SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19619, 27 July 1927, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 1.51 a.m., H. 17 p.m. Taiarna, Head; 2.4 a.m., 2.27 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.44 a.m., 3.7 p.m. Dunedin; 3.14 a.m., 3.17 p.m. THE SUN. Sets io-day, 4,51 p.m.; rises to-mor-ruw, 7.33 a.m. I’HASES OF THE MUON.

Set 10-day, 3,1 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 7.17 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. 0. Bates) supplied tho following at

Wind.—l-, light; b, breezr; Ib, (resh brecH; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B. blue sky, be the atmosphere dear »r heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds D, drizzling tain: 1", ioggy; (1, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 1., lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole ,Uv covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; (J, squally; K, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, 'bunder; U, ugly, threatened appearance: Z, naze Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day:—Tho indications are for south-easterly winds, strong to a gale, tho weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, rain probable, and snow on liigh country; barometer rising shortly; tides high, sea heavy. , ARRIVED. —July 26. Eatoa, s.s. (8..15 p.m.), 2,484 tons, Lvane, Irom Auckland via ports. ARRIVED.—JuIy 27. Holmdalo, s.s. (G. 30 a.m.), GSI tons, Williams, from "Wellington. The rainy weather has upset the shipping considerably, and the movements of the various vessels cannot be given with any degree ol certainty. The Eaton, which arrived last nigtii from Auckland via ports, is now to sad on Friday tor Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Aukland. The Kahika is now to leave on Triday for Napier and Gisborne. The Opiln, from Bluff, has been delayed by the gaic, and was expected .e-day.

The work of unloading the Rimutaku ' was suspended yesterday, and the vessel is now to sail on Friday lor Lyttelton and New Plymouth. Provided the weather is Favorable the dale will get away to-night about 11 o’clock. The, C. ami D. Line’s motor ship Port Hobart left Loudon on July 21. tor Mcdbourne, Sydney, Hobart, and Launceston. Tho Tort Melbourne is due at Gisborne about the end of tills month from Australia to commence loading lor London. Her other loading ports arc Waikokopu, Napier, Lyttelton, and Wellington. THL FERNY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at (5.55 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the lir.it express. 'THE STAR OF ITALY. The 1 Syren and Shipping ’ has received some interesting inlormation iegarding the sailing ship, Star of Italy, one of the celebrated licet of Star clippers built by Messrs Jlarland and Wolfl in the “seventies’’ lor Messrs .1. PCorry and Company, whoso identity is now merged in the Commonwealth and Dominion Line. Tho Star of July was built at, Queen's I Hand m 1877, and after a long and honorable career, chielly in the Livcrpool-Bris-bane wool trade, was purchased b> a Pacific Coast linn, and afterwards by (he Alaska Packers’ Association, together witli the Star of France and the Star of Russia. These_ vessels were used by the association in tho salmon caunerv trade until 1925, since when thev have been laid up at San I'iancisc'o The owners have now sold the Star oi Italy to tho Darling Singer Lumber Company, Portland, which intends to use her as a, lioating a If'”1 f '” house at Buenaventura, Colombia. Ihe ship is now being dismantled at Alameda, and will be towed to her linal destination as a barge. Although she was built 111 ty years ago, the vessel lias boon reckoned ui recent/ one of tho fastest sailing craft under the American flag. STRIKING TRANSPORT FEAT. The Cuiianl Line accomplished last mouth one ol the most striking turnsport achievements since_ the war m carrying some d.OOO American delegates to Europe for the Whitsuntide Rotary Convention at O tond. The party, Urn biggest xvi 11 1 the exception oi the Expeditionary Forces ever carried across the Atlantic, travelled by the six liners, Carinthia, Samaria. C. aroma, Car mania, Lancastria. and J ransly - vania. Some of the vessels proceeded to Flnshiii" and ufhors to Antwerp, Irom which point the llotarians continued their journey to Uslend.

TAMAROA AT WFLLINGTOX. The Shaw, Savill liner Tamaroa arrived in the stream at Wellington shortly after 10 o'clock on Sunday night from London and Southampton, and was berthed the billowing morning. She sailed from Southampton ._ alter loading at London, on Juno L. and fair weal lier was experienced on the trip across the Atlantic, the ship arriving at Curacao on June ‘Jff. She sailed again the next day, arriving at I'.anama on July 2 , and passed through the Canal, sailing front Balboa the following afternoon. Bond weather was experienced on the run to Pitcairn Island, where the Tamaroa arrived on July Tf. She. stayed there just over an hour before again shaping a course for Wellington. “Rather rough weather, with a heavy swell, was encountered on the last week of the voyage. Ono death occurred when the ship was about a week out from Southampton, one of the first class pascsenger.s (Mr G. Bushy) succumbing to heart failure. He was buried at sea. The trip was otherwise uneventful, the usual dances and deck amusements being organised throughout. Captain W. 11. Hartman is in command of the Tamaroa, and the following arc the officers:—Chief, Mr \V. Dawson; chief engineer, Mr J. Cordon; purser. Mi; A. S. Cauiy; surgeon, Mr A. R. Upton. The Tamaroa is to sail on Friday for Auckland to complete unloading.

THE CANADIAN CHALLENGER. The Canadian Challenger was ex* pected to leave Montreal on July 25 with Canadian 1 4? go tor discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Tima'ru, Dunedin, and Bluff. She should arrive at Auckland about September 5. WAIKOLAITI DELAYED. A strong north-east gale is responsible for the delay in the arrival at Bluff of the Waikonaiti from Sydney. The vessel has general cargo tor discharge also at Dunedin, Tiniaru, and Lyttelton. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels arc expected ta In within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:—• Auckland.—ll.M.S. Dioipede, H.M.S. Dunedin, R.E.A. Nucula, Tofua, Kailoko, Sierra, Boarport, Sonoma, Hinemon, Athcnic, Ikala. Chatham Islands.—Mamari, Port Pirie, Port Hunter, Canadian Traveller, Canadian Prospector. Wellington.—AVahine, Maori, Tamar hine, Hurunui, lonic, Tutanekai, Maungamii, Manuka, City of Corinth, Cambridge, Kairnnga, Karligi, Ngaio. Awarna.—Canadian Seigneur, Waikonaiti, Maknra, Tahiti, Rimutaka. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 26.—Sailed; Hinemoa 1. p.m.), for Niue Island; Kartigi (5.30 p.m.), for Portland. WELLINGTON, July 26.—Arrived: Manuka CLIO p.m.), "from Lyttelton. Sailed: West Hcnshaw (5.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Corinna (5.20 [>.m.), for Nelson; Calm (6.15 p.m.), for Lyttelton.

(For continuation, see Late Shipping.)

Non' moon July 29 5.0 a.m. First quarter Aug. 6 5.3d a.m. Full Moon Aug. 13 4.7 p.m. Last quarter Aug. 20 7.2 5 a.m.

9 a.m. to-day;— Bar TJier . W. Wellington—X., 1 29.72 18 F J> Grcymuiith—E., 1' b 29.o6 43 no Christchurch—S.W., 1 : 29.70 40 o Timam—S., ! 29.82 45 0 Onmani—S.E., b 29.88 47 0 11 Dunedin—N.E., b 29.91 47 11 Queenstown —N., 1 29.82 40 D Nuggets—S.E., f b 29.87 44 F Bluii-E., I b 29.80 47 D F