SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22682, 23 June 1937, Page 3

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair; 2.25 a.m., 2.48 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 2.35 a.m., 2.58 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.15 a.m., 3.38 p.m. Dunedin: 3.45 a.m., 4.8 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 4.29 p.m., rises to-mor-row 7.51 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day G. 56 a.m., rises to-morrow 4.48 p.ra. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr F. Kiclson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:— Bar. Ther. W.

Weather—l 3. Blue sky; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast: g, gloomy; ugly; r, rain; s, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h, hail; tj* squally; J» lightning; t, thunder; f, fog;"m, mist; haze. Wind.—o. calm; 1, light nlr; 2, slight breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; C, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; D, strong gale; Id, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane, SAILED. —June 22. Wainui, s.s. (11.35 p.m.), 1,633 tons, Collier, for Napier and Gisborne via ports. ARRIVED. —June 23. Holmdale, m.v. (7.25 a.m.), 681 tons, A. Copland, from Wellington. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland.... Laid up. Melbourne Star Port Chalmers. Wainui Rattray street. Holmdale.... Rattray street. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal. — Port Waikato is duo to-morrow from Auckland, to load and sail the same evening for Auckland and Wellington via ports. Waimarino left Auckland on June 19 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, and is expected here tomorrow, to sail the same day for Bluff, whence she will return on Saturday, to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Holmdale arrive from Wellington this morning, and will sail this evening for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via Oamaru, Timaru, and LyttelAVainui arrived on Sunday from Wellington, and docked at Port Chalmers. She came to Dunedin yesterday afternoon, and sailed last evening for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. Breeze is due to-morrow from Bluff, to load for Wellington and Wanganui via. ports. , Waipahi is due on Monday to load for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Waipiata is to leave Auckland on Friday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is expected here on Wednesday, June 30. Holmlea is due here on Monday from AVellington, to load and sail for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato via ports. —Overseas.— Sto'ckwell left Wellington on June 16 and is due here to-morrow to complete discharge of New York, Philadelphia, and Newport News cargo. She will proceed to Port Kembla for bunkers. Melbourne Star left 'Liverpool on April 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She arrived at. Auckland bn May 25 and at Port Chalmers on June 20. She will sail to-morrow afternoon for Bluff, Timaru, AVellington, and Auckland. The vessel is now to clear Auckland finally on July 8 for London via Cape Horn. Newton Elm, with a cargo of hardwood, loaded at Bunbury (West Australia) on April 30, and left Newcastle oh May 18 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on May 25, sailed for Wellington on June 5, and is due. here to-morrow. Melbourne Maru. from Kobe via northern ports, is due here to-morrow to discharge general cargo and load for Japan. Gera left New Orleans on May 25, is due at Auckland about June 21, and is expected here about July 10. Fordsdale is due here from London via northern ports on July 15 to load Homeward. Kent, from London via Suva, is due at Port Chalmers via Lyttelton about June 28. Auretta left Ocean Island on June 12 for Ravensbourne and Dunedin via Lyttelton. She is due at Lyttelton on June 25, and at Ravensbourne on June 28. Rangitiki is due here from London via northern ports on July 6 to discharge, and will return from Bluff on July 19 to load and sail for Lyttelton and AA r ellington, whence she will sail about July 29 for London. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Wanganella left Sydney on June 4 for AVellington, arrived there on June 9, and sailed the same evening for Sydney, where she arrived on June 13. She sailed on June 14 for Melbourne, where she arrived on Juno 16, returning on June 20. when she sailed for Auckland. She is expected there to-morrow, Raid will sail on June 26 for Sydney, whes-e she is due on June 30. Karetu sailed on June 1 for Newcastle (June 8) and Port Kembla to load. She left Sydney on Juno 13, and was to clear Hobart on June 16 for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She is due tomorrow morning, to call on Saturday afternoon for Oamaru en route to Sydney. Gabriella was fixed to load timber at Grafton, New South AVales, on May 30 for AVellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She will also bring a quantity of general cargo from Newcastle and Eden for the two northern ports. She sailed from Clarence River on June 11, and was expected to leave Edithburg on June 21. Kekerangu was to load in South Australia early in June for Auckland, AVellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She left finally from Melbourne on June 14, arrived at Auckland on June 21, and is due here about the end of the month.

Maunganui left Auckland on June 10 for Sydney, where she arrived on Juno 14. She sailed the saane day for Melbourne, where she arrived on June 16, returning on June 18 to Sydney,

whence she sailed the same day for Wellington. She arrived there on June 22, and will leave on June 26 for Sydney, where she is expected oa June 30. Waikouaiti is loading at Newcastle, thence Port Keinbla, Sydney’, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. She is expected to clear Sydney on June 26. Waiana, from Barry (Wales) arrived at Auckland on June 20, and is expected at Dunedin at the of June. Waitaki was to leave Melbourne today for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is due here on Tuesday, June 29. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES, —Northbound. — Monterey left Melbourne on June 21, and is to leave Sydney on June 25 for Auckland (where she is duo on June 28), Suva, Pago Pago, Honolulu, Los Angeles (July 12), and San Franfiisco (July 13). Monowai left Sydney on June 10 for Vancouver, arrived at Auckland on June 14, left there on June 15, arrived at Suva on June 18, is duo at Honolulu on June 25, and at Vancouver on July 2. . Niagara is to leave Sydney on July 8 for Auckland, where she is expected on July 12, to sail the following day for Vancouver via Suva (July 16), Honolulu (July 23), and Victoria (July 29). She is expected at Vancouver on July 30. Mariposa is to leave Sydney on July 23 for Auckland, Suva, Pago Pago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. She is expected at Auckland on July 26, and at San Francisco on August 10. —Southbound.— Aorangi left Vancouver on May 12 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu (May 19) and Suva (May 28). She arrived at Auckland on June 1, and sailed on June 2 for Sydney, where she arrived on June 5. Sho is temporarily withdrawn from the service to August 5 for engine room repairs. Niagara left Vancouver on June 8 for Sydney via Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland. She arrived at Honolulu on June 16, and is due at Suva on Juno 25 and at Auckland on June 28, and sails the following day from that port, arriving at Sydney on July 3. Mariposa left San Francisco on June 22, and is to leave Los Angeles today for Auckland via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. • She is due at Auckland on July 9, to sail for Sydney, where she is due on July 12, and at Melbourne on July_ls. Monterey is to leave San Francisco on July 20 for Sydney via Suva, and Auckland. She is expected to arrive at Suva on August 3, at Auckland on August 6, at Sydney on August 9, and at Melbourne on August 12. . VESSELS TO ARRIVE,

I INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Maori arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.4sthis morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. THE JAMES COOK. The intercolonial steamer Janies Cooik arrived at Wellington on Saturday from Auckland to discharge hardwood from Port Stephens. She left Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton, Picton, and Grey mouth, thence to Sydney. 0.R.M..5. ORCADES. NEARING COMPLETION. The Orient S.N. Co, has been notified that Captain P. R. o‘Sullevan has been appointed to the command of the new liner Orcades. Tho vessel will leave London on October 9 on her maiden voyage to Australia. The Orcades, now nearing completion in the yards of Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., at Barrow-in-Furness, is designed to burn oil fuel only. Six boilers will generate steam at 4501 b to the square inch. Full power demands from the boilers will consume between six and seven tons of oil fuel an hour. The Orcades is a vessel of 24,000 tons, 630 ft long, and 82ft in beam. The liner has one mast, one funnel, and two propellers, and will carry 464 first and 609 tourist passengers. Captain O’Sullevan was formerly in command of the Oronteg, which will now be in charge of Captain G. G. Thorne, late of the Ormonde, who has been replaced in that ship by Captain N. Savage. Tho Ormonde is Captain Savage’s first command. IDLE TONNAGE. FEW OCEAN-GOING SHIPS LAID UP. According to the quarterly figures issued by the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom there has been a decline of 57.5 per cent, in the total tonnage laid-np.

At April 1 there were 77 vessels of 90,345 tons net laid up, ns compared with 121 vessels of 212,435 tons net at thp beginning of the year, a decrease of 44 vessels and 122,090 tons net. Compared with April 1, 1936, there is a decrease of 383,547 tons net, or 80.9 per cent. This is the lowest figure recorded since 1921, when the chamber first commenced to issue,returns.

Tho tonnage lead-up on April 1 last included eight foreign vessels of 15,369 tons net (24,110 tons gross), so that the British tonnage laid-up in United Kingdom ports on that date totalled 69 vessels of 74,976 tons net (136,730 tons gross). The decrease in British tonnage laidup as compared with January, exclusive of British shipping laid-up in foreign ports, was 117,803 tons (197,423 tons gross). Tho net change in the total tonnage on the United Kingdom Register during the three months January, February, and March, 1937, has been a decrease of 98,00 u tons gross. As the laid-up tonnage decreased by 197,000 tons gross in tho three months, there must have been an increase of about 99,000 tons gross in the tonnage of United Kingdom vessels in commission. ROTORUA AT WELLINGTON. To complete discharge of her London cargo and to commence her Homeward loading, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua arrived at Wellington late on June 20 from Auckland, and berthed at the King’s wharf. She is to leave there again on Juno 25 for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland to fill up, and is scheduled to clear the northern port finally on July 13 for London via the Panama Canal. i OPAWA AT LONDON. The Opawa, which left Dunedin on May 14 for tho United Kingdom, arrived at London on Friday. AT WELLINGTON. The Fordsdale, which left London on May 15, arrived in Wellington on Juno 21. She will leave to-morrow for Auckland. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to he within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland.—Matai, Kairanga, Kekerangu, Matua, Maui Pomare, Waiotapu, Wanganella, Australia Star, Auretta, Cornwall, Keifukn Mam, Nardana, O. B. Sorensen, Port Wellington, Queen Victoria, Rothley, Tongariro, Waipawa. Wellington.—-Maori, Tamahine, Wahine, H.M.S. Achilles, Kaiwarra, Monowai, Niagara, Waiana, Recorder, Akaroa, Arawa, Huntingdon, Kent, Melbourne Maru, Norfolk, Port Chalmers, Rangitiki, Remuora, Tairoa, Tamaroa, Turakina. Awarua.—H.M.S. Wellington, Gahriella; Kaikorai, Karetu. Kauri, Waitaki, Triaster, G. S. Walden, Comorin, Maetsuycker, Melbourne Star, Orana, Orontes. Chatham Islands.—South Sea. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, June 22.—Sailed; Margaret W. (4.30 p.m.), for Gisborne; Pukeko (5 p.m.), for Napier; Matai (11 p.m.), for Hauraki Gulf. WELLINGTON, June 22.—Arrived: Hokitika (8.10 p.m.), from Bruce Bay. Sailed: Paua (4.5 a.m.), for Gisborne; Port Waikato (4.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton; James Cook (4.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Totara (5.15 p.m.), for Westport; Maori (7.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton . LYTTELTON, June 22.—Arrived : Pakeha (5.20 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: VVaipahi (5.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Wahine (8.40 p.m.), for Wellington. CLYDE, June 22.—Sailed; Essex, for Auckland.

Full moon Juno 24 10.29 a.in. Last quarter July 2 12.32 a, in. New moon July 8 3.42 p.m. First quarter July 15 9.G p.m.

Wellington—S. 1 29.30 43 OF Grevmouth —E. 5 29.71 44 0 Chnstch’ch —£>. W. 2 29.91 39 OMD Timaru—Var. ... 1 29.91 38 OZ Oamaru —S.W. ... 1 29.92 35 0 Dun edin —S .S.W. 1 29.92 36 BCZ Bluff—W 1 29.94 39 BXZ

—At Dunedin and Port Chalmers. — ... June 24 ' June 24 June 27 Kent lune 28 „ Liverpool Auretta ... |une 28 , Ocean Is. Narclana - July 3 New York Chifuku Maru ... July 4 Japan Rangitiki ... July B .... London ... July 10 K cw Orleans Fordsdale ... July 15 .... London Tredennick ... July 17 ... Montreal Brisbane Maru ... .... July 18 .■... Jnpan Cornwall — July 22 . Liverpool Hauraki ... July 27 Y ancouver Maimoa ... July 29 Liverpool Wairuna ... Sept. 6 Vancouver —At Queen Victoria ... Other Ports.— Texas Gulf ... Auck.. June 24 Melbourne Kent ... Lytt., June 24 ... London Nardana New York Waipawa : 25 Lond’n Cornwall ... Auck., June 2d ... Liverpool ... VancVr Waiotapu O. 15. Sorenson ... ... Singapore ... VancVr Niagara ... Auck., June 28 Chifuku Maru ... Port L’owen ... Auck., July 4 .. Tredennick ... Auck. July 5 . .. New York Brisbane Maru ... ... Auck., July 12 Maetsuycker ... Auck.. July 13 ... Saigon Waimana ... Auck., July 14 ... Liverpool ... VancVr Hauraki ... -Auck., July 15 Arawa ... Auck., July 15 , City of Shanghai ... Auck., July 18 . ,, New Y’ork Kozan Maru ; City of Dieppe ... .. New York 1 Northumberland ... .. Liverpool Manju Maru City of Delhi ... Auck., July 25 . .. New York Monowal ... VancVr Rangitata ... Wgt’n. July 28 . Kangitiki City of Glasgow ... Auck., July 31 . ... Montreal Durham .. Liverpool Sydney Maru ... Auck., Aug. 9 Mataroa ... Auck.. Aug, 12 Southampton Cambridge ... Auck., Aug. 13 . Liverpool New Orl’ns Anhalt ... Auck., Aug. 1G Wairuna ... Auck., Aug. 22 ... VancVr Niagara ... Auck., Aug. 23 ... VancVr Hertford ... Auck., Aug. 28 . Rangitane ... Auck., Aug. 30 . ., Liverpool Ardenvohr ... Auck. Sep. 4 . ., Montreal Limerick ... Auck., Sep. 15 ... VancVr Middlesex .. Liverpool City of Brisbane ... Auck., Sep. 27 . Tainui ... Wgt’n, Sep. 28 South’mptn Opawa ... Auck., Oct. C . .. Liverpool ... VancVr Niagara Auck., Oct. 18 OVERSEAS SAILINGS. Pakeha Port Chalmers ... ... Lytt., June 24 . Westmoreland ... Bluff, June 25 Southampton Melbourne -Maru ... Lytt., June 29 Port Fairy ... London Melbourne Star ... Port Wellington ... Rotorua ... Wgt’n, July 13 . Huntingdon Australia Star ...