SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19387, 22 October 1926, Page 1

SHIPPING

SIGH WATER. —To-morrow— St. Clair: 3.40 a.m., 4.5 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 3.50 a.m., 4.15 p.m. Port Chalmers: 4.30 a.m., 4.55 p.m. Dunedin; 5 a.m., 5.25 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 6.45 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 5 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day, 5.52 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 9.8 p.m.

WEATHER REPORT* The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind-~L, light; b, breeze; ! b, fresh breeze; pi g,. moderate gale; g. whole or heavy gale; w, H-ale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B. blue sky, 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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; t* T , ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are tor westerly winds, moderate to strong, ■with a southerly .tendency; there is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather; barometer has a rising tendency; sea moderate, tides good. SAlLED—October 22. Manuka, s.s. (0.15 a.m.), 4,534 tons, W. Martin, for Melbourne via Bluff. Kathlamba, s.s. (5.20 a.m.), 6,382 tons, Mordue, for Hobart and Launceston. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.55 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the 12.20 p.m. express. The agents for the Shaw, Sn.vill and Albion snips report that the Tamaroa will leave Lyttelton at noon to-morrow for Port The Kathlamba sailed this morning for Australian ports to discharge the balance of her New York cargo. The Mamari, which is laid up at Port Chalmers, will start Homeward loading at Bluff early in November. Thence she sails for northern ports, and she will return to Port Chalmers to complete loading. She should depart for London on December 17. The C’orinna will leave Wellington to-morrow for Dunedin direct. She is due on Monday, and will sail on Tuesday for the north. The Kurow left Auckland last eveni;ig for Napier and Dunedin, and should leave Napier to-morrow. Due hero on Monday evening, she is to sail on Tuesday for Oaniaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland.

The Ngakuta was to leave Westport to-day for Timaru and Dunedin, and is expected on Wednesday. After discharge she will load out for Westport and weymouth via Timaru. The Enton was to leave Napier to-day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Timaru, and Now Plymouth. _ The auxiliary schooner Piri, which arrived in tiie lower harbor on Wednesday from the Auckland powder, anchorage via Wellington with a part cargo of explosives, was berthed at the Rattray street wharf at 9.10 this morning to load general cargo for Auckland. She will sail to-morrow. The Rimutaka should leave Auckland to-morrow for Southampton and London via P.anaraa. The Calm is now due to-morrow morning, having been delayed by rain at Bluff. She should sail to-morrow evening for way ports and Wanganui. The Ruapehu, which is due at Port Chalmers on Sunday, is to leave Auckland on November 9 for West Coast ports of the United Kingdom and for London* WIRELESS FROM ERRIBA. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the master of the Erriba has wirelessed that the ship should reatih Auckland on Sunday. The vessel is bound from Sydney (C. 8.), Montreal, and Newport News for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney. STEAMERS FROM NEW YORK. The Tresillian is expected at Auckland on October 29 from New York via Levuka and Suva. She will sail later for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Th© City of Canton is due at Auckland o,n November 1 from New York, and after landing part of her general cargo will sail with the balance for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Portland (Victoria). THE MATRA LAUNCHED. There was launched last month, from the shipbuilding yards of Messrs William Hamilton and Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow, the steel screw steamer Matra, built to the order of Messrs T. and J. Brocklebank, Ltd., Liverpool. Her principal dimensions are:—Length 470 ft, breadth 62fb 2in, depth 34ft lOin to upper deck. The vessel, which has a cruiser stern, poop, bridge, and forecastle, has been built under Lloyd’s special survey, and has a deadweight carrying rapacity of 11,500 tons. Accommodation is provided for the captain, officers, and engineers on tho bridge deck and bouses on top of same, while provision is made for the crew in tho poop. After the launch the vessel proceeds to Glasgow, where machinery' will be installed by Messrs David Rowan and Co., Ltd. This consists of single reduction turbines supplied with steam from four single-ended boilers 17ft by 12ft 6in by 2001 b pressure. OVERSEA MAIL SHIPS. The R.M.S. Aorangi is due at Honolulu on October 2G, Suva November 4, and Auckland November 7. The R.M.S. Niagara was to leave Sydney at 4 p.m. to-day. She is due at Auckland on Tuesday, and sails 3 p.m. same day for Vancouver via ports. The R.M.S, Tahiti, from Wellington via Rarotonga and Papeete, should reach San Francisco on October 29. The R.M.S. Makura, from San Francisco via ports, is duo Wellington 7 a.m. on Monday, and sails for Sydney 3 p.m. on Wednesday, C. AND D. LINE MOTOR SHIPS. Information received by the local agents for the Commonwealth and Dominion Lino states that tho three new motor ships now being built in England are to be named Port Gisborne, Port Fremantle, and Port Huon. Two of tho vessels are to be engined with Doxford opposed piston engines, similar to_those_ installed in the Port Dunedin, while the third is to he equipped with a Sulizer engine. AU. three vessels will be of the same size, each having a deadweight tonnage of 11,000 tons. They will be 47oft long, with a width, of 63ft, Their sea, speed when fully loaded will he 14 knots. A. feature of tho new vessels will be their accommodation for tho crew in the foc’stle, the cabins containing two and four berths. Tim ships will also have limited accommodation for saloon passengers.

Since entering the trade between the Homeland and New Zealand, the motor ships Port Dunedin and Port Hobart have performed very consistently. Recently the Port Hobart made a record Homeward passage of thirty-four days from New Zealand to London, while the Port Dunedin came from Liverpool to Auckland in thirtythree days two hours, exclusive of the time spent in the canal zone. The Port Hobart is in New Zeaeland waters, having only some days ago arrived at Wellington after a smart passage, her time “steaming” being only thirtythree days twenty-three hours. HAURAKI FROM VANCOUVER, With nearly 15,000 tons of general merchandise, case oil, and lumber, the Union Company’s motor ship Hauraki arrived at Auckland'on Monday. The vessel loaded at San Francisco, Anacortes, Powell River, and Vancouver. She sailed from Vancouver on September 24, and experienced a fine weather vo .vago to New Zealand. She is unloading 5,000 tons at Auckland, and will discharge the remainder at Wellington, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. Captain J. D. Frew is in command. MERNOO AT MONTREAL, Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping .Company states that the steamer Mernoo arrived at Montreal on October 15 to load for Auckland, Wellington, P.ictou, Sydney, and Brisbane. She was scheduled to clear the Canadian port on October 20. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— 1 Auckland.—Tofua, Tutanekai, Canadian Challenger, Emita, Port Curtis, Atholl, Erriba, Baron Jedburgh, Korean Prince, Turakina, Hauraki, Stroma. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Arahura, Makura, Gisla, Koromiko, Waipiata, Kaiwarra, Ulimaroa, Karori, Enion, Kaikorai. Port Hacking, Maheno, Queen Maud. Awarna.—Kathlamba, Sir James Clark Ross, Manuka, Kaponga, Waikawa. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, October 21.—Arrived: Katoa (1.40 a.m.), from Wellington; Kaitoke (5 p.m.), from Suva. Sailed: Canopus (12.40 p.m.), for Westport. WELLINGTON. October 21—Sailed; Huntingdon (1,50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kaiwarra (1.20 p.m.), for New

Plymouth; Canadian Commander (5.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Holmdale (6 p.m.), for Wanganui, October 22-;-Arrived; Waipiata, from London via Panama. LYTTELTON, October 21—Arrived: Wingatui (1.5 p.m.), from Wellington; Kahika (1.25 p.m.), from Timaru; Totara (2.45 p.m.). from Wellington; Opihi (10 p.m.), from New Plymouth. Sailed: Storm (4 p.m.), for Wellington; Wairau (5.15 p.m.), for Blenheim. October 22—-Arrived: Huntingdon (7 a.m.) and Wootton (10 a.m.T, from Wellington; Kennedy (9.20 a.m.), from ■ Foxton. PORT STEPHENS, October 21— Sailed: Gunbar, for Gisborne. NEWCASTLE, October 21—Arrived; Tarahsay, from New Plymouth. COLON, October 19. Arrived: Colac. from Montreal. SAN FRANCISCO, October 19— Sailed: Waihcmo, for Auckland. PANAMA, October 19. Sailed: Otaki, for Auckland.

Last quarter Oct. 28 10.27 p.m. New moon Nov. 6 2.4 a.m. First quarter Nov. 13 10.2 a.m. Full moon Nov. 20 3.51 a.m.

Wellington—N.B., 1 Bar. 29.93 Ther 60 W. BG Christchurch—S., Timaru—N.E., 1 1 .30.00 60 BC 29.98 55 BC Oamaru—N.E., b 29.95 56 B Dunedin—SiW., 1 29.91 65 BC Queenstown —S., b 29.93 o4 G Nuggets—S.W., f ‘b 29.83 49 C Bluff—W., f b 29.80 60 CZ