SHIPPING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 118, 16 February 1928, Page 11

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. FEBRUARY. Day. Hr. m. Full moon G 8 41 a.m. Last quarter ..14 7 35 a.m. New moon .... 21 10 11 p.m. First quarter .. 28 341 p.m. SUN. Sun rises to-day, 6.14 a.m.; sets, 7.06 p.m,

MOON. Moon rises to-day, 1 a.m.; sets. 4.27 p.m. HIGH WATER. To-day, 1.4 a.m.; 1.30 p.m. To-morrow, 1.46 a.m.; 2.7 p.m.

ARRIVALS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. CYGNET, s.s. (12.20 a.m.), 725 tons, Larsen, from Kaikoura. (No. 13 Queen’s Wharf.) KOMATA, s.s. (2.20 a.m.), 2115 tons, Watson, from Westport. (Railway Wharf.) TITOKI, s.s. (6 a.m.), SOO tons, Hay, from Tarakohe. (No. 10 Queen's Wharf.) WAHINE s.s. (7 a.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. (Ferry Wharf.) NGAIO, s.s. (8 a.m.), 1203 tons, Wildman, from Nelson. (No. 12 Queen’s Wharf.) CALM, s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 931 tons, Manson, from Wanganui. (King’s Wharf.) BREEZE, s.s. (noon), 553 tons, McKenzie, from Lyttelton. (No. 6 Queen’s Wharf.) OPAWA, m.s. (10.20 p.m.). 110 tons, McKinnon. from Blenheim. (No. 11 Queen s Wharf.) DEPARTURES. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. MAUI, dredge (6.50 a.m.). for jestport. KAPUNI, s.s. (noon), 275 tons, Robertson, for Patea. WINGATUI, s.s. (1.10 p.m.), 237 S tons, Sizer, for Lyttelton. TAMAHINE, s.s. (3 p.m.), 1989 tons, McClellan, for Picton. INVERCARGILL, s.s. (4.50 p.m.), 226 tons. Smith for Wanganui. ECHO, a.tix. scow (5 p.m.), 99 tons, Radford, for Blenheim. FAIRBURNfi aux. schooner (5.15 p.m.), 69 tons. Sawyers, for Karamea. PORTLAND, aux. ketch (5.55 p.m.), 78 tons, Williams, for Foxton. TAINUI, s.s. (6 p.m.), 9965 tons, Elford, for Southampton and London. NGAIO, s.s. (7.30 p.m.}, 1203 tons, Wildman, for Nelson. WAHINE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. KAPONGA. s.s. (8 p.m.), 2350 tons. Kankine, for Westport. CYGNET, s.s. (8 p.m.), 125 tons, Larsen, for Kaikoura. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Te Aroha, Patea. to-day. Wairau, Blenheim, to-day. Tamahine, Picton, to-day. Maori, Lyttelton, to-day. Arahura. Nelson. Tto-day. Nikau, Motueka, to-day. Kamona, Dunedin, Lytelton, to-day. Port Melbourne, New Plymouth, to-day. , Hohndale, Dunedin, Timaru. Lyttelton, to-day. Opawa, Blenheim, to-day. Paua, Bluff, to-day. Huanui, Gisbbrne, to-day. Tamah.ine, Picton, to-morrow. Wahine, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Ngaio, Nelson, to-morrow Progress, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Echo. Blenheim, to-morrow. Manuka, Melbourne, via South, to-mor-row. Mataroa, London, Southampton, tc-inor-row. Opihi. Dunedin, to-morrow. Invercargill, Wanganui, to-morrow. John, Lytelton, to-morrow. Portland, Foxton, to-morrow. Storm, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, to-morrow. Corinna, Dunedin, Timaru. Lyttelton, to-morrow. Kaimanawa, Westport, to-morrow. Kapuni, Patea, to-morrow. Kartigi. Auckland, Saturday. Kennedy, Foxton, Saturday. Kapiti, Wanganui, Saturday. Hawera, Patea. Saturday. Opawa, Blenheim. Saturday. Tees. Lytelton, Saturday. Kaiapoi, Greymouth, Saturday. Kittawa, Greymouth, Sunday. Parera. Napier, Gisborne. Sunday. Gale. Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, Sunday. Hohndale. Wanganui. Sunday. Cygnet, Lytelton, Kaikoura, Sunday. Storm. Wanganui, Sunday. Komata. Westport, Sunday. Wingatui. Dunedin, Timaru, Lytelton, Tuesday. ’ ■ t Kairanga. Newcastle. Wednesday. Totara. Lytelton. Thursday. Kahika. Dunedin. Timaru. Lyttelton. Thursday. . Calm, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru. Lytetlton. Thursday. Gale, Wanganui. Thursday. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Hawera. Patea, to-day. Titoki. Westport, Greyiuouth. to-dav. Maori. Lyttelton, to-day. 7.45_ p.m. Arahura. Nelson, to-day, 730 p.m. Opawa. Blenheim, to-day. Nikau. Motueka. to-day. Komata. Westport, to-day. 6 p.m. ITolmdale. Wanganui, to-day Kapiti, Wanganui, to-day. Tamahine, Picton, to-morrow. ■ Wahine. Lyttelton, to-morrow. Neaio. Nelson, to-morrow. . Progress , New Plymouth, Port Waikato, to-morrow. Portland. Foxton. io-morrow. Cumberland. Port Chalmers, to-morrow. Opihi, Westport, to-morrow. Wairau. Blenheim, to-morrow. John. Wanganui, New Plymouth, tomorrow. Marama, Sydney, to-morrow. Storm, Wanganui, to-morrow. Corinna, Nelson, New Plymouth, tomorrow. Ktimona, Auckland, to-morrow. Kaimai, Greymoutb. to-morrow. Invercargill. Wanganui, to-morrow. Kapuni. Patea, to-morrow. Middlesex. New Plymouth, to-morrow. Port -Melbourne, Lyttelton. Saturday. Manuka, Melbourne, Saturday. __ • Kaimanawa, Picton, Auckland, Saturday. Echo, Blenheim, Saturday. Kennedy, Tarakohe. Saturday. Tees. Chatham Islands, Saturday. Storm. Lyteltou, Dunedin. Timaru, Monday. Cygnet, Kaikoura. Lytelton, Monday. Holnidale. Dunediu. Timaru, Lyttelton, Monday. , Kartigi. Lytelton. Dunediu, Monday. Kittawa, New Plymouth, Monday. Gale Picton, Wanganui, Monday. Parera. Napier. Gisborne. Tuesday. Wingatui.. AuiQland, Tuesday. Totara, New Plymouth. Thursday. Calm, Wanganui, Thursday. Gale. Dunedin. Timaru. Lyttelton, Thursday. . Kahika, Napier. Gisborne, Thursday. TO-DAY’S BERTHAGE LIST. Huanui—No. 2 Queen's Wharf. Nora Niven—No. 4 Queen's Wharf. Kapiti—No. 5 Queen's, Wharf. Holmdale —No. 6 Queen's Wharf. Waverley—No. 9 Queen's Wharf. Titoki—No. 10 Queen's Wharf. Opawa—No. 11 Queen's Wharf. Arahura—No. 12 Queen’s Wharf. Kamona—No. 16 Queen's Wharf. Maori—Ferry Wharf. Tutanekai—Ferry Wharf. Kaimai —Railway Wharf. Komata—Railway Wharf. Port Melbourne—Glasgow Wharf. Nikau—King's Wharf. Marama—King’s Wharf. Ha we ra—P ip 11 ea Wb a r I'. Middlesex —Pipitea Wharf. Inaha—Pipitea Wharf. Cumberland —Pipitea Wharf. Dewey—Taranaki Street ’Wharf. Maheno—Clyde Quay Wharf. O. A. Knudsen —Miramar Wharf. Radix—Uurnhnin Wharf. Pirie—Shelly Bay. Mararoa—Patent Slip. Moeraki —Patent Slip. OVERSEAS STEAMERS INWARD BOUND. MIDDLESEX (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Dee. 23 for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth; arr. Wellington Feb. 11. MATATUA (Shaw-Savill), left London Dee. 23 for Suva, Dunedin. Timaru, Lyttelton; arr. Dunedin Feb. 13. CAMBRIDGE (Federal Co'.) left Liverpool Dec. 24 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers; at Port Chalmers. CITY OF BATH (A. and A. Line), left New York Dec. 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia; at Dunedin. KINTYRE, left Casablanca (Morocco) Dee. 19 for New Plymouth and Wanganui; arr. New Plymouth Feb. 7. INDIANOLA, left Casablanca (Morocco) Dee. 20 for Auckland anil Lyttelton; arr. Auckland Feb. 7. CANADIAN CHALLENGER (Canadian Government Agency), left Halifax Dee. 24 for Auckland, Wellington. Bluff. Dunedin, Timaru, Lytteltno; left Wellington Feb. 14. DEWEY (Burns-Philp), left San Pedro Jan. 10 for Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, Dunediu; at Wellington. O. A. KNUDSEN (Union Co.), loft San Luis Jan. 19 for Wellington; arr. Feb. 13. MATAROA (Shaw-Savill), from London, left Sout iampton Jan. 10 for Wellington, Auckland; due Wellington Feb. 17. RADIX (8.1.0. Co.), left Balik Papnn Jan. 23 for Wellington; arr. Wellington Feb. 12. PORT HUNTER (C. and D. Line), left Liverpool Jan. 7 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin; due Auckland Feb 11; duo Wellington Feb. 23. DEVON (N.Z.S. Co.), left Antwerp Jan. 8 for Auckland; due Mar. 5,

HIGHGATE (Dalgety and Co.), left San Francisco Jan. 26 for Wellington; due Feb. 20. HAURAKI (Union Co.), left San Francisco Jan. 28 for Auckland, Wellington, and Australia; due Auckland Feb. 1J; due Wellington Feb. 26. ROTORUA (N.Z.S. Co.), from London, left Southampton Jan. 20 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington Feb. 2u. HERMINIUS (Shaw-Savill). left Antwerp Jan. 17 for Auckland; due Feb. -’B. WEST NIVARIA (Burns-Philp), left Los Angeles Feb. 6 for Auckland, Wellington, and Lytelton; due Auckland Mar. 2; due Wellington Mar. 9. IKALA (N.Z.S. Co.), left St. John Jan. 31 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth; due Auckland Mar. 11; due Wellington Mar. 18. OTOKIA (Union Co.), left San Pedro Feb. 1) for Wellington; due Mar. 5. ASHBURTON (A. and A. Line), left New York Jan. 14 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin; due Auckland Feb. 23; due Wellington Feb. 29. WAIKAWA (Union Co.), left San Pedro Jan. 31 for Papeete, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, New Plymouth; due Napier Feb. 27. RUAPEHU (N.Z.S. Co.), from London, left Southampton Jan. 19 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, New Plymouth; due Wellington Feb. 28. KING EDWIN, left Port Arthur (Texas) Jan. 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, and Australia; due Auckland Feb. 23; due Wellington Feb. 29. NIAGARA (Union Co.), left Vancouver Feb. 8 for Honolulu, Suva. Auckland, and Sydney; due Auckland Feb. 27. WESTMORELAND (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Jan. 21 fo Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Now Plymouth; due Auckland Mar. 2; due Wellington Mar. 10. CORINTHIC (Shaw-Savill), from London, left Southampton Feb. 3 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, and Lyttelton; due Wellington Mar. 12. PORT ADELAIDE (C. and D. Line), left London Feb. 3 for Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth; due Wellington Mar. 14. CANADIAN HIGHLANDER (Canadian Government Agency), left Halifax Jan. 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin: due. Auckland Mar. JU; due Wellington Mar 15. SOMERSET (Federal Co.), left Liverpool Feb. 7 for Auckland Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff; due Auckland Mar. 20; due Wellington Mar. "‘wAITEMATA (Union Co.), left Loa Angeles Feb. 14 for Apia. Auckland, Wellington. Melbourne, Sydney; due Auckland Mar. 11: due Wellington Mar. 17. OUTWARD BOUND. (The boats in this list are in alphabetical roder.) ARAWA (Shaw-Savill), left Lyttelton Feb. 14 for Bluff, Timaru, Napier, Waikokopu, Wellington; due here Feb. 28; hence Mar. 2, at 6 a.m., for Southampton and London, via Panama. CUMBERLAND (N.Z.S. Co.), at Weilington; hence Feb. 17 to Port Chalmers; thence Feb. 22 to London, via Panama. HUNTINGDON (N.Z.S. Co.), arr. Bluff Feb. 8 from Port Chalmers: thence Feb. 16 to Port Chalmers, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington; due here Feb. 23; hence Feb. 25 to Southampton, London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, Liverpool. HERTFORD (N.Z.S. Co.), at Napier; thence Feb. 16 to Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington; due here Feb. 27; hence Mar. 3 to Southampton, London, via Panama. MAMILIUS (Shaw-Savill), left Bluff Feb. 15 for Port Chalmers; theuce Feb. 21 to London, via Panama. NORTHUMBERLAND (N.Z.S. Co.), at Napier; thence Feb, 16 to London, Avonmouth. Glasgow. Liverpool. PORT BOWEN (C. and D. Line) due Auckland Feb. 19 from Australia; thence to Opua, Auckland. Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, Auckland; thence Mar. 16 to London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool. PORT CAROLINE (C. and D. Line), at Wanganui; thence Feb. 18 to London, via Panama. „ •, , PORT MELBOURNE (C. and D. Line), left Now Plymouth Feb. 15 for Wellington: clue here Feb. 16; hence Feb. 18 to Lyttelton; thence Feb. 23 to London, via Panama. BY TELEGRAPH. OVERSEA. SYDNEY, February IS. Sailed.—Waikouaiti, for Bluff. NEWCASTLE, February 14. Arrived.—Kairanga, from Auckland. Sailed.—Kaiwarra. for Auckland. FREMANTLE. February 15. Arrived—Mooltan, from London. SUVA, February 15. Arrived—Tofua. from Apia. GIBRALTAR. February 14. Arrived.—Maloja, from Australia. LONDON, February 14. Arrived.—louic, from Auckland. PANAMA. February 14. Arrived.—City of Winchester, from DunCOLON, February 14. Sailed.-Tamaroa, for Southampton; Mataroa, for London. PORT SAID. ' February 14. Sailed.—Naldera, for London. ADEN. February 14. Sailed.—Comorin, for Australia. SAN FRaNCISCO. February 14. Sailed— Waitemata, for Apia and Auckland. BY TELEGRAPH. COASTAL. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 15. AUCKLAND. Sailed.—Waipiata (1.15 p.m.). tor Gisborne; Indianola (5.25 p.m.). for Lyttclton. NEW PLYMOUTH Sailed.—Port Melbourne (5 p.m.); Paritutu (dredge) (6.15 p.m.), for Wellington, PATEA. Arrived.—Te Aroha (4.35 p.m.). from Wellington. WANGANUI. Arrived.—Port Caroline (8.35 a.m.), from Wellington. PIQTON. Arrived.—Tamahine (6.20 p.m.). from Wellington. NELSON. Sailed.—Arahura (7,30 p.m.), for Wellington. I MOTUEKA. i Sailed.—Nikau (5 p.m.). for Wellington. TARAKOHE Arrived—Kennedy, from Wellington. GISBORNE. Sailed.—Huanui (4.30 p.m.), for Wellington. NAPIER. Arrived.—Northumberland (12.15 a.m.). from Wellington; H.M.6. Diomede (1.15 a.m.j. from Gisborne. LYTTELTON, Arrived—Maori (7 a.m.); Kurow (9'.20 a.m.), from Wellington; Katoa (9.25 a.m.), from Gisborne. Sailed.—.Uolmdalo (4.10 p.m.); Kamona (6.15 p.m.); Maori (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Arrived.—City of Bath (Il a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed.—Opihi <6 p.m.), for Wellington; Manuka (12.40 p.m.), for Wellington. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations Iqst night:— AUCKLAND:—Tofua, Hauraki, Woncanclla, Haleric, Aorangi, Indianola, lliuemoa. CHATHAM ISLANDS:—Port Hunter. WELLINGTONWahine, Maori, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Wakakura Veronica, Laburnum, Diomede, Mataroa, Tahiti, Northumberland, Niagara, Hertford, Port. Caroline. Port Melbourne, Paua. AWABUA:—Sir J. C. Ross. N. T. Nilsen Alonso, C. A. Larsen. Huntingdon, City of Bath, Manuka, Kaikorai, Cambridge. Mak’ura. POUT BOWEN TO LOAD. The C. and D. Line have been notified by cablegram tlqit the Port Bowen left Port Keiubla at 7 p.m. on Tuesday for Auckland, where she is due on Sunday morning tn commence loading lor London and West Coast of Great Britain. The vessel will subsequently load also at Opua, Gisborne, Napier, Weu’.agion, New Plymouth and Auckland. She is to sail finally from Auckland on March 6 tor London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool. CARGO FROM ST. JOHN. The New Zealand Shipping Co. have been advised by sablegram that the Queen Eleanor is fixed to sail from St. John (N.B.i on March 28, with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, av.d Sydney. PORT MELBOURNE TO LOAD. The C. and D. Line steamer Port Melbourne is due at Wellington this morning from New Plymouth, and will berth at the Glasgow Wharf to continue loading. She will leave here on Saturday fur Lyttelton to fill up for London, NORTHUMBERLAND AT NAPIER. Tlie Northumberland arrived back at Napier at noun yesterday from Wellington to complete her loading for Loudon, Avonmouth , Glasgow, and Liverpool. The vessel is expected to sail finally from Napier this evening. THE PORT CAROLINE. The C. and I). Line steamer Port Caroline arrived in the Wanganui roadstead at 8.15 a.m. yesterday from Wellington to complete loading. Rain, however, delayed loading operations, but it is anticipated Hull the vessel will lie able to leave the roadstead on Saturday evening for London, via I’nnuiiia. WAITEMATA LEAVES LOS ANGELES. Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Waitemata, with Pacific Coast cargo, cleared Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon for Apia. Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney.

THE KARETU. The Union Company advise that the Karetu will leave Adelaide on Monday for Melbourne to complete loading for Auckland, Portland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedih. Sne is expected to clear the Victorian port finally on February 23. MISCELLANEOUS. The Tofua, from Apia. arrived at Suva yesterday morning, and will leave again to-day for Auckland, where she is due on Monday. The Waipahi will leave Sydney on Tuesday for Fiji. She will clear Suva with a cargo of fruit for Auckland on March 2. The Totara is to load at Lyttelton next Wednesday for Wellington and New Plymouth. The Kurow was to have left Lyttelton yesterday for Dunedin, Bluff and Port Craig. _ The vessel then will return to Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. The Opihi, from Port Craig and Dunedin. is due here to-morrow and will go on to Westport. The Kartigi is to leave Auckland to-dav tor Wellington and Southern ports, audi is due here on Sunday. . The Komata will leave here to-day for Westport to load for Wellington. The Kaimanawa is now to leave Westport early this morning for Miramar, Picton and Auckland. The Kamona. from Dunedin and Lyttelton, is due here to-day and will leave to-morrow for Auckland. The Kahika was expected to leave Gisborne yesterday for Lyttelton and Bluff, she will then load northwards for Wellington. Napier and Gisborne. The Kaimai is now due here on Saturday from Greyiuouth. The Gale will leave Dunedin to-day for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui and is due here on Sunday. The Corinna, from Southern ports, is now due here to-morrow and will go on to Nelson and New Plymouth. The Parera, from Napier and Gisborne, is due here on Sunday and will return again on Tuesday to the same ports. . The Storm, from Dunedin, via ports, is now due here to-morrow and will go on to Wanganui. The Cygnet is due here on Sunday from Lyttelton and Kaikoura and will leave again on Monday for the same ports. The Titoki will now leave Wellington to-day for Westport and Greymouth. The John, from Lyttelton, is due here to-morrow and will go on to Wanganui and New Plymouth. The Tees, from the Chatham Islands, via Lytelton. is now due here on Saturday. She will leave again later the same day for the Chatham Islands direct. Due here to-day from the South, the Holmdale will go on to Wanganui. She is due hack on Sunday and will leave on Monday for Southern ports. The Progress is now due here to-mor-row from Southern ports and will go on to New Plymouth and Port Waikato. The Cambridge arrived at Port Chalmers at 7 a.m. yesterday from Lyttelton to complete discharge of her Liverpool cargo. The City of Bath arrived at Dunedin at 11 a.m. yesterday from Lyttelton to continue discharge of her New York cargo. She will leave Dunedin this afternoon for Launceston. The Matatua, at present discharging London cargo at Dunedin, will leave the latter port on Saturday for Timaru and Lyttelton.

The Mamilius left Bluff at 9.30 a.m. yesterday for Port Chalmers to complete loading for London. The Arawa sailed from Lyttelton at 8 o’clock on Tuesday evening for Bluff to proceed with her loading. The Cumberland is to leave Wellington to-morrow afternoon for Port Chalmers to fill up for London. The Huntingdon is to clear Bluff at 10 o'clock this morning for Port Chalmers, in continuance of her loading itinerary. The Hertford is to leave Napier at 5 o'clock this evMlng for Timaru for further loading. The Middlesex will sail from Wellington to-morrow afternoon for New Plymouth to put out the remainder of her Loudon cargo.