SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2392, 23 February 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OP THE MOON. FEBRUARY. Fall' moon 7 4 41 p.nr. New moon 14 <1 p.m. First- quarter ...... 29 2 28 p.m. MOON. Moon riss Way, ISI iijd.; sets, 11, i p.m. TIBE. To-day, 11.24 a.m.; 11.46 mn. To-morrow. 12.4 p.m. BUN. ■ Sun rises to-day, 5.22 a.m.; setfl, £.45 p.m. ARRIVALS, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 22. SQUALL, as. (2-50 a.m.l, 369 tons, Grey, from Gisborne. KAITANGATA, s.s. (4 a.m.), 1918 tons, Carson, from Westport. AORERE, s.s. (6.5 a.m.), 77 tone, Fist, from Patea. KAPUNI, 5.6, (2-50 p.m.), 150 tons, Burns, for Wanganui. , WAIRAtJ, 6.6. (5.20 p.m.), 93 tons, Deiley, for Blenheim.' MONOWAI, sjs. ({.<o p.mj, 5433 tons, Oa> son, for northern ports. Passengers: Saloon—For Napier—The Very Rev. Father O'Connell and Mr. J. C. M'Donald. For Gisborno-Jfisa Fulton, Mesdames Lymer, De Costa and child, Do La-tour, Messrs. Gibbs. Montiflore, De Latonr, Lysner, Lacosta. For Auckland: Mr. Frank. KAITOA, s.e. (5.40 pjn.). 250 tons, Stevens, for Nelson, and Motneka. AOREBE, 6.a (6 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, for Patea,. KENNEDY, s.s. (6 p.m.), 226 tone, Purvis, for Westport. WAKATCT, bjb. (6.10 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. . WAHINE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 4435 tons, Aidwell, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Chalmers, Alien,- Berry, Mathieson, Corrigan, Watte, Harrison, Greenwood, Little, Fell, Hall, Dickaon, Webster, Rennie, Freezer, Sheenan, Mesdames Krahagan, Cleary, Johnston. Groom, Harris, Purves, Oarter, Foster, . Harrison, Hewitt and 2 children, irCallum, Garrett, Bond, Cook, Carra, Allen-, Taylor and infant, M'Cabe, and child, Sheenan, Eislop, Evansi M'Cabe, Raymond, Bottrell. Purdy, Fitzgerald, Revs. Laws, Lawry, Cook, Ooseum, Serpell, ClydeLane, Scott. Hocking, Roiherwell, Cook, Richards, Te Tuke, Cummingham, Ma-hon, also Dr. Hlslop, Hon. Dr. Collins, Dr. Fell, Dr. M'Gavin, and Colonel Purdy, Dr. Elliot, Messrs. Callaghan, Poarce, Allen, Black, M'Cabe (2), Shennanj Reed, Walkley, Evans, Finch, Binnie, Gaunders, ..Andrews, Miles, Minifie, Graham, Harrison, Pickford, Lawe, Emmerson, Perry, Byron, Cohen, Goodman, Groom, Sonford, Johnston and child, Leslie, Cleary, Brown, Krahagan; Avery, Master 6heenan; 60 steerage. PATEENA, s.s. (9 p.m.), 1212 tons, Cameron, for Nelson. Passengers: . SaloonMisses Wise, Carson, Meyer, Booth, Janson, and infant, Shakespere, Mil, Williams, Mesdames Howard. Holland and child, Kirkwood, Baker, Hooper, Shakespere, Messrs. Baker, Kidston, Montgomerie, Daniel, Marling, Harper, Graliam,-Holmes, Adams, Dixon, Mauntell, GoodhaJl; 7 steerage. ■' QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (1 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. MAPOUR-IKA, s.s. (midnight), 1203 tons, Holmes, for Picton. Passengers: SaloonMiss M'Kinlay, Mesdames Neville, Collier, M'Kinlay, Ward, . Aubrey, Messrs. Long, Myers, Ruse, Herris, Scaddon, Wilson, Watson, Collier, M'Kinlay, Ward, Aubrey; 10 6teerage.

DEPARTURES. : HOLMDALE, sj. (11 a.m.), 267 tons, Airey, for Lyttelton. '

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mana, Patea, February '23. ■ Hawera, Patea, February. 23. Kapiti, Wangonui, February 23. Huia, Wangonui, February -23. ■ ■ Ruahine, London, way ports, February 23. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, February 13. Maori, Lyttelton, February 23. ' Ngakuta, Greymouth, February 23. Waimea, Tflra.kohe, February 23. Mimiro, Napier, February 23. Moeraki, Hobart, .Hydney, February 23, r Maipouxlka, Picton, February 23. Westralia,. northern ports, February 23. Trafalgar, Dunedin,, February 23. Corinna, Onehunga, New Plymouth, February 23. Daldoch, Montreal, way ports, Feb. 23. Kittawa, Greymouth, February 24. Wairau, Blenheim, February 24. Queen of tho South, Forton, February 24. Kapuni, Patea, February' 24. Breeze, Lyttelton. February 24. . Canopus, Westport, February 24. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, February 24. Pateena, Nelson, February 24. Wahine, Lyttelton, JFebruaj-y 24. Otaki, Lyttelton, February 24, Arahura, West Coast, Neleon, Picton. February 24. Alexander, Picton, February 24. Flora, southern porta, February 25. Euru, Napier, February. 25. Arahura, Picton,' February 26. * Victoria, Dunedin, Lyttelton, February 25. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaipara, February 25. Opawa, Blenheim, February 26, Wajtomo, Lyttelton, February 25. Kaikoura, Waitaxa, February 25. Tarawera, northern ports, February 26. Moeraki',' Lyttelton,, February 26. Tainui, northern ports; February 26. Monowai, northern ports, March 2.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Aorere, Pate?.,' February 23. Westrolia, Lyttelton, Dunedin', Feb S3 Hippie, Napier, Gieborne, Feb. 23. Stormbird. Wanganui, February 23. Orari, London, February 23. Waimea, Nelson, West Coast, Feb. 23. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, February 23 Maori, Lyttelton, February 23. Opawa, Blenheim, Februaiy 23. Defender, Picton;. Holiitika, February '>23, Kakanoa, Westport, February 23. Daldorch, southern ports, February 23. Oorinna, southern ports, Feb. 24. Kamo, Greymouth,' February 24. Kejtasgata, W-estporfc, February 24. Woirau, Blenheim, February 24. Queen of the South, Foxton, February 24. flana, Patea, 24. Kapiti, Wanganni, February. 24. ' Breeze, Wanganui, February 24. Ngakutu, Greymouth, February 24. Koitoa, Nelson, Motueka, Feb. 24. Pateena, Picton, Neleon, February 24 WoJune, Lyttelton, .February 24. . ' Alexander, Mangarakau, February 24. Hitria, Havelock Sounds, February 24 Moeraki, Lyttelton, February 24. . ' '• tt Mapourlkto, . New Plymouth, Westport, February 24. . v Mlmlro, London, February 25. Victoria, northern porta, February 25 Arahura, Picton, February 25. Ruru, Napier, East Ooa«t, February 25 Flora, New Plymouth, West Coast, Feb 25 « Opawa, Hle..n3iei.m, February 26'. , Blenheim, Blenheim, February 25. Kaiapoi, West Coast, February 25. •Kapuni, Patea,. February 26. Ha-wera, Patea, February 26. Canopus, Westport, February 26. Oorinthio, London, February 25. Tarawera, Lyttelton. Dnnedin, Feb 25 Picton, Nelson, West' Const. February 27. ,i wool,. Otaki, London, February 27. Trafalgar, London. February 27. Kaikoura, London, February 27. Monowai, Lyttelton, Dnnedin. March 2.

INTERCOLONIAL STEAMERS. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. TTLIMAROA, arrived Wellington from Hobart ana Sydney February 16. Left Wellington for Sydney and Hobart February 19. Due Sydney February 23 and Hobart February 25.

EITEBIHA' leaves Sydney February 25 for Auckland. Due there March 1. Leaves for Sydney March 2. Due March 6. WIMMERA, arrived Wellington from Hobart direct, February 15. Left February 20 for southern ports, ■ Hobait, and Mclbourne. '■ ■ ■ .

PALOONA, due Wellington from Melbourne and Hobart. via southern ports March.7. Loaves March 8 for Hobart and Melbourne.

MOERAKI, left Hobart February 13, and Sydney, February 19, for Wellington direct. Due Wellington February 23 Leaves February 26 Tor Sydney and Hobart Duo Sydney March 2 and Hobart March 5 MANUKA left Hobart February 20 and Sydney Febrnary 26 for Wellington direct Due here March 2. Leaves Wellington March 5 for Sydney and Hobart. VDue Bydncy March 9 and Hobart March IS. , MAHENO left .Sydney February 17- f or Auckland. Arrived there February 21. Left for Sydney February 22. Due there February 26.

'FRISCO SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. MAITAI, left Sydney January 30 for Wellington direct. Arrived Wellington February 3. Left Febrnary 4 for 'Frisco via Barotxmga end Papeete. Due 'Frisco MOANA, leaves Sydney Febrnary 27 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington March 3. Leaves March I for Frisco, yia Barotonga and Popetto. Due 'Frißco March 24, • VANCOUVER SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. NIAGAKA, left Vancouver February 17 for Auckland, via Honolulu and Snva. Due Auckland March J. Leaves 6ame day for Sydney direct. Due there March 12. HAKURA, leaves Sydney February 18 for Auckland direct. Due there February 22 Leaves February 23 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. Duo Vancouver March OVERSEA SHIPPING. Stciimcrfi. From. Leftl Duo Huahine London Jan. 6 Fob. 23 Matatua London Dec. 31 Fob 25 Tainui London Jan. 10 Feb' 26 Star of Australia London ,Tan. 31 Mar 15 Hot-orun. London Jon. 28 Afar' 22 lonic London Feb. 12 Mar! 30 Hawkc's Bay ... London Jan. 23 Mar 25 Star of Scotland London Fob. 6 Apr' 10 Halomehirc Liverpool Dec. 19 Mar 2 Kuranm , Liverpool Jan. 13 Mar, 20 , m ,i fiwrr YarU <!«, b Fsb, Sfl »»tom Kjfe 2j|

Montreal Jan.lo Apr. 3 Rua'pehu St. John Jan. 29 Apr. 13 Hornelen Vancouver Jan. 21 Feb. 20 Keishen Mam " San 'Frisco — Mar. 11 Bt TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22. . POUTO (KAIPARA). Anive'd— Kaitnna : (10 a.m.),, from Wellington. AUCKLAND'. Arrived.—Makura (6.30 a.m.), from Sydney: Wanaka (5.35 a.m.), from Bluff. ; BLUFF. : Sailed.—Mahono (5.50 p.m.), for Sydney, NAPIER. Bailed.—'Westralia (3 p.m.), for Wellington. To saiL—DaJdoroh (10 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed.—Corinna (8.15 pjn.), • for Wellington. ; . PATEA. Arrived.—lfana, (2.55 pan.), from Wellington. ' , WAJfGANUL Sailed.-iHnift (115 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Nikau (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington. ' TASAKOHE. Sailed.—Waimea (4.50 p.m.), "for Welling- . OREYMOUTH. . ' ; . Arrived—Komona (5.5 aim.), from Welling, ton. Sailed.—Ngatota (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington. ' lyttelton/ Arrived-—Wootton (3-20 a.m.), from Kaikorara. Sailed.—John (8.25 a.m.), for Oamnru: Wimmera, (1 p.m.), for Dunedin. Sailed.—Ngaicre for Greymonth; Woot- | ton, for the Sounds: Maori (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington, with. 200 passengers. ' TAINUI'S PASSENGERS. - Due at Wellington on Friday next, tho R.M.S. Tainui is bringing the following saloon/ passengers to New Zealand from London:—Misses E. Colliphonas, H. Curtis, M. Moad, M. Ross, D. Ross, L. J. Sanders, Mesdames K. Boocock, Box, Fawcett, A. M. Mead, Messrs. B. Adams, M; Anderson, E. C. Anderson, F. Box, A. Dohlander, F. J. Fawcett, E. P. Gibson, N. M'Lennan, R. Ross, H. J. Spratt, Masters E. and G. , Boocock, E. Fawcett, and J. Mead, and 66 passengers for all ports. TRAINING SHIP APARIMA. Tho Union Company's training ship Aparima left New Zealand this week on-one of her periodical trips, and as an evidence of the widespread interest in tho company's scheme for training officers for the merchant service, applications to join wero received from Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, and- Vancouver. -• ' Nino cadets, whose ' indentures expired this month, have been transferred to the company's passenper steamers as junior officers, and judging from past experlenco it will not bo long before they will be' filling responsible positions in tho com-' pany's service. In this connection the examiner for the Government Marine Department, Wellington, has advised the company .that four of the earlier cadets have just passed I a very excellent examination for the first mate foreign-going certificates, and .he expresses an opinion that the candidates reflected much oredit on their instructors.

MESS-TABLE GOSSIP; Mr. W. J. Btumcy, late third officer of the Tarawera, has retired from the service of:the Union Company. Mr. Olark, having come-ashore for orders, Mr. Grow is now chief officer of the Rosamond. Mr. J, L.- Sheppard, of the Canterbury Steams hip Company's staff, has been granted leave to join the Reinforcements. Mr. H. Woolf has signed on the Maori as third officer. Mr. E.: Greenwood, engineer on the Defender, having come ashore, Mr. W. Urwin haa filled the vacancy.. Mr. W. Young has joined the Holmdalo as, second officer, vice Mr. W. Stevens, who has come ashoret ■ Mr. D. Mulloch, second engineer, of • the Fatecna> has come. ashore, and Mr. A.. S. Young has joined the vessel as third; ' Mr. L. Davis, third engineer of the Wa* hme, has oome ashore for instructions. 4 Mr. J, Maylin, mate of the Kennedy, left that .vessel.at .Wellington yesterday, Mr. J. Gilbertson has signed on the coastal' steamer Kaitoa as extra officer. BUAEINE DUE TO-DAY. Ruahine, R.M.S., of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, is. due at Wei-' luigton from London, via Cape Town and Hobart, this morning. The liner, will berth at the Queen's Wharf, No. 1 South, U> land passengerß and . discharge cargo. R.M.S. TAINUI DUE FRIDAY. A cable message has ben received by the head office of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company,, stating that R.M.S. Tainui had arrived at Hobart from London, via Cape Town, at 7 p.m. on .Sunday. The vessel is expected to arrive at Wellington on Friday, February 26. ; CHEESE AND BUTTER SHIPMENTS. ; A large Quantity of cheese and butter. will be brought to Wellington from Onehungal and ftew Plymouth by the Corinna to-day.. The freight consists'of 21,500 boxes of ; butter and 2800 crates of chees for transhipment to the Coririthic for London.

MOEHAK.I ABBIYES 10 A.M. A ■wireless message has been received from Captain Collins, of the Moeroki, stating that he expected his vessel to arrive at Wellington from Sydney direct at 10 a.to, to-day. She will berth at the Queen's Wharf, No. 1 North, end will proceed on to Lyttelton. at 5 p.m. to-morrow.

S.M.S. GOEINTHIC'S DEPASTURE. ' On inquiry at the office of the local agents for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, it was learned that K.M.S. Oorinthio would be dispatched from the Glasgow' Wharf, Wellington, for London at daybreak on Friday, February 26. All intending passengers must embark on Thursday evening.

Up to the present no advice has been received in Wellington of the departure of K.M.S. Marama from San Francisco. It is not known whether the vessel has completed repairs at the Califomian port. In any case arrangements have been mode for the vessel to proceed to Sydney direct, in order to pick up her schedule running. Having left 6ydney last Saturday the' F. and S. Line's chartered steamer Lord Erne is due at Auckland on Friday next. She will take in what cargo is offering at the northern port for Boston and Naw York, and will leave in continuation of her journey on. Saturday, February 27. >■ ■ , The F. and S. liner Somerset, which is bound to England under charter to the New Zealand. Shipping Company, and which left Wellington on January 25, is due at London, on or about March 8. On March 1 the F. and S. steamer Buteshire is due at Avonmouth from New Zealand parts. She cleared this port on January 10. 'At present loading in New Zealand waters, the F. and S. liner Westmeath will be dispatched for Home ports next month. The New Zealand Shipping Company's 6teamer Eimutaka, which is en route from Australian ports to Home, is due at Liverpool to-morrow, and at London on March 4. : . Arrangements have been made for the New- Zealand Shipping Company's . liner Opawa to take the March loading berth at West of England ports for Now Zealand. Before proceeding on to southern ports to-day, the 'Huddart-Parker steamer Westralia will land 350 tons of northern' cargo at tho Queen's - Wharf, No. 6. Laden with wheat, the Government chartered steamer Hesperus, which has come from Vancouver, is due at Lyttelton early this morning. The cargo steamer Mineric, which made a cell at Wellington for bunker cool on January 17, is reported to have' arrived at Antofogasto, from Newcastle, on Saturday last. En route from Liverpool to Wellington the F. and S. liner HaHamshire is due at Auckland on Thursday next, and at Wellington about March 2. It has been announced that the'chartered steamer Trojan would load in New Zealand next month for Boston and New York, via Panama Canal. This information is incorrect.

Homeward loading will be completed by tho New Zealand Shipping Compajiy'a Ouiki in time for her to take her departure from Wellington, on Saturday, February 27. On Thursday of this week the Kaikonra is due at Wellington from Watiard to complete Home loading. She will be dispatched from here for . London nert Saturday.

Provided the KomaUi gets her comply, ment of firemen, fihe will prooeed from Auckland to Wcstport to load for Wellington. Annual overhaul and eurvoy will be carried out here. The ATOhura- arrived at Grcyiaonth from Wellington via way ports at 7 a.m. yes. terday, and was expectcd to loave on tho return trip at 4 p.m. From Montreal, yia- way ports, the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Daldorch will arrive a.t Wellington from Napier to-day. It is probable that she will got away for southern. port 6 either t.hia evening or to-morrow forenoon. An arrival in port from Nopler today Till bo thc C. and D. linor Mimiro..Homeward loading will bo completed here and depajture taken for London, on Thursday, February 25. Docriight to-day war Uio.limo unpointed ffif m, ar«i u> ifavg weiUssuuj let to

.The Shaw-Savill steamer il&tatua arrived at Auckland from London on Sunday ovenlng. As she had a. large quantity of powder to pnt out she anchored in.tha powder-ground. Tho Matatua should arrive at Wellington next week. Anticipations are that the Union Go% pany'e Kaiapoi will have completed overhaul and survey, at Wellington in. time to sail for West Coast ports towards tho end of this week. With a port cargo of hardwood from Bun bury, the Union Company's Waitomo is due at Wellington from Lyttelton on -tiiUTfday of this week. Advice hae ben, received elating that the Union Company's Navua, which brought part of tho Australian troops back from *\ e w Guinea; hae boon fixed to load cool at Newcastle this week for Auckland. Tho coastal steamer Blenheim, which recently grounded on tho Wairau Bar, was taken up on tho Wellington Patent Slip for overhaul end survey yestetvlay. Advice has been received locally stating that the Maoriland Steanichip Company's steamer EuncrdaJe ie at present loading tombor in Tasmania for Lyttelton- and New Plymouth.