SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17394, 2 July 1920, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER TO-MOHROW. St. Clair : 3.36 a.m., 3.57 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 3.46 a,m., 4.7 p.m. Port Chalmers : 4.26 a.m., 4.47 p.m. Dunedin : 4.56 a.m., 5.17 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 4.27 ,p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.55 a.ni. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter July 9 4.36 p . m New moon July 16 7.55 a.m. First quarter July 23 . 6.50 a.m. Full moon July 31 10.49 a.m. Set to-day, 7.56 a.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.36 p.m. i __^________ WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Rev D. 'C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a,m. to-day :

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, .moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gala of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, fogey; G, gloomy, dark weather; H. hail; L 7 lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the -whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; 5. rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Eev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day :—Wind northerly, strong to gale, and backing by north to west; storm is approaching from the west; weather will be cloudy and unsettled; rain probable; barometer falling; sea, considerable and increasing; tides moderate.

ARRIVED.—JuIy 1. Te Anau, s.s. (5.5 p.m.), 1,622 tons, Platts, from Bluff. VESSELS IN PORT at 3 p.m. TO-DAY. Wairuna, Victoria wharf. Kotare, Rattray street wharf. Kini, Kitchener street wharf. Flora, Birch street wharf. Wanaka, Birch street wharf. Kauri, Rattray street wharf. Maunganui, Port Chalmers. Mararoa. Port Chalmers. Progress, sch, Port Chalmers. The liner Argyllshire, which is now loading at Auckland, will afterwards go to Whakatane, Tokomaru Bay, and Wellington to complete her cargo. She will leave the last-named port about July 20 for London via Panama. The Ulimaroa is due at Wellington en Monday _ next from Sydney. The liner Surrey is now timed to sail from Wellington to-morrow for London •via Panama. The liner Zealandic is expected back at Wellington on July 8 from Bluff to complete loading. The vessel is to leave the northern port on July 12 for London via Panama. The auxiliary schooner Houto is expected _ to leave Wellington to-day for Dunedin with general cargo. It is expected that the coastal steamer John will load at Wanganui and Wellington shortly lor South Island ports. A telegram from ChristcUurch states that the oversea steamer • Waiwera was to have left Lyttelton yesterday afternoon, but owing to one of the crew developing a mild attack of influenza, and being ordered by the -port health officer to be sent ashore, the vessel was removed to on anchorage in the stream. After undergoing fumigation she was to have sailed last night for Wellington to complete her loading for London. The steamer Leitrim, laden with general cargo from Liverpool for New .Zealand, should reach Auckland about Julv 6.

_ The steamer Westmea.th Ls due "at Wellington to-morrow morning from Auckland to discharge portion of her London cargo She will subsequently proee-d to Lyttelton, then Dunedin and Australian "ports to complete discharge. The Moeraki, which, arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, brought a considerable quantity of Japanese goods transhipped at the New South Wales port. The Government steamer Tutanekai. which is to take the Hinrmoa's round trip to the. South Island lighthouses, will leave Wellington early next Ca.ptnin C. Post will be in command of the Tutaviekai. The Phaw-Savill liner Parantra, which arrived at Auckland on Monday last froti Liverpool and Australian ports, 1.000 casks of wine from Cape Town for discharge at Auckland The Baranga. after loading at Auckland for the United Kinsdom. will proceed to Whakatane and Wellington to fill up. " : C:'ptain C. M. Andrews, formerly mnster of' the Karanieit, is in commnnd of the Pafanga. Tho steamer Devon arrived at Melbourne on Monday last from London via Adelaide. The U.S. and A. steamer Nokntay. bound from Sidney and Bri=ban& to NeV York, left Noumea on June 18. The liner Otaki arrived at Sydney on Jim? 23 from Port Pine with a full cargo of concentrates. Tho Kotiro is to sail to-nisrht for Bluff. Inverr&rgill. and wards zo to Catlins Piver to load a sawmillino; plant for transhipment to Greymonth.

The Wsnnfe. which has been in port for a week discharging a pa>-t cargo of coal from Newcastle, is to sail to-morrc-w for "Bluff to complete discharge. The Flora is to Dunedin to-morro-.v for Oamarn and Timaru to complete loading for Wellington. The Kini is expected to be "clear of her coal cargo in time to saql to-morrow for Greyniouth, where she will load for Wellineton. Th° Poherna. which arrived at Lvttelton last nidi from Gr?vmotith. is expected to sail to-morrow for Westport, wbe'-e she will load for Wel'intrfcon. The Union freighter Waima-ino is now loadin? a cargo of wheat at Geelong for Auckland aiid "Wellington. Lisht rain was falling a t Greymouth to-day. There was a moderate Rpa'on the bar. while the sea was smooth on the Westport bar. WESTRALTA FROM MELBOURNE. The Huddart-Parker steamer Westralia is to leave Melbourne to-day direct for Wellington with passengers and She should reach Wellington on July' 7. and is expected to arrive here about July U en route for Melbourne. " j

. THE FERRY SERVICE. Tn© Maori arrived at Lyttelton at 7.30 a.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers connected with the first espress for the south. KARAMEA PROM MONTREAL. The Karamea. which loaded general cargo at Avonroouth and also at Montreal under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, is due at Auckland about July 19. She will later visit Australian ports to put oat t&e remainder of her freight. SHIPWRIGHT'S FEAT. The safe arrival of the Interstate cargo steamer Inga at Sydney last, week from Greymouth draws attention to a fine engineering and shipwright feat that was carried out recently at Wellington. Itwill be remembsred that the Inga had her hull badlv holed through touching a rock in the Taranaki Bight while bound from Sydney to Wanganui. The vessel came on to Wellington for repairs. Her owners. R. S. Lamb and Co., Sydney, decided that the Inga should bo* temporarily patched up at Wellington and be permanently repaired in dock on arrival at Sydney. Accordingly the Inga was taken upon the Wellington patent slin and S. Wood and Son fitted a huge wooden patch on the ve.-sel's bull—the first undertaking of'its kind .performed in New Zealand. The patch measured about 45ft in length and extended from one bils;c keel to tile other, in width—about 45ft also. The timber used was totara. When the job was complete the Inga was launched and tested. She proceeded from Wellington to Greymouth and took a load of timber from the latter port saf elv to Sydney. If there had been a dock at Wellington the permanent repairs of the ship would orobnblv have been effected at that port instead of at Sydney. OIL DEPOT AT SYDNEY. A large tank was recently installed r.t the Gore Bay depot at Sydney for oil fuel ,_ and the first consignment, amounting to 750 tons, was pumped into one of the tanks at Ball's Head, from the Niagara, on June 21. A second consignment of oil fuel, amounting to LOGO tons, reached Sydney recently by the Union Company's cargo steamer Waitemata. and this -was also discharged at Ball's Head.

MOKOIA'S MOVEMENTS. The East Coast trader Mokoia left Auckland at- 5 p.m. yesterday direct for Wellington, where she is due to-morrow-afternoon. The vessel will leave Wellington on Monday evening for Dnnedin. where she should arrive on Wednesday morning next. The Mchoia is timed to leave her<* on July 10 for East Coast ports and Auckland. DEATH OF CHIEF ENGINEER. _ According to a letter received in Wellington by -the last Australian mail, Mr A. S. Young, chief engineer of the liner Port Melbourne, died at Sydney of heart failure. The deceased, who belonged to Scotland, was married, and was just on thoretirins age. One of his sons is chief engineer of the Port Chalmers, and another is fifth engineer of the Port Sydney. MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Cantain W. Paul has taken command of the Flora, relieving Captain E. C. Vcjllenoweth, who has come ashore on holiday leave. Captain J. Rankine has taken command of the Maoonrika, relieving Captain V. G. Webb, who has been appointed to a shore position on tho Union Company's staff at Wellington. Mr J. W. Cameron, late chief officer of the Waihora, has joined the Monowai in a similar capacity, relieving Mr D. Harkness for holiday leave. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. Tho following steamers should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night : —Awanui : Ulimaroa,. Niagara. Ma u eno, Kia Ora, Rakanoa. Moeraki. Auckland : Talunc. Moknia. Kai-' tangata, Rakanoa, Monowai. Wellington : Moeraki. Mokoia, Ci'y of Winchester. Westmeath, Arawa, Orari. Paparoa. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. Julv 1.—6 5 p.m., Rona. from a.m., Westmeath, for Wellington.—s.s p.m., Mokoia, for Wellington and Dnnedin. July 2 : 9.5 a.m., James Cosgrove, trawler, "from Glasgow via Panama. WELLINGTON. July 1.-4.30 p.m., St-ella.. from Dnnedin.—9 30 p.m.. Waipon. from Newcastle.—3.4o p.m., Orari, for London via Panama.—4.ls p.m., Otarmu, for -Lvt*elton. LYTTELfo,\T. j u i y 1._3 a . m . ( y.ily, sch. from Wellington.—6 30 a.m.. Cum, fro-i Wanranui.—B.2s p.m.. po n-rna. "• •--in Grevmouth.—l.s p.m., Woolcon, for Wr\ :j gton.' (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weafch. Aiickland—S.W., 1 ... 50.59 38 BC Napier—S.E., 1 Wellington—N.W., f b 30.48 44 BC 30.42 56 c Westport—N., fb ... 30.48 54 O.MR Grevmouth—N., br .. 30 37 55 0 Bealey—W., 1 30.54 50 s Ohriatchurch—N.W., 1 30.11 62 c Timaru—Calm 30.17 46 G Oamaru—Calm 30.10 55 0 DLiiedin—Calm 30.06 57 0 Q.ueenstown —Calm ... 30.23 43 R Nuggets—N.W., f ... 30.16 57 R Bhiff—N.W., 1 29.97 52 OFR Ir.vercargill—Calm ... 30.15 60 R Olvde—N.W., str ... 55 0 Roxburgh—N.W., fb 29.82 59 0 Pembroke—N.W., 1 ... 29.20 57 R Naseby—Calm 28.10 52 O Balclutha—Calm 30.04 49 0 Port Chalmers—Calm 30.10 56 O