SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18852, 29 January 1925, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 7.8 a.m., 7.33 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 7.18 a.m., 7.43 p.m. Port Chalmers : 7.58 a.m., 8.23 p.m. Dunedin : 8.28 a.m., 8.53 p.m. THE SUN. Rets to-day, 7.40 p.m. ; rises to-morrow, 5.4 a.m. ‘ PHASES OF THE MOON.

Rets to-day, 10.23 p.m. ; rises to-mor-row, 11.8 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Air D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-dav

Wind.—L, light; h, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; nig, moderate gale; g, "'hole or heavy gale; w. gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, bine sky. Le the alniosphero clear or heavy; CJ, clouds, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F. foggy; (J, gloomy, dark weather; If, 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. ARRIVED.-Jamiary 28. Breeze, s.s. (10.40 p.m.), 553 tons. Doily, from Lyttelton. January 29. Oi'oti, s.s. (10.15 a.in.), 174 tons, Murray. horn Bluff via. Port Craig. SAILED. -January 29. Trekieve, s.s. (8.15 a.m.), 5,244 tons, Daniel, for Sydney direct. The Breeze arrived from Lyttelton last night with general cargo. She, will sail to night, for Wanganui via ports from the Birch street wharf. The federal Line steamer Dorset left nt 7.30 a.m. to go lo Port Chalmers to load frozen meat and general cargo for west coast of England ports. Site should sail for Wellington on Saturday. The Trekieve sailed tins morning for Sydney and .Melbourne direct. She is to complete discharge. The Sussex is to sail for Newcastle I his et ening. The Oreti arrived this morning from Bluff and Port Craig. She commenced unloading timber. The, 'sew Zealand Shipping Company s Tekoa, from London via Auckland and Wellington, is due to-night. The Tekoa will go early next- week to Port Chalmers, .where loading for London will be stinted. The Tasmania sailed from Liverpool on Thursday with cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Katoa left Auckland last night for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Knrnn leaves Oamaru on Saturday. She is expected hero on Sunday, and will sail on Tuesday for imam, Westport, and Cieymoinli. THE FERRY SERVICE, The Wahine, from Wellington, arrived at, Lyttelton at. 6.40 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the first f.vpress. THE LLIMAROA. Neill and Co. advise tlint, the HnddiirtFnrker Company’s steamer Llimaroa, which has been held np in Sydney owing to shipping troubles, is now expected to -ail fr-An Wellington for Sydney on February 6. NEW TON DA BIRD. Advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that tire new steamer Tonganro is to leave London on April 1. The vessel will be cargo-laden for Auckland, Port Chalmers, and New Plymouth. The Tougariio was built especially for the trade between England, New Zealand, and Australian ports, and she is .similar to the Tekoa and 1 nrakina. TAIN Li EN ROUTE. The Shaw, Saw ill and Albion liner Tainui, eu route from Wellington with passengers, mails, and cargo for Southampton' and London, cleared Teneriffe on January 20. Uu December lo the vessel left. Wellington. M A TAT UA ’ S MOVE MENTS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matatua was to arrive at Lidon yesterday for Homeward loading, hnun (Imre she proceeds to Lyttelton, i'imaru. l hence in Port Chalmers, and is due here on February 6 to toad frozen meat and dairy produce. The vessel will sail on kebruarv 9 for Bin If to complete Homeward loading, sailing dually limn that port, on February 14 PERSONAL. Mr P. It. King, chief olllccr of the Kiiiwarra, has now joined the Waikawa in a. similar position, relieving Mr A. Russell for holiday. Mr C. 0. Waters lias been appointed chief oldcer ct Lie Kaiwarra. .Mr 11. Jdovd joins the Upihi as chief ofliccr, and Air W. H. C. Millward is second ollicer of Hie vessel. Mr J. J. Barnard, of the Kairanga, lias heeu appointed third ollicer of the Maori, in place of -Mr \V. H. C. Millward. Mr H. Burl, chief engineer of J lie Manuka, Ims linen granted holidays, and Mi E. A. (.4rilliths has joined the vessel in his place. Mr J. M‘limes lias been appointed chief engineer of the Kaimai. BRITISH WOOL CLIPPER. SOLD. The sale of Hie British full-rigged ship Mount Stewart —one of the two last ships specially built for the Australian wool trade—to French buyers for under £3,000 is reported. ’1 ho owners state that owing to the high cost of working it was found impossible to run the ship at a reasonable profit, and therefore it was decided to dispose, (if her. Hie Mount Stewart, which registered .1.903 tons, was launched from the yards of Barclay, Curie, and Co. in 1891. ?ho measured 271 ft 6in in length, 40ft lin breadth, 23ft 4in depth, moulded depth Suit tin, with n freeboard amidships of 6it 3in. Siic and her sister ship, the Crorndale. were the last two ships specially built for the Australian wool trade, in Lloyd’s Register of 1923-24 only twenty-eight Bnlisliowned sailing ships of over 1.000 tonsure listed, and of these the Mount Stewart was the only one still under her oiiginal house flag of Donaldson, Bose, and Co.

TWO MORE MOTOR SHIPS. Messrs Harlaud and Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, have received an order from the British and African Steam Navigation Company (Messrs Elder, Denipstor, and Co.) for two large motor liners. The vessels are to he fitted with double-acting Diesel engines of the new Burmeister and Wain- j Harlaud and Wolff type. This brings the ) number of largo ocean-going vessels which i are under construction at Belfast and are to be fitted with Bunnoislcr and Wain-, Harlaud and W r «lff double-acting Diesels I up to five. Two of the others are for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, and one for the Union Castle Line. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. j The following vessels are expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night ; , Auckland.—Laburnum, Niagara, Waiwera, Tahiti, Kurow, Mahia, Zealandic, Port Denison. Port Auckland, lutanckai, Makambo, Kawatiri, Kaiapoi. j Chatham Islands,—Norfolk. j Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, ( AVabine, Wingalui, Waimana, Canadian Cruiser. Leitrim, Sussex, Katoa, Kayetu, Waimate. Baradine, Trelevan, Karon. . • .SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 28. Arrived: Kaimai (2 p.m.). from AAtstpoit; Waihora (3.25 p.m.), from Newcastle, Sailed : Zealandic (6-30 p.m.), for London; Katoa (8 p.m.). for Napier: Karon (10 p.m.), for Westport. , WELLINGTON, January 23.—Sailed; Calm (8.55 p.m.). for Lyttelton ; Progress (5,40 p.m.), Hoimdalc HO p.m.), for Wanganui; Wingalui (10 p.m.), for Auckland; Wootton (10 p.m.). for I’ohueuui ami Lyttelton. _ , L TTTELTON. January 28.—bailed : Kama i 0.40 p.m.), for Dunedin. BLUFF, January 29.— Arrived ; Port Melbourne i 4 a.m.l, fiom Port Chalmers. I’ERIM, January 25.—Passed : Masula, from Adelaide. DAKAR, January 26—Sailed : Devon, en route from Australian ports. TENERIFFE, January 26.—Passed: Djambi, from Australian ports. RAN FRANCISCO, January 26.—Arrived: Sonoma, from Sydney; Aorangi, on route to Sydney. Railed ; Ryui Main, on route to Sydney. COLON, January 26. Arrived. Ilororata, en route to Auckland; lonic ,en j route to Wellington : Matoppo, from Aus- | tralian ports. Sailed : Ulooloo, for New Zealand ports. MIDDLESBOROUUH. January 26. Arrived ; Port Napier, from Australia. NEWPORT NEWS, January 26. Sailed : Kepwick Hall, from Fremantle. HONOLULU, January 26. —Arrived: Sierra, from Sydney. GIBRALTAR, January 26. —Sailed; Mongolia, for Australian ports. SI NIIA PORE, January 26—Sailed : Zmgara. for Fremantle BOSTON, January 26.—Sailed : Port Campbell, from Auckland. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

First quarter Feb. 1 4.13 a.m. Full moon Feb. 9 9.19 a.m. Lust quarter Feb. 16 9.11 a.m. New moon Feb. 23 1.42 p.m.

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