SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19583, 15 June 1927, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 2.52 a.m., 3.18 p.m. Tniaron Head: 3.2 a.m., 3.28 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.42 a.m., 4.8 p.m, Dunedin: 4.12 a.m., 4.0 S p.m. THE SUN. Sots to-day, 4.23 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 7.48 a.m. PHASES Of' tHkIioON.

Bet to-day, 7.11 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 5.6 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (-Mr DC. Bates) supplied tbo following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind.—l., light; b. I'ieer;; f K CrrA br*w; m g, mo'Jcr.iie £. whole or w gate of exceptional severity. Wrallii'r.-B, 1 1 1 uc sky, be the (jiino-pnere <" fw or heavy; C, clouds passing clouds I>, dnzUint; rain; Is'foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H. hat I U lightning; M. misty; 0, overcast, the "hole vkv covered with thick clouds; P, passing shower.; D, squally; K, tain, continued rain; S, snow. I, thunder; U, ugly, ihrealencd appearance; Z, lianr Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist. (Mr D. G. Bates) supplied the lollowing at noon to-day:—Tbo indications arc tor variable moderate breezes, westerly moderate breezes prevailing; llieio is a prospect of fine weather, bright da vs and cold nights, there will probably bo a bard frost to-night; barometer little movement; sea rough swell, Ipifc decreasing, tides good. SAILED.—Juno 11 •_ Breeze, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 542 ton®) Sheppard, for Wanganui via ports. ARRIVED.—June 15. Kahuna, s.s. (7.10 a.m.), 2,042 tons. Chat-field, 'from Westport via ports. Kartigi, s.s. (10.10 a.m.), 2,34/ tons, Hewitt, from Lyttelton. The Breeze sailed last evening . ter Wanganui via ports. Tbo Galo is due bore to-morrow from Lyttelton, and will sail ter Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Calm is due on Saturday Horn Bluff. She will sail the same day lor Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. , . . , , The Huntingdon is to leave Lyttelton on Saturday, and is expected to airivo at Port Chalmers on Sunday to discharge inward, cargo, and to load outward cargo before proceeding to Bluff to complete discharge. The Karti"i arrived at Dunedin tins morning from Lyttelton, and was te sail this afternoon tor Blutt, -'lei bourne, and Adelaide. The Kaituna, from Westport via ports, arrived this morning, and is to tail to-night for Greymonth.

Bringing case oil and general cargo from Pacific: Coast ports, the Union Company’s motor ship Hauraki has reported that she expects to reach Auckland on Saturday evening next, Juno 18. From Auckland she is to go to Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney to complete discharge. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Manuka j from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 10 o’clock this morning, and passengers came south by the 12.20 train. WEST NIVAUIA COMING. ' Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the American'steamer West Nivaria left Auckland on Monday afternoon for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, to continue discharging general cargo, case oil, and lumber from Pacific Coast ports. She is due hfero about June 23, and will proceed hence to New Plymouth to complete discharge. THE CANADIAN PIONEER. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co. advise that tbo Canadian Pioneer will probably arrive at Dunedin on Friday from Halifax via northern ports, to discharge a. quantity of Canadian cargo and load products tor Now York, Boston, and Montreal. The vessel tfill snd from tliis port about June 21 lor W ollingtou and Auckland to complete loading PERSONAL. The Kairanga was recommissioned at Wellington last Thursday under the command of Captain A. Reed. His deck officers are:—Chid, Mr W. Freeman; second, Mr A. W. lert, third, Mr C. H. Vincent. _ The Kauri was recommissioned at Wellington on Saturday, under the command of Captain W. Whitcheld, who has with him the following deck officers:—Chief, Air S. E. Gaskin; second, Air T. A. Alack; third. Air J. Y. Jehoult. SHIP CONSTRUCTION. According to Lloyd’s Register, there were 1,216,000 tons of shipping being constructed in Great Britain ,* land during the quarter ended March last, an increase of 450,000 tons compared with tho previous quarter. The present totals are the highest since December, 1934, hut are still 6/3,000 tons below the average tonnage during the twelve months before the war. The vogue of the motor ship is demonstrated by the figures of vessels being constructed throughout the world Alotor ships account tor 1.172,000 tons, and steamers lor i;370,600 tons. CARGO FROM CANADA. The Dutch steamer Walchcran, 3,598 tons, arrived at Cornerbrook on Juno 1, and at Sydney, Cape Breton, on Juno Cto load' for New Zealand. Hm vessel is running under the auspices or tho New Zealand Shipping-Company J Eastern Canadian service. She wiU also load at Montreal, mid will leuv* there for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttcl lon, ami Dunedin on Juno 25. The steamer Ikaia sailed from Alont real for Newport News on Juno 4- to complete loading, lor Auckland, uck lington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, -Melbourne, ana Sydney, , A NEW 7 AIOTOR SHIP. Advice has been received in Sydney from London concerning the trial trips of the Adelaide Steamship Company s new motor vessel Alinnipa. They' weic hold at Copenhagen on May 24 and 25, and tho speed developed was lo miles per'hour. The vessel was to leave Copenhagen on May 29, and will load at London for Australia. She should arrive at Sydney about the end of July, in time to take up her mail contract between Port Adelaide and Port Lincoln early in August, The vessel is 252 ft 6in lone, will/ n beam of 391 t Din, and will have excellent accommodation for passengers, Sho was built by Alossrs Burmeister nud Wain, Ltd., Copenhagen, and is equipped with their type of motor engines. DEVON EARNS £10,240. Before the Admiralty Division m London recently an action was brought by the owners, master, and crew of the well-known Federal Line steamer Devon to recover an award ior salvage services rendered to the steamer Eastern Aloon, belonging to tho United States Shipping Board, in the Tasman Sea, during Alay .of last year. Iho Devon, it will be remembered, was on route from Brisbane to New Plymouth. Her master received intormation that tho Eastern Aloon had broken her propeller shaft, and lost her propeller, and was drifting towards the dangerous Elizabeth reef. Tho Devon towed her to Sydney, a distance of 566 miles, in eight and a-half days. The judge awarded the plaintiff’s owners, master, and crew £10,250 in all, £7,850 to the owners and the. remainder to the master and crew. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL The following vessels are expected lo In within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland. Maiinganni, Waipori, Kaitoke, Aorangi, Hauraki, Kan tangata, 11.M.5. Diomede, foyle, Hagersgaie. Corinthic. Chatham Islands.— Port Dunedin, Wirral. ’ Wellington.—'Walnnc. Manuka. Arahura. Tamnhine, Tiitanekai. lairoa, Rotorua, Coolaua, Kanonga, Aloeraki, Huntingdon, City of Khartoum, nest Nivaria, Antonio, Port Hardy, Whangapc, Kauri. , Awarua. —Canadian Pioneer, naikouaiti, Kaituna. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND. June 11.—Arrived: Tekna (1 p.m.). from Liverpool. NEW PLYAIOUTH, Juno 14.—Arrived: Progress (4.30 p.m.), irom Dunedin, Sailed: Rarawa (7 p.m.), tor Onehunga; Alexander (8.45 p.m.), or Tarokoho; Comma (9.15 p.m.), ter Nelson: Progress (11.45 p.m.), lor Port Waikato. , . , WELLINGTON. June 14.—Arrived; Tolara (5.40 p.m.), from New Uymouth; Kaioa (8.10 p.m.), rom Napier; Calm (8.20 p.m.), irom Wan : oanui. Sailed: Canadian Pioneer (/ Mm); for Lvttelton: Pakura (6.20 pm.), for Napier, June 15-Arrived: koe.raki (8.20 a.m.), from Alelbouruo via southern ports LYTTEJ/TON. June 14. Sailed: Kartigi 01.30 a.m.). tor Bluff ; Wairan (3 p.m.), for Blenheim; Kamo CLIO p.m.), for Wellington; Hnlmdale (4.45 p.m.), for Wellington; Aloeraki (6 - 55 p.m.), for Wellington; Storm (6.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Canopus (7.5 p.m.), for “Westport. _ TIMARU, June 15.—Armed; Breeze (8.30 aim.), from Dunedin. . OAMARU. June 14.—Sailed: tealtuna^.l2 p.m.), for Dunedin SYDNEY, June 14. Armed: .Maheno, from Wellington.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Full moon Juno 15 7.43 p.m. Last quarter Juno 22 .,),5 ( J p.m New moon June 25 0.2 p.mFirst quarter July i 0.23 p.m.

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