SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1538, 6 September 1912, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER. T „ . , Day. Hr.m. Last quarter 5 0 53 a.m. New moon n 3 18 p.m. first quarter 18 7 25 p.m. lull moon 26 11 4 p.m. MOOX. Moon rises to-day, 2.48 a.m.; sets, 11,4 a.m. HIGH WATER. To-day, 11.17 a ..m.; 11.42 p.m. '10-morrow, 12.1 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.8 a.m.; sets, 5.30 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. . HAUPIRI s.s. (2.15 a.m.),- 715 tons, M'Kcnzl(;V.f,l;o.m ,^ A " ckla nd and bays. M.UUROA, s.s. (6.55 a.m.), 2598 tons, Manning; from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon -Mfcses Meek, Wyott, Kill, Ding, Bursy, Bennett, M'Grcgor, Bushby, Burrell, Seamen, Mesdames Wyatt, Wilcock, Triggs, Mitchell, Burrell, Fitzgfbbon, Jones, Dr. Guthrie, Messrs. Dawson, M'Lcllan. Bae.vertz. Horsier, Ohilds, Wilcock, Witlioll, Gcodc, Waterton, Bradley, Dwan, Callahan, Laurenson, Quested, Holder, Broad, Browne, Roud, Hoban. Stewart, Burrell, Jonee, Newey, Jameson, Haycock; 45 steerage. NIKAU, s.s. (7.50 a.m.), 248 tons. Hay, from and Motucka, TARAWERA, s.s. (9.30 a.m.). 2003 tons, M'Loan. from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon—Messrs. Harvey and Osborne; 4 steerage.

KAITOA, s.s. (11 a.m.), 305 tone, Ranson, from Oroymouth. GERTIE, s.s. (12.30 p.m.), 269 tons, Rodger, from Foston.

STORMBIRD. s.s, (3.30 p.m.). 217 tons, Dowoll, from Wanganui. KAPITI, s.s. (4.30. p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganul. BHENHEIM. s.s. (7.45 p.m.), 120 tons, WilkInsftn, from Blenheim.

JOHN, s.s. (B.EO p.m.), 342 tone, 8. Holm, from Lyttelton.

ENERGY, s.s. (9 p.m.), 66 tons, Thorns, from Cook Strait.

DEPARTURES. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5. ENERGY, s.s. (5.5 a.m.), 66 tons, Thorns, for Cook Strait. NIKAU, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Kelson and Motueka, TARAWERA, s.s, (5.15 p.m.), 2003 tons, Jl'licim, for northern ports. ULIMAROA, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 5777 tons, Wyllie, for southorn ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. MARAROA, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 2598 tone, Manning, for Lyttelton, with 3M passengers. HAUPIRI, s.s. (8.50 p.m.), 715 tons. M'Kenzie. for Now Plymouth. PUKAKI, s.?. (11.10 p.m.), 1444 tons, Tate, for W-natport. KAITOA, s.s. (11.25 p.m.), 350 tone, Henry, for Greymouth. KAHO,, s.s. (midnight), 182 tons, Shirley, for Nnnier. GERTIE, s.s. (midnight), 269 tons, for Foxton.

EXPEOTED ARRIVALS, . Kapuni, Patea, Soptember 6. Wavorley, Foxton, September 6. Opawa, Blenheim. September 6. Manaroa, Motueka. Soptember 6. Maori, Lyttelton, September 6. Victoria, Sydnoy, via HoTth, Sept. 6. Maitai, Melbourne, via south,. Sept. 6. Wdkatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Sopt, 6. Mnnftanapn. Wostnorl, Sent. 6. Pateena, Kelson, Plcton, September 5. Koonya, Greymouth, September 7. ' Hirtemoa, Castlepoint, / September 7. Aororc.J'atea, September 7. Huia, wangantti; via Tcrikohe, Sept. 7. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, September 7. Mararen. Lvttelton, September 7. Mapourikfl,, West Coast. Kelson, Sept. 1. Aparima, Calcutta, via Auckland, September 8. Wnirau, Blenheim. September 8. Mokoia, Dunedin, Lyttelton. September 8. Ripple. Olsborne. September 8. \ Arapawa, Lyttelton, Septembers. Gertie. Foxtoii. September 8. Kavamu, southern ports, September 8. Athenie. London, via Way ports, Sept. 9. Mniiftv-ai, northern ports, September 10. Indralema, New York, via way ports, Senteuibor 11. Remuera. London, via way ports, Sept. 12. Monn.i, Sydney. September 12. Aoronci, San Francisco, via way ports, September 1!. Tarawera, northern ports, September 13.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Stormbird, Wanganut, Soptember 6. ICanili. Wnnganui. September 6. John. Wo-tport, September 6. Pukakl. Weslport, September 6. Wavorley. Kelson, West'.Coast,- Sept. 6. Onawa. Blenheim. Sentembor 6, Blenheim, Blenheim, September 6, Huia. Wapeanul, Scntember 6. Pateena. Plcton, i\cl«ou, September . fi. ■ Maori, Lyttelton, Soptember 6. Maital. Svdne.v direct. September G. Victoria, Lvtteltnn. Dimcdin. September 6. Kapuni, Patea, Sentember 6. Aorore, Patea, September 7. Huia, W-Micanui. Sentember 7. Fnwera. Pateo, September 7. Kikau, Nelson. Motueka, Sentember 7. Mararoa, Lyttelton, September 7. Mangapspn. Wcstport, Karamea. Sept. 7. Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton. Sept. 7. Arahura, Picton, Kelson, Wt6t Coast, Sentember 7. s Komato, Wostport, September 7. Kanuni, Patea, September 7. Karamu, New Plymouth, Westport, Greymouth. September 9. Gertie, Fos'in, Sentember 9. /rrmawa, Wangftnui. Sentember 5. Manaroa, Motucka, September 9. Mokoia, northern ports, September 9 . Lyttelton, Dunedin, Sent. 10. Mapourika. Kelson. West Coast, Sept, 10. Ripple, Napier, Kept, 10. Moana. Rn.< , iton»a, Papeete, San Franois"o. September 13. Tarawera. Lvtfeltnn, Dunedin, Sept, 15. Aorangi, Sydney direct, September. 13.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. VICTORIA, 5.5... loft Sydney August 28 for northern ports and Wellington. Due Wellington September 6. Leavea same day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. MAITAI. s.s., left Melbourne Aueust 28 for Hobart. southern ports, and Wellinston. Due Wellington September 6. Leaves same dav for Sydney direct. Dub Sydney September 10. MAUNGANUI. b.s., left Melbourne September 4. for Hobart. southern porta, and Wellington. Dim Wellington Seolember 13. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Due Sydntv fianteinber 17. MOERAKI, s.s., leaves Sydney September 1 for Wellington direct. D'.ie Wellington September 11. Leaves September 12 for southern ports, Hobart. and Melbourne. Due Melbourne September 21.

OVERSEA SHIPPINC. STEAMERS TO ARRIVE. From London. MIMIRO (due about September 14), sailed on July 11, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier. (Tyser Line, agents.) ATHENIO (due about September 9), sailed on July 22, via Capo Town and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., agents.) REMUERA (due about September 11), sailed on July 27, via Cape-Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) CORIXTHIC (duo about September 20), sailed on August 4, via Cape Town and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., agents.) RANOATIRA (due about September 18), sailed on July 27, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., agents.) AItAWA (duo about October 2), sailed on August 17, via Cape Town and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., agents.) RUAHINE (due about September 30). sailed on August 14, via Cape Town and Hobart. 'New Zealand Shipping Co., agents.) WAIMANA (due about September 20), sailed on July 16, via Sydney and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., agents.) INDRABARAH (due about October 20), Sailed on August 17, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) PAKEHA, s.s. (due About October 22), sailed on August 21, via Australian ports and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., agent-.) NEREHANA, s.p. (due about November 9), sailed on August 29. via Australian ports ar-d Auckland. (Tyser Line, agcnts.l RIMUTAKA (due about October 16), sailed on August 31, via Cape Town and Hobart. (New Zealand Shipping Co.. a Rents.) RIMUTAKA (duo about, October 16), sailed on August 31. via way porte. (New Zealand Shipping Co., agcuts.) From Liverpool. KAIPARA (due about September 30). sailed on August 2, via Australia and Auckland. (F.-S. Line, agents.) SURREY (duo about October 28), sailed on August 24, via Cape Town and Hobart. (F.-S. Line, agents.) KIA ORA (due about October 15), sailed on August 19, via Auckland. (Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., agents.) From Montreal. KAKAIA (due about October 18), sailed on August 10. via Australian ports and Auokland. (New Zealand 'Shipping Co., agents.) From New York. ANGLO-CALIFORNIAX (due about September 30), Bailed on July 9, via Australian ports and Auckland. (A. and A. Line, agent.-.) IXPRALKMA (due about September 11), .'ailed on June 15. via. Australian ports and Auckland. (Tyser Line, agents.) WALTRAUTK (due aboiit September 9). sailed in June, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.. agents.) SOUTHERN- (due about October 4). sailed on July 19, via Auckland. (Vacuum Oil Co.. agents.) WIIAKARtrA-(due about October «>. <nl|. 'r V\ 1 ' vl ?. *'iitrjllfl.il -jtorta aitd AuclsUfld, T\-sej Luje t a K en.UJ

BERKENFELS (duo about October 20) sailed on August 18, via Australian port and Auckland. (Dalgcty and Co., agents. From Philadelphia. WIJIBLEDON (due about October 15! sailed in August, via Auckland. (Oollii and Co., agents.) From San Francisco. AOKANGI (due about September 12), vii Papeete and Rarotonga. (U.S.B. Co. agents.) From Calcutta. APAJHJIA (due about September 7), sail ed August, via Singapore, Samurang, anc Auckland. (U.S.S. Co., agents.) BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY, September 5. Arrived.—l'ctone, from New Zealand Helen Denny, from llavclock. .Sailed.—Mimiro, for New Zealand. NEWCASTLE, September 4. Sailcd.-Brisbano, for Lyttelton. NEWCASTLE, September 5. Sailed.—Waitcmata, for New Zealand. •SUVA. September 5 Sailed—Navua, for Auckland. COASTAL. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Waiinana, from London, vie Sydney; Monowai, from southern ports; Dorrigo, from Samoa. Sailed—Queensland, for Newcastle; Kurow, for Suva. ONEHUNOA. Arrived.—Ngnpuhi a.m.), from New Plymouth. • NAPIER. Arrivcd.-Eipplc (1.30 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.-Victoria (2.45 p.m.), for Wellington. WAITARA. Sailed.—Tainul (2.30 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sajled.-Himitangl (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington, PATEA. Arrived.—Aorcre (2.45 p.m.), from Wellington. . . ■ Sailed.-Kapuni (3 p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANOI. Sailed.—W&verlcy (4 p.m.), for Wellington. I'ICTON. Arrived.-Rosamond (5 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail.—Pateena (midnight), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. Arrived.—Opawa (noon), from Wellington. NELSON. Sailed—Pateena, (4.35 p.m.), for Picton. MOTUEKA. X Sailed.-Manaroa (2.15 p.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Sailed.—Koonya (4.40 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. 'Eailed.-r-Jlaitai, for Sydney, via Wellington. Passengers for Wellington :-Miss Clarkson, Mesdames Fleming, Wriglit, Clarkson. Sailed.—Wakatu, for Kaikoura, and Wellington; Maori, for Wellington, with 180 paesengers. PORT CHALMERS. .- Arrived.—Opawa, (3 a.m.), from London. , DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Mokoia, from northern ports. Sailed.-Strathroy, for Westport. ATHENIO DUE MONDAY. Continuing ■ her journey from London R.M.S. Atkenic left Hobart for Wellington at 6 a.m. yesterday. Slio is duo in port on Monday morning. LIVERPOOL TO WELLINGTON. On August 19 the Shaw-Ravill cargocarrior Kia Ora left Liverpool for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Sho has on board 29C0 tons of cargo for Auckland. 2700 tons for Wellington, 1450 tons for Lyttelton, and 1300 tons for Dunedin. The Kia Ora is duo at Wellington about October 15. ROTORUA AT TENERIFFE. Cable advice received by the local agents for tho New Zealand Shipping Company states that R.M.S. Rotorna. arrived at Tenenffo ou September 3, and continued her .lourney to London at, 8 p.m. the smnio day. -She is:duo-at her'destination on or about September 10. " .WAIMANA AT AUCKLAND. At 3.45 p.m. yesterday tho Shaw-SaviU steamer Waiuiaua. arrived at Auckland from London, via way ports. The vessel is ddo at Wellington about September 12. AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE. All the White Star liners axe now being equipped with deck scats which can at a moment's notico bo transformed into rafts. Each of those seats measures 9ft. in length and is provided with four metal air cases. One perfon ■ can instantly ohangc a Eeat into a life-saving raft by lifting up tho front portion and opening it out flat, in which position it immediately locks itself. TUo eeats avo secured to the deck by means of a lashing over a hooked hinged pin at each end. and should tho deck bocomo submerged the front portion of tho feat floats upwards, turna the hook round, and tipß off the lashing, and so automatically turns itself into a raft read 7 for use. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. F. J. Fowler, who has been ashore on tick loavo, rejoined tho Haupiri as chief officer at Wellington yesterday. Mr. Shortt, who has been relieving ou tho vessel, came ashore for instructions. Mr. Wynn-Williams, of tho st-aff of the looal offlco of the Union Company, left by tho Tarawera yesterday to join the Maheno ot Auckland as assistant purser. Mr. Norton, purser of the Manuka, and Mr. Ward, of tho Tarawera, have exchanged ships for a trip or so. Mr. W. W. Spargo.'lato of the Tofua, joined the Haupiri as second engineer at Auckland, vice Mr. Rennie, who has gone back to his former position as third. Mr. Barrett,' late third of the vessel, went ashore for orders. Captain M'lntosh left the Kapunl on. holiday leave yesterday. Captain Gib Eon relieved him.

By wireless last evening the Union Oo.'s steamer Atua, which is en route from the Islands to Auokland, advised that she would arrive at the northern port at 6 a.m. today. It is anticipated that the Himitangi will bo dispatched from Lyttelton for the Chatham Islands next Monday. Tho French barque Vendee which arrived at Suva on July 18 from New York, with a cargo of oil, etc., for Fiji, Townsvillc, and Rockhampton. left agaiu on Aueust 6 for Townsville. While at Suva the Vendee discharged 12,275 cases of kerosene, 5000 cases of benzine, 150 eases of turpentine, and 50 cases of naphtha, making a total of 17,457 cases. This is one of the biggest consignments of oil iwd benzine discharged at Suva for some time, and oyer £3CCO was paid as duty and wharfage on this shipment. Tho oapacity of a large modern steamer is enormous, as iB shown by the big cargo loaded at New Zealand ports by the Federal-Shire Line steamer Drayton Grange, which left Lyttelton on Saturday morning. The Drayton Grange, which now counts only as a medium-size cargo steamer, had a full cargo loaded ut Lyttelton, Timaru, Bluff, Port Ohalmers, Auckland, ami Wellington, the principal lines being 32,485 carcasses of frozen mutton and lamb, 41,037 sacks of oats, wheat, peas, beans, etc., 10,672 Crates of frozen rabbits (shipped at Bluff and Port Chalmers), 2652 quarters and pieces of beef; 431 pieces of mutton, 657 cases of preserved meats, and 618 bales of licinp and tow. Iu addition there was-,a large quantity of sundries included in the cargo, while the steamer also carried about 3000 tons of bunker coal. On account of having been delayed by rain at Auckland the Tyser lint>r inilrsilema- is not expected at Wellington until Wednesday of next week. The Government steamer Hinemoa. was successful in landing a quantity of small gear for the new lighthouse at Castlepoint yesterday. Tho tower itself could not be landed on account of a heavy sea running. Mapourikn, s.s., arrived at Greymouth from Wellington, via way ports, at 4 a.m. yesterday, and left on the return trip at 5 p.m. : It was originally intended that the Woihora would make Wellington her first port of call from Newcastle, but the Union Company have decided to send her on to Lyttelton. She was expected here to-day, but under the circumstances will not arrive iu port until the latter cud of next week. Shippers are Teonesled to note that the Mokoia, leaving Wellington for the north on Monday next, will take cargo for East Coast bays. This will tic transhipped to the Haupiri at Gishornc. Latest charters include the steamer IforpasrlM, 5866 I0n«. She Is to bring a general cargo from Now York to Australian and New Zealand ports.

The .lapo'jesc steamer llnlm-hlka Maru. 4543 tons, has been chartered to brills u load of general cargo and timber from Japan to Australian ports

Early yesterday lnoruiuu (In. x cw Zealand .Shipping Company s cargo-carrier Opnwa arrived at Port Chnliuers from London direct.

The chartered steamer Strathroy, which was recently at Wellington with a. cargo of case-oil, consigned to the Vacuum Oil Company, left Port Chalmers for Westport yesterday. At, the- W««t Coast port the vo?<!>l iwmUlm!* buukcrt hefors proceeding to Awtraljr