SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22773, 7 October 1937, Page 3

SHIPPING

Thirty minutes must be added to the following times to convert them to daylight-saving time. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 4.36 a.m., 4.58 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 4.46 a.m., 5.8 p.m. .Port Chalmers: 5.26, a.m., 5.48 p.m. Dunedin: 5.56 a.ni., 0.18 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 6.23 p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.29 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sets to-day 9.17 p.m., rises to-mor-row; 6.48 a.m.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Government Meteorologist (Dr P. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:— Bar. Ther. W.

Weather—B. blue shy: be, blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast; g, gloomy: u, ugly; r, rain; s, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; V hail, q, squally; 1, lightning; t, thunder; f, fog; m, mist; z, haze. Wina—o. calm; 1, light air; 2, slight breeze: 3, gentle b eeie; i, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6j stiong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 13, hurricane, ARRIVED. —October 6. Port Waikato, m.v. (10.35 p.m.), 685 tons, Holmes, from Auckland and Wellington. —October 7.—* Breeze, m.v. (11 a.m.), 620 tons, Horler, from Bluff. Tainui (10.30 a.m.), W. H. P. Jackson, from Lyttelton. SAILED. —October 6.—• Narbada,' s.s. (4.20 p.m.),* 8,988 tons, W. W. Hender, for Bluff. Gale, m.s." (6.30 p.m.), 622 tons, Davies, for Wanganui via ports. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Waipahi ..............PortC. (dock). Port Waikato Rattray street. Breeze....'. Rattray street. Tainui .Port Chalmers, MOVEMENTS. —Coastal,— Port Waikato left Auckland on Friday last for Wellington, and arrived here last evening to load and sail this evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellintgon, and Auckland. Waiana left Auckland on Saturday for "Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due here to-morrow morning, returning on Monday to load for Auckland via Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. J ’ Waipahi left Wellington on Monday evening for Dunedin direct, arrived 1 yesterday jnorning, and docked at Port Chalmers for survey. She will sail from Dunedin to-morrow for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. Holmglen is duo on Monday to load and sail the same evening for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato via porta. Breeze arrived here this . morning from Bluff, to load and sail to-morrow for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. Wainui is due here on Monday from Auckland via ports, to load and sail _ on Tuesday for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne via Timaru and Lyttelton. Waipiata is to leave Auckland to-morrow _ for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and is due here on October 13, to load and sail for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Gale sailed last evening for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. Holmdale is due here on Monday, to load and sail for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. —Overseas.— Chifuku Maru left Yokohama on August 27 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on September 27, left there on October 2 for Wellington, arrived there on October 5, left yesterday, is due here to-morrow, and will sail on Saturday for Lyttelton. City of Winchester sailed from New York on August 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on September 24, and left there for Wellington on Tuesday, arriving at the latter port on September 30. She is due here on Sunday. Tainui left Southampton on August 19 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Napier. She arrived at Wellington on Thursday morning, sailed in the afternoon for Lyttelton, left there last evening, and arrived at Port Chalmers this morning. It is hoped to despatch her on Saturday evening for northern ports. Port Nicholson left Montreal on August 21 and Quebec on August 23 for. Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on September 25, at Wellington on October 1, left last evening for Lyttelton, and is due here on Saturday. She is to sail on Monday for Newcastle. Limerick sailed from Vancouver on August 23 for San Francisco, Los Angeles, Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. She arrived at Auckland on October 5, and is expected here on October 20. Sussex left Liverpool on August 29 for Dunedin and Bluff via northern ports. She arrived at Auckland on September 29, and is due her© about October 22.

Tongariro left London on September 11 for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, and Auckland. She is due at Port Chalmers about October 20. Westmoreland left New York on September 18 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland on October 20 and here on November 2. Cumberland left Liverpool on September 12 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Timaru. She is due at Auckland on November 16. Maimoa left Clyde on September 19, and Liverpool on September 26 for Dunedin via Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. She is due at Auckland on November 5 and here on November 21. Naumburg sailed from New Orleans on September 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on November 1, and here on November 11.

Tamaroa left London on October 1 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Napier. She is duo at Wellington on November 4.

Australind left Quebec on September 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is duo at Auckland on October 29, and here on November 10. • . Brisbane Maru left Moji on September 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is duo at Auckland on October 20, and here on October 30. Havkong left San Francisco on September II for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and will sail for Melbourne and Sydney from this port. Sho arrived at Auckland on October 1. Kozan Maru was to leave Kobo on September 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Sho is expected to reach Auckland on October 19 Silverelm is expected at Auckland on October 20, with a cargo of timber from Bunbury, Western Australia, where she was to leave yesterday. She will also discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and is duo here on November 7, Napier Star is to leave New York on October 9 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. City of Manila is to leave New York to-morrow for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Hauraki is to leave Los Angeles on October 20 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Fordsdale is to leave London on October 21 for Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Nelson. _ , , City of Glasgow is to leave Montreal on October 26 for Auckland,- Welling ton, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on November 30. Naniwa Maru ,is to leave Kobo, on October 31 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Port Hobart is to leave New York on October 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Hy m Sydney Maru is to leave Moji on October y 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. _ Canadian Conqueror is to Kavo Whvalla on October 30, is to load at Bluff from November 6 to Novemte 8 Dunedin from November 9 to xsov’embe? 10, completes at nortluw. norts and is to leave Auckland on November 20 for New York, Boston, Saint John, and Halifax. —Sailings for Overseas.— Port Brisbane was to leave Auckland to-day for London via Montevideo, and. is expected to arrive at London on N Akaroa r is 1 to leave Auckland to-mor-row for London via Panama. Mahana is to leave. Auckland on October 12 for London via Cape Horn. Port Dunedin is to leave Auckland on October 14 for London via Las Palmas, and is due at London on NoVe ßemuera is to leave Auckland on October* 10 for London via Cape Horn, and Is due at London on December lb. Tainui is to leave Auckland on November 3 for Southampton, London, Hull, and Newcastle-on-Tyno via Panama, and is due at Southampton on December 11. Karamea is to sail finally on November 10 for London via Cape Horn, ana is due at London on December 16.

INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Rangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.40 this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Wanganella left Wellington on September 30 for Sydney, where she arrived on October 4, and Melbourne, where she arrived to-day. Monterey left Auckland on October 1 for Sydney, where she arrived on October 4, and Melbourne, where she arrvied to-day. She is to leave Melbourne on October 11 and Sydney on October 16 for Auckland, where she is due on October 18. Niagara is to leave Auckland on October 19 for Sydney, where she is due on October 23. Awatea is to leave Sydney to-mor-row for Wellington, whore she is due on October 11. She will leave Wellington on October 15 for Sydney, where she is expected on October 18. Karetu sailed on September 23 for Newcastle, Sydney, and Hobart to load for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, thence Newcastle. She commenced loading at Newcastle on September 29, cleared Sydney on October 1, was to clear Hobart on Tuesday, and is due here about October 12. Mariposa is to arrive at Auckland on October 29 from Suva, and is to leave the same day for Sydney, where she is expected to arrive on November * Omana will load at Edithburgh about October 12, and will complete at Adelaide and Melbourne for Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. Waikouaiti commenced loading at Sydney on September 30, and completed at Newcastle, Port Kembla, and Sydney for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She was expected to clear Sydney to-day, and is due here about October 14. Waitaki left Wellington on September 29 for Bluff and Melbourne. She left Bluff on October 1, and was to load at Melbourne yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is to leave Melbourne to-morrow, and is due here about October 14.

TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound.— Aorangi left Sydney on September 30 for Vancouver via Auckland (where she arrived on October 4), Suva (to-mor-row), Honolulu (October 15), Victoria B.C. (October 21). She is due at Vancouver on October 22. Monterey is to leave Melbourne on October li and Sydney on October 15 for San Francisco, where she is due on November 2 via Auckland (where she is expected on October 18), Suva (October 21), Pago Pago (October 22), Honolulu (October 27), and Los Angeles (November 1). Niagara is to leave Sydney on October 28 for Vancouver, where she is duo on November 19 via Auckland (November 1, sails November 2), Suva (November 5), Honolulu (November 12). and Victoria, B.C. (November 18). Mariposa is to leave Sydney on November 8 and Melbourne on November 12 for San Francisco, where she is due on November 30 via Auckland (November 15), Suva (November 18), Pago Pago (November 19), Honolulu (November 24), and Los Angeles (November 29). —Southbound.— Monterey left San Francisco on September 14 for Melbourne via Los Angeles (September 15), Honolulu (September 20), Pago Pago (September 25), Suva (September 28). Auckland (September 30), and Sydney (October 4). She arrived at Melbourne to-day. Niagara left Vancouver on September 29 for Auckland and Sydney, where she is duo on October 18 and October 23 respectively via Victoria, B.C. (September 29), Honolulu (October 6), and Suva (October 15). She leaves Auckland on October 19, 1

Mariposa is to leave San Francisco on October 13 and Los Angeles the following day for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu (October 18), Pago Pago (October 23), and Suva (October 26). She, is due at Auckland on October 29, at Sydney on November 1) and at Melbourne on November 4. Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on October 27 for Sydney, where she is due on November 20 via Victoria, B.C. (October 27), Honolulu (November 3), Suva (November 12), and Auckland (November 16). She will leave Auckland on November 20. LIMERICK AT AUCKLAND. The Union Company’s motor ship Limerick reached Auckland from Los Angeles via Papeete and the Cook Islands on Tuesday. She will later complete discharge at Wellington, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia, and is duo hero on October 20. BARQUES FOR AUCKLAND. One of two French barques expected to visit Auckland with guano cargoes from the Seychelles Group, the Pamir, is presumed to be at present loading at the islands. No cabled advice has yet been received at Auckland of her departure, but she is expected to leave before the middle of this month on her voyage, which should take at least GO days. The Pamir, of 2,799 tons gross, carried timber from the Baltic to South Africa, after taking part in last season’s grain race from Australia to England, her passage from Port Lincoln to Falmouth being 98 days. After discharge of the timber she was scheduled to sail for Mahe, in the Seychelles. She should arrive at Auckland late in December.

The second unit of Captain Gustav Erikson’s famous Finnish sailing fleet scheduled to visit Auckland, the barque Penang, 2,091 tons gross, will load in the Seychelles between October and November. She is expected in New Zealand toward the end of January. PERSONAL. Captain J. E. Warwick took command of the Kalingo at Sydney, relieving Captain W. H. D. Gardner, who is now awaiting orders at Auckland. Mr C. W. Dovey is now second officer of the Rangatira, vice Mr J. C. Sadleir, who has transferred to the Waiana in a similar capacity. Mr H. M. Hughes is now second officer of the Waimarino. Mr R. R. Russell has Joined the Aorangi as junior third officer, relieving Mr D. J. George, who is now senior third officer, relieving Mr C. A. Woods for holidays. Mr A. W. Rabbits has been appointed chief officer of the Kiwitea, relieving Mr L. Gillan for holidays. Mr H. J. Petty has joined the Wingatui as second officer. Mr B. H. Young is now second officer of the Kaimiro. SILVERELM FROM BUNBURY. ; The Silver Line motor ship Sliverelm is_ due at Auckland about October 20 with hardwood from Bunbury. She will later complete discharge at W«l* lington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. NEW DUTCH SHIPS. On October 14, when the liner Nieuw Zeeland will be at Singapore, Purser C. J, Keukelaar will leave for Holland by K. plane. Reaching Haarlem on October 19, he will remain on leave till May, when he will sail for Java in the new motor ship Buys, one of three new 17,000-ton motor ships being constructed by the K.P.M. line for the Shanghai to Capetown service. The Ruys, which will be launched in December, in Holland, will have a speed of 17 knots. IRON MONARCH SOLD. Now in port at Newcastle, the steel screw" steamer Iron Monarch, which has been a frequent visitor to Melbourne, has been sold by Inter-State Steamships Ltd., of Sydney, to Madrigal and Co., of Manila. Built ait Sunderland in 1913, the Iron Monarch, which was formerly the Koolonga, has a gross tonnage of 4,200.

YUGOSLAV SHIP FOR GEELONG. In less than two months’ time the first Yugoslav steamer ever to come to Victoria in the memory of shipping authorities will discharge several thousand tons of sulphur at Geelong. The ship is the Ivan Topic, and will sail from Ancona, Italy, shortly with a full cargo of sulphur for Fremantle, Port Lincoln, and Geelong. It was originally the Ronda, and was built in 1920 at South Shields for the Bowring S.S. Co., of •London. The vessel is 385 ft long, has a beam of 63.6 ft, and a gross tonnage of 4,943, which makes it the largest of the seven ships of the fleet of the Slobodna Plovidba Topic D.D., of Susak. It is one of the largest Yugoslav ships, as the fleet of 177 vessels comprises mostly small steamers and motor vessels. NAVIGATION WARNING. A Press Association message from Wellington states that the following

navigation warning was broadcast by a Sydney radio station at 10.10 last night:—“ A floating log, partly submerged and dangerous to navigation, has been reported. The position is latitude ’ 31.53 south and longitude 152.55 east. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, October 6.—Arrived: Waipiata (3.45 p.m.), from Wellington. WELLINGTON, October 6. Arrived: Totara (3.5 a.m.), from Westport; Rangatira (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Matua (8 a.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Chifuku Maru (3 p.m,), for Dunedin; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Totara (9 p.m.), 1 for Westport: Port Nicholson (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, October 6.—Arrived; Waimariho (6.10 a.m.), from Timaru; Storm (9 a.m.), from Timaru; Waiana (2 p.m.), from Wellington; Mahana (9.15 p.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed: Tainui (6.15 p.m.),, for Port Chalmers; Wahine (8.40 p.m.), for Wellington; Waimarino (10 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, October 6.—Sailed: Port Dunedin (2.25 p.m.), for Wellington; Breeze (1 p.m.), for Dunedin. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to to be within range. of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. H.M.S. Endeavour, H.M.S. Wellington, Aorangi, Kaikorai, Kaiwarra, Maui Pomare, Paua, Port Tauranga, Columbia, Germanic, Middlesex, Myrtlebank, Van Rees. Wellington.—Rangatira, Tamabine, Wahine, Kairanga, Kalingo, Kauri, Niaraga, City of Brisbane, City of Winchester, Havkong, Hertford, Kalmia, Karamea, Mahana, Mataroa, Port Brisbane, Port Dunedin, Rangitane, Rangitiki, Tamaroa. Awarua.—Wanganella, Triaster, Triona, Edward F. Johnson, Largs Bay, MaetSuycker, Maloja, Mooltan, Nieuw Holland, Orion, Queen Mary, • Strathmorji, Tainui, Themistocles. Cnatham Islands.—South Sea.

First quarter Oct. 13 3.17 a.m. Full moon Oct. 20 9.17 a.m. Last quarter Oct. 27 12.55 a.m. New moon Nov. 3 3.46 p.m.

Wellington—N. 3 30.27 53 0 Grey mouth—E. .. . 2 30.23 49 B C Christ’ch —S.W. 1 30.20 46 6 Timaru—S.S.E. 2 30.19 49 OGZ Oamaru—W, . 1 30.18 48 0 Nuggets—N. 2 30.15 58 BOZ Bluff—N.N.W. .. ! 1 30.07 49 B