SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2884, 23 September 1916, Page 12

SHIPPING NEWS

. ■ ♦ • PEASES OF THE MOON, SEPTEMBER. Day. Br. m, Now Moon 27 7 4 p.m. First Quarter 6 3-67 p.m. • Full moon 12 8 1 a.m. Last quarter - 19 5 5 p.m. MOON. VMooh rises to-day, 3.34 a.m.; sets, 1.42 p.m . v TIDE. To-day, 0.55 a.m.; 1.15 p.m. To-morrow, 1.35 a.m.; 1.56^.p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 5.39 a.m.; sets, 5.47 p.m. . ARRIVALS. ' FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 22. I WAKATU, s.s. (0.45 a.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Ijyttolton and Kaikoura. KAITOA, s.s. ■ (4.45 a.m.), 305 tons, Wild: man, from' Nelson and 'Motuoka. ALEXANDER, s.s. (5.45 a.m.), 377 tons, Wildman, from Tcrakohe. MAORI, s.s. (8.30 a.m.), 3399 tons,-Man-ning, from Lyttelton. TARAWERA, s.s. (noon), 2003 tons, Cameron., from- Auckland, via ports. » AKITA MARU; Japanese s.s. (1.10 p".m.), 3792 tons, U. Tanaka, from Kobe (Japan), via Yokohama and Sydney. TAINUI, s.s. (4 p.m.), 128 tons, Jensen, from Waitara. BLENHEIM, s.s. (4.40 - p.m.). 120 tons, Wilkinson, from Havelock. KAMO, s.s. (6 p.m.), 1300 tons, Watson, from Westport. • ' . NGAKUTA, s.s. (7.10 p.m.), 1250 tone, Muir, from Greymouth. DEPARTURES. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. ( •KOMATA, s.s.- (11 a.m.), 1994 tons', Lambert, for Westport. TAKAPUNA, s.s. (1. p.m.), 1036 tons, Irwin, for Picton and Nolson. • WOOTTON, s.s. (3.10 , p.m.), 151 tons, Holm, for Lyttelton. HIMITANGI, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 323 tons, Thompson, for Timoru. KAITOA, b.s. (5.20 p.m.), 350 tons, Wildman, for Nelson. . .WAIRAU, s.b. 15.35 p.m.), 93 tons', Deiley, for Blenheim. WAKATU,. s.s. ( 6p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura. ■'• MAORI, b.s.' (7.50 p.m.), 3399 tons. Manning, for/ Lyttclton. TARAWERA. ..is. (9.15 p.m.), 2003 tons, Ritchie, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS! Waverley, Patea, September 23. Opawa, Blenheim, Soptember 23. ' Mapourika, W,est Coast, Nelson, Sept. 23. ,'Nikou, Nelson. Mobueka, September 23. Pateena, Lyttelton, Soptember 23. ■ Hlnemoa, northern ports, Soptember 23. Paloona, Melbourne, via south, Sept. 25. Kapiti, Wanganui, September 23. Kapuni, Patea, September 23. . Tarawera, Napier, September 23. ivamo, Westport, Soptembei 23. ' Queen of the South, Foxton, Sept. 23. Opawa, Blenheim, September 23. • Takapuna, Nelson, Picton, Sept. 23. Waverley, Patea, Soptember 26. Kowhai, Gisborne, September 24. Kaitoa, Nelson, September 24. . Maori, Lyttelton, September 24. Ripple, Akitio, Gisborne. Napier, September k •• Arawa, Tima.ru, September 24. , Echo, East Coast, September 24. Waimoa, Wanganui, September 26. Wakatu, Lyttelton; Kaikoura, Sopt. 26. , Komata, Westport, Sept. 26. John, southern ports, September 26. Monowai, northern ports, Sept. 26. Waimea, New Plymouth, Sept. 26. Wimmera, Melbourne, Septembor 28. , John, southern ports, Sept. 29. Wostralia, Sydney, via north, Sept. 29. •Wootton, Lyttelton, Ootobor 1. lonic, London, va Auckland, October 7. Port Napier, London, via ports, Oct. 12. Vermont, Now York, via ports, Oct. 13. Somerset, Lverpool, October 23. Hurunui, New York, October 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hawora, Patea, September 23. Blenheim, Wanganui, Soptember 23. Opawa, Blcuhoimi, September 23. Nikau, Nolson, Motuoka, Septembor 23. Pdtoena, Lyttelton, Soptember 23. Wanaka. Westport, September 23. Queen of the South, Foxton) Sept. 25.. Kapiti, Wanganui, Septembor 25. Waverley, Patoa, Soptember 25. .. Takapuna, Picton, Nelson, Sopt. 25. Kowhai, southern ports, September 25. Maori, .Lyttelton, September 25. Kaitoa,' Nelson, September 25. .' Tainui, Waitara, via Now Plymouth, September 25. - Echo, Tcrakohe, Soptomber 25. ■ Kowhai, southern ports, Septembor 25. Ngakuta, Greymouth, September 25. , Paloona, Melbourne, September 25. Mapourika, West Coast. September 26. Monowai, Lyttclton end Dunedin, Sept. 26. Ripple, Napier, Gißborno, Akitio, September 26. ~ . Waimea, Nelson, West Coast. Sept. 26. Kapuni, Patea, September 26. Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Sept. 27. Aklta Mara, Melbourne. Sept. 27. Wostralia, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Sept. 29. John, Wanganui, September 29. Wimmera, 'Melbourne, via ports, Sept. 30. .• Wpot/ton,. Lyttelton, October 2. ' MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. ' INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. ' MOERAKI, left Wellington for Sydnoy September 21, and duo Sydney September 25. ■ .- •" - VICTORIA, left Wellington September 21 for.Sydnoy, via Bast Coast and.Auckland. Due Sydney September 28. PALOONA, left Melbourne Sopt, 13 for Wellington., via Hobart. ' Blnff. Dnnedln, and Lyttelton. Due Wellington September 23. • Sails. Sfli.tomber JS for Melbourne direct, and due Melbourne Sep. tember 30. • '...-1 . RIVERINA, left Sydney Soptembor 21, and d™ Wellington September 25. WESTRALIA, left Sydney Sopt. 20. Due Auckland' September 24. and at Wellington, via ports, September 29. ' Leaven for Lyttelton and. Dunedin September 30. Due bock October 5. and safU sime day fo? Sydney, via ports. Due Sydney October 13. MANUKA, leaves Sydnoy September 28, and duo Wellington October 2. • WIMMERA; learos Melbourno September 23 for Wellington direot, and due here September SB.' I»avcs- tore for Mdbotfnie. via southern ports, on Septembor 30. ■"nd duo Melbourno Ootobor 18. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. ~ AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Monowai (ll a.m.), from southern -ports; Flora (6.20 a.m.), from Eastern Pacific -. ■ . ■■''•■ ? ' Sailed.—Cecilia Sudden (barque), for Fiji. ,' ■: ONEHUNGA. Sailed.—Hlnemoa (5.45 a.m.), for Wellington.' ■ i NAPIER. Arrived—Victoria (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington. - NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Kakapo (2. p.m.), from New- - castle; Kara (8 p.m.), from Wollington. Sailed.—Rarawa (8.35 p.m.), for Onehunga. WANGANUI. Arrived.—Kapiti (6.56 a.m.); from Wellington. . . ' BLENHEIM. Arrived.—Opawa (2.30 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. Arrived.—Regulus (4.15 p.m.), from Onenunggh ' ' Sailca—Waimea (4.50 p.m.), for Greymouth;. Nikau (5.30 p.m.), for Wellington. ; ■ GREYMOUTH. ' • Arrived—Ngahere (7.40 p.m.), from Wol- :' iington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Karamu (12.40 p.m.), from Grey- . mouth; Breeze (12.25 p.m.), Pateena (8.35 a.ni.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Opouri (11.30 a.m.), for Timaru; ... Paloona .and'Calniv(6.3o p.m.), for Wellington; Pateena (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington. ■, •. SYDNEY BOAT. Tho Huddart-Parker Company advise that the Rivcrina sailed from Sydney on Thursday at noon, and, with a favourable run, should reach hero early on Monday morning. She has 89 passengers and 1457 tons of cargo for discharge here. The cargo includes 49 motor cars, about 29,000 feet of timber, 50 tons superphor.phates, and 600 sleepers. She will leave here on Tuesday at 5 p.m. for south, and will bo duo back on Thursday, ana will sail at 5 p.m. the same day for Sydney and Hobart. NIKAU DELAYED. Messrs. Bannatyne and Co. advise that, owing to the troops marching through tho oity to-day, tho departure of tho Nikau for Nelson has been postponed .till ■ 5 p.m. to enable the passengers to witness tho parade. ■ . " AKITA MARU FROM JAPAN IN POUT. An arrival of more than' usual interest yesterday was that of the Aklta.'Moru, from Japan, via Sydnoy. Sho berthed at the Glasgow.-Wharf at about 1.30 p.m., and commenced unloading almost immediately. Captain Tanaka is in charge of tlio vessel, and sho is manned entirely by Japanese, many of whom, howover, speak English. . , Tho Akita Maru has the distinction of being tho first of tho Nippon Yuson Kaisna vosscls to come 'to New Zealand, i but it is,expected to establish, a direct liuo from Japan shortly, l Sho was only launched a few. months ago from the yards of tho Mitsui Bishi dockyards and engine works of Japan. Sho Is a vessel of 3792 tons gross register, and. is registered at Tokio. Her principal dimensions arc:-Leugth 345 ft., breadth 50ft., and depth 29ft. She Is fitted with all the latest devices to Bcouro facility iu tho handling of cargo. Her cargo for New Zealand amounts to 2323 tons, and Includes 13,776 paokages. Evory conccivahlc. class of merchandise is comprised in tho cargo, and. tho list in-

eludes.—Glassware, toys, porcelain, safety matches, brushes, cotton waste, grass ■ mats, rugs, matting, curios, towels, lianiboo blinds, screens, cotton goods, cotton hosiery, whito cotton duck, hats, porfumery, oval .mats, rubber goods, lookingglasses, porcelain ware, imitation leather cases, thermos bottles, brassware, straw rugs, tobto mats, Sat6uma porcelain ware, electric lamps, silk goods, leather ware, enamelled ware, roflned camphor, sunflower seeds, soap, tubli hats, samples of cotton blankets, wool and cotton flannel, vegetable ink, stamp pads, ribbon tape, jute twine,-boot laces. Her first appearance was off tho Heads at 11 a.m. yesterday, and in response to signals Captain Davies, of the pilot staff, went aboard. The vessel is only visiting Wellington this trip, and leaves on Tuesday for Port Pirio and Melbourne, and thence on to Japan again. Advice has been received' that the steamer Vermont (4271 tons. Captain Gemmell), which left New York for New Zealand, via Panama, on. August' 23, loft Balboa on Soptember 7, and will bo duo in Auckland about October 7 and at Wellington on October 13. She has 1100 tons of cargo to discharge here, and thon goes on to Dunedin and finally Australian ports. The vessel is one of the fifteen vessels purchased a few months ago by the Australian Government, and was bought for £110,000. \ ' ■ ; From London tho liner Port Napior (10,641 tons, Captain Compton) arrived in Sydney on Thursday morning. She will leave Sydney on September 28 for Auckland, where she is due on October 3. After oalling at Napier she should arrive i in Wellington f about October 11. A very smart fun was put lip by the I Ngakuta, during tho last few days. She left hero on Tuesday at 5 p.m., and reached Greymouth on Wednesday evening. Sho loaded 2000 tons on Thursday, and, leaving late on Thursday night,, arrived in Wellington yesterday and commenced unloading by 7.30 p.m. She will not leave south until Monday night. The Wootton, which left here yesterday for Lyttclton, ehould be back on Sunday, and will sail again on Monday for the southern port. Mr. 0. Stevens, third mate on tho Maori, has gone off on t sick leave. Mr. W. A. Gray, late second officer on tho Maori, has joined the Taknpiina as first officer. The Paloona left Lyttelton last evening, and is due this morning. She will sail on Monday for Melbourne dircc*. The Kowhai leaves Gisborne to-night, and Is due on Sunday evening. She leaves here for Dunedin, Timami, and Bluff on Monday. The Ifapourika left 'Westport yesterday morning at 8 o'oloek, and is due here this afternoon, via Nelson. The Karoo left at 6 o clock, and will be duo hero this morning. . \ ■ Chief Officer J. Smith, of tho Northern Company's steamer. Manaia, has been appointed captain of the same company a steamer Waipu. Captain Bettis, of the Warm;, has been appointed master of tho Hauitl. The Government steamer Hlnemoa has now finished her trip round tho northern lighthouses and harbours, and tele-, graphic advice was received last evening that 6he had left Onehunga at 5.45 a.m. for Wellington, «und had passed Manukau Heads at 7 a.m., bound for Wellington. The Defender arrived in Lyttelton; late on Wednesday nicrht with a full cargo of timber from Hokitika, via Westport. Tlio Cygnet was at that time on tho slip,, but it was expected that she would be tnkeii off' -yesterday afternoon, and : the Defender will probably go 'on this morning for annual overhaul. The Union Company's Arahura arrived in Auckland on Wodnesdny, two days early. This wne to enablo her to go into dock for engine-room ropo-iTs. Sho is to sail' this afternoon for Tokomaru Bay, Gisborno, and Napier. Tho Auckland-owned scow Arrah NaPoiriie is now about 32 • days out from' , Wellington to Hokianga. The last heard of her was from tho coast near Blenheim, whero sho wa's sheltering from tho heavy, weather which, was met shortly after leaving Wellington .for Holdangn.. It is understood that ill* schooner Morning Light, which was sold somo timo ago for work at Wawranul, is to have engines fitted. in her. Tho vessel is at present lying alongside tho lower breastwork at Lyttelton.