SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19722, 24 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, Ulfcjl WATER. —Tomorrow.— St, Clair: 2.115 a.m., 2.58 p.m. Tniaroa. Head: 2.15 a.m., 5.8 p.m. Port Chalmers: 5.25 a.m., 5.18 p.m. Dunedin; 5.55 a.m., 4.18 p.m. THE SUN. Sols to-day, 7.51 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 4,1 S a.m. PHASES OF 'THE MUON.

Sots to-day, 7.1 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 4.51 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Rales) supplied tho following at 9 a.m. to-day;— Bar. Thcr. W.

Wind.—l., light; b, breeze; fb, Iresh breeze; ni g. moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale o( cxceplionai bevcrily. Weather.—l 3, blue shy, be the atmosphere dear er heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; I), drizzling rain; K, foggy; (j, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; M, misty, O, overcast, the whole •ky covered with thick clouds; I’, passing showers; 'Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, ■bunder; U, ugly, threatened appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. Tho Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. O’, ‘lollies) supplied tho fallowing at noon to-day:—Tho indications aro tor southerly winds, strong to a gale soon; tho weather appears likely to bo cloudy and. unsettled, heavy rain is to ho expected, and indications are tor electrical disturbances, ami tho weather will probably become very cold; barometer falling, but rising soon; seas heavy, tides good. SAI LED.—November 25. ■ .Manuka, s.s. (2.15 p.m.), 4,554 tons, Morgan, for Melbourne via ports. Waipori, s.s. (8.15 p.m.), 1,970 tons, Gardner, for RlulfThe Opihi, wliich arrived here yesterday afternoon from Westport via ports, is timed to sail to-morrow for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Westport. The Waipori sailed for Bluff last night to discharge the remainder of hereout cargo. 'l’iie Corinna was duo to-day from Wellington to load and sail to-night lor Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via poits. The Katoa is duo to-morrow from Auckland via ports, and is topsail the same day for Bluff and Port Craig. The Kamo is to load at Dunedin on Monday for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Wingatui was expected to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Timaru. The AVaipiata has been fixed to load at Auckland about next ‘Wednesday foil Wellington, Lyttelton, and. Dunedin. She will carry fruit ex tho Tofua. The Breeze is to sail to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tho Calm is due on Tuesday from Bluff, and is to load and sail tho same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, ‘Wellington, .and Wanganui. - The Gale is duo on "Wednesday from Lyttelton. Sho is to sail tho following day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. WARNING TO MASTERS. Masters are warned that there is a raft of logs adrift in tho Hauraki Gull. At C o’clock on Saturday morning tho raft was eight miles south-east by cast of Orero Point, Hauraki Gulf.

C. AND D. LINE’S LOADINGS. Tho Commonwealth ami Dominion Line motor ship Port Fremantle is scheduled to commence loading in New Zealand for England on December 4, and is to bo despatched finally on December 25. The Port Sydney is to commence loading in New Zealand on December 21, and is to bo despatched for London about the middle of January. The Port Wellington is to commence loading in New Zealand about the end of December, and is to leave for England about January 21. PERSONAL. Mr ,1. Dalzicl, fourth engineer of tho Waitemata, who is about to bo married, was on Thursday presented by the officers and engineers with a silver entree dish, Captain Header making the presentation. OPENING UP NEW TEXAS. An arm of the Gulf of Mexico, called Arroyo Colorado, which extends inland about 25 miles to Harlingen, in Texas, is to be dredged and deepened so as to admit ocean-going steamships, and a deep-water port is to bo created at Harlingen (reports tho ‘Shipping World 5 ). Tho project was assured by the voting of 560,000 dollars of bonds For the dredging work and tho creating of tho .Arroyo Colorado navigation district. A request will be made for a Federal appropriation of 500,000 dollars. Tho total sum of 1,000,000 dollars will be .sufficient, according to engineers. Both tho .Southern .Pacific and the Missouri Pacific systems have lines into Hailiiifjen, and are lending assistance to tho deep-water project. SizAUGHTERING SEA LIONS. Tiio Canadian Government steamer Givenchy recently returned to its Canadian base from its annual cruise in northern British Columbia waters, which is undertaken for the purpose of destroying by machine gun five as many sea lions as possible. This year the casualties were officially given at 665; last year 1,000 wore killed, and in 1925 2.900 was the total. Tho work is carried out under ordcrs_ of the Federal Department of Marino and Fisheries, which contends that sea lions annually destroy many thousand salmon at the critical season of tho year, and that they cause great damage to fishermen's nets and gear. Those who oppose this animal slaughter declare that the sea- lions aro wrongfully accused. Of tho decline of the salmon fisheries there is no doubt, but in defence of tho sea lions it is urged that their haunts are in tho open ocean far from the schooling grounds of salmon, their appearance up the inlets and river estuaries being rare and cpisodal. Sea lions, it is said, aro primarily caters of molluscs and crustaceans. Their teeth aro suited to that purpose, and differ from those of seals. 'The damage attributed to the sea lion, it is argued, should more likely bo charged to hair seals, black Jisb, and sharks. NEW ATLANTIC LINERS. As was recently announced, tho Ham-. biirg-Amorika Lino intends to build eight new sitips as part of its programme for tho expansion of its fleet. These now ships will ali he motordriven. Two of them, tho St. Louis and tho Milwaukee, aro destined for the transatlantic passenger service, and in general appearance will be of tho Cleveland type. They will be 500 ft long ami 70ft wide, with a tonnage of 16,000 and a speed of 10 knots. Accommodation for 450 cabin, 500 tourists, and 400 third class passengers will be provided in each steamer. One vessel will he built by Messrs Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, and the other at the Vulkan Works. They will be ready lor operation in December, 1928, and January, 1929. Tlie motive equipment of those two new ships will consist of Jour twoevclo six-cylinder motors delivering 12,200 h.p. to tho twin screws. These motors will run at 250 r.p.m., and lire propellers’ speed will bo 110 r.p.m. THE WEST IVAN. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that tho American steamer West Ivan, from the Pacific Coast via northern ports, is due here on December 8 to discharge general cargo, case oil, and lumber. The West Ivan will later proceed to Bluff to complete discharge. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL.

The following vessels aro expected to bo within range _of tho undermentioned wireless stations to-night. Auckland.—Hinemoa, Niagara, West Calcra, Athcnie, Louis L. D., Wm. M‘Arthur, Tofua. Chatham Islands.—lonic. ■Wellington.—Maori, AValiine, Tamahinc, Ngaio, Arahnra, Aorangi, Kekerangu, Otolcia, Sithonia, Kaitangata, Dunedin, Diomede, Port Darwin, Manuka, Coriuthic, Port Curtis, Waikawa, Poolta, ‘Waitemata. Awarua. —Tahiti, llemuera, Karctu, O. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Hess, N. I-Nilson-Alonso, Tutanekai, Makura, Queen Eleanor. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. * AUCKLAND. November 23.—Sailed : Margaret IV. (5 p.m.), for Lyttelton. NEW PLYMOUTH, November 25.--Sailed: John (4.50 p.m.), lor Port AVaikato. Arrived: Progress (11 p.m.), from Wellington. AVELLINGTON, November 23.—Arrived: Kahika (5.40 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Paua (5.25 p.m.), from Bluit; Calm (5.50 p.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed: HALS. Dunedin (3 p.m), for Auckland; HALS. Diomede (5.10 p.m.), for Auckland; R. J. Hanna (4.20 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Port Darwin (5 p.m.), for Napier; Holmdalo (6 p.m.), for Dunedin; Kaitangata (6 p.m.), for Westport; Wahinc (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, November 23.—Arrived: Katoa (2.55 p.m.), from Wellington; Kennedy (8.55 _p.ni.), irom Wanganui. Sailed: Maori (7.40 p.m.), for Wellington; Waipiata (8.5 p.m.), for Wellington. November 24—Arrived: Waliine (5.40 a.m.), Tees (8 a.m.), and R. J. Hanna (9.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Manuka (6.15 a.m.), from Dunedin. , . , BLUFF. November 23.—Arrived: Queen Eleanor (2 p.m.). from Dunedin ; llemuera (2.30 p.m.), from Dunedin. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

New moon Nov. 24 9.39 p.m. First quarter Dee. 2 1.45 a. in. Full moon Dec. S) 5.2 a.m. Last quarter Dec. 1(5 11.34 p.m.

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