SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2739, 6 April 1916, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

\ ~ PEASES OP THE MOON. APRIL. Day. Hr. ro.. New moon 3 351 a.m. First Quarter 11 . 16 a.m. Full moon 18 237 p.m. Last quarter 15 10 8 a.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 10.3 a.m.; sets, 7.9 ji.m. TIDE. To-day, 7.26 a.m.; 7.53 p.m. . To-morrow, 8.11 a.m;; 8.40 pim. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.25 a.m.; sets, 5.42 p.m. ARRIVALS. • WEDNESDAY APRIL 5. OPAWA, s.s. (1.45 a.m.)| 110 tons, Nicholas, from Blenheim. NGAKUTA, fe.s. (1.50 a.m.), 1775 tons, Mull - , from Greymouth. t KAITOA, 6.5. (6.55 a.m.), 305 tons', Wildman, from Nelson and llotueka. MAORI, s.s. (7.15 a.m.). 3399 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. STORIIBIRD, s.s. (9.15 a.m.), 217 tons, Gibson, from Wanganui. aLANA, s.s. (1.20 p.m.), 134 tons, M'Kiunon, from Patea. KAPUNI, e.s. (1.35 p.m.), 150 tons, Gibson, from Patea. UGANDA, s.s. (2 p.m.), 4257 tons, Gow, from New York, via Newcastle. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (8.45 p.m.), from Foxt-on. DEPARTURES, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. PATEENA, s.s. (12.45' D.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, for Pieton and Neteon. - JOHN, s.s. (1.30 p.m.), 342 tons, Robertson, for Lyttelton. MAORI,. s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers: SaloonMisses Tulloch, Parsons, Horne, Mirams, Suttie, Craigie, Cahill (2), M'llraith, Waghorn, Rive, Luxford," Clifton, Hitchings, Gillick, Gossett, Gartti, Carter, Inder, Martell, Cowlcw, Ward, Begg, Begg, Mesdames Hay,' Graham, Damka and child, Humphreys, Shallcrass, Jlaokay, M'Rae, Ritcfiio, Roulston, Jones, Cumming, Perry, Knight, Quarbermain, Caselburg, Aplin, Mackenzie, Miller, Watson, Fowlte, Caliill, M'Kenzie, Burnip and 3 chjjdren, M'Namara, Carter, Cowlow, Horden, Tait, Ramsey, Colquhoun, Grenfell, Messrs. Stephens, Calvert, Denla.iv, Gow, Olliver, Hill ©, Mulligan, GaTlick, lonian, Hewlett, Graham, Humphreys, Kaye, Maddison, Sherwood, Perry, Calhvell, Miller, Raymond, Watson, Fowke, Burnip, M'Kay, Taylor, Wright, Money, Scurr, Murphy, Hoyston, Barron, Lloyd, Waghorn, Ashwcll, Baker, Bull, Kimbell, Robineon, Henderson, Chapman, M'Kenzie, Brown, Chiring, Tait, Khull, Smythe, Whittaker, Oolquhoun, Grenfell, Reid, Hon. Mr. M'Donald, Hon. Mr. Hanan, Rev. Mr. Kimberley, Dr. Batchelor, Lieut. Comer, Capt. Ramsay, Oa.pt. Matthews, Gunner Gray, Gunner Lyaat, Instoe, Foster, M'Afie. KAMO, s.s. (3 p.m.), 1300 tons, J. Watson, for Greymouth. KAITOA, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 350 tons, Stevens, for Nelson. NGATORO, s.s. (midnight), 1137 tons, Dewell, for Greymouth. THURSDAY, APRIL 6. OPAWA, s.s. (1 a.m.), 110 tons, Nicholson, for Blenheim. ( EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kumara, Wanganui, April 6. Moeraki, Lyttelton, Ajpril 0. Victoria southern ports, April 6. Mararoa, Lyttelton, April 6. Patecna, Picton, Nelson, April 6. ' Nikau, Nelson, April 6. Queen of the South, Foxton, April 6. Kennedy, Foxton, April 6. Hawera, Patea, April 6. Kapiti, Wanganui, April 6. | Blenheim, 'Blenheim, April 6. Rosamond, southern ports, 6. Somerset. Liverpool; April 6. Petone, Greymouth, April 6. Komata Westiwrt, April 7. 'faxawera, northern ports, April 7. Paloona, Melbourne, Hobart, April J. Aorere, Patea, April 7: Maori. Lyttelton. April 7. Kaitoa, Nelson, April 7. Opawa, Blenheim, April 7. Ruru, East Coast, April 7. ICapuni, Patea, April 8. Mana, Patea, April 8. Ngahere, Auckland, April 8. Kittawa, Greymouth, April 8. , Mapourika, Nelson and coast, April 8, Wootton, Lyttelton, April 8. Stormbird, Wanganui, April 8. Ngatoro, Greymouth, April 8. Galm, Lyttelton, April 8. Ripple, Napier, Gisobrne, April 9. Kamo, Greymouth, April 9. • Tainni, Waitara, April 10. Breeze, southern ports, April 10. ■ Cygnet, Kailtoura, April 11. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Otaki, southern ports, April 6. Viotoria, Sydney, via, north, April 6.' Moeraki, Sydney, April 6. Mararoa, Lyttelton, April 6. Nikau, Nelson, April. 6. • . Queen of the South, Foxton, April 6.' Kennedy, Nelson and coast, April 6. Ha\yera, Patea, April 6. Kapiti, Wanganui, April 6. Stormbird, Wanganui, April 6. Ngakuta, Greymouth, April 6. Mana, Patea, April 6. Kapuini, Patea, April 6. 1 Taratfera, Lyttelton, Dune'din, Ajril. 7. Blenheim, Blenheim, April J: Mo<jri, Lyttelton, April' 7. Kaitoa, Nelson. April 7. Opawa,' Blenheim, April 7. ■ Pateena, Picton and'Neleon, April 7. Aoiere,-Patea, jAprilv?. l » Rosamond, New,.Plymouth, April 7. Paloona, Melbourne,. April 8. ' Wootton, Nydie/Bay, Ajjril 8. Ruru, East Coast, 'April 8. ■ Calm, Wanganui,"April 8. , . . Breeze, Wanganui, April 10. Tainui, .Waitara, April U. Komata. Westport, April 11. Mapourika, Nelson and .coast, April u. Ripple, Napier, Gisobrne, April 11. . Cygnet, Kailtoura; April ,12. movements of steamers. ' INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. RIYEKINA, leaves Sydney for Welltngtos April, 6. Due here April 10. MANUKA, leaves Sydney April 13, for Wellington. Due here April 17. MOERAKI. left Sydney for Wellington March 30. Arrived here April 3. Leaves April 6 for Sydney. PALOONA, left Molbourne, Maroli 29,. for Wellington, via HoWt and southern .ports. Due here April 7. Leaves April 9. for Melbourne direct. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. SYDNEY, APRIL S. Sailed.; Westralia, (5.10 p.m.), for Auckland and Southern New Zealand ports, COASTAL. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5./ AUCKLAND. Sailed.—'Waimarino (7.35 p.m.), for Sydney. Sailed: Canopus, (4 p.m.), for We6tport; Ngahere, (5 p.m.), for Southern ports; Waimarino, (8 p.m.), for Sydney. • ONEHUNQA. Arrived—Rarawa (8.15 a;m.), from New Plymouth. Sailed.—Kini (7 a.m.), for Greymouth. PORT AITCRIM. Arrived.—Monowai (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington. ' Sailed— Somerset (6.25 a.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. ■ Sailed.—Putiki (4.25 p.m.), for Westport. WANGANUI. Sailed.—Kapiti (2.50 p.m.), for Wellington. PATEA. Arrived.—Hawera (10.5 a.m.), from Wellington. FOXTON. Arrived—Kennedy (1.30 a.m.), from Terakoho. PIOTON. Arrived.—Pateena (5 p.m.), from WeUington. NELSON. Arrived—Mapourika (6.45 a.m.), from Picton. Sailed.—NikaVi (7.10 p.m.), for WeUington. GREYMOUTH. ,/ Sailed.—Petone (3.15 p.m.), for Wellington! LYTTELTON. Sailed.—Rosamond (3 p.m.), for Wellington; ilareroa (8.40 p.m.), for WeUington; Moeraki, for Wellington; Victoria (10 p.m.), for Wellington; Cygnet, for Kaikoura. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—Oalm (8.35 a.m.), from Bluff. Sailed.—Kotare, for Bluff and Invercojgill; Paloona (6 p.m.), for Melbourne, via Wellington. Passengers: Saloon—For Wellington: Misses Harrison, Moir, Koger (2), Ja-ckson, Mesdaincs Hickey, Paterson, Messrs. Roger, Young. Gracey, Cooper, Hickey. • BLUFF. Arrived.—lonic (4 p.m.), from Albany. * PETONE VISITING WELLINGTON. Before finally taking her departure for Surprise Islaud the Petone. -which, recently » passed out of the hands of the Canterbury ' Shipping Company, will.be seen in Wellington. She is to arrive here from Greymouth to-night with' a load of coal 1 for* the Blackball Goal Company. She , will undertake another trip for that com- , pany before leaving New. Zealand, probably . taking coal from Groymouth to Lyttelton, XEW UXION COMPANY'S LINER.' , . Besides several smaller vessel 6, the Union Company has now under construction a big . cargo-carrier for the Australasian-Pacific Slope trade. The new ptsainer 1* of similar design to the Lcitrim, which .began , her maiden voyage to Australia some'weeks i ago from Liverpool with cargo shipped or behalf of thr. Federal and Shire Lines, bui which has been detained in consequence oJ (L collision, It id understood tfcat tilo . * sewcl ta imtA Aunagba • ■

MOERAKI FOB SYDNEY. The Moeraki is due from Lyttelton at noon to-day, and is fired to leave for Byd« liey direct at 5 p.m. 'Shippers are notified th&t cargo "will bo rcueivcd un till noon only. There are 22 horses ena 8 head of 6tud cattlo leaving by the vessel for tho Sydney fthow. UGANDA IN PORT. j The Barber liner Uganda- arrived early yesterday afternoon from New York aud Australian ports. Tho liner berthed nt the Taranaki Street Wharf, No. 3, where «hc will discharge, some 400 tons of cargo., STEAMER WAVERLEY SOLD. Negotiations have been proceeding: for a time past for the purchase of the Anchor Shipping Company's -well-known coastal steamer Waverley by the Patea Farmers' Co-operative Freezing Company, of' this City, have now completed the sale of the vessel, which will pass into the hands of her new owners at ( an early date. Of 157 tone gross register, the Wavcrley was built at Auckland in 1883, and was engined'by Messrs. E. W. Mills and. Co., of this City. Her dimensions are:—ll2 feet in length, 17 feet in breadth, and 8 feet in depth. Whilst engaged "in the Patea trade she was somewhat shorter than at present, but on relinquishing that running she was lengthened considerably. Her first owner was tho late Captain W. J. Gibbons, who was master of her ior many yeara. Bho was then Bold to the Anchor Shipping Company, of. Nelson, which has been her 'owner ever since. Her present master is Captain Ruthe, but Captain Fi»k,•well known locally aa master of tho coastal steamer Aorere. will assume command of the vessel. The Weverley is at present at Nelson receiving a most extensive over* haul. The Patea Farmers' Freezing Com. p&ny intends to insulate, the vessel for the carriage of frozen meat to Wellington Messrs, W. and G. Turnbull will continue to act as agents for tho Waverley, which will hereafter run in conjunction with the Aorere in the Wellington-Patea servipe. 'CUMBERLAND FOR AUCKLAND. f The new F.'and 6. liner Cumberland is due to arrive at Auckland on Monday, on her maiden voyage to these waters. 6ho will proceed from Auckland to Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, and is expected to aprive at this port about April 19." The •'Cumberland is a sister shig to the same company's Devon, which was here recently. . NEW AMERICAN COMPANY. It is reported at Seattle (says "Fairplay") that a number of shipping men, including Mr. R. M. Calkins, traffic. manager of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. , Paul; Bailway, are organising a company to build and operate three steamers to ply between Seattle, Hawaii, and Australian and New Zealand ports. \ ' ( STEAMER SOLD FOR' NEW ZEALAND. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. April 5, 9 p.m.) Sydney, April 5. The 6teamer Cowan has been sold for New Zealand. It is understood that the vessel will be usecC in connection with a municipal 'fish supply venture. The Viotoria is to arrive this morning from Lyttelton en route for via northern ports. Tho vessel hoe 220 tons tp discharge here, and will leavo this evening for the north. ' The Wootton from Nydia Bay is expected in on Saturday. She will get away for the south again the same day. Messrs. Johnston and Coi announce that the Ruru will make a trip down from Napier on Friday. She will take cargo for the Easfe Coast, probably getting amy the siime day., The Komata is listed to leave Westport at midday to-day for Wellington, ana iB expected here on; Friday night. An aiTivel thi6 afternoon will be the Rosamond from Lyttelton. • She has 400 tone to discharge here, and will then load for . New Plymouth and Bluff. Departure will be taken for New Plymouth at noon on Friday. The Rosamond will call at Picton before proceeding to tho Blufi^. The Blackball Company Ngatoro left for Greymouth last night to load again for Wellington. She should show up hero about Saturday. The same company's. Ngakuta is listed to leave to-day for Greymouth to load for Timaru. The Calm is now to arrive here from tho south on Saturday instead of Friday, as was expected. She will leave on Saturday for Wcnganui. - Laden with case-oil from Singapore the British Imperial Oil Company s steamer j Cyrcna- is duo at Auckland about nest 1 Saturday. In the event of her arriving at the northern port on time the Cyrenashould reach Wellington about a fortnight hence. She will probably be followed by the steamer Physa. From Brisbane direct the Calliope arrived at Port Chalmers on Monday. Sho loads wool for London' at that port, and will afterwards come on to Wellington.