SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1451, 28 May 1912, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOOo'. MAI". Day. Hr. m. Full moon 1 9 49 p.m. Last nun r! or S 9 26 p.m. New moon 17 9 44 a.m. First quarter ?■* 1 « a.m. Full , moon 31 11 G a.m. MOON. - Moon rises to-day, 2.38 p.m.; sets, 5.9 a.m. Wednesday. HIGH WATFiE. To-day, 1.50 a.m.; 2.K p.m. To-morrow, 2.40 a.m.; 3.5 p.m. SUX. Sue rises to-day, 7.2 a.m.; sets, 4:52 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, MAY 27. RIPPLE, e.s. (8.10 a.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, from Picton. KAMONA, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 1425 tons, Walton, from Westport. HOHENFELbi, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 5329 tons, Sehmits, from New York, via. Australian ports and Auckland. KENT, s.s. (11.5 a.m.). 5527 tons, M'Gibbon, from Liverpool, via- Sydney and Auckland. OPAWA, s.f. (9.35 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. WAVERLEY. -<-.?. (11.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Henry, from Picton. DEPARTURES! MONDAY, MAY 27. PATEENA. s.s. (1 p.m.!, 1212 tons, Watson, for.Picton and Kslson. Passengers: Saloon —For Picton—Miss Downes, Jfesdnmes Giles, Fisher, Goddard, Clark, Messrs. Day, Berryman, Falkncr, Wright, Scott, M'Ferran, Fatcliett, Tait, Collier, Giles (2), Hewitt, and Redwood. For Nelson—Misses Edwards, Loriiner, Jlav.le (2), M'Eachen, Ciii6holm, M-2sdames Ma-uSe, Illackett, M'Eachen, Wise, Coster, Doyle. Oiglcy, Messrs. Finley, Pollock, Gray Barraud, Cook, Meddings, Simpson, Knsor. O'Connor, Illackett, and Wise. MANAEOA, s.s. (2.5 p.m.), 122 tons, Hart for Motueka. KAPUNI s.s. (2.10 p.m.), 150 tone, M'lntosh for Puponga. LIZZIE TAYLOR,- ketch (Z. 40 p.m.), 77 tons, Petersen, for Ifavclock. _ BEEEZE, s.s. (2.45 p.m.), -347 tons, Scott, '°TE'. ANAU,' s.s. (6 p.m.), 1652 tons, Platts, for New Plymouth. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), IS3 tons, Harvey, for Foxtou. HIMITANGI, s.s. (8 p.m.), 323 tons, Cowan, for Chatham Islnnds. BLENHEIM, s.?. (8.5 p.m.), 120 ton?, Wilkimon. for Blenheim. MA 081, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 3399 tons, Aldvrcll, for. Lyttelton Passengers: Saloon—Misses King, Hume, Cochrane, Davids, Shand, Shand..Fng!and (3), Bishop, Martin, Gaillito, Ward, Willis, Angus, Stephenson, Megdames Kain, Val'ance. King, Hathers, Gower Burns, Beiliy, Bishop, Boi-ne, Messrs. Kaiu, Ferris. Sinclair, Lovett, Hutchinson, Peareon, Bitclue, Kayo, Hathers, Smith, IMsrnell, Giescking, Biss, Moore, Iteilly, Laurenson, Poullon, Fraser, Jenkins, Morton, Bishop, Elliot, Lindsay. Brown, MacKenzie, Hcid, Bw, lUoomfieid, Kennsdy, Lisbin, Love, JeQ'ares, Deeley, Palmer, Pridham. Kennedy, Arley, Neeley. MONOWAI, s.s. (8.20 p.m.), 3433 tons, Bobortson, for northern ports. Pae=eager6: Saloon—For Gisborne—Miss Bare, Mrs. Johnsfoii, Messrs. Johnston, King, Boss, Kellcher. For Auckland—Mrs, Lightband, Messrs. Light-band, Hayden.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Wairaeo, Gisborne, May 28. Koonya-, Lyttelton. May 28. "Huiii. Wangauui, May 28. Waverlcy. Picton, May 23. Opawa, Blenheim, May 28. Hawera., Patea, May Zβ. Nikau, Nelson, Motiieka, May 28. Mararoa, Lyttelton, May 28. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, May 28. Mokoia. northern ports, May 28. Ituahine. Lytteßon, May 28. Pateena, Nelson, Picton, May 28. Taviuni. Grsymouth, May 29. Ngatoro, Greymouth, May 29. Queen of rthe South. Foxtou, May 29. Manaroa, Motucka,, May 29. Blenheim, Blenheim, May 29. v Burn. Napier, via- coast. May 29, Maori. Lyttelton, May 29. Maunganui. Sydney direct. May 29. AruHura, West Coast, Nelson, Picton, May

29. ilangapapa, Westport, May 29. Tarawera. Dunedin. Lyttelton, May 30/ . Koirhai. Gisborno, May 30. - Wimmcra, Sydney, via, north. May 31. Warrimoo. Melbourne, via south. May 31. Wa.ima.tc, Montreal, via Auculand, May i>l. London, via way porte, June 1, ■Rotoiti, Onehungn. Kcw Plymouth, June 2. Monowa-i northern ports, Jims 4.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Aorerc. Patea, May W. Storinbird, Wanganui, May 28. Arapawn. Wnneanui, May 28. liana Patea, May 23. J'okftia. Lyttcltou, Dunedin, May 28. Maponrika, Nelson. West Coast, May EB. Hippie, Napier, Gisborne, May 28. K'kau, .Nelson, Motueka, May 28. Mararoa, Lyttclton, Slay 28. Hawera, Patea,' May 28. Opawa, Blenheim, May SB. Wavcrloy. Nelson, West Ooaet, May 28. - Huia, Wanpanui, May 28. Corinna, southern ports. Slay 28. Navua, Wcstport, Dunedin, May 28. Hohcnfele. Lyttelton, Dune-din, May 28. Pohcrua, Greymoulh, May £8. Koonya, Greynjoiith, May 28. Manaroa, Havolocl:, May 29. Kent, Lyttelton and Dunedin, May 29, Nuatoro, Greymouth. May 29. Vfaimea, Nelson, West Coast, May 29. Queen of tha South, Foxton, May 29. t lilenlwam, Blenheim, May 29. Itiu-u, Napier, via coast,, May 29. Pateena. Picton, Nelson,. May 29. Maori. Lrttelton, Hay 29. : Koonya, Wcstport, Mas , '29. Mangapapa., Westport, Karamca, May 29. Wakatu Kaikoura, Lyttelton, May 29, Ituahine, London, via way ports, May 30. Maunganui, southern ports, Melbourne, Ua,y 30. -■ . Tarawera. northern ports. May 30. Kowhai, Greymouth, May JO. Wtt'Timoo, Sydney direct, May 31. Araliura, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, Juno 1. . Wimmcro. 'Dunedin direct. Juno 1. liotoitl, Pictcn. Kelson, I\ T evr I'lyinoath, June 3. Monowai, Lyttelton, Dunedin, June i INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMEHS. WAEKIMOO, 8.5., left Melbourne Mas 22, for IJohart, southern ports, and Wellington. ' Due Wellington May 31. Leaves Fame day for Sydney direct. Dne Sydney i imo <-. MATJXOANTJI. a.e., left Sydney May 25 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington May 29. Leaves May 30 for southern ports, Hobart. and Melbourne.- Due Melbourne WIMJIEHA. 8.3., left Sydney May 22, for northern ports and Wellington. Due Wellington May 31. Loaves June 1 for Duncdin direct. MOEEAKI, 5.8., leaves Melbourne May 29, for Hobart, southern parts, and Wellington, due Wellington .Tune 7. Leaves Fame day for Sydney direct. Due Sydney June 11. OVERSEA SHIPPINC. STEAMERS TO AEEIVE. From London. STAR OF CANADA (due about June 71. sailed on April. 3, via Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) RUAPEHi; (due about June 1), soiled on April 13, via, Cape Town and Hobart. (New Zsaland Snipping Co.. aeents.s STAB OF INDIA (due about June 27), sailed on April 21, via Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. (Tyeer Lino, acentij ZEALANDIC (due about June 19), sailed on April 23. via Sydney and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., agents.) KAIKOTjBA (due about July 7). sailed on May 4. via Auckland. ■ (New Zealand Shipping Cβ,. agents.) TAINUI (due about June 12), sailed on April 25. (Shaw, Savill and Albion .Co,, agents.) ROTORUA (due about June 24), sailed on May 11. via Cape Town and Ilobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) MUKITAI (due about July 12). sailed on May 10, via Australian ports. (Ty«cr Line, agents.) From Liverpool. NAinxsiHllE (ilna about. June !8), sailed on- April 4. via Australian ports and Auckland. (F.-H.-S. Line, agents.) MORAYbIUKE (due about July 151, sailed on May 11, via Las Palinas. (K.-H.-S. Line, agents.. DELPHIC (duo about June IS), sailed on April 26, via ToncrifTe, Cape Town, Hobart, and Auckland. (Shaw. fcJnvill and Albion Co., aeent3.) Ffciii Clasgow. AWAIIOU (duo about .Time 201. sailed un April 1. ria Sue/, and Newcastls. j From Montreal. WAIMATE (due about May 31). sailed I March 22, via Australian port? mid Auckland. (Xew Zealand Shipping 00., ag-euts.) TOKOM.USU dine about July 15), tailed lili April 15. via Aiielr.'iliaii purls and Aiicldand. (Shaw, Siivill and Alliiuu Co., jnteut*.) From New Yorli, TOMOAXA (due about June 10). wiled on March 24). via Australian port* and Auckland. (A. and A. Liue. ajunts.) COURTHELI) (due about July 4), sailed on April 19, vin Australian ports and Auckland. iTvscv Line, agents.) ANGLO-SAXON (due a-bont July 14), sailed on April 25, via, Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co., nsent;.] NEIDEKFELR (due about July Mi, sailed Hjn «q.c ;, via. JtdlimiVJiS SSfi (JfeSW

BT TELEGEAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY, Mny 27. Arrived.—Falls of Monoss, from Auckland. BHTSHAXK, May 27. Sailed.—Paparoa, for New Zealand. HOBAItT, May 27. Arrived.—Euapehu (li a.m.). from London. COASTAL. MONDAY. MAY 27. AUCKLAND. Sailed.-Victorin. (5.45 p.m.). for Sydney. Arrived.—Marjorie Craig, barque, from Warnambool; Jessee Craig, baritue, from Newcastle. ' ' GISBORXE. Sailed.—Waimca (4.45 p.m.), for Wellinglon. NAPII3U. Sailed.—Buru (11.20 a.m.), and Hokoia (2.50 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed.—llarawn (8.30 p.m.), for Onehunga. PATEA. Sailed.—Hawera (7 p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUI, Sailed,—Huia (6.10 p.m.), for Wellington. riOTOS. Arrived.—Patcena- M.35 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed , .—Wavcrlcy (6 p.m.), for Wellington. KELSON. Sailed.—Nikau (3.15 p.m.), for Motucka anil Wellington. LrrTELTON. Arrived.—Alumna, four-mast6d schooner, from Piißet Sound; Opotiri, from Greymonth; Eunice, scow (at Heads), from Havelock. Sailed.—Koonya (10.30 a.m.), from Wellington and Greymouth: Huia, schooner, for Kaipar.a; Mararoa. (6.20 p.m.), for Wellington with 150 passengers; Storm, for Akaroa. and Duncdin; Wakatn, for Ka-ikoura, anil Wellington. To sail.—liuahino (8 p.m.), for Wellington. POKT CHALMERS. Sailed.-Waitema.ta (5 p.m.). for Newcastle. DUNEDIN. Arrived.-Orari, from Waitara, BLUFF.' Arrived.—Warrimoo (5.40 p.m.), from HobQTt. Sailed.—TJlimiiroa (6.50 p.m.), for-Hobart and Melbourne. KENT IN POET. The F.-H.-S. steamer Kent arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Liverpool, via Tv-ay ports. Oaptain M'Gibbon is in command, and has associated with him the following officers: —Chief. Mr. A. Fleming; second, Mr. W. Darling; third, Mr. J. Lister; fourth. Mr. D. B. Grant. Mr. 0. Metcalfe i 3 chief engineer, Mr. D. M'Cullosh second, Mr. K. Daniels third, Mr. W. Glass fourth, and Mr. R. Jones fifth. Mr. E. A. Ditton is chief refrigerating engineer, cuid Mr. It. Murray second. Dr. J. 11. Rail is the ship's surgeon, and Mr. F. Evuo chief steward. After discharge here the Kent leaves for Lyttelton and Duncdiu, sailing to-morrow evening. MAUNGANUI FKOM SYDNEY. Advice received by the local office of the Unimi Company states that the Maunganui left Sydney for Wellington direct at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The vessel hae 130 saloon olid 82 steerage passengers. She is due here early" tomorrow morning. nUAI'EHTJ AT HOBART. Now on the way from London, via way porta to Wellington, th 2 New Zealand Shipping Company's II.Jf.S. Ruapehu arrived at Hobart at li a.m. yesterday. It was expected to dispatch her for Wellington at noon to-day. If she gets away at that time her arrival- here may be looked for cither on Saturday afternoon or early on Sunday inoraiug. THE STAB OF CANADA. , Quitting Sydney in continuation of her journey from London to Auckland on Friday, the Tyser linn . Star of Canada is due at the northern port to-morrow. She is cipcctcsl at Wellington on June 7. HATJPIRI INQUIRY. Captain 0. 0. Smith. Superintendent of Mercantile Marino at Wellington, and Captain Gillcspio. of Wellington, have been ■"inointed nautical assessors in connection with, the magisterial inquiry which i 3 to be held into the mishap of the Haupiri'e at the Heads. The proceedings will commence »t. 10.30 a.m. at. the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, to-morrow.

DRATTON GRANGE LEAVES HOME, Cable advice received by the local agents for the F.-11.-S. Lino intimated that the steamer Brayton Grange left. Liverpool for Auckland direct on Mny 25. The vessel proceeds thence to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, aho is due at this port about July 29. Mr. G. Balling joined tho Fatecr.a as third engineer, in place of Mr, J, Jl'Lcan, on Saturday. An uncharted rock was tlw cause of the Hinemoa's presence at Stewart Island yesterday, It is announced by tho local agents for the Shtiw-Savill Lino of steamers that the Zcalandic and Delphic, from London and Liverpool respectively, are due at Wellington about June 18, An arrival in port from New York yesterday morning was the U.S. and A. Line's chartered steamer Hohenfe's. She berthed at the Jervois Quay Wharf to discharge, and is expected to get, <M?ay for Lyttelton and Dunedin this evening. From Tcralcohc the Jtaorilaild Steamship Company's Holmdale proceeds 'to . Greymouth. to load again for Terakohc. Messrs. Johnston and Co. advise that the Putiki arrived at Xcrakoue from Grsymouth yes'U-'rday, and sails again for the West Coast port to-dny. Tho Moa left cw Plymouth on Monday evening to load coal at Greymouth.. At 7 p.m. to-day, the Union Company's steamer Waipori loaves Wcstport for Auckland. 'Dβ Karori leaves Wcstport, for Lyttelton on .Wednesday, and the Hauroto leaves that port o'u the same day for Suva, via Auckland.' Aralrara, s.s., arrived at, Greymoutli from Wellington, via way ports, at 7 a.m. yesterday, and left on the return journey at 7 p.m. The Kowtiai is due at Wellington from Gisborne on Thursday with a load of barley for transhipment to the Mauuganui for Melbourne. During her last visit to Sydney the Hud-dart-Parkor steamer Wimmcra was docked for cleaning and paintingr. This is the cause of b3r late arrival at Auckland this morning. The vessel is due at Wellington late on Friday afternoon and sails for ! Dunedin direct at 1 p.m. on Saturday. ■ The small coastal steamer Hum is due !n port from Napier late to-night or early I to-morrow morning. She nans again for ! Napier, via coast stations, on Wednesday evening. The Blackball Coal Company's steamer Ngatoro is due iiore to-morrow from Greymouth. Tho Taviuni is bringing a- load of coal from the same port to Wellington. Round for Newcastle, tho Union Company's tramp steamer Waitemata SeftPort Chalmers at 5 p.m. yesterday. •V steamer has been chartered to load ot New York uodsr the auspices' of the A. and A. Line. Her ports of call will be Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttclton, nnrt Dunedin. CHRONOMETER BATING NOTICE. Hector Observatory, Wellington.—The position of the Hector Observatory is na Latitude. 41deg. 17min. 3.76«ec. South. Longitude, 11 hours 39min. 4.27 5 cc. East, of Greenwich. Height, above 1909 mean sea level, 418 feet. Chronometer Eating Notice.—At 1 P : m. to-day a galvanometer ugnal for rating chronometers will be cent from the Observatory to tho Public Telegraph Office Mid to the Dominion Museum. The needle, will move at 1 p.m. exactly of New Zealand standard mean time, when a chronometer L-et to Greenwich mean time should show 13 hours 30inin. Any difference will be the error of tho chronometer on Greenwich rncja time. At 9 p.m. correct time will also be signalled from the Observatory by means of electric lights. A green lteht will be switched on at about 5.45 p.m., a red one at about 8.55 p.m.. and a white one at about 8.59 p.m., and nil lights will be switched off at 9 p.m. exactly of New Zealand standard mean time. Tbe preparatory switching on of the lights must'be considered as only approximately correct, and must not be used for rating chronometer?. The correct tune for rating will be given by switching off the lights simultaneously at 9 p.m. C. E. ADAMS, Government Astrouonier. . May ■Sβ, 1912.