SHIPPING' NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 61, 6 December 1918, Page 8

SHIPPING' NEWS

PHASES OF TIIK MOON. DECEMBER. Day Hr.m. New moon 4 \ ® *•«>• First quarter r ... 11 \ }-h m - . Full moon 1.... 18 ' 647 a.m. Last quarter 2i> 6 l V< m - MOON. ( Moon rises to-day, 6.20 a.m.; sets', 9.18 p.m. To-day, 6.10 a.m.: 6.51 1 p.m. To-morrow, 6.56 a.m.; '7.17 p.m. RUN. , 6un rises to-day. 4.11 aim.: eets, 7.12 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5. , NGATORO. 6.?. (7-20 fi.nr.l. 1157 ton!. Dutliie. from Greymouth. - . MABAROA. f.s. 16.15 a.m.), -M 8 tons, C»merno. from Lyttelton. . - KAITOA. f.f. (9 a.m.), oC? tons. Wildraan, from Nelson. ' KAHIJ. s.f. (10.25 a.m.) 13S tons, ftorling, fr"'-n Napier. . , .... . KITTAWA. s.s- t11.45. .a.m.), 1245 tons, NKhMas, from Greymouth. MANA, s.c. (7 p.m.), 134 .tons, M Pherson, from Lyttelton. ,„„. , QUEbA' Ot"M'HF/SOUTH, s.c. (7.20 p.m.), 193 toni Barvey, from F^t° n - V/OOTTON, B.e. (10 50 p.m.), 151 tons, Larsen, from Lyttelton. DEPAPTi'n^S. TH.OKSDAT, DECEMKEB 4. KINI, b.6. (3.55 a,.m.), 1123 tons, Platts, .for Greymouth. - .„ „ ' „. , WAVEBLEY, «.a. (12.5 p.m.), 157 tone.Fisk. °WV?U, 8.6. (3 (p.m.), 174' tow Smith, for Patea. ' „ L v ,„, .„_. UfAPOFRIKA, s-s. (3.1 a n.m.\ IZO3 tons, M'Donald, for Picton and Notfeon. MAKAEO-V. ".' '5.40 p.m.), 2598 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. _ ~ WATRATJ s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 1« t<*«. Deily, for Blenheim. .f . FRIDAY, DECEMBER L. KAHU, sb. (1.5 a.m.). 138 tons. Korling, for Eaßt Ooaßt.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Monowni. Lyttelton. December 6. Stella. Dunedin. December.6. Nikau. Nelson, December 6. Corinna, South, December °- Invercartrill. Wk.ir?-i". '"•"■-Ther 6.. Kahu, East Coast, December 7. H.nroa. Lvi'elton. December /. Tainui, Lyttelton, December 7. Reguluß, Tarakohe, December 7. • Wakatu, Kaikoura, December 7. Hewer*. Patea,' December 7. OaTm, "Lyttelton. December 7. rtnawa, Rlenheini. December 7. Maoourika. Nelson, Picton, Dec. 7.. Wairau. Blenheim. December _ 7. Waverley. Patea. December 7. i;n,.i, e dy PKon Dwnbcr 7. Kaitoa. Nelson. December 8. Mana. Wanganui. December 8. Kapiti Wanganui, December 8. Kapuni. Patea, December 8. / Kamona. Dunedin. December 8. Rnlvor *av Fri"iciPCO. Dcpnmßcr ». Mako. Napier, Coast December |. " Dorset, Svdney, Auckland. Dec... h.. Finnle, 'Napier, December 11. John. Wnnganui. Pecember 11. Putiki, Nelson, December 13. Breeze, Wanganui, December 14. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.. Opawa, Blenheim, December 6. Baden Powell, New Plymouth Dec. 6. Patccna, Lyttelton, December 6. Kapiti. Wanganui. December b. ■ Corinna, -Nelson. New Plymouth, Dec 6. Kapuni. Patea, December 6. Mana, Wnnganu'. December 6. Kaitoa. Nolaan. December *. Queen of the South, Foxton. Dec-. 6. Wootton. T/vHdton. December 6. Aryan. San Francir-n. December «. Jfcratoro, Napier, December 7. Tainui. Wanganui. Decemher 2. Mararo", Lyttelton, December 7. Tfiahu, Ei<it. Coast, December 7. v Tifairau. Blenheim. December 7. Ngakutu. Greymouth. December 7. Knromiko. Sydney, December 7., Pipn®. Nanier, December 7. ' Waitomo, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Dec. 7. Palomvi, San Francisco, via Papeete, Member) 7. Kennedy. Nelson. Coast, Der. 7. ~ Invcrcargill. Wanganui. December 7. T-wera. Patea, December 7. » Nikau, Nelson. December 7. Ka'mo, Greymouth. December 7. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, Dec. 9. Waverley, Patea. December 9. Wakatii. Kaikoura. Decemoer 9. Calm. Wanganui. December 9. Stella, Nelson, Dunedin. December 9. iiV-nhe'"'. "■-•'b December 9 Mako, Napier, December, 10. Remuera. London. Uc"( in. Ppnnron. '.oHon. TWr-txr 11. John,- south. December 11 % Putiki, south, December 10. Breeze, south, December 16. BY TELEGRAPH. , OVERSEAS. • London, Dccerhbcr 5. Sailcd.-Maunganui. for Welling. (Rec. December 5.J1.10 p.-ni) London, Deccirtber 4. Sailed:—Tahiti, for Duncdin.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. COASTAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5. AUCKLAND. Sailed.-Wanaka (8.30 a.m.), fjr Zimaru. MANUKAU HEADS. Sailcd.-Rarawa (5.30 p.m.), for New Plymouth. ONEHONGA. Sailed.-Rarawa (3.15 p.m.). for-New Plymouth. GISBORNE. Arrived.-Arahura (9 a.m.). from Napier; Kiritona (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington. PICTON. Sailcd.-Opawa (6 p.m.). for Wellington. NELSON,. To sail.-Nikau (9 p.m.), for .Wellington. To siiil.-Jlauourika (1.30 a.m. 'Friday), tor Nelson. •'" * WESTPORT. Sailed.-Pohorua (9.5 p.m. Dec. 4), for OnehU,lEa' LYTTELTON. Arrived.-Tainni (14.30 p.m.), from WelluiE- ' ton; Waiporl (2.30 p.m.), from Wertpoirt. Sailed.-Oorinna (5' p.m.). and Monowai (7.50 p.m.). for Wellington. , , TIMARu".' % /'' ' Sailcd.-Calm (4 P-m.), for Lyttelton. OAMARU. Sailed.-Ptttiki (4.45 p.m.), for. Timaru; 'John (4.45 p.m.), for Wanganui. TO-DAY'S BERTHAGE LlfiT. Monowai-No. 1 Queen's Wharf. Corinna-No. 14 Jcrvois Quay. Nikau-No. 10 Queen s Wharf-Mana-No. 11 Queen s Wharf. Wootton-No. 13 Queens Wharf Queen of the. South-hing s Wharf. Opawa-No. 13 Queen a Wharf. Oalra-Pipitea Wharf. Regulus-No. 11 Queen's Wharf, Invercargill-No. 13 .Queens Wharf. Stella-So. 14 Jervois Quay. Nratoro-Glasgow Wharf. Patecua-No. 12 Queen s. Wharf., STEAMERS: INWAPO AND OUTWARD ANNETTE ROLPH, left San Francisco Nov. 29 for Wellington; due Dee. to. WUWA from London, via Sydney, arrived Auckland Dec. 4. Auckland cargo only - Loads Auckland, Gisbe.rne,. Nanicr. and Wellington (due Dec. 21). Leaves Dec. 27 for London, via Panama. CAUPbivi'AKiA. left Auouuud November left Wellington November 28, for London, via Panama. DEVON, from Egypt, leaves Sydney Dec. 5- for Waitara' due Dec. 9. No cargo Loads for Egypt. _.;.,,. DORSET from Sydney, arrived Auckland Dec 1, due Wellington Dec. 9. Leaves Dec. •13. for Port Said. Passengers. DURHAM, duo New Zealand January from England.. FIONA, left Auckland Dec. 3 for-Fiji. FLORA, leaves Auckland early ior klrotonga and Papeete. ~,,.. , • IHUMATA left Auckland Jiovcmber 29 . for Opua ind Kaipnra, thenc; Svdney. INGA, leaves Wanganui Dec. 6' for Kaipara and Sydney. ' JOAN Cl(<ini. left Newcastle Nov. 28 for Lyttelton; due Dec. 4. KAIAPOI. loading at Greymouth for Melbourne. ~ , „ KAITANGATA, left Auckland Nov. 27 for Kninnra. and Melbourne. KAURI, left Auckland Dec. 2. for Mel- ' bourne, to load wheat for Auckland. ! KENT, from London, left Sydney Novcm- ■ lier 30 for Auckland; due Descmber 5. I Wellington (due December 12). Lyttelton r and Pnrt Chalmers Tiopds fo' Lnndp'i. KUROW, leaves Wellington early for San FrancißCO. ~.,■, i „ , , MAKURA. arrived Auckland Dec. 1, from Vancouver; quarantined for seven days. Sails from Auckland early for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. MANUKA, leavca Sydney early for Wc!"irAUNGANUI. left London Dec. 5 for WoTiinston; due early January. Ji'lmii- , >'.i;-\'--"'I- -' November 30 for Lyttelton; due Dec. 7. MOANA. left Wellington Dae. 1 for San Frjiii'-i'co. via Rarotonga and Papeete. MOERAKI, leaves Sydney early for"Wellingtou. _ _. NAVUA, at Papeete, from Ban Francisco; due Wellington early. NIAGARA, from AiK'k'mid; due Vancouver Doc. 3. Due Auckland Dec. 29. . OPIHI, left Vancouver November 16 for Wellington; duo December 15; thence Lyttelton. ~ „ , PAI/iON* lw«s w-.ll'-of"" December 7 for San' Francisco, via Papeete. '

PAPAROA, leaves WcllinEt'l.') December 11 for London. , , PERTH, loft Greymouth 29 for Melbourne. , -, PORT ALMA, at Lyltelton. Leaves Dc-cember-J for Enypt, via. Colombo; returns to New Zealand. „..■»- PORT DARWIN, left Port. Said November 45 for Australia only, via Colombo. PORT HACKING, leaves London end bovember for Wellington, via Melbourno and Auckland; due about February 10. PORT LYTTELTON. left London October 26 for Wellington, via Australia and Auckland; due January 5; loads for Egypt. PORT SYDNEY, leaves Sydney December 7 for Wellington; duo December 14, the.noß other ports. REMDERA. at Wellington. hails Dec. 10 for London, via Panama. HXVERINA, leaves Sydney, early for Wellington. , . RUAHINE, leaves London first week in December '.it New Zealand, via Panama. SALVOR, from San Francisco: due Wellington Dec. 8; thence Auckland. SUEVIC, left London November 21 for New 7,enbnd; due _»url<land .T-nuary 17. I . SUFFOLK, left Auckland Dec. 2, tor Liverpool. -. TAI-J7NE, leaves Auckland December 7 fo- nil. Ton-ra. and Fan-oil. TARAWEHA. due Auckland Dec. 9 from Dunedin. Loads for Sydney. _ WAIHOEO, from Lylieiion. arrived Sydney November 30. Sails Calcutta to load for No"- Zealand. / , ~ , WAITOMO. from Calcutta, via Auckland; arrived Wellington Dec. 4; thence Lyttelton and Dunedin. WALLSEN'D, arrived Onehunga- Dec. 3 frn-n fl-->nih Australia. . WEKTRALIA, leaves Melbourne early for Wellington and South Island. SAILERS. ' AMIRAL CECILE, left New York Nov. for Aucluand ami Wtuinswn. ALBERT MEYER, arrived New Plymouth Nov; 18 from San Francisco. ALEXA. from San Francisco, at Auckland. Leaves early for Sydney. _ AMY TURNER, left San Francisco Nov. 25 for Lyttelton. ANTIOPE, leaves Auckland early for San Francisco. ARATAPU. leaves Dunedin Dec. 14 for Melhourne. ARYAN, leaves Wellington Dec. 6 for Sau Francisco.. . C. D. BRYANT, arrived Bluff Nov. 26 from San Francisco. Duo Wellington later. DANIEL, from Sau Francisco,. leave* Wanganui early for Sydney. DARTFORD duo Vancouver towards end Dec. from Wellington.

DUQUESNE, left Sau Francicco Sept. 12 for Lyttelton. GARTHFORCE, left New York Oct. 19 for Wellington. GEORGETTE, left San Francisco end So"', for Wellington.

GbADBEOOK, leaves Dunedin early for San wancisco. HENKIEU'U'E. left San Francisco Nov. 25 for Wellington. HUIA, arrived Auckland Nov. 25 from Melbourne. ILMA, left San Francisco Nov. 21 Auckland; duo early Jan. , JEANETTE, from San Francisco, at Auckland; leaves early for Friendly Islands and San Francisco. JOHN ENA, from San Francisco, duo Dunedin early from Lyttelton, thence Melbourne to load/ for San Francisco. KAtiIMT, i<;fl Aucumuu i\ut. 28 lor Sydney. LYMAN D. FOSTER, due Auckland Jan. 15 from Son Francisco. MA'NUKEWA, left San Francisco Nov. 21 for Auckland. MINDOEO. duo Lyttelton from San Francisco. 1 OAKLAND, leaves wylteltou early for Ania and. San Francisco. PL ANTES, from San Francisco; due Tfmaru in January. KAUPO. arrived iv'ellinglo" Nov. 16 from San Francisco; returns'.'early. RIKA, leaves Auckland tnin week for Tnnir". EOXA. leaves Ran Francisco about Dec. 15 for Wellington. SEiNOHITA, »,!i San Francisco Sent. 25 for Auckland; due December 8: thence Sydney. STAR OF LAPLAND, left Sin Francisco Oct. 18 for Auckland; due Dec. 7. TAMAE, left New York Oct, 13 for Sydney. . / TITANIA, is nn route frini New York to New TERPSICHOBE, left New York for Wellington, Dec. 1. TONAWANDA., loft New York Nov. 4 for Auckland and Wellington. WANtrANui, leu o«.. .rancisco Nov. 27 for Wellington. WHITE PINE. left Melbourne Nov. 30 for Wangamii. YSABFL, loading San Francisco for A—Mmid. I ' ZINGAKA, now - due Svdney from Tauranga. Loads for Lyttelton. THE LYTTELTON SERVICE. ' If tl» U';ion Company can ffcuro a crew for the Pateena. which has been undergoing overhaul at Wellington for some time, the vessel will be dispatchod to-night m the tjyttclton ferry service. The Monowai, which will be thus relieved, will leave Wellington to-morrow for'Dunedin direct. TheMonowal's movements, however, are • entirely dependent on the Pateena. THE SYDNEY STEAMJ3RB. The Union Company announce that the position in regard to the intercolonial steamers Mberaki and Mannka remains the same. Both vessels are s.till held up at Sydney owing to a shortage of crews. Negotiations are being carried on | bv the company's officials and the Seamen s Union at Sydney to secure full crows, but the prospects arc not too bright .at the present moment for an early resumption of the service. The Huddart-Parker liucr Kiverina is also hold up at Sydney.

OHJUSTMAS PASSENGER. SERVICE. Messrs. Bannatyne and Co. niviec that the Christmas and New Year tiniD-tablo of the Anchor Compnny'B Nelson servicewill be a 8 follows :-Kaitoa arrives Wellington from Nelson Sunday. December 22; sails for Nelson It a.m. Tuesday, December 24; Niltau.arrives Wellington from Nelson Monday night, December 23: Bails for Nelson Tuesday, 11 a.m.. December-24. The next trip will be the Nikn.U' from. a Olson, arriving at Wellington Friday night, December 27. She will sail for Nelson 11 a.m., Saturday, December 28. The Raitoa will reach Wellington Sunday morning, December 29. and sail for Nelson 11 a.m. Tuesday. December 31. The same timetable will be adhered to at Sow lear.

SOUTHERN .CROSS TO BE DETAINED. . By Tcleiniph-Press Association. Auckland. December 5. The mission steamer Southern Cross ha arrived with influenza aboard. Later. The. Southern Crosß has no influenza, bu ono native boy has a temperature, an the vessel will be detained posding de velopments, ' ORIENT IjINB RESUMING. , (Rec. December 5. 8.35 p.m.) Sydnoy, December 6. The Orient Company is resuming the sailingß to Australia. The local manager has been advised that two steamers are sailing Ithis month.-Aus.-IN.SS. Cable Assn. i ' MESS-TABIjE GOSSIP. Mr. F. Banks has Joined the Kinl as first' officer. Mr. W. Freeman, second officer, has come ashore.. . Captain Mathe.v Poole who was For sdme years sailing out of Auckland, has been appointed master of ILK. Commissioner's,yacht Beln ma. a patrol vessel at tlin Soloin'm .Islands'; ■ Captain P. A. M.asimloe. recently laid up with influenza, has suffered a. relapse. Engineer-Commander Ernest, liOw, of H.M.K. Wahine, has< been awarded the tn the Maoourika Mr. J. Homer has relicked Mr. F. Peterson, second engineer, and Sir. A. Wilson, Mr. A. Bagley, third engineer. The usual working hours of Wellington waterside,workers will be resumed as from to-day. This decision was reac'ied at a mating of the union held yesterday. The vessel Tonawanda. which has been reported 'as having left New York on November 4 for Auckland and Wellington, now transpired to he a sailing ship and not a steamer as previously believed. The Richardson steamer Malto is' to leave Wellington on Tuesday with agen,,'r-.] O—-V0- for Name'. * The "\tana is to sail this afternoon / or Watiganui. and will return t.o Wellington on Monday The Tainui, which arrives here to-morrow, from Lyttelton is to sail in the evnimrfor Wnnmnm. She is due ba"k at Wellington on Tuesday. Owing to delay at Timaru. the Calm will now not le-«ve Wellington'until Mond*- for Wa.nganui. <■■ The departure of the Paloona for San Frnp-ivn via 'Papeete, has been postponed until 3 p.m. to-morrow 'Che Koromiko is sail for Sydney to-. The Auckland. Git liens' Committee rlecided this wccV to bring under the notice of the Marine Denartment the unsanitary manner in* which th» crows of some- steamers were accommodated.. It. is reported that the wages of seamen end fimtnen iiyvivHs p-f'intr f>"t ■"' Britain were to be advanced on October 10 by £3 a month for men .and £1 10s. a month for boys. The wages of ,all other ratings arc to be similarly increased. Sea. men are lining paid £11 10b. a month and firemen £12 a month'iiin accordance with I the scale which ha? how* in operation : tince last December... The advance will Ihnreforn bri"- their wages ■■ \» M I 0« a month for able Beamen and £15 for finsmen. Before "ie war r-tca or pay were £5 10b. and £6 a. month. This wo°l''s "C.:<7»ti« nys:--'ln view of the recently established facilities for virßinuo cominmicMtion be'wccn shipowners in New Zealand and shi"« n» eo«. the I Naviil Adviser desires to notify to all con. corned that, shipowners should take any j stops considered necessary hy_th«m to be informed of any maritime disaster happening to their vessels in the waters 6urrounding New Zealand, and slyjuld no • longer relv lroon: b»ing acmaintcd with I eucn matters by the local Naval author!-

ties, who have necessarily been the channel of such communications until now. It 19 further notified that (he Naval Adviser's Office and the Naval' Intelligence Office will, in the near.future, observe, ordinary Government working hours, and that, neither office will continuously as hitherto. v . The steamer Australgeon is due at Adelaide ahout. December 18 from Ijlvernool. via Cape Town. She lias a full assorted freight for discharge at Australian ports. It has been decided that, the American h'rque John Faa Bhall proceed to Dunedin to complete her discharslnj of ens* oil. The vessel, which has been anchored In the Lvttelton stream for the past fortnight, will sail for the south as soon as the crew has recovered from the epidemic. The new American schonn»r Garthwfly has left New York for Melbourne with about ZSCO tons of general merchandise. A fonr-m"a»ted schooner i;as sighted tome distance off th» Lyttclton F»ids at d-islr on 'I'lesdav. flhc is prohnbly the ?, r lhdoro, ih tons". Captain Anderson, from Snn Francisco direct, flhc ie. bringing a cargo of case oil'for Messrs. A. S. Paterson arid Co., and a deck cargo of timber. The M;iii'ir>inni left London on Wednesday for Wellington.