SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9792, 16 October 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER.

THIS DAY. .Sun rises, 5.2 a.m.; sets, 6.12 p.m. Moon rises, 4.28 a.m.; sets, 6.37 p.m. High water, 4.20 a.m.; 4.39 p.m. ARRIVED MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. AMOKERA, Government training ship, 1200 Ti.p.',' 13 knots (4.30 p.m.), 805 tons. Commander Hooper, from Cook Strait. SAILED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. ' pAIgENA,, 5.5.,, (J ' p.m.), 1212 tons, Irwin, lor Picton and Nelson. HIMITANGI. 5.9. (4.55 p.m.), 323 tons, Thompson, for Lyttelton. HUIA, s.B. (6.10 p.m.), 127 tons, Owen, for Wanganui. MAORI, s.s. (7.55 p.m.), 3413 tons. Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : Misses Holgate, Dunker, Powell, Powell, Wilson. Whitten, Bridgman, Atkin, Cameron, King, Rodley, Low, .North, Kcely, Waiuwright, . Liddle, Grant, Boyce, Champion, Mesdames Inglis, Rutherford, Glass, Whitten, Marquet, Anton, Mercer, Orr, Mclntyre, Bridge, Garland, Low, Murphy, Burns, Low. Forsyth, Hilton, Meech, Buchanan, Becklngham, Board, Francis, Gow, Clark. Chapman. Morris, Martin. Magnus. Duthio, Cray, Messrs Ashley, Neuron, Smith. Voss, Hunt, Hills, Concur, Westwood, Nichols, Riley, Nelson, Williams, Garrad, Morse, Grey, Caorau, Kyler, Muckering, Murray. Bacon, ' Caldereon, McKelleosh, Powell, Pilling, Sullivan, Board, Macintosh, Clark, Cluer, Kelly. Baswick, Buckley. Martin. Smith, Powell, Alexander, Le Cren. Cray, Taylor, Jorden, Pajkes. Kamil ton, Baird, Blunnor, Sheath, Luttrell, Whiteman, Thnrsby, Turner. Brown. Goldsboro, McKenzie, Shepherd, Anderson, , He!more. Colonel India, Captain May- , . ben, Staff-Cantain Elder. Captain Post. Lieutenant Pearce. Staff-Sergeant 8 kCrnoy. Sergeant Eggleton. Privates Hull and Lawson. RBGULUS, s.s. 9.23 p.m.). 585 tons. Vickerman, for Picton, Nelson, Westport, and Greymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Baden Powell. Lyttelton, to-day Mapourika, Pioton, to-night • Rosamond, New Plymouth. Wanganui, to-day ■ Maxaroa, Lyttelton, to-day Pateena.. Nelson,.-.Pioton, to-day . Calm. ..Dnnrtia,, Timaru, Lyttelton, j Wednesday , Maori, Lvttelton. Wednesday Huin, Wanganui. Wednesday Himitangi. Lyttelton. Thursday Monowai, Dunedin. Lyttelton, Thursday Breeze. Dunedin, Timaru. Lyttelton, Fri- . Wimmcra. Auckland. Gisborne. Napier. . Saturday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. -Uagic. Blenheim, to-day. Amokura. Cook Strait, to-day I .:Baden,,PoweU.„ i Pui>oßßa. to-day Kamo, Greymouth, to-day Komata,’ Westport, "to-day Marivrp’a.' Lytteltoh;'to-day. 7.46 p.m. ■ Calm, Wanganui. Wednesday - Mapourika. Westport. Greymouth, Wednesday. Maori. Lyttelton.,, Wednesday Pateena, Picton, Ifejson. Wednesday ■ Rosamond,. Greymouth. Wednesday AnJokura, Cook Strait, Wednesday lima, Wanganui, Wednesday Monowai, Napier. Gisborne, Auckland, , Thursday .. . _ 1 Breeze, ..Wanganui., Friday ■■ Dunedin,'. Saturday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. ■ ' AUCKLAND, Monday—Kowhai (12.25 p.m.),’ from Napiery Hinemoa (6.5 p.m.), from southern lighthouses. ONE'HUNGA, Monday Eurawa (5 p.m.), for New Plymouth. MANUKAU HEADS, Monday—Rarawa (7.20 p.m.), crossed ba.j outwards. . NAPIER, Monday Poherua (11.30 a.m.), from Greymouth; Arahura (7 a.m,), from Gisborne, Arahura (8 p.m.), for Gisborne; Echo (10 p.m.), for Wairoa. ■ ■ • , PICTON. Monday—Pateena (4.50 p.m.), from Wellington. • WESTPORT, Monday—Kittawa (8.40 a.m.), from Lyttelton. GREYMOUTH, Monday Kim (12.5 a.m.), from Onehtm-ga; Ngatoro (3.30 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON, Sunday—Te Anau (7 p.m.), from Auckland. Monday—Ka.hika , .(4.20 a.m.), from Greymouth; Ngahere (2,40 p.m.), from Greymouth. Breeze (4.5 p.m.), for Port Chalmers; Te Anau (6.10 p.m.), for Timaru; Baden Powell P (4 30 ’pirn. V and Mataroa (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington'. ’ • TIMARU, Monday—Calm (4.45 p.m.), - for Lyttelton; Karamu (6.30 p.m.), for Greymouth. ••PORT CHALMERS. Sunday—Monowai (6 p.m.); from Wellington. Mnoday—- ■ Corinna (5.30 a.m.), from Wellington. The Kamo for Greymouth, and the Komata for Westport, are to leave Welis of the Ngatoro leaving Greymouth bo-day for Whancared. Mx T. B. lloXlwaem. assistant wireless operator, has come ashore at Wellington.' ■ The Rosamond is to leave Wanganui at 9 o’clock this morning for Welling, ton. and is to sail from here to-morrow ■ for Greymouth. Mr W Anderson, purser of the ' Corinna. n nd Mr Chas. Madden, purser of the Mapourika, have exchanged posiTho coastal steamer Huia, which left Wellington last evening for Wanganui, is due back hero to-morrow morning, and will sail on the return trip to-mor-row evening. The hulk William Maneon ms launched from the patent slip yesterday and the Union Company s hulk Lutterworth was then taken up on the oradlo for an, overhaul that will occupy two or three days. Captain B. B. Irwin, who has been on holiday leave, resumed command of the Pateena yesterday in place of Captain D. Ritchie. Mr H. J. Moody, of the HuddartParkcr Line, who has been ashore os holiday leave, has successfully passed his examination for a second engineer s certificate. Mr W. L. Crowe, chief officer of the Kamo, who has gone on holiday leave has been succeeded by Mr J. W. Burns, late chief of the Kara. The coastal steamer Huia had her donkey boiler removed, yesterday a« it is now never used and was really in the war. Besides ridding tbo vessel of some four tons dead-weight the absence of the boiler will do awav with the cause of sprays flying hack into the fo’o’sle when thev strike, the boiler. New* received in Australia by the last American mail, states that Mr Ritchie, of Sydney. one of the directors of the Union ■ Oompanr. who was in Vancouver - recently, en ■ route from England to Ans-•-traliae sboteduthaS. as soon as the war • was over,.two. 29-kn,ot., steamers would be placed, on., tbo. .Conajhnn-Australian run. nnd that this, service would be two boats a month. freights from home. ■ " Australian files "report that nows has " been received' from London that cargo eteamer freights to Melbourne and Sydney have been raised to 200 s a ton; and ... 202 a6d a ton to Adelaide. A subsequent message was received stating that cargo - steamers have raised the freight rates -■ to - Auckland.’ '.Wellington, Pert Chalmers and Lyttelton -to 300 s a ton.

THJ3 BADEN POWELL. Tho coastal steamer Baden Powell expected at Wellington this afternoon from Lyttelton. An endeavour will e made to dispatch the vessel to-night foi Puponga. From the southern port_ the vessel will come to Wellington again. THE WTM-MKRA. The Hnddiarb-Parker Co advise that the Wimmera is duo ba*ck at W euing on on Saturday morning from Auckland. Gisborne and Napier. The vessel m leave here at 5 o’clock on Saturday evening for Dunedin direct. THE HIMITANGI. The Chatham Island Fishing Co.’s steamer Himitangi left Wellington last evening for Lyttelton, and is due back hero on Thursday. THE HINEMOA. The Government ntea-mer Hinemoa landed stores at the East Capo lighthouse on Saturday. nt Cuvier yesterday mornin- and arrived >at Auckland lari mgn*The vessel is to leave the northern pert to-morrow for Hauraki Gulf and northern lighthouses. , THE CANTERBURY BOATS. The Canterbury Co.’s steamer Calm is dun at Wellington to-morrow from Dun<%din, Timaru and LyitoUon. Thn vessel : s to sail to-morrow night for Wanganui. and will return to Wellington from that nort on Friday to load for Lyttelton, Bluff and Oa.maru. The same company's steamer Breeze u due at Wellington on Friday morning from Dunedin. Timaru arid Lyttelton. 'Flu* ‘ vessel will leave hero on Friday, night for Wanganui. TAiSMA.NIAN SHIPBUILDING. It wiki be learned with satisfaction (snys the "N.W. Advocate,” Tasmania) that the vessel to be built at Devon.port tTaiwnnnm) to the order of the Federal Government will be larger and faster than' the usual traders to the port. Originally auxiliaries were chosen, bn l now it has been derided to construct full powered o' 1 ship- of 2009 tons, and With a spend of 10 knots. By tb» wav of comparison, it .might be mentioned that the Karitane is 1376 tons, the Keenya, 1093 tons, the Thviuni 1542 tons, am' the Kiafcapo 1531 tons. Their speed would average about 9 knots. To build bigger and faster ehius here Will be a fin" Wiring for Devon (port, nnd an event well month celebrating. THE AMOKURA. The Government training ship Arnekura arrived back in the stream at Wellington yesterday afternoon from a, cruise in Cook Strait, The new boys will embark this morning, and the vessel will then go out again to Cook Strait for another cruise. She writ return to Wellington later to have two new hawae-pipos fitted prior to proceeding to the outlying southern islands. MONOWAI IN FERRY RUN. Ag the Maori ie to go into dock at Lyttelton for her periodical overhaul the Monowai will act as the turbine boat’s substitute in tile WellingtonrLyttelton service. The Monowai will leave Auckland next Tuesday for Wellington, where she is due on the following Friday (the 36th inst). On the same evening the Monowai will sail for Lytteluon in place of the Maori and will remain in that run until November Ist, when she will leave Lyttelton for Wellington. Napier, Gisborne and Auckland in her usual itinerary. On November Ist the Maori will leave Lyttelton for Wellington in her customary running. STRINGENT SYDNEY REGULATIONS. Very stringent war regulations have been ’ issued for the control of small boats in Sydney harbour. Motor launches or boats are not allowed to move about the harbour during hour® of darkness excepting Government launches on official business. All boats must be on their moorings within halt an hour after sunset. Licensed fishing boats with licensed owners following their occupation may obtain special permits from the District Naval Officer only for night work. In the (lay time boats wishing to proceed outside the Heads must first obtain permits from the District Naval Officer, and report alongside the examination steamer Captain Cook at Watson’s Bay, both on departure from and reentry to the port. No boats are allowed to pass through or to cross the Heads at night time. Tugboats, small steamboats, and launches belonging to shipping and coal companies and stevedores on business, only at night time, must obtain permission from Customs Department. Licensed watermen working at ■ night time must obtain permits from District Naval Officer. Boats other than those- on business are not to approach within 100 yards of anv wharf or vessel berthed at a wharf, or to be in close vicinity to any naval or military establishment. Shipmasters and crews of vessels returning to vessels in stream must ,do *o before midnight. Anyone infringing f he traffic regulations is liable to be dealt with under the regulations of the War Precautions Act. A RUMOUR DISPROVED. The Dunedin agents for the Commonwealth and Dominion Line (Messrs L. W. Swift and Co. Ltd.) received onFnday morning definite advice from the head office at Wellington thfit their steamer, which it was rumoured had met with a mishap recently, had within tue past few davs sailed from a port of call in continuation of her present voyage. The message also implied that nothing had happened to tbo vessel, and the agents have received instructions to donv tJhe«e rumours.

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