SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22889, 22 February 1938, Page 2

SHIPPING

Thirty minutes must be added to the following times to convert them to daylight-saving time. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — Port Chalmers: 9.15 a.m., 9.41 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 9.25 a.m., 9.51 p.m. Port Chalmers; 10.5 a.m., 10.31 p.m. Dunedin: 10.35 a.m., 11.1 p.m. THE SUN, Sets to-day 7.10 p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.34 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON,

Set to-day 1.29 p.m., rises to-day 11.30 p.m. WEATHER REPORT.

The Government Meteorologist (Dr F. Kidsoii) supplied the following at

Weather-B, blue sky; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast; g gloomy: u ugly; r, rain; a, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showirs; 1., hail: q. squally; I, lightning; t, thunder: I, fog; m, mist; z, haze. Wind—o. calm; 1, light air; 2. slight breeze; 3 gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5. fresh breeze; 6 Strong b eeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; S, strong gale; 10. whole gale; U, storm; 13, hurricane, SAILED. —February 21. Waiana, m.v. (10.30 p.m.), 3,363 tons, Hewitt, for Wellington. Storm, s.s. (11.40 p.m.), 749 tons, Williams, for Wanganui via ports, ARRIVED. —February 22. Karetu, s.s. (6.40 a.m'.), 3,210 tons, R. L. Davies, from Oamaru. Waipiata, s.s. (7.20 a.m.), 2,826 tons, A. H. Howie, from Bluff. Maunganui, s.s. (7.45 a.m.), 7,459 tons, Morgan, from Bluff. Goslar, s.s (11 a.m.), 6,040 tons, Daniels, from Bluff. TO ARRIVE. —February 22. Breeze, 3 p.m., from Bluff. TO SAIL. —February 22. Karetu, 6 p.m., for Bluff, Sydney, and Newcastle. . Waipiata, 8 p.m., for Auckland via ports.- ' Maunganui, 1 ( 0 p.m., for Lyttelton and Wellington. VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Kaimai . Kitchener street. Port Darwin Port Chalmers. Karetu Rattray street. Maunganui Victoria wharf. Waipiata Birch street. Breeze Rattray street. Goslar.. Port Chalmers.

MOVEMENTS. i —Coastal.— Waipiata returned from Bluff this morning, to load and sail this evening for Auckland via ports. Kaimai will proceed to-morrow morning to Port Chalmers, and will return here on Thursday to load' for Wellington, Westport, and Greymouth. Storm sailed last evening for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. Holmlaa is due to-morrow morning from SVellington to load and sail the same evening for Wellington, New Plymouth; and Waikato via Timaru and Lyttelton. Breeze arrived this afternoon to load and sail at noon to-morrow for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via ports. , , , Holmdale is due on Saturday to load and sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington. Picton, and Wanganui. Waimarino was to leave Auckland today for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due here on Saturday. February 26. Karu is due on Friday from Wellington direct to load sail the same day for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. Waipahi is due on March 1 to load and sail the same day for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne via ports. Port Waikato is due on Monday next to load and sail the same day for Auckland via Timaru and Lyttelton. Holmglen is due here on March 2 to load and sail the same day for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato via ports —Overseas. —

Port Darwin will leave finally on Thursday for London, Newcastle, and Hull. Zenlandic sailed from London on December 15 for Australia, and arrived at Bluff on February 7. She will proceed to Timaru. Wellington, and Auckland, and will then come to Port Chalmers, where she is due on Friday next. Benledi, to load wool for the United Kingdom and the Continent, is due at Port Chalmers to-morrow morning via northern ports and Bluff. She will sail finally the following day for Dunkirk and London via Panama. Piako left New York on January 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on February 10, and is expected here on Friday next. Cambridge left Liverpool on January 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on February 14, and is expected here on March 4. Goslar arrived from Adelaide and Wyhalla via Bluff this morning to load wool and sail on Thursday for Continental ports. Wainma left Vancouver on December 25, Los Angeles on January 5, for San Francisco, which she left on January 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. and Dunedin. She arrived at Wellington on February 24, and is due here on Sunday next. Dessau left New Orleans on I'ebruary 3 for- Auckland, Napier, Wellington Lvttelton, and Dunedin. She was due’ at Auckland to-day, and is- expected here on March 2. Tainui left London on January 14 for Suva, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Wellington on Monday next to land passengers, and at Lyttelton on March 1 to discharge. She is due here on March 4, and will sail on March 8. Port Alma left Liverpool on January 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on February 20, and is due hero on March 5. \ Limerick left Vancouver on January K), San Francisco on January 29, and

Los Angelos on February 2 tor Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on Friday next, and at Dunedin on March Port Line steamer Port Sydney left New York for New Zealand on January 31, in place of the Port Caroline, which is going to Australia. Ihe Port Svdney will bring cargo for discharge “at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and she is due at Auckland about March 2 and at Dunedin about March 31. She will sail finally from Auckland on April 30, and is due at London on May 31. Hertford left Liverpool on February 5 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland on March 22, and at Port Chalmers on April 5. Naniwa Mum loft Ivobo on January *’6 and Miike on January 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She arrived at Auckland on February 18, and is due hero on Monday next. She will sail the following dav for Bluff. Rangitata left London on February 4 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff. She is due at IVellington on March 12, at Lyttelton on March 13, and here on March 17. Brisbane Star left Liverpool on February 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on March 15. City of Delhi was to leave Halifax yesterday for Auckland, Wellington, Lvtteltoii, and Dunedin. City of Canberra was to leave New York'to-day for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedini Melbourne Maru is to leave Moji on Thursday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland on MarclrQ, and at Dunedin on March 18, Ruahine is to leave London on Thursday next for Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, and Bluff. She is due at Wellington on April 13, at Port Chalmers the following day, and at Lyttelton on April 19. Sussex is to leave Liverpool on Saturday next for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff, is expected at Auckland on April 7, and here on April 23. Port St. John will now leave Halifax on Monday next for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth.

City of Wellington was to leave Halifax on February 11 for Wollington, Auckland, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due here about March 25. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. —Passenger.— . Awatea arrived at Sydney on Friday from Auckland. She left again later for Wellington, where she arrived yesterday, and sailed the same day for Auckland, whence she is to sail tomorrow for Sydney (due Saturday). _ Wanganella left Melbourne on Friday for Sydney, whence she sailed today for Auckland. She is due there on Saturday next. Mariposa left Auckland on Friday for Sydney and Melbourne, where she arrived yesterday, and is due on Friday next respectively. Maunganui arrived at Bluff on Sunday, and here this morning. She will sail this evening for Lyttelton and Wellington. Aorangi is due at Auckland on March 7 from Suva, and will sail the following day for Sydney, where she is due on March 12. Mariposa is to leave Melbourne on Monday next, and Sydney on March 4 for Auckland, where she is due on March 7. She sails the same day for Suva. Aorangi will leave Sydney on March 17 for Auckland, where she is due on March 21. Niagara is due at Auckland on April 4 from Suva, and will sail the following day for Sydney, where she is due on April 9. —Cargo, Waikouaiti will return to Port Chalmers to dock for survey. Waiana sailed last evening for Wellington direct without docking. Karetu arrived this morning from Oamaru to load and sail this evening for Bluff, Sydney, and Newcastle. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. —Northbound.— Monterey left Melbourne on January 31 and Sydney on February 4 for San Francisco via, Auckland (arrived February 7), Suva (February 10), Pago Pago (February 11), Honolulu (February 16), and Los Angeles (yesterday). She arrived at San Francisco to-dav.

Niagara left Sydney on Thursday for Auckland, where she arrived yesterday, and sailed to-day for Vancouver, where she is due on March 11 via Suva (Friday next), Honolulu (March 4), and Victoria, B.C. (March 10). Mariposa is to leave Melbourne on Monday next and Sydney on March 4 for San Francisco, where she is due on March 22 via Auckland (due March 7), Suva (March 10), Pago Pago (March 11), Honolulu (March 16), and Los Angeles. Aorangi will leave Sydney on March 17 for Vancouver, where she is due on April 8 via Auckland (due March 21), Suva (March 25), Honolulu (April 1), and Victoria, B.C. (April 7). She will leave Auckland on March 22. —Southbound.—

Mariposa left San Francisco on January 26 and Los Angeles on February 2 for Auckland, where she arrived on Friday, Sydney (arrived yesterday), and Melbourne (due Friday next) via Honolulu (arrived February 7), Pago Pago (February 12), and Suva (February 15). _ Aorangi left Vancouver on February 16 for Auckland, where she is due on March 7, and sails the following day, and Sydney, where she is due on March 12 via Victoria B.C. (arrived February 16), Honolulu (due to-mor-row), and Suva (March 4). Monterey is to leave San Francisco on March 1 for Sydney, where she is due on March 21, and Melbourne (March 25) via Los Angelos (due March 2), Honolulu (March 7), Pago Pago (March 12), Suva (March 15), and Auckland (March 18). She will leave Auckland the same day for Sydney and Sydney on March 23 for Melbourne. Niagara will leave Vancouver on March 16 for Sydney where she is due on April 9 via Victoria. B.C. (March 16), Honolulu (March 23), Suva (April I), and Auckland (April 4). She will leave Auckland on April 5. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The intorisland express steamer Rangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.40 this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. COMPLETE CHURCH IN HOLD. STRANGE PACIFIC ISLAND CARGO. A church—complete with choir stalls, stained glass window, altar, tower, ami Gothic arches—will be taken to Victoria Dock (Melbourne) soon to await shipment to Nauru on the British Phosphate Commission’s steamer Triona. The church has been built in Melbourne for the Rev. C. L. Welch, representative of the London Missionary Society at Nauru, one of the islands on which the Phosphate Commission operates. It will be taken* to

pieces and stowed in tlie holds of the Trioua, which will 'leave for Nauru early next month, and will be reassembled by the native congregation on the island. The church will serve as a place of worship for about 1,000 persons, most of them natives. It will be cruciform in shape, with a bell tower. The timber and furnishings are of redwood to resist the attacks of white ants, which _ destroyed the former church on the island. Natives subscribed £3,000 toward the cost of the building. TRAMP ReIwARTERED. The Norwegian tramp motor ship Tyr (4,265 tons), which was chartered recently by the Co-operative Wheat Group to load 6,200 tons of Victorian wheat, has been idle at the Cork) Bay (Melbourne) anchorage for some days. She left Suva in ballast for Geelong on January 28, and after having been delayed by bad weather arrived at Geelong on February 7. The cancellation date for her charter had expired, and she went to a bay anchorage to “ wait for something to turn up.” She has just been rechartered by Louis Dreyfus and Company to load 0,000 tons of wheat at Geelong for Europe. LIMERICK REPORTS. The Union Company has received a wireless message from its motor ship Limerick, en route from Los Angelos via Papeete, reporting that she expects to reach Auckland at noon on Friday. She will later complete discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia, and is due here on March 11. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. The Union Steam Ship Company advises the following loadings at Pacific Coast ports for Dunedin:— Romney, to leave Vancouver to-day, San Francisco March 1, Los Angeles March 4, for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney; due Auckland March 31 and Dunedin April 14. Hauraki, to leave Vancouver to-mor-row, San Francisco March 16, and Los Angeles March 18 for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney ; due Auckland April 11 and Dunedin April 26. Tolten, to leave Vancouver April 10, San Franciscou April 23, and Los Angeles April 25 for Papeete, Auckland, Wollingotn, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney”; due Auckland May 20 and Dunedin June 4.

Wairuha, to leave Vancouver May 1, Sau Francisco May 18, and Los Angeles May 20 for Papeete, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, Sydney; due Auckland June 15 and Dunedin June 30. Limerick, to leave Vancouver June 1, San Francisco June 18, and Los Angeles June 20 for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney; due Auckland July 13 and Dunedin July 27. personalT Captain M. R. Tregale has taken command of the Kowhai K relieving "Captain T. W. White, who has transferred to the Kini, relieving Captain D. M. Keith for holidays. Mr H. J. Petty is now second officer of the Waipiata, relieving Mr K. A. Mackay for holidays. _ : Mr J. F. Collins has joined the Rangatira as third officer, relieving Mr K. A. Seaman for holidays. Mr G. H. Kime is now chief officer of the Ngakuta, vice Mr D. W. Williams, who is ashore at Sydney on sick leave. IN RADIO RANGE. The following' vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. H.M.S. Endeavour, Awatea, Gabriella, Kekerangu, Waitaki, Limerick, Niagara, Cambridge, Weirbank. . Wellington.—Matai, Rangatira, Wabine, Tamahine, _ Aorangi, Kaikorai, Kaiwarra, Kaimiro, Matua, Maui Pomare, Waiana, Wairuna, James Cook, Hidlefjord, Kaikoura, Mataroa, Monterey, Naniwa Maru, Port Wyndham, Rangitata, Remuera, Shaboneo, Tainui, Tamaroa. Awarua. —H.M.S. Achilles, H.M.S. Leander, Karetu, Maunganui, Wanganella, Edward F. Johnston, New Zealand Star, Benledi, Cathay, Ceramic, Maetsuvcker, Orcades, Port Jackson, Strathaird, Strathmore, Strathnaver. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, February 21.—Arrived: Karepo (5.30 a.m.), from Greymouth. Sailed: Matua (10 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON, February 21.—Arrived: Rangitiki (11.40 a.m.), from Auckland; Kaikoura (2.55 p.m.), fi’om Auckland. Sailed: Holmglen (4 p.m.), for Tarakobe; Rata (5.5 p.m.), for Westport; Holmlea (9.35 p.m.), for Dunedin; Awatea (11 p.m.), for Auckland. LYTTELTON, February 21.—Arrived: Tees (2.40 a.m.), from Chatham Islands. Sailed: Wahine (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Tees (10 p.m.), for Chatham Islands. OAMARU, February 21. —Sailed: Karetu (8.30 a.m.), for Dunedin. BLUFF, February 21.—Arrived: Breeze (7.40 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Durham (8.5 p.m.), from Lyttelton. ■Sailed; Maunganui (6.40 p.m.), for Dunedin; Waipiata (6.20 p.m.), for Dunedin; Goslar (7 p.m.), for Dunedin. SYDNEY, February 21.—Arrived: Mariposa (noon), from Auckland. (For continuation of shipping see late news.)

New moon Mar. 2 5.10 p.m. First quarter Mar. 9 8.5 p.m. Full moon Mar. 16 4.45 p.m. Last quarter Mar. 24 12.36 p.m.

9 a.m. to-day:— Bar. Thei . W. Wellington— 3 30.19 65 c Greymouth—E. 2 30.16 65 0 c Christchurch —N.E. 3 30.22 62 0 Timaru —Var. ... 1 30.19 65 0 Oamaru—W. ... 1 30.22 61 OM Dunedin—E.N.E. 2 30.23 57 OMD Nuggets—N.E. ... 3 30.20 58 O M Bluff—N.E. ... 1 30.19 62 O M