SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 49, 22 November 1918, Page 7

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON. NOVEMBER. Bay Hr.m. New moon '4 8 32 a.m. First quarter 12 416 a.m. Full moon 18 7 3 p.m. Last quarter 25 9 55 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 10.41 p.m.r sets, 9.4 (..m. to-morrow. TIDE, To-day, 7.30 a.m.; 7.58 p.m. To-morrow,'B.26 a.m.; 8.52 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 4.18 a.m.; sets, 6.57 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. MARAROA, s.s.' (4.45 p.m.), 2598 tons,j Cameron, from Lyttelton. OLUNY CASTLE, b.s. (10.30 a.m.), 5152 tons, from Napier. ' DEPARTURES. • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21. MARAROA, s.s. (4.45 p.m.), 2599 tons, Dameron, for Lyttolton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kaitoa, Nelson, November 22. Mararoa, Lyttelton, November 23. Alexander, Nelson, November 23. Kini, Greymouth, November 23. Wanaka, Auckland, November 24. Putiki, Oamaru, November 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mana, Lyttelton, November 22. Hinemoa, Lyttelton, Ndvoinber 22. Tutanekai, Lyttelton, Novembor 22. Mararoa, Lyttelton, November 23. Alexander, Nelson, Coast, Nov. 23. Kaitoa, Nelson, Novomber 23. Wanaka, Timaru,' Lyttelton, Nov. 26. - BY TELEGRAPH. OVFRSIEAS. SYDNEY, Novomber 21. 'Arrived—Riverina, from Auokland. COASTAL. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .21. AUCKLAND. 'Arrived.—Talune, from Suva. GISBORNE. 'Arrived—Mako (6.30 aim.), from Napier. NELSON. , ' To sail.—Kaitoa (6 a.m. Nov. 22); for Wellington. TIMARU. Bailed.-Canopus (11.15 a.m.), for Westport. PORT CHALMERS. Sailed—Putiki (1 a.m.), for Oamaru and Wellington. OVERSEA VESSELS. , Early movements of vessels of the Federal and Shiro Line aro as follow:— Durham—Due in Zealand in Januory from England, to load for United Kingdom or Egypt. Devon—Duo in New Zealand early next inonth from Egypt, via Australia. No Cargo to discharge. Loads for Egypt. Dorset and Suffolk were to liavo left Bydn'ey yesterday for New Zealand, the former to load for Egypt and tho latter for West of England ports. Tho Shaw, Savill and Albion liner 'Arawa, en route from London to New Zealand, haß been delayed at Melbourne, owing to haying to go into quarantine. 6ho has to call at Sydney and Auckland before coming to Wellington, where she should arrive early in December. The Gluny Castle arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Napier. Before starting-to fill up (here Bho will be thoroughly fumigated.' Sho is to sail for the United Kingdom. Tho Union Company has received no ■word of the departure from Sydney of the Moeraki for Wellington. The Wellington branch of the Union Company advises that the Rurow is duo here about November 28 from San Francisco, via Papeete. Tho Navna is not due until aboutj December 2, as she has to load at Papeete and Rarotonga-.. The four-masted vessel, Lyman D. Faster, is now loading nt San Francisco for Auckland. Tho Manurewa is expected to put in an appearance there shortly from Frisco. The Hinemoa and Tutanekai are Etill Belayed in port owing to Bhort crews. They will leave for Lyttelton immediately if necessary when men- are engaged. The Wanaka was to have left Auckland yesterday for Wellington, Tira&ru, and Lyttelton, bub no word of her departure was received.-

■ The Mana, Messrs. Balmond .and Bpraggon advertise, is to leave to-day for Lyttelton, " receiving cargo till 4. p.m. The Putiki is due here on . Sunday with ft cargo of flour from Oamaru. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Qo. adjiso that the Alexander might be loading hero •to morrow for Nelson and West Coast portß. ' f All the passenger accommodation on the Mararoa was fully booked at an early hour yesterday. Tho Greymouth office of tho Union Co. advertised yesterday that tho Kini would probably sail to-day for Wellington. ■ The Bhipping agents at Lyttelton have acceded to a demand by tho local waterside workers that all vessels be fumigated for a period of not less than four hours before the work of discharging or loadingis commenced. It is also stipulated that fill infectious, cases on vessels bo isolated while tho ships are in port. Provided that the foregoing precautions are taken, the Lyttelton men have agreed to raisß no objections against carrying on work as usual. In . addition to precautionary measures regarding vessels, the Harbour Board's omployees during the past few pays havo treated all the wharveß to a liberal sluicing with salt water. The Stella arrived at Duuedin on Monday from Sydney direct,- after a fair weather passage of six and a half days. Tho vessel brought 145 tons of steel, 27,000 feet of timber, and a quantity of general cargo. On completion of discharge she will load general cargo for Wellington. .

Tho Rosamond, which arrived in Lyttelton on Sunday from'.Oamaru, signed off all her crew, and willlbe laid up hero' for a week.

Mr. P. Stern, late second officer of tho Orepuki, has joined the Wakatu as first officer in placet of Mr. J. Simpson. Messrs. O. E. Bell, second engineer on the Mapourika, and C. M'Yicar, fourth Influenza 00 Mararca, aro ashore with

frnm® t'l'i'ii whicll Arrived at Vancouver 0 j November 1. was duo » wii- on . Sllur^ar with a full cargo for Wellmgton and Lyttelton. 1 vl? ¥ le waterfront was resumed at l!» 5 'ii af^ r „ a T ' cc,l 's standstill owing to the influenza epidemfc. The resumption was only nartial. however, and applied to boats which had been thorS?«o disinfected and certified free of Bart of S» erS ° f in the carlicr . 'he afternoon interfered with the handling of cargo, but a better start S Jh da , y ' J Ifc is expected that it will be several, days before normal conditions return, as a number of workers aro personally, concerned with the dk. i' r Committee certifies will%tifKed^Tfi? he^declared*' VCSSCIS 1,011 will