SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18715, 18 August 1924, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 6.38 a.m., 5.1 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 5.48 a.m., 5.11 p.m. Port Chalmers ; 6.28 a.m., 6.51 p.m. Dunedin J 6.58 a.im, 7.21 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.17 p.m. ; rises to-morrow, 7.6 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter Aug. 22 8.40 p.m. New moon Ang. 30 8.7 p.m. First quarter Sep. 6 8.16 p.m. Full moon Sep. 13 6.30 p.m. Rises to-day, 9.9 p.m. j sets to-morrow, 8.52 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, fresn breozo; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy galo; 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, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; Sj snow; 11,I 1 , 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 moderate to strong winds; fair to cloudy weather; there will probably be a hard frost to-night; the ibarometcr has a rising tendency; sea moderate on the coast; tides good. ARRIVED.—August 17. Nordbo, s.s. (7.15 n.rn.), 4,465 tons, Jansen, from Canadian and American ports via Auckland, Wellington, and Timarn. Kauri, s.s. (1 p.ra.), 2,853 tons, Davies, from Bluff. Wingatui, s.s. (1.30 p.m.), 2,378 tons, Jaunay, from Bluff. SAlLED.—August 16. Progress, s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 353 tons, Hay, for Oamaru. Canadian Cruiser, s.s. (2,55 p.m.), 7,173 tons, Sears, for Lyttelton. Tha Kaitangata was scheduled to sail this afternoon for Greymouth direct to complete loading for Melbourne and Adelaide. The Wingatui sails at 5 o’clock to-night for Auckland via Oamaru, Timarn, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Kauri is to sail to-morrow for Timarn to continue discharge of her cargo of hardwood .from Port Stephens, The Kahika leaves Wellington to-mor-row for Timarn. Bluff, and Dunedin, and is due here at the end of the week. The Wanaka is to leave Auckland tomorrow for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Flora loaves Gisborne to-morrow for Dunedin direct, and loads here on Friday. The Comma lias been delayed at Wellington, and now leaves Now Plymouth oa Friday for Dunedin direct. She is due nere .on Saturday, and sails the same day fo" New Plymouth via ports, The Waimavino is expected to leave Lyttelton on Wednesday night for Dunedin. From hero she proceeds to Oamaru. Messrs Dalgety and Co. advise (lint the departure of the Corinthic from 'Wellington for Southampton has now been fixed for daybreak on Saturday, August 23. THE NORDBO ARRIVED. The Danish motor ship Nordbo, 4.465 tons, Captain S. J. Jansen, arrived yesterday from San Francisco via New Zealand ports to complete discharge of case oil, timber, and oats from Pacific Coast ports Tire vessel loaded at Seattle, Blien, Gray’s Harbor (Washington), Portland, Vancouver, Victoria, and San Francif.ro. clearing the latter port on July 7. Smooth seas were experienced until the vessel was within a week’s sail of Auckland, when a heavy south-westerly swell was encountered, accompanied by rain. Captain Jansen has with him the following officers ;—Chief officer, Mr H. PIngeislev; second, Mr P. Mortensen: third. Mr H. Jensen; chief engineer, Mr N. Hansen; second, Mr A. Christiansen; third, Mr W. Sarup; fourth, Mr H. Anderson; chief steward, Mr A. Anderson. Messrs Neill and Co. are the local agents. A TRANSPACIFIC STEAMER. Rehabilitated at a cost of approximately half a million dollars, to rival the finest transpacific steamers, the Oceanic liner Sierra sailed on July 8 from San Francisco on her first voyage to Australia since March, 1918. Having done her bit during the war as a transport, the slnp_ has been overhauled, refitted, and rebuilt at*the Union Iron Works, 'an hranoisco, and is now carrying the American flag in the transpacific trade. The saibng date found a number of Oceanic officials at the docks to see the ship off on her voyage. Since she was returned by the Government after the war the Sierra has changed hands several times, and each owner spent large sums in fitting her out for the passenger trade. A 1 AT LLOYD'S.

The arrival is expected in Australian water, during the next few weeks of the Norwegian training ship Concordia., wine l ' 1 oft Sweden recently with a cargo o f Baltic timber for Sydney. The Concordia is mailing a round-the-world voyage, and is manned by a large number of cadets, who are prenarimr for positions in the Norwegian mercantile marine. One of the few Bailing vessels which in these days has the c’nssificafinn of 100 Al, at Lloyd s the Concordia was formerly the _ British shin Celtic Bacc, and was built in Sunderland in 1891. THE FFP.RY SERVICE. The Mavaroa, from Wellington, arrived at T.vtMton at 9.70 a.m. yesterday and passengers and mails came south to-day. THE LING NAM. The Chinese steamer Ling Nam is dne at Wellington on AnemO 99 from TFoncVorm via Thur=dav Island. Tarakan. and Bvdnev. From there she will proceed to Papeete. Balboa, Callao, and Iquique. TIM -'BIT LIGHTHOUSE. The Timaru Harbor Board notifies that as from August 1 the illuminating system of the Timaru lighthouse was changed from gas light of about 200 c.p. to electric of about 500 c.p. The existing scheduled range of visibility for this light is ten miles, hut owing to its elevation the additional power enables it to be seen beyond fhat range.

TEKOA’S LOADING PORTS. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Tekoa, now discharging London cargo at Auckland, is to leave the northern port on August 21 for Wellington. The vessel should arrive there on August 23, and after completing discharge will proceed to New Plymouth to commence loading. The Tekoa will afterwards load at Wanganui, Gisborne, Napier. and Wellington. She will bo despatched from the latter port finally about September 16 for West of England ports and London via Panama. THE RIO OLARO. Tlie C. and D. Line chartered steamer Rio Claro was due at Wellington yesterday from Auckland via Napier to dis charge New York cargo. She will visit Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff to continue unloading. LOWANA AT COLON. The Melbourne Steam Ship Company’s new steamer Low an a, en route from Montreal to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tirnaru, and Dunedin, arrived at Colon on August 12. The vessel is running under the auspices of the New Zealand Shinping Company, and is due at Auckland about September 7. ATHENIC REPORTED. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner lonic en route from London and Southampton to Wellington and Lyttelton with passengers, mails, and cargo, cleared Balboa in continuation of her voyage on August 9. The vessel is duo at Wellington on August 51. NEW STEAMERS FOR EASTERN ■ TRADE. Details are to hand regarding the two new steamers ordered by the Australian Oriental Line for tho trade between Australian ports and Hongkong. The new vessels are being built by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ltd. They are each to bo 376 ft in length over all, 350 ft long between perpendiculars, 48ft broad (moulded), and 26ft deep (moulded) from the upper deck. They will he of the two-deck type, with lorusr poop and bridge, topgallant forecastle, promenade deck and boat deck aft and amidships, and will he constructed to Lloyd’s requirements, under special survey, for their highest class. Cnigo will be carried in tho forward, fore main, after main, and after holds, and tho facilities for working it will be of the most modern description, eight winches being fitted at Nos. 1 and 2 hatches, and four winches at Nos. 3 and 4 hatches. Water ballast or fresh water will be carried in tho peaks, while tho double bottom will be suitable for oil fuel as well as ballast.

The bridge de-ck will be entirely devoted to passengers, the first class stale rooms for forty passengers being large and roomy The public rooms will consist of a dining room, a lounge, a writing room, and a smoke room. Accommodation will be provided for thirty second class passengers in the poop, while twenty third class rooms will be situated in the bridge ’tween decks. The vessels will be electrically lighted throughout, and fans will be provided in all the public, passengers’, and officers’ rooms. Steam heating will be installed to provide additional comfort in winter.

The vessels will carry 4.000 tons deadweight (including 500 tons refrigerating space in tho fore hold and ’tween decks) on a draught of 23ft. The cruising speed will be thirteen knots. The propelling machinery, constructed by the builders, will be placed amidships, and will consist of a sot of triple-expansion engines with three cranks, having cylinders 27in, 46in, and 77in in diameter. Steam at 2001 b per square inch working pressure will he generated in three singleended Scotch boilers, 16ft in diameter by 12ft long, -working under Howden’s forced draught.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 16—Arrived : Karori (1 p.m.), from Tasmania. WELLINGTON, August 16.—Arrived : Wainui (5.50 p.m.], from Picton, Sailed ; Kapiti (6 p.m.), lor Wanganui; Kennedy (6.10 p.m.), for Fox ton; Invercargill (6.15 p.m.), for Wanganui. August 17—Arrived : Maori (7.55 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Tutanekai (noon), from West Coast lighthouses : Opihi (12.30 p.m.), from Westport; Breeze (2.20 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Wootton (4.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton. August 18—Arrived ; Tahiti (6.50 a.m.), from Sydney. LYTTELTON, August 16.- r Arrived ; Navua (5.10 p.m.), from Duurdin. August 17—Arrived : Waimarino (3.35 a.m.), from Wallaroo; Westmoreland (Y 45 a.m.), from Wellington; Canadian Cruiser (9.40 a.m.), from Dunedin; Progress (5 p.m.), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, August 17.—Arrived : Waikonniti. from New Zealand; Waikawa, from New Plymouth. August 16— Sailed : TJlimaroa, for Wellington. COLON, August 16. —Arrived : Canadian Britisher, cn route from Montreal to Auckland. PANAMA, August 15.—Arrived : Turakina, en route from Wellington to Loudo i. TENERIFFE. August _ 15.—Sailed : Mnhia, on route from Wellington to London BOSTON, August 15.—Sailed : Rimutaka for London, VANCOUVER, August_ 16— Sailed : Wairuna and West Cahokia, for Aucklan i (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

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