SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17765, 13 September 1921, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 0.5 a.m., 12.25 p.m. Taiaroa Head ; 0.15 a.m., 12.35 p.m. ' Port Chalmers : 0.55 a.m., 1.15 p.m. Dunedin : 1.25 a.m., 1.45 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.47 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.19 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day, 3.51 a.m.; rises to-morrow, 2.57 p.m. SAlLED.—September 12, Storm, s.s. (4.15 p.m.), 405 tons, M'Laughlan, for Wanganui via ports. John, s.a. (10 p.m.), 339 tons, Rodgers, for Wanganui via ports. The; Whangape, laden with general cargo and coal loaded at Melbourne and Newcastle, left the latter port at 7 p.m. on Saturday for Auckland. Tha Koranui will load at Dunedin about Saturday for Gisborne and Napier. She will complete her loading at Oama.ru., Timaru, and Lyttelton. The French full-rigged ship Vcrcingetorix left Wellington at 10,55 a.m. on Saturday for London. Sho has 5,500 bales of wool on board. The crows of the steamers Kaikorai and Kowhai were paid off at Wellington oi! Friday last. The Northern Company’s steamer Rarawa will resume her West Coast ran on Monday. September 19. She will leave Now Plymouth for Onehunga on Saturday. September 24. At last Friday’s meeting of the Bluff Harbor Board the harbor master reported that the inward vessels during August numbered 19 (10,721 tons) and outward 20 (11,017 tons), this being an increase inward of 2,481 tons and outward of 2.983 tons over the returns for the corresponding month of last year. There is every prospect of iho barque Franco making a fast passage to London if she maintains her present speed. A wireless message received in Wellington at 7 o’clock on Thursday evening stated that the vessel was then 100 miles east of the Chatham Islands.

Tim Corinthic is to leave Wellington on Friday for Auckland, Lyttelton, Tima*n, Port Chalmers, and Bluff. She will ■return to Wellington to complete loading, and is to sail on October 18 for Southampton and London. The Marnroa. made another fast passage •on Saturday night, and arrived at the moles at Lyttelton at 7.59 a.m. on Sunday. Her hull is foul at present, and she is to dock shortly for cleaning and painting, after which she should make even better time. The Port Lyttelton, now discharging Homo cargo at Wellington, will afterwards go to Napier to put out the remainder. The Port. Lyttelton will subsequently go to New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Wellington to load, and is to leave Wellington during the first week in October for London. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori arrived at Lyttelton at'7.lo K.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails mid passengers connected with tho first | express for tho south. * GENERAL DEGOUTE SOLD. Tho steel spar-deck steamer' General Degoute, 2,5.34 tons gross, built at West Hartlepool in 1899 by Messrs Furness, Withy, arid Co., Ltd., recently advertised for sale in London by auction by order of tho Marshal of the Admiralty, has been disposed of by private treaty to foreign buyers. This steamer was at ona time owned by tho Commonwealth Government Line of steamers, which acquired her from West Hartlepool in June, 1916, for £BO,OOO, afterwards disposing of her to Belgium, wirlv in 1919 for about £200.000. BARQUE'S EXCITING EXPERIENCE. After an exciting experience in Bass Strait, the four-masted barque Elginshire, which reached Port Phillip Heads on August 23, and oiler taking Pilot W. Easson aboard was blown to sen, reached Melbourne on August 51, and berthed at the railway pier, Williamstown. Tho barque loft Auckland on July 20, in ballast, and experienced heavy weather during practically tho whole of the passage. The fact that she reached Port Phillip Heads in thirty-four days is considered an exceptionally fine performance for a sailing vessel coming from New Zealand in ballast at this time of the year. Describing their experiences on reaching Port Phillip Heads, an officer of the barque said that no sooner had tho "pilot been picked up than heavy seas, with strong westerly winds, made progress impossible, and to have attempted to pass through the Heads would have meant disaster. The barque was then turned round and practically hove-to. The wind was, however, very strong, and with the strong sea. running the barque was carried away to sea. On Sunday, August 23, tlvvy wore drifting in the vicinity of Wilson s Promontory, and care had to be takeip to avoid tho dangerous email isk'iids which abound in that portion of the _ Strait. Eventually the wind died down, and the barque was able to malic headway, and on Tuesday again readied tire Heads, where she was taken in tow by a tug and brought to Melbourne. The Elginshire is one of the few sailing vessels remaining with the Scottish Shire Line, and is owned by Messrs T. Law and Co., of Glasgow. She canto in ballast from Hull to Adelaide some months ago, and was then ordered to Newcastle- to load coal for Auckland. She will load wheat at Williamstown for overseas. Like most of the “ Shire. ” sailing ships, the Elginshire has her complement of cadets, who are being trained in seamanship and navigatio.-j,. She lias twelve of these cadets on her half deck, and the training which they receive is thomnsja*. Tho Elginshire is under the command of Captain D. Roberts, who has a unique record at aea. NEW DOCK OX THE THAMES. The extension recently completed to the Royal Albert Dock', on the Thames, forma the most costly single work over undertaken to improve the facilities of tho Port of London. Over £4.500.000 were spent on the extension, which adds a waiter area of about sixty-four acres and provides about two and’a-half more miles of quay. Construction was begun in 1912. and was maintained on a limited scale throughout Dio war. Tho working depth in the dock is 38ft. so that the- largest class of vessel using the port can bo accommodated. A prominent feature of the dock is a double bascule bridge carrying a roadway, loach leaf weighs 363 tons, and the bridge opens in sixty seconds. An elaborate equipment of' electric cranes has been provided, together with every facility for tie rapid loading and unloading of vessels. since its opening by the King and Queen this dock is known as the King George V. Dock.

WEATHER REPORT.

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

Wind.—L, light; hr, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gole; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be tho atmosphere clear or heavy ; C, clouds, passing clouds;.D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; If, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, tho wnolo 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. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day ;—Westerly wind prevailing; cloudy and unsettled weather, at times with misty rain; barometer little movement; sea rough, tides moderate. SAlLED,—September 13. Karamu, s.s. (11 a.m.), 934 tons, Nicholas, for Wellington via ports. Wanaka, s.s. (9.55 a.m.), 2,425 tons, Watson, for Lyttelton and Wellington." VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. ■ —Coastal.— Rama, Wellington, Sept. 15. Breeze, Wanganui via ports. Sept. 16. Kamo, Westport, Bluff, Sept. 16. Kama, Auckland via ports. Sept. 16. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Sept. 17. Gisborne, Napier, Sept. 17. .John, Wanganui, direct, Sept. 22. Karamu, Wellington, direct, Sept. 22. Storm, Wellington via ports. Sept. 24. Katna, Auckland, direct, Sept. 25.

—lntercolonial and Oversea. — Ruapehu, London via ports, Sept. 20. Kumara, Liverpool via ports, Sopt. 24. Paloona, Melbourne, direct, Sopt. 27. Wanaka, Sydney via Bluff, Sept. 30. Corinthic, Southampton, Oct. 2. Waitemafca, Calcutta, Oct. 15. Romuera, Southampton. Oct. 18. Tainui, Southampton via ports, Nov. 2. Piako, Liverpool via ports, Nov. 7. SAILING SHIPS FOR NEW ZEALAND. Helen B. Sterling, sch, Newcastle to Auckland. To sail. Eaupo, bq,- Newcastle to Wellington. To sail. Bianca, sch, Delagoa Bav to Dunedin. To sail. Eona, bq, Newcastle to Wellington. To sail. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal. — Corinna, New Plymouth, Sept. 14. Rama, Well,, New Plymouth, Sent. 15. Breeze, Wanganui via ports, Sept. 17. Kamo, New Plymouth, Sept. 17. Kanua, Auckland via ports, Sept. 17. Calm, Wanganui* via ports, Sept. 17. Koranui, Napier vitf ports, Sept. 19. John, Wanganui via ports, Sept. 22. Karamu, Wellington via ports, Sept. 22. Storm, Wanganui via ports, Sept. 24. Katoa. Auckland via ports, Sept. 27. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— Paloona, Melbourne via ports. Sept. 23. VESSELS IN FORT at 4 p.m. TO-DAY. Kotare, Rattray street wharf. Progress, sch, Port Chalmers. Pateena, Port Chalmers. Monowai, Port Chalmers. Maunganui, Port Chalmers, Mokoia, Port Chalmers. Te Anau. Port Chalmers. Moana, Fort Chalmers, Waikouaiti. Port Chalmers. Kairoanawa. Port Chalmers. Wohine. Port Chalmers. Stella. Fort Chalmers. Tarawera. Port Chalmers. Karu, Port Chalmers. Corinna, Port Chalmers. Waitomo, Port Chalmers. Kaiwarra, Port Chalmers. Waipori, Port Chalmers. Rothesay Bay, bq, Port Chalmers

Tire Wanaka. left Dunedin at 10 a.m. to-day for Lyttelton and Wellington _to discharge the balance of her Australian cargo. She will afterwards go to Newcastle and Sydney to load again for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Tho Breeze has been delayed at Wanganui, and is not expected to reach Dunedin until Friday or Saturday in consequence. She will load here for way ports and Wanganui. Tho Navua left Sydney at noon yesterday for Suva. Tho Waihemo is expected to leave San Francisco to-day for New Zealand and Australian ports. The Kini is expected to leave Picton to-night for Onehunga. The Kamo left Westport at 6.30 a.m. to-day for Greymouth to load for Bluff and Dunedin.

The Kanna arrived at Wellington at 6.30 a.m. 10-da.y from Auckland. She is expected to sail to-night for Lyttelton and Dunedin.

The Kamona left Westport at 7.30 a.m. to-day for Wellington and Lyttelton. The Kurow is expected to leave Newcastle to-day for Wellington and New Plymouth. 9 I'ho Kaiapoi arrived at Melbourne at 9 a.m. yesterday from Greymouth. She is expected to sail to-morrow for, Adelaide. where the balance of her timber cargo will be discharged. The vessel will afterwards load at Adelaide for Auckland. The Paloon-a is limed to leave Bluff after the arrival of the first express from Dunedin to-morrow afternoon direct for Melbourne. A cablegram from London states that the ship Penang, which left Adelaide on April 17 for Antwerp, has passed Dover. NIAGARA LEAVES VANCOUVER. A cablegram received by the Union Company states that the mail steamer Niagara left Vancouver at 1 a.m. on Saturday for Auckland via Honolulu and Suva. Sho is due at Auckland on tho morning of Friday, September 30. and is scheduled to sail tho same day for Sydney. KUMARA FROM LIVERPOOL. Tho Shaw. Savill, and Albion steamer Kumara, with general cargo from Liverpool, arrived at Auckland early this morning. The vessel's discharging ports are Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She should arrive hero about September 24.

LONG VOYAGE IN BALLAST. Owing to her inability to obtain cargo at European ports, the Commonwealth Government. Lino steamer Australplain returned to Melbourne on August 25 in ballast fro pi Hamburg, by way of South Africa—a distance of ' approximately 15,000 miles.

The steamer, which left Portland on March 31 with 5,821 tons of wheat for Hamburg, is the second Australian steamer to return from Germany after having discharged wheat. Tho other vessel was the Commonwealth Government Lino steamer Australpeak, which also returned to Melbourne in ballast recently. The Australplain is now discharging 500 tons of ballast at the railway pier, Willlamslown. Tii«Lcrew of tho steamer has been paid off, Wwl she will remain idle until next month, when she will probably load wheat for Egypt,

VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night : Awanui. —Manurcwa (bq), Australoid, Las Vegas, Fiona, W nan gape, Navua, Pakeha, Kawatiri. Auckland.—Tofna, Makura, Rivenna, Arahura, Port Sto"hens, Flora, K R. Sterling (bqtne), 1 .ti. Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Mapourika, Manuka, Athenic, Dorset, Wanaka, Rimutaka, Ngakuta, Katoa. Chatham Islands.—France (barque), Durham. Awarua. —Paloona. VALUE OF WIRELESS. An illustration of the value of wireless in reporting vessels was demonstrated when the schooner Huddersfield was on her way from Sydney to Gisborne recently. Several weeks ago the Huddersfield was reported to be within range of tho Awanui Station (North Auckland). It now transpires that about that time the barque Manurowa, which was on her way from Whangapo to Australia, passed the Huddersfield and exchanged signals with her. The Manurowa, which has a wireless telephone set, therefore must have reported the Huddersfield. WAIMARINO’S MOVEMENTS. The Union Company advises that the freighter Waimarino will leave Auckland to-morrow for Newcastle, where she will load a part cargo of coal for Seattle. The vessel will call at Fiji to fill up with sugar for Vancouver. She has been fixed to take the loading berth at Vancouver and San Francisco early in November for New Zealand and Australian ports. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 13.—5.20 a.m., Kumara, from Liverpool. WELLINGTON, September 12.—0.60 a.m., Port Lyttelton, from Auckland.— 12.40 p.m., Raima, from Chatham Islands. —4.40 p.m., Calm, for Wanganui.—4.so p.m., Kini, for Picton and Onohunga. LYTTELTON, Seotembcv 12.—2.15 p.m. Katoa, for Wellington and Auckland. TIMARU, September 13.~5.50 a.m., Storm, from Dunedin. SYDNEY, September 12—1 p.m., U!imaroa. from Wellington. SUEZ, September 11.—Dalinazia, from Sydney.—Havo, from Geelong. PORT NATAL. September IL—Port Caroline, from Melbourne.

IQ,TUQUE, September 11.—Wm. T, Lewis, bq, from Newcastle. NEW YORK, September It.—Canadian Planter, from Lyttelton. LAS PALMAS, September 11.—Arabian, from Sydney. ST. NAZAIRE, September 11.—Bsb binds, bq, for Melbourne. GENOA, September 11.— Pollenzo, from Adelaide. QUEENSTOWN, September 10.—Versailles, bq, from Melbourne. BELFAST, September 11,—Medan, from Albany. MANCHESTER, September 11.—Orelatone, from Mol bourne. BARRY, September 11.—Australmoimt, for Fremantle. TYNEMOUTH, SoptejnbGr 11.—Bellhouse, bq, from Melbounfi}!' CARDIFF, September 11.—Baron Polwarth, from Sydney. HULL, September,- 11.—Port Napier, from Wellington. FALMOUTH, September 11,-Alcyon, bq, from Melbourne.—Bellas, bq. from Sydney.—Derwent, shin, from Adelaide. —Manicia, ship, from Port Pivie. PLYMOUTH, September 11.—Crillon, ship, from Adelaide.—Cornil Bart, bq, from Port Victoria. LONDON, September 11.—Oooee. from Adelaide.—Mantua, from Sydney via ports.—Port Curtis, from Melbourne.— Boonah, Bobo me, and Ditta di Genova, for Sydney.—Otira, for Brisbane.—King Leddvn, .for Albany,—Port Melbourne, for Melbourne.

(For continuation seo Late Shipping.)

Full moon Sept. 17 0.50 p.m. Last quarter Sept. 25 0.48 a. in. Mew moon Oct. 2 11.55 p.m. First quarter Oct. 9 7.42 a.m.

Auckland—W., I ... Bar. T 50.05 her. 55 Veath. M Napier—Calm 30.12 58 C Wellington—N., b ... 30.C3 59 B Westport—Calm ,30.17 50 C M flroymouth—N., b ... 30.13 51 BC Healey—N.W.. 1 ... 29.56 44 O Christchurch—S.W., 1 30.11 51 B Timaru—N., 1 30.11 50 O Oamaru—N., 1 30.05 50 OD Dnnediu—E., 1 30.05 52 OD Queenstown—Calm ... 30.01 52 D Nuggets—W., 1 Bluff—Calm 30.06 45 G 29,90 49 oz I’. Chalmers— N.W.,. 1 — 52 O R Balclntha— Calm 29.97 43 O Naaeby—Cairn ,. 30.00 47 BC Roxburgh—N.W.. 1 ... — 51 O Clyde—Calm — 59 0 Pembroke—Calm 29.03 54 BO Invercargill—Calm ... 29.92 50 EC