, W. A. Thompson, E. M'Kenzie, Dooley, Bowen (2), Dawson, D. Thompson, E. Mason, Seifert (2), L._. Hughes, 'Frauter, Killeen, J. Sutherland, W. Badden,, Gordon, Henicker, K. Matheson, and 202 steerage. For Lyttbltoh—Misses H. Wigram, li. .Wells! Pringle,"M. Smith, Mesdames Struthers, D. W. Reed, Rayner.'.Tomlin, Owen, 2 children, and maid, Brook, Griffiths, Harkin, Page, Westphail, -Thurlow,' Messrs': 'M.,., Hutton, W-. : Vaughan, ! T. H.. Labatt, E. H.' Trevis,: Brook, Griffiths, >D. H. M'Donald, R./ B. Townley, D. Wobd. 'W. R. Squire, Someryille.iColbnel Ray-, ner,' tnd.Rev. Canon Tomlin; '50 steerage. For Dunedin—Misses E. Louis, Barron, Mackellar, Kpoi (2), B. Mong,. Griffith's,: Mesdames J. Hewitt, W. Prictor, Henderson, A. Ho'rdern, Anthony Hordern, K. Shelford,:/ H-. Vipc'ent, Knox, William's , and/ 4 . children,' Messrs. J. Howitt, W. Prictor, Williams,-S. J. Rough, D.-J. Napier, Henderson,. Lonis, Arthur,, Hordern, ,J.: Williams, 1 Mackellar,/'H.'Vincent! J. E.- Sheet, P. Brack, Rev.: Keoran; 24 steerage. ,Fqr -Blu(f—Misses Murray (2), F.'White; Messrs.'. D; Raymond, C. D. . Murray, E. Broad, and ■ llackin. ,- ,: /;'. MANAROA, s.s. (11.55 a.m.), 122 tons, Hart,, from. Mqtueka./ ' ; OPAWAi 6.5.- (11.50 a.m.), 110 tons, Eckford, from Blenheim. \ :, OPAW!i, s.s. ,(1.30 p.m.),; 7209 tons, Smith, from Napier.- ,: , '■ v / : ' - : '?■: ■ ' ARAHURA, 1 ' s!s. (5.20 p.m.), 1596: tons, Lambert, from. West Coast, and Nelson.. 176 saibon passengers. ' . ''' './ QUEEN OP. THE.SOUTH,,B.B.. (6 p.m.),. 198 tons,.Harvey, from'Foxton. v.' WAK'ATU,■'s.s. U„. p.m.), ~157/ tons, .Wills', •from;, Kaikoura.■' .. .' ' NORA NIVEN;.'s.s. (7.55 p.m'.),'56 tons, Eddy! from trawling cruise. "pUEU, s.s. (10 p!m.), 65.. tons, 'Nelfeon, froni EAst Coast. • ' ' ■ v : ,' '•"■ ■•'' "PENGUIN, sis.: (10.40 p.m.), 824 tons. Nelson, from'Picton. ■40 passengers. , , THURSDAY, JANUARY 8. KAPITI, s.s./(l -a.m : .),:'*242:.tons, from, I - ~v DEPARTURES. / ' WEDNESDAY,'JANUARY 6 •i./'MANA, 6.5. (i0.40 ; a.iii!); : 134 tons; Jacison!-for P4tc'a: /'• ■: !•. jPATEENA, s.s. (12:50 p.ni"!),' 1212 tonsj' Sfew.art,.; for -Picton and .Nekoji. NORA .NIVEN, s.s. (1 p.m.), 56 tons, Brown, ifbii-'triajylirig cruise. !MAORI, ■ "s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 3399 .tons, Hunter, 'for..'Lyttelton! . 250/ saloon passengers. '

EXPECTED 1 ARRIVALS. • — Kamona, Westport, January 7. Aorere, Patea, January 7; ' Blenheim, Blenheim, January 7. . Co'rinna, southern ports, January 7. . NaVua',-' Fiji,' via< Auckland, 'January 7. Defender, 'rimaruV. Janual-y 7. v. Kajiiti; Patea, January. 7., ■ Kiripaka, Patea, January 7. . Wairau, Nelson, Motueka, January 7. ~ . Amokura, Picton,''January .7.,. _ Victoria, Dunedin, Lyttelton, January 7../ - : Arahura, southern ports, January• 7. -yi . Arawa.' Timaru,January 7. ' Petone, Greymouth, January 7. ■-Tufanekairßluff,'January 7. ;-Kotukii',; Greymouth,- January■ 7. ' ,:, Rob Koy, Picton, January 7. - Pateena, Nelson, . Picton, January "7. . 'Rimutaka, Lytteltqn, Jannary-8. j Maori, Lyttelton,.'January 8". . ■ Mana; . Patea, January S: .-.v.:Moeraki. Melbourne, Hobart,: Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton, January 8. ■.■■■- ■';:<■ Mokoia, Sydney, via Auckland, January 8. Kennedy, Nelson,.'' January ;B.'• . Aparima, Calcutta,'-via Auckland, January 9. Mapburika,. West-'Coast, Nelson, and Picton! January 9. • . ■Manaroa, Havelock, January 9. . Putiki,- Westport, Picton, January lfl. ; . .Takapuna; New. Plymouth, January 10. 1 Monowai, Dunedin, Lyttelton,. January 10 ICoonya, Dunedin, .Lyttelton, January 10. : AVaikare, Auckland, via ports, January 11. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Queen of. the South,. Foxton,- January 7. : Huia.'Wanganui, Januaiy. 7.'. Stormbird, Wanganui, .Tannery 7. -• ' Kahu, East Coast, January 7. Kuru, East Coast, January 7. . Blenneim, Blenheim, January 7. .Opawa, Blenheim, January 7. : Kiripaka, Patea, . January 7. . >. Kapiti, Patea, January 7. ■ ;, Aorere,'Patea, January 7.,'.Wairau, Nelson, Motueka,- January 7. ■ .■Victoria,, Sydney, via Auckland, January 7. ' '-, Wakatu, Kaikoura, Janua'ry : 7."; ' ; Corinria,: New Plymouth',vAnuary'.7!' f V . Melbourne,.'.via : south, January' 7.. jMiiTaro'a, 1 Lyttelton, Jantfary';7.'.- " ' ■' " Rotoiti; Picton," Nelson, yNew :Plymouthi' and'' Oriehunga, January 7. '• K,-;--, .• 'Penguin, Nelson, January 7." Lauderdale, Newcastle, January-?. * Ngahe're, Greymouth, January 7. " ' ; v : . . Maori, Lyttelton, January 8. . .Pateena, Nelson, January 8. Mokoia, Lyttelton,-Dunedin,■ January 81. , Moeraki,r Sydney direct,-. January:B.' - Kennedy, Nelson, January-8. , • . • • • :. Arawa^London,VJaimaTy-9'.'-- ■''~•.■ /;''A'ralrara,' : Picton,- Nelson, West- Coast,, Janu-ary.-9. v- • ■ - . . .... ; . r 'Mararoa,-Lyttelton,.January,.9.; ■Defender, -West Coast, January 9. VWaikare, Lyttelton,' Dunedin, January 11. ■ Takapiina, .New Plymouth, January 11. Koonya, West-Coast,-January il. - . : Motueka;. January 11. Opawa, London, January 12. . • ■ /' Mapourika,: Picton, Nelson, • West ... Coast, January 12. ■ ... I: Eimutaka; London,' January 14. ; / ; '• : ' BY. TELEGRAPH. oversea; NEWCASTLE. '' January 5. Sailed.—Komata, for Wellington. ' '; '. FREMANTLE.' ■ . . January 6. The dredge Mawhera;. from' Glasgow, has arrived .here, en route for Greymouth.. Arrived.—R..M.S., Mol-ea, from London. Passengers for New' Zealand: For Wellington—Sir and lady Campbell, valet, and maid, Messrs. Lorigdon, Williams, .^alker,',Misses Hall, Webb:; For Auckland—Messrs;'Cox'and 2''children.-. Wild; Bonnenthal, Mosdames . Gayford, Haddon, Misses- Cox, Gayford (4). For Mr. Patterson,; Dr. Porter. Mrs. Watson, Miss Eastwood, for Napier—Mmcts. Craig, Camp-

W ll, Magill. Miss Campbell. For BluffMr. and Mrs. v.Cowle.' For: Gisborne—Mr. .Donner and daughter and maid. For 'New Plymouth—Mr. and Mrs. Pridhara. . SYDNEY. : o -i •. , . January; 6. ' ~ palled.-—Winimera.- : 1 : v ,1 , ■ MEIBOUBKE. • V ! „ ~ January J.' Sailed, —Maheno. . COASTAL. , ' a | /WEDNESDAY, JANUAET 6. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Joseph firaig, from Newcastle. • ONEHTJNGA. Arrived.— I Takapuna. (8.40 a.m;),' from New Plymouth. Sailed.—Takapuna (2.45 p.m.), for New Plymouth., Passengers: Saloon—Misses Brigham (2), Dison, Parker, Atkins, Morgan/Mesdames Kean, Earle, Lang and infant, Messrs. Smaill, Holland, Culanan, Earle, Campbell, Lang, Muldoon,' Clarke, Plant, Wright, Dempsey, Nicholson,. Avery, Puckey, Judge M'Cormick. ' NEW 'PLYMOUTH. ' . Arrived.-rrßarawa (5 a.m.), and Waitanga (3.30 a.mj,'from. Onehunga. . Sailed.—Rarawa (9 p.m.), for Onehunga. PATEA. Arrived.—Aorere (8.50 a.m.), from Wellington. _ , . . , Arrived.—Kiripaka (9 a.m.), from Wellington, via'Picton and-Wanganni. ■ ; ' Sailed.—Kapiti (9.50 ' a.in.), for Wellington. ■' To'.sail.—Aorere (9. p.m'.j' and Kiripaka- (10 p.m.), for Wellington. EAST CAPE. Narua passed south, at 10.20 a.m., . - PICTOX. " (Is a.m'O ' and Paiteena' -.p.m.X .from^^Wellington. ; - - '. - ~ ■ Sailed.—Amokura- (4.10' p.m.),.-for "Wellington, -vift Pelo'rus Sound's.-'\ ';' To' sail.—Rob Roy (8 p.m.), for Wellington. .. To sail.—Pateena (9.30. ,for Nelson. ; ■ - 1 " -NELSON.'.- ' Arrived.—Mapourika (5 a.m.), from Picton. , Arrived.—Wairau. d'. p.m.),. from ."Wellington.:. • Sailed.—iWairau (6 'pirn.), , for-" Wellington. ■ . " . ,: ■ - FAREWELL SPIT. -. Kotutu passed' east 4.10" p.m. ' "WESTPOET. , Sailed.—Kamona (9i45 a.m.),; for Wellington. - GRETMOUTH.. Arrived.—Rosamond (2.15 p;m.), from Wellington - Sailed.—Petoiie /ahd' -Kotuku ,(11 p.m., Tuet day),' fo'r-AVellington'.'..•!//■">•' ■>; LYTTELTON (4i40 a.m.), frpmV.Timaru;.'. f rota-~ Dilii'bd in." .-. Airived.TrDaidorcli ; (10.30; a.m.)/.fr6ni"Autek7 land,' vii /.Wellingtoiil; /C V Arrived.—Monowai"' (7.45 - a.mO. and.- Mararoa (8.45' a.m.);. from, Wellington: ' "' - 1 ■ . Sailed'.—Corinna (4.10 p.m;) and Mararoa ,(6120 p.mO, for ; Wellington.' -, '• •- Sailed.—Victoria (7.35 p.m.), for Wellington and Sydney) via East Coast. Passengers—SaJoon; .for..Wellington—iSlisses Webster,- Ritchflyi Gillespie, M'Gregor, Bainj -'Mesilames Stewqrt, Nioholls, Armstrong,-" Messrs. Webster, -Clere, B. Wilcox; -Irwin, -Wilsbni ' Brown,'"Ashley, 1 H. Norman, ? Pratt. - For Napier—Misses • Hetley, Bowden, Messrs. Ogilvie, Adams.- -For "Gisborn^—MesdameS i Wearne, Frost, Messrs. Weirnei Hill, :; M6rtoiif '' sqr: Aucklimd—Misse? : Cook; Wallace, lyilson; Kainsay,:Buckley,' ,Me?..dames.Meikle^and'4 children, Buttle,' Ramsay, Miller and'child, Messrs. 1 H. Buttle,' Strange, Jqhns/Harlaid; Sergt.-Maior.-M«kle. 'for Syi neyr—Messrs. E. G.- Coates,, Cox,'; Monro,.' Forsyth. ■' . ■ ■ • V - DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Moray.shire, from. Lyttelton.: , :Sailed—Sloerakii p.m.),'.for- northern".ports and;-Sydney. 'Passengers: For ' Mjssqs '-Boyd,. Middleton, - Kerr, 'Kirkland (2),' ,'Paterson- (2), Sutherland. (3),' Penny,-Murray, Warren, Mesdames-Boyd, Gaidar,' Rice and'.'2 children,-Smith and "2 'children;- Scully,-Skye) I Andrews--and,-; child, .MiDonpia and" child, Messrs. Wheatley,' France', • Hollow,'' Mackie,Scully, Fea; Taylor, Easton, Macandrew,' and t'-Sir Eobt., Stout.' , r ' r.' . 0". ■ THE'DRILL'SHIP. ' :^N^:-We dii»JaT' ! -i | ; 'is • -'espioted that the arrive -I in' ' Wellington to enable - naval reservists "tp 'drill-., THE AMOKURA ,

'.'Yesterday,, afternoon the GoT«fnment* train" \ng ship Amoliiu'ra left. Pict'pii for ."Wellington via Pelorus Sounds, and is due here to-day; •' .THE 'ARAPiWA. "On Friday afternoon the new Patea trader Arapawa' will have a • ti:ial"spih -round' the harbour., "It, is; expected that, she will start' about ,2.|0.;p.m. .from, her. present .'berths . . .' KOSIATA LEFT NEWCASTLE. .Advice. ,feceived".by. the-.-Union' Company reports that th? steamer Ifomata left--Nen-castle On Monday.'at ,midnight, bound for and Napier. Slje is expected'here abuuu -the end of tms-week. : ' • ■•, ■ . ■ ... ; THE,\YANAKA I ■ '•'lt is,.expected that; tho Union Coriipany's steamer. Wanaka will-commence loading at the ■BlufF: 6n January: 15, ,'nnd the two following daysat: Oamaru and Timaru, for Napier,-Gisborne'' and Auckland. 7 , , . • ... : THE: LAUDERDALE. ;'. v T ?^ a ? .'J l ®,'' Maorilahd -. Company's . steamer ■ Lauderdale . ..leaves..: Wellington for' Newcastle to; load'.!for 'New : Zealand ports.' Captain Holm, 1 se'nr., remains in command of: the vessel,' -which' j entercd ; the r port ,as. l .the; "Taie'ri," and'will leave it', under ,v her /new' name, "Lauderdale." ■; ' •. .;'DEFENDER FOR THE WEST COAST. Advice received 'by: the local agents reports that tjie .Kaiamea trader Defender .was expectod to - leave Timaru 'for'...Wellington - last r night. She-is-due here on Friday, and the. following'day leaves for Westport, Greymouth/. and Hokitika. -. ; .. THE WAKANUI. Advice, received by-the NeiwZealand- Shipping Company. reports that the steamer Wakanui, from London, and now at Aiicklaiid, is expected-to leave there to-day for Wellington,' arid, should''accbrdihgly arrive''here''on ;Satiir-' day. • I . TAINUFS LOADING PROGRAMME. - It is expected that the Shaw-Savill liner Tai- | nui will 'leavo Lvttelton on January 13 for Tiinarii, and , return-, there . three days later.. .She wilUgo; on ? to Wollingtoh.'to' complete load- ■ ingi.,;' and' leaves here : finally o for . London- on .'January 28..:"V;,. v . - URUROA AND CHARLES EDWARD : INQUIRIES The^-Marine; Department -advise that ■ the •magisterialinquiryinto"-; the -' wrecks' of the sc'ow.'Ururoa' and' the :Oharles'.Edward, atWanganui, is now definitej[y fixed'to'be' held at-Wanganui to-morrow. ■ Captains ,G. G;' Smith-, (Wellington) and W. J. Reed. (Auckland) Have been "appointed to .act as assessors. ' •'- ■ "? THE ARAWA. \ ' ' ' The:.Sha.w-Savill • liner Arawa made a: fast '.passage down- from • Auckland, after getting her new .propeller ..fitted,', making 'the ' trip from Auckland to the heads'in . 60 hours, averaging nearly: 14' knots throughout/ her "speed-at times avorftging. 14.8 knots' per hour. She commenced her Homeward loading at Port Chalmers' at midnight ■ oh Sunday, a verjr' large, num.ber of heavily-laden wagons 'being in waiting, l on'.i.the wharf, ;apd before "sailing l on Monday' eveiiing for.:Timaru she loaded '2809' bales wool; 6 bales ;rabbitskins, '2'.bales hair,-13 bags scheelite, '62 "casks.tallow, and 50, sacks-grass seed..'.* ... TEE - SYDNEY, BOAT. •' In : consequence; of. heavy .fogs prevailing .'on the Now -Zealand coast, thb Union-. Company's steamer Marania' did not,reach '.port'' till4l a.'m yesterday.' She, loft Sydney, on. Saturday (it 2 'p.m., and up' till 7 p.m.. On Tuesday -was well up t to'. time,, fine weather prevailing. throughout. Fogs then . set-, in,- which -necessitated coming along ' at a reduced speed- till' 5-a:m." yesterday, when in the vicinity of the Brothers. .Incmdedvin the imports: brought',bv '-.the■vessel are , the following items for Wellington • —2114 .bags'salt, .68 , bales bottlos,-106 cases salmon, 73 cases tea, 32 cases,.'periodicals!. 195 bags 'flour, 230, pieces' timber,' 1140 : c'asesi fruit, .956 packages;-naval'.:.stores. 40'. bags sugar,' 100 cases schnapps,- I : ,crate . .live deer, and sundries.'' , \ . Tills oftoraoon, tho llarama i.i to ieava to southern ports, Hobirt, and Melbourne. ■ 1

APAEIMA'S future, movements. • The. Union Company's Calcutta trader Apa:. nnia has amongst-' her 'imports' 900 ' ions of: cargo f°r Dunedm. v She ' is- due in towards-the: end of _ the week. On completing discharge at Dunedin, the' Aparima leaves' on ' January 20 for Newcastle ana Sydney, to load' ■ tor Bombay. She goes thenco to Calcutta, being" due there about the end of March "to-load again-' tor JNew Zealand ports. ' NEW BOCKS FOR.PLYMOUTH- ■■' ' An English exchange reports''that/ '"a Bill, is! being promoted' in' Parliament.-,for:- the' con-' : struction of new docks at Plymouth-which.will' ; provide accommodation for the.- largest.- r ocein ; liners. The idea is -to . construct' three : sea : walls .enclosing an ' area of over <1000-.'acres, in which the water will be of a- depth: of :fro&. j V to 35ft. at low water. lu -tno proposeddock, which would be . the largest! in-the'king-' doni, there would be sufficient sp'ace-fdr eight or ten of the largest liners to lie at. one time ?H- i 6 qua ? s - Two each 1000 ft. long, are also, included in the design. A wiT « c ° nstr " c t e( l to connect the docks with both the Ureat Western and the: London . and South-Western Railways. - The-site is. four, or hve miles from Plymouth; and the line wou d be of about this length. The' engineers Dobson S ' 3hem V are 'Messrs.; Hawkshaw' : and ' ihat -tte'-tliiioi Company's ' „™ f ■ -i st f a i? 6r Koromiko. is .loading 'a' ' an? Oamaru!' &t for Dunedin, The : death is reported of Mr. William Doon Angus,, who - was -well-known in. New! -Zealand fni Mcfe*' °?i.' Vanol ! s saiUn S - He • fio rv 1 Wr T ec , k °, f the barque Isle' of - P r k ne y:lslands,-' deceasedV native