SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 159, 31 March 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE' MOON. MARCH. Day Hr. m. New moon 1 10 41 p.m. First duuvter 9 2 <14 p.m. Full moon , 17 3 11 a.m. La6t quarter 25 8 4 a.m. MOOS'. Moon rises to-day, 5.7"a.m.; eetr, 5.13 p.m. . TIDE. - To-day, 3.12 a.m.; 3.41 p.m. To-morrow, .4.11 a.m.; 4.40 p.m. SUN. Suii rises to-day, 6.3 a.m.; sets, 5.47 p.m. 'ARRIVALS. SATURDAY, MARCH 29. ■ , QUEEN OF THE, SOUTH, s.s. (7 a.m.), 193 tonb, Owens, from' Foxton. 'MAFOURIKA, b.b. (7.10 a.m.), 1203 tons, Macdonald,' from Auckland. BLENHEIM, s.s. (7.35 a.m.), 120 tons, Wilkinson from 1 Havelock. MARAROA, 6.6.. (8.15 a.m.), £598 tons, Irwin, from.'Lyttelton. NIICAU, s.s. (8.45 a.m.), 243 tons, Hay, from' Nelson. EDWARD ItAY, barquentirie (11.55 a.m.), 859 tons, Petersen, from San Francisco. •• PATEENA, s.b. (9.35. p.m.), 1212 tons, Sewell, from Nelson and Picton. SUNDAY, MARCH 30. NGATORO, s.s. (1.30 a.m.), 1137 tons, Dow«U from Grcymouth. s. , '■' .STELLA, s.b; (1.45, a.m.),. 269 tons, Hamilton, from Chatham Islands. ALEXANDER, s.s.. (3.5 a.m.), 377 tons, Wildman, .from Picton. KAlTOA;'s.B."(7'ft.m.), '305 tons, Wildman, from Nelson J 'MAORI, s.s. (7 a.m.), 34)2 '.ons, Cameron, from Lyttelton.POET MELBOURNE, s.s. (12.30 p.m.), 9152 tons, Kearney, from Auckland . via Napier. HAWERA, s.s. (12.45 p.m.), 174 tons, M'Kinnpn. from Patea. WAVEHLEY s.s. (2 p.m.), 157 tons, Brigeon, from Patea. GIiAUOUS, s.s. (4 p.m.), 1363 tons, ReesRoynolds, from Noumea, via New -Plymouth. JOHN, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 339 tons, Harwick, from Lyttelton. MANAROA, s.s. (8.30 p.m.), 124 tons, M'Neilage • from Lyttelton. WOOTTON, s.s. (9.30 p.m.), 151 tons, Larsen, from Lyttelton. v DEPARTURES. ' SATURDAY, MARCH 29.

MAMAE-I, • s.b; (6.30 a.m.), "8114 tons, Soiners, for London! via Colombo. ■ KAPUNT," s.s. '(1 p.m.); "188 tons, Gibson, for Patea. • •' KENNEDY, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 225 tons, Henry, for Tarakohc., . ... KAPITI, s.s. (2.10 p.m.), 242 tons! Sawyers, for Wanganui. UIKAU', s.s.- (4 p.m.);''24B tonß. 'fiay, lot Nelson. ' KAIAPOI, s.s. (6.40 p.m.), 2003 tons, Robil-liard,--for Greymouth and Melbourne. .; MARAROA, b.s. (7.50 p.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, for Lyttelton. • • . 'MONDAY, MAUOH 31. • POHERUA, b.s; (0.55 a.m.), 1175-tons- Chadwick, for Picton and Onelmnga. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. -Ripple, Napier and Coast, March 31, Wakatu, 'Kaikoura,. March.3l. Opawa, Blenheim, March 31. Wairau, Blenheim,. March 31. '.Storm, Oamani; March Si. .... '' Baden Powell, Lyttelton, Abril 1. Hinemoa, -Wcstport,'April'l. 'Mairaroa,' Lyttelton, April -1. ' • Pateona, Nelson, Picton, April • 1, , Nikau, Nelson April .1. • ICapiti,- Wanganui, April 1. ... Westralia,,' Melbourne,. April 1, t . Kennedy.'Tarakohe April 1. '. ' Kapuni, : Patea, April 1. ' j Moeraki, Lyttolton, April 2. ■Mamika, Sydney, April 2. .Onawa, Blenheim, April 2. : Wairo.u, Blenheim,. April 2. Maori, Lyttelton, April 2. Kaitoa, Nelson, April 2., .Waverley, Patea, April 2.' Hawera, Patea, April 2. Queen of the South, Foxton, April 2. Komata, Wustport, April 2. ■InvercargilJ,-• Wanganui,-April 2. Kaliu, Tarakohc, April. 2, . Kakapo, Greymouth, April 2. Blenheim; Havelock April 3. Manaroa, Lyttelton, April 3.' 1 A.jan.v London,- Auckland, April 3. Blenheim, Havelock, April 3. Manaroa Lyttelton, Airil 3, War Onnl. Jlunediu April 3. Maua, Lyttelton, April 4. Monowai, Aiickbuid April 4. Toromeo New l'orlt. April 4. Navua, Lyttelton, April 6. ■

• PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Queeii of tile' South, Foxtou, March '31. 'Ijcitrim,,'Sydney) March' '31. Moeraki, Lyttelton, March 51.' Corinna,- Dunedin, Oamaru, Tiinaru, March 31. ■ 'Invercargill, Wanganui, March 31. .Kama, UreyraoutJi. March .31, Maori, Lyttelton, March 3i; Kaitoa, .Nelson, March 31. Pateena, Fieton. Nelson. March 31. Waverley. Patca, • March 31. Opawa, Blenheim,. March 31. Wairau, Blenheim, March 31. , Hawera, Patea, March 31. Ngatoro, Tokomaru. Bay, March. 11. Wootton, Lyttelton. March 31. Alexander, Nclboii, Coast, March 31. Blenheim. Ifavelock March 31. (Storm, Wanganui, March 31. Manaroa, .Lyttelton, March 31. - Athenic, Lyttelton, March 31. . John. Wanganui. March 31. Stella, Lyttelton, March 31. Putiki, Duncdin, Tim'nru, March 31, Hororata., Lyttelton, April 1. ■ Kaplti, Wanganui, April 1. Walhora, Aucltlanil, April .1. liipple, Napier,. Giaborne,. April 1, Mapourikn.. Auckland, April 1. . 'Wnkaiii. Knikoura, April 1. Nikau, Nelson April 1;. ■' Mararoa, Lytteltoiii April 1. ' Kennedy, North Cape, April 1. ■ Kapuni, Patca, April 1. Komata. Weßtport, April 2. : Ivahu. Taraltohe, April 3. Oallone,'London, April 2. Port Melbourne, London, April 2. Moeraki, Sydney, April 2.' •War Miwic. Naplei April J,.Moana, Sail Francisco, April 3. Mono.wai,. Lyttelton, Dunedin, April 4. Wcstralia. Melbourne, via south Apr, 5 Manuka, Sydney, April 7. Navna, Melbourne;' April 7.' OVERSEAS CARCO STEAMERS. AJANA/(F.S.). London,. via Auckland; due Wellington Apr. 3. Waitara.' B.ESSA. (U.S.jA.). New. York: due Auckland about April 10. Wellington* - BUAMO (5.5.A.),. Glasgow . Mar. 12 to N. 3 :dne Auckland Apl.. 22. COItINTHIO (S.R.A.),,London, Mar. 1?„ to N.Z. • duo Apl. 23.. OUFIC)' (S.S.A.), East Canada, now duo Auckland: Wellington Apr. 4. lONIO (S.S.A.), London. Mar. 15 to N.Z ports, rl.ni? Apr. "7. KAIKOUPA (N.Z.S. Co.). Port Said, via Hobart to New Zealand; due about.Apr. 17. KAURI (U.S.S.I. .Melbourne, duo Auckland Aiir. 4; Wellington., KIA QUA (S.S.A.). leaves London .about Mar. ?,t. for Now Zealand. MAHENO (H.S.). Avonmoutb, Mar. 11 to /nckl-i'l; duo Apl. 20. i PAKEITA (S.fi.A;), leaves London about Mir. 15 for N.Z.. ~ PAPAROA (N.Z.S. .Co.). leaves London Mar. iil for N.Z. POET PlJlll'i (0.-Ij.) London, end Mar., to .Auckland, Napier 'Wellington, via Australia. HARANGA 'S.S.A.I. London, Mar. 11, to Wellington: dni> Apl. 23. RFMT'ERA. (N.Z.S. Co.). London to Auck laud:, <lite end Apr.; Wellington, south. TAINT'I (S.S.A.). London. Mnr 18, to Wellington; due nhout Aoril 25. TJIKEWBANG (U.H.-A.). New York; now due AiHtltind: .Wellington,' Sydney. TOIiOMFO . (U.5.A.).. New, York to Wei- : duo Anr.. 4; Hobart. WESTERN COMET lLuekenbac.li); loads New Yorlt Mnr. for Auckland, Lyttolton, Dunodin. - /untralia. WESTMORELAND 'F.-S.), from Liverpool; due Auc.ltln.ml Anl. 5: WILLOOHRA (S.S.A.), London, Mar. 8, to Wellington; .due Apr. 15. SAILERS. Ran Franoisco to Wellington:— Vessel. Left. Due. Commerce (Vac. Oil) Mar. 1 May Samnr Mnr. 10 May St. John (Canada) to Wellington, •T»rpfl'>horc (N.Z.S. Co.) Dec. W April San .Francisco to Wanganui:— Lucy Jan. 10 Mar. Hydr-v to Wellington lima (U.S.S.) Mar. 27 early Apr, 'Via Cape of Qood Hope. BY TELEGRAPH, i OVERSEAS. I SYDNEY. March 30. Arrival.—Hiverinn, (4 frm. Saturday), from Wellington, and Koroinika, from lyttelton. Saiinrl.-Manuka 15 p.m. Saturday), for Wellington;' Niagara .(7 p.m. Saturday), for Auckland and Vancouver. .1 .. COASTAL. SATURDAY, MARCH 29. j ■ AUCKLAND.Sailed (Saturday).—WhanganC 5 a.m.), for : Tahit i and Makatea Island. Arrived (Snturila.y).--Monowai (6 a.m.)., from southern ports.OXKIJUNGA. Arrived—Rarawa (8.45 a.m.), from Now I . Plymouth. | . LYTTELTON. i Arrived.—Calm (11. a.m.). froln'.Welliiiglin. ; WESTi'tiltT. ■' ! Arrived.—llincmoa *6 2-S• a.m.). from Bluff, 1 via Sou.'ld a : lvor-int'i l( n.ri 1. :nid ko I'iri 15.1S n.m.l, from Wellington. Knilcd.—llineinoa (7.50 p.m.), for Wellington, 1

' GKEYMOUTH. Arrived.-Xgahere (9.15 p.m.). from Wellington: PORT CHALMERS. Arrived.—William E. Bumlnim, schooner (3.30 p.mi) .from .San Francisco. SUNDAY, MA.IICU 30. ' AUCKLAND. Arrived (Siuidayl.-i-Koituna . (6.15 ••'a.m.), from Qisborne;.Rua,-ketch (2 a.m.). from • Lyttelton. PORT AHURIRI. • To satl.-Ripple (2 p;m.), for Wellington; WANGANUI. Arrived.—Kahii (8.10 a.m:). and Kapiti (8.40 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Arrived.—Mararoa (9.40 a.,m.), from Wellington. GKEYMOUTH. Arrived—Kakapo (8.30 <i.m.), from Wellington. .•. PORT CHALMERS. Arrived—Karu (7-a.m.), from Wellington.- . . MOERAKI DELAYED. As the Wellington portion of her cargo could not be put out in time, the Union steamer Moeraki did not sail on . Saturday nisht for Lyttelton, as was intended. She will now sail this afternoon, returning to Wellington on Wednesday morning, and departing in the'afternoon for Sydney. MANUKA FOP. WELLINGTON. The Union -Company's Manuka sailed from Sydney at 5 p.m. on Saturday for Wellington, and is due on Wednesday night. - 'NIAGARA FOR AUCKLAND.'. - The R.M.S; Niagara left Sydney on Saturday night for Auckland, and is -due there to-mjrrow night. , She is expected to sail for Vancouver via ports on April 12. NA-VUA FOR MELBOURNE. ..The.Union steamer Navua, whicli is now discharging, southern cargo... at Auckland, ■will, on completion, start ioading for Lyttelton and Wellington." She will be dispatched from this port for Melbourne on April 7. taking general cartro. EDWARD MAY IN POR.T. To the. agqnoy qf the Union, Steam Ship 'Company . the American .barciuentine. Edward May,arrived at Wellington; at noon on Saturday from 'Sain Francisco. The Edward May, which left the Pacifio Coast port on January'B,;'was in Palliser Bay a week a«o, but a-strong contrary wind drove her.- some distanco - off She was sighted off the Heads on Saturday morning, ' and she ■ sailed into. port,' dropping anchor in 1 the'strea.m for the usual quarantine. Her cargo' of KOO tons is. sole.v for Wellington. Captain Petersen is still in command.

N.Z. SHIPPING CO. Tile Ilororata. wiil sail on Tuesday night for Lyttelton and Port Oha-lmers. Tho War Music, now unloading coal at Wellington, will'leavo on-Wednesday for Napier, -where' she iyill fully" load for London. . I'he Callono will get away on Wednesday morning for London, via Panama. iTho Paparoa, which has. been reported aB having sailed, from : London in the early part of this .'month for Wellington, is, the N.Z. Shipping' Oo.'s local office announced on Saturday," scheduled to eail from the English port to-day for .iNe'w Zealand. .• "■' ~i • -. ; S.OHOONER, FItCiM AMERICA. The American Bchooner. William E. Burn-liam,-arrived-at Dunedin on Saturday from San Francisco;.- The vessel will discharge a. deck load .of'lumber, there, aftor,,.which she will sail for Napier to discharge -.e oargo of .assorted oils. . . the'eobNed'ayran.;,:- , A. San-Francisco exchange, referring to tho loss , of the American . barque Aryan, 2142 tons,' which was burnt at .sea near tho. Chatham Islands on Chrißtmaß Day, states that Mr. A.'L. Pedersen, the owner, had never carried any insuranco on-his Bhip, and his loss' was therefore heavy. Ho valued the Aryan at £52,000, and-tho losb of ithe freight .money, together with the extra cost of operation and the necessity of paying for.- the. return of tho crew, would make his loss closo on £80 COO. The loss, ..though staggeVing, will not broak the- shipping. andAcannery man, who explained that lie-simply had made a . mistake, in not ..protecting himself against-the -unußual loss. '

■ MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. . Captain ltankine, of the ICaiiiona, re-' coiv«;d a sura of-£lO from the Government iu recognition of the work of destroying a. floating mine.. The money, was divided equally amongßt the ' members', of tho ship's crew. Captain Nicholls, of the ICittawa, arrived at Wellington . yesterday .by the Maori A-oni Lyttelton. He ' v,ill' return to the Boutli, to-night-. ' - Mr. S. W. Wood, Customs officer at Lyttelton,-;has been transferred to Wellington. .. ■, I •■:> •; Captain W. Hunter, who was for many vcars associated the Huddart-Parlter Company, is now in command' of tho steamer: War Pibroch. Captain Hunter was at one time third .officer of the Ulimaroa. when that vessel .was engaged in the intcrcplonial service; He went to Englaud about, six years .ago, .wliero ho passed his examination for his master's Certificate; , Ho has.ben in command for about three yearß, and. the steamer which he commanded' was- torpedoed in 1914. Captain Watson, who has-been harbourmaster at Foxton for a. few years, lias resigned. Mr. W. Shakespeare, third officer of the Talune, has come ashore on sick leave, and Mr. W. J. Berryman third on tho Whangapq, has transferred to tho Talune. Mr. F. W. Nees has joined the Union Company's servico, -and- been ..appointed third officer of the Whangapc. Napier, Gisbornc, and Akitio cargo for the 1 ltipple will not be received until tomorrow. ' i . Messrs.' G. T. Hull'and Co. will to-day receive cargo for Dunedin and Timaru for shipment by the Putiki'.

The Storm, it. ,is expected, will. arrive here to-day from Oamai'u to load 'for Wanganui....

The Steilji arrived at Wellington yesterday mprning from Oliatham Islands with a cargo of fish. The rough weather which delayed the vessel at the''. islands ..was compensated for. by a good weather , passage to (his port.' Her cargo also comprises wool for "Lytteltdn, for whioh port she will sail 'to-night: ; Two- passengers from the Ohathams landed at Wellington; The Blackball collier Ngatoro arrived at Wellington early yesterday morning from Greyinout.il. . A part load-,.0n1y will be discharged here, tile balance being tor Bay. '. ... The' Maniari' ."of tho, Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s licet, lias sailed for London via. Colombo and Bombay. . The barque,. Whito Pine is expcctod to leave Sydney pho'rt'y. with.about COO tons of superpnoSphates for New Plymouth. The brig'antine Aratapu was to have left Duneaon on Saturday direct for Wellington. . < . Yesterday, morning the C. and D. liner Port Melbourne reached-, Wellington from Auokland, -Tokomaru Bay, ana Napier, at which ports she ha? been loading exports. It is announced . that .she will sail at daybreak on for London, via Panama, The Poi;t Alma is, expected to arrive at Bluff to-day.from Sydney, an<l,will start loading frozen meat and general cargo for the United Kingdom. Similar produce will also be taken in at Lyttelton, and she will sail from there for London on April 21. The Australian Bteamer Glaucus arrived at Wellington lat 4 o'clock ■ ypßtufdiiy afternooii with 550 tons -'of Walpole and Surprise Islands-guano, and took a discharging berth at. the Ferrv Wharf.' The T08 ,. f .J„y hlCll C!Mni> via Nc w Plymouth,' put °ut 1103 ;toi)9 of the manure at t-liat port, -which she left at 1 p.in; on 1 Saturday, iiio first eleven liours at fea'were nitirlvcd by a very ■ stiff - south-easterly gale, which retarded considerably tho speed of tho lightly-laden ship. From Wellington tho Glaucus vail probably proceed to Newcastle. Rain delayed tile departure from Sydney oil Saturday of tho Port Stephens, for Gisbornc, and she iß'-uow fixed to pail to-morrow. Due at Poverty Bay to-day week—Apr 7— tho Fort Stephens will tliero a-n.d. at Whakatane load beef for Egypt, "ailing from the latter port about April 19 for Port Said, •by way of Australia. Hie coaster Taimii, which left Wanganui on Monday at 6 p.m., for Lyttelton on reaching Waipawa Point, ran into a heavy southerly gale, and . had to. put back to Cloudy Bay, where she remained till Wednesday at 8.30 a.m., when she proceeded. On nearing Oape Campbell heavy weather was again encountered, and the vessel had to make for Picton for bunker coal, wliero sno arrived later in the morning. She left again at 5 a;m. on Thursday, and arrived at. Lyttelton at' 9 a.m. on Friday. Tho Tainul's crow will -be paid off at Lyttelton. a.nd the vessel. will be placed on | tho ;sl!p for her annual overhauling .The schooner Alert will shortly sail I from Dunechn for the Friendly Islands to load eonra for San Fraiieieco. The New Zea'land Shipping Company advise that tho Remuera. which left London on March 19 for Dominion ports, will call at Newport News. Kingston (Jamaica), and Colon, en route.

It wa-5 recently announced that clainiß with regard to cargo on the German strainers Berkenfels, Hamm, and Anolda would retimrc to be made in Caoe Town. Information can. be obtained on' application to the secretary of the Melbourne Chamber ■ of • Commerce,