SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18532, 15 January 1924, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOHIVOW. . St. Clair: 10.13 a.m., 10.37 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 10.23 a.m., 10.47 p.m. Port Chalmers: 11.3 a;m., 11.27 p.m. Dunedin : 11.33 a.m., 11.57 p.m. ' THE SUN. Scte to-day, 7.53 p.m.; rises to-morrow. 4.44 a.m. ■ PHASES OF THE MOON.

Rose to-day, 1.37 p.m.; sets to-morrow, 0.33 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 ; £ b fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gals 'of exceptional severity. Weather.— B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick-clouds; P, passing showers; Q, actually; 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 southerly winds, strong to a gale; the weather appears likely to (be cloudy and unsettled; heavy rain is to bo expected, with rivers flooded;’ barometer rising; sea heavy, tides high.

SAlLED.—January 14. Ruapehu, s.s., (4.15 p.m.), 8,959 tons,. Holland, for Timaru.

The John, which arrived yesterday afternoon from Wellington, brought a full shipment of general cargo and coke. She is_ to sail to-day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Wanganui, and Now Plymouth.

After loading a largo consignment of wool and other products the Ruapehu left Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon for Timarn to continue Homeward loading. She will complete loading at Lyttelton a.ncl Wellington. The Cairn is now duo at Dunedin on Friday from Bluff, and is to sail tho same day for Timarn. Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tho'Holmdale is due on Friday morning from Wellington, and is listed to sail on Friday night for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. . The Chinese steamer Ling Nam, which arrived at Wellington on Sunday morning from South . American ports via Papeete, discharged a small quantity of cargo, and sailed yesterday, for Hongkong via Sydney. The Kaitoke was docked at Port Chalmers yesterday in connection with her periodical overhaul. Tho Gale, which has ibeen undergoing survey at Port Chalmers, is to come to Dunedin to-morrow to load for Timarn, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Mamari was to leave Russell yesterday for Gisborne, Picton, and Wellington. She is duo at Wellington on January 23 to complete her loading. The vessel is timed to sail from Lyttelton on February 4 fop London via Montevideo and Tcncriffe. The Karori is now expected to arrive at Wellington on Thursday from Auckland. She will proceed from .Wellington to Lyttelton, Timarn, Oarnaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. 1 Owing to delay in the departure of the TTuiou Company’s steamer Tofua for the Islands this trip the vessel cannot return to Auckland before January 31. In the meantime she is announced to leave Auckland on February 4 for Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Tho Opihi is duo on Thursday from Wellington to load for way ports and New Plymouth. The Kaikorni has been fixed to load at Newcastle on Friday for Wellington. The Kittawa was expected to leave Newcastle on Saturday,, coal laden, for Bluff and Wellington. The Koromiko loft Newcastle on Saturday with a carco of coal for at Picton and Now Plymouth. The Waikawa is due at Newcastle today from Port Chalmers. She will load at "the Now South Wales coal port for Wellington. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine arrived at Lyttelton at 6.45 a.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers connected, with tho first express for the south. CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL. The Federal Company advises that the rv-riwaii. now at We’lington discharging Liverpool cargo, will leave there to-mor-row for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff to complete discharge. ROTORUA’S ITINERARY. The Rotorua is to leave Wellington tomorrow for Lyttelton to complete discharge of her Home cargo. She will then load at Bluff. Dunedin,' and Wellington, and is to sail from the latter port on February' 9 for Southampton and London via Pitcairn Island and Panama.

OLYMPIC’S COMMANDER. RETIRES.

Captain H. F. David, R.D.. R.N.R., commander of tho White Star liner Olympic, is retiring owing to ilLhealth. ITo will bo succeeded by Captain Frank B. Howarth, of the Homeric. Captain David ioinod the White Star Lino as a junior officer in 1894, and worked up to command in 1903, since when lie has had charge of some of the finest steamers of the company. TANKER SCOTTISH STRATH. • The arrival of the oil tanker Scottish Strath at Sydney on January 2 from Singapore was of more than passing interest, a" she is the largest vessel of the kind that has ever visited Sydney. Tho Scottish Sfi-atli is a vessel of 7.417 tons gross and 4,523 not, and is a product of Armstroncf. and Co., Ltd. of Newoastle-on-Tyno. where the vess°l wa.s bui't in 1922. She is 440 ft in length, 57ft beam, and has a. depth of 34ffc, and. is owned by Tankers, Ltd., of Loudon. Tho Scottish Strath, which is under the command' of Captain Barlow; is to the agency of the British Imperial Oil Company, Ltd.

STEAMER HOBART SOLD. The Hobart, a well-known interstate steamer, has boon Bold by the Melbourne S.S. Company ,to Japanese (buyers in Kobe. The price paid is said to he £20,000. The vessel will load a cargo of wheat,, at Wallaroo, and will sail for Shanghai. The Hobart is a steel screw steamer of 2,463 tons gross and 1,577 tons net. She was built at West Hartlepool in 1902, and has since been employed in the interstate trade, under the Melbourne S.S. Company’s flajf. ■ TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. The Union Company announces the following movements of vessels engaged in the transpacific cargo service : The Hauraki is loading at Pacific Coast ports for Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. She is expected to clear Hie Pacific Coast during the third week in January. ■ _ . The Waiotapu, en route from Wellington, is due at Vancouver to-morrow. She is to load at Pacific Coast ports during January for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. Tiro Wairuna, from Pacific Coast ports via Papeete, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, was due at Melbourne yesterday, and'proceeds thence to Sydney. The Waitemata sailed from Pacific Coast ports on January 7 for Napier, Wellington, . New Plymouth, and Sydney. She is duo at Napier, about February 1. WINGATUI FOR EAST COAST TRADE. The Union Company advises that the Wingatui. which is due at Auckland tomorrow from Newcastle, will re-enter the oast coast cargo service. She is to leave Auckland early next week for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and ehould arrive here about January 28. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to ba within range of the undermentioned stations to-night:— Auckland.—Arahura, Athenic, Canadian Challenger, Canadian Cruiser, Eastern City, Essex, Kaiwarra, Koromiko. H.M.S. Laburnum, Maheno, Mamari. Marama, Niagara, Port Sydney, Royal City. Tofua, Sonoma, Tutanokai, H;M.S. Veronica, Wingatui, Waihora, Westmoreland. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Kaiapoi, Turakina, Australind, Kurow, Port Victor, Port Kombla, Port Hacking, Rotorua, Karori, Ling Nam, Moeraki, Trofusis, Waikonaiti, Ruapehu, Chatham Islands.—Mahia (Lyttelton to London). ■ UNSEAWORTHY SHIPS. The startling revelations recently from some of the Board of Trade inquiries into the losses of ships prove clearly that something must bo done to prevent ships being sent to sea in the appalling condition that appears to happen sometimes oven in these days. The Board of Trade is supposed to watch these things, (hut in the case of the El Kahira the Board of Trade official who let her pass without wireless was one of the parties most severely . censured. Quite apart from any dereliction of duty, it ia quite possible for British seamen in tramp steamers to be robbed of this protection because their voyage is ■ between foreign .porta.. , Tt really appears that the best protection for their lives must come from the underwriters. There has been a good .deal of discussion lately as to the best means of putting an cn'd to the_ risk. _ A lot of trouble is caused by ships being classified in foreign registration societies and the underwriter not having time in the press of his business to go' into_ tho matter carefully in the half-dozen register books which may, contain her. . But perhaps the most effective suggestion is that all insurances ehould bo automatically cancelled if tho ship is allowed to lose her classification during the period that they are in force. If an owner knew that he would be unprotected without a.uv . question the moment ho lot his ship fall below the requirements of her classification ho would take good care that she was kept efficient as regards hull and eoui.pment. It is urged in some quarters that Lloyd’s Register empowered positively to debar obiectionaHfl features of a Ship’s design instead of being limited to her structural strength and equipment. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, January 14,—Arrived : Leeds City (9 p.m.),’ from Florida. Sailed : Ausf.rnliml (5 p.m.) and Kauri (10 n.m.). for Wellington. WELLINGTON, January 14.—Arrived : Kninjpoi (4.35 p.m.), from Nowcast!--. Sailed : Ling Nam (5.15 p.m.), for Sydney.

OAMARU, January 14.—Arrived : Waikounit.i (5 p.m.). from Dunedin. NEWCASTLE. January 14—Sailed ; Kaiwarra, for Auckland: Kurow, for Bluff: Koromiko, for Picton. NEW YORK. January 13.—Arrived : Trekieve, from Newcastle. MONTEVIDEO, January 13.—Arrived : Pakebi, from Napier, LIVERPOOL, January 13.—Sailed : Otaki, for Auckland.

(For continuation see Lato Shipping.)

Fnil moon Jan. 22 12.27 p.m. Faat quarter Jan. 29 5.23 p.m. New moon Feb. 5 1.8 p.m. First quarter Feb. 13 7.39 p.m.

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