SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2852, 17 August 1916, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON. . . I AUGUST. ' Day. Hr. m. First quarter 7 ■ 836 a m. 1 Full moon ; *13 11 50 p.m. Last quarter 21 0 23 a.m. New moon 29 . 4 55 a.m. MOON. Moon rites to-day, 9.58 p.m.: sets 8.46 a.m. Friday. - , TIDE. To-day. 7.27 a.m.; 7.55 p.m. * To-morrow, 8.26 a.m.'; 8.50 p.m. . SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.39, a.m.; spts, 5.11 p.m. ARRIVALS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST* 16. KTORMBIRD, 5.6. (1.40 a.m.), 217 tons, Gibson,- from Wanganui. KAITOA, s.s. (6.10 a.m.), 305 tons. Wildmaw, from Nelson and Motueka. HiLORI> s.f. (7.15 a.m.), 5399 ions, Han' nmg, from Lyttalton. TUTANEKAI (noon), 811. tons. Post, from Cook Strati. OREPUKI, s.s. ■ (1 p.m.), 527 tons, Dewburst, from Lyttelton.. BREEZE, s.s. (2 p.m.), 347 tons. Radford, from Wanganui. DEPARTURES. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16. TUTANEKAI, s.s. (5,50 a.m.), 811 tons, Post, for Cook Strait. HINEMOA, s.s. 17.30-a.m.), 542 tons, 80llons, for Cook Strait. NGAKUTA, s.s. (uoon), 1775 tons, MuLr, for Greymouth.' PATEENA, SvS. 12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Iteid, for Picton and Nelson. KAITOA, s.s. (5.10 p.m.). 350 tons, Wildman, for Kelson and Motuekn. MAGIC, auxiliary scow (6.30 p.m.), 82 tone, Johnnsen, for Sandy Bay. MONOWAI. s.s. (6.25 p.m.), 3433 tons, Drewettc. for Lyttelton and Dunedin. KAPUNI, s.s. (6.25 p.m.), 150 tons, Gibson, for Patea. MAORI, -S.Q. (7.55 p.m.), 3399 tons. Manning, for. Lyttelton. OREPUKI. s.s. (10.5 p.m.), 525 tons, Dewhurst. for Nelson. KOMATA, s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 1594 ton;', Lambert, for Westport. • POHERUA. s.-s. (11.56 p.m.), 1175' tons, Jackson, for Greymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. • Rosamond," Napier, August 17. Wakatu, Kadkoura, August 17. Waverley. Patea, August 17. Kaiapoi. Westport, August 17. *s Port Elliot, Napier, August 17. lvapitl, -Wanganui, August 17. Kiritona, Napier, ■ August 17. Koutunui, Napier, Augrst 17. Queen of the South, Foxton, August 37. Tarawera, southern porta, August 17. "Mararoa, Lyttelton, August 17. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, August 17. Wimmera.. Melbourne, August/17. Hawera, Patea, 'August 17. Hincmoa, Oook Strajt, August 17. Ngatoro, Greymouth, August 17. Patecna, • Nelson, Picton, August 17. JGakapo, Greymouth, August 17. . Kaituna, Westport, August 17. Rotorua, Napier, August 17. ICapunl, Patea., August 18. Wairau, Blenheim, August 33. Kflitoa, Nelson, ilotueka, August tg. Maori, Lyttelton, August 18. ' John, southern ports. August 18. Cacique, San Francisco, August' 18. Blenheim, Picton, August 18. Hegulus, Nelson, August 18. ; Calm, southern ports, August 19. 1 . Wootton, Lyttelton, August 19. Victoria, Sydney, via north. August 19. Mapourika, West Coast, Nelson. Aug. 19. ICahika, Greymouth. August 19. Ngakuta, Greymouth, August 19. Koniata, Westport, August 20. Kowhai. southern: ports, August 20. Ripplo; Napier, Gi&borne* August 20. Monowai, Dunedin,- Lyttelton. August 20. Putiki", Wan&anui, August 20. Alexander, Pict-on, »Vutrurt 22. Orepuki', southern* ports, August 23.

i PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Opawa, Blenheim, August 17. '' Kamo, Greymouth, August. 17. Waverlcy, Patea, August 17. ICaoiti, Wf-nganui, Augus't 17. Ktormbird, Wangnnui, August 17. Karamu, New Plymouth, GrcymouUi. August 17. Wairau, Blenheim, August 17. Queen of the South, Foxtou. Aug t7, Tar&wora, northern ports, August 17. Mararoa, Lyttelton, August 17. Nikau, Nelson, Motueka, August 17. Corinthic, Lyttelton, August 17. Ngatoro, Greymouth, August 17. Jliverina, Sydney, August 17. Wakatu. Kaikoura, August 17. Edgar r. Luclicnbach, southern oorts ' August IT. Rosamond. Picton, Onehimgn; August 17 Hawera, Patca. August 18. - Wairau, Blenheim, August 18. Pa/teena,' 'Pioton, Nelson, August 18, Kaitoa, Nelson,' Motueka, August 18. M'aori, Lyttelton, August 18. Calm. Wango.mii,. August 18. John, Wanganui, August 18. Nga-toro, Groymouth, August 18. Tiegulus, Nelson, West; Coast, Aug. 18 . floottOn. Lyttelton. August 19. Wimmera, Melbourne, via south, Aug 19 Victoria,' Duriedin, August 19. Kamini, Patea, August 19. . K&kapo, Plcion, Onehunge, August 19. Monowai, northern ports. August 21 Blenheim. ITavelock Sounds, August 21. topple, Napier, Gisbbrnc, August 22. Mapourika, Nelson. West Coast, Aug. >3 Alexander, Nelson, West. Coast, Aug 22 Kahlka. liyttolton August 22. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. RIVERINA, left Sydney for Wellington, August 11. Armed here August IS IIOERAKI, loaves Sydney August 24 for Wellington. Due hero August M. ■ MANUKA, leaves Sydney August 17. Due hero August 21. WESTPHALIA, left for Sydnoy, via, northorn ports, August 10. Duo Sydney Aug. PALOONA, arrived here August 11. Left August 12 for Melbourne. Due Melbourne August 17.. ' ■ > • VICTORIA, left Sydnoy for 'Auckland August 10. Arrived Auckland August 14 Due Wellington August 19. Leaves sam« day for Dunedin direct.'. _ WIMMERA, left Malhourno August 12 Due here August 17. Leaves August 19 for Melbourne, Tin, southern porta; BT TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. 6 WeUiu^o'n 11 " and | A l Tived.JerU 1 ,- A SS'. AUEUSt 16 "

COASTAL. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 16. NAPIEII.

Sailed—P.-wamond' (2.45 a.m.), for Wellinc. ton. To Elail.—Uotarua (7 p.m.), Port Elliot (6 p.m.), and Kiritona, (7 p.m.), for Vollington. PATKA. Sailed.—'Waverley (12.20 p.m.), tor Welling ton. FOXTOff. To sail—Queen of the South (10 nm) for Wellington. 1 '' PICTON. Arrived—Pateena (160p.m.),from IVelliinrton. - .. b BLENHEIM. Arrived.—Wairau (8.45 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Mapourika 6.15 i.rn.). from Picton; Alexander (8.30 a.m.), from Wellin-'. ton. ' ~ Saileil.-Nihau (7.5 p.m.), for ' Wellinc-v. PUPONCIA. \ Arrived— Kennedy (9.10 a.m.). and Bleuheim (9.30 «..m.), from ■ Wellington. QREYMOUTH. Sailed.-Kakapo (11.25 a.m.), from Welliiiff. ton. KAIKOUHA. To sail.—Wflka-tu (6.30 p.m.), for Wellin". ton. • LYTTEIJTON. ' Arrived.—Melbourne (7.30 a.m.), from Newcastle. ■Sailed.--Jlnroroa. (8.50 p.m.), for Wellington ,(10 p.m.), for WellingDUNEDIN. f S-iiled.—Uurhuni (7.15 p.m.), for WailaraWaiwera (5.30 p.m.), for Bluff. WUIMERA FROM MEIiBOtTRNE. A wireless 'message has been received from Captain Kell, of the Wimmera stat. J Jig that he eipeeted li.is vefset to arrive at Wellington from Melbourno clircr.t at 6 ii.m. to-day. hhc will hi>:tl< .\t t-h'o Queen's Wharf No. 1 south, and will bo dispatched for Melbourne, via southern ports Oil Saturday. It is anticipated that- the Wimmera will leave the llluir finally for Melbourne direct on August 24. On arrival at the latter port she ?;''l for 6ur, ify- This will mean that the IV miniem will miss a trip to New Zealand. Sho is scheduled to leave Mel bourne ou her next trip for AVcllineton direct 011 September M. No arrangomi iits have been made for having vhc Wiiumcrn relieved i'u the service during her overhaul. SAILING SHIPS' IiACE, An ''iiterestinct ocean race between two well-known sailing ships has just been concluded. The vessels nrb the baruuo Daniel and tho barquentine Wauganui Tho former left Clarence Jtiver on August' 4, and the Wangaimi left Newcastle on August- 5. Both sailers were bound lo Auckland. The Daniel passed Cane Jlaria via Diemen at 2.30 p.m. on Monday, and she was followed by the Wancanui at 4 p.m. on tho same day. > Auckland has advised that the W.anganui has arrived

CACIQUE'S EXPECTED ARRIVAL. Vlying the American ensign, W. It. Grace and Co.'s stealer Cooiqud is expected to arrive at Wellington either to-day or to-morrow from San Francisco. SMo is a typically-built * British cargocarrying ship, and was constructed in Great Britain. The Cacique is fitted with two .short masts, . whticai aro equipped with eight derricks. It is not known locally whether :she is equipped .with, wireless. As the vessel Jias v a largo quantity of explosives to land hero she will r.ot berth at tho wharf at once. Jn order to lighten her cargo several coastal steamers have been engaged. Tho Napier-owned vessels Koutunui and Kirifcana ere due at Wellington for this purpose to-day, and they will assisted by the Putiki and Blenheim.

S.S. KOSAMOSD DAMAGED. Word has • reached Wellington that the Union Company's Kosamond, wliilo berthing at the Glasgow Wharf, Napier, hit that structure severely, with the result that about 8 'feet- of thu vJ'arf wao smashed in, la**ge totara post-3 being split almost to matchwood. Tho vessel escaped with much less damage owing to the aaclior \i>ikijie ti»e main force of the blow. Plates iii the fore part of the Bosamcjud wercj pierced, however, and temporary repairs have been effected. The Rosamond is due here to-day, and further repairs will be carried out be* fore the vessel leave? for Pieton to load chaff for Onchung<a.

A "RAW A, mm LOKDOX. The B.ir.S. Arawa is due at Ilobart from London on August 28. Tho liner is ex« pected to arrive at Auckland about Sep* toniber 2, and will subsequently. visit Wellington and southern ports.

DEVON FROM LIVERPOOL. Cable advice has been received by the; loim-1 office of the F. and S. Liue stating, that the Devon left Sydney at 7 a.m.- yesterday in continuation of her journey from Liverpool to Auckland. She is duo at the northern port on Monday morning mext, and at Wellington on August 27.

NEW YORK LOADING BERTH. The steamer Strathavon has been fixed to take the loading berth at New York for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. She will come but via tho Panama. Canal. The Strathavon is one of the steamers recently purchased by Mr. Hughes on behalf of the Federal Government. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. R.Cordy, who i.5 chief officer of a special servicc vessel, is' at present on holiday leave iu the South Island. , Mr. H. P. Olsen, chief officer of the Ngatoro, who has-been successful in obtaining his Home trade master's certificate, will rejoin his ship at Wellington to-day. » Mr. F. 51. Clark has joined tho Pateena as wireless operator. Mr. H. A. de llasscll, late wireless operator .of the Riverina, 1 lias joined the Moana in a similar position. : . The Shaw-Savili liner Pakoha, from Montreal, is continuing discharging operatwne at Port Chalmers'before proceeding to Australia. At present at Dunedin, tho Corinna is to be docked this week for Btirvey and overhaul. The vessel will not arrive at Wellington on her next trip north till August 29. Tiie Northern Company's Rarawa- ia expected to arrive at • Auckland on Sunday from Onchunga to uudergo her annual overhaul. The llimu will take up the Rarawa's rnnning iu the New Plymouth trade from next Monday till September 2. An expected arrival at Auckland from London about August 22 fs tho New ZcO" land Shipping Co.'s Tongariro. Tho same company's luukoura is duo at tho northern port about August 22 from Montreal. Tho New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Paparoa, now loading at Auckland l , is expected to leave there to-day for Tokom&ru Bay and southern ports. , Leaving Dunedin yesterday tho F. and S. Line's Durham is proceeding to Wot-, tara, Wanganui, Wellington, and Auckland. This afternoon tho Now Zealand Co.'s R.M.S. Rotorua l is expected to arrive from Napier. After having done duty as a shipping oflicc for many years, the old establishroent at Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co.'s .(now Wright, Stephenson and Oo.) (•'has disappeared, and a new, un-to-dato office has taken its place. The new ehippiug oflicc is on the right as ouo enters the door, and is about twice as largo as the old office. The Northern Company's steamer Tauiwho. met with an accident iu tho Paeroa River on Saturday night last-. Sho is reported to have struck tho corner of a bridge,-and the impact carried away, the vessel's bridge and railing on tho starboard side. The wheeihouso was also smashed. A southern exchange states that a. German resident of Dunedin, who has been under tho necessity of ;report-ing himself regularly to the politic, signed, on. to fill a vacancy in tho crew of the American schooner Omega, bound for Washington, but ho was detained by tho -police. He will now be .interned. Tho Ataerican 'four-masted schooner Omega, which was to have left, Port.Chalmers on Saturday for Port Townsend U.S.A.), was delayed by something in the nature of jl strike among the crew. It that ono of the.ii' number deserted on Friday evening, and could not bo found, and that another, a Frenchman, who has been under treatment at the hospital, was returned to the vessel, but was not fit for duty. The men refused to turn to jintil the shortage of hands was made good, and so far the necessary men have not been found.

As the barque Manurewa oloarcd Grafton. on August 5 for Wellington and Wianganni she should show up here this week. The sailer is bringing hardwood and ironltork timber for the Wellington Harbour Board, tlio Railways and Publl'o Works Departments. It is reported that the price paid by tlio 'Union CompaJiy to the Alliance Shipoing Co. for the Dalraoro (since renamed Waitotara) was in the vicinity of £150,C00. A Luckenbnch steamer named tho Jaoob Luckenbach, bound from San Francisco to Leith, was sunk early last month, oil Dover; in collision .. with the British steamer Eddystone.

No v cargo will be received for northern ports by tho Tarawcra"'to-day. The vessel will be late in arriving at this port from Lyttelton on account of her lato departure from tho south.

At 5 p.m. to-day the Huddart-Parker steamer Riverina will lcavo for Sydnoy and Ilobart.

After she has. discharged part of her forgo of Greymouth coal here tho Kahikn, mil- go on to Lyttelton with tho balance.

Overhaul to the Ka.mo is expected to be completed to-day. Tho vessel will probn.bly get away for Greymouth to-nijrht. The Poherua, which lias gone to Greyraouth, will load there for Dunedin arid Oama.ru.

Kakapo, which has not, visited ■Wellington for some considerable time, is due in port from Greymouth to-day. Subsequently she will pracced to Picton to load •jhuff for OnohunEa.