SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21219, 28 September 1932, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 1.17 a.m., 1.39 p.m. Taiaroa Hoads: 1.27 a.in., 1.49 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.7 a.m., 2.29 p.m. Duuodin: 2.37 a.m., 2.59 p.m. THE SUN. Sols to-day 0.12 p.m., risos to-mor-row 5.15 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Last cpiartor Oct. 23 4.44 a.m. Set to-day 3.29 p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.1 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9

Wind.—o. calm; I. light air; 2, slight breeze; з, gentle bieeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, freih breeze (>, strong breeze; 7. high wind; 8, gale; 5), strong gale; 10 whole gale; U, storm; 12. hurricane. Weather.—u, olue shy be, blue sky and detached clouds; c. cloudy; o overcast; g, gloomy; и, ugly; .. »-ain, # snow; d, drizrc,' p, passing thunder; f, fog; m, mUt; z, haze. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidion) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are for variable and moderate breezes; there is a prospect of fair weather inland, but fair to cloudy weather on coast, with isolated showers; cool temperatures; barometer rising slowly; seas smooth; tides moderate. ARRlVED.—September 28. Canadian Cruiser, s.s. (10.75 a.m.), 7.178 tons, J. E. Faulkner, from Montreal via Galveston and north New Zealand ports. SAlLED.—September 27. Wainui, s.s (4.30 p.m.), 1,033 tons, Howie, for Melbourne via ports. Gale, s.s. (0.30 p.m.), 507 tons, Davies, for Wanganui via ports. The Gale cleared port last night for Wanganui and way ports. The Waipiata left Wellington, last night for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due here to-morrow afternoon, and is expected to sail again the same evening for Bluff, returning to this port in time to load out on Monday for Timani, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Now due here on Saturday, the John is to load out that day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato. The Opihi is fixed to load at Dunedin next Monday for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. To-morrow evening the Waimarino is to leave Auckland for Portland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to discharge cargo. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 0.45 this morning, and passengers and mails connected with the south express. MAUI POMARE WITH BANANAS. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co. advise that the Maui Poniaro left Niue island last Saturday with a cargo of bananas from Apia and Niue, and is duo at Lyttelton next Monday. 'The Dunedin consignment of the frint should reach here the following day. CANADIAN CRUISER HERE. This morning the Canadian Cruiser arrived from Montreal and Galveston, Texas, via northern ports, and berthed at the Birch street wharf to discharge and load "cargo. She loaded cargo at Montreal and then took on sulphur at Galveston. Continuous strong southwesterly winds, which at limes reached gale force, accompanied by rough head seas, were encountered during the last week of the voyage, and delayed the vessel’s arrival at Auckland by over twenty-four hours. The Canadian Cruiser is to sail on Friday afternoon for Bluff, thence New York, Boston, and Montreal. FERRY SERVICE PRAISED. Sir William Ellis, managing director of the great shipbuilding linn of John Brown, Glasgow, when interviewed in England on his return from New Zealand, gave high praise to the LyttoltonWollingtoii service (says an exchangcl, “ As the liners now go direct to Wellington,” he said, “ this .is a great convenience, as it lessons very considerably the amount of travelling involved. A very fine 1 ferry boat,’ ns it is still called, the Rangatira, of 0,000 tons, built by Messrs Vickers at Barrow, takes the visitor at twenty knots in every comfort down to Lyttelton, which is the port for Christchurch, which is reached in three-quarters of an hour by an excellent electric train service. For promptness and speed this is certainly the best ferry service i have experienced, the transhipping of 500 or more passengers with luggage from boat to train at Lyttelton in less than twenty minutes being certainly a creditable performance.” A USTR AIJ A N 1.0 A DING S. The Kiwitca is to leave Greymoutb toward the end of this week for Melbourne, thence to Edithburg, Adelaide, and Melbourne to load for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington,, and Castlecliff. The Waikouaiti loaded at Newcastle on Monday, and completes at Sydney, leaving there to-day for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru. Lyttelton, and Oamaru. MAKURA AT SAN FRANCISCO. Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that its" R.AI.S. Makura, from Sydney and Wellington, reached San Francisco at 7 a.m. last Friday. She is to leave there again

to-day for Papeete, Rarotonga, Wellington, and Sydney, and is duo at Wellington on October 17. PERSONAL. Captain Martin is at present in command of the Kaitoa. Captain Gibson will take command 'of the Inaha. The Komata recommissions with the following engineers: —Chief, Air E. Mowatt; second, Mr C. M‘Vicar; third, Air C. V. Holder. Air F. R. Sinclair has joined the Narbada as fourth engineer after holiday leave. Air A. Paterson is rejoining the Alaungaiuii as second engineer after holiday leave. A DREDGING PROBLEAI. The Now Plymouth Harbour Board is faced with three alternatives in x-egard to its future dredging policy. One is to recommission the old Paritutu at a cost of from £B,OOO to £8,500, the second is to hire the Wanganui 'dredge Kaione, which last summer involved an expenditure of £5,200, and the third is to acquire a new dredge. A subcommittee was set up at the last meeting of the board to make inquiries regarding the Kaione, also to report generally on the position at the next meeting. ” The chairman of the board, Air C. E. Bellringer, stated, according to the ‘ Taranaki Herald,’ that he thought it was essential the board should within the next few years buy a new dredge specially constructed for the requirements of the port. The new dredge would not do heavy work, and when the time came for that, which he did not think would be for some years yet, the question of a bigger dredge would have to be gone into. AIAUNGANUFS PASSENGERS. The following passengers from Auckland by the Alaungaiuii reached Sydney yesterday:— First Saloon.—Dr W. S. and Aliss Gleeson, Air C. S. Arlington, Air R. H. Afodlin, Mrs and Miss Hammond, Mr lv. T. Reid, Air F. O. Dewar, Mr W. Higgins, Air R. J. Flanagan, Air W. L. Clahburn, Air T. Coltman, Air Forbes Eadic, Air C. G. Macindoe, Air S. J. Hines, Air I. F.. Bowater, Air E. W. C. Hughes, Air R. H. Smythe, Air G. A. Gnyder, Air R. J. Terry, Air C. O. H. Reis, Mrs Fairclongh, Air and Airs C. O. G. Douie, Airs Lee, Miss Arlington, Airs Wiseman,' Airs Hopkins, Aliss Gye, Airs Alorris, Airs Hardley, Afr and Airs .1. Corcoran. Airs and Aliss Shepherd, Mr J. L. Wheeler, Air S. Green, Airs and Aliss Summers, Air ami Afrs H. W. Taylor, Air and Airs H. L. Longbottom and child, Air C. T. Trotman. Cabin Class.—Air .1. T. Price, Air T. K. Patrick, Mr J. D. Quarrie, Air J. J. Stephen, Airs Jensen and child, Mrs Weaver, Lady Hosking, Aliss Baird, Mrs Daws, Air and Airs W. Stephen, Mrs Price, Aliss Ellis, Rev. and Airs F. H. Wilson, Mr C. Gieseler, Air J. Crawford, Air A. Tissington, Alastor D. Giles, Air J. H. Alacpherson, Air ,C. Bishop, Air L. Shafer, Air F. O. Carbines, Air and Alrs J. R. Alason, Mr and Afrs W. Keelty and child, Aliss Patcholl, Afrs Chalmers, Aliases Tissington (2), Airs Alartin, Air Baldwin; and 28 third class, including two Chinese; TOURIST CLASS TRAVEL. The New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., has received advice from London that its s.s. Rotorua, 12,200 tons, is being converted to tourist class, and passengers will now travel to England in this well and favourably known vessel at rates varying from £3B to £65 single, and £OB to'£ll7 return. The accommodation will include single, berth cabins, bedstead cabins, and private bathrooms; and at £6O each a bedstead cabin for two persons, with a private bathroom attached, will be obtainable. Additional single and two bedstead cabins arc being installed on the promenade deck, and large now cabins are being fitted on the upper dock. These will be furnished to correspond with the other accommodation, which until quite recently was rated as first class. A feature of the alterations is the fitting of an open-air swimming bath on dock. The Rotorua is scheduled to leave New Zealand on Afarch 10, enabling tourists to reach London mid April, and thus enjoy the best season of the year in England.** VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland. Antigone, Elmbank, Golden Harvest, Knimiro. Karepo, Alnriposa, Maui Pomare, Norfolk, Otira, Pinko, Port Huon. Waikawa. Wellington.—Aorangi, Maori, Monterey, Niagara, Orari. Rangatira, Ran'gitata, Rangitiki, Remuera, Sir James Clark Ross, Tnmahine, Tekoa, Wainui. Awarua,—Canadian Cruiser, Matai, Narbada, Sydney Alaru, Vacuoline, Waikouaiti. TELEGRAAIS AND CABLES. AUCKLAND, September 27.—Arrived: Golden Harvest (2.45 p.m.7, Los Angeles; City of Delhi (8 p.m.!, from Now York. Sailed: Mariposa (5.10 p.m.!, for Los Angeles. WELLINGTON, September 27.—Arrived; Waipiata (5.10 p.m.!, from Napier; Zealandia (10 p.m.!, from Sydney. Sailed: Storm (4.5 p.m.), for Wanganui; Alaori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Waipiata (11 p.m"-.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. September 27. — Sailed: Rangatira (5.25 p.m.), for Wellington. OAAIARU, September 27.—Arrived: Pool t a (6.30 p.m.), from Dunedin. September 28—Arrived: Gale (1.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. BLUFF, September 27.-^Arrived: Maimoa (5.20 p.m.!, from Timani. FREAIANTLE, September 27. —Arrived: Alooltan, from London. (For continuation see Late News.)

Now moon Sopt. 30 5.0 p.m. First quarter Oc:t. 7 7.35 a.in. Full moon Oct. 15 0.48 a.in.

a.m, to-day: — Wellington—E.S.E. 2 Bar. Ther. 29.92 53 W. 0 Grcyinoutli—E. ... 5 29.88 59 B C h rist’ ch—E .N.E. 4 30.01 51 0 D Tiinaru 0 29.98 54 O Oamaru—X.E. 1 30.00 52 C Dunedin 0 29.98 50 B Queenstown 0 29.93 47 B Bluff—N 2 29.97 46 O F