SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 20019, 9 November 1928, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. --To-morrow.— St. Clair: 1.10 a.m., 1.20 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 1.20 a.m.. 1.40 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2 p.m., 2.20 p.m, Dunedin: 2.30 a.m., 2.50 p.m. THE SDN, Sets today, 7.40 p.m. ; rises to-mor-row, 4.37 a.m. PHASES OP THE MOON.

Sets to-day, 4.9 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 4.8 a.m. WEATHER REPORT.

The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidsou) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind.—o, calm; I, light air, 2, slight breeze; 3 gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; C, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10. whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. •

Weather.—ls, blue sky; be, blue sky and dft* lacked clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast; £, gloomy, dull; u, ugly, threatening; r, continuous or steady rain; s, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h, i hail; q. squally; J, lightning; t, thunder, f, log; ti. mist; at, haze. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr IS. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong to strong to gale, and backing by west to south after about ten hours; the weather is likely to be cloudy ami unsettled, heavy rain is to bo expetccd, and it will probably become very cold; barometer falling after about ten lions; tides moderate, sea rough. SAlLED.—November S. Kazombe, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), *1,676 tons, G. A. Ring, for Newcastle. Kartigi, s.s, (7.15 p.m.), 2,317 tons, Sizer, for Timaru and Westport. Gale, s.s. (10.5 p.m.), 507 tons, MTvenzie, for .Wanganui via ports. Holmdale, s.s. (11.5 p.m.), (331 tons, Williams, for Wanganui via ports. ARRlVED.—November ». Corinna, s.s. (6.45 n.m., 1,319 tons, White-field, from Wellington. The Progress is due on Sunday with cargo from Wellington direct, and after discharging and loading will sail again on .Monday for Port Waikato via poi ts. Tho Corinna arrived this morning, and was to sail this afternoon with general cargo for Nelson and New Plymouth via ports. Tho Karotu is due at Port Chalmers -from Sydney direct about _ll mm."oft Sunday, and after discharging tho local portion of her cargo is .scheduled to proceed to Lyttelton, Oamaru, and Bluff to complete unloading. The Wingatui was to leave Auckland to-day with general mercliandi.se for discharge at Napier, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Waipiata is to leave Bluff tonight for Dunedin. She will load out on Monday for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. ) Tho Breeze is due on Monday from Wellington, and will load for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Calm is duo on December 15 from Bind’, and is expected to sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tho Gale arrived yesterday from Wellington, and sailed again last night for Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton to complete loading for Wellington and Wanganui. Tho Kazembe sailed yesterday afternoon for Newcastle to bunker, and she will later load at Australian ports for South Africa. Tho Copenhagen is duo at Lyttelton about November 15 with a cargo of Ocean Island phosphates. Site will later come to Port Chalmers to complete discharge. The Kasama sailed from Wellington yesterday en route for Lyttelton and Dunedin to discharge tho remainder of her Now York cargo. — j THE FERRY SERVICE. The ferry steamer Maori arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 7 a.m to-day, and passengers and mails for tho south connected with the express. MANUKA LEFT MELBOURNE. Cabled advice has been received that tin Manuka left Melbourne at 11.45 a.m. on Wednesday for Bluff and Dunedin with passengers, mails, and cargo. She is duo here on Tuesday, and is scheduled to sail on Wednesday afterneon for Lyttelton, Wellington, and .Melbourne. PORT CURTIS FOR YEW ZEALAND. Advice has been received that the C. and D. liner Port Curtis left Panama on Saturday for New Zealand ports, cn route from Now York. She is duo at Auckland about November 26, and is expected at Dunedin about December 9. KING EDGAR ON SUNDAY. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that tho motor ship King Edgar is to leave Napier to-day for Dunedin to continue discharging asphalt from Tampico (Mexico). She should arrive on Sunday afternoon. ENTON FROt! NEW YORKUnder charter . , l.ic American and Australian Line, the steamer Enton is scheduled to leave New York to-mor-row with American cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She should arrive at Auckland about December 13. SCHOONERS PIRI AYD RUIA. The Nobel auxiliary schooner Pin arrived at Groymouth from Melbourne no, Saturday. The vessel was barbound yesterday, but when the weather moderates she will sail for Westport and Auckland to complete unloading her cargo of explosives. The auxiliary schooner Hniu is cn route to Brisbane with explosives Irom Melbourne. From Brisbane she will (proceed to Clarence River to load hai''L j, wood for New Zealand.

K.UUMEA'S INITIiIIAM. The motor ship Karainea leaves Wellington on Thursday for Tort Chalmers, where she commences loading for Home. She subsequently loads at Bluff, thence Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The vessel is duo hero on December 5, and sails finally from this port on December 8 for London via Panama. THE KAIRANGA. Flinging a cargo of general produce from South Australian ports, the Union Company’s steamer Kairanga is scheduled to clear Melbourne next Saturday for New Plymouth, Portland, Napier, Wellington, Castlccliif, and Dunedin. CAPTAIN F. A. HEMMING. Captain F. A. Hemming, who recently retired from the New Zealand Shipping Company, has already found that inactivity on tho land is not altogether suitable to Ins temperament, and ho has sot out once more to sail tho seas. Ho has taken a passage by tho Iluranui for New York, and ho intends to revisit Canada, his native land. His restlessness is understandable. dor in tho thirty-five years he spent at sea he travelled over 3,000,000 miles. During fifteen years’ service as officer and commander of tho Miowcra ho travelled one million miles, and subsequent!v as commander of the Rimvtaka, 800,000 miles. His _ earlier voyages, as apprentice and junior officer, bring his total ocean wanderings to a figure well over 3,000,000 miles. In his early days ho served as secondlieutenant in the Canadian Government Fishery Protection Service. Captain Hemming is a son of tho late Judge Hemming, K.C., who, in 1845, resigned his position as an officer of tho East Indiauman Herefordshire in order to take up tho study of tho Jaw. OBSOLETE VESSELS. I It is hazardous for a layman to attempt the definition of an “ obsolete ” ship, seeing that so many who profess and call themselves authorities claim that title for vessels of twenty years of ago and upward, while others who are equally competent to express an opinion arc satisfied to start at twenty-five-years. It is, however, of interest to note that, according to Lloyd’s Register there were on Juno 30 last 7,771 steamers, of 10,064,751 tons gross, of twentytivo years and older, Greece owning the largest percentage with 541,392 tons out of a total of 1,187,508 tons net, Italy coming next with 935,157 tons put of 3,348,732 tons, and then Japan with 929,346 tons out of a total of 4,139,816 tons. And it is an undoubted fact that the shipowners of the above countries do find it profitable to acquire tins old tonnage for running purposes, and like- | wise there can bo no’question that, so | long as it pays them better to operate j than to scrap them, they will do so. Similarly shipowners in this country who own 1,737,539 tons gross of vessels of twenty-five years or older will do the same. Incidentally, also, should they deem it wise to realise, and should a foreign owner come along with an offer of something more for running than a ship-breaker would give for scrapping, he would practically always get what ho wanted. Whether tho policy of Bntish shipowners of disposing of their old tonnage in this way is shortsighted or otherwise is another question, and one winch certainly will not ho t.’naUy disposed of until some concerted action on the part of those interested has been arrived at. And even should this occur, the term “ obsolete ” will be as far from definition as ever. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. Tho following vessels are expected to be within range of tho undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua. Canadian 'travel lor, • Aorangi, Bclmoira. Trqmgate, Canadian Victor, H.M.S. Diomede, Canadian Conqueror,_ Nauru Chief, Golden Bod, Waipahi, Norfolk, Saitersfeate, Manana, Port Darwin. Chatham Islands.—Bonliohn. Wellington.—Maori, Waliinc, Ngaio, Arahura, Taniahine, Niagara, Rimutaka Bohemian Club, Ruahinc, Kaikorai. Poolta, Devon, Kawatiri, Tutanekai, lilitnaroa. Makeup, Golden Bear. Waitemata, King Edgar. Awarua.--Sir J. C. Ross, City ol New York', Eleanor Bolling, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nilsen-Alonso, Mauugar.ui, Makura, Manuka, Knrctu, Ka-ran-ca, Mataroa, Voco, Kazcmbo. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, November B. Arrived: Canadian Highlander (C.JI) am.), from Montreal; Wirral (6..1U pm.), from Montreal. Sailed; Canadian Conqueror (6.55 n.m.), tor New Y'ork; Nauru Chief (4.15 p.m.), fori Nauru.

WELLINGTON, November S.—Arrived; John (7.J0 i>.iu.), from Lyttelfcoii. Soiled: Hertford (5.10 p.m.), Jor Lyttelton; Parcra (5.35 p.m.), lor Nelson; Kasama (0.15 p.m.), lor Lyttelton, Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. November 9—Arrived: Totara (5 a.m.), from New Plymouth; Tnrakina (7.10 am.), from New Plymouth; AValnne (7.35 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Ngaio (7.35 a.m.'), from Nelson; llavvera (Solo a.m.), from Patea. ' L'STTELTON, November > Arrived Cygnet (7.2(1 a.m.), Irani Kaikonra. Sailed: AVahino (10.5 p.m.), for Wellington. November 9—Arrived . Maori (0.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Hertford (6.5 a.m.), Iroin Wellington; Kahika (10.20 a.m.), from Timnni; Kurow (0.30 a.m.), from Timaru. TIMARU. November B.—Arrived: Kartigi (0.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. BLUFF, November B.—Arrived; Waipiata (11.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. COLON, November B.—Sailed : Noliata, for Brisbane. PORT SAID, November B.—Arrived: Nudea, from Liverpool. Sailed; Oronsav, for London. TACAMA, November 8.- Sailed; Golden Eagle, for Melbourne. KOBE, November B.—Sailed: Kyokko Marn, for Brisbane. LONDON, November B.—Sailed: Port Fairy, for Australia. OAMARU. November 9. Arrived: Gale (6 a.m.), from Dunedin; Holmdalo (6.30 a.m.), from Dunedin.

For continuation sec Late Shipping,

New moon Nov. 12 9.5 a.m. First quarter Nov 21 .1.0 a.m. Full moon Nov. 27 1.6 a.m. Lust quarter Dec. 4 3.62 p.m.

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