SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 153, 18 March 1918, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF. THE J.IOON. MAltCfl. Day. Hr. tn'. Lust quarter 6 0 14 p.m. Now moon 13 7 12 a.m.' First (imirtcr il 10 a.m.. Full moon 23 3 3 a.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day O.W p.m.; note, 9.29 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 9.18 a)m.: 9.47 p.m To-morcow, 10.10 a.m.; 10.37 p.m. :■ sun. Sun rises to-day, 5.49 a.m.; Bets, 6.9 p.m. . ARRIVALS. SATUBDAV.'MARCH 16. BLENHEIM, 9.3. (2.35 aim.), 120 tone, Wilklneon, from Waneaimi. NIKAU, s.B. 16.40 a.m.), 248 tons, Hay. from Nelson. MAKAKOA. s.B. (7.45 a.m.), 2598 lons, Cameron, from Lyttclion. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH e.s. (9.60 a.m.), 198 tone. Harvey, from I'oxton. OOMNNA, s.B. [10.60 a.m.), 1271 tons, Eldors, from Now Plymouth. OPAWA, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 110 tons. Nluholae, from Blenhoim. INVBBCAIIG ti'lj, s-?- «.15 p.m.), 234 tons Wa-hlstrom. from Lytteltoit KAHU, 5.3. '10 n.m.). 133, tons. Norlinc from Napier, via. Plat. Point. KOWATA, «.». (11.10 n.m.) J994 tons Lambert, from Weatport. PATEEJTA, s.s. (J1.20 ».m.). 1212 tarn, from NoJson and Pioton. SUNDAY, MABCH 17. WAIRAU, B.S.' !2 a.m.). 143 tons. Peiley, from Picton. MAPOUKIKA, s.s. (2.65 a.m.), 1203' tone, Sewell, ftom Aucklanii. KAPKNI, s,B. 14.15 a.m.), iflS tons. Gibson, from Patea. • . ■ KAITOA, s.B. (5.45 a.m.).- 305 tons, Wildman, from Nelson. IIAOBI, B.e. (7.40 a.m.). 3412 tons, Ibmning, from hyttelton. MAGIO, auxiliary scow (11.25 a.m.). 82 tone, Yendore, from Sandy Bar. KAKAPO, b.b. (11.35 a.m.), 1521 tone, Jaijkeon from Dunefidn direct, EOBAIIOND, 9.8. (2.40 p.m.), 721 tons, Bflffe, from Lyttelton. BADEN POWELL, s.s. (3.45 a.m.), 174 tons. Owen, from New Pivmouta . . MONO WAI, s.B. C9.2S p.m.), 3453 tons, Drewettc, from Dunedin. PiifcHengers: Saloon— Missan Jultie, Houlihan, Ilailey, Lattimer, Marshall, Smith, Norris, Mareton, Silvlna. llathonon !2), Oullen, Afhton, Little, Simpson, Litfclejohn, Itesdamee ■ MTjachlan, Home, Gillandcrs and child, Houlihan, Fain, Cox, White and ohild. Do-w. Jeffreys. Bringans, Arnold, Dunne and child, Crawford, Aehton, Fitzpatricli, Little, Messrs. White. ll'LacUan, Panlon, Homo, Oox, Stßwajt, Ranger, Dow. Jeffreys, Brin&ans, Little. East., Oeborne; 6t«erage, 22). WAKATU, «.(i. (10.30 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, from Kaikonra. DEPARTURES. SATCKOAI, MAJiGH 16, BiIBEZB, ,s.a. (10.35. a.m.), 663 tone, Braid, wooa, lor LyWelwa. WikAU, B.b. tf.o D.a.), M tons, ilay. fot Nelson. VAUIIOA, S.s. (3 p.m.). 91 ton 6, Jamieson, for iiolutiKa, WAViiltljlur, s.s.- '4.10 p.m.), 16'/ tone, Fisk, for Patea. . KAl'ITi, B.e. (5 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, for Waucanui. HAWKItA, s.e. (6.15 p.m.), 174 tons. M'Kinnon, for Pa.tea. MAHAKOA, a.e. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. WOOTTON. s.e. i'B p.m.), 154. tons, Lai'fien, for Lyttelton, via Sounde. COEINNA, s.b. ilO.lO p;m.), 1271 tons, Klders, for Saw Plymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kowhai, Greymouth, March 18. Kahika, Wosip-m, Marcli 18. Kanunu, Bliiif direct. March. 18. Mararoa, Lyttolton, Maj'ch 13. Nikau, Nelson, March 19. Patcena, Heleon, Picton, March 15. Wairnea, New Plymouth llaMh 19. Waverloy, J?g.tca, March 19. Kapiti, Wanktanui, March 19. Hawera, Patea, March 19. Wairau, Picton, March 19 Tainui, Waneanui, March 19. Corinaa-, New Plymoutn, March '». Opawa, Blenhoim, Uaroh 2G. ; Maori. Lyttelton, March 20. Eaatoft, Nelson, Maich 20. Invoreargili; Wanuanui, March 20. Ka,puni, Patea, March SO Qiincn of the South, Foxton, March 20. A'ootton. Lyttplton, March 20. ■ Blenheim, Havelook, Sounds, Marcli 21. • Wftkatu,- Kaikonra March 21. Eadcu Powoll. New Plymouth. March 21. isVatoro, Greymouth, March 22. Paoroa, Hokitika, March 22. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. j Maori, Lyttelton, March 18. Kaitoa, Nelsou. March 18. Ngatoro, .Greymouth, March Iβ. Opawa, Blenhoim, March 18. Wairau, Pioton, March' 18. Queeu of the South, Foxton, March 18. Kapuni, Patea, March 18. Pateena, Pioton, Nelson. Maroh 18. Kahu, East Coast, March 18. Blenhoim, Ha.velook Sounds, March 18. Putiki, Nelson. Lyttelton, Majch 18. . " Baden Powell, Wanganui, New Plyniouth. March 18. .

Monowai. Nanior, Gi6horno, Auckland, Marcli 18. Invercareill, Wanganui, March 18. Wakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttolton, March 18. Tainui, Wanganui, March 19. Rosamond, Dunedin, Bluff, March 19. Wairaea, Nehon, Coast, March 19. Bipple, East Ooast. Maroh; 19. llararoa, Lyttelton,. March V). Nikau, Neleon. March 19. Waverler, Patea, March 19. Kapiti, Wanffanui, March 19. Hayrora, Patea, March 19. Kakapo, Lyttelton, March 19. Karain J, We?tport, March 19. '■ Komnut. Wertport, March 30. Oarinna. New Plymouth, March 20. Kahika Westport, March 7J> Jltr-ci-iika, Auckland, March 20. Oorinna, Kow Plymouth, March 23. Kgahore, Greymouth, March 21. BT TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. SATURDAY, MARCH 16. WANGANTJI. Arrived.—John (2.10 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTOJf. Arrivea.—Kamo (1.10 p.m.), from Wellington: Sailoi-Putiki (8.5 p.m.), for Wellington. PORT CHALMERS. j Sailed.—Monowal (7 .p.m.), for Wellington. SUNDAY, MARCH 17. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Wataien, (7 a.m.), from , &rey- . mouth; Corinna (6.40 p.m.), from Wellington. ' WANGANUL Arrhcd.—Kttpiti (10 a.m.), from Wellington, WESTPORT. j Sailed.-Kahika (11.25 a.m.), for Wellington. ! BEEYMOUTH. Sailed.-Kowhai (12.30 p.m.), for Wellington. Lt fTSLTON. • i ArriTtd.— Breeze (5 a.m.), and Mararoa (8.30 j a.m.), from Wellington. ! POET OBALMEH6. 1 Arrived.—Himitungi (7.50 a.m.), from Weli linrton. I BLUFF. Sailed.-Karamu (5.30 a.m.), lor Wellington. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE MBT. ilonoftai—No. J4 Queen's Wliatt. Alaori—i'ewy Wharf. ! Pateena—>'o. 6 Quccu s (Vharl. . ■ Karamu—Taraniiui Btrcct Wharf. ■ Kakapo-Taranuiii Street. Whjirf. lUpourika— 1 Queen's Whurf. Kahik.a.-Eaihvuy Wharf. Iloeamond—No. 16 Queen's Wltart. Koraata—Rivilway Wharf. Kowhai—Tarunaki Street Wharf. Magic-Wool Wharf, j Kaitoa—No. 10 Qucch'b Wharf. Putiki—No. 13 Queen's Wharf. Kahu—No. 5 Qucen'n Whrtrf Kapuni—Pipitca Wharf. Queen of the South—No. 11 Queen's Wharr Opawa—No. 11 Queen's Whari. Wakatu-Pipitea Wharf. Wairau—Jfo. 13 Quoen'o Wharf. InycrcargiU— No. 13 QucpH'r Wharf. Ripple—No. 12 Queen's Wharf. Baden Poiycll-Taranaki Street Wharf. Kini—Railway Wharf. I Ngatoro-Qlasgow Wharf.

THE FIMYRMIV ICE. Tho Hon. T. M. Wilford, Minister of }larinc. has voinmunicaLwl with Dr. 'i'hackcr, M.P., on the Bubject of checking paueongere by ferry Btcamere at Lyltelton. The Jlinißtor eays:—"l hiivo , to Btate that, 1 have made inquiry into tho matter, and Uriel that tho Jlret passengers usually arrivo by tho 4 p.m. train from Ohrietchurch, and go on board on arrival, and that it has beon the custom of t!ic checking ofilcere to auk Iheso piseengers to oomoaehore for tho purpose of tallying them across the gangway as »oon as tho checking i;onimenced, which, in thn caec of tho Maraloa, is ÜBually from S to 5.30 p.m., aud of tho Maori from 6 to 6.30 p.m. I. am as. Fured, however, by tho officer whoee duly it is to supcrviso the checking that oil 710 occasion has a known nick person ever been asked to como ashore for the checking. In order to obviate any inconvenience to tho public, arrangements-hare now been niadn whore-by tho checking will cpmmeneo on the nrriviil of the 4 p.m. train, which will render it nnnecosnary for paseengere who r.omo down liy that train and eo nn board the steamer to epmt* ashore for counting."

The Putiki will tail 1/vnieht for Nolfon to load Bhcop for LytWton.

'Jluff carso will■Lβ received to-day by tho Kosamoiid, which will now not nail until to-morrow owing to.the largt amount of shipping in. port to-day. Tno iioiiouai saiirt :u 5 p.m. to-iluy for JN'upier, Ctisborne, and Auckland. i\o cargo will Ije tnKou by the Maori to-night, as she will go into dock at J,yu tclton to-iuoiTuw. 'iho Union Company advise that Iho Mapoiirika, which will sail on Wednesday lor Auckland, lias been fully booked for cargo. The Anchor Company'b Waiiuea ie advcrtiiL'd 1.0 sail lit 5 p.m. to-morrow for Nolson, AVestport, and Uroyniouth. She will arrive in the morning from New Plymouth. Tlio Wellington Steamship Company's Baden Powull will receive; cargo to day for Wanganui and New Plymouth, sailing this evening. A load of limiier will ho discharged from the Kowhai at Wellington to-day. fiho arrives from Oreymouth this morning. The colliers Komala and Kahiha will discharge at Wellinston to-day full cargoca of Wcstport coal. The Kfthn is to sail to-night for tho lower Hast Ooaet ;iorts and st-atlonn to load 1\"00l. The discharge of tho Mfatoro's coal will bo finished to-dny, when she will sail for Orcymosith to load for U'ellinplou. Thn Wc.Bt Coast- coastal veeael Paeroa. which sailed on Saturday for Ilokitika, ie due hack at Wellington about Friday. "J'o-night t,ho Taimii will leave- Wangaiuii for Wellington, and tc-monow nieht -will return to that , port. , ' Mr. P. D. Smithorp has signed on the ITararoa as fifth engineer, relieving Mr. K. Fraser. The Pateena will not Teccivo cargo tiwia.i for. Picton or Nelson, m this morning rlio will bo discharging a heavy inward cargo. The Karamu is duo at Wellington to-ntght with cargo from Bluff, from which port she sailed direct on Saturday. From Wei. lington she -will go to Westporl. Tho Oorinna is duo back at Wellington to-morrow with n full cargo of produce from New Plymouth, and. after discharge will return for another load. The Kakapo arrived yesterday afternoon from Duncdin, and will this morning etart to discharge her cargo, after rchiclt she Tvill load sheep at Petono for Lyttelkm. Shn is to get away to-morrow night. Itessrs. Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., whose hcaduartora are in Sydney, and -who have about sixty branches and connections in Australia, tho South Serf Islands, the East America, and other parts of tho world, have purchased thn old-establish-ed business of Messrn. Gilmoro and Co., tea, merchants of Customs Street East, to establish an Auckland branch of the business. TTndor the new ownership the bueinees ■will bo'extended to embTace that of general merchants and shipping agents. Burnt, Philp and Co., whose registered capital is £2,000.000. own a large fleet- of steamers, several of which aro engaged in the Island trade. • The .company proposes to pay special attention to tho development of trade between Ne-w Zealand and the Islnnds. The Auokland business will bo taken over from Messrs. Qilmore and Co as from March 25. Tho branch will bo under tho control of Mr. F. E. Trenerry, who has a, record of &5 years' service with the company. The company, which shortly ■trill have completed 35 years' -work, was founded- in 1883 by Colonel James Burns, now Sir James Burne, K.C.M.G., Jt.lj.O.

At an ordinary general, meeting of shareholders of the Melbourne Steamship Company, held.at Melbourno on February. 28, tho chairman, Mr. D. York Symo. referred to the recent strike, which had cost the community so much. The position regardIng labour was still much tho same as last year, but there were still signs of unrest. Tha cost of storos had largely increased; in eomo caees nearly 800 per cent. Wire rope had gone up in price 789 per. cent., and steel plates 500 per cent.

Amongst the demands of a log served by tho Federated Seamon's Union on steamship owners who are not signatories to the agreement arrived at on February 28, 1917, oiifi of tho most interesting ie the claim that crews shall be rationed according to the ecale observed by agreement with the union cm Bifida controlled by the Commonwealth Government. Soup and pudding appear on the dinner menu on every day hut Saturday. A typical breakfast isjorridgo and milk, grilled steak and onions, stowed sausages, curry and rice, or Irish stew. The choice laid-down for dinner on Wednesday is coup, ron«t mutton, corned beef, vegetables, potatoes, rice custaTd Sugar, butter, pickles, eauco, and jama figure in the list of articles to bo served ■when required, and milk muet be supplied \vith tea or coffee. Tin eating uton6ils are banned. The average increase of wages claimed is 10s. per month, although in the case of firemen the monthly pay lias been cut down Irom £13 to £12 10b. A new provision is , the special wage of £14 10a. for boatswain on .paeiumger vessels of WOO gross tonnage. Ris'd preference to unionists supplante tho elastic clause whitfi appears in tho agreement of laet year. The old wooden steamor Antrim narrowly escaped K'";3 lost, in Laka Wakatipu rorocently. She -was lying alongside tho old town whnr.*, and it is surmised that s-jme per-iou turned on the tap of a service pipe wliijh ha? Uβ inlet from tho lake and Hβ nutlet Iα thb engine-room. A steady flow of walor ran all day, with tho result that the Antrim commenced to settle down. Her plight waa not noticed till 6.30 p.m., by which time lie" portholes were about three inches below the surface of tbe lake, and pumping operations being immediately ect in motion, four men being engaged on tho lask till 10 p.m., by which time the "veteran" was salved. Had. another hour elapsed before her condition was observed 8U.3 wouK' says an exchange, have foundered, though out, of commission the Antrim, which is close on 50 yeare old, :a useful wlmk repairs arc being mado to the wharves or to her • sister craft. The sea wae exceptionally rough at Otago Hoade when a steamer left l'orl Chalmers on Tuesday evening, March 5, in charge of Pilot Duncan. Aβ the sea was too rough, the pilot launsh did not leave h.>.- lerth ai ti usual to bring tho pilot hack. 'unci he wens «nt- th& next port of Jill by tho i-t-ainer, returning to Dunedin l>y trn'.n two davtf laLcr. It is stated (fay* the Duiiediii '•Star") that thia is flint tun.oipn for tfie Rat ten years mat Sich ncii.-:i'ce has 'taken place ikius in to the »pa being too heavy at tins lli'i'ds f<i: the pilot to be trauafei-rcd V, tho la.iin.-ih. Tlin Rid Cane Line hau been formed at Newcaetle-on-Tyne, as a private company, with a capital of £300,000, toacouiro interests in ehips and veesele of nil kinds, and to carry on the business of shipowners, brokers, u?ent3, managere. coal: exporters, timber merchants, oommisßion agunts, cm. 'Tho imbseri'icre are Lor<l Furncs.i and I. PumeM. The (lret "directors we :-h',vA TurneßE, F. W. Lewis, TV. Fiirncps F. Fur.ness, and R. K. Burnett. Amoue the rr.nny rictims of the torpedoine of the Ooir.Dany'B ntsamer An;irirna in the English Channel some months ago was Mr. J.' Jfnckay. chief nteward on the vesisel. who had a wide circle of friendu in New Zealand. About elsM weelti, as" Vx. Mackay'fl bodv was.washed up at Weymouth, England, his Idtntity beinjr 'luclosed by bis watch and nnpers. nnrt an appropriate interment at Wemiontli wa-.i carried rut hv the British and Foreign Seamen's Ifiosion.