SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21129, 15 June 1932, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: a.in., 0.19 p.m, Taiaroa Head: 0.9 a.in., 0.99 p.m. Hurt Chalmers: 0.19 a.in.. 1.9 p.m. DniiL'din : 1.19 a.m., 1.99 p.m. THE SUN. Sets 10-day 1.28 p.m., rises to-mor-row 7.18 a.in. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day 3.12 a.m., rises to-mor-row 1.53 p.m. THE WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Tlier. Wca.

Wind.—o, calm: I, light air; 2, slight breeze; з, gentle Lreeze; 4 moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; (i, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9. strong gale; 10, who!* gale; 11, storm; 12,hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; be, blue sky and detached Jomis; c. cloudy; o, overcast; g. gloomy; и. ugly; b, hail; s, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h, hail; q, squally; 1, lightning; t, thunder; f. fog; in, mist; z, haze. / Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m, to-day:—lndications are _ for northerly, moderate to strong winds, freshening; expect dull weather, with much mist and fog in parts, rain probable and snow on the high country; barometer falling slowly; tides good, seas moderate, increasing. SAILED. —Juno 11. Wainui, s.s. (2.15 p.m.), 1,693 tons, Brisco, for Melbourne via ports. An arrival at Dunedin early this afternoon was the steamer Waipiata from Auckland via ports. After discharging general cargo she is to sail this evening for Bluff, returning to this port on Saturday to load for Tiinaru. Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Waimii sailed yesterday afternoon for -Melbourne via New Zealand ports. The Orepuki is to load here on Monday for Tiinaru. Lyttelton, Wellington. Pictou, and Wanganui. The motor ship Hohnglen is vine at Dunedin from Wellington to-night to load and sail to-morrow for New Plymouth and Waikato via ports. TANKER NEW ZEALAND. Arriving off the Heads yesterday afternoon, the tanker New Zealand came into port this morning, and berthed at the Victoria wharf to pump out hulk motor spirit from San Pedro. She has already discharged at Australian ports, and is to sail later for northern ports. ORA WA LOADING. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor liner Opawa reached Port Chalmers this morning from Tiinaru to load produce for Home. She sails on Friday afternoon for Bluff to fill up for London and West Coast of England ports. THE FERRY SERVICE. 'Hie Maori, from Wellington, readied Lyttelton at C. 50 this morning, and passengers and mails caught the south express. FRUIT FROM COOK ISLANDS. The Waikawa is scheduled to arrive at Auckland from Pacific Coast ports next Saturday. En route from Los Angeles the vessel called at Mnngaia and Aitutaki to load Cook Island fruit. The remainder of the cargo is for discharge at Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Australia. VOCO FROM SAN FRANCISCO. The Vacuum Oil 'Company advises that the tanker Voco left San Francisco on May 27 with a cargo of bulk motor spirit for discharge at Melbourne, Lyttelton. . and Dunedin. She is due at this port about July 3. PERSONAL. The Wairuna recommissioned with Hie following engineers:—Chief, Air N. •). M‘Murrieh; second, Air B. Isaac; third. Air A. G. Weld ; fourth, Air J. Stewart; fifth. Air A. Ashley. Air A. P. Walker lias relieved Air .1. E. Dickie as second engineer in the John. Air P. 11. King has joined the Alatangi ns (bird officer. EAST PASSAGE. A fasf passage from Gisborne to Auckland was recently made by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor ship Port Alma. The vessel left Gisborne at 8 o’clock one evening, and took a little over twenty hours for the trip, arriving in Auckland shortly after -1 ilio following afternoon. The distance is 298 miles, so the average speed was over 141 knots. Good weather was experienced all the way up the coast. ROTORUA LEAVES COLON. Advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Rotorua, en route from Wellington to London, left Colon on June 10. The vessel sailed from Wellington on Alav 21. DECLINE IN JAPANESE GOODS. Goods loaded and discharged at Japanese ports during the first: eleven months of 1931 aggregated 9.070,000 ions, as compared with 10,608,000 tons in tlie corresponding months of 1990, the decline being 15 per cent.

THICK HARBOUR FOG. FERRY BOAT ASTRAY'. [Peu United Puess Association.] WELLINGTON, June 14. One of the thickest and blackest logs experienced in Wellington for a long time descended upon the city and suburbs this morning after a very cold night. It extended over a wide area, reaching nearly as far as Pclone. The density was variable, patches being so thick as to make visibility extremely limited. The fog was thickest between S a.m. and 9 a.m. On the harbour the tog was very dense, and the Eastbourne ferry steamer Muritai, coming across from the Eastbourne side, found all the landmarks blotted out. AVben she approached the wharves it took some cautious manoeuvring to bring the boat alongside. The Muritai found herself over on the Oriental Bay side of Hie harbour, and had to make her way with care past the Monowai at Queen’s wharf. R EAIUKRA LEAVING AUCKLAND. ; The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Remuera was timed to leave Auckland to-day for Port Chalmers, where she is due on Saturday morning to unload London cargo. THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR. The Canadian Constructor arrived at Dunedin this afternoon from Halifax via northern ports to unload general cargo, and to load for New York, Boston, and Halifax via Australia. She sails to-morrow afternoon for Melbourne. The vessel sailed from Halifax on April 30, and cleared Panama on Blay 9. Generally fair weather prevailed except during the last twelve days of the voyage to Auckland, when a succession of westerly gales was encountered, accompanied by high head seas. The stormy conditions delayed the vessel’s arrival by two days. ‘Captain H. E. Webb is in command, and he lias with him the following officers;—Chief, Mr J. E. Macdonald; second, Air J. .A. Melanson ; third, Mr E. Murray; chief engineer, Mr A. C. Beresford; second, Mr F. Esson; third, Air W. Lavis; fourth, Mr G. Despres; fifth, Air E. Brayiie ; wireless operator, Air H. Picton ; chief steward, Air C. Todhunter. TO LOAD AT CAPE TOWN. The Shaw, Savill Company advises that the Alaimoa, which is scheduled to leave Liverpool on July 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, will proceed via Cape Town, where she will accept cargo for New’ Zealand main ports. The Alaimoa is due at Cape Town about August 4, and at Auckland about August 29. BLOW TO SHIPBUILDING.' Niltfond \ Shipbu ikler* ■ Seen ri ly Ltd., an organisation formed within the industry itself to close redundant shipyards, officially announced on April 14 that three additional merchant shipbuilding yards, two on the Clyde and one on the English North-east Coast, have been purchased by them. The three shipyards, which are now to he dismantled (continues the statement), represent a total of eleven berths, and a maximum animal output capacity of 115,000 tons, and are as follow ;—Archibald M'Millan and Son Ltd., Dockyard Dumbarton; West Yard of Barclay, Curie, and Co. Ltd., of Whiteinch, Glasgow ; and the Soutlnvick yard of Robert Thompson and Sons Ltd., Sunderland. Barclay, Curie, and Co. arc the second oldest shipbuilding firm in Britain, and have turned out many notable vessels. Archibald Al'Alillan and Son, Dumbarton, are also a concern of long standing, but no vessels have been launched from the establishment for some two years past. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland. —Aorangi, Ashburton, Elveric, Karctu, H.AI.S. Laburnum,. Recorder, Remuera, Southern Cross, Voco, Waihemo, Waikawa, Waipahi, Wairuna. Wellington. Karamea, Mahana, Alalaren, Alarama, Alaori, Alariposa, Maui Pomare, Alonterey, Monowai, Niagara, Norfolk, Nucula, Paua, Port Dunedin. Port Melbourne, Raugatira, Rangitane, Rangitiki, Tamahinc, Tymeric, Wakakura, Wainui, Wolcoinbo. Awarua. Canadian Constructor, Canadian Conqueror, Coptic, Discovery lE, Maungaiini, Mooltan, 0.8. Sorenson, Opawa, Port Gisborne, Waikonaiti. TELEGRAMS AND CABLES. AUCKLAND, Juno 1-1. —Sailed: Canopus (6.35 p.m.), tor Westport; Marania (9 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON. Juno 14.—Sailed: Monowai (9 p.m.). for San Francisco; Alaori (7,50 p.m.). for Lyttelton. June 15 —Arrived: Raugatira (7 a.m.), Orepuki (7 a.m.). and Ilolmdalo (8.40 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed: Norfolk (7 a.m.), for Southampton. LYTTELTON, June 14.—Arrived: Waipiata (1.40 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Orepuki (12.45 p.m.), Holmdale (9.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Alaui Pomare (5 p.m.), for Wellington; Opihi (5 p.m.), for Wellington; Rangatiru (8.95 p.m.), for Wellington.

(Eo; <„i tin nation sec Laic News.)

Full moon Juno 19 0.8 A.m. Last quarter June 2(3 8.(3 a.in. New moon July 4 9.50 a.m. First quarter July 11 2.37 p.m,

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