SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 19129, 22 December 1925, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St, Clair: 9.10 a.m., 9.36 p.m. 'laiaroa Head: 9.20 a.m., 9.46 p.m. Port Chalmers: 10 am., 10.2(5 p.m. Dunedin : 10.30 a.m., 10.56 p.m. TEE SUN. Sots to-day, 7.52 p.m.;.rises to-mor-row, 4.20 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sot to-day, 0.9 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 0.40 p.m. WEATHER, REPORT. The. Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D--0. Bates supplied the following at 9

Wind.—L, light; b, lirecz?; ib, frc»ii breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, . wnolo or heavy gile; w, gale o( exceptional severity. VVVaiher.- B. bloc sky, be the atmosphere cleat or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; I ; , foggy; O, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; iM, mUty; O, overcast, the whole • i ky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squallv; K., rain, continued rain; S, snow; T 'bunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. Tim Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. ('. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications arc lor si.utterly winds, strong; to a gale and freshening; weather warm and sultry, im Teasing ha/.o and cloudiness lor a change; barometer vising, hut lulling again; sea rough, tides good. SAlLED.—December 21. Moeraki, s.s. (5.50 p.m.), 4,421 ions, Williamson, for Melbourne via Blufi, The Mararoa, which Ims inaugurated a temporary direct service between Wellington and Dunedin to help to cope with traffic to ami from the Exhibition, will leave Dunedin at 10 a.m. to-mor-row on tho first return trip. The Kaliika left Wellington at 10 p.m yesterday for this port with fruit ex the Tahiti from Papeete and .Rarotonga. She will arrive to-morrow. The Katoa was to leave Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin to discharge, general cargo. She is duo on Thursday, The Koromiko will leave Sydney on Thursday with general cargo for Dunedin. The Ivailoke. which loft. Newcastle on Friday with coal for Timaru and Oamaru, will later proceed to Pori' Chalmers for survey.

The Tongariro arrived at London on December 17 from WelFington, The Maimoa will leave Port Chalmers on January 7 for loading at Tokomaru Bay, Gii,borne, Napier, Tiuiaru, 'Wellington, and Lyttelton. She will leave Lyttelton on about January 28 for London.

The Oroli went to Port Chalmers tin’s 'morning to be clocked. The Martaban arrived at Coion on December ]■( I’roin New York. Slio is bound tor AA'c.llington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Wanganui, and will, reach the dominion early in January. 'Hilt FERRY SERVICE. The AVahinc, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at Cell) a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the 8.50 a.in. express. CHRISTMAS KERRY TRAFFIC. Steamers will loan; Lyttellon lor Wellington as under:— Wahinc, December 22, on arrival of the 11.30 a.m. train from Dunedin; Maori, December 23, on arrival of 7.45 a.m. train from Christchurch; Wahinc, December 2d, on arrival of the. 11.30 a.m. Irain from Dunedin; Maori, December 21, on arrival of the 7.15 a.m. train from Christchurch (a connecting train leaves Dunedin at 10.20 p.m. on Wednesday) ; Wahinc, December 24, on arrival of 11.30 a.m. train from Dunedin; Maori, December 25, on arrival of 11.30 a.m. train Horn Dunedin; AVahine, December 2(3, on arrival of 11.30 a.m. train from Dunedin. lONIC FOR HOME. The following named booked passages by the Shaw, Savill liner lonic, which left Wellington on Sunday for Southampton and London via Panama:— First saloon: Aliases M. J. Hoot, E Mercer, 11. ami T. Rowlands, M. C. Stewart. Airs A. Rowlands. Professor 11. Payne, Messrs S. J. Oilclirist, A. Al. Steven, Masters M. and A. Rowlands. Second saloon; Misses Id. Al. Uniham, L. E. Cryer, A. Dale, M. 11. Dixon, At. Morion, E. K. Diilaur, (I. E. Plimmer, A. H. Pliinmer, Alesdanios E. A. Plimmer, A. Park. 1. M. .1, Richards, T. G. A. AVallace, Father P. E. McCarthy, Captain W. Saul, Messrs W. D. Dick, J. Wilkie. Master Al. R. 11. AVallace; nineteen third class.

ROUND FOR MELBOURNE, The list of passengers proceeding to Melbourne by' the Mocrald, which left Port Chalmers last evening, is as ioihnvs:—From Dunedin: Mcsdamcs Bell, Gender, M’Culloch, Keast, Cathie, Burke and child, Roland and two children, Chisholm, Misses Gourde, Rout, Laecy, Hobbs, Turner, Messrs Ashton, Bell, Keast, Drew, Hunter, Harvey, Burke. Joining at Bluff; Mesdamcs Jones, Lyon - Instonc, Fletcher, Miss Fletcher, Messrs Guild, Jones, Wood, Duncan, M - Culloch, Reed, Stewart, Sayers, Morgan; forty in steerage from Dunedin and Bluff. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. Movements as lollows of the Union Company’s transpacific cargo steamers arc announced ;—■ Hauraki, from Pacific Coast, left Wellington on Wednesday last, and is due at Melbourne to-day. She (afterwards proceeds to Adelaide and Sydney to complete discharge. The Wairnna was to leave Ocean Falls on Saturday for San Francisco to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waitemata was to leave Lautoka on Saturday with a cargo of sugar lor Vancouver. Waihemo, now at. Blull, proceeds to New Plymouth to complete discharge. Lucistnn (chartered steamer), from Vancouver, reached Melbourne on December 11, and proceeded thence on December 'l7 to Sydney to complete her discharge. Willaston (chartered sfearner) was expected to leave. San Francisco on Saturday for Napier. Wellington. Lyt.iolton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. Tlie forward loading dates at Pacific Coast ports arc approximately as low:—Wairnna completes loading at San Francisco for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney during the last week of December. Waiotapu loads at. Vancouver and San Francisco late December end early January for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney, bourne, and Sydney. Waitemata loads at Vancouver and San Francisco late January and early February for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. Tlauraki loads at Vancouver and San Francisco during February for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. KARETU’S TRANSHIPMENTS. 'The Kareiu, which was in leave Lyttelton to-day for Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin, is due here on Friday to continue discharging assorted freight and to land transhipments ex the steamers Re de Italia, Sr,. Albans, Ormonde, Wyrecna, Tennessee, Barabine, Simla. Himalaya Mam. Narkunda, Mishinm Marn. Bnrwah, Kowarra, Eldcrfield, Euripides, Demosthenes, ’ Ventura, and Caprcra.

THE RENT

The Now Zealand Shipping Company advise that the steamer Kent, winch was on lire, is expected to be ready for loading before the end of this month, and will take the January loading berth for .London. The rotation of her coastal ports has not yet been fixed, lint she is expected to clear Wellington on January 20 for Home. The vessel’s three forward holds have been rebuilt in heart of kauri. New refrigerating pipes have been installed, and the holds arc now hotter than when the ship was launched in 1918. The Kent arrived at Wellington on October 31 from Dunedin after completing discharge, and tb.o work of repairing the vessel was immediately put in hand by the New Zealand Shipping Company. Nos. 1,2, and 3 holds are now considered to be heller than when the Kent left the stocks. Previously they were constructed of Baltic pine. The woodwork has been coated with a special varnish. In No. 2 hold there are four thicknesses of timber on the floor, which resembles the line polished surface of a dancing floor. The whole of the “ delicate cotton ” insulation has. been removed, and replaced with cork. Twenty-Two truck loads of rubbish have been laken out of the Kent and scut to the “tip” al Tliorndnn, to be. used for reclamation purposes, and much of the old timber lias been disposed of a:s firewood. The Pipitea wharf is still littered with wood, sonic of which is quite sound. RUAPEHU RADIOS, A wireless message received by the Now Zealand Shipping Company from the captain of the Ruapehu states that the vessel will arrive al AA'cilington Sunday :il'(cnn v 'M Irom London and Southampton. The Ruapehu is hrmgin ■ a la. ge ember m ca-sengefs and cargo for discharge at AA'cilington and Port Chalmers. She should arrive at Port about January 2. AVEST COAST TRADE. SHOULD A’ESS ELS HE SMALLER ? Complainfs about the Union Slcarn Ship Company’s .acrvice to the AVcst Coast were echoed at last evening s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, when tlicre was read a lei ter from the. Iron and Steel Company enclosing correspondence from a West Coast linn in which it was stated dial the trade with Dunedin would be in jeopardy unless some stops could be laken to make it more regular. “ Arc they aware that there is a railway to Grcymouth?”—Air H. P. AVcst, district traffic manager. Air Campbell said that it was admitted that vessels trading to the AVcst Coast were too largo in tonnage. They took longer to load. They bad a regular service when vessels ol between snt) and 600 tons were in regular use. Another member said that the trade to Wanganui was carried on by small vessels, and they were found very satisfactorv. Air Campbell remarked that some of the vessels used in the West Coast trade were larger than those winch brought the goods from England years ago. The complaint is lo bo referred t.o tho Union Company. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL.

TI)P following vessels are expected to l)o within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Laburnum, Tofna, Sierra, Kaituna, Papaoui, City of Hankow, Cutcombe, Whangapo,. Suffolk, Kaikora. Tennessee, Easterner, Aorangi, Cnrinthia, Mahono, Kaitoke, Vnlsclfa. Chatham Islands.—Otaki, 'J’ekoa, Ruapehu. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Tamahino, Ngaio, Arahnra, Trematxm, Tntanekai. Kauri. Waipori, Middlesex, Tahiti, Kataa, Canadian Explorer, Rort Bowen, Alalia na, Port Pirie, Kmw, Otaki, lonic, PJiysa, Tekoa. Awarna.—Karetu, City of Corinth j Mocraki, Sir James Clark Ross, Koro-

RUAHINE LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON. Cable advice received by the No.vv Zealand Shipping Company states that tho Ruahine left Southampton on December 18 for Wellington and Auckland via Curacao and Panama. Tho vessel, which is bringing passengers and cargo, is due at Wellington on January 23. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 21. Arrived: Omana (6 p.m.),, iron; Newcastle, Sailed: Kaikorai (8 p.m.), for Sydney; Suffolk (10 p.m.), for New Plymouth. WELLINGTON. December 21. Arrived; Agwipond, tanker (5.40 p.m.), from San "Luis, California. Sailed: Corimia (2.20 p.m.), for Now Plymouth; Kahikn (10.10 p.m.), for Dunedin; Breeze (midnight), for Wanganui, December 22—Arrived; Maunganui (5 a.m.), from Sydney. LYTTELTON, December 21. Sailed: Gale (8.30 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wairau (7 p.m.), for ; Cygnet (7.40 p.m.), for Kaikoura. BLUFF, December 22.—Arrived : Moeraki (8 a.m.), from Dunedin. LONDON, December 20.—Arrived; Athenic. from Wellington.

VANCOUVER, December 20. Arrived; Norfolk, from Liverpool. PANAMA, December 20.—Arrived; Port Nicholson, from 'Wellington.

(For continuation see Late. Shipping.)

First quarter Dee. 92 10.38 p.m. Full moon Dec. 30 1.31 p.m. Last quarter Jan. 7 6.52 p.m. Now moon Jan. 14 C.5 p.m.

a.m. to-day; — Bar. Ther. W. Wellington— •K., 1 29.87 04 13 C Qreymonth— ■N.W., b 29.90 58 0 Christchurch--S.E., 1 29.90 ftt B C Timuru—E., 1 ... 29.91 GOBO Oainaru—S. ( b 29.88 GO B Dunedin—S.W., f "b 29.90 84 0 Queenstown--S.W., 1 29.90 4G 15 Nuggets—S.W., f b 29.90 48 0 Bluff—S.W., b 29.97 53 BCZ