SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2387, 17 February 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. •FEBRUARY. Day. Hr. m. Fall moon 7 4,41 p.m. New moon 14 4 1 p.m. First quarter 21 228 p.m. 1 MOON. Moon .risefi to-day, U8 ajn.; sets 8.18 pjn. TIDE. To-day, 11 a-m.; 7.36 p.m. To-morrow, 736 a.m.; 8.25 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 5.15 a.m.; sets, 634 pan. ARRIVALS. TUBSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. NIKAU, s.s. (6.10 a.m.), 248 tons. Hay, from Noison and Motueka. - . • MAORI,-Si. (6.35 a.m.), 339 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. ■ BREEZE, BJB. (10.15 a.m.), 347 tons, Radford, from Lyttelton, MONOWAI. sa (10.25 a.m.), 3443 tons, Carson, from Napier. STORMBIRD, s.s. (noon), 217 tons, Dowoll, from AV'angaaui. ULIMAROA, 5.6.- (4.45 p.m.), 5777 tons, Wyllie, from Sydney. Passengerß: Saloon— Jfesdames Dawkiu!, i Vanderberg, Finigan, Lane, Witt, Nutting, sJurke, Crone, Thompson, Hollins, Roche, M'Kinnon, Ellis, Prior, Dibbs, Doll and boy, Clark, Radcliffe, Drew. Archibald, Cole, Leonard, Tancred, Bluniell, Smith. Bradley, Martin, Emery, Weakley and- child, Shorter, Gibbe, Meredith, Wildey and two children, Misses Russell, Giles, Millikin, Doyle, Regan, Lodge, Foster, Giles, Pinkcrton, Lindsy, . Carrotti, Needle, Dibbs, Johnstone, Wilson, Archibald, Schramm, Dane, Hnidwick, Landar. Twitcher, Smith, M'Donald, Bellew, Harvey, St. Clair, Palmer, Messrs. Landar, Twitcher, Smith, M'Donald, Bellew, Ford, SHclford, Vernon, Sweeney, Beaumont . Smith, Bradley, Finigan, Lawson, Witt, M'Leod, Crane, Somerville, Baumgart, Soden, Stott, Roche, Anderson, Stone, Tighe, Dibbs, "Stewart, De Latour, Macfarl&ne, Gellately, Wallace. Oarmichael, Burke, Gibson, Clark, Owen, Brooke, Upton, Clark, Drew, Mitchell, Hellam, Rev. Lawry, hard, Archibai3, Thompson, Squire, Angus, Rev. Barron, Shorter, Gibbs. Env. Grabo-m, Meredith, Charlee, Scales, Bcnskin, Reddie, Lutfning. iiAPOURIKA. s.e. (11.15 p.m.), 1203 tone, Holmes, from Pieton

KAPITI, «.«. (12.55 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganui.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17. HUIA, s.s. (1.30 a.m.), 127 tons, Burt, from Wanganui. DEPARTURES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. . NGAJKUTA, s.e. (2.40 a.m.), 1250 tons, Muir, for Greymouth. MAKARINI, 6.6. (6.10 a.m.), 10,624 tons, HoUiB, for London. • ■ SKIPTON OASTLE, sjs. (7.5 ajn.), 3823 tons, Kelly, for Lyttelton. _ NIKAU, S-S. (5.10 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nekon and Motueka. WAKATF, 6.5. (5.15 p.m.), 157, tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. MONOWAI, 6Ji. (5.25 p.m.), 3433 tons, Oarson, for Lyttelton. . MAORI, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMi sees M'Russell, O'Neil, 'Seddon, Ixdd, Waddell, Webster, Webster, Douglas, Baumber, • Crompton, Dixon., White, Nicol, Burrows, John, Green, Mesdames Wills, Campbell, O'Neil, Seddon, Bridge, Black, Harris, Green and infant, Watson, M'Breen and 2 children, White, Wallace,' Adams, Miller, Green, Bridge, Adams, Rev. Mr. Murray; Messrs. Hume. Bennett, Goodhart, Latter, Timmins, Wills, Hamilton, Gilmer, Hayes, Watson, Humpton, Smith, Lewis, Gordon, Johnston, Parker, Stair, M'Call,. Gillard, Clayton, . Shaw, Stephenson, Atkinson, Davidson, Valentine, Raymont, Stewart, King, Wallace, Adams, Miller, Maplos, Lill. Sathaby; 30 steerage. ' BREEZE, s.s. (8.25 p.m.), 347. tons, Radford, for Wanganui. . ' ■ . WAIRAU, s.s. (midnight), 93 tons, Doilcy, for Blenheim.

. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Blenheim, Blenheim, February 17. Kapuni, Tatea, February 17. Waverley, Puponga, February 17. Regulus, Gisbornc, February 17. ■Ngatoro, Mahurangi, via Napier, Feb. 17. Opn-wa,', Blenheim, February 17. Awahou, Foxton, .February 17. - Queen of the South, Foxton, February 17. Hawera. Patea. February 17. Maua, Patee, February' 17. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, February 17. Pateena.. Nelson, February 17. Wahine, Lyttelton, February 17. Woimana,, Bluff, February 17. • Oorinna, southern Ports. February 17. Opouri, Lyttelton, February 17. Rakiura, Puponga, February 17. Kamona,' Westport. February 17. John, Timaru, February. 18. 'Wairau, Blenheim, February 18. Arahura, West Coast. Picton. Feb. 10. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, February 18. Maori, Lyttelton, February 18. Arahura, Picton, -February 18. . Tarawera, Dunedin.. Lyttelton,-Feb. 18. Corinthic. Lyttelton. February 18. . Ngakuta. Greymouth. February 19. Orari, Waitara, February 15. ' Victoria, northern ports. February 19 . TTlimaroa. Lyttelton; February 19. , Wakatu, Lyttelton. Dunedin, February 19, TVlmmcra, Melbourne, Hobart, Feb. 19. Mimiro, Napier. February 2"._ Monowai. Dunedm. Lyttelton. Feb. Zl, Ripple, Gisbornc, February 21. ■ Westralia, northern ports. February 23. Kaikoura, eouthern ports,' February 24. Otaki, Lyttelton, -February 24.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kapitii Wanganui, February 17. Kapuni, Patoa, February 17. Aorere; Patea, February 17. Ngatoro, Greymouth, February 17. Koromiko, Newcastle, February 17. Wcstmeath, southern ports,. February 17. Athcnic, London, February 17. Waverley, Nelson, West Coast, Feb. 17. .. Ooawa, Blenheim, February 17. Queen of the South, Foiton, February 17. Awahou, Westport, February 17. ■ Kamo, Greymouth, February 17. Hiiia, Wanganui, February 17. Mana, Patea, February 17. Hawera, Patea, February 17. Kaitoa, Nelson, 17. Pateena, Picton, Nelson, February 17. Wahine, Lyttelton, February 17. ■ Squall, East Coast,, Napier, Fob. 17. Stormbird, Wanganui. February 17. TTlimaroa. Lyttelton. February 1? . Mapourika, New Plymouth, Westport, February 1?. 1 Opouri, Groymonth, February 17. Kurow, Westport, February 17. Kaitangata, Westport. February 18. Kaituna. Kaipara,. February , 18. John, Wanganui, February 18. Wairau. Blenheim, Motueka, Feb. 18. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka. February 18. Maori, Lyttelton, February 18. ' Arahura, Picton. February 18. Tarawera. northern ports, February 11. Regains, Nelson, ■ West. Coast, Feb. 18. Victoria, Lyttelton, Dunedin, February 19. TTiimaroa, Sydney, Hobart, Feb. 13. . Wlmraera, 'southern ports, Hobart. Melbourne, February 20. _ ■ Waimana, London. February 20. _ Wakatu, Kaikoura,, Lyttelton, Feb. 20. Orarii London, February ML Arahura, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, February 20. _ 1 Wimiro. London. February 20 Monowai, northern ports, February 22. > Westralia.. Lyttelton, Dunedin, 23. Ripple,. Napier, Gisborne, Feb. 22. -

INTERCOLONIAL STEAMERS. MOVEMENTS OF-STEAMERS. TTLIMAROA, arrived Wellington from Hobart and Sydney February 16. Leaves Wellington for Sydney and Hobart February 19. Duo Sydney February 25 and Hobart February 25. _ _ , ;' RIVERINA left Sydney February It for Auckland. Arrived there February 16. Left for 6ydney February 16. Duo February 80. WIMMERA, duo Wellington from Hobart direct February 19. Leaves February 20 for southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. ,' ' PALOONA. arrived Wellington from Melbourne and Hobart, via way ports, February 14- Left for Hobart and Melbourne February 15. MOEKAKT, left. Hobart February 13, and leaves Sydney February 19 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington February 23. Leave*. February % Tor Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney March 2 and Hobart March 5. MAN UK A leaves Hobart February ft) and Sydney February 26 for Wellington direct. T)ue here March 2. Leavee Wellington Mareh 5 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydrney March 9 and Hobart. March 12.

•FRISCO SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. M.AITAI, loft Sydney Jauuary 30 for Wellington dircct. Arrived ' Wellington February 3. Left February 4 for 'Frisco, via Barotonga and Papeete. Due 'Frisco February 24. ' MOANA; leaves Sydney February 27 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington March 3. Leaves March 4 for 'Frisco, via Rarotonga and Papctte. Duo 'Frisco MaKeh 24.

OVERSEA SHIPPING. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. NIAGARA, leaves Vancouver February 17 for Auckland, vi aHqnolulu and Suva. Due Auckland March 8. Leaves same day for Svdnev direct. Due there March 12. MAKTJRA. leaves Sydney February U for Auckland dircct. Due there February 22. I,cavcs February 25 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. Dno Vancouver March U " VANCOUVER SERVICE, Steamers. From. Left. Due. Rnahii)© London Jan. 6 Feb. 21 Matat.ua London Dec. 31 Feb. 23 Tainui London Jan. 10 Feb. J5 Star of Australia London Jan. 31 Mar. 8 Rotorua London Jan. 28 Mar. 22 Tonic London Feb. 12 Mar. 30 Jla.wkc'e Bay ... London Jail 23 Mar. 25 Star of Scotland London Feb. 6 Apr. 10 Halamshire .:... Liverpool Dec. 19 Feb. 23 Kumare Liverpool Jan. 13 Mar. 20 Marralicld New York Jan. 17 Feb. 2a Daldoreh. Montreal Nov. 23 Feb. 22 Hespor<« St. John Jan. 5 — Borderdal® Montreal Jan. 10 Apr- 3 Roapehn St. John Jan. 23 Apr. 13 ißoroilfli. WM aJ ? fiiyAW.i!-4inJiL.£eii h aj

BY TEIjEQKAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY, Fobruary 16, 'Arrived.—Manuka (10.45 a.m.), from Wellington. MELBOURNE, February 16. Arrived.—Ennerdftlc, from New Zealand, Tho Medina's New Zealand passengers include • Messrs. Endeau, 810-w, Globe, Gerard, Pitt, Dyson, and Geary, Mesdames Campbell and Pitt, Misses Campbell, Endow, Billington (2), and Walkor. COASTAL. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Riverina (7.10 ft.m.l. from Sydney. Sailed.— I Taviuni (5.40 p.m.), for Earotonga. Sailed.—Victoria (3 p.m.), for southern porta Passengers for Wellington: Saloon— Mesdames Foote, Anderson and child, Donovan, Orosby. Fincham, and Morgan, Messrs. Donovan, Crosby, and Dr. Foote. To sail—Riverina (10 p.m.), for Sydney. ONEHUKGA. Arrived.—Karamu (2.30 p.m.), from Breymoutli and New Plymouth. GISBOBNE. Sailed—Reg-ulus (4 p.m.), for Wellington. NAPIER. Arrived.—Westrolia (11,50. ajnJ, from Wellington. Sailed.—Ngatoro (10.5 a.m.), for Wellingtoil . PATEA. Arrived—Man a (10.20 a.m.), end Hawera 0n.50 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Kapuni (11 <i.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUL Sailed.—Huia. (12.30 p.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON. To sail.—Awahou (11 n.m.), and Queen of the South (11 p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. Sailed.—Opawa (5 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSOH. ' Sailed.—Patoena (8 p.m.), and Kaitoa, (6.45 p.m.), for Wellington. PUPONGA. : Sailed.—Waverley (noon), and 'Rakiura (11 a.m.), for Wellington. ' GUE'i itouxa. Sailed—Kanno. (12.30 p.m.). for Melbourne. i/rrrEi.roN ... . Arrivod—Petohe (2.45 a.m.), from Gisborne; Woottou (5.30 a.m.), from Pieton; Corinna (7.10 a.m.), from Timaru. Sailed—Wootton (11.45 a.m.), for Nydia Bay; Pctono (ISL3O p.m.), for Wanganui; Corinna (4.40 p.m.), for Wellington; Wahine (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington, with 200 passengers. ■ . •To sail.—Opouri (9 p.m.), for Greymouth, via Wellington. , . TIMAETJ. Sailed.—John (6 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF. . Arrived.— Waipori (3.45! p.m.), from Melbourne, ~ Sailed.—'Waimana (3 a.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived.— InveroargiU (moon), from' InT€ SaUe£—Tarawera (3.15 p.m.), for Auckland, via way porta. Passengers: Saloon, —For Wellington—Mises M'Farlane, Maud (2), Mesdames Davidson, M'Farlane, Messrs. A.'Clarke. Tucker, M'Farlane, and Saloon. —For Napier—Mies Neili. For AucklandMrs. Moody and 21 steerage for ell ports. lONIC LEAVES HOME. The head office of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company are in; receipt of advice stating that K.M.S. lonic left London for Wellington, via. Cape Toot and Ho oar t, on Friday, February 12-a. week late. Tho liner i 6 due at Wellington oil March 30.

ULIMAROA IN BAD WEATHER. Bad weather delayed ffie Ulimaroa, on her journey from Sydney to Wellington this trip. Consequently the vessel did not arrive in port till 4.45 p.m. yesterday. She cleared-Sydney at nooh on • Friday last, and immediately ran into a hard south-east galo and sea. These conditions lasted, for two days, -when the wind veered round to the south and a nasty beam sea, was much in evidence. On entering Cook Strait the weather improved, and remained fine till Arrival.' The • TJliin&roa/, berthed at t thft Queen's Wharf, No. 1 South 1 , on arrival, and will sail for Lyttelton' at 5 p.m. today. She will leave Wellington for Sydney and Hobart at 5 p.m. on jfriday. next.

WIMMER-A FEOil HOBAET. Messrs. Huddart, Parker and Co.'a local office have been advised, that the steamer Wimmcra, bound from Melbourne'to Wellington, continued her journey from Hobart at 5 p.m. yesterday. Sh© has 66 passengers and 30 tons of ou board for thie port, and is due hero on Friday evening, or Saturday morning. The wimmera •mil leave Wellington for southern porta, Hobart, 'and Melbourne on Saturday afternoon.

IMPROVING MOTtTEKA, HARBOUR. The inndcnuatencss of the Motueka wharf accommodation, and the va6t improvements necessary to the harbour are only realised, by those who have visited the port, ana as it is the sole outlet for the great resources of that fertile district, great lmprovemcnts are needed. Under able charge o£ Mr. P. Mace, resident engineer, the now harbour -works are rapidly being carried forward.' It hoe been decided to cut a-channel straight out to, sea, and a. depth of not less than 7ft. at low tide is assured. This in itself will be ft boon to shipowners, as then vessels will be awe to leave the harbour regardless of ttie state of the tide. - Dredging is also being carried on, and the stones and rocke being scooped u<p by the dredge are need on the construction of a training wall. The engineer if of opinion that the harbour will be ready for opening by the middle of June. Better wharf accommodation m also being arranged, and two up-to-date sheds, with ell modern improvements, and capable of storing some 30,000 or <0.000 caeca of frait, are planned by the engineer. A lar»o cool storage 6hed, which is badly needed, is also likely to be erected.

MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. E. J- Thomas has been engaged as second officer of the Pedoonfl,. • Mr, ■J. Bald, second officer of the Ngakuta, left that vessel at Wellington on Monday, and Mr. J. Holm has filled .the vacancy. , Mr. Edward Sneller, who was boatswain of the If.Z.S. Oompany'e Kaipara when she was captured and sunk by the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, now holds a similar position on the same company's RuaJiine, which is due at Wellington, from London early next week. Mr. Sneller is well known in Wellington, having traded hero for the last twenty-five.years, and previous to that wn« in the Navy, under Admiral Fisher. Mr. L. Davenport has been engaged.as' wireless operator on the Monowai. Mr. A. Garnish, who was third officer of the Monowai, has loft that vessel; Mr. D. Gardner has joined her as second.

The Shaw-Savill liner Waimana left the Bluff for Wellington at 3 a.m.,.yesterday. She is-due heTe either late to-night or early to-morrow moraine, and will ho dispatched for Loßdon on Saturday next.

A cablegram has been : received stating that the Waiwera, which cleared Wellington for London on January 21, continued her journey from Monto Video on Saturday, February 13. .

Greymouth cargo will bo picked, up br the coastal steamer Opouri at Wellington to-day. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., her local agents, erpect to get the vessel away for the'Weat Ooast port, tiiis" evening.

The departure of the,,Shaw-Savill liner Athenic from Wellington for London hoi been fixed for 3 p.m.' ; 'to^ay. ;

Bonnd from Wellington' to ■ Londm under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company, the F. and S. liner Somerset is reported to have arrived at Mont© Video. The Union cargo carrier Waitomo is due at Lyttelton to-day from Singapore, Samo rang, and BunbuTy. She will afterwards visit. Wellington and Auckland to com.ploto discharging her cargo of Eastern merchandise and hardwood.

From Wellington the Kaittma will sail to-morrow for Kaipara to load timber for Sydney and Melbourne. On completion of discharge at, the lank-mentioned port tho Kaituna. will proceed on to Edithburg to load gypsum for New.Zealand ports.

Advice has been received from Greymouth stating that the Eakauoa cleared tlv.it port for Wellington via Lyttelton at 12.45 p.m. yesterday. The Kaiapoi, which, is being overhauled a.t Wellington, will be placed on tho Patent Slip to-day. ' A Stui Francieco naval architect ba€ invented a unique timber-carrying 6hip. Provision is mndo whereby the vessel can be submerged by letting water into tho ballast tanks, in order that ten steel flatbottomed barges may be floated into the inside of the vessel by means of two "gatce." These barges, which are loaded with timber. rest on>a lower deck inaide the vessel, being similar in stylo to a floating dock. The water is then pumped out of the vessel's tanks, the "gates" are hermetically closed, and tho vessel is ready (o proceed on her voyage. - On arrival .-it the part of diecharge the vessel is again submerged, and the barges floated out for unloading. Two sets of barges may be used, 50 that when one set is floated out, the other, which ha# been previously loaded, is floated In for the return journey. It is reported that the chartored steamor Purlcy, which woe recently at- Wellington with New York cargo, has arrived at liahia, Blraicfl., South America. Telegraphic advice received from Greymouth yostcrday stated that tho Arahura arrived there from Wellington, via way port*, at. 11 a.m. She was to have left on the return trip at 10 p.m. Departure was expcctcd to be taken from Wcstport for Wellington, via way ports, at 10 a.m. to-day. Consequently the vessel will not arrive in port till to-morrow morning. The Scales chartered steamer Skipton Co.st.te. which left Wellington for Lyttelton ro,r)v yesterday morning, will bo dispatched from tic southern wort lor liondon, Tia ,ta)»aKo»...

Duo at Wellington early nexo week, th« Union cargo carrier Karamu will subse* quontly go on to Picton and Onehunga. Proceeding from O.imaru to Wanganui, tho coastal steamer John will make a call at Wellington to-morrow for tho purpoee of picking up cargo. . • . ; Wireless advice has been received byHho Chatham Islands Fishing Company to th© effect that their steamer Ilimitangi .haa been delayed at the Chatham Islands on account of. bad woather. She was reported to be sheltering at Quocnga' yostcrday morning. , "The oil-water routo from coaet to coast," is the attractive headline on a folder • issued by the nowly-formcd American Panama-Pacific Line, trading between New York and. San Francieco, via tho Panama Canal. The steamers employed are the Kroonland and Finland, each of 22,000 tons displacement, and the passage occupies sixteen day 6. The fares range between 450 and 225 dollars per head in. the ealoon, whilst tho third-class rate is 60 dollars.. Auto-cars are carried as excess luggage. The new service will be inaugurated on Hay 1, with the sailing of tho Kroonland from New York.