SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 134, 1 March 1919, Page 13

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. MARCH. Day. 1/r. m. New moon 2 10 41p.m. ' First quarter 9 244 p.m. Pull moon 17 3 11 a.m. Last quarter 25 8 4 a.m. MOON. Moon rises'to-day, 3.53 am.; lets, 5.45 p.m. . TIDE. To-day, 2.49 a.m.; 3.13 p.m. To-morrow, 3.39 a.m.; 4.5 p.m. SUN. 6un rises to-day, 5.30 a.m.; Bets, 6.37 p.m. ARRIVALS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. KAITOA, 8.9. (6.55 a.m.), 305 tons, Stuart, from Kelson. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH, s.s; (7 a.m.), 198 ton?, Harvey, from Foxton. . MAORI, 8.6. (7.5 a.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron. from Lyttelton. KAPITI, s.s. (11.15 a.m.). 242 tone, Sawyers, from Waneanui. HINEMOA, . s.s. (11.20 A.m.), 642 tpnß, 80llons, from Cook Strait.*. WOOTTON, s.s. (2,50 p.m.). 151' tons, Larsen, from Lyttelton.' BAKANQA. s.s. (5,5 p.m.), 2Z46 tons, from Westport. . WAIRAU, s.s. (11.30 p.m.), 143 tons, Deiley, from Blenheim. ' DEPARTURES. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY. 28. ' WAVERLEY, s.b. (Ip.m.). 157 tons,.Brieden, for Patea*. PATEBNA, s.s. (1.55 p.m.), 1212 tons. Seven, for Picton and Nelson. KAPUNI, s.s. (2 p.m.), 150 tone, Gibson, for TROPIC, s.s. (10.25 s-.m.), 8230 tonJ, Jackson, for Brisbane and Sydney. ' POHERUA, s.s. (10.50 a.m.). 1175 "tons. M'Dbnaid, for Westport. - RUAPEHU, B.s. (3.20 p.m.), 7885 tons, Cameron, for Xiyttolton. KAITOA, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 305 tons, Stuart, inr ■ Nolbou-. , AYRSHIRE, s.b. (6 25 p.m.), 9188 tons, Wallace,, for Liverpool, via Panama. NGAHEItE, s.s. (6.45 p.m;),' 1090 tons, Dinner, for Tokomaru Bay. .MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, for LjUelton. OP AW A, s,B. (9 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, for Blenheim.' . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ady,. Sydney, March 1,. Putiki, lyttelton, March 1. Pateenn, Kelson, March 1. • Ksaex, Gisborne, March 1. • Jfikau, Nelson, March 1. Mjararoa, Lyttelton, March 1. Blenheim, llavei.ock, March 1. Rosamond, south. March 1. Wakatu, Kaikoura, March 1. ' Kahu/'Warisuniii, March 1.Kinl, Westport. March 2. Kowhai, Auckland,- March 2. Mana, ffanganui, March 2. Opawa, Blenheim, March 2. Kapuni, Patea, March 2. - Waverley, Patea, March 2. Corinna, New Plymouth, March 1 Ripple, Napier,. March 2. .... Maori, Lyttelton. March' 2/ Kaitoa,- Nelson, March 2. Ngatoro, Greymouth, March 2. Kara, Greymouth, March 3. Wootton, LytteltoA, March 4., Queen of the South, Foxton, March J ■ Wairau, Blenheim,'Maroh •4, •• Hawera, Patea, March 4. Begulus, Wanganui, Maroh 4. Monowal, southern ports, March 4. Mocraki, Sydney, 'March 5. . Port .Hacking. Napier, Match 5. Ooma,. Newcastle, March b. Kapitii ■ Wanganui, March 5. 1 John, Oamarii', March 6. Ruapehu, Lyttritou, March 7.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES, ''(■ -Mamari, .Lyttolton, Maroh "1. Patea. March 1. -V Queen of the South, Foxton, Maroh 1 1 Kittawa, New Plymouth, March 1. Wootton, Lyttolton, March 1. Wiiirau, Blenheim, March 1. Nikau, Noteon, March 1. > Mararoa. Lytteltorf, March 1. . 'ICo.hu, Napier,-. March .1.:" - Pateena. -'Picton,-Nelson,-,-March J. ' • 'Maori,- liyttcltori, March 3.; . ■ . ' Kaitoa,'-; Kelson; • March' 3. ' '■' Opawa,"Blenheim, March' J.'V-'' f •; Georgette, San Francisco, March 3. : ' . Waverley, • Pfttfea, March 3. "' Ka-puni,-Patea. - JTarch ; Mana, Lj'ttelton, March 3, ! lVako-tu, Kaikourfi. lyttolton, March 3. Blenheim, Havelock, March 3. Kapitl, Wan can ul, Maroh 3,. Eivariua, Sydney, March 4. I Monowai. northern portß, March 4. " 1 Essex, - Liverpool, 'March - Corlnna, south, March 4,1 . ..Jlegulus, Nelson and West.Coast-, Mar. 5. Ripple, Napier, March 5, : Hinemoa, South Island: lighthouses, Mar 6 '. _Moeraki. Sydney, March 8. ' . '•/' , BY TELEGRAPH. i COASTAL, 1 -PBIDAY, ''PEBBDAUY k . •• : .. AUCKLAND. ■ .'Sailed,—Fa-rnvrorth (6,10-a.m.),-for Wang* nUi. ■ . GISBOEKB. i Sailed.—Essex (9.20 pjn„ Feb, 27), for Wei* '• lington.. ' ' , NEW PLYMOUTH.' . Arrived—Baden Powell (2- a.m.)■ and .Cor- ' :irina'(7.so a.m.), from Wellington. . .. PICTON. - Arrived.—Pateena « (5.45' ■ p.m.),; -from Wei-' ; :lington. - \ , .... .■NELSON. , ' ■■ Sailed,—Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. ■, WESTFOKT. : Arr'ived.-Komata (5.40 p.tn.,"Feb. 27). and Kennedy (1120 a.m.), from Wellington. , v. GREYMOUTH. . .' . Arrived.—Kini (9.40 p.m.), and ' Ngaltuta (11.15 p.m., Feb. 27), from Wellington.. LYTTEI/TON. Sailed.-Jlaratoa- (6.J0 for Wellington. , ' \ OVERSEA.' \ LONDON, February. 25. ' Arrived.-Shropfchire,-. at Avonmouth.. - Arrived.—Niagara; at-Vancouver. LONDON, February 26. Arrived.—War 'Setter (at Suez), from Ade- , laide.' . ' Sailed.—Balmoral Oastle,' for Sydney. OVERSEA CARCO STEAMERS. AJANA, left: London. Feb. 4 j due Auckland Mar. 22; Wellington, Lyttelton. ATHENIO, from London; left I'eb, .3; due Wellington Mar. 18. HORORATA; from : London; due-Welling-.ton March 15. • . . MAKURA, due Auckland Mar. 10, from Vancouver. ■ MIDDLEHAM OASTLE, from St. John; due Auckland Mar. 5; thenco Wellington. ' , MOANA, from San Francisco; duo Wei lington March 25. - MOKOIA, from Vancouver; due Auckland March 2. - NAVUA, from 'Frisco; due Wellington about March 8.. NIAGARA, due Auckland Mar. 10, from Vancouver. " PORT MELBOURNE, from London; left Panama Feb. 12. Due Auckland March 5. KIMUi'AKA. from London;, duo New Zealand Apr. 6. WAIHORA,. from Calcutta, via Bluff; duo Wellington about Mar. 20. WAR OPAL, from New York dub Auckland .March 7; thence Wellington. WAR PILOT, leavos New Yovk Feb. for Auckland and Wellington. SAILERS. San Franci6co to Wellington Vessel. . Loft. Due. Alert Jan. 10 end March Edward May Jm. 7 Mar. Fearless Jan. 10 . end Maroh Luzon & W ar - Now York to Wellington.— •Tltanla Nov. 7 Feb. Yunconver to Wellington Dartford Feb. 16 April Bt-. John (Canada) to Wellington:— •Terpsichore Doc. 23 April Ban Francisco to Wanganul- ' Lucy ■ Jan. 10 Mar. -San Fraifcisco to Auokland:B. N. Oastle Jan, 1, early March •Via Cope of Good Hope. THIj RIYEKINA SAILS TUESDAY, The Riverina 1b -now to sail on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock for Sydney. BELGIAN SOHOONEII FOR WELLINGTON The Belgian auxiliary schooner Ady (375 tons) is due at Wellington this week-end •with a .full cargo of wnoat from Sydney. SAILERS -TO OLEAR WELLINGTON. Laden with art almost full consignment of hemp and some'tallow, the American Schooner Georgette will loavo Wellington on Monday for San Franoicco. Messrs, A. S..Paterso'n and Co. are agents. Tho French ship Amiral Cocillo. now at Wellington, has been chartered to_Joad wheat in Australia for tho Continent or England. \ ■ PACIFIC PHOSPHATE'S "OOMA. The Pacific Phosphate's steamer Ooraa (3391 tons), carrying coal for the New Zoaland Railways, left Newcastle on Thursday for Wellington. Tallow will probably comprise the cargo that the vessel will lift hero for the United Kingdom. For maiiy years the Ooma has seen service in tile Ocean Island-Australian trade. WAIHORA FROM INDIA. ' Tho Union Company's freighter Waihora, en route from Calcutta to Now Zealand ports, arrived at Albany -on Saturday evening, February 22, and was placed in quarantine. She was to leave Albany ->q'! if thin wojjlt fjironf. Fn-,

where she should arrive about March 14. The Walhora will discharge her caruo at Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttolion, Wellington, and Auckland. NAVUA LEAVES PAPEETE, Tho Navua, en routo from - fian Francisco to Wellington, arrived -at lapeotc on Monday, and resumed her- voyage on February 25, via Karotongi: She is due at Wellington on March 8. • JIOANA AT SAN FE.VXCISCO. Cable advice received by thevUnion Company states that the Ii.M.S.-.Moana arrived at San Francißeo on Monday morning, February 24, from WcllihEtou. Sho was timed to leave the American port yesterday for Wellington, via : Papeete and Rarotonga. THE ABGYI/LSHIM. The F. and S. Argyllshire left Sydney on Thursday for Auckland, Gisborno. and Wellington. She will load frozen meat for Liverpool, to which port she will proceed, by the Suez rouxo, sailing from this port n-bout March 20. -She .will ,also carry a limited number of saloon passengers for the United Kingdom. THE ZEAI-AXDIO.'; On Tuesday the Zealandic will leave for Timaru to load. Sho will, it ;is expected, return to Wellinsloi; on March 11. ana sail, six or seven days later for London, via, Bombay. .: . Cantain A. B'ocklebank is in command of the Zealandic, and with him are:Messrs.' H.- O. Cater, chief officer; A. M. Olierrj', first; H. Clarke, second; and I). Williams, third. The chief engineer is Mr. J. H. Shark, -who is assisted' by Messrs. F. W. Farrell. second; J.. It. Kelland, third; E. H. Reidi fourth; K: H. Hill, Junior fourth;. A. Thomson, fifth; A. Gregory, .sixth; and H. J. Bohcrts. boilermaker. Mr. W. P. Smith is : steward-in-charge. FOE LIVERPOOL.' The Ayrshirp left Wellington last nightfor Liverpool, via the Panama Canal. The following are passengers:—l<ady Moon, Misses .Munro. Morrison, Joughin. Fallows, M'Ginley, TOitmore, Morris (2), MesdamCs Tcagle,- Askew, KebbeK Morris, Sir Cecil Moon. Rev. Askew; .Messrs. Kcbbcl, Teaglc,. Oaks,, Morris, and Master Teagle. -: " THE AJAXA WITH TROOPS. The steamer Ajana (under, oharter to the New Zealand and African Company), which has been fixed to load in f,ew Zealand towards the end of March for Liverpool, is due at Auckland about March 22 from the United Kingdom, - via Panama, with troops. ~ ; MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. , Officers on the Pateena, which was again brought into service yesterday'; are Messrs. A. E. Purvis, first, and A. Gibson, second. Messrs. A. R. Wicks first, J. P. Barrs second, and H. F. Smith third: are the engineers. ' Mr. B.' Taylor is ; in charge of the wireless, room, and Mr. J.. Murchio is purser," • „ „ . Mr. A. B. Pryde has relieved Mr. F. B. ■Emms, second officer on thev-rNgahere. Mr. C. Naismith, engineer ,on tho Blenheim, has come ashore;- -i.v,-. Tho following vessels biS-within wireless rango of Wellington today:— I Tropic, Ayrshire, Pateena, Maori, -and Mararoa. Overseas vessels' movements'-at Wellington yesterday included tho sailing of the Tropio, cliaricred by tho A, and A. Lino, for Brisbane, and tho Euapohu, f.or Lyttelton. Final • dispatch for Lon'dfln-.'of the S.S. and A. liner Matatua, loading to-day at Wauganui, and next week again at Waitara, will be given at Wellington on March 13. Her routo will be' Via Bombay. Tho Union Company's steamer Kurow is how discharging at Jcrvols-'Quay breastwork. ' With Auckland cargo, tho;Kowhai will arrive here to-morrow. aTho Corlnna will reach Wellington tomorrow from New Plymouth.-and is under orders to proceed to southern ports after disehargo here. ;; ■ The Mamari, which is to sail to-day for Lyttolton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff for discharge and loading, will again be at Wellington on March 17. sailing on March 22 for London, via Bombay; y ..The fi.S. and A. liner Mahia arrived at .Auckland on.-; Thursday afternoon from Wliangarei,. and will; on completion of loading sail oh Wednesday for Port Said. The. auxiliary scow -Matthv which will next :we6k-unload:. Dunedin produce, at Wellington, is. coming to tlio agency of Mr. E. G. F. Zohrab. 1

Ths Stella should havo sailed from tho Chatham Islands yesterday afternoon for Lyttoltcm, where she is dU6 to-morrow night. Another ■ trip for wool is to be made to the islands fromijthe - southern port. &':? i'.Th'e. Kaiapbi:; is! Hied •'toileare Melbourne 'btf Mirch i' witS flenejal'm&bhandiso for discharge at Bluu, Dunedin, LyttoltOn, and Wellinitton. She should reach. Wellington about. March 12.

The Vacuum Oil Company has. fixed tho small American schooner Esther to. load case oil at San Francisco for, .Wangaimi.

After an abßence of many, yqa'rs from Australasia, t.he Peruvian schooner Samar haa been chartered to load case oil at San tYancisco for Wellington. A good steaming record . was. recently put up by the steamer War Castle, which was yesterday due at flisborqe f.roni Newcastla .for Homeward loading. The War Castle, from Cardiff to Sydney,,! via. .the Panama Canal, in ballast, steamed Bornethine . like 15,000. miles, and . ; averaged throughout a speed of 12.3 knots cor hour, which ,is considered an excellent performanco, 'the vessel beinp practically new, "Syren nnd Shipping" says'that the old East London coal hulk Ohittagbni; is' to be fitted for sea as a barque. On .examination it was found that her Ml was in excellent, condition, save that some of the plates above water reauired renewing, Originally named the Arundel. Castle. she was built 4'/ 'years ago at Scott's yard at Greenock. She has a length of 21p feet, a beam of 34 feet, and a depth of 22 feet. Her cargo oapacity iB about 1750 tons. Benairs are at present being effecfd on the Hinemoa, and she id to'sail on Thursday for South - Island lighthouses. ' The Patent' Slin is riow encaged for several vessels. The now Patea steamer Waitangi came off yesterday afternoon. The Japie fletldon nnd Ripole will eo up oil, Monday morning, the Putiki will follow on Tuesday, and. the Waimea on Thursday. • ' • ' •