SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18808, 5 December 1924, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW, St. Clair : 10.52 a.m., 11.17 p.m. Taiai'oa Head : 11.2 a.m., 11,27 p.m. Port Chalmers : 11.42 a.m., p.m. Dunedin : a.m., 0.12 p.m. THE SUN. Sots to-day, 7.40 p.m.: rises to-morrow, 4.18 a.m.

Bose today, 1,25 p.m.; sets to-morrow, 1.32 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Rate.s) supplied the following at 9 a.m. today

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or hoary gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue shy, 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 wdiolo sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ngly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Foeecast. Tlio Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. I Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day ; —The. indications are for southerly winds, moderate to strong; weather changeable and showery; barometer rising; sea, rough swell; tides high. ARRlVED.—December 4, Waipori, s.s. 1 8.40 p.m.),' 1,976 tons, Chrisp, from Bluff. December 5. Cumberland, s.s. (7.30 a.m.), 1,446 tons, Deith, from Liverpool via New Zealand ports. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal.— Flora, Napier, Gisborne. Dec. 7. Gale, Wanganui via poris, Dec. 7. Holmdale, Wellington direct, Dec. 8. Opihi, Wellington direct, Dec. 8. Nnvaa. Auckland via ports, Dec. 9. Oreti, Port Craig, Dec. 10. Wingat.ni, Auckland via ports, Dec. 10. Ripa, Wanganui via.ports, Dec. 11. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 16. Huia, Auckland via ports, Dec. 16. Wanaka, Auckland via ports, Dec. 20. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— Athenic, Southampton, Dec. 7. Moeraki, Melb. via ports, Dec. 10. Las Vegas, San Francisco, Dec. 11. Port Hunter, London, Dec. 11. Waikouaiti, Sydney, Dec. 12. Rimutaka, Liverpool, Dec. 13. Kaloa, Port Stephens, Dec. 15. Waimarino, Newcastle, Dec. 15. Tremeadow, Nauru, Dec. 17. Manuka, .Melbourne via ports, Dec. 18. Pakipaki. New York, Dec. 19. Australind, Montreal, Deo. 20. Pakeha, Southampton, Dec, 23. Ruapehu, Liverpool, Dec. 23. lilingsworth, Texas, Dec. 50, Whangape, Sydney, Dec. 30. Canadian Traveller, Montreal, Dec. 31. Port Melbourne, Liverpool, Jan. 3. Zcalandic, London, Jan. 6. City of Edinburgh, New York, Jan. 6. Kaimni, United Kingdom, Jan. 5. Canadian Cruiser. Montreal, Jan. 15. Tymcric, New York, Jan. 16. Trekicvc, Montreal, Jan, 16, Dorset, Liverpool, Jan. 20. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Makura, left Auckland November 25 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver December 12. Niagara, left Vancouver November 19 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland December 8. Tahiti, leaves Wellington December 9 for San'Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco December 26. Maunganui, left San Francisco December 3 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington December 22. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. •—Coastal.— Oreti, Invercargill, to-day. Gale, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 8. Holmdale, Wanganui via ports, Dee. 8. Opihi, New Piym. via ports, Doc, 8. Flora, Gisborne via ports, Dec. 9. Narnia, Auck'and via ports, Dec, 10. Ripa, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 11. W.ngatui. Auckland via ports, Dec, 10. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 16. Wanaka. Auckland via ports, Dec. 22. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— Whangape. Oamaru, Bluff, to-day. Waikavva, New Plymouth, Dec. *B. Cumberland, Wanganui, Dec. 11. Moeraki, Mel'b. via ports, Dec, 11. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, Dec. 15. Wnhine, Wellington direct, Dec. 12. Port Hunter. Bluff, Dec. 15. Manuka, Melbourne via ports, Dec. 18. 'The Calm sails this evening for .Wangaiiii via ports. The Wuhino was expected to come out if dock at Port Chalmers to-day, and will ail next Friday for Wellington to take >p her running in the ferry service. Hie Waikawa will now sail on Monday or New Plymouth, to complete discharge her cargo from Pacific Coast ports. “ j file British Imperial Oil Company’s! (earner Physa sailed late this afternoon i or Lyttelton. i Tho Nnviia was duo to leave Auckland •csterday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. ' The Flora was to leave Gisborne yester-1 Ay for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is exerted hero on Sunday. The Waipori completes discharge of her I oal cargo from Westport on Monday and 1 rocoods to Port Chalmers for survey. The Waikouaiti leaves Sydney to-night or Bluff and Dunedin, Tlio Whangape sailed this afternoon for kunarn and Bluff to complete discharge of or Australian cargo. Tin- Opihi leaves Wellington to-morrow, nd is due here on Monday. She sails lie same day for Now Plymouth and Nelin via ports. THE FERID' ‘ ERVICE. The Mararoa, tic.... Wellington, arrived t Lyttelton at 8.50 a.m. to-day, and pasmgers and mails connected with the mth express. MAMARI ARRIVES HOME. Cable advice has been received by the haw-Savill Company that the Mamari, hicli left Auckland on October 15. arved at London via Panama, New York, id Boston on Sunday afternoon, after smart passage of forty-six days.

PARERA ARRIVES. Messrs Richardson and Co’s new coastal steamer Parera arrived at Wellington cn Tuesday morning from Napier via coast. The Parera, wdiich was purchased at Home to replace the Ripple, is admirably suited for the Wellington-Napier-Gisborne trade, in which she has commenced run- ! ning. Built on somewhat similar lines to Messrs Holm and Co.’s Holmdalo, the now coaster has two spacious holds forward, and Hie engine room is situated aft. Of a gross tonnage of 554, her length is Issft, beam 27ft, and draught 13ft The engines, of the triple expansion type, are capable of developing 350 horse-power. She was built by the Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Company in the latter- half of 1921. Captain Barnes, late of the Putiki, is in command of the ship. >' SHEAP MOUNT REPORTED. Advice has been received by the Union Company that its chartered steamer Sheaf Mount sailed from Vancouver on November 27 for Union Bay and San Francisco to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, and Lyttelton. AUSTRA.LIND REPORTED. A wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the Australind. en route from Montreal and Newport News, states that the vessel will arrive at Auckland on Saturday morning. CORINNA TO RESUME. The Union Company’s cargo steamer Corinna, which is now completing an extensive overhaul at Wellington, is about to bo recommissioned. In the meanwhile the vessel is announced to sail on Saturday for New Plymouth. DREDGE’S ROUGH VOYAGE. A Press Association message from Auckland states that the bucket dredge Korun arrived at Auckland yesterday from Muliiourne after an adventurous voyage of sixteen days. The dredge struck heavy weather after leaving Melbourne, and encountered mountainous seas. To make matters worse, the steam steering gear broke down, and two men had to steer by bund. Eventually the captain hevo-to, and some relief was gained when the vessel faced the gale. The men in the stokehold had an unenviable lime. At lengih the gale moderated. and from then on fine weather j prevailed. The flames from the funnel I burned the wireless aerials through when j two days from Auckland, but the damage 1 was repaired. Built at Balmain, New Sonih Wales, in 1914, the Korua is a, vessel of 400 tons, gross and 185 net. She was originally owned by the Western Australian Government. and was taken from Fremantle to Sydney about eight years ago. After seeing service there for some months she was transferred to Melbourne, where she was hid up for two years. Three months ago I .-.he was purchased by the Gisborne Harbor Board. Captain Sydney James brought the Korua trem Sydney. j The, crew of dredge Korua make light J of their adventure. Some of them had j made similar voyages before. On. one occasion, 11. Farrell, who made the present Inn. brought a. ketch of fourteen tons from Tasmania to Lvtlclton. Summing up the general feeling, one of the crew s;dd : “ We had every confidence in the ; old man.” THE MOERAKI. The Mocraki left Mull .lourne at 5.30 p.m. »n Wednesday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff She is dee at the northern port on .Monday, Lyttelton on ! Wednesday, and here on Thursday. Tho vessel is timed to sail tho same evening . for Bluff and Melbourne. " . 1 CUMBERLAND, FROM LIVERPOOL. The Federal Line steamer Cumberland, ] from Liverpool via New Zealand ports, arrived at Port Chalmers this morning to 1 discharge the remamaer of her cargo and io cwiiiiuence loading for Home. She sails

a! out Thursday next for Wanganui, to continue loading. On her recent voyage she loaded at Bristol, Newport, Glasgow, and Liverpool, sailing finally on Heiuemiier 27. Jiiavy westerly weather was met with at the commencement of the vo\ age, nut aUenvards line weather prevailed until arrival at Curacao, where oil fuel was taken in. Passing through Panama on October 14, sail was made tor Auckland. tne conditions continuing fine until October 25, when a hard gale from tho south-west was encountered, tile stormy vonuitions continuing until arrival. High seas frequently came aboard. Hooding me decks and delaying the steamer’s progress. Iho Cumberland was formerly named the Weudhnd. .She is one of the nvo German steamers taken over alter tho war and purchased by the Federal Line. She is a sister ship to the Huntingdon. Tie Cumberland was built in 1919 at Bremen ami was taken over from the Germans on completion. Before being acquired by Hie Federal Line she was taken over by Messrs 1- unless. Withy, and Company, wno ran her two trips across the Atlantic. Under the Federal Line Hag she visited New Zealand in the early part ol last year, but twelve months ago she was laid up at Falmouth. During (ho early part of (his year the vessel was conveited into an oil-lutrner, and she was in■siilated in numbers 2,3, and 4 hatches for the carriage ot refrigerated cargo. Before her alteration she had a carrying capacity ot about 17.000 lons. Her convene s.’on has increased her speed by about one, knot, ami she carries about twelve men less on the stokehold staff (ban when she burnt coal. |

Captain G. T. Deilh is in command of flic Cumberland. He has associated with him the following olficevs:—Chief, Mr 1), Horn; second, Mr 8. Butler;; third, Mr C. Hopkins; fourth, Mr J. H. Quick; surgeon, Dr T[. 11. Crick-'tt; chief engineer, Mr J. L. Mitchell; second, Mr R. Cairns; third, Mr F, D, M'Crcgor; fourth, Mr J T. Matthews; lifth. Mr A. J. Bishop; sixth, Mr A. R. Wilkinson; seventh, Mr Vv. R. Pluck-; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr E. P. Molloy; second, Mr 1,. Irvine; wireless operatin', Mr A. H. Batchelor; chief steward, Mr G. H. Bennett. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. are the local agents. VESSELS IX WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night :

Auckland,—Marama, Tutanekai, Kaituna, Auslralind, Quebec City, Niagara, Sierra, Mandalay, Pakipaki, Ruapehu, Kurow, City Of Pittsburg, Kaiwarra, Port Chalmers, Ifauraki. Wellington.—.Mararoa, Maori, Ngaio, Tnrakiiia, Renmcra, Port. Campbell, Wailenuita, Rimnlaka, Hertford, Wanaka, Wingatui, Tainni, Mahana, Kaimanawa, Tahiti, Las Vegas, Kaitangata, Kentucky, Waipori, Waiotapu, Artemisia, .Manuka, Maheno, Moeraki, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December A. —Sailed; Canopus (2.40 p.m.). for Westport; Las Vegas (4.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kakapo (5.40 mm.). for Wanganui. NAPIER. December 4.—Sailed : Tnrakina (9 p.m.), for London : Port Chalmers (midnight), for Genoa. WELLINGTON. December 4.—Arrived • Port Hunter (10.35 a.in,), from Auckland, Sailed : John (3.50 p.m.). for LvUeltnn; .Mahana (4.15 p.m.), for Nacier.

j SYDNEY, December 4.—Sailed : Tahiti ' (1.15 p.m.), for Wellington. . COLON, December 3.—Sailed : Ivaikoura, for London. PORT STEPHENS, December 4. Sailed ; Kawatiri, for New Zealand. (For continuation sec Late Shipping.)

PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon Dec. 11 6.33 p.m. Last quarter Dec. 19 9.41 p.m. New moon Dec. 26 3.16 p.m.

Bar. Ther. Weatb. Well’(on—N.N.W., b 29.62 53 P.C Grevmouth—E., b ... 29,57 53 R Clvristch'ch—N.W., I 29,56 68 0 Timaru—-N.W., 1 ... 29,60 60 r.c Oamaru—S., 1> 29.61 61 B I>unoclin—S.E., I 29.52 59 B 0 Queenstown—8., 1 ... 29.59 55 G Nuggets—S.W., f b... _ 53 P Bluff—W.S.W., 1 ... 29.61 55 P