SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18050, 18 August 1922, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOREOW. „St. Glair : 11.17 a.m., 11.46 p.m. Ta/iaroa Head : 11.27 a.m., 11.56 p.m. Port Chalmers : a.m., 12.7 p.m. Dunedin : 0.8 a.m., 12.37 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.15 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.7 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon Aug. 23 8.4 a.m. First quarter Aug. 29 11-25 p.m. Full moon Sept. 6 7.17 p.m. Last quarter Sept. 14 9-50 p.m. Set to-day, 12.23 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 3.35 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. Tim Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Rates) supplied the following at 9 a.m.

Wind.—L, light; hr, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy ; G, gloomv, 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. Tin Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day :—The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, but easterly (moderate to strong) prevailing, freshening, and veering by east to south; the weather will probably ‘ prove squally, with heavy showers; barometer has_ a falling tendency ; sea considerable, tides good. ARRIVED.—August 18. Ilolmdale, s.s. (3 a.nn),_Blo tons, Holm, from Wanganui and Wellington. SAlLED.—August 17. Wincatui, s.s. (11 p.m.), 2,378 tons, Paul, for Auckland via ports. The Ngakuta is due hero on Tuesday next from West-port via Lyttelton. She will discharge a part cargo of coal and load general cargo for Westport and Grcymouth. The Katoa is due at Dunedin about Wednesday next from Auckland via ports. She will load here -and at Oamaru, Tirriaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington for Auckland.

The Pa-loona, which arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon from Melbourne, is to sail to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due here on Sunday, and is listed to sail on Monday afternoon for Bluff and Melbourne.

The Wingatui, after discharging a large quantity of cargo from northern ports, left Dunedin last night for Bluff and east const ports to load for Auckland. The Federal Line advises that the Oterama is to leave Wellington on August 24 for Liverpool, Manchester, .and Glasgow vi i< Montevideo. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co,, local agents for the C. and D. Line, advise Unit the Port- Sydney, which arrived at Bluff on Tuesday to commence Homeward loading, will subsequently load at Timaru, Lyttelton, Napier, and Wellington. She is expected to leave Wellington during the first week in September for London via- Montevideo. The Port Albany arrived at Lyttelton o-i Wednesday from Wanganui via Wellington. to complete her loading for London. She is to leave to-morrow for London.

Captain. B. Aldwcil has taken command of the Tahiti, in place of Captain J. F. Spring-Brown. Mr Bo water, late third officer of the Waimarino, has signed on the Waihemo is a similar capacity. Mr W. Urquhart has signed on the John’s articles as chief engineer, in place of Mr S. L. Chandler, who has transferred to the Holm-dale as chief, in place of Mr J. H. H. Holm. The ketch. Rira was towed to an anchorage in the Lower Harbor this morning. She is loaded with general freight, and will sail for Auckland, when the wind is favorable. Cargo discharged at Dunedin yesterday from the Wingatui indaded transhipments ex the wrecked steamer Wiltshire, Moeraki from Sydney, and Afb&nic from London.

The Kawatiri left Newcastle at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, coal laden, for Dunedin. She is duo hero on Tuesday. The Waimarino is expected to be clear of her coal cargo by Tuesday. She, will return to Newcastle to load again for New Zealand. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa arrived at Lyttelton at 9 a.m. tb-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers connected with the 12.20 p.m. express for the south. CASUALTY RETURNS. According to the casualty returns issued Iby the Liverpool Underwriters’ Association, during the month of May twenty vessels of 42,403 tons gross were totally lost, as compared with thirteen of 27,659 tons in May, 1921, and twenty-six of 51,632 tons in May, 1920. In May last six British steamers, aggregating 22,408 tons, were numbered among the lost ships.

PASSENGERS BY THE TAHITI. Following is a. list of passengers from New' Zealand on hoard the mail steamer Tahiti, which left Wellington on Wednesday afternoon for San Francisco via ports :—Misses Trelease, Wdhvood, Smith, Adams, Reivwick. Taylor, Wilson, Hook, Dyer, M'Lean, Bellanoy, Clark, Eonwick, Wood, Williams, Doyle, Dominiez, Mnnro, Canavan, Gale. Shoobert, M-acky, Temple, Ponlter, and Mat-tick (3), Mesdames Lawrence, Fletcher, Robinson, Green, Partridge, Stoner, Wilcox, Welsch, Forgusaon, Brewis, Con soutine, Taylor, Gaxatt, Peckham, Bristol, Dorsett, Lowe, Begole, Stevens, M'Lean, Harris, Drinkwater, Thurston, M'Donaglv, Melville, Weanic, Miller, O’Brien, Munro and family, and Wilster, Messrs Cranston, Lawrence, Trower, Oobb, Fletcher, Norton, Wright, Ling, Green, Pharoah, Partridge, Thomas, Clock, Liebmann, dagger, Crowle, Judd, Wilhelm, Wylie, Wilcox, Even, Welsh, Fengusson, Longuet, Brewia, Thomson. Owen, Hare, Savage, Eenwick, Harold, M‘Kay, Kingsbury, Chan, M‘Kinley, Taylor, Gaxatt, Taylor, Morsbuary, Bristol, Dorsett, Bailie, Allen, Wcanio. Begoie, Banitka-ppe, Buttle, Stevens, Gascoigne, Abrahams, Thompson, Louis, Kenton, King, and G. P. J. Pritchard, Masters Jack and Colin Nelson, and Dr MTvenzie, Professor Nutting, Professor Stoner, Captain Wright, Dr Grieves, Rev. Phillips, Rev. Smith; and forty-two third class. LARGEST BRITISH SAILER. BAEQUE REWA AT AUCKLAND. The largest British-owned sailing ship, the Scales barque Rewa, arrived _at Auckland on Tuesday morning, looking spick and span after her stormy voyage from Newcastle. Formerly well known in colonial waters as the Alice A. Leigh, the Rewa was purchased by the Scales Line about two years ago, and last spring was one of tho three large sailing vessels that left New Zealand within a few days of one another with cargoes of woo! and hides for London. She made tho Homeward voyage via Capo Horn, and returned via tho Gape of Good Hope and Australia, putting into Newcastle some six weeks ago to load a cargo of -coal and hardwood for Auckland.

Captain R. Kennedy, who was for fourteen years master of tho barque Raupo, reported that his ship experienced contrary winds and gales throughout the voyage, except for tljo first day off the Australian coast. Whereas ho made the Homeward run to London in about 100 days, it took nineteen days to come from Newcastle to Auckland. Lord Howe Island, which is .about midway across the Tasman, was’sighted after four days’ sailing, but the nest two days it was impossible to make any progress, the Rewa merely beating north and south. On August 5 more moderate conditions prevailed, and with tho wind still easterly the ship made tho Three Kings at noon on the 11th. When fifty miles to the north-west of these islands it began to blow again strongly from the north-north-east, with terrific seas, the ship rolling and laboring heavily and shipping water fore and aft, tho decks being continually flooded. Bad weather continued while rounding North Capo, and there was still a strong gale from the north-east, with thick and dirty weather, when passing Cape Brett; but an improvement in the weather was noticed when off Tuiukaka. The Harbor Board tug To Awhina was picked up off Takatu, and towed the ship into Auckland. Now that tho Franco has been wrecked it is probable that the Rewa is one of the largest (it not the largest) sailing vessels in. the world. She carries a crow of thirty-two all told, and is of tho following dimensions Length 309.6 ft, breadth 45ft, depth 25.2 ft. She is built of steel, and is 2,999 tons gross register. THE CANADIAN PLANTER. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co. advise that the Canadian Planter is due at Dunedin’on Tuesday from Sydney and northern ports to load for America. She is listed to sail on Wednesday evening for Bluff and Auckland. The vessel will bo despatched from Auckland towards the end of the month for New York, Boston, and Montreal]. SIDNEY-SOUTH ISLAND SERVICE. The Union Company advises that tho Waikouaiti. which is now cn route from Bluff to Sydney, will leave the New South Wales port about tho end of next week for Bluff. Dunedin, and Lyttelton. She should arrive here about September 2. The Whang-ape, which is now discharging coal at Napier, will leave that perl, next week for Sydney. She will load at Newcastle and Sydney towards tho cud of this month for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and. Bluff. The Whan-gapc will bo employed in this service in future in conjunction with the Waikouaiti. WESTMORELAND'S ITINERARY. The steamer Westmoreland was expected to leave Port Chalmers this afternoon for Lyttelton, Napier, Gisborne, and Wellington to complete Homeward loading. The vessel is due at Wellington on August 31, and will sail on September 2 fori London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow via Montevideo. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-nicht:— Auckland. —H.M.S, Chatham, City of Durham, Kaitoko, Knrow, Manuka, Moeraki, Waitomo, Wanigaratta. Fiona, Twickenham. Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, Tahiti, Iris, Tutanekai, Kaiapoi, Katoa, Waipori, Karori, Ulimaroa, Paloona, A rail uva, Otarama. ■ Chatham Islands.—Ruapehu, Eastern Moon, Bloemfontein. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 17.—Arrived : Tairoa (1 a.m.), from Gisborne; A them'c (10.10 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed : Manuka (11.35 a.m.), for Sydney; Opihi (9 p.m.). for Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, August 17.—Arrived : Waiot-apu (0.25 a.m,), from Auckland: Wakatu (3.10 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Opawa (10.10 a.m.), from Napier; Eastern Sea 14.20 p.m.), from Auckland;

Wootton (8.5 p.m.), from Lyttelton Sailed ; John (4.15 p.m.), for Lyttelton and Dunedin.

GREYMOUTH, August 17.—Sailed : Hunnaia (3.10 p.m.) and Kaiapoi (4.10 p.m.). for Melbourne. SYDNEY, August 17.—Sailed : Moeraki (noon), for Wellington; Laura, bqtue, for Bluff, (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

t0 ' day : Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland — N .E., b .... 29.87 . 57 BC Napier—Cato 29.91 49 z Wdlinaton —N., b ... 29.79 53 C Westport'—N.E., b ... 29.62 51 BCP (Weymouth—E., b ... 29.58 47 0 Bea'ley — N.W., b ... 29.62 40 D Christchurch —N.E., b 29.60 56 C Timavu—Cato 29.66 50 0 Oamaru—W.. 1 ... 29.67 45 OD Dunedin — N.E., lb ... 29.66 47 B 0 Queenstown —Calm ... 29.68 39 BC Nuggets—N.E., g 1 ... 29.20 43 0 Bluff—N.E., b 29.55 43 BO P. Chalmers —N., f b 29.65 47 0 Invercargill— N.E., 1 29.53 46 B