SHIPPING NEWS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10298, 5 June 1919, Page 2

SHIPPING NEWS

PHASES OF THE MOON,

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THIS DAT. - . ■; Sun rises. 7.8 n.ni.; sets, 4.30 p.m. Moon rises, 11.16 a.m.; sets. 11.52 p.m. High water. 10.18- rt.ni.; 10.14 ! p.ru. ARRIVED. " "WEDNESDAY: JUNE i. y. s.s. (1.50 a.m.): l"i tons, Laxsen, from Lyttelton. (No. 13, centre, Queen's wharf.) . . OFAWA. s.V. (5.16 a.hi.)." HO tons", Nicliolaß, from Blenheim." (Nor 13, -- north, '" Cmeea'g' wharf.') -■.-...-.- r..-. • . , ...riIAOKI.. s.s. (7.50 a.im>, .3-112, tons, Cameron, from Lyttelton. -.(Ferry ber,th.) K YBAMU. s.s. (B.io a.m.), 934 tons, MoLellan. 'from Dunedin. (Taranaki street wharf.) . - BONA, barque (1.40 p.m.), 618. .tons, Airepv from Nowcastle. (In the stream.) SAILED. . . WEDNESDAY. JUNE 4. PATBEXA. s.s. (1.35 p.m.), 1212 tons. Sewell;" for Picton and Nelson. HAWBEA, s.s.- (7 p.m.), 174 tons, McKinnon. for Pa tea. MAORI, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 4 *. 3412 tons, Cameron, for Lyttelton. BIPPLE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 370 ■ tons, ■Carl=«n, for Akitio, Napier, and •■■ Gisborne. .-■■■..> • -•■-.••>> ;■• KENNEDY. s.s. (8.20 p.m.),. 137 tons,-2-~ry, for Westport. ... "WAIEAU.s.s. (8.35 B-m-), 98 tons, Deiley-, for Picton. THURSDAY, JUNEI.S. •- "OPAWA, s.s. (3 a.m.), 110 tons, <Nicho- ■• feat for'Blenheim. t '" ■"" • Expected arrivals.' ■ Waitangi, Pa tea., to-day . „ '... , ' .." Waverley. Patea. to-day Calm, Oamaru, Tiniaru, Lyttelton, to-day Mararoa. Lyttelton. to-day ■ , Nit-au, Nehson, to-dav ; .. , , Kmexcargill. Lyttelton. Friday :, .. Maori,'Lyttelton, Friday : ~. . ; J?oherua, Lyttelton, Friday Eosamond. Gisborne, Napier, Friday >- Wairau, Picton, Friday. 1 ~ Opawa, Blenheim. Friday Haw era. Patea, Friday Blenheim, Wanganui. Saturday Kahu. Napier, Saturday Kapiti, Wanganui, Saturday Tainui," Wanganui, Sunday . Pntiki. Dunedin. Timaru, Lyttelton*; • * --Sunday ; ,-'. :...., {tipple, Gisborne, Sunday Mokoia Dunedin, Lyttelton, SundayCalm, Wanganui, Monday. . ---m. •-•. Karanga. Gisborne, Monday-,, TKamo, Greymouth. Monday. , .._ ..- _. Ngahere. Greymouth," WedrieMa'y PROJECTED DEPARTURES. VTaimea. Nelson. West Coast, ito-day. 4 p.m. - ... , • .-.,.- gakapo, Napier, to-day ~ ■ Karaavu, New Plymouth, Greymouth. .today, noon , r Wootton. Lyttelton. to-day, Kapiti, Wanganui, to-day; "11 aim. Blmheim, Wanganui. to-day,' 'noon" " Waitangi. Patea, to-day, 4 p.m." Mararoa, Lyttelton, to-day, 7.45 p:ta.-' Nikau. Nelson, to-day, 5 p.m. Calm, Wanganui. Friday ' Moana, San Francisco via ports, Friday , .IVaverley, Patea, Friday , [\ : Invercargill, Lyttelton, Friday '". Hawera. Patea, Friday • ■ ■-" . u Wairau. Blenheim. Friday ■' QDaWa, Blenheim, Friday {,'. \ , " t "~' l Po'herua. Greymouth. Friday-;- : 9t! * ° Maori; Lyttelton. Friday Pateena, Picto.i. Nelson, Friday Rosamond. Dunedin, Bluff, Friday Baden Powell, New Plymouth, Friday - ifiddleliam Castle, London via Panama, • Friday -" Kahu. Chatham Islands. Saturday ... ■'; '-: John, Qamarn. Dunedin. Saturday ' Tainui. Lyttelton. Monday: ."■Pntiki. Nelson." Monday, .:./„, ; Blenheim, Harelock and bays," Monday" Jtokoia, .Napier, Gisborne, Auckland,:. ;)Ai , , * ,_ : i.': -i 'Breeie," southern porta, Tuesday •--.._- ; .: Eipple. Akitio, -Napier, Gisborne, Tues- :....' dor : ■'.•.■■ ■' \,'..". ..

.','.' TELEGRAPHED,MOVEMENTS. . . .. :; I£ijGKLABJ)I!, /Wednesday '. —': Wfsfern" /6met (2,20 a.m.)'.and City of,Dunkirk ~ f 1,15 l^.yojfc. /i , Wan'aka (12,85.' p-m.). for' ' Newcastle; Hinemoa 'VfeiooH),' for 'Cuvier lalaad;.' IBoggeveen ■' ■'■(43o'v.m.). for Sydney. .p ' - ■":• .'IJBW" PLYMOUTH, Tuesday—Gorinria (7 a.m.)', from Nelson; Barawa (12.15 p.m.), from Onehunga. , ; ONBHUNGA, Wednesday—Karu (noon), ~.for Lyttelton. . PATEA, Wednesday Waverley (1.45 - p*m.) and Waitangi (1.50 p.m.), for Welr . Wednesday—Bosamond (to . Bail 6 v-m), for Wellington. w tPICTON, Wednesday Pateena*(s.4s '.-jMn.)v from Wellington. 'NELSON. Wednesday—Nikan (5 a.m\); ..-.from .Wellington. Nikau (7 p.m.), for .-,' Wellington. , WE3TPOR.T, Wednesday— KomaM'(QM , a.m.),-from Wellington. "• ' """' '. LYTTELTON, Wednesday •. Marafoa-(UMOj-p.m.), from -Wellington. Mararoa" (7-p.m.), for Wellington. ' ■•■■■■■*■■■- Wednesday.— Mofcoia (6,45_.a.m.), from H.M. destroyer Turquoise, .built, by. —Messrs Yarrow and Co., recently passed her' official trials on the. measured mile, 'at Skelmorlie, when a speed of 30.6,. knots _ '•"was obtained during four hours' continu"4&s" steaming. The Turquoise "was' fully '.''equipped, and had fuel for' a'run'of 1000" ./'miles at "cruising speed. If is'undei-stoda'' ;jthat this is the highest speed yet obtain"-' • ,44-by. any destroyer. . ..The Melbourne Harbour Trust Cbmmisakraers recently made the following state- .: -inent concerning patrolling ; the wharves ■; to prevent pillage:—The police patrol en wharves has continued to do good' -,'iwork in minimising pillage. During the ;'" year there have been 63 prosecutions : for ; ,'.theft, and in 57 cases convictions were o"bTtained. The cost of the patrol is now ''..'■((SKii per annum, in addition to wMch /'rewards amounting to .6216 have been '.,, paid and duty paid to Customs on miss- = lug goods X'ST, 2s' sd. * Fines inflicted on convicted offenders amount to £2CG 2s' (Id.' "'and'eosts awarded to .£7 15s ffd; none of Which come to the trust, but is paid into ."'the consolidated revenue. ;"" / ' "'"; gj ' "' The : auxiliary scow" Magic Tp.fi -' nui' for Collingwood on Monday evening* ' with a "general cargo. The/vessel' 'pro-' ;'t f eed:s" thence to Sandy Bay to load stotie'

-;" for Wellington. I The Calm is dae hero at midday' J toida'y'' from Lvttelton and is to 3ail to-morrow • for Wanganui. ;..■,.*„.<,,.- "The John was placed on the' Wellington patent slip yesterday- morning, 'and-. will bo brought off to-morrow. The verml is to leave here on Saturday for- ■ Oamaru and Dunedin. The Cvjraet was to have had a npv/. tfunnel fitted at Lyttelton on Monday, but owing to another vessel takmj up the labour necessary the work was postponed. .Wright. Stephenson and Co." advise that the Waimea will now be' dispatched from Wellington at 4 p.m.' to-day wt NW«m, Westport and Greymouth. . -Th« Kokiri was delayed at- Onehnnga au Saturday night through-a ropt foul-. i« tee propeller. She left tho Mantafcan .■port at 7 ajn. on Sunday for Grey.Bwnrth to. load .for. Lyttelton. . Mr C. A. Campbell, late purser of the , Moeraki.. has joined the Moana a3-pUr-spr in succession to Mr A. Sheattj, who -will-resume his post in- the Union Com■■■*■pany's local, office to-day, . ■.

More wreckaKe, believed to bo from tne <2neen-of the'So-nth. has come ashore this week in Paliiser Bay. The steamer BiankinnDi" ea« iiondav passed some debris off," the r ßrothers on Monday, believe! to "be from the same source. The cases of oil recently picked up from the wreck have been sold to the finders by tho 'Vacuum Oil Company. Some. - idea, -of tho inflated value oi tonnage, due to. the war may bo gather ed from the fact that a certain Wellington company was recently quoted >£l3,<;uu for a 14 years old Australian steamer which prior to the war could have been purchased-for about .£4OOO or £SOOO. Mr J. Poison, late second officer of the Storm'. foinwTtho Calm at Lyttelton yesterday.'' Mr "Gartner joined the Stprm 'as' m'ate. and Mr' Jackson, of tho Storm, has signed off that vessel's articles. As the fiemueia came out of dock at 'Pert Chalmers on Saturday, a start at •- transhippinc -the.-frozen meat cargo from . tho. -damaged--,--AVostincreland was made On Mpn,day . morning. On completion ot ' discharge the" AVestmoreland will enter dock for repair*. • Tho- Pntiki was unable to sail from Dunedin on Mondav on account of a shortage of crew, but expected to leave for Timaru, Lvttelton. Wellington, and Nelson ■ yesterday afternoon. The vessel, is due at Wellington on Sunday, and will sail tor Nelson on Monday. . Mr A? TSetbv Dalsrleish, R.N.E., has ioined the Katoa as chief officer, relieving Mr B. Leech, who has gone ashore on holiday leave. Mr Dalgteish recentlv returned from active service, having served for over two years in the naval forces in Eingland. He held tho rank of. lieutenants and was attached to the Portsmouth Patrol. Before joining the navv, Mr Dalgleish was navigating instructor on the "Union Company's trainins ship Apa'rimu. and left that'vessel a ' few -weeks before she was sunk. • •■---The- Stella- arrived at Dunedin at 3 p.m. on. Mondav from Auckland direct, i af.tev-,a-.passage .gf nearly five days. The vessel brought _. a, full cargo of scrap iron "" " After her cargo has been discharged she wiirioad general cargo for Wellington. -,The departure of the Wootton from Wellington for Lvttelton has been postponed till noon to-day. The vessel is due back hero again on Sunday. " Tho coastal steamer Tainui is due at Wellington 'on -Sunday from Wanganui, and will sail on Monday for Lyttelton. - The increased..irates of pay to the waterside wockers throughout New Zealand are retrospective to March ldtu. ' The Wellington men will probably -re- . ceive the sums due in about three weeks '•'"ilr- Ales- Hall,: formerly of the--steamer- Duchess, now of the i.aipara Steamsbip-.-Co.'s steamer Euawai, is at present in-Wellington.on his way to Dunedin on- a holiday trip. Mr Bert Kelly, of the staff of b. Wood and Son, accompanied by two shipwrights, left for Wanganm by the express vesterday to repair the damages to the steamer Kapuni, to permit or her coming to Wellington. ;■« -.._. -The'-Kakapois to leave Wellington.today for \Napier. '■■*.'«.-•' - Mr W T . Rogers, general manager of the 'Anchor Shipping ' Co.. Nelson, is on a hMiaay 5 "visit*' to' 'Wellington. "Tlte'Knnicf is" to leave Greymouth on Saturday for Wellington with a load of coal. •--'... .'■:...'•* The Komata is expected to get away from Westport this evening for Wellington. . The "Eosamond" is due a"t Wel,lington_toraofrow morning from Gisborne' and M-pi'er''-to"load""general cargo for Bhiffi;,!.. o. -'THd -Ea'ra'mtf,-' Which arrived -at .-Well--ington "yesterday morning from Dunedin, is to «ail about <inidday to-day-for New ■Plymouth,:- Cargo will "ho received up, till 11 a.m. to-day. flie Pbherua.is;, due at Wellington tomorrow from Lyttelton with cargo, and is to sail to-morrow for Greymouth.

PORT VICTOR- FROM NEW YORK. -The C. and D. liner Port Victor is J •id leavjj:uN!ew York during this, ~morrt}i r Wellington, Melbourne, and'-'Sydney. ''"'"- ■'*■ ' PORT IJCELBOUEN EAT HOMB. -\ The C. and D. Line have received cable advice that the Port Melbourne arrived ■at London on May 17th from Wellington, via Panama. The vessel left "here"on April 3rd; WESTERN COMET AT AUCKLAND. - The "iLuckenbach steamer : Western.. •Comet'arrived at Auckland at 2 p.m.. yesterday from Now ¥ork via. Panama'.' -'After putting out part cargo at Auckland, ..the vessel- will proceed direct to •Australia -witii >the remainder. •,'pORT L-YTTELTON FROM HOME. ''The" C.~'ahd'D. liner Port Lyttelton •is-'to sail from*-London this .month lor Melbourne,- Sydney, Auckland, Napier, and Wellington, The vessel is due here I : early, In, August. t ' PORT CHALMERS/" ' j A ' special report from the Dunedin Harbour Board's engineer, on the necessary dredging required to give at least 35ft or 40it. of, water at low tide from the heads ■ to' Port Chalmers, has been received by" the " board. The engineer estimated that a 300 ft channel, with a, minimum depth of 35ft, could be completed in five and a half years at a" cost of .£55,000.. This was the smallest width the harbourmaster thought safe.: If towards the end of the hve and a half years it was thought advisable to widen and (deepen further it would- be Soi the . board ■ of- that day to decide. The ,board. 1 jiold >tho. matter over for further inquiry. ...... ":./ FLORA AT "AUCKLAND, The TJnion Company's Island steamer Mora arrived 'at Auckland from the Eastern Pacific early on Tuesday morning, was granted pratique that morn- , ing, and berthed at the King's wharf. Sho brought a full cargo of fruit and 1 Island produc'e, all of which is in good condition: "Tt "Winprises 14,000 cases of '-fnrit, "100 "bags:''of coeoanuts, and 101) ..tone ofT>pearl.t shell. jNothing untoward •.was-.experiencedi on the voyage, though 'stormy throughout. The i'lora is : advertised'''te sail from Auckland for Raro--1 tonga and Tahiti"to-morrow at 3 o'clock. - AWANUI I'KOM NEW YORK. "A standafdTs'ed steamer— the ". War. Paris—of 770C"'.t.ohs not, which is to be renamed Awariiiij is reported to be load, ing shortly at. New York for New' Zealand. and Australian ports, under the auspices of the American and Australian Jjine. No,, information (can be gathered about ./the Awaniu <or her 'charter),: w-hoso .Maori name naturally suggests that hex owners have already "interests 'in the export shipping business' of' New Zealand, and are replacing a vessel Idst during the war.' . .'KAHTJ TOR CHATHAMS.

• -The. Chatham. Islands Fishing Co. advieea that.thsK.iihu is now fixed to leave.\V>JJiugton.on Saturday afternoon for .the,.Chatham Islands, instead of tomorrow. The vessel is duo here on Saturday morning from Napier.

'• ;■ TUB BLACKBALL BOATS. J> Co.'s collier Ngatoro p.asseVj,"pape. J?allißer at 8.40 a.m. yes-' tdrda'y, holitid 'from Napier to Grey-fn'oatli-'tS'load 'coal for Blufl. The Nga'ttefe"'''is""'to 'load 7 at Greymouth early next' week"fot 'Wbllington, where she is due about nexf-Wednesday. The vessel's, cargo" will-comprise bunkering tor the -Ksmuow. -.- XIA ORA FOR LONDON. The..Shaw t .. Sa.vill and Albion liner Kia Oja left-.,Waitara at an early hour thi*;, morning., ior Wanganui roadstead to .continue loading. The v»ss«l is duft at, Wellington on Monday from fill up. RONA FROM NEWCASTLE. The Scale 3 barque Rona arrived in the stream at; Wellington at 1.40 -p.m. yesterday with." a load of coal from Newcastle. Tho vessel sailed from the New South Wales 'port on May 11th, una J,herefoi'e.,,.pccup,ied three weeks on tho

passage. The Eona sailed into port, aided by a light southerly breeze. Tho Port Health Ulhcer inspected the barque yesterday afte.rnoon and granted praUque. The Eona will berth to-day at 'the Railway wharf to discharge her cargo of coal. EAKANGA FOE LONDON. The liner Earanga arrived at r Gisborne yesterday morning from Napier, and is to sail on Sunday .for Wellington to complete Homeward loading. The vessel is to leave Wellington on the 12th. inst. for London via Panama. , THE NEW PORT CURTIS. Further particulars have now been received regarding the Commonwealth and Dominion new steamer Port Curtis, which was purchased from the Imperial Government. It appears that.this sceamer, which is No. 447 ill Messrb vV'orkman Clark's yards, at Belfast, is. one of the "G" type ofstandard steamers. She is 450 ft long by 58ft in breadth, with a moulded depth of 10ft. Her tonnage is SOOO gross, and her capacity is 10.SWJ dead weight at a loaded draught of 29ft. She will displace 16,000 tons. The Port Ourtis has three boilers, 16ft 3in x 20ft 6in, and is designed for a sea speed of 13 knots. TO-DAY'S BEIETHAGE. Mararoa, ferry berth; Manuka, No. I, north Queen's wharf; Corinna, Glasgowwharf; Calm, Pipitea wharf; Nikau, No. 10, -Queen's wharf; Waitangi, Glasgow wharf; Waverley, ferry wharf; Eona, -Railway wharf; Karaniu, Taranaki street wharf;' Kaiapoi, Railway wharf. WAR PILOT F'UxjM NEW YORK.

The C. and D. : 'ner War Pilot is to sail from New Y 0..; (luring.this month, coal-laden, for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Melbourne.

SALVAGING POET HUNTER. News dated Boston, March Ist, has been received stating that' salvage operations on the steamer Port Hunter, which was wrecked near Nantucket .shoals in October last, were begun on rebrauary 15th Her cargo is valued at almost .£BOO,OOO. The largest items aro 95C9 cases of rubber boots, 5883 bales of leather jerkins, and 6420 bales of cotton undershirts. There are also skin clothes, cobbler kits, flannel shirts, shoea, gloves, and stockings. British and French cargoes on the ship, consisting of machine and automobile parts, are worth :•'.■•'= GLAUCCJS AT DUNEDIN. The Australian steamer Glauciis, wellknown at Wellington, steamed up to Dunedin on Saturday afternoon, and was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge 2000 tons of guano from Surprise Island. The vessel left Port ICembla o>*. April 22nd foi Noumea, where she arrived on April 80th. A full cargo of coal was discharged at the New Caledonian port, and the Glauous left on May .10th for Surprise. Island. ' She arrived at an anchorage off the: island oh May 11th and experienced no difficulty in loading her cargo, departure being taken on May 17th direct for Dunedin. Fine weather was experienced until the vessel was approaching Cook .Strait, when she: encountered heavy gales and very high seas, which prevailed until arrival off Otago Heads on Friday afteroon. On completion of discharge the Glauous will go from Dunedin to Bluff to load timber tor Melbourne. ■'.-.• NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. :'! Tho New ' Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Whnkatane is expected to leave Port Chalmers about Tuesday next for Timaru, .New Plymouth, Picton and Wellington, for Honioward loading. The vessel is due here about the 23rd inst., and is to sail for London via Panama about the' 27th. The Remuera is expected to leave Port Chalmers for Wellington next Thursday t» l . i comp.leto Homeward loading. - & 'Tho' vessti- came out o.f dock at Chalmers "on-Saturday, 'after being cleaned: painted.. . A start was made on Mondav morning to tranship the frozen meat cargo from the damaged steamer Westmoreland. The Remuera is to leave Well-' ington on the 18th inst. for London via I'anamn.

The Carpentaria is to leave . Lyttelton' to-day for ■ Bluff to ' complete Homeward loading. From Bluff the vessel will como to Wellington solely for the purpose of Bunkering while en route to London'via Panama.

•;Tiie--Middleham Castle is. to sail from' Wellington to-morrow afternoon for London via Panama.

The Paparoa, now loading at Auckland is to leave there on the. 16th inst. for London via Panama.

Jhe Rimutnka is to leave Wellington next Thursday to load at Whakatane l'okoruaru Bay, and Gisborne. The vessel nil return to Wellington to fill up, and will sail irom here on the 30th,inst. for London via Panama.

\ e * Waimate J eft London.oh May ; 15th for Now York to load for New Zealand ports.

The Orari left Suez on May 17th for Australia with returning troops. The vessel mil come across to load at Gissome, Napier and Wellington for Lon-

Ihe Opawa left London on May 18th for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland,. Welhngton and Lyttelton, with cargo for those ports. The vessel is com,lnj?„Vla Cape of Good Hope. IR f I, °f Bl ur h 'i? e J eft f'ymouth on May 18th for Wellington, Lyttelton and Diinedin, via Newport News (U.S.A.) and Panama The vessel is" due at Wellfn£ ton about July 4th. ■The Armagh' is expected to leave'Brisbane on June 14th to load at Waitara Wanganm and Wellington,. for London Pa^amrcLri! 1 H ™°™* ™

OVERSEAS VESSELa STEAMERS. -fP°i Sl £ w Hal V" Uue UeiJi "?ton June oth; left New York April 22nd. i£ 5 0t n ?^ kl l k ~^ w Auckland June 7th; due Wellington June 12th; i,ft New York May Ist. (N.Z. and African Co.) mfh H Auckland Juno 16th; due Wellington June 23rd; left New York May 13th. (C. and r>. Lino.) VYaitomo-Due Wellington June 18th; left,Calcutta May 16th via Singapore and Auckland. (Union Co.) Port Pirie—Due Wellington June 24th; left. London April 18th. (C. and D. Line.* Waimana—Due Auckland June 21st'; due Wellington July Ist; left London May 10th. (Shaw Savill.) Prmzessin—Due Wellington July Ist • London May 16th. (Shaw Savill.) ' Lyttelton June 30th; left London May 16th. (Shaw Savill.) „r,, lra—Du < ) Auckland June 29th; due Wellington July sth; left New York May 15th. (Shaw Savill.) Austral Grange—Due Lyttelton Juno 30th; left New York May 13th, via Panama,

Maiwfjanui—Due Port Chalmers July 2nd; left United Kingdiom May 17th. ' Ruahino—Duo Wellington July 4th; left Plymouth May l&th {N.Z.S. Co.) Tahiti—Duo Auckland'July 16th; left United Kingdom May 27th. ;

SAILERS. Sal* Francisco to Wellington—Laura (bc/tne), sailed April 20th. New York to| Wellinj;tori--King Cyrus (4-inastcd ech.), to sail-

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