SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 11, 8 October 1919, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

'■.•■.'. PHASES,OF THE 'Mo6'n.. OCTOBEB. -". ' ' : ' First quarter 2 8 7 p.m. Full moon .:......,.„-10/1 ; l 9 a.m. ; ■ Last quarter ..;... ' ii' ■ 435 p.m. New moon .'...,;...... 24 '■ '■ 8 9 a.m, .. /.„;./M00N.,...,/-.,..;. ..;' . Hoon rises to-day, 4.44 p.m.; sets, 4.1J a.m. "■'■"'rii)E'.-'■•'■-' '■' i ..""-"- ; ■'• : . :: •To-day, 2-22 a-m,yWp,m;>' : ' ■ '-• '■■ '■ To-morrow,. 3.15; a.m.; 4.45 p-.im, ; ~- 'V' v :'.- ,suif,-.....,.-..',•..;.'...!..' .fiun rises, to-day, 5.15 a.m.';. sets, 6.3, p.m. ARRIVALS. ■':'. TaESDAY, feoBEB-7; - . KUMABA, 6-s'. (7.lo,a.'m.),'6o34.tons,,Kidman, ;from Bluff. - NIKAU, s.s, (8.5 a,m.l, 248 tons, Hay, from .Nelson.- . ■-■■■ '■' ■MAEAEOA, s.s; (8.50' a.m.). -2598 tons; B. Irwin, from Lyttelton.. HAWEBA, s.B. (11.20 a.m.), 174 tons', M'KinDon, from Patea. KAPUNI.is.s. (11.20 a.m.), 188 tons', GibBon, from Patea.:,-,, ■:■ .-. v'; ' WAVEBLEY, s.s.. (12,40.p.m.),'157 tonp, Brigden. from Patea. ; \ ''' ' PATEENA. s.s. (9.45' p.m.), v i 21 21 Sewell, from Picton.and.Nelson.-., ; - ■■ ,'•-.■...;'; f DEPARTURES. '■'""•-'' : ; ,';'-. TUESDAY, O'PTOBEE 7:"'' ".' NOEA NIVEN, trawler ' '5.20' a;m.),' 165 lons.'Brusey, for fishing-grounds'-"WAITANGI, s.s.-(10.15-a'.m.); 171 tons,"Ms«/ . for Patea. ■. . , .". /WAKATU, s.s.''(4.ls'p.m.),' ; is7ton6,'Wilis,' for Kaikoura. ' - NIKAU, 5.5.'(5.5 p.m.), 248 tons, Hay, for Nelson. . MAEAEOA, s.s; i 7.45 p.m.), 2598 tons', B. Irwin; for Lyttelton., , v: .... j-i.-:.-J.. ■' / ; WEDNESDAY, OOTOBEB : KAHU, 5.6. (0.10; a.m.), 185 tons',.J. Lowry, for Plctoh. ; ~ \, ■ ROSAMOND, 5.8;'"(0.35'.a.m.),.'';.72l tons, Jounay, for Bluff..' ;■•..•'■' ' ,

;; .;: EXPECTED; ARRIVALS;---.'--:'-. 1 ..-- ' Ba'd.en Powell, Lyttoltpn, October 8. ■ Kapiti,-,Wanß(a»ui, October'-8. ; -' ; •'' : - ' ■ Kittawa,; Greymouth, October 8. Manuka.'Lytrelfon, October 8. ' Kaitoa, Nelson, October 8. Mararoa, Lyttelton, October ■ j.v - ■: '' '- Nikau, Nelson, October 9. . V'."' H ■■' -; ,-.-, Pateena; ?Picton, - Nelson, October' 9..'' : ' ~ Calm, .Lyttelton.-October 9. . Maheno; Lyttelton,"October ? ' ■"•'■•. Wairau, Blenheim, October i ■; i ' , Stella, Lyttelton, October 9. ' ', .' ' ■ Manaroa, Lyttelton, October 9. Port Hacking, Lyttelton, October 9, Waitangi, Patea, October », Oorinna, New Plymouth, October 9. Manuka, Lyttelton, October 10. Kaitoa, Nelson, October 10. ■'•■•■'- ' -,-■•• • Waipara, Auckland/October 10.' .-•■ Wa.katu/Kaikoura. October'lo. ' waverloy, Patea, October 10. Inverciirgill, Wahganui,- October 10. Kennedy, Foxton, October 10.' . Opawa, Blenheim, October '10. Honow-ai, Lyttelton, Dunedln. October 11 Connthlc, Auckland, October 11. Magio. Sandy Bay. October 11. Hmemoa, Cook Strait, October 11, •,■,'■:.' Putiki, Gißborne, Ootobsr '12.." '-■''' Tahiti, Vancouver, Ootober 12.. ■ '' . Ngakuta, Greymouth, October 12. .. ■ Surrey, Auckland..October 13. ■' ' Port Melbourne. Bisborne, Ootober 13. fort Alma, Auckland. Ootober 13. Mokpia, Napier, Auckland, Ootober 14. '

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. < ' Opawa, Blenheim, October 8 ' 'i Epsamond, Dunedin, Bluff, Oct. 8. Kennedy, Foxton, October 8. Invercargill, Wanganui.-.October -8.- •■-. ~ Bam, New Plymouth; 'October • 8.-. ■ '•; Ngatoro,' Greymouth, October 8 .' , Putiki/Napier, Gisborno,'October's.' .- Hawera, Patea,,Ootober-8."- : "-■"-■'■ , Kapuni, Pa-tea, "October 8, Manuka, LytteltonT" October-8 Kaitoa, .Nolson,:.fOctober. : .B. -,t> -~-': ■>■ ■;' ■ - - Pateena, ■ Pictbni Nelsdn/'bc'tdbor B'' "' Waiwera, London, (Jctobw 8 Wayerley, Patea, October 8. . Kapiti,; Wanganui; 1 October';-8, Te Anau, Lyttelton/October 8. ; ..Karamu, Westport, October. 8. ' -, Kahika, Westport,; 'October 8. Durham, Liverpool, October 8, Essex, Liverpool. October 8. Mararoa, Lyttelton, October 9. Nikau, Nelson,,' October 9. - '• ' :1/ ' Waimea, Nelson,; Coaßt, 1 October ». •' .-' -Hmemoa, Cook Strait. October 9. . Calm, Wanganui, October 9. Sydney,.October 9. - •Baden -Powell,: New; Plymouth, October 9. Manaroa, ..Lyttelton. October 9. ,■, -' ;■ .Blenheim. Foxtoh; October 9. '.' "' ' . ' idolph-Woermann;"'Sydhc'y, October' 9. ■ ' Kakapo, New Plymouth, Greymouth, . October 9. .Manuka, Lyttelton, October 10. .Kaitoa, Nelson, October 10 Pateena, Picton, Nelson; October 10 , lei Maru, Sydney, October 10. ';,"Pawa, Blenheim, October 10. : ; ; ■StellaJ Dunedin, October 10. -Ayrshire, Auckland, October 10 ■ Karamea, New Plymouth, October 10', Cormn.l, south, October 10. _ Monowai, Auckland,-via Ooast..Oct. U.' •Aiimara, London,.October'll '/Wakatu,-Kaikoura, October 11.' ; ' Moana,.'Frisco, October-13. - •"•-•■■•■.■.:. Hinemoa, Cool: Strait,- October.l 3. '~ .. • ; Mokoia, Lyttelton, Junedin, Ootober'l4."-- ■ I ort Melbourne. London, October 15 ::Tamui, Londcn, October 15. ' Port Hacking, London, October 15. . tormthic, London, Octobor\lß. • '

--. .' ; .OVERSEA.,STEAMER3. . ■ '■■'[■ : f r ADOLPH' WOEBMANN , (Dalgety), -left ■■' ■-fr A ? A Sn & l\ fo , r Welliiiston. Arr.Oct.-1.. . N.Z. and Australia. Due Oct 15 ' a RA «SANO (A. and ' A.), "left New York ' BELLBUOKLE (U.S. and A.),' left New , :OITY OF'MADR.AS-(a: and A.), ie'ftKW LvlL^'b 23 ' ■<$> AuelUahd, Wei "gton -IvIAGARA (U.M.S.), to leave Vancouver Oct 3, for Auck and. Due Oct 2(1 '" l 4 PA M# z f • Co^KhUseptr ■ n«sJJ e -- Wellington Oct 37. . -• ,J 0 ™ ALMA iC.D.), loft N w YorkAu E : 6e P n? E T 'FtyF, -'PJ- ,cffc *«t Said ocpt. 4 for Ads aide and N 7, " a P f°of A Br fi NE ; <a?D.)loff London Sept ««Ocl°3^^ % '-^^

\ ;■■ SAILERS, ". Vessel. L.fin ' n San Francisco to Wellington- .' ' P* Ireno Aug lfi ' . , n.n San Francisco *o Auckland- ''I Wt " Narwhal r Aug. 22 t THE BERTHAGE LIST. To-day's berthage li'st..is 'asunder-'-. \ Maheno-No. 1 .Queen'si,Wharf '•.:"■". ' ■> Kosamond-N0..l Queen's'.Wljarf?-'-- '.'• Adolph Woermann—No. 2 Qucfm'a wiia.f B*rtie Minor-No. 3 Queen', Wharf itipple-No, 3 Queoji.'s Wharf. . Kennedy-No. 4 Queen's Wharf; Waverley-No. 5 Quean's Wharf ■ Putiki-No. 6 Queen's Wharf. Dawera-No. 7, Queen's Wharf Kapunl-No. 7 Queen's Wharf.' Huia-No. 8 Queen's Wharf. Invercareill-No. 9 Queen's Wharf.'''" Karu-No. 10 Queen's Wharf. ■"'.■'''""' Kaitoa-No. It Queen's Wharf..'.' '■>'.•:■ ■'■ Opawa-No. 11 Queen's- -Wharf. ' ■'■■' ; '• ,' ■ Pateena-No. 12 Queon-s'vWJiarf'■■;•:''.■-' ; . Bicnhoim-No. 13 Queetfs'fWhsirf ■■':,. Pa<Toa-No. i'l3 Queen'svWharf .'• > ', '!>' 'V: Wairau-No; 13 Queen's'-Wharf.'.'"' ■'':,',-': Karamea-No 14 Queen's Wharf." ; V' V Jloana-No, '16 Queen's ; Wharf, ■■;■.'•''\\' " "■ Ayrshire-TarnDitkl Street Wharf. : ' ■■ Kittawa-Olydo Quay Wharf. :v "■■-■;•'-: Mapourika-Clyde Quay Wharf, 1 ■.'■','v'' : ' : Manuka-Ferry Wharf. '-,'' '.!';.i'-'-''v)';:l Hinomoa—Ferry Wharf;'''■■'.■.;>.■!''! ''&■-■[■■:> l.ahalna—Ferry Wharf." '■'.'' '■.'.".'■■. '''v ■■ Kahika-Eaihvay Whrirt '•.:.•.,.■•".'.'• Kokiri—Railway Wharf. -,;'■■''■'■"'■'■'■> Kini-Kailway Wharf;:'.'.•-.-'A-:'-.' .Tainni—Glaseow Wharf;■'■!'■■./'■" .1. ' Kapiti—Glasgow Wharl! : Waiwora-lCing's Wharf. ■/■ ~..;■" Kumara—King's Wharf." ' ■:•. ! : . :'■-'-'.■". ' Ngatoro-King's Wharf. ' ' " . Kakapo—Pipitea Wharf. . Te Anau-liainbtori Wharf. fei Jifwu-Mlranwr Wharf,

: .BY TELEGBAPH. COASTAL. ; .;• TUESDAY, OCTOBEB 7. '-'' ' ,-' .'■..■ . £ AUCKLAND. Arrived.-Surrey U1.5 p.m. October 6), from New- York; Port Alma (4,50 a.m.), from New York; Ysabel i 11.50 a.m.), from Niue; Wangaratta (4.35 p.m.); from Montreal. . . . Sailed.—Komata- (5.15 p.m.), for Westport; • Navua ; (8.25 p.m.), for'Timaru. , ~.,,.„ -NEW PIjAoUTH. Sailed—Earawa (8.45 p.m.), for Onchunga. ', ,/ \':':; wanganui. , . Sai'ied.-K'apiti (7.25 p.m.), for Wellington, '' ;: ' ' : PORT AIIURIEI. Sailed.-Waihora (10.30' p.m. October 6), for Vancouver. ; PICTON ; . Arrived.-Wairau (8 p.m.), from Wollington. Sailed.—Mako (12.10 p.m.), for Napier. ' :"'•'" NELSON •' Sailed.-Corlnna (3.5 p.m.), for New Ply- • mouth. To sail.—Kaitoa (7 p.m.), for Wellington..' -~.■:, ...,;■,:. , WESTPOET, Arrlved.-r-Eegulus (9 g.m. October 6), from Greymduth. ' ' Sailed—Kamona \6.30 a.m.), for Lyttelton; Kpwha'i.(B.lo p.m.), for Gisborno. ; ''•"•''^"'; : GEBYMOUTH. -j Sailed'.-Kittawa (7.'25 p.m. October 6), for .Wollington; Ngahere (8.45 p.m. October 6), -.for Napier; Wootton (11 a.m.), for Lyttel"tonV ••■■■■ ■ , -. '. ■•'... LYTTELTON. .»■ Sailed.T-Mana (1:15 p.m.), tor Port Chalmers; Baden Powell (2 p.m.), for Welling-ton;-Manuka (8.10-p.m.), for Wellington.' . To eail.—Stella (10 p.m.), for Wellington.;; ' V-"'v: ;;: ■' TIMABU. , g ■ ' Arrived.—Calm (9.35 p.m.), from Oamaru. .i ',-' POET CHjVLMEES. Arrived.—Monowai (11.50 a.m.), from Lyttel- ■ ton. ■•'■.,•■'■ ' - ~ '! To sail.—John (10 p.m.), for Oamaru. ?ASSENGEBS FOB I'DNEY.' -' The following passenjers left Auckland by the .Mbe'raki ;.on Monday .-■ -Misses Bradley (2), Goldwater, Buckland, Pearson, Clements, Edmond3on,' Wilson, Clay, Hunt, Fergiusou,: Thompson; ■ Turnbull, Turrißr, .Walmsley (2). Cotter (2), Edean, Naylor, M'Oauley,.-.Wilson. Ee-id, vlrcen,. Ennor, Eudd, Naylor, Mesdames Osborne, Hardware, Pomeroy, Payne, Edwards, Williams, Bradley, Butler, Wallace, Farrell, Barrpwell, Hudson, Buckland, Mossop, Whit- ' ten -:andi 3 .-children, Oruickßhank,, O'Sulli:.vah,,Gray,'Dovaßse, Miiclntosh, Bice/Court, Lippett, White, Henderson, Jleatherington. Clark, Dawson, Nicholson, Bdwe and 2 ,<ihildreh,,'Jenkins, Sergeant,- Hutchings, Thompson, Turnbull, Greatorex,' Turnbull, Hawkins; Sporle and 4 children, Taylor, Baggott, Marshall and 2. children, Clark, Detmey and child,' Thompson, M'Cauley, Bagshaw, Wallace,- -Allan; Ward,- Hewitt, Crawford.. Page, Vellenoweth, Bead,Mesßrs. i •Miller,-• Payne, ■< Smith,', Stewart, Major, I Waro,' Miller, Eobinson, ••■ Phillips, Eobinsori, Osborne,,. Craig,• Tmpp.y, EobinEon, Lothbridge, flkeates, -"Haiioway, Burgess, Edwards,. Williams, Butler, ; Farrell, Harrowell, -Bidwell,. Osborri, Miller, Trenwith, Glossop, Whitten, Pearson, Cruickshauk, O'Sullivan, ■ Gray, • ■ Holderness,' Tuoker, Whitten, White, Henderson, Stewart, Proud, Kin'g, Burrell, Hutchings, M'Laren, Vynor,.. King,- Barry, /.Stuckey, Fraser, Olark,, Ellis,,Clark..Crahtrec, Hardy, Murphy,' ' King, Macltie, Nicholson, Crabtree, Spencer, 'Fairweather, Sandston, > Martin, M'Hardy, Bushton, Jenkins, Minis, Cooke, Allen, Wilkins, Chin,' Garrett, Bailey, Oli•ver, .Turner, i Tiylor.. Baggott,. ' Ward, M'Oauley, Shaveley, Archer, Mrumlcy, Dcbne'y; M'Oauley, Scott,. Spearing, and 110 steerage, ; ~: • , talune'in.a GALE. Tho Union' Steam Ship Company's Island; steamer Talu'ne,- which arrived at Auckland from Tonga, via Samoa and Fiji, on Sunday, experienced exceptionally heavy weather during the latter part of "the and considerable anxiety was felt for some considerable time until the vesBel made port. Shortly after six o'clock pn-.tho Thursday evening, ..the Bea began to get very rough, whilo iho wind increased in. violence until about 10 o'clock, when it was blowing.a gale. The wind was hard on from the south-eaßt, and -.caused the vessol.to heel ever, with the .result that the cargo in the holds began to shift; The vessel gradually settled on tho starboard, and it was practically im-, poßßible'to keep one's feet. :Towards midnight, part of the-.wireless- was carried away", and messages werp unable to be Bent dr'recoived. 'Scae were shipped in hugoi quantities, and tho fcrwurd cargo was swept in. all directions. The bo' Bun had.a.;narrow. escap.e from serious! injury/ a' staple.of banana caaeß collapsing jußt. where ho-was standing. The wdathpr coiiv tinued boisterous until - the -vessel made' port. She brought. 1500 cases of bananaß l and 250. tons of sugar. On the return trip: Bhe i 3 to. leave Auckland on Friday. '.;

TROPIO AT LYTTELTON. ; The Shaw-Savill' steamor Tropic arrived at Lyttelton on Sunday from Newport l News, with a cargo of 6720 ions of coal for the Now Zealand Railways. The Tropic,' a four-masted twin-screw vessel nf" 5230 groE3 tons, can btow away, including: Jmnke.rs, a cargo of 11,000 'tons, and can', steam at the rate' of 11 knots. Formerly l named the European,' she' was'"built by, Harlaud and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, in 1896,' for the Oceanic Stiu-m . Navigation Com- ; pan'y (White Star Line). The vessel has, been engaged'cliiofly' as a, trado between 5 British port 3 and Australia, and hr.s ac-i comrnodation on deck for the transporta ; , tion of stud stock from Britain to the Commonwealth, , During the war she ran 'between British ports', New York, and Aus-. tralia,- arid on two occasions 'was fired on,' without mishap, by German Early in the present .year she made a trip'' from London to New York, thence to! Wellington, Wanganui, and Picton, this. Being her first appearance in-New Zea-: land waters;: Oil her present ..voyage she left Liverpool on July 30, laden with gen-, «ial. cargo for New York, and, after dis- 1 ohargo, proceeded, unladen, to Newport Ne'-.vs to load for Lyttelton. After .dis-fc charge she will sail for Wanganui to loao* meat, and will later fljl up with general .■:argo at Australia for -Home. Oa.pt.ainv -W. H. P. Jackson,' who is in command of tno vessel, has associated with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. A. E. Mac , Donald.; first,.. Mr. O..Tugwoll; Becond, Mr. : "F. W. Laws; "chief enjiaeer, Mr.''J; Prichard; second, JIv.:J. A. Davis; third, Mr.,1. F. Smyth; extra third, Mr. E. Toolnn';'. tourth. Mr. T. Edwards; extra- fourth, Mr.' F..;:Kolly;. fifth, 4tr.. .B, ;A., Foulkes; ..chief steward, J.lr. J. A. Pearson; wireless opera•tors, llr/J. Afigell and Mr. P. Twist.. ■ .. ; CASCALTIES.- . ', . During the year' r sixty.-"inquiries .into' marine'mishaps were held (states the Marine Department report), fifty-three of them' beingv'preliminary ■. .iriauiricß and seven Magisterial. The' casualties on or near the coa6ts'of the Dominion were fiftysix, of 28,659 tons register, as compared with seventy-one, of 39,564 tonß, in tho previous "year, The number of lives lost was thirty-six, as,compared with one in the previous' year.'; Twenty-six wore lost' from tho'Wimmera when she was blown up by a German mine near tho North Capo, on'.! Juno. 28, 1918; two wro lost from the; oil-engine vessel Mahoe when sho capsized in.-attempting to enter-the Waltara River; and eight from the barque Aryan. Tho .last-named', vessel-'was on her-way from Wellington to San Francisco, and when some distance .off the Chatham Islands a Are'was discovered in the flax cargo which' the master, officers, and crew were unable to extinguish.i -The vcs'bol had, to. bo abandoned, and the three boat 3 mado for .the Chatham Islands. Two of them reached there,' but the third, which was in charge of the chief officer and contained seven other members of tho crew, has not been,heard of since the other boats.lost sight of her. - - . ...;... TAINUI FOR HOME. ' The departure of thd Shaw-Savill liner 'Tainuifor Ldridon has.been postponed till : .daybreak-to-day, wecli.' : ' ; - ■:.' . ,CORIOTHIO'S.'DEPARTURE. The Shaw, Savill. and Albion Company advised yosterday that tho departure of the Corinthic for 7x>ndoii had been postponed till daybreak oh October 18. TEE EAST COAST 6ERYIOE. The Mokoia is to leave Auckland at 6 p.m, on Friday for Napier and Wellington; and iB duo here on Tuesday. ■ Tho same evening sho will go on to Lyttelton and Dunedln,, .. ■ Th'e.-Moriowal is to leave Duncdln to'morrow arid'Lyttelton on Friday, arriving at'Welli'ii'gtdri on Saturday. Sho will Bail : fo'ri Napier,.Gisborne, and Auckland that '6Vbning..r ~,;, ;-.- '$?'■* arAwa leaves home. ■iThe Shaw;-'Savill, and Albion Company have, received'advice that tho Arawa left London on Sunday laßt with troops and -'cargo for' Auckland, Wollirigton, Lyttelton, 'and .-.Port. 'Chalmers. The vessol will disembark her troops at Auckland. v;V:"-;'i: SURREY AT AUCKLAND: ':. -The : fe and S. steamer Surrey, which ,i 3 on' her: maidon trip, arrived at Auck . land -yesterday morning from Now York. ■Qlio is'" expected to leave Auckland on Friday' ovoning for Wellington to put out her local cargo. ..,-;- ,;.,;. -', THE AKAHURA. Trie "Union Company advise that the Arahura will leave Napier to-morrow evening, ' instead of this Evening, for Gißborno, Tokomara Bay, and Auckland,

FOB LIVERPOOL. Early this morning the F. .ind 8. steamers Essex and Durham are to clear Wellington for Liverpool, via Panama. ■;V MOANA FOE 'FEISCO. . . . The Union Company announced yestor. day that the departure of the Mnana for San Francisco, via Earotonga and Papeete, has been postponed till 8 p.m. on Monday next,, - - -■• ".■■■■ '•.'.■. TH&-POET HACKING.'' The Port Hacking, is to loavo Lyttelton to-day for Wellington to fill up.'. Slio is scheduled, to sail for London, via Panama, to-day %eek. , ■ ADOLPH WOEBMANN FOB SYDNEY. •The Adolph.Woermann, taking a, limited number of saloon passengers, is to leave Wellington, at. daybreak-to-morrow for Sydney. '.. Messrs. .Dalgety. "and .00. are the vessel's local: .agents. .' ! POET ALMA AT AUCKLAND'. ' The Port-Alma arrived at Auckland at 5 a.m. yesterday from New York. She. is due at Wellington on Monday next to put out.'her local cargo. ... ■ '. *'~ ~,'TBE. ZEALANDIO. . . ' The Shaw, Savili,, and. Albion Oompany*» Zealandio is not.cxpeoted to . get- away from Napier for Auckland till Sunday or Monday.. She is'now to sail'from Auckland for, London, via Panama, on Octo. . ber'l6. •' '■■'-••..•■ ■ -; ..-""' .' YEIMARU FOB SYDNEY. • • Messrs...Wihstone,.' Ltd., advised yesterday that the "Yei 'Maru will" get -..way;' for Sydney on Friday. ' At that port sho will load .wheat for .Tapau.- ' The' Harunasan Maru, at present "discharging coal at Auckland; will also on'completion go to Sydney to -load: wheat, for -Japan., ■ . -WANGAEATTA AT.'.AUCKLAND... ( ..', : The New Zealand Shipping -Company's Chartered < steamer Wangaratta arrived at Auckland yeßterday afternoon fronj Montreal. Her other Now .'Zealand ports, arp Wellington and': Dunedin. . f '."V.'. ATUA-FOB .'SYDNEY, ,"';;' The'. Union CoropinyV Atua-.is. due. to havo Fiji on Saturday, for Auckland, with a cargo,.of, sugar. After.discharging'she ivill 'proceed tb : Sydney with -passengers and cargo, and is up to sail on October 17. MESS-TABLB'GOSSIP. Captain. D.- Macdonald, late of .the .Ma.pourika, has taken command of the Navua,: relieving Captain J; D. Frew, who will tako-command of the Waihora-.. .: Captain A. ; C. Showman will transfer from the Waihora to the Waitomata. I Mi'„.T. E, Watson,.liito chief 'officer of the '..barquoutirie. : lima, has joined" ..the Paloona as secphil officer,' relieving Mr'. W. J. . Berrymah r -who has come ashore for instructions. • 'Mr. ;W. -Whitefield, late chief officer of the Eo'snmond/has joined the'Poherua in a' similar capacity, rolioving■ Mr.--T.>o. Sawyers; who lias come ashore for in : structions." • ' - \; ■~-.■• .Mr. D.M'Millan, third officer of the Kaitangata, ivill transfer to,the Eotbmahana in :a.similar capacity. . . ■ ' ,•' -Mi - .- Gibbons, third officer qf the Eotomahana, will transfer to the Kaitangata as third officer. / ' Mr. J. A. Sligo, assistant pursor of the Maheno, has signed ; off.. Mr. T. G. Thomas, assistant- purser of the Manuka, has left tho -essol. * ... ■ The following steamers were expected to be vfithin range of Chathams wireless station last night:—Port Victor, Opawa, Port Nicholson. In range of Awanui:— Navua, Moeraki,' Whangape. Iu range of Auckland;—Moeraki, Arahura, Waipara, Whangape,- Kpmata. Navua., and: Wangaratta. . According to . advice received , yesterday by Messrs. Levin and 00. tho Wairau had been unable to cross tho Wairau Bar inwards. On Friday:.the Shaw-Savill steamer Karamea will go on to New Plymouth to complete, discharge and to commence Homeward'loading. .- ' The Ngakuta was to have left Lyttelton last ov.ining for Grey.mouth to load for Wellington. / She Karu is to sail to-day for New Plymouth'.-' From the Taranaki port Bhe will go'to' Tarakohe and Nydia Bay to load for Lyttelton. Tho:'Kakapo will now. get away for Now Plymouth and .Qrey'm'ou'u to-morrow. She will take cargo, for which fpaco'must bo booked. , ■ The Oorinna is expected to leave New :Plymouth:-.this:evening for, Wellington. At , this .port she- will load for Timaru, Dunlin; and Oamaru. Tho Karamu will return to Westport thiß evening. .She will then load for Bluff and'Duhedin. ,'..". Tho To Anau is to sail at noon to-day for Lyttelton, Napier, and Gisborno, The • Kittawa is duo-this morning from Greyinouth. with a cargo-of coal. • ■■'• . In his report to the Wanganui > Harbour Board at the last meeting tho harbour-, •master (Captain P. M'lntyre) stated that 167 vessels. entered and .left the port dur- 1 ; ins the' past month, making a total '.tonnage of '40,637jfems. -.'. : - ' According to. a Press Association message fronr'Dun'odin the Flora- left;' Papeete on Sunday i-'evbnlng'■': for' Auckland, via the Cook Islands. Tho Bakanoa and Karori, which are discharging Newcastle coal at Auckland, are to'return to. tho .Australian port' for further shipments."-- : Tho fact that tho, dredgo Kaione lifted eleven loads in seven days'was commented upon byi.Mr., W..iJ. Poison 'at the meeting, cf the Wanganui Harbour Board last week. Mr.' Poison added that' ho under, stood-the .dredge; would lift that amount a day or more.-'.ln reply! Iho chairman said they oould hot expect tho maximum amount of-.work out of the dredge until the crew got used to handling, her. Minor difficulties had cropped up, and there had been a' succession of gales since -the Kaione-started Work. Ho also took tho opportunity to refuto some rumours in circulation ot late about the Kaione. ■ The. Wairau was unablo to cross, the Wairaui'Bar on iSunday or yesterday. Sho put into Picton last evening. The barqtio Mamire>va arrived at'Nuafoolo, in tho Tongah Group, from Auck-land,-.via.Vau.vau, towards, the latter part of September,.where she will.load,copra. The'sailihg vessol Echo is at present at Vavnu, loading,qopra for 'Frisco, . Sho arrived with.a general cargo from Sydney,