SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21718, 12 May 1934, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.- | St. Clair:-1.50 a.m., 2.12 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 2 a.m., 2.22 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.10 a.m., 0.2 p.m. Dunedin; 0.10 a.m., 0.02 p.m. —Monday.— St. Clair: 2.05 a.m., 2.58 p.m. TaiaVoa Head: 2.45 a.m., 0.8 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.25 a.m., 3.48 p.m. Dunedin ; 3.55 a.m., 4.18 p.m. THE SDN. Sets to-day 4.51 p.m., rises to-mor-row 7.19 a.m. Sets to-morrow 4.49 p.m., rises Monday 7.20 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day 3.39 p.m., rises to-morrow 6.57 p.m. Sets to-morrow 4.7 p.m., rises Monday 8.7 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. 'The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wcnlhcr.—B, blue sky; be, blue sky and de* taclitd clouds; c, cloudy, o, overcast; g, gloomy; u. ugly; r, '■aln; snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h, hail; q. squally; I, lightning; t, thunder; f. tog; m mist; 2 haze. Wind.—o, calm; 1. light air; 2 slight breeze; S, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5. fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7* high wind; 8, gale; 9. strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 13, hurricane. ARRIVED.—May 11. City of Tokio, s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 6,993 tons. Booth, from New York and Newport News, via Colon, Panama and northern ports. John, s.s. (8.20 p.m.), 339 tons, Munro, from Lyttelton. May 12. Gale, s.s. (9 a.m.), 567 tons, Davies, from Bluff. INTERISLAND SERVICE. 'The interisland express steamer Raugatira reached Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.55 a.m. to-day. Passengers and mail tor, the south connected with the south express. . v *4 'THE CITY OF BEDFORD. Reported to have cleared Colon on May 5, the City of Bedford is en route from New York to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia. The vessel is scheduled to reach Auckland about May 23. KIA ORA AT LONDON. The Kia Ora, which lett Port Chalmers on March 28 for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe, arrived at London on the morning of May 8. REMUERA DELAYED. A wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the captain of the Remuera,, en route from London, states that the vessel has been delayed by bad weather, and that the time of her arrival at Auckland is uncertain. The Remuera was originally due at Auckland on Monday.

COASTWISE MOVEMENTS. Kaimai is due from Westport via Wellington and Timaru to-morrow. After discharging a quantity of coalj she is to sail for Westport on Mondafl afternoon. ■

Gale a rived this morning from Bluflj and is to sail to-night for Timaru, Lyt? telton, Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui, and New Plymouth. Breeze is due on Tuesday from Lyttelton, and is to sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and New Plymouth. Totara is due at Port Chalmers tomorrow from Westport direct. She will come up to Dunedin on 'Tuesday and sail the same day for Greymouth direct. Wingatui is expected to-morrow afternoon from Lyttelton. She is to load on Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Wiapiata is to leave Wellington on Monday for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due on Wednesday.

Opihi is to leave Wellington on Tuesday for-Dunedin. Due on Thursday, she will load and sail for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. John arrived last night and was to sail this afternoon for New Plymouth and Waikato via ports. Parera was due late this afternoon, and is to sail for Bluff on Monday. Returning on Wednesday, she will load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Port Waikato. Holmdale is due on Monday morning, and is to sail at night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Port Waikato is now due on Wednesday, and is to sail the same day for Tauranga, Auckland, and Port Whangarei via ports. CITY OF TOKIO ARRIVES. The A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer City of Tokio arrived yesterday and was berthed at Rattray street wharf to discharge cargo from New York. The steamer left New York on March 18 and arrived at .Auckland on April 19, and commenced discharging there. She then proceeded to Wellington and Lyttelton, being delayed several days at both ports on account of bad weather. She is to be despatched for Sydney to-morrow. PROPOSED NEW SERVICE. Negotiations are reported to have been carried on between Polish industrial concerns and the United Netherland Steamship Company, The Hague, for a regular service between Gdynia and Australia. The steamer Zuiderkerk of this company carried out a trial shipment last December, taking a cargo of wool from Brisbane and Melbourne to the Polish port. The advantage of a direct service is appreciated by Polish shippers, and it is probable that the Avjetr-du.a tlnr U un-eu'Netherlands ■ oulains’ cut, guarantee in the matter of cargo. BRITISH SHIP' SALES.

Responding to an inquiry in the House of Commons recently, the President of the Board of Trade stated that in the past three years British vessels sold to foreign countries comprised twenty-three vessels of 59,160 gross tons to Finland, 130 vessels ot 540,626 gross tons to Greece, sixteen vessels of 44,010 gross tons to Panama, and fifteen vessels of 59,524 gross tons to Yugoslavia. The importance of selling old tonnage to foreigners was stressed by Mr J. T. Batey, managing director of Hawthorne, Leslie, and Co. Ltd., speaking before the Newcastle Association of Chartered Ship Brokers. The sale of ships for little more than scrap prices was madness, he declared, for it enabled the foreign competitor to undercut freight rates, and unless some drastic steps were taken British owners would find themselves in an unenviable situation. He had not met one ship owner who did not agree that such sales should be stopped.

A SHIPPING NECESSITY/ For some time past a wireless beacon has been operated on Cape Maria Van Diemen with conspicuous success, but it is the only one on the New Zealand coast, and the shipping interests of the dominion consider that the time has arrived to launch a larger-soale scheme, particularly as such a large proportion of the more important ships which visit those waters are already fitted with direction-finding gear (states the ‘Commercial News and Shipping List’). Ever since ships have worked along the New Zealand coast' they have had to contend with great navigational difficulties owing to the geographical nature of the islands, and although recent improvements in technique and efficiency of the Lighthouse Department have greatly reduced the risk it js felt that the risk could be further minimised by additional wireless beacons.

Suggestions have been made that tliese beacons should be erected in the intricate approaches to the Port of Auckland through the Hauraki Gnlf, also on Cape Brett, Cuvier. Moko Hinau, and Tiri Tiri Islands. The cost would he under £I,OOO each, and the beacons would be economical to maintain. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Saturday and Sunday : Cambridge, City of Delhi, Deebank, Maui Romare, Mouowai, Niagara, New Zealand, Rangitata, Remuera, Trojan Star, Waipahi, Wairuna, Winton. Wellington.—Saturday and Sunday: Aorangi, Brisbane Maru, Fordsdale, Hertford, Kalingo, Makura, Mariposa, Monterey, Narbada, Waikawa, Port Melbourne, Bangitane, Rotorua, Storanger, Thelma. For Saturday only: Abel Tasman, Kekerangu, Mahia, Raugatira, Wahine. Awarua.—Saturday and Sunday: Avelona Star, Karepo, Maunganui, Port Sydney, Strathaird, Waikouaiti, Wanganella. Sunday only : Maimoa. TELEGRAPHIC ADVICE. AUCKLAND, May 11.—Sailed: Waikawa (3.50 p.m.), for Wellington; Kalingo (5.25 p.m.), for Wellington; Waipiata (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington : Rangitata (9.30 p.m.), for London. NEW PLYMOUTH, May 11—Arrived : Turakina (4.30 p.m,), from Lyttelton. Sailed; Titoki. for Westport. WELLINGTON. May 11.—Arrived : Opihi (10 a.m.), from Lyttelton: Aivahou (10.35 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Storm (3.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton.

Sailed: Breeze (3 p.m.), for Westport| Paua (4 p.m.), for Auckland ; Wingatui (6 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Opjhi (10 p.m.), for Nelson; Storm 11 p.m.), for Picton. LYTTELTON, Way 11.—Arrived t Wahine (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington,Sailed: Waimarino (2.45 p.m.), for Picton; Port Melbourne (4.45 p.m.), for Napier; Wahine (8.20 for Wellington. May 12.—Arrived: Taranaki (7.40 a.m.)', from Dunedin. BLUFF, Mav 11.—Arrived: GaU (11.35 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed* Gale (4.20 p.m.), for Dunedin. SYDNEY, May 11.—Sailed: Monowai (3 p.m.), for New Zealand.

(For continuation see late news.)

New moon Alay 14 12.1 a.m. First quarter May 22 2.50 a.m. Full moon May 29 9,11 a.m. Last quarter June 5 12.30 a.m.

Bar. Ther. W. Wellington—N. 2 30.12 49 0 Grey month—E. 3 30.17 45 0 Christchurch 0 30.10 40 B Timaru—W. 1 30.10 40 BG Oamaru—W. I 30.06 47 C Dunedin—S.W. 1 30.04 52 BC Q ueen sto wn—N. W. 2 30.06 42 0 Nuggets—W.S.W. 4 30.05 49 c Blulf— S.W. 5 30.08 51 C P