SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22618, 9 April 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: 1.18 a.m., 1.42 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 1.28 a.m., 1.52 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.8 a.m., 2.32 p.m. Dunedin: 2.38 a.m., 3.2 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 5.44 p.m., rises to-mor-row 6.36 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon April 11 4.40 p.m. First quarter April 18 8.4 a.m. Full moon April 26 2.53 a.m. Set to-day 4.17 p.m., rises to-mor-row; 5.9 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr F. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m, to-day:— m Bar. Ther. W.

Weather.—B, blue iky; be, blue sky and datache3 clouds J c, cloudy; o, overcast; g, gloomy; u, ugly;, r, rain; s snow; i, drizzle; p. passing showers; h. hail; a squally; 1, lightning, t, thunder, f, fog; m, mist; z, haze. Wind.—o. calm; 1, light air; 3, slight breeze; S, gentl- breeze; 4. moderate breeze; S, fresh breeze; & strong bteeze; high wind: 8, gale: 9. strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; J. 3, hurricane, SAILED. —April B. Vera, motor-tanker (3.25 p.m.), 6,485 tons, Olsen, for Balikpapan, Port; Waikato, m.s. (6.10 p.m.), 685 tons, Holm, for Auckland and Wliangarei'via ports. Storm, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 749 tons, Williams, for Wanganui via ports. Kaimai, s.s. (10.45 p.m.), 1,435 tons, Cox, for Nelson and New Plymouth via ports. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up). Ranui Rattray street. Olivebank Ravensbourne. Port Gisborne.Port Chalmers. Benwyvis.. Port Chalmers, H.M.A.S. Australia Port Chalmers. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Storm sailed last evening for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Port Waikato sailed last evening for Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, and . Whangarei via Timaru and Lyttelton. Kaimai sailed last evening for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. Waipiata will return to-morrow morning from Bluff to load and sail for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and ■ Auckland. Port Whangarei is due: here to-mor-fow to load'and sail for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via ports. Wainui is due here on Tuesday morning from Bluff, to load and sail the same evening for Wellington, Nelson, and Gisborne via ports. Holmlea is due here on Wednesday from Port Waikato to load for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato via Timaru and Lyttelton. Wingatui is expected to leave Auckland on Monday, and is due here on April 16, to sail on April 19 for Auckland via ports. Poolta loads at Westport on Monday for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, and Timaru. —Overseas.— Vera sailed last night for Singapore. Benwyvis will sail to-morrow morning for Dunkirk. Olivebank will sail on Monday for Sydney, proceeding thence to Batavia to load copra Homewards. Chifuku Maru in due here to-morrow from Japan via northern ports. She will sail on Monday for Japan via Timaru and Wellington. Port Gisborne will sail to-morrow afternoon for London via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. . Rangitane is due at Port Chalmers on Stmday from London via northern ports. She will sail on Thursday for Bluff to complete. City of Brisbane is due here on April 16 from New York via ports. Raranga is due here to load on Monday next from London via northern ports. She will accept cargo for London and West Coast of England ports, and will be proceeding via Montevideo and Teneriffe. ' She will sail on Tuesday for Lyttelton and Wellington. Brisbane Maru is due from Japan \ia northern ports on April 18, to sail the following day for Wellington and Auckland. Port Hobart was to leave New Plymouth to-day for Auckland, Wellington, and Napier, sailing finally on April 24 for London via Panama and Halifax. Port Brisbane leaves Auckland on April 23 for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers, and is due here on May 3, to sail on May 6 for London via Cape Horn. Port Denison loads at Port Chalmers on April 20, and after completing sails the following day for Wellington and Wanganui, en route to Boston, Halifax, Southampton, and London. She will sail finally from Wellington on April 30. Opawa begins Homeward loading at Nelson, and is to complete at New Plymouth, Opua. Auckland, Waikokopu, Wellington, and Port Chalmers, and is due back here on May 5, to sail for London via Panama, east coast of U.S.A, ports, and Halifax (Nova Scotia). Port Hunter sailed from London oa March 25 for Suva, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth. She is due here about May 10, Tamaroa leaves Southampton on April 17 for Auckland and Port Chalmers. She is duo at this port about May 30. City of Oran was to leave New York to-day for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Melbourne Star is to leave Liverpool on April 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. Stockwell is to leave New York on April 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Wanganella left Melbourne yesterday for Sydney and Wellington, where she is expected on April 14, to sail the following day for Sydney, where she is due on April 19. Awatea left Sydney on April 2 for Wellington, where she arrived on April 5. She left that port on April 6 for Sydney, where she was expected today.

Aorangi left Auckland on April 5 for Sydney, where she was due to-day. Karepo has completed loading at Newcastle, and left Sydney on April 5 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is duo here about April 16. Waitaki left Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton and Dunedin, taking over the Marama’s run. She is due here to-morrow, and will sail the same day for Bluff and Melbourne. She will sail from Melbourne on April 21 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington, commencing a three-weekly schedule. Waikouaiti left Bluff on April 6 for Newcastle and Sydn'ey, to load for New Zealand ports. She is expected to load at Newcastle on April 13, and Sydney about April 15, for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton, and is due back here on April 21. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound. — Niagara left Sydney on March 18 for Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. She sailed from Auckland on March 23, and is due at Vancouver on Anril 19. , 'Mariposa left Melbourne on March 27 and Sydney on March 31 for Auckland,. Suva, Pago Pago; Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco._ She arrived at Auckland _ on April _ 3, and is due at San Francisco on April 19. _ Aorangi leaves Sydney on April 15, is due at Auckland on April 19, and will sail tne following day for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. She is expected at Vancouver on May 7. Monterey leaves Melbourne on April 24 and Sydney on April 28 for Auckland (where she is expected on May 1), Suva, Pago Pago, Honolulu, Los Angeles (May 15), and San Francisco (May 17). —Southbound.— Aorangi left Vancouver on March 17 for Honolulu, Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. She arrived at Auckland on April 6, and is due at Sydney to-mor-row. „ Monterey left San Francisco on "March 29 for Honolulu, Pago Pago, Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on April 17 and at Sydney on April 19. Niagara leaves Vancouver on April 13 for Sydney via Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland. She is due at Honolulu on April 21, at Suva on April 30, and at Auckland on May 3, and will sail on May 4 from that port, arriving at Sydney on May 8. Mariposa leaves San Francisco on April 27 and Los Angeles on April 28 for Melbourne via Honolulu, Pago Pago, Suva, and Auckland. She is due at Auckland on May 14, Sydney on May 17, and Melbourne on May 21. VESSELS TO ARRIVE. —At Dunedin and Port Chalmers.— H.M.A.S. Vendetta April 10 Picton H.M.A.S Stuart ... April 10 Picton Chifuku Maru April 10 J a P an Rangitanc April 11 Lend™’ Raranga April 13 London Australind April 15 Hainax Karepo April 10 Newcastle Wairuna April 10 Los Angeles Hertford April 10 Wellington City of Brisbane April 10 I' ew York. Brisbane Maru April 18 Japan Ruahine April 19 0n Port Denison April 20 Halifax Hororata April 21 Glasgow Cape Horn April 23 Vancouver Cumberland April 26 Liverpool Ardenvohi May 3 New \ork Maniu Ma-u May i Japan Coptic May 5 :; t^ l ? twer P Canadian Conqueror May 5 Wellington Opawa May 5 London Port Hunter ......... May 10 Halifax Tongariro May 18 Liverpool Sydney Maru Mav 19 Japan City of O an, May 20 New York Tamaroa May 30 Southampton KeifukurMaru June 2 Japan Limerick June 0 Vancouver Melbourne Maru June 19 J a P an June 19 Liverpool Kent June 26 London Hauraki June 27 Vancouver Rotorua June 29 V r °, n . don Waiotapu July 1 ... ; I-rlsco Chifuku Maiu July £ ••••• Japnn Rangitiki July 5 London Hauraki July 15 Vancouver Cornwall July 18 Liverpool Brisbane Maru July 18 Japan Wairuna July 31 Vancouver —At Other Ports. — Maui Pomare Lytt.. April 12 Apia Southern Cross Auck., April 14 New Heb. Doric Star * Auck., April 18 LondonAkaroa .. Auck., April 24 London Brandon Auck., April 29 ... Antwerp Westmoreland Wgt’n, May 13 ... London Remuera Auck., May U London Limerick Auck., May 23 ... Vancouver Waiotapu Auck., June 19 ’Frisco OVERSEAS SAILINGS. Cape Horn Auck.. April 8 ... Vancouver Port Gisborne ...... Pt. Chas., April 9 ... London Benwyvis ............... Port Chas., April 9 London Armadale Auck., April 15 ...... London Kumara Wgt’n, April 16 London Chifuku Maru Auck., April 16 ...... Japan Cambridge \\{gt’n, April 17 ... London Hertford Pt. Chas,, April 19 London Raranga Wgt’n, April 20 ... London Mataroa Wgt’n, April 23 ... London Port Hobart Nap., April 26 London Brisbane Maru Auck., April 28 Japan Kumara Wgt’n, April 28 London Karamea Wgt’n, April 28 ...... London Port Denison Wang., April 30 ... London Ardenvohr Dun., May 3 Australia Opawa Pt, Chas., May 5 ... London Port Brisbane Ft. Chas., May 6 ... London Manju Maru Auck., May 16 Japan Akaroa Wgt’n, May 21 London Sydney Maru Auck., May 2G Japan Keifuku Maru Auck., June 14 Japan Melbourne Maru Auck., June 25 Japan PAKEHA CLEARS LIVERPOOL. The Pakeha left Liverpool on April 6 for New Zealand. Her dates are now Auckland (May 16-21), Wellington (May 23-26), Lyttelton (May 27-29), Dunedin (May 30-June 2), and Timaru (June 3-4). KARAMEA AT OAMARIf. The Shaw, Savill motor ship Karamea, coming in ballast from Australia to load Homeward on the coast, arrived at Oamaru on April 6. THE PORT DENISON. The Port Line steamer Port Denison left Sydney on April 3 for Auckland, and was expected at Auckland yesterday. She will load at Napier, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Wanganui, and Wellington. ' KUMARA’S ITINERARY. The Kumara left Lyttelton on April 6 for Nelson, where she is now to continue loading, thence completing at Picton (April 10-13) and Wellington (April 14-16). She will leave Wellington on April 16 for Santos, Rio de Janeiro, and London via Montevideo and Teneriffe. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Wahine arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.45 this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. FREIGHTS FROM INDIA. —Advance From May B. Shipping freights from Malaba, India, to New Zealand via Australia will be increased from May 8. From February 1 the calculation basis was changed from measurement to weight, under the new system the cost working out higher than previously for some classes of goods and lower on others. The increase now impending, which is on weight, varies according to New Zea- p land ports. For Auckland and Wellington freight rates will advance from 81 rupees to 83 rupees 8 annas an Indian ton of 6cwt. The percentage of increase is proportionately greater for many of the smaller ports, the maximum rate of 121 rupees being to Hokitika., I

CURRENT AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING. Merchant tonnage building in United States yards for private account includes the following:—Bath Iron Works, Bath (Maine), five trawlers for Boston owners and a sloop for H. S. Vanderbilt ; Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Sparrows Pt. (Md.), the Gulfcoast and another steam tanker, 7,070 tons gross each, for the Gulf Refining Company ; Charleston Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Charleston (S.C.), allwelded Diesel tug for New York owners; Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny (N.J.), four Arcform tankers of 12,800 tons dw. each for the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc (Wis.), electrically-welded tank steamer of 2,700,000 gals, capacity for Standard Oil Company of Indiana; Marietta Manufacturing Company, Point Pleasant (Va.), stern-wheel river steamer, 200 ft length, and stern-wheel all-welded towing vessel for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey; Maryland Drydock Company, Baltimore (Md.), five railway ferries, 250 ft length, for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and a Diesel electric ferry for Norfolk (Va.) service; Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, two tugs for the C. and O. Railway; Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Chester (Pa.), motor tanker of 15,000 tons dw. for the Socony Vacuum Oil Company, motor tanker of 15,800 tons for the PanAmerican Petroleum and Transport Company, steam tanker of 18,500 tons dw. for the Atlantic Refining Company, two steam tankers of 12,900 tons dw. for the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey, two steam tankers of 12,800 tons dw. for the Standard Oil Company of California, and two motor tankers ox 12,000 tons dw. for the Texas Company; United Shipyards, Inc., Staten Island (N.Y.), three femes and three sludge boats for the City of New York. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the > undermentioned wireless stations to-night: Auckland. —H.M.S. Achilles, H.M.S. Leith, H.M.S. Wellington, Gabnella, Kairanga, Kaiwarra, Kalingo, Matua, Maui Pomare, Recorder, Australind, Brisbane Maru, Cape Horn, Port Denison, Port Hobart. Wellington.—Rangatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Awatea, James Cook, Kaikorai, Kiwitea, Wairuna, Akaroa, Arawa, Cambridge, City of Brisbane, Fernmoor, Hertford, Hororata, Karamea, Mariposa, Monterey, Rapgitata, Rangitiki, Raranga, Surrey, Wairangi. Awarua. —Matai, Karepo, Waikouaiti, Waitaki, Triona, Benwyvis Canberra Maru, Ceramic, Chifuku Maru, Largs Bay, Mongolia, Mooltan, ISarkunda, Nieuw Zeeland, Orama, Ormonde, Orontes, Port Gisborne, Queen Mary, Strathnaver, Sydney Star, Vera, Yarraville. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, April B.—Sailed; Hertford (3.45 p.m.), for Wellington; Kaiwarra (6.30 p.m.), for Newcastle; Australind (10 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON, April B.—Arrived: Wahine (7.3 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Gale (12.15 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Golden Bear (1 p.m.), from Auckland; Wainui (1.45 p.m.), from Gisborne. Sailed; Canopus (0.25 a.m.), for Westport; Port Whangarei (1.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kauri (4.5 p.m.), for Greymouth; Waitaki (6.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wahine (7.48 p.m.), for Lyttelton. , _ , V LYTTELTON, April B.—Sailed; Rangatira (8.35 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, April B.—Sailed: Matai (8.10 a.m.), for southern lighthouses.

Wellington—N.W. 3 30.20 66 c Greymouth—N. ... 6 30.09 65 0 Ohrist’ch —E.N.E.; 1 30.00 64 0 Timaru —N.N.E. 1 29.94 55 cz Oamaru — ... ... 0 29.93 56 0 Dunedin —N. 2 29.90 54 0 Nuggets—N. 3 29.90 56 o Bluff—N. ... ... 2 29.83 57 0