SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16487, 28 February 1914, Page 10

SHIPPING.

i'XTV; ' ' LYTTELTON. ' V*.s- '■ PHASES OF THE MOON. • • ~ • X* '' , FEBRUARY.

- f - -v' YESTERDAY’S WEATHER.

v V‘V' Wind, S.E. j cloudy. TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. /High water, 6.13 a.m.; 6.33 p.m. '(if 1 Sun rises, 6.40 a.m.; sets, 6.46 p.m. E-Moon rises, 8.27 a.m.; sets, 8 p.m.

, ARRIVED. N February 27, 2 a.m.-Kaituna s.s., 1977 tons,’. Thompson,. from Westport. Steam Ship Company, agents. . ■ ‘I February 27, 2.50 a.m.— Wakatu, s.s., loj tons, Bridgen, from Kaikoura. Kinsey and ■ ■Co,!; agents. ■.February 26, 11.50 p.m.—Himitangi, s.s., 123 tons, Day/ from Chatham Island. Kinsey s'iid Co., agents. . • February 27, 6.40 a.m.—Maori, s.s., 3390 \>iis, Manning, from Wellington. Union jteam Ship Company, agents. Passengers Misßeß Wilkinson,’ Bargrove, Hansman, Millan, Whitehouso, Wilcox, Robertson, lownsend, Taite, Smith, Campbell, Cramp, Lloyd, Gibbons and Gilarson, Sister Elizabeth, Mesdames M’lntosh, Boyd, Kedyke, Rogers, Campbell, Johnson, Flavel, Johnson, Watt, MTntosh, Brooks, Cox, Bowen, Harvey, Caskey, Scanwell, Calders, Harland, Sclwyn, Kneesby, Armstrong, Berry, Noble, Todd, Nairn, Piper‘and Webster, Dr Truby King, Earl 'of Liverpool, ’Dr Knight, Captain Glendining, Archdeacon Woolthorpe, gev Campbell,; Messrs Nordon, Ormerod, M’Pherson, Siins, Ilott, Coverdale, Wells, Wilson, Barnett, Stanley, Piper, Renton, J. Gregg, Gritten, T- G. Brown, Furket, Adam, LiJlocot, Armstrong, Laver, Calder, Ingle, deddon, Brooks,. Holford, Tomlinson, Rowe, Harland, Selwyn, Kncesby, Roberts, Little, Brakenshire, Featherstone, Lynch, Mitchell, Bradshaw, Gildham, CookK>nV O’Donnell, .Sutherly, Glanders, Palmer, Holden, Maxwell, Steven, Kahane, Doyle, Andrews, Bishop, Neil, Laird, Hoskins, 'Rogers, Gilman; Johnson, Flavel, Watt, Fickford, Harbett, Reid, Carch, Christie and Wilson. tons, Neville, from Sydney, via Wellington. •Union Steam Ship Company, _ agents. Passengers Intercolonial —Misses Austin, Chapman, Barraclough and Sewell, Mesdames Claydon, Sewell and Grant, Messrs Bain, Claydon and Grant and eighteen steerage; gdastal—’Miss Bullen, Mesdames Reid, Walker, , Hill, Greenfield and Kent, Messrs Reid, Armstrong. Carr, Broad, Smith, Louden, ifiem'ahd Kent and seven steerage. tons, from Melboume, via Hobart, Bluff aVid Dunedin. Union Steam Ship -Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Hibbard, Foote and .Waikare, Mrs Maxwell, .Messrs Broadhurst, Ball, Rutherford, Smith, ‘Medley, Bradshaw, Petersen, Smith and Restfill and eleven steerage. . —Himitangi, s.s., 323 Tdnfc, Day, from Chatham Islands. Kinsey -wd Go., agents. Tong,, Doorley, from Chatham Islands. Union ’{jfe'am Ship Company, agents. I uFebruary 27, '7.60 p.m.—Petone, s.s., 703 S, Cowan, from Wellington. A. H, Turnand Co:, agents. V SAILED. “Neville,: for Melbourne, via Dunedin, Bluff and Hobart. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. '■‘February 27, 12.15 p.m.—Cygnet, s.s., 124 done, Murray, for Akaroa. Stevenson, Stewart AM; Co., agents. lebruary 27, 5.5 p.m.—Himitangi, s.s., 823 ‘ldns, Day, for Chatham Islands. Kinsey 3M»d Company, agents. ..February 27* 6.30 p.m.—Taviuni, s.s., 1465 'ton's, Doorley, for Chatham Islands. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. //February 27, 8.30 p.m.—Maori, s.s., 3399 tons, Maiming, for. Wellington. Union Steam 1 Ship Co., agents. Passengers— Misses 'Gunnwill, Blackmore, M’Kav, Mow* ;bray, Blanchestone, Deightcn, Peter, Friedlander, Bondinet, Bull and Dishie, Mesdames Cassey, Rust and child, Mitchell, Tait, Sutcliffe, Friedlander, Cassey and child, Barnes, M’Guire, Roberts, Benkhcrn. Roberts, Spitz, Bartrop, C.limie, Rust, Wilkins," Muyer, ’Bartholomew, Jones, Spitz, Blakely, Craigie, Wood, Mowbray, Blanchestone, M’Kay, Henderson, ■ Hannay, Barnes,'' Temploton and Bates, '■ Captain Edwards, Dr Knight, Rev Wbitehouse, . Messrs Conway,’ T. Cowlishaw, C. Jefferson, Cassey, Friedlander, Tait. Bartholomew, Barnes, Sempleton, Bates, Brown, Parkinson,! Doubleday} Sanderson, Spitz, Card, Bicknell, Blakely, Cawsey, Turner, Jones, Carpenter, Climie, Isherwood, Williams, Jones, Spitz, Pacey, Bell, Hindle, A. Herman, Berry, Booth, Harkness, Edwards, Dempster. Bevery, Wilinshnrst, Greenwell. Roberts, .Ollifo. Blakely. Card, Craigio, Borland, Brown, Graham, Lyall, Gardner, Parkinson, Blankhorn. Brown, Turner, BJeachan, V. B. M’Duire, Barnes, Harbutt, Pickford, Templeton and Bates and fifty steerage. February 27, 10.10 p.m.—Wakatu, s.s., 157 tons, Bridgen, for Kaikoura. Kinsey and Co., agents. 7 > EXPECTED ARRIVALS. (H.M.S. Psyche, from Timaru, this day. Wahine,. from Wellington, this day. /'-Westralia, s.s., from Dunedin, this day. Monowai, s.s., from -Auckland, this day. . Kamo, s.s., from Greymouth, - this day. Cygnet, e.s., from Akaroa, this day. /Storm,' b.b., from Timaru, this day. Flora, s.s., •from Timaru, this day. '•’ "PROJECTED DEPARTURES. '•'Wahine,- s.s., for Wellington, this day. Westralio, s.s., 'for Auckland, this day. Monowai, s.s., for Dunedin, this day. Flora, s.s., for Wellington, this day. Ruapehu, s.s., for Wellington, this day. UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY.

The Wahine will be the ferry steamer to-day. This morning the Monowai will arrive from the north and sail later for Dunedin. The Kittawa left Greymouth yesterday and is due tomorrow with coal and timber. The Flora will arrive to-day to ioad for the north. ■ The Kowhai was due to leave Gisborne yesterday with sheep for Lyttelton. She will return to Picton. The Rakahoa 'is .also. on her way south with a consignment of sheep from Hawke’s Bay. The Karori is also expected to load a similar freight next week. TWO STEAMERS FROM CHATHAMS. -HS STORMY VOYAGES. The steamers Himitangi and Taviuni ar,tried .from the Chatham Islands early yesterday, after year stormy passages. ■■*;;The Himitangi' leftr'Wellington on Febru--19, at 2.35 n.m., and experienced light variable winds until her arrival at Waitangi -pn . February 21,' at 10.10 -a.m. Her cargo . was landed that day, after which gear was flitod up for cattle. At 6 a.m. Ahe following' day the loading of cattle in .bfijts was begun, and at 4 p.m. 74 head JlaS been taken on board. The vessel then ■tailed -for Pitt Island. On her arrival Bhe •'lfcfcded 300 sheep and then sailed on the return journey to New Zealand. She had a ’.Very rough voyage, and many seas were shipped on the fore-deck. On Thursday the conditions were so bad that the vessel was hove-to. At 8 a.m. the wind raged with cyclonic force, raising a mountainous sea jmd making, the live stock uncomfortable, ""fbe conditions were better at 4 p.m., and lator Akaroa was sighted. Owing .10.1. the bad weather, about twenty sheep, besides four head of cattle, were lost. The. . Hpnitnngi left again for the Chatham Islands, last evening. .r-'"On her run from Dunedin to Pitt Island, •|S3jathams, the s.s. Taviuni experienced fine ’weather, and completed her load of over *3OOO sheep at 3 p.m. on Tuesday last, eailthen for Lyttelton. At first a strong BOTth-west wind blow, accompanied by heavy Ypin. Tho following day the wind-changed increased in velocity, and at midnight ,oxi; Wednesday a, howling southerly “ buster” raged, causing the ship to roll heavily. . -Atf an early hour on Thursday tho wind Veered to tho south-south-west, with a high, (jea. The Taviuni rolled and tossed about ,considerably, and the speed was reduced to /about four.knots per hour, just sufficient to "keep way on the vessel. In spile of the adverse conditions- only four sheep were jlost out of over 3000. Godley Head was Sighted at 11 p.m. on Thursday night, and -it. an early hour yesterday tho steamer anchored in the stream. , After discharging ,i)'er freight, the Taviuni left last night for 4>the islands for a load of sheep for Timaru.

r -f-f- - ? ' > st After being delayed in Australia by tho Strike, the Federal and Shire Line steamer .Sj’.ney sailed from Sydney on Wednesday for Auckland. She should reach here about March 16.

At about 4 p.m. to-day tho New Zealand Shipping Compnnv’s linor Ruapehu will sail ■from port for Wellington, where sho will > . complete loading cargo for London. During her stay here the vessel loaded lnrgo quantities of frozen moat, dairy produce and tallow. ' •■.-After a somewhat protracted passage from Westport, the Kaituna arrived in port earlv

yesterday morning. During Thursday’s gale the vessel was delayed considerably, twenty-five hours being occupied from Capo Campbell to Lyttelton. The Kahuna is expected to sail for Dunedin to-night. To-morrow morning the Tyeer Line Company’s Star of Australia is due to sail from Wellington for Lyttelton, and should arrive late in the evening or early Monday morning. Cheese, frozen meat and other lines will be lifted here. The Federal and Shire Lino steamer Banffshire, which will inaugurate the new service between Wellington and Boeton, left Sydney on Wednesday for New Zealand. She should arrive at Wellington on Monday. The Shaw, Saville and Albion Company’s liner Rangatira, whioh arrived at Wellington on Thursday from London, is duo in Lyttelton on Tuesday next in continuation of discharge of her London cargo, -The vessel is under the command of Captain R. D. Lowden, and his officers are:—First officer, Mr J. Wilson: second, Mr H. Falconer; third, Mr C. Woods; fourth, Mr S. P. R. White; fifth, Mr H. E. F. Buch; chief engineer, Mr J, Fergusson; • second, Mr W. Bigmore; third. Mr D. M'Dougall; fourth, Mr B. Davis; fifth, Mr F. Fairows; sixth, Mr J. M’Clelland; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr W. Moore; second, Mr D. MacGilp; chief steward, Mr O. Carey; wireless operator, Mr Hicks. On completion of discharge at Lyttelton the Rangatira will go to Dunedin, and thence to Auckland. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD WELLINGTON, February 27. Arrived, 6.40 a.m., Wahine; from Lyttelton; 6.45 a.m., Tahiti, from Rarotonga; 6.50 a.m., Manuka, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 2.15 p.m., Hinemoa, for Lyttelton; 5.46 p.m., Manuka, for Lyttelton; 5.45 p.m., Aorangi, for Rarotonga; .8.5 p.m., Wahine, for Lyttelton; 8.10 p.m., Monowai, for Lyttelton. NAPIER, February 27. Arrived, 3.30 a.m., Rakanoa, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 12.30 p.m., Rakanoa, for Lyttelton. PORT CHALMERS, February 27. Sailed, 6.45 p.m., for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, February 27. Arrived—Wahine (6.40 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Tahiti (6.45 a.m.), from San Francisco. Manuka (6.50 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Kurow (12.15 p.m.), from Westport. Kairaki (1.45 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Hinemoia (2.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Manuka (5.80 p.m.), for Sydney.- Aorangi (6 p.m.), for San Francisco). Wahine (8.6 p.m.), for Lyttelton; passengers—Misses Spencer, Wilson, Davis, M’Mullen, Dytnock, Horman, Harrington, Harris, linger, Tucker (2), Crawford (3), Pikett, Stowart, Rodgers, Stephenson, Browning, Baldwin, Young, Haims, Saunders, Boylan, Williams (2), Bay and England, Mesdames Budd, Anderson, Thomas, Milne, Robinson, Stcphens t Spencer,- M’Leod, Oliver and two children, Gorton, Tankard, Stephenson, Roberts, Walker, Smith, Watson, Watkins and child, Saunders, Wateiß, Crystal!, Hurrell, Henley, England and Jabeney, Bishop Nevill, Revs Perkins and Wood, Dts Mouce and Jabeney, Messrs Bray, Armstrong, Parsons (2), Darling. Thomas, Cogan, Budd, Collins, Hamilton, Rowan, Spencer, Petrio, Pope, Anderson, Robinson, Stewart, Sellers, Meet, Keys, Bell, Naylor, Beattie, Brookio, Hemsley, G-mllam, M'Kny, Cameron, Spencer, M’Laren, King, Kimberley, Ayson, Wells, Robinson, Brown (2), Roberts, Gould, M’Callum, Walker, Young, Cooper; Woodhouse, Watson, Waters, Studkolmo, Wood, Petrie, Duffy, Scott, Bennett, Bickford and Paterson, and fifty stecrago. DUNEDIN, February 27. Arrived—Waipori (2.46 p.m.), from Timaru. Storm (4.35 p.m.), from .Wanganui, via Timaru.

Sailed—Westralia (5.45 p.m.), for Auckland, via way ports; .passengers for Lyttelton— Misses Vincent and Storey. Messrs A. Miller, E. Greyson and J. Bushell.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, February 27. Arrived—Maheno (4 p.m.), from Auckland. NEWCASTLE, February 27. Arrived —Magdala and Auchlibstor, from Wellington. Sailed—Kauri, for Wellington.

d. h. m. ~ict First quarter . . 3 10 2p.m, j tv Full moon . 11 5 5 a.m. Pi .Last quarter . . 17 8 32 a.m. s New moon; .. .. 25 11. 32 a.m.

jj; 1 0 a.m. Noon. E p.m. , 20.82 29.69 29.81 , Thermomoter 67 68 64