SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE HOON. DECEMBER, Day. ILr. m. Now moon 7 5 34 a.m. Fir.«t quarter 13 11 8 p.m. Full moon 22 0 22 a.m. Last quarter 30 0 29 a.m. MOON. lloon rises io-day, 6.48 p.m.; sols, 3.22 a.m. Tuesday. TIDE. Today, 3.39 a.m.; 3.v6 p.m. To morrow, 4.20 a.m.; 4.39 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 4.12 a.m.; sets, 7.23 p.m. ARRIVALS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER- 18. STOItMBIItD, s.s. (6.55 a.m.), 217 tons, Gib* ' son, from Wanganui. NIKAU, s.s. 17.45 a.m.), 248 tone, Hay, from Nelson and Motueka. KINI, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), 1122 tons, Plaits, from Bluff. % lIAWERA, s.s. (8.20 a.m.), 2CO tone, Jaekson, from Patea. MARAROA, s.s. (9 a.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, from Lyttellon.. 1 AOIIERE, s.s. (11.35 a.m.), 77 tons, Fiek, from Patea. « WERRIBEE, s.s. (2.15 p.m.), 3871 tons, Bates, from San Francisco, via Port Angeles and Honolulu. ' TAINUI, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 128 tons, Jensen, from Waitara. HUIA, auxiliary schooner (2 p.m.), 200 tons, Mackenzie, from Auckland, via Cape Maria. Van Diemen and New Plymouth. PATEENA, s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, from Neleon. Passengers: Saloon— Mesdames Winter, Strachan, .Wallace, Jury, Wood, Luster, LevV, Fowler, Kempthorne, Collins, Caulder, Constable, M'Lennan, Wyard, Misses Wells, Barr, -M'Nab, Jt'llroy, Dee, Cameron, Lorimer, Hornsby (2), Snodgrass (2), Wright, Wright, Whitwell, Jury, 11-obertson, Naltler, Beaumont, Tayror, Bcs-wetnervick. Cooper, Constable, Ryder, Petherick, Herbert, Lines, Meesrs. Tattersfield, Hunt, Hooker, Franklin, Woolf, M'Nab, O'Neill, Watt, Devine, Paterson, Haase, Strachau. Fowler, Rev. Kempthorne, M'Lennan, Wyatt, Wright, Morris, Lauchlan; 20 steerage. RAKANOA, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 2246 tons, Huston, from Newcastle. KOMATA - ; e.s. (7 p.m.), 1994 tone, from Westport. ARAHURA, s.s. (9.55 p.m.), 1596 tons, Lambert, from Picton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Rothwcll. Lowe, O'Brien, Bennett, Cooper, Hart, Watson, Eraser (2), Wadsworth, M'lsaac (2), Woulfe, Neville, Angus, Tabor, Brogan, Wemy&s, Ewart, Blackburn, Mesdames Scott, Jackson, Ball and 2 chiidern, Coster, Graham, Cooper, .Thompson, Vickers, Shaw, Dowling, Taylor, liytten, Atkins, Brown, Stkutow, Hollis, Young, Mitchell, Hon, Mills, Col. Hope-Lewis, Captain Blackbume, Messrs. Fryer, Drayton, Lowe (2), Dowling, Jackson, Hawker, Marshall, Coster, Bell, Dixon, Colley, Pope, Evatt (2), Ross, O'Brien, Do Beere, Pope, Cooper, Vickers, Morgan, M'Lean, Pickering, M'Gurk, Brown, Atkins, White, Robinson. Ryan. Langsen, Connor, Sparrow, Howther, Chinchiri. OPAWA, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19. KENNEDY, s.s. (2.30 a.m.), 226 tons, Steuart, from Mangaxakau. MAORI, s.s. (7 a.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton, with 500 passengers. . KAITOA, 6.5. (8 a.m.), 350 tons, Stevens, from Nelson. BLENHEIM, s.s. (9.15 a.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson, from Havelock. ' KAURI, s.s. (10.15 a.m.), 2833 tons, Bilton, from Lyttelton. KAPITI, s.s. (10.55 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, from Wanganui. CORINTHIC, R.M.S. (noon, in the stream), 12,231 tons, Hart, from London, \ia Cape Town and Hobart. Additional passengers: Saloon—From Teneriffe, for WellingtonMr. F. Merriman. From Cape Town, for Wellington—Mr.r and Mrs. A. Collins and Masters Collins (3), Mr. E. Hayhow, Mr. H. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. R. O'Brien, and Mastors O'Brien (2). From Hobart—Mrs. E. Languinctte and Master Languinettc, Miss M. Wilson, Mr. J. Lazarus. Third-claes, for Wellington—Misses J. C. and P. Cormack, M. E. and D. Pitt, M. Wallett, O. Woodhouse, Mesdames J. Cormack, Karles, Pitt, G. Wallett, Wilson, Woodhouse, Messrs. J. Cormack, A. Emerson, C. and J. Harper, F. Karles, W. A. Parsons, A. Pitt. R. Wilson. A. Woodhouse, Masters W. Karles, 0. and H. Pitt, D. Woodhouse. From Hobart —Mis? E. Llewellyn, Mr. J. Baptist. WE3TRALIA, s.s. (1.20 p.m.), 2884 tons, Bates, from 'Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers : Saloon—Mesdames Rawson, Best and child, Sutherland, Morrison, Grant and child, Misses Garry, wlasgow (2), Sutherland, Brown, BettG, Messs. Lawry, Buxton, Moore, Butler, Hornctt, Butler, Duill, Wilson, Best, Sutherland, M'Farlane, Elliott, Gilray, Grant; 25 steerage. RIPPLB, se. (5.30 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, from Gisbome, via Akitio. SQUALL, s.s. (5.50 p.m.), 369 tons. Vaste, from x.ast Coast. QUEEN OF. THE SOUTH, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 190 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. DEPARTURES. ' SATURDAY, DE-CEMBER 18. HOUTO, auxiliary scow (7.45 a.m.), Anderson, for Hokianga. ARAHURA, s.s. (noon), 1596 tons, Lambert, for Picton only. * NIKAU, 5.6. (2.45 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson and. Motueka. CORINNA, s.s. (3.20 p.m.), 1271 ton 6, J. Scott, for Dunedin. - ' WAIRAU, s.s. (8 p.m.), 93 tons, Deiley, for Blenheim. AOIIERE, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 77 tons, Fisk, for Pa tea. KAPUNI, s.s. (11 p.m.), I£o tons, Gibson, for Patea. MAItAItOA, 5.6. {11.5 p.m.), 2598 tons, CamLyttelton, with 250 passengers PM, ? ? w S,S ' "J' 30 217 lon S. Gibson, for Wanganui. . SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19. AI! AHUE A, s.s. (3 p.m.), 1596 tone, Ritchie, for Lyttelton "with 350 soldiers on leave. , • EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Hinemoa, West Coast lights, Dec.'2o , Karamu, Suva, December 20. Awahou, Kaikoura, December 20 Manuka, Sydney, December. 20. ! Agakuta, Greyinoutli, December 21 Kamo, Greymouth, December a. , Defender, Lyttelton, December 21. Wairau, Blenheim, December 21 Aorere, Patea, December 21. Kapuni, Patea, December 21. Stormbird, Wanganui, December 21. Isikau, Nelson, Motueka, December 21 Mararoa, Lyttelton, December 21. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Dec 21 Arahura, Lyttelton, December 21 Monowai, northern ports, Dcc. 21. Moltoia, Melbourne, via south Deo 23 Palcona, southern ports, December' 23 ' Victoria, northern ports, December 24.' PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tainui, Waitara, December 20. - Hcbburn, Boston, New York, Dec 20 Themis, Sydney, December 20 Ivahika, Westport, Decemher 20 Ashburton, southern ports, December 20 Huia, West Coast, December 20. Kini, Westport, Napier, Dec. 20. Opawa, Blenheim, December 20 Queen ol the South, Foxton, Doc. 20 Hawera, Patea, December 20. Kapiti. Wanganui, December 20 Alexander, Nelson-, West Coast, Dec 20 Squall. East Coast. December 20. Pateena, Nelson, December 20. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, December 20 Ma/jri, Lyttelton, December 20 Corinthic, Auckland, December 20 Mapomika.. Picton. Nelson, West' Coast December 20. Westralia, northern ports, Dec. 20 Blenheim, Blenheim, Dec. 20. B.ippln. Napier, Gisborne, December 21 Manuka, Lyttelton, December 20. Jloiiowai, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Dec 21 Arahura, Pieton, Nelson, December 2i Kauri, Napier, December 21. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, December 21 Mararoa, Lyttelton, December 21. Stormbird, Wanganui, December 21. Kapuni, Patea., December 21. Mana, Patea, December 21. Aorere, Patea, December 21. Wairau., Blenheim, December 21. • Defender, Hokitika, December 22. Wakatu, Kaikoura, December 22. Komata, Westport, December 22. Mokoia, Lyttelton, December 23. Paloona, northern iports, Docember 23 Victoria, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Dee. 24. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SEEVICE. MOERAKI, left Hobart December 4 and Sydney. December 9, for Wellington direct Arived hero December 13. Left Wellington Dccemljcr 16 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney December 20 and Hobart December 23. ULIMAHOA, left Hobart December 18, and leaves Sydney December 23 for •Wellington direct. Due here December 27. Leaves Dccembcr 29 for Sydney and Hobo.rt. Duo Bydney January 3. WIMMERA, leaves Melbourne December 24 ami Hobart December 27 for Wellington direct. Due I'cre December 31. Leaves January 1 for southern ports, Hobart, and Melbourne. MANUKA, left Hobart, December 11, and Sydney December 17, for Wellington direct. Due here December 20. Leaves for Sydney December 23. Duo there December 27, and Hobart December 30. MOKOIA, left Melbourne December 14 and Hobart December 16 for Wellington, via south. Due here December 23. Leaves December 23 for Melbourne direct. Due there January 2. IUYERiNA. ■ left Sydney December 16 for Auckland direct. Due there December 20. Leaves December 21 for Sydney. Due ■ there December 25. 'FRISCO SERVICE. MAITAI, left Wellington December 13, lor San Francisco, via Earotoney and Papeete. Due 'Frisco ' January 2. MO AN A, loft San Francisco December 8 for V.'sllliigtMi, vlft l'au:;U tad Rarutousa, jjue Wellinift-oa Dwqmow «.

VANCOUVEE SEEVICE. MAKURA, leaves Vancouver December 22 for Auckland, via Honolulu find Suva. Duo Auckland January 10. Leaves same day for Sydney direct. Due Sydney January 14. NIAGARA, leaves -Sydney December 23 for Auckland direct. Due there December 27. Leaves December 28 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. Due Vancouver January 13. OVERSEA STEAMERS IN N.Z. PORTS. Following is a list showing where the various oversea steamers trading to and from New Zealand ports are from day to day whilst they ore on tho New Zealand coast:— Inwards. Bound from. Whereto-day. Parattah New i'ork Dunedin Themis New York Wellington Remuera London Dunedin. Ki'a Ora London Lyttelton Ashburton "Montreal Wellington Wcrribco 'Frisco Wellington Outwards. Hound to. Mamarl London Gisbornn Corinthic London Wellington. Kauri. "Frisco ' Wellington Ilebburn London Wellington Star of India London GSsbornn \ OVERSEA SHIPPING. Steamers. FroM. Left. Due. Nerehana London Oct. 17 Jan. 4 Indrapura London Nov. 29 Feb. 14 Euahine London Nov. 17 Jen. 12 Tainui London Dec. 1 Jan. 15 Hotorua London Dec. 16 Feb. 11 Athenic Liverpool Oct. 18 Jan. 6 Paparoa Liverpool Oct. 20 Jan. 4 Pakeha /. Liverpool Nov. 14 Jan. 6 Tcngariro Liverpool Dec. 6 Feb. 7 Eiouw New York Sep. 21 Jan. 19 Baron Cawdor ... New York Sep. 18 Dec. 20 Talawa \ New York Nov. 1.4 Jan. 15 Wagama New York Nov. 18 Jan. 19 Port Agusta New York Nov. 25 Feb. 10 Ashburton St. John Oct. 7 Deo. 18 Berwick Law ... Montreal Nov. 8 Jan. 16 Waiwera Montreal Dec. 1 Feb. 14 Mn-heno Suez * Nov. 23 Dec. 29* Karamu Suva . Dcc. 14 Dec. 20 SAILEE TO AEEIVE. Celtic Glen, ship, left Liverpool November 10, via Lyttelton. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY, December 17. Sailed.—Eiverina (midnight), for Auckland. December It. ' Arrived.—Niagara. (6 p.m.), from Auckland. MELBOURNE, December 17. Arrive#.—Kaituna, from Greymouth. SUVA, December *17. JfTTivett.—Talune, from Auckland. ' FBE3IANTLE, December 18. Arrive?!.—Arabia, from London. , LONDON. December 18. Arrived.—Waimate. SaSCd.—Eiouw, for Auckland. COASTAL. • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18. POUTO' (KAIPARA). SaileJl.—Odland (noon), for Sydney. . . AUCKLAND. . . Arrived.—Ooma (8.5 a.m.),' from Makatea Island; Flora (2.55 a.m.), from Eastern Pacific Islands. 'Po satl.—Monowai (4 p.m.). for southern jioits. Passenger for Wellington—Mrs. . Cooker. PICTON. Arrived—Waimea. (5.30 a.m.), from Wellington. ■ NELSON. Arrived.—Waimea (1.30 p.m.), from Picton. .GREYMOUTH.' Arrived.—Kamo (7.30 p.m.), and Ngakute 7.40 p.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived—Paloona (2.20 p.m.), from Wellington. TIMAEU. Arrived.—Jolrn (8.15 a.m.), from Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived—Eemuera (8.30 a.m.), from Lyttellon ; Kaitangata (8.35 a.m.),. from Bluff. Sailed.—Kotare (U a.m.), for .Iftvercargill. SUNDAY, DECEMBER'I9. ■, AUCKLAND.' Arrived.—Victoria (10.15 a.m.), from southern porUi. . WAITARA. Sailed.—Star of India (9.30 a.m.), for Gisborne. , WANGANUI. Arrived.—Stormbird (12.30 p.m.), from Wei-, llncrton ■BLENHEIM. Arrived—Wairau (5,30 a.m.), from Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Hinemoa (6.20 a.m.),- from Bruce Bay; Putiki (6.10 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Mararoa (12.30 p.m.), from Wellington; Wakatu, from Wellington, via Kaikoura. DUNEDIN. Arrived—John (8.20 a.m.), from Wanganui; Parattah (3.5 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Paloona (3.30 p.m.), from northern ports. FROM LONDON DIRECT. ■ From London the Sliaw-iSavill mail steamer Corinthic arrived iu the stream at noon yesterday, and berthed at the King's Wharf at 2.25 p.m. The trip out was uneventful. Captain Hart has with him tie following officers Chief, Mr. H. 0. Cater; first, Mr. T. Richardson; eecond, Mr. S. H. Dray; third, Mr. W. Howat; surgeon, Mr. G. Hamilton. Mr. Macdonald Hunter is chief engineer, Mr; A. P. Ryan 6econd, Mr. L. Signess third, Mr. M. Jones fourth. Mr. A. H. Hughes is chief refrigerating engineer, with Mr. W. B. Brown as his assistant. IST'. H. V. Wise is purser, and Mr. E. Masters is chief steward. The Corinthic has put in here to land passengers, mails, and periodicals only, and she will leave at noon to-day , for Auckland, where discharge of Home cargo will be commenced. WERRIBEE FROM "FRISCO. With her decks piled high with timber and her holds full of paper, the HuddartParker steamer Werribee arrivod from.San Francisco and other Pacific Slope ports on 'Saturday afternoon, end .berthed at tho Clyde Quay Wharf. The Werribee left Sydney on September 25 and arrived at San Francisco on October 27. She cleared that Fort on November 2, and proceeded to oweU Elver (8.C.) to. pick up her paper cargo. Calls were also made at Nanimo (for bunkers), and at Port Angelas (for timber), and the latter port was left behind on November 14. On the run down to Honolulu rough weather was experienced, find thence to the Neiv Zealand coast fine, clear weather. Captain L. Thompson is In charge of the Werribee. MANUKA ARRIVES 6 P.M. 'A wireless message has been received from Captain Clift, of the Manuka, stating that he expected his vessel to arrive in port from Sydney direct at 6 p.m. to-day. The vesEel will berth at tho Queen's Wharf. ATHENIC TO LOAD. The White Star liner Athenic will leave Sydney on December 22 for Whangarei, where she is due to commence loading on December 27. Auckland, Napier, and Wellington will then be. visited in that order. The liner is due here on January 6, and will bo dispatched for London on January 10. KAUEI LOADS WOOL. The Union Company's Kauri, the first vessel of the fleet to load wool in New Zealand for America, arrived from Lyttelton yesterday. She will take in her Wellington consignments to-day and to-mor-row. and will then sail for N&pier. Filial departure will be taken from the latter port for San Francisco. MESS-TABLE~GOS,S'IP. Mr. E. Gibson, chief officer of the Kini, having come ashore, Mr. F. Banks has filled the vacancy. Mr. J. ltankine, acting-chief officer of the Mapourika, went south by the Mararoa on Saturday for orders. M«-srs. A. P. Lanty and A. M'Kinnon, mates of the Hawcru. and Mana respectively, have exchanged positions. Captain W» A. Wildman is in charge of the Alexander during the time Captain A. Wildman is away on holiday. Mr. J. A. Cowan lias been engaged as third engineer of the Kahika. Captain Maxwell, who took the Manapouri out East from New Zealand, is now .chief officer of a steamer running between Chinese ports. Mr. G. A. Greenland, assistant purser of the Maori, is under orders to transfer to the Manuka as assistant to-day. Mr. Colvin. late of the head office staff of the Unioa Company, has joined the Maori as assistant-purser. Mr. Cernitty. third officer of the Werribee, now in port, is a nephew, of Mr. J. Cerrutty Jflte chief clerk in the Wellington office of Huddart-Parkcr, Ltd. Mr. W. Mow<it. late of R.M.S. Tonic, is now third officer of Jt.M.S. Corinthic. Mr. Jlacdonald Hunter, also of the Imiic, is now chief engineer of It.M.S. Alheuic. Captain Eitchio took chargc of the Araluira for the run to Lyttelton and back yesterday. A particularly large cargo of motorcars and general cargo, from Montreal, Is being landed from the Ashburton at Jervois Quay Wharf. It is oxpectcd that she will get away for southern ports this evening. Overhaul will he completed to the Alexander to-da.v. and the vessel will sail for Nelson and West, Coast at 5 p.rh. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Whukatane. bound from Lyttelton to London. left Tcticriffc on Thursday last. Although it has been roported that the Tnkanuiio. was to be engaged in (he Na- [ uior-Miboruc icrvlco, no official advice can sn tlw aatt«i f

The Kaiapoi, now at Adelaide, will proceed on to Edithburg to load for Tiinaru, [ Lyttclton, and Wellington. On account of the Christmas holidays tlic i Nikau will leave for Nelson and Jlotuelia at 5 p.m. on December 23, and she will re- | main at Nelson till 7 p.m. on Monday, December 27. The Kaitoa, which will leave here for Nelson on Friday, December 24, will not arrive back again till the following Wednesday. : The F. and S. chartered steamer West- . meath, which is on her way from Port i I'irie to Tokomoru Bay, Gisborne. Napier, ■ anfi Lyttelton, will arrive hero on January ■ G. an.' will probably sail for Boston and ■ Hew Tsrk the following day. The Union Company's Te Auau is reported as having left Sydney for Wellington. The local office is unable to confirm this. After having been laid up at Patca for several months, the Mana has made her reappearance at Wellington. Slie is at tho Slip, being overhauled prior to re-enter-ing the Wollington-Patca trade. With 12,000 cases of bananas, the Union fctcamer Karamii is due at Wellington from Suva to-day. • On her next trip down the the Wakatu will only go as far as Kaikoura and _ Boat Harbour. She will return to Wellington on Thursday or Friday of this iveck. A full load of sheep ie being brought from Kaikoura by the Awalion to-day. ' Messrs. Bannatyne and Co. hope to get the Defender away with Hokitika cargo on Wednesday. Tho Mamari is expected to leave Gisborno ■ to-day for Auckland, where Homeward loading will be completed. The scow Honto cleared for Hokinnga , early on Saturday morning. In about three weeks' tlmo she will arrive back with i tt, load of timber. . From Waitara the C. and I). liner Star of India hns gone oii to Gisborne. She will arrive here for filial loading on Dcccmher 51, and will be dispatched for Loudon on January 3 or 4. A large quantity of explosives arrived from Auckland by the auxiliary schooner lluia on Saturday. It is cxpcctcd that tlm vessel will get away for West Coast ports to-day. A mule can kick both hard and quick, And when .voirleast expect it: A cold may kill, and often will Defy you lo reject it! But Woods you know, some timo ago, And after years of thinking. Invented his Great Peppermint Cure, Which stops nil colds like winking.— Advt. Last year L' 90,312,035 barrels of petroleum were produced in tiio United States, tho greatest number in its history. California is tho largest producer, with Oklahoma a closo second. M. Poincara has a collection of books on antique furniture that is reputedly worth £10,000. There are 7000 books in tho collection, some worth no morn than a shilling, and other hundreds of ■