SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 299, 6 September 1918, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON. SEPTEMBKH, Day. Hr. m. Now moon 5 10 14 p.m. First quarter 14 2 ;!i a.m. Full moon 11l 0 31 a.m. bjifit quarter 27 15 p.m. MOON. Moon rifles to-day, 6.7 a.m.; sets, 6.30 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 4.59 a.m.; 5.30 p.m. To-morrow, 5.52 a.m.; 6.20 31.n1. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.9 a.m.; sets, 5.30 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. KAITOA, s.s. (7.55 a.m.), 305 tons, Wildman. li'om Nelson. PATEENA, s.s. (6.20 a.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. JIANA, S.B, (4.45 p.m.), 134 ions, Sproule, from 'Wangamii. • MAPOUttIKA, s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 1203 tons, Irwin, from Picton. NGAKUTA, s.s. '(6.25 p.m.), 1250 tons, Doweli, from Newcastle. DEPARTURES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. CALM, s.s. (12.35 p.m.), 690 tons, Radford, for Lyttelton', Vimnru, and Dunedln. PATEENA, s.s. (3.20 p.m.), 1212 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton.

KAfLCJ, s.s. (5, p.m.), 136 tons. J?oiiing, for Castlepoint. STELLA, g.s. (7 p.m.), 269 tons, Hamilton, for Dunedin. INVERCABGILL, s.s. (10 p.m.), 224 tons, Wahlstroui. for Wanganui. . BADEN POWELL, s.s. (11.25 p.m.), 174 lons, Johnston, for Lyttelton. EXPEOTED ARRIVALS. , Kokiri, Westport, September 6. Kaiapoi, Duqedin, September-6. Te Anau, Auckland, .September 6. Kapiti, Wanganui, September 6. Maori, Lyttelton, September 6. Nikau, Nelson, September 6. Vootton, Lyttelton, September 6. Blenheim, H'aveloclt, September 6. ' Waverley, Patcu, September 8. ■ Vutiki, Lyttelton, September 7. Orepuki, Lyttelton, September: 7. Koutunui, Gisbornc, Supttalier 7. Maipourilta, Nelßon, Picton, Sept. 7. I'a.teena, September 7. lluia, New Plymouth, September 7. . Kaitoa, Nelson, September 8. Jiaden Powell, Lyttelton, September 9. . Invcrcorgill, WoiiEanui, September 8. Hippie, Napier, September 8. John, Wanganui, September 8. TVakatu, Picton, September 8. Kahu, East Coast, September 8. Queen of the South, Boston, Sept. .8. Monowai, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Sept. 10. Mararoa, Lyttelt/n, September 10. Alexander, Picton, September 10.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hinemoa, North Island lighthouses, September 6. .Kennedy, Nelson, Coast, September 6. Mana,'.Lyttelton, September 6. Kapuni, Patea, September 6. Waverley, Patea, September .6. Queen of the South, Foxton, Sept 6. Oorinua, .Lyttelton, September 6. Wakatu, Picton, Soptember 6. Kaitoa, Nelson, September 6. Kaw.era, Patea, September 6. Maori, Lyttsiton, September 6. Mapourika, iMcton, NQlson, September 6.. Kapiti, Wau'gauui, September 6 lialiilta, Westport, September 7. Wootton, Lyttolton, September 7. Manuka, Sydney, September 7. ■Nikau, Nelson, September 7. Toenail, Tlrnaru, Oamaru, Bluff; Sept. 7, Blenheim, Wanganui, September 7. Mararoa,'Lyttelton, September 7. ■Ngakuta, Greymouth, September 7. ,Kaia>poi-, Lyttelton, September 7. Koliiri, Auckland, September 7. Ngatoro, Greymouth, September 9. Waverley, Patea, September 9. Orepuki, Lyttelton, September 9. ■ Putiki, southern ports, Soptember 10. Monowai, Auckland, via ports, Sept. 10. Moana, San Francisco, September 10. Ripple, Napier, Gisbornc, Sept. 10. Invcrcargill, Wangauui, September 10. Alexander, Nelsou, Coast, Sept. 10. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. ■' THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5. MASUKAU HEADS. Sailed—ltimu (6.20 p.m.), for New Ply. mouth. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived—Kini (6 a.m.); from Oneliunga; Ngahero '((i p.m.), from AVellingtop. Sailed—Kini (10. p.m.), from Westport. WANGANUI. Arrived.—Kapiti (11.25 a.m.), from Welling- ' ton. 'NAPIER. Arrived—Ripple (7.15 a.m.), from Wellington. NELSON. To sail.—Nikau (9 p.m.), for Wellington, MITELTON. Sailed.—Maori (8 p.m.), for Wellington, AUCKLAND. Arrived.—Atua (6 a.m.), from Fiji. Sailed—Kakapo (7.25 a.m.), for Westport; Southern Gross, mission steamer, for Norfolk and other islands. ' . TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE LIST. Xgakuta—Railway Wharf. Maori—Ferry Wharf. To Anau—No. 4 Queen's Wharf. Mnpourika-No. 14 Queen's Wliarf. , Kokiri—Clyde Quay Wliarf. Nikau—No. 10 Queon's Wharf. If ana—No. 11 Queen's Wharf. ICapuui—l'iipitea. Wliarf. Ngatoro-Glasgow Wharf. Kapiti—No. 5 Queen's Wharf. Kaiapoi—No. 16 Queeu's Wharf.

THE LAST OF THE DEFENDER. A sum of about' £600 was realised on the salved machinery, gear, etc., of tho Defender at the auction salo held at. tho Eailway Wharf by Messrs. E. Johnston and Co. yesterday afternoon. The bidding was spirited, and the result is considered satisfactory. Messrs. W. Cable and Co. bought the' engine for XWO, and the boiler went to Mr. W. S. Brown for £310. The bronzo propeller and tail-shaft were knocked down for .€37 10s. to Mr. H. Nathan, who resold' the slpfting for £4. Nearly 200 fathoms ot cable, in two lots, changed hands at 255. and 20s. a. cwt. Two large anchors and a smaller one were sold at £2 12s. 6d. each, while three pumps brought £11 10s. each. A quantity of copper piping was clcared at 101 d, lb„ and lead piping witli connections at 15s. cwt. Small parcelß of sundries were also sold.

A new rudder 1b to bo fitted on the schoouer llertie Minor, after Bhe goes on the slip this afternoon. On being launched in the middlo'of the week sho .will sail for Tonga to load copra fr ' San Francisco. The Mana is to sail to-day for Lyttoltou as slio did not complete her loading last night. - At, 6.30 p.m. yesterday the Blackball Coal Company's Ngah'uta, fully laden with Newcastle coal, arrived at Wellington, and berthed at the Railway Wharf. . The vessel is to sail to-morrow night for Greymouth to load timber for Sydney. Melbourne papers state that the auxiliary schooner Huia left there on August 23 for Wellington. * To-day a special trip will lie made to Picton by the Wakatu, with cargo for Blenheim. The Lyttelton Harbour Board lias decided to comply with the request of tho Chief Engineer of Railways to lend the Department the board.'s dredge Tewliaka. for dredging at the Nelson wharf. 'Hie price is fixed at £25 per day, the Department to insure the vessel for • £12,000, or guarantee the board against any loss. Messrs. G. T. Hull and Co. adviso that the Putiki will bo loading here, on Tuesday for southern ports. The John is to sail direct for Dunodin on Monday. On Saturday the Jlararoa will resume her Tunuiug in the Lyttelton ferry service. As she is to dock at Lyttelton on Monday no cargo will be received on Saturday. The Pateena will on Saturday lay up at Wellington for overhaul before relieving the Mapour.ika in the Cook Strait run.

Yesterday the Union Company announced that the Mamika's projected departure for Sydney and Hobart had' definitely been put' forward to 11 p.m. on Saturday. The Moana's sailing for San Francisco has been postponed to Tuesday at noon. An expected arrival at Wellington today ia tho Union Company's Kaiapoi from Duuedin. She has Melbourne'cargo to discharge. While the Maipourika. is maintaining the Wellington-Pieton-Nelson service, the Union Company announce that on Mondays sho will sail from Wellington at 10.30 a.m., aud on Wednesdays and Saturdays at noon.: Owing to delay the Monowai is. now not leaving Dunodin till Saturday for Lyttelton and Wellington. Consequently sho will call, at Wellington en 'route to Napier. Gisbornc, and Anckand on Tuesday. Local cargo will not ho loaded. Tho Orepuki, which is duo, to arrive to-morrow afternoon, -will return to Lyttelton on Monday. The Hinemoa sails early this morning for a cruißO of the North. Island lightnouses. It will bo Monday before tho Ngatoro will leave for: Greymouth. Sho will bo brought off the sliip this morning. With a cargo of timber from Wellington the wow Zingara arrived at Sydney on August 28, after a run of 24 (lays. The motor Bhip Cethana., which arrived at Sydney on August Z), is the first of. this class of vessel built in America to the order of tho Commonwealth Government. She loft Powell liiver on July 19 with a cargo of paper, thence Seattle to fill up with timber.. 'She left the latter port on July 30, thus taking 30 days on tho run across the Facific. Sho is a two-masted'ivooden motor ship, registering 2341 tons groes and 1787 net.

An incident which occurrcd in Melbourne only recently bad the effect of causing an important change to be inado in tho phraseology which has been employed in the articles of British ships for perhaps, considerably over 100 years. One stipulation in the articles ga.vo tho captain ipower to fine any member of tho crew for bringing spirituous liquor on board. A captain of a steamer arriving tliore recently exercised this right, and-fined a seaman v.'ho liad brought several bottles of beer aboard tho vessel. The seaman appealed to tho Mercantile Marine Office, and declaring that beer was not spirituous liquor, the superintendent (Mr. Orossley) romittcd the fine. Tho flaw in tho reading of the section was pointed out by him to the British Board of Trade, and copies of articles now contain aji altered stipulation, the word "spirituous" having been changed ti "intoxicating."