SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18503, 10 December 1923, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 4.55 a.m., 5.23 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 5.5 a.rn,, 5.33 p.m. Port Chalmers : 5.45 a.m., 6.13 p.m. Dunedin: 6.15 a.m., 6.43 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.44 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 4.17 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sete to-day, 9.39 p.m. i rises to-morrow, 7.30 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; f b, 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, gloomy, dark weather; H, bail; 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. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day : —The indications are for westerly winds, moderate to strong, and squally at times; expect changeable and showery weather; barometer, little movement; sea, rough swell; tides good. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal.Breeze, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 11. Holmdale, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 12, Calm, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 12. Kotarc, Bluff, Invercargill, Dec. 12. Storm, Wanganui via porta, Doc. 12, Kaitoke, Timaru, Oamaru, Dec. 13. Karori, Auckland via ports, Dec. 14. Kamo, Gisborne, Napier, Dec. 14. Gale, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 14. Opihi, Wellington, December 17. Kini, Groymouth via ports, Dec. 19. Ngakuta, Auckland via ports, Dec. 21. Corinna, Wellington, Dec. 22. Xaitangata, Auckland, Dec. 23. Komata, Auckland via ports, Dec. 27. Canadian Challenger, Timaru, Dec. 29. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— • Moeraki, Melbourne via Bluff, Dec. 11. Kaiapoi, Adelaide via ports, Dec, 12. Port Hacking, New York, Dec. 13. Quebec City, Bunhury, Dec. 14. . Waikawa, Newcastle, Dec. 14. Australind, St. John via,ports, Jan. 14. Port Victor, Liverpool, Dec. 20. Kaikoura, New York via ports, Dec. 22. Whangape, Sydney via ports, Dec. 22. West Nilns, San Francisco, Dec. 22. Trefusis, Montreal via .ports, Dec. 24. Waikonaiti, Sydney direct, Dec. 28. Kent, Liverpool via ports, Dec. 31. Waimana, London via ports. Jan. 1. Wairuna, San Francisco, Jan, 3. Nuddc.fi, New York via ports, Jan. 4. Ruapehu, London via ports, Jan. 4. Cornwall, Liverpool via ports, Jan. 15. Suffolk, Liverpool via ports, Jan. 24. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara, loft Vancouver December 7 for Auckland and Sydney via ports; due Auckland December 23. Tahiti, left San Francisco November 23 for Wellington and Sydney via ports; due Wellington December 14. * Makura, leaves Auckland December 11 for Vancouver via ports; due Vancouver December 29. Maunganui, left Wellington November 27 for San Francisco via ports; due San Francisco December 17. PROJECTED DEPAETUBES. L —Coastal.— Corinna, New Plym. via ports, to-day. Komata, Auckland via ports, Dec. 11. Breeze, Wanganui via ports. Doc. 11. Holmdale,, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 12. Storm, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 12. Kaiapoi, Auckland via ports, Dec. 13. Kotarc, Bluff, Invercargill, Dec. 13. Kamo, Gisborne via ports, Dec. 14. Gale, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 14. Ngakuta, Auckland via ports, Dec. 15. Opihi, New Plym. via ports, Dec. 17. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 17. Karori. Auckland via ports, Dec. 18. Kini, Greymouth via ports, Dec. 19. Kaitangntn, Auckland via port s. Dec. 24. Canadian Challenger, Aurk., Dec. 29. --] ntercoloninl.— City of Naples, Melbourne, to-day. Moeraki, Melbourne via ports, Dec. 11. Whangape, Sydney via Bluff, Dec. 24. West Nilus, Melbourne, Dec. 24. Kaikoura, Melbourne, Doc. 24 Trefusis, Newcastle, Dec. 27. Waikouaiti. Sydney via ports, Dec. 29. ARRlVED.—December 9. Corinna, s.s. (6.45 a.m.), 1,319 tons, Prosser, from Wellington. Komata, s.s. (2.5 p.m.), 2,115 tons, Bold, from Auckland via ports. Turakina, s.s. ,(3.45 p.m.), 9,775 tons. Upton, from Liverpool via Panama and north Now Zealand pork. The Komata, from Auckland via Wellington and Lyttelton, arrived yesterday afternoon, and was berthed at the Birch street wharf to discharge and load a largo quantity of general freight. She is to sail to-morrow for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. The Corinna, which arrived early yesterday morning from Wellington, is to sail to-day for Nelson and New Plymouth via ports. The Calm is due here on Wednesday from Lyttelton, and after discharge will dock at Port Chalmers for overhaul. The Swayne and Hoyt liner Hollywood was to sail from Los Angeles on December 4 for Auckland and Australian ports via Honolulu. The Gale is expected to reach this port on Friday from Lyttelton, and is listed to sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Kombla is to leave Newcastle on December 11 for Wanganui to commence loading in New Zealand for London. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Tainui is to sail,from Southampton on January 17 with passengers and cargo for New Zealand, where she is due about February 23. The Canadian Government steamer Canadian Miller is duo at Auckland about next Wednesday from Montreal. Her cargo is for discharge at Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.

The Storm is due on Wednesday from Lyttelton to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Captain J. Rankine has assumed command of the Mararoa, in place of Captain B. B. Irwin, who has come ashore for orders. Captain J. G. Watson, late of the Atua, has joined the Waimarino, taking the place of Captain P. L. Molyneux. The steamer Northumberland, running under the auspices of the A. a.nd A. Line, arrived at Brisbane on November 29 from New York after a fast passage of thirty days. Later she will call at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The Katherine Mackall, American fiver masted barquentine, which put into Sydney on Monday through stress of weather, ha.s been chartered to load coal at Newcastle for Chili, west coast of South America.. Captain R. Crawford, of the Canadian Australasian Mail Lino, returned to Sydney on November 28 from New Zealand, and will rejoin the R.M.S. Makura there. Captain Barlow, who has been in command of the Makura, will take charge of the Union Company’s motor ship Hauraki, relieving Captain Showman. A special feature of the recent additions to the saloon accommodation in,the A.U.S.N. Company’s steamer Levuka is the children’e dining room and nursery. Situated in a. most comfortable position amidships, with dining accommodation for about twenty-eight, the dining room and nursery are specially adapted for the use of the young folk, and will prove a great boon to passengers travelling with children. The Waikawa left Newcastle at 8 a.m. on Saturday with a full cargo of coal for discharge at Port Chalmers. The Holmdale is due here on Wednesday from Wellington to load for way ports and Wanganui. The Ma.rama is due at Auckland tomorrow from Sydney, and is timed to sail ou the return voyage at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Breeze is now due here to-morrow morning from Bluff, and is listed to sail to-morrow night for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. The Huddart-Parkcr liner Ulimaroa is duo at Wellington on Wednesday morning from Sydney. She is timed to sail on the return voyage at 11 a.m. on Friday. The Karori left Auckland on Saturday evening for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is bringing general cargo and fruit transhipments ex the Tofua, and should arrive here on Friday. The Karori will return to Dunedin from Bluff early next week to load for east coast porta and Auckland. The Ngakuta has been fixed to load at Auckland about Thursday for Lyttelton, and Dunedin, OUTGOING VANCOUVER MAIL. The mail steamer Makura, which arrived at Auckland early this morning from Sydney, is timed to leave the northern port to morrow afternoon for Suva, Honolulu, and .Vancouver. The vessel is due a.t the Canadian port on December 29. MOERAKI DUE TO-MORROW. The Union liner Moeraki, from Melbourne via Hobart, arrived at Bluff at 3 a.m. to-day. She is to sail at 9 to-night for. Dunedin, , a-nd should arrive ■ tomorrow morping. The vessel is timed to leave Dunedin to-morrow evening for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne, HARDWOOD FROM BUNBURY. The Eeardon-Smith Lino steamer Quebec City arrived at Auckland on Thursday last from Bunhury. The vessel is discharging over 1,000,000 ft of hardwood. The remainder of her cargo is for Dunedin. TURAKINA IN PORT. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new steamer Turakina arrived at Dunedin yesterday afternoon from Liverpool via Panama, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, and was berthed at the Victoria wharf ; to discharge the remainder of her Home cargo to the agency of the I ederal Line. The vessel left Liverpool on October 10, and cleared Panama Canal on October 25. About 4,000 ons of her general cargo wore, discharged at Auckland, and further large consignments were landed at Wellington and Lyttelton. Ca-ntain IT. L. Upton is in command of (he Turakina. His officers are:—Chief,' Mr C. R. Pilcher; second, Mr C. F. Hicks; third, Mr P. M'Calhim; fourth, Mr F. Smith; chief engineer. Mr W. If. Parker; second. Mr A. F. Roberts; third, Mr W. H. Steer; fourth. Mr AY. Dnthie; fifth, Mr E. J. Cargill: sixth, Mr C. H. Cowell; chief rcfrieeiraling engineer. Mr W. M'Leod; second, Mr J. Robertson; surgeon, Dr J. 11. Cowan: wireless operator, Mr IT. R. Dedman: chief steward. Mr C. J. Cottle. The Turakina will load here and also at several other dominion ports for the United Kingdom. AUSTRALPEAK FOR JAPAN. Japanese buyers have secured several of (bo “Austral” boats of the Australian Commonwealth Lino for tho Eastern trade. Tho Australmount, which carried relief supplies from Sydney, readily found a purchaser at Yokohama, and recently it was announced that tho sale of the Austra.lpeak to a Japanese company had been completed. The Auelralpeok, which is a steel screw steamer of 4.432 tons, built in 1906. docked recently at Cockatoo for cleaning and painting preparatory to starting on her voyage to the East. The vessel has been chartered to load a full cargo of wheat at Melbourne for Japan. IDLE DOCKYARDS. To urge that repair work to vessels of the Commonwealth Line should be carried out in Australia instead of England, representatives of the Shipbuilding and Dockqre’ Union waited upon the Acting Prime Minister (Dr Page) recently. It was pointed out that the iron trade had experienced very hard times during the last six months and had suffered more than any other skilled trade in the Commonwealth. Nearly every shipwright was out of employment. Formerly over 500 men had been employed a.t the Williamstown (V.) dockyards, winch had now been idle for a long period. Mention was made of the steamer Araluon, which is under offer of rale, and it was stated that on© firm which bad submitted a.n offer was said to be willing to have repairs effected at Melbourne, and the union urged favorable consideration of the tender if it were within measurable distance of others. In reply, Dr Page said that many vessels had been built during the war and after- i wards. The vessels were now "a drug’ 1 on tho market, everywhere. He would convey their representations to the chair- ■ man of the Shipping Board, and ask that favorable consideration be given to the ' matter, if possible. The board had been instructed, to run the shipping venture on a business basis, and if a vessel could be disposed of on better terms without repairs it would bo sold.

THE WEST NILUS. Tho Swayne and Hoyte Line steamer West Nilns arrived a.t Auckland this morning from San Francisco. From Auckland sho will proceed to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Melborune to complete discharge. OVERSEA STEAMERS REPORTED. A cablegram from London stales that the steamer Merkmes, en route from Port Pirie to Dunkirk, Hull, and Hamburg, passed Gibraltar on December 7. Tbs steamer Nolens, bound from Adelaide to Dunkirk and Hull, and the steamer Berwickshire, en route from Australian ports to Manchester, Liverpool, and London, passed Perim on December 7. WAIRUNA LEAVES -SAN FRANCISCO Cable advice received by the Union Company states that the Wairuna left San Francisco at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday, December 2, for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney via Papeete. Sho is bringing Canadian and American cargo, and ie duo at Lyttelton about December 29. The vessel should reach Dunedin about January 3. KAIKOURA FROM NEW YORK. The steamer Kaikoura, from New York via Panama, arrived at Auckland early this morning. The vessel is laden with American cargo for discharge at Auckland, AVellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. The Kaikoura is to the agency of the A. and A. Line, and is due at this yiort about December 22. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following Vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned stations to-night:— Auckland.—'Canadian Miller, Enroll, Kauri, Kent, Marama, Montrose, Trefusis, H.M.S. Veronica, Woihora, Wanaka, Kawatiri. Wellington.—Maori. Mararoa,' Ngaio, Orowaiti, Tahiti, Ulimaroa, Manuka, Tutanekai, Katoa, Sir James Clark Ross, Rimutaka, Moeraki, Kaitangata, Karori, Port Denison, Waipori, Kaiapoi, Kaimanawa. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December B.—Arrived : Wingatui (1.25 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed; Wanderer, scow (2 p.m.), for Wellington; Karori (5 p.m.), for Dunedin via ports; Waihora (6 p.m.), for Newcastle. December 10—Arrived : Kaikoura (2.40 a.m.), from New York; West Nilus (2.55 a.m.), from San Francisco; Makura (6.10 a.m.), from Sydney; Dorset (10.30 a.m.), from Napier. _ WELLINGTON,. December B.—Arrived : Port Hacking (4.10 p.m.), from Auckland. December 9—Arrived : Kaitaugata (6.20 a.m.) and Maori (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Calm (10.40 a.m.), from Wanganui. LYTTELTON, December 8.--Arrived : Ruahiue (6.50 a.m.), from AVellington. Sailed : Port Denison (3.50 p.m.), for Auckland; Ngahere (4 p.m.), for Westport. December 9—Arrived: Mararoa (10.20 a.ni.), from Wellington. SYDNEY, December B.—Sailed : Ulimaroa, for Wellington. TABLE BAY, December 7.—Arrived : Berima, from London. PORT NATAL, December 8 Railed : Treraero, for Fremantlo. ■ SUEZ, December 7.—Sailed ; Moldavia, for Fremantle. ALEXANDRIA, December rived : Bulla, from Sydney. MESSINA, December 7.—Arrived : Palembang, from Sydney. , LISBON, Decembers. —Sailed: Booral, for Melbourne. PANAMA, December 7.—-Arrived ; Antinous, from Noumea. Sailed : Nud-de-a., for Auckland. COLON, December 7.—Sailed : Port Albany, for Brisbane. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7.—Sailed : Leeds City, for Brisbane. LAS PALMAS, December B.—Sailed : Benalla. for Adelaide. HULL, December 7.—'Arrived ; Esperance Bay. from Melbourne. SOUTHAMPTON, December 7.—Arrived ; Ormuz, from Fremantle. LONDON, December B.—-Arrived : Palermo, from Sydney. Sailed ; Demosthenes, for Melbourne. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

First quarter Dec. 15 2.8 p.m. Full moon Dec. 23 7.3 p.m. Last quarter Dec. 31 8.37 a.m. Now moon , Jan. 7 0.17 a.m.

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