SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18762, 16 January 1923, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. Jamuabi. Full Moon 3rd 2.3 p.m. Last Quarter 10th 0.24 p.m. New Moon 17th 2.11 P-™-First Quarter .. .. .. 25th 3.29 P-nt. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 4.44 am.; sets *.53 p.m THE 'WEATHER. ' January 15.—Fine, but close. Light northeast wind. Baai. Noon. 6 p.nn Barometer 29.57 29,62 Thermometer .. .. Min.,47; max., 58 WEATHER EEFOBXB. (P** Uhitko FBBSS A8300UT105.1 WELLINGTON, January In. The following are the official wcatUer reports at 4 p.m. jj ar . Thor. Weather. Cape Maria ... 8. W., light 39.68 70 I'inu Russell N.W., fresh -> 39.60 74 line Mannkau H. ... W., brev/v 39. 06 6-> line Auckland ... W.X.W., fresh 29.56 70 Fair Taurangii ... \S r .» light 2D.5H 7J rnu Gisborne N.E., light 39.53 61 Showery Napier Calm 39.58 63 Rain Custk'pomt ... N.K., light 39.57 a.I t.lomjy Wellington ... S., fresh 39.58 58 CUmdy New Plymouth N.W., light 39.51 66 lair Cape Egmont... IV’., light • 39.53 67 Cloudy Wanganui ... S., light 39.56 64 Overcast Farewell Spit.. N.W., fresh 39.60 60 Cloudy Ospc Foulwind S.W., fresh 29.50 60 Cloudy CieyimiVu ... 0.5. E., breeio 39.58 73 Fine Stephen Island S.E., light 39.55 59 Overcast Cape Campbell S., fresh 39.60 6.1 Cloudy Kaikoura ... S.W.. light 39.611 54 Ham Akaroa tight... S.E., fresh 39.70 49 Rain Nuggets N.E., light 39.79 63 line Bluff S.E., fresh 29.78 59 Fine WEATHER FORECAST,' Following is the official weather forecast; Present indications are for variable and strong winds, with south-westerlies to southeasterlies prevailing, and dull and misty weather, with rain probable generally. The barometer is unsteady, with a temporary rising tendency. _ HIGH WATER. January 16- P-®-At Taiaroa Hearts .. .. 1.43 At Port Chalmers .. .. 2.23 -.48 'A.i Dunedin 2.53 3.18 DEPARTURES. Canadian Pioneer, s.s. (5.15 p.m.), 5758 tons, Robertson, for Lyttelton. H. L. Tap ley and Co., agents. * Breeze, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 553 tons, Robertson, for Timaru. H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. Holmdale, s.s. (10.65 p.m.), 810 tons, Holm, for Osmaru Keith Ramsay, agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 15.—Arrived: Arahura (B a.m.), from Gisborne; Makura (10.25 a.m.), from Suva. Sailed; Kermandio (8 a.m.), for Grey-mouth. , WELLINGTON, January 15—Arrived Maungapui (7.30 a.m.), from Sydney; Robert B. tlioti, American four-masted schooner (11 2(p£m.), from Puget Sound (84 days out); Kaliapo (7.25 p.m.), from Auckland. NEWCASTLE, January 15. —Sailed: Rona, for Auckland. The Canadian Pioneer, after loading wool and flax, left Port Chalmers yesterday evening for Lyttelton. The Kaitangata docked at Port Chalmers

yesterday for cleaning and painting. The Kamo, from Greymouth, via Lyttelton and Timaru, is now due here on Thursday, and is to sail the samo day for Westport i and Greymouth. . , , , The Storm, from Lyttelton, is due here today and is to sail to-morrow for Timaru, Lyttelton, Pictou, and Wanganui. • The Calm, from Lyttelton, is due here about Saturday, and is to leave the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Breeze left yesterday evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tho Holmdale left last night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and AVangaUni. The N&atoro, from Napier, is due here today and is to sail to-day for Oamaru,' Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. The Wanaka, from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton, is now duo hero on Wednesday, and is to Sail the same day for Bluff. She will return about the end of the to load for Auckland, via ports. The Waitemata, from Calcutta, via nortn#rn ports, Lyttelton, and Timaru, is duo hero to-day to continue discharge. She is to sail to-morrow for Bluff. The steamer Iron Chief is due at Lyttelton to-day from Newcastle, with a full coal cargo. The Orepuki, with a cargo of timber from Tort Craig, is due here to-day. She will complete unloading at Oamaru. RUAPEHU, FROM LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehu, from London, via Panama, and northern ports, is due hero about the end of the week to continue discharge. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: Kaimanawn, Manuka, Navua, Culna, Boveric, Marama, Jules Michelet, and Wingatui. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, City of Newcastle, Ulimaroa, Cumberland, Benbriage, Wanaka, Moeraki, Katoa? Port Hunter, Tredenham, Whangape, Port Darwin. Iron Chief, and Waihora. Chatham Islands; lonic.

TREDENHAM DUE THURSDAY. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the Tredenhom, from Montreal and New York, via northern ports, is due hero about Thursday from Lyttelton. She is to sail about Friday for Australian ports, where she will complete discharge. HE SHAW UR LEAVES HOME. The steamer Peshawuv left Avonmouth on January 8 for Auckland, AVellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, via Panama. She has cargo for discharge at each of these ports, and is expected on the New Zealand coast towards the end of February. KAIKOURA DELAYED AT COLON.

The Kaikoura. according to cabled information to hand by the Federal Company, arrived at Colon on January 3, en route from Liverpool to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She has been detained at Colon to have minor repairs effected, and will not now arrive at Auckland until February 3, and Wellington a week later. PHOSPHATES FROM OCEAN ISLAND. Cabled advice has been received! that the Boveric left Ocean Island on the sth inat. for Auckland with 6600 tons of phosphates to discharge here. She was due at Auckland yesterday. The Boveric is a steamer of 4145 tons, owned by the Bank Line, and has been chartered for the voyage by Messrs Henderson and Macfarlano. GLAUCUS, WITH GUANO. The Glaucus arrived at Auckland from Surprise Island on Thursday morning to discharge 1650 tons of guano. She left Auckland' on November 18 for Sydney -yith glaxo 1 to tranship to a Dutch East Indian steamer, and after discharge proceeded to Newcastle to load coal for Noumea, proceeding thence

to Walpole Island to land stores and provisions for the inhabitants, and arrived on December 13, continuing to Surprise Island on the 17th. Arriving at Surprise Island on the 22nd, the steamer discharged 20 tons of coal and loaded her guano cargo. She cleared on January 2, and arrived at Noumea on the 4th, sailing for Auckland on the sth Captain W. 33. Reynolds is in command, and has with him Mr J. C. Sprott, chief officer; Mr K. C. Diver, second; Mr R. Burns, chief engineer; Mr G. Wilson, second; Mr L. Meiklejohn, third, <» v NAVUA'S PASSENGERS. The following passengers left Auckland on Thursday on the Navua for the Western Pacific Islands: —Saloon: Misses U. Dement, A. Managb, Sister MTndoe, M. P. Pattereon, Xi. C. Patterson. D. M. Buttorick, V.

Hannah, T. R. Williams, Mesdames J. Russell. S. V. Ogram, A. M'Carthy, Chapman, T. M. Williams, S. Rankin, Messrs R. Higgins, R. H. Kirkwood, C. J. Westland, C. M‘Kay, J. Russell, H. C. Krone. J. II Rochefort. P. Wild. E. Tongue, J. J. Davis, J: Ata, P. E. Warner, E. G. Ogram, 13. Broad, L. E. E. Williams, C. F. Sylvia, Captain W. A. Williams, S. Rankin; and six in the steerage. THE PORT ELLIOTT. Arriving at Auckland from London early on Thursday, the Commonwealth and Do minion liner Port Elliott, 10,950 tons (Captain A. T. Fishwick), proceeded to the powder ground to discharge 3602 cases of explosives. She has also 3700 tons of general cargo. The following passengers arrived by the vessel; The Bav. George Robson. Mrs K. Robson and Mias P. Robson, Mrs J. Pullon, Miss M. Pullon, Colonel L. Y. Fox. Colonel W. W. White, Mr H. G. Fitzgerald. For Wellington the steamer has a tiger, which was r taken aboard at London. Included in the Auckland consignments are: 400 bags basic slag. 800 bags sulphate of ammonia. 835 cases of electric carbons, 160 bags sulphate of potash, 1200 kegs of white lead, 620 drums of calcium carbide transhipped from Rotter-

dam, a largo quantity of cotton goods, paint, linseed oil, wire netting and iron goods, and transhipments from Antwerp and Gothenborg (matches). . f '■ ' " j-m. L'j;i '—« Mexicans .eat salt wish o rat-sea.

NEW TYPE OF SCHOONER. Something new in the way of auxiliary schooners was seen at Melbourne recently, when the Gorman sailor Carl Vinncn berthed at No. 20 south wharf to discharge timber from Baltic ports. The wind-jammer, which is the first German sailer to visit Australia sinco the war, was built only this year by F. Krupp, of Kiel, for F. V. Vinncn and Co., Broman. Her curious rig os she entered the river occasioned much comment among hardened salts. But Iter first mate (Hei-r C. Pohl) described her as a five-masted topsail schooner, tho new mast being placed between the fore and main in place of the staysails. This _ninst, he said, was called the “Vinncn” mast, after the company which had designed it. By tho introduction of tho Vinnen tho vessel could make from eight to nine knots an hour in the slightest breeze without the aid of her auxiliary engine. The Carl Vinncn is of steel, and is fitted with a Diesel engine having four cylinders, capable of developing 459 horse-power. She registers 1827 tons gross, and has a length of 231 ft, with 50ft beam. The total canvas spread, under full sail, is about 21,090 square feet. She has a crew of 23 all told, and is under ths command of Captain G. Alihans, who receives a salary- of 30s a month, or, in German money, about 48,000 marks. THE NEW ROTORUA. SHROPSHIRE’S CONVERSION. It was announced recently that the big 12,000-ton liner Shropshire is now being refitted at London by the New Zealand Shipping Company, and has been renamed the Rotorua. The headquarters office of tho New Zealand Stripping Company, at Wellington, has received further particulars regarding the new Rotorua. The vessel has been converted from a coal-burner into an oil-burne.r, and instead of carrying only saloon passengers, as hitherto, she will have accommodation for 60 saloon passengers and 370 steerage passengers. Besides other alterations the Rotorua has had her masts lengthened. The Rotorua’s saloon passenger accommodation will bo located on the shelter deck. The dining saloon, which w-ill have seating space for the full complement of saloon passengers at one sitting, will be on the shelterdock. A spacious lounge and’ large smokeloom will bo located on the promenade deck. The majority of the. cabins for the saloon passengers will be of the two-berth type, but there will also bo a number of single-berth and three-berth cabins. The third-class passengers’ accommodation will be located on tho upper deck aft. There will be two-berth and fonr-borth cabins mainly, with a few six-berth ca-bins. A comfortable ladies’ lounge and a smoke-room will be on the promenade deck. With the advent of the Rotorua the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, each company a boats alternating, will maintain a threeweekly first-class passenger service between London and New Zealand. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s first-class _ passenger boats will be the Rotorua, Rnahine, and! Remuera. These liners are expected tf> make tho p'assag© from Southampton to New Zealand in 37 days. The same company’s passenger steamers Rimutaka, Ruapehu, and Paparoa will maintain an intermediate service from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. Tho Rotorua is a steel twin-screw, fivemasted steamer of 12,184 tons gross, built by J. Brown and Co. (Ltd.), Clydebank, in 1911. She will be the largest vessel of the New Zealand Company’s fleet. Tbe Remuera is 11,276 tons gross, and the Ruahine 10,708 tons gross. The Rotorua is to sail from Southampton on March 29 for Wellington, where she is due May 3. Tho vessel will leave Wellington on June 2 for Southampton and London. lONIC’S PASSENGERS. The Shaw-Savill liner lonic, which left Wellington on Friday morning for Southampton and London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe, took the following passengers;—To Montevideo: Misses K. C. and M. M. Bird, D. M. Hunter, M. M. M’Cann, P. M. O’Mahoncy, J. E. Roberts, J. Scott. Mesdames Bird, Dennison, Hardcastle, M. Hil ton, 0. R. Scott. H. Lampc, E. F. M’Cann, Messrs E. D. Bird, I. N. Brons, H. Den nison, E. Hardcastlo, N. P. Pederson, P. S. Renfrew, Masters E. J., P., and G. H. Hardcastle, C. W. M’Cann. For Southampton: Misses M. C. Goldie, C. D, Humphreys. B. New, J. Osborne. S. and J. Wooller, Mesdames Dawson, M. Douglas, Knox, L. M. Leigh, H. Makin, Prickett, E. A. Sainsbury, T. F. Wooller, Captains O. B. Prickett, R.N., J. Knox, Messrs T. W. Attwood, F, W. Dawson, F. B. Dawson, C. Johnson, C. Micard, S. A. Singer, Masters G. F. Dawson, H. Makin, A. J., N. R., and D. C. Briket" Second saloon—To Montevideo: Mesdames C. M. Pascoe. H. H. Russell, Messrs A. P. O’Leary, S. Fidler, Pitt-Brown, Master W. S. Pascoe. To Southampton: Misses J. G. Berry, A. Dale, M. L. and B. Langdon, M. F. and F D. Hunter, M. R. Miller, E. Overy, N. Pease, K. M. Smithera, J. M. Cray, Mesdames V. B. Berry, F. M. Cronhelm, Croskery, M. Hunter. -I. A. Langdon, Miller, Pease, Pizcr, K. A. Smithers, E. A. Tughan, Wren, Captain B. Kennedy, Rev. C. A. Gray, Messrs W. K. Croskery, G. Demetrio, W. E. Harrison, C. Miller, A. R. Peaao, M. M. Pizer, Riley, J. Snisted, Wren, Masters I{. and K. Berry, P. T. Cronhelm; 89 steerage.