SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19615, 22 July 1927, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. •—To-morrow.— St. Clair: 9.48 a.m., 10.15 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 9.58 a.m., 10.25 p.m. Port Chalmers: 10.38 a.m., 11.5 p.m. Duuediu: 11.8 a.m., 11.35 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 4.49 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 7.39 a.m. PHASES OF THE MUON.

Set to-day, 11.51 a.m; rises to-mor-row. 1.47 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze; Ib, Iresh breeze, m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale, w. gale o( exceptional severity. Weather.—B. blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy: C, clouds, passing clouds 1), drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning: M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; O, squally; K, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatened appearance; 2, nazv ’ Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D--0. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, but moderate to strong prevailing shortly, weather probably cool and changeable, with cloudy to overcast weather at times; barometer unsteady, but rising after about twenty-four hours; tides good, sea moderate. SAILED.—JuIy 21. Moeraki, s.s. (7.15 p.m.), 4,421 tons, A. Reed, for Lyttelton and Wellington. SAILED.—JuIy 22. , Miro, auxiliary ketch (9.55 a.m.), 75 tons, Himaineu, for Auckland.

The auxiliary ketch Miro sailed this morning for Auckland. The Moeraki, which arrived yesterday morning, carried freight including transhipments ex the Caprcra, Ormond, and Dortmund, and also a quantity of fruit and -flour. The Moeraki sailed last evening for Lyttelton and Wellington, and after completing discharge at the latter port, will return to Port Chalmers to lay up. The Opihi left Westport yesterday morning for Bluff and Dunedin. After discharge of her cargo the vessel win load out for Westport, probably via Timaru. The Corinna leaves Nelson on Tuesday for Dunedin direct to load on Thursday for New Plymouth and' Nelson via ports." The Gale is duo to-morrow from Wellington, 1 and is to sail on Tuesday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton and Wanganui. Tho Breeze is to sail to-night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton,' Wellington, and Wanganui. The steamer Maryland was despatched from Nauru Island on July 14 with a full cargo of phosphates for Auckland. Bhe is due at the northern port on July 2d The, Hororata, from London, arrived at Suva on July 17, and was to sail on Wednesday for Wellington. Sho is due at tue northern port on Monday, and will later proceed to Auckland to complete discharge.

PERSONAL. Captain W. Martin, of the Moeraki, will take command of the Manuka, which will be recornmissioued to-day at Port Chalmers. Captain A. Reed took command of the Moeraki at Dunedin yesterday for the trip to Wellington. TAMAROA’S PASSENGERS. The Shaw. Savill. and Albion liner Tamarna, which is expected to arrive at Wellington on Saturday next from London and Southampton via Curacao and Panama, is bringing the following passengers:— Saloon: Mrs R. Cavan, Mrs I. Dingwall and Master 0. Digwall, Mrs E. Durfell, Miss A. Atkinson. Messrs it Turner and J. Yeates, Mr and Mrs G. Gow and Miss E. (low, Mrs 11. Ludbrook, Major H. Gray, Miss F. Walbran, Mrs M. Myers, Miss M. M‘fldowie, and 305 third class Captain W. H. Hartman is in command, and Dr A. R. Upton is the medical offiew The vessel has cargo for discharge at Wellington and Auckland CARGO FROM INDIA,

Tho Union Company has received advice that the steamer Queda, with cargo for New Zealand, left Calcutta onJune 5 and grounded at Hughll Point. In consequence the vessel had to return to Calcutta for survey and h>r . cargo was transferred to the steamer Howra, which left Calcutta on June 22 for Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney.

PORT NAPIER BUFFETED. An exceptionally stormy voyage from ' Cape Town to Melbourne was experienced last month by the G. and I), steamer Port Napier. The worst of the weather was met with when the steamer was at the most southerly point of the route. High seas were driven up from the south-west, and the heavily-laden steamer shipped a great deal of water. For three days the gale raged, and the cabins were continually flooded. : A deck ladder was broken, two boats were damaged, and part of the lower bridge was also smashed. The galley door was store in, and tho copk, being thrown *against tho wall, was rendered unconscious. The officers’ cabins were awash, and the waves swept up to the bridge. ; RIMUTAKA TO-MORROW. ' The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that-the Rimutaka, which arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from London and Southampton via Panama, sailed the same afternoon for Dunedin. She is due to-morrow morning to land Otago and Southland passengers and discharge Home cargo. | PORT ALBANY REPORTED. I The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s steamer P.ort Albany is reported to have cleared Norfolk, Virginia, on July So in continuation of her voyage from Now York to Auckland, Wellington), Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney.

- THE FERRY SERVICE The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.50 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the 8.50 express. MAKURA LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO Cabled information has been received by the Union Company that the R.M.S. Makura left San Francisco on July 15 for Wellington via Papeete and Rarotonga. Tho vessel is due at Wellington on August 1, and will leave the following day for Sydney. GERMAN SHIPPING. In the course of a speech at the German Shipowners’ Congress, iu Ber--1 lin. Herr Cuno, a former. Chancellor, iand at present the general manager of I the - Hamburg- Amerika Line, stated [ that,at the end of the war the tonnage of Germany’s mercantile 'marine amounted to 600,000 tons, while to-day it was 3.200,000 tons, which was still far behind the pre-war figure. Herr'Cuno pointed out that at the same time Germany's merchant fleet was in one respect better than formerly, since it was composed of the best and newest ships and material,' ever half of the ships being less than five years old. The fleet amounted to 5.2 per cent, of the world’s total tonnage, as compared will 12 per cent, in 1914, but in comparison with the population Germany’s merchant fleet was seven times smaller than the British. Herr Cuno expressed the opinion that the future business prospects of tho shipping companies must bo regarded without undue optimism. QUESTION OF WAGES. A sequel to tho increase of pay granted to engineers in motor _ ships owned .by the United States Shipping Board is the application put, forward by the organisation representing masters and officers for corresponding advances where service in Diesel-engined vessels is concerned, states the ‘Syren and Shipping.’ When the concession was granted to tire engineers it was felt that the status of the master was prejudiced, and it is desired that the Shipping Board shall see to it that the latter receives 25d0l a mouth more than the chief engineer. The proposed new monthly scale of wages would raise the pay of masters from 300 to 310 dollars; first officer from 185 to 195 dollars;.second officer from 165 to 175 dollars. The scale recently adopted by the Shipping Board for motor ship engineers was as follows:—Chief engineer. 285dol; first assistant, I95dol; second assistant, 175dol; third assistant, 155dol; fourth assistant, 135d01. The fact that under tho present scale the pay of the master is only 15dol above that of tho chief engineer is declared by the secretary of the Officers’ Association to be in violation of the agreement entered into several years ago with the Ship- j ping Board. At that time it was . agreed that 25d0l should be the mini- j mum differential between the pay of j the master and tho chief engineer in • all Shipping Board vessels. < It is con- i tended that the best results are obtained when the first, second, and third j mates and the first, second, and third assistant engineers receive the same amount of wages, and that if there is fo be any differential it should bo in

favor of the-deck officers, on the ground that, those responsible for the entire ship and the cargo should receive more money than officers who. have charge of only one department.'’'" VESSELS IN WIRELESS' CALL. The following vessels are expected ta b.j within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. Kartigi, Mannganui, Kanua, Lkaia, Maryland, Mamma, Kaitoke Chatham Islands.—Mamari. Wellington.—Wahine, . Maori, Ngaio, Tamahine, Athonic, Hurunni, Waitemata, Hororata, Tamaroa, Cambridge, Waipori, Port Pirie, Maheno, City of Corinth, Coolana, tllimaroa, O. A. Kxndson,: Kaponga, Canadian Traveller Moeraki. Awarua.—Tahiti, Rimutaka, Waikouaiti. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 21.—City of Corinth (2.40 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON, July 21,-Arrived: Gale (1.00 p.m.), from Wanganui; Totara (3.25 p.m.), from Now Plymouth; West Honshaw (4 p.m.), from Napier; Ploiodon (9.30 p.m)., from Auckland, Sailed: Coolana (4.10 p.m.), .for Newcastle; Rimutaka (4.10 p.m.), for Port Chalmers; ■ Gale (0 p..m), for Dunedin; Corinna ' (G.Jo p.m)-,, for New, Plymouth; Tlolmdale (10 p.m.), for Wanganui; Totara (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Storm (11.30 p.m.), for Picton. July 22.—Arrived: Cambridge (7.20 a.in.)’, from Auckland. LYTTELTON, July 21.—Arrived: Cygnet (7.25 p.m.), from Kaikoura. July 22.—Arrived : Calm (5.50 a.m.), from Timaru; Kahika (9.50 a.m.), from Westport. SUVA, July 21.—Arrived: Tofua, from Auckland. 1

(For continuation, see Late Shipping.)

Last quarter July 22 2.13 a.m. New moon July 29 5.6 a.m. First quarter Aug. 6 5.35 a.m. Full Moon Aug. 13 4.7 p.m.

Rar. Ther. W. Wellington—S.W., 1 30.04 44 RC Greymouth—E., f b 20.98 37 RC Christchurch—W., 1 30.06 46 RC 'J'imaru—Calm , 30.04 33 R Oamaru—W.,1 , 30.05 40 R Dunedin—Calm 30.05 44 0 Queenstown —N., 1 ... Nuggets—S.W., 1 ... . 30.07 30 RC 30.01 42 0 Blulf—VV,, b 29.94 45 0