SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22619, 10 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: 2.3 a.m., 2.28 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 2.13 a.m., 2.38 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.53 a.m., 3.18 p.m. Dunedin: 3.23 a.m., 3.48 p.m. —Monday.— St. Clair: 2.55 a.m., 3.21 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 3.05 a.m., 3.31 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.45 a.m., 4.11 p.m. Dunedin: 4.15 a.m., 4.41 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 5.43 p.m., rises to-mor-row 6.37 a.m. Sets Sunday 5.41 p.m., rises Monday 6.38 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 4.45 p.m., rises to-morrow 6.27 p.m. Sets Sunday 5.15 p.m., rises Monday 7.47 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr F. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:— Bar. Then. W. Wellington—N.E. 2 30.19 61 0 Greymouth—N. 2 30.07 59 M R Christchurch ... 0 30.02 59 O R Timarn—N.E. „. 1 29.95 57 CZ Oamaru—N.W. 4 29.94, 67 O G Dunedin—S. ... 3 29.99 57 OIM Nuggets—S.W, ... 4 30.05 53 S W Bluff—S.W. ... 3 30.00 53 BC Weather.—B, blue *kv; be. blue sky and detache3 clouds; c, cloudy; o. overcast; g, gloomy; u, ugly; r, rain; s snow; j, drizzle; p. passing showers; h, hail: m. squally; I, lightning; t, thunderi t, log; m, mist; 2, haze* Wind.—o, calm; 1, light air; 2, slight breeze; 3, gentl- breeze; moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; %. strong breeze; /, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong 'gal*; 10. whole gale; 11. storm; 13. hurricane* ARRIVED. April 10. Waipiata, s.s. (8.30 a.m.), 3,826 tons, Whitefield, from Bluff. Waitaki, s.s. (10.15 a.m.), 2,212 tons, Dalgleish, from Lyttelton. Port Whangarei, m.v. (11.50 a.m.), 504 tons, Holmes, from Auckland. H.M.A.S. Stuart (12.30 p.m.), 1,500 tons, Captain O. H. J. Harcourt, from Picton. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up). Port Gishome.Port Chalmers. H.M.A.S. Australia Port Chalmers. Olivebank Ravenshourne. Ranui Rattray street. Waitaki Rattray street. Waipiata.. Birch street. Port Whangarei..Birch street. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Waipiata arrived this morning from Bluff, to load and sail this evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Port Whangarei arrived this morning, to load and sail on Wednesday for Wellington, Picton, p-d Wanganui via ports. Breeze is now due to-morrow morning from Wellington and will sail on Monday evening for Timaru and Wellington. Wainui is due here on Tuesday morning from Bluff to load and sail the same evening for Wellington, Nelson, and Gisborne via ports. Gale is expected here on Tuesday from Lyttelton to load and sail for Wellington and Wanganui 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. Port Waikato is due here on April 21 from Wellington, to sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, and Waikato. —Overseas. — ißenwyvis sailed this morning for Dunkirk. Chifuku Maru was due this afternoon from Japan via northern ports. She will sail on Tuesday for Japan via Timaru and Wellington. Port Gisborne was to sail this afternoon for London via Cape Horn and Las Palmas.

Rangitane is due at Port Chalmers to-morrow from London via northern ports. She will sail on Thursday for Bluff to complete. Olivebank will sail on Monday for Sydney, proceeding thence to Batavia to load copra Homewards. James Cook is due her© on April 16 with cargo from Australian ports. City 'of Brisbane is due here on April 16 from New York via ports. Raranga is due here to load on Wednesday 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 Thursday 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 left New Plymouth yesterday 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 _Mav 5, to sail on May 7 for London via Panama, east coast of America ports, and Halifax (Nova Scotia). Port Hunter sailed from London on 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 due at this port about May 30. City of Oran left New York yesterday 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 on April 8 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 arrived yesterday. Aorangi left Auckland on April 5 for Sydney, where she arrived yesterday. Karepo has completed loading at Newcastle,, and left Sydney on April 5 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due here about April 16. Waitaki left Wellington on April 8 for Lyttelton and Dunedin, taking over the Manama’s run. She was due here to,-day, and will sail this evening 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 Sydney, to load for New Zealand ports. She is expected to load at Newcastle on April 13, and Sydney about April 16, 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 April 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 tuo 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. HonoluMjyLos 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, andi was due at Sydney to-day. 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. Sho 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. WAIANA LAUNCHED. —New Union Company Motor Ship. — The Union Steam Ship Company has received cabled advice that its new motor ship Waiana, destined to replace the Wingatui in tlie East Coast cargo trade was successfully launched on February 26 at the yards of Alexander Stephen _ and Sons, Linthouse. The Waiana is expected to leave England about the end of March for Auckland, via the Suez Canal and Colombo, under the command of Captain A. H. Howie. An improved Waimarino, the Waiana is 320 feet in length, with a breadth of 48 feet. Her gross tonnage will be approximately 3,400, and her deadweight carrying capacity 3,850 tons on a draught of 19ft 6in. Her service speed will be 12 knots. The Waiana will embody a number of modern features designed to facilitate the handling of cargo. There will be three holds, each with ’tween-decks, and two five-ton derricks will be placed at each end of eacli batch, giving six sets of gear, in addition to which a heavy-lift derrick, with a capacity of 20 tons, will be provided. The three hatches will be large, each measuring 45ft Gin by 16ft. Modern accommodation amidships will be provided for officers and crew. The Waiana, which has been built for -the coastal trade, is a two-deck ship witli a cruiser stern. The forecastle and poop are arranged for the carriage of cargo, the deckhouse on the fore deck for special cargo, and the open well decks for the carriage of deck cargoes. The propelling machinery, also built by Alexander Stephen and Sons, consists of one set of Stephen-Sulzer Diesel engines of the two-cycle type, with solid injection, having six single-act-ing cylinders of the crosshead type, directly reversible. SAILINGS CANCELLED, —“ Golden ” Shipping Service. — The shipping service from America to Australia and New Zealand run by the Ocean and Oriental Navigation Company has been stopped, pending the ■ adjustment of a mail contract, according to advice received by the Auckland agents, Henderson and Macfarlane Limited. As a result, all sailings of the wellknown “ Goklen ” ships, which maintain a monthly cargo service, have been cancelled except that of the Golden West, from Los Angeles. The Golden Bear has arrived at Auckland from Los Angeles. She will follow the regular schedule and will go from Auckland to Wellington and Australia, and will then return to the Pacific Coast via Honolulu. NEW SERVICE. —Dutch East Indies-New Zealand.— The new service between Saigon, the Straits Settlements and Java to New Zealand to be established by the Koninklijke Pakevaart Maatschappij will be known as the South Pacific line, and will commence to-day with the departure from Saigon of the new motorship Maetsuycker, to be followed by the Van Rees. LONDON’S RISING EXPORT TRADE. Preliminary figures for the value of overseas trade (exclusive of coastwise trade and transhipment of goods under bond) in 1935 reveal that the total value of imports and exports of the United Kingdom amounted to £1,237,177,584. Of this total, the Port of London accounted for 37.7 per cent., or £466,724,261. The value of exports shipped through the Port of London was £145,333,252. This represents 30.2 per cent, of the total exports of the United Kingdom, the highest percentage recorded for 20 years, and an increase of £13,048,147 over 1934. Imports into London during the same year were valued at £321,391,009. LONDON’S SHIPPING. During the week ended February 12, 1,021 vessels, representing 1,038,312 net register tons, used the Port of London. Of these, 499 vessels (814,258 net register tons) were to and from Empire and foreign ports and 522 vessels (224,054 net register tons) were engaged in coastwise traffic. The arrivals included six meat cargoes—viz., four from Australia and two from New Zealand, comprising 191,000 carcases of lamb and mutton, 4,000 quarters of beef, quantities of pork, rabbits, and sundries. KAREPO TRANSHIPMENTS. The Karepo sailed from Sydney on Wednesday, April 7, for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, and is due here about Thursday, April 15. She has on board transhipment cargo ex the following steamers:—Tanda. Comorin, Merkur, Canberra Maru, Kamo Maru, Karrakoola, Jervis Bay, Otranto, Tamon Maru, Taiping, Nieuw Holland. HERTFORD LEAVES AUCKLAND. Loading for London and West- Coast ports at Queen’s Wharf, the Federal Line steamer Hertford sailed from Auckland yesterday afternoon for Wellington. She will complete her cargo at Dunedin. NARBARDA’S MOVEMENTS, The Union Company’s chartered steamer Narbada left Calcutta on April 2 for Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, and Samarang to complete loading for Auckland. She is due at Auckland about May 7, and she will later go to .Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedixu

AUSTRALIND BERTHED. The Australind, which has been lying in the Auckland stream since her arrival from Halifax on April 3, berthed on April 6 at Prince’s Wharf. She sailed on April 8 for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. ADMIRALTY PUBLICATIONS. The undermentioned charts have been published by the ‘ Hydrographer,’ and copies may be purchased at mercantile marine offices in the Dominion: — No. 184: South Pacific Ocean, Phoenix Group. New edition, 30/10/1936. Plan of Gardner Island redrawn. Other plans graduated and modernised. No. 3,576: Anchorages in the Fiji Islands. New edition, 30/10/1936. Plan of land harbour added. Sheet modernised. No. 1,171: Australia—Port Phillip. Large correction, 13/11/36. Amendments to depths at entrance to Port Phillip; minor corrections at Hobson Bay, etc. No. 3,781: Australia—Torres Strait, Wednesday Island to Booby Island, including Prince of Wales channel. New chart, 21/8/1936. This chart cancels Nos. 437, 691, and 3,419. Existing copies of the above charts are thereby cancelled. PORT DENISON DELAYED. Wireless advice received yesterday from the Port Line steamer Port Denison stated that she was being delayed by heavy seas and that she would not reach Auckland from Sydney until April 16. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The _ interisjand express steamer Rangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.45 this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Saturday and Sunday: H.M.S. Leith, H.M.S. Wellington, Awatea, Kairanga, Kaiwarra, Matua, Maui Pomare, Recorder, Antonio, Brisbane Maru, Cape Horn, Columbia, Dalryan, Karafuto Maru, Port Hobart. Wellington.—_Saturday: Rangatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Wairuna, AustraHnd, Erlangen, Golden Bear, Karamea, Kumara. Saturday _ and Sunday: James Cook, Kaikorai, Kalingo, Kiwitea. Akaroa, Arawa, Bosworth, Cambridge, City of Glasgow, Horqrata, Mariposa, Port Denison, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Raranga, Vera. Awarua. Saturday: H.M.A.S. Stuart, Triona, Yarraville, Berengaria, Canberra Maru, Chifuku Maru, Queen Mary, Sydney Star. Saturday and Sunday: Matai, Karepo, Omana, Waikouaiti, Wanganella, Benwyvis, Port Gisborne. Sunday: Waitaki, Ceramic, Keifuku Maru, Largs Bay, Mongolia, Mooltan, Narkunda, Orama, Ormonde, Rangitane, Stratlmaver. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, April 9.—Arrived: Paua (7.10 a.m.), from Gisborne; H.M.S. Wellington (10.25 a.m.), H.M.A.S. Waterhen (4.30 p.m.); Wingatui (10.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Port Denison (4 p.m.), from Sydney. WELLINGTON, April 9.—Arrived: Kaimiro (1.50 a.m.), from Greymouth; Rangatira (7.4 a.m.), from Lyttelton; City of Brisbane (2.10 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Kara (noon), for Picton; Wainui (6.20 p.m.), for Bluff; Breeze (6;25 p.m.), for Dunedin; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, April 9.—Arrived: Karetu (11.55 a.m.), for Timaru. Sailed: Waimarino (3 p.m.), for Wellington; Port Whangarei (4.10 p.m.), for Dunedin; Waitaki (4.35 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wahine (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Awahou (8.20 p.m.), for Napier. BLUFF, April 9. —Arrived: Ruahine (1 p.m.), from London. Sailed: Waipiata (6 p.m.), for Dunedin; Chifuku Maru (midnight), for Dunedin. SYDNEY, April 9.—Sailed: Awatea (8.40 p.m.), for Auckland.

VESSELS TO ARRIVE —At Dunedin and Port Chalmers. H.M.A.S Stuart ... April ifl . Picton Chifuku Maru April 10 Rangitsne R.iranga April H April 12 London ... Halifax Newcastle os Angeles Austialind Karepo Waiiiina April U> April IC April 16 b Hertford April 16 Wellington City of Brisbane April 36 April 17 Corbald Liverpool April lb April 19 . Japan London April 20 . Halifax Hororata April 21 .. Glasgow Cape Horn April 2a Vancouver April 20 Liverpool Ardcnvolv May 3 Now Vork Manju Ma'-u May i . Japan Coptic May 5 .. Antwerp Opawa May 5 ... London Port Hu?nor May 10 ... Halifax Tongariro May 12 . Liverpool Canadian Conqueror May 17 ... Halifax Sydney Maru Mav 19 . Japan City of 0«an May 21 New \ork Tamaroa May 30 Southampton Keifuku Maru June 2 Japan Canadian Highlander June 11 .. Halifax Melbourne Maru June 19 Japan Melbourne Star June 19 Liverpool June 26 Vancouver June 29 ... London Waiotapu July i .... ‘Frisco Chifuku Maiu July i Japan Rangitiki July 5 ... London Hauraki July 15 Vancouver Cornwall July IS Liverpool Brisbane Maru July 18 Wairuna July 31 Vancouver —At Other Ports.— Brisbane Maru Auck., April 11 Lytt., April 12 . Maui Pomare Cape Horn Auck., April 13 Los Angeles Southrn Cross Auck,, April 14 .. New Heb. Ruahinc Bluff, Aoril 15 .. Doric Star Auck., April 19 ,. Fordsdale Wgt’n, April 19 . Port Brisbane Auck., April 19 Pt. Kembla Auck., April 20 ... Auck., April 22 , Tongariro . Liverpool Port Dunedin Auck., April 23 , . Brisbane Akaroa Auck., April 24 ,. Auck., April 24 .. WestraHa Galveston Rignult de Genouilly Auck., April 26 .. Noumea Manju Ma-u Auck., April 26 .. Golden West Auck., April 27 Los Angeles Auck., April 29 , Auck., May 4 .. .. Antwerp Canadian Conqueror City of Oian Auck., Mav ll ... New York Westmoreland Wgt’n, Mav 12 .. Pakeha Auck., May 13 .. Liverpool Limerick Auck., Mav 14 Los Angeles Port Townsville Wgt’n, May 19 .. Rcmuera Auck., May 23 ,. Port Chalmers Wgt’n, May 24 Canadian Highlander Auck., May 28 „ Melbourne Star ... Auck., May 30 „ . Liverpool Stockwell Auck., June 4 ... New York Maimoa ; Auck., June 5 ,, Liverpool Waiotapu Auck., June 39 , Kent Lytt., June 23 .. Nardana Auck., June 24 ... New York Cornwall Auck., June 24 .. Liverpool Fordsdale Wgt’n, June 25 .. Rotorua Auck., June 29 Tredennick Auck., June 30 .. Halifax City of Bagdad Auck., July 18 ... New York OVERSEAS SAILINGS Armadale Auck., April 14 New York Kumara Wgt’n, April 16 , Chifuku Maru Auck., April 16 Cambridge Wgt’n, April 17 Wgt’n, April 17 . ... London Toko* L'ay Hertford Pt. Chas., April 19 London Raranga Wgt’n, April 20 ... London Mataroa Wgt’n, April 23 ... London Fort Hobart Nap., April 26 Brisbane Maru Auck., April 28 Kumara Wgt’n, April 28 . Karamea Wgt’n, April 28 . Port Denison Wang., April 30 ... London Ardenvohr Dun., May 3 .... . Australia Opawa Pt. Chas., May 5 ... London Port Brisbane Pt. Chas., May 6 ... London Rigault de Genouilly Auck., May 7 ... Coptic Pt. Chas., May S Wgt’n, May 8 .. ... London Hororata Port Dunedin Wgt’n, May 11 . Port Caroline Wgt’n, May 14 ... London Auck., May 16 Auck., May 20 Wgt’n, May 21 , ... London Akaroa Sydney Maru Auck., May 26 ,, Keifuku M*tu Auck., Juno 14 Melbourne Maru Auck., June 25