SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2754, 25 April 1916, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PEASES OF THE HOOK. i APRIL. Bay. Hr. m. Now moon 3 351 a.m.' First quarter 11 2 6 a.m. Full moon 18 2 37 p.m, Last quarter ...... 25 10 8 a.m. . MOON. Moon rises to-day, 11.44 a.m,; seta, 2.14 p.m. TIDE. ' To-day, 10.33 a.m.; 10.58 p.m. To-morrow, 11.25 a.m.; 11.52 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.46 a.m.; sets, 5.8 p.m.' ARRIVALS. MONDAY, APRIL 24. ,'KHfI, s.s. (8 a.m.), 1122 tons, Plaits! from Westport. KOMTUAI, s.s. (11.5 a.m.), 792 tons, Elder J, from Greymouth. MOERAKI, a.s. (3.45 p.m.), 4392 tons, OollyiS' from Sydney. Passengers: Saloon— Mesdamtes Maine, Taylor, Jenkins, Wilkinson, Raymond, Gorman. Sargeant and child, Corry. Jones, Howard, Simmonok, Crotty, Hilton, Warner and 3 ohildien, Donaldson, Shedd, Giffard, Dalton, Misses Gray (2), Spary, Parker, Wilson, Demeral, Howard, Taylor, Willis, Thomas, Messrs. Duncan, Bruce, Wilkitason (2), Grow, Rhodes, Burgess, Raymond, Sargeant, Maroroft, Shane, Oorry, Fraser, Miyaz&6Si, Meyer, Morrisby, Marshall, SjmmomSs, Pirana, .Orotty, Dorando, Best, Fletcher, VVjlaju, Webb, Nicoll, Jenkins, Ryder, Donaldson, Kallums, Berensliki, Bellane, Moses, Shedd, Murton, Dalton, GiffaTd and Master Giffard, BelJ, Lerwick (2); 58 steerage. ' OPAWA, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 7230 tons, Barnes, from Waitara. DEPARTURES. MONDAY, APRIL 24. , MAORI, 6.5. (7.55 p.m.;, 3399 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. PATEENA, s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, li'win, for Pioton and Nelson. expected arrivals. Breeze, Lyttelton. April 25. Mapourika, Pioton, Nelson, Aiprll 25. Mararoa, Lyttelton, April -25. .Pateena, Pioton, Nelson, April 25. Tarawera, Lyttelton. April 25. Nikau, Nelson, April 25. . Kapiti, Wanganui, April 26. Kennedy, Nelson, April 26. Aorcre, • Patea, April 86. Kaitoa, Nelson, April 26. Maori, Lyttelton, April -26. Elsie i Mary, Mercury Bay, April 26 - Opawa, Blenheim, April 26. Ngakuta, Greymouth, April 26. iCoutunui, Napier, April 26. Waimea, Terakohe, April 26.. Paloona, Melbourne, Tia south, ADril 2B Victoria, Auckland, April 28. Ripple.'Napier, Gisborne, April 30. Dongarra, New York, May 1. ■ Dorset, Lyttelton, May 1. Riverima, Sydney, May i. Cygnet,, Kaikoura, May 2. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mapourika, Nelson and coast, April 2S. ,Breeze, Wanganm, April 25. ■ John, southern ports, April 25. Wairau, Blenheim, April 25. Moeraki, Lyttelton, April- 25. Nikau,. Nelson, April 25. Tainui, New Plymouth, April 25. Mararoa, Lyttelton, 1 April 25. Ripple, 'Napier and Gisborne, April 26 Kaitoa, Nelson, April 26. • ■ kapum, Patea, April 26. Queen-of the South, Foit'on, April 1 26, btormbird, Wanganui, April 26. Blenheim. Blenheim, April 26. Waimea,. Nelson and coa6t, April 27. • Koutounui, East Coast, ■ April 28. Victoria, southern ports, A.pril-28..' Paloona, Melbourne, April \29. Himitangi, Chatham" Islands, April 29 Riverina, Lyttelton, May 2. . E Cygnet, Kaikoura, May 3. !

\ MOVEMENTS OF\ STEAMERS. 1 INTERCOLONIAL SEKTIOE. ■ i c ie .',' e for . s 7 dn6 y direct, April 12 AaTived Sydney April 16. Leaves ; tetan J ll^i BEton Aprll 27 ' - at p MANUKA, left Sydney April. 13 tor Weilington Arrived here April 17. Left for mtJpt?j' ae S y dnß y April 25. MOEKAKI, arrived at Sydney • April 10 Left Sydney for Wellington dircct April for Sydney April M ' Lca,Tes Aprill1 ' WESTRALIA, arrived here from Sydney for Sydney. Aprll Le£t . here 2". VICTORIA, left Wellington for Sydney T . la nojtoern ports,. April, 6. At Sydney April 14. . Left Sydney ■ April 20 for Wellington, via north; due here April 28 PALOONA, left for Melbourne, direct W 10. Arrived Melbourne April 16* April. 19; arrived Hobarfc « ?*• .Leaves same day for Bluff- dn« \mrti p PB A 2 4' ? ue j Y ellinEton A P ril ' 23' arrived. here from Melbourne and Hobart. Left April 17 for Melbourne via south. Duo Melbourno April.26. Leaves to'toy" WeUlnEt<ra - ™ hobart. Due BY TKIiKGKAI'H. OVERSEA, o j ~ ... NEWCASTLE,. April 24.' Sailed.-Melboume, for Lj-ttelton. c .. . , ADELAIDE, April .24. Sailed.—Kara-poi, for New Zealand. COASTAL. MONDAY, APRIL 24. ' ' . AOOICLAND. . .. Arrived.-Senorita (10 a.m.), from Melbourne; Kamona (6 a.m.), from We&tport. PICTON. ArTived.-Pateena (5 p.m.), from WcHinsNELSON. . To sail.—Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. LIITELTON. To sail.—Mararoa - (8.20 p.m.), and Tara,' vrera, for -Wellington. ■ ' * .. PORT CHALMERS. - Arrived.—Karori (4 p.m.), from Wellington; Rosamond (7.10 p.m.), from Wellington. ; " BLUFF. Sailed.—Paloona (1.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. MOERAKI FROM SYDNEY. om ilobart and/Sydney the Hoer&ki arrived m port shortly aftor 3 o'clock .yesterday afternoon, l'ho vessel left tau New South Wales port on Thursday evening last. Strong north and north-westerly winds were experienced uutil Sunday, and the nnal run was chanacteriscd by moderate southerly breezes. The Moeraki brings transhipments ex tlie following vessels:— Sonoma, Mooltan, Ind&rra, Taiyuan, Tango jUaru, Oinrah, St. Albans, Zsalan« dia,Canada, and Xomura, She will leave for thp south this evening. PALOONA AT' BLUFF. , An arrival at, Bluff last evening was tie 1 Paloona, on route from Melbourno to Wellington. She is expected hero via ports on Friday, next, and will depart for Melbourne direct the . following afternoon. FOREIGN" SHIPPING IN COAL TRADE. . Fe j r people,'oven in the coal trade, real-! is* to what an enormous extent neutral tonnage _ ivas appropriated our cool-carry-lng business during the war, 'etatcs the flipping', World. Tho percentage of foreign • vessels engaged, in this trade is Known U) have been very largo for many yoarß past, but with the continually jn-gi"«a-!»rpg Government requisitioning of Britwh vessels coal shippers have had to depend more and more' on foreign ton* * \ vf* e " us sim-plo fact to say itht about 75 per cent, of the ships which ) are securing the phenomenal freights now the cause of so much criticism are flying , neutral flags. This statement is borne out , by ■ oflicial statistics. 1

f ]\ er ™y down from Auckland this wook tho Honowai will not mftlte lier usual call at Welliiigton, but will proceed from Auckland direct to Lyttolton. I£ nccca. sary, she will leave Lyttelton to-night for Wei lngton with excursionists. Should she make the trip mentioned she will leave j? rcat . noon on Wednesday for Dunedin-

The Mapourika will not got away for 5 pm' ' ttn< * t, ' le coast to-day until