SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 129, 25 February 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. ' Day. Hr. m. New moon 1 1J f j"?First Quarter 8 i 6 22 a.m. Full moon 15 « > J*®- . Last quarter 23 118 p.m. MOON. . Moon rises to-day, midnisht;, sets. 3.9 p.m. to-morrow. To-day, noon; 0.4 a.m. To-morroiv, 12.24 p.m.; 0.46 a.m. SUN, Sun rises to-doy, 5.25 a.m.; sets, 6.43 p.m. arrivals. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24. KARAMU, s.s. (8.40 a.m.). ® to ns, M'Lel--1122 tons, Platte, f p.m.), 19 tons, Deiley, from Blenheim DEPARTURES. JIONDAY,■ FEBRUARY 24. ELENHKIM, s.s. (0.25 a.m.), 120 tons, Wilp.m.), 7470 tons. Hit- ° w!LOONA y s f (4 n 25 p.m. to stream), 2774 toWwfo^'enwuWSan^nci^ OPAaVA,' b.b. (iAS 110 tons, JNicno la K'AlT<3A. le ?.B ei (7.io p.m.), 305 tons. Wild; "jSol&Ms p.m.), 3412 tons, Cam, " A°jEXANJJBB,' 1 B.«. (8.15 fm.). M tons ' W KAPITI. B.° r !»!»), 242 tons, Sawyers, for Wansanui. ' , .. ■. r WWTTON. i.s. (9 p.m.), 151 tons, Liar sen,, for Lyttelton. -

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mararoa, Lyttelton, « Kennedy, Nelson, Weßt Coast, Feb. 25. iiamori, London. -February 25. Maori, Lyttelton, February 25. Kapuni, Patea, February 25. Zealandic, London .February MBlenheim, Blenheim, Jobruary 26. Opawa, Blenheim, lebruary 26. Kapiti, Warigenm, iebruaiy 26. Riverini, Sydney. February 26. Hawera, Patoa, February 26. • ■ Kittawa; Greymouth, February 26. War Citadel, Napier, February 26. Kniiu.' Napier. February 26. Waverlev. Pitto&i' February Zi. Wakatu Lyttelton, Kaikoura, Feb .B7» Queen of The South, Foxton, February 27 Poherua, Wcstport,. February 27. Kurow. San Francisco, Fobruary 2T. Storm, Timaru, February 27. , Essex, '.Napier,. February -28. Eipple, Napier, March Z.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mapoitrika, Picton, Nelßon, • Feb. .25 Queen of the South, Foxton, February 25. Kaitanuata, Sydney, February 25. Wakatu Lyttelton, Kaikoura, leb. 25. Kapuni. Patea, February 25. . Kennedy, Nelson, West, Coast, Feb. 25. Mararoa; Lyttelton, February 25. Nikau, Nelson, Fobruary 25. Hippie, Napier, ;Februaiy 25. • • . Wairau. Blenheim. February 25. . Waverley, Patoa, Fobruary 25;. Kahu. Napier, February 26. Blenheim, Blenheim. February 26. Komata. Februajy 26. Opawa, Blenheim, February 25. . Hawera, Patea, February 26. Kaoiti Wanganui; February 26. Mapourika. Picton. Nelson February 26. Kaitoa. Nelßon, February 26. Maori, Lyttelton, February 26. Baden Powell, New Plymouth. Feb. 26. .Ayrshire. Liverpool.-February 27. Tropic, Brisbane, February 27. Essex. England, March 4.

OVERSEA CARCO STEAMERS. A .TANA, lelt London Feb. 4, for Auck- i iftßratasj*«** ■'"offilMfii" lork about J»». 11 for T)unedin and Lyttelton. ' HOROBATA, from London; due Welhngto from Sfin Frauciaco; : due \Vcl-. duo Auckland I CASTLE, from St., John-,, dJI Auckland Mar. 10; thence Wellington. ■ HOKOIA, from Vancouver; due Auck' 'Frisoo; duo Wellington ab V O OI\T M Mt%OURKE. from London; left' Panama Feb. 12. Due Auckland March 5. WAIHOItA, from Calcutia, via Auckland; 'duo Wellington about Mar. 6. RIMGTAKA, from London; due New f from New York duo Auckie b 2?. e .°»cf?srtftb. for I Au"W;inrt and WfUlnrton. • SIOANA, from -Sail Francisco; due Wellington Marcli 15. SAILERS, A ujf'' Jan. 10 ' end March & d s May ' 4^ Sn Uarrtew York to Wellington. to Wel&on:- ' D «L (Cana<W Welling •Terpsichore Dec-", . A » r11 San Francisco • '"an Francisco to Ja^ a f ( f inul '" . Mar , San Francisco to Auckland:— S. N. Castlo • J an. 1. early March *Yia Cape; of Good iiope. BY'TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. SYDNEY., February 24. Sailed—War Castle, Zealand. COASTAL. 1 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 24. AUOKLA.ND. • ! Arrived.—Cathkit, schooner; (0.30 a.n).), from Newcastle; Kaituna (6 a.m.), i*om To Sail—Manuka (11 p.m.), for Sydney. • ONEHUNGA. Siiled—Rimu (3.50 0,.m.), for Kawhia and Raglan; Rarawa.(s.3o p.m.), for New Ply-. m ° Uth ' jrANUKATJ HEADS. Sailed.-rßarawa. .(7-5 p.m.). for New PlymoUth' PORT AHURIRI. Sailed,—Kahu (4.30 p.m.), for Wellington. • BLENHEIM. Sailed—Wairau' (11.30. a.m.V for Wellington' • PICTOX. Bailed.—Blenheim (9 a.m.), .for- Wellington.. LYTTELTON. Sailed.-Baden Powell (5 p.m.). and Maram (7.15 p.m.), for Wellington.

.. PASSENGERS BY PALOONA. The Union Steam Ship Company's mall stTamer I'aloona, lvhich wae to leave the. Stream last evening for ian Hiancisco, has M board the following passengers First ealoon: Mr., and /ousche and u.1.( ■*,[, and Mrs. J. Ringlanda, Mr. ana Captain A. 0. Bush; steerage, 241 Rarotongan soldiers.

PASSENGERS BY THE RUAHINE. . •• The Ruahine, which Bailed for London on Sunday morning, took _the Ravine nasseueers:—First saloon; From welling ?on—Misses N. Brandon, E.. Cloustoii, J. SCartlßG. Gibbons. Z. V. ,M. Nathan, B A Neave, E. R. M'Lellan: Mesdames M. D. Cook. B. Curtis, Larmour, Neavo, Lieutenant-Colonel R. Neave, Mr. C. O. Larmour R. Neave. From Auck-land-Miss E. M'Oracken; Mesdames D. nuwinnMnhrr P Nathan, A. Way-ton-Fißher. From Wanganui—Miss EK. r wd Mrs H. M. L. Speed. From Na-pier-Miss A Kettle. Troo. Christchurch —Misses P. L.. Harley, D. H. Letts, yas salli- Mrs. J. Deanß; Messrs. J. Jamieaon K. W. Rcinh. Second saloon; From Wei lington—Misses F.. Baker,_o. Boyne; fe dames Baker, Grierson, E. Juxon, C. H Benton. E. de S. Taylor; Messrß £ GneT Fon. G. Hutchinson, . E.. Taj lor, E Preston Master H... Grierson, Qnar termaster-Scrgeant Baker, Itom Auck land-Miss M. Potter, Mesdamcs A. fwigg Potter Mr. .R. Potter. From Wanga rmi-Mlss M.- a: Mitchell. Mrs. A. G. Rose 'Sri 0 Mitchell. From Nelson—Miss G. M F- Harley FromjOhrirt cHurofc-MiBS j[. G. Stewart. 'Mrs. fitewart Messrß A. Stuart, ,N. Woods. From li* .mafu Miss O.;A.;G. Eichbaum. From Dunedin—Mies C., MKenzic.

PRESENT POSITION OF o. AND D. LllSxm"- „ . _ The Port Alma sailed from Port Said nn February 3, for Sydney. . The Port Sydney sailed' from Well.neton for Port Said, via Colombo and Bomky, ° The a 'po. r t y Lyttclton sailed from Weilineton for London. via Sydney, Colombo, and Bombay, on February 9. Arrived fcyd"S'/lSrt Dariln- soiled fromi Melbourne for London, via Colombo and Bombay, on Augusta arrived at Melbourne (mm New York oil February o. • The Port lloeking sailed from Loudon on December 4; Colombo, January 4; MelSLrnn January 26; Nowcttsllc, February 1' Sydney, February 3; Wellington, February 15. Completed dl£cbargo at Auekinrtfi ftn February 19. Loadß at Auckland on February 20. Tokoma.ru Bay February 24 Napier February 27, Wellington March 6. Bailinc for. London, via Colombo and Bombay March 9.

Tho Port I/inclon sailed from Wellington to Brisbane on. Febroary 23. , The Port Melbourne sailed from . London on January 26, Panama February 12. Hue Auckland March 5; loadß homeward in 'New Zealand for London. aailmR■ March2s. The War Opal ■ sailed from New lork on January 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttolton, and Dunedm, via Panama. Due Auckland March 9. , v . •The War Pilot, ia to sail from Aw lort this mouth for Auckland and ellington. Tho Orator sailed, from Wellington for London, via Panama-. January 12. . The XJlimaroa sailed from \\ ellington lor •London, via Colombo and Bombay, January 15' Sailed Colombo Februaiy 11. The Verdun arrived at Port from Newcastle, N.S.W., J» nn sS ®■ for Hull and Imminghnm on February 29. The Highland Monarch sails from Newcastle. N.8.W., on February 25, for a New Zealand port. : The War Courage is to sail from r<ew York in. February for Melbourne, Adolaide. Loads in New for Hull and ImminirTiam, April. ■

According to tho London Bhippins ®?J zette" some very high prices wcie. paid for steamers sold during the period Ju'yto September.. Theso ranged up to 3a high as £90 per ton for a vessel of 900 U. tons deadweight carrying c-apacitj, builb in Japan in 1918, and down to £12 10 9 . to. per ton for a vbbbbl -of 5112 toiu, built in England in 1899. SiiaU steamets also brought high prices. The Foy, <to.| tons, brought JEiil.Cft), or 3{l ; ton; Earnholm, td) tons, MM®- ® A™ per Ion; Dunard, 200 tonß, £12,000, eQual to ■££0 per ton; and the Merthyr ,a litile vessel of 160 tons, • brought £7000, or .^}S|w*. 6d.. per ton.. Several steamers of .m o 6000-tons, built between 1899 and 1912, sold at prices ranging from fI V« (viTtons to £18 19s, 9d. A steamer of 11,000 tons, built in Japan in 1918, brought £830,000, or £80 per ton. while another of w.iso tons, built at Glasgow in 1918, sold lor £285,000, or only £28 1«- p n e a r idfo Y the noon, as previously n°tifie-d. , Owing to a shorageof the'usual poutlka was una)ble_to sail_at hour yosterday for a IQ o ' c i oc k this advertised to got away at 10 P "ocaj m m 3Uirfurthevpostponed the f Mo^ will sail to-night at 5 oolock tor to The aD Dn?oS n s d tea m Ship yeKay'has the^olH. Norman, purser : Mr. W, MAeui..c n . Mr J. Townsend., second cn I««.■»»» the paloona. came ashore from th ? Mr el Wliiam late thM mate of the Paloona, signed off the vessel io»i ly Mr r Y. y 'Barrett, third endMerofttio Mapourlka, left the vessel at Wellington y Due d to y arrive at Wanganui from Auckland on Friday, the 1^ ner M ? tt *?ii Wei S^fto o ®' lif coal dearin, Port other New Zealand ports tp tako up Horn loading, the is due to reach Ch s.iamer Tronic is expecM sail for Brisbane on Thursday °VosVerimv B m6ri}inir the Oisborno from Napier for Home lowing. The vessel U exited to clear the East boost port for Wellington on Thursday, and ia due to sail for England Colombo on March 4. . .mfln'ifrt Tlie Tfaion Company a mail Moon a is expected, to arrive at Wellington from San Francisco on March, w. Tho collier Komata is " ail for Westoort at. 6 p.m. on Wcdnesdav. Tlio Polierua ib pxnected to l^ve ; West-, port to-day for Wellington and will arrive here on Thursday morning. Tho Navua is dun to arn\? at Wellington on March 7 from San Franslsco. A Press Association message from Auckland, dated February 24. states that the mail steamer jtakura, on her next arnval at Auckland, will return direct- to Van- ' couver, omitting the Sydney trip owing to the close proximity of the ?»iagara. A Press Association- telegram from Ohristchurch states that tho four-masted schooner Irene, fifty days out from Han ' Francisco, with ease oil, arrived, yestcr''ifast evening the Mararoa left Lyttelton with three llromen short, and she is coming on to' Wellington under reduced speed. Sho will not arrive in port till about 10 , | o'clock this morning. . : Tho following vessels will. be within • wlreleaß range of Wellington to-day:—Jlo- | nowai, Paloona, Kivernia. Kaitangata, and . I the. ferry Bteamers.