SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 20062, 31 December 1928, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair; 7.29 a.m., 5.4 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 7.49 a.m., 8.14 p.m. Port Cli a liners : 8.29 a.m., 8.5-1 p.m. Dunedin; 8.59 a.m., 9.21 p.m. —Wednesday,—

THE SUM. Sets ,10-day, 8.31 p.m.; pises to-mor-row, 4.51 a.m.. Sets to-morrow, 8.31 p.m.; rises Wednesday, 4.53 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sot to-day, 9.23 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 12.3 a.m. Sets' to-morrow, 1t).37 a.m.; rises Wednesday, 12.23 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied tho following at noon to-day:—The indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong, freshening, and hacking by north to west; the weather appears- likely to be cloudy and unsettled, and rain probable at times; barometer unsteady; sea rough, tides good. ARRlVED.—December 29. Oreti, s.s. (3.25 p.m.), 174 tons, M’Kenzie, from Invercargill. —December 29. .Somerset, s.s. (11.25 a.m.), 8,607 tons, J. Howell Price, for Auckland. The Opihi, which arrived ail Saturday morning from Westport via Bluff, berthed at the Victoria wharf, and later went alongside the Eleanor Boling to tranship coal. The Opihi is lo sail on Wednesday to complete discharging at Lyttelton. The Waipiata, which was delayed at Oamuru on account of heavy .rain,- was to leave that port to-day lor Dunedin. She is due to-morrow morning, and after discharge will bo withdrawn indefinitely. Tim Kurow is due at Dunedin on Friday from Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. She is to load out on Friday for Tiniaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Kahika was to leave Napier today for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is scheduled to load out on Friday for Napier and Gisborne via ports. The• Comma is to leave .Wellington on Thursday for Dunedin direct, and is to load out on Saturday for Nelson and New Plymouth via ports. The Gale is expected to arrive to-, night, and alter dischargin'; local portion of her cargo will sail on 'lhursday for Tiniaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Government motor vessel Mam Pomare is to leave Auckland on January S for Nine and Apia to loud for Lyttelton and Wellington. CANADIAN BRITISHER TO-MOR-ROW. Messrs H. 14. Tapley and Co. advise that the Canadian Britisher, which was delayed at Lyttelton by heavy ram, was to leave the Canterbury port today and is due here to-morrow. The vessel will discharge Canadian cargo from Montreal, and is to, load New Zealand produce at Port Chalmers on Itiday and sail fo" Tiniaru, Wellington, Napier,-and Auckland to complete loading for New York, Boston, and Halifax. SOMERSET SAILED. The .Federal liner Somerset sailed from Port Chalmers on Saturday morning to load further cargo at Auckland, New Plymouth. Wellington, and Lyttelton for London. Avomnouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool via Panama. REMUERA RADIOS. A radio message lias been received from the Remuera, outward houud from London and Southampton, that it is expected the steamer will reach W clliligton on Tuesday evening. TOFUA AT AUCKLAND. A general!'’ fair weather voyage was experienced by the Union Company s Island steamer Tofua, Captain D. Macdonald, which returned to Auckland on Thursday, afternoon with passengers, mail, and 'cargo from Tonga, Salima, and Fiji. After discharge of her cargo of fruit and other Island produce she loaded general merchandise for the Islands, and sailed for Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning. NEW’ TYPE MOTOR SHIP. An event of outstanding,interest in marine and oil codes in this dominion will be tlie arrival, early in the New Year, of the Atlantic Union Oil Com-

paiiy’s Diesel-electric tanker Brunswick, which will discharge oil at various New Zealand ports. _ Sho is the largest vessel of her type in the world, and has been built specially for the Australian and New Zealand trade. Following are a lew of the main details of the Brunswick :—Length between perpendiculars, 469 ft ; breadth, 63ft; depth, moulded, 36ft 9in; draught, loaded 26ft loin ; deadweight capacity on above draught, 13,210 Ions; service speed, loaded, 11 knots; engine power, total, 3,000 h.li.p.. propelling motor, 2,800 s.li.p. An unusual feature in the design is (he location of all the accommodation aft, no bridge being provided amidships. The more customary practice is to arrange accommodation for the captain, deck officers, and certain of the staff approximately amidships, where tho navigating position is usually situated. To look along the deck from the bridge of the Brunswick, therefore, is to gain a remarkable impression of the length of the ship. There are ten pairs of main cargo oil tanks and summer tanks; those tanks, together with tho necessary piping, are arranged specially for the carriage, of light oils. The longitudinal system °f framing is employed in connection with the hull construction. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. Auckland.— For Monday 'only—Southern Cross, City of Tokio, Somerset. For Monday and Tuesday—Sussex, Maimgamii, Ulimaroa, Tofua, Tamaroa, Mahia, Aorangi, Trcdeiinick, Northumberland. For Tuesday only.—Dana. Chatham Islands.—For Monday and Tuesday—Canadian Transporter, Bloemfontein. Wellington.— For Monday only— Taranaki, Port Hardy. For Monday and Tuesday—Maori, Waliine, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Marama, Niagara, Remuera, Port W’cUington. Rotorua, Mahia, Norfolk, Port Denison, Manuka, Parcora. For Tuesday only— Makura. Awarua.—For Monday only—Kent. For Monday and Tuesday—-Sir J. O. Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nilsen, Alonso, City of New York, 'Tahiti. For Tuesday only—Taranaki. SHI PI TNG TELEGB A .MS. AUCKLAND, December 29.—Sailed ; Ulimaroa (11.20 a.m.), for Sydney; Kurow (5.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Tofua (5.35 p.m.). for Fiji; Port Denison (6.10 p.m.). (or Gisborne. December 30—Arrived- Aorangi (7 p.m.), from Vancouver. WELLINGTON, December 29—Arrived; Manuka (12.20 p.m.). from Lyttelton. December 30.—Arrived • Waliinc (7 a.m.). from Lyttelton; Mutakana (2.15 p.m.), from Napier: Breeze (1.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton, December 29,—Sailed: Gale (noon), for O.imani : Poolta (5 p.m.), for Grey month. , December 3(l—Sailed: Norfolk (6.15 a.m.). for London. LYTTELTON. December 29.—.Vrrivd ; Ka'vatii i (6.25 a,in.), from Dunedin; W’abine (6.35" a.m.).- from, Wellington) ; Breeze (10.5 a.m.). from Timaru; Tota.ra (5 p.m.), from Wellington. December 30.—Arrived: Maori (6.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Cumberland (7.10 a.m.), from Wellington ; Maijnoa (8.45 a.m.), from W T ellingtou. December 29.—Sailed: Wnirau (4.40 p.m.), for Blenheim ; Breeze (6 p.m.), for Picton ; Waliine (8.20 p.m.), for Wcllinbtou; Waliine (8.20 p.m, I, for W’olling(7 a.m.), from Wellington.

(For continuation see La to Shipping.)

St. Clair: 8.30 a.in., 8.50 (1.111. Taiaroa Head; 8.10 a.m,, ■ 9.0 p.m. I’ort Chalmers: 9.20 ; i.in., 9.10 p . m . Duneel in ; 9.50 a.in., 10,10 p.m.

Last quarter Jan. J 0.14 a.m. New moon Jan. 11 11.58 a.in. First quarter Jan. 19 2.-15 a.m. Full moon Jan. 25 G.o9 p.m.