SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2301, 7 November 1914, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. ' NOVEMBKE. , ' Day. ' Hr. m. Full moon 3. l< 19 a.m. i Last quarter 11 v 11 7 a.m. New moon 18 i 32 am. First Quarter : 25 19 a.m. MOON'.:' ." Moon- tlses to-day, 11.7 p.m.; Eets, 7,35 a.m. Sunday. . . ■ .•••■■ -; . .' ■ ; . TIDE. , Tide,-7.36 a.m.; p.m. . ■'■'•.' .'. ■' ' . ' StJN. ■ ■ To-morrow, 8.12 a.m.;, 8.26 p.m. Sun rises today, 4.31.a.m.; eots. 6.35 p.m. ARRIVALS. TRIDAY. NOVEMBER. £.. ' WAIEAU, s.s. (2.20 a.m.), 93 tone, Deiley, from Blenheim.. ■ . . NOEA NIVEN, 6.3. (5.20 a.m.), 56 tons, Brusey, from Cook Strait.... WAHINE, s.s. (6.55 a.m.), 4435 tone, Aldwcll, from Lyttelton. Pa-ssenKcre: SaloonMisses Fulton, Clarke, M'Grath, Cameron, Uolnujhaw, Mitchell, Gould. Brown. Wrisht, Headword; K'Callum, Morland. Baker, BickEobertson. Spence. Booth, Meedames Keape and 2 children. Plumpton, Keddy. Hamber, Coseard, Crockett, tteaward, OlUshqld, Morland, Leary, Pearson, Dryden, Dickson,; Neiss, Messrs. Neise, Dawson, Sltenrett, Dodd-3,'Weld, Williams, ' Oolloss. PlUmptop. Dodds. CoE6ard, ; Haurison. Munro, Mansinß, Chisholm, Morland, Meredith, Jliller, Tarcoe, Wallace, Achceon, Bouse. Williams, Innes, King, Clark, Jenkins, Payne, and Ec-bins; 91 steerage. MAPQTJEIKA, sis. 17.30 a.m.), 1203 tons', Holmes', from Nelson. Passengers: Saloon— Itiesee \ Day, Climie, Mesdamee ' Winter, Ilcauchamp, Brown, PMpps, Burns, Superintendent Ellison, Messrs.. Adamson,' Mitchelson,' Nicholson, Nash, Sharp, Sime. Brodie, Bird, Brown, Bond, Turnor, Harvey, M'Murtry; Mills. Kemp, Israll,' Ohisholm, Burns, Moore; 0 steerage.

■ HOKOIA, s.e. (8.45 a.m.), 3502 tons, H'Lean, from Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Passengers: ' Saloon—Miss Black.- Jtosdames Duncan, Phillips, Black, Dennehy, Knowles, Maclean, Miller, Messrs. O'Nell, Angleto, Duncan, Phillips, Webber, Messrs. • Seville, Brail, Eev. J. M'Caw. Nadsh, Eev. Mac Lean. Morris. Farmer, Miller; 13 steerage. •- UMMAEOA,' s.s. (8.50 a.m.), 5777 tone, WylHe,'from-Lyttelton. . TAINUI, 6.5. (12.30: p.m.), 128 tons, Jansen, from -Waitafa. . '..-.■■ ...-■..'■ ■ ' lONIC, s.s. (1.45 p.m.), 12,232 tons, Starcst. from London, via ports. : KAPUNI, e.s. (1.55 p.m.), 150 tons, M'lntosh, from Patea. WIMMEEA. s.s. (5.50 p.m.), M 22 tons, Irom Melbourne and Hobart. ' . ■ WAVEELEY, file. (10.35 p.m.).. 157 tons, • Stewart, from Foxton. -, • , ' . SATUBDAY. NOVEMBEE 1.. . NGATORO, s.s. (0.40 a.m.), 1137 tons,' Dow: ell,'from Lyttelton. ■ ■• HAWEEA..6.S. (1 a.m.), 200 tons, Jackson, from Patea. ~ •. ■-..■■'•■ 'i ' ' , "". '■ ' ' 'DEPARTURES. ' ' ..■ FRIDAY. NOTEMBEE f. NOEA. NITEN, steam trawler CC.45 nju.J. 56 tons, Brusey, for Napier. ■. . PAKEHA. B.e. (3 p.m.), 7911 tons. Chndleißh, for London. •• . . •" . "■. - ■■■■;■ ",, MOANA, s.a. (5.15 p.m.). 3915 tone, Btrlnger. for Sydney. ■■ ' '•'., . UMMAEOA, e.B. (5.25 p.m.), 5777.10n5, Wyllie, for Sydney. ■' ■ ';.■ . MOKOIA, s.e: (5.25 ,■ D.m.)'. • 3502 tone. .0. M'Lean, for Lyttelton and Diiriedifl. :WAIMEA, s.s. (5.35 p.m.), 454 tons, Graham, for Picton. •.■./'.- '■' •'■■'.■ •;. TAINUI. s.e. (6J5.p.m). ; 8957' tons; Uoffatt, for London.) ■ BTOEMBIED, s.B. (6 p.m.), 217 tons, Doyell, for W-amjanui. ■ ' • ■'.'■' . ;WAHINE, 8.6. (8.5 p.m;), 4435 tons, Edijin, for Lyttolton. . .: .■ : ■ ■ . ■. ~ MAPOUEIKA, 8.8. (9 p.m.), 1205 tone, Holmes,, for Nelson. BLENHEIM, b.s.. (10 p.m.). 120 tone,'Wilkinson, for" Blenheim. , ' . '.. . ' '.BATUED AY, ..NOVEMBEE 7...' WAIEAU, s.i. !i a.m.), 93 tone, Deilej, for Blonheim. .'■■;• . : . EXPECTED ARRIVAtSi Canada Cape, Newcastle. November V: ■'■' Canopus; Westpprt, November 7. ' Mapourika, Nelson, Picton, November 7.1 ■ Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton," Nov. .7. . ' Aorero,'Patea, November 7. ■ Storm, southoM" ports, November 1. ' ■ Kahu. East Coast, November 7. Kapiti, Waiiganui, November 7. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka; November -7.. .-' Monowai, Lyttelton, November 7. , : Awahou, Blackhead, November 7. Waverley, Foxton, November 7. Mana, Patea, November 7. •■''' ','■'■'■'■:■' Kittan-a; Ljlteltoni November 8. Wairau, Blenheim, ■ November 8. Kennedy, Foxton, November' t. ' Blenheim, Blenheim, November 8. Stormbird, Wanganui. November 8.. Wahine,' Lyttelton, November 8. . Eeeulus, G.isborne. November 8. Huia, Harelook; November..!. .-;. , Westralia, !Dunedin,'.Lrttetlon|-"Ifot. 8. ' Ripple, Gisborne, November I. . Queen of the South, Foxton. Not. t. Kamo,'. Greymouth, November 8. Moeraki, Hobart,' Sydney, Not. 10. Neakuta. Grcymouth, NoTember ll>. Tarawera, northern porte. November 10. Ifaitai, .Sydney. November 11. CoTinna, 6outhcrn ports, November 11, Jfoltoia, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Nov. 12. Kaiapoi, Hobart, southern ports, Nov. 12. I Victoria, northern ports. ; November 13, Uoeraki, Lyttelton, November 13. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. - Tainul. .Waitara, November 7.' Kapuni, Patea, November 7. . Komata,'-Westport,,November,7. 1 ■ Storm, Picton, Wenganiii, .November 7. < Aorere, Patea, November 7. . --Kap'iti, November 7. . Hawera, Patea, November 7. , Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, November 7. Monbwai, Lyttelton. November 7. ■ . Wakatu, Kaikoura, November 7. . "Arahura, Picton, Nelson, West , . Coast. November 7. ■ , : ' .

; Wimmera,'. Melbourne, via Hobttrt. November 7. . ; * , ■ . NgatoTO.Greymouth. November 7. ' Waverlcy. Mangar&kau. November.. 7. ' Wairau,-Blenheim, November; 9. ; Kennedy. Nelson, .West Coast, Not. 9. . Kahu, East Coast, November 9. . Blenheim, Blenheim, November 9. ' . Mana, Pateai November 9. ..- ■ , Wahine,. Lyttelton.. November 9.. Queen of the South, Foxton. Nov. 1 ■ Peculus, Weet Coast. November^. Hula, Pelorus Bounds,, November 9. - Maponrika, Pfcton, Nelson, November 9. . \ Westralia, northern porte, November 9. Tarawera, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Not. 10. Ripple, Napier, Gisborrie, November 10. Stormblrd, Wangomul, November 10. Ooririira, iNeleqn, New Plymouth, Nov. 11. Moerald.". Lyttelton, November .11." JMapourika, New Plymouth, West Coast, November'll. . ' . Mokoia, northern-ports, Nov. !2. Matai, San Francisco, way porta. Not. 13. Victoria,. Lyttelton. Dunedin, Nov. 13. Itoeraki, Sydney, Hqbart, liot. 13.

:■ • :.'■■ BY TELEGEAPH. OVERSEA. ■'-''• LONDON. November t. Arrived,—Hemuera, from Wellington. 1 ' ' . QEAY'B HAEBOUB, Novemhcr 6. ; Sailed.—Commerce, schooner, for Dunedin. ■•■•■.-• . . ' . , NEWCASTLE, November 6. Sailed.—Joan. Craig, for-Now Zealand. -.' "■•■'. BYDNEJ, November 6. Arrived—Wairuna, from Kaikoura, and Waitemata. from New • Zealand.. > ; Sailed.—Moeraki (6.10 p.m.). . for I'Wellington. -..*.- i V ' COASTAL. FRIDAY, NOVEMBEB 6.' . • .'■ -AUCKLAND. Sailed.—Sauall (0.5 a.m.), for East Ooeet Bays and Gisborne; Kaco, pchooner (1.45 p.m.), for East Coast Bays and Gi6boine. ~ ' GISBOENE. .'. Safled.-Eipplo (4 pin.), for Wellington. . PATEA. '■■•■ ' Arrived.—Mana '11.30 -p.m.), . from Wellington; Aorerc (10 a.m.),, from Wellinfrton. Sailed.—Hawera (ll;20 a.m), for Wellinßlon. . ■■ . ' ■' ,- FOXTON. ;.\ : '/■;■ Arrived—Queen of the South (U a.m.), from Wellington. . ■ . • , NELSON. ■'■■.■ Sailed.—Nikau-(5.15 p.m.), for Wcllington. HAVELOCK. ':■■ .'".•■ ■ ~ Sailed.—Huia (10 a.m.), for Wellington. '■.'-. '■ .:' WESTPOET. ' • ' ' Arrived.—Whansapc (1.50 p.m.), from Wellington. ' . ■ . , ■ HOKITIKA.. Arrived.—Defender (10.30 a.m.), from WeianSt9D' , KAIKOTOA. : To sail.-Wakatu (5.30 p.m.), for WeilinStOn' '■■ LYOTELTON.: ' Arrived.—John Anderson (1.45 a.m.), from Kaikoura; Eotorua (6.20 a.m.), from Dunedin; Storm (U. 45 a.m.), from Timaru. Sajled.-Monowai (8.25 p.m.). for Wellington. Passengers: Saloon—MiEses Doughty, Comp, Lloyd, Page, Wa.rd, Dale, Eoss. Mesdtimes Doughty, Christenson, Jl'Kay, Miesrs. Cradclock, Brown, Payjrtcr, Mayall, Gee, Pordham,. Hugh, Pochin, Eov. M'Lavity; 21 Eteerage. Sailed—Knight of tho Garter, for Dunodin; Wootion, for Picton. . ;.' AKAEOA. Sailed—Amokui'a (2.30 p.m.), for southern , ports. DUNEDIN. Arrived—lnyorca.rßill (9.15 a.m.), from southern ports; Petono (10.35 a.m.), from Bluff; Breeze (12.20 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—John (3.30 p.m.), for Waiiganiii, via way ports; Pctonc (5.15 p.m.), for Picton. Wellington and Wanganui; WpsLralia (4.35 p.m.), for Wellington,, vja way ports. on Wednesday has been abandoned. Fur the purpose of .undergoing overhaul and survey Iho Union Company's collier Kitto.wa. is' due at WcllijiKtou from Lyttollon to-ntorroYr. ■

lONIC FROM LONDON. At 2 p.m. .yesterday the Shaw-Saviil st«amer lonic arrived in tho stream at Wellington from London, via way port?. After the Port Health Officer had spent an. hour and a half examining the passengers lie liner berthed at tho King's' Wharf at 4 p.m. Tho lonic left the Eoyal Albert Docks, London, at 2 p.m. on September 15, and experienced no delays on. the run dowa to Capo. Town, which wae done in fine clear weather. • Prom the latter port to. lloliart flue weather, with variable westerly winds, was experienced. Prom the Tasmanian port to Wellington - fine -weather ivne encountered. . < Captain C. J. Starclc is st'll in command of the lonic, and has the following officers associated with him:-ohie£, Mr. 11. T. Rowlands; first, Jlr. J. M'Uostie; second, Mr. T. Jones; third, Mr. W. Howattr fourth,.-Mr. S. B. Morfoe; hfth, Mr. G. T. Jcncs. Mr. M'D. Hunter is chief engineer, Mr. J. Ferguson secornl. Wt'. W. HIH third. Jlr. J. n. Davidson fourth, Mr. D. Kerr (ift)i, and Mr. K. Fuohe sixth. Mr. H. Butler is chief refrigerating engineer, and Mr. J. Urauhort is his assistant. Dr. 0. H. Wilson, is surgeon, Mr. W, E. Dunthorne purser, and Mr. E. W. James chief Eteward. Mr. J. S. Davies is wirelesß operator,- and Mr. A. Dinsdale is his ageistant. ■ .. S.S; MANA REFLOATED. . After ■ having been ashore on the Patca' beach for several daye the South Taranaki Steamship Co.'s Mana woa euccesstully refloated yesterday morning, and berthed at -the wharf at 11.30 a.m. On inquiry at the local agents for the company yesterday a reporter vras Informed that tho Mana 'had suffered no damage. She- is. due at Wellington to-day, and will bo dispatched for Patea on Monday. .;■ ■ SCHOONER WAIPU SOLD. ■-• Messrs. Emboli and Ford, of Auckland, report the sale of the auxiliary schooner Waipu, which has been acquired by a Nopier syndicate.. The Waipu was engaged, in the coal-carrying trade between Whangarei and Auckland, some time ago, but for : tho past three months has been laid up in Auckland Harbour.' She is now on Henderson's slip undergoing overhaul preparatory to sailing for tho Hawke's Bay port under command of Captain G. Soren6en. Tho Waipu is a handy vessel of 57 tons gross. She wae built at Whangaroa in lew., ' . , . . ; SOOW ECHO TO BE SOLD. .• - Following on the loss of the steamer Mangapapa 'at Karamca. . the ICaramc-a Steamship Co. has decided to dispose of their assets by public auction on Thursday, December 3, at 2.30 p:m. Messrs. DolEety and. Co. will conduot the sale. ■ Tho offerings will consist of the auxiliary cantreboard hold scow Echo, buils at Auckland in 1905 by W. Brown and Sons, of specially picked long lengths of kauri —hardwood sheathed. Her dimensions are; Length, 104 ft. 3in.; breadth, 25ft. Sin.; depth, 6ft. lin.; gross tonnage, 122.31; net tonnage, 99.18. Tho schooner is rigged with square foresail, especially built for the carriage of long lengths of timber, capacity about 100,000 super feet of kauri- timber (one-third on deck) on a draft of 6ft. 6iu., together with two 28-h.p. oil engines, cap. able,of driving the vessel about four knote per hour. Oil winch and heavy lift derrick. The Echo is,described as a particularly Btaunch vessel, well found, and a, smart sailer. She will be offered for sale either as she lies at anchor in Wellington Harbour, or subject to Government overhaul (her- last overhaul took place in April, 1914), with or without engines. In addition' to the Echo there will be. sold, one return multitubular marino (wetback boiler, 7ft. 6in. long, 7ft. 3in. diameter; furnace 3ft. diameter,. 56* plain tubeß. IS stay tubes, 3ft. diameter, pressure 1001b., and one. set compound marine - engines, cylinders , lift, x 22ft.: stroke, complete with condenser, pumps, steam pipes, etc.,- also tail shaft and propeller..'.Also a quantity, of engine-room and deck fittings, comprising eparo propeller, lifebuoys, lifebelts, boat compasses, full-sized trawl, etc.; etc. r

..,..., MESS-TABLE. GOSSIP. Mr.'W. A. Smith, of the local office staff of the Union Oompaay, left for the south by the Wahine' last' ovCnine on holiday leave. • . ' Mr. D. H'Donald has joined the Mokoia as fourth engineer. •■'.'... , Mr. A. Logerman, wireless operator on the Moana, came ashore at Wellington yesterday/ ' '.; ■•■'• . '■• ' ' •■■-.■ . i- ■. • Mr. B. o.' Bartlett, ■ E.N.R.; -who. was purser on E.M.S.' lonic the last time ehe visited Wellington, has been appointed as-sistant-paymaster on H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh. . . ...• ■ •..''.'. Mr. W. E. Dunthorne, late assistant purser, of RM.S. Olympic,'is now purser on :tho : lonic. '.'■■.. . ■ Mr... M. , Horrie, who.was purser of the lonio' for sevoral ' voyages to ' New' Zealand,, is now purser of E'.M.S. Cymeriu. Accordipß to an advertisement appearing ■in this issue the Union Company .invite tondera up till noon on Friday, November 13, for converting the barque Lilla, now. In Wellington Horbour,'into : a working coalhullt. .-:.' .. ■• ;' •' .; ~ '■ ) There is now-an excellent channel at KaiameaTUver, with, 12ft. to 14ft. of water on the bax at high tide. iThe stream for months past has been running along the beach. On Sunday last a section of the population turned out and cut a straight channel from the training wall to the sea. One hundred men, with fortyfonr horses and forty ecoqpa, got to work aud excavated sufficient said to enable the river to cut through. Tho community, is gleeful, at the losult of the experiment, and, there is .great hope that the river will now maintain a straight course., -

Cable advices received attlie end of last week (says the Sydney "Shipping . List'!) from Vancouver reported that the steamer Lowtber Grange, bound ostensibly for Australia, had" been stopped by a British cruiser and taken into Bsauimault on suspicion of carryng coal-for: German warships. According to Lloyd's/Weekly Indcjc, there )b. no such vessel as the Lowthor Grange, but there is. the Lowther Earns*, whioh only deared from.Newcastle on: September: 4 for Guaymae' with ,4700 tons of coal, aind so far.'hag not yet been reported an Guaymas. • .. Accordine to advices from Melbourne, a deputation recently waited upon,the Minister, for Customs/ Mr.. Tudor, aiid urged that efforts be made to.relieve the present oongostion in the meat export tnui§ of the Commonwealth, due ,to 'so many vessels with refrigerator space having been divert-• ert.to other purposes;, Space was wanted at once for 200,000 carcasses of mutton, and during the next few weeks space would be required for a further 5U0.000 carcasses. In repjy, Ifr. Tudorsaid tliat.he realised how serious the position was both for the meat and the butter trade, and, as he had promised the butter trade,-he would consult his colleagues-to see what could bo done. , The Government steamer Hihemoa ,wae' engaged in landing stores at' Cape Saunders yesterday. „ • ■ .., : Under charter to the A. and A. Lino, the 0. and D; gteamer Star of New Zealand has arrived l at /Premnntle from New York.. Her nert port of: call will be Adelaide, then Auckland. . Wellington should be reached about the end of this month. . . Produce for northern ports' will bo loadod at Timaru oh Monday and'the Bluff on Wednesday by■ the Wanaka. ■ ... Leaving^Hobart at' 4.30.p.m.. on ; Monday last tho Bu'ddart-Parker steamei' Wimmora arrived at Wellington last evening. '. Sho experienced a heavy'southerly swell on the run, across. ; Passengere for Wellington triTe:—Miss Agnew, Mrs. Casson, and Mr. J. H. Loder,. and 29 steeraco. .The Wimmera will leave here for Hobart via. tho south to-day.' ''..-.

The 0. and D: Lino's steamer Star cf Scotland is expeoled to,arrive it, Wellington from Napier about November 20 to complete loading for London. ; ■ Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, the ShawSavill liner Tainui left Wellington for London. She is, due at her destination on December 18. ■ As the Pateena's oyerhaul'and survey will not be .finished in time, the vessel will not toko up her running in the Wellington-Picton-Nelson service till November 16.' The Mapourika will maintain the connection ' next, week, and her usual trip from Wellington to New Plymouth and, Westport Advice'hoe been received by tho Marine Department that the Government training ship Am'okura left Akaroa fpr Timaru and southern ports yesterday. She is.expected to clear the Bluff for tho outlying southern islands of New Zealand on November 16. '.. ...-.:■■■■• . . ! The • New Zealand Shipping . Company's Turakina, which is duo at Wellington from London-on Novqmbor 20, hoe 30C0 tons of cargo on board for tbiß port. V It is probable that tho Union cargo-car-rier. Karamu will be dispatched from Wellington for Now Plymouth on Tuesday of next week. On account of Labour Day celebrations at Nowcastlo tho HuddartrParker steamer Eiverina was late in leaving Sydney for Auckland this week. Sho is due at the northern port on Monday next—a day late. From Lyttelton the Now Zealand Shipping Company's liner Eotorua will como on to Wellington to complete Homeward loading; Departure will be taken for London from this port on November 19.