SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22540, 7 January 1937, Page 3

SHIPPING

The times given in the following tables are standard, and half an hour must be added to each to convert it to daylight saving time. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 11.6 a.m., 11.33 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 11.16 a.m., 11.43 p.m. Port Chalmers: 11.56 a.m., 12 p.m. Dunedin: 12.1 a.m., .12.26 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 8 p.m., rises to-morrow 4.29 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon Jan. 13 4.D a.m. First quarter dan. 20 7.32 a.m. Full moon dan. 27 4.40 a.m. Last quarter Feb. 3 11.34 p.m. Set to-day 3.7 p.m., rises to-morrow 12.28 p.m. _ WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr P. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day. ... Bar. Ther. W.

Weather.—O, blue sky; be, blue sky and ! detached clouds; c, clouay; o. overcast- g gloomy, u udv r rnm; s, soow; d, drizzle; i>, passing showers; h. hail; q, squally; 1, lightning; t, thunder: 1, log: tn, mist; z, haze. Wind.—o calm; 1. light air; 2, slight breeze; a, gentle breeze; i. moderate breeze; J, Iresh breeze; 0, strong breeze; ", high wind; 8, gale; u, strong gale, 10 ; whole gale; 11, storm, 1-, hurricane. SAILED. —January 7. Westmoreland, s.s. (11 a.m.), 8,999 tons, Kemp, for London via Panama, IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up). Canopus Port Chalmers. Norfolk Port Chalmers. Tokyo Maru..Rattray street. Ranui Rattray street. Benreoch Port Chalmers. Wingatui Birch street. Pensilva Ravensbourpe. James Cook.. Victoria wharf. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal. — Wingatui is to sail this evening for Oainaru, Timavu, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. . Waipahi has been delayed by ram at Picton, and is now due to-morrow. She will load and sail to-morrow night for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via Oainaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. Storm is due early this evening, and is expected to sail to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wellington. Port Whangarei is now due to-mor-row to load for Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland, and Whangarei via ports. Breeze has been delayed in the north by rain, and is now due on Saturday to load out for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. Awahou is due on Monday to load out the sarnie day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Port Waikato is scheduled to leave Auckland on Friday for Dunedin direct. She is due here on Wednesday, January 13, to load for Wellington, Tauranga, Auckland, and Whangarei via ports. Gale is due on January 12 from Bluff to load for Wangaqui via ports. —Overseas. — Janies Cook, at present discharging hardwood timber at the Victoria wharf, is how to sail early next week for Greymouth to load for Australia. Westmoreland sailed this morning for London and West Coast ports of the United Kingdom. Port Townsville has been delayed at Lyttelton by rain, and will not reach Dunedin until to-morrow, when she will contnue discharge. Oraana will load at Adelaide,' Edithbnrg, and Melbourne toward the end of the month for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Limerick is due at Auckland on January 10 from Vancouver. She will come to Dunedin, where she is due ou January 20, via Wellington, New Plymouth, and Lyttelton. Narbada, from the East, has been delayed in the north, and is now due here on January 12. Manju Maru, from Japan via northern ports, is expected on January 21 to discharge and load for her homo ports. Fordsdale is due on January 24 to load for London. She leaves Port Chalmers on January 28 for Bluff, Timaru, Wellington, and Lyttelton, en route for London. Vinemoor left Porto Empedocle (Sicily) on November 19. She is expected to arrive at Ravensbourno on Saturday with sulphur. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Rangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.45 this morning. Passengers and mail for the south connected with the express. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Awatea left Sydnev on January 1 for Wellington, where she arrived on January 4. She left again on January 5 for Sydney, where she is expected to-morrow. Maunganul was to leave Sydney today for Wellington. Sbe is due there on January 11, to sail the same day for her home port, where she is due on January 15. Wanganella is to leave Melbourne on January 11 and Sydney on January 16 for Wellington .where she is due on January 20. She sails the following day for Sydney and Melbourne. Marama was to leave Melbourne yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Bluff. Hobart, and Melbourne. She is due here on Tuesday, January 12. Niagara is due at Auckland from Sydney on January 25. Aorangi is due at Auckland from Vancouver on January 18. Kiwitea is to load at Newcastle on January 19 and at Sydney on January 22 for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She is due hr about January 29. Karetu, from Singapore and Samarang via northern ports, is expected at Dunedin about January 16. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound. — Niagara is to leave Sydney on January 21 for Vancouver via Auckland, Suva and Honolulu She is due at Auckland on January 25 and at. Vancouver on February 12,

Aorangi is "to leave Sydney on February 18 for Auckland, Suva, and Honolulu. She is duo at Auckland on February 22 and at Vancouver on March 12. —Southbound. — Aorangi left Vancouver on December 30 for Sydney via Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland. She is due at Auckland on Januar.v 18 and at Sydney on January 23. Niagara is to leave Vancouver on February 17 for Sydney via Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland. She is due at Auckland on March 8 and at Sydney on March 13. VESSELS TO ARRIVE. —At Dunedin.— City of Manchester Jan. 11 New York Narbada Jan. 13 Calcutta Fordsdale Jan. 15 London Huntingdon Jan. 18 Liverpool Limerick Jan. 30 Los Angeles Canadian Constructor Jan. 21 Montreal Rcmuera Jan. 22 London Brisbane Maru Jan. 22 Japan Manju Maru Jan. 28 Japan City of Evansville ... Jan. 29 New York Northumberland .... January 31 New York VVaipawa Fob. 9 London Hauraki March 3 Los Angeles Aratva March 4 London Cambridge March t> Liverpool Hertford March 6 Liverpool City of Glasgow March 21 Halifax Wairuna March 28 Los Angeles Opawa March ill London City of Brisbane .... Ap«il ''4 New York Cumberland April 17 Liverpool Tongartro May 13 Liverpool Norfolk June 19 West Coast —At Other Ports. — Port Bowen j\ew Ply., Jan 11 Australia Aorangi Auck., Jan. 18 Vancouver Napier Star Auck., Jan. 11) London Niagara Auck., Jan. 25 Sydney Kamsay Auck., Feb. 1 Antwerp Niagara Auck.. Feb. 3 Japan Port Hobart Auck., March 7 ... Liverpool Rangitata Wgt’n March 11 ... London OVERSEAS SAILINGS. PoH Hunicr Wgt’n, Jan. 13 London Rangitane Auck., Jan. 14 ... London Fordsdale Lytt., Jan, 15 London Aorangi Auck., Jan. 19 Sydney Pori; Alma Wgt’n, Jan. 20 ... London Limerick Bluff, Jan. 22 ... Australia Brisbane Maru Auck., Jan., 26 Japan Port Bowen Wang., Feb. 6 ... London Cornwall Lytt., Feb. 8 ... Liverpool Port Townsville ... Auck., Feb. 9 London Hauraki Dun., March 13 ... Australia City of Brisbane ... Dun., April 14 ... Australia LONDON SHIPPING. During the week ended November 20 1,003 vessels, representing 1,026,275 net register tons, used the Port of London. Of these 606 vessels (816,346 net register tons) were to and from Empire and foreign ports and 497 vessels (209,929 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. The arrivals included six meat cargoes—five from Australia and one from South America, comprising 210,000 carcasses of lamb and mutton, 50,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork, rabbits, and sundries. Thirtyfive timber-laden vessels arrived at the Surrey Commercial and Millwall Docks with 58,391 tons of softwood timber. NEW VESSELS FOR AUSTRALIA. Three vessels, named Charon, British Triumph, and Clan Cameron, which were launched recently in Great Britain, will enter the Australian trade. The Charon, which will enter the Singapore to Western Australia service, was built at Dundee for Alfred Holt and Co., of Liverpool. She has accommodation for 118 passengers, and is fitted to carry 280 head of cattle or 5,800 sheep. Her length is 316 ft, her beam 51ft, and she will carry 3,200 tons deadweight on a draught of about 20ft. _ On the same day as the Charon the British Triumph was launched at Glasgow for the British Tanker Company, Ltd. She is 463 ft in length, and will carry about 12,250 tons dead-weight. The Clan Cameron is a twin-screw cargo steamer, with a speed of about 17 knots. She was built at Greenock for the Clan Line of Steamers Ltd., London. She will carry about 10,100 tons. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —H.M.S. Leith, Karctu, Limerick, Maui Pomare, Akaroa, California State, Fordsdale, Kasha Maru, Ladklan, Parracombe, Siberoet, South Africa, Trojan Star, Kauri, Wellington.—Matai, Rangatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Aorangi, Awatea, Kairanga, Kalingo, Narbada, South Sea, Huntingdon, Mataroa, Melbourne Maru, Rangitata, Remuera, Ruahine, Tamaroa, Taranaki, Tekoa, Waimana. Awarua.—Marama, Maunganui, Port Whangarei, Waikonaiti, Wanganella, Triaster, Triona, Benreoch, Berengaria, Canberra Maru, Cathay, G. S. Walden, .Kyokko Maru, Mongolia, Mooltan, Norfolk, Orama, Orford, Orion, Ormonde, Oronsay, Otranto, Port Hunter, Strathaird, Tokyo Maru, Westmoreland. AT OTHER PORTS. WELLINGTON, January 6.—Arrived: Rangatira (7.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; City of Manchester (5.15 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed; Kairanga (3.25 p.m.), for Newcastle; Mahia (6.15 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Port Adelaide (9 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Port Whangarei (9 p.m.), for Dunedin; Breeze (11 p.m.), for Picton; Gale (11 p.m.), for Picton. PICTON, January 6.—Sailed: Waipahi (5 p.m.), for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, January 6.—Sailed: Wahine (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington; Storm (9.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Tees (9.25 p.m.), for Chatham Islands. .SYDNEY, January 6.—Arrived: Saikoh Maru, from Lyttelton,

Wellington—N-. W. 8 29.62 61 OQ Greymouth—W. 5 29.64 58 OPQ Cli’ch. —N.W. ... 4 29.45 62 B Timaru —N.W. (3 29.31 68 B Oamaru—N. 8 29.32 58 B Dunedin —N. 3 29.27 58 0 C 0 D Nuggets—N. Bluff—N.N.E. ... 3 1 29.25 29.35 54 54