SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17764, 12 September 1921, Page 1

SHIPPING.

. HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 11.42 a.ni„ 11.50 p.m. TaLv roa Head ; 11.52 a.m., p.m. Port Chalmers ; 0,8 a.m., 12.52 p.m. Dunedin : 0.33 a.m, 1,2 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-jJsy, 5.46 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.21 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

2.1 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, galo of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F,_ foggy; G, 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. Forecast. Tho Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day :—Westerly wind, squally at times; changeable and showery weather; barometer unsteady; sea and tides moderate. ARRIVED. —Sop tember 11. Karamn, s.s. (1.10 p.m.), 934 tons, Nicholas, from Wellington. SAlLED.—September 11. Dorset, s.s. (10.55 a.m.), 8,695 tons, Somers-Vine, for Now Plymouth. VESSELS IN PORT at 4 p.m. TO-DAY. Karamn, cross wharf. War-aka. Birch street wharf. Storm, Rattray street wharf. John, Rattray street wharf. Kotaro, Rattray street wharf. Progress, sch, Port Chalmers. Pateena, Port Chalmers. Monowai, Port Chalmers. Maunganui, Port Chalmers.Mokoia. Port Chalmers. Te Anan, Port Chalmers. Moann. Port Chalmers. Waikonaiti, Pori Chalmers. Kaimanawa. Port Chalmers. Wnhine, Port Chalmers. Stella. Port Chalmers. Tarawera. Port Chalmers. Karu. Port Chalmers. Corinna. Port Chalmers. Waitomo, Port Chalmers. Kaiwarra, Port Chalmers. Waipori, Port Chalmers. Rothesay Bay, bq, Port Chalmers. Hie Federal liner Dorset left Dunedin vestevday morning for New Plymouth, to load for Liverpool and London. She will subsequently visit Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland to complete her loading. Tire Paloona was to leave Wellington. at noon to-day for Bluff. Slio will be. desnatched from the latter port on Wednesday afternoon for Melbourne direct. Tho local agents for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Lino advise that tho Athenic will be despatched from Wellington on September 22 for Southampton and ix>ndon via Panama. The Kanna left Auckland at 1 p.m. on Saturday, cargo laden, for Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due hero about Friday, and after discharge will load for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland.

A cablegram from London states that tho Shaw-Savill liner Tairoa, on route from Now Zealand and Australian, ports to the United Kingdom, passed Dungoncss on September 9. Tho steamer Ai’«>tralglen, bound from Australian and Tasmanian port? to London. Hull, and Dunkirk. also passed Dun-gencss on September 0.

Tho Flora, which arrived at Auckland on Friday morning from tho Eastern Pacific, brought 14.000 cases of tropical fruits, consisting of 11,000 cases of oranges, 1,600 cases of bananas, and 2,000 cases of tomatoes.

The Now Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rimutaka is to sail from Wellington at midday to-morrow for London. Tho G. and D. liner Port Bowen was expected from Bluff at Wellington yesterday, mid is duo to soil for London on September 16.

The Manuka loft Sydney on Saturday for Wellington, and is duo there on Wednesday. On arrival she wall withdraw and temporarily lay up. The Tahiti, due froni San Francisco on September 17, will take tho Manuka’s trip to Sydney, leaving on September 19.

Tho" Kekeraugu, cn route from Newcastle to Lyttelton with coal, is to be diverted to another port not yet announced.

The auxiliary schooner Houto is under charter to the Waikato Shipping Company. Alter discharge at Hokiamra. sue will take up the temporary runnintr of a general cargo service between Onolmmm and Fort Waikato for the company, whicn is inaugurating a regular steamer service on the Wert Coast in two or three weeks time.

A now oil-driven vessel, called the Otimai, has been built by Mr G. 1 Auckland, for tho Northern Steamship Company. She was launched off tho slip recently to have her engines pk T board, and is to go hack on the have the machinery installed. She in reported to be an improvement on tho other auxiliary vessels owned by the company. It is estimated she will cany about 200 tons on a shallow draft, the latter being essential in the East Coast river trade, in which sho will be engaged. She is being fitted with twin 80 horee-povver Board more semi-Deisel engines. Tho Karamu, which arrived here yesterday from Wellington-, will sail to-night for Oamaru, Timarn, and Wellington. _ It is expected that the Wannka wili_bo clear of the local portion of her Ansstralian cargo in time to sail to-night for Lyttelton and Wollintrton.

The Kamo arrived at Westport at 4 p.m. yesterday from Now Plymouth. She is to sail to-night for Greymouih to load for Bluff and Dunedin. ' Tho Eini arrived at Wellington at 5 o.m. to-day from Onehonga. She is to sail to-night for Picton to load for Onchunga. Tho Wingatui arrived at Tiraaru at 6 a.rn. yesterday from Oamaru. She is to sail oa Wednesday for Auckland.

The Rama has been fixed to load at Dunedin on Thursday for Wellington and New Plymouth. The freeze is expected here on Tirana* day to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, end Wanganui. The Karnona is expected to leave Westport to-morrow morning for Wellington end Lyttelton. The Kaitangata will be despatched from Lyttelton about Wednesday direct for Auckland. P. AND 0. FLEET. The Naldora left Sydney on August 30 for London. The Narknnda left London on September 2, and is duo at. Sydney on October 15. The Malvra. left London on August 5, and is due at Sydney on September 17. The Mantua left Fremantle on August 5, and is expected at London on September 11. The Palma is due in Sydney in October from London. The Poona is to leave London in September, and is due at Sydney in November. THURAIvA’S LONG VOYAGE. The schooner Thuraka, which left Dunedin in ballast on July 8, did not arrive at Hobart until lifty-ono days later, just when anxiety was being 'felt for her safety. She encountered stormy weather from the outset of the voyage. On July 30 mountainous seas did considerable damage on deck, 'and to protect the vessel oil bags were put out. Those proved effective. During the voyage Captain Gifford was thrown against a rail and received a severe injury to his right arm, knee, and side. SALE OF THE OPHITt. The steamer Ophir, which was sold recently at auction at London for about £6,000, is a twin-screw steamer of 6,942 tons gross register, built at Glasgow in 1891. She was for many years the “crack” Orient liner in the Australian mail and passenger service. She is famous, too, as having been the Royal yacht in which the present King and Queen made their great world tour in 1901-02. She visited the principal New Zealand ports during the course of that cruise, and her beautiful linos and splendid appointments were .greatly admired. During the war the Ophir was employed as an auxiliary cruiser. NEWCASTLE’S LOST TRADE. There arrived at Sydney, for the month of July, only four sailing vessels, totalling 2,291 tons—which ie only the tannage of the French ship Rene Kervilor. a wellknown trader to Sydney and Newcastle. The present rates of freight have played havoc with the earnings of the sailing vessels which generally go to Australian ports for charter, lienee the few' arrivals, there. Owing to the loss of the coal trade from Newcastle to the west coast of South America, only one oversea sailing vessel and one intercolonial fihree-mastod schooner arrived at Newcastle during July, winch is the lowest tonnage of sailing vessels to arrive at the northern' port for any month since the termination of the war. OUTGOING VANCOUVER MAIL. The Makurn, which, arrived at Auckland early this morning from Sydney, is timed to leave there at- noon to-morrow for Suva., Honolulu, and Vancouver. ROTHESAY BAT AS A HULK. The barque Rothesay Bay, which was damaged, by collision with the steamer Calm in the Lower Harbor on the evening of July 7, has been taken over by the Union Steam Ship Company. She is now being dismantled in dry clock at Port Chalmers, and is to be converted into a hulk.

TAINUI LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON. A cablegram received by tho Shaw, Savail, and Albion Company states that the line: - Taimii was despatched from Southampton on September 8 for Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, and Dunedin ana Panama. She is due at Wellington on October 21. RUAPEHU AT AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehu arrived at Auckland at 9.30 a.m. to-dny from Southampton ana Panama. The vessel, which cams out in ballast, brought a large, number of passengers for New Zealand. Passengers for tho South will leave Auckland to-night, and those booked for Dunedin should arrive on Wednesday night. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL STEAMERS. Advice has been received by the Union Company that the mail steam or Tahiti arrived at Rarotonga at 6 a.m. on Saturday from San Francisco and Papeete, and sailed again at 4 p.m. for Wellington and Sydney. She is duo at Wellington on Saturday morning next, 'The mail steamer Mamma arrived at Papeete at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday last from Sydney and Wellington via Rarotonga., and sailed, at 5 p.m. on Thursday for Pan Francisco. She is duo at the Californian port on September 19. WAITEMATA LEAVES CALCUTTA, Gable advice received 'by the Union Company states that the Wuitemata sailed from Calcutta on Friday morning last laden with Eastern merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton. and Dunedin. She will ceil at Singapore and Townsville (Queensland) on route to Now Zealand, and is duo at Auckland early in October. WATRUNA FOR THE EAST. The Union Company announces that tho Wairuna, which [arrived at Sydney at 9 a.m on Saturday frojn Dunedin mid Melbourne, will load coal at Newcastle nose week for Eastern ports. Sho will afterwards go (o Calcutta to take tho November loading berth for New Zealand ports. The Wairuna will call at Singapore to complete her loading. WAIHEMO FROM PACIFIC COAST. Tho Union Company advises that the freighter Waihemo arrived at San Francisco at 8 p.m. on Friday last from Vancouver end Ocean Falk. Tho vessel was expected to leave tho Californian port yesterday with general merchandise for discharge at Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Tmumi, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney.

Full' moon Sept. 17 6.50 p.m. Last quarter Sept. 25 a.48 a.m. Now moon Oct. 2 11.66 p.m. First quarter Oct. 9 7.42 a.m. Set to-day, 3.14 o.m.; rises to-morrow,

V» M. J . Auckland—W., 1 Bar. Ther. Weath. 30.20 £2 B C Napiei—Calm 30.11 68 B ■ Wellington—N.N.E., b 30.06 57 B Westport—Calm 30.15 53 BO Bealey—N.W., b ... 30.06 45 O Christchurch —Calm... 29.96 54 13 Timaru—Calm 30.09 48 BO Oamaru —E.N.E., 1 ... Dunodin —N.E., 1 29.94 66 CB 29.96 53 BC Queenstown —Calm ... 50.01 54 BC Nuggets—N., 1 Bluff—W., 1 29.96 54 H 29.85 63 BC Baloluth:v —Calm 29.90 55 B Clyde—Calm — 60 BC Invercargill—Calm ... 29.92 SO B Port Chalmers —N.E-, 1 — 55 BC Roxburgh—N.W., 1 ... — 53 BC Naseby—Calm 30.05 54 13 Pembroke —N.W., str 29.56 54 B C