SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2690, 9 February 1916, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

» PHASES OF THE MOON. ' FEBRUARY. Day. Hr. m. Now moon 4 3 36 a.A. J First quarter 11 9 a * m - t Full moon ..: 19 1 59 p.m. ; Lost quarter 26 8 54 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, U. 20 a.m.; sets, 9.38 p.m. TIDE. To-rtay, 9.16 a.m.; 11.45 p.m. To-morrow, 10.6 a.m.; 10.32 .p.m. . SUN. Sun rises to-day, o.lt a.m.; sets, 7.15 p.m. ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. HAWERA, s.s. (2.30 a.m.), 200 tons, Jackson, from Patea. Ux'aWA, s.s. t2.55 a.m., 110 tons, Nicholas, from jjleubcjm. KIKAU, s.s. 18 a.m.), 245 tons, Hay, from Nelson and Motueka. MUNOWAI, s.s. (8.5 a.m.), 3433 ton 6, Drevrette, from Lyttelton. MAItAUOA, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. PATEENA, s.s. (10.35 p.m.), 1212 tons, Xi'wiii, from Nelson and. Pioton. DEPARTURES. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. WAIRAU, s.s. (2 a.m.), 93 tons, Deily, for Blenheim. PORT AUGUSTA, s.s. (6.25 a.m.), 4063 tons, Strickland, for Auckland. KOltA NIYEN, steam trawler (6.50 a.m.), 55 tons, Brusey. for Kapiti Island fishing grounds. MAGIC, auxiliary scow (1.24 p.m.l, from Miramar, 82 tons, Johaii6cn, for Nyiia Bay. KIVEiUNA, s.n. (5.25 a.m.). 4?S« tone, EntwisUc, for Lyttelion. NIKAU, s.s. (6 p.m.), 245 tons. Hay, lor Nelson and Motueka. MONOWAI, s.s. (6 p.m.), tons, D»e\vctte. for Napier, Gisuonie, and AucklamL Passengers—Saloon; For Auckland—Mrs. M'Leod, Messrs. Pittar, Mitchell, Walker. For Napier—Misses Rostor, Wel<], Luke, Mtsdamca White. Luke, Eden, Messrs. Davies, Eden, Jloss, Norhege. For Gisbi'rne—Misses Pauli, Hlggie, MacL«urm, , Duff, Walkly, Mesdames Pascoo and two ; otl''tlreli, Williamson, Stace, Messrs. Dimock, r M'Shane, Stace, Bavies, Brown, Edmahson, [ Rev. Robinson: 9 steerage. POHERUA, s.a. (6.10 p.m.), 1175 tons. JacKeou- lor Westport.. KAPITI. s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, for Wangajiul, . DEFENDER, s.s. (6.40 p.m.), 190 tons, Jam- ; ifeson, for Plcton. 5 HAWEHA, s.s. (7 p.m.), 2to tons, Jack- j son, lor PiaSeiv. i STOIIMBIRD, s.s. (7.30 p.m.), 217 tons, Gib- ] son, for Wanganui. MARAROA, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 2596 tons, Drewette, for Lyttelton. Passengers. Baloou—JMssea Hushcu. Bright, Bridge, Caliwlclt, Bernard, Pctric, Anderson, Marchant, j Costello, Wade, Porter, Hulinc, Koay, Mil- (j ler Motlc, Itairside, David (2), O'Mally, * Gallagher, Mesdames Pcarshome, Morton, ( Williamson, James, ilraser and child, 6 O'liourkc, Bradley, Brown, Brooker, Lano, g M'Lt-od, Berrysford, Wood, Wade, Hulnlo, j David, Dumie. and 2 ohildren, Messrs. j ■Pcarshome, Evans, Williamson, Lieut. Ash- 5 by, Gorton, Itcv. Fox, Scoular (2), O'Rourko. i Bradley, Brown, Lieut. Bryan, Graham, ,j Ross, Lacy, Jamicson, Matthews, Green, t Walick, Holmes, Bruokcr, Scannell, Hoed, ( Rare Martin, Ll'Kay, Hall, Hale, Ganjoll, j Hornbrook, Denz, Costello, Smith, Masters j Wcod (2), Tosswill (2), Hindmaisli (2), Petrle, t Lowry (3), Totthili, Wilson, Myers, Ray, t Qameron, Pascoe, Storey, Rutherford, j Ha.yos, SnowbaH, Ellis, Seaton, Anderson, j. David, Kaincy, Macmillan, Robertson. At- n kinson, Harney. Guy, M'Gill, Dumie (2). 1 j RIPPLE, s.s. (midnight), 370 tons, Oa,rl- 1 son, for Napier and East Coast ports. E 0 EXPECTED ARRIVALS. t Blenheim. Blenheim, February 9. ( Tainuij Waitara, February 9. Queen of the South, Foxtail, February 9. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Fob. 5. Tongariro, Liverpool, way ports, Feb. 9. . Corinna, New Plymouth, February 9. Koutunui, Terakohe, February 9. Wairau, Blenheim, February 9. Mana, Patea, February 9. Aorore, Patea, February 9. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka, February ». Maori, Lyttelton, February 9. Waimea, Wanganui, February 9. Kahika, Grcymouth, February J. Mararoa, Lyttelton, February 10. Riverina, Lyttelton, February 10. Kowhai, Westport, February 10. Kapuni, Puponga, February 10. Kapiti, Waanganui, February. 10. e Eawera, Patea, February 11. 0 Tarawera, northern ports, February 11 Arahura, West Coast, Nelson, Feb. 11. Wimmera, Melbourne, Hobart. Feb. 11. Kini, Bluff, February 11. Victoria, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Feb. 12. - PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Rotorua. Lyttelton, February 9. ICamo, Grcymouth, February 9. Corinna, Now Plymouth, February 9. Koutunui. Terakohe, February 9. Aorore, Patea, February 9. Pateena Pleton, Nelson, February J. Kaitoa, Nelson. Motueka, February 9. Maori, Lyttelton, February 9. Waimca, Nelson, West Uoast. Fi-bruaTy 9. Blenheim, Havelock, Sounds, Feb. 9.. Kapuni, Patea, February 10. Mara-roa, Lyttelton, February 10. ' Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Feb. 15. Riverina. Sydney, Hobart February 10. Nikau Nelson, Motueka, February 10. Queen of the South, Toxt.on, Fcd. 10. WaiTau, Blenheim, February 10. Kapiti, Wanganui,' Fobruary 10. Ma,na, Patea, February 10. Kaitoa, Nelson, Motueka. February 11. Haivcsra, Patea, Fobruary 11. Kahika Greymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Fetouary 11. Kowhai, Westport, February 11. StoTmbird, Wanganui, February 11. Tarawera, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Fob. 11. Arahura. Picton, Nelson, West Coast, February 12. Victoria, Sydney, via northern norta, February 12. Wimmera Melbourne, via south, Feb. 12. Kikau, Nelson, Motueka, February 12. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SERVIOE. WIMMERA, left Melbourno February 5 for Wellington, via Hobart. Duo l'ere February 11. Leaves February 12 for Melbourne, via southern ports. Due Mel- T bourne February 23. r MANUKA, left Hobart January 22 and s Sydney January 28 for Wellington direct, p Arrived here February 1. Left Fcbru- p ary 4 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Syd- 0 ney February 8 and. Hobart February 11. j WESTRALIA, leaves Sydney February .9 (; for Auckland direct. Due there February e 13. Leaves February 15 for southern ports. . Duo Wellington IVbrupry ,18. Leaves same a day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. b RIVERINA, left Sydney Fohniary i for t Wellington direct. Arrived here February d 7. Leaves for Sydney February 10. Due E there February 14. r PALOONA, left Melbourne January 26 . for Wellington, via Hobart and southern j ports. Arrived ljere February 5. Left 0 for Melbourne via Hobart, February 7. Due Melbourne February 14. MOERAKI, left Hobart February 5 end *: Sydney February 10 for Wellington direct. T Duo here Fobruary 14. Leaves February J: 17 for Sydney and Hobart. Due Sydney i February 21 and Hobart February 24. d VANCOUVER SERVIOE. t MAKURA, left Sydney January 20 for f Auckland. 'Arrivod there January 24. 0 Left January 25 for Vancouver, via g Buva and Honolulu. Due Vancouver Fob- V ru&ry 10. XIAGARA, left Vancouver January 19 for' Auckland, via Honolulu and Suva. Arrived r Auckland February 7. Sailed, same day ( for Sydney direct. Due there February 11. i SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. E MOANA, left San Francisco February 2 for Wellington, via Papeete and Rarotonga. ' Due Wellington February 24. 1 MOANA, leaves Wellington for 'Frisco 1 March 2, via Rarotonga and Papeete. Due 'Frisco March 22. i OVERSEA STEAMERS .IN N.Z. PORTS. Following is a list eKowine where the ' various oversoa steamers trading to and from New Zealand ports are from day to f day whilst they are on the New Zealand coast:— , i Inwards. ! Bound from. Where to-day. J Itotorua London Wellington Berwick Law Montreal > Dunedin ' Tainui T ond ?? , Lyttelton Talawa New York Auckland 1 Outwards. Bound to. c Pakeha '• London Whangarei \ Port Augusta Lopdon to Auckland J OVERSEA SHIPPING. ' Steamers. From. Left. Due 1 Indmpura London Nov. 29 Feb. 10 t Niwaru London Jan. 18 Mar. 27 , Knmara London Jan. 5 Mar. 1 i Rimutaka London Jan. 17 Mar. 12 Arawa London Jan. 29 Mar. 15 'Pnnr»ariro Liverpool Den. 6 Feb. 9 ncvon Liverpool Dec. 18 Feb. 12 /nalundic Liverpool Dec. 21 Mar. 9 o„awa Liverpool Jan. 7 Mar. 18 OUiki " Liverpool Jan. 23 Apr. 2 Baron Ogilvy ... New York Jan. 13 Feb. ?7 Tilawa New York Nov. 14 Feb. 14 ■ llßanda New York Jan. 6 Mar. 17 i Waiwera Montreal Dec. 1 Feb. 12 , Waitomo ! Vancouver Jan. 27 Feb. 28 Vjljicmo 'Frisco Jan. 23 Feb. 25 SAILERS TO ARRIVE. ; Celtic Glen, ship, loft Liverpool November 15, via Lyttelton. A. B. Johnston, schooner, left Puget Sound December 31. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA, MELBOURNE, February 8.

I' Collins, end Young, Mesdames Rydion(2), Waldock, Blyth, and the Misses' Johnston, Brown, and Young. COASTAL. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Waiwera (8 a.m.), from St. John, Canada, via Sydney. Sailsd— Niagara (11-10 a.m.), for Sydney. . To Sail.—Tarawera (4 p.m.). for southern ports. Passengers for Wellington—Mes- . dames Wilson, Walton, and Gale, Messrs. ■ Viusc, M'Lean. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Rarawa (5.45 a.m.), from Onehunya. Sailed—Corinna (8.45 pirn.), Now Plymouth. NAPIER. Arrived.—Himitangi (2.5 a.m.), from Chatham Islandß. Sailed.—Himitangi (5.50 p.m.), for Chatham, Islands. WAITARA. Sailed.—Tainui (noon), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. Sailed.—Wairua (8 p.m.), for Wellington. NELSON. Arrivtd.—Regulus (5.15 p.m.), from Welling- ■ ton and Picton. Sailed.—Kaitoa (7.10 p.m.), for Welling ton. TERAKOHE. Arrived.—Koutunui (early), from Wellington Sailed.—Waimoa (12.30 a.m.), for Wellington. PUPONGA. Arrived.—Kapuni (10 a.m., from Wellington. GREYMOUTH. Sailed—Ngatoro (12.35 a.m.), for Wellington; Kahika (12.12 a.m.), for Wellington; Kaituna (1.30 a.m.), for Melbourne. LYTTELTON. Sailed—Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Weilington; Opouri, for Greymouth; Maori (8.16 p.m.), for Wellington; Huia, for Auckland. To Sail— Kara, for Greymouth. ' WANGANUI." Arrived.—John (10.10 p.m.). from Wellington. TONGARIRO FROM LIVERPOOL. Continuing her voyage from Liverijool, via Australian ports and Auckland, the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Tongariro should arrive here to-day to discharge her Wellington cargo. ZEALANDIO AT MELBOURNE. The Shav,'-Savill liner Zealandic arrived at' Melbourne on Monday. After completing discharge of the Australian cargo the Zealandic will sail for New Zealand ports to Joad for London 1 . Tbo vessel is due in New Zealand waters at the end <f February. BIG CARGO OF OREGON PINE. The (lent 'it sailers berthed at Gladstone Pier, Lyttelton, was added to on Saturday by tha arrival of the four-masted American schooner Defiance, which left, Gray's Harbour on December 1. In appearance the licDaJicti la not unlike the Golden Shore, whloti made port last week. The Defiance is umaller than the Golden Shore, registering 526 tons as against the latter's 6Z6 tons, md <;dxrir.s no topsails, thus losing much of the high winds that the Golden'. Shore would get. The Defiance made the journey in the creditable time of eixtylivi days, and these figures would have been considerably reduced had the vessel not encountered a calm when off the Kaikouras on Monday, January 31. In. all the Deflaiico has on board about 670,000 ft d£ Oregon pine, a good proportion of which is carried on her deck. Captain Ealetzke, although no stranger to Australia, i* making his first visit to New Zeelainil. He has associlitcd with him Mr. J. S. Jorgensou as mate, and Mr. J. Olsen as seo; ond mate. On completion of discharge' the vessel will probably return direct to Gray's Jlfliboui. WESTPORT'S COMPLAINT. ' Objections aTe being raised to the sending of the tug Mana to WeUington for overhaul (says a West 00.a6t exchange). It seems Quite unnecessary to do so. If there is money to be spent in this work, why not spend it locally, instead of in Wsllivgton? It is time that the board got to work to construct a slip-way capable of taking up all its plant, and also bigger vessels. Many .of the traders to Westport would be only too glad to avail themselves of such _ a slip, instead of having to go to Wellington to wait their turn there. Boats not usually trading here might also come, and do business in cool and otherwise as the result of the visit. ONE-SHIP COMPANIES. One of the striking effects <xf the high shipping freights that can now be earned by vessels of almost any description is the revival nf tha one-ship company, which was a prominent feature of joint stock pre motions in certain circles about fifteen years ago. Circulars "touting for subscriptions to these concerns were then sent out all over the country, and thiiugh ■perhaps in one or t.wo instances investors received a. few dividends, in the majority of cases they lost most, if not all, of their money. There is a likelihood of this experience being repeated now that, the example of the great prosperity of established shipping . companies can be used aa a bait. The number of these companies registered in England during the first ten months of 1915 was 88, and their combined capitalisation was no less than £2,520,350. This gives an average registration rate of two concerns a week, and a mean oapitclisation of about £28,600 per company, obviously much too small an amount for an effective shipping oompany in these days. Many of the companies in the list are quite legitimate and proper promotions; but of the othem a number cannot bo regarded as sorious business proposition-. Deducting the oompany with capital of £50,C00 and over, tbo average is reduced to £18,100, which, etill further emphasises the purely speculative character of ntany of these ventures. Advantage is evidently being taken by promoters of the prc-ent inflation •of shipping values, and investors have, been warned to be on their Guard against invitation to embark money in »)'t«prdscs unless their bona fides are beyond question. 1 suez Canal dues. An increase in the Suez Oanal dues, which is to take place on April 1, will materially affect the working costs ot steamship companies using that route— principaHy the P. and 0. and 8.1.5. N. com. panies. In his report to the shareholders of the former oompany recently, Lord Inchcape said:—"The advance of the Suea Oanal Company's recci'pts has been checked by the war. In that company's prosperity the shipowners hitherto have shared, advances in the rate of dividend having been accompanied by reduction in dues. For the' year 1914 the Suez Canal dividend had to be reduoed by 45 francs pel' share, but the accepted the reduction uncomplainingly, and the dues wore not Increased. For 1915 the roduced dividend will again operate, and it can only be maintained at the 1914 rate by wiping out the reserve set aside in the previous year. For 1916 the outlook is not bright, and tho Canal Company proposes to raise its charge by 50 centfines per ton from April 1, that is from 6.25 to 6.75 francs per ton." ' British shipowners who pay the canal dues in francs in London will, however, obtain . somo slight compensation and preference over their French competitors, owing to the conditions of exchange, which give more francs to the sovereign than usual. 1 The Union Company's collier Kahika is due to arrive here to-day from Greymouth. On Friday 6lic wiH sail for-, Greymouth, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Poherua. sailed for Westport last night to load for Lyttelton. On her arrival at Westport the KofrheA will commence loading operations for Weilington. The vessel is due back at "Wellington on Friday, Included in to-day's projected departures is the Union Company's Kamo for Greymonth. She -will return to Wellington. The Nora Niven left Wellington early yesterday morning for Kapiti Island, where 6he will thoroughly test the fishing grounds. She is expected back at WelUngton on Friday morning. En route Iron. Montreal to Auckland, tha Waiwera left Sydney at 5 p.m. on Thursday. She was due at Auckland yesterday. On discharge of a large Auckland cargo the Waiwera will be dispatched to southern ports to put out the balance of her Montreal cargo. The New Zealand Shipping Company's ohortered steamer Waiwera arrived at Auokland at 8 a.m. yesterday from St. John, Canada. The local agents exjsict that she will leavo the northern iport on Thursday for Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Rotorua is expected to sail for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Timaru to-morrow afternoon, to complete her discbarge of Homo