SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18837, 12 January 1925, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 4.36 a.m., 4.57 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 4,46 a.m., 5.7 p.m. Port Chalmers : 5.26 a.m., 5.47 p.m. Dunedin : 5.55 a.m., 6.17 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.54 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 4.40 a.m. PHASES OE THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. 0. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day ; Bar. Ther. Weath.

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gate; g, whole or bcavv gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather. B, blue sky, ho the atmosphere clear or heavy; G, clouds, passing clouds; It, drizzling rain; F, foggy: 0, gloomy, dark weather; 11, bail; L, ligbirimg; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; 11, rain, continued rain; S, snow; l', thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon today ;—The indications arc for southerly winds, moderate to strong; weather changeable and showery, but improving; barometer rising; sea, moderate swell; tides good, VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal.— Kotare, Invercargill, Jan. 14. Wingatui, Auckland via ports, Jan. 15. Coriima, Wellington direct, Jan. 16. Storm, Wanganui via ports, Jan. 16. Sussex, Auckland via ports, Jan. 17. Calm, ‘Wanganui via ports, Jan. 18. Holmdale, Wellington, Jan. 19. Breeze, Wanganui, Jan. 20. Bipa. Wanganui via ports, Jan. 20. Wauaka, Auckland via ports, Jan. 20. Gale, Wanganui via ports, Jan. 22. Navua, Auckland via ports, Jain 22. Flora, Napier, Gisborne, Jan. 27. —lntercolonial and Oversea,— Canadian Cruiser, Montreal, Jan. 15. Port .Melbourne, Liverpool, Jan, 16. Waikouaiti, Sydney, Jan. 15. Tvmcric, New York, Jan. 17. Moeraki, Melb. via ports, Jan. 18. Dorset, Liverpool, Jan. 20. Sydic, Bunbury via ports, Jan. 20. Trelevan, New York, Jan. 21. Manuka, Melbourne via ports, Jan. 22. Trckicve, Montreal, Jan. 22. Tekoa, London, Jan. 23. Sussex, Calcutta, Jan. 24. Sheaf Mount, San Francisco, Jan. 24. Waimana, IJverpool, Jan. 27. Eotorua, Southampton, Jan. 29. Whangapo, Sydney, Jan. 50. Matatua, Liverpool, Feb. 5. Cornwall, Liverpool, Feb. 7. Leitrim, New York, Feb. 10. Tairoa, Liverpool, Feb. 21. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Makura, leaves Sydney February 12 and Auckland’February 17 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. Niagara, leaves Vancouver January 14 i for Auckland and Sidney via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland February 2. Tahiti, left San Francisco December 31 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga ; due Wellington January 19. Maunganui, left Wellington January 6 for Sail Francisco via itaroumga and j Papeete; due Sail Francisco January 23. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Flora, Gisborne via ports, to-day. Zealandic, Lyttelton, Well'ton. to-day. dale, Waneanui via ports, Jan. 13. Oreti, Invercargill. I’orl Craig, Jan. 13. Katoa, Auckland via port-, Jan. 14. 'Ruapehu, Wanganui roadstead. Jan.^l4. Canadian Cruiser, Lyttelton, Jan. 10. Opihi, New Plym. via, ports. Jan. 15. Storm, Wanganui via purls, Jan. 17. Cahn, Wanganui via ports, Jan. 19. Corinna, New I‘ 1 ym. via. ports, Jan. 19. llohudaie, ’Wanganui via ports, Jan. 19, Moeraki, Meib.'via Bluff. Jan. 19. Waikouaili, Lyttelton, T ;maru, Jan. 19. Port. Melbourne. Bluff. Jan, 20. Ripa, Wanganui via ports, Jan. 20. Wingatui, Auckland via ports, Jan. 20. Breeze, Wanganui via ports, Jan. 21. Sussex. Newcastle, Jan. 21. Manuka, Melbourne via ports, Jan. 22. Trclevan, Wanganui, Jan. 22. Wanaka, Auckland via ports, Jan. 22, Navua, Auckland via ports, Jan. 23. Tekoa, New Plymouth, Jan. 27. Whangape, Bluff, Sydney, Jan. 31. ARRlVED.—January 10, Flora, s.s. (5.45 p.m.). 1.283 tons, M'Lean, from Napier via ports. January It. Kaitoke. s.s. (6.35 a.m.). 3,167 lons, Render, from Port Stephens via Blull. SAILED. -January 10. City of Edinburgh, s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 6,606" tons, Spencer, for Bluff and Melbourne. Holimlale, s.s. (11.5 pm.), 681 ions, Williams, for Wanganui via ports. January 1L Laimai, s.s. (4.10 a.in.), 1.250 ions, Page, for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington The Zcalandic is expected to leave Part Chalmers to-night for Lyttelton to continue Homeward loading. Iho Ruapehu goes clown to Port Chalmers to-morrow to load wool and frozen .meat for England, She sails on Wednesday for Wanganui. The Kahika leaves Grey mouth on Wednesday for Bluff and Dunedin. The Waikouaiti was4o have left Sydney on Saturday for Bluff and Dunedin. The Wingatui left Auckland on Friday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She’ is expected hero on Thursday. The Komona, was to have left Avestport on Saturday for Bluff and Dunedin. She loads here 'for Westport and Greymouth. The Flora sails to-night or to-morrow morning for Napier and Gisborne via ports, The Katoa conics up to Dunedin from Port Chalmers on Wednesday, and sails the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. One of the three new motor ships now being built in England for the Commonwealth and Dominion Line is to be named Port Dunedin. The vessel is expected to bo launched early this year, and will be employed in the trade between the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. The Kaitoke, which arrived yesterday from Port Stephens via Blulf, goes to Port Chalmers for survey on completion of discharge of her timber earns*

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at ■Lyttelton at 6.55 a.m. yesterday, and passengers and mails came south to-day. DORSET FROM LIVERPOOL. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the Dorset left Auckland early on Saturday morning for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to continue discharging Liverpool cargo. The vessel is due hero about January 20. CARGO FROM BUNBURY. The Sydic, at present discharging Bunbirry cargo at Auckland, is now expected to reach Wellington at the end of this week. The vessel will later visit Lyttelton and Dunedin. THE PORT MELBOURNE. The 0. and D. Lino advises that the Port Melbourne is due at Port Chalmers on January 16 from Liverpool via Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton to discharge the remainder of her Home cargo and commence loading. She will sail a few days later for Bluff, Lyttelton, Gisborne, and Wellington to complete loading, and will bo despatched from the lastnamed port early in February for 1/m----don via Montevideo. FIB ST JAPANESE-BUILT MOTOR SHIP. The first large motor ship built in Japan for Japanese owners lias just been completed. This is the Akagisan Mam, which has been built by the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd. (Mitsui and Co., Ltd.), the their own yard. The length ib.p. is 575 ft, the beam 50ft. flic depth 50ft, and the draught 24ft. 6in, the dead-weight capacity being 7,300 tons. The machinery has been supplied by Eurmeister and Wain, the propelling plant being a sixcylinder long-stroke engine of 1,800 to 2,000 b.h.p., with cylinders 740 mm. bore and 1,500 mm. stroke. It is designed for a speed of 95 r.p.m. to propel the ship 10J knots when fully laden, On trials a speed of 12 knots was attained. Electrical auxiliaries are employed, and three Diesel engines of 75 h.p. are installed, being direct-coupled to generators of 50 kw., as well as manoeuvring compressors. There are eleven electrically operated winches, and the windlass and steering gear are of the electric type. The fuel consumption is 7 i tons per day of twenty-four hours for all purposes. A sister vessel is under construction, and as the first ollenginod ship built in Japan (also the first Japanese-owned motor ship of large size) (he Akagisan Maru has attracted a great deal of attention. She recently completed her maiden voyage to America in a highly satisfactory manner. THE CANADIAN CRUISER. The Canadian Cruiser loft Adelaide on Wednesday for Dunedin, where she is due on January 15. From here she will proceed to Lyttelton and Wellington, arriving there on January 22. She is expected to'sail on January 24 for Wanganui, Lapier, and Auckland, and will clear the last-named port on February 3 for Now York, Boston, and Halifax. THE R.M.S. AORANGI. The Union Company advises that the Royal Mail steamer Aorangi, now on her maiden voyage to New Zealand, is due at Kingston, Jamaica, on Wednesday. RUAHINE’S DEPARTURE POSTPONED. A postponement in the departure of the liner Ruahine lias been announced by the New Zealand Shipping Company, according to which the vessel is now scheduled to sail from Wellington for Southampton on January 15, instead of the 13th, for Southampton and London.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 10. —Sailed : Dorset (6.45 p.m,), tor Wellington. WELLINGTON, January 10. —Sailed; Calm (11.30 p.m.), for Wanganui. January 11 —Arrived : Progress (5.49 p.m.j, from Lyttelton ; Kahika (7.50 a.m.), TroIcvan (4.10 p.m.), from Auckland; Corinna (9 .i:m.), from New Plymouth; Storm (9.20 a.m.). John (2.45 p.m.), from Wanganui. LYTTELTON', January 10. —Arrived : Port Hunter (8.20 p.m.), from Napier. Sailed; Waitcmata i 5 p.m.), for San Francisco; Karelu (5.45), for Newcastle; Progress (5.5). January 11 —. Arrived; Breeze (O.oU), from T imam; Purl Hunter (V. 45 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. TLMAKC, January 11—Arrived: Raima! (4 p.m.), from Dunedin. BLUFF, January 11.—Arrived : City of Edinburgh (5.50 p.m.), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, January 10.---Arrived : Major ra (forenoon), from Auckland. January 11—Arrived: Kaikorai, from New Zealand. tir.NOA, January 11.—Arrived : Otarama, from Tnwnsviile. VAN CULT HR, January 11.—Arrived : Niagara, from Sydney. LONDON, January 31.—Sailed: Kent, for Ne.w Plvmouth.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Last quarter Jan. 18 11.03 a.m. Now moon Jan. 25 2.15 a.m. First, quarter Feb. 1 4.13 a.m. Full moon Feb. 9 9.19 a.m. Rises to-day, 9.4 p.m.; sets to-moi :row, 6.12 i j.m.

Wellington— S.E., b... 29.98 70 0 Greymouth—S., b ... 30.03 67 B G Christchurch—Calm ... 30.03 60 0 D Timani—S., 1 30.03 59 0 Oamam—S., ;b 30.02 62 0 Dunedin—S., 1 30,04 57 B C Queensfc’n—S.E., f b 30.00 63 B Nuggets—S., f b — 56 0 Blnfl—W.S.W., b .... 30.10 58 0