SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 136, 4 March 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

BARQUE TITANIA DUE.

-y -.v ~—_*- . PHASES OP THE MOON. ■ '■' - - IfABCH. Day. Hr. m. Now moon 2 10 41 p.m. ' First quarter 9 2 44 p.m. Pull moon 17 ill a.m. : Last Quarter .../■ 25 . 8 4 a.m. , . J(OON. . Moon risos to-day, 7.34 a.m.; sets, 7.18 p.m. TIDE.-' ' : ; V.-To-day. &M a.m.; 6.5 D.m., : To-morrcnv, 6.37 a.m.: 7.8 p.m. ..- bun. ,- Sun Tisos-to-day. 5.33 a.m.; st'ts, 6.32 p.m. ARRIVALS, "" MONDAY, MARCH 3. .'■RIPPLE, s.s. (10.10 a.m.), 370. tons, Carlson, from Gisborne. WAIRAXJ. 5.5. (1.50 p.m.), 143 loub, Deiley, from Wenheim. . . l "' BADEN IWVT3LL, s.s. (4.20' p.m.), 174 tons, Jackson, irom New Plymouth. MAQIO, auxiliary scow (5.15 p.m.), 82 tons. Kihe from Dunedin.. •"' '• .''■" ." V ' ''': ■ ' PEPABTURES/ .. . . -MONDAY, JfAHOH' 3. '■- OPAWi,' s.s. (11.35 a.m.), 110 ton«, Nicho-las',-for'Blenheim. -':.,' PATEENA,' J.s. (1.40 p:m'.); 1212 lons,,,Sewell, for Picton and Nelson.,' JKATIOA. s.s. (ii.i-j p.-.i. ocj toni, Stuart, for Nelson. ' > . KAPUNI s.s. (5.30 p.m.). 188 tons, Gibson, for'Patea.'--" ... ; • ' ■ KAPiT-i. s.s.. (6.30 p.m.).. 2426: tons, Sawyers;' for Wanganui, . . ~:MA081..: s.s. (7.60 p.m.). 3412 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. 1 '.BLENHEIM, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 120 tons, AVilkinson. for Havelock. .'„ . . WAIRAU.s .s. (11 P.m.) 143 tons, Deiley, for' Picton. . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. : 'Ady,'Sidney, -March' 4. Mana, -Waneanui,. llarch 4. Koi'u, GrcyiAouth, Jlai-ch 4. , Wo'otton, -byuolion, March' 4. " Queen «f ilUe iouth, i'oxton, March i . hawera, Patoa, March 4. . . . Monowiti, spiuhorn. pans, March 4. :" Mafaroa/vLyttclton,.-'March 4. Nikau, Nelson, March 4. Patecna, Nelson, Picton, March 4. Onawd. Blenheim, March 4. Kapiti, Wdnpanni, March '5. ''- KaH'uni,':P,fttea,^Marvh- 1 5,,.. • ; --. Maori;' -Lyttelton, March ,'5." • .■■..;';.;' , Kaitoa, Nelson,-March-5. War'Oitadeli'.'.'Napler.'March 5.. . '-.'■ Kennedy,\Waitapu, Marchs. • ■~ ..':, Wairan, Pioton, .March 5. . -.;, Kotii'i.. Greymoiith,' March- 6. •'" Waimea'.'Nelson;-March: 6..'■ Port Hackihff'i.'-Napier,'March'6. :; ,-; Wayerley, Patea; March 6.v , . , JoliPiJ.Oamaru', 'March 6. ; • ;Kauri; i ''Duhedin,'.--Maroh 6. . . ' : Blenheim,'-Ha.velock, March 7.,. ,;Wakatii,. Kaikouraj March 7.;,.', ~ •Nayiia, San.'Pranciscb, 'March 7. .. ;-. • liyttdlton,-.March 7, ' Cori'nn'a; -New' Plymouth, March. 7.'Baden'Pcwell,'Lyttelton,, March 7.", Matatiia,' Waitara,-.-Maroh,7.. '■' ■ ■■■ Kahn'., Napie'r,i-Murc)i ,& ■.. .• : >.-. Mahia. Auckland,-March 8. .- .■•-...

J^RpJECfEDOEPAtiTUREsV '.''';- : - Kahu, Napier, March 4. ; . ■■- . ; -. WaverlejvPatea, : March' 4.-' , . Mana. Lyttelton, March' 4;:'.. ~'; . ..; Wakatu, Kaikdura, Lyttelton, March' 4: . Monowai, northern -ports, Maron 4.-; ,-Essoi, Liverpodl.'-Ma'rch .4,':';. <>'.--'' Mararoa, Lyttelton, .March 4. Nikau, Nelson,'-March,4. ■'. ■-■...., ;•■'.:■> .-. Hawera. Patea, March 4. •; .... ..■■•■;:,,;. Queen of tho South,"Boston, March.4, . Kamo,. toymouth, March 4,;.' ' ■? ••■•.,.■ ■ NKatoro, Greymouth, March' 4. •>' '. ' Baden Powell, Lyttelton, March 4. Opawa, Blenheim, March 4. Madrid Lyttelton, March 5. Pateena Pioton, Nelson, March S. ' Kaitoa, Nelson, March 5. Gedrsette; Son- Francisco. -March 5. , * Kennedy.. North Cape. March .5. Kao'iti. l?anganui,' March 5. > . - Kapuii, .Patea, March 5. ■ RiVorinai Sydney, March 5.' Zealandio. Timaru. March 6. Komata, Westport, March. 5. Wootton, Lyttoltdri, March S. - • Rtppln. Naplnr..March.s. Rosamond, Timaru, March 5. ■■'■ Kauri, Melbourne direct, March 6. Hinemoa, Soulblsland lighthouses, Mar.6; John, Wanfranul, March 7. ■'■ . Blenheim, Wanganui, March 7. "'■ ■'. Waimea.' Nelson,. Coast, -March 7. :, Putiki, Dunedin, March 7: ■ "Moi-rn'rl ,R"dney M'-MTh 8,. ' POrt Hacking. London, via Bombay, Maroli.il..-.-.. . ■'-. '■ . Tonowanda, Boston,' March 11. ;•• '■ BY TELEGRAPH. . .}/ OVERSEAS. -•■'■ SYDNEY;'March 3. Sailed—lli.unia.ta,:.fpv,:,Kaipara.- (' ':'"'.' COASTAL , '.' MONDAY. MARCH 3. ■-.• .. '.''•'.-; 'NEW PLYMOUTH.' -; '(8.30 a.m.).. from Wellington! ■ i: ;.". •■«:;..; -'-:t PATEA.;. ■';'■''■.■• Arrived.—Hawera (8.50 a.m.), from Welling■'vton.- -~,-.'' To sail.—Hawera (10 p.m.), for Wellington. ■ ,■';•>.•' . NELSON.-;; 1 Sailed.—Nikau.(?, p.m.), for Wellington. '..*''. ■'. ' ;; MANUKAU' HEADS. Sailed,—Rarawa (5,30. p.m.), for New ,Ply- ,. mouth. ....-'. W;,:,. : -';;'.-;.-FO?;TpN r '. To the : South (9 p.m.), for Wellington. .-•' ■ ■ : ■',-■■ '.-■;■ , \- .'..;,, r P ( JOTON.■■; Arrived.—Pateena (5.45 p.m.), from-Wellmg-'ton, ;>:'.':.: ■■!:._■ ■•■ ■■■■:,. -,; ;/.. •;" ';v' v .'vLYTTELTON. ' Arrived.—Stella (6.45 a.m.), from Chatham Islands; 7 Wootton (735 a.m.), from Wl- ! lington. '•■':■ .-. '■: . ..• -.'.'■■ Saiisii.'-jfararoa: (6.50 p.m.),. for Welr'ne- ' ton ■ ~ ■•' ,-..'.

.OVERSEA CARGO STEAMERS. AJANA.'left London Feb.' 4; due' Auckland 'Mar.' 22;. Wellington, Lyttelton. ATEENIC, from London;'left - Feb. 3; due. Wellington Mar. 10.-,. : ■'~-.■■ ..iJIOKOKATA,: from London; due Wcllinffton Jlai'.ih 15. .-, ••••LEITItIH, left -New York 'end: February 5Jr fyelliwtori. due. Auckland ',}£ar.. 10, from Vancouver.:,- '.'' • • .•'■■■ ,< MIDDLKHAif'.CASTLE, from St. Johnj due'Aubkland Mar.- s;ihenoe. Wellington, MOANA, from San, Fi'ancisco; due Wei lineton, Mftroh 23.. ••'>•■' . ■"'..'ilOkOlA, "iruiu ' Yail'coiiver; due Auck. land March 2. . .■..NAV.UA,.,from 'Frisco;' due WolllnEton Maroh 7. . NIAGAHA. due Aupkland, Mar. 11, from Vancouver.. ■ -I'ORT!ME.LSOURNE,,.from: London; left Panama'-Feb. 12.--. Due Auckland March 6. -.'RIMUTAKA. from, London; due New Zealand Apr. 6. > WAIHORA, from Calcutta, via Bluff; due .Wellino-ton about Mar. 20. WAR 'OPAL, : frnm Now York due Auck-land'-'March; 7rthe'nco>'W<Ulnjrton. 'WAR ITLOT,' leaves New York, Fab. for Auckland,"and; We\linEton. . WESTLAND. from New York; due Auck-land-about Mar. i; thence Wellington. ■ '

~..,-;, '~ SAILERS. ' ■ -Sari' "FranciEco ■ t'o;'.Wellington ;— , Vessel, ' Left, , Due. . Alerfc'i:-v" .'J.-'"-'.'<• vJan. lo. 1 ' ■BdwardvJlay •.'.-• .;'J»n.-7-- Mar.' Fearless,. ■' ' Jan. 10 endMarcli Luzdn '"' ' Jan, .3 Mar, New York to WelUneton:•Titanla ' Nov. 1 Feb. '''Vancouver to Wellinßton:Dartford"' ' - Feb. 18 ; April T Bt. John (Canada) to Wellington •Terpßlchore Doc; 23 April : .Ban l-Fpanoiico tv Waneanu)VL'ucy". . Jan. It) .. • Mar. 'San Francisco: to Auckland:8. N. Castle Jan. 1. early March' '■■■ *Via Capo of Good flopt,: -.'-.-..••

... INOHOAPE-ELLERMAN COMBINE. Ono- of the.-leadintr'shipowners in Melbourne computes that::the gross tonnage of the ships now directly and indirectly'by thbf.Lord. Inohcapc and Ellor-' man (sroup, w'hich will probably operate against the (Somiriohwealth V Government lino, at a little .more than .9,000,000 tons, the major porti(m:of 'which of up-to-dateVliners and freighters, fitted to meet air : lliu', requirements ?of trade. Against'jthis'tfie' Commonwealth Goveriimeiit line will, be hampered by a ileet of wooden steamers; which, in. the opinion of most of the-'shipowners, -wi'l not pay. their way. against, tho, competition, and •a number of more or leas low-powered small freighters,..which, will.be;outclassed by the faster and more commodious vessels of the combine.' Practically the only up-to-dato oversea sliips now run by tho Commonwealth Government line are captured German vessels, and whether theso will be retained is yet Baid to bo an open The opinion is expressed that jf tho Commonwealth Government h to compete attain«t the Incbcape Combine larger, faßtcr, and more up-to-date vessels mint be purchased to (insure ..(uiy measure of success (says an Australian exclinnjo). STEAMER WESTLAND FROM NEW ' YORK.-. The United States and Australasia Line's Wellington ngonts (Messrs. Dalgety and Co.) Btate that the steamer Westland left New York 'on January. 27 for Auckland and Wellington with soncral cargo for both ports. Sholpaßsed through the Tan-a-ma Canal on February 6, and should reach Auckland some time this week,. The vessel has ESOO t«nß of carjo for this port, and after discharge she .will «o to-Am-•.tralia'.-.tetufnlng'to'New Zealand to load wool arid ?eneral cargo for Boston.

Olio United States Shipping Board (Emorjsnoy Fleot Corporation) ownß the Westland, a steol ship 'whioh wbb launched iu December, 1917, by the North-west Steel Co., Portland, Oregon. Her gross tonnage is 5833. and she is 410 feet long, 64.2 wide, and 27.2 deep. Tho Westland is fitted for burninff oil fuel, and' has one geared Btoam turbine. Certain, interest attaches to arrival of the vessel in New Zealand, as she will be tho first of tho American standardised ships constructed during the tonnase crisis to reaoh the Dominion. .' THE ABAY7A. . .In tho absence of official, advice confirmin* it. the Wellington branoh of tho Shaw, Savill. and Albion ' Co. aro inclined to disorcdit the Press Association telegram published yesterday announcing the departure i'ronl London of the Arawa. It is pointed out that tho vessel, which arrivedat' London on February 19, would not bo made-ready for hor outward trip in nino days. The' probability that she would haye to be fitted to accommodate returning soldiers had to be taken into consictcration, besides . her discharge and (locHiur-

' TO'BTWKEK AT WELLINGTON. Tho steamers War Citadel and Mahia are comine to Wellington this week to take in bunker coal before sailing 1 fop their oversea*' destinations.

The War. Citadel has-been loaded at Napier by mo- Shaw, Savill and Albion Co., and -vi-ill arrive hare to-morrow,.later leaving for .IxindOn,- via Panama. " Tho Shaw. Savijl and Albion Co.'s Mahia, after loading at Whauearei and Auckland, isrill loave the last-named port on Thursday morning for Wellington; arrivirfe on Saturday, jort Said- is. her port of discharge;.'. ■ • i : ' ' .

'/'.': ■. THE TOXAWAXDA LOAMXG.' , About the end of this week the.United Slates- and Australasia. Lino's chartered snip Tonawanda should be finished loading'" and-will be ready for'sea-eariy next week; She is to leave Wellington for UosiiM direct, via Cape Horn, -with a lull caryo of wool, and ore. from New Caledonia., "■

Messrs,- Daigoty and Co. advise that the U.S. and A. Line's. oha.rtered, barque Tltania, ,116 days out from New York, n-.i. 1.110 Cape of Good Hope, should now nut in an appearance' in Wellington any time. 'She; has a--; full ecncral' cargo for discharge'-at' Wellington, whioh will also ;be her "only: port of ■ loading for BoEton.

,;■:':, '3AKQTjrE'.: : E6i\A; AT SYDNEY. . Meßsrs. <}'.■ H. Scales and Co.'s,barque Eona, w.hich'.'arrivßd 'at.Sydney on Saturday, left ,\V;ellineton' latel on Friday, .Feb--ruary -21,' 'and was.- becalmed -just outside' tho Heads'. At 4 a.m. next ■ da-i'---the- ■" Klkav-'--:.sighted- her off The' Brothers. Her passage, .was well within seven:'; days, and taking this in contungtion : her round trip of four months from Wellington to San Francisco arid'back, includipir discharge and loodins.at 'San,:Prahcisc'o.betw'een October 3 and January AJ, it fflves. her a good sailinr., reputation. ■':-. ... . Since the ' vessel ■ has been o-.\ned by Jlessrs. Scales and Co. she has carried apprentices.,■ A'"special deckhouse was built-to accommodate ten, and-tit present she is carrying a,full complement. Sho 13 ■ fitted throughout, with oiectrio light, arid has oil win-ches. the probability Is-, that she ■will shortly be fitted with a wirelcsß. vlan(.-- ■('.'■;' ".'•'. -.', ■ .

• BITEBJNA'' TO 6AIIJ '■ -. -The .working-of hor. careo having been hampered by tho congostion..pfxthe.Har,bour Board's, sheds,■ the. sailing of the Huddart-I>arkor steamer Biveriria for Syd•ney was' yesterday postponed 'to. noon tomorrow.-.: ' ■•>'...''■'•,' v ,;-,. ; .. •"' : ''

' TVESTRAMA'B MOVEMENTS. Latest information from the head office ■of Huddart. Parker, Ltd., is that the Westralia is to sail from Melbourne on Tuesday, • March 25, for direct. Should' she keep to this dato .the local office adviso that they will dispatch her about March 31 for Melbourne, via Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Bluff.

•■.•..;•"■.'':•; TSE?MOKOV7AI. -'"-i : -.'' , Local cargo, the Union Company announce, will to-day not be token by thoi Monowai as the limited space available is •wanted, for transhipments. The vessel i! to sail at 5 p.m. for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland.

. IBE-MIDDIiEHAM.CAST.LBL ' ' .The New -Zaaland -Shipping Company's chartered steamer Jtiddieham Castle, cargo laden, frq'ni fit. John .(Canada),, left' Pan-' ama, on February 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. Tho vesBel is. due at Auckland to-niorrow, and at Wellington a few days Infer.

'BADEN POWELL IN TROUBLE. An eventful trip was reportea when the ■Wellington iSteamshin"..Company's Baden Powell reached Wellington at 4.20 p.m. yesterday, from Now Plymouth. • It wa3 shortly after' 7 "pirn; on Saturday when, she left the'Taranaki-port, and a little' later a stroni;' south-east sale made steaming hard.for her. An hour. out. from port ths circulating' ; pumn broke, but it was patched up,, and twenty minutes later tho .Btoamer .waj once more battling with the 'gale and a heavy-s.ea. The repairs lasted for two hours, when another break occurred, and another hour waß lost in mendinsr, the defect sufficiently to enable the.vessel to proceed. There was still aio moderation in'the condition of'the weather, and pushine ahead the Baden Powell was taken 'under the Bhelter of Port Hardy about midnieht. on Sunday, nnd she remained there for six hours. The sea having/ modswited.then tho vessel came round into nort without further delay. The Baden Powell is advertised to sail for Lyttelton to-day. ■ /

Tho baroue Raupo (G. Scales and Co.) arrived at San Francisco from on February 25; after a passage of J3 daya. ..•■■ / ■ •• The Zealandic will sail at noon to-mor-tow to.Timaru for Homeward loading. The Matatua-(8.8. and A.) will leave Wansanui this aftfjnoon to complete loadin? at Waitara. The Matatua is due at Wellinprton on- Friday, or Saturday. Tho liner Suevic is to.clear New Zealand at' Auckland this momms for .London. ■ .

Early to-morrow'nomine the' Essex will clear Welinßton for Liverpool, aailine'by wa.y of- Panama.' "-i '■< . '

■ The o..and D. steamer' Port Hackinir. if she keeps to her time-table, will leave Welllnirton. about Tuesday ineit! for London, via Colombo and Bombay. To-dav and to-rap'rrow nhfl will: be loadini? at. Napier, and she will then r.ome'onto Wcllinsfou ■"'Messrs, 0. T.-Hull and Co. yesterday announced the movements of the Putiki and the .Tqlvn. -.Tho Putiki will, on Thursday and Friday load for Puhedjn. . TheiJohn. due here from Oamaru on Thursday, wili rt» on to Wanfiunui, returning to Wellington in,time to sail,'for southern ports oh Monday.' ■•,.•;?.'.".;••;■■

• From the Chatham Islands the .Stella arrived at Lytteltbn ' yesterday. niorninf, ; and will ritn'ti there to-morrow inornin''''' Aeain she will there load wool for the: Canterbury port, Instead/of: pr.o< , eediTisr,.-'-outlw"ird the Corinnn, v:i)l to-day. return to *Tew TJvsoiith t" ship exports. Carsro for Tara- J np.W. will he;ta*ten in here.. ■'.

,-. Afte" athree-dnv t.rm.f'-oni Dun»diii, the scow Mairio reached Wellington late -"MiMrdoy afternoon.. . Her .car-rb • Is' .heir<» Misob i i.fir''d to the' agency of Mr, E o' F ,Znnw»'N. . :, .' : :.-' .."■.■.'.=• .;•.'.• .. •

•■; Overhaul'of tho : N!rn.liere wijl proKably'; no-.started'Tiere early ner*. w»ei\. ' She is .d'."> with "O'n.V in a time -'-. ~> r r. (!, P»nean hasi.joined. the Blenheim nfl .. f ■''■ -"—Mii >v!JI Kr'-ivUlijn'irlre. 1i« 9 ; Tiihffp of 'Wel' ; n<'toi- to-day :-Zealnprtie'Mderfilii fliverin.i.. Pateona, Monowa.i : n"''. t l '" 'yr*v pteam»''s. ' -' MV -:A, W. Hslrnp, third '■niijine'-'- on the Maori, siped off tun , .'a-rMc! i «.ori Saturday ■ «.■?.•.', ]>-s .!-ot,u»p<>rt *i','!Y>*lin?toii, . ■ Mr. V Barrett, third, ("dinner of 't.h» Mi""-iiriki>. has signed off the vessel's articles. i