SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 50, 23 November 1918, Page 10

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. NOVIi.MBER. • V&s Ut.m. New moon "1 8 32 a.m. First quarter 12 4 16 a.m. Full moon ' 18 • 1 J p.m> Last, quarter 25 . 9 55 D.m. MOON. Moon risca to-<l;iy, 11.17 p.m.; sets, 10.8 a.m. to-morrow. TIDE. To-day. 8.2-5 a.m.; 8.52- p.m. To-morrow, 9.20 a.m.; 9/4 p.m. SUN. Suu risoe to-day, 4.17 a.m.; , sets, 6.58 p.m. AFtRIVALS. , • FEIPAY, NOyKJIDKR. 22. NOIIA NIVUN, trawler (8 a.m.), lM'tom, Brußoy, from Auckland. SIMPLON. trawler (8 a.m.), 184 tons, Freeland, from Auckland. KAITOA, H.s. (4.65 p.m.), 305 tens, Wildman, from Nelson. Ks/rOA, e.s. (4.55 p.m.), 305 tone, TJ lldmmi. Xrom Ncleoii. THIS, cable repair ship (6.25 p.m.), from Cook Strait (anchored in Wotscr Bay). j DEPARTURES. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. IRIS cable repair steamer (4.45 a.m.lr for C'j'ok Strait. KOTAItK. s.s. (4.55 p.m.). 141 tons, M'lntyre, for Nelson and Dunedin. 'KOTAHE. s.b. (-1.53 p.m.), "141 tone, M'lnlyre, for Kelson. . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. .. Hararoa, Lyttelton, 23. AivxanU'-'r, Nelson, November 2j. Puliki, Oamarn, November 24. Kini, Greymoulh, November 24. Woolton, I/.vtlelton, November IA. liana, Lyttelton. November Z6. Koromiko, Weetport, November 27. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ■ Mararoa, Lyttelton, November 23.AlcxandLT, Nelson. Coast, Nov. 23. luiitoa. Nclkmi, November Z3. Mana, Lyttelton. November 23. Hinomoa' Lyltelton. November 23. Tutanekai. Lyttelton, November 23. Jfgahere, New Plymouth. November 23. Tainiii. Waiißamii, November 25. , Wootton. Lyttelton. November O. Invcrcaruill, llnvplock. Soundß. Nov. 25. Eipplc. Napier, Oisbornc. November 26. John. Nydia. Bay. Lyftellon. Nov. '27. Moana, San 'f'rahcißco, via ports, Nov. 28. PA' TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER- 22. . , COASTAL. '■ LYTTELTON. . To cai! -Jlararon. (7.45 p.m.). for WellinztUß' • NELSON. Arrived.-Alexaiidpr (8 p.m November 21), from. Greymouth. OAJIAKTJ. Sailed.-Puliki (7.W p.m.). for .U'eHingtin. NEW PLYMOUTH. Arrived.-Rarawa d.lO a.m.), from Ouenuiia.i. . ~ ' BLACKBALL STEAMERS.The Neahere was taking in bunker supnlics yesterday, -nd 10-uay is to leavu iur New Plymouh, Her crew having been completed. _ Too haatoro'i .oni of chaff was yes- , lerrtav started on by the wharf workers. Aβ Eoun as a .-reW cun be shipped ihe Ngakma will ltave Ore.v wiui coal lor \, OillllßlOU. MBSS-TADIB G0f'311 , ." Captain' H. Williams has suctaded to the commaii.-. ol the Monowai. Uaptain A. Birch, who was 10 1...ke comraaiKf or..'we steamer jSlanaroa... ivmcn » about to be ■•ecommissioned, <aeu m V ellington on ilonflay. Captain iiirch. who belonged to Victoria, Australia saw ervice at Gallipoli, and received a bullet in one of-hie lunge, which /win never extrcefd. lie was stricken'down with influima, which p:.o,ed latal. He was only a years of ag ■■, and leaves a widow and in infant. Mr. W. A. Smith, who was temporarily flrct mate of the lturu, has .oir.o a shore, likewise Mr. 11. E. Clark, second engineer. Captain Morso. of the Talune, ie to come to Wellington for orders. .His place on the veesel.will.be taken by Captain Bavoy, -who has been makinc a round trip on the vessel.' Mesera. C. IJr.idley and W. AV. Elder have joined the Ngahere as Becond and third engineers respectively. ... . ~" Itr. Arthur ijeiwyn CrOshie, whoEe death occurred in the Lyttelton Hospital on Saturday last from double pneumonia supervening on an attack of influenza, was chief engineer .of the steamer Breeze, and had been for several years in the service of Jiessrs. Taploy and Co. He tas a highly efiteient officer, and was wry popular with all who knew him. Tho Breeze sailed from Onchunga, on Thursday afternoon, and on arrival at. Lyttclton Mr. Crosbie was taken ashore suffering from influenza, and placed in the Lytteltou Hospital. He was 30 years of age.

; The M?jia wiJl receive further cargo for Wtelton till It a.m. to-dav. She ie_to reWvto Wellington on Tuesday. Tlio Tainui is to get away to-day for Wanstanui; anii is alre.icj" fully lai'cn. The Wootton ie to sail this afternoon for Lyttclton. ~ Messrs. Johnston and Co. hope to rtisnatch the-Invercargill fu , navejo«-and Soundß on Monday, and'the Eippli for Akitio Napie.-, and Gisborne on Tneeif.ay. The Moai.a- is to leave Wellington on TMir&day i.-r San Francisco, via nortn. The Wellingvon ofTLe of the F. and'b. Line arc in receipt of advice thai the Suffolk left S,d,.;v tzi Thu»sda7 morn:Mß:. for AucklaTid only, and that the Doreet is to leave Sydney to-day for Dunedin and WRlliiißton. She u, due about December 2. The Arahuni is !.o leave .Auckland on Monday for Gisborric nnd Napier ap'l ).- to sail frcn,' friii letter port on » nip'day niel' , . fo, , bisbornp nnd Auckland. ' The' KoromiVp m t> Ici.ve Westport on Tuesday ,"or WelKnglon. . TWe ißiandß atcamer Talune ji\ Ihurs6ay nielit from S\i"a. The Waiporijß still htld up at N:w i-'!fmouth; lieinjt in want, of several men. ' Tlit .'olln-.vins 0...1crs we-s issued by 'tie Heilth D β-irtmen* with rer.ard to - the Talune. W'.iich arrived at Auckland from >\\°, islands on Thurffluy:-She shajl br> allowed to co alongside in order that fruit may be rcleaseu two iisumpiioiias quickly aB possible. The third ofneer ie To be suit ashore for treatment. The two pausencers wlio urn kick arc '«> remain on uonrd until ".uch lime as tho oort health officer decides otherwise. PaJsoger's for Auckland a;e U l;s allowed to lana after underioin! iui.alation '.real-mi-iit. DccauEe all piwiii en board c'le Ehip iiavt beeu cither expoiul to the infeution, havtwt well, and kenuse Auckland is Hie home port, the cow aiay he flowed to eo ueiioro pnnilel oilly .that they pass through tuj fnhalutioii chamber from and to tUe •"hiu. The Niagara, vuiUi left Auckland on Saturday last for Vvi.«m\ v. via way porta, reached > Suva on Tuesday night. All on board are reported to be" well, and there were no signs of influenza on board up to the time the vessel left Suva. As tho crow of the /lora will not pro ce'ed to sea till the danger ■of the epi' demic is past, the time of the vessel's departure from Auckland for the Eastern Pacific is indefinite, 'thoKch she is fully loaded for the Islands. Tho shiphuildinir controllers ir. Victoria hope to have . the first . vessel built at Williauictown launched by the end of this year. With' a continuous supply of plates, it will not be many weeks before the first hull in Victoria is comi/eted, A? soon as local shipping revertβ-to normal,'the cpnl hull; Gertie, wr-ich was recently a.cquiied by Miller toothers, will be towed from Wellington by the cteamer Huia to Lytte'ton, to bii refitted as si twin-screw steaner.