SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18851, 2 May 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. May. Full moon .. •• Ist 9.0 a.m. Last quarter i.., •• Bth 5.48a.m. New moon •• 16th 10.8 a.m. First quarter 24th 1.55 a.m. Full moon 30th 4.37 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.10 a.m. ; sots 4,50 p.m. THE WEATHER. May I.—Bright and fine; fresh south-east wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Baromoter .. .. 30,30 30.25 30.20 Thermometer .. .. Min., 36; max., 52. WBATHEB EEPOKTS. (Pub UaiTBD Press Assooixnoar.) WELLINGTON, May 1. The following are the official weather reports at 4 p.m.:— ,» Bar. Ther. Weather. Capo Maria ... N., fresh .10.14 68 Cloudy Utissell N.E., Iresh 30.24 63 Cloudy Manukau H.... N.E., fresh 30.23 60 Cloudy Auckland ... N.K, fresh 30.2.1 04 Overcast Taurnnga ... N.E., light 30.27 60 Fair East-Capo ... N.W., light 30.23 63 Fine Cisborne E., light .10.33 64 Pino Napier E., light .10.36 56 Fine Castlepoiut ... N.E., light 30.32 66 Fine Wellington ... N., light 30.20 56 Pino New Plymouth N.E., light 30.31 50 Fair Cape Egmout... N.E., light 30.30 61 Fine Wanganui ... 8., light 30.28 61 Fine Farewell Spit.. E., light 30.30 56 Fair Cape Fonlwind N.E., light 30.20 60 Fine Grevmouth ... S., light 30.25 58 Cloudy Stephen Island S.E., light 30.15 52 Cloudy Cape Campbell N., Iresh ■ 30.18 56 Fine Akaroa light... N.E., light , 30.15 52 Fine Npggets N.E., light 30.19 57 Fine Bluff Calm 30.18 50 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST. Tho following is the official weather forecast; —Present indications are for moderate to strong east to north winds; weather cloudy and overcast in the northern and southernmost districts, and will be milder, with increasing cloudiness generally. Tho barometer has a falling tendency everywhere. HIGH WATER. May 2 a.m. p.m. , At Taiaroa Heads 3.30 3.56 At Port Chalmers 4.10 4.36 At Dunedin .. . 4.40 6.6 ' • ARRIVAL. May 1. Calm, s.B. (9.20 a.m.), 890 tons, M'Lachlan, from Bluff. H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURE. May L John, s.B. (5.45 p.m.), 339 tons, Harwich, for Oamaru. H. C. Campbell (Ltd.), agents. The John sailed yesterday evening for Oamaru. Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wan'ganui, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May . I—Sailed: Fiona (8 a : m.), for Sydney; Waipara (5.30 p.m.), for • Gisborne; Wingatui (8 p.m.), for Wellington. : r LYTTELTON, May I.—Arrived; KaJnka ■ (6 5 a.m.), from Tinian#,; Wahino (6.40 a.m.), •from Wellington; Opua (9 a.m.), from Greymouth. Sailed; Kamona (2.30 p.m.), for Greymouth; Kabika (4.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Wootton (4.45 p.m.), for Wellington; Dorset (5 p.m.), for Napier; Wahine, for Wellington. PANAMA, April 30,-^Sailed: Panrutaka, for Auckland. . , SkDNBY, May I.—Arrived; Manuka (1.30 p.m.), from Auckland.

The Calm, which arrived her© yesterday . -morning from Bluff, is to sail to-diay ■ for 'l'imaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and WangaDili. Tire Storm, from Lyttelton* is due Ixere tomorrow, and is to sail the same day for 'i'imaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Corinna, which is due her© this morning from Wellington, is to sail to-day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Kelson, and New Plymouth. The Katoa, from Auckland, via Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton, is duo her© on Friday, and is to sail, on Saturday for Oamaru, 'i'imaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Whangape is to go clown to Port Chalmers this morning to dock for survey. •■ ■ ■ Tho Kahika is to leave Wellingtou on Saturday fox Dunedin and Bluff. Tho Wingatui was to leave Auckland last ’ " night lor Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The K-Uiow is to leave Auckland on Monday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Th© Kamo, from Westport, via Oamaru, is duo here about Friday, and is to sail on Saturday for Westport and Greymouth. Th© Mooraki will probably complete her survey at Port Chalmers to-day, and is to come up to Dunedin and sail to-morrow for BluS and Melbourne. The Tainui is to go down to Port Chalmers this morning to commence Homeward loading. PORT MELBOURNE DUE SHORTLY. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co., local agents for the C. and D. Line, advise that the Port Melbourne, from Glasgow and Liverpool, via Auckland, is to leave Wellington tomorrow for Lyttelton, and is now du© here, about Sunday to complete discharge. She will then, commence Homeward loading. ' PACIFIC. MAIL STEAMERS. The following are the latest movements of tho Pacific mail steamers; Th© Niagara is to leave Sydney to-morrow for Auckland and’ Vancouver. The Maunganui, from San Francisco, is duo at Wellington on Saturday. The Makura was to leave Vancouver on April 27 for Auckland. The Tahiti, from Wellington, is due at San Francisco on May 14. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels wero expected, to bo within range of th© under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: Veronica, Hauraki, Ventura, Kaitoke, Sussex, Tofua, •’ Mamma, Canadian Spinner, Flora,- Fiona, Wingatui, Westmeath, Arahura, Kauri, Waimana, Waipara. Wellington; Wahine, Mararoa, Kgaio, Kauri, Ulimaroa, Katoa, Kaikorai, Port Nicholson, Wanaka, Rotorua, Maunganui, Ling Nam, City of Bombay, Dorset, Mahia, Admiral Codrington, Tahiti. Chatham Islands: Rotorua and Ruahino. ; THE INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE. ' Tho following are the latest movements of vessels in the intercolonial service; The Ulimaroa, from Sydney, is du© at Wellington to-day. She is to sail on Friday for Sydney. The Manuka, which is to leave Sydney on Friday, is due at Auckland on May 8. She is to sail on th© return voyage on May 11. The Marama is to leave Auckland on Friday on the return trip to Sydney. ' LING NAM FROM HONGKONG. AN INTERESTING VESSEL. ■ Tho steamer Ling Nam-, from Hongkong, via Melbourne, arrived at Wellington on ■ Monday to put out about 200 tons of cargo, before being despatched for Tahiti, Balboa, Callao, and Iquique (South America). Our Wellington correspondent, under date May 1, states that the vessel, which to the Chung-Wha Navigation Company of Lima (Peru), is creating considerable interest. Captain W. Knagg, of the Royal Nava; Reserve, is in charge, and tho majority of his . : officers are British, but there is a Chinese crew of nearly 150 on the ship. It is the in- ; tontion of the Chung-Wha Company to main- - tain a steamship service between China and North America, and tho Ling Nam is only ‘ the first of tho several steamers which are to bo engaged on tho run. From Wellington tho steamers will proceed to Tahiti, Balboa, Callao (Peru), Rica, and Iquiquo (Chile). The vessels will return to China by the same route, and the Ling Nam is expected back at Wellington about the endl of July. The Ding Nam’s cargo for Peru included valuable shipments of silk, tea, and a large amount of grain, the latter being loaded at Adelaide. She has a few tons of general cargo for discharge at Wellington. The history of the Ling Nam (says the Post) is interesting. - She is a German built ship about 20 years ’ old, and before the war, was engaged in th© ' Gorman Eiast African, service under tho name of Feldmarschall. At the outbreak of ■war' she .was captured by the British Navy a nd_jwas taken over by the Union Castle Lino and used for trooping. While engaged in that branch of the service she made several trips to Australia. When hostilities ceased the Feldmarschall was bought by the Chung-Wha Company, and was taken to Holland, renovated and repaired, and converted into an oil-burning vessel. Before commencing the present voyage she was again renovated and now has every comfort and luxury, many thousands of pounds hav-’ ing been spent on fittings. " The staterooms are large and airy, and there is accommodation for three classes of passengers-. There is a spacious promenade deck* a sun deck, and a music room, which can be fitted up with a stag© and converted into a concert hall. The 'walls of the first-class dining saloon, social hall, and smoking room are of inlaid mosaic Venetian marble, and the [■floor of the smoking room is also marble. The' steamer has 135 Chinese passengers to disembark at ports of call, including the Chinese Consul for Panama. One Chinaman disembarked at ’Wellincrton.

A NEW MOTOR SRIP. Tho Oldonwald, -which is the filth motor ship to ho constructed since tho war for tho Hamburg-Amerika. Line, has now been launched, and will shortly be completed. She is 400£t long, with a beam of 54ft, and a depth of 38ft, and will carry about fceoO tons. . Tho Oldonwald has been built by the Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, and is to be equipped with two 1550 • i.h.p. Burmoister and Wain type Diesel engines, manufactured under license at the A.E.G. works in Berlin, A speed of 11 knots is anticipated. The other four ships owned by tho HamburgAmerika Line are 11,000-ton 12-knot vessels. The Oldenwald will«bo fitted with a now type of Fletner rudder, which, it is claimed, can bo operated satisfactorily by hand-power. She is the first largo vessel to bo so equipped - o TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. Tho Union Steam Ship Company reports as follows,: Hauraki, from Sydney, is duo at Fanning Island on Saturday; thence to Vancouver. She is to load at Pacific Coast. Waiotapu is to leave Sydney about tomorrow for Vancouver and San Francisco. Wuirnna, from Pacific Coast ports, left San Francisco on tho 19th ult. She is duo at Wellington on tho 16th inst; thence to Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waikawa is to leave Newcastle early in May for Vancouver, via Java. Waihomo, from Dunedin, is due at San Francisco about Friday, May IS, and will load at Pacific Coast ports for Napier, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, 'Dunedin, and Sydney. Berengar (chartered steamer), from Pacific Coast, is duo at Auckland about tho 10th inst; thence Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. MOTOR SHIPS. INCREASE IN 1922. The year 1922 was marked by another increase in the world’s tonnage and motor vessels built. It is significant that during the general shipbuilding slump and the consequent low price per ton asked by steamer builders, the oil-engined vessel, at a higher cost per ton, should bo in such demand. The following figures given by the latest bulletin of the British Department of Overseas Trade, will throw some light on tho trend in this direction. (It is gratifying to note incidentally that the United Kingdom stands at the head of the list of motor shipbuilding countries.) The total deadweight tonnage built during 1922 was 429,465 tons against 333,475 tons in 1921. The machinery power installed in these vessels has increased from an aggregate of 126,500 to 164,735 indicated horse-power; moreover, the corresponding figures for IS2I were approximately 50 per cent, in excess of those recorded in 1920. The United Kingdom contribution for 10-m was 21 vessels, totalling 181,750 tons deadweight, . against 14 ships of 116,850 tons for 1921. '’Germany’s contribution for tho corresponding years being 87,200 tons and 27,300 tons respectively. -- “These latter figures,” says the bulletin, “are an indication of the remarkable increase of Germany’s tonnage in oil-engined vessels. It is further significant that the tonnage of individual ships has considerably increased. Orders have been placed for cargo vessels of 21,000 tons deadweight, and also for a passenger liner of 22,000 tons deadweight. ' There is every evidence that for moderate sized cargo vessels, the oil-ongined ship, compared with tho steam-engined vessel, is now far and away the more economical in running costs.”