SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1365, 16 February 1912, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

I'IIASK.S OK TIIK MOOX. FKHISUAKY. Day. 11 r. in. >'ull inoiin 3 11 E8 a.m. Last quarter II) 12 21 p.m. New moon 18 5 14 p.m. Hit; quarter ;6 6 57 p.m. MOON". Moon rises to-day, 2.34 a.m.; sets, 6.40 p.m. HIGH WATCIt. To-day, 2.35 a.m.; 2.57 p.m. To-morrow, J. 23 a.m.; 3.44 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day. 5.13 a.m.; sots, 6M p.m. ARRIVALS. 'PHI/IiSUAV, FKHKVAKV 15. MARAKOA, «.;,. (7 a.m.l, 2598 tons, ilanniiiff, from I,,v(t«ltnii. I'asniigers: Saloon -Misses Jl-Kay, .Sullivan. Lamhs. lioldpn, Lebun, L'obnrn, Horcnson, Hopkins, Fitzgerald, M'Kay, Vciteli. Devlin, llesdames C'ol?an. F.vans. Uc«son. Ityan. Cree, ltoliiiisou. I'nrflla and child, Harden. i\ee, K-.'lly. Totman, lllack, Shearer, Ferituson, Clnirlei , )-, Outred, lle.'.sr.«. Doyle, Anien, llullicrt. Dustin. Sharp. Evans, Doyle, Dimant, firecn, Ilcwson, Jone?, Crjc, Spriiif, Spain. Gibson. Clements, Parnta, Dignnn, Fahey. Cameron, Hiekson, Nee, Hose. Kernp.h.lll, Jientcn, Lallerl.v, SutliDiland. Ferguson. Outred, Segrief, Charters, Harrowrll: 26 stcerage.

WAVERIiKY, s.«. (7.25 a.m.). 157 tons. Purvis, rrom Wanganui. KAPITI. .«..«. 17.30 a.m.), 242 ton?, Sawyers, from Wangamii. STOHMBlltl). s.s. (7.35 a.m.!, 217 tolls, Dow«II. from Wanganui. TK Hit IK I!, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), 5112 tons, Tliorsen. from Lyttellon. WIMMKItA. s.s. (10.30 a.m.). 3022 tons, K-.'ll. from Dmiedin ond Lyttclton. QUKKX OK THK SOUTH, s.s. (4.50 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. WAKATU, s.s. 17.-'O p.m.). 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. PATF.KNA. *.s. (9.10 p.m.). 1212 tons, Watson, from Xclson and Picton; 128 passengers. ' g RLKXHEIM, e.s. M.30 p.m:), 120 tons, Wilkinson, from Blenheim. OPAWA. s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. DEPARTURES. TIfURSDAV. FKBKUAKV 15. KOMATA, s.s. (4.15 a.m.), 1994 tons Holmes, for Westport.

KiniPAKA. p.s. (8.20 a.m.), 153 tons, Crourher. for Pntea. AORKRK, 6.5. (11.30 a.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, for Patea. KA.PU.VI. f.s. (3.10 p.m.), 150 ton?, Jt'lntosh, for I'atea. .N'IKATI, s.s. (6 p.m.), 245 tons. Hay, for Xelson. WAYKHLKV. 5.5. (6 p.m.). 157 tons, Purvio. for Nelson and West Coast. MAUNGAXni, 5.5. (6.10 p.m.), 7COO tons, Worrall, for Melbourne, via Lyttclton, Dun-jdin, Dluff, and Hobart. Passengers: fi»loon-For Dunedin-Misses Hooper, Snwtell, Williamson, Shaw, F. Maude, Mesdames Harvey and 2 children, Cook, Lawson, Finn. (Ilaspow, BVyaiit, Ilosg and 2 ehildren. Jtitchelson and family, M'Bridc, Oaptnin Mawson. llev. Hoy, H;v. UtTon, Messrs. Cook. Xisbet, M'Donoutli, Avern, Finn. Glasffow, Cowie. For riluff-Jtiss E. Maude. For Ifobart—Messrs. Austin, Tiaznrus, Nelson. For Melbourne—Misses Lambie, Anderson. Wliseler, Single. Mesdames Ward. Pickering. Christie, Sharlaw, Messrs. Boucher, Chappie, Ward, Sharlaw, Savage, ond Ord: 26 steerage for all ports.

KAPITI, 5.5.(6.20 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, MAIUBOA, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 2598 tons, Mannine, for Lyttelton. WTMMKTtA, s.s. (8.45 p.m.), 3022 tons, Waller, for Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, and Sydney. KAIHAKI, s.s. (8.50 p.m.), 458 tons, Scott, for liyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Koonya, Greymonth, February 16. l'ohcrua, Grcyraouth, February 16. Blenheim, Blenheim,' February 16. Jlana, Patea, February 16. Maori,. Lytteltou, February 16. Xgatoro, Oreymonth- -February 16. Tarawera, northern ports, February 16. Moeraki, Melbourne, Ilobart, via south, February 16. Koromiko, Newcastle, via Picton, Februarv 16. Kiripakn, Patea, February 16. Iluia, Wanganui, via Motueka, Feb. 16. Defender. Lyttelton. February 16. Opawa. nicnli?im, February 16. Kennedy, Picton. February 16. Koromiko, Newcastle, via Picton, Feb. 17. -Ilimitangi. Chatham?, via Lytteltou, February 17. Aorero. Patea, February 17. Kapuni, Patea. February 17. Kiripaka, Pal:-n, February 17. Knniti, Wanganui, February 17. Nikau, Nelson, Motucka, February 17. Mararon, Lyttelton, February 17. Mapourika. West Coast, Nelson; Feb. 17. Amokura, Kcrmadecs, via Auckland, February 17. Hippie. Gisborne, February 18. liosamoud. Onshtmga, New Plymouth, February 18. Manaroii, Havclwk, February 18. Monowai. Duncdin, Lyttelton, Fcb, 18. Kahn. Kast Coast. February 18. Otaki, Sydney, February 13. Kowhai, southern ports, February 18. Koniata, Westport. February 18. Corinna, Onchunga, New Plymouth, February 20. ' Kokoia. northern ports. February 20.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. (Jueen of tlin South, Foiton, F«h. 16. Storabird, Wanganui, February 16. Kittawa, Groymouth. February 16. ■ Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttolton, Feb. 16. Ulcnhcim, Blenheim, Feb. 16. fttteena. Picton, Nelson, February 16. Maori, Lyttelton. February 16. Tarawera. Lyttolton, Dunedin, Fsb. 16. Moeraki. Sydney direct, February 16. Huia, Motuoka, February 16. Defender. Picton, West Coast. Feb. 16. Opawa. nieiihoim, Februnry 16. Kennedy, N;lson, West Coast, Feb. 16. Aorere. Patoa. February 17. Mnna, Patea, February 17. Nilsau, Nelson, Jlotucka, February 17. Mararoa, liyttclton. February 17. Arahura, Picton, Nelson. West Coast February 17. Drnyton Granz;, Timarn. February 17. Kowhai, IS'anier. Gishornc. Februnry 19. Himilnugi, Chatharas, February 19. Kiripaka, Patea, February 19. Kapnni, Patea, February 19. Kapiti. Wanganui. February 19. Jtona.voa. Motueka, February 19. RoKi.innnd. Picton. Nelson, New Ply mouth. Onehunca, Februnry 19. Mokoia. Lyttelton. Dunedin.- February 20 Mapourika, Nelson, West Coast, Feb. 20 I'ipDle, Nanier, Clisbornc. February 20. Corinna, Tiraaru, Dunedin, February 21

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE, MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. MOEEAKI, R.F., left Melbourne February 7. for Hobart. southern ports, and Wellington. Duo Wellington February 16. leaves same day for Sydney direct. Duo S , . dnoy February 20. MANUKA, s.s., left Melbourne Februnrv 14, for Robart. southern ports, and Wellington. Due Wellington February 23. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Du: Sydney February 27. WIMMF.RA. s.s. left Dnncditi February 13. for Lyttelton and Wellington. Due Wellineton February 15, for northern norte nnd Sydney. Due Sydney February 23. VICTOUIA, s.s., left Sydney February 14, for Auckland and Wellington. Due Wellington February 23. Leaves same day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. OVERSEA SHIPPING, STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From Londoni lONIC (due about February 20). sailed on January 4, via Cape Town and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., agents.) TURAKINA (due about March 5). eailedon January 19, via Cape Town and Hobftrt. (N=w Zenland Shipping Co.. agents.) HURUNUI iduc about March 19), sailed on January 26. via Auckland. (New Zealand Shipi)i'i!r C'i.. agents.) WIUKAUUA (due about March 15), sailed on January 5. via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) IxniIAPUHA liliiß about March vi, sailed on Decemhor 23. via Australian oorts and Auckland. (Ty?er Line, agents.) ' ATIIKNIC (due about March 19). sailed on February 2,. via Cape Town and Hobart. (Shaw. .Savill and Albion CiJ, agents.) IXDiUBARAH (due about April 3). sailed on January 26, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser lin?, agents.) From Liverpool! IIANPFSiIIUE (due about February 29), sailed on December 21, via Cape Town, Sydney, Sewi-asMe. and Auckland. (K.-H..S Lint!, 'agent-.) U'AIMANA (due about February S7». sailed on December 23. via Australian ports and Auckland. (Shaw. Savill aud Albion Co.. agents.! SUSSEX (due about .March 22>. soiled on January 12. via Sydney. Newcastle, and Auckland. IF.-H.-S. Line, ngi'iits.)

"sntl'.KY 'due abniit April 151, soiled on February 5. via. Syilii?v. Neweastlc, and Auckland. il'.-11.-S. Line, aifents.) From Montreal. WAIWI'IIA (due about Miirch t\ sailed on Deieinlier 23. via Australia and Aiii'klaml. iSew /toluuil. Shipping Co.. agents.! AVAKA.NVI (due about Jlareli 29!. sailed on Jntiunry 19. via Auslralinii ports and Auckland. (X«w /-saland Ahippiiiß Co., agents.) Front New Yorki KIKICUAIJ; 'due nboul March 24). foiled on Dcrember 15, via Auptralin, and Auck-

KA'ITKNTUfI.V (due about ■ March 29), sailed on January 21, via Aiif-tralian port? ami Aiii'kliinti. fTyscr Wnc, agents.) From San Francisco, MAITAI (flue about February 29), failed on February 7, via l'aprctc nml Karotiinpa. (i;.S..S. Co., ascntiO KAIIiKK TO AURIVK. QUMK.V Kl,r/.AIIKTH, fhiji. sailed from Now York (Mobcr 17. (Vacuum Oil Co., agents.) BY TKUSGRAPII. OVERSEA. SYDNEY. February 15. Sailed.-Waimana. for Auckland. NEWCASTLE, February 15. Sailed-Melbourne, f:>r Wellington. | MF.LHOURNK, February 15. Arrived.-Waiw?ra, from St. John. FIJI, February 15. Sailed.—Aiua, for Sydney. COASTAL. THUHSKAV, FKHItUAItY 15. AUCKLAND. Arrivcd.-Kainara (12.10 p.m.), from Wellington; Triton, baitouo U ?■"•)• fl ' olu Maiden Island. ONEHUNGA. Sailed- l!:u-n«n. (5.10 p.m.), for New Plymouth. NAP I Kit. Arrived.—ltipplc (5.15 a.m.) and Tongariro (8 a.m.), from Wellington. Sniled.-Tarawera <4 p.m.), for Wellington. To sail.-Tonsariro (midnight), for London, via Monte Video. IMCTO.N. To sail.-Kcmisdy (midnight), fnr Wellington. NELSON". Arrived.—Coriuna (8.30 a.m.), from Wellington. MOTI'KKA WHARF. To sail.—Kuia (6 p.m.), for Wellington. WESTPOIi'f. Arrived.—Canopue (6.50 a.m.). from Wellington.

GIiEYMOUTH. Arrived.—l> gahcre (7.40 a.m.), from Wellington. KAIKOOP.A. Sailed.-Wakatu (9.25 a.m.), for Wetlinston. IiTTTKIiTOn. Arrived.—Maori (6.50 a.m.) and Kotorua (8.5 a.m.), from Wellington: Falls of Orchy (12.55 p.m.), from Wellington. Arrived.--Breeze, from Timaru; Storm, from Terakohe, via Picton. Sailed.-Defender (10.50 ii.ni.), for Wellington, Picton, and llokitika; Cygnet, for Kaikoura. .Sailed—Mocrnki (6.30 p.m.). for Sydney, via Wellington. Passengers: For Wellington—Miss lYonng, Mesdames Hall and Butts, , Messrs. Sando, Larney, fiooiuv, Goddy, Caffin. For Sydney—Misses Fricdlandcr (3). Clark, Mesrtamcs Clark, Friedlnndcr, anil Hancock. Messrs. Fricdlandcr, Thompson, Milne, Stopford, llobbs, Greenwood, Cottervillc, Dunhar, Masters Clark and Frisdlandur. Sailed.—Storm, for Timaru and Duncdin; Breeze, for Picton and Wangamii. Sailed.—Maori, for Wellington, with 270 passengers. UUNKDIiN. Arrived.—Monowat, from northern ports.

ARRIVAL OF THE TEBIUEB. Laden with case-oil from Philadelphia, the Norwegian steamer Terrier arrived at Wellington yesterday from Uunedin and Lyttsltoii, and berthed at No. 16 .lorvois Quay. The Terrier is a fine new cargo steamer of 3163 tons net register, and is capable of slowing away 8200 tons of cargo in her holds, and is well equipped with all modern appliances for the rapid handling of cargo. She was built at Sund?rland about a year ago, and Is owned by Mr. Wilhelm Wilhelmscn, of Tonsberpr, Norway. She made a round trip last year from the Continent to Australia and baek, and then weni to Philadelphia to load for her present trip to New Zsalaud.

The vessel is under the command of Captain Dans Thoreen, his officers being Mr. Julius' Johiinsen (chief), Mr. Arnt Jcrsen (second), and Mr. Haakon Skaar (third). She has 50,000 cases of Shell oil to put out.hers, and then proceeds to Auckland and Brisbane to complete. When the Terrier loft Philadelphia she had 192,281 cases of assorted Shell oil under hatches.

SfliSS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. T. .Scott, chief engine?; , of the Moeraki. who has been on holiday leave, rejoined the vessel/at the Bluff on Monday last. Mr. J. M'Alpine, who has been relieving Mr. i-'coft, r?tiirned to llobart, where he will take charge of the Loongana'g enpinc-room. Mr. K. Ditchaui, late fourth officer of the Atun, has joined the Haupiri as third, relieving Mr. O'Hara. Mr. It. IMtchain, who cerred his apprenticeship with Messrs. George Fraser and Sons, Ltd., Auckland, is third engineer on the new steamer Opouri. Captain Todd and officers on the Talune transferred to the Ilauroto at Auckland, and Captain Jioss and his officers took charge of the Talune. Mr. J. May., third officer of the Kittawa, cam? ashore at Wellington yesterday. Captain Mawi-on, lato of the Koniata, who is on holiday, lenvc, left for Duucdin by the Maungamii last evening. BLACKBURNE'S TABLES. VALUABLE NAUTICAL PUBLICATION. In connection with his recent third edition of his publication. "Tables for Aylmuths, Great Circle Sailing and Reduction to the Meridian," Captain 11. S. Blackburns, Nautical Adviser to the New Zealand Government, has received many complimentary references, aud the work is highly spoken of by navigators. The work is published by the Marine Department. Captain Blackburiic has received a letter from Mr. 11. 1!. Hughss. navigating officer of H.M. cable steamer Iris, and as there are no other officers anywhere who make such a speciality of astronomical navigation as navigating officers of c.ihlo steamers do, tfco letter speaks for itself. Following is the letter:— Dear sir,—Many thanks for your letter of the 7th inst., also the advertisement sheets, which I shall have groat pleasure in passing on to my friends, and will strongly advlso them to procure the tables at once if they have not got them. I have tried "New Navigation" methods and all the principal tables of the d.iy during my search for the short- - est' and most accurate methods, and hava come to the conclusion that for our work your tables and system in general ore the best.—l am, dear, sir,

Yours faithfully, (Sgd.) H. ROCnFOIiD HUGHES. To Captain H. S. Blackbunic. It might be explained that the "Now Navigation" method—now no longer new— is dun to Mareg Saint-Hilaire, a distinguished officer in the French Navy. It is a. method of dealing with combined altitudes for position finding, nnd of late years it. has beon taught in the Naval Colleges at. Greenwich, Portsmouth, etc., almost to the exclusion of all other methods. Quite liitsly, three bulky volumes of tallies, costing 455., have been published by Rev. Frcdk. Ball. M.A., to further facilitate the. work by this method; but. even with the aid of these expensive tables the problem is not so easily solved (ol any rate with high altitudes) as by the method and tables used in Captain Blackbnrne's work, which only costs 6s. Captain Hlackburnc has received vjrv great assistance, in compiling these tables from Mr. Clins. Westland, who is tho owner of a sheep-run in Canterbury. Mr. Wenland is not even a- Government Servant, but, for the pure love of science, and the privilege of doing something for the benefit of seafarers and the saving of liv;s and properly, has gratuitously givp.n much of his spare time during the last five or six years to the laborious calculation of nautical tables, and Ik still nloddine away at tin , ! work. Tlio next, edition of the reduction tahles 'which it is hoped will be published within the next thre; years) will be a grater boon to navigators than anything which has been previously published. It is st-iled by those competent to pass an opinion that the most valuable addition to this ii3w edition of Blackbnrno's tables is table M on pages 150 and 151. The error of latitude to 4sec. of error in tho time is seen at a dance from the tables for any nx-meridinn observation, and the .-am? table is used for /acililnting the work of finding the latitude and longitude from a Sunnier, or double altitude observations, either from the ex-meridians or from one ex-meridian combined with a chrutiouiet..'P oussnatlou.

When Hi; Corliiim Visits Dunedin neil week she will be ducked for cleaning acd uaintiuK. There was a slight Hood in the river and n sea ou tlie bar yesterday at Westport. Uuwcvcr, the Jlapotirlka arrired at the West Coast port from Wellington and Nelson at 7 a.m. yesterday, and was lo have left for Creyuiuiuh at 7 p.m. The Poherna was expected to leave Qr;yinoutli for Wellington last evening. 'J'he Kitiawa lakes her departure from Wellington for Wcslpoct this morning, and Hie Koinala returns to \V:'llins:ton on Sunday. On her nay up from southern pints lo .Napier and (IHmrne. the Union steamer Kowliai will make a |«11 at Wellinirton for the purpose of receiving careo. She is due here oil Sunday, and sails again on Monday l':>r Napier. Koromiko, s.s.. arrivjd at. Picton from Newcastle yclcrday afternoon. When the lia.= disch-irfrcd a portion of her coal carpto there, she will come nn to Wellington. This port chould be made cither to-morrow

At noon on Monday the Chatham Islands Fishinß Company's steamer Himitaitpi is expected to leave WelHiißton for the Chathumß direct. Tind weather has evidently been responsible for the vessel s non-appsuraiiM at I.yttelton from the Chathains. tfhc should show up nt nny time now. Advices received in Wellington state lli.it the New Zealand Shipping Compuny's new steamer Hurunui, during her trinl trip on the Clyde last month, attained a npeid of nearly 16 knots on a six hours run.