SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 208, 28 May 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON.. : MAY. Day.' Hr.m. First ouarter 7.- -11:4 p.m. x Full moon 15 '•■ 1)31 p.m. Last quarter 23 9 34 a.m. New moon , 3, o 42 a.m. . MOON. ■ -. . -\ ' Moon rises to-day,. 5.18 .a.m.;. sots, 3.34 p.m. lI.DE. To-day.' 2.26 a.m.! 2.56 -p.m. To-morrow, 3.26 a.m.'-'3.55 p.aii. . ~ SUN.'-' ■■■'■'•''- '■' '■ ' Sun rises to-day, 7.2 a.m.i sets,' 4.33 n.m, ARRIVALS. ' ' '■"• ■•■'■'••■' '; TUESDAY, MAY- 27. .HARABOA, s,b. (7,40 a.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin,, from Lyttelton; -••'■■ NIKAIJ, b.s. (9.Z5 a.m.), 248 tens. Hay, from Nelson.. RJ.MUTAKA,' s.'e.■" (7.5 p.m.), 10,130 tons, Hemming, from London, via Panama-.' MANUKA, s.s. (8.40 p.m.), 4534 tons, Oiift, from Sydney. PATEENA, s.s.- (10.25 p.m.), 1212 tons, Bewel!, from Nelson, and Picton. ■■:" .'..'.. departures. - ■; ■ : tuesda'y7'may.. ; 27. kAPITI,"s.B. (2.20 tons, Sawyers, for Wanganul,- .. INVEROARGILL,- s.s. (4.65 -p.m.), 224 tons, Thompson, .for Wanganul. ,'. ' : NIKAU, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 2<lß tons. Hay, for Nelson.,.' ■"; : ..,■■, , MARAROA, s.s. (8.15 -pin;); 2593 tons, Ir- ' win; .-.:■:•-. ICAMONA. s.s. (9.15 p.m.). 1425 tons, Stewart, for Westpoi-t. ■' • EXPECTED ARRIVALS, ~ Kahika, Wcstport, May 28. Waitangi.- Patea, v -May-28. Mana. Lyttolton', May 28. Opawa, Blenheim, May 28. ' Moana, San Francisco, May.28.,.-.. . . Wakatu, Kaikcura, .May 38.- ; Kahu, Napier, May' 28; ' > ■ Rosamond, May 28. Kapuni, Patea,- May 29. - - .-' -•■ • Middloham Castle, 'Napier.'May 29. Komata, Wostport, May 29.. Ilawera, Patea, May, 29,-,. ■ Mararoa.. LyUelton,.May 29..--. Nikau,'Nelson, May '-...: Kapiti, Wanganui, May 29. Menheim, Havolock, May 29. Badon Powell, Lyttclton, May 29. Invercarjill, Picton, May 29. ~ Waverley. JPatea, May 30. Wairau, Blenheim;" May 50. Maori, Lyttoltbn-,--May 30. ,r • Pakeha, London, May 30. , Woottbn. Lyttclton. May 31, Kaiapoi. Greymouth; May 31."". Poherua. Lyttclton. May 31. Ko<whai, Greymouth, May 31. • Mokoia, Auckland, .May 31. ~ / John'. : Timaru, : May 31.'- r '''-' Ripple, Napier, June 1. Karamu, Dnnedin. Juno'l. ' ■'■ Uosamond, Napier, June'l. Mana, Wanganui, Jnrto 3. Romuera, Port Chalmers, June 5.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Breeze, Dunedin, May 28, Wootton, Lyttclton,'. »Muy. 28. : , Henrietto, Niuo I?land, 'Frisco, May 21 Kini, ■ Greymouth; - May 28. : Waverley, Patea, May. 28.,. ■ Ngahcre, Groymbuth.'May 26. :"■ Manaroa, Lyttclton, May 28. Alexander, West Coast. May 23. Waitangi. Patea, May..2B. Wairau, Blenheim, May 28.' Kamona, Westpor'» May 28. , Rosamond, Gisborne, May 28. Pntiki,. Dunedin. Timaru, May. M. ~.-•. Kowhai, Greymouth, May-28. Pateena. Pioton, Nelson, May 23. Baden Powell, Now Plymouth. May US, Mapourika, Auckland. May 28. Mana, Pioton, Wanganui, May £8. Kahika, Kaipara, May 28.. : "• ', > -• Kahu, Picton, East Coast, May 23. Mararoa. • Lyttelton, May 29. Nikau, Nelson, May 29. > .., . Kapuni, Patea, May .29.-.- ■ :,< : Wakatu, Kaikoura.-LyttoKon. May 2">. Ehamo. London, "via Suez. May 29. . Blenhoim. Foxtoh,- May' 29. ..- Arawa, Lyttelton. May' 29.. ■■ ;. ; . ■;. ■ Hawera, Patea, May 29.-' ■• Kapiti, Waneanui, May 29. Maori, Lyttelton. May 30. Baden Poiv.en, New 'P,Vymouth,-.May,so. ■:-, Manuka, Lvttelton, May 30. ' lonio. London, via Panama, May «. Mokoia, Lyttelton, Dnnedin. -May 31. . Komata, Weßtnort., May 31. ,;,- I-nvercargill, Wanranni.;': : May'.3l. -; ■•■ Paparoa, Auckland,;-May,3l. :■ Karamu, New Plymouth, June 2. Kowhai, Onehunga. Juno 2. Rosamond. Bluff, Juno 2. . ... Poherua. Nelson. Juno 2. ' Wootton, Lyttelton, Juws 2. •: .'' - : ' Kaiapoi, Nanier, June 2. ' Einplo. Napier,' Gisborne, June A Middleha'm,-,Castlc,, London, ; .June,.s...;' ~. • OVERSEA CARCO STEAMERS. OJ.TI OF DUNKIRK (A. nnd. A,),- Now York to citv ports; dao'Auckland Ju«e7. DEVON (F.R.). Es-ynt. via Australia to Lyttclton, due June. 1.MOANA /U.S.H.), 'Frinco to Wei ling torn 'due May 28. NEW ZEALAND, H.M.S.; due Welllnetorf about June 15. from England.." ■-. NIAGARA (U.H.S.), Vaneoutur to Auckland; due May 29. --..-..' - OPAWA (N.Z.S. Co.), l6ave» Lomloa May 15 for N.Z. ports, via Australia. , . PAKEHA 1R.5.A.1.. London. Apr.. til ■ duo Wellinßton May 30, - ' ' PORT BOWEN '(CD.), leaves' GlaiEOW about May 26 for N.Z. ■ PORT dHAiaiER'S (C. and D.). Now York to Auokland, due■; June. 17;. Wellington. '. PORT CHALMERS (0. and D,). loading' New York for'Anclilnnd, Wellington. PORT LYTTELTON >(&.-.and D.) leaves London shortly.for.North Island, via A.usPORT NICHOLSON (C. and T).),'loadingNew York for Auokland, Wellington. . PORT PIRIE (CD.). London.' via Sydnoy to'-Auckland; due July 18.; Napier, WplUngton. ' ■ •." RIMUTAKA (N.Z.fl. Co.), London.to Wellington: duo Mav 27. RUAHINE (N.Z.S, Oo.). leavrsplynioutl. May 19 for Wellington; due July 3, RUAPEHU (N.Z.S. Co.). leaven Plymouth May 30 for. Auckland; due July 16. TOFUA (U.S.S.). 'lingkml. Apr. 18, to Port Chalmers; duo May,2B. WAIMANA (5.8.A.1. United Kingdom May W.ito Auckland; due' June 26. . :•...■ WAITOMO (TJ.S.S.), leaves Calcutta May 16. for N.Z. port 6. WESTERN COMET (Lnckimbnoh!, T!«w York; due Auckland May 28; Melbournt.

■:} SAILERS. Vessel. Left. Duo. Newcastle to Wellington :—: Rona (Scales') May 13 oß.r!y Vancouver to Wellington :- liaura - : •■•■■'.; ■' Apr.'-JOV '..''. July San Francisco to Auckland— Antiope (A. S. Paterson) Apr. 26 ond Juno Philippine .Apr. 7 .Tunc North'r Chief (J. Biirnsi Apr. 22 and JunV San Francisco to:Nnnler-- .. '■■■•■■' Raupo (Scales) Hay 10 .-'.•■ .■■•'..Toly San Francisco to Dunedin:— v ...'• :;.:.' Forester 1 (Vac. Oil) Mar.3o '-'Jim* Lily (Yac. Oil) Apr. 19 iuly by telegraph/ coastal; : .:'.• TUESDAY,. MAY If AUCKLAND. 'Arrived.—Watiaka,. (10.35 a.m.), "and It«g. geveen (iUS a.m.), from.Java, Via. Sydney.. • ■■•■;.-■■■.. ■.'.'■....■ KEW PLYMOUTH. - : :. ' Arrived—Karu (12.45 p.m.); from Wellington. PATEA. Arrived.-Kapuni (7.30 a.m.), and Hawerit (7.45 a.ti.), from Wellington. 'NELSON. ,! ; . To Sall.-Kcnncdy (6 p.m.), for,-Wesf Coast. bleniieim. '£■:.:-,',.-S.-: Arrived.-Opawa (4.40 p.m.), from :.Weliin'Bton, / \c ,•>'■.-..'.'■•■ >• lyttelton. '•;■■ '/V^ Sailed.-Eosamond (8.30 p.m.), forWeliiritfton. ■ ■■■•...'.■;. <:■<.:; ■:■■■•■■ ■ DUNEDIN. ;..;'"' ;.'' Sailed.-Kakapo (noon),' for Westport.' -.; V PHIPPING"DEIjAYED.. , ■'•' S:' The dor A pour of; rain at intervals vejterday put a stop'to ,work .on'.the; Wellington waterfrpnt. : Nearly.: all of- tl)o'.7C<-. eels set down to sail were "positioned l , to various times to-da.v. 'i-'. ' J RUIUTAKA ARRIVES, .. , ■ j The last hours of hoY -journey' from London to Wellington, via tho Panama Oanal, having been'prolonged by n,strong southerly fi-ale,-thc New Zealand Ship, ping . ..Company's troopship., ltiimttaka reached port at seven o'clock last nijht, five hours later than had been expected. Tho. agents advise', that she. : will 'jcrth at Glasgow .Wharf ■ :\V -.'10,30 .o'clock-. this morning. After discharging "4000 ions of American coal, the Rirautaka will lie loaded for London at Whakatano, Tokomaru Bay.Gisbornc, and Wellington. THE MANUKA, The Union Company's Manuka, from Sydney, arrived iu/tlic. stream at- 8.40 o'clock last night, with cargo omy. Tho port doctor will to-day visit-the vessel, which, it is reported, is a clean f'n'" so far. The Manuka will..discharge. Wellington cargo at No. 1 Queen's -Wharf. and will take the Lvttclton consignments oil to that port. - Tlie outward movements of the aailukn. (Ao'-not fixed, and. depend on tho situation in tlie shipping circles in Australia. . - ■

" the Rosamond. The Union . Company's Eosamond. . will leave Gi6borne and-.Napier about the Hid of the week for Wellington, whero sho will load general cargo -for; Bluff, sailing via. Lyttelton and Duhedin. '• ■ " The Rosamond -.will call at .Wellington to-day with tho South Island mails. She left Lyttelton at.B.3o'.last in the.Maori's ulace.

THE WESTMORELAND.. . Ey' Telegraph-Press. Association. .' " ' Dunedin, May SI. A diver commenced an examination of the hull of the steamer Westmoreland and found two plates on the starboard Bide of No. 1 hole badly broken and cut. The frozen' meat in the vCwel is to bo transferred'', to tho Jtemuora, which is at Port Chalmers.

PASSENGERS FOE MELBOURNE. Tho Dutch passenger steamer liarentez, which brought-n cargo of-sugar to Auckland from Java, sailed for Melbourne at a lata hour on Saturday. Bolrg the first passenger steamer to leave Auckland for Australia' for some time. . a number of people took advantage .of the ohanee to travel by tho vessel. It is very unusual a. foreign-steamer to trade between New Zealand and Australia, but the rosult of the 'Barcn'tsz's voyace should prove, satisfactory. She is on her way to Australia to load for Europe ,and wait oblo to add to her earriinss by taking 68 sa-> loon passengers and between SCO and 600 tons of general..cargo, as well as a largo; quantity of timber from Auckland for | Melbourne. Passengers on the Barontsz were:—Saloon:, Mjsses Godlec, Or.oll. Rosa,, Thompson, George (2), Todd, Parker, Horry, Mcsdanics -Wrigley, " Todd, Dickßon,; ■Rowe., Oi"jll, -Ross. George, Thompson, Measrs; .Wrigley. Todd (2), Dickson, fichu-: berg. Lovett, George, M'Kcnzic, Wright, Goldie, Levin, Oakley, . Morgan, Frasor. .Young, Proctor. Revell; Thompson, and 23 members of the Neve .Zealand, football team.

.', ABEMAMA FROM NEWCASTLE. Tke"'Bchooner 'Abeinama -arrived at, Auckland-on Sunday-morninK.' She is a tlirec-uiastcd vcseelof 537. tons, built during the war at Halifax. Her maiden trip was'.from the latter port to Sydney, via. tho Panama- canal, with a carjo of paper. Later she loaded superphosphates, and sailed from-Newcastle on May 7 for Auckland. The.voyage over, .was not without 'incident.-' Newcastle was left win" a favourable wind, which, however, soon changed to a- head wind, and on May 17 became so strong that the vessel wa3 compelled to novo-to for five days. After rounding the North Capo a favourable wind was'-'experienced for the run down, tho coast, but on Sunday morning a heavy squall waß encountered, and It waß while diving about in tho .same that the mizzen boom was carried away. ■ After, discharging, tho Abemama goes to tho Kalpaia-.-lo load timber, for Australia... SHAW-SAVILL STEAMERS. •" •' The Raranga, which arrived at Gisborae on Sunday morning from Wellington, Jras at Napier yesterday morning for loading. .This waß, howovor, impeded by unfavourable weather. Tho Napier allotment comprises -72,500 freight - carcasses of' irozwi meat, 'from th<s Poverty Bay port tho Raranga -will return to Napier before coming to. Wellington. : • Tho Kia Ora was duo at New Plymouth from Lyttclton last night for, commencement of loading. Tho lonic sails from Wellington for Loadon, via Panama; 'at noon on Friday. The-Arawa leaves to-morrow ;ior southern ' ports to compjete discharge. • NO" WIRELESS FROM .THE PAKEHA. No wireless advice 'has been received by tho Wellington office'of tho Shaw, - Savin, and Albion' Company from tho'troopship Pakehft, which is due at- Wellington on Friday from' London. ' '-R.M.B. 'NIAGARA. The" Royal Mail steamer Niagara, en route from Vancouver to Auckland, yia ports, should reach Auckland on Thursday. The Union Company so far has. not announced the tosbcl's itinerary after sho reaches Auckland. She is advertised to sail-from: Auokland for Vancouver on June 10, but the company has not, so/far advertised her to sail, from Auckland for Sydnoy. It is expected that the oompany will announeo the vessel's future movements : shortly.

■ .-. MOERAKI AT AUOKLAND. .- Tho Union Company's steamer Moera.ki arrived at Auckland on Monday before 'daybreak and anchored in the stream. Tho Mocraki brdirght very few passengers from Suva. '"" ■','-....

-■■ THE MIDDLBHAM CASTLE. 'The Middleham>Castlo (New Zealand Shipping Company) will leave Napior this afternoon for WelHneton to. oomploto loading. -.Tho... vessel Yrill set. aivay for Lehdoh on' June 5. '■'■<. THE PAPABOA. . Yeßterday the New Zealand Shipping Company stated that- the Paparoa would to-day move to the Railway Wharf for tho • discharge of 1500 tons of coal shipped at.Newport News, .On "Sat.Urday the .vessel.will sail for Auckland, tho one port of loading, and she .wiUclear New.Zealand for London on Juno 19. . PORT HACKING AT LONDON., ■'" Tho Coirinohwealth'' and' Dominion '.steamer Port Hacking.' arrived' at London on May 15 from Wellington. She sailed from this port-on March 11, and-.,callod..at Colombo and Bombay en route. NEW YORK. Ou May 13 the O. and D. steamer Port Chalmers sailed from New York for Auck--laud, where she is. duo.on June 17, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. "-THE SHROPSHIRE'S MOVEMENTS. The N.Z. and African Company advises that-the Federal-Shire steamer Shropshire •haß been -fixed to load at NapiSr and Wellington-for Liverpool. She will leave Sydney about June 12vfor Napier.

PORT PIRIE-EUE IN JULY. Tlio 0. and D. Line announces that tho Port Pirio' is duo at' Auckland on July 18, no on Juno 18, us previously stated. -SUFFOLK'S LOADING PORTS. The Federal-Shire steamer Suffolk will, in the first half of July, load at Dunedin. Lyttelton, and Wellington, for Liverpool. The vessel will reacli the Otago port from Australia about the end of next month. THE' DEVON." ' ■ The N.Z,- and-African Company expeuts the Devon o arrive at Lyteltonjtor loading not' before June't ironi'.Newcastle. Tlie vessel, which sailed from Sydney during the last week-end for New Zealand, wont to ■ Newcastle first for coal, ' '.' BLACKBALL COAL COMPANY'S STEAMERS. " Tho repairß in her cngineroom not being finished yesterday, the Ngahere w:ll sail- to-day at' noon for Greymouth to load for Tokomaru Bay and Gisborne. The Nftatoro will to-day load at Greymouth for -Napier./ • - ■ \. The Ngakuta was to have, left Greymouth- yesterday for Sydnoy ■ and Newcastle, returning to Lyttelton with coal. ,from the last-named .port. •, ,

LOADING PORTS ALTERED. An alteration lias been made in tins lOadinc piogrammes of the New Zealand 'Shipping Company's Remuera and Whakatano. As the Rerouera is transhipumg '.all-riof tho Westmoreland s meat at Dun-odin.-'.she will not load the Timaru allotment', ■' which will he'taken by the Whakatane oh- her way to New Plymouth.

r UNIONCOMPANY'S COLLIDES. Tho Kahika, left Wcslport at 7 a.m. yesterday for, Kaipara, Onehunga, and Now Plymouth. Sho will call at Wellington today on her way., ... _ Thc'Komata. with passengers. W iU ] ea \e Westport at 8 a.m. to-day for Wellington. The Kabnoi will leave Grcymoutli about Thursday with coal and timber lor thin port and Nanler. The Korhai will IoaYC Greymouth on Thursday or Friday with coal and timber for Wellinstonand Onehunga. '-,' '■■ GOSSIP. ' .Captain D. Mac Donald is now in command •: of the Australian-.collier Perth, ■and has associated with him tho following officers-Chief;': Mr. .P. Woolcott; sec-ond;-Mr.. J. v Fraser; third, Mr. W. Rob-erts-chief, engineer,. Mr. 0.. IT. Birch: secChambers- third, Mr. H. Ij. ''•■3lTiv°iK. Oo'riiisli, Becoud engineer on the •'tWilti;hafl'coiho ashore. '"•Tr C' '''iisker' sisndd on the l'uliki's ortirles as third engineer. ■■'-'Mr : J. W.' Murray, late second officer o r (lie : Moatiti,' Inifl passed the Board of Trudq examination for a master b certificate..

The following .vessels will be "ithin virel»ss range or Wellington to-day iM.'io'ri Mararoa,' Patccna, Moana. and 'jv.fu'i In range of Ohathams:—Pnlichn. Jt is'-rejiortecl in: regard to the striking of' the Wes'rmordland- when leaving Bluff Ilarbnur, that a heavy swell camo up when the steamer was on' hor way out a lid that the harbour lights were obapparently, the 'collier Kamonn.-.whored -,jn .the stream at 10.15 ..lartTiebt" Rhc.lctt the wharf an hour aiirt'ahe.lf earlier'for Wcstnort. The ljetivy' sen in the harbour yesterday ■triado-it- impossible to berth the sehoonnr Tni is Th'Tiault for discharge. She will « to the Ferry W!;r.rf to-day if the weather is at all suitable. The Perth brought 1900 toiiß of Jiewcastlo «okl for discharge at Dnnrdm. On completion of d scha-rcc she will to to Mereurv Tie" av.d Omm (Bay of Wands) to load timi'cr lor .Sydney. • The following vessels were expectedto be within wireless range of Auckland last nirnit:--K»uri, KaitanMta, and flora. Tho Union Company anyisos that the Pohcrna willtevc Lyttelton about tho end of tho week for Wellington wth | machinery for the railways. At this port the Poherua will load general cargo for Nelson. , . .. .