SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21819, 7 September 1934, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 1.43 a.m., 2 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 1.53 a.m., 2.10 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.33 a.m., 2.50 p.m. Dunedin: 3.3 a.m., 3.20 p.m. THE SDN. Sets to-day 5.45 p.m., rises to-mor-row 6.26 a.m. ' PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon Sept. 9 11.50 a.m. First quarter Sept. 16 11.56 p.m. Full moon Sept. 23 3.49 p.m. Last quarter Sept. 30 1L59 p.m. Set to-day 3.50 p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.43 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day; Bar. Ther. Wea.

\Vcather.—B, blue sky; be, blue iky and detached clouds; c, cloudy: o, overcast; g.- gloomy; u ugly; r, rain, «. snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; ii. hail q,. squally; 1, lightning; t. thunder; f, tog; m, mist; z, haze. Wind.—o. calm: 1. light air;-2, slight breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4. moderate breeze;. 5, fresh brce?e; C. strong breeze; 7, high wind; S, gale; a, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane Forecast. Tho following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern district—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon Day:— Pressure is rather high in the north, but a shallow westerly depression is moving from the South Tasman Sea on to the South Island. Forecast: Moderate to fresh northerly winds, later backing to west or south-west. , Weather cloudy to overcast, with scattered rain. Seas moderate, but rising. ARRlVED.—September 7. Port Waikato, m.v. (8 a.m.), Holm, from Lyttelton. AVinamac, s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 8,261 tons, Chalmers, from Sumatra, via northern ports. SAILED. —September 6. Holmdale, s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 681 tons, Copland, for Wanganui via ports. , PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Southward.— Aoraugi is to leave Vancouver on September 12 for Auckland and . Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She. is due at Auckland on October 1, and Sydney on October 6. Maunganui' left San Francisco on August 29 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is due at AA'ellington on September 17 and at Sydney on September 22. Niagara is to leave Vancouver on October 10 for Auckland , and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She is due at Auckland on October 29 and Sydney on November 3. Mariposa -is to leave Los Angeles on October 17 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. She is due at Auckland on November 2 . and Sydney on November 5. Monterey is to leave Los Angeles on September 18 for Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. She is due at Auckland on October 5 and at Sydney on October 8. —Northward.— Niagara will leave Sydney on September 13 and Auckland on September 18 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Vancouver on October 6. Monterey left Sydney on August 22, and Auckland on August 25, for Los Angeles and San Francisco via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at Los Angeles on September 8. Makura left Sydney on August 30 and Wellington on September 4 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete. She is due at San Francisco on September 21. Aorangi is to leave Sydney oil October II and Auckland on October 16 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is duo at Vancouver on November 2. Mariposa is to leave Sydney on September ’lB and Auckland on September 22 for Los Angeles and San Francisco via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is duo at Los Angeles on October 6. THE ABEL TASMAN. The intercolonial steamer Abel Tasman is to leave Sydney on September 14 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. RANGITTKI AT LONDON. Advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Rangitiki arrived at London on Wednesday from Wellington via Panama. The vessel left Wellington on August 3. _______ FORDSDALE DELAYED. The Shaw, Savill Company advises that the Forclsdale, which arrived at Lyttelton yesterday morning from Liverpool via ports, was unable to commence unloading cargo owing to heavy rain. The vessel will probably sail to-morrow for Port Chalmers. MAY CASUALTY RETURN. Only one British vessel—tho Ropner Shipping Company’s steamer Canby, 4.804 tons gross, which stranded on the coast of Newfoundland —is reported as a total loss in the May casualty return of the Liverpool Underwriters’ Association. The number of foreign vessels lost was seven—one motor ship and six steamers—and of these the most important were the Yugoslav Gundulic, 5.291 tons, which stranded off Puerto Bueno, in the River Plate: Latvian Vaidava, 2,181 tons, wrecked in Llanelly Channel; and Norwegian Ruteufjell, 1,570 tons, wrecked on Cape Egmont (C. 8.). None of the others was of more than 1,000. tons.

MOVEMENTS ON THE COAST. Holmdale sailed last night for Camara, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Miro sailed for Auckland direct yesterday. Port Waikato arrived from the north this morning. She sailed again early this afternoon for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland, and Whaugarei. Parera is now due from Wellington to-morrow, and will sail the same day for Wellington, Wanganui, New Plymouth, and Port Waikato via ports. Storm is due from Wanganui and Wellington on Monday, and will sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Wanganui, and New Plymouth . Opihi is due from Lyttelton to-mor-row morning. She is to sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Holmglen is due from Wellington on Thursday, and is to sail the same day for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Dargaville via port*. Waipiata is due from Auckland via Lyttelton on Saturday. Her subsequent movements have not yet been announced. Wainui is duo from Bluff on Tuesday, and is to sail the same afternoon for Oamaru,. Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. Port -Whaugarei is due about September 14 from the north to load for Tauranga, Auckland, and Port Whangarei. Waimarino was scheduled to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She. is due about September 12. THE PORT DUNEDIN. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor, ship Port Dunedin cleared Liverpool on Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Nelson. She is due at Auckland about October 5. TO BE LAUNCHED BY WIRELESS. It is announced from London that the Duke of Gloucester, while attending tho returned soldiers’ concert in Brisbane on December 12, will launch by. wireless the new Orient liner Orion at Yickers-Armstrong’s yard at Barrow-in-Furness. Owing to the tides at Barrow, absolute precision in timing will be necessary. This will probably be the first time in the history of Australia that a British ship has been launched by wireless from those shores. NARBADA MEETING STORM. The Union Company’s chartered steamer Narbada, which was scheduled to arrive at Auckland from Eastern ports to-day, has reported that she is being delayed by bad weather. The vessel has cargo from Calcutta, Penang, Singapore, and Samarang for Auckland, Wellington, > Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. WRECKED WINTON.. As a result of the decision of the Court of Inquiry - af Cape Town, Captain Mordaunt ' has' been exonerated from all blame in connection with the stranding of the British motor ship Winton in Table' Bay on July 28. The court found that the disaster was due to the Milnertori 'airport Tight. It was found that the airport light was a danger to shipping, and the court urged that steps be taken to remove the danger and protect the good name of the port. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations to-night:— , Auckland. —J. B. Aug. Kessler, Canadian Conqueror, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin, Ehnbank, Koyo Maru, Levernbank, Marama, Mariposa, Niagara, Opawa, Rangitata, Rotorua, Trentbauk, Waipahi. Wellington. Akaroa, Athelduke, Golden State, Kaimiro, Maori, Monterey, Omana, Port Hobart, Rangatira, Bangitane, Remuera. Tamahino, Waitaki. Awarua. • Kattigi, Kekeraugu, Makura, Maunganui, Parracombe, Tekoa, Winamac. • : INTERISLAND SERVICE. The interisland express steamer Maori reached Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.46 a.m. to-day. Passengers and mail for the south connected with the express. WAIWERA FOR OTAGO. The local agents for the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company advise that the recently-completed vessel Waiwera is'to leave* London for Port Chalmers via Suva, on September 12. She is dueon October 20, and will later proceed to Lyttelton and New Plymouth, where she will complete discharging her cargo. Her subsequent .movements have, not yet been decided, upon. WAIPAWA TO LEAVE LIVERPOOL. It has been announced by the S.S. and A. Hue that the Waipawa, sister ship to the Waiwera, is to leave Liverpool on November 3 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Timaru. She is due at Auckland on December 5 and at Port Chalmers on December 28. MAMAIH FROM LONDON. The Shaw, Savill ■ liner Mamari is to leave London on November 14 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Napier. She is due at Lyttelton on December 24 and Dunedin on December 27. TELEGRAPHIC ADVICE. AUCKLAND, September 6.—Arrived: Marama (9.20 a.m.), from Sydney. WELLINGTON, September 6.—Arrived 1 ! Kanua (4 a.m,), from Greymouth. Sailed: Kaimai (6.20 p.m.), for Greymouth; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Port Hobart (10 a.m.), for Lyttelton. . ' LYTTELTON, September 6.—Arrived: Wingatui (11.30 a.m.), from Timaru; Opihi (noon), from Wellington. Sailed; Rangatira (8.20 p.m.), for Wellington. NAPIER, September 6.—Arrived : Awabou (1.25 a.m.), from Wellington; Alexander (10.45 a.m.), from Greymoutli. Sailed: Awabou (4 p.m.). for Gisborne; Rata. (6 p.m.), for Wellington. OAMARU, September 7.—Arrived: Holmdale (6.15 a.m.), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, September 6—Sailed: Gabriella, for Wanganui.

Wellington—N. ... 2 30.00 52 0 Groy mouth—15. ... 3 29.98 49 0 M Christ’di—E.N.E. 1 29.98 49 0 Tiinarn—AY. 2 29.90 50 B C Oam aru 0 29.97 45 C Dunedin 0 29.99 50 B C Queenstown —N. i 29.93 43 B Nuggets—X. 5 29.94 44 B Z Bluff—N. ... 2 29.91 45 C