SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3038, 27 March 1917, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP 'JTHE MOON. MARCH. Day. Hr. m. First quarter 1 4 14 a.m. Full moon 9 9 28 a.m. Last, duarter 17 0 3 a.m. Now moon 23 3 35 p.m.' First quarter 30 10 6 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 10.46 a.m.; sets, 7.58 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 7.54 a.m.; 8.24 p.m. To-morrow, 8.46 a.m.; 9.17 p.m. SOT. Bun rises to-day, 6.59 a.m.: sets, 5.63 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, MARCH 26. POHERUA, £.s. (5.40 a,m.), 1175 tons, Scott, from Westport. RIPPLE, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, from Gisborne, via coast, QUEEN OP THE SOUTH, s.s. (midnight), 198 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. DEPARTURES. >• MONDAY, MARCH 26. NORA. NIYEN, s.s. (6.30 a.m.), 166 tons, Brusoy, for Cook Strait. PATEENA,' s.s. (12.50 p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, for Picton and Nelson. KAITOA, s.s. (5.5 p.m.), 305 tons. Wildman, for Nelson. HAWERA, s.s. (6 p.m.), 200 tons, Ja.ckson, for Patea. OREPUKI, s.s. (6 p.m.), 525 tons, Dctyhurst, for Nelson. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3399 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Koutunui, Ea6t. Coast, Maroh 27. InvercargiU, Wanganui. March 27.. Wakatu, Lyttelton, Kaikoura., March 27. Nikaoi, Nelson, Ma.rch 27. Mararoa, Lyttelton, Maich 27. Pateena-, Nelson, Picton, March. 27. Waimca-. Tarakohe. March 27. Wa.verloy, Patea, March 27. Queen of tho South, Foxton, March 27. Kapuni, Patea, Maroh 27. Wootton, Icrttelton, March, 27. Opawa, Blenheim, March 27. Kapiti, Wanganui, March 27. Wairau, Blenheim, Maroh 28. Ka.hika, Dunedin, March 28. Hinemoa, northern lighthouses. Mar. 29. Monowai, Dunedin, Lyttelton. Mar. 29. Blenheim. Picton, March E9. Mapourika, West Coast, Nolson. March 31. John, Gisborne, March 31. H-ipple, Gisborne, via, Coast. April 1. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kapani, Patea, March 27. Wavcrley, Patoa, March 27. Waimea, Nelson, West Coast, March 27. Mararoa-, Lyttelton, March 27. Nikau, Nolson, March 27. Koutunui, East Coast, March 27. Picton, Nelson, West Coast, Ripple, Napier, Gisborne, Akitio, Mar. 27. Eunice, Pioton, Wanganui, March 2?. Queen of tho South, Foxton, March. 27. - Opawa, Blenheim, March 27. Kapiti, Wanganui, March 28. Wa-irau, Blenheim, March 28. Invoroargill, Wanganui, March 28. Magic, Sandy Bay, March 28. Wootton/ Lyttelton, March 28. Maori, Lyttelton, March 28. • Kaitoa, Nelson, March 28. , Pateena, Picton, Nolson, March. 28. ' Wa-katu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton. March 25. Monowai, Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, March 29. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. 1 MONDAY, MARCH. 26. NAPIER. Sailed.— I Tarawera (5.50 p.m.), for Welling- .. ton. MANUKAU HEADS. Sailed.—Hinemoa (2.50 p.Tn.). for New Ply- . mouth, and Rarawa. (4.55 p.m.), for New Plymouth. 1 - PATEA. Sailed.—Wavcrley (11.55 a.m.), for Wellington; Kapuni (12.10, p.m.), for Wellington. WANGANUI. To sail.—lnvcrcargill.dOp.m.), for Wellington. FOXTON. Sailed.—Queen of tho South (11.30 *i.m.), for Wellington. PICTON. Arrived—Pateena (5.20 p.m.). from Wellington. BLENHEIM. To sail.-Opaira (8 p.m.),. for Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Nikau (7.10 p.m.), for Wellington. TARAKOHE. Sailed.—Waimca (noon), for Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.—Alexander (8 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Sailed.—Mararoa (8,10 p.m.), for Wellington. , PORT CHALMERS. Arrived—Monowai (3.40 a.m.), from Welling- \ ton. PERISHABLE CARGO ONLY. Tho Union Company advise that the Tarawera, which is duo hero to-day, -will take perishable cargo only for Lyttelton and Dunedin, and will sail for those ports at 5 p.m. to-day. HUDDART-PARKER, LTD. Tho directors of the Huddart, Parker Oompany have, says a southern exchange, declared a half-yearly dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, on preference shares and 8 per cent, on ordinary shares, with a bonus of 1 per cent, on tho ordinary shares. AN OLi) BARQUE,The shortage of shipping has been responsible for a great number of old vessels being brought into commission again. An example of this is provided by the presence in Sydney of a barque which was previously owned by Messrs. Andrew Weir > and Co. She was then known a>s the Trongate, and after being omployed for a

number of years on the company's lino she was sent to the West Coast for ueb as a hulk. After many years' service on the West Coast tho Trongate "was Bold to her present owners at a sum which, was higher than her original cost, and converted into a barque again. CHARTERERS' LEAGUE FORMED. The Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the 'l'oyo .Kiscn Kaisha.'tho M.B.K. Shipping Department, and other shipowners have .iust organised a. league which, will endeavour to clearify tho charter market of all evils, says the Japan "Times" of recent rate. The l league has the central office at Kyornaohi, Kobe, and Mr. K. Matsuo takes chargo of all affairs as manager. • MBSS-TABLE GOSSIP. • Mr. J. Dunwoodio, engineer of the Karu, has come ashore, and las been replaced by Mr. F. M'Conville. Mr. A. A. Douglas, second engineer ol tho Kitta,wa, has sinned off that -vessel, and has been replaced by Mr. G. M. Ronnie. Mr. E. 11. A: Furley, fourth engineer of tho Monowai, has come ashore, and has been replaced by Mr. R. W. Elliot. Mr. H. T. Atchison, fourth engineer of the Kurow, has como ashore, and Mr. S. Scott lias joined'th© tcssol. The Eunice, whicli arrived in port on Saturday is to leave at about J o'clock this afternoon for Pictor and Wanganui, taking cargo for both, ports. Tho Blenheim is not now due hero till Thursday or. Friday. Sho is timed to leave on Monday next for Havelock and tho Sounds. According (0 mail advice received yesterday thero has been a. serious congestion of oargo at Kobe (Japan), but, tho troublo is now over. Large sheds are in course of construction at the port, and on completion it 13 expected that they will be capablo of holding some 20,000 tons of cargo. Preparatory to the Putiki beinE put up for auction to-morrow tho vessel's crow has signed off, as she has laid up. Tho auxiliary schooncr Houto arrived o.t Dunedin 011 Friday afternoon from Onchungo, after an uneventful voyage of ten days. Tho vessel carried a. full cargo of scrap iron. On completion of discharge t.ho Houto will undergo survey and overhaul at Port Chalmers, and will alEo hn,vo a. new set of crude oil engines installed. The Kaka-po should leave GrcymouUi tonight for Wellington. • The Corinna arrived at New Plymouth early yesterday morning frf>m Wellington and Nelson. Sho should leavo that port at 10 p.m. to-day for Wellington, and will sail on Thursday for Dunedin. Tho Komata- was to havo left WestporL at midnight for Wellington. vSho has coal and timber for hero, and should arrive to-night. Tho Kittawa is to go to Shelly Bay to load explosives to-day, and from there will proceed on to Westport.