SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9794, 18 October 1917, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER.

THIS DAY. Sun rises, 4.59 a.m.; sots, 6.15 p.m. Mciiu rises. 0.27 a-m.; sets, 8.47 p.m. High water. 5.01 a.m.; CIO p.m. ""arrived- ■ WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 1.7. MAORI (S.s. <7.5 a.m.), 3-112 tons. Manning. florn Lyttelton. (Berry berth.) . HUIA, s.s. (9.35 a.m.). 127 tons, Owen, Wanganui. (No. 13, Queen's wharf.) (JAiiM, s.e. (1 p.m.), 951 tons, Radford, from Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton. (No. 1, north, Quota's wharf.) ' NGAHERE., s.s. (1.30 P-m.), 1100 tons. Diliner, from Greymouth. via Lyttelton. (Stream.) SAILED .WEDNESDAY, . OCTOBER 17. PATEENA, s.s. (1 p.m.), 1212 tons, •Irwin,.for Pictoa and Nelson. NGAHERE. s.s. (2.20 p.m./. 1100 tons, Dillner. for Napier. BADEN POWELL, s.s. (1.5 p.m.), 174 tons, Thoms, for Puponga nml Lyttelton.,,. .MAPOTXRXKA,. s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 1203 tons, Sowell, for Westport and Greymouth/'' ' " ' _ , ■ ICASfO; - 5.5."f8.50 p.'m.), 1236 tons, WatSon.' for - Qroymonth. ' HUIA, s.s. (7.5- p.m.), 127 tons, Owen, for Wanganui and -New Plymouth. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.),. 3-112 tons, ■ Manning, for Lyttelton. , ■ CALM, s.s. (10 p.m.), 981 tons, Radford, for Wanganui. expected arrivals • •Magic.' Blenheim, to-day • "H'imitaiiKi, Lyttelton, to-day - Monowai, Duaedim Lyttelton, to-day Pateena, Nelson. Pieton. to-night Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day ,-Kini, Groymouth, fo-day Rosamond. Greymouth. Friday Konfafch, Westport, Friday . Breeiid, Duneatn,-Timaru, Lyttelton, Fn- ' ’day ■ ■’ Maori, Lyttelton, Friday Calm, Wanganui, ..Friday . ■ - Wimmora. Auckland. Gisborne, Napier, Saturday , Mapourika, Greymouth, Westport, Nol- :' - son, Saturday .'■■. Baden Povyoll. Lyttelton, Sunday . famo. Greymouth Sunday - New, Plymouth. Sunday PROJECTED DEPARTURES aimitangL Lyttelton; to-day Monowai, Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, = , - to-day, 5 p.m. Magic. Sandy Bay, to-day Mararoa, Lyttolt'on, to-day, 7.45 p.m. Aniolcara, Qook Strait, to-day Maori. Lyttelton. Friday . , V PateSnn; Pieton; Nelson, Friday Calm. Lyttelton. ■ Bluff, Oamaru, Friday Breeze. Wanganui. Friday Wimmora. Dunedin. Saturday ' Kini, Westport. Saturday ■ Huia, Wanganui, New Plymouth. Tuesday ’ ,-l> TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS AUCKLAND, Wednesday—Maui (12.10 ' a.m.), for Gisborne; Hinemoa (noon), for northern lights; Wimmcra t 3 p.m) for south. Passengers for Wellington—Misses ■'McDonald, Price, and Charlesworth. r» ONEHUN6A. Wednesday Rarawu ■ -(8.30 a.m ). ftoi New Plymouth NAPIER, Wednesday —Arahura (7 . a.m.),- from. Gisborne. Poherua (12.15 - . p.m.),,for Greymouth; Arahura (8 p.m.), for ' Gisborne. , _ PtCTON. Wednesday Pateena (5.5 p.m.), from Wellington. , 1 , WESTPORT, Wednesday—Eegulus (5.10 p.m.), from Nelson. 1 GBETMOXJTH. Tuesday—Kini (11.1 a p.m.), fo r WollitigtoD. . _ • LYTTELTON, Wednesday Monowai (7.10 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Mararoa (8 25 a.m.), from Lyttelton. FTimi- ' tengi (4A5 p.m.), for Wellington: Kahika ' (4 25 p.m.). for Timani; Mararoa (6-35 ■ P OAMAB™ecCday-Te Anau (5.10 T Wednesday—Breeze' < no ° n )> from Port Chalmers. Breeze (4.15 p.m.), ■ f °PO^T tel CHALMERS, Wednesday-Ko- * 'lriri (10 30 a.m.)« from Lyttelton. Kaituna (“ a.mj, for Westport; Connna (6.50 p.m.), for Oamam. Air W . Burns, late chief officer of the ' • Earn, has been appointed temporary «eoond officer of the Kumona, now at Lytauxiliary scow Magic, due back at ■ Wellington tevday from Blenheim, will berth at No 1 south (outer tee). Queen s wharf, to put out 200 tons of produce. Mx J. Jeffries has joined the strainer Huia as engineer, in place of MrW. Daniel, who htas succeeded Mr W. G. Clarke engineer of the Baden Pbwell. The Dunedin-owmed brigantine Aratapu ' 1 irft Wosbport at 9 a.m. on Saturday tor - JCait»x».. After discharging her cargo of coal the vessel will l oa d timber at Kai- • para for "Dunedin. She should arrive at ■ Dunedin about the end of this month. The Kamo left Wellington last evening for Greymouth, from which port she - is due bank here on. Sunday. The Marine Department advise ship- : masters sailing Cook Strait that a cable buoy ,is placed off Teraiwhiti, bearing north 32’ degrees' cast. Distance two and ■ "tnrefMluarlor mOeS, rook south, 78 de- " ’gfees east,”three And a half miles bearing jmAfifnetic.' * • The Blackball Coal Co.’s steamer Ngatoro, which arrived at Napner yesterday ■"” from. Greymouth, will probably proceed ' Prom the former port to Whangaroi to load cement for. the. usual ports, indud•■iina Wellington. . • , „ , .The.,Kini .left/Greymouth at 11.15 ' o'clock on .Tuesday night with a cargo of ■ timber audi coal, for Wellington, where i she is due early this morning. The vessel . is to leave here on Saturday night Tor . Westport. The Blackball Co.’s steamer Ngfthexo ~ eyvjled,,into the stream at Wellington at 130, .P.m, yesterday while hound from Lyttolton to Napier to .pick u,p a couple of "firemen and home repaired minor mu- .... chihery. The vessel resumed her way an . -hour -'aWr. 1 The Corinna sailed yesterday from Dunedin for Oamaru, Timaru, Nelson and New Plymouth. Kohardson and Oo.’s steamer Make, „ bound , £ium Pieton to Qiflborne, passed .. .the.. Wellington heads at 0 o’clock last : night THE HINEMOA. The Government steamer Hinemoa ar- - rived at Auckland from the East Coast lighthouses on Monday evening. The Vessel left Wellington on October 9th, ' and after working Castlepoint, Portland Island. Bast Cape, worked Cuvier Island and Channel Island. Fine weather was experienced on the trip from Wellington ...wiiih, the exception of a heavy thunder- - storm of seven hours’ duration in tie ‘Bay of Plenty on Saturday evening. The Hinemoa took lit stores and sailed (for the gulf vesterday afternoon. Work in the gulf—erecting beacons, etc.—trill take about four days, after which the •vessel will sail for the northern lighthouses. THE MONOWAI. Due at Wellington this morning from Dunedin and Lyttelton, tho Monowai will berth at No. 6 (inner tee). Queen's wharf. : The . vessel has 439 tons of cargo to nut out here. She is to sail at 5 o'clock this evening for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. On leaving Wellington last Saturday afternoon the vessel made a fast passage to Dunedin direct. The Monowai got away from

tho wharf at 4.35 p.m. on Saturday cleared the Wellington Heads at 5.19 p.m., and arrived off tho iloadi' at 5.25 p.m. on Sunday, The vessel hau to contend with a heavy head swell ai. tho way* but, despite this fact, tno Mimowni showed that she is «till capable of -a jroo<l turn of speed, as she aocomplislu’d the distance of ‘324 from heads to heads in 21- hours !•■> nunutes, at an averafre- speed of 13.1 knots. Sho made fast at the Dunedin wharf at 7 p.m. on Sunday. THB BREEZE. Tho Canterbury Company's steamer Breeze is duo at Wellington tomorrow from southern ports, and is to sail in the evenintr for Wanganui. the himitangi. The Chatham Islands Fishing Ompany's steamer Ifimitanjri, duo at Wei' j to-day from Lyttelton, will bertn at No. 12. Jervois quay to put out about 250 tons of cargo. Tho vessel will probably sail to-night for Lyttelton, tram which port she is expected back nore on Saturday. Tho Himitangi will leave Wellington on her next trip to the Chathams about tho end of this month. NO CARGO WANTED. Tho Union Company advise that next Monday being a public holiday (Labour Day) no cargo will be received by T of the company s vessels on that day. This will apply to tho Maori a ll d P a " tecna. On Saturday, also, the Mararoa. will not receive any cargo at Woiling ton for Lyttelton. WORK AT THE SLIP. The hulk Lutterworth is to be brought off the patent slip to-morrow morning and tho Union Company s hulk Liha will then go on tho cradle for two. or three days. Unless any. other application for tho slip is received another of the Union Company 6 hulks will tollow the Lilia, the calm bob south. The Canterbury Company’s steamer Calm is due back at Wellington to-mor-row from Wanganui, and is to sail tomorrow evening with cargo for Lyttelton, Bluff, and Oamaru. WATERS IDLES MEET TO-NIGHT. A general meeting of the WeUington Waterside Workers’ Union will bo held to-night ,at 8 o’clock in tho X store waiting room.

L. H. M. Full Moon 8 1 a.m. Last Quarter 3 44 a.m. New Moon 2 11 p.m. First Quarter 24 2 8 a.m. full Moon 30 5 49 p.m.