SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2540, 14 August 1915, Page 8

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST. Day. Hr. m. Last quarter 3 8 57 a.m. New moon 11 H 22 a.m. •First quarter 18 1 47 p.m. . Full moon 25 3 10 a.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 7.59 a.m.; sets, 8.47 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 6.41 a.m.; 7.5 p.m. To-morrow, 7.37 a.m.; 8 p.nr. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.44 a.m.; sets, 5.7 p.m. ARRIVALS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13. . KAITOA, s.s. (6 a.m.), 305 tons. Stevens, from Nelson and Motueka. MAORI, s.s. (6.40 am.), 3399 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton'.. Passengers:'23B saloon and 194 steerage. ■ RUAHINE, s.s. (7.5 a.m.), 10,758. tons, Smith, from Lyttelton. ALEXANDER, s.s. (7.20 a.m.), 377 tons Wildman.from Nelson. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, 8.8. (8 a.m.), 198 tons, Harvey,- from Foxton. TAEAWERA, s.s. (8 a.m.), 2003 tons, Doorly.? from. Auckland, Gisborne, and Napier. Passengers Saloon—Mrs. Carter and infant Messrs. Muir, Carter, Bostock; 5 steerage. KJRITONA, auxiliary steamer (9.10 a.m.), 136 tons, Shirley, from Napier. JIAWERA, s.s. (12.10 p.m.), 2CO tons. Jackson, from Patea. AORERE, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, from Patea. DEPARTURES. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13. MARAM-A, s.s. (7.15 a.m.) 6437 tons, Aidwell, for Lyttelton and Sydney. BREEZE, s.s. (10' a.m.), 347 tons, Radford, for southern..ports. AEAHURA, s.s.' (12.45 p.m.), 1596 tons, Cameron, for Picton and Nelson.-. OPAWA, s.s. (12.45,/ p.m.), 7230 tons, Barnes for Napier, Gisborne, Auokland, and London-. , ALEXANDER, s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 377 tons, Wildman. for Groymouth. KAITOA, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 550 tons, Stevens, Tor Nelson and Motueka. .TAR-AWERA, s.s, ,6.10 p.m.), 2003 tons, Doorley, for Lyttelton card DunedVn. WAIMEA,' s.s. (6.50 p.m.), 434 tons, Graham, for Nelson. _ STORMBIRD, s.s. (7 p:m.); 217 tons Dowell, for Wanganui. '-MAORI, s.s. .(7.50 p.m.), 3399 tons, Man-' cing,'for Lyttelton. ' QUEEN OF THE SOUTH ..s.s. (10 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. '. OPAWA, s.s. (midnight), 110 tons, Nicholas, -for Blenheim.

. SATURDAY, AUGUST .14. "NGAKUTA" 6.6. (0.55 a.m.;), 1260 tona, Muir, for Greymouth.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Awahou, Foxton, August 14. Chalister, New- York, August 14. Wootton,, Lyttelton, August 14. Kittawa, Lytic]ton. August 14. Rotorua, London,' way ports, August 14 Hinemoa, Ctook Strait, August 14. • Monowai. Lyttelton,- August 14. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka August 14. . Putiki, Puponga, August. 14. 1 Kapiti, Wanganui, AUgust 14. Arahura, Nelson, Picton,'August 14., •Komata,' Westport, August 14. Stormbird, Wanganui, August 15. Opawa, Blenheim, August 15. Queen of the South, Foxton, August, 15. Kaltoa. Nelson Motueka, August 15i : Maori, Lyttelton, August 15. Kamo, Groymouth, August 15.Rcgulus, Onehunga, -August 15; Blenheim,: Havelock; August 15.. Kapuni Patea, -. August 15. ■ Paloona, Dunedin, Lyttelton, August 15. Ripple, Gisborne, August 15. ■ ■ _ Makairini, London, way ports, August 10. Wakatu, . Kaikoura and Lyttelton, August 16. -Manuka, Sydney,' August lb. Hinemoa, Cook Strait, August 16. Warrimoo, northern.ports Augnst 17. Tarawera, Dunedin, Lyttelton, August 19. '-Victoria,-northern ports, August 20. . Waimate, Liverpool Auckland, August 20.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waimarino, Melbourne, August 14., ICaituna, Westport, Auckland, August 14. Wootton, Nydia Bay, August 14. Somerset, Avonmouth, August 14. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, August 14. Ruahino, London, August 14. Poherua, Greymouth, August 14. Monowai, Lyttelton', .August 14. - Nikau. Nelson, Motueka August 14. ' Koromiko,. southern ports, August 14. Kapiti; Wanganui, August 14. Hawera, Patea, August 14. Acrore, Patea, August 14. Koromiko, south, Sydney, August 14. Squall, Najiior, August 16. . Runt Napier. August 16. -. KiWtoa, Niapicr, August 16.. ■ ; . ; .- Stormbird, Wanganui, August 16. ". Opawa, Blenheim, August 16. Queen of tho South, Foxton, August 16. Arahura, Picton, Nelson, August 16. Kaitoo, Nelson, Motueka August 16.' Maori, Lyttelton, August 16. Putiki, Westport, August 16. Regulus, Nelson, West Coast, August 16. Blenheim, Blenheim, August 16. Kapuni, Patea, August 16. Paloona, northern ports, August 16. Warrimoo, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Aug. 17. Ripple, Napier, Gisborno, August'l7. Wakatu, Kai.kou.ra Lyttelton, August 17. Makarini, Wanganui, August 17. Tarawera, northern -ports, August 19. ,Victoria,' liyttelton, Dunedin, August 19.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. . INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. TJLIMAEOA, leaves Hobart August 14 and Sydney August 13 for Wellington direct. Due here August 23. Leaves. Wellington August 26 for. Sydney. Duo Sydney August 50. : MOKOIA, left Melbourne August' 11," and 'Hobart August 13, for Wellington, via south. Due • here August 21, and leaves same day for Hobart and Melbourne. MOERAKI, left Hobart July 31 and Sydney August 5 for Wellington. Arrived here August 9. Left ' Wellington August '12 for Sydney. Due thore August 16. WIMMERA,. due Wellington from Melbourne, via Hobart August 7. Leaves August 28, for southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. . MANUKA, left Hobart August 7 and Sydney August 12 for Wellington direct-Due-Wellington August 16. Leaves here for Sydney direct August 19. Arrives Sydney August 23, and Hobart August 26. . 'FRISCO SERVICE.'. MAITAI, left Sydney July 17 for Weilington direct.. Arrived .Wellington July 11. Left July 23 for San Francisco; via way ports. Due .'Frisco August 11. H ARAM A, left San Francisco July 22 for Wellington, via Papeete and Earotonga. Arrived 13 Wellington August. 12.. Left August. 13. for. Lyttelton and Sydney. . Duo Sydney' August 18. MOANA, leave's Sydney August. 14 for Wellington direct.- Due Wellington August 18. Leaves August, 19 for Ban Francisco, via Barotonga and Papeete. Duo 'Frisco September 8, VANCOUVER SERVICE. MAKURA. left Sydney August 5 • for Auckland direct. Arrived there August 9. Left Auginist 10 for Vanoouver, via .'Sura and Honolulu. Duo Vancouver August 26. . NIAGARA, : left Vancouver August 4, for Auckland, via-Honolulu and Sura. Duo Auckland August 22. Leaves August 23 for Sydney direct.' Due there. August 27. OVERSEA STEAMERS IN N.Z. PORTS. Following is a list Bhowing where the various oversea,' steamers, trading to and from New Zealand ports, are from "day to day whilst they are on tho' New Zealand coast:— Inwards. Steamer. Bound from. Whereto-day.' Makarini London Napier Tainui London Port Chalmers Waimata Liverpool Auckland' Kotorua London Wellington , Outwards. . Bound to. Opawa London Nfipiqr Euahine London Wellington Woimarino ..... Melbourne Wellington OVERSEA SHIPPING. Steamers. From. Left, Dne. Rotorua London June 26 Aug. 14 Makarini London May 20 Aug. 15 ;Otaki London Juno 20 Aug. 28 Niwaru London. June 14 Aug. 30 ICumara London July 15 Sept. 4 lonic London July 3 Sept. 12 Uimutaka. Londion July 25 Sept. 13 H'awke's Bay ... London July 11 Seipt. 20 Arawa London Aug. 6 Sept. 21 Waimate Liverpool Juno 5 Aug. 20 • Huriuiui Liverpool July 1 Sept. 7 Kaikoura Liverpool. July 28 Sept. 30 Clialister New York July 2 Aug. 14 Batsford New York July 17 Aug. 31 Norman Monaroh New York July 18 Aug. 30 Navariuo New York July 22 Sept. 3 Whakatauo .... St. John Juno 7 Aug. 23 Matatua Montreal June 25 ■ Sept. 17 Karamea Montreal Aug. 1 Oct. 20 W'airuna ......... 'Frisco Aug. J Aug. 30 BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. CALCUTTA, August 9. Sailed.-Waitomo, for Dunedin. NEW YORK. August 10. Sailed.— ijuruaga (Monday), for Wellington, via Panama Canal. . ■ SYDNEY, August 13. Arrived— Kattangata. from Timaru: Sailed.—Beulah, for New Zealand ports. ■ j COASTAL. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13. AUCKLAND. a.m.), from V:. bcuilMi

Arrived—Kannn, (5.30 a.m.). from Westport and Onchunga; Rosamond (1.40 p.m.), from Napier. ONEHUNGA. Saiicd.-Rosulus (3.20 p.m.), for Wellington. NAPIER. Arrived.—Victoria (1.30 p.m.), from Wellington. WANGANUI. fiailed.-Ka.piti (3.40 p.m.), for Wellington. PICTON. Arrived— Arahura (4.50 p.m.), from Wellington. To sail.-Arahura, (11 p.m.), fox Nelson. HA-VELOCK. flailed.—Blenheim (11.10 a.m.), for Wellington. ■ TEItAKOHE. To Eftil.—Putikt (9 p.m.), for Wellington. PUPONGA. Sal'ed—Putiki (11 a.m.). far Wellington, via Tornkohe. GREYMOUTH. Arrived.—Kamo (3.15 a.m.), from, Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—ltarama, from Wellington; Ca.nopus, from Wcstport. Sailed.—John Anderson (11.30 a.m.), for Akarofi. To sail— Kittawa, for Greymouth. Sailed.—Monowai (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers: Saloon—Misses Cohen, Gould, Miller, Atkinson-, Kelly M'Kibbon, Everitt. Clayton, Ward, Darby, Pcutt,. Goulden, Smith, Boyle, Motz, Carter, Fitapatrick, Doulton, Mesdames Hutchison Drowett, Ward, Kelly, Kirk, M'Kibbon,. Banks, Orbell, Carter, Stevenson, llonna, Bennett, Ecv. Hutchison, Messrs. W.. Ward, Watts Chambers, Goldwater, Edgar, Oraddock, Wilson, Leslie, Cohen, Goodsir, Barraclonjh; Ward,.Kelly, Caller, Cambridge, Lipton, Hawkins, Coatcß, M'Ardle Baird, Coad, Wilcox, &tephen son, Dwan ? Ham pa, Peterson, Taylor, Smith, Widdowson, Proctor, Walker Neville, Pennett, Llsam, Darragh, Dunklcy, Jackson, Grubb, Foster; IfGrath, Holmes, Preston, Cambridge, Sheppard, Sullivan, Saundors, Watson Blunt, Abbot, Nyhan, Potts, Lloyd, Jones, Gardes, Kirk, Graham, Martin, Hughes; 60 steerage. BLUFF. Railed.—Wimmera (5 p.m.), for Hobart. . DUNEDIN. Arrived—Flora (7 a.m.), from West Coast, via Bluff. ■ Sailed.-Paloona (3.15 p.m.), for Auokland, via.way ports. EUAHINE FOR LONDON. Loading operations on board, the New Zealand Shipping Company's R.J1.8. Jlnahlne are expected to be completed in time for the vessel to leave Wellington for London ,via Monte Video ond Teneriffe. at 5 p.m. to-day. The following have taken gis6age? by the vessel: —Saloon—Misses Hayes, E. Atkinson, A- IT. Atkinson, D. A. Burnett,'J. NV and N. C. 0. Carter, P. yell A. Harper, N. H. Ni6h, B. Eawlings, Mesdames G. Armstrong, M. 0. A. Bogle, Burnett, Carter, M. Fell. Fell, Harper, It.- G. Orbell, Rev. 0. C. Harper Messrs. B. G. Blunt, J. L. Bassil, J. Burnett, R. ' C. Butler, F. L'. Carter, L. N. Cansdell, 0. Y. Fell, S. Gilmer, 0. Harper, T. O'Connell, E. S. Orbell, H. flcholefield, J. Wankiym, 0.; A. Wilceck; 60 third class. WAIRIJNA FROM BAN FRANCISCO. The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Wairuna left San Francisco far Wellington on August 3. She is due hero on August 30. and has 3400 tons..on board for discharge at . this port. ROTORUA FROM HOME. . Up- till a late hour last night no wireless message had been received from E.M.S. Rotorua regarding her time of Arrival at Wellington, from London. It was cxpeoted. however, that the liner would make port IBs morning, and she will berth at the King's Wharf to discharge cargo. . KUMARA LEAVES THB CAPE; ■ Bound from London to Wellington, tho Shaw-Savill liner, Kumara, left Cape Town in continuation of her journey on-August 11. Wellington should bo made :on or about September 4. KARAMEA LEAVES CANADA. .- Advice has been received by the. head office of the Shaw-Savill Company that tho Karamea, which is running under the auspices- of the Now Zealand Shipping Oompany, left Cape Breton for Australian and Now Zealand on August 9. She is expected to arrive at Auckland on October. 16, and at Wellington on October 21. MANUKA FROM SYDNEY. . " This week's direot boat from Sydney to Wellington— the Manuka—left the Now • South .Wales port on. Thursday lai-t,. at •8 p.m.—one day early. , She is due in port on Monday morning with. .81 saloon, and 66 steerage passengers, as well cus 1000 tons of cargo for Wellington. . • . ' . MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. , Mr A. Hope-Robertson. late of .the Maori, has- signed on tho Somerset as fifth engineer for tho run to England. Dr. A. E. Waddoll, late of Hamilton, Has Joined tho Somerset as Bhip's surgeon for tho run Homo; Mi-. C. Bidmead. late of the • Warrimoo, has joined the Willoohra as refrigerating engineer. Mr. A Williamson, fourth engineer of tho Mooraki, has come ashore to fait for a higher examination. Mr, Shearer has filled tho vaoancy. A wireless message Km..'been received from the Chatham Islands stating that the Himitangi loft there for Wellington direct ait 1 p.m. yesterday. Port' should be made on Monday evening or Tuesday morning. ; T. ,' A oablegram has. been received from Calcutta, stating that the Union Company's" Waitomo cleared that port for New Zealand on Augusts.

Concerning tho : Mararoa/s hold-up -at Auckland, it is stated (says a northern exchange), that the men's chief complaint is t-lrnt under the vessel's present running, which is intermittent, with a break of -a fortnight , after "each double trip, they are setting only about five months'- work in tho year. To this the Union Company rejoins tliat it is making the men a--very liberal offer of £10 (or a month's pay) for. tho double trip, which occupies a fortnight, and that it does not proposo to otter more. The steamer teas consequently been laid -up until her next time-table sailing for Sydney on September 6. Instead of returning to Napier from Wellington to load for, London the C. end D. liner Makarini is carrying out that \iork on her present visit to that .port. She is duo . here to-morrow, and will sail on Tuesday for Waaganui, subsequently vis'.ting the Bluff. ■ As. the Wakatu is making a. special trip between KaikouTa .and Lyttelton she will not ar.i'ive at Wellington till Monday. De-. parturc will bo taken for Kaikoura and Lyttelton the same day. On account of certain repairs having to bo carried out at Auckland. tlie.F. iand S. Line's chartered steamer Wai'mate will not get away from the northern port for Wellington tillTiiesday of next week. The. vessel is bound from Liverpool, and met exceptionally heavy weather on the run ont. Arrival should be mado at Welling-' ton about Friday next.

Messrs. Bannatyne and Co. have been advised by Messrs., Barber and Co., of New York, that a steamer named the Suruga has cleared the American port for Wellington, via Panama Canal. Sho Should show up here about September 10. This ■is the second steamer under charter to Messrs. Barber and Co. to como down to New Zealand ports. Tho Chalister (tho first vessel) is due at Wellington any time now. The Koromiko will leave Wellington for Timaru ahd Dunedin to-day to load nroduce for Sydney. For Melbourne direct the W-aimaxino will leave Wellington this afternoon. . , , . Captain Bollens has advised the Marino Department that stores wero landed at Farewell Spit- yesterday. Tho vessel will visit Au'tralabo reef to-day for tho purpose of preparing a placc for a beacon which was recently washed away, Jackson Head beacon will be visited on Monday.