SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21631, 29 January 1934, Page 1

SHIPPING

The following times are New Zealand mean time. During the operations of summer time ?0 minutes should be added to them. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 2.08 a.m., 2.29 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 2.18 a.m., 2.39 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.58 a.m., 3.19 p.m. Dunedin; 3.28 a.m., 4.39 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.46 p.m., rises to-mor-row 4.57 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day 2.46 a.m., rises to-mor-row 7.29 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9

Weathei.—B, blue sky; be, blue sky and de v tached clouds; c, cloudy, o, overcast; g, gloomy; u r ugly; r, rain; s snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers h, hail; q, squally; I, lightning; t, thunder; f, fog; m, mist; z, haze. Wnid.—o, u*lm; 1, light air; 2 slight breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 6, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8. gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. Fouecast. The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office,- Wellington, covering the southern district—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Rirarton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon Bay:— An intense anti-cyclone is now centred between the Soutli Island and the Chatham Islands, while pressure has fallen to the north and west. Forecast: Light to moderate, but freshening north-east to northerly, winds; weather fair to fine, with moderate temperatures; seas smooth to moderate. ARRlVED.—January 28. Abel Tasman, s.s. (1.30 p.m.), 2,150 tons, Turner, from Clarence River and .Sydney via northern ports; *Holmglen, mis. (2.45 p.m.), 432 tons," Mead, from Port Waikato and Wellington.

Wyatt Earp, exploration m.s. (8.40 p.m.), 425 tons, Baard Holth, from Bay of Whales (Antarctica). Breeze, m.s. (8.45 p.m.), 600 tons, J. B.Allsop, from Glasgow via Durban and Cape Town. January 29. Calm, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 892 tons, Mackenzie, from Wellington. SAlLED.—January 28. Wakakura, H.M. minesweeper (1.15 p.m.), 290 tons, Commissioned Gunner A. Garden, R.N., for Oamaru. City of Lyons, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 7,063 tons, H. Johnson, for Sydney. —January 28. Remuera,. s.s. (6.10 a.m.) , 11,383 tons, E. Holland, for Timaru. COASTWISE MOVEMENTS. Calm, arrived this morning from Wanganui via ports, and is to sail_ tonight for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, .afad Wanganui. Holmglen, arrived yesterday from Wellington, and is to sail to-night for New Plymouth and Port Waikato via ports. Holmdale is due to-morrow morning from Lyttelton, and is to sail later in the day for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Kini, ax-rived from Westport via ports on Saturday morning, and is to sail at 4.30 p.m. to-day for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via Oamaru, Timaru. and Lyttelton. Wingatui is due from Bluff to-mor-row. She is to sail in the afternoon for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland.

Waipiata was scheduled to leave Wellington to-day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due on Wednesday, and is to sail on the same afternoon for Bluff, returning -on Saturday to sail on Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, Wellington and Auckland. Totara left Westport last evening with coal to be discharged "at Port Chalmers and Dunedin. She is due on Wednesday evening. Waimarino is to leave Auckland on Thursday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due on February 7.

INTERISLAND SERVICE. The interisland express steamer Waliine arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 7 a.m. yesterday. ABEL TASMAN HERE. The Abel Tasman arrived from Australian ports via Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton yesterday with' a cargo of hardwood. After completion of her discharge she will sail to-mor-row for Bluff and Sydney. MAHANA TO LOAD. The National Mortgage and Agency Company advise that the Mahana is due at Auckland from Australia on January 29 to commence Homeward loading. She then proceeds to Gisborne, Wellington, Bluff, and Port Chalmers. She will load at this port about February 19, and is to sail on February 21 for London via Panama and Kingston. MIDDLESEX LEAVES GLASGOW. The Middlesex left Glasgow for New Zealand in ballast on January 21. She is expected off the coast about March

NARBADA AWAY. The Union. Company’s chartered steamer Narbada came out of dock at Port Chalmers on. Saturday morning and sailed for Bluff to discharge the remainder of her cargo from the East. She will then proceed to Newcastle, Java, and Calcutta. The following passengers joined the Narbada at this port for Calcutta; — Mrs A. B. Matbeson, Miss Maxwell, Miss M. Scott, The following will join the ship at Bluff: —Mrs A. V. Waddel, Mrs A. J. Willey. Joining at Newcastle : Mr and Mrs Frater. WARNINGS TO SHIPPING. The Marine Department received advice from the sis. Kiwiteajat 6.30 a.m. on Thursday that the snip had just passed a red conical-shaped buoy, five feet above water, in latitude 41deg 37min. south, longitude 175 deg Bmiu 30sec east, drifting in a south-easterly direction before a north-westerly gale. Advice has also been received from the s.s. Waimea reporting that a submerged object had been sighted from East Cape bearing south three miles. ZEALANDIC’S ITINERARY. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion motor ship Zealandic, at present loading at Auckland, is to leave that port on Tuesday for Wellington, where she is due on Thursday. The vessel is due at Lyttelton on February 6 to complete loading, and is to sail from that port on February 9 for London, Liverpool, and Glasgow via Panama. MODERN TRAINING SHIP. The new Brazilian naval training ship built at Barrow is nearing completion. This is a four-masted barquentine named the Alrairante Saldanha, with a displacement of 3,325 tons. She Has a six-cylinder Diesel motor of 1,400 horsepower. When the vessel is under sail the screw can be uncoupled, and remains lose. She is thoroughly equipped electrically and carries ten boats. Her armament consists of four 4Jin guns, calibre 45, three 3in anti-aircrafe guns, several quickfirers, and a torpedo tube. She can carry 379 men, including officers. This is doubtless the most modern training ship in the world. A POWERFUL SALVAGE TUG. Claimed to be the most powerful salvage tug afloat, Zwarte Zee has been taken over from the builders by L. Smit and Co.’s Internationale Sleepdienst, of Rotterdam, after having completed successful speed and power trials. This new addition to the famous towing fleet of Messrs Smit is a motor-driven ocean tug, with a length of 193 ft 9in, a breadth of 29ft 9in, and a moulded depth of 16ft 9in; her registered tonnage is ,792 gross and 77 net. With a short squat funnel she has an unorthodox appearance. Two Werkspoor engines with an aggregate of 4,200 h.p. drive the single propeller through mechanical gearing and Vulcan hydraulic coupling, supplied by the Deutsche Schiffund Machinebau A.G., at Bremen. The Zwarte Zee is not only the most powerful tug afloat, but she has sufficient bunker capacity for a trip round the world without refuelling and running free she can attain a speed of 171 knots. Wireless telegraphy and direc-tion-finding sets have been installed, together with the most modern aids to navigation, while the salvage equipment on the ship is exceptionally complete, including fire-fighting apparatus, diving gear, and pumps of large capacity. The Zwarte Zee is to be stationed at Brest, under the command of Captain Veth, during the winter months, to be available for salvage service in the Atlantic. . THE OLD MAYFLOWER. A note in the ‘ P.L.A. Monthly ’ for November refers to the pilgrim ship Mayflower, and says: “ She was originally a Harwich vessel, and was engaged in the whaling trade. Subsequently she was bought by a syndicate of four persons and registered in London. The voyage to America was made in the latter part of 1620. The Mayflower returned in a month (a very quick voyage for those days) in the spring of 1621. ... In 1624 the vessel is stated to be ‘in ruins’; its break-up price was reckoned at £l2B 8s 4d. The four valuers were all Rotherhithe men, and so were the applicants for the valuation. It may therefore be presumed that the vessel was in Rotberhithe, was not removable owing to its being ‘in ruins,’ and was therefore broken up here.’’ NOGOYA FOR OAMARU. The National Mortgage and Agency Company states . that the Nogoya, which was previously known as the Highland Warrior, is - due at Oamaru from London in ballast on February 3. After commencing her loading there she will subsequently load at Wanganui,

Wellington, and Auckland, being due at the latter port on February 24. lONIC FOR AUCKLAND. Advice has been received from the National Mortgage and Agency Company that the lonic, with passengers and cargo from London, is due at Auckland on February 10. She will afterwards proceed to Wellington, Timaru, Lyttelton. Wellington, sailing from that port at daybreak on March 7 for Southampton via Panama and Kingston. CANADIAN LEADER COMING. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co. advise that the Canadian Leader is due at Lyttelton to-day from Montreal via Australian ports. She is to sail to-mor-row for Timaru, and will probably arrive at Dunedin on February 1. The vessel will later proceed to Bluff, and will return to Dunedin, leaving this port about February 14 for New York, Boston, and Montreal. COPTIC FROM LONDON. The Coptic, en route from London in ballast, is to load for west coast ports of the United Kingdom at Napier on March 15. Her other loading ports have not yet been arranged, but she will leave Auckland on April 7. |

MATAKANA FOR AUCKLAND. The Matakana left Liverpool on January 16, and is due at Auckland in February 26 to commence loading. She later proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due at Dunedin on March 9. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected l to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —City of Los Angeles, Canadian Scottish, Cornwall, Pordsdale, Ruahine, Triona, Waipahi, Wanganella. Wellington. Cambridge, Golden Bear, Kalingo, Kent, Lurline, Mahia, Marama, Northumberland, Port Hunter, Port Melbourne, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Storanger, Tamahine, Taranaki, Wahine. 1 Awarua.—Abel Tasman, Ashburton, Bear of Oakland, Canadian Leader, City of Lyons, Discovery 11., Jacob Ruppert, Huntingdon, Kartigi, Makura, Maunganui, Narbada, Remuera, Strathaird, Wakakura. TELEGRAPHIC ADVICE. AUCKLAND, January 27.—Sailed : Kalingo (1.35 p.m.), .for Tauranga; Golden Bear (1.45 p.m.), for Wellington; Canadian Scottish (3.30 p.m.), for New York; Fordsdale (5.40 p.m.), for London. January 28—-Arrived; Avelona Star (8 a.m.), from Wellington; Mahana (4.30 p.m.), from Brisbane. WELLINGTON, January 27—Arrived: Tamahine (12.30 a.m.), from Picton; Futurist (1.15 a.m.), from Cook Strait; Rata (5.15 a.m A, from Wanganui; Kapiti (6.45 a.m.), from Wanganui; Arahura (5.20 a.m.), from Nelson; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Waimarino (11.10 a.m.), from Lyttelton. 'Sailed: Taupata (4.45 a.m.), for Tarakohe; Storanger (7.30 a.m.), for-San Pedro; Holmdale (12.5 p.m.), for Oamaru; Tamahine (1.15 p.m.), for Picton; Rata (3 p.m.), for Westport; Cambridge (5.10 p.m.), for London; Port Melbourne (5.15 p.m.), for London; Waimarino (6.20 p.m.), for Auckland; Paua (7.5 p.m.), for Timaru; Arahura (7.30 p.m.), for Nelson; Wahine (7.60 p.m.), for Lyttelton--Kapiti (11.35 p.m.), for Wanganui. January 28—Arrived: Echo (12.45 a.m.), from Blenheim; Matangi (5.50 a.m.), from Nelson; Rangatira (6.55 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Inaha (8.15 a.m.), from Wanganui; Port Whangarei (ll a.m.), from Lyttelton; Koutunni (11 a.m.), from Wanganui; Kohi (11 a.m.), from Nelson and Bays. Sailed: Taranaki (7 a.m.), for London. January 29—Arrived :■ Mataroa (6.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Waipiata (6.40 a.m.), from Auckland; Marama (6.45 a.m.), from Sydney. Sailed: H.M,S-‘ Veronica (6.15 a.m.), for Auckland.' LYTTELTON, January 27.—Sailed: Holmglen (12.40 p.m.), for Dunedin; Port Whangarei (4.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Storm (6.5 p.nu).. for Bluff; ]?oolta ,(7.20: p.ni.), for > t TVellington; Rangatira (8.20 p.m:), for Wellington. January 23—Arrived: Wahine (7 a.m.). from Wellington. Sailed: Mataroa (4.5 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, January 28.—Arrived: Wingatui (6 a.m.), from Dunedin; Narbada (6.40 a.m,), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, January 28.—Arrived; Monowai (3 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Port Waikato, for New Zealand. January 29—Arrived: Waikouaiii, from Bluff. MELBOURNE, January 29.—Arrived ; Wainui, from Bluff. Sailed: Canadian Victor, for Wanganui. NEWCASTLE, January 29.—Sailed: Gabriella, for New Zealand.

(For continuation see Late News.)

Full moon Feb. 1 9.56 p.m. Last quarter Feb. 7 8.52 p.m. New moon Feb. 14 12.13 p.m. First quarter Feb. 21 5.35 p.m.

a.xn. to-day Bar. Ther. Wea. Wellington—E.S.E. 3 30.21 55 OK Greymouth—E. ... 5 30.06 60 BC Christ’ch—E.S.E. 5 30.33 54 OD Timaru—S 2 30.37 58 O Oamani N. 4 30.35 55 P Dunedin—N.E. ... 4 30.35 53 O Queenstown —S.E. 1 30.22 54 B Nuggets—N.E.E. 4 30.33 53 O Bluff—E.S.E. ... 3 30.29 51 P