SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 99, 21 January 1919, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OP THE MOON, JANUARY. Day. Hr.m. New moon 2 7 64 p.m. First quarter 9 10 25 p.m. Full moon 16 ' 814 p.m. Last quarter 24 3 52 p.m.

MOON. Moon rises to-day, 9.27 p.m.: sets. 10.40 a.m.

TIDE. To-day, 8.31 a»in.; 8.56 p.m. To-morrow. 9.19 a.m.; 9.43 p.m.

SUN. Sun rises to-day, 4.41 a.m.; sets, 7.23 p.m.

ARRIVALS. MONDAY, JANUARY 20.

NGATORO. s.s. (5.10 a.m.), 1137 tons, Dowell, from Greymouth.

KOMATA, s.s. (6 a.m.), 1994 lone. Whyborn, from Westport. RIPPLE, sis. (2 p.m.), 370 tons. Carlson, from Napier.. MANAROA, s.s. (2.35 p.m.). 124 tons, M'Neilage, from Dunedin. KAHU, a.s. (3.45 p.m.), 138 tons, Norling, from East Coast.

MOERAKI, s.s. (9.45 p.m. in the Btream), 4392 tons. Collins, from Sydney. WAIMEA. s.s. (11.40 p.m.), 454 tons, Stuart, from Tarak'ohe.

DEPARTURES. ' ' MONDAY, JANUARY 20.

MAPOURIKA, s.B. (1.45 p.m.). 1203 tons, Macdonald, for Picton and Nelson.

KARAMU, s.s. (3.45 p.m.). 234 tons, M'Lellan, for Picton and Onehuuga.

KAITOA, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 305 tons. Wildman, for Nelson.

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s. (5-45 p.m.), 198 tons, Manloy, for Foxton.

MAORI, s'.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3412 tons, Stringer, for Lyttolton.

BLENHEIM, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 130 tons, Wilkinßon, for Havelock.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21. WAIRAU, b.s. (2 a.m.), 143 tons. Deiley, for Blenheim.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Wakatu, Kaikoura, January 21. Kapiti, Wanganui, January 21. Hawera, Patea, January 21. ' Mann, Wanganui, January 21. Opawa, Blenheim, January 21. Mararoa, Lyttolton, January 21. Mapourika, Nelson, January 21. Nlkau. Nelson, January 21. Ngaherc, Whangarci, January 22. Calm,-; south, January 22. Moana, 'Frisco. January 22. Maori, Lyttelton, January 22. Kaitoa, Nelson, January 22. Kahu, East Coast, January 22. Wairau. Blenheim, January 22. Kamo, Greymouth. January 22. Putilti, Oamaru, January 22., Invcrcargill. Wanganui, January 22. Tarawcra. Lyttelton. January 22. Manuka, Sydney, January 22. Oorinna, New Plymouth, January 22. Nelson, January 22. Wootton, Lyttelton. January 2J. Queen of the South. Foxton, January 22. Moeraki, Lvttelton, January 23. Suevic, London, Auckland, January 23. Ngakuta, Greymouth, January 23. Blenheim, Havelock. Jnnuary 23. Ruahine. London, via Auckland. Jan. 26 Malta. London, January 27. Port Lyttelton, Wanganui, January 29.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kapuni. Patea, January 21. Hincmoa, northern lighthouses. .Tan. 21. Wavorley, Patea, January 21. Kahu. East Coast, January 21. Waimea, Nelson, Coast, January 21, Mararoa, Lyttelton. January 21. Nikau. Nelson, January 21. Opawa, Blenheim, Jnnuary 21. Kapiti. Wanganui, January 21. Hawera, Patea. January 21. Karti, Oamaru. Timaru, January 21. Manaroa. Auckland. January 21. Ripple, Napier. Gisborne, January 21. Mooraki. Lyttelton. Jnnuary 21. Baden Powell, New Plymouth. Jan. 21. Ngatoro. Greymouth. January 21. Mana, Wanganui, January 21. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, January 22. Maori, Lyttelton, January 22. Kaitoa, Nelson, January 22. Wairau. Blenheim. January 23. Wootton, Lyttelton. January 23. Colombia. San Francisco, January 23. Swallow, Sydney. January 23. Tarawcra, Auckland, January 23. Invercargill. Wanganui, January 23. Queen or the South. Foxton, January a, Wakatn, Kaikoura. January 23. Kent. London, January 23. Moeraki. Sydney only, January 23. Calm. Wanganui. January 23. Komata. Wcatport. January 23. Kaino. Greymouth'. January 24. Putiki, Damedin. Timaru. January 24. Port Lyttelton. Wanganui. January 24. Manuka. Sydney, January 25.

OVERSEAS CARCO STEAMERS. AUSTRALIC, loads New York about Jan. 15 for Dunedin and Lyttelton. »

BLRMA. from Glasgow via Australia: due Auckland early Feb. BORARATA, Irom London: due Auckland Mar. 13.

KOBOKU, MAEU, from Japan, due N.Z. early Jan. MAMAIU. from Liverpool, due Auckland Feb. 10: Wellington Feb. 15. MIDDLBKAM OABTLK, leaves St. Jobii Jan. for Auckland, Wellington, and Australia.

KOANA. from San Francisoo; duo ffcllinstoii, Jan: 22. ••' OXFOMJSMRK. from Livernool, via Colombo: duo Auckland Feb. 2.

POUT HACKING, from London, via Melbourne; duo Wellington Jan. 31. Thenco Auokland. ■

PALOONA, Irom Snn Francisco, duer Wellington about Feb. .5. POUT LINCOLN, from Now York, via. Auckland; due Wellington Feb. 10. 11UAHIN15, Irom London; (juo Weltington Jan. 26. 6UEVIO. from London,, via Auckland; due Wellington Jan. 23. SAILERS. San FrancißCO to Wellington ;— Vessel. Left. Due. Alert Jan. 10 end March j Commerce — ' Early Edward May Jan. 7 Mar. Fearlcßs Jan. 10 end March Luzon ' Jan. 3 Mar. Henriette Nov. 25 Jan. Hesperian Doc. 24 Feb. Rona . Dec. 18 Early Feb, Wanganui Nov. 27 Jan, Now York to Wellington:— Admiral Oecillc Oct. 18 Auckland Jan. •Titania Nov. 7 Feb. Tonawanda Oct. 21 Auckland Jan. Vancouver to Wellington:— Dartford To sail Jan Mar. St. John'B (Canada) to Wellington:— •Terpsichore Dec. 23 • April San Francisco to Auckland:— Lyman D. Foster Dec. 12 Fob. Manurewa N0v.2l Jan.-' William Olsen Dec. 23. Fob. San Francisco to Blulf:- . 0. S. Holmes Dec. 20 Feb. Snn Francisco to Lyttelton:--Amy Turner Nov. 25 Jan. San Francisco to Wanganui:— Lucy Jan. 7 Mar. •Via Oapo of Good Hope. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA". (Eec. January 20, 8.40 p.m.) LONDON. January 18. Arrived—At London: Manica. from Australia. At Port Natal: Medic, from Melbourne. At Calcutta: Oriasa, from Australia.

COASTAL. MONDAY, JANUARY 20. ■ AUCKLAND.

Arrived—Kuahine (1.15 p.m.), from Loudon; lima, barquentine (1.40 p.m.). from San Francisco; Makura (7.15 D.m.): from Sydney. MANUKAU HEADS.

Sailed.-Rarawa (145 p.m.), for New Plymouth. ONEHUNGA. Sailed.—Rarawa (3.30 p.m.), for New Plymouth. NAPIER, Arrived.—Mouowai (2 p.m. Jan. 19). from Wellington. . WANGANUI. Sailed—Mana (6.30 p.m t ). for Wellington. PICTON. Arrived.-Mapourika (7 p.m.), from Wellington. ■ NELSON. To sail.-Nikau (7 ''p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEIM. Sailod.-Blenheiin (7.30 p.m.), ior Wellington. „ ■WE6TPORT. Arrived.-Pohcrua (3.20 p.m.). from Wellington. OAMAItU. Sailed.-Putiki (1 p.m.), for Wellington. GItEYMOTJTH. . Sailcd.-Kamo (1.20 D.m.), for Wellington. Arrivcd.-Ngakuta (10.15 a.m.), -from Wellington LYTTELTON. Sailed.-Mararoa (6.50 p.m.), for Wellington. PORT Arrived.-Stella (1 a.m:). from Wellington. AN AUCKLAND INOIDENT. Auckland commercial men bavs a reputation throughout New Zealand for being over on the alert to take strong exception to any action that they consider is prejudicial to their interests or to the port of Auckland. The American steamer Annette Rolph, now in sort at Wellington, has 813 tons of general cargo for Auckland, and when she had to put in there on Monday last for coal and water the Auckland consignees immediately made application that their cargo should be discharged before the shin sailnri J7ir

Wellington, her official destination. Itwas pointed out to tho importers that there was on tho ship no ono who know whore the Auckland consiEnmcnts were stowed, ns Captain Rasmusseu and hia officers and crew only joined the vessel after her loadinc had been completed. NothiiiE daunted, tho consignees approached the American Consul and asked for his assistance, hut he was powerless, in the matter. The Auckland cnrKO will have to be transhipped here.

THE MOERAKI ARRIVES. At 9.45 o'clock last night the Union Company's Moeraki dropped anchor in tho stream on arrival from Sydney, and will early this morning be berthed at No. 16 Jervois Quay breastwork.

THE AMIRAL OBCILLE.

The French ship Amiral Cecille, bound Irom New York to Auckland and Wellington, with a general careo. cleared tho Panama Canal on November 7. The vessel is due at Auckland shortly. On completion of discharge at Wellington, the Amiral Cecille will load wool at a New Zealand port for the United States. The vesEel is coming to New Zealand to the agency ot the New Zealand Shipping 'Company. ' .

THE DURHAM'S VOYAGE. The Federal-Shire Line steamer Durham, which arrived at Auckland from Brisbane on Friday, left London on October 18. and Plymouth on October 24. with a full load, of cargo for Australia. She also had on board 700 of the Australian Main Body men who had been etantcd leave Before the nrmi6tico was signed. A fine weather trip was made to Capo Town, which the vessel reached on November 21. Owing to tho epidemic there, vessels were being coaled at anchor, and as thi6 would have been i> lengthy proceeding, she was ordered on to Durban. After spending three dnvs coaling at Durban she sailed for Melbourne, where tho troops were landed.' From Melhourne she went to Sydney with a number of troops which had been landed from the Port Lyttelton. After discharging the Sydney portion of her cargo she took on board over 100 Now Zealand passengers who had been stranded in Australia through the shipping disnute. These passengers were taken to Brisbane ia the vessel, andwhilo she discharged the balance of her cargo there, the passengers lived on shore at hotels. The Durham did not brine nny cargo to New Zealand, sho having como here to load. • Captain J. Watkins is in charge of the vessel, and has associated with him the following, officers:—Firr.t. O. Thomas; second, A. Dixon: third. A. Nanper: fourth, W. Webster; chief engineer, R. J. Murray: second. F. Goodall; third. F. Jones; fourth. R. Gray; fifth. F,. Cutler; chief refrigerating engineer, W. R. Guthrie; second. B. Magnirn: first wireless. H. R. Allan; second, N. O. Bcnham; ohief steward, R, Swift.

The Makura, -which arrived at Auckland last night, is to flail for Vancouver, via ports, on Thursday. A Press Association telegram from Auckland, savs that the Union Company's barquentine lima arrived'there early yesterday afternoon tfrom San Francisco, Sixty days -were taken for the trip. Mesßrs. ThoinaH Brown, Ltd., ad.vise that the steamer Swallow -will on Thursday receive cargo for Auckland. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Ituahine arrived «t Auckland yeßtcrday from London, via Panama. Cargo is brought for discharge at the four chief ports. The Buahine is expected at Weliington on Saturday. The U.B. schooner Georgette (757 tons) will be taken on the Wellington slip for cleaning and painting before starting to load. here. The Homeward- loading of the Ayrshire will not be started until the middle of next week. The vessel is to leave Sydney on Friday for Auckland, Oisborno. and •Wellington. Bho will arrive hero on February 12. and sail four or flvo days later for Liverpool, via Suez.- / Huddart-Parker. LtU, have received no word of when the Biverina and WeßlraIla are to return to New Zealand. The Biverina io now in Western Australia, and is not expected back' at Sydney before the end of the month. A telegraitt 'received yesterday from Endeavour. Inlet states that the barque Aratepu. bound for Melbourne, is sheltering in Ship Cove. Only one man is now needed to complete the complement of the Hiiiemoa. and she is expected to sail to-day on her trip to the northern lighthouses. Sho is taking Principal .Keeper Creamer, formerly at Cape Campbell, to Castlepoint. Other changes among the keepers are Principal Keeper Parkcs from Castlepoint to Munakau South Head: Assistant Keeper Marshall, from Castlepoint. promoted to principal keeper at Cuvier Island, relieving Principal Keeper Johnston. Who iB transferring to The Brothera. Of twelve floats set adrift in Cook Strait to ascertain the trend of the currents nine have been reported washed ashore. The twelfth float has just been recovered on Farewell Spit. The Manaroa will sail to-day for Auckland. Owing to the limited space cargo must be hooked at Messrs. Johnston and Co.'b office. . Cargo for Timaru and Oamnru will be received today by the Karn. The Tarawera is to load at Wellington on Thursday for Aiiokland. The Port Lvltelton will now leave Wellington on Friday for Wangannl for loading and will return here on January 29 to 'complete. She' is to leave for Port Said on February 2. , Tho' Scottish steamer Verdun was to have left Newcastle on Sunday for Port Chalmers with a full load of coal for the southern city. The 0. and D. Line advises that she will load a full cargo of wool at.Port Chalmers for England, sailing via Panama, in about three weeks time. The Verdun is a vessel of 5C91 tons gross, built in 1917 by Messrs. Busse-ll and Co.. Glasgow, for Messrs. Gow. Warrl. son. and Co.. of that city. She is 455.3 ft. long, £6ft. beam, and 24.7 ft. deep. The French ship Duoucsne should bo ready for soiling- from Lyttelton about Thursday or Friday for Adelaide direct Tho latest charters include the Whito Star liner Tropic, (8230 tons), which- is to load at New York for Wellington, Sydney, and Brisbane.

The Honolulu Chamber or Commerce has endorsed a. nine million 'dollar plan for the improvement and extension of Honolulu's harbour to provide facilities for catering for shipping tonnage after the war.

The -ivooden Bteamers being built on Fugct Sound for the United States Shipping Board, and for which machinery has not been ordered, will bo conycrtcd into barges, to be towed in the coastwise carrying trade, according to an unofficial announcement that has been made public. This will result in the closine of several plants in Washington and Oregon. It is stated at Portland (Oregon) that Sudden and Christenson, shipowners, of San Francisco, arc to operate a line of steamers out of Portland to the Orient, the Philippines. Australia, New Zealand, and South America. The following- marine mißhap is reported: "Henrictte (Br. sc.)-6an Francisco for. Wellington, returned to the .former port on November 11 with a broken compass. She resumed her voyage on November 27-." The fasto6t-huilt ship on any of the American stocks to date is the Aberdeen, a wooden vessel of 4000 tons burden, which started on her trial trip just 23 days after I the keel was laid.