SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 280, 22 August 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. AUGUST. . • Day. Hr. m. First Quarter '1 '41 n-m----1 Pull moon 12 fi 9 a.m. Last quarter 19 3 26 a.m. New moon 26 3 7 a.m. MOON. ' Moon rises to-day, 3.63 a.m.; acts, 1.35 p.m. TIDE. To-day, 0.45 a.m.; 1.8 p.m. . To-morrow, 1.38 a.m.; 2.2 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-'day, 6.33 a.m.; sets, 6,16 p.m. ARRIVALS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21. MANAROA, s.s. (2.20 a,.m.), 122 tons, M'Neilago (put bade). KAHU, 9.8. (7.5 a.m.), 182 tons, Lowry, from Tarakohe. _ NIKAU, s.s. (7.40 a.m.), 243 tons, Hay, from Nelson. MAE ABO A, s.s. (8.45 a.m.), 2598 tons, Irwin, from Lyttelton. OOEINNA, s.B. (11.55 a.m.), 1271 tons, Elders, from Now Plymouth. WAITANGI, s.s. (1 p.m.), 171 tons, Fi: :. from Pioton. KOMATA, s.s. (3 p.m.), 1994 tonß, Bold, from Westport. INYEROARGILL, s.s. (3 p.m.), 224 tons, Thompson, from Wanganui. MAPOURIKA, s.s. (10.30 p.m.). 1205 tons, M-'Donnld, from Picton and Nelson. SOMERSET, s.s. (11.10 p.m.). 9773 tons, Weston, from Lyttelton. (In tho stream.) FRIDAY, AUGUST 22. ESSEX, s.s. (0.35 a.m.), 8722 tons, Williams. from Newcastle. (In the stream.) WAIRAU, s.s. (0.50 a.m.), 143 tons, Doily, from Picton. DEPARTURES. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21. MAX Ail OA, s.s. (8 a.m.), 122 tonß, If'Ncilage, for Lyttelton. ILAGIO, auxiliary scow (10.25 a.m.'), 82 tons, Reeves, for Sandy Bay. " WAVERLEY, s.B. (12.40 p.m.,. 167 tons, Srigdon, for Patea-. WOOTTON, s.s. (2.55 p.m.), 151 tons, Larson, for Lyttelton. ' KAHU, b.s. (3.10 p.m.), 182 tons, Lowry, for Napier. MATATUA, s.s. (4 p.m.), 8010 tons, Greene,for Lyttelton. ULIMAROA, S.B. (9.30 p.m.], 6777 tons, Wylie, for Sydney. ■ KAHIKA. s.s. (10 p.m.), 1148 tons, Edge, for Greymouth. . OPAWA, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 110 tons, Nicholas, for Picton. COEINNA, 8.8. f10.50 p.m.). 1271 tons, Elders, for Dunedin. BADEN POWELL, s.s. (5.20 a.m.), 174 tons, Jackson, for New Plymouth. NIKAU, s.s. (5.45 p.m.), 248 tons. Hay, for Nolßon. WAKATU. s.s. (6 p.m.), 157 tons, Wills, for Kaikoura. MARAROA, s.s. '7.50 p.m.). 2598 tonß, Irwin, for Lyttelton. KATOA, s.s. .(11.40 p.m.), 2484 tons, Ryan, for Wcstport. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Durham, Newcastle, August 22. Maori, Lyttelton, August 22. Kaitoa., Nelson, August 22. Kittam, Greymouth, August 22. Opawa-, Auckland, August 22. Hinemoa, Cook Strait, August 22. JTararoa. Lyttelton, August 23. Nikau, Nelson, August 23. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, August ii. lllenhcim. Sounds,. August 24. Putiki, Dunedin, August 23. Hawera, Patea, August 23. Waverley, Patoa, August 23. Opawa, Picton, August 23. I Stella, Timaru, August 23. Maori, Lyttelton, August 24. Kaitoa, Nelson, August 24.' tlttden Powell. New Plymouth, Aug. 24. Invercargill. Wanganni, August 24. Mana'roa. Lyttelton. August 24. Ripple, Gisborne. August 24. Waimca. Tarakohe, August 24. ICahU', Napier, August 24. Rosamond, Timaru,. August 24. Waltatu,- ICaikonra, August 25. Port Napier, Gisbornc. August 25. Ngahere, Napier. August' 26. Navua. Auckland, August 26. ■\fana. Wanganui, August 20. Giosßen, London, August 26. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wairau, Picton, August 22. Maori, Lyttelton, August 22. Kaitoa, Nelßbn, August 22. Mapourika. Picton, Nelson, August 22. Invercargill, Wanganui, August 22. Kokiri, Greymouth, August 22. ' Ngatoro, Greymouth, August 22, Waitangi, Patea, August 22. Ngakuta, Dunodin, August 22. Mararoa, Lyttelton, August 23. Nikau, Nelson, August 23. Shropshire, Liverpool, t August 23. Antinpe, ftuva; August 23; Hawora, Patea, August 23. Waverley,' Patea, -. August' 23. Opawa, I'icton, Auguat 23.' ■ War Soldier, Newcastle, August-23. Komata, Westport, August 23, Ruapehu, London, August 24. Maori, Lyttelton, August 25.' Kaitoa, Nelson, August 25. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson,. August &>. Baden Powell, New Plymouth, Aug. 25, Invcrcargill, Wanganui, August 25. Blenheim, Foxton, August 25. Kahu, Napier, August 25. Manaroa, Lyttelton, August' 25. St«Ua Dunedin, '..August 25. t Waimca, Nelson, Coast.'August 75. Rosamond, Now Plymouth,'-August 26. Itipple, Napier. Gisborne, Akitio, Aug. 26. Mana, Nydia Bay, August 26. Waltatu, Kaikoura, August 26. Somerset, Melbourne,,. August 27. Putiki. Dunedin, August 27. Port Napier, London, August 27. OVERSEA STEAMERS. AJANA (F.S.). left London Aug. 2 for Auckland. Duo about Sept. 20. ATHENIC- (S.S.A.), left. London July .14 for Wellington. Due September 1. AU6TKALPLAIN. left New York July 31 for Auckland. Duo September 4. AYRSHIRE (F.S.), left' London Aug. 5 for Wellington. Due about Sept. 20. OAMANA "(S.S.A.), arr. Napier Aug. 20 from London. CITY OF WINCHESTER (A. and A.), left Now York Aug. 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lvttelton, and Dunedin. Duo Sept. 13. OOIIDOBA, left U.K. July 18. Due Wellington Aug. 30. ... OOEINTIIIO (S.S.A.), left Plymouth Aug. 9 for Wollington. Duo Sept.' 24. DURHAM (F.S.), left Liverpool May 21 for Australia-. Due Wellington August 22. BLLENGA, left Egypt July 23 for Auckland. Due August 28. ESSEX (F.S.). due at Wellington from Newcastle August 22 to load. ■ GIESSEN (0.D.). loft London June 23 for Wellington. Due August 26. HOIiOItATA (N.Z.S. Co.), left London July 28 via Oape. Duo Wellington September 15. KAIKOURA (N.Z.S'. Co.), to load Canada In Sept. for N.Z. KARAUEA (S.S.A.), left London July 9 for Auckland and Wellington, via Capo Town and Hobart. Duo Sept. 6. KUMAftA (8.5.A.), left London July 25 for Port Chalmers. Due Sept. 7. LORAIN (U.S. and A.), left New York for N.Z. Aug. 2. Due Auckland Sept. 5. MAMARI (S.S.A.j. left London July 3 for Auckland. Arrived August 19. iIASULA.IA. & A.I, left New York July 18 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Due Auckland, Aug. 29. NEW ZEALAND, H.M.S.; arr. Wellington Aug. 20 from Lngland, via ports. OI'AWA (N.Z.S. Co.), left Sydney Aug. 5 for Auckland. Arrived August 10. Due Wellington to-day. PAPAROA (N.Z.S. Co.) to leave' Avonmouth early Sept. for N.Z. PORT ALMA (C.D.). leaves New York Ib August for Australia and New Zealani}. PORT DARWIN (C.D.), leaves Sydney August 22 for Wellington. POET HACKING (G.D.). left London July '4 for Lyttelton. Arr. August 20. I'ORT LYTTELTON (C. and D.) loft Plymouth Juno 17 for Auckland Napior. and Wellington, via Australia; due Auckland August 24. PORT MELBOURNE (C.D.), left London July 4 for Now Zealand, via Australia. Due here September 4. PORT NAPIER- (0.D.), London to N.Z., via Australia. Arrived Auckland July 28. Duo Wollington Aug. 25. PORT SVUNEY (O.D.i, to leave United Kingdoni August for Auckland, Napier, and Wellington, via Australia. ' PORT VICTOR (C;D.), left JJewcastlo Aug. 19 for Lyttelton. Then loads. ' REMUERA (N.Z.S. Co.). to leave London Sept. 6. for N.Z. SOMERSET. (F.S.), left Liverpool July 2, for Lyttelton. Arr. August 20. Duo Wellington to-day. TAINUI (S.S,A.), left Plymouth Aug. 8 for Wellington. Duo Sept. 23. TOFOA (U.S.S.) left ban Franci3co: August 5. Duo Wellington August 28. WAII'ARA (N.Z.S. Co.). to leave Montreal August for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttolton and Australia. WAIRUNA (U.S.S. Co.), left 'Frisco July 26 for Auckland and Australia. Due Auckland to-day. WAITEMATA C0.H.8.) left Calcutta Ausj. l 7 for Sydney. Auckland. Wellington, Lyt- ! telton, and Dunedin. Duo Auckland mid-1 ille September. WAIWfiRA (S.S.A.), duo Wellington Aug. | 26 from Newcastle. Then loads. WE&TMEATU iA. & A.), left N.-.w York | July 20 for Wellington and S Australia. Duo Wellington Aujutt £9. WIIANGARAT'i'A (N.Z.S. ,Co.) to load at Montreal in August for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin. and Australia. ZKALANDIC (S.S.A.), duo N.Z. early Bopt. SAILERS. Vosoel. Left. Do«. fian Francisco to Wellington ociinnette July 6 Sept. Bertie Minor July 51 Out. San Francisco to lilull''— Amy Turner .July 22 Sept. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's Opawa is due at Wellington early this morning from Auckland.

THE BERTHAGE LIST. To-day's berthage list is as under:— ir.ir.S. Sow Zea.lanil-Queen'B Wlmrf. -Durham—Stream. Essox—Railway Wlmrf. War Soldier—King's Wharf. ■ Shropshire—King's Wharf. Orari—Glasgow Wharf. Euapcliu—Glasgow Wharf. Opawa—No. 16 Queeu'B Wharf. Somerset—No. 4 Queen's Wharf, iraori—Ferry Wharf. . Jtinemba—Ferry Wharf. Komata—Eailway Wharf. ' Kaitoa—No. 10 Queen's Wharf, Jtapourika—No. 12 Queou's Wharf. Hawera—Glasgow Wharf. , Waitangi—No. 13 north Queen's Wharf. Walrau—No. 11 north Queen's Wharf. Blenhoim—No. 13 south Queen's Wharf. luvorcargill-Taraiiakl Street Whajf. BT TELEGKAPH. COASTAL. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21. - NEW PLYMOUTH. . Sailed—Barawa (8 p.m.), for Onohunga. PORT AHURIBI. Arrived—Buru (7.30 p.m. August 20), from ■ Wellington! Hippie (3.30 a.m.). from Wellington; Mokoia (9.15 a.m.), from Wellington. PICTON. ■ Arrived.—Breeze (7 a.m.), from VMlintrton. flailed.—Walrau (6.30. p.m.), for Wellington. HAVELOCK. Sailed—Blenheim (4 a.m.), for Wellington. KELSON. Arrived.- Besulus (3.30 p.m.), from Westport. To sail.—Kaitoa (7 p.m.i, lor Wellington. GREYMOUTH. ■ Arrived.—Karamu (11.20 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTEIiTON. Sailed—Maori (7.65 p.m.), lor Wellington. NOTIOE TO MARINERS. Tha following notice to mariners appears in : this wcelt's fiazette.--"The Auckland.. Harh&ur Board liavo notified that the Hack and whito horizontal Etriped spherical buoy which formerly marked Rough R-ock in Rangitoto Channel has been removed, and in placo of it a beacon has been erected on the pinnacle of Routrh Bock, as notified in Gazette notice to mariners No. 29. May, 1919. Position of beacon is as followB:— Jfount, ■ Victoria-• flagstaff, 241deg.; Bean Boclc lighthouse, 15l)ldeg. Charts, etc.. affected: Admiralty charts Nos. 1896 aiid 1970; 'New Zealand Pilot,' eighth edition, 1908, chapter ii, j-age 36; 'New Zealand Nautical Almanac,' 1919, pages -257 and 416," A REPORTED SALE. Tho "Shipping World" states that tho stoel single-deck steamer British Columbia' (567 tonß gross), owned by tho Coasiwiso Steamship and Barge Company (Vancouver) is reported sold to tho Union Steam Ship Comnany for/ about £32.500. • The British' Columbia was built at Bowling in 1903; by Messrs. Scott and Sons, and waH classed 100A1 at Lloyd's. Her principal dimensions are:—Length 170 ft. 7in„ breadth 27ft. lin., depth 10ft. sin. A reporter who referred tho Teport to the hoad office of tha Union Steam Ship Comnany was told that nothing wns known about tho matter there'. GIESSEJT DUE TUESDAY. A cable message received by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line/from their Hobart agents, btates that tho Giessen wirelessed to Hobart that she was omitting tho call thore, and was proceeding direct' to Wellington. Tho veßsel. which has" troonn on board, should- roach here on Tuesday. ' RUAPEHU TO SAIL ON SUNDAY. The > T ow 'Zealand Shipping Company advised; yesterday that the Ruapchu would now get away ror London, via Panama, .at daybreak on Sunday. Passengers must ombark the previous evening. . HOROBATA LEAVES OAPE TOWN. En route from England to Wellington tho Hororata left Cape Town on August 18 for Durban, Hobart, and Wellington. BIMUTAKA LEAVES NEWPORT NEWS. Oablu advico has been received by tho New.Zealand Shipping Company that tho Eimutaka, which cleared Wellington on July 10, left Newport News on August 16 for Plymouth and London. ' SOMERSET DIVERTED. . Tho'Somerset, which arrived at .Lyttelton on. Wednesday, from London and M'hioh- should: have proceeded to Auckland from''the'southern port, has been diverted, and she-arrived' at Wellington last night. On Wednesday next it is hoped to dispatch the vessel for Melbourne. . ULIMAROA BAILS. The ■ Ulimaroa signed on a new crow yosterday, and left last , night for Sydney direct. ESSEX AKKIVEB. Coal-laden from Newcastle, tho Essex arrived in the stream at an early hour this morning. MESS-TABLE GOSSIP. Mr. J. G-reon, chief officer of the Mararoa, signed off tho vessel yesterday. Mr. W. Neville, purser of tho Koiiiri, left the vessel yesterday. i Mr. P. Lawton, mate of the Wakatu, signed off, yesterday: and his placo was. taken by Mr. W. Williamson. Both tho Ivapiti and tho Kapuni were taken up on the slip-yesterday. . Goal-laden, for Wellington, the Kittawa was'to have loft Grcyinouth yesterday. It is hoped to dispatch the Komuta for Westpprt on Saturday night. The following steamers were expected to be within rango.. of Auckland wireless station last nightWairuna, Arahura, Bnkanoa, and Kai.ipoi. Tho Kamona is to . leave Dunodin next week for Wellington, via Oamaru and Timaru. ' The Rosamond was .to havo left Oamaru last night for Timo.ru and Wellington, and sho should arrive here on Sunday. On | Tuesday the vessel will probably, be dispatched for New Plymouth. The Orari is to sail for 'London, via Panama, about the end of next week. Tho Durham is due early this morning from Nov/castle with a cargo of coal for the Railways. The Secretary of Marine (Mr. G. Allport) reported yosterday that the VHinemoa worked Tho Brothers on Wednesday and Stephen Island, yesterday. The vessel thon proceeded to Astrolabe -to lay a buoy. Sho is duo back at Wellington to-day. Tho Stella is duo at 1 Wellington to-mor-row from Timaru and Dune'din. Both the Ngakuta and Ngatoro should i;et away from Wellington to-day. Tho War Soldier is to sail at noon tomorrow for Newcastle. The Kahu arrived yesterday morning from Tarakoho and sailed for Napier in tho afternoon. Sho is' duo back at Wellington on Sunday, and -is to rotum f.o Napier on Monday. The barque Antiopo was taken • out into tlio stream yesterday afternoon. She is expected to get away to-raorrow, for Suva, where sho will load a cargo of copra for lionflon. The I'utiki is due' at Wellington toraorrow from Dunedin, and will load hack to tho southern rort.- > • From Wangauui tho Ifaaa io duo at Wellington on Tuesday, and is to Bail tho same day for Nydia Bay, returning to Wellington on Thursday and sailing tnat evening for Oyttelton. Forty-five steel ships, valued at £10,400,000 are now under construction in Canada. Shipbuilding ordero likely to occnpy tho whole of 1920 have been given to two new Canadian' yards not yet in existence. Four 8100 deadweight ton steel ships arc undor- construction at Vancouver.