SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 999, 14 December 1910, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. DECEMBER. Day. h. m. New . moon 2, 8 a.m. First quarter }0 635 a.m. Full moon W 10 35 p.m. Last quarter ' 23 10 6 p..n. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 4.38 p.m.; sets, 2.45 a.m. Thursday. HIGH WATF.Ii. ' To-day. 1.36 a.m.; 2.10 p.m. To-morrow, 2.33 a.m.; 3.10 p.m. SUIT. Sun rises to-dayi 4.11 a.m.; sets, 7.19 p.m. arrivals. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. . MARAJtOA, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), Manning, from Lyttelton. „^ a , ES Saloon—itisses SouthaU, Pollock, Gow, Ross, Moore, Marshall, Focke, Cole, Williams, and Constance, Mesdames Little, Allen, Fleming, Haggitt, George, Johnston, Newman, Cassidv, Murray,-.Downic, b.aj. •Captain Richie, Captain Muir, Roj. latnor Fay, Messrs. M'Kay, Smith. East, Focke, Christie, Rendle, Ronton, Morrison, om tl) (2), Williams, Pratt. Nelson, Itobman, Ajibruy, Pohio, Jones, Caw, W'iS Murray,- Voung, George, MCarther, Hughes, Arnold, Jones, Stalard, Hepburn, Shanks, Adams, 1 Cassidy, Waghorn (2), Gray, Jackson, MDonald, Wafker, Cooper, POrry, 'Stack, Hcpturn, Bidge, Boss, Asmucs," ftcvins, BcUmgham, \oKOla!'s.6. (8.40 a.m.), 3502 tons, Smith, from Auckland, Gisborne and . Passengers: Saloon-Mira , Russell. Morec and infant, Joh " s and in fant,- Wickstecd, Fishendon, Lnras, Faumner, Messrs. Pcttit, Fimley,, Wilmjjorih, Armit, Robinson. Mitchell. Bing-c^_G lia_nt, Masters Simms (2), Coleman; 2 steerage. NIKAU, s.s. (7.25 a.m.), 245 tons, Has, from Nelson and llotueka. JBLENHEIM-, s.s. <8.30 p.m.),' IJ> tans, Watson, from Blenheim. OPAWA, S.s; (8.55 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. ,

departures,

:• TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. ROSAMOND, s.s. M a.m.'), 721 Son, for Picton; Nelson, New Plymouth, and Oneliungav - • p - . HATJPIItI, s.e. (8.5 715 tone, Eosb, G. 5. (fi-iO a.m.), 93 tons, Shaw, ,fo Kmr a »rff.«: a.m.i. : lia' tons; White WMt). " toU Fjsk'. NIVEN, s.s. (1-30 p.m.), 56 ">ns, Brown, for Chatham Islands. . AMELIA SIMS, schooner (2.5 >nO. 93 tona, Johnson, for Havclock and Lyttelton. KAPUNI. s.s. (3.20 p.m.), 150 tons, Jackson, for Patea. . ■ ■ _»* 77 LIZZIE •• TAYLOR, ketch (3.50 p.m.,, 77 tons, Peterson, for Havciock -PAPABOA. s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 6563 tone, Smith. for Lyttclton and London. HOLMDALE, "..sa (4.45 p.m.), 267 Robertson, for Gisborne. HT7IA, s.s. (4.55 p.m.), 127 tons, Dowell, for Wangana!.. , • MAPOURIKA, s.s. (5 p.m.), 1203 ton., Showman, for -Nelson . and West Coast. 'NIKAU, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 245 tons, Hay, for Nelson and Motueka. RIPPLE, fi.s. (5.20 p.m.), tons, Carlson, for East Coast ana Napier. MARAEOA, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 2598 tons, Hannine, for Lyttclton. MOKOIA, s.s. (8.30 p.m.), 3502 tons, M'Lean. for Lyttelton and Dunedin.

EXPEGTEO ARRIVALS.

Kamonai Greymouth, Westport. Lyttelton, Djcemb'er 14. Kiripaka, Vatea, December 14. . .. Ngatoro, Greymouth, t December. W. ■ Star of Canada, London, Auckland, December 14. Corinna, Onehunga, December -14. Queen of the .South, ronton, Dec- 14. llEharoa, Motueka. December 14: • Stormbird, -Wanganui, - December 14. Arapawa, Wanganui, December 14. . Jfana, Patea, December 14. ~ . Pateena. Nelson. Picton, Dec. .14- ■ Maori, Lyttclton, December 14. . Ulimaroa, Sydney direct, December 14. - Waimea, Gisborne. December 11. Himitangi, Now Plymouth; December 14. ■ Arahura, West- Coast, Nel6on r • Pioton, December IS.' ... Aorere, Patea, December 15. . Kuia, Wanganui, .December 15. - , ■ Taviuni, Newcastle, December 15. ' :Mararoa. L>-ttelton, DeWtobeiSaai. _ 30U10 Kikau,' Motueka, Nelson, "December-15.--Defender, Lyttclton, December 15.,Waliatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura. Deo. 15. Waverley,' Motueka. December 16. . , Storm, southern ports, December -6... Marama, Melbourne, Hobar.-, Bouthern ports, December 16. : Kairaki, Lyttelton, December 16. Wairau, Karamea,' December 16. . ' ' Mapourika, West Coast, kelson. Dec. 1.. . Monowai, Dunedin, LyUelton, Dec. 17. Pukaki, southern ports, December is.. Ripple, -Napier, East Coast, Dec. 18. Moltoia, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Dee. 18. Star of Scotland, New York, Auckland, December 18.' Rosamond, Onehunga, kew Plymouth, December 18. _ t - .. . Taraivcra. Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, December 20. , • • - ■ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Koromiko, Westport, December 14. Kiripaka, Patea, December 14, Tokomaru, Bluß, London, Dccembor.M.. " Nsahere, Greymouth, December 14. Wakanui, Nelson, December 14., . Pohcrua, Greymouth, December. 14. Corinna, Onehunga, December 14. Opawa,- Blenheim, December 14. Queen of the South, Foxton. Dec. W. Manaroa, Pelorus. Sounds, Deo. lfl . Blenheim, Blenheim, December 14. , Stormbird. Wanganui, December 14. Patocna. Picton, Nelson. Dec. 14., .Maori, Lyttclton, December 14. Waimea, Nelson and West Coast, Dec. 14. Noi'ehana, London, December. 14. Aorafigi, San Francisco, via way ports,. December 14..- ' • . iA Jlimitangi, East Coast, Dcwjmbor 14. Aorere, Patea, Deeiember 15. Huia. Wanganui, • December 15. : Mana, Patea,. December 15. Mararoa. Lyttclton. December 15. .... , Nik&u, Nelson, Motueka, December 15. Arapawa, Wanganui, December 15. Ulimaroa, oouthern ports, Hobart,' Melbourne, December 15. . Puapehu, London. December 15. Defender, Holritika, December 16. Mavama, Sydney direct. December 16. IvirraM, Napier, Gisborne, December. 16.. Waliatu. Kaikoura; Lyttelton, Dec. 16. - Storm, Napier, Gi3borne, Dec. 16. Wairau, Bliickball, December 16. . Monowai, Napier, Gisborne. Auckland,' December 16. • . _ ' . ' '' Waverley, Nelson, Coast, 16. Arahura, Picton, kelson, West Coast, December 17. Pukaki, Picton, Nelson, Westport, Grey-, mouth, December. 19. . . . ■ Kip-,'" Ea'.t Coast, N.ipicr, December 19. Mo'/.o'ia, Sapier, Gisborne, Auckland, December 19. Bosamond, Picton, Nelson, New Plymouth. Onehunga, December 19. . Taraivcra. I.yttdton, Dunedin, Dee; 20. Mapourika, Nelson. West-Coast. Dec. 20. Taliajuna, I\*t];:on, Dcceinber 20.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE, MOVEMENTS OF STEAMEES, MAEAMA. s.s., left Melbourne December 7 for Hobart, JJJuft", Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington, Due Wellington December 16. Leaves same day for SydneyDue Sydney December 29. ULIiIAHOA, s.s., left Sydney December W for Wellington direct. Due Wellington December 14. Leaves December 15 for Lyttelton. Dunccip, liluiT. Hobart, and Melbourne. Due Melbourne December 25, WI MM EH A, s.s., left Sydney December 7, for Auckland, Gisboivne, Napier, and Wellington. Due Wellington December 16.. Leaves same day for Lyttelton and Duncdin. , „ ~ WAREIMOO, s.s., leaves Melbourne December 14 .for Hobart, Bluff, Duncdin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Duo Wellington December 23. Leaves same day for Sydncv direct. ' Duo Sydney December 27. MOEEAK.I. s.s., leaves Sydney December ■17 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington December 21. Lcavc-s December 22 for Lytto'.ton, Dunedin, Bluff, Hobart, and Mel-' bourne. Due Melbourne December 31. OVERSEA SHIPPINC, STEAMERS Tb ARRIVE. From London. STAR OF CANADA (due about December I 14) • cailcd on October 6, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) _ MABEUE (duo about December 28), sailed on October 31, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Lino, -agents.) KAIPAKA (due about December 26), sailed on November 11, via Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) lONIC (due about December 27), sailed on November 12, via, Cape Town and Hobart. (Sha-w, Savill and Albion Company, aK ents.) TUHAICINA (due about January 10), sailed on November ?.5): vin -Or-ne Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping u a sTAB OF INDIA (duo about January 26) sailed on November 25, via. Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) MAMARI (duo about. January 27), sailed on December 1. via Auckland. (Shaw; Savill, and Albion Co., agents.) ATHENIC (duo about January 24), sailed on December 10,' via' Cape Town and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., agents.) , .

From Liverpool, SUSSEX (due about December 19), sailed on October 15. via Sydney. (F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) BUKUAM (duo about January 23). sailed on November 17, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. and A. Co., agents.) OKARI (duo about January 17), sailed on NAvomber 29, via Auckland. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) . SURREY (due about February 20), Eailed on December 10, via Australian ports and Auckland. F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) From Montreal, WALK ATE (due about, December 26L sailed on October 16, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Now Zealand Shipping . Co., agents.) ICARA3IEA'(due about January 29), sailed on November 18, via Australian port 6 and Auckland: (Now Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) From Now York. STjRATHLEVEST (due about December 20), sailed on September 14, via Australian ports and Auckland. (U.S. and A. Line, agents.) STAR OF SCOTLAND (duo about December 10), sailed on September 30, Via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier, i'l'yser Line, agents.) PARISIAN A (due about January 23), sailed on October 29, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A', and A. Line, agents.) DALJIOIIE (due about February 13), sailed on November 19, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line, agents.) From Bunbury. CLAN GRANT (due about December 24), sailed on December 8. (G. 11. Scales, agent.) From Calcutta. APARIMA (duo about January 2). sailed on December 1, via. Singapore, Samarang, and Auckland. (U.S.S. Co., agents.) ' SAILER TO ARRIVE. ARIEL; barque, sailed from Liverpool November. 18. BY TELEGRAPH. OV.ERSEA. . SYDNEY; December 13. Arrived.—Jloeraki (5.30 p..m), from Wellington. Arrived.—Perth, from Hokianga. . FREMANTLE, December 13., Arrived.'—Ormali', from London, via ports.

COASTAL. TUESDAY, DEGE3IBEE 13.. AUCKLAND. . Arrived;—Banadi, Government steainer (9 a.m.), from Fiji - ; Navua. from Westport. Sailed.—Waipori, for Greymouth; Binemoa, "for northern lighthouses; Squall, for Tologa Bay'and Gisborne; Clan Mac* L&rcu, for London; -via southern ports. Arrived.—H.M.S. Powerful, from Lyttcl-ton;-Star of Scotland, from New York, via Melbourne and Sydney. Sailed.—Wiramera ■(3 p.m.), for southern ports. Passengors: Saloon—For Wellington—Misses Amodeo, Parsons, Weyman, Mesdames Sedgwick, Wielaert, Fraser and infant,- Nottle, and Garland, Messrs. Fraser and Wiclaort, and Bev. Sedgwick. ONEHUNGA. Arrived.—Barawa . (0.55 a.m.), from New Plymouth. Sailed.—Barawa, for New Plymouth. Passengers: Saloon—Miss Taylor, Nurse Fraser, Mrs. Connett, Messrs.' Fisher and Oonnett. ■ • EAST CAPE. Opawa. passed 'south at 12.10 p.m. NAHEII . Arrived.—Tarawcra (12.30 p.m.), from Wellington. To sail.—Star of Canada (9 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Corinna (10.40' a.m.), from Wellington; Koonya (1.10 p.m.), from Wellington. - ...... ; , WAKGANDL. ' Arrived.—Stormbird (5.15, a.m.) and AraI pawa (6.25 a.m.), from Wellington. ! . £OXTON. •••'; Arrived.—Queen of the South (7 a.m.), from Wellington. • I'ICTON. Arrived.—Mangapapa (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Rosamond (11.25 a.ir..); from Wellington; Haupiri (4 p.m.), from Wellington. t •BLENHEIM. Arrivcd.-rOpawa (3 a.m.) and Blenheim (4 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Blenheim and Opawa (1 p.m.), for Wellington. ?! -f: T . v . Arrived.—Manaroa- (7.45 a.m.), from Wellington. ' . . ' ; Sailed.—Niltau .(5 p.m.). for Wellington: ' : ; J ,.. " ' nelson: Arrived.—'Kaitoa (7.45 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Maori (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Kairaki, from Greymouth. Sailed—Lily, sohooner, for Greymouth; Ennerdale, for -Napier; Cygnet, for Kaikoura. ' Sailed.—Maori (8.25 p.m.), for. Wellington Passengers: Saloon—Misses BuclOand. Gould, Dixon,. Middlet-on, Wheeler, Illingwor.th, Hutchinson, Mesdames Bcthani, Gorric, Campbell and 3 children, Ziman, Cameron, Orchard and child. Dixon, Gould, Lester, Thompson, Scott, Campbell. Robertson, Campbell, Blodin, Bishop, Wilson, Rev. Mortimer, Rev. G. H. Barneti, Dr. Schumaker, Messrs. F. W. Marchantl We'ndler. Gordons (2), Morris, J. D. Campbell, Q. -H. Scales, Simn, Hales. G. 11. M'Kcown, HarlmeF-?, Donald, Litchfield, A. Anderson, Beals, Hayward (2), Wilson,. Cameron,.. Orchard, Thomson, Mitchell, Reed (2), Evans, Lake, Lynch, Goffe, Wilson, Borzoni,- Gould, Polerhed, Arcliey, Ryan,. Whito, Grov, Marshall,. Jenninss,, Candy, A rl'j'.v, Broadbent. Batger, Morris,. Mealy,-Whittiam, Roes; 50 steerage. DDNEDIN. Arrived.—Monowai, from Auckland, via way ports; Marama,. from Melbourne, via, Bluff. . Sailed.—Delphic, for Napier; Kotare, for Waikaiva;-Storm, for northern, ports. ATHENIO LEAVES HOME. Advice received by the local agents of: the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company 6t?.t03 tliat tlm' R.M.S. Athenic left Plymouth for Mfclljngton, via way ports, on Saturday afternoon las!. Sho i 3. due to arrive at Wellington on January 24. ' ' MAMARI LEAVES LONDON. Cabled advice received by the local ' agents of the Shaw, Savin, and Albion Company advises the departure of the ' Mamari from London on December 1 for ■ Wellington, 'via Australian .'ports and : Auckland. Sho is due here about January--27, and. upon completing the discharge of her Wellington- cargo, will leave for, . Timaru and Nelson. .' ' AOKANGI FOR 'FRISCO. This afternoon' at 3 o'clock the R.M.S, Aorangi will leave Wellington on , (her second voyage to San Francisco. En route the vessel makes calls at Auckland on : December 16, having again on December 17, Raroionga December 22, Papeete De-' cembor 24, leaves again December 25, and arrives at San Francisco on January . 6. There are very few passengers booked. Included in the cargo space arranged for is space for 1250 boxes of butter, with perhaps more,to come.

PETONE, S.S., AND HER OWKEES. At Port Chalmers the steamer Pctone,. which was recently cold by the Blackball Coal Company to the Canterbury. Steamship Company, will be fitted with additional derricks and winches to render her suitable for -working general cargo and timber. Captain N. Woods, late of the Storm, lias been appointed master of the Pctone, and Mr. Anderson, late of theBreeze, chief engineer. The Pctone, 708 tons; which will he probably renamed, is. now the largest steamer owned by the Canterbury Steamship Company, whoso othor vessels are the Breeze, 553 tons, and the Storm, 405 tons. The Pctone will'load this week at_ Dunedin, Timarn, and Lyttelton, for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaipnra, which loft Cape Town on December 5. for Wellington, via Auckland, en route from London, is bringing the following passengers:—For Auckland— Jlr. A. E. Stewart. For Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. Balfour, Mrs. L. Hancox, Messrs. F. Hilcs, D. Hancox. Captain R. S. Matthews. ' For New Plymouth—Messrs. W. Dowman, A. 0. Dowman. She is due af the northern port about December 26, and at Wellington about the end of the month. It is expected that the Italian barrmo Ecccroft, now at .Lyttelton, will leave for Newcastle ' to-day to load coal for South America An amendment of the rules for the examination of masters and mates provides ■ that every candidate for a certificate of competency as master or mate of a foreign-going ship will bo required to- produce a ccrtiflcatc from the St. John Ambulanco Association, the St. Andrew s Ambulance Association, or the London County. Council to tho efffct that, he has passed an examination in iirst-aid to the injured. Oh Friday next tho F.-H.-S. Line's stca-; mer Susfox is expected to" leave Sydney for Wellington, and may bo looked for hero on December 22. It is reported that-tho Union Company's steamer Waihora., which is now discharging timber from Kaiparn, at Sydney, is shortly to set out on a foreign-going voyage. She lia3 been cliart-ercd to load coal at Newcastle for a, port in Chile, and will leavo some time next month. She, will bo away about three and a half months.

This 'week the Admiral, Pilot, and Jamo Seddon aro to be placed on the Patent Slip for overhaul. They will be followed by the. Cobar and Duchess. ' ; Mr. A. Smith' joined' the Aorangi aa fourth engineer yesterday, taking . tho •place of 31r.. Luke, who has come ashorn on holiday leave. Continuing her tour of lighthouses tho Hinemoa, was to have'left Auckland for tho north yesterday. The Himitangi will arrive from Xcw Plymouth to-day, ar.d sails again later in tho day for tho East Coast. Captain Bendall, representing Lloyds, Sroceeftcd to Wanganui last night in the !uia, to inspect tho baro.uentine Alexa, which is aehoro at tho entrance to the river. The Union Company received word yesterday .to the effect that the Arahura, was detained at Greymouth owing to baa weather. She will, therefore, not arrivo here until to-morrow. Another of the company's time-table steamers, the Monowai, is a day late this v'cek ut ; ton, having been delayed in the south. Sho will arrive hero" on Friday from Lyttelton, sailing again on the same day for northern ports. It is expected that tho Tyser Line's boat Star of Canada will arrive from London, via. way ports, at midday to-day. The Harbour Board have" greeted a new berthage board at tho Queen's Wharf entrance. This indicates the berths occupied by all ships in the haTbour. In this position, it has advantages over the old boiard at the head of tho wha.rf.. The Koromiko, leaving port for Westport to-day, returns here with 11CD tons of coal as part cargo for the Westport Coal Company. Captain Mintyro has handed .over the command of '-tho scow Ngaru to Captain J. J. Elven. Another change of officcrc took placo yesterday, when Mr. A. S. Jackson, chief engineer of the Holmdale, signed off the vessel; his place being taken by Mr. W. Young. Oh arrival from. Sydney this morning tho Ulimaro'a will berth at Queen's Wharf No. 1 north. Tli© Union Steam Ship Company have received advice which states that tho train-ing-ship Dartford arrived at JJelbourno at 7 a.m. yesterday. She left Eureka, on September 15; and has taken 90 days on tho voyage. H.Jf.S. Fantomo has been ordered to undertake the \york of endeavouring to .locate the rock,-in 1 the neighbourhood of Capo Leeuwin, on which tho Pericles struck. Probably the. > rock when "discovered vfill be permanently buoyed. According to the American Consul . at Stockholm, au inventor ha 3 discovered a tnt-tho'i of renif-terlnK and reproducing sound 'waves, which, it is alleged, will be of groat valus for replacing the fog Rirena in- lighthouses, inasmuch, as it will call out tho name of a lighthouse for mile 3 over the ocean.