SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18741, 17 September 1924, Page 1

SHIPPING.

• HIGH WATER.. TO-MORHOW, St. Clair : 5.46 a.m., 6.10 p.m. Taioroa Head 5.56 a.m., 6.20 p.m. Port Chalmers ; 6.36 a.m., 7 p.m. Dunedin i 7.5 а. 7.30 p.m. THE SUN, Sets to-day, 5.53 p.m,; rises to-morrow, б. a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Rises to-day, 10.3 p.m.; sets to-morrow, 8.15 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. 0. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m.

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 shy, 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 are for southerly winds, moderate to strong; weather cold and showery; barometer unsteady, but rising soon; sea considerable, tides high. SAlLED.—September 16. Kalomo, s.s. (4 p.m.), 6,019 tons, Keogh, for Melbourne. Mamari, s.s. (4.10 p.m.), 5,223 tons, Duncan, , for Nelson. Flora, s.s, (5.35 p.m.), 1,283 tons, M'Leod, for Oamaru. Kotare, s.s. (11.45 p.m.), 147 tons, Mumby, for Port Craig. September 17. Wingatui, s.s. (noon), 2,578 tons, Jaunay, for Oamaru. ARRlVED.—September 17. Corinna, s.s. (6.15 a.m.), 1,319 tons, Hewitt, from Wellington. Calm, s.s. 1 7.5 a.m.), 892 tons, M'Lachlan, from Bluff. ■ The Wingatui sailed this morning for Oamaru, Tfmaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. . Tin Wanaka is due on Friday from Lyttelton, and sails.on Saturday for. Bluff. The Navua has been delayed at Auckland by rain, and was to leave at noon to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected hero about Tuesday next-. The Corinna arrived ibis morning from Wellington, and was to sail again at 4 p.m. for Oamaru, Tiranru, Lyttelton., Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa, from Wellington, arrived at,Lyttelton at 8.10 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the south express. ORARI DAMAGED. The Sydney Marine Underwriters’ and Salvage Association, Ltd., advise that the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Oiari arrived at Colon damaged by weather. She is en route from Liverpool to Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. UNION COMPANY’S LOSS. The Orowaiti, which has been given up as a total loss on the rocks near San Lnis, was a bulk oil carrier of 6,684 tons gross, and was built in 1921. She is, therefore, a very serious loss to the Union Company fsays the ‘ New Zealand Shipping Gazette ’), not only because the company carries its own insurance risks, but also because it will be necessary to charter another vessel to do her work. The Marine Court inquiry into the circumstances will no doubt elucidate what her captain was doing in making his landfall at night. It will probably be found that an unknown coast current deflected the vessel from her course, and that it had a greater effect upon her than it would have had upon a loaded ship. This, however, is mere speculation.

THE MOEEAKI TO-MORROW. The Union Company advises that the intercolonial passenger steamer Moeraku from Melbourne via Wellington and Lyttelton, is due to-morrow, and will sail later in the day for Bluff and Melbourne. THE MAIM OA. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Line steamer Maimoa, which is discharging Liverpool cargo, goes down to Port Chalmers to-morrow morning to continue Homeward loading. She is to sail at daybreak on Saturday for Napier. THE ROTORUA. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the from London and Southampton, will arrive at Wellington at 8 o’clock to-night. Southern passengers will catch tlie Mararoa, and will arrive to-morrow. TO REPLACE THE RIPPLE. Messrs Richardson and 'Co., Ltd., of Napier, have, through their manager (Mr K. M‘Cleary, at present in England), purchased a steamer called the Glenside to replace the Ripple in the weekly run between Wellington and east coast ports. The Glenside is to leave Plymouth <n Thursday, and will come via Panama. It it considered that she will taka about two and a-half months to arrive. The Glenside was built in 1921 by the Goolo Shipping and Refrigerating Company, and she is 554 tons gross. Her length is 166 ft, her breadth 27ft, and her depth AOffc. She is well decked, _ and carries her machinery aft. She is something after the type of the Holmdale, only not so big. She has extra big hatches, and is capable of carrying 700 tons dead-weight and 900 tons measurement. The Ripple used to carry 350 tons of doad-weigljt and 480 tons of measurement. However, the Ripple was eighty horse-power, while the Glenside is registered at eighty-five. THE TREVITHICK. The A. and A. Line steamer Trevithick sailed from New York on September 6 and from Newport News on September 9 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australian ports. She is due *t Auckland on October 13, and at Wellington a week later. TRANSPACIFIC STEAMERS. The Union Company advises the following movements of vessels of its transpacific fleet: — Hauraki, from Wallaroo, left Lyttelton on Monday night for Auckland to complete discharge, after which she will proceed to Fanning Island, thence Vancouver and San Francisco, to load late in October and early in November for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, and possibly Brisbane. Waiotapu, from Auckland, is due at Vancouver to-day, and will later proceed to .San Francisco to complete loading for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waimna, from Pacific Coast ports via San Francisco, is due at Auckland on September 24. She will proceed thence to Wellington, Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle.

Waikawa sailed from Suva on Friday with a cargo of sugar for Vancouver, and thence to San Francisco to load early in October for Napier, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Trelyon, from Melbourne, will complete loading at Sydney-and Newcastle. She will return to the Pacific Coast with a cargo of sugar from Queensland ports during the hitter part of September, and will load at Vancouver and Sen Francisco early in November for New Zealand and Australia.

PANAMA TOLL EE COEDS. HOOD AND REPULSE. With the passage of the British warships Hood and Repulse through the canal on July 23 and 24 new records were established for size of ships and tolls paid for the transit of the Panama Canal (states the ‘ Canal Record ’). Both of the vessels are larger than any other which has used the canal to date. The Hood is 860 ft 7in in length, has a maximum beam of 105 ft 2-£in, and her displacement tonnage at the time of transit was 44,799 tons. At 50 cents per ton of displacement, the tolls on the Hood amounted to 22,399.60d0l (£5,000). The Repulse is 794 ft 21,in in length, with a beam of 102 ft Sin, and displacement at time of transit was 35,359 tons, requiring tolls of 17,679.50d0l (£4,0). The draught of the Hood was 32ft, and that of the Repulse 30ft. Previous records were : Length, H.M.S. Renown, 795 ft; beam, United Plates battleships Mississippi and New Mexico, 97ft 44m; displacement, H.M.S. Renown, 33,379 tons; 'tolls, steamship America, 16,855d01; draught, steamship Heffron, 35ft 2in. On account of the great beam of the Hood and the Repulse, their passage through the locks was of especial interest. The width of the lock chambers is 110 ft, which left, in the case of the Hood, a clearance of 2ft 4|in on either side. The usable length of the locks is I,oooft, which left approximately 70ft of clearance fore and aft between the Hood and the lock gates. On account of the belts of armor, the greatest beam of the ships was below the water line. Outriggers, consisting of poles attached vertically to booms, were placed on cither side, to indicate to the pilot the full beam of the ship, and seamen were stationed opposite the outriggers, with signal flags to signal to the pilot 4 if the vessel should approach closer to tiie wall than 2ft. Eight towing locomotives were used, four ou either side. The transit of the canal was handled without incident and apparently without difficulty. Tlie vessels answered the helm extremely well, and there was no trouble in entering the locks or in passage through any part of the canal channel. MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA. Provisional sailing dates for oversea liners for 1925 indicate a great improvement in the mail service between Australia and the United Kingdom. The dates have been arranged in consultation with the Postal. Department, and the object has been, with the assistance of the Bay steamers, to provide a 'weekly service. Although this object has not been achieved, a great improvement has been effected. Mails will arrive at Fremantle from the United Kingdom by vessels other than Bay steamers in 1925 as follow ;—February 3 and 17; March 3, 10, 17. 24, and 31; April 7, 14, and 28; May 5, 12, and 26; June 2,9, 23, and 30; July 7, 21, and 28; August 4. 18, and 35; September 1, 15. 22, and 29 ; October *l3, 20, and 27; November 10, 17, and 24; and December 8, 15, and 22.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 16.—Arrived : Manuka 12.45 p.m.), from Sydney; iutanekai (3.15 p.m.), from-east coast lighthouses. Sailed,: Makura (3.50 p.m.), * ■Sydney. , WELLINGTON, September 15. Bailed : Lowana (12.50 p.m.), Tor Lyttelton ; Moeraki (6.25 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, September 16.—Arrived : Koromiko (3.40 p.m.), from For Stephens. Sailed Hauraki (12.00 for Auckland; Maori (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington. . . , OAMARU, September 17,—Arrived : Flora (6.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. NEWCASTLE, September 16.—Arrived ; Waitemata, from Lyttelton. Sailedjj Waihemo, for New Zealand. POET STEPHENS, September 16. Arrived : Katoa, from Wellington. SAN FRANCISCO, September 16. Arrived : Sonoma, from Sydney. Sailed : City ol Corinth, for Brisbane; Kasama, for Noumea. , BALIK PAPAN, September 15. Sailed : Pinna, for New Zealand. ADELAIDE, September 17.—Sailed: Kaitoke, for Now Zealand. FREMANTLE, September 17.—Arrived : Osterley, from London.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Last quarter Sep. 21 3.6 p.m. New moon Sep. 29 7.46 a.m. First quarter Oct. 6 2.0 a.m. Full i moon Oct. 13 7.51 a.m.

to-day: — Bar. Ther. Weath. Wellington-N.W., 1 29.97 69 C Greymonth—S.W., f b 29.97 55 BO Christchurch—Calm ... 29.80 GO BO Tiraaru— Calm 29.78 63 G Oavnaru—W., b 29.75 62 B Dunedin—-N.E., 1 ... 29.84 64 BO Queenstown—W., b ... 29.83 54 B Nuggets—N., 1 — 67 B Bluff—W.S.AV., f b ... 29.73 50 C