SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 19044, 12 September 1925, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 11.0 a.m., 11.25 p.m. Tainroa Head: 11.10 a.m., 11.35 p.m. Port Chalmers: 11.50 a.m., p.m. Dunedin ; —■ a.m., 0.20 p.m. —Monday.— St. Clair: 11.50 a.m., 11.55 .p.m. Taiaroa Head: a.m., p.m. Port Chalmers: 0.15 a.m., 0.40 p.m. Dunedin: 0.45 a.m., 1.10 p.m. THE SUN. Set to-day, 5.46 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 6.20 a.m. , Sets to-morrow, 5.47 p.m.; riser-Mon-day, 6.18'a.m. ERASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day, 11.57 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 3.36 p.m. Sets Sunday, 0.46 p.m.; rises Monday, 4.15 a.m. WEATHER REP.ORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr 1). C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:— B. T. W.

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, v/hoh or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather. —13, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; I r , foggy; G, gloomy, dark v/ealher; H, hail; L, lightning;’ M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R. rain, continued ram; 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 south-easterly winds, moderate to strong; weather cloudy, unsettled and colder; barometer rising, and weather should improve; sea heavy, tides good. SAILED; —September 11. City of Bombay, s.s. (3.15 p.m.), 5,186 tons, IV. Penbcrthy, for New Plymouth. Manuka, s.s. (4,534 tons, Bold, for Melbourne via Bluff. ARRlVED.—September 12. Calm, s.s. (3.15 a.m.), 892 tons, Sharpe, from Wellington. ' Holmdalo, s.s. (3.25 a.m.), CSX tons, Williams, from Wellington. West Nivaria, s.s." (JLU.3O a.m.), 5,652 tons, Fritsch, from Vancouver and San Francisco via nothern ports. The Kamo came up from Port Chalmers this morning. She is set down to sail at If a.m. on Monday for Oamoru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, ami Gisborne. Tho Wingatui is to sail at 11 a.m. on Monday for Oamnru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Waikonaiti leaves Sydney on Monday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Timaru. Tho Waikawa, from tho East, is expected to reach Otago Heads at daylight on Monday. The Manuka, was to leave Bluff this afternoon for Melbourne. She is expected to leave tho Victorian port on September 19 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She should arrive back here about September 27, Tho Wanaka is expected to clear Auckland about Tuesday next. She is for Wellington, Napier, Dunedin, and Bluff.

Tho Opihi was expected to clear New Plymouth to-day. Siie is for Dunedin direct, to load out for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, 'Wellington, and New Plymouth. The Kurow is due on Wednesday from Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. She will load out the same day lor Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Tho Karori left Groyniouth at 5 p.m. yesterday for "Westport, where she will complete loading for Oamnru and Dunedin. She is due hero towards tho end of next week. After discharge she returns to Westport and Greymouth via. Timaru, with general cargo. Tho Holmdalo arrived early this morning from Wanganui and Wellington. She will sail on Monday for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Calm arrived this morning from "Wanganui and Wellington. She will sail on Monday evening for Tilnani, by Holton. Wellington, Picfon, and Wanganui. Tho A. and A. Lino's chartered steamer City of Bombay sailed yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, where tho remainder o! her New York cargo will ho discharged. 1' rom Now Plymouth she will proceed to Newcastle. Tho Oroti, which arrived here yesterday afternoon from Port Craig, with a cargo of timber, is to sail on Monday for Invercargill and Port Craig. The steamer Min, which was recently at Dunedin and other New Zealand ports with cargo from New York, lias been chartered to load copra at the South Boa Islands for the United Kingdom or Continent. The new .steamer Margaret Goughian, lately purchased by Messrs \V. L. Comyn and Co., has been fixed to load on tho Pacific Coast in November for Sydney and Newcastle. Tho Raretu arrived at Lyttelton on Thursday from Wellington to land portion of her cargo of 4,050 tons ol wheat. After discharging the balance at Oamaru she. will load at that port and also at Timaru and Lyttelton for Sydney. Tim Erviken is due at Wellington on Monday from Auckland to land pari oi her hardwood loaded at Banbury. She will continue discharge at Lyttelton, and finish at Dunedin. Tho Waihemo is expected^to leave Auckland on Monday for Vancouver direct, and will load at Pacific Coast ports during October for Now Zealand. Tho Waihora loads at, Newcastle early next week for Lyttelton. The Ngaknta. was expected to leave Westport yesterday lor Gisborne and Auckland. Tho Union Company’s motor siiip Hauraki left Sydney on Tuesday for Fiji and Vancouver. She load's at Pacific Coast ports late October and early November for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, ami Adelaide. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.40 a.m. to-day, ami passengers and mails connected with the" 8.50 a.m. express.

FOR BREAKING UP. News received by the English malt •states that many well-known sailing vessels, which were for many years in the Australian trade, have passed into the ship-breakers’ hands, and are now being broken up. The first vessel mentioned is the fine old four-masted barque Hafrsfpord, which was formerly known as the General Roberta, and was last in Melbourne with a cargo of timber from the Baltic. The Finnish school ship Glenard, which was at Sydney last year with a cargo of salt from Sharpness. The barque Guadeloupe, ex Valdivia, for many years a constant trader from Liverpool to Sydney and Newcastle. The barque Holt he, ex Bankburn, one of the Bank Line. The Jnmous old barque Scottish Jessie, built by Halls, of Aberdeen, in 1887, was one of the regular traders from London to Newcastle, twenty years ago. Uie iron ship Milverton, built by Oswald Mordauut and Co., Southampton, in 1886, was at Newcastle last year, when she loaded coal for the West Coast. The old iron barque Rrince George ex Sierra Cadena, and lately known ns the Svodaua. WEST NIVABIA ARRIVED. Loaded with timber, case oil, and general cargo, the steamer West Nivaria. a unit of the Swayna and Hoyi Line’s fleet, which arrived at Auckland on August 27 to put out part cargo before proceeding to Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney, reached Dunedin tins morning. The West Nivaria loaded her cargo at Portland, Aberdeen, Tacoma, Vancouver, and San Francisco, and sailed finally from the last-named port on August 1. Fine weather with favorable winds was experienced for the greater part of the trip, the steamer making an excellent passage of just under twenty-five days. The West N ivaria is commanded by Captain J. Fritsch, who has with him the following officers ;— First, Mr E. E. Phillips : second, Sir F. N.. Troupe; third, Mr J. Knstensen; chief engineer, Mr A. Gardner; first assistant, Mr B. George; second assistant, Mr (J. Lappas; third, Mr Heckel; wireless operator, Mr W. C. Young; chief steward, Mr A. B. Johnson. Mr Gardner, chief of the engineroom staff, is making his last trip on the West Nivaria. He has seen manv years’ service with the Sway he and Hoyt Line, and is well known in the New' Zealand and Australian trade. The Swayne and Hoyt Line recently decided to instal Diesel engines in two of their steamers operating to New Zealand, and when the West Nivaria arrives in San Francisco, Mr Gardner will go ashore to supervise the installation of the engines in the first of the two vessels. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the .undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. Saturday; Canadian Spinner, Kaikorai. Saturday and Sunday: Laburnum, Veronica, TJHmaroa, Flora, Henrik Ibsen, Niagara, Kentuckey, Karroo, Hauraki, Kosmo, Tutanekrti, Hinemoa, Kama, Tofua, Wonganella, Wainma, Maheno, Kaiw<uTa. Sunday; Katun. Chatham Islands.— Saturday and Sunday: Sally Maersk. Wellington. Saturday: Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Aralmra, Katoa, Kaimanawa, Knrow, Erviken, Waitomo. For Saturday and Sunday; Tahiti, Moeraki, Kmneric, Arnwa, Tainui, Waihora, Karori, Pinna. Sunday! City of Bombay. Awarua.—Saturday: Wingaiui, West Nivaria, City of Bombay, Saturday and Sunday: Waikawa, Koromikd, Manuka, Maimyo. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September I.—Sailed i Pinna (5 p.m.), for Wellington: Kai&poi (5.25 p.m.), for Greymouth. WELLINGTON', September 11.—Arrived: Katoa (3.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Storm (1.10 p.m.), and John (2.30 p.m.). from Wanganui. Sailed: Wootton (3.40 p.m.), and John (8.25 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Breeze (midnight). for Wanganui. LYTTELTON, September 11.—Arrived: Waitomo (1.40 p.m.), from Dunedin. Sailed; Kaimanawa (6.11) p.m.), for Westport. BLUFF. September 12.—Arrived \ Manuka (9.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. SUVA, September 11.—Arrived: Niagara, from Vancouver on route to Auckland. SYDNEY, September 11.—Sailed! .Maheno (LI p.m.), for Wellington, LONDON, September 10.—Arrived! Kumara, from New' Zealand. PANAMA. September 10.—Arrived! Buapohu, from London. MONTF.VIDEO, September 10.—Arrived; Matatua. from Auckland. SAN FRANCISCO, September 10.— Sailed Manngamii, for New Zealand ports, (For continuation see Late Shipping.),'

Now moon Sept. ]8 3.42 p.m. First quarter Sept. 25 11.21 p.m. Full moon Oct. 2 4.53 p.m. Last quarter Oct. 10 0.4 a.m.

Wellington — Calm ... .'10.11 49 OR Grey mouth — E., b ... 29.9S 46 r Christchurch — E., 1 30.10 53 OR Tiraaru—S.W., f b 30.17 45 OR Oatnaru — S.E., f b... 30.23 47 or. Dunedin — N.E., 1 ... 30.31 44 OR Queenstown — N.E., I 30.21 44 M Nuggets—S.E., b ... — 42 MR Bluff—E., f b ... 30.33 44 C