SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2593, 15 October 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THFj MOON. OCTOBER Day. Hr. m. Last quarter 1 9 14 p.m. New moon 9 9 12 a.m. First quarter 16 1 21 a.m. Full moon 23 11 45 a.m. Last quarter 31 4 10 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 9.40 a.m.; ECts, 1.44 fl.ni. Saturday. TIDE. To-day, 9.43 a.m.; 10.8 p.m. To-morrow. 35 a.m.; 11.2 p.m. SDN. Sun rises to-day, 5.4 a.m.; sets, 6.10 p.m. ARRIVALS; THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14. NIKAU, 5.5. (6 a.m.), 248 tons, Hay, from Ncl?on and Molueka. KENNEDY, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 226 tons, Purvis, from Puponga. MAiIAUOA, s.s. (9.15 a.m.), 2598 toils, Cameron, from Lyttelton. Passengers: fialoon—Misses Shorter, Gooder, Patterson, Forsyth, Bean, Curtain, Taylor, Burke, tlesdames Wallis, Hurdley, liunn, Knight, Bean, M'Donald, Niho-Niho, Bean and infant, Rev. Bean, Captain Short, Major Page, Messrs. Apster. Milne (2), Percy; Campbell, Alcorn, Ridley, Jackson, Johnston, Linton, Crombic, Jackamn, Jones, Dugdale, Davison, Livingstone, itnin, Jloroney, Johnstone, Elliott, Nicholl, M'lntyre, Walis. Anderson, Edwards, Hudley, Donald, Johnstone, Holland, Major M'Cinton, Suckling. Borlase, Stephen, Bunn (2), Sinclair, Corbctt. Hunter, Murray, Levy, Austin, Knight Giddings, Webb, Scott, Stitt, Wallis, lVatt. Bean, Ridley, Wilson, Moody, Carey, Hill, Leen, Roberts, Brons, Ncwham, fihonplin (2), Ilankins, Hall, M'Arthur, 'Robinson, Cosgrovc, Bennett, Gordon, Wood. Page, Wilson, Tsmbml: 324 steerage. QCTEKN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (10.20 a.m.), 196 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. MOHISAKI, s.s. (10.55 a.m.), 4392 tons, Collins, from Lyttelton. KAP.ITI. s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganui. , TARAWERA, s.s. (12.35 p.m.), 2003 tons,: Ritchie, from southern ports. TUBA KIN A, s.s. (2.30 p.m.), 8349 tons, Curtis, from London, via Tenerifl'c, Capo Town, Hobart, and Auckland. ADHERE, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, trom Patca. ARAHURA, s.s. (10.25 p.m.), 1596 tons, Holmes, from Nelson and Picton. Passengers: Salon—Slisscs Dean, Bradley, Chlsnoli, Jones, Mesdames M'Laren, Hooker, Gore and child, Gardiner, Burns, Waters, Williams and child, Hill, Brown, Andrews, Messrs. Monro, Horton, Smith, verrall, Logan. Middlcton, Woolf, Lieut. Edwards, Barnes, Mills, M'Laughland (2), Burnlp, Crewes, Gardiner. Ham, Williams, 0 Loughnan, Coull. Henderson, Goss, Brown, Rev. Porritt. Williams, Pope, Thoma-s, Moss, Grave Lambert, Dunn (2), Allen, Andrews; 24 steerage.

DEPARTURES. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14,

OPAWA, s.s. (2 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim. BLENHEIM, s.s. 13 a.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson, for Blenheim. RIMUTAKA, s.s. (12.20 p.m.), 7952 tons, Hemming, for London, via way porta. pcngcrs—Saloon: From Wellington—Miss. D. Harrison, Mesdamcs E. 51. Fell, Schmidt, E. A. Taylor, Br. M. a'B. M'Carthy, Messrs. Bengc, itullemeister, P. J. Nichols, W. J. Bim. J. Thorp, D. W. Tumor. From Auckland—Misses Hellaby (2), Mrs. Hellaby. From Napier-Miss A. Wenley, Mrs. L. Wilder, Messrs. W. Hosken, E. F. Wllliame. From New Plymouth—Mrs. Mercer, Mr. John Mercer, Master Mercer. From Chnstr church—Misses Agues Hewitt, L. Hutchinson,' R. M. Rhodes, Rich. Elsie Shorter, Howell, Mesdamcs Bean, J. Finlay, Rhodes, Rev. Selwyn Bean, Messrs. J.. A. M. Allan, A. E. G. E.houcs, jStaster P. S. Bean. m Fr?in Dunedin—lfrs. Wallace, Mr. N. Warns. The third-class comprise :-From Wellington, 85; from Auckland, 5; from Gisborne, 1; from Ohristchurch, 14; from Dannevrrke, i; from Dunedi'n, 1. JOHN. s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 342 tons, Tellick, (or Timaru. „ . ... QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (10 p.m.), 198 tons, Harvey, for Foxton. TABAWEKA, s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 2003 tons, Ritchie, for northern ports. MELBOURNE, s.s. (4.45 p.m.), 1111 tons, M'Leod, for Mercury Bay. NIKAU, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson and Motucka.. MAITAI, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 5393 tons, Williams, for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. Passengers; Salmon—Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Boyd, Mr. F. Burnside, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bumgardner, Miss E. Bumgardner, Mr. T. G. Dunstan, Mr. B. C. Ghase, Sir. H. W. Orr, Mr. W. J. Petty, Mr. and Mrs. A. E Porter, Mr. and Mrs.- Marcus . Simpson, Mr.-L. Simpson, Mrs. E. Solway, Mr. F. R. WJiatford. Second saloon—Miss J. J. Power, Mesdamcs W. H. Hardstedt, R. Griffiths, J. Alvarotta, Messrs. J. Alvaretta, G. Oomter, D.' Hart, W. Hoatley, 0. Jones, 0. M'Donagli. , „„ KAPUNI, s.s. (7 p.m.), 150 tons, Gibson, for Patea. , _ , MOERAKI, s.s. (7.20 p.m.), 4392 tons, Collins. lor Sydney. Passengers: SaloonMisses Soraci'villc, Douglas, Chives, Jennings, Flemming, Bulkeley, Mills, Douglas, Turnbull, Grant, Davy, Bolton, Mesdames Wilkinson. Somerville, Manning, Chives, Fulton Didsbnry, Manning, Morris, Jutis, Kenneay, Lemon, Sliand, Husband, Thompson, Kellv, Jury. Victor, Bottlcy, Ryme (2), Hart, Davy. Kelly, Douglas, Gowler, Messrs. Wilkinson, Hewlett, Duncan, Bolton, Gibbons, Cole, Edgar, Hyams, Peterson, Ryan, Dawson. Lutis, Mills. Evans (2), Hartley, Jutes, Rogers, Hunt, Gure, Grogan, Jutes, Walker, Templar, Husband, Thompson, O'Reilly, Victor, Bottley, Herbert, and Kellv; 45 steerage. MARAIiOA, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Bean, Hislop, Harrison, Freeman, Turnbull. Odlin, Stevenson, Ross, Rice, Sinclair. Wilson, Harding, Mcsdames Conway, Williams, Bean, Isaacs. Bean, Avery, Crawford, Brown, Jack, Ruddishaw, Allen, Freeman, Williams, Clarke (3), Park, Messrs. Anderson, Isaacs, Avery. Hall. Bruce, Tompkins, Brown. Webb, Allen, Phillips, Freeman Williams, Jolly, Stout, Harland, Harrison, Wallis (2), Jack, Mottrem, Harper; 28 steerage. STORMBIRD, s.s. (8 p.m.), 217 tons, Dowell, for Wanganui.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Tfawera, Patea, Octobcr 15. Breeze, Lyttelton, October 15. Opawa, Blenheim, October la. Alexander, TeraJiohe, October 15. Blenheim. Blenheim, Octobcr 15. MuriUii, New York, via way ports, Oct. 15. Kflitoa, Nelson, Mot.ueka. October 15. Maori, Lyttelton, October 15. Kini. southern ports, October 15. Kahikfl, Weslport, October 15. Queen of the South. Foxton. October 16. Kapr.ni, Fntea, October 16. Woolton, Lyttelton, Octobcr 16. Kiritona, East- Coast, October 16. Rtonnbird. Wung.mui, October 16. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, October. 16. Mararoa, Lyttelton, October 16. Corinno, southern ports, October 17. Kaiapoi. Wcstport, October 17. Kamo, Greymouth, October 17. Monowai, Duhedin. Lyttelton, Oct. 17. Waverley, Tcrakohe, October 17. I'ctonc. Lyttelton, October 17. Ngakuta. Greymouth, October 17. Squall, Blackhead, October 18. Ripple, Napier, October 18. Koromiko, Newcastle; October 16. Patoona, northern ports. October 19. Arawa. Auckland, Octobcr 2". Tarawera. northern ports, October 22. Mokoia, Melbourne, via south, Oct. 22.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kainona, Picton, Onchunga, October 15. Kapiti, Wanganui. October 15. Breeze, Wansanui, October 15. Aorerc, Patea, October 15. Opa-wa. Blenheim, October 15. Alexander, Kelson, Weot Coast-, Oct. 15. Blenheim, Blenheim, October 15. Kaikoura-, southern ports. October 15. Ara-hura, Picton, Nelson, Octobcr 15. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, October 15. Maori, Lyttelton. October 15. ilawcra, Patea. October 15. Queen of the South. Foxton, October 16. Nikau, Nelson, Motucka-. October 16. Mararoa, Lvttelton. October 16. Wootton. Nydia Bay, October 16. ' Mii.poiiril'*, Picton, Nelson, West Coast, October 16. Defender, Ilokitika, October 16. Kini, West Coast, October 16. Waverk-y. Nelson, West Coast, October 18. Kapuni,' I'alea. October 18. Kiritona, Napier, Octobcr 18. Squall, Grcymouth, October 18. Stornibird, Wanganui, Octobcr '8. Ngatoro. Grcymout-h. October 18. Pctonc, Wanganui, Octobcr 18. Wakatii, Kaikoura. Lyttelton, Oct. 18. Corinna, Nelson, New Plymouth, Oct. 18. Komatft. Weil-port, OeUifter 18. Monowai, northern ports, October 18. Paloona, Lyttclton, Dune-din. October 19. lt-ipple. Napier. Gisborne. October 19. Blenheim, Blenheim, Octobcr 20. Tarawcra. Lyttclton, Bunedin, Octobcr 22. Mokoia-, Hobart, Melbourne, Octobcr 23.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. MOERAKI, left Hobart October 2, and Bvdney October 7, lor Wellington direct Arrived Wellington October U. Left Wellington Octobcr 14 for Sydney direct. Due Sydney Octobcr 18. MANtKA. left Hobart October 9 and Sydney Octobcr 14 for Wellington direct. Duo Wellington October 18. Leaves here for Sydney October 21. Due Sydney Octoleft Melbourne Octobcr 13 tor Jlobart. southern porta, and Wellington Due Wellington Octobcr 22. Leaves October 23 for Hobart and Melbourne. Duo Unhurt October 27. ULIMAROA. leaves Hobart Octobcr lfiand Sydney Octobcr 21 for Wellington direct. Due Wellington October 25. Leaves here October 28 for Sydney and Hobart. Due 6ydncy November 1. WIMMBHA, leaves Melbourne October 23 nnd Hotflrt Octobcr 25 for Wellington direct, Due hero Octobcr 29. Lea.veo October SO for tout-hern porta, Hobart, and Mel. fcouraa-

•FRISCO 6ERVIOE. : I MAUAMA. left £,i,n Francisco Octobcr 13 for Wellington, via Papeete and Itarotonga. Dur Wellington November \. Leaves November 5 for Sydney dircct. Duo Sydney November 9. MAlfAl, left Sydney Octobcr 9 for Wellington dircct. Arrived Wellington October 13. Left, October 14 for San Francisco, Via way ports. Duo 'Frisco November 3. VANCOUVER SERVICE. JfAKURA, left Sydney September 30 for Auckland dircct. Arrived Auckland Octobcr 4. Left Octobcr 6 for Vonoouvcr, via Suva and Houolulu. Due Vancouver October £1. I NIAGARA, left Vancouver September 29 for Auckland, via Honolulu and Suva. Duo Auckland Octobcr 18. Leaves same day for Sydney dircct. Due Sydney Octobcr 22. OVERSEA STEAMERS IN N.Z. PORTS. Following; is a Ist showing where the various oversea steamers trading to and from New Zealand ports are from day to day whilst they are on the New Zealand coast:— Inwards. t Bound from Where to-day. Star Australia... London Auckland •Shiny-o-Maru ... Japan Napier Turakina London Wellington. Muiita .... \ork Wellington Clan Farquhar... I\ow York Auckland Outwards. Bound to Kumara, London ■ 'Auckland London. • Auckland Aumiro London OVERSEA SHIPPING Stoiimers. From ■ Left Due Star of Australia London . Aug. 21 Oct 20 Star of . Scotland London Aug. 22 Oct. 31 lUvnpatim London Sep. 5 Oct! 27 Ruopchu liondon Sep. 19'' Nov! 15 btar of India ... Loudon Sep. 25 Nov 30 Kia Oi'a London Oct. 8 Nov 30 Orari Liverpool. Auk. 27 Nov. 2 Clan Farquhar... New York Sopt. 5 Oct. 18 Murltoi. . New York Aug. 31 Oct. 16 Tliomts New York Oct. 3 Nov. 16 E'owo New York Sep. 21 Dec. 3 Indian Monarch New York Oct. i Nov. 16 Ivaramea Montreal Aug. 1 Oct. 26 Unman' Montreal Sep. !0 Dec. 5 Ashburton ...... St. Jolui Sep. 20 Dec. 16 BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. . NEWCASTLE, October 14. Arrived.—Mafcatua, from Wellington. Sailed.—Koroniiko (noon, October 13), for Wellington. a -i j , MELBOURNE, October 14. Sailed.—Jfokoia, for Bluff, via. Ho*bart. CM A T I * „ S P VA ' October 14. Sailed—Levuka, for Sydney. COASTAL. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Star of Australia (1.25 a.m.), Victoria ,3.3 a.m.), ajid Araluen (5 p.m.), from Sydney; Arrived —Kumara, (5.45 a.m.), from Waitara; Paloona (1.45 p.m.),I from southern ports; ICurow (2 .'p.m.), from Fiji. Sailed.—Baron Tweedmouth (4.35 p.m.), for Brisbane. NAPIER, Arrived-Ri,pple (4.45 a.m.), from Wellington. PATBA. Sailed.—Hawera (1.10 p.m.), for Wellington. ' BLENHEIM. Arrived—Blenheim (12.30 p.m.), and Opawa (12.30 p.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Regulus (9 a.m.). from Wellington. Sailed.—Kaitoa (7.15 p.m.), for Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Awahou (7.20 p.m.); Kaiapoi (8.15 P..m.), and Kaluka (2.40 p.m.). from Wellington. KAIKOURA. . Arrived.—'Wakatu (oarly), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Breeze (6.30 a.m.), from Timaxu; Wootton (10.30 a.m.), from Nydia Bay; Cygnet, from Kaikoura; Wakatu! from Kaikoura. Sailed—Aratapu (1 a.m.), for Kaipara; Breeze (12.5 p.m.), for Welington; Maori 8.15 p.m.), for Wellington, with 130 passengers. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Oorinna (4 a.m.), from Wellington: Kotare (4.10 a.m.), from Oamaru; Kin! (6.40 a.m.), from Oamaru; Monowai (8.55 a.m.), from northern iports. Sailed.—Karema (8.2S a.m.), for Adelaide; Wimmera (5.15 p.m.), for Melbourne. T-i _-oil.- I<"ini il3'p.m.i, for Now Plymouth via wa.y ports.

BIiTJFF. Arrived.—Mimiro (6.30 a.m.), and Wj-naka, ' *5.45 a.m.), from Sydney.

PANAMA CANAL BLOCKAGE. According to the Sydney "Shipping List" advice lias been received that the landslide in the Panama Canal is decidedly serious, and it will.be the ond of November or early in December before it will be reopened to trafflo.

STAR OF AUSTRALIA'S MOVEMENTS. An arrival at Auckland yesterday was the C, and D. liner Star of Australia, She will discharge part of her cargo at the northern port, and will proceed thence to ■Whangarei to load meat. Napier and Wellington will be the vessel's next ports cf call, and she is due here about October 24. After loading frozen meat at southern ports the Star of Australia will go to Australia to load general cargo before proceeding to London. NOTICES TO MARINERS. This week's Gazette contains the following notices to mariners:— Auckland Harbour: Time Signal.—Referring to Notices to Mariners No. 77 of 1915, the Auckland Harbour Board has notified that on the nights when the time-signal is expected but does not come through, the red light will remain burning until 9.5 p.m., thereby notifying shipping that the signal has not been received. Charts, etc., affected: Admiralty Charts Nos. 1970 and 1896; "New 'Zealand Pilot," ei'ghth edition, 1908, Chapter "ii, page 41; "New Zealand' Nautical Almanac," 1915, page 260. Astrolabe Road: Beacon on Hapuka Reef. —Notice is hereby, given that a beacon has been erected on Hapuka Reef. Tho beacon is 22ft. high and 12ft. above high water. It has a oage surmount of sft. 2in. diameter. The buoy referred to in Notice to Mariners No. 92 of 1911 will be removed In about six weeks time. Charts, etc., affected: Nos.-2616 and 3629: "New Zealand Pilot." eighth edition, 1908, Chapter vi, page 193. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Captain Oox, late of the KokaTi' (ex Lauderdale), resigned command of the vessel to take up the position of harbourmaster at Greymouth., Captain Cox, who is wellknown locally, began -his seafaring career as apprentice on the barquo Mary Wadlcy —now - only a memory to most waterfrout identities, but a fine vessel in her day, which ran. in conjunction with the old Silver Cloud. After leaving that vessel he joined the ship Gladstone, and whilst one ot her crew passed his examination. IHe followed the sea in various craft thence onward, until he secured the position ol' harbourmaster at Nelson, a port ho relinquished iautr to ioin tho Maoriland S.S. Company, in which employ he remained right up to the present. Mr. J. Hall, chief officer of the Maitai, has been appointed chief of the Manuka. Mr. Paul, late of the Arahura, has joined the Maitai as chiel.

Mr. 0. Anderson has joined the Tarawera as sccond officer.

liessrs. K. S. Smilli and D. Boss, third engineers of the Tarawcra and Maitol respectively, liuve exchanged positions.

Mr. A. H. Beard has signed on tic Moeraki as wireless operator. Mr. P. 0. Gitton hits Joined tho Maita-i in a similar capacity.

The Union pomipany's Kamona was to have left Wellington for Picton, Onehunga, ICaipara, and Australian ports at midnight last night. Her departure was postponed, however, on account of a shortage iu her crew.

Tho Corinna will leavo here for Nelson and New Plymouth on Monday next. At the last-mentioned iport she will lend 11,000 boxes of butter and 3COO crates of cheese for transhipment to the Arawa for London.

Advice has been received -by tho local office of tho Union Company that the Waihemo is on her way down to Wellington from San Francisco with a full load of general cargo.

Tho Arawa is duo at Auckland from Lyttclton to-day. Wellington will be" visited on October 21, and iinal departure taken from hero for London.

Laden with 3500 t-ons of coal, 81 tons of limber, and 41 tons of coke, the Koromiko is duo in port from Newcastle either on Monday evening or early Tuesday morning.

From the Bluff tho 0. and D. liner Mimiro will come on to Wellington, being duo on Octobcr 22. Departure will be taken on Octobcr 24 lor London, via Australia. Advices havo been received by tho Vacuum .Oil Company's Auckland branch that the steamer Barou Oawdor is expected to arrive at Auckland on Octobcr 28 from New York, via Panama. Sho left Now York on September 18, and brings' between 50,000 and 60,000' cases of oil for Auckland. The Baron Ogilvy will bring a similar cargo for the same company, and is due to arrive at the samo port about tho middle of December. The British Imperial Oil Company's steamer Physa will arrive in Auckland in the fii'6t week, of Novcmher with a cargo of oil from the East Indies. Bound for Loudon, tho New 55caland Shipping Company's Rimutaka left at 1 p.m. yesterday. The same company's Turakina arrived in iport from London, via Auckland, yestorday oftcrnoon.

To-morrow the New Zealand Shipping Company s chartered steamer Kara-mea is expected to leave Sydney, in continuation of her journey from Montreal to Kew Zealand port!. Sh.e is duo here about October 29,