SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19781, 3 February 1928, 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

—To-morrow.—

St. Clair: 1.4 a.m., 1.31 p.m. Talaroa Head: 1.14 a.m., 1.41 p.m. Port Chalmers: 1.54 a.m., 2.21 p.m. Dunedin: 2.21 a.m., 2.51 p.m.

THE SUN

Sets to-day, 7.39 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 5.5 a.m.

PHASES OF THE MOON

Set to-day, 1.33 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 0.57 p.m. . WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr 12. Kidsou) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day;—

Wind.—C, calm; la, light dir; si b, slight breeze; g b, gentle breeze; m b» moderate breeze; ( b, fresh breeze, str b, strong breeze; h w, high wind; g, gale; s g. strong gale; w g, whole gale; storm; h, hurricane. Weather.—ls, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds', passing clouds; L), drizzling rain; F, foggy; (», gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole *ky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; (J. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, ‘hundcr; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Fokecasx. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidsou) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are for southerly moderate winds; there is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, scattered misty rain is to be expected, also warm and humid conditions; barometer rising slowly; sea moderate, tides good. SAlLED.—February 2. Storm, s.s. (6 p.m.), 749 tons, Sheppard, for Wanganui via ports. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN, —Coastal.— Holmdale, Wang., Well., Kcb. 4. Calc, Wang, via ports, Feb. 5. Kahika, Napier, Gisborne, Fob. 5. Oreti, i nver., Pi. Craig, Feb. 5. Arawa, Well., Lyt., Feb 7. _ Kamona, Auck. via ports, Fob. 9. Opihi, Westport via Tim.. Feb. 9. Calm, Wang, via ports, Feo. 9. Breeze, Wang, via ports, Feb. 10. Storm, Wang, via ports, Feb. 12. Progress, i’.t. Waikato, p’ts, Feb. 13. Cerinna, Well, direct, Feb. .13. Maudlins. Well., Bluff, Feb. 15. , Kurow, Auckland via ports, Feb. 15. Cambridge, Well., Lyt,, Feb. 1(3. City of Bath, Lyttelton, Feb. 16. Canadian Challenger, Bluff, Feb. 19. Cumberland, Wellington, Feb. 20. Dewey, Wellington, Tim., Fob. 21. —lntercolonial and Overseas.— Matatua, Suva direct, Feb. 9. Manuka, Melbourne, Feb. 15. Waikouaiti, Newcastle, Syd., Feb, 21. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara left Auckland January 17 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu; duo Vancouver to-day. Mnkura left Wellington February 1 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete; duo San Francisco February 17. Tahiti left San Francisco January 25 for Wellington mid Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington February 13. Aorangi leaves Sydney .February 9 and Auckland February 14 for Vancouver via Suva and. Honolulu; duo Vancouver March 2. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Gale, Wang, via ports, Feb. 6. Hohndale, Wang, via ports, Fob. 6. Kahika, Gisborne via ports, Feb. 6. Oreti, Invercargill, P. Craig, Feb. 6. Huntingdon, Bluff, Feb. 8. Calm, Wang, via ports, Fob. 9. Breeze, Wang, via ports, Feb. 10. Arawa, Lyttelton, Bluff, Feb. 11. Stomi, Wang, via ports, Feb. 13. Matatua, Timani, Lyt., Feb. 13. Progress, P. Waikato, ports, Feb. 13. Corinna, New Ply. via ports, Feb. 13. Manuka, Melb. via ports, Feb, 15. Kurow, Auckland via ports, Feb. 16. Citv of Bath, Hobart, Purnic, Feb. 18. * Canadian Challenger, Tim., Feb. 20. Maudlins, Lon. via Panama, Feb. 21. Cumberland# Lon. via Ran., Feb. 22. Waipiata, Auck. via ports, Feb. 22. Waikouaiti, Syd. via ports, Feb. 22.

The Gale is due at Dunedin on Saturday, and will sail on Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tlie Calm arrives here on February 9 from Bluff, afid sails the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. * The Waitemata lias left Vancouver for Sail Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading for Apia, Auckland. Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney The West Nivaria is to leave Los Angeles to-morrow for Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, and should arrive at the north Now Zealand port about February 29. The Huddart-Parkor Company reports that on account of the Ulimaroa undergoing survey, she will leave Welling! on for Sydney on Thursday, March 8, instead of Friday, March 9. Owing to Good Friday falling on April 6 she will leave Wellington on April 5 lor Sydney.

MAKURA’S PASSENGERS

The R.M.S. Makura, which sailed from Wellington on Wednesday morning for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco, carried the following passengers from New Zealand : —First class; Captain and Mrs R. V. Beveridge, Airs E. Cunninghame, Mr E. H. Cunninghame, Mr J. F. Darling. Miss Darling, Air C. H. Goldstone, Mrs E. Mills, Air and Mrs Al'Kegg, Aliss A. APCaithy, Alajor and Airs W. Nash, Aliss F. V. Ormiston, Air A. Parker, Aliss Phair, Aliss D. Rice, Air and Mrs N. Y. Smith, Air A. 'l’. Scherer. Second class; Air E. W. Armstrong, Aliss W. R. Bauer, Air 0. A. Bryant, Aliss S. Coulton, Mr E. Cutforth, Aliss W. Jennings, Air Jenson, Air W. Lowry, Airs, AI. 1 Moore, Aliss E. APlver, Aliss N. APlver, Air J. D. Stuart, Air H. K. Seth-Smith, Air W. it. Smith, Airs E. Smith, Air A. Williams, Air P.. R. Willett, Air J. Watters; and twelve third class.

THE FERRY SERVICE. The ferry steamer Alaori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.4 U a.m. to-duV. Passengers and mails connected with the first express for tiro south. PASSENGERS BY THE AIAUNGANUI. The following passengers for New Zealand arrived at Wellington by tho Maunganui from Sydney on Tuesday morning last:—First class: Alesdames Clacken, Macloughlan, Aloore, Robertson, Anderson, Anderson, de Montalk, Hilton, Coehon, Johnston, Cave, Forsyth, Padcy, Clachcn, Drury. Moore, Finch, Brewster, Bowring, Gold, Dale, Buiiiey, Gumming, Thirkell, Cross, Dent, Cross, Rich, Reid, Smith, Sar■good, Fairly, Montgomery, Sewell, Boyle, Carrington, Fox, Kendall, Buchanan, Ogilvie, Alisses Acland, Bradshaw, Hume, Myers, Anderson, Baker, AlacCracken, Henderson, Adams, Low (3), Clachen, Capel (2), Broad, Gray, Armistead, Marshall, Williams, Kemp, Wilkins (2), Hassell, AFCready, Forsyth (2), Welsham, Beck, Reid, Harper, Smith, Tanks, Montgomery, Bean, Fox, Jones, Alessrs Clacken, Monoghan, Macloughlan, Fraser, Jackson, Rowe, Robertson, Dawson, Corderoy (2), Newcombe, Scloman, Packer, de Montalk, Smart, Clapham, Kerley, Forsyth, Brickford, Parley, Young, Anderson, Sullivan, Powell, Dawson, Faber, Winston, Campbell, Grainger, Brewster, Kemp, Macfarlane, Bowering, Page, Gould, Devitt, Dale. Stevens, Dean, Braillcy, Jeffrey, O’Connor, Greenewagen, O’Neill, Cook, P.lankey, Allen, Thirkell, Aloore, Catwood, Packer, Irving, Holland, Deck, Cross, Clements, Bowring, Somerville. Seaton, Gumming, Smith, Sargood, Fairley, Tittertou, Bosseuse, Davis, Carrington, Fox, Lewis, Sizer, Kelk, Smart, Huntley, Bourke, Williams.

CITY OF BATH FOR DUNEDIN. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Company advise that the A. and A. chartered liner City of Bath was due at Auckland this morning from New York via Newport N.ews and Panama. The vessel is carrying American cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australian and Tasmanian ports. She is expected at Dunedin about February IG. RARANGA TO LEAVE LONDON. The S.S. and A. liner Raranga is scheduled to leave London on February 2.1 with general cargo for Suva, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, and Nelson. The vessel is expected at the Otago port about April 4. IK ALA WITH CANADIAN CARGO, The Ikala is expected at Auckland about February 26 from Eastern Canadian ports. She will discharge cargo at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Sydney, and Alelbourne. DEWEY FOR NEW ZEALAND. Alessrs Turnbull, Martin, and ‘Co. report that tho American steamer Dowey is duo at Auckland to-morrow from "Los Angeles with general cargo, case oil, and lumber. She will discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, and Dunedin. The vessel should arrive here about February 19. , TANKER EXPECTED. The tanker Rlume was expected to leave San Pedro (California) on February 1 with bulk petrol for Sydney, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is expected at Sydney about February 22 and at Dunedin about March 7. U.S.-AUSTRALIA CARGO SERVICE. A new monthly cargo service between New Orleans and Australian ports will be inaugurated on February 15, when the s.s. West Louassuck will leave Now Orleans. Eighteen mouths ago tho Roosevelt Company decided to enter the New York-Australian trade, with vessels of tho United States Shipping Board. A monthly service was at first maintained, but with the increased cargoes offering, it was considered advisable to despatch steamers from New York at more frequent intervals, and vessels of the line now leave for Australian ports fortnightly. Although the shipments to Australia were satisfactory, insufficient cargoes were obtained for the return trip, and the service was extended to India. Alter leaving Austialian porks the vessels will complete loading at Colombo and Bombay. ARRIVALS BY THE AORANGI.

Passengers lor New Zealand on board the R.AI.Ai.S. Aorangi, which arrived at. Auckland via ports on Sunday a Iternoon were;—First saloon; Miss M. Allan, Sister M. Agnes, Mr and Mre Adams and two children, Rev. F. Buckley Mr H. R. Heaven, Mr and Mrs 11. S. Bain, Mr and Mrs C. A. Bacon, Mrs ID. M. Britham, Miss E .1. Baiham, Miss T. E. Batham, Mr C. V. Cummings, Mr and Mrs Jan Cbei niavskv, Mr M. Clierniavsky, Mr and Mrs Win. Coates, Sister M. Celine, Mr and Mrs A. S. Denton, Mr C. G Dawson, Mrs Dawson. Master C. Daw son, and Misses P. and N. Dawson, Miss Evc rard, Mr A. R. FI inn, Mr and Mrs H. Glen, Mr and Mrs Groth, Mr IF Goodman, Mr H. Heinz, Mr IV. Hobbs, Mr J. G. Hark ness, Miss C. E. liar rold, iMr Hall, Dr E. Harper, Miss N W. Humphreys, Mr and Mrs liuls», Mr L. Henry, Misses Hennings (U- 1 , Mr, Mrs, and Master Jamieson. D' D. Lawford, Messrs H. IC. and H. J Le Licvro, Mrs E. H. Le Lievre, Mr W. 11. Morris, Miss P. Mitchell, Mrs Win. Mitchell, Mr M. A. Moore, Alls* R. Morrison; Mrs A. Muir, Mr E. C. Morse, Mr and Mrs B. E. Mills, Mr and Master Marlow, Mr 11. J APDonnld, Master and Miss M‘Gusty. Miss P, N. Nairn, Mrs Neff and daughter, Mrs A. Pollard, Mr and Mrs R A. Patrick. Sir Maui Pomare, M> Pomace, Mr T. G. Queree, Mrs ami Miss Quick, Dr and Mrs Reichelmami Mr D. Riley. Mrs G. A. Ralphs, Mr* and Miss Stewart. Cenera! .1. Stewart •Mr Win. Smaill, Mr W. C. Schwab, Mr H. Seaward, Mrs E. J/. Skinner, Messrs H R. and S. D. Skinner, Mrs Smitli, Mr and Mrs Thomas, Dr Walker, Mr and Mrs Wallace, Miss M, Warrington, Mr, Mrs. and Miss- Wallace. Second saloon; Mr Alt, Master C. Aidney, Master Addis, Mr and Miss Bishop, Mrs Bcvcge and two infants, Mr and Mrs Bullock and three daughters, Miss A. Bnrgin, Miss M. Brown, Master Brailey, Mrs D. G. demon, Miss M. A. Clark, Mr 0. B. Corbett, Miss Chaplin, Mr R. Cull, Miss J.. Dodd, Miss D. Dale, Miss J. Edmiston, Miss N,. Freeguard, Miss E. Flint. Master Feeler, Mrs H. Gardiner, Miss Goldsmith, Miss Gamble, Mr and Mrs S. A. Griffin, Mr Goodman, Miss E. Howard, Miss Hilditcli, Mr Horland, Misses A. and J. Holmes, Miss F. Hull, Dr Hight, Miss Harris, Mr Hayes, Mr F. Herring, Mr H. Hulek, Miss Joske, Miss G. Keys, Mrs Kennedy, Mr W. J. Lockwood, Miss M. Lavelle, Miss Moncur, Miss Morecroft, Air and Mrs M‘lvor, Airs A. I M'Donald, Airs . Al'Cready, Mrs! M'Arthur, Miss E. iNplan,, Air Nudds, *

Mr Omelia, Aliss A. O’Brien, Air and Miss Rotter, Master J. Palmer, Aliss C.‘ Pickering, Alisses E. and H. Rudall, Miss llaye, Aliss Rutland, Air Ross, Mr and Airs Robins and two children, Mr A. P. Savage, Aliss A. Shave, Aliss F. Short, Misses Stephens, Mrs Scott, Aliss Sutherland, Misses J,. and Al. Steinmetz, Aliss K. Syins, Air G. Smith, Air B. W. H. Smith, Aiuster Suchit, Air J. Tantrum, Mr luck, Air and Airs H. Vicars, Mr A. 11. Willey, Air and Airs J. R. Wilson, Misses J. and D. Wilson and" infant, Mr F. L. Watson, Miss M. Wastall; and fortytwo third class. UTILISING EXHAUST HEAT, What may bo termed the minor economics possible with Diesel engine installations have been soulewhat overlooked, but owners arc now becoming insistent (states tho 4 Motor bhiy ) upon the necessity of obtaining the maximum efficiency in every direction, just as they are doing in steamers. The effective utilisation of the heat of the exhaust gases is a case in point. Exhaust heat boilers are to be used in the, five new vessels lor the Nelson Line, and the steam raised will be employed for delivery to the Thennotanks lor heating the passenger accommodation. Exhause heat boilers are also being adopted to supply steam lor heating cargo oil in tankers, and no doubt the time will come, my contemporary thinks, when, at any rate with four-cycle machinery, no ship will go to sea in which arrangements arc not made lor recovering some of the heat in the exhaust gases. With two-cycle plant there is another story to be told; but there arc several ships in service with such machinery in which exhaust heaters in one form or another are installed, apparently with satisfactory results.

NEW C. AND D. MOTOR VESSELS

The Commonwealth and Dominion Line has placed an order with Alessrs Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson, Ltd., for two new ships. These will be almost similar in design to the recently-built Port Gisborne and Port Fremantle, both af which have made excellent time in their first trips. The Port Gisborne, ior instance, maintained a speed of 15.2 knots across the Pacific. Going round the Cape of Good Hope, and sailing direct to Alolbourne, they are able to beat the mail vessels — which, of course,, call at a. number of ports along the Suez route—by three days. A passage of thirty-lour or thirty-five days Horn England to Alelhonrne is now recognised as a standard for these motor vessels.

It is interesting to note that the oldest vessel of the C. and D. fleet is the Port Hacking, previously known as the Miniiro. This ship was built in 1900, and on her latest trip out to Anstialia she made a better passage than she bad ever made. She is at present returning to England, and tho company may sell her. It may be mentioned incidentally that for the amount of money it costs to build a ship like the Port Gisborne or Port Fremantle four ships like the Port Hacking could have been built in 1900. If the company docs sell this last of the old ships no unit of the fleet will be more than seventeen years old. Two were built in 1910, tho rest at later dates. The two new ships will be called the Port Fairy and the Port Alma. The former name is after the Port Fairy which was owned by the William Alilburn Line, one of the four companies which amalgamated to iorm_ the C. and D. Line. The other mime is after one of the old ships, which first boro the. name of Indialema.

Alessrs Swan, Hunter, and AViglluin Richardson have already laid down the keels of the Port Fairy and the Port Alma, and the former is to be completed in October, 1928. and the latter in December, 1928. They will have a length of 457 ft, and a dead-weight of 11,350 tons, with a gross tonnage oi 8,200. The engines will be of the Doxlord Diesel type, and (hey will have 600 more borsc-powor than the Port Gisborne and Port Fremantle. The fact that both are to have the Doxford opposed system type ol engines seems to indicate that the company is well pleased with the running of these, engines in the other ships so fitted. It will be remembered that in the Doxlord type the explosion takes place in the middle of tho cylinder between two pistons. One piston goes up and the other down. It is maintained that in this new type of cylinder the full force of the explosion is brought into use, and nothing is wasted against resisting walls. The upgoing piston is linked to tho crank In two arms leading downward, ono on each side of the cylinder. In recent months the patentees of the Doxford have made a further important development. Tho up-going piston is so made as not to make such a long stroke as the downward piston. Consequently, the circle described by the crank to which tho up-going piston is attached is smaller than that of the downward piston. It is claimed that this innovation has the effect of doing away with a great deal of the vibration, and tests in the works have already proved this—a very important point in the development of the internal combustion engines. The new vessels will be fitted with this new design of Doxlord.

VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night : Auckland.—Tofua, Matatua, Dewey, Waihemo, Aorangi, City of Delhart, H.AI.S. Diomede, Glenbank, Waipahi, Indianola, Min, Alarama, Waiotapu,' Rimutaka, Hincmoa, Kairanga, Kurow, and Canadian Inspector. Chatham Islands.—Canadian Challenger and Port Hunter. Wellington.—Alaori, Wabinc, Ngaio. Arahura, Tainaliine, Afaunganui, Port Caroline. Karetn, Ulimaroa, Pana, Tairoa. Gabriella, and Port Alelbourne. Awarua.—Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Neilsen-Alonso, Makura, and Tahiti. SHIPPING TELEGRAAIS. AUCKLAND, February 2.—Arrived; Canadian Prospector (,11,45 a.m.), from Napier; Gallic (2.50 p.m.), from Gisborne; Hinemoa (4.20 p.m.), from Norfolk Island. Sailed: Canopus (2 p.m.), for Westport. WELLINGTON, February 2.—Arrived :■ John (8.10 a.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed: Arawa (1.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Calm (1.20 p.m.), for Port Hardy; John (4.30 p.m.), for Wanganui; Alaori (7.50 p.in.), for Lyttelton.— February 3.—Arrived: Kapiti (9.20 a.m.), from Wanganui; Hawera (9.35 a.m.). from Patea. 1

LYTTELTON, February 2.—Arrived : Progress (5.35 a.in.), from Timaru; Alexander (6.30 a.in.), from Sounds, Sailed : Aratapu (2.5 p.m..), for Waitara; Kotiti (3.30 p.m.), for Kaikoura; Progress (3.55 p.m.), for Wellington; Breeze (3.50 p.m.), for Wellington; West Elcajon (6.55 p.m.), for San Francisco; Wabine (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington;, Cygnet (8.20 p.m.), for Kaikoura. February 3.—Arrived ; Wahine (6.53 a.m.), from Lyttelton ; Ngaio (5.40 a.m.), from Nelspn; Maori (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington; Tainui (7.10

a.m.), from Tokomaru Bay; Gorinna (9.30 a.m.), from Timaru; Arawa (8.30 a.in.), from Wellington. OAMARU, February 3.—Arrived; Storm (midnight), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, February 2.—Sailed: G* hriella, for Wanganui. SUVA, February 2.—Arrived: from Auckland.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Full moon Feb. 6 8.44 a.m. Last quarter Feb. 14 6.35 a.m. New moon Feb. 21 9,11 a.m. First quarter Feb. 28 2.51 p.m.

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