SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2397, 1 March 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. MAECH. D. h. m. Full moon 2 6 3 a.m. Last quarter -. 8 11 58 p.m. New moon ....'. 15 7 12 a.m. Firtt quarter 24 10 18 a.m. Full moon 31 5 8 p.m. MOON. Moon rifea to-day, 6.17 p.m.; eets, 5.39 a.m. Tuesday. . TIDE. To-day, 3.31 a.m.; 4.1 p.m. To-morrow 4.15 a.m.; 4.53 p.m. .* SUN. Sun rises to-day, 5.25 a.m.; sote, 6.34 p.m ARRIVALS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27. QUEEN OF 'THE SOUTH, s.s. (5.30 19£ tons, Harvey, Irom Foxton. KAPITI, e.s. (7.15 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganui. MAORI, 8.6. (7.25 ajn.), 3399 lons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers: 144 silicon and 66 steerage. 11UBU, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 65 tons, Nelson, from Napier, via coast. NIKAU, s.s. (8.35 a.m.), 243 tons, Wildman,'from Motueka and Ncl6on HOENELEN, 6.5. (11.50 a.m.), 3766 tons, Nielsen, from Vancouver and Auckland. * MANA, S-£. (in a.m.), 134 tons, Jobanfien, from Fatal. .TAINUI, s£. (floon), 9957 tone, MotTatt, from London and Hobart. KAMONA, s.s.; (3.30 p.m.), 1425 tons, J; Davey Irom Westport. PATKENA,' s.s. (6!25 p.m.), 1212 tons, Cam ; eron, from Picton and Nelson. , Passengers :. Saloon—Misses Seaton, Ricketts, Cobb, Ohrislenson, Stevens, Berry, Ruff, Jeffries (2), Easterbrook, Ensor,; -Dixon, Maoey, Jennings, Hill, Fisher, Nairn, Gonlter, Nairn, M'DoHald, O'Sullivan, winsley, Rush, Mesdames Harlen and 2 children, Howeraft and child, Berryman, Scott, Hold-' away, Schwartz, Swan, Mnller, HannaJi, Huffell and child; Grant, Craig, ; : M'Lean, Blizzard, Johnston, Bottrell, Jpffriee, Henderson, Leslie., Wiblin, Blick. Wright and 'nfant, Henderson, Bymonds, M'Gilvray, Elliott, Haycroft, Raddon, Higglun and infant, Connor, Smith, Heffe, Luskin, ]icynolds, Messrs. Falkener, Shepardson, Daniel, Bond, Lucas, Northey, Webb, Holdaway. Hale, Rout, Milrey. Holdaway, ilout, Knapp, Sctwartz, Ball (2), Davis,' Master M'Gillvray. Morrat, Master Pugh, Grant,' Master I Wesnyx. Craig, M'Lean, Gregory, Smith. Johnston. Jack»>n, Saunders, Goulter, Wemyss, Hendereon, Leslie, Blick, Masefield, Henderson, . M'Mahon, -Tripe, M'Gilvray, Elliott, Fuller. Haycroft,. Will'ams, Higglun,. Oonnor,' Tingey, Dickson, Smith, and 26 steerage. HUIA, s.s. (7 p.m.), 127 tons, Burt,' 'from . Haveloek. .

WAIRAU, b.b.-(10.30 p.m.), 93 tons, Daley, from f Bienheim. KAIKOUBA, e.B. (11.55 p.m.), 6958 tone, M'Keller, from Wai Lira. I SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28.' ". WAHINE, .s.s., (7.10 a.m.), 4435 tons,. Alawell, from Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Gurry, Fraser, S. Woodward, Bryne, Powell, Ouinn, Wylie, Bolton, Guy, Osborne, -Scott, 1 Kelly, Black, Purdy,. Green, Arnold, Dunn, Pryor, Mesdames Hodgea, and child. Wood, Scott, Parker, Dabenett, Kurt, M'Leod, Rolleston, Hewet, Aston, Jenkins, Po'die, Hastings, Gee, Meadows, Brooks, Guy, ■ Millar, M'Dowell, Smith, Kelly, Butterfield, Henley, Messrs. Captain Bone, Gordon (2), M'Laughlin, 'Griffin, Westou, Wildish, Hodes, Heron, Watts, Beck, Brewer, Spence. Wood, Williams,' Arnold; Willis, Oreswell, Seager, Law, Parker,' Stubbs, Heath, Green, Armstrong, Evans, Grcathead, Grayhain, Hall, Wilton,' Pralton. Dabinet', Hajia'well. Fagcart, Roberts, Taylor,: Ingrell, Captain Tait, Mainland, Crawley, Dr. Burt; M'Leod, M'Millan, Clark, Laurie, Sandlord, Wood, Hewerett, Prestley,. Wood, Jennings,. Conuore, Hey, Fleming.-. (2), Barbour,: La Bafct, Richardson, Jones, Hennan, Poldie, John Reynolds, Mertinshaw, Bawley, Murray,, Gilchrist. Nixon, Dr. Myers, Ging, Meadows, ' Mogran,' Miliar, It'Dowell, Smith, Boss, Hayeq, Dr. Elliot, ili/iiiio. Col. Purdy, Dr.' Henley. Dr. M'Gavin, Dr. fflbbfi, Hon. Dr. Collins, M.L.C.. and 116 steerage.

KAITOA", s.s. ,(8.35 a.m.), 350 tons, Stevens, from Motueka. RIPPLE, s£. (11.25 a.m.), .370 tons, Carl-; sen, from Napier. ' ' WESTRALIA, s.s. (12.40 p.m.), 28M tow, Bate-;, from Lyttelton. Passengers: Saloon— Mosdkmos M'Gfoovie ami infant, Gunn, Suistead, Misses Mooney, Boyson', Ruieted, Watson, Messrs. Cairns, Guun • O'Connor, Martin, Captain Warren, Speneor, Fitzgerald, Walton, Stockman, Yamey, Cooper, Whitehead; 15 steerage. WAITOMO, s.s. (4 p.m.),_ 4214 tone, Harris, from Lyttelton. , ; - WOOTTON. ,B.s. (11 p.m.), 151 tons, Larsen| from Lyttelton. DEPARTURES. • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7J.AIiAHTJRA, 6.6. (12.50 p.m.), 1556 tons, Ritr chic, for Picton and Nelson. QUEEN OP THE SOUTH, 5.6. (6 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Poston. ' , STOBMBIKD, s.s. (6 p.m.); , 217 tone, Dowell, for Wanganui. / ■ KOROMIKO, s.s. (8.10 p.m.); 1541 tons,' for Newcastle. BREEZE, 5.6. (8.20 p.m.), 347 tons, Radford, for Wanganui. ' MAORI, s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 3399 tone,, Manning, for Lyttelton. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28. NIKAU, s.s. (6.00 a.m.), 245 1 tons, Hay, for Nelson via Motueka. OTAKI, s.s. (6.45 a.m.), 7420 tons, Silva, for London. RURU . ,s.s. faoon), 65 tons, Nelson, for NGAHERE, s.s. (12.15 p.m.), 1090 tone, Dinner, for Greymouth. JtANA, 8.6. (1.30 p.m.), 134 tons, Johamsen, for Patea. ~ WAKATU s.s. (midnight) 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura aind Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Aorere, Fatea, March I. Kapuni, Patea, March 1. Kamo, Greymouth, March 1. . Mapourika-, Westport, March 1. Ripple, Gisborne, February. 28. Ngakuta. Greymonth, March 1. Kaitangata, Westport, March 2. . Hawera, Patea, March 2. Mana, Patea, March 2. ■ Ruru, Tarakoho, March 2. Stormbird, Wanganui, March 8. 1 Opawa, Blenheim, March '2. Quoen of the South, Foxton, March 5. - Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, March 2. . , Maori. Lyttelton, March 2. Manuka, Hobart, Sydney, March 2. Mapourika, Picton, March 2. •Monowai, northern ports, March 2. Hallamshlrc, Liverpool, way ports March 2. Waimea, Wanganui, March 2. Ccrinna, southern ports, March 3. Arahura, West Coast, Nelson,. I'lctoa, March 3. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikourp, March 3. Arahura, Picton, March 4. Torawcra, Dunedrn, Lyttelton, March 4. Victoria, northern portE, March 5. ... - Manuka, Lyttelton, March 5.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kititawa., Greymcrnth, March 1. Kennedy. Puponga, March 1. , Ko.mona, .Napier, March 1. Aorore, Patea, Ma,reh 1. i Kapuni, Patea, March 1. • Kapiti, Wanganui, March L , Wairau,/Blenhoim, March 1. . Ngakuta, Greymouth, March 1. Canopus, Westport, March 1. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, March 1. ' ' Wahine, I:yttelton, March 1. | Pateena, Nelson, March 1. Kennedy. Nelson, West Coast, March L Huia, Wojiganui, March 1. Mapourifea, Picton, March 1. Woßtralia, northern port 6, March 1. Monowai, Lyttelton. Dunedin. March 2. Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, March 2. Kaikoura. London, March 2. Trafalgar, London, March 2. Waitomo, Auckland, March 2. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, • March 3. Maori, Lyttelton, March 2. Queen of the South. March 8. Opawa, Blenheim, March 2. ' Rum, East Coast, March 2. Mana, Patea, March 2. Haw era, Patea, March 2. Walmea, Nelson, West Coast, March. 2. Stormbird, Wanganui, March 3. Manuka. Lyttelton, March 3. Mapourika, Now Plymouth, Westport, March 3. ' • / Hprnelon, southern ports, March 3. Tarawera, northern porta, March 4. Arahura, Picton, March 4. Wakatu, Kaikoura. Lyttelton, March 4. Waitomo, Auckland, Marci 5. , N Victoria.. Lyttolton, Dunedin, Maxell 5. Manuka, Sydney, Hobart, March 5. Hallamshirc, southern ports March 5. Arahura, Picton, Nel&on, West Coast, Mjaroh 6. INTERCOLONIAL STEAMERS. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. ULIMAROA, duo Wellington from Hobart and Sydney March 9. Leaves Wellington for Sydnoy and Hobart February 12. Duo Sydney March 16, and Hobart March 19. lUVERINA, loft Sydney February 25 for Auckland. Due thero March 1. Leaves lor Sydncv March 2. Dno March 6. WIMMEUA, due Wellington from Hobart direct March 12. Leavo3 March 13 ; for southern ports. Hobart. and Melbourne. PALOONA, due Wellington from Melbourne and Hobart. via southern ports. Ifarch 7. Leaves March 8 for Hobart and 'Melbourne. MOERAKI, left Hobart February 13, and Sydney, February , 19. for Wellington direct. Arrived Wellington February 23. Lett February 26 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Svdncy March 2 and Hobart March 5. MANUKA left, Hobart February 25 and Sydney February 26 for Wellington direct. Due here March 2, Lee.ves Wellington March 5 for Sydney and Hoberfc. Duo Sydney March 9 and Hobart, March 12 MAHENO leaves Sydney March 3 for Auckland, JBu# then* March 7. Lm.™* Itak J. Sua t&oio.llAicla 12.

'FRISCO SERVICE. ' ' MOVEMENTS OP STEAMEHB. ■ 11AITA1, left Sydney January 30 for Wellington dircofc. Arrived Wellintrtoh February 3. Left February 4 for 'Frisco, via, Rarotonga end Papeete. Duo 'Frisco February 24.. MOANA. leaves Sydney February 27 lor Wellington direct. Duo Wellington March 3.(J, Leaves March 4. for IVisco, via Ba.rotonga and Papcttc. Due "Frisco March 24. VANCOUVER SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. NIAGARA, left Vancouver February 17 for Auckland, via Honolulu suid Suva. Dae' Auckland March 8. Loaves same day lor Sydney direct- Due there March 12. MAKURA. left Sydney February 18 for Auckland direct. Arrived thero Fobruary 22. Left February 23 for Vancouver, via. Suva and Honolulu. Due Vancouver March OVERSEA SHIPPING. Steamers. • From. Left. Due. Jfatatuo London Dee. 31 Mar. 9 Star of Australia. London Jan. 31 Mar. 15 Eotorua London Jan. 28 Mar. 22 lonic London Feb. 12 Mar.3o Haivke's Bay ... London. Jan. 23 Mar. 25 jStar of Scotland London Feb. 6 Apr. 10 Zealandic. London Feb. 22 ip. 17 Haliamshire Liverpool Dec. 19 Mnr. 2 Kumara Liverpool Jaq. 13 Mai-. 20 Mareefield ... New Ybrlc Jan. 17 Mar. 5 Star of India ... New York Feb. 19 Mar. 29 Eorderdale Montreal Jan.lo Apr. 3 Kuapehu St. John Jan. 29 Apr. 13 Keidhcn Maru San 'FriEco — Mar. L. : BY TEIiEGEAPH. OVERSEA. ~ 'SYDNEY; February 27. pailea;—Moana (1.45 p.m. on Saturday), for Wellington (N.Z.); Knight Templar and Star of Australia. / . COASTA'y. . r SATUBDAY, FEBRUARY 2T., AUCKLAND.

Arrived.—Louisa Craig, barque (11 a.m.), from Newcastle; Ka.hu (6.20 0.m.), from Giiborne a. rid East Go ant Bays. Sailed.—Haliamshire (1.40 p.m.), for WdHington. Lyttelton, and .Dunedin; Rosamond (1.15 p.m.), for Tol.'iga Bay and Gisborne; .. I-ord Brae (2.20 p.m.), for Boston and New York; Huia, schooner, for Gisborne, Weilingion, and Monowai (12.30 . 1 p.m.), for southern ports. Passengers: For Wellington—Misses Eddy, ' Smedley, and Hutching®, Messrs. Paterson, Hutchings, Hudson, Master, and Hetherington. y NAPIER. Arrived.—Victoria (4.50 p.m.), from Wellington :' • ' FOXTON. Arrived—Awahou (10 a.m.), from Waaganui. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived—Horn (i 1.40 a.m.), from Wellington. PATKA. Arrived—Aorere (7.10 a.m.), from Wellington; Kapuni. (7.50:e.m.), from Wdlington. NYDIA BAY. Arrived.-John (6 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Kaitoa (5 a.m.), from Wellington; Aleiander (10.5 a.m.), .from Pioton. I'ICTON.. Arrived.—Arahura, (4.30 p.m.), from Wei-. • lington. LY'ITELTON. -_rrived—Tarawcra (8.15 a.m.), from Wei- . lington. Sailed.—Wairuna (4.40 p.m.), for Brisbane; Wootton (11.30 p.m.), for Wellington. •; PORT CHALMERS. Sailed.—Pohcrua (5 p.m.), for the West Const ■ ' . SUNDAY, FEBRUARY'. 28. arrived —Marcsfield (3 p.m.), from New .York, via Panama Oanal; Atua (5 p.m.), from Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji. FOXTON. . Arrived.—Queen of the South (8.30 &jn.), from Wellington. WANGANtJI. Arrived —Stormbird (8.20 from • WeiI. l/ngton; Breeze (10J0 n.m.), from Wellington. PATEA., Balled.-Aorere (8.40 a.m.), for Wellington; . Kapuni (8.50 a.m.), for Wellington. WBSTPORT. Arrived.--Kaitangata (10.20 a.m.), from Wellington. _ . Bailed.—Mapourika (3 a»m.), lor Wellington. GBEYMOUTH. bailed—Ngakuta (8.45-a.m.), for Wellington ; Kamo (9.10 a.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Maori (10.40 a.m.), from Wellington. PORT CHALMERS, arrived.—lnvercargill (10 a.m.), from InvercargiU; Daldorch (2.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Tarawera, (3 p.m.), from Auckland, ■ via East Ocast porta. . fiailed—Corinna (5 p.m.), for Onehunga, via way ports.

' NEW OOASTAL STEAMER. . Messrs. John M'Grcgor and Co. have' liiade good • progress in Uie construction of the new coastal steamer now being built at the Otago Foundry to, the order of the Northern Steamship Company. The whole of her frames and hull plating have been ■feet up in the foundry yard, and wil> shortly be dismantled for the purpose of being rc-erected on the. slip by the foreshore. The new vessel has shapely lines, and is being built to suit the passenger and cargo trade on the northern coast of Auckland, her dimensions being.: Length, 101 ft., I beam 22ft., depth 7ft. 6in. moulded. She will bo driven by twin screws and triple expansion engines, the diameter of the cylinders being 73 inches, 113 inches, and 19 inches respectively, with a stroke of 9 inches.. Steam will be supplied by d locomotive typo boiler .working at 1901b. pressure... BAD WEATHER ON WEST COAST. Beports received from Westport and Greymouth on Saturday stated that tho weather had been extremely bad at thoee parts, and all shipping had been hung up. Conditions had improved yesterday. PROM SYDNEY DIRECT. The Union Company's local office has been advised that the Manuka left Sydney for Wellington direct at 3 p.m. on Friday She has 113 saloon and 102 steerage passengers and 584 tone of cargo far Wellington. Port should bo made to-morrow morning. MAITAI AT SAN FRANCISCO. Advice has been received stating tha,t the Maitai, which cleared Wellington for Sa.n Francisco on February 4, arrived at her destination on Friday last. She is spheduied to leave thero on the return trip on Wednesday, March 3. • TAINDI FROM LONDON. . Shortly after noon on Saturday the Bhaw-SavilJ liner Tainui arrived from London, and after inspection berthed at tho King 6 Wharf. Tho Tainui left London on January 10—two days late—end proceeded to Tcncriflo, which port was reached on Januaxy 16. Vine wather was experienced from the latter port to Cape Town, tho South African port being made on January 31. The journey was resumed on February 2. Good weather was met with when tho Tainui was running down the Basting down, and arrival wa*- made .at Hohart tin tho afternoon of February 21. Here 700 tons of general cargo was landed, and departure taken for Wellington at 6 a in. on February 22. Oaptain Olaydcn is still in command, and hf.s the following officers with him:—Chief, Mr. W. Kershaw; second. Mr. J. Jones; third, Mr. H. Mellor; fourth, Mr. H.. Brookfield; chief engineer, Mr. G. Ureenlull; second, Mr. L. A. Miller; surgeon, Mr. B. H. M'Gillycnddy; purser, Mr. L. J. Wahlers. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. J. SI littery, late wireless operator on the Moeraki, has joined the Wa,nine in a similar capacity. „ , Mr. Adolf Wahlstrom. a. well-known Kelgod identity, died recently, aged 73 years. He arrived from Sweden 53 years a-go in the barque Wilhelmina from London, and settled at Nelson, where he plied his trade as a shipwright and built tho steamer Waitapu, the ketch Oamellia, and other small craft. Captain Wahlstrom, of tho steamer Putiki. is a son of deceased. Pilot Max-.veLl, of the Otago Harbour Boards' staff, has gone to Sydney on holiday leave.

Considerable structural alterations have been necessitated ir. the Mokoia's boiler spaco in order to make room for the new Eabcock and Wilcox' boiler with which she is being equipped, consequently her stay at Port Chalmers has been a fairly lengthy one. Tho work has now reached a, stage when her reappearance on schedule running'may be announced, and she will re.sumo running on March 17, when site will leave for Lyttelton ill order to take up the Moeraki's intercolonial running. Tho Mokoia will therefore leave Lyttelton 011 March 18 for Wellington, Sydney, and Hohart, and the Moeralii will bo withdrawn for overhaul.—"Otago Daily Times." The mail steamer Niagara, which left Vancouver for Auckland on February 17, ia bringing 163 passengers, while her carpo for Now Zealand amounts to 570 tons. Sho ia duo at Auckland on March 7.

Advice l*a-s been received to the cffect that the Union Company's K.M.K._ Jlara.mn., irliich had been undergoing ccrtain repairs o,t San Franc'fico, is now ou her way to Sydney, it was originally intended tha.t the vessel should go dirtset to the New South Wales port, but arrangements have been mado for her to call at Wellington. . The stcartor arrived n.t Chatham telaudt from Tjyttellton a.t 11 a.m. on Friday. Tho collier Kitto<va. .will leave Wellinj. tan for QrovtuouUi to>dfl.y to load tor lirt-