SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18515, 28 March 1922, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. Minor. Pint Quarter .. ~, ... sth 6.59 ».m. .Full Moon .., 13th 10.44 p.m. Last Quarter 20th 8.13 p.m. JWw Moon „ 29th 0.33 p.m. THE SUN. Sub rises today at 624 a.m.; sets 6-2 p.m. THE WEATHER. March 07. —Showetry, -with improvement later. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer M , „., ~ 29.60 29.60 29.55 Thermometer .. .. Min., 58; max., 65 HIGH WATER March 28— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads .. .. v .i 2.19 2.38 At Port Chalmers .. .. 2.59 3.18 At Dunedin 3.29 8.48 •WEATHER REPORTS. (7n Uittid Priss assooiatio*.) # WELLINGTON, March 27. Following are the official weather reports at « p.m.:—

_ WEATHER FORECAST. is the official weather forecast: Present indications are for variable and strong winds, with westerlies backing to southerlies in, the North Island and southerlie* ruling in the South. Cloudy nnd unsettled weather may be expected, with rain probable generally. The barometer is -unsteady, but will be rising everywhere soon. ARRIVAL. March 27. - Kini, 8.8. (8.5 a.m.), 1122 tons, Jaunay, from Gisborne, via ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. ' DEPARTURES. March 27. -v Corinna, s.a. (5.25 p.m.), 1319 tons, Edge, for Oamaxu. Union Steam Ship Company. eg*nt. Jhdoona, e.g. (4. p.m.), 2798 tons, Itoorly, for Bluff and Melbourne. Union. Steam Ship Company, agent.

shipping- telegrams. AUCKLAND, March 27.—Arrived: Navua (5.46a.m.), from Suva. WELLINGTON, March 27.—Arrived: Wootton (3.20 a_m.}, from Lyttelton; Kauri (6.36 a.m.), from Timaru; Wingatui (6.45 a.m.), from Auckland; Tahiti (6.55 am.), from San Francisco; Somerset (7.35 a.m.), from Wanganui; Zealandic (10.5 a.m.), from Auckland; Bemuera (1.25 p.m.), from Auckland; Trelosk© (7.45 p.m.), from Bluff; Trebarohe (9 pjn.), from Cardiff. Sailed: Putiki (2.15 p.m.), for Westport; Kahika (6.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Kylebeg (9.10 p.m.), for Wanganui; Kauri (9.20 p.m.), for Auckland. LYTTEI/PON, March 27.—Arrived: Kamo (6.25 a.m.), from, Chatham Islands. Smied : Gale (12.50 p.m.), for Dunedin; Opihi (2.30 p.m.), for Port Craig; Kamo (3.50 p.m.), for Chatham Islands; Rama (5.40 p.m.), for Chatham Islands; Maori (8 p.m.). for Wellington. TIMARU, March 27.—Arrived: Storm (6.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. Sydney, March 37. —Arrived: Manuka (3.45 from Wellington. March 26.—Arpved: Moeraki, from Wellington; Fiona, from Auckland.

The Corinna, which. ‘ arrived here on Saturday morning from Wellington, left yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The P&loona left Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Melbourne, via Bluff. The Kaituna, which arrived her© on Sunday incoming from Lyttelton to complete discharge of her Adelaide, Melbourne, Launceston, and Hobart cargo, is to sail to-day for Greyruouth direct, where she will load timber for Melbourne.’ The Wingatui, from Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, is due her© on Thursday with , a large cargo of sugar and general freight. She is to sail the same day for Bluff. The Konmiko, which has been undergoing survey at Port Chalmers will come up to Dunedin and sail on Saturday for Westport. The Gale, from Lyttelton, is due her© tomorrow to load for Wanganui, via Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Kini, which arrived her© yesterday morning from Gisborne, via ports, is to leave to-day for Napier and Gisborne inner harbours,. via ports. The Waihemo, from San Francisco, via northern porta, is due here on Thursday to discharge port cargo. She is scheduled to leave on Friday for Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle to complete discharge. The Calm is also expected her© to-morrow from Lyttelton to load for Timaru and Lyttelton, and Napier and Gisborne inner harboufs. The John, from Wellington, jg due her© to-day-to load for Wellington and Wanganui, via ports. Transhipments, ex the steamers Pollenzo, Poona, Mallina, Australford, Orvieto, and Mantua were discharged from the Paloona. The Scottish Shire liner Buteshire, which is at present loading at Bluff for London, should reach Port Chalmers about Sunday to lift additional cargo. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. advise that the Port Bowen, which is at present in Gisborne, will leave Wellington on Monday next for London, via Montevideo. The Kotare, which arrived here on Saturday from Bluff and Waikawa, is to leave today for Bluff end Invercargill. The Federal Line steamer Treloske is ache, duled to leave Wellington to-morrow for Manchester and Liverpool, via Montevideo. The Devon, from New York, via Auckland, is 'expected to leave Wellington to-morrow for Melbourne to complete discharge. The Waiwera is scheduled to leave Wellington on Saturday for London, via Panama, Boston, and New York. The C. and D. liner Port Albany is to leave ’London on May 17 for Lyttelton and Dunedin with general cargo. T»e Port Melbourne will load meat and general cargo at Gisborne at the end) of April, and will later proceed to Napier and Wellington for a like purpose. The Port Nicholson is to leave Hobart for London on April 3. The steamer Cornwall arrived at Colon on March 16 from Liverpool, and continued her voyage to New Zealand the following day. The vessel is expected at Auckland on April 10, and at Wellington a week later. The Raranga is expected at Wellington today from London. After loading at Napier, Bussell,, and Auckland, the vessel will leave the last-named port about April 21 for London, via Cape Horn. The Otarama is to sail from New York at the end of next month for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The Port Hacking will leave New York at the end of the month for Australian and New Zealand ports. The P6rt Kembla is expected to sail from New York on April "22 with general cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. THE PIAKO REPORTED, The New Zealmd Shipping Company’s Bteamer Piako left St. John on March 15 for New York to complete loading for New Zealand. HAURAKI LEFT GLASGOW. . The Union Company’s new motor ship Haurald, which was recentlv completed, left Glasgow on March 17 for the Pacific Coast, via Panama. She is due at San Francisco about April 30, and will load there and at Vancouver for New Zealand and Australian porta. BROXTON TO BE RE-SOLD. The wooden steamer Broxton, which has been lying idle at Lyttelton for several months, was announced yesterday afternoon to be at present under offer to the Union Company . Tor a coal hulk (says Saturday’s Lyttelton Times). Yesterday Captain C. MDohald: marine superintendent for the Union Company, and Mr J. Smith, superintending engineer for the same company, were in Lyttelton, and made an extensivle examination of the vessel witb a view to purchase. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. ’ The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:—Auckland: Admiral Codrineton, Kaikorai, and Katoa; after 0.30 a.m., Waitemata. Awanui: Waikouaiti and Ulimaroa. Chatham*; Tainui, Leitrim, . BaxangSt Peshawur, and Trevithick. Wellington: Maori, Wahine. Ngaio, Kia Ora, Port Somerset, Rakanoa, Zealandic, Kauri, Wingatui, Remuera, Wanaka, Treloeke, and Waipori. LARGEST SHIPPING COMPANY IN JAPAN. Nippon Tusen Kaisha, (Japan Mail Steamship Co.) will shortly add to its fleet three fLcst-olaes liners, which, with six freighters, will give the company, the largest in Japan, 114 vessels. The new ships will probably be § laced in the service between Seattle and the ’os Essfc.

THE YOSHJDA MARU. The Japanese steadier Yoshida Maru, of 4646 tons, which left Seattle on February 27, cleared Portland on March 6 for Auckland and Australia. She is due at Auckland about April 4. BIG SHIPMENT OP LINSEED. It ia reported that the bs. Maresfield recently arrived in Sydney from Calcutta with a cargo of 5600 tons of linseed, consigned to one firm. This represents the largest consignment of linseed by one vessel ever landed in Australia. Prices of linseed oil are said to have slumped immediately on the notification of the vessel’s arrival. IMPORTS FROM EX-ENEMY COUNTRIES. Prom August 1 next the embargo placed by the Commonwealth Government on the importation of goods from the countries with which the Empire was recently at war will be removed. This covers Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Meantime the prohibitory proclamation remains in force, and any goods arriving in the commonwealth from either of these countries without the written consent of the Minister of Trade and Customs will be seized and forfeited. EFFICIENCY OP TRACTORS. The use of tractors for the handling of transhipment cargo on the Wellington wharves (says the board’s annual report) has been further extended since last year, there having been five petrol tractors added to implant. Of these, three were imported from America, and two were built in the board’s shop at a lower cost than that of the imported tractors. When the plant can be kept fairly fully employed good work is done at a reasonable cost, but when work is slack the overhead charges and standing-by costs add considerably to the expense of handling goods. THE LINER HOMERIC. The White Star liner Homeric, _ 35,000 tons, the largest twin-screw steamer in the world, destined to argument the company’s Southampton-Cherbourg-New York _ service, was scheduled for her maiden trip from Southampton on February 15. When the White Star Line has the quadruple screw R..M.S. Majestic, 56,000 tons, the world’s largest liner in the triple screw, R.M.S. Olympic, 48,439 tons, and the Homeric running in the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York service they will have attained a record in point of tonnage which surpasses that of any other service in the world- The combined tonnage of these three giants, over 137,400 tons, is equivalent to that of over 900 ships of the Spanish Armada, whilst it would take almost 5600 Comets—the first steamship, which was launched in 1812—to make up the some tonnage.

Bar. Ther. Weathea Manukara H. .„ N.W., light 29.56 69 Cloudy. Auckland ,„ N.E., light 29.58 69 Fair Twmmga Calm 29.46 74 Fair Qfeborne E., light 29.61 69 Iiain Kapler ... .„ S.E., fresh 29.61 68 Cloudy Fine Ctstlepodat ... N., light 29.65 68 Wellington ... S., light 29.64 66 Fair New Plymouth S.W., light 29.62 67 Fair OapeEgmont... S.W., light 29.62 m Cloudy Wanganui ... Oalm 29.61 68 Fair Oape Foulwind ST., light 29.55 60 Fine Greymouth ... N., breeze 29.61 64 Stephen Island W., light 29.33 66 Fine tJape Campbell S., fresh 29.63 G2 Hazy Kaiioura Akarai light.. E., light N.E., light 29.58 29.63 CO 54 Overcast Drizzle Nuggeta S.E., light 29.64 50 Rain Elnfl S.E., breeze 29.68 49 Rain