SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18768, 23 January 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. January. Full Moon 3rd 2.3 p.m. Last Quarter 10th 0.21 p.m. New Moon 17th 2.11 p.m. First Quarter 25th 8.29 p.m. THE SDN. Rises to-day at 4.52 a.m.; sets 7.4 G p.m. THE WEATHER. . January 22.—A hot day, but very close. (Light northerly wind. g a.tu Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.30 29.46 29.42 Thermometer .. .. Min.. 49; max., G2 HIGH WATEII! January 23- p 7™,; At Taiaroa Heads .. •• 7,0 7.aAt Port Chalmers .. *- 7‘ lo **•;: At Dunedin 8.10 8.J2

WEATHER FORECAST. Following is the official weather foiecast. Present indications are for variable winds, strong north-easterlies to south-easterlies prevailing, and the weather cloudy and unsettled, with rain probable- generally. The Barometer is unsteady in the north, but it will rise again soon in the south. DEPARTURES. January 22. Kaitoke, s.s. (3.30 p.iu.l, 31G7 tons, Bilton, for Newcastle. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. ~, „ Kmi, s.s. (10.5 p.m.), 1122 tons, vl alker, for Bluff. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. . . Kotare, s.s. (5.40 p.m.), 117 tons, Mumby, for Bluff Keith Ramsay, agent SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 22 Arrived; Katoa, (6 p.m.), from Picton. .Sailed: Wuihora (8.30 p.m.), -for Nauru Island; cable steamer Ins (3.20 p.m.), for the Australian coast. LYTTELTON, January 22—Arrived; Progress (3.45 a.m.), from Greymouth; Orepuki 0J.5 a.m.), trom Oamaru. Sailed; Maori (6.50 p.m)), for Wellington; Ruapehu (9 pm.), lor Dunedin. TIMARU, January 22—Sailed; Kamo (S.oO ■p.m.), for Dunedin,

The Waitomo was docked ut Port Chalmers yesterday lor periodical survey. The Kaitoke leit Port Chalmers yesterday for Newcastle. The Kiui sailed hist night for Bluff, and •will return here about Friday to load for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. The Kawatiri, with a cargo of coal from Newcastle, is due here about Friday next. The Calm, which is due hero to-day from Bluff, is to sail to-night for Timatu, Lyttelton. Wellington, and Wanganui. The Breeze, from Lyttelton, is due hero on Thursday, and is to sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, und Wanganui. The Kamo, from Greymouth, via Lyttelton, and Timaru, is due here to-day, and is to sail to-night for 'Westport and Greymouth. The Wanaka, which is due her© to-day from Bluff, is to sail to-day for Auckland, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Corinna, from Wellington, is due iicre on. Thursday, and will sail the same day for New Plymouth, and Nelson, via Oamaru, .Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The R.M.S. Murama, from Sydney, is duo at Wellington to-day. She is to leave on the return trip on Friday. The Wingalui is to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and is due here about Sunday next. The steamer Boveric, which arrived at Auckland last week, is discharging 6600 tons of phosphates from Ocean Island. The Otarama, from Liverpool, via northern porta and Lyttelton, is duo here about Thursday to complete unloading. The Tredenham, from Montreal, via New York and northern ports, is due here tomorrow. From Dunedin she will go to Bluff, Melbourne, and Sydney, whore she •will complete discharge. The Carpentaria arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington on Friday morning to load frozen meat for London. The vessel which is making Lyttelton her final port, is to leave for London on Thursday. The Federal Company advises that the T“koa arrived at Wanganui on Thursday morning, and is due at Wellington early today. She is expected to sail about January 25 for Napier, and later returns to Wellington, sailing finally from that port about February 1 for Now York, Boston, and West of England ports. The S.S. and A. Line steamer Maimoa is to leave 'Wellington about Thursday for Auckland and Napier. She is to sail about February 2 for London, via New York and Boston. The’French cruiser Jules Michelet will leave Auckland to-day for Wellington. The recently recommissioned coastal

* learner Kotare left Dunedin last night for Bluff and Invercargill. She will then proceed to Waikawa, where she will load timber for Dunedin. Captain A. E. Mumby is in command, Mr D. Hanning is tho mate, end Mr J. Maxwell is the engineer. RUAPEHU DUE TO-DAY. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehu, from London, via northern ports, is due here to-day from Lyttelton. She will discharge 1400 tons of general cargo, and •will then call at northern ports to load for West Coast ports. CITY OF EVANSVILLE AT PANAMA. The A. and A. steamer City of Evansville, en route from New York to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia, cleared Philadelphia on December 21 and Panama Canal on January 4. She is expected at Auckland about January 27. ATHENIO LEAVES BALBOA. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company advise that the Athenic, from Southampton to Wellington, left Balboa on January 12, and is duo at Wellington about February 6 She will land passengers, and will then proceed to Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff for discharge.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE The following vessels were expected f/o bo ■within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: Iris, Kaloa, Harrow, Manuka, Omana, Port Chalmers. Port Curtis, Remuera, Sonoma, Suffolk, Ulimaroa, Waihora, and Tutanekai (Government steamer). Wellington: Wahinc, Maori. Ngaio, Marama, Kaiapoi, Port Darwin, Carpentaria, Wanaka, Bcmbridge, Waimarino, Arawa, and Waitemata. Chatham Islands; Tairoa, Devon, and Remuera. THE YACHT DIABLESSE. Advice has been received of the Diabiesse, a 21-ton American yacht, which was recently in Pacific waters, that she is being sailed home across the Atlantic by her owner, Mr John Kelly, who sailed her across to England last year. The vessel is schooner rigged, and has established a reputation for speed in southern waters. She may probably come out tills way towards the end of the year. BILOELA, AT WESTPORT. The Australian Admiralty collier Bilcola, now loading at Westport, has a very powerful "receiving” wireless installation, but cannot send messages a great distance. Her present cargo of coal is for the Australian fleet, which will assemble at Hobart to re ceivo tho bunkering. After discharge, tho Biloola will lay up, the crew, with the exception of captain, paymaster, and coal expert, transferring to the fleet oil steamer KuTUmba, winch will make two trips to Borneo to replenish the oil tanks at Garden Island naval depot in Sydney Harbour. After this operation tho Biloela will be recommissioned, probably go to New Guinea, and then make another voyage to Westport in about three months’ time. MAJESTIC’S RECORD RUN. Cable dispatches received in New York on December 1 by tho agents of tho White Star Lino from _ Captain Sir Bertram Hayes, D. 5.0., K.N.8., the master of tho Majestic, tho world’s biggest liner, stated that oho had averaged 21.50 knots from Ambrose Channel Lightship to Cherbourg Breakwater, and covered tho distance of 3100 miles in five days six hours and 13 minutes. This is tho fastest voyage ever made between tho two ports, and it is one hour and fifty-six minutes faster than the record run of the Cunarder Mauretania on July 21, in five days eight hours and nine minutes. The captain added in his message that the voyage had been made without driving the ship in _>Uy way, and in ordinary November weather. He gives tho credit of the increased speed to the four new propellers and the scraping and painting of her hull in the naval graving dock at Boston. Tho Majestic passed the Ambrose Lightship at 12.57 p.m., November 25, and reached the buoy off Cherbourg Breakwater at 12.10 a.m. on December 1. Her daily runs were; Sunday, 554 miles; Monday, 562; Tuesday, 572; Wednesday, 568; and Thursday, 552 miles.