SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19443, 29 December 1926, Page 1

SHIPPING

-—.+. —— HIGH WATER; —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 1Q.48 a.m., 11.13 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 10.58 a.m., 11.23,p.m. Port Chalmers: 11.38 a.m., p.m, Dunedin; a.m., 0.33 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 8.1 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 4.20 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day, 1.39 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 1.6 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the tollowing at

Wind.—l-, light; b, breeze; fb. fresh breeze; m g. moderate gale; g whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—l 3. blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or ncavy; C. clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain: F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L. lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole tky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; IJ, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, haiy. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the tollowing at noon to-day:—The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, southeaster!}’, strong to gale prevailing, and backing east to north; expect warm and humid conditions, but cloudy and overcast at times, when misty rain is to be expected j barometer unsteady; sea moderate, tides moderate. ARRlVED.—December 29. Calm, s.B. (7.40 a.m.), 892 tons, Sharpe, from Bluff. Karetu, s.s. (11.10 a.m.), 3,210 tons, G. B. Morgan, from Newcastle and Sydney • via Bluff. The Kurow is due to-morrow from Auckland via East Coast ports. The Katoa will leave Auckland about January 8 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Opihi is due here about Friday from Westport via Nelson to discharge a part cargo of coal. Later she will undergo survey at Port 1 Chalmers. The Kairanga was to leave Wellington to-day for Newcastle and Sydney to load for Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton. 'The Calm was to go to Port Chalmers this afternoon to be docked for annual overhaul.

The Oreti, which was surveyed at Port Chalmers last week, will load here early next week for Invercargill.

The Gale was expected this afternoon from Lyttelton. Hence she sails direct for Wellington and Wanganui. The Breeze is timed to arrive on Tuesday from Wanganui via ports, and to sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Storm is due on January 7 from Lyttelton. . The Ulimaroa is to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. on Friday for Sydney. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington arrived at Lyttelton at 0.45 a.m, to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the 8.50 express. AN OVERDUE BARQUE. The Finnish four-masted barque Mozart, bound from Eten, Peru, to Port Lincoln, Australia, is fully Hi days out, on a voyage usually occupying between sixty and seventy days. She left Eten on September 4 to load wheat at Port Lincoln for the United Kingdom and Europe, Reports of her whereabouts arc being anxiously awaited. HINEMOA FROM SUVA. The Government steamer Hinemoa returned to Auckland from Suva on Thursday after an absence of nearly three weeks. The vessel left Auckland for Niue Island on December 4, taking a leper patient for Makogai, Nine Island was reached on December 9. After discharging cargo and loading copra, _ departure was taken For Makogai, which was reached on December 16. The vessel left the same day for Suva, and sailed thence for Auckland the following day. The vessel left last evening for Norfolk Island. Mr J. D. Gray, Secretary of External Affairs, who made the round trip, returned by the Hinemoa, other passengers being Mr R. D. Head and Mr Miller, of Niue, and Mr A flan, Mr Parker, and Miss Martin, of Suva. RIMUTAKA LEFT HOME. The New Zealand Shipping Company reports that the Rimutaka left Southampton on December 23 with passengers, mails, and cargo for New Zealand. She is due at Wellington on February 4, and at Auckland about a week later. THE WAIKAWA. The Union Company advises that the Waikawa cleared Buenos Ayres on December 23 for Las Palmas. The vessel will proceed from there to the Mediterranean with a cargo of wheat. After discharge she will go on to Calcutta, where she will load for New Zealand ports. PORT HOBART LEFT PANAMA. Cabled news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Hobart left Panama on December 22 for London, en route from Napier. The vessel sailed from Napier on December 2. “ FATHER OF SHIPMASTERS.” Captain P. L. Vickerman, the “father ” of New Zealand shipmasters, went ashore last week, after serving the sea for well over fifty-nine years, fifty of which have been spent on the New Zealand coast in the Anchor Line boats. Captain Vickerman is the eldest surviving son of the late Dr F. L. Vickerman, who arrived by the Kelso in 1847, and settled in the Wairau, subsequently moving to Nelson, where he resumed practice of his profession. In 1867 Captain Vickerman joined the ship Cissy_ as an apprentice, and served in various vessels, and finally, after passing the Board of

Trade examination, returned to Nelson and joined the old Charles Edward, then a paddle wheeler, square rigged on the forecastle, as second mate. Promotion came, and his first command was the Murray, a beautifully modelled clipper-bowed vessel that on a wind sailed as fast as the steamers, and with the' aid of her canvas would keep a course in the very worst of weather, and it blew just as hard then as it does now. During his sailing ship days Captain Vickerman was second officer in the Collingrove, running fast passages to Adelaide. The Collingrove was under the command of the famous Captain Angel, who was renowned for safe seamanship. He passed on the secret to his second mate, whose years of sea service have been free from disaster in any shape or form. Among his recent experiences was the picking up of the captain and crew of the Port Kembla after that vessel had sunk off Farewell, after striking a mine laid by the German warship Wolf. Captain Vickerman has retired at his own request, and intends to live on his property at Pangatotara, Motueka. lONIC PROM HOME. On Friday the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s lonic is to leave Southampton for Auckland and Wellington via Panama Canal. The vessel, which will bring passengers and cargo, is due at Auckland on February 7, and at Wellington about February 10. KARETU ARRIVED. The Union Company’s Karetu arrived this morning from Newcastle and Sydney via Bluff to land a quantity of general cargo. Included in her freight were transhipments ex the Mishima Maru, Osterley, Saros, Ventura, Malabar, Bombala, Moqltan, and Comorin. The ship sails this evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Sydney. NORTHUMBERLAND REPORTED. The Federal Company’s Northumberland arrived at Curacao on December 18 from Liverpool, and sailed on the same date for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and this port. The vessel is due at Auckland on January 11, and Port Chalmers about the end of January. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night* Auckland.—Waihemo, West Calera, Niagara, Faraday, Hinemoa, Trevorian. Chatham Islands. —Otaki. Wellington,—Wahine, Maori, Tama- t bine, Ngaio, Arahura, Otokia, Surprise, Tutanekai, Bronnoy, Arawa, West Conob, Port Sydney, Maheno, Menioo. Awama.—Sir J. C. Ross, C, A. Larsen, N. T. Nilson-Alonso, Wliangapc, Canadian Spinner, Treworlas, Athenic. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 28.—Arrived: Wairuna (3 p.m.), from San Francisco: Ulimaroa (4.20 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed: Hinemoa (5.30 p.m.), for Norfolk Island. WELLINGTON, December 28. Sailed: Tees (8 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, December 28—Sailed : Kurow (1.30 p.m.), for Dunedin; Gale (4 p.m.), for Dunedin. Decamber 29 Arrived: Katoa (6.45 a.m.), from Timaru. BLUFF, December 23. Sailed: Calm (4 p.m.), for Dunedin; Karetu (8.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. GLASGOW, December 26,—Arrived: Ruapehu, from Bluff.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

New moon Jan. 4 7.58 a.m. First quarter Jan 11 2.13 a.m. Full moon Jan. 18 0.57 a.m. Last quarter Jan. 26 1.35 p.m.

9 a.m. to-day Bar. Ther. VV. Wellington—N.W., 1 29.91 67 C Groymouth—S., b ... 29.98 64 0 Christchurch—E., 1 29.96 64 OB Timaru—S.W., 1 ... 29.98 61 BC Oamaru—S., o 29.98 61 BO Dunedin—-S.W., 1 ... 30.01 59 B U Queenstown—W., 1... 29.96 62 G Bluff—S.. 1 29.97 60 G