SHIRPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 86, 6 January 1919, Page 9

SHIRPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOOX. V : JAXUARY. . Day. Hr.'m. Hew moon 2 7 54 p.m. : Pir&'t Quarter ...'; 9 10 25 p.TIL' ■ ' ..Full m00n.,.a16. . 8 14 p.m. . Jia.Ht nuarter ~ ,24 :.3 52 p.m. ■ 3IOOX. - ■' iJloon •' rises' to-daj*, 8.50 : a.m.; sets, 9.48 'p.m:'" 1 ■-. • • . , . TIDE. '• ' To-ilay, 7.16 a.m.j 7.44 p,m. -ji To-morrow,, ,8,11. a.m;: 8.37, p.m.

•- StJ.N'. Slid rises. 4.24 tf.m:; sets, 7.28 p.m.

ARRIVALS. - I , :.. .S'ATUEDA.Yi/'jAJfFAKr 4. ' WAIRAL"; s.s'.-(2.25 a,m.j,'143 tons, Deiley, from Blenheim., • ~ . ICENNI3DY,...s.a. .(3.15 a.m.), 226 , tons, ; 'Henry, from. Picton. , ' WAKATU,:'s'.S;,(4.SO a.m.), 157.t0n5. Wills, from'Kaikoura." '•" ■ KA-PITI, "• s.s: (6,10 a.m.), 242 tons, Sawyers,- from- 1 -Wanganui. • , . MARAROA, :5.5,.-.(9.K) a.m.),. 2598 tons, Camcron, from Lytteiton.-. , v, WAIMEA... s.s.. (11: p.m.), 454. tons, Stuart, j from Piotonj ' . .SUNDAY, .JANUARY,, 5. . ' , lIAWER-A.-.s.s. (12.40 a.m.). 174 tons, M'Kin:non, from' Fatca. .. . '~ WAVERLEY, "5.5..,(1.35. a.m.), 157 tons,. Fisk, from Patea; ' ' ' . ' . OPAWA,'s.s. (2.30 !i.mv); '110 tons,: Nicholas,' from BlenhOim..',-' 'MAPOaiMKA, s.s. (6.20 a.m.), ■ 12£3 tons,. M'Donald, from Pieton, and Nelson. ■ : MAORI, s.s. (8.20. a.m.), 3433 tons, Wll» liams, fi-om'Lyttelton.' "' ' . KAITOA, s,B. (10.5 a.m.), 305 tons. Wildman, from Nelson. WOOTTON, s.s. .(2.20 p.m.), 151 ton-:, Laraen.'from Lytteiton. ,' ORATOR, s.s. .(2.36-p.m.), 4622 tons, Flynn,' "from Lytteiton,. „ : • KARAMU, . (3,20 p.m.), 934 tons, M'Lcllan. froth N'apier, . ROSAMOND,, s.s. .(6.10. p.m.), 721 tons,' Dinsmore, from" Lytteiton. ■ ~ .. : KAHU. s.s. (11 p.m.); 138- tons/ Norling, : from Napier., :■ . ■ DEPARTURES. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. KAUPO, barquo (10.30 a.m.), Kennedy, for San Francisco. ' ■ MINDORO. schooner (1.15» p.m.). 642 tons, Andorson, for San i)rancieco; 1 ' " • KAPUNI, s.s, (2 p.m.), 188 tons,: Gibson for Patea. N.IICAU.'s.s. .(2 p.m:), 248 ( tons, Hay, for Nelson. •„ ■ .' i. ; . . ■ OFIHI, b.s. (3.20 p,m.),_ 1116 tons,- Camp bell, for Lytteiton. : " ' r • MARAROA, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), 259,8 .tons, ft.win, for Lytteiton. , ' PERTH, s.s. (6.15 p.m.),- 1799 tons. DawBon, for Kaipara, and' Melbourne. WANAKA, s.s, (6.20' p.m.), 2942 tons, Flyiin, for Oamaru. ' - . .KENNEDY,' s.s.' (7 p.m.),-236 tons, Henry; for Tarakohe.: . :

,TE ANAU, s.s, (9.5 .p.m.), 1652 tons, Apple. yard, for Auckland. . .KAPITI, s.s., (11.5 p.m.-),. 242.t0n5, Saw-, yers, for Wanganui. . WAIRAU; s:s. (11.30 . p.m.), 143 -'tone,-' Deiley, for Blenheim, ■ p-- ■

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karu, Bluff, Dunedin, January 6," .Ngatoro, Lytteiton, January 6.. / . , Kahu, East-Coast, January 6. ■■ BrCeze.'-Wanganui,-: January 7. ' . Ngahere, Lyitcltoii,. January 7.iWairau, ;31enheim, January 7.. .. . ... ■Invercargill, Wanganiii, January 7. Mapourika, Nelson, Pieton. January 7. Mararoa, Lytteltou, January 7. Kapiti, Wanganui, January , 7.Uorinna, New Plymouth. January 7. Nikau, Nelson,- January 7, ,- Kennedy, Tarakohe, January 7. Kapuiil. Patea, January '7. '■ .Maori, Lytteiton, January 8. ICaitoa, .Nelson, January 8. ! VVaverley, Patea.'-January, 8.. ,J. .Haweia,, Patea-, January 8..'. Wakatu, Kaikoura, January 8. Mortowai, Auckland,. January. 8. liana, Lytteiton,' January 8.: I U'uben of the South,-Foxton, January 8. (Jalnv south, January 8.Woottijn, Lytteiton, January 9.' 1 Blenheim Havelock, Janilary 9.' '' lCoradta,'.Westport, January' 10. ■Ripple, East Coast,. January 10. Ngakuta. Newcastle,' January 10. Putiki, Timaru, Lytteiton, January 10. Kent,,,-Bluff,, January 15... .

PROJEOTEp, DEpARTiIRES. Mana, Lytteiton; Jd'nuary "6Rosamond, Napier. Giiborne. Jan. 6. ".Opawa, Blenheim, Ja'nuary 6. v.. Maori, .Lytteiton, January .6. Mapourika, Pieton, Nelson,. January 6. ' Waimea. Greym'outh direct,. Jan. 6.", . Karamu.,Lyttelt,on, ; ;. ( ■ Hawera, Patea, January 6. I "■■ "'. Queen of the. South, Foxton January 6, ~ ' VVavorley, Pdtea, January 6. Woottou, Lytteiton,' January 6. Blephcim, Havelock, Kenepuru Sound, January 6. Kaitoa ri Nelson, January/6. , , Komata,. Mfestport;' Jaiiuary'6. . v Kitkapo;'iWeßtport, January 6. - , : Kahu,-'Eaßt Goast, 'January, 6. . Wai'rau, Blenheim, : .Januai'y 6. . Mararoa, Lytteiton, Jauuary-7. • ; Nikau, Nelson, January .7. : Kapiti, Wanganui. "January 7. . Kapuni, Patoa; -January 7-.' ... Navua, San Francisco, , January 7. " Karu. January 7. - j Invercargill, January 7. Koromiko...Westport,.' January 7. Ngatoro, ,'Weatpor.t, 'Greymou/h. .Jan.. 7, Port Sydhby'.'ligypt'. January.7. : ~ ,• ■ ■ -Devon,. Port'-'Said, January-7. - Kittawa, :'Wes(port, January 7. Breoze. . Lytteiton,' Dunedin, Timarn, Jan. 8., ■ . ~ •- . , ....' : Ngahere, Auckland, "January 8. . "Galra. Wonp-anni;'-'January 9. Jfonowai. Lj'ttelton, Diinedin, Jan. 8. • : i Col. de Yallebois Mareuil, San Francisco, jauuary 9. ■ ■ . • , , C. D. Bryant-. San Francisco. January-9. • Wakatu, Kaikoura, January 9. ' " Orator, London, January 12.Ulimaroa. London. Jamtar.v 15. ... Toflia, London-, January .18, Kent,'. London, January 18. ,

TO-DAX'S BERTBAGE LIST. : Orator—kirig-'.B Wharf. - : . Maori—Ferry Wh'arf; •' Mapourika—No. 1' Queen's iWharf. ■ Karamu—No. 16 Jervoiß Quay. Rosamond—No. 12-Jervois ..Quay, . Kaitoa—No. 10 Qucen'B.Wharf. ' Kahu—Ferry Wharf. OpawTa—No. 11 Quccd's Wharf. 1 Hawera—Glasgow Wharf.. Wootton—No. 13 Queen's Wharf; Waimea—No. 3 ■ Queen's Wharf. Invercargill—No.i- 5 Queen's Wharf. .; Kittdwa—Railteay. .Wharf. .- . ' •j ' ; Waverley—Glasgow Wharf, ': Karu—Pipitea Wharf. ' 'OVERSEAS STEAMERS ,INWARD BOUND.' ANNEII'B ItOLPH, from San Francisco; duo ; Wellington Jaii. 10. . , ■ ■ -.. - 'AUSTrALiC, loads New York; about Jan. 0 15 for Duuedin and Lytteiton. i DURHAM, due Auckland January 15from Sydney and Brisbane.• .... , GEORGiKA ROLi-'ii, from'6'an Francisco; due - Auckland, January. !- KAIAKOI, duo Welington about Jan. 20 : from Melbourne, via South Island., ■ KAITANGATA,-leaveß Melbourne jan.j 3 for Wellington, , - / ' . KOSOICU M'ARU. from Japan, die" N.Z,' early Jilri. '■' ' : MIDULEHAJt OASTLE, Icavc'ii. Sti John Jan. for'-New'Zealand arid Australia?. • ' MOANA; from,. Sari Francisco; due ,Wei. ' lington -Jan<- 19. . . - -■ PORT HACKING, from London,'via Suez and Melbourne; due Wellington' Feb. 1. Thertce' Auckland. 'L'oadß England. PORT, LINCOLN, leaves-New York early s Jaii. for Auckland and Wellington. 3 PORT IiLI'WELTON,,, from Loudon, via . Australia; ;due.Auckland Jan.. 9. Welling- ' ton, Jan, 20. . Sails -Feb. for Egypt. SUEVIO, left, Ijouclon- Novemljer 21 fol '1 New , Zealand; -via Australia; due Auck-i • land Jan. 17; ". • • . 5; ' ' SAILERS. San 1 :. Fra'riciSco to Wellington.-— ■ Vessel;''': ■' ; • ■ Left. ' . •;>,< Due. >* Georgette! ', : Oct.lß. , . Now Honriette ':. Nov. 25 ■ Jan. . Hesperian Dec. 24 Feb. 20 Rona Dec.,lß Early Feb. ; Wanganui Nor. 27 . Jan. New York .to'Wellington :— ■ ■ Ariiiral CeCillß '•' Oct. 18 Auckland Jan. 10 'Tittinia Nov.,-,7--- : ; .Feb.. 17 Touiiwnndii ■ Oct. 21 Auckland Jan. . Vuiicouver.to Wellington;— ■ Dartford .. To sail Jan Mar. . St. (Canada) to Wellington:— •Terpsichore... Dec. 23\ April 3 san i-i'auciaco to Auckland:— . Edward : May Early ■ - Ether Buhne ...Early — Ilm'a. ■ N0v.21, Jan. ! Lyman IJ. Foster Dec. 12 ' Feb. Manurewa', , ' N0v.21. Jan. 1 Planter " " Early ' — William Olsen ■„ Dec.- 23. -.: Feb. Ban Francisco to Lytteiton Amy Turner . 9'-, , .Tnr. Oaroline ... ,To,,sail .Feb. /.' April ■ ban ' l-'rancisco to i-,ew Plymouth:— s Thrasher', ; ' . Early .■' ! — '. San t'o- WaiiEanui 1— ' Narwhal, r. ' — ■■ ■ ' Now Snn Francisco tq Bluff:— ; ' 0.,.5. Hnl"ies , . D"c 20 ■ Feb., -... ~ 'Via Capo of Good Hope,' , : BY TELEGRAPH. .. OVERSEAS. • SVDNEY, January 3. Arrived—Kaituna. from Auckland. Sailed—Port Lytteiton,..for, Auckland. " f (Itec. January 5, ,5.5 p.m.) . ! . SYDNEY, January 4. Arrived.—Niagara, from Vancouver.—Press Assn. Sailed.—Durham (Saturday), for Nqw Zealand,

COASTAL. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. . ■ ; AUCKLAND. . . ~.; Sailed.—'Waipovi (1' p..m.),. for Sydney':' S. G. AVildcr, American schooner, for Haapai and San Froncisco. , NEW PLYMOUTH. 1 Arrived.—Corinna (6 p.m.),..from. Wellington. ,■ ; ■ Sailed.—Karno (5 p.m.), lor.Greymoath, _ . WAXGAKUI. Arrived.—lnvcrcargill: (11.50 ; .ja,.m.), from WeUington. , . .. , ■ .:■ . • , . ! ''.NELSON. , . .' , Arrived—Eegulus (9.45, a.m.),.from.Picton., To sail—Regiilus (ii p.m.); for Westpirf and Greyinonth."'". .'' ;STXNDAt, JANUARY'.. 5., ;.;'. .AUOKLAND.i. Arrived.—Salvor (4 p.m.), from Wellington. . LYTTIiLTON; •Arrived.—JTararoa' (7 a.m.); from Wellington. :• ■' ■ . PORT CHALMERS. . Sailed.—Kent (5.15 a.m.), for Blu£f.'.. i. ; OXEIiUNGA. ' V' ■Arrived.—Rarawa (9 a.m.)',' from New Ply- ■, mouth. - ■•' " "'■■ ■'■ ■ !'. ' ,' '■ BLENHEIM. ' ■ Arrived.-,Waira'u' (8.30 'a.m.),' from '' Wellington. '■ DUNEDIN ' SHIPPING' RETURNS.' ' The number of shipping'arrivals at, the port of : Dunedin, together with the amount- of' gooda imported • and exported, was considerably affected, by tho outbreali of hostilities, and showed .a marked ..decrease eath year tho }var. continued. Tho total tonnagei of arrivals, including oversea, intercolonial.''and cfXLßtul' shipping:' in 1913 was 983,195.- ■ 111 1914' it ,vas 9?8,302, a decrease of 9893 tons, 'Tho foltowing year, when a largo number of vessels were requisitioned for' war. purposes, the arrivals dropped to, .835,789 .tons, a .decrease, of 142,513 -lons.. In 1916 the arrivals fell off to 81},'...;) tons, another big decrease, and in 1917 th;y :; 'werc down to 596,979. For the twelve months from January I to December 31 last-year tho ..total, tonnage wa5.396,208, so that-.it will, bo seen that tho. ■year jußt .passed was the worst since the war. commented, and shows a decreaso of. over ' 552,000 1 toils' 'as compared with tile' returns' of 1914.' . SAILERS FOR. THE N.Z. SHIPPING CO, ' The New' Zealand Shipping .Company advise that the French sailing ship Amira'l Cecillc left New York oil October 18 for Auckland and Wellington. She should 1 -arrive shortly.. Tho Terpsichoro,.;which- in also a sailing ship, left St. . John (Canada) on '. December 23 for Wellington, via the- Capo of Good' Hope, and is due some timeVin April; -The- New Zealand- Shipping Company i.s also tho agent for. this'ship. __ .. ' THE BR-EEZE . AND" CALM. ;/■ ' Mr. E. G. F. Zolu'ab aflviseß as follows, concerning ..the. movements of the. Breeze add Calm Tho'Breeze will arrive hero on Tiies'day afternoon from Wanga'nui, aud sail'on Wednesday for Lytteiton, Timaru,- and Dunedin. .- The. Calm, en route, from Lytteiton .to Wanganui, will load at Wellington oh Wednesday. CARGO BURNED. Messrs.- Burns, Philp and-, .Col' have received ,>vord that.-, the. Mdtaram, . from Bingaporo, arrived,'at Sydney, at, the' end of last , month with her cargo oil fire. Lloyd's-'lodal' agents, Messrs'.' Dalgety -arid Col, have been advised that a. 25 per cent, general average has been declared on cargo ex the .-Mataram.■ . .. PORT' LYTTELTON' LEAVES SYDNEY: .'•• The o.' and D. : liner Port' Lytteiton left Sydney.-on S,atiirday : morning Xor- Auckland and . WeUington.- .with -Englißh ■ cargo for discharge. She'.is du& at the northern port on Thursday, and at Wellington ..on January 20;' . Furthei 1 'than that her. movements ; have . not- been; decided,,' i , '• ' DURHAM MOM BRISBANE. .... '\ • Tho F.' and R. 'steamer, Durham is ,to leave Brisbane on Friday next from Auckland, and' i 8 duo on January 15. • She will start Homeward loading at onoe. ' . . THE TO.FUaC

The itoua.- now at-Port Chalmers,- is duo at Nelson on Thursday-next-for i loading, Sho wiU later :come to-Wqllihgtoii to complete loading,: and will, be dispatched for London via Panama, on January 18.' Tho Neiv Zealand Shipping ■ Company.

.Tho Waimea-,'' according to Messrs. Wright, Stephenßon ' and Co.,'will Bail to. day direct for Greymouth. ■' '

Tho Union Company will to-day ' dispatch the, Rosamond, for Napier and Gisborne, and the',Karaknu for. Lytteiton with local cargo,'.... ~ . . , .... ~ .

Departures, from Wellington tin Saturday included:—Opihr for Lytteiton, Perth for Kaipa'ra and, -Melbourne;': Wariaka'"'for Oamaru and Dunedin,-To Anau for Auck-' land. :•

Within, three hours; *of -each - other - theWellington- barque> ;Raupo, and the Amori-. can schooner . cleared "Wellington Heads' on Saturday for San .Francisco.... •; The'; Commonwealth .Governinenl'B- chartered ' steamer' .'Orator 1 'arrived"" yfeaterday from Lytteiton to*'''complete'- Homeward loading.* ••• ■?' : . h-y; . The auxiliary five-masted schooner, Jjaurol with,a.generar«vrgo, bound from Sydney to Vancouver,. put into' Auckland' for repairs to her engines, on Thursday.' Captain.Dolierty is in command. • - 1 : The. bArciue 1 iJaniel; which discharged' a •Bnipment of. case oil at Wanganui, ■sailed for Sydney with a cargo of-timber* It la hoped to. dispatch.the steamer Flor« from Auckland to-day. -The veßeel arrived from the Eaßteni..Pacifi6 l Islands on No* vember 10, and-.her departure had to bo postponed owing to»tho, difficulty experienced in obtaining a crew, due to some extent to the unfavourable health conditions prevailing at>thb-"islands. from .Auckland,' arrived at Lytteiton at 9 a.m.-on 'Wednesday. Her average speed, of 12J.. knots, for. the . trip, which ocoiipied 59 hours,-constitutes a rc.cord. for the ship, her 1 usual tiino beincabout three -full-.dayß." Captain R., 'A;' Williamson,' formerly-of the Kahika, is in command. The, other officers areMr; ■ 0 White (late .second officer of -tho Arahura) " chief officer;, Jfr. ,H. Donald.,.second;- -Mr.R. Shakespeare, -third';: :Mr. . Sadler, -chief engineer'; Mr.-S.-Dickie;'second- Mr. W.'J Orjmsott,; thirds and'; .Mr.' J. "Donahoe; r S u , on , completion 'of : her' discharge she will load for.Timaru and.Auckland. - .Union-vCompany .advises .that the' Karu is-due to-.day from Bluff and Dun--edin : with cargo, not teter .in .tlie.wcek cie previously adjised. She. is'to load at Wellington.for Dunedin. *•' ' The Navua is to sail-at nootr to-morrow J o *! Papeete ;and' San Francisco. •. -»r he ~ ship, Colonel:, de. Villeb'oin-: ■Mareuil and the- 0.:,D.-.Bryant are ex.; pectcd to sail .about' Wednesday for San Francisco.' - After'having been'laid up in Weliingfoh for,,some weeks. owiiig to ; tho shortage of nr l^l ? en tho Kakapo" is - to sail to-day tot Wostport.to-.load timber for Sydney; ' . the Blackball,,Coai'Company's Ngakuta.if! due at Wellington on Thursday from

three-masted -.Bchooiier Valinarie,. launched.m 'Dccembely is the largeat'vensel to .ba ; built, .in Tasmania; :• It is 'esti-' mated that she..-will carry like ™ '?.»?, . Sho '.is the .largest- \ osael built ln.Hobnrt since Die b-ivona Looneana-w 1879. Tliis vessel was tiiadinn . the f llOl6 ® Islands and Sydney until lost -a few- years ago. • The' next biggest vessel to . the Y-almaric built it ?nh»i ery Fol . nt ' lva J the-barque Oceania (320 tons) constructed in : 1876;. -This vessel I ™ s Jost. in in--1885. the official return of last .'year's reports thaf Pr f°hl UC | 6 - rcm wiiarf eliows' that tJie -businese ddne waß eonsiderablv under that of 1917. It reflects of reßjdejits; of ; tho district, inasmuch as that the.increnßes were generallvn ognoultural lines, aud tho decreased ih' pastoral products. The Kent is to load it, Bluff 'this week, and is scheduled'to"take' in "cargo at -Picton on January 13 arid 14; "-Shte is duo here on the _,following ■ Wednesday,-' and £„ t ? :f ? E 'London -on January 18 mi. n * Vla> . ifto Zealand. Shipping OomnanVfl Oran arrived iif Port Dafwin from Port Said on December 3 to load for canal ports.