SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 196, 8 May 1918, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP HE MOON. MAY. Day. Hr. m. Ijast quarter 4 956 a.m. New nioun 11 0 31 a.m. First quarter 18 7 44 a.m. full woon % 10 2 a.m. MOON. "Moon rises to-day, 3.39 a.m.; sets, 3.8 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 1.37 a.m.; 2.7 p.m. To-morrow, 2.54 a.m.; 3.8 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.<!J a.m.; Ects, 4.51 p.m. ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, MAY 7. KIKAU, s.s. {0.50 a.m.), 212 tons, Hay, from Ne.lsou. . MARAKOA, b.s. (7/15 a.m.), 2538 tone, Cameron, from Lytteltoii. BLENHEIM, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 120 tons. Wilkinson, from Wan&anui. INVERCAEGILL, s.s. (2.45 p.m.), 224 tous, Wahlstrom, from Lytteltou. HIMITANGI, s.s. (4 p.m.), 323 tons, Thompson, from Lyttelton. VCAIIIAU. s.s. (8 a.m.), 143 tons, Boiicj-, from Picton. I'ATEUSA. s.s. (6.20- p.m.). 1212 toca, Irwin, from Nclrod and l'icton. WAKATU, B.S. 18.45 p.m.), 157 tons, Wllla, from luikoura. OPAWA, r.s. (9.50 p.m.), 110 tone, Nicholas, from Blenhaim. DEPASTURES. TUESDAY, MAY 7. ; DEFENDER, s.a. fnoon), 190 Yaela, for Lyttelton. WAVEELEY, s.s. (2 p.m.), 157 tons, Fisk, for Tatoa. KAPUNI, 5.3. (2.30 p.m.), 188 tons, Gibson, for Patea. PUTIKI, B.s. (3.25 p.m.), 409 tone, Robertson, for Nelson. KAI'ITI, s.s. (5 p.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers, for Wanganui. HINEJIOA, lighthouse tender (5 p.m.), 542 tons, Bollons, for northern lighthouses. ALEXANDER, e.g.- (5.15 p.m.), 577 tons, Wildmau, for Kelson. RIPPLE, 8.8. (7' p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, for Napier and Glsborne. WAIItATJ, 8.6: a p.m.), 143 tons, Deiley, for Blenheim. • ■ • ITAEAROA, 5.9. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tona, Cameron, for Lyttelton. TE ANATJ/ s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 1652 tons, Peterson, Tor Dunedin direct. WEDNE3B3T, MAY 8. KHniKA, sj. (0.10 .m.), 1143 toiia. Williamson, for ffestport. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ' Kamo, Groymouth. May • 8. Rosamond, Gisborne, May 8. Opawa. Blenheim, May 8. Maori, Lyttelton, May 8. ' : Kaitoa, Nelson, May 8 ■ ■ • Hawera, Patea. May 8. Monowai,. Bunedin, Lyttelton, May 9. Waverley, Eateo. . May. 9. Kapiti. Waneanui/May ?. Kapuni, Patea,' May' 9, Woolton, Lyttelton; May 9. Mararoa, Lyttelton, May 9. Patcena, Nelson, , Picton, May 9. Wairau, Blenheim, May 9. Ngahere, Greymouth, May 10. / Kowhai,- Greymouth,! May 10. Kontunui, Napier, via coast, May 10. Blenheim, Foxton, May 10. Defender, Lyttelton, May 10. Invercitrgill,-. Lyttelton, May 11. ' \ Wilkatii, Kaikoura, Mav 11.. Baden. Powell, New Plymouth, May 11. Ngakuta, Auckland, Napier, May 12. Calm. Lyiteltotf. May 11 Hippie, Gieborno, May. 12. PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Baden Powell, New Plymouth, May 8. Kittawa, Qreymouth, May 8. Eosamond, Timaru, May 8. Blenheim, Foxton, May 8. Ifaponrika,- Auckland, May B. Waltatu, Kaikoura, Lyttelton, May 8. • Invercargill, Lyttolton May.B. Kiiwera, Pntca, May 9. Opawa, Blenheim, May 8. Maori, Lyttelton, May 0. ' Pateeno, Picton, Nelson, May 8. Kaitoa, Nelson, May 8. Itazol Ropton, Dunedin direct, Mia.7 9. Nikau, Nelson, May 9. : Jlararoa, Lyttoltoni May 9. Monowai, northern ports, May 9, . Waverley. Patc<i, May 9. . Kapiti, Wanganui, May 9. Kapuni, Tatea, May 9. Wairau, Blenheim, May 9. Kontunui, Gisborne, May 10. Wootton, Lyttelton. May 10. Calm, Wanganui, May 11. Befendcr, Picton, Greymouth, Hokitika, May 10. Kamo, Greymouth, May 11. Blenheim, llavelock. Ms.y 13. Hippie, Napier, Gishoj-no, May 14. BY TELEffIRAPII. COASTAL. TUESDAY, MAY 7. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.—Rarawn, (6.30 p.m.), from Onehunga. ■ PATEA. Sailed.—Hawera (6.55 p.m.), for Wellington. NAHER. To Bail.—Kontunui ,(5 p.m.), for Wellington, via coast. QREYMOUTH. To mil.—Kamo (2 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Sailed.-Maori (8 p.m.), for Wellington. PORT CHALMERS. Arrived,—Kotgro (8. a.m.). Wellington, TO-DAY'S BEKTHAGE LIST. Maori— Ferry Wharf. Pateena—No. 14 Qucen'e Wharf. Kaitoa—No. 10 Queen's Wharf. Wakatu—No. 7 Quecn"B Wharf. Opawa—No. 13 Queen's Wharf. Himitangi—No. 13 Queen's Wharf. luTcrcarelU—No. 3 Queen's Wharf. Koutunul—No. 5 Queen's Wharf. ' Hawera—Glasgow Wharf. ' Rosamond—No. 1 Queen's Wharf. PROM AUSTRALIA. Passpugers.from Australia by the last stoamer wore ;—JTesdames 0. Taylor, 31utheweon, Crockett, Dunbar, Webber, Wilson, Prior, Kirlt, Quirk and infant. Kairbrother, Shrimpton. M'Oalium, Knapn, Hodkinson, infant and 2 children, It. Black, Humphries, JUbecs C. Fanning, li. Flack, Duckett, W. Hawkins, Humphries, Messrs. J. Hay, W. Tsbester. H. Foulds, H. Taylor, 0. Taylor, H. Robinson, Crockett, E. Alford, O. Tnman, P. Deane, Mastor Mirow, 11. Isaacs, F. Plowerdew, W. Gillies, G. Noble, Oapt. J. Brown, R. Black, Master Black, G. Starck. G. Jones, S. Oones, G. Finlayeon.

The Ngnkuta witli general oargo from Aiiukland, and cement from Whansaroi, is due nt Wellington ou Sunday. The .N'i'iihsro i& due here early on Friday ■ morning .vith «, run Toad ot Blackball coal. As it will ta,kc two days to load at Lyttelton, tho Slonowai is not due here uDtil to-morrow iuornlng. She will sail iu the evening for Napier, Qißborne, and Auck- , landThe Union Company advise th.it tho Kosomoud is due this moraine irom Gieborne. This ". afternoon aiic will sail for '■"'i™.*" 1 ' but ' will not ,a!if! town car E°ihe Defender, which sailed yeatovitay for liytt.elt.on, is due back on Monday, aui will sail on Saturday for Picton, Greymonth,- fend tfokitika. Eight Banss, under tho sunerriaion of Cajitani w. Scatl, of ill.: Union Oompaiii' I during ;bo pus,, week created a Lytteltan (i C0 ° i n n handl! »B cargo (aays the "Sun"). (Ivor 7000 tons of oarco were \yorked in nve and a half days, consisting moßtly of chad and other sack produce. A little over 1000 tons were discharged and 6000 tons were loaded during that time. I Tho Kamo was to havu left Grcvinouth ■ last night for Wellington : Another addition to Messrs. Burns, Philp and Co.'a fleet of Bchoonern was made on , Annl 30, when tho auxiliary schooner Ma- ,■ koa was launched Irom the shipbuilding , yarde of Messrs. Morrison and Sinclair, Balmain (says the "Shipping Lint"). Tho i Makoa is a wooden r miliary schooner, of : about 250 tons, Sited with a three-cylinder I Union oil euffino, of 110 horse power, spej cially designed to lnrn either kerosene j or benzine. She is 117 ft. long over all, I with s, beam of 27ft., and a moulded ! dnuth of lift, I Fbderul Shipping Board officials, accord--1 ins to advices from Seattle, aro flndiue ■ « incrcasine difficult to ecouro masters for tho many Government vessels belntr I ™ 11 >n Washington and Oreson yards. j rue shortage of masters is reported «<i I acute that sooner or later it may bo nc- , "essary to draw upon Europe, where- so many masters have been left without a command through the activity of tho German submarine .Messrs. ieviu and Co. will dispatch tho Blenheim for Foxton at 5 y.m. !o-d«y Instead of,to-morrow as had been arranged. The iioutunui will now not arrive hero before Friday from the East Coast, as slio went to Napier to load after discharging her cargo from Wellington at the lower stations on the coast." r>4o monthly export returns issued by I tlir, WoatDort Harbour Board for April that the output of coal from tlie several mines in the district was 48,329 tons llcwt., and the total exnorted 14,-537 tons scwt.; 41,853 superllcial feet of timi her were sent out from the port, and during tho mouth 19 iteamers, representing ! '3,697 tons, entered the port, and 45 Bteauieis, representing 21,605 tons, left tho port.