SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 118, 12 February 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

PEASES OP THE MOON. ~■■,'■ : ; FEBRUARY.' . ' '■ ■':'':■' '•'..'•• '• ".. ... Day.- "nr. in.' ...;. 'Now .moan ,:,..;..;.... I iff 37 a.m. ; : '.'.lirst;. quarter , .... 8 , 6 22' a.mi' ..;. .Full, moon '....,,..: .15; ' 11.8 p.m. " .•;• -l/agt ■ qujartpr.. ..-.-..:. .23 . ' .118. p.m.- '■■ ■■'■?' - : : .'•■■■■ MOON." ! ' ~■■•" •..' .' Moon rises to-day, .5.7 p.m.; sets. 3.3. a-.hi. .v ■■■■:■ . ■'.-., TIDE,.- ■", ... ~'. ..',■••. To:day, 1.43 a.m.; 2.13 p.m; - To-morrow,' 2.55 a".m.;' 3.7 -p.m. .■■■■■'■ ; ■ : ■ -•.' ■•.. ■-.;..spn.. • ~," -;.' ■ Sgn rises to-day, 6;9 a.m.'; sot?, 7,1 p.m. •'- ,: ." f .? ■■'■' ~ AfimvALs. ■ ■■■-[■ =.; •■■j'UESbAYi FBBKUAHY-■ 11. 1919. ! PAEEOA, s.b. (6.10 a.m.),. 91 tons,' Miller, from WoetporfcV' "■/ : ■ ' .. NIICAU, -s.e. '(6M a.m.), '242 tone,' "Hay mini Nelson';' ,! ' '' ' •" ' ' '■•■■"■ WAITAiVGI, 8.3.. (7.30 a.m.), 171 tous, I'isk, from Auckland. .. ' ■' : - • ■ ALEXANDER/s.s. (B'a.m.), 377 tons, Wildman, from Waiiganul' ■ '■" ' i EEGUIiUS, -s.s. ;(8.15 . a.m.),: --685 tons, Viekerman, from Tarakoho. I 'KAI'UHI; B.fl."(8;5s a.m.), i£o tons/Gibson, i from Fated. I' , MMAKO'A, s,s. (9.5 a-.m,), 2598 : tons. I Irwin,. from Ly.ttelton. .. -■• ,- '■ I' - WOOTTON, 'sis. (6.40 p!m.)',. 151" tons', Lar-' sen, from Lyttelton. ■ " " ' " KAPI'fl, s;s. :(?.«. p.m.), ?242.t0ne, Sawyers, from Wangww. " AJVAHQ'P;-B.e. (6.20 p.ml), .407 : tpris,'Nairn, from -Napier. "'■' ' '•'■• ' ■ MAPOORIKA,-s:S. (8.20. p.m.);-. 1203 tons, ;M'Ponald, from Nelson. .. . 1. , . FALOONA,. s.s. (9.65 in,; the "stream), 2774 '.tons, Maweon, from,Bari Francistb. : : 'OPAWA, s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 110 tons, Kicholas, from Blenheim. ' ■ . OPAIViV sis.- (11 p.m.), 110 tonsi Nicholas,, from Blenheim, .- ; ■ . .- ..,■• ~... DEPARTURES.' . ..'' ■ 11, 1919.. HA WEB A, ''si; (noon), 174 tons, il'Kinnon, for Pa'tea.":- > ■ ■■'■ i ,••• ' ~ WAVEIiLEy, B.s, (noon), 159 .tons, Brid- ', ger, for'Patea.'...':',; v ".,''-, •, KOMTOai;:s;s.''(2,2s p>o, '171 .".'tons, .Thomson,'.for :Gisborne. ' ■;., ..' !.. .:, CALM,,.b.b. (3" p.m.), 890 tons..'ltadford,' foiMVariganui.'. .'' \ . .'' '•'. ■..;■ ! NIKAU, s>.'(s".p;m.),' 248 .'tons, iHa'y', for Nelson; ':' . :;,■;::- ■ ",'.-; ' .' '. BLENHEIM,' sis.' (5.20 .p.m.).. '120: tons, Wilkinson, for.'Wanganui. ■ ..';■."' . : KEGULUB, s.s. (5.45 p.m.)," 585 tons, Yickerman, for Onehunga, WAIKAU,- 8.6.- (o*s p.m.), 143 tons, Deiley, ! for Blenheim. .■■..-. ... • ... , . , KAHU, s.s'. ■ (6.10 p.m.), IJB'-ldne; Jforline, ,for East Coast, . • ■ ".' .'. ■ "-'■"■ ..'■ '~ 8.5'..,(W0.p;m.),-ia7 .tonsi Will 3, ./fov'Kaikoura, '~ '. , .. ';■ ~■' ' EIPPIiB,' s.s, (6:50 •p.m.), 370. tons';'Carlson, for Napier, '■ " . ■' IfARAROA,. s.b.'•' (7.50- p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwm,, for Lyttelton. Passengers;, Saloon■MlSsO3 Fftbriari, Wilson,.'Small,■Baybutt (2), O'Grady,.,Chaiteriß, Cullen,' Fanby, Gray. Pond,: Jacobs, Griffon,- UpgE,;,Meedamee Kolly./Evarig,.llerria, Morgan, Beading and child, Kernahan.' Sinclair; Breon,' Kisslinff, Williamson,' Henrys, ,Worthineton, Smith;, Soott and ~ child, Herd, Pope, and 2 children, Jonos,: Dunne and' 2 chil- . dren.. .Hubbiird. ■Jl'Olella.nd, Hogg and 2 children, Mason, 'Messrs,.. Kelly, 'Evans, Eeddy, Breen,, Ayilliameon.- , Worthington, Smith, Lane, Yarrall, Wood, Dibble, Jarron, , Aldworth, .Scott,,.. Henrys,: Scales, Clark, Stevciißon, Manton, M'Muhon, Smith, Home.- .Norton, Coxhead, Scott, Chamberlain, -Bum, Adams,' Crosbio, Hopkins, Dickson,. Williamson, Wcnlcy, Dunne Cunnliffe.JPuddy, Scott, Gooa.Galbfiiith, Q.M.9. Oavanngii, ,Lieuts; Michael, BlamDied, Hall f; S.M.'.Kernahan,:Serp;ts. White, Parsons, Olarry, R.S.M. Heybourne, Spra. Norriß. ■•.Harty/.CorpJs. Fly and Herroll, . upfs. Herd, Gnr. Wynyard, "Ptes. Gray, Da!l,.Hendry, Sutherland, Dimipace. •■ NGAHEEE, s.s. (7 p.m!); 1091 tons,-■Dill-ner, i or .■Lyttelton".' :■■■■■■■■ •■■ ■ ■ !

■ TB ANATJ, a.B. '(11.50 p.m.),' 1652 tons, Appleyard|.:foi- Auckland. .....'

EXPECTED.ARRIVALS., , ':■... Waipori, ■ Weetport, .-.New PFymouth. I,February 12. .-;. ....-,... ..,..',. . ..- Moeraki, .Sydney,'.Fobruary. 12. . : :. Maori,'. Lyttelton,' February 12.': Jvaito'a, Nelson', Fehruary 12. " ' "Queen'of'the South, Foxton, Feb.' 13. : ■.■'■ kanaV February 13.- ■ . ,'Wairau, Blenheim, February 13 ■- • .- Hawera, Patea, February 13. ■ . .... Wayerley, Patea. February 13. .' Echo,, Napier,. February 13. Kahu, East"Coaet; , February .13. : Mararoa, Lyttelton, February' 13, • Nikau, f Nelson, -February 13, ..•; MapouriUa, Nelson', Februai-y 13. ~ .» Blenheim... Wan'ganui. Eebruary 14,-;.-Kapuni, .Tatea,. February 14. Kapiti, Wanganui,' February 14." Opawa, Blenheim, February 14 .' ' 'Eoeamorid, Bluff, February I' 4. • : Euahine, Tiinaru, February 14! . Kaliapo, NowoaEtle,'. February 14. Waltatu, Kaikoura, February 14. John, Oamaru, Fobruary 14. Ngakuta, Greymouth, February 14. Port liricoln;' New York, February 15. ITinomoa, Onelmnga, February 16. Wdotton, .Lyttelton, February. 16 Komata, Wcstport, February 16. Stella, Dunedin," February 16. . Hippie, Sisborne,. February-17. .Tfopio.-New-York, February 17. ■-' jratatua.'-.Londori, February-'W. ■ •■ :: Oxfordshire;. Auckland.- 19 Ayrehire, Auckland;.-via, Ooast, Feb. 19. Suevic, .Lytteltou,. February 19. ... PROJECTED DEPARTURES, -.. Woottpn, ■ Lyttelton,- February ."12. ■'■'. Kapiti, Wangamii, February 12 . Kapuni, Patea, February 12. ■ • ' Maon, v JjyHeltoii, • February 12. Kaitoa, Nelson, February 12; Jtapourxl[a,:.Picton i -.-Nelßon Feb. 12. Ortiiwa, Blenlioim, Februavy'l2:' Wiltshire, Sydney, February 12. Komata, weetport,'February 12. ' Awahou,-,Picton, Eaet- Ooaet, -Feb.. 12. ■ Jtararoa. Lyttelton, ■ February-13 ■ Nikau, Nelsoil, February 13. Wairou, Blenheim, February 13 Hawera, Patea, February 13. Waverley, : Patea, February 13. I'aeroa, areymouth, Hokitika, Feb. 13. Alexander. Nelson, Coaet, February 13 ■ Queen of the South, Foxton, February 13 i Kamo, Greymouth, February 13. ■' • .Port Hacking, Auckland,' February 13 Mana, Piolon, February 14. John,.Wiinganui. Fobruary 14 "Rosamond. Bluff. February 14. Mooraki, ■Sydney, February 15. ■ Wakatu, Kaikoura, February 16. . Paloqpa.. Ran Eriuu'isqp, Job. 18 Ardgay,: Hull, February,.l9..'-..;.-: ' Port Lincoln; Brisbane. "February 20 Kualiine, London, February 20. •Snd.yic-,Auekliind;- London,- .Febnta'ry 21, 'Ayrshire, Liverpool, February' 22 • . .. Oxfordshire, London,.February .23.. 'OVEHSEAS CARGO STfcAMiRS;' ' • AJAiVAv .-left London -Feb.--4, for- Auckland/ WclHngton, Lyttelton; ■-■ ' ■■' .v.-AlJlsraAliia.loartrNew.York about Jan 15 for.-Dunedin' and Lyttclton. '■ ••■ •■ '-'■ Bti'iiWA. fYbin ■' i 'olafiEOw-'-v.ia.-'Aualralia' duo Auckland Fob. 14; ilienco'Wellington ' HOEOE ATA, from- London; duo Auckland .Jtar. 13;.tHcric(! jouthi'

, Frißco; dud v Tilfiiigton •about- Feb.- %. .MAMAKL fromi Liverpool; .dud Auckland about Feb.- 19; Feb', 24 - CASTLE,'.from- 8t ■•Mri*r^4; ■ thence-, Wellington; ■ •JIOKOIAv-from -Vancouver;- due--Auck. land end Fob. ~..■:' ...'..:; ":' ■■ . . PORI.. LINCOLN,. i rpin. New Ybrk via Auckland"! <luc Wellington Feb: r ls" .'.l'BOl'lO/from New York; duo Wellinc rton'-Febi, 17. .-;■■ •■■ ",-. •-'. w .-•■■•■ - WAIUORA, from' Calcutta, via Auckland • Hue Wellington , about: Mar.',4." ' IUMUTAKA, 'from . London; duo New Zealand Apr. 6. !. ™$wn~ttn ballast),, i rom,.Plymouth; • duo Wellington Feb..-a.. ■ ;-nWiU--OPAL;,fiott :.Ndw York 5 diid' Aiick.;land' March 7; thenco' Wijllington. ■ ■ :-:WAB PlLOT,' , leaves'Ne\rYorVFeb7 lor Auckland;:and.Wellington; (v.;. BY TEIiEGBAPH. :, : '" : ' ".--:■'■■ ;;:.;"oversea. ■'■;...; ■~'.■;. •■:■:■'■ ,■■ -■'■■■■: - ••■..'••.SYDNEY, February 11. ■■AiTlved.-benorita,. bunnicntine, .from •.AuclUaud, .-,...-,..-;;■ .. . . : .'■ ObASTAL. ;'' " ..' .';' ' . TUESDAY,.FEBBUAIIV 'li, 1919. NEW PLYMOUTH. Bailcd.-Waippri (2.10 p.m.), for Wellington. ■ . .■ . . .." .NAPIER. ... Sailed.—Echo, auxiliary ecow (2 p.m) for . Wellincton. ■ . ' . ; NELSON. .. ' ' .' . To" sail.-Kcnne'dy (9 p.m.), for' West flailed.—Kaitoa (6 p.m.), for AVcllington. V. ' p . LYTTELTON. '.''.. Sailed.-Mnori (7.50.p.m.), for Wellington, :■ BI.UPI'. . - •: • "Sailed.—EoßEun'ond (4 a.m.). for Wellington; Briton 110.30 a.m.). for London, via Sj-<t . no-y and South Africa. The Moeraki—this week's Sydney etearaer .for Wellington at 7 p.m. on Saturday, and IB due liero t,hi3 afternoon. She will probably berth 24 hours after.arrival in the stream, . And will return to Sydney on .Saturday night. Tho A. and A. Lino's chartered steamer Tropic, from New York., ia expocted to reach Wellington; on Monday next. . She]iaa carao for discharge, and later- eails ■for Briabeino and Sydney. 1 The N.Z. and African Co. aTq agents. l ' • ■The , Kiiahino ie now to leave Timaru on Friday for Wellington.'. Consequently ■tho time of.-her departure for London has been- advanced to, noon on .Thursday February 20. . . . . ■ ' ■ T.Ho , Ayrshire; which -is to loavc Auckland to-day for .Gisb'orno , and , Wellinston, will receive her'dearafico for Liverpool on February 24. Tho War Pilot will leave New York shortly for Auckland and Wellington oonaigned to O. and D. Line.

The .Oxfordshire. Shipping .C 0..) iv.ill leave Auckland to-morrov, , for Gisbbvno, Napier, and Wellington. . On ' completion of loading here -she will sail on February 23 for London, via Australia, India., and Suez, The Amiral Cccillc- on completion of discharge of her cargo by the N.'A. Shipping Co.. will, oil behalf of tho French Government,■ be 'handed over' to the Union Company. ■ ■ ■■• • <"Tlio F.- and S. liner■. Argyllshire (12,077 tons). ■ -will leave Sydney-"on February 23 for New .Zealand- to load for Eaglniid, sailing via, Bombay. V 'The N. 7,. and African Co. advise that the Dalgliesh Shipping Co.'s 'Farnwdrlh (58M .tons) will shortly bring, a cargo of coal from ..Newcastle, t-o Auclland, and will .in New Zealand load wool for Liverpool.. She' is ninniug .under, the auspices' or the' Federal-Shire Line. ■

The Shippiug Controller's ftcamer Dasrhild.(E<)pOton?) is now In Australia, and will 6ail at an early datefor- New Zealand to load wool for • delivery ■at an English port. The N.Z. and African Co., representing the' Federal-Shiro Line, are the a-gents. ' ; ■ . ■''

.The latest • addition ■to ■ the smaller ooaEtal fleet trading out of Wellington Harbour is tho' Waitangi (171 tons), which arrived at this port early yesterday - from .Auckland.,.. The large amount of dccK.space on so smaill a vessel, 'and her one mast, wo , outstanding points of intercßt about the Waitangi. now flying tho Patea-Farmers' Co-op. Association's flag. Captain A. Fisk, late of the Wnverloy, who has been.appointed to command.the Waitangi, .reported that the . trip from ,tho northern port took 67 hotire, tho averspeed' bbjrig over 8 khots. ..on'a small consumption of-coal. 'To make .the'.new ship su.it.ablo ,for-.her future.-worlj- the forehold : will .be enlarged by removing the passenger, acoom.mpdation, . and it will also be insulated. ' The foremast will be stepped further' forward; and the hatch lengthened. . i A second mast working appliances will be fitted, and the present cabin converted into, a Tiold. The shipwrights wiL.bo at,work on-the-Wai-tanßi.for about a fortnight. Mr. Jlorrison; late engineer oh the Waverley, lias also transferred to tho vessel. '• -The XJlimaroa arrived at Colombo on February 8; and after taking in" bunker ■supplies, sailed two days later for. Bombay. Tho. vessel left Wellington .on January'l7 for London. . ".'. '~ -. ■ Advico received by the' 'TJnidn' Oompany 'etatee that' tho Navua;'-' arrived'at San ■ Francisco on the' morning. of JFrtruary 4 .from Wellington and way .ports. She is ,:'now .loading• for -Wellington...* ■ -' . ■■ , ' The.,. Commonwealth .and ..Dominion steamer Port Lincoln, from New. York; ,b'erthcid at tho ' Queen's AVhnrf, Anok•land. on , Monday afternoon.' after-, boine •in detention for two days. When the vessel arrived on Saturday morning shi T,-cnt into quarantine; ; . She was boarded by the port health aulhoritien. who found a suspicious case amongst the crew. Although not influenza, it was deemed necessary to detajtt the .-.vessel .-for .a further twentyfour hours. Dr. ITonk, of the Public Health ' Department,, boarded the vessol on Monday morning,' and -'finding all satisfactory, he granted her pratique. The Highland Monarch, is to load coal at. Newcastle for a New Zealand port, and after discharge will be loaded by tho O, and D. Line' with wool for London, sailing in March. , The loading port is not yet. fixed.. . .

The standard ship War Courage, owned by the British Ministry, of Shipping) is ■to. leave .New .York for. Australia, shortly, and.on completion of dischargo will be loaded by .the .C. and D., Linei in New Zealand for Hull and 'Immingham, Failing in April. ■ ■ ' ■ . The War Opal, owned by the British Ministry of. Shipping, sailed from < New York on January 30, for Auckland and Wellington, consigned to tho O. and ■D. Line. .' • ■.-■.,■■ ■The Orient' Coippany has been, notified by tho Imperial Government -that the steamers Orontes and Orsova.. -will be reauired on their return,, trips ,from Au'c--,tralia ' to England. for transport .work, so that thero will only be accommodation for half the saloon passengers (saya the Shipping. List");. When "the company learned that these steamers were coming to the Commonwealth, the return trips were advertised, and the first and second accommodation filled for London. The Orontes was t.o have sailed .oh February 12,-i.and.ths Orsova on March 4.'•■■ The action of the ..Imperjal authorities will mean .that ..the majority of'the bookings by theso vc3sols will havo to .be <?ancoHed. .60 far,- no information has been received Iby the company concerning the Ostorley, which is set down to leave Sydney on March.s. Tho-available passenger accommodation on the Osterley wae filled by tho middle of January. Negotiations for the salo of the Victorian training ship Dare havo not been completed. It was officially stated on January 18. that the Ohief Secretary was , still' in . communication with the highest tendered for the purchase of the vessel;' but. tlio -matter ;l * ?? t l et been co »cludea. The 'report that tho Dart had been sold , for )fr!GOO was not correct. . Tho offer made by the tenderor was considerably.below that price • Informs* 1011. received in Sydnoy from Maryborough. Queensland; states that a contract ■ had 'been let for the construction by Messrs. Walker's, Limited, for tho .-■Federal,Government, of four steel vensalg .of 5500-tons each,,with a speed of ten knots. It is understood'that the preparatory work is well' under .way,' the ■ slips ■ required being almost completed, while the necessary-machinery for 0110 of the vessels i5..w.e11.-advanced in the work.shops. , The contract- provides for the construction of the first vessel within 21 months, and one' vessel' every subsequent six months.

. Tho "Southland Times"-.lias the following particulars of the troopship Briton now loading at llluff. She was btflt as Belfast' -in 1857 for tho Union Castle Mail bteamship Company, with a' speed of 17 knots,..but did 18 in her trials. • Under .present-.conditions-,.she does , about' 14 .knots, and.coming.via Panama, she niado the. run from Plymouth to Lyttekon in 32 days, a very smart performance.' She. is 30 teet- longer than the Athcnic,' lonic, .and.Coriut.liie (sieter ships)-whidh are tho ■M%tP T mf eli k to visit luff ; 'each,being 4M' , , The.Bntou. is.loading 1900.bales of fibre, 32.26 bales of wool; 1480 casks of meals, 625' casks, of tallow 77 casks of pelts,; and 6':bales "of riibbitskliiß at Bluff, •and is to sail on Sunday for. Sydney to load meat. -,-Sho-thcn proceeds to South •Ajf'oj-.arid will ship troops for-England. The. Briion is officered as follows :-Master Captain E. W. Day; chief mate; Mr. 0. P. Jlorruier; Becoiid, .Mn D. 3. ' Scfttt-j' thlwi. Mr. H. L. Oolwoll; fourth, Mr.- It: 0 ■Longman;..purser, Mr. G. S. Fulton;'Burgeon, Dr,'J..O.Eeed; chief .engineer, Mr. J- "Lane.;.second. Mr. J. E. Stephen:, third, fZ\ J - K. Carnegrej fourth, Mr. J. Wright; fifth. ;Mr. T.-.S. Potts; Chief • steward; , Mr! b. Heed. . The-.ship's complement-totals W, men, .the,.large staff .being'-carried- to •copo:\vjtrrtlie troops. .