SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 239, 3 July 1919, Page 9

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. JULY. Day. Hr. m: First quarter 5 2 47 p.m. Full moon 13 5 32 n.m. Last quarter 20 10 33 p.m. New moon 27 5 51 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 10.13; sets, 10.41 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 8.58 a.m.; 9.24 p.m. To-morrow, 9.52 a.m.; 10.16 p.m. • SUN. Sun riscß to-day, 7.17 a-ni.; sets, 4.32 p.m. ARRIVALS. WEDNESDAY", JULY 2. KAITOA, s.s. (6.40 a.m.), 305 tons, Wildman, from Nelson. WOOTTON, s.s. (0.5 n.nij. 151 tons, Larson, from Lyttelton. MAORI, s.b. (8.4U a.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. NORA NIVEN, trawler. (10 a.m.), 166 tons, Brusey, from Napier. Vi'AIMEA, s.s. (11.35 a.m.), 454 tons. Henry, from Nelson. INVERCAiiGILL, s.s. (1.40 p.m.), 224 tons, Thompson, from Lyttelton. TOI'GA. s.s. (2.5 p.m.), 4345 tons, Williams, from Lyttelton. WAIKAU, s.s. (S.M p.m.), 14} tons, Deiley, from Blenheim. DEPARTURES. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2. MAPOURIKA. s.s. (12.45 n.m.), 1203 ton's, M'Donald. for Picton and Nelson. KAITOA, s.s. (5.5 p.m.), 305 tons, Wildman, for Nelson, WOOTTON. s.s. (6 p.m.), 151 tons, Larsen. for Lyttelton. WAKATU, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura. MAORI, b.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. BLENHEIM, s.s. (8.10 p.m.), 12a tons, Wilkinson, for Havelock. WAITOMO, s.b. (11 p.m.), 4413' tons, Stater, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kokiri, Westport, July. 3. Mararoa. Lyttelton. July 3 fikau, Nelson, July 3. Mapourika. Picton. Nelsnn, July I Iris, Norfolk Island, July 3. llano.—No. 5 north. Queen's Wharf. Kittawa, Tiuiaru, July j. R'apuni, Patea, July 3. Hawcra, Patea, July 3. Wa-verlcy, Patea, July 3. Maori, Lyttelton. July 4, Kaitoa, Nelson, July 4. Manaroa, Lyttelton, July 4. , Blenheim. HaVclock. Julv I Mokoia, Lyttelton, July 4. Ngatoro. Oamaru, July 4. Tainui, Nj'dia Bay. July 4. Woitangi, Patea,, July 4. Mararoa. Lyttelton. July 5. Nikau, Nelson, July 5, Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, July !. .Komata, Westport. July 5. Stella, Dnnrdin, July 5, ■ Rlmutakn, Gisbornc, July 5. Putiki, South, July 5. Kaituna, Newcastle, July 5. Hincmon; northern lighthouses, iuly 5. Wootton, Lyttelton, July 5. Wakatu. Lyttelton, Kaikoura, July 5. Kapiti, Wnnganui, July 5. Invorcorgill. Waiifanui. July 5. . Calm, Lyttelton, July 5. Vnkiinop. Bluff. Julv 7. Storm, Wanganui. July 7. Karu, Lyttelton, July 7. Ngnherc, Grqj'mouth, 'July 7.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Ngahere, Grcyraouth, July 3. Ilararoa, Lyttelton, July J. Niltau, Nelson, July,. 3. Kaianoi, Grcymouth, July 3. Jlnwcru, Patca, July 3. Alexander. Vestport. July 3. Wavcrlcy, Patca. July 3. AVairau. ljlenheim, July 3. Invcrcargill. Wanganui, July 3. Walmca, Oreymouth, JJpkitika, July 3, Kamona, Grcymouth, July 3. Maori, Lyttelton, July 4. Kaitoa,' Nelson, July 4. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, July 4. Mokoia, Auckland, via Roast, July 4. Prinzcsirfn, Newcastle, July 4. Waimnua. Lyttclton. July 4. Tahmi, Wanganui, July 4. Manuroa, Lyttclton, July 4. Port-Dcnison, London, July 4. Otira, Tirisliane, July 4. Mann, Lyttclton, July 4. Padon Powell, New Plymouth, July 4. Magic, Foxton, July 4. Kapuni, Palea, July 4. AVaitangi, Patca, July 4. Kiltawa, Wcstport, July 4. Mararoa, Lyttclton, July 5. Xikau, Nelson, July 5. Kapili, Wanganui, July 5. Calm, Wanganui, July 5. Wlmltoti'ne. Lcndo- - r ul" 5. Plplla. Vestport, July 5. Tofua, San Francisco, July 5. . Blenheim, JTavclcck, July 7. Kfl.ru, Now Plymouth. July 7. Storm,- South, July 7. Wootton. Lyttclton, July 7. AVakatu, Kaikoura, Lyttclton, July 7.

OVERSEA STEAMERS. BRITON (N.Z.S. Co.), left London June 1? for Wellington. Then to Australia. OHUPItA. left London on June a for New Zealand. Due July 12. DURHAM (F.«.), left Liverpool May 21, for Australia. Due N.Z., August. GIKSSEN (CD.), left -London June 23, for Wellington. Due August 10. KIIiOMA (S.S.A.). 101 l London Juna t for New Zealand. Uuc July 15. MAMMA, lift U.K. Juno E; duo Auckland July 1?. NEW ZEALAND, H.M.S.; due Wellington about August, from England. OPAWA (N.Z.S. Co.). left London M*j IS for N.Z. ports, 'via Australia. PORT AUGUSTA (0.D.). leaves New York tu Juno for Australia and New Zealand. PORT BOW EN (CD.). load 6 Liverpool aud Glasgow, June. • PORT DENISON (CD.), Sydney to London Sails from hero to-morrow. l'OEl- fciLLIOT (C.Jj.J. leavos .New York in June for Australia and Now Zeaiand. PORT HACKING (CD.), left London Juno 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. POUT LYTTELTON (C and D.) left Plymouth Juno 17 for Auckland Napier, and Wellington, via Australia; due here August IS. PORT NAPIER (CD.), London to N.Z.. via Australia. At Frcmantle June 24. PORT PIRIE :CD.). London, via Sydney to Auckland; due July ft; then to Napier, Wellington. PORT VICTOR (CD.), left New York June 20, for Wellington and Lyttelton, and Australia. Duo hero July 24. RON A,(N.Z.S. Co.), left Montreal Juno 11, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dun- • tfdin, and Australia. Due July ZO. RtIAEINE (N.Z.S. ,Oo.), left Plymouth May 19 for Wellington; due July 6. RUAPEHU (N.Z.S. Co.). left Plymouth Jun'e 7, for iVclli.-igton; duo July 21. SHROPSHIRE (F.S.), due at Wellington, July 8, from Brisbane. SUFFOLK (F.S.), left Sydney Juno 26 for Duncdin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Duo hero July 14. , TAHITI (li.a. S.i, left London May 24 for Auckland; due to-day. • WAIMATE (N.Z.K., Oo.i, left New York Jiine 21 for Auckland; due July 31. IV'AR PiLOi' t0.D.1. Icil New York May 29 for Lyttelton,, Dunedin, and Australia.. Diu to-morrow.

SAILERS. Tesael. Left. San Francisco to Wellington:— Albert Meyer May 2J August Ss.n Francisco to A T t>p!er--RauDo (flculeii) May 10 July "Cing Cyrus May l(j July THE BERTHAGE LIST. Today's berthage list is as under;— Tofua.—No. 2, Quecn'B Wharf. Nikau.-No. 10, Queen's Wharf. Maroroa.—Ferry Wliarf. Wairau.-No. U north, Queen's Wharf. Baden Powell—No. 14 north, Queeu's Wharf. Inveicargill—No. 13 south, Queen's Wliarf. Mana.—No. 5 north, Queen's Wharf Unworn.—Glasgow Wliarf. Waverloy-Glasgow Wharf. Kapuni.—King's Wharf. BY VELEGRAI'H. OVERSEA. LONDON. June 27. Arrived.—At London, Araluen and Kanowona; at San Francisco, 0. S. Holmes; at Norfolk, Ajana (fron Wellington); at Boston, Tonawando, louique, and Garthforce; at Plymouth, Cty of Cairo. Soiled— Kamaln.. for Sydney; Ruapehuand Somerset, for Wellington; Malawi, for New Zealand. VANCOUVER, June 27. Sailed.—Makura, for Auckland and Sydney. SYDNEY, July 2. Arrived.—Port Chalmers, from New Zealand. COASTAL. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2. ONEIIUNGA. Arrived—Harawa (11.45 a.m.). from New Plymouth; llinemoa (1.20 p.m.), from Manakau. PATEA. Arrivcd.-Waitangi (11.30 a.m.), from Wellington; Kapuni (12.25 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed.—Wavcrloy (11.50 a.m.), for Wellington; Hnwera (noon), for Wellington. PICTON. Arrived.—Mapourika (5.50 p.m.), from Wellington. KELSON. Sailed.-Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. I.Y'iTIU.i'CN Sailed.—Mararoa (6.40 p.m.), for Wellington. WESTPORT. Arrived.-Kakapo (2.20 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Kokiri (130 p.m.), for Wellington.

DUNEDIN. Arrived—Suffolk (noon), from Newcastle. Snilcd.—Storm (1.20 p.m.), for Wnnganui airl way ports. REPAIRS TO THE WESTMORELAND, "v Telegraph—l'm; Asiwiauon. Dunedin, July 2. It is understood that only one tender was received for repairing the damage to the steamer Westmoreland. The amount is !n the vicinity of .£28,000. Tlio contractors will be required to cii'ect permanent repairs, pay dock dues while the repairs are being carried out, and renew the damaged woodwork, in the hold. Owing to delay iu the cable service, a fortnight may elapse before Lloyd's decision in respect to acceptance of the tender comes to hand. Meanwhile the West- I moreland will be taken out of dock to > await the decison. ! PASSENGER TRAFFIC TO ENGLAND. I The Arawa, which sailed from Welling- • ton for London on Sunday, is the last j Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer that I will leave New Zealand for England with ; passengers until September. The company's next vessel will be the Athenic, ! which has only recently arrived at Lon- : don. The only other company that carries passengers direct from New Zealand . to England, the Now- Zealand Shipping Company, haß three steamers sailing this month and next. The Rimnlako, sails on July 10. the Ruahino on July 26, and the ; Fa apchu in the middle of August. After : that there will be a break in its passenger service until November. The Rcmucra - ■will sail that month, and she is only ten days out from Wellington, hound to Eng- ' land. A large number of people are j leaving New Zealand for .England by the | direct route, and every direct steamer ! that has left Now Zealand since hostilities ! ceased has had its accommodation fully > booked up. Of the three steamers timed j to sail next the Rimntaka is a full ship. On the Ruahino all the third-class accommodation and nearly all the first and second has been booked. The third-class accommodation on. the Ruapchu is also all booked up, while the on!v other class ~., (1,-. ~(.c r „i._t i i, n f .aionn-!i: fillin-* npidIy. The passenger traffic from England to Now .Zealand is not expected to start before the end of the year, as all the steamer passenger accommodation to New Zealand has been taken over by the Government for returning soldiers. Conseoucntly no berths are being booked for tlhe steamers' outward trip, either in England or by being prepaid in New Zealand THE PORT BENISON, The Port Denison, which, arrived from Sydney late on Tuesday night, berthed at the King's Wharf yesterday afternoon. This is the Port Denison's maiden trip to Australasian waters, she having brought out a draft ot returning troops to Australian ports. Prior to coming out hero 6he was engaged in carrying American troops to Europe. The Port Denison was built in 1918 by Messrs. Workman, Clark and Co.. Ltd., Belfast, and her urincipal dimensions are: Tonnage, ,10,500; length, 480.4 ft.; breadth, _60.3 ft.; and depth. 32.3 ft. She is a sister ship to the Port Darwin, and her officers report her to be a. very good sea' boat. Captain '11.I 1 . 6. Hutchinson is in command of tho Port Denison. and he has with him the following officers:—Chief. C. A. Robinson; second,. F. W. Bailey; third, W. Richards: fourth. E. Pearcc: chief engineer, W. G. Crichlow; second, J. Gray; third, C. Oldson: fourth, W. M. Anderson; fifth, D. Washington; sixth, J. Crabbe; seventh. J. R. Connolly; chief refrigerating engineer, 11. E. Button; second. T. Ji. Jackson; steward in charge, G. Cornwell; ■wireless operators, P. Daly (chief) and C D. Doason. The Port Denison has come here to ''ompleto her Homeward loading and to bunker, and she is scheduled to sail to-mor-row for Londou, via Panama. Rut everything depends on the attitude of the watorsiders this morning. ARMAGH BERTHS. After having been in quarantine for twenty-four hours, the Armagh berthed at the Railway Wharf yesterday morning. But in accordance with Hip resolution passed recently, 'the watersiderß refused to commence to unload the 3000 tons of coal on the vessel until tho eeven clear days since he.r departure from an infected port liad elapsed. It is hoped that discharging operations will be commnnccd this morning.

The Armagh is a steel twin-screw, fourmasted steamer of 12.5(59 tons, built in 1917 by Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and AVighara Richardson, Ltd.. at Newcastle, and her owners are the Union Comnany. She is 53f1.5rt. loner.- 63ft. in breadth, and has a depth of 39.9 ft. During the war she made five voyages from America, to England and France with trooDS. and on her voyage out from England to Australia brought a draft of' 1520 returning solflierp. Cantoin S. Vint is in command of tho Armagh, and be has the following nffleer? associated with him:—Cbh'f. A. P. Macrae (who served for a considerable time as o lieutenant in tho R.N.8.. and lini tho D S.C. and bar): second. J. v. Wil=on: third. J. U. Taylor; ronrt.li. \V. B. Park; chief engineer. AA r . A. Gardner: second, J. Nelson: third. P. Forruson: fourth, V. Morrison: st«'vai'd in AY 0 Jam^s; second, E. wireless nnorntors, IT. K. Sang (chief), and T. Swnine.

On completion of discharge here Hie Armagh proceeds to Wait-v-a- nv\ Wamrn.Tini to raramfWf Uomeward londine. then returning to Wellington to complete. . SCHOONER ALERT SAILS The American / four-masted schooner Alert, which has been lyine idle fit Duncdin for three and a. half months, »n! towed out. to fa. on Monday morning. Tlio Alert in in 'I»n.Unsh trim, and is b n '»id for Hoquinm (Gray's Harbour. Washington). The schooner arrived,at Duncdin on March 15 with ii cargo of case oil from San Francisco, and was detained in port r.n account of a claim for ,-EKKI be.insr made aeainst the ship for damage done to the cargo. The captain, who is part owner of tho Alert, intended to enter a. coun-ter-claim against tho consignees for demurrage, but *hc case. wos settled nrivotely hv the vessel's owners paying the sum of &W to tbe flonsi?nce3. In tho meantime tho schooner had lost tho services of most of her original crew, and She had been further detained until the n n cessary seamen had been secured locally. THE AUSTRALMNGK Tlio Australian Government steamer Aus-trali-auge, which arrived at Lyttelton on Sunday afternoon from New York direct., hn,j about 40.000 cases of oil on board consigned to the Vacuum Oil Company. Tlio vossel too aboard a cargo ot chalk at Loudon, for discharge at New York, where she loaded a cargo of benzine for New Zealand. She will discnargo a portion of her cargo at Lyttelton, and will then proceed to Dunedin and Sydney. Captain May is in command. The Australrange is the first steamet owned by the Australian Government to visit Lyttelton. Tho Anstralrange is 44C9 gross toiiß, and previously to being bought by the Australian Government was named the Strathdeo. Slu was built at Glasgow in 1907 for tho Strathdee Steam Ship Company, Limited (Burrell and Son). Her,length is ,576 ft.. width 52.3 ft., depth-^7.6ft.

WAIMATE LEFT. NEW YORK. Cable advice has been received by the New Zealand Shippine Company that the Waimalo left Now York on Juno 21, cargoladen for New Zealand ports. The vessel should an-ive in tho Dominion about July 31. NEW PLYMOUTH-ONEHUNGA SERVICE. In future the Rarawa will leave the. New Plymouth breakwater on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6.30 p.m. This is to fit in with the new train arrangements. THE NIAGARA. The head office of the Union Company has received word that the Niagara, en route from Auckland to Vancouver, reached Suva on Saturday evening. She was to have left again on Sunday morning for Honolulu. KAIKOURA. LEFT COLON. The New Zealand Shipping Company have received cable advice that tho Eailioura left Colon on June 21. for Newnort News, en route from Wellington to London. The vessel left here on May 21. TOFUA FOR 'FRISCO. The Tofua is now scheduled to sail for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete, on Saturday. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. K. S. Woollf, second mate of the Alexander, has left the vessel, and Mr. W. Wnhlstrom has signed on in his place. Mr. H. L. Thompson, third engineer of the Mapourika, has Bigned off. Captain H. T. W. Wilcox, AssistantSupcrlutondeni of Mercantile Marine at Lyttelton, lias recovered from his recent illness, and will resume his duties on Saturday. The following vessels were expected to bo within range of tho Auckland wireless station last night:—Tahiti, Flora, and Tnrawera. Tho Kamona. and tho Kaiapoi aro to be dispatched to-day for Groymoutli, From-Duncdin and Timaru the Kittawa is duo here late to-night or oarly tomorrow. From hero she proceeds to Westport. Tho Kokiri, with a cargo of coal, loft Westport yesterday afternoon for Wellington. Tho Suffolk arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning from Sydney. From that port she comes north, and- she should arrivo hero about July. 14. The Otira is scheduled to leave to-mor-row for Brisbane and Newcastle. Tin- Storm is due en Monday, and will then load fir Duncd.in, Timaru, and Lyttelton in that order. It is hoped to lir.ish the overhaul to tho auxiliary scow Magic by to-morrow. She is to then sail to Foxton with a cargo of benzine. From Foxton she goes to Sandy Kay to load a cargo of stone {or AVcllington. The Calm is now duo hero on Saturday..! She will sail the s.iuio day for Wanganui. i

The Ngalicre is to proceed to Greymouth to-day. She will load back to Wellington, bringing coal to bunker the Riniulaka. The Waipori arrived at Sydney at 10 p.m. on (Saturday from Lyttclton and Wellington. After discharge she will go to Newcastle to load coal for Auckland. The Canadian five-masted auxiliary schooner Laurel Whalen, which has made such a, prolonged stay at Auckland, is taking in additional oil fuel preparatory to resuming her voyage. The Shaw-Savill steamer Waiwcra is employed at tho discharge of 23C0 tons of New York cargo at Lyttclton. She will probably leave there to-day for Dunedin, to continue unloading, and when finished there will sail for Melbourne .and Adelaide with tho remainder of her cargo. I The four-masted American schooner ! Philippine, which arrived in the stream I at Lyltelton on June 18 from San Franj eisco, with a cargo of case oil for the Vacuum Oil Company, completed dishargo on Monday evening. Should the wind ■ have been favourable yesterday she was i to have sailed for Suva, Fiji, whoro sho I will load copra for San Francisco. ; Tho Otago Harbour Board has decided 'to commence another dredging scheme ! for tho lower harbour. An estimate of the : relative cost of a 35ft. and a 30ft. schemo was given, and the board decided on tho . 30ft. Bcheme in the meantime. The cost of such dredging was estimated at £15.(!K) for a width of 300 ft., but the board will have the channel 300 ft. wide iu the ! straight arfd 500 ft. wide in tho bendi The American-built concrete steamer Faith, ■ which loaded a general cargo at - New York for Copenhagen in .April, is said to have covered 18,000 mileß without ' a mishap. Her first voyage was from San Francisco to Pugot Sound with Bait and i copper ore; thence she went to Iquiuuc ! and loaded nitrate for New Orleans. From ! there she went to Cuba and loaded a- ' cargo of sugar at Matanzas for New York, j where sho todc on board general cargo f"r ' Valparaiso The vessel hai never lt-aked. I' and the master speaks in tho highest terms of lJ*r sea uiirk.