SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18717, 20 August 1924, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 7.12 a.m., 7.37 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 7.22 a.m., 7.47 p.m. Port Chalmers : 8.2 a.m., 8.27 p.m. Dunedin ; 8.32 a.m. . 8.57 p.m. THE SDN. Sets to-day, 5.19 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.2 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter Aug. 22 8.40 p.m. New moon Aug. 30 8.7 p.m. First quarter Sep. 6 8.16 p.m. Full moon Sep. 13 6.30 p.m. Rises to-day, 11.15 p.m.; sols to-morrow, 9.45 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 breeze; mg, moderate gale; g,.whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, bo 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; 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 arc for southerly winds, moderate to strong, anti (backing by south to oast; there is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather; probably a hard frost to-night; barometer, little movement; tea moderate, tides good. SAlLED.—August 19. Ncrdbo, s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 4,465 tons, Jansoi, for Sydney. Calm, s.s. (11 p.m.), 892 tons, M'Lachlan. for Timaru. Kauri, s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 3,853 tons, Davies, for Timaru, VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal. — Gale, Wanganui via ports, Aug. 21. Holmdale, Wanganui via ports, Aug. 21. Flora, Gisborne, Aug. 22. Covinna, Now Plymouth, Aug. 23. Breeze, Wanganui, Aug. 24. Navua, Auckland via ports, Aug. 25. Wanaka, Auckland via ports, Aug. 28. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Aug. 29. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— Waikouaiti, Sydney via ports, Aug. 21. Waimarino, Port Pirio, Aug. 21. Westmoreland, Liverpool, Aug. 21. Ruahine, S’hampfon via ports, Aug, 21, City of Canton, New York, Aug. 21. Las Vegas, ’Frisco via ports, Aug. 25. Moeraki, Melb. via ports, Aug. 26. Largo Law, Montreal via ports, Aug, 26. Rio Claro, New Y’k via ports, Aug, 26Tiemero. Now York via ports, Aug. 27. Kalmo, New York, Sep. 2, Kaikoura,. Liverpool via ports, Sep, 3. Wingatui, Bluff, Sep. 6, Mamari, London via ports, Sep. 32. Maimna, Liverpool via ports, Sep. 12. Nirpura, New York via ports, Sep. 17. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara, due at Sydney from Auckland August 28. Maimganui, left San Francisco August 1 5 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington September 1. Makura, left Auckland August 5 for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver; due Vancouver August 22. Tahiti, leaves Sydney August 1.4 and Wellington August 19 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco September 5. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal Gale, Wanganui via ports, Aug. 21. Holmdale, Wanganui, Aug. 21. Flora,. Gisborne via ports, Aug. 23. Breeze, Wanganui via ports, - Aug. 24. Navua, Auckland via ports, Aug. 25. Coriuna, New Plym. via ports. Aug. 25. Wanaka, Auckland via ports, Aug. 28. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Aug. 28. Wingatui, Auckland via ports, Sep. 5. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— Waikouaiti, Sydney via ports, Arm. 21. Moeraki, Mclb, via ports, Aug. 26. Las Vegas, Newcastle. Aug. 27. Mamari, Auckland via ports, Sep. 16. Mamma, Liverpool via ports, Sep. 16 The Wanaka was to leave Auckland today for Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Kittawa leaves Westport to-night for Dunedin direct, and is due on Saturday.

The Flora has been delayed outside Napier by bad weather, and sails to-morrow night for Gisborne. She leaves Gisborne on Friday, and is due here on Monday, sailing the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Napier, and Gisborne. The Oorinna is expected here on Monday from New Plymouth, and loads for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Nelson. The 'Waimarino leaves Lyttelton tonight for Dunedin to continue discharge of her cargo of wheat from Port Stephens, The Gale is due to-morrow, and sails the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and , Wanganui. The next C. and D. Line vessel from New York is the chartered steamer Allara, which), was to have left New York on August 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. At the conclusion of a memorial service at the Sailors’ Friend Society’s rooms_ in Wellington a motion was carried urging the Government to have wireless installed on all vessels trading on the New Zealand coasi The Huddart-Parker steamer TJlimaroa was due at Wellington to-day from Sydney direct with 129 passengers and 700 tons of general cargo. She is scheduled to sail on Friday on the return trip to Sydney. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 9.50 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the south express. THE WAIKAWA. The Waikawa leaves Newcastle about the end of this week for Fiji, thence Vancouver and San Francisco, to load during the latter part of September and early in October for Napier, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Waikawa replaces the Waitemata, as previously announced. CARGO FROM CANADIAN PORTS. Advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the steamer Trelissick arrived at Sydney (Capo Breton) on August 14 to commence loading for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. and Adelaide. The Trelissick will complete her cargo at (Montreal and Newport Nows. She is expected to sail from Montreal during the first week in September. THE KAIKOpRA. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Kaikoura is due at Auckland about August 23 from Liverpool. The vessel is bringing a cargo of general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. KALOMO FROM NEW YORK. Having left New York on July 23, the cargo carrier Kaiomo is expected to put in an appearance at Auckland some time next week-end. She is bringing cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. and Dunedin. From the last-men-ticned port the steamer goes on to Australian ports. CITY OF CANTON TO-MORROW. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the City of Canton, from New York via Auckland, Napier, and Lyttelton, is due here to-morrow to continue unloading. She will complete discharge at Melbourne. THE PORT CURTIS. The Port Curtis left New Plymouth th's afternoon for Oamaru to continue Homeward loading. This is the first C. and I). Line, steamer to load at Oamaru. She is expected to leave Oamaru about Monday for Timaru, Napier, and Wellington to continue loading, and will leave the latter port on September 3 for London via Montevideo. THE RIO CLARO.

Messrs J. IV. Swift and Co. advise that owing to the bunker fire in the Rio Claro at Auckland water got into the cargo, hut the damage is not considered serious, and it has been decided to have a general average bond signed; but in the meantime no deposit will be collected. The Rio Claro was originally duo here on August 21, but owing to the delay at Auckland and a further delay at Napier owing to bad weather she is not expected hero till about August 27. DAMAGE AT PANAMA CANAL. An Australian paper states that a great deal of trouble is being caused in the Panama Canal bv the dam. or pliolns calva, which is destroying parts of the ament bottom and the. sea walls of the wonderful waterway. It is reported .that already damage to the extent of £200.009 has been done by the clam. The destructive little creatures tunnel through rock and concrete again and again, until one or the other is riddled and perforated and broken np. and the earth is then let through and forced up, forming small islands, and so blocking traffic. Every now and then one of these islands bobbed up in the middle of the canal, and for quite a time no one was able to explain why. Some thought, a landslide must have occurred and dislodged the cement bed, so as to allow a slab of earth to rise. The discovery of the clams’ work came about in this way : Several ordinary landslides had occurred, and, to prevent a repetition, certain hills were levelled so that they could no longer slide down hy their own weight towards the canal. Hie work wa- finished, and the engineers congratulated themselves on their success, when, lo! one morning an island (sspped up in the middle of the channel, and at the same time a cavernous hole was revealed in the bank nearby. Here was something quite now and mysterious in landslides. Piesenily the dredges brought up great lumps of concrete, and these were found to be riddled with ho’es. Then everything became dear, for wedged in some of these holes wore the clams, which had made the tunnels by using their shells as a rasp, turning from side to side while they held on to the rock or concrete with their foot, as it is called. UNION COMPANY’S CARGO FLEET.

Following are the movements of the Union Company’s steamers in the transpacific service : Hauraki was expected to leave Adelaide early this week tor Wallaroo, thence to New Zealand ports, including Auckland. After completing discharge at Auckland she proceeds to Fanning Island, thence Vancouver and San Francisco to load late in October and early in November for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide, aud Sydney. Waiolapu was expected to leave Auckland -vesterday for Vancouver and San Francisco to load in September and early in October for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. Wnirnnn wns expected to leave Vp.nco’iver on Thursday, August 13, for Union l>ay, O.vtm j.uor, ami .an Francisco to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, and Melbourne. Tielyon, from Vancouver, Union Bay. and San Francisco, is due at Auckland about Saturday. August 23, and proceeds thence to Melbourne, Sydney, and mewcastle She returns to the Pacific Const during the latter part of September to loud at Vancouver and San Francisco early in November for New Zealand and Australia, ’•

RUAHINE DUE TO-MORROW. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Ruahine, from London via Panama, Wellington, and Lyttelton, is due at Port Chalmers to-morrow to complete discharge. THE WESTMORELAND. The Federal Line steamer Westmoreland, from Liverpool via Wellington and Lyttelton, is due here to-morrow to continue discharge. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. are the local agents. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—City of Winchester, Dunedin, Kaiapoi, Kaikoura, Karori, Mairnoa, Ngakuta, Niagara, Oraana, Rona, Tofua, Schouwen, Trelyon, Waipori, Wanaka, _ Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa,_ Ngajo, Tahiti, Waitomo, Kauri, Kawatiri, Vvingatui, Kaitangata, Rakanoa, Tremeadow, Kaituna, Nordbo. Kaimanawa, Waimana, Largo Law, Rio Claro, Canadian Cruiser, Koiomiko, Tutanekai, Port Curtis. S.S. AND A. LINE. The National Mortgage and Agency Company advises the movements of the following Shaw, Savili and Albion Company vessels : lonic, which left Southampton on July 24, left Balboa on August 9, and is due at Wellington on August 31. She sails finally from Wellington on September 30 for Southampton and London via Montevideo and Teneriffe. Tainui leaves Southampton on September 26 for Now Zealand, and is due at Auckland on November 3. Mahana arrived at London on July 2, and sails again from Liverpool on September 6 for New Zealand. She is due at Auckland on October 13. Mairnoa., due at Auckland on August 25 from Liverpool via Panama. Mamari, due at Auckland on September 1 from London. Her other ports are Napier, Dunedin, and Nelson, and she sails finally from Auckland on October 15 for London via New York and Boston. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 19.—Arrived : Canopus (4.40 p.m.j, from West-port; Wanaka (8 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed : Trewyn (7 a.m.j, from Newcastle; Rona (6 p.m.), for Fiji; Niagara. (10 p.m.), for Sydney. WELLINGTON, August 19.-Amved • Las Vegas (10.45 a.m.), from Auckland; Progress (2.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Kapiti (32.10 p.m.), from Wanganui j Corinthio (10.55 a.m.), from Napier; Wainui (5.30 p.m.), from Picton. Sailed : Tahiti (3.20 p.m.), for San Francisco; Kaimanawa (5.10 p.m.), for Westport; Holmdale (6 p.m.). for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, August 19,-Arrived: Wairau (7.25 p.m.), from Blenheim. Sailed : Navua and Canadian Cruiser (4.5 p.m.), for Dunedin; Maori (8.40 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU. August 20,—Arrived : Kauri (11 a.m.), from Dunedin, OAMARU,.August 20.—Arrived; Calm (5 a.m.), from Dunedin. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weath. Wellington—S.E., b... 30.53 46 CD Grcymouth—E., f b 30.58 37 B Cluistehurch—Calm ... 30,49 42 B Timaru —Calm 30.49 44 B Oaraaru—W., 1 30.51 35 B Dunedin—R.W., I ... 30.58 48 B C Queenstown —N., f b 50.50 34 B C Nuggets—S.W., 1 ... — 44 ’L Bluff—W., 1 30.46 45 F