SHIPPING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2422, 30 March 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. 11AKCH. Day. Hr. m. Pull moon 2 S3 a.m. Last quarter 8 11 58 p.m. New moon 16 7 12 fl.m. First quarter 24 18 18 fl.m. Full moon J1 5 8 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 5 p.m.; sets, 5.44 a.m. Wednesday. TIDE. To-day, 3.2 'a.m.; i.ii p.m. To-morrow, 3.57 a.m.; 4.31 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.2 a.m.; eets, 5.48 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, MARCH 20. KAPUNI, s.s. (10.20 a.m.), 200 tone, Gibson, from Patca. RIPPLE, s.s. (11.50 a.m.), 370 tone, Carlson, from Napier. RAItIUIIA, 6.5. (7.20 p.m.), 128 tons, Boyes, from Lyttelton. WAIRAII, s.s. (10.40 p.m.), 93 tons, Heiley, from Blenheim. AERAH-NA-POGUE, scow (11.30 p.m. in the stream), Thompson, from Hokiangfl. ULIMAROA, s.s. (midnight in the etream), 5777 tons, Wyllie, from Hobart and Sydney. TDESDAY, MARCH 30. WAKATU, s.s. (2 a.m.), 157 tone, Wills, from Lyttelton and Kaikoura. DEPARTURES. MONDAY, MARCH 29. WAVER-LEY, s.s. (12.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Stuart, for Nelson. MAPOTJRIKA, s.s. (1 p.m.), 1203 tons, Irwin, for Picton. STORMBIRD, s.s. (4.45 p.m.), 217 ton 6. Dowell, for Wanganui. KAITOA, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 350 tons, Stevens, for NelpoTi and Motucka.

WAHINE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 4435 tons, Williams, for Lyttelton.

OPAWA. s.s. (8 p.m.). 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim.

WESTIIALIA, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 2884 tons, Bates,' for northern port 6. BLENHEIM, s.s. (9.5 p.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson. for Blenheim.

QUEEN OP THE SOUTH, s.s. (10.35 p.m.), 198 ton 6, Harvey, for Foxton.

TUESDAY, JIAKCH 30. KANNA, s'.s. (0.25 a.m.), 1948 tone, Dawc6, for Picton and Onehunga.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Awahou, Lyttelton, March 30. Petone, Lyttelton, March 30. Aorere, Patea, Maxch 30. Haw era, Patea, March 30. Kapiti, Wanganui, March 30. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, March 30. Maori, Lyttelton', March 30. Kennedy, Motueka, March 30. Monowai, Lyttelton, March 30. Mapourika, Nelson, Picton, March 30. Ngakuta, Greymouth, March 30. Rotorua, southern ports, March 31. Mararna, Sydney, March 31. Blenheim, Blenheim, March 31. Stormbird, Wanganui, March 31. Opawa, Blenheim, March 31. Queen of the South. Foxton, Mar. 31. Opouri, Lyttelton, March 31. Kai-toa, Nelson, Motueka, March 31. Wahinc, Lyttelton, March 31. Arahura, West Coast, ' Nelson, Picton, March 31. Corinna,. southern ports, March 31, Kauri, Newcastle, Sferch 31. Bawke'6 Bay, London, via way ports. April i. lonic, London, way porte, April 1. Ulimaroa, Lyttelton. April 1. John, Oamaru, April 1. Waimea, Terakohe, April 1. Koutounui, Napier, April 1. Kaiamea, Napier, April 2. Star of India, New York, via Panama, April 2 . v Wimmera, Melbourne, Hobart, April 2. Victoria, northern ports, April 2. Monowai, Lyttelton, April 2 Arahura, Lyttelton, April 2. Westralia, northern porte, April 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Aorere, Patea, March 30. Kapuni, Patea, March 30. Huia, Wanganui, March 30. Kennedy, Nelson, Wc6t Coast, March 30. Pateena, Picton, Nelson, March 30. Ripple, Napier, Giaborne, March 30. Monowai, Lyttelton, March 30. Wakatu, Kaikoura. Lyttelton, March 30. Nikau. Nelson, Motueka, March 30. Maori, Lyttelton, March 30. Kapiti, Wanganui, March 30. Hawera, Patea, March 30. Wairau, Blenheim, March 30. Ulimaroa, Lyttelton, March 30. Whangape. Newcastle, March 31. Komata, Westport, March 31. Kamo, Greymouth, March 31. . Blenheim, Blenheim, March 31. Opawa, Blenheim, MaTch 31. Opouri, Greymouth, March 31, Tarawera, northern ports, March 31. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, March 31. Wahine, Lyttelton, March 31. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, Mar. 31. Corinna, Nelson, New Plymouth, Mar. 31. Wefitme&th. Avonmouth,_ March 31. Arahura. Lyttelton, April 1. Ulimaroa, Sydney, Hobart. April 1. John, Wanganui, April 1. Waimea, Nelson, West Coast, April 1. Queen of the South. Foxton,' April 1. Marama, San Francisco, April 1. Victoria. Lyttelton, Dnnedir., April 3. Monowai, northern ports, April 3. Arahura, Picton, Nelson, West Coa6t, April 3. Westralia, Lyttelton. Dunedin, April 6. Karainea, London, April 6.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. ULIMAROA, arrived Wellington from Hobart and Sydney March 29. Leaves Wellington for Sydney end Hobart April 1. Due Sydney ApTil 5 and Hobart April 9. RIVERINA, left Sydney March 26 for Auckland. Due there March 30. Leaves for Sydney March 30. Due April 3. WIMMERA, due Wellington from Hobart direct April 2. Leaves April 13 for southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. PAIOONA. duo Wellington from Melbourne and Hobart, via southern ports, March 27. Leaves March 27 for Hobart and Melbourne.

MAOTKA, left Hobart March 13 and Sydney March 19 for Wellington direct. Arrived March 23. Wellington Wellington March 25 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney March 30 and Hobart April 2. MOKOIA, due Wellington from Hobart and Sydney April 5. Leaves Wellington April 8 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney April 12 and Hobart April 15.

MAHENO, leaves Sydney March 31, for Auckland direct. Due there March 4. Leaves April 5 for Sydney. Due there April 9. 'FRISCO SERVICE, MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. MAITAI. left San Francisco for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga, March 3. Arrived Wellington March. -Left March for Sydney direct. Due Sydney March 31. MAPIAMA, left Sydney March 27, for Wellington direct. Due Wellington March 31. Leaves April 1 for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. Due 'rtisco April 21. . MO AN A. leaves San Francisco March 31, for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga. Due Wellington April 22. Leaves April 23 for -Sydney direct. Due there April 27. VANCOUVER SERVICE. MOVEMENTS Of- STEAMERS. NIAGARA, left Sydney for Auckland dircct. March 18. Arrived there March 22. Left for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu March 26. Due Vancouver Anril 9. MAKURA, left Vancouver March 17, for Auckland, via. Honolulu and Suva, Due Auckland April 5. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Due Sydney April 9. ' OVERSEA SHIPPINC. Steamers. From. Left-. Due. lonic London Feb. 12 Mar.3l Hawke's Bay ... London Jan. 23 Apr. 1 Star of Scotland London Feb. 6 Apr. 10 Zcalondic London Feb. 22 Apr. 17 Turakina London Mar. 3 Apr. 18 Star of India ... New York Feb. 19 A nr. 1 Inverta.v New York Mar. 20 May 4 Rordcrdale Montreal Jan. 10 Apr. 10 Ruapehu St. John Jan. 29 Apr.3l Rangat-ira St. John Mar. 18 June 10 Br TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. MELBOURNE, March 29. Sailed.—Wimmera, for Hobart and Wellington. SYDNEY, March 29. Arrived.—Manuka (11.35 a.m.), from Wellington. SUVA, March 29. Arrived.—Joan Craig, from Newcastle; Niagara, from Auckland. Sailed.—Niagara., for Vancouver. COASTAL, MONDAY, MAROH 29. POUTO (KAIPARA). Sailed.—Kaiapoi (4.40 p.m. March 28), for Sydney. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Atuo, (12.30 p.m.), from Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji; Rivorina (7.15 p.m.t, from Sydney; St. Ursula (7.35 p.m. March 26;, from Wellington. ONEHONGA. Sailed— Rarawa. (4.15 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Itimu (4.15 p.m.). for Raglan, via Kawhia. MANUKAU HEADS. Rarawa passed outwards at 6.10 p.m. NAPIER. Sailed.-Monowai (2 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrivedj.-Alexander (6 a.m.), from Westport. WANCIANUI. Sailed.—Kapiti (7.40 p.m.),- for Weilingtno. NELSON. Sailed—Nikau (3.30 p.m.), for Jtotueka and i -Wellington.

GREYUOUTH. Sailed.—Ngakuta, (8.45 a.m.), for Wellington. KAIKOURA. Sailed.—Wakatu (2.2/) p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived,—Petone (6 a.m.), from Napier; Flora. (7.5 a.m.), from Chatham Islands. Sailed.—Cygnet, for Akaroa; Flora (4.10

p.m.), for Chatham Islands; Maori (8.10 p.m.!. for Wellington, with 200 passengers. To cail.—Woottou, for Volorus Sound; Petone (8 p.m.l. for Wellington; Awahou (10 p.m.). for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Sailed.—Breeze (4 p.m.), for Wanganui, via way ports. Sailed.- Tarawera (6.30 p.m.), for Auckland, via way port,'. Passengers: Saloon—For Wellington—Misses M'Kinnon, Churchill, Holl. Barber, Wentworth, Nurse Cupplcs, Clarke and infant, Hamann, Aitken, Orr, Churchill and 2 children, Mr. Dobson. For Aucliland-Mcsdainefi Williams and Carson; 27 steerago for all ports. To sail.—Karnmu (10 p.m.), for Gisbornc, via, way ports. ULIMAROA IN PORT. From Sydney direct the Huddart- Parker pt»amer Ulimaroa arrived in the stream at Wellington lftto last night. She will berth at the Queen's Wharf, No. 1 south, at 7 a.m. to-day. Departure will be taken for Lyttelton at 5 p.m., and the vessel will return to Wellington in timet to sail for Sydney direct at 5 p.m. on Thursday next —ono day early. •ITARAJIA FOR SAN FRANCISCO. Bound from Sydney to Pan Francisco, via way ports, the Union Comnany's R.M.S. Mamma, left the Now South Wales port for Wellington at 1 p.m. on Saturday. She Is due here to-morrow morning, and will sail for Rarotonga-. Papeete, and San Francisco at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The Marama is due at her destination on April 21. lONIC DUE THURSDAY. Having left Hobart at 6 a.m. on Sunday (in continuation of her Journey from London to Wellington) the Shaw-Savill R.M.S. lonic is cxnected to make port at about .10 a.m. on Thursday of this week. Her future movements have not been announced a 6 yet.

TURAKINA LEAVES CAPE TOWN. A Press Association message has been received from Christc'nurch 6tating that the New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that B.M.S. Turakina, bound from London to Wellington, left Cape Town in continuation of her journey on March 27.

MAKARINI'S PAST RUN HOME. Messrs. Bannatyne and Co., local agents Tor the C. and D. Line, have been advised that the 6teamer Makarini arrived at London from Wellington on Friday last. after an exceptionally fast passago of 38 days. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. .Mr. H Budge, chief engineer of the Paloona, having como ashore at Wellington, Mr. A. Levistan has joined that vessel as chief. Mr. W. Graham, engineer of the Blenheim, has left that vessel at Wellington.

Mr. A. M'Donaid, third engineer of tho I'aloona, has come ashore. Mr. E. A. Andrews has joined tho vessel as fourth engineer.

Captain Holmes, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's steamer Iris, and Captain Reed, retired master mariner, of Auckland, have been appointed nautical assessors at the Magisterial Inquiry to be held at Auckland into the recent collision hetween the coastal steamers Taniwha. and Waimarie at Ponui Passage, near Auckland.

Captain C. R. Browne and Captain W. E. Boswick. of the Auckland Harbour Board's staff, who have been relieving on special duty for the past seven months, have resumed their former duties as night officers.

After having been thoroughly overhauled and surveyed at Port Chalmers, the Moeraki is about to re-enter the intercolonial Bcrvlce. On Thursday next the Mokoia will leave Sydney for Wellington, being due here on the following Monday—one day early. Departure will be taken for Lyttelton on April 6, and on arrival there she will be replaced by tho Moeraki.

With ICOO tone of New York cargo on board the C. and D. liner Star of India is due at. Wellington about Thursday next; Subsequently the vessel will proceed on to Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney.

The Northern Company's Rarawa will leave New Plymouth for Onehunga on Thursday evening of this week instead of -Friday.

Advice has been received that the New Zealand Shipping Company's Kaikoura, bound from Wellington to London, left Monte Video on Thursday la6t.

Between midnight and 9.45 a.m. yesterday 1500 tons of coal were put into the Ngakuta at Greymouth. The vessel sailed from the West Coast port for Wellington yesterday morning.

The Arahura arrived at Greymouth from Wellington, via way ports, at a.m. yesterday. She wa6 to have left on tho return trip at 7.30 p.m.

Instead of leaving Wellington for Picton and Nelson at 12.45 p.m. on Easter Monday, as previously announced, tho Pateena's departure has been postponed till 7 p.m. on that day.

It Is announced that the "Union Company's Monowai, which is due from Lyttelton this morning, will sail for Tiyt.telt.on again at 7 p.m. to-day. She will be followed by the Maori at 7.45 p.m.

Provided she getfl rid of her coal cargo in time the Whangape will leavo Wellington. for Newcastle to-morrow. An expected arrival in port from Newcastle to-morrow will be tue Kauri.

I'or the purpose of continuing Homeward loading the Shaw-Savill liner Karamca arrived at Gicbornc from Aucklmd Inst evening. Her next ports of cell will be Napier and then Wellington. The vessel is due here on Good Friday, and will be dispatched for London on Tuesday, April 6.

The Anchor Mile's steamer Nikau will leave Wellington for Nelson and Motueka on Thursday of this week as usual. She will remain at Nelson till 8 p.m. or Easter Monday, however, when she will take her departure for Wellington. The same company's Kaitoa will arrive here on Good Friday morning, and will take tho Nikau'e run from this port to Nelson at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

On account of the Easter holidays tlio Union Company's Tarawera has been dispatched from Duncdin for Lyttelton a, day early. She will arrive here to-morrow morning, and will leave at 5 p.m. for northern ports.

It is anticipated that the 0. and D. liner Star of Anatralia, will get away from Wellington for London early next month.

Both the Pateena and Mapourika will be engaged in the Wellingt-on-Picton-Nelson service for the Easter holidays. The latter vessel left Wellington yesterday afternoon for Picton and Nelson. She will return this evening, and will sail again tomorrow at 12.45 p.m. The Pateena. will leave Wellington for Picton and Nelson at 12.45 p.m. to-day.

According to advices received by the local office of the Union Comran.v their steamer Waitemata is expected to leave San Francisco on April 1 for Auckland, Wellington. and Sydney.

Mr. Joseph Hatch has decided to recommis.=ion the. schooner Rachael Cohen, which has been laid up at Carey's Bay slip. Dunedin, since December. A start has already been made to put- new timbers in her.hull which will be sheathed with Tasmanian hardwood.

From Melbourne the Star of Scotland will proceed on to Sydney, Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. She will land London cargo here ahout April 20.

Laden with 290,C00 feet of timber, tho ecow Arrah-no-Pogue arrived at Wellington from Hokiangn. last evening. Centain C. Thompson, late mate of the Hawk, is master of the sailer.

Information his been received in Wellington to the ofTcct that- the Canterbury Stcamsh'p Compouy'is new steamer 7*phyr has arrived ot- Melbourne from Rucn'os Ayres. Auckland will he the vessel's urfct port, of call in New Zealand.

The brieontine Amtaou, whi<-h was sighted by the Kaitoa off the Brothers on Sunwi«hed to he renorted "All woll."

"In order that Homeward loodinp may he completed the New Zealand Shipping Company's K.M.fl. Ratorua ig duo at- Weilir/rtrtn to-morrow. She has been fixed to sail from this port- for London on April 8. Thq) Riverimi, having been delayed at Sydney on account of an accident to her machinery, will rot arriv© at Auckland ti-ll this evening.

Next. Thursday the Shaw-Snvill liner Pnkeha. is expected to leave Brisbane for whangarei to commcncc Homeward loading. After picking up cargo at other coastal ports the liner will come on to "Wellington in complete, sailing finally from herr? ahout May 1.

\n eichnnc-e states that the atiiiliery schooner Isabella Defraipo was sold hv nublic auction at- Auckland last week. Biddine opened at £500. and roee to £700, at which price the vessel was sold to Mr. 0. £;ccol. phippin? contractor, of Auckland. The vessel, which is well known in Auckland, has a length of 94ft.. a, beam of 25ft. n draught, of Bft,. 6in„ and a tonnage of 75 tons. She is fitted with two 30 h.p. oil engines, together with a- 9 h.p. winch.