SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22326, 30 April 1936, Page 3

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. St. Clair: 10.51 a.m., 11.12 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 11.1 a.m., 11.22 p.m. Port Chalmers: 11.41 a.m., p.m. Dunedin: a.m., 12.11 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 5.8 p.m., rises to-morrow 7.3 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sets to-day 12.17 a.m., rises to-mor-row 2.18 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at

Weather—B. blue skv; be. blue sky and attached clouds: c, cloudy; o. overcast: g. gloomy; u ugly: r, ram; s .now; d, drizzle: p. passing •bowers; h haii; q. squally; t, lightning; t. thunder: I, log: m mist: z, haze Wind.—#, calm: 1. light air; 3, slight breeze; S. gentle breeze: 4. moderate breeze; 6, fresh breeze; 6 strong breeze: 7, high wind; 8, gale; !), Strong gale; 10. whole gale; 11. storm: 11, hurricane. ARRIVED. —April 29. Canadian Challenger, s.s. £6 p.m.), 5,439 tons, Wilson, from Halifax and Melbourne. Brisbane Mam, m.v. (9.15 a.m.), 5,429 tons, Seiichi Shirai, from Yokohama and Melbourne. SAILED. —April 29. Waitaki, s.s. (6 p.m.), 2,212 tons, Dalgleish, for Lyttelton and Wellington. .Waimarino, s.s. (6.5 p.m.), 3.067 tons, Bruce, for Auckland via ports. Kekerangu, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 3,146 tons, Creese, for Timaru and Lyttelton. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vsssel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up). Kaikorai Port Chalmers (laid up). John Knudsen.... Oil berth. Brisbane Maru........ Rattray street. Canadian Challenger. Victoria. DUE. —To-morrow.— Cape of Good Hope, Tampico via ports. Port Hobart, London via ports. Port Waikato, Auckland via ports. —Saturday.— Limerick, Los Angeles via ports. _ City of Canberra, New York via ports. Coptic, London via ports. TO SAIL. —To-morrow. — Storm, Wanganui via ports. Port Waikato, Whangarei via ports. Brisbane Maru, northern ports. —Saturday.—' Canadian Challenger, Lyttelton. CARGOES TO ARRIVE. Port Hob*-: May 1 London City ot Canberra «... May 2 New York Coptic May 2 London Port Brisbane May 2 Liverpool Rotorua May 3 Liverpool Limerick May 4 Los Angeles Salvus Mc.y 4 ...... Nova Scotia Sydney Stai Muy 7 . London Benholm' May 23 ... Newport News Canadian Co strudoi, Mav 28 Halifax Cape Horn M&v 30 Vancouver Melbourne* Maru Juut 3 Yokohama Norfolk Jum 10 Liverpool Kent fun>’ 16 London Canadian Cr-caci Ju.»e 30 Canada City of Delhi Juiv 6 New York Hauraki July R Los Angeles Sydney Maru Ju«y 30 Yokohama

INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Wahine arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.40 this morning. Passengers and mail for the south connected with the express. TAINUI SAILING MAY 6. The Tainni’s final sailing date lias now been fixed for Wednesday, May 6, when she will leave Wellington at noon for London and Southampton via Panama. She is due at London on June 7. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound.— Maunganui left Sydney on April 8 and Wellington on April 14 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete. She is now due at San Francisco on Sunday. Aorangi left Sydney on April 20 and Auckland on April 27 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Vancouver on May 15. Mariposa left Sydney on April 22 and Auckland on April 25 for Los Angeles and San Francisco via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at Los Angeles on May 16 and at San Francisco on May 18Makura is to leave Sydney on May 7 and Wellington on May 11 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete. She is due at San Francisco on May 29. Niagara is to leave Sydney on May 21 and Auckland on May 26 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Vancouver on June 12. Monterey is to leave Sydney on May 27 and Auckland on May 30 for San Francisco via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at San Francisco on June 15. —Southbound.— Makura left San Francisco on April 8 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga. She arrived at Wellington on April 28, and is due at Sydney on Saturday. Niagara left Vancouver on April 22 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She is due at Auckland on May 11 and at Sydney on May 16. Monterey' left Los Angeles yesterday for Auckland and Sydney via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Auckland on May 15 and at Sydney on May 18. Maunganui is to leave San Francisco on May 6 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is due at Wellington on May 26 and at Sydney on May 30. Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on May 20 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She is due at Auckland on June 8 and at Sydney on June 13. Mariposa is to leave Los Angeles on May 27 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. She is due at Auckland on June 12 and at Sydney on June 15.

NEW LINER ORDERED. An order for the laying down of a new liner for the South American route, to take the place of L’Atlantique, has been given by M. de Chappedelaine, French Minister for Merchant Marine. The vessel will bo built in the Penhoet shipyards at St. Nazaire, and will take about two and a-half years to complete. Some 4,000 workmen will be employed, and 110,000,000 francs paid out in wages. She will have a displacement of 30,000 tons, and will cost 180,000,000 francs (about £2,500,000). The cost, however, will be covered by the insurance companies for the loss of L’Atlantique. MONOWAI’S TRANSHIPMENTS. The Union Company’s liner Monowai, which arrived at Wellington on Monday afternoon from Sydney, brought transhipments ex Comorin, Miklura, Goulburn, Talunc. Canberra, Orford, Saross. Mareeba, Momba, Nankin, Calcutta Maru, Marella, and Baradine, MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Storm is due this evening from Wanganui direct, and is timed to sail to-morrow evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Karu was expected this afternoon from Nelson direct. She will sail late this evening for Wellington. Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. Waipiata is due on Sunday from Lyttelton, and will load out on Monday for Bluff, Timaru. Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Kaimai leaves Westport on Monday for Lyttelton, Oamaru, and Dunedin. She is expected here on Saturday, April 9. Port Waikato is to load to-morrow for Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland, and Whangarei. Holmdale is scheduled to load on Monday for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via ports. —Overseas.— John Knusden was expected to sail to-day for Auckland to complete discharge. Limerick is not expected here until Saturday afternoon. She will sail on Monday for Bluff, Melbourne, Sydney, and San Francisco. Salvhs, with newsprint from Nova Scotia, is now expected here on Sunday. Cape of Good Hope, with asphalt from Tampico via northern ports, is due here to-morrow. The Rotorua is now due here on Sunday. Port Hobart has been delayed at Lyttelton by rain, but it is expected to despatch her this evening for Dunedin. After discharging here she will commence loading at Nelson, her other ports being New Plymouth, Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington, sailing finally from the latter port on May 23. She is due at London on June 29. Brisbane Maru arrived early this morning from Yokohama via Melbourne. ' She is expected to sail tomorrow for northern ports to complete discharge and load general cargo for Japanese ports. Port Gisborne is due here on May 8. She arrived at Auckland on May 27 from Glasgow and Liverpool. Canadian Challenger arrived here last evening from Halifax via Melbourne after an uneventful trip. Good weather was experienced all the way, and the vessel made good time, arriving at Dunedin a little ahead of her schedule. The Canadian Challenger will discharge and load general cargo here, and will sail later for Lyttelton and Wellington. PERSONAL. Captain E. S. Wilson is in command of the Canadian Challenger, which arrived at Dunedin last evening, and his officers are;—Chief, H. Salsman; second, J. Burt; third, 11. Blagden; chief engineer, L. Hampton; second. J. Roche; third, W. Fisher; chief steward, A. Giggs; and wireless operator, A. Millward. Captain T. Kippins is in command of the Port Hobart, and he has associated with him:—Chief officer, E. Syvret; second, J. Rowland-Hill; third, J. Moate; chief engineer, W. Gentry; second, S. Bentley; junior second engineer, R. Southern; third, L. Willoughby; chief steward, S. Robinson; and wireless operator, W. Ellison. IN RADIO RANGE, The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland.—Aorangi, Maui Pomare, Monowai, Omana, Waipahi. Waiotapu, Port Whangarei, Canadian Constructor, Canadian Scottish, Mariposa, Oakbank, Port Gisborne, Tekoa, Simonside. Chatham Islands.—South Sea. Wellington.—Maori, Matai, Tamahino, Wahine, H.M.S. Achilles, Makura, Niagara, Australian Star, Canadian Highlander, City of Canberra. Golden Rear, Kumara, Limerick, Monterey, Port Gisborne, llangitanc, Rangitata, Remucra, Rotorua, Tamaroa, Salvus, Sydney Star, Tainni, Tynebank. Awarua.—Kaimiro, Maunganui, John Knudsen, Triaster, Waikouaiti, Canadian Victor. Port Hobart, Strathaird. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, April 29.—Arrived: H.M.S. Dunedin, H.M.S. Leith, and H.M.S. Wellington (1.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Tamaroa (10 a.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON, April 29.—Arrived; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Paua (11 a.m.). from Now Plymouth; Kiwitea (6.45 p.m.), from Westport.—— Sailed: Port Waikato (1.30 p.m.), for Auckland; Monowai (5 p.m.), for Auck-

land; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Rotorua (10 p.m.l, for Lyttelton LYTTELTON, April 29. Sailed: Foxton (10.25 a.m.), far Foxton; Holmglen (12.45 p.m.), for Wellington; Port Nicholson (2 p.m.), for Wellington; Holmdale (5.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, April 29.—Sailed; Waikouaiti (2.10 a.m.), Ibr Sydney.

Full moon May 7 2.31 a.m. Last quarter May 14 5.42 p.m. New moon May 21 8,4 a.m. First quarter May 2S 2.16 p.m.

B a.m. to-day:— Bar. Tlier. W. W’ton—N.W. ... 5 29.26 54 0 Grevmouth —S.W. 6 29.43 49 0 Cli’ch—S.S.W.. 6 29.32 48 Ul’Uy Timaru —S.S.W, 1 29.37 44 OGU Oaniaru —N. 2 29.37 60 BC Dunedin —S.W. 7 29.43 50 B U Nuggets—W. 5 29.40 45 BUfti Blul-S.W. 5 29.46 49 UP