SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2676, 24 January 1916, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. 1 JANUARY. j Day. Hr. ra. ; New moon 5 4 P ,m * I First- quarter 12 3 8 P m - Villi moon 20 759 p.m. Last quarter 28 12 5 p.m. | MOON. : Moon rises to-day, 9 n ;»•: sets, 9.28 a.m. Tuesday. TIDE. To-day, 7.8 a.m.: 7.38 p.m. To-morrow. 7.55 a.m.; 8.26 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day. '1.44 a.m.: sets, 7.20 p.m. arrivals. SATURDAY. JANUARY 22. NIKAU. ,6.5. (7.20 a.m.), 128 toils. Hay, from Nelson. MaUAROA. s.s. (8.35 a.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. QUEEN 01' THE' SOUTH, s.s. (9 a.m.), 198" tons, Harvey, from Foxton. WAKATU, s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from FoxLon. , HiYWEKA, s.s. (12.30 p.m.), 200 tons, Jackboil, from Pa-tea. 11 ANA, s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 120 tons, Johansen, from Patea. PETONE. s.s. (1.45 p.m. at Miramar), 708 tons, Cowan, from Lyttelton. PATEENA, s.s. (5.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, from Nelson. Passengers: Saloon-Mes-dames Peniiell, Giles and child, King, Claridge and 3 children, Morris and 2 children. Wibon and 2 children, Edridge owl 2 1 children, Binny and child, Johnston, Coster fninsbury, Newcombe, M'Guire, Scott. Coster, Mariden, Uobertson. Kogers, Torrance Tarrant, Dall. Gavin, Taylor, Durham, Misses Owen (2), Kersha,w, Hodgersi Colter Elles (2), Goodman, Clark, Coster, Greenfield, Thomas, : Hunt, Campbell, Ball. Murphy, Smallbone, . Crowes, Chapman, Somerville, Montessy. Messrs. Perrell, Eev. Clarldgc, Murray, Binny, Baird, Peat, Kev. Johnston, Taylor, King, Newcomlie, Robertson Rev. Gandge,' Torrant, Larrd Devann-y, Wakelln, Baker, Barnard, Durham, Worsfokl, Hill, Patcrson, Lang; 18 steerage, ARAHURA, s.s. (10.30 p.m.), 1596 tons, Eitchie, from Picton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Henderson, Brown, Bradley, Stuart, Robb, Pitcher, Jareys-, Junnimoult (2), Hugies, Symons, O'Leary, Jeffries, Conydoll, Gregory, Smith, Churchward, Pigon Mason, Stockbridge, ManwaruiK, IjesUe. Ward, Hashani, Fleming, ONcill, Gifford, Sisters Mercy (2), Leslie, Mesdames M'hae, Cieary. Johnston, Hasham, Montgomery, Conydon, Kelley, Wellor, Skelly, Bradley, Hiclsey, Bonsir, Wairn, Thwaites, Messrs. Fowler, Morrell, Ching, Stanton, TJrwin, Clark. Meller, M'llrox, Tat-nell, Johnston, Milliard, Tardent, Bingley, Swing, Mitchell, Bee, Hacham, Dcaly, Finlay, Morgan, Ofarv, Leslie, Wliittlo, Birley, Brooker, Wa-irri, Crngg, Haigli, Haynes, 25 members Stephenson's Pantomime Company; 21 steerage" SUNDAY, JANUARY 23. WAIRAU, s.s. (2.5 a.m.), 93 tons, Deiley, from Blenheim. , MAORI, s.s. (6.55 a.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. KAITOA, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 350 ton?, Stevens, h 'pApjTUTU, dredge (10.45 a.m.), M'Mahon, (1.35 p.m.), 3M3 tons, Drewette. from Dunedin and Lyttelton, KAPITI, s.s. (2.20 p.m.), Wl tons, Sawyers, from lVahganui. i?EREIIANA, s.s. (2.30 p.m.), 6533 tons, Griffith?, from Napier. JfAPUNI, s.s. (4.15 p.m.), 150 tons, Gibson, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 226 tons, Stenart, from Terakohe. MAHENO hospital stop (6.40 p.m.), -ZB<! tons, M'Lean, from Dunedin. WAVERLEY,-s.s. (7.10 p.m.), 157 tons, Ruthe, from Mangarapa-u. KAHIKA, s.s. (10.30 p.m.), 1147 tons, Robinson, from Greymoutli KAMO. s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 1300 tons, Watson, from Westport. . ' departures. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22. AR-AHBRA, -s.s. (12.5 p.m.), 1596 tons, Reid, f °AORERE,' R.S. (1.35 p.m.), 77 tons, Fish, for Patea. . , nr KAJTUNA, s.s. (3.35 p.m.), 1977 tons, ilaw* 6on, for Westport. , MA.NA, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 120 tons, Johansen, f °NIKAU?'s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for NelFou and Motueka. . KARAMU, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 800 tons, Ilyan, £ °IURAROA,' s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 2398 tons, Camoron, for Lyttelton. SUNDAY, JANUARY 23. PATEENA, s.s. (8.5 a.m.), 1212 tons, Invin, for Picton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS,

Ripple, Gisborne, January 24. Uiouw.Ncw York, via way ports, Jan. 24. Amokura, Cook Strait, January 24. Moeraki, Sydney, January 24. Stormhird, Wanganui, January 24. KgaJtutav Greymouth, January 24. I'aloena, Picton, January 24. •Vorere, Fa-toa, January 2d. Mann, Patca, January 25. , Nikau. Nelson, Motueka, January 25. Jtararoa. Lyttelton, January 25. Opawa, Blenheim, January 25. John. Wanganui. January 25. Calm, soutuern ports, January ». Westralia. northern ports. January 25. Coririna, Now Plymouth, January 26. Euahine, Gisborne, January 26. Moeraki, Lyttelton, January 27. Tarawera, northern ports, January 28. Maitai, San Francisco, way ports, Jan. 28. Paparoa, northern ports, January 28.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. TTawera. Batea, January 24. Wimmera. south, Hobart, Melbourne, January 24. ' JCamo, Gisborne, January 24. Kapuni. Patea, January 24. Waverley, Terakoha January 24. Kennedy. Nelson,. West Coast. Jan. 24. Petone, Wangauui, January 24. Pateena, Nelson, January 24. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motucka, January 24. Maori, Lyttelton, January 24. Wairau, Blenheim, January 24. Queen of the- South, Fox ton, Jan. 24. Wakatn, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Jan. 24. Blenheim, Blenheim, January 24. Storiubird. Wangamu, January 24. Kapiti, Wanganui, January 24. MonoVo.i, northern ports, M. Arahura, Picton. Nelson, Wcstporfc, Greymouth, January 24. Oorliitblc, London, January 2b. Wo c trali«. Lyttelton, January 25. Bipple, Napier, Gisborne, January 25. Calm, Kapler, Gisborne, January 25. Opawa, Blenheim, January 25. Moeraki, Lyttelton, January 25.--NeTehana-, London, January 25. Nlkau, Nelson, Motucka, Januair 25. Marnroa, Lyttelton. January 25. Mana. Pa tea, January 25. Aorore. Patea, January 25. Komata. Westport, January 26. John, Picton, south, January 26. Blenheim, Havelock,Bounds, Jan. 26. Canopus. Westport, January %. Corinthic, London, January 2fi. Corinna, southern ports, January 27. Moeraki, Sydney, January 28. . Tarawera, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Jan. 28.

MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. 0^ OE ?'january M°fof WclKn direct. Due* here January 24. Leaves January 27 Pot Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney J WIMMEKA; loft Melbourne January 16 For Wellington. via Hobart. Arrived here Tannarv 2i. Leaves January 24 for Melbourne via south and Hobart. Duo MclJanuary 22 and MANLKA leu Wellington Dueto™ aniary 31. Leaves Febd,r0 ™ for Sydney and Hobart. Duo Sydney February 7 V and Hobart February 10 \VF«TRALIA, leaves Lyttelton January 26 for Sydney! via East Coast ports and A R C IVFFINA, left Sydney January 13 for Auckland direct. Arrived there January 17 Left Auckland for Sydney. January 19. Arrived there January 23. VICTORIA, left Wellington for Sydney direct January 21. Due Sydney January 25. 'FRISCO SERVICE. MOANA, left Wellington January 6 Tor 8«n mucisco. Rarotonga, and Papeete. Tliin 'Frisco January 26. Tiffil left San Francisco, January MAllAi, . Papeete and Rarotonga. Due Wellington January 28.

VANCOUVER SERVICE. makTiT!A. left Sydney January 20 tor aS* Due there January 24. . Loaves Tanuary 25 for San Francisco, via Suva, nSS Honolulu. Due Vancouver February 10. a NIAGARA left Vancouver January 19 f n . \,i7iiland. via Honolulu - and Suva./ nuo wS February 7. Leaves same' day for Sydney direct. Due there Febnutry 11OVERSEA. STEAMERS IN N.Z. PORTS. Vnllmvine is i list showing where tho various oversea- steamers trading' to ,aiid fSIm Sew Zealand ports are from day to dS^whSt' Thuy are on tho New Zealand coast.— inwards. Bound from, Whereto-day. 'I'flinni London Auckland Tin rnn Cawdor ... New York Lyt-tclton -oha Liverpool - Dunedin Liverpool Wanganui 1 apaioa Outwards. Bound to. Ncrchana London C.>rinthifl London . Wnlhngton LVr'Wriih Vokvn&ru <Hv

OVERSEA SHIPPING. t Steamers. From. Left. Due. $ Indrapura London Nov. 29 Feb. 9 R Rotorua, London Bee. 16 Feb. 11 I? Niwaru London Dec. 29 Mar. 14 j Kumara London Jan. 5 Mar. 1 f l'ongariro Liverpool Dec. 6 Feb. 7 f Devon Liverpool Doc. 18 Feb. 8 E Zealandic Liverjiool Dec. 21 Mar. 8 f Opawa Liverpool Jail. 7 Mar. 18 I Baron Ogllvy ... New York Dee. 13 Feb. 27 Riouvr New York Sep. 21 Jan. 24 'fa la\v,a New York Nov. 14 Jan. 27 Port Augusta ... Now York Nov. 25 Feb. 15 Berwick Law ... Montreal Nov. 6 Jan. 31 Wahvera Montreal Dee. 1 Feb. 10 SAILERS TO ARRIVE. . Celtic Glen, ship, left Liverpool Novcmher 15, via Lyttelton. A. 11. Johnston, schooner, left Puget Sound, December 31, BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY", January 23. Arrived.—Riverina (12.30 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed.—lhumata (yesterday), for Auokland.- * NEWCASTLE, January 23. Sailed. Daniel, for Kaipa,Ta. MELBOURNE, January 23. Arrivol.—Karori, from Greymouth. LONDON, January 22. Sailed.—MaVwa, for Australia. SAN FRANCISCO, January 21. Sailed.—Waitono, for Wellington. COASTAL. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22. AUCKLAND. Sailed.—Westralia (3.30 ip.m.), for south. ONEHUNGa. Arrived.—Rarawa (8.45 a.m.), from Ne-w Plymouth. GISBORNE. Sailed.—Ripple (11 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Sailed.—Waipori (7.40 p.m.), for Wellington (?). WAUGANUL Arrived— Putiki (7 a.m.), and John (8.30 a.m.), from Wellington. PICTON. Arrived.—Amokura (10 a.m.), from Wellington, via way ports. NELSON. Arrived—Corinna (10.50 a.m.), from' Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Arrived.—Eegulus (10.20 p.m.), irom Wellington.' SUNDAY, JANUARY- 23. AUCKLAND. . Arrived.—T-ainui (2 a.m.), from 1 Wellington. PATEA. Arrived.—Mana (11 a.m.), Aoiere (11.30 a.m.), from Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Kamona. (1 a.m.), and Kaituna (1.30 p.m.), from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Sai'ed.—Ngakuta. (0.5 a.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Mararoa, (12.35 p.m.), from Wellington . DCNEDIN. Arrived.—Baron Cawdor (6.20 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Rakanoa (6.30 a.m.), from Weatport; Te Auau (11.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Terawhitl (11.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Invercargill (3.35 p.m.), from Invercargill and Stewart Island. Sailed—Terawliiti (1.50 p.m.), for Wellington. MOERAKI, FROM SYDNEY. An expected arrival in port from Sydney early thi6 afternoon is the Moeraki. ■ Sho will berth at the Queen's " Wharf to land passengers and discharge cargo, and , will sail for Lyttelton at 5 p.m. to-mor-row. ' Returning to Wellington on Thursday jjext, the Moeraki will leave' hero at 5 p.m. the same day for Sydney and Holjart.. ■ NEW DEVON'S SMART STEAMING. Seldom does it happen that a vessel will . make an exceptionally smart passage on her maiden voyage, tho machinery not ■ being at its best until the lapse of some mouths, consequently the run the new F. . and S. steam linev Devon, completed from Liverpool to Cape Town stands out the ' more rem&rkatile. The vessel, under the command of Captain Robertson, left Liver- • pool on December 14, bound for the Capo and Australian ports, and cleared Ply- • mouth during the evening of Depember 18. She arrived at Cape Town early on January 6, the nineteenth day out. For two days she was replenishing bunkers for the ' long run to Adelaide, where, providiß? sho will ste*im as well on the second half of the passage, she should have arrived on January 22 or 23. The Devon's stay at Adelaide will extend about two days, 1 and then ibc will leave for Melbourne and . Sydney, being due here ©avly in February. The new vessel, which has been specially designed for the freight traffic in the Australasian trade, has extensive refrigerating and general cargo space, and. will be available to shippers of merchandise to tho "United Kingdom when free of inward cargo.

HIMITANGI FROM THE CHATHAMS. A wireless message from the Chatham Island? states that the Himitangi left Waitangi at 9 p.m. on Friday for Lyttelton with a full load 'of shcop and wool. She should show up at the southern port to-day. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. J. Nome, late of the Moorabool, Is now second officer of the , Wimmera. Mr. W. D. Shofield, late of tho Wimniera, has transferred to the Courier as chief ° M°r. C 'Huntley, late second officer of _ the Waitemata, has joined the Tarawera is a •similar capacity, and Mr. fcbister has Joined the same vessel as third officer. Mr. S. A. Chat-field, late second officer on the Atu'a, has joined tho Flora as chief officer in place of Mr. Gray, who will join the Eakanoa as chief. Captain Swanston, who was ow> of the survivors of tho ill-fated steamer Clan Macfarlane. is well known in Lyttelton and Wellington shipping circles, having called at these ports in the Clan Ogilvie to load wool on behalf of Messrs. G. H. Scales, Limited. She arrived at Lyttelton on March 2. 1912, and a few days later went on to Wellington, where she filled up, and subsequently left for tlia United King- | dom. She had not proceeded far when I it was discovered that her tail shaft had snapped. The engineers, however, managed to clamp it together by utilising hatch covers, and by proceeding at a reduced speed tho Clan Ogilvie returned safely to port. All her bearings were worn out as a,, result of the mishap, and a new casting had to he obtained from Dunedin before the vessel was able to put to sea again. The New Zealand Shipping Company's | IPaparoa Is expected to leave Waitara today for Wansanui and Wellington. She will fill up tier©, and sail for London. f It is announced that the A. Ana A. 00. s chartered steamer Parattali (Captain Apnleyard, late of the Union Company) is now loading wheat at Australian ports for , the United Kinßdom. She visited Lyttel-; ton from New York on December 15. A renewal of tho contract existing between the Japanese Government and tho Nippon Yusen Kaisha for the carragtt of mails between Japan and Australia! states th" "Press") is reported to have been effected for a further term of two yearn, A cable message to this effect has been received from the president of the Nippon Yusen Kaiflha by Dalgety and Co., Melbourne agents for the line. Tho Union steamer Kurow is at present, en route from Auckland to Suva and Sydney. ' While the amount of tonnage under construction in the United States is a record, the November returns issued by the United States Bureau i»t Navigation do not show much increase on previous returns. For October 88 vessels, of 17,368 tons gross, were launched, of which 15, of 10,224 tons gross, were steamers, and 8 of these were built of wood. The principal steamer launched was the Plymouth. of 5266 tons gross, built at. Camden, N.J., for the Coastwise Transportation Company; 3 steamers, of 1414 tons gross each were built at Ecorse, Mich., for the C'yde Steain6hlp Company. From other sources than construction 8 vessels, of 19,467 tons grossi were admitted to American registry, of which 2 were formerly Norwegian steamers, 1 a Dutch steamer, and 4 Danish steamers. Foreign-built vessel's admitted to American registry under tho Act of August 18. 1914, since June 30 last, amount to 19 vessels, of 49,082 tons gross. A report- is current that the Te Anau. whi'ch is being overhauled and refitted at Port Chalmers, is to be placed in tho Melboume-Hobart-Ncw Zealand service, relieving the Mokoia, which has been withdrawn. This rciport lack 6 confirmation. R.M.S. Makura is due at Auckland from Svdney this morning, and will conti'nuo her journey on to Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu, at 10 a.m. to-morrow.

Only <01ir. lOmin. were occupied by tlie steam tug Terawhiti in towing the Tc Ana-u from Wellington to Port Chalmers. The vessels left liere nt, 6.50 p.m. on Friday, and 'arrived at their destination at It 'a.m. yesterday. The Terawhiti left oil the return trip at 1.50 p.m.

Although the closing months of 1915 witnessed the production of metals on en extraordinarily liberal scale, the demand ■was 60 considerable that the heavy output was readily absorbed by the world's markets, which were "bluish" to a degree. A strike which occurred in November at the Nicholas refineries in ■ America, cut back the production of electrolytic copper for a time by an estimated l.CflO,ooolb. a day, and this contraction wes mainly responsible for the assumption by some buyers that no matter how abundant copper might bo this year there will be a scarcity, especially in view o'f the fact that sellers' stocks are ear-marked, well ahea'd, and there is stated to be no reserve accumulation upon which to draw if necessary. Acting .under this impression they bought freely. Their commitments of late, however, have shown that there has been an abandonment of the policy of combined purchasing; contracting for hugo blocks and then remaining away for lengthy periods. On tl;e other hand, producers refrained from dangling stocks Tic Tore prospective buyers, but supplied the market steadily. Successive advances in rates for lead followed upon satisfactory transactions at the previous prices. The demand for the metal continues to be strong, principally owing to tho operations of the belligerent nations, and in this department, as in the copper section, sellers have followed the needs of buyers, and have taken their profits as they have been able to take them. Yaluo variations indicate that the market appetite for spelter is practically insatiable, notwithstanding that the galvanising bust- 1 ncss as far as peaceful manufacturers is concerned, is reported to bo almost completely paralysed.

BRITAIN'S LAST WAR LOAN. j The manner in which the Bank of England handled tho issue of t.ho 4} per cent, war loan lias excited the admiration of the Stock Exchange, and members sent a special letter of congratulation to tho governor of the Bank. It is tho brokers ivlio are in a position to appreciate tho immensity of the task which- has been performed by the Bank so efficiently, in spite of a depleted staff, and of the fact that the advent of tho loan was known to very, few up to within a day or two of tho appearancc of the prospectus. The popularity of the loan is largely attributed to the smooth working of the machinery invented by the Bank to deal with any ijuestlou that might arise. Itecognising that numerous subscribers were waking their first incursion into financial matters, the Bank officials dispensed with- many formalities which in ordinary circumstances would have had to be observed. Australian institutions should endeavour to emulate this example, and tho abnormal delay iu making the bonds for. the Commonwealth War Loan available reflects no credit on those responsible. It looks as if the lists for the second issue of the war loan will close before subscribers to the first emission will bo in possession of the scrip.

J. AND P. COATS. LIMITED. The accounts of J. and P. Coats. Limited (the big English cotton and thread manufacturing company) to June 30 last snow ft net profit of £2,598,966. After providing for depreciation in the usual manner ond the dividends for the year already paid, the directors recommend the placing to suspension fund of £30,000, caryine forward £1,579,112. These appropriations compare with last year as follows:—Net orolltfl, £2,631,388; suspense account, nil; carry forward, Profits arc lower than in 1913-M by £55,423, There is aaain no bonus, but the quarterly dividend of Is. 6d„ .less income tax, is maintained. This makes the distribution for the year 30 per cent., as before. In a note i-he directors announced that uo pi'ovision was made for £1,100,000 for oustanding balances on the Continent, or for indirect loss on investments amounting to £MOO,«X) in enemy ooHUtflfS. , Until of these 1 i.nme are tilfog