SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18334, 23 July 1923, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. 10-MORROW. St. Glair ; 11,21 a.m., 11.50 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 11.31 a.m., midnight. Port Chalmers : a.m., 12.11 p.m. Dunedin : 0.11 a.m, 12.41 p.m, THE SUN. Sets to-day, 4.44 p.m.; rises to-morrbw, 7.43 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Rose to-day, 12.44 p.m.; sets to-mor-rew, 3.20 a.m. WEATHER REPORT, ’ The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to day :

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmo : sphere 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 whom 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 : —The indications aro for southerly winds (moderate to strong') prevailing; there is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather; there will probably be a hard frost to-night; the barometer has a risingtendency; sea, moderate swell; tides high. ARRIVED.—.JuIy 22. Cumberland, s.s. (11.30 a.m.). 11.446 tons, Field, from Liverpool via Panama and north New Zealand ports. Breeze, s.s. f 4.30 p.m.), 553 tons, Robertson, from Wanganui via ports. July 25. Hohndn.le, s.s. (2,30 a.m.), 610 tons, Holm, from Wellington. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal.— Wanaka, Auckland via ports, July 24. Ga.le, Wanganui via ports, July 25. Kotarc, Bluff, Wa.ikawa, July 25. Corinna, Wellington, July 27. Karori, Greymouth via ports. July 28. Storm, Wanganui via ports, July' 28. Calm, Wanganui via ports, July 30. ITolmdale, Wanganui via ports, July 31. Wingatui, Auckland via ports, July 31. Breeze, Wancranui via ports, Aug. 2. Opihi, New Plymouth, Aug. 3. Kini, Gisborne via ports, Aug. 4, Kamo, Greymouth via ports, Aug. 4. Katna, Auckland via ports, Aug. 6. Kurow, Auckland via ports, Aug, 7,

—lntercolonial and Oversea.— Waihemo. Vancouver via po.-ts, July 24 Pukaki, Walpole Island, July 25. Canadian Miller, Adelaide, July 25. Atholl, Montreal via- ports, July 26. Moeraki, Melbourne via ports, July 27. Port Chalmers, London, July 27.

Westmoreland, Liverpool, July 28. Doonholm, Montreal via ports. July 31. Kalomo, New York via ports, July 31. Whangape, Sydney via ports, Aug. 9. Kosmo, New York via ports, Aug. 9. Waikouaiti. Newcastle, Syd.. Aug. 14. Naringa, Liverpool via ports, Aug. 16. Armagh, London via ports, Aug. 15. Swazi, New York via ports. Aug. 24. Paparoa, Liverpool via ports, Sept. 1. Clan Mackenzie, New York, Sept. 1. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Tahiti, left San Francisco July 20 for Wellington and Sydney via ports; duo Wellington August 11. Makura, leaves Sydney August 2 and Auckland August 7 for Vancouver via ports. Niagara, left Auckland July 10 for Vancouver via ports; due Vancouver July 28. Mannganui, leaves Wellington July 24 for San Francisco via ports; duo San Francisco August 13. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal.— Breeze, Wanganui via ports, to-day. Holmdale, Wanganui via ports, to-day. Gale, Wanganui via ports, July 25. Kotaro, Bluff, Invercargill, July 26. Canadian Miller, Lyttelton, July 25. Kamo, Greymouth via ports, July 26. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton. Timaru, July 26. Wauaka, Auckland via ports, July 27. Corinna. New Plym. via ports, July 27. Storm, Wanganui via ports, July 23. Calm, Wanganui via ports, July 30. Port Chalmers. New Plymouth, July 31. Wingalui. Auckland via ports, Aug. 2. Kini. Gisborne via ports, Aug. 4. Opihi, New Plym. via ports, Aug. 4. Ivatoa, Auckland via ports, Aug. 7. Kurow, Auckland via ports, Aug. 8. —lntercolonial. Cumberland, Sydney, July 24. Wailiemo, Sydney, Vancouver, July 26. Mocraki. Melbourne via Bluff, July 27. Athrvll, Melbourne, Sydney, July 27. Kalomo, Sydney, Aug. 1. Whangape, Sydney via ports, Aug. 10. The small steamer Cygnet, which is at Port Chalmers for the installing of a new boiler, has had her bridge deck removed preparatory to removal of the old boiler. Good progress is being made with the work. The. ketch R.ira, which had been anchored in the Lower Harbor for over a week awaiting a favorable wind, sailed on Saturday afternoon for Picton, whore she will load for Auckland. The Kotare is due hero on Thursday •with a cargo of limber from Waikawa. She will sail about Friday for Bluff and Invercargill. A cablegram Lom London states that the steamer Bo.ouah. en route from Australian ports to the United Kingdom, passed Perim on July 20. The Union Company advises that the Kauri will load at Melbourne about the end of this month for Auckland.

Tho Union Company’s steamer Tva.ikorai is expected to arrive at Auckland on August 5 from Newcastle, Sydney, and Fiii.

'The Union Company advises that the Flora, from Auckland, arrived at Papeete early on Monday morning last, and left again tho following afternoon for Cook Islands and Auckland.

The Canadian Pioneer, which left Montreal on June 2 via Sydney (Cape Breton) for Auckland and Australian ports, is due at (.he northern port on Wednesday. The vessel ha-s 150 tons {measurement) of cargo for transhipment at Auckland for Wellington

Mr W. H. Lester has left the Gale, and Mr W. N. Dug-dale has replaced him in the capacity of third engineer. Mr W. J. Williamson has rejoined the ship as second engineer. The Waikouaiti is to leave Dunedin on Thursday for Lyttelton to discharge the balance of her Australian cargo and load produce for Sydney.

The Wanaka is due here to-morrow morning from Auckland via ports to discharge a quantity of general cargo. She is to sail to-morrow evening for Bluff, and will return to Dunedin on Thursday to load for oast coast ports and Auckland". Tho' Breeze, which arrived yesterday from Lyttelton, is to sail tihis evening for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. ATHOLL DUE ON THURSDAY. The New Zealand Shipping Company advigos that tho steamer Atholl is due at Dunedin on Thursday from Montreal via north Now Zealand ports to discharge 600 tons of Canadian cargo. She will sail on Friday for Australian ports to complete discharge. THE- PORT CHALMERS. The C. and D. Lino .steamer Pjjrfc Chalmers arrived at Lyttelton on Saturday night from London Ha Colon and Panama. The vessel, which is laden with general cargo, is due at Dunedin on Friday. She will discharge 1,700 tons and load dominion products before proceeding to New Plymouth to complete discharge. The Port Chalmers will afterwards load at northern ports for the United Kingdom. TAHITI AT SAN FRANCISCO. The R.M.S. Tahiti, which sailed from Wellington on June 26, arrived at San Francisco at 7 a.m. on duly 16. The vessel was to leave San Francisco on Friday for Papeete. Rarotonga, Wellington, and Sydney. She is duo at Wellington on August 11. KTA ORA LOADS IN DOMINION, The Shaw, Savil.l, and Albion steamer Kia Ora was duo at Melbourne from London on July 16. After discharging her cargo at Australian ports she will come to New Zealand about August 23 to load for England, CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company advises that the Mahana was expected to leave Liverpool about July 14 with cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She. is due at Auckland about August 21. SCHOONER Hill A BUFFETED. The Nobel Explosive Company’s auxiliary schooner Huia, which arrived at Auckland last Wednesday evening from Melbourne via Gveymouth. Westport, and Now Plymouth, had a very stormy experience more or leas all the way from Melbourne to Auckland. Boisterous weather was experienced in the Tasman Sea, and necessitated (bo vessel being hovc-tn for some time. Heavy seas on the. New Zealand mast prevented the schooner crossing the Greymouih bar for two days, and prolonged the trip from Melbourne to thirteen days. Between Westport and New Plymouth stormy weather was again experienced. Off Farewell Spit a hard easterly ga]e. was encountered, and the llnia drifted across Cook Strait hovc-to. In the vicinity of Cape K-gmont the galemoderated. After discharging a part cargo at New Plymouth the Huia expeiienccd fine , weather until she reached the North Cape. There a violent storm blew from the south-east, accompanied by very high seas. It was the worst storm of the voyage, and tho Huia lay hore-to under a reefed foresail and staysail from the morning of July 14 until July 16. The schooner was considerably buffeted by the gale, and one particularly heavy sea struck the- bowsprit and carried array the, hnhstays. as well as smashing the forward bulwarks and the forecastle head. On (Monday night (July 16) the storm moderated, and the, weather remained fine until the Huia reached port. After discharging her cargo the vessel will go to Whangnrei about Saturday to load a cargo of timber for Melbourne. CUMBERLAND FROM LIVERPOOL The Federal Line steamer Cumberland arrived yesterday morning from Liverpool via Panama, Auckland. Wellington, and Lyttelton, and was berthed at Port Chalmers to discharge the remainder of her Home, cargo. Tho vessel loaded basic, slag at Antwerp and general merchandise at Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool, f'he sailed from the last-named port on (May 19, and experienced fine weather to Colon, whore she arrived on the morning of June F The steamer passed through the Panama Canal the same day, and cleared Balboa that night. Fine weather prevailed iu tho Pacific until reaching Pitcairn Island, which was passed on Juno 13. The stormy conditions further south were indicated by the very heavy head sw>4l which the. steamer then encountered. On June. 24 the Cumberland ran into a fresh west-south-west gale, accompanied by a mountainous sen, which broke heavily on hoard the first day of the storm. Afterwards tho sea was more regular, and although the vessel was buffeted considerably she rode the sens more buoyantly and shipped less water. The steamer battled against the stormy conditions until the day before reaching port, making only about six knots an hour. No damage was dene l>v (he gale. Tim speed crossing the Atlantic averaged 11.8 knots, and in 'he Pacific flie average was eleven knots. Captain H. G. B. Field is in command of the Cumberland. Tic has associated with him the following officers :—Chief, Mr J. Ft. Williams; second, Mr D. IT. M'Millan; third, Mr IT. L. St ears; fourth, Mr R. O, Reeee: rhief engineer. Mr .7. H. Mitchell : second, Mr F. W, Cass; third, Mr D. M‘Gregor: fourth. Mr Tf C Kindred; fifth, Mr T. RuD; sixth, Mr A. R. Boyd: seventh. Mr W. M, Tuiloci) ; surgeon. Dr A. W. Douglas: chief steward, Air D. Collier ; wireless operator, Mr W. fargent. The. Cumberland is the ex-German steamer Woodland, She was built at Bremen in 1919, and is a sister ship to the Huntingdon. Tho vessel will probably sail to-morrow evening for Australian ports to load for the United Kingdom.

SMART TRIPS BY lIOLMDALE. One of the smartest vessels trading on the New Zealand coast at the present time is the Holmdale, owned hy the DunedinWanganui Shipping Company. Tins steamer is regularly employed in the trade between Dunedin, way ports, and Wanganui. and she has become noted for her consistent steaming performances. The vessel can generally be relied upon to complete the round trip bet-wcen Dunedin and Wanganui in ten days, working all way ports; but she has done, even better than this. Her latest round trip was a very smart one, occupying less than eight days. The Holmdale left Dunedin at 5 p.ni. on Monday last, and worked cargo at Oamaru. Timaru, Dyltoiton, Wellington. and Wanganui. She arrived back at Wellington at 5 s.m. on Saturday from ■Wanganui, loaded a quantity of fruit and other cargo, and sailed at 1 p.m. for Dunedin direct. The vessel entered the Heads at, 1 n.m. to-day. thus ranking the run from Wellington in the smart time of thirty-six hours.

AUCKLAND HARBOR RETURNS. In his report submitted to last Tuesday’s meeting of the Auckland Harbor Board, the harbor master (Captain Tl. H. Sergeant) stated that the' arrivals at the port during the month of June consisted of one British warship, two Royal Mail steamers, fourteen large cargo steamers, nine intercolonial or island traders, one mission ship, twenty-nine coastal steamers, three intercolonial sailing vessels, together with 467 local coastal vessels, making a grand total of 526 vessels, of 293,958 gross tons, and 173,893 net tons. As compared with the corresponding period for last year the large shipping showed an increase of sixteen vessels of 56.882 gross tons and 37,655 net tons. The coastal vessels returns showed an increase of sixty vessels of 5,652 gross tons and 543 nettons. The departures consisted of two Royal Mail steamers, twelve oversea steamers, ten intercolonial or island traders, twenty-eight coastal steamers, one intercolonial sailing vessel, together with 463 local coastal vessel's, making a grand total of 116 vessels of 270,102 gross tons, and 157,580 not- tons. THE WANGANUI."BAR. The fact that the bar—or where the bar used to he—at the entrance of the Wanganui River, now- carries over 24ft- of water oi the top of spring tides shows the wonderful improvement in depth that has been secured as the direct result of the Harbor Board’s port improvement schema (states the Wanganui ‘Chronicle'). Mr John Morrison, one of the members of the hoard, can recall the time when ho, as a boy, over fifty years ago, rode .across the entrance on. a horse without the animal having to swim. At that time there was a- stock route across the river near the Imlay Freezing Works, the depth at- low water being a couple of foot. TASMANIAN STATE STEAMERS. The June revenue returns disclose a further decrease in the State Government shipping. The loss on the year’s working will be over £30,000, and Parliament will seriously consider whether it should he continued, in view of farmers failin'; to patronise their own steamers. DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK. Cable advice received by the local agents for the- C. and D. Line states that the steamer Clan Mackenzie sailed from New York on July 19, cargo laden, for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland about August 22, and at Dunedin about September 1. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations to-night - Auckland.—Cragness, Flora, Dundrennan, Knwatiri, Kekeraugu. Kaikoura, H.M.S. Laburnum, Makura, Manama. Tofua. Wingatui. Wellington.—Wah-ine, Mararoa, Ngaio, La Marseillaise, Ling Nam, Arawa, Ulimaroa, Devon, Moeraki, Waihora, Wamtapu, Tntanokai, Manuka, Canadian Mills’’. Port Hunter, Kaitangata, Katna, City of Bagdad, Rakanoa, Knromiko, Wanaka. Chatham Islands.—Kosmn, City of Christiania. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 21.—Arrived : Canadian Pioneer (2 p.m.), from Montreal. WELLINGTON, July 21. Sailed : Wingatui (3.20 p.m.), for Auckland; Baden Powell (4.35 p.m.). for Westport; Knromiko (2 p.m.), for Newcastle; Ka-i----tuna (noon), for Greymouth. July 22Atrived : Wahine (7.5 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Ripple (8.20 a.m.), from Gisborne; Kaitangata (10.39 a.m.), from Auckland; Storm (3.55 p.m.), from Lyttelton. July 23—Arrived ; Mai.mga.nui (7 a.m.), from S'-ahicy. "LYTTELTON, July 21.—Arrived : Waihemo (7.25 a.m.), from New Plymouth ; Opihi (9.10 a.m.), from Timarn ; Wanaka (12.55 p.m.) and Kurow (5.20 p.m.), from Wellington; Port Chalmers (5.45 p.m.), from London; Kahika (11.55 p.m.), from Westport. Railed : Kini (12,40 n.m.), for Napier. July 22—Arrived ; Mararoa (9.35 a.m.). from Wellington; Atholl (11.10 a.m.), from Wellington.

SYDNEY, July 21. Arrived ; Waimate, Horn Montreal. Sailed : Ulimaroa (1 p.m.), for Wellington. July 22—Sailed ; Rrna, for Auckland. MELBOURNE. July 22,-Arrived : Kauri, from Westport; Cape May, from New York.

SUEZ, Jtdy 20.—Sailed. : Moldavia, for Fremantle. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.—Sailed : Tahiti, for Wellington. PANAMA. July 20.—Arrived : lonic, from Wellington.

NEW YORK, July 20.—Sailed : Eastern Sea, for Sydney.

’LONDON. July 20.—Arrived : Orari, from Auckland.

(For continuation sec Late Shipping.)

Full moon July 28 10.3 a.m. Last quarter Aug. 5 6.52 a.m. N ow moon Aug. 12 10.47 p.iu. First quarter Aug. 19 5.37 p.m.

Bar. Ther. Wcath. Wellington—S., f b ... 30.11 49 BC Gveymouth—B., f b 30.10 37 B Christchurch—S 1 ... 20.18 45 OP Timaru—W., 1 30.17 37 B Oamnru—W., 1 50.15 38 ]) Dunedin—Calm, 30.21 41 B Queenstown- —N. W.,"j 30.18 27 B Nuggets—N.W.j , 1 ... 30.10 38 B Bluff—Calm 30.01 34 J5