SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22843, 29 December 1937, Page 12

SHIPPING

WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr F.' Kid son) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. W.

Weather—B. blue sky; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o. overcast; g gloomy; u, ugly; r. ram; s, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; 1, hail; q, squally. 1, lightning; t. thunder, f fog, m, mist; z. naze. Wird—o. calm; 1, light air, 2, slight breeze; 3, ge*‘i;e oreeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breezer 6 strong breeze.;-7- high wind; 8, gale; .9, strong gale, 10, whole gale; 11. storm; 13. hurricane. WANGANELLA FROM AUCKLAND. Ncill’and Co. advise that the Wanganella will now sail from Auckland on January 10 instead of January 6, owing tq the recent accident. She is leaving/for Sydney.

REARDON SMITH LINE. VESSELS TRANSFERRED TO AUSTRALIAN TRADE. As the result of a recent decision of the i Reardon Smith Line to. withdraw all of its fSiips from the North Pacific trade and to leave ’ the conference governing freight rates in that trade, several of the company’s ships which have not previously been seen in Australia have been placed in the Australian trade and others have been fixed for future charters. Most ot the ships diverted to the Australian trade since their withdrawal from the North Pacific service have been chartered to carry timber from Vancouver to Australian ports. Four of the company’s ships—the Queen City, the Prince Rupert City, the Victoria City, and the Sacramento Valley—are at present engaged in this trade. During the past few months other Reardon Smith ships, including the Leeds City snd the Vernon City, have loaded wheat in Australia for Great Britain The Reardon Smith interests run two tramp shipping lines, the Reardon Smith Line, which runs a -fleet of 22 steamers and motor ships, all of which have compound names ending with either Valley or City, and the Leeds Shipping Company, which owns four 'steamers with names beginning with Brad, and two. motor shine, the Houston City and the Cornish City. The Reardon Smith Line’s association with the trade between the Pacific coast of America and ports on the west coast of Britain is evidenced in the names given to such ships as the Devon City. Walsh City, and the Cornish City,' and the Prince Rupert City, Vancouver City, . Tacoma City, and Sacramento Valley. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Maui Pomarc, Narbada, Niagara. Port Tauranga, Cornwall, Jervis Bay, Kent, Maimoa, Mataroa Myrtlebank. Wellington.—Rangatira, Tamahinc, Wahine, Aorangi, Awatea,. Matna, Omana Athellaird, Akaroa, Arawa, City of Glasgow, Chifuku_ Maru, Empire Star, Fordsdale, Napier Star, Parracombe. Port Hobart, Rangitata, Remuera, Wairangi. Awarua.—Kauri, Maunganui, Waikouaiti. Waiotapu, Triaster, Cathay, Edward F. Johnson, Nieuw Zeeland, Drama, Orcades, Ormonde, Oronsay, Strathaird, Strathmore, Strathnaver. TELEGRAPHIC ADVICE.

'AUCKLAND, December 29. Sailed: Maimoa (noon), for London. WELLINGTON. December 29.—Arrived: Harmanteh (11.50 a.m.), from Auckland.

Wellingt'n—S.S.E. 5 30.00 58 G Christchurch—S. „ 3 30.07 63 O Timaru—N.E, ... 2 30.03 59 0MJR Oamaru—E. > ... 2 30.10 — 0 Dunedin—E. 2 30.06 53 c Nuggets—S.E. ... 1 30.07 53 B