SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10291, 28 May 1919, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

- PHASES OF THE MOON.

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... THIS DAT. cun. rises,-7.2 a.m.; 4.33 p.m. Moon rises, 5.i3 p.m.; sets, 3.24 p.m.

iligh water, 2.20 u.m.

2.50 p.m,

ARRIVED. TUESDAY, HAY 27.

UrtR, s.s. (12.30 a.m.), B<T -s, wiictiuajn* from -t'lccou. iiur&; - .A BOA,- *,B. (7-10 a.m.;, 2598 was, ',i», Horn. tomtom (i-erry berth.; AaKAu, ».s. (5..5 a.m.;, z*-B Was, ataj. ■jui -.\uisou. i.w. lj, iquecns wnan.; Aimer J.A-P.A, s.s. U. 5 P-m.;, 8*33 toils, -noia via jraiuuuu. .xa . uie. btieam./ •

.-axA-A.UJxA, (.S.-4U p.m.;, 4305 tons. x lit;- iioux bjOucy. \XII Uie PATKE-nA. a,s. UO-2o P-m.;, 13 Iz was, , ,veL, iioui Ael sou aad Picton. (No. 0. me Mi's. w aurt.J '

’ ivaMgna. s.s. 110.43 p.m.J, 1425 Was. ..iinvflie, pat bacjs . tnrough stress «*l ..ua tiler. jjtt the stream.)

SAILED. TUESDAY. MAY 27.

, KAI’ITX. s.s. (2.20 p.m.), 242 teas, Saw v crs, for Wanganui. .• -IN VEKUAKUrJai,, s.s. (4.55 p.m.), 224 tons, Thompson, for Wanganui. NrIi.AU, s.s. lo.Ui p.m.;, 244 tons, Haj. mi ;N elsou. .. .

, s.s. (4.55 p.m.), 224 bus: Thompson, for Wanganui. NIKAU, is.. iS.W p.m.;, 248 tons, Ha}, iur Nelson. KAAItiNA, S.s. (9.15 p-m.), 1425 '.ons. ■Rankine. for Westport. .-MAORI,--s.s. (19.25 p.m.), 8412 tons, -Cameron.-- for -Lyttelton. ,hi. gx-pEOTtU ARRIVALS. Kanu” NupivW'to-day ’Mana,"''Lyttelton,' 10-day Moana. San' Francisco, via ports, ThursA'" (Iky) Opawa,' Blenheim, to-day 'Bleuil'eiUiV'Havelock and buys, Thursday .. piu.kit auganur." "laur-simy Mararoa, 'Lyttelton; Thursday rPateuila/Nelson,--Ficton, Thursday • iNikauy-.iNeison, Thursday -. -Irr Komata,.Westport, Thursday Wakatu,.-. Lyttelton, Kaikuura, Thursday rvapuni, Westport, Thursday Hawera, Patea, Thursday Baden Powell, Lyttelton, Thursday Mlddlehaur Cattle, Napier, Thursday 'TimUTuV *“'uamaru, Lyttelton. -‘•.'Friday--' Invercargill, Picton, Friday Timaru. S.turday -,-jj::u:*i, . OaeytucuUh, Saturday "v :»Bipplei'vGisborne, Saturday >•; • -Rbsftmond, Gisborne, Napier, Sunday’' s PROJECTED DEPARTURES. " ; Kahu,-Picton) East Coast Bays, to-day -M»naroa r -Lyttelton, to-day. 4 p.m. Ares-ndcr,. vwestppit, Greymouth, to-day, -. ,TO,a.m, ~.. AVa|»-r.ey,., Patea,„to-day ■ Kihi, Greymouth, to-day. Kowhai,, Greymputh. to-day. Kambna) Westp'drt, to-day. -Walrau.- Blenheim, to-day, 7 p.m. to-day. noon • Putikr, Dune-din, Timaru, to-d\\y; noon. ” ! f x-vji.ioiitli. ro-day, .noon . - Byeezq,; DjUne.d.in, to-day. vi'oottoa. Lyttelton, to-day. Kowuai. Grey'moutn, ro-rlny pfank, Picton, Wanganui, to-night Pateena,,Picton, Nelson, to-day, 1.80 P.m. Jlapourika, Auckland, to-day Arawa, Lyttelton. Thursday Bhamo, London via Suez. Thursday Blenheim. Foxton. Thursday Waitangi, Patea, Thursday Kapuni, Patea, Thursday Kapiti, Wanganui, Thursday HAwfera,)"Patea, Thursday 'L 'Qpawa)'HleDheim, Thursday Lyttelton, Thursday Nikau, Nelson, Thursday Baden Powell, New Plymouth, Friday Wakatu, 1 Kaikoura, Lyttelton, Friday lonic.' London vin Pnnomn. Friday Invercargill, Lyttelton, Saturday Mnkoia, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Saturday -Calm; -Wanganui; Saturday Paparoa, Auckland, Saturaay Rosamond, Bluff, Tuesday Eipple. Akitlo, Napier,' Gisborne, Tuesday TELEGRAPHED MOVEMENTS. AUCKLAND. Tuesday Roggervean (11.15 aim.), from Java, with sugar; Wanaka (10,35 a.m.), from Westport.

NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday— Earawa (5.30 a.m.), from Onehunga; Karu (12.45 p.m.). from Wellington.

PATEA, Tuesday—Kapuni (7.30 a.m.) and Hawera (7.45 a.m.), from Wellington.

-.PICTON, Tuesday Rosamond (8.30 4>.m>). Jios Wellington. ... BLENHEIM, Tuesday Opawa (4.40 p.m.), from Wellington.

.Tuesday—Kaitoa (7.20 a.m.)", from Wellington, Kennedy (6 p.m.). for Westport, - LYTTELTON. Tuesday—Rosamond ’8.30 -p.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN. Tuesday—Kakapo (noon), for Westport. The Kamor.a, which left the wharf at 9.15 o’clock last, evening for Westport, "turned ' back 'at 'tKe entrance and went to" the ‘ stream 'fo'aiichor.

A tele gram" from Lyttelton reports that the ' Rosamond loft that port at 830 o’clock last night for Wellington. It is ■presumed that the 1 vessel is calling in with the mails from south on her way to htisborno. ■ -

.The (Ngatoro-ia-tlo load coal at Qreymouth to-dav, for, .Napier. The Pupki is now timed to leave Wellington at noon to-day for Dunedin. Tile Corinna is on her way up froni Dunedin and-Oamaru to Timaru. Lyttei .ton, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Minor boiler repairs are detaining Ngahere at Wellington, but the vessel is expected 'to leave here at noon to-day , for tjfewouth, . , .., , The liner paranja arrived at Napier at "IT aim."'yesterday irom Gisborne, but wet- weather at the former port delayed loading operations ■!. Mr D. Leonard.-second engineer of the Putiki. signed off' the vessel’s articles yesterday. Mr C. Tasker joined the vessel ■ as ; third' engineer The"StdMu'‘arrived at Anokland from W&Hmftoif'tori «Bntnrdav morning and ..berthed to discharge her general cargo. After- completion -she was to load scrap- .). iron, and will probably sail for -Dunedin 1 to-day.... ..., , | The lfahu.,’tlua at Wellington to-day from Napibr, - is to proceed from this i port to Picton to load chaff for East " Coast' HsiVi; ■ •'The'John'-was delayed at Lyttelton yesf terday by raini-Hut-she was expected t*» 1 sail last night for Oamaru, Timaru and (.-Wellington. Tho-vessel is expected here ! on. Satnrday.T Sheowill go on the patent -next ,-w.ock-fore cleaning and paln»- : 4-ing and.tn iopmplsto her overhaul. - Heavy "ram' at .Lyttelton yesterday again prevented the Baden Powell from ...working, hor cargo. She Is now ex-tec txrdto Isavfe'tbSdr port, to-day for Wentag-•tbtn-’ttTid Her® - to-morrow. Too (■ y'-SseeLls now timed to sail from Wei' l ltiwtorr-nn'' Friday, for New Plymouth. The: JrlttfiWa .came emt of Port Chaim era dook bn Saturday morning and hrdJier .funnel shipped at the shearlege, , She - wfllfbo recommissioned probably to-„dd)r,„V-.:*oio»c- , # 37j!» to leave Westport this m'nniing'with a load of coal for Wellington.

The Wakatu has boon delayed by rain at Lyttelton and will consequently not reach Wellington until to-morrow evening. The vessel’s departure for Kaikoura and Lyttelton has been postponed till 4 p.m. on Friday. • , The auxiliary ketch Waterlily, which left Port Chalmers on Thursday morning for Invercargill, returned to an onchoraß© inside th© headh oh Xlmrunny afternoon owintr to the weather being unfavourable. She resumed her voyage ©hortly before 9 a.m. on Friday. Having discharged th© Tiunedm dot’ion of her cargo of > wheat from Melbourne. the Kntoa sailed on Friday af ternoon for Timaru to complete discharge. She will afterwards Toad produce at Timam and Lyttelton for Auckland. The New Zealand Shipping Compare 'dvifies that the Middleham Castle is to loave Napier this afternoon for Wellington, to complete Homeward loading. The "Rosamond is (In* at Wellington early ne*f week front and Napier to load general cargo for Bluff. WESTMORELAND HOLED. A Press Association message from Dunedin reports that a diver commenced an examination of the hull of the Westm oreland yesterdav and found two plates cn the starboard side of No. 1 hold badly broken and cut. The frozen meat in the vessel is to be transferred to the Remuera, which is at Port Chalmers. TO LOAD FOR LIVERPOOL, The New Zealand and \frican Comonny advises that tho Federal^ /u d .Shire ‘iner Shropshire i? to load at .vanier and Wellington for Liverpool via i* ***** •luring the latte, nart of Juno. Ihe vessel is due at Napier on June mil fn.m Australia. • , . _ T . , . The Suffolk is to load at Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington about the end of Time and beginning of July i»t Liverpool Th© vessel is due at Duntcm about the end of Juno from Australia. MANUKA IN PORT. The Union Ccmp'’ny*e •■•teenier Manuka arrived in tho stream at Wellington at 8,40 o'clock last niffht from Sydney direct. The vessel will be in--peoted by (be port health officer this nomim.'. and If he grants a clean I,ill *f health she will berth to dl'charge some 1400 tons of cargo. From v.-U----ington the Manuka will go to J yltelron to complete discharge. The vessel “ i rough t no passengers. TO LOAD FOB HOME. The New Zealand and African Gemaany advises that the Federal i ’ u Srir** liners Essex and Durha mhave hen fisec. to load in New Zealand in duly tor UnUnited Kingdom. ■ THE DEVON FROM BUY i’T.; The Federal and Shire dner Devon, with" returning troops from E* vpt tor Lyttelton, is believe dto have le’t b''dnev on Saturday for Newcastle, f.< m which port she will proceed toSMio f anterlury port. The New Zealand --r.d nMoan Company had not received nnv ac.vicv yesterday of the vessel saving sailed from Australia for .New Zealand. PAPAROA’S MOVEMENTS. The New Zealand Shipping G- rany advises that the Pnparoa is toaiovehym-the-King’s wharf to the Ol'aVgbW-w liarf,. this morning to discharge 100 tol-s of American coal. The vessel m now fired, to sail on -Saturday for Auckland, where she will put out the remainder ot the coal. The Pnparoa loads . t ,A> c'-land, and will sail fro mthn tporf for London. ORAEX FOR AUSTRALIA. The New "Zeland Shipping C< mpany Is advised hy cable that the liner O. ari loft Port Said abou May 17h •• r J ustralia with returning Commonwealth 'troops. The vessel Is due "at" Colombo .next Saturday. • . - ■ MOANA ARRIVES TO-MORDO’W. A radio message received last night from the Moana, en route from San Francisco, via Papeete, reports (hat the vessel will not arrive in the stream at v. ellington until 8 o’block 'to-morrow morning. EIMUTAKA ARRIVED. The New Zealand Shipping Co.: | ai.y’s liner Rimutaka arrived in the stream, at -Wellington at 7 o’clock last n ght from Plymouth via Panama. The Vestel will he boarded by the port health officer at 7o’o lock this morning, and she will btrth at tho Glasgow wharf at 10.90 a.m. today to disembark returned troops and to discharge a quantity of American coal. The imutaka will subsequently load in New Zealand for* London. “ POET HACKING AT LONDON. The C. and D. Line has received cable advice that the steamer Port Hacking arrived at London on May 15th from Wellington via Bombay and Sue*. The voyage days. AUCKLAND. The schooner febemamn arrived el Auckland oflVSniHaviE&torning. and, after being medically Examined, was towed up to her berth at .tho, King's wharf on Monday morning. She Tis a three-masted vessel ot 337 tons, bqilt during the war at Halifax. Her maiden trip was made from the latter port to Sydney, via the Panama Canal, with a cargo of paper. Later she loaded superphosphates, and sailed from Newcastle on May 7th for Auckland. The voyage over tho Tasman Sea was not without incident, except that on Sunday morning a heavy squall was encountered, and it was while diving about in the same that the mizzen boom was carried away. After discharging, I ho Abemama goes to the Kaipara to load timber for Australia. TO-DAY’S BERTHAGE. Rimutaka, Glasgow wharf; Louis Theriaut, ferry wharf; Samar, Taranaki street wharf; Manuka, No. 1, north, Queen’s wharf; Pateena, No. 6, Queen’s wharf; Mana, Railway wharf; Opawa, No. It, north. Queen’s wharf; Kapuni, Glasgow wharf; Waitangi, Glasgow wharf; Hawera, King’s wharf; Kahu, King's wharf. ALIEN MASTERS VETOED. Tho London "Gazette," of March C4th. contains an Order-in-Counoil providing for the insertion in tho Defence of the Realm Regulations of a new regulation (No. 87 D), the substance of which is that no person, unless specially authorised by the Admiralty or Board of Trade, shall act as master or person in charge of a British merchant shin unless he is a natural-born British subject, and the son of parents both of whom at the time of his birth were either natural-born British subjects or British subjects by naturalisation. NGAKUTA FOR SYDNEY. The Blackball Co.’s collier Ngakuta was to leave Greymouth yesterday for Sydney and Newcastle. At tho lastmentioned port the vessel will load coal for Lyttelton. While , In Australia the Ngakuta will have a wireless equipment installed. THE LUCKY PERTH. The Australian steamer Perth, which is at present discharging a cargo of Newcastle coal at Dunedin, has been a very lucky vessel, in so far as sickness amongst her, crew :is .concerned.. During tho height of the influenza epidemic in New Zealand in November'laßt tha vessel was at Wellington, and although she was hero for. 18 days not one ease 00-vurred -vurred amongst the «rew. She them went to Greymouth,. and was one of . the few " ships to 'ho clear of tho malady at that port. After loading a cargo of timber at Greymouth she proceeded to" Sydney. and arrived there with a email hill or health. ‘ The Sydney port health authorities. on boarding the ship, -remarked on tho fact that it was very exceptional 1 for a vessel to arrive from New Zealand

at that time without one single case or sickness on hoard. The Perth brought 19C0 tons of coal for discharge at Dunedin. On completion of discharge she will go to Mercury Bay and Gpua (Bay of Islands) to load timber for Sydney. Captain D. MacDonald has the following officers Chief, Mr F. Woolcott; second, Mr J. Fraser; third, Mr W. Roberts; chief engineer, Mr O. H. Birch; second, Mr H. Chambers; third. Hr H. L. Evans. THE SCHOONER HUIA. The auxiliarv schooner Hula arrived at Lyttelton on Monday Lem Vveamyton with part cargo of trorr Melbourne to discharge at the Canterbury port. From Lyttelton the vessel will proceed to Dunedin and will discharge a largo quantity ot explosives in the lowar harbour, after which she will berth at Dunedin to load a full cargo of chaff and bar iron for Auckland. BARBNTSZ TAKES PASSENGERS. The Dutch passenger steamer Barents*. which brought a cargo of sugar to Auckland from Java, sailed for Melbourne at U) o’clock on Saturday night. Being the first passenger steamer to leave Auckland for Australia for some time, a number of people took advantage of the chance to travel by the vessel. It is very unusual for a foreign steamer to trade between New Zealand and Australia. but the result of the Barentsz’s voyage should prove satisfactory. She is on her wav to Australia to load for Europe, and was able to add to her earnings by taking 5S saloon passengers and between 590 and 690 tons of general cargo, as well as a Targe quantity of limber from , Auckland for Melbourne. This side-line' wll go a long way towards paying the vessel’s expenses for the voyage. The Barents* took the following passengers;—Saloon: Misses Qodlee. Croll, Ross, Thompson, George (2), Todd, Pinker. Berry. . Mesdames Wrigley, Todd. Dickson. Rowe. Croll, Hoes. George, Thompson, Messrs Wrigley, Todd (2). Dickson, Schuberg, Lovett, George, McKenzie, Wright, Goldie, Levin, Onklov Morgan. Fraser, Young, Proctor. Revell Thompson, and 23 rnnmbero ol‘ the New Zealand football team. THE R.M.S. NIAGARA. The Royal Mail steamer Niagara, on route from Vancouver to Auckland, via ports, was due at Suva on Monday and Is 'expected at Auckland to-morrow. No advice has been received about Ihe movements of the vessel. The Union Company so far has not announced Urn vessel’s itinerary after she reaches Auckland. She is advertised to sail from Auckland for Vancouver on June 10th, but the company has not so far advertised her to sail from Auckland for Sydney. It is expected that the company will on-, mounce the vessel's future movements shortly. - lONIC SAILS NOON FRIDAY. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. advise that the heavy rain yesterday delayed the loading of tho liner lonic, and consequently her departure from Wellington for London via Panama has been Partner postponed till noon on Friday, MANUK AIT BAR SHOAL. On account of reported shoaling, in the Manukaa Harbour channel,:..notice to 'm6W''the ToliowiiifS "motion 'aftha next meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board has been given by Mr Ernest H. Davis, a newly-elected member of the board: — “That, on account of the masters-of vessels crossing tho Manukau Bar having reported the existence of a new shoal on tho bar in the main channel, and 1 the altered position •of shoals in the south channel, and. in view of the fact that tho harbourmaster at Onehunga has rot the facilities, to. properly carry . out the work, the Marine Department be'requested to allow the Hinemoa to make ..a complete examination and survey of both channels on her next visit to the port.” BHAMO FOR LONDON. The steamer Bhamo, which is fixed to leave Wellington at daybreak to-morrow for London via Suez, will take the following passengers:—Miss A. ,H„ Cole, Mesdames F. B. Evans, Maynard, lieutenant Maynard. PORT' GHALMHRS LEFT NSW YORK. The <5. arid D. Lino advise that tho steamer Port Chalmers left New York on May 13th for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland on June 16th, and ot Wellington about June 23rd. OVERSEAS VESSELS. STEAMERS. Devon —Due Lyttelton May Slat; left Sydney Saturday on route from Egypt. (N.Z. and African Co.) Pakeha—Due Wellington May 80th; left London April 12th. (Shaw Savill.) Moana—Due Wellington to-morrow) left San jrruiiCJ&GO Atuv -Kii via unci Rarotonga. (Union Co.) Western Comet—Due Auckland May 2Sth; left New York April 22nd. (Johnston and Co.) Crosby Hall—Due Wellington May 30th; left New York Apri[ 22nd. -Tofua —Due Port Chalmers May 28th; left United Kingdom April 18th. City of Dunkirk —Due Auckland June 7th; due Wellington June 12th; left New York May Ist. (N.Z. and African Co.) Port Chalmers—Due Auckland June 16th; duo Wellington Juno 23rd; left New York May 13th. (C. and D., Line.) Waitomo—Due Wellington June 18th; left Calcutta May 16th via Singapore and Auckland. (Union Co.) Port Pirie—Due Wellington July 24th; left London April 18th. (C. and D. Line.' Waimana—Due Auckland June 28th; due Wellington July Ist; left London May 10th. (Shaw Savill.) SAILERS.

San Francisco to Wellington—Annie M. Eolph (bqtne), and Albert Meyer (3-masted soh.). to sail.. New York to Wellington—King Cyrus (4-mastcd »ch.), to sail. Newcastle to Wellington—Rona (bq), sailed May 14th (G. H. Scales).

D. B M. first (jaanet 7 11 i am full Mooq 0 31 p.m .,as: Quarter 23 9 34 a.m \a\v Moon 0 41 a.m