SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18349, 13 September 1921, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES. OP THE MOON. September. few moon _ 2nd W 3.S p.m. irst quarter flth 3.0 p.m. Pull moon 17th 6-50 p.m. Last quarter 25th 8.48 a.m. ! THE SUN. Rises to-day at 8.21 a.m.; sots at 5.47 p.m. THE WEATHER. ‘September 12.—Fine, though overcast; light north-easterly to easterly breeze. • 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m Barometer 30.05 29.98 29.90 Thermometer Min., 46; max., 57. . . .. HIGH WATER. September 13— a.m. p.m. At Talaroa Heads 11.53 At Fprt (dialmers 0.8 0.32 ' At Ihinodin 0.38 1.3 ' . , WEATHER REPORTS. ! (Per TixrrjßD Press association.} WELLINGTON, September 12. Following ara the official weather reports 'at 4 p.m. : Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Maria ... S.E., light 30.21 92 Hnzy Russell N.W., light 30.15 61 Cloudy Manukau H,... S.W., breeze 30.17 60 Cloudy Auckland ... S.W., light 30.19 B 9 Pair Taurfluga ... S.W., ivesh 30.08 63 Fair Gisborne... ... E., light 30.07 61, Pair • Napier N., light 30.08 60 Pine Oastlepoint ... W., light 30.05 53 Fine Wellington ... N., breeze 30.02 67 Pine New'Plymouth 9.W., light 30.15 60 Fair Cape Egmont... W., light 30.14 58 Hazy Wanganui ... W.N.W., fresh 30.10 t’2 Hazy Farewell Spit.. W., fresh 30.03 69 Hazy Capa Poulwind S., light 30.13 55 Showery Greymouth ... N.W., ligM 30.08 56 Overcast Stephen Island W., fresh 30.05 64 Hazy Cape Campbell N., fresh 29.93 60 Hazy Kaikoura ... N.E., light 29.93 58 Pine Akaroo light... N.E., fresh 29.90 55 Fine Nnggets W., fresh 29.81 65 Cloudy ' Bluff N.W., breeze 29.70 66 Showery , WEATHER FORECAST. ThO’ following Is tho official weather forecast: — “ Present indications are for moderate .to strong westerly winds, squally at times, 'but southwards of Cook Strait fair to cloudy weather may be expected generally, but changeable and showery conditions in,, western and southern districts. The ’barometer is unsteady.” • DEPARTURES. Storm, 8.3. (4.15 p.m.), 405 tons, M'Lougblan, for Timaru. Taploy and Co., agents. John, 8.8. (10 p.m.), 339 tons, Rodger, tor Oamaru, Keith Ramsay, agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 12, —Arrived; Ms kora (6.15 a.m.), from Sydney; Ruapehu (0.35 a.m?), from London. G-ISBOHNE, September 10.—Sailed: Pakeha (10.45 p.m.), for Sydney. WELLINGTON, September 12.—Arrived: Port Lyttelton (0.50 a.m.), from Auckland; Kini (6.10 a.m,),, from Onehumiga; Rama (0,40 p.m.), from Chatham Islands. Sailed: Calm (4.10 p.m.), for Wanganui; Kinf (4.30 p.m.), for Picton and lOr.ehunga. LYTTELTON, September 12.—Sailed; Rewa, barque (11.5 a.m.), for London; Katoa (2.15 p.m.), for Wellington; Mararoa (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington. SYDNEY, September 12.—Arrived: UlimaToa (1 p.m.), from Wellington. THE CECILIA SUDDEN. FIRE BURNED OUT. fPaa Uni run Press Association.) AUCKLAND, September 12. A report has been received which states that the fire on tlfle schooner Cecilia Sudden, •which was abandoned on Thursday night off the Great Barrier, and fatcr drifted on to the rocks near Tryphena Harbour, has burned out. The Collector of Customs has. taken, charge of tho wreck. Tho hull is a mero shell and is listed to seaward. Tho coal ' cargo baa disappeared, and the masts are floating ■ alongside the hull.

' The Rama will load at Dunedin either tomorrow 1 <>r Thursday for Wellington. The Island steamer Flora, which arrived at Auckland on Friday, brought a largo cargo of fruit, chiefly oranges and lemons. The 'Breeze is due at Dunedin on Thursday, and will load for Oamaru, Timaru, Pioton, and Wanganui. The Karma is due here about Friday from Auckland, via ports, and will load for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. TU Storm sailed last evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui, .. The ■ Whangape left Newcastle at 7 p.m, <> on Saturday for Auckland. The Eoromiko arrived at Auckland at noon on Sunday from Westport. ' The Tofua, from Fiji, is due at Auckland ’ ftt 1 p.m. today. The Marama arrived at Papeete at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, and sailed at 5 p.m. on Thursday for San Francisco, where she is duo on September 19. •The mail steamer Makura arrived at Auckland from Sydney at 6'am. yesterday. She ■will sail at 10 am. to-day for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. • The Tahiti arrived at Rarotonga at 6 am. ■ on Saturday, and sailed at 4 p.m. the came day for Wellington. She is due at the latter port on Saturday, and will sail for Sydney on Monday, September 19, The trane-Paciflo cargo steamer Waihemo arrived at San Francisco at 8 p.m. on Friday from Vancouver and Ocean Falls. She will complete loading for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Timaru, Dunedin, Melbourne, uadi Sydney. The Koranui arrived at Gisborne at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday, and will leave to-day for Napier and Dunedin. ; The Wingatui is expected to leave Timaru to-morrow for Auckland. ■ The Komata arrived at Wellington at midnight on Saturday from Westport. The Ruapehu arrived at Auckland yesterday morning. The southern passengers left by the express from Auckland last night. The Ruapehu comes in ballast. The Kina arrived at Wellington early yesterday morning and sailed the same afternoon for Picion and Onehunga. The Paioona left Wellington at 5 p.m. yesterday, for Bluff and Melbourne. The Kaitoke, from Newcastle, arrived! at Rlnff on Sunday morning. The Katoa left Wellington early yesterday afternoon for Wellington and Auckland. The Kittawa’s crew were paid! off at \Sfellington on Monday. After completion of discharge (says the New Zealand Herald) the vessel is to be laid up indefinitely. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ri mu taka is duo to leave Wellington for London at mid-day to-day. The Marama is expected to leave San Francisco on September 23 for Papeete, Rarotonga, and Wellington. She is due at the last-named port about October 17. The Canadian Spinner is due at Auckland from Montreal, and New York on September 24. . She, wall’discharge cargo at Auckland, nridj’'before sailing southward will take on cargo f Of the American ports mentioned. The Spinner will load at Wellington, and Lyttelton. and will sail finally lor New York direct early ip October. The Port Alma is to sail from New York on November 1 for Auckland, Wo'Jington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Tiro steamer Cherbury (ex Sakkaruh), 4691 tons, is on her way to South Australia, under charter, to load 8000 tons of flour for Egypt. This will be the last shipment of the Egyptian Government flour contract from Anatraliaf. Tb© Remuora, which left Southampton on August 18 with a, large number of passengers and general cargo, should arrive at Auckland on October 1. After discharge there she will proceed to Wellington and other southern ports, and is announced to sail again. : from Wellington for Southampton and . London about November 1. . A new oil-driven vessel, called the Utimai, haa been built by Mr G. Niccol for the Northern Steamship Company. She was launched off the slip recently, to have her engines placed on board, and is to go hack' <ra the slip to have the machinery installed. She i« reported to be an improvement on the other auxiliary vessels owned by the company.ff It is estimated she will catty about 200 tons ■on a shallow draft, the latter being essential in the Bast Coast river trade, in which she will be engaged. The Canadian Conqueror, which is at present at Sydney discharging cargo from Montreal and New York, should arrive at Auckland'about the middle of October. After discharge she will load for Now York and Montreal, and will leave New Zealand waters about the end of October. The Japanese steamer Venice Mam, on her maiden voyage, arrived at Sydney recently from Muioran (Japan), after a passage of 28 "days, and was berthed to load a cargo of wheat for the United Kingdom or Continent. The Venice M.aru is owned by the Kawasaki Kioen Kaisha Company, of Kobe, which is reported to control about 500,000 tons of shipping. The new P. and O. branch service passenger and cargo steamer Baradin© will leave London for Australia on September 22 on her maiden trip. The Barodino will be the first of several new liners building for this hue to be commissioned, and she will cater for the immigrant trade. She is fitted up with modern cargo-handling appliances, and has excellent passenger accommodation.