SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22723, 10 August 1937, Page 3

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. ■—To-morrow.— St. Clair: 5.42 a.m., 0.4 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 5.32 a.m., 6.14 p.m. I’ort Chalmers: 0.02 a.m., 0.51 p.m. Dunedin : 7.2 a.m., 7.24 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 5.11 p.m., rises to-mor-row 7.15 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. First quarter August 14 1.58 p.m. Full moon August 22 12.17 p.m. Last quarter August 2!) 11.24 a.m. Now moon September 5 10.23 a.m. Sets to-day 9.29 p.m., rises to-mor-row 8.44 a.m. SAILED. —August 9. — Northumberland, s.s. (3.50 p.m.), 11 ,555 tons, Maltby, for Pieton. ARRIVED. August 9.. Storm, s.s. (7 p.m.), 749 tons, Williams, from Wellington. August 10. Waimarino, s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 3,067 tons, W. D. Cameron, from Bluff. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Waimaua Victoria wharf. Waimarino Kitchener street. Storm Rattray street. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Storm arrived last evening from Wellington, to, load and sail to-night for Wellington, Pieton, and Wanganui via ports. Holmglcn arrived this afternoon to load and sail this evening for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato via Timaru and Lyttelton. Waimarino left Auckland on July 30 for Bluff and Dunedin via ports, and arrived here this morning, to sail this evening for Auckland via ports. Breeze is due on Friday from Bluff, to load and sail for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. Waiana is to leave Auckland on Friday for Dunedin via northern ports, and is due here on Wednesday, August 48. Waipiata left Auckland on August 7 and is due here on Thursday afternoon, August 12, via ports. She will sail the following day for Oamaru. Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Holmdale is due on Friday to load for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington. Pieton. and Wanganui. Waipahi is due here to load and sail on Friday, August 13, for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. Port Waikato is expected here on August 18 from Auckland via ports, to load for Auckland via Timaru and Lyttelton. Waimii is expected on August 17 to load for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne via ports. —Overseas.— Northumberland, from Newport (England), arrived at Port Chalmers via northern ports on Friday morning. She sailed yesterday afternoon for Picton. ■ She arrived in Auckland ' on July 21. Mamari, from London via Suva, is expected at Port Chalmers to-morrow morning. She arrived at Suva on July 31 and sailed on August 4. From here sho will sail the following Tuesday for Lyttelton and New Plymouth, to complete loading. Waimana, from London via Panama and northern ports, arrived on Monday at Dunedin 1o discharge her Home cargo and sail this afternoon for Bluff. She is due hack here on August 20 to load. Cambridge sailed from Philadelphia on July 2. from New York on July 9, and from Newport News on July 11, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about August 12 and at Port Chalmers on August 20. Mataroa, from London, cleared Southampton on July 9 for Auckland. Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on August 14 and at Port Chalmers on August 23. Empire Star is due at Port Chalmers on August 14 from Australia and Bluff to load, sailing on August 16 for Timaru. City of Glasgow, which sailed from Montreal on Juno 23, arrived at Auckland on July 31. and is due at Dunedin about August 17, when she will continue loading for New York and Montreal. She will sail the following day for Bluff and Wellington. Myrtlehank is expected at Lyttelton about August 15 from Nauru Island. Thence she will proceed to Ravensbouvne and Dunedin, and is due at Ravenshourne on August 17. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound. —• Mariposa, left Sydney on July 23 for Auckland. Suva, Pago Pago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Sho arrived at Auckland on July 26. and was expected at, San Francisco to-day. Aorangi left Sydney on August 5 for Auckland, where she arrived on August 9, to leave to-day for Vancouver via Suva (August 13), Honolulu (August 20), and Victoria (August 26). She is expected at Vancouver the following day. Monterey is to leave Melbourne on August 16 and Sydney on August 20 for Auckland, where she is expected on August 23. to sail the same day for San Francisco via Suva (August 26). Pago Pago (August 27), Honolulu (September 1), and Los Angeles (September 6). She is due at San Francisco on September 7. Niagara is to leave Sydney on September 2 for Auckland, where she is expected to arrive on September 0. She will leave there the following day for Vancouver (whore she is duo on September 24 (via Suva (September 10), Honolulu (September 17), and Victoria (September 23). —Southbound.— Niagara left Vancouver on August 4 ior Sydney via Honolulu, Suva, and

Auckland. She is expected at Honolulu to-morrow, at Suva on August 20, and Auckland on August 23. She is to sail the next day, and is expected to arrive at Sydney on August 2S. Monterey left San Francisco ou July 20 I'or Sydney via Honolulu. Suva, and Auckland. She arrived at Suva on August 3. at Auckland on August G. at Sydney on August 9. and is duo at Melbourne on August 12. Mariposa is to leave San Francisco ou August 17 ami Los Anodes ou August 13 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu (August 23), Pago Pago (August 23). and Suva (August 31). She U expected at Auckland on September 3, leaves the same day, and is expected at Sydney on September 6 and at Melbourne on September 9. Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on September 1 for Auckland (where she is due on September 20) via \ ietoria (September 1). Honolulu (September 8), and Suva (September 17). Sbc will leave Auckland on September 21. and is expected at Sydney on September 25. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. AVnnganolla left Auckland on July 23 for Sydney, where she arrived on July 27. and Melbourne, where she arrived on July 29. She left the same day, and left Sydney on July 31 for - Wellington, where she arrived on August 4. She left on August 5 for Sydney, where she arrived on August 9, and Melbourne, where she is due to-morrow^ Awatea sailed on July 31 from Sydney for Auckland, where she arrived on August 3. She left again on August C for Sydney, where she arrived ou August 9. ' Aorangi left Sydney on August o for Sydney, where she arrived ou August 9. Monterey is to leave Melbourne on August 16 and Sydney on August 20 for Auckland, where she is duo on August 23. Niagara is to leave Sydney on September 2 for Auckland, w'hero she is expected to arrive on September G. Monterey arrived at Auckland on August 6, and sailed for Sydney and Melbourne, where she was due on August 9 and 12 respectively. Mariposa, leaves Auckland on September 3 for Sydney, where she is due on September 6, and Melbourne ou September 9. Aorangi is to leave Auckland on September 21. and is expected at Sydney on September 25. Karctu has loft Bluff, and will load at Newcastle on August 16, and Sydney on August IS, for Bluff, Dunedin, Tiinarn. Lyttelton, and Oamarn. She is due hero about August 25. AVaikouaiti left Bluff on July 20 for Newcastle, where she commenced loading on July 27. She completed at Port Kembla and Sydney for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. She left Sydney on August 3, and is expected here about August 13, to sail the following Tesday for Bluff, Sydney, and Newcastle. Waitaki left Melbourne on August 6 for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Dunedin, and is expected here on Thursday morning. She will sail ou Friday. Omana is to load at Adelaide and TJdithbnrg about the middle of August, and will complete at Melbourne for Bluff. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, and New Plymouth. —Overseas.— Anhalt left New Orleans on June 30 for Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on August 5, and .is expected at Dunedin on August 21. She is to sail the following day for Westport for bunkers, thence Noumea. Essex is due at Port Chalmers from West Coast of England ports (Via northern ports on August 21. City of Shanghai arrived at Auckland on July .31 from Now York, and is to discharge also at Wellington, Lyttelton. and Dunedin. She left Auckland on August 7, and is due here about Tuesday next. Sydney _ Mam, which left Kcwe on July 27, is now expected to arrive at Auckland on August 26, sails the following day for Wellington, is due there on August 30, and sails the next day for Lyttelton. She is due there on September 1. and sails the next day for Dunedin, where she is expected to arrive on September 3, sailing the next day for Noumea, Manila, Hongkong. and Japan. Narbada was to leave Calcutta todo r for Penang. .Singapore, and Java to complete loading for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. Naniwa Marn left Kobe on -July 31 and Meikc on August 3 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on August 26 and hero about September 3. Port Brisbane is due here on September 7 from New York via northern ports. She is expected to arrive at Auckland on August 29. Port Dunedin left London on July 29 for Suva. Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Timaru. She is due at Lyttelton on September 10 and here on September 13. Hertford, from Liverpool via northern ports, is due here on September 14. She left Liverpool on July 17, and is expected at Auckland on August 30 and at Port Chalmers on September 23. Ardcnvohr left Montreal ‘on July 29 for Auckland. Napier, AA r ellington. Lytclton. Timaru. and Dunedin, and is due here on September 16. MAMARI RADIOS. Dalgety and Co. advise receipt of radio advice from the Mnmari that she expects to be off Otago Heads at 7 a.m. to-morrow. She is from London via Suva. CARGO FROM THE EAST. The Union Company’s chartered steamer Narbada is scheduled to leave Calcutta to-day for Penang, Singapore, and Samarang to continue loading to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff’. , THE MYRTLEBANK. The Myrtlebank is reported to have left Nauru Island last Thursday for Lyttelton, Ravensbourne, and Dunedin. Sbe is due at Lyttelton on August 16 and at llavensbourne cn August 18. NANIWA MARU LEAVES MIIKE. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. i.td. have received cabled advice that rhe new Y K.K Lino steamer Naniwa Marti cleared Miiko last Wednesday for Auckland, Wellington, Wanganui, Dunedin, and Lyttelton via Noumea. She is due at Auckland on August 24. and will clear Lyttelton finally on September 9 for Japan via Noumea. MATAROA RADIOS. The Shaw Savill and Albion Company’s vessel Mataroa advises by radio that she expects to arrive at Auckland next Saturday morning. THE ROTORUA. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Rotorua sailed from Caracas Bay on the morning of August 8 for London, where she is expected to arrive on August 23,. She sailed from Wellington on July I I.

FINLAND’S MERCHANT FLEET. ADVANCE IN STEAM TONNAGE. According to the new issue of the Finnish ‘ Shipping Calendar.’ the merchant fleet on April 1 consisted of 866 ships, totalling 584,655 gross tons, compared with 851 of 510,506 gross tons at the same time last year. _ . I The average tonnage was 59/ gross' at the beginning of 1930, but had risen to 675 gross tons at the beginning of the current year. The increase of tonnage during the year under review is about 74.150 gross Tho major increase is in steamers, which rose from 533 to 557, and from 426,820 to 506,928 gross tons. The number of motor slops has been increased by four of 2.149 gross tons, while the fleet of sailing ships has been reduced from 163 to 137, totalling 46,030 gross tons, or 9,555 gross tons less than a year ago. U.S. MERCHANT FLEET. RELATION TO FOREIGN FLEETS. The United States Maritime Commission has compiled a report showing tho position of the country's tonnage in relation to foreign fleets. There aro 18 liners larger than the Manhattan and Washington, the biggest American ships. The United States is last in rank of the six major sea-going nations in the number of ships and tonnage of vessels less than 10 years old. It is fifth in six nations having ships capable of a speed of 12 knots or more. The total ocean-going fleet of the countrv, including tankers and intereoastal trading ships, numbers 1,444 vessels, with a. gross tonnage of 8.462,000 tons. Ninety per cent, of these will be 20 or more years old within five years. The -Merchant Marine Act forbids the granting of operating subsidies to ships of this age except under extraordinary circumstances. IN RADIO RANGE, Tho following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland. H.M.S. Endeavour, Aorangi, Kererangu, Matna, James Cook, Canadian Cruiser, Cambridge, Cornwall, Essex, Kent, Larchbank, Myrtlebank, Van Rees. Wellington.—Maori, Matai, Rangatira, Taniahine, Kaikorai, Maui Bomare, Niagara, Akaroa. Mariposa, Matakana, Mataroa, Northumberland, Port Darwin, Rangitane, • Rangitiki, Statira, South Africa. Awarua.—H.M.S. Achilles, H.M.S. Loander, Karetu, AVaitaki, AA r anganella, Triaster, Triona, Empire Star. Henry Dundas, Mooltan, Grama, Otranto, Strathaird, Waimana. Chatham Islands.—South Sea. PORT BRISBANE LEAVES NEWPORT NEWS. The Port Line steamer Port Brisbane, which left New York on July 31 for Auckland. 'Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin via Philadelphia and Newport News, is reported to nave cleared the last-mentioned port last AVcdnosday. She is due at Auckland about August 30. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Kangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.40 this morning. Passengers and mails connected with the express. SHAW, SAVILL COMPANY. The AA'ailsond Slipway and Engineering Company Ltd. have obtained imiportant contracts for engine repairs and reconditioning of the four wellknown Shaw, Savill motor ships Karamea, Coptic, Taranaki, and Zealandic. Tho Karamea reached London in June from New Zealand, and is scheduled to leave Loudon on September 2 for AVellingtou and Auckland. The Coptic also reached London last J une, but no advice has boon received as to when she will leave England again. The Zealandic loft Australia on July 24 for the United Kingdom. At present she is scheduled to leave Liverpool on December 4 for New Zealand. The 'Taranaki left Australia on July 9 for the United Kingdom, and no advice has been received as to when she will make her next voyage. EMPIRE STAR EARLIER.' Tho Blue Star Lino has received cabled advice that its motor ship Empire Star left Townsville last Thursday for Bluff, where she is now duo at 4 a.m on August 11 to commence hei Homeward loading. She will later complete at Port Chalmers, where she is due on August 14, Tiinarn, AA'pllingion, Gisborne, and Auckland. Tho vessel will dear Auckland finally on September 2 for London via Cape Horn. WAITAKI FROM MELBOURNE. Tim Union Company’s intercolonial trader AVaitaki left Melbourne at midnight on Friday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and AVellingtou. Siie is non due here ou Thursday, and is to sail the same day for the north. Tier cargo includes transhipments from tho Titania, Cathay, Saleicr, Narkumla, and Port Adelaide. N THE SOUTH AFRICA. AA'ii.h bulk petrol for the Texas Oil Company, tho Norwegian tanker South Africa is cine here to-morrow to continue discharge. She is to sail to-mor-row night for Newcastle and Brisbane. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, August 9.—Arrived: AAmiana (1.45 p.m.), from AVellingtou; Van Rees (4.40 p.m.), from Singapore. Sailed: Canadian Cruiser (8 p.m.), for Melbourne; Larchbank (9 p.m.), for AA'angamn. WELLINGTON, August 9.—Arrived : City of Glasgow (5.10 a.m.), from Auckland; New Zealand Star (8.10 a.m.), from London; South Alrica (12.20 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Holm dale (1 p.m.), for Picton : Breeze (6.10, p.m.), for Bluff; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kaikorai (9 p.m.), for Napier: Poolta (9 p.m.), for Westport; AVainui (10 p.m.), for Napier. LYTTELTON, August 9,—Arrived ; AA’aikonniti (8 p.m.). from Sydney. Sailed: Holmglen (noon), tor Dunedin; Foxton (4 p.m.). for Foxton; Maori (8.20 p.m.). for Wellington. BLUFF, August. 9.—Sailed; Waimarino (10 p.m.), for Dunedin. SYDNEY. August 9.—Arrived : AATanganella (9.32 a.m.), from AVellingtou (Monterey (10.18 a.m.), from Auckland.