SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17720, 22 July 1921, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER, TO-MORROW. St. Clair ; 4.29 -a.m.. 4,49 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 4.39 a.m,, 4.59 p.m. Port Chalmers : 5.19 a.m., 5.39 p.m. Dunedin : 5.49 a.m, r 5.9 p.m. THE SDN. Sets to-day, 4.44 p.m. • rises to-morrow, 7.44 a.m, PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day, 8.23 a.m.; rises to-morrow, 8.10 p.m.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind. —L, light; hr, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy. Weather.—B. blue sky,, ho the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; 0, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning ;*M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain: S. snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Foricast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day Wind southerly, strong to gale; heavy showers, with hail and sleet at times; rain probable, and snow on high country; the night will be very cold; barometer rising fast soon; sea heavy, tides good. SAILED.—.JuIy 22. Houto. anx. sch (11.45 a.m,), 153 tons, Sorenson, for Auckland. .VESSELS IN PORT at 4 p.m. TO-DAY, Hinemoa, Kitchener street wharf. Donald M‘Kay, Victoria wharf. Kailangata, Birch street wharf. narthneill. bq, Birch street wharf. Rothesay Bay, bq, Victoria wharf. Kntare, Rattray street wharf. Progress, sch, Port Chalmers. Pateena, Port Chalmers. Monowai, Port Chalmers. Maunganui, Port Chalmers. Mokoia. Port Chalmers. To Anau. Port Chalmers. Moana, Port Chalmers . Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers. Kaimanawa, Port Chalmcr*. Wakine. Port Chalmers. Stella, Port Chalmers. Tni'awcra, Port Chalmers.

The auxiliary schooner Houto left Dun edin shortly before noon to-day for Auek land with a. full cargo of roofing files.

The Tarawcra’s crew were paid off today, and the vessel steamed down to Port Chalmers this afternoon, where she will lay up indefinitely. The Kaitangata will probably leave Dnncdin to-night for Bluff, where the balance of her Australian cargo will be discharged. The Kakapo, loaded with coal for Gisborne and Napier, is bar-bound at Westport, The -Katoa. arrived at Wellington early lid; morning from Auckland. She is to sail to-morrow evening for Lyttelton and Dunedin. The vessel is due here on Tuesday next, and it is hoped to despatch her the same day for Lyttelton, Wellington. and Auckland. Tim Wingatni is to leave Timnru tomorrow" for Lyttelton to complete her loading for Auckland. The Karamu arrived at Bluff yesterday afternoon from Wellington. She_ :s expected to sail this evening for Dunedin, where she should arrive to-morrow. The vessel will load here and at Oamaru and Timaru for Wellington, , The Corinna is to leave New Plymouth to-day and Wellington to-monow for Dunedin. She will load hero, on Monday for Nelson and New Plymouth. The, Knrauui is to leave Napier to-day for Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Slio will load here about Wednesday next for Gisborne and Napier via ports. Tho Wbangape is due at Lyttelton shortly with a cargo of hardwood from West Australian ports. The. Kanna has been fixed to load fit Auckland next week for Wellington, .Lyttelton, arid Dunedin. There was a heavy sea on the bar ft Gvcymouth to-day, and .a slight fresh was running in the river. There was a considerable sea on the bar fit Westport The Breeze is due here to-morrow from Lyttelton to load for Timavn, Lyttelton. Picton, and Wanganui. Tho Tofna is listed to leave, Auckland to-morrow for Fiji. Tonga, and Samoa. Tin P. and 0. liner Mantua is scheduled to leave Sydney on duly 26 for London via ports. The. Manuka, which is doc at Wellington on Sunday afternoon from .Sydney, is timed to sail on tho return voyage on Thursday next.

The Storm is expected to reach Dunedin to-night or to-morrow morning from Wellington to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Tin', Shaw, Saviil, and Albion liner Arawa is timed to leave Wellington at daybreak to-morrow for Southampton and Loudon via Monte Video and Tenerifi'e. The Flora, is listed to leave Auckland on her next trip to (he Eastern Pacific, on August !).

The full-rigged ship Cardin.ia, bound from Newcastle to Auckland, was olf Tiritivi Island (Haiira.ki Gulf) last nightThe Navua left Sydney on Wednesday afternoon for-Fiji. The C. «nd D. liner .Port Napier, whicli is now loading at Lyttelton, will proceed later to Wellington. She will be despatched from tlm latter port about July 26 for London via Panama._ According to a Press Association message, tho Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Stephens sailed from an English port on July 13 for New Zealand. Tho local agents advise that the. vessel is bringing a cargo of coal for Wellington.

Mr A. F. Neale, purser of the Moeraki. has transferred to ike Tahiti in place of Sir S. J. Ewan, who lias come to Dunedin for orders. The C. and D. Line lias received cable advice that the Port Vidor left Panama. Canal' on July 15 for Newport News en route to London from Wellington. The vessel deft Wellington, pu-Juno 2L

The Canadian Government steamer Canadian Spinner left Montreal on July 2 for Australian ports, Auckland, and Wellington. The vessel is to bo followed by tho Canadian Conqueror. The Shaw, Saviil. and Albion Company advises that the Kumara is to sail from London shortly for New Zealand port?.

The C. and D. Line si,earner Port Kcmbla left Wellington yesterday morning for London via Panama. She is carrying the following passengers :■ —M.issos Jackson. Banks, Messana, Mosdamcs Beavis, •Jackson, Messrs Beavis, Shrhnpton, and Turnbull. Tho Canadian Planter arrived at Lyttelton Yesterday from Wellington to continue loading for Boston, New York, Montreal, and Philadelphia.

The Huddart-Parker steamer Ulimaroa will leave Sydney on July 25 for Auckland. She will leave Auckland on August 2, and on her return to Sydney this steamer will leave that port for Wellington, sailing on August .10. Sho should leave Wellington about August IS for Sydney. The Eiverina is limed to leave Sydney on her next trip to Auckland on August 15. The Taraweva arrived at Dunedin shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday from Auckland via Wellington and Lyttelton. After discharging n. quantity of general cargo the, vessel will go to Port Chalmers to lay up for an indefinite period.

’ -The Pntrmmi sailed yesterday afternoon for Lyttelton and Wo! lin jxt on. Mm will leave the hitler port about .Monday ior Bluff and Melbourne. Tlio ivallnna arrived at Pietnn this morning from Newcastle. She will complete her discharge at Nelson. The Union Company advise that the Waitcmaia arrived -at Bombay on July 16 from Newcastle with a cargo of coal. Tlio vessel will load at Calcutta and Singapore early in August for New Zealand ports The proclamation prohibiting the export of vessels and floating docks from Australia to overseas porks without the consent of the Minister of Trade and i Customs lias Irecn revoked. This pror clamation was brought into force on Feb--1 ruary 6, 1915, for the purposoWbf retaining in tlio' Commonwealth all vessels • which were required to carry on trade ; there, and which might have been sold at , the time owing to the tremendously high - prices ruling for all classes of vessels, a It lias been announced that tho X A.U.S.N. Company’s steamer Levuka has I been withdrawn from the Fiji service, and , will be placed iu the. Melbourne to Cairns trunk lino service, calling at Sydney. Brisbane, Port. Alma, Flat Ton (Mackay), Bowen, and Townsville, and proceeding J <n Cairns without transhipment. The Fiji . service will iu future he conducted by ' the steamer Suva, from Sydney. i 1 ; THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa arrived at Lyttelton at 10 a.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers connected with the, second express for the south. WAIMATE AND WHAKATANE. A cablegram received by the Now Zealand Shipping Company states that the Waimale left Newport Nows on duly 19 for London, in continuation of her voyage from Wellington. Advice, has also been received .slating that the Wliakatano, which left Lyttelton on dune 22 for London, arrived at Panama on duly 20. INCOMING VANCOUVER MAIL, The mail steamer Niagara is due at Auckland on duly 29 from Vancouver via. Honolulu and Suva, The Union Company advises that tho vessel will leave Auckland the same, day for Sydney, instead of on Saturday, duly 30, as previously announced. THE WEST HEPBURN. Dalgely and Co., advise that the sloamer West Hepburn should arrive at Auckland to-day, cargo laden, from New York. Tl.o vessel will discharge, at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. TILE CITY OF LINCOLN. Cable advice states that the City of Lincoln, on route from New York to Auckland and other New Zealand port-, arrived at Panama on July 15. She is due at Auckland about August 9. THE PORT LINCOLN. Cable advice has been received by the C. and I). Line that the Port Lincoln left New York on July 14, cargo laden. 1 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. She is cine at Auckland about August 18, and at Dunedin about September 2, THE MELBOURNE SERVICE. Ttie Union Company announces that in future Hie P.uioomi will (aim the southern route both to and from Melbourne, -instead of. as formerly, taking the westward routo from Wellington direct to Melbourne. Her first port of call from Mcßxinriio will be Dunedin, am! she will then proceed to Lyttelton. W cllinglon. am! Bluff in that order, the last-named being her final port. The Palnona is fo ! le.ne Wellington on .Monday lor Blnlf, en ro.i’.c hi Melbourne. SHIPPING CONGESTION AT NEWCASTLE. POSITION EASING. iSrrcur. to the^‘ Stah.’J CHRISTCHURCH, July 2!. Cap'aia Swanson, of llm American wooden si earner Broxion, which arrived at Lyttelton to-day with a cargo of Maitland (oal from Newcastle, cays : the congestion of shipping at Newcastle at present is severe. Besides about a dozen siearners there were thirteen or fourteen sailing vessels, all waiting for coal, which lb;! Australian Government, who have control of the output from Lite mine?, seemed unwilling in part with. His own vessel was in Newcastle seventy-six (lavs before she secured her cargo. All that time overhead charges were going on. the crow had to he paid and maintained, and yet the vessel was not earning a. penny, home ’ of the of her vessels, including two Janmmse steamers, had been there nearly three months. There van snppm<ed to bo 5,000 lons <i week available for Now Zen- j : land ; lint, so far as he could see, nothing like tint quantity whs supplied. Aji- . patently since tho Broxton left the position al Newcasilc had become easier. The Koromikn is en route to Lyttelton, nnd tho Waimarino is to leave there, to-day, also for Lyttelton, whilst other steamers are expected at Auckland and Wellington. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The. following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermenl toned wireless stations to-night:— .Auckland.—West Hepburn, Hatipara, Peparoa. Awanni.—Manuka, Canadian .Skirmisher, Kaitoke, Iviirovv. Awarna Waipovi, Kaitangata, Wingatwi. Chatham Islands. —Kaikoura (Wellington to London). Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Mapourika, Port Kembla. Wangaratta. Karori. Katoa. Raloona, Port Caroline, Kia, Ora, Koxamiko*

MISSING STEAMER GANASTOTA,

ANXIETY INCREASING.

News to diancl by the last Australian mail stales that tlie French. steamer Saint Joseph called at Norfolk Island on July 10 .searching for tho missing steamer Can as! eta. Acting on cable advice from Noumea, the Administrator instructed tho captain la continue tho search in tho vicin ,ity of Lord Howe Island before proceeding to Sydney. The fact that the Canastota carried 50,000 cases of benzine has increased tho anxiety for the safety of the overdue vessel. Ship masters point out that ben-, zinc is always a more or less dangerous cargo, and that many strange things have happened to vessels loaded with such inflammable, material *. but the fear that (ho worst Ims happened the Canastoha is deepened by the fact that, though fitted with wireless, no message for assistance, has been received from her. A former master of a destroyer operating off the roasl of Ireland during tho war recalled an experience in 1916. Wliilo in the Irish Sea an oil ship was discovered on fire, and the destroyer went to the vessel's assitsance. On arrival at the scene the craw was seen standing on the fore and aft part of the steamer, which was alight amidships. The destroyer wos. however, nimble to go alongside the steamer, which was sunsunded by o, lingo ring of burning oil’ floating on the water. This prevented her crew from reaching tho rescuing dratrover. The men perished on the burning vessels, which was finally blown up by -.m explosion. In less than half an hour there was no trace of wreckage, and the. bodies of the crew could not he found. Had the men on tho destroyed not witnessed the tragedy tho fade of Hip steamer would -probably have remained a mystery. PORT OF SYDNEY FACILITIES. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hurunni. which left Sydney on July 9 for the United Kingdom, is tho heaviest draught ship to negotiate the harbor. Laden with wheat, she left her berth at Pyrmont drawing; 33ft 6in, and (he fact (hat she negotiated Darling Harbor and tho channels without a hitch forcibly illustrates the facilities of t«e port for heavy draught ships. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 21,—4.50 p.m., Paparou, for Wellington via, Whakaiane. July 22 : 7.5 a.m., Rakmoa, from Newcastle. WELLINGTON. July 21.-—2.30 p.m., Ngakut.i, from Greymouth.—2.3o jp.nu, ’Woollen, for Lyttelton.—o p.m., Wanga? ratta. for Avonmoufcb. LYTTELTON. July _ 21.—7.50 a.m., Port Napier, from Tiraaru.—l p.m., Canadian Planter, from Wellington.—6.23 p.m., Ramona, for Westport.—Breeze, fop Dunedin. Jiilv 22 : 7.20 a.m., from Dunedin. NEWCASTLE, July 21.—Pukaki, from; Lyttelton. ’.MELBOURNE, July 21.—Waiotapn, from New Plymouth.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Last quarter July 28 1.50 p.m. New moon Aug. 4 7.48 a.rn. First quarter Aug. 11 1.44 a.in. Full moon Aug. 19 ' 2.58 a.m.

Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland—Tv., 1 50.25 52 0 Napier—S., 1 30.18 44 P. Wellington—X.E., 1... 50,1.1 4,i B Westport—S.W., 1 ... 30,22 39 pc? Gveymouth—E., l> ... 50.25 50 OM Beaky—X.W., f 1, ... 30. GO 53 B Christchurch —Calm ... 29.80 34 .11 Timara —X,, 1 29.93 55 P>G Oamaru—N.W., 1 ... 29.88 42 CB Dunedin—W., 1 b ... 29.87 45 BC Queenstown —N., 1 ... 29.87 40 BC Nuggets—S.W., f b... 29.83 32 ?. Bluff—W., mg ... 29.71 45 QH Baldufcha—X.W., b... 30.00 53 BC Xasoby—W., b 29.90 38 B P. Chalmers—X., fb — 48 BC Clyde—S.E., sir — 48 0 Pembroke—Calm 29.78 39 B C Pioxburgh—X.W.. 1 ... — 40 0 Invercargill—NAT,, 1 29.80 39 BC