SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 112, 5 February 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON, FEBRUARY. ■"■■■ .'" Day. Hγ. m. New moon ......:..... 1 10 37 a.m. . First .quarter • 8 622 a.m. Full moon 15 11 8 a.m. Last quarter 23 118 p.m. ■ ■.••■ MOON. : Moon rises to-day,. .9.53 a.m.; sets, 9.17' p.m. ■■■■■...• . TIDE. . . . . , To-day, 7.55 a.m.; 8.23 p.m. ;. To-morrow, 8,52 a.m.; 9.17 p.m. SUN. .•'Sun rises to-day, 5 a.m.; sets, 7.9 p.m. r ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. KENNEDY,, b.s. (4.25' a.m.), 226 tons, Henry, from Waitapu. . ■ , NIKAU, 8.8, (7. a.m.); 248 tons, Hay, from Nelson. MARAROA, s.s. (8.5 a.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. ' PORT LYTTELTON, B.s. (8.20 a.m), 6444 tons, Stickland, fr&m Wanganul. QUEEN- OP THE SOUTH, B.s. (9.10 a.m.), '198 tons, Harvey, from Foxton. INVEROARGILL., • b.s, - (10.30 -a.nl.),- 224 tons, Thompson, from Wanganui. ■'■■ HAWERA, s.s. (2.25 p.m.), 174 tons, M'Kinnon. ftom Pateit. '• ■■■" WOOTTON, b.s. (2.25. p.m.), 151 tons, Lareen, from Lyttelton." RIVERINA, 6.6. (4.30 p.m. in the stream), 4758 tons, Entwistle, from Sydney. .MAPOURIKA, B.s. (11.10' p.m.), ISM'tone, M'Donald, ; frora Nelson and Picton. . ■■"• ■ Wednesday; January 5. :' • TONAWANDA, ship ..'(2.30.,a.m. in . the stream), 1643 touß, Heath, from New York, via,; Auckland.. ■'"•■,. DEPARTURES. ; ". TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. ' . NGAHERE, s.s. (10.35 a.m.), : 1090 tons, Dillner,' for Greymouth. KENNEDY, B,a. (3 p.m.), 226 tons. Henry, for Ncleon. .:■•.••• v KAHTJ, s.s. (3.40 p.m.), 138 tons, Norling, for Castlepoint. PUTIKX s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 409 tons, Robertson, for Wanganul. . '" ■ NIKAU, s.s. {5, p.m.), 248 tone, Hay, for .Nelson. , . . . JOHN ,8.8. (5.15 p.m.), 339 tons Harwich, for Dunedin. ■KARAMU,-• s.s. -. (7.10 • ',p;m.), ■ 934 tons, M'Lellan, for Greymouth. KOUTUNUT, a.s, (6.40 p.m.), 171 ' tons, Thomson, for East Coast. -. MARAROA. 8.6. (7.50 p.m.), 2598. tons, Ir. win, for Lyttelton. . BLENHEIM, e.s. (8.5 p.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson, for Havelock. TB ANAU, s.b. (9.35' p.m.), 1652 tons, Appleyard, for Lyttejton. KOMATA. s.s. (10.5 p.m.). 1994 tons, Whyborn, for Westport. . KAMO, b.s. (10.5 p.m.),- 1236 tons, Watson, for Greymouth. KOWHAI, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 792 tons, Dinsmoj'e, for Grey mouth. RIPPLE. 8.8. (10.35 p.m.), 370 tons, Carlson, for Napier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Port Augiißta, New York, February 5. • Kaitangata, Westpurt, February s'. ' . Maori, Lytteiton, February 5. Kaitoa, Nelson/February 5. ' Wayerley, Patca, February 5. Wairaii; Blenheim, February 5. Kapuiii, Patua, February. 5. . Kokiri. Greyuiouth, February 5. ■• Kaplti, M r angauui, February 5. Jfapourika, Nelson. February 6. ■Nikau, Nelson, February 6. Mararoa; Lyttelton, February 6. ' Kahu, East Coast, February 6. EamoniiJ Dunedih, February 6. ■. ■' Ardgay, •' Newcastle, Fobruary 6. •■. Koutunui, East.Coast, February 6. Port Hacking, London, Newcastle, February 6. ■ . ' . : • ■' Storm, south, February 6.Itoera, Patea, February 6. . . 1 Ngatoro, Greymouth, February J-. Waipori, Westport, February 7; Opawa, Blenheim, February 7. ■ Putiki, Wanganui, February 7. Blenheim,. Hayelook, February 7. TejAnau, , Lyttoltbn, February 7. Calm, eout'ii, February 7. lloiiowai.. LyKeHon, Fcbniary 8. ' Storm,.War.g&nui, February 8. ■■' ' I Kennedy,, Nelson, February S. I . Komata, Westport, February B.•' ■ ■■■ • Ngahere, Greymouth,: February 8. : . ..■ Kamo, Grpyraouth, February 8. Karu, Greyirouth, February B. ICaramu; Greymouth. February 8. Wootton, -Lyttelton, February 9. ' I CJneen of tho South, Foxton, February 9. Piiloona', San Francisco .February 9. Invercargill, Wanganni. February' 9.' ' Aloxander, Picton, February 9. Hippla. (liebaruc, Pqbruary'lO. Waitaniri, Auckland,. February. 10. '

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Manama, -with Gertie in. tow. Duncdln, February 5. " .." ....■■ . ■ ■Opawa, ))lcnheira, February 5. Mapourika, Picton.' Nelson, February S. ' Maori, Lyttelton,' February 5. Kaitoa, Nelson, February 5. ' ' Kapiti, Wanganui, February 6. Quoen 'of the Eiquth, Foxton, February 6, ' Port Augusta, Sydney, February.6. ■. Wpolton, Lyttelton, February C. Mararoa, liyttelton, ■ February 6. Nikau, Nelson, February '6. Storm, Wangauui,' February 6. Wairau/ Blenheim, February 6. Waverloy,- Putea, February 6. ' - Kapuni, Patea, February 6. .' Inveroargill, Wanganui,'. February; .6. . Kahn, East Ooast, February 7. . Haivera, Patea, February ?. ' . Blenheim, Pioton, February 7. ' Koutunui, Piotisn, East.-Coast, Feb. 7. Biveriniv. iSydnoy, February 7. Te Anau, Pioton, Auckland, Feb. 7.. Monowai, Nivpier, Gisborne, Auckland, February 8. ■\Vakatu, Kaikoura, February 8. Port Lyttelton, Egypt, via- Bombay ■February. 8. . Putiki, Bunedin, February 8. r Malta, London, February B.' • Calm, Wansarini,'February 8. ■ Kennedy, Nelson, Coast, February 8. ■, Storm', 'southern'ports,'February 8. Ripple, Napier, Gißborne, Fobruary 11. Alexander, Nelson, Coast,' February It. .

OVERSEAS CARCO STEAMERS. ADS'WtALIC, loads New York about Jan 15 for Dunedin and Lytleltoii. ' BtiRMA. from Glasgow via Australiaduo Auckland early Feb. HOItABATA, from London: duo Auckland Mar. 13. .-■.■; MAMARI. from Liverpool, duo Auckland about Feb: 16; Wellington Fefi 21 KtDDLEHAM. CASTLE; left St. John Jan. S3 for Auckland, syelling-£on, and Australia. ■ ' ' - SIOKOIA, from San Francieco, due Wellington Feb., 21. ■■■•'". ■POET HAOKISO, from London; duo Wellinirton Feb. 6. Auokland 12. PALOONA, from San Francisco, due Wellington about Feb. 9. POET LINCOLN, from New York, via Auckland; due Wellington Feb 13. ' TROPKVfrom New York; due Welling, ton Fob. 25. ■.■•"■ WAR. OPAL, from Now York due Auok-' land end February, thence south. . SAILERS. . San Francisco to Wellington:— Vessel. . Left. ■ Due. Alert ' ' Jan. 10 end March Edward May Jan. 7 Mar. Fearless Jan. 10 ' end Maroh Luzon Jan. 3 Mar Hesperian Deo. 24 Feb. Wanganui Nov. 27 Jan ■: New York to Wellington:- ■ ■ Amiral Cecille Left Auckland Jan. 30 •Titania Nov. 7 Feb. Tonawanda Left Anckland Jan. 29 Vancouver to WellinEtou':Dartford ' Jan. 20. Mar. St. John (Canada) to Wellington:-' 'Terpsichore l)ec.-23 : A^i)San Francisco to Lyttelton:— ■ Irene Jan. 8 Mar. "Via, Cape of Good Hope. ■ BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. SYDNEY, February 3. Arrived—Koromiko, ■ from Auckland. ~: SYDNEY, February 4. Arrived.—Manuka, from Wellington. ■. ' , COASTAL. . . TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4. AUCKLAND. Arrived—Waitomo . (2.25 a.m.), from -Syd- , ney; Flora (3 a.m.), from Papeeto; William' Oleen (5 a.m.), from SanEi'ancisco; Oeylon (6.15 a.m.), from Java. Sailed.—Swallow (7.25 p.m.), for Melbourne. NEW PLYMOUTH. Bailed.-Baden Powoll (12.30 p.m.), for Wollington. '.'•.•."■■■ LYTTELTOS. Sailed.—Maori (8 p.m.),: for Wellington , . '' "' WANGANUI! : Sailed.-Kapiti. (7.35 p.m.),. for Wellington. ..^NELSON. Arrived.—Alexander (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Bailed.—Kaitoa (7 p.m.), for Wellington. KAIKOURA, Arrived.—Wakatu (Ba,in.), from Wellington. ! WESTPORT. Sailed. —Kaitangata (1 a.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU. Sailed.-Storm ■(6 p.m.), for. Wellington. DUNEDIN. Sailed—May Howard, auxiliary schooner (3.15 p.m.), for Aiickluud. The Cunopua signed on her complement of flromen oh Saturday.night at Lyltelton it having been agreed to have the vessel bunkered as conveniently as poesibid for the firemen. She then sailed for .Timaru to complete the discharge of the balance 1 of her Westport coal catEo.

Tho ship Tonawanda, 1643 tone, Captain Heath, from New York,.. ■ via. Auckland, was towed into port late last, night by tho Pelican: The -vcseel wns sighted. 26 miles off the , Heads, yesterday morning, and the. tug took her in tow seven ; miles out last night... Seeing that she,has been cleared by a, doctor, Hie vessel will prpb:tMy berth to-day or to-morrow at the King's Wharf .'■ Her ■ :; Wellington dargo amounts to about.26Bo:toiiß.jafter the discharge of which-she will load 8500 bales .of wool for. Uostou. • Messrs. J)algety a!id Co. are ngents. TheTonawanda was built in 1692 by Russoll and Company, Grecnock. She was first known ■as -the ludra, and then as the German ship Lita'. She left Germany for England prior to Jh'o war, and on tho outbreak of hostilities she made for New York and was "interned there. When America- entered the.warthe Lita was .requisitioned by. the.Amprican Government ' and rechr,ißtoned the Tonawanda. "' '" ' ; ' •',' "■" '

The following vessels will bo'within wireleßS range-of : Wellington .Radio tonight:—Maori, Mararoa, Durham,.'and Ta> hiti. • , .. .:..,' .. :■■.,....... .

An early arrival ■ was made., by the Rivornia from Sydney, which dropped anchor in the stream at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. The port health officer boarded her and -received a clean bill' of'health. : The Blvernia-. will, berth at. No.-. 1 Queen's Wharf about 5 p.m.'to-day,-,and is to-re-turn to Sydney.at 10-p.m. on Friday 'i£ her cargo, is worked in time. Tho Port Lyttelton returned .to Welling-, ton yesterday morning' from Wanganui; and berthed at King's Wharf to corn'' , plete loading for Egypt. She-is to leave at daylight on Sunday,- . • ■ When her firemen reported- -for ■ duty yesterday morning the Ngahere sailed for Qreymouth, whore she -will.again load for Wellington. ■ ■-' , : : -- , : '

Erpected arrivals at Wellington to-mor-row include the C. and D. liner Port Hacking from London, which will toj;e a discharging berth at Taranafii Street Wharf, and the Ardgay, -with coal from Newcastle. The latter will come to the Railway. Wharf... , The P.utiki is to load for Duiiedin on Friday. ' . ' ; •

. The Storm will receive cargo ' for ■ Wai neanui on Thursday,' and according' to POhedule is to return to Wellington on Saturday to loa/J for. .southern ports-. ■The Canadian steamer Salvor and tho Swedish eliip Transocehn are still,- at an- ; cnor m the stream awaiting"' sailing orders, ■.■•.. ■ ;

The tow of the Gertio to Dunedin by tho Manaroa is expected to begin to-day. 'Tho Stella, from' Wellington and Westportj was due at Bluff on Monday night, and was to sail' about Tuesday with a party of shearers ■' for the Campbell ■ Isixn^B, After t'lio Party, the Stella will probably load a quantity of wool at the islands- for.- Dunedin; The vessel, which,is expected to arrive there aliout February 10, mil discharge her westport oargo, consistiiiE principally of fap iron. and. then-load general cargo for Wellington. ... ' , , Tha Mokbia sailed from Vancouver on' January 26, for Wellington via coaling pJMs. r.'ith a fnil shipment of general rr.crolL-jA.iJise for, Npjy ZoMnnd. She is due at Wellington • about February 21. ,In.o cargo steamer Verdun, which arrived at Dunedin' on Friday from Newcastle, is m command-.ofi Cantain Findlay. Her cargo consisted of 5900 tons of coal and 1500 tons of bullion, the latter being for the United Kingdom. IMoro entering the colonial trade the Verdun -was engaged in carrying nitrate from tho west- cpaet of America to England, and later in transporting food between the States and Italy. All the officers and engineers on the Verdun have at one time pr other been in shins which, have been tnrnedwd, some of 'them two or- three times. She is expected to sail about February 20 vriUi wool for England. iorty-two days is the .time reported to hav « T .?sen taken by the American sch'rtpn-γ-wm™ ..Oltien, 83. .tons, Captain M DonaM, to cover the jlifitance from San Francisco to Aiwkhnd. where she arrived early yesterday morning. She carries caso oil for the Vacuum Oil Co. Mr. W. B. Young is second mate, of the Kamo. . . . •

Mr. R. H. Frith is. third engineer on ihe Mararoa. . • ~

Commanded by Captain H. S. Wliigborn, the Komata has tho following ofßcprs:— Jtessre. J; Leonard, first and" 0. Sharps second. Mr. W-. J. Cannon is chief enennocr. Mr. W. F. M'Donald is second, and ■Mγ. H. A. M'Grcgor- is third. Mr H. W Nisbot has signed, on the Ngahere as second mate

„■}•'■• }l' J- HiNih has relieved Mr. D. Mitohell, second ongineer on the Puliki. Should unfavourable weather ihis mornin(t stop the holding of tho local waterside workers picnic, a four-flag signal will be hoisted at 8 a.m. on Mount Victoria Signal Station. Tho Harbour -Board's wharves, stores, bond, and offices will then open as usual.

The Union Company's. Paloona. is, .it lato«t advico, running to schedule, and is flue at Wellington on Sunday from San ■ Francisco vln," ports. On the return trip on February 15 she will carry pas-' eengers. . : •■.

'lTio Jfoeraki, eo the local office- of the union Company advisee,- \n\\ Jlo t now make jut intermediate trb from, Sydney to Auckland, as was at first announced She is to leave the Australian' port on Thursday for Wellington in her regular running. It is likely, however,' that the Manuka, which left here last, week, will instead do the trip to Auckland. Careo for Auckland will be received by the Te Anau at Wellington on Thursday i 7. h ?,r W . alpo . ri ; a V midn te ht - on Monday,' eft Weatport for New Plymouth, and Wellington. ' •

The colliers Kaitangata and Kokiriwill arrive to-day from the coast. The Monowai will call at Wellington on Saturday on her way from Dunedin and Lyttelton to Napier,. Gisborne, and Auckland.

Tho sailing of the: F. and S. liner Durham for Liverpool, via. Panama, is fixed for sunrise to-day. She Will take the Kllomiie 'uaesengersi-lfei-d-ames Carder and Robinson. Misses Robinson and Hoyds, Messrs. G. H. Burgees and A

The following movements of the Blackball colliersi.are scheduled :-Thc Ngatoro, which let Lyttelton at 1 p.m. on Moriday for Greymouth to load for Wellini*ton ;J?,. to make three coneecutive trine to Wellington with' bunker coal for overseas vessels: the Ngakuta leave 6 Wellini?ton on Friday with a part-load tor Lytr telton; tho Neahere ■ sailed yesterday morning, and is. to return to-.Wellington, and after discharging a, portion of her ffina™ Bay!" Pl '° Ceed t0 Kapier and

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