SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19709, 9 November 1927, Page 1

SHIPPING

Between November 6, 1927, and March 4, 1928, the summer-time hours necessitate the adding of one hour to the times given in the tables below. HIGH WATER.

THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.10 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 4.31 a.in. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sot to-day, 4.12 a.m.; rises Lo-mor-iw, 5.26 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:— Bar. Tlier. \V.

Wind.—L, light! b, breeze; t I>, frrsh breeze; m g. moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gaic; w, gale ol exceptional sc'T.rily Weather.—U, blue sky, be the atmospluTc tleiir or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; It, drizzling rain; K, foggy; Cl, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; M, misty, O, overcast, the whole «ky covered with thick clouds; I’, passing showers; y, squally; K, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, ihunder; Ti, ugly, threatened appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. Tim Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bales) supplied tlio following at noon to-day:—The indications are for westerly moderate to strong winds; weather cloudy to overcast, wiilv scattered showers; barometer unsteady; tides good, seas rough. SAlLED.—November 8. Orcti, s.s. (10 p.m.), H'l lons, MMxcnzio, fur Invercargill and Port Craig. Storm, s.s. (11 p.m.), 749 tons, Sheppard, for Wanganui via ports. Tho Orcti sailed last night tor Invercargill and Port Craig. The Storm, which was to leave here to-day tor the north, sailed last night, however, tor Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Waipori is duo on Friday from Westport via Paterson’s Inlet and Bind’. She is to load hero lor Westport direct. Tho Corinmi has been fixed to load here on Friday for Nelson and Now Plymouth, 'The Kamo was duo this afternoon from Auckland and Lyttelton. She will after discharge go to Port Chalmers for survey. Tho Breeze is due on Friday iroiu Lyttelton to load for VWlingtoii direct. 'The Calm is expected on Sunday Jrom Bind'. She is to sail on _ Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Nippon Ym-cii Kai.sha has announced that its third steamer Jor the transpacific service will bo built by the Yokohama Dockyard Company. A contract for tho first two was placed with the Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Company. Examination of the six-masted barqiienline E. R. Sterling at St. Thomas (West Indies) revealed that tho hull was seaworthy, but the cargo was slightly damaged. There was sea water in 'No. 3 hatch. The JO. R. Sterling put into St. Thomas, West Indies, on October 1.7 dismantled. She left Adelaide on April 16 for Avoninoiith with | a cargo of wheat. I PILOTAGE AT ALEXANDRIA. S The Egyptian Ports and Lights Adi ministration is socking to render comj pulsory the employment of pilots by all ! vessels entering and leaving Alexandria j harbor, and to this end has called a | conference of representatives of tho navigation companies using tho port, states tho ‘Shipping World.’ Com- 1 pulsory pilotage at Alexandria has been enforced at various periods, notably from 1596 to 1905, when, by arrangement, tho cost of dredging a new passage was defrayed, from the pilotage fees; and from 1916 to 1920, wnen, the military authorities enforced tho employment of pilots. Tho administration contends that since the reversion to optional pilotage accidents to shipping have become more numerous, and cites tho cases of six collisions last year of steamships with structures at _ the mouth of the harbor. The administration’s view is that compulsory pilotage is m the interest of the navigation companies by avoiding the risk of the harbor becoming blocked through shipping sinking in the fairway as the result, ol collision'.. The navigation companies have not yet decided on I heir attitude toward the proposal.

THE QUEEN ELEANOR. ' The steamer Queen Eleanor is expected to arrive,at Auckland from Montreal about Thursday next. She will complete discharge at southern and Australian ports. IJOROEATA BRINGING PASS UNGERS. Tho Now Zealand Shipping Company lias received advice that the Hororata, which sailed from Southampton on October 28, is bringing general merchandise from London, and also 206 thirdclass passengers for New Zealand. The cargo is for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She .is due at Auckland on December 5. ULIMAROA'S CHRISTMAS RUNNING. During Clidistmas week the Parker steamer UHmaroa will maintain her ordinary time-table running. She is to leave Wellington on December 16, mid is duo at Sydney on December 30. She will he the last steamer from New Zealand arriving at Sydney before Christmas. The Uliniaroa. is to leave Sydney on December 26, _and ' s duo at Auckland on December 27. She is to sail from there on her return trip on December 30. NEW SYDNEY FERRY BOATS. More than ordinary interest is being taken in the two vessels which Messrs Napier and Miller, of Old ivixpairick, arc building for the Port Jackson and • Manly Steamship Company, partlv because of their comparatively high "speed and partly because they arc double-ended. Tho run which they are intended for is about eight miles m length, hut under Sydney harbor regulations vessels are not allowed to > turn at the harbor and where the traffic inclines to ho congested. A double-ended design for the new vessels was, therefore, inevitable. There is a single screw at each end driven by a fourcylinder triple expansion balanced engine, The designed speed of the vessels is 17 knots, and each vessel will carry about 2,000 passengers. When the new bridge which Messrs Dorman, Long, and Co. are building across Sydney harbor is completed there will be, it is expected, considerable opposition to tho Manly steamers from motor traffic; lienee the high speed aimed at.’ PORT OF LONDON SANITATION. Dr W. M. W’illoughhy, medical officer of health for the Port of London, in his annual report to the corporation, states that 936 vessels were examined by the hoarding staff at Gravesend as coming under suspicion by reason ol the ports visited during the voyage or because of declared illness_ou hoard. In these and other vessels 787 eases of Hines were inquired into and 63 removed to Denton Hospital. No ease of plague or cholera reached London. An arrangement for carrying on a closer sanitary watch on ships entering at Shccrncss and lying in tho Swale and Sled way was made operative towards the end of the year. The number of rats examined from the dock areas was 2,106. In no ease was plague suspected or found. There was no suspicious mortality of rate cither io the docks or in any '.ship. One hum)red and thirty-six vessels were fumigated. The work ol the food inspectors had been largely increased in tho control of hits which did not hear the official certificate ol the country of origin. The examination of apples—s 3 samples—showed that most of the shipments contained hut little arsenic. The attention now being given to tho matter by exporters would result in continued improvement. Last year 15,997 vessels arrived in tho port from foreign parts, and 4.229 coastwise vessels also entered. In all, 36,825 rats were destroyed in docks and vessels, making 1,434,757 since tho work ol extermination began, 26 years ago. Unsound food weighing 4,011 tons was seized and destroyed. 'I his included 2,614 tons of water-damaged gram. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to bo within range of tho undermentioned wireless stations to-night: Auckland. —W'aicpiata, Tolna, PortHardy, Queen Eleanor, Canadian Pioneer, Kanna, Norlollc, Antonio, Australiud, ..West Ivan. Port Sydney, Niagara, Arteincsia, Oniana, West Hcnshaw, Kartigi. , , „ , Chatham Islands.—Pakcha, 1 ort Curtis Wellington.—Maori, Waliuic, A radium, Tainahinc, Ngaio. Aorangi, Antietan, Tahiti, Petrieola, Tntanckai, Kia Ora, Kaitangata, Kairanga, Port Darwin, Sithonia. Awaniii. —Makura, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Kekcrangu, Kent, Karctu, Trcmcadow.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, November B.—Sailed; Sithonia (4 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Karligi (5.25 p.m.)' for New Plymouth; Niagara (1U.30 p.m.), for Sydney, November 9.—Arrived: Kaiapoi (7.00 n.m.), from Westport. Sailed; Kaituna (7 a,in.), for Groymouth; Pima (7.15 a.in.), for New Plymouth. WELLINGTON, November B.—Arrived: Mahcno (4.30 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed: Kia Ora (2.50 p.m.), lor Auckland; Tahiti (7.10 p.m.). fur San Francisco; Maori (7.50 p.m.), ior Lyttelton; Wailicmo (8 p.m.), lor New Plymouth. November 9.—Arrived : Echo (2 a.m.), from Blenheim; Ngaio (5.25 a.m.), from Nelson; Wahino (6.55 a.m.), from Lvttolton. LYTTELTON, November B—Arrived : John (4.5 p.m.), from Wellington). Sailed: Trcmcadow (5 p.m.), for Timaru: Port Darwin (5.35 p.m.), for Auckland; Aratapu (5.50 p.m.), for Waiiara; Kennedy (C. 25 p.m.),’ tor Wellington; Kahika, lor Wellington; Kamo (7.35 p.m.), for Dunedin; Kaloa (6.55 p.m.), for Auckland; Wahine (5.25 p.m.), for Wellington; Cygnet (9.5 p.m.), for Kaikoura. BLUFF, Novembers. —Sailed : Karetu (8.10 p.m.), for Sydney; Kapongac (8.30 p.m.), for Timaru. ■ ,

(For continuation see Lato Shipping.)

—To-morrow.— St. Clair ; 3/13 a.m., 3.11 p.m. Tnia1’ort roa irlcii’d: 3.53 a.m., 3.31 p.m. Chalmers; 3.33 a.m., 4,1 p.m. Duncdin: 4.3 ; .m., 4.31 p.m.

full moon Nov. 9 G.G p.m. Last quarter Nov. 1G 4.5S p.m. Now moon Nov. 21 p.m. First quarter Dee. 2 1.4o a.m.

Wellington—S.K.. 1 ;«).un 01 .11G Grc.vmoutll—S.W., b ;i(l.05 51: .1! G Christchurch —X. E., 1 29.95 '17 B G Tiiuaru —N.E., 1 29,92 57 U Oaniaru —N.E., 1) 29.91 57 G Dunedin—Calm 29 .W) 56 U Queenstown —S.W., I 29.88 58 G Nuggets—N.K., 1 29.87 51 G BbilV—W.N.W., I 29. So 52 .110