SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2405, 10 March 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. MAROH. Bay. br. m. Full moon 2 6 3 a.m. Last quarter } 11 58 p.m. New moon 16 7 12 a.m. First quarter ®4 10 18 a.m. Full moon 31 5 8 p.m. MOON. Moon sets to-day, 3.31 p.m.; rises 0.10 e,m. Thursday. TiDE. To-day,. 11.48 a.m. To-morrow, 0.16 a.m.: 12.41 p.m, SUN. Sun rises to-day, 5.40 a.m.; eete, 6.22 p.m. ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, MAROH 9. . „ HUIA, B.S. (3.55 a.m.),. 127 ton 6, Burt, from Wanganui. , , _ „ , JOHN, 6.8. (4.15 a.m.),' 342 tons, Tclleck, from Wanganui. ■ AORERE, s.s. (6.10 a.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, from .Patca. NIKAU, s.s. (7.10 a.m.), 248 tons, Wildman, from Nelson and Motueka. MAORI, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers: 168 soloon and .105 steerage. WESTRALIA, 6.9. (10.50 a.m.), 2884 tons, Bates, from Auckland,; Gisborno, and Napier. Passengers: . Saloon —Misses Grant, Reeves, Sister Taylor. Mesdames Evans, Kins. Moore and 3 children, Robjohns, Smith, Messrs. Lamb, Hicks, Langford, Moore, Leslie, Kinniburgh, Robjohns; 7 6teerajje. C0R1NNA,"6.0..(11.30 a.m.), 1271 tons, Cameron, from Onehunga and New Plymouth. ULIMAROA,.B.6. (2.45 p.m.), 5777. tons, Wyllie, from Sydney direct. aJseengers: Solo on-Mifsea M'Eldowney, Dale, Soper, Murton, Holyroyd, Ingersole, Stephens, Otte, Thomas, Hendry, Schmidt, Stewart. Highet, Ledger (31, Stewart, O'Hea, Mesdames Wreathall, Roles and child, Levick, Don, nelly, Hall, . M.'Eldowney, Cruickshanlt, Plimmer, Sharkey, Broglie, Thoma6, Dickson, Fallon, Schmidt, Weatwood, M'lnnes, Goodfello'w, Outts and child,. Seigel. Harris, Turner, Ponsonby, O'Hea., Messrs. Donnelly (3), Eastman,' Wri'frht. Mandeno, Oruickshank,- Plimmer, Hall, • Varna, Edwards, Hore, 'Hallcy,"Dillop, Baker, Long, Capt. Rage, Brooking, Proud,' Wade, Humphrey, Broglicl Findlay, Mountain; Arnold, Stewart, Rev. Dickson, Moore, Knight, Westwood,'Harris,- M'lnnes,- Hon. W. Pitt, Hayman, M'Eldowney, Lowe, Jackson, Blair, Harris, Choy, -Brook,- Rev. Sims, Ledger, Wilkes. HDTEMOA, B.S. (5.10 p.m.),- 542 tons, Bollons, from Cook Strait. WAVERLEY, s.s; "(7.50 ' p.m.). 157 tons, Steivart, - from Puponga. MAPOURIKA. 5.6.-(10.15'p.m.), 1203 tons,. Holmes, from Picton, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (1,20 a,m.), 198 tons, Harvey, from Foxtdn. DEPARTURES, TUESDAY, MAROH 9. OPAWA, s.s. (3 a.m.), 110 tons, .Nichol-son,-for Blenheim. HIMITANGI, s.s. (1.30 p.m.), 323 tons, Day, for Lyttelton. „ ' > , MARESFIELD,. 5.8. (4.20 p.m.), 4176 tons, Rayment, for Melbourne. , TtAIRATJ, s.s. (5 p.m.), 93 tons, Deiley, for. Blenheim. _ NIKAU," s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 245 tons, Hay, for Nelson. , RURU. 5.6.'(6 p.m.), 65 tons, Fletcher, for Napier. ' • . ' ~ KAPUKI, 5.6. (7.5 p.m.), 150 tons. Gibson, for Patea. ' 1 ' MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Dobson, Grigg: Guise,-. Wills- Petrie, Clifford,' Liddle, Pratt, Mascficld, Tudgeon, Isdell, Chapman, Hell, Mother Dignam, Mother Knight, Mesdames Smith, Tringham. Shaw ' and infant, Bethel,- Poison, Riley, Smith', Tringham, M'Kinnon, Gilbert, Hall, Messrs. Sandall, Brown, Civel, Lynch, -. Dempster, . Pollen, Davis, Shaw, Bethel, Innes. M'Grath, Moir, Kemp, Coles, Young, Tue, Himus, Cdrr,. Trent, Manning, Pcarce, Newson, Wells, .Newson, Stewart,. Byers', Sandford,- Finnere, Hicks, .Davios, .Dempster, ! Bouoher, Keene, Gilbert, Scotti BaUi ; 5S 6teerage.- , WESTRALU, 6.5.''(8,35 p.m.';, 2884 tons, Bates, for Lyttelton. ' '

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. , Daldorch, southern ports, March 10. Kamo, Greymouth, March 10.. Breeze, Lyttelton, March 10. Opawa, Blenheim. March 10. Queen of tho South, Foxton, March 10 Kapiti, Wanganui, March 10. Kennedy, Motuoka, March 10. ' Waimea, Terakohe, s -March JO. Stormbird, Wanganui, March 10, Pateena, Nelson, March • 10. . Kait-oa, Nelson, Motueka, March 10. Wahine, Lyttelton, March IU. Matatua, London, way ports, March 10. Arahura, West Coast, Nelson, Picton, March 10;, Ngatoro, Greymouth, March 10. Kajjuni, Patea, March U. Wairau, Blenheim, March 11. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, March 11. Maori, Lyttelton, March 11. Arahura, Picton, Meroh 11.' Tictoria, Dunedin, Lyttelton, March 11. Flora, southern ports, March 11. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, March tl. Tarawera, northern ■ ports, March 12. TJlimaroa, Lyttelton, March 12. Squall East Coast, March 12. Wimmera, Melbourne. Hobart, March 12. Star of Australia, London,. way ports, March 14. Wcett;alia, Dunedin, Lyttelton, March 14. Ripple, Gisborne, March 14. - 1 Monbwai. northern ports, March It. Wharigape, Napier, March '16:

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Karori-, Westport, March .10... Aorere, Patea, March '10. Breeze, Wanganui, March 10. . Opaivtt, Blenheim, March 10. Queen of the South, Foxton, March 10. Waverley, Westport, March 10. Hewera, Patea, March 10. • Kapiti, Wanganui, March 10. Kennedy, West Coast, March 10. Pateena, Picton, Kelson. March 10. Kait'oa, Nelson, Motueka, March 10. Wahine, Lyttelton, Miarch 10. Huia, Hevelock, Sounds, March 10. lilimnroa, Lyttelton, March 10. Mapourlka, New Plymouth, Westport, March 10. Corinna, southern ports. March 10. John,' Timaru, March 10. Waipori-, Newcastle, March 10. Kaputii, Patea,- Maroh 11. Wairau, Blenheim,' March 11. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, March 11. Maori, Lyttelton, March 11. Flora, New Plymouth, 'West Coast, 'Mar. 11 Victoria, .northern ports, March 11. Blenheim, Blenheim, March 11. Arahura, Picton, March 11. Rmhine, London, March 11. Stormbird, Wanganui, March 11. Waiinca., Nelsoh, West Coast, March 11. Wek'atih Kaikoura, Lyttelton, March 12. Amokura, Cook Strait, March 12. Tarawera, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Mar. 12. OTmaroa, Sydney, Hobart, Mar'oh 12. Daldorch, London, March 12. . . •Komata, Westport. Jfaich 12. Wimmera, 'south, Melbourne, Hobart, March 13.'

Arahura, Picton, . Nelson, West Coast, March 13.' : Squall, Tokomaru Bay, March 13. Westralia, northern port 6, March 15. Monowal, Lyttelton, Dunedin, March U. Kipple, Napier, Giobornc, March 16. Wharigape, Lyttelton, March 16.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. ' MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. TJLIMAROA> arrived Wellington from' Hobart and.Sydney March 9/ Leaves Wellington for Sydney and Hobart February 12. - Due Sydney March 16, and Hobart • March-19. RIVERINA, leaves-Sydney-March 11 for Auckland. Duo there March 15. Leaves for Sydney March 16.- Due.March 20. WIMMERA, due Wellington from Hobart direct March 12. Leaves March 13 for fl'oiilhera ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. PALOONA, arrived Wellington from Melbourne and Hobart. via' southern' ports, March 7. Left March 8 for Hobart and Melbourne.

' MOERAKI, left Hobart March i 6, and Sydney March 12, for ( Wellington direct. Due Wellington, March 16, Leaves March 19 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney March 23. and Hobart March 26.

MANUKA, left Hobart February 25 and Sydney February 26 for Wellington direct. Arrived here March 2. Left Wellington March 5 for Sydney and Hobart. Duo Sydney March 9 and Hobart March 12. MAHENO, left. Sydney March 3 for Auckland. Arrived there March 7. Left for Sydney March 8. Due there March 12.

'FRISCO SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OP STEAMERS. . MAITAI, left Sydney January 30 for Wellington direct. Arrived Wellington February 3. Left February 4 for 'Frisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. MOANA, left Sydney February 27 for Wellington direct. Arrived Wellington March 3. Left March 4 for 'Frisco, via Ra.rotonga and Papeete; Dne 'Frisco March 24.

VANCOUVER SERVICE, MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. •NIAGARA, left Vancouver February 17 for Auckland,'via. Honolulu end Suva. Arrived Auckland March 7. Left March 8 for Sydney direct.. Due there March 12. ' MAKURA, left Sydney February 18 for Auckland direct. Arrived there February 23. Loft February 23 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. Due Vancouver Mar. 11.

OVERSEA SHIPPING. Steamers. From. Left. Due. Matatua- 'London Dec. 31 Mar. 10 SWr of Australia London .Tan. 31 Mar. 15 Rotorua London .Tan: 26 Mar.' 23 lonic liondon- Feb. 12 Mar/30 Hawke's Bay ... London Jan. 25 Mar. 25 Star of Scotland London Feb.. .6 Apr. 10 ?,ea,landic London Feb. 22 Apr. 17 .KumMft„ lAwaflol fen. If Hat, 20

Star of India. ... New York Feb. 19 Max. 29 Borderale Montreal Jan. 10 Apr. 3 Ruanehu St. John Jan. 29 Apr. 13 Keishcn Ma.ru ... San' Frisco — Mar. 14

BY TELEGRAPH. -OVERSEA.

SYDNEY, Ma roll 9, Arrived.—Lindstol, from Nc-vv Zealand.

FREMANTLE, March ». Arrived.—Malwa, from London. HOBART, March ?. A wireless message'from R.M.S. lluahine states that the vessel will arrive on Wednesday. COASTAL. TUESDAY, MAROH 9. AUCKLAIfD. Arrived—Kwinana (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Rakanoa (3.45 a.m.), from Newcastle To sail—Tarawera (2 p.m.), for southern ports. Passengers for Wellington: Saloon—Mesdames Robertson, Sylvester, Messrs. Knox, Sylvester, and day. Sailed.—Rakanoa (3.45 a.m.), for Newcastle; Tarawera. (2.40 p.m.), for southern ports. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived—Rarawa (5.30 a.m.), from Onehunga. WANGANUL Sailed.—Stormbird (5 p.m.), for Wellington; Kapiti (5.35 p.m.), for' Wellington. I PICTON. Arrived.—Wanaka (12.30 a.m.), and Uapourika (5.15 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Pateent (8 p.m.), and Kaitoa- (7.50 p.m.), for Wellington. TUPONGA. Sailed.—Waverlcy (9 a.m.), for Wellington. KAIKOURA. Arrived—Wakatu (5 a.m.), from Wellington. HOKITIKA. . Arrivod.—Defender (3 a.m.), from . Wellington. BLENHEIM. Sailed.—Opawa (11.40 p.m.), for Wellington. ' LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Wahinc (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Petono (8 a.m.), from Timaru; Cygnet (5 p.m.), from Akaroa; Wootton, from i Kaikoura. Sailed.—Daldorch (3.20 p.m), for Wellington: Breeze (6.25 p.m.), for' Wellington; . Wahine (8.20 p.m.), for. Wellington with 200 passenger's; Tainui (4.10 p.m.), for Dunedin.' ' To Eail.—Canopus, for Westport; Kamona, for.Timaru; Petone, for Wanganui.• GREYMOUTH. Sailed.—Ngatoro (2.30 a.m.), and Kamo (2.30 a.m.), for Wellington. MOTUEKA. Sailed.—Kennedy (3 p.m.), for ■ Wellington. PORT CHALMERS. Sailed—Victoria (11 aim.), for Auckland, . via East .Coast ports. Passengers for Wellington:Saloon—Misses Smart, Burns, (Tibb, Mesdames Ritchie and 2 children, Cumming and two children, M. Forbes, . Messrs. F. Stewart, J. J. Robertson, F. ■ Nicholl, Hunter. L. Deans, Ritchie. Kotaro (5.45 p.inO, for Bluff and Invercargill.

THE ROTORUA AT HOBART. Cabled advice has been received by* the New Zealand Shipping Company to the effect, that the Rotor ua has sent a wireless message to Hobart to the effect that she eipects to arrive there early this morning. _____ / , PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. FIGURES FOR FOUR MONTHS. _ ■ The "receipts of tolls on vessels making use of the " danal reached 1,000,000d01. on November 18, and at" the end of the month tho total was 1,135,205.01d01„ states the official "Canal Record." ,The following is a summary of the receipt of tolls,. by months, to December 1 • Dole. Prior to • August 15 August 15 to 31 September 1 to 30 . 269,863.00 October •!' to 31 SMIHS November ' 1 .to 30 ' 387,242.40 Total ..... ! 1,135.205.01 Dutlu £ the peTiod 120 vessels, "with 738,537 tonß of cargo, passed from the Paciflo to the Atlantic, and 137 vessels,. with' 558,947 tons of cargo; from the Atlantic to tho Pacific,, a total .of 257 Teasels, with 1,297,484 tons. Of the 257 vessels, 227 were laden and 30 were in ballast, or by nature not cargoce.rrying vessel®. TJf this total 54 vessels, with a canal tonnage of 320,155, passed to the Atlantic on the coastwise route; 61' vessels, with a tonnage of; 282,000, to the Pacific on; the coastwise route; 34 vessels, with a tonnage of 248,020, passed through on the Pacific. Coast to Europe route, and 8 vessels, with a tonnage of 38,318, passed through on the return route.

' The South America to the United States and Europe route brought 24 vcasels, with a tonnage of 166.917, while tho return routo brought 15 vessels, with a tonnage of 74,644. Twenty-four vessels, with a tonnage of 148.207, used the canal on the United States Atlantic Coast to tho- Far East tpute.

ARAWA AND lONIO REPORTED. Cable advice has been receired by . the head .office of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company (fating that the Arawa end lonic left Cape Town on March 4 and March 9 respectively. ,T-he former vessel is bfljind from Liverpool to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and on completion of discharge at the last-mentioned port will come-across to New itoaland to load for Home. The lonic is en Toute from London to Wellington, and is due here about March 30. .

WIMHERA DJJE FRIDAY. ; Having left Hobart at 5 p.m. on Monday the Huddart-Parkcr steamer Wimmera.ls erpecfed to arrive at Wellington on Eraday evening. She has 65 passengers and. 530 tons of caVgo on board for this port, and will $ail for southern ports. Hobart, and Melbourne at 5 p.m. on March 13. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captatn Auld, formerly chief officer in the 0. and D. Line's employ, has been- appointed to command the liner Port Phillip. Captain A., T. Dowell, master of the Ngotoro, who has been on holiday leave, rejoined the vessel at Greymouth, and hia brother (Captain Peter Dowell) reverts to his former position as mate of the Ngahere.

Captain Muir, of the Ngakuta, will go on holiday next week, and his place wjII be taken by Captain Peter Dowell.

Captain J. Mawson, who has recommissioried the Kaiapoi. has with him the following officers Chief, Mr. A. Creese; second. Mr. W. Suckling; ohief engineer, Mr. h. Cor roan; eecond, Mr. J. M'lnnes; third, Mr. It. Dickie.

Due in port from Lyttelton to-day the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Daldorch will he dispatchod for London on March 12.

Continuing her journey from Greymouth, the Arahura left Westport for Wellington, via way ports, at. 1 p.m. yesterday. t!he should arrive at Wellington at the usual time thie evening.

Noon to-morrow is the time appointed for tho New Zealand Shipping Company's R.M.B. Ruahine toi leave the Glasgow Wharf, Wellington, for London. She is due fl;l her,destination on April 22.

A projected departure from Newcastle for Npw Plymouth, Picton, and Wellington yesterday was the Union collier Kasna. She wae to have been followed to-morrow by the Koromiko for Wellington direct.

The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived in port shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday from Cook Strait. During her absence from here she has landed stores at Tho Brothers, recharged the cylinders at the Jackson Head beacon, and landed material and stores at Karori- Rock.

According to a Press Association message received from Chri6tchurch; the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Wirral, which cleared Wellington on February 10 for London, arrived at her destination on March 7.

The' following cablegram has been received in Australia from the Institute of London Underwriters, dated February 26: "Banffshire, Port Natal, starboard refrigerator is out of order; cargo undamaged." The Federal and Shire 6teamer Banffshire sailed from Brisbane on December 28, and Sydney January 20, for London and Liverpool.

According to advices received from London, the New Zealand Shipping Company's chartered. steamer Somerset has arrived there from Wellington. The same company's Rimutaka has also arrived at the Home port from New Zealand.

"Shipping World, a London shipping paper, contains tho' following paragraph: "The steel spar-deck steamer Canada Cape, 4286 ton 3 gross, built at Newcastle in 1904, by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Oompany, Ltd., claesed ■ 100' A 1 and passed Lloyd's special survey No. 2in 1911, engines 25, 41, and 69 by 48in. stroke, fitted with refrigerating machinery and insulated for the carriage of frozen meat, carries about 7000 tons d.w. on 25ft. draught, dimensions 360 ft. by 48ft. by 20ft. 2in., owned by Me«srs. H. ej:d C. Grayson, 'Ltd., Liverpool, has been sold to tho tJnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Ltd., London.

On account of the Easter holidays the HuddartrParker steamer Ulimaroa will eail from Wellington for Sydney and Hobart on Thursday, April 1, instead of Friday, as usual. 1

Having been delayed in ' the'north, the C. and D. liner Star of Autralia will not arrivo at Wellington from London, via. way poTts. till about. Sunday or Monday next, subsequently proceeding to Wanganui to load for Home. ■It is oxpectcd that the collier Kauri wili get away from Oamaru for Sydney tomorrow. . .

I In place of "R.M.S. Axa-wa, the Shaw* Se.vUl linsr Mfltnari i* scheduled to les.ve London tor.. ffeWaston. yia .'ft?,o Jfoflu

and Hobart, on March 19. From that'data onwards tho direct mail : eteamers will leave London for Wellington a fortnight ■later than at present scheduled.

It is Teportcd in Sydney that at least four vosseis particularly well known in the Australasian trade have been disposed of during the last month or so.

Next- Monday the Union Company's oollier 'Rnknnoa, will commence loading at Newcastle for Wellington.

After a fine-weather passage the Hud-dart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa arrived, at Wellington from Sydney yesterday afternoon. She berthed at the Queen's Wharf,No. 1 Eouth, and will fail for Lyttelton at 5 p.m. to-day. Tie Ulimaroa will return to Wellington on Friday, and leave for Sydney the same evening.

An exceptionally large consignment of sheep,will be taken from Napier and Wellington to Lyttelton by the Union Company's Wbangape next week. The vessel will leave Napier with 4000 sheep on board on Monday. She will call .here oiv Tuesday to pick tup another SCOO, and.will Bail the same day for Lyttelton.

Dunedin will be the first port of call for the A. and A. Line' 6 chartered steamer St. Ursula. The vessel is en route from New York, via Panama Canal, and will subsequently visit Lyttelton; Wellington, and Auckland before proceeding to Australian ports.

Weather report* received from -Westport end Greymouth yesterday were, to "the effect that there was a heavy swell on the bar at both ports. The wind was light east-south-east at Westport, and north-east at Greymouth.

On arrival at Dunedin from Wellington towards the end of this week,, the Corinna will.be docked for survey. These arrangements, it is understood,. will not interfere with the vessel's running.