SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 254, 22 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 p.m. Last quarter 30 10 33 p.m. New moon 27 5 51 p.m. MOON. Moon rises to-day, 1.55 a.m.; sctß, 11.57 p.m. , TIDE. To-day, 11.36 a.m.; midnight. To-morrow, 0.5 a.m.; 0.28 p.m. ' SUN. Sun rises to-day, 7.9 a.m.; sets, 4.6 p.m. ARRIVALS. MONDAY, JULY 21. GEEANrUM, minesweeper (8 a.m.), G'om-m-a,l.',(J^L,?llß.se"' f rom Cook Strait. l ItINZEtiSIN, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 6357 tons, A eagle, from Sydney. DEPARTURES. MONDAY, JULY 21. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 3412 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. TUESDAY, JULY 22. WAIRAU, s.s. (midnight), 143 tons, Deiley,. for Picton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mararoa, Lyttelton, July 22. Nikau, Nelson, July 22. Mapourilia, Picton, July 22. Maua, Wangauui, July 22,Wootton, Lyttelton, July i! 2. Maori, Lyttelton, July 23. Kaitoa, Nelson, July 23. Pateeua, Onehunga, July 23. Briton, London, July 23. IVakatu, Lyttelton, July 23. Manaroa, Lyttelton, July 23. Alexander, Nelson, July 23. Baden Powell, New Plymouth, July 23. Wairau, Blenheim, July 23. Kennedy, Nelson, July 43. Itararoa, Lyttelton, July 24. Nikau, Kelson, July 24 Mapourilia, Pioton and Nelson, July 24. Koinata, Westport, July 24. rutanekai, Suva, via ports, July 24. Blenheim, Havclock, July 24. Raltanoa, Westport, July 24. Blenheim, Havolock, July 25. llokoia, Dunediu, Lyttelton, July 25. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Terpsichoro, London, July 22. , Mapourilia, Picton, July 22. Blenheim, Havelock, July 22. Mararoa, Lyttelton,. July 23. Nikau, Nelson, July 7,2. Hawera, Vatea, July' 22. Waverloj', Patea,, July 22. Waitangi, Patea, July 22. Opawa, Blenheim, July 22. Kapiti, Wangtiuui, July 22. Kapuiji Patoa, July 22. Calm, Wanganui, Picton. Onehunga, July 22. Kahika, Greymoutii, July 22. Tainui, Lyttelton, Timaru, July 22, Ripple, Napier, Akitio, July 22. Waiwera, Sydney, July 22. Wootton, Lyttelton, July 22. 1 Invcrcargill, Wanganui. July 22. Ngahere, Lyttelton, July 22. Hinomoa, Kahtirangi Point, July 22. Maori, Lyttelton, July 23. Kaitoa, Nolson, July 23. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, July 23. Mana, Tokomaru Bay, July 23. Alexander, Nelsou, Coast, July 23. Manaroa, Lyttelton, July 23. Kakapo, Auckland, .July 23. Hazel Reptou, Auckland. July 23. Briton, Newcastle, July 23. Mararoa, Lyttelton, July 24. Nikau, Kelson, July 24. Wakatn, Kaikoura, July 24. Patecna, Onehunga, July 24. Mokoia, Auckland, via East Coast, July 25. OVERSEA STEAMERS, ATHENIO (5.6.A.), left London July 14 for Wellington. Due August 26, AYlJSiillUi (F. 8.), left Liverpool June 2 for Wellington. Due July 22.. BRITON (N.Z.6. Co.), left London Juns 17 for Wellington; due July 23. Then to Australia. OnUPRA, left London on Juno 8 for Lyttelton. Due July 22. DURHAM (F.«.). left Liverpool May 11. for Australia. Duo N.Z., August. ESSES (F.S.), duo from Australia early in August to load. EUPLEOTELA (British I. Oil Co.), left Sineaporo June 18, for Auckland, Wellington. Due Auckland now. GIESSIiN (O.O.), left London Juno 23, for Wellington. Due August 10. HOROEATA (N.Z.S. Co.), to leave London July 24 for N.Z., via Capo Town. KARAMEA (S.S.A.), left London July 9 for Auckland and Welinjton, via Cape Town and Hobart. MAKUItA (U. 8.8.), loft Vancouver July 6, for Auokland. Due July 26. MAMARI (S.S.A.), left London July 3 Tor Auckland. Due August 13. IIATATUA (8.8.A.), left United Kingdom Juuo 28 for Auckland. Due Aug. 6. MOANA (U.S.S.), to leave 'Frisco July 5 for Wellington. Due July 30. NEW ZEALAND, H.M.H.; due Wellington about August 15, from England. . OPAWA (N.Z.S. Co.), left Londou Uajr 18 for N.Z. ports, via Australia. . ORARI (N.Z.S. Co.), left Newcastlo July 14 for Auckland (arr. July 19), Gisborno, Napier, and Wellington. PORT ELLIOT (0.D.), leavos New York In July for Australia and New Zealand. PORT HACKING (0.D.), left London July 4 for Lyttelton. Duo August 21. PORT LYTTELTON (C. and D.) loft Plymouth June 17 for Auckland Napier, and Wollington. via Australia; duo here August 15. PORT MELBOURNE (0.D.). left London July 4 for New Zealand, via. Australia, Duo here September 4. PORT NAPIER (C.D.), London to N.Z., via Australia. At Sydney July 7. Duo Auckland now. POUT NIUiKJLSON (C.D.), left New. York July 4 for Wellington. Duo August 3. PORT VICTOR (C.D.), left Now I'ork Jun« 20. for Wolltngtou and Lyttelton. and Australia. Due here July 24. ' ItONA (N.Z.S. Co.), left Montreal June 11, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Duncdin, and Australia. Due July 20. RUAPEHU (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth for Wellington; due July 26. SOMERSET (F. 8.), icft Loudon July 2 for Lyttelton. Due August 12. SUFFOLK (F.S.), left Sydney June 24 for Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Duo here July 21. ULIMAROA (C.1).), left Egypt Juno JO for N.Z. Duo August S. WAiMATE (N.Z.S. Co.), left New York June 21 for. Auckland; due July 31. YONNE (N.Z.S.C.), to leave Montreal in July for N.Z. SAILERS. Vessel. Left. Due. San Francisco to Wellington:— Jeannetta July 6 Sept. THE BERTHAGE LIST. To-day's berthage list iB as under:— Prinzesein—Railway Wharf. Mararoa—Ferry Whai'f. Pateena—Ferry Wharf. Calm—Pipitea Wharf. Opawa—No. 13 south Queen's .Wharf, Invercargill—No. 13 north Queen's Wharf. Kapuni—King's Wharf. Hawera—King's Wharf. Kapiti-King's Wharf. Waverlcy—Glasgow Wharf. Magic—Ferry Wharf. Ilinemoa—Ferry Wharf. Mapourika/-No. 1 uorth Queen's Wharf. Ngahere—King's Wharf. . BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEAS. SYDNEY, July 21. • Arrived.—Fione, from Auckland. ADELAIDE, July 21. Sailed.—Valmarie, for New Zealand. s NEWCASTLE. July 21. Sailed—Kaione (dredge), for Wanganui. COASTAL, MONDAY, JULY 21. NELSON. Arrived.—ltegulus (1.20 p.m. Juno 19), from Groymouth. r To sail.—Nikau (7 p.m.), for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Sailed.—Wootton (0.30 a.m.), for Welling, ton; Mararoa (7 p.m.), for Wellington, BLUFF. Arrived.—Rosamond (7.30 p.m. Juno 20), from Wellington. AUOKLAND. Arrived.—Whangape (9.30 a.m.), from Timaru. To sail—Katoiv (midnight), for Wellington; Koromiko (midnight), for Lyttelton. THE NEW UNION FREIGHTERS. The Union Company announce that tho two new cargo freighters which were recently purchased iu England are Hearing completion. These vessels, which liavo been named Waikawa and Waihcmo, will replace the two steamers of tlioso mimes which were sunk by German submarines during the war. Both the new vessels are of about 9001) tons deadweight, and aro Bimilar to the new steamer Waitemata, now loading at Calcutta for Now Zealaud ports. The Waikawa and Waihcmo are expected to bo ready to leave the United Kingdom in September and October respectively for Australian and New Zealand ports. It is the company's intention to employ the Waikawa aaid Waihcmo in tho trans-Pacific c.lrgo service, .which means that both vessels will make regular trips from American porls to New Zealand and Australia, in conjunction with the Waimarino, Waihora, Kitrow, and the now freighter Wairuna. The latter veßsel was due at San Francisco on Sunday from England, via Antofagasta and Valparaiso, to commence loading for Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne. lie fore tho war the Union Company ran a regular service betwen America, New Zealand, and Australian ports; hut, like many other services, the ships engaged therein were taken over by the Imperial' Government and utilised for' war service. It is

s'et too soon to give any definite sailing date.?, but the service will, no doubt, bo carried out as in pre-war days before i'ljo end of the year. Captain J. Thomson, who was master? of tho Waihcmo when she fell a victim to a. German torpedo, will leave Sydney shortly for England to take command of the new Waikawa. The master for the new Waihcmo lias not yet been appointed. E. H, STERLING TO VISIT AUCKLAND. The well-known six-masted barqnentine, E. it. Sterling, which arrived at Sydney on April 28 with a. general cargo from ■Sail Francisco, has been chartered by Lauo and Dawson, Ltd., to load a. full cargo of coal a.t- Newcastle for Auckland. Tho L. It. Sterling is a six-masted barqnentine with a. gross tonnage of 2577. She was launched in July. 1863. Nt Messrs. Harlengtli is 308.2 ft., -width 42.9 ft., depth 25.1 ft. Her present owners are the Sterling Shipping Company (E. I!. Sterling). Captain I». M. Sterling ia in command of tho vessel, which is fitted with wireless. She is credited with being the largest sailing vessel alioat. On a recent trip from Sydney to San Francisco she carried a cargo consisting of 11.250 bales of wool, single and double dumped, together with stiffening, consisting of nearly 1300 toiiß of chrome ore, and broken stowage of 500 bags of pcap and hardwood timber. In addition, owing to her present barqucntine rig, she carried 534 barrels of coconut oil on dcc-k, and a large quantity of lumber. PRINZESSIN AEIUVEB. With stranded New Zealandcrs and a cargo of coal, the ex-German steamer Prmzessiu arrived in tho atream early last evening. The vessel is said to bo clean, and the passengers and crew will be medically examined this morning. After examination the vessel is to berth at the liuilway Wharf. MAPOURIICA FOR PIOTON ONLY. The crow of the Mapourika. joined in the peace celebrations yesterday, and as a consequence the vessel could not proceed on her usual trip to Ficton and Nelson. It lias now been arranged for tho (vessel to leave at eleven o'clock this morning for Picton only, returning again to-night. She will then resumo her usual running to-morrow, sailing at noon for Picton and Nelson. THE PATEENA. The Pateeua is to leave Onehunga at noon to-day for Wellington, and she should arrive here to-morrow afternoon. Tho vessel ib to sail for Onehunga again at noon on Thursday, taking passengers. ' UIiIMAROA WITH TROOPS. Tho local office of tlio Huddart-Parker Company has received cable advice that the troopship Ullmaroa, with returning draft from Egypt, -will arrive at Auckland on August 6. MOANA LEAVES SAN FIiANOISCO. Cable advice received .by the Cnion Company states that the li.M.S. Jl'oana left San Francisco on Wednesday, July 9, for Wellington, via Papeete ana liarotonga. She is due at Wellington about August 1. WESTERN COMET FOR LOADING. Messrs. Johnston and Co. advise that the Luukcnbadi flteanier Western Comet is due at Lyttelton about next Monday from Australia, via Hobart, to load for New l'ork and Boston. Tho vessel will load also at Auckland, and poosibly Wellington, but the latter is not dellnitely Iked. KAKAPO TAKES, AUCKLAND CARGO. r 'Paking f cargo, the Union Company's Kakapo is to be dispatched to Auckland to-morrow. Cargo will be received today, when the waterside workers resume work after the ctop-work meeting, and again tomorrow. The vesEel lias plenty ol' space, and will take all Auckland cargo ottering, The Government steamer Hinemoa will leave Wellington shortly on her periodical trip to tho southern lighthouses. '• She will pick up wirgo at Lyttelton, and then proceed round tho West Coast Sounds and bays. Early oil Sunday morning the Ngahere arrived at Wellington from Greymoutli, via Tokomaru Bay, to discharge coal. This evening alio is to sail for Tiritangi, l'elorus Sound, to load sheep for Pigeon Bay, and will later proceed to Lyttelton to discharge the balauco of licr coal cargo. A new shipping record was established at Port Chalmers on Thursday, wlieu tho gross shipping tonnage at the wharves totalled 67,609, oxclusive of hulks and trawlers. On July 12 tho total gross tonnage of the shipping berthed at Port- Chalmers was 60,812. Tho auxiliary schooner May Howard, which was recently purchased by Mr. E. J. Barnes, of Christchurch, from the Tapley .Shipping Line, will leave Auckland shortly for the West Coast. It is tho intention of tho now owner to employ tho schooner in the timber trade between Karamea, Wellington, and Lyttelton. Iu a circular issued by the Timaru Harbour Eoai'd tho returns for tho six months ended June 30 aro given, as follow:— Registered inward tonnage, 114,005, as compared with 91,487 for a similar period in 1918. The imports amounted to 32,833 tons, while those of 1918 were 33,655 tons, and the exports wcro 80,260 tons, while in 1918 they ouly reached £6,520 tons. The total revenue for tho port was £11,379 18s. Ud., and for the same period in 1918 it was £9658 13s. id. Australian advices state that with regard to the Australasian-Ban Francisco trade, as the result of the release of a large number of British merchant ships, it is expected to shortly resumo a full service between Australia, New Zealand, and San Francisco. Plans aro being prepared for the installation of a number of freighters of a; fast typo, with a large refrigerated capacity to bo employed ; n the frozen meat and butter trade. With the resumption of this regular service trade conditions with America should bo greatly improved. Promotions and transfers often mean removal. You can safely entrust packing and forwarding the furniture to the New Zealand Express Company. 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