SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18855, 7 May 1923, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. May. Pull moon .., Ist 9 0 a.m. Last quarter Bth 5.48 a.m. New moon I*>*K a ' m ’ First quarter 24th 1.55 a.m. Full moon 30th 4.37 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.17 a.m.; sets 4.53 p.m. THE WEATHER. May 5.— Steady rain, stormy and fresh southerly wind. 8 a an. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.80 29.90 30.00 Thermometer .. .. Min.,34; max., 48 May 6. —Showery and cold, fresh southwest wind. Barometer 30.00 30,10 30.15 HIGH WATER. May 7 a.m. p-tm At Taiaroa Heads .. .. .. 8.15 8.45 At Port Chalmers 8,55 9.-5 At Dunedin 9.25 0.00 ARRIVALS. May 5. Kamo, b.s. (7.50 a.m.), 1236 tons, M'Phorson, from Westport, via Oamaru. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. May 6. Storm, s.s. (5 a.m.), 405 tons, Dowell, from Lyttelton. H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURE. May 5. Katoa, a. 3. (5.40 p.m.), 2484 tons, Bruce, for Oamaru. Union Steam Ship Company, agent <oSHIPPING- TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May s—Arrived: Arahura (10.15 a.m.), from Gisborne; Westmeath (noon), from Hicks Bay; Huia (9 a.m.), from Greymouth. Sailed; Ysabel (2.30 p.m.),, for Niue Island. May 6.—Arrived: Canadian Constructor ;noon), from Napier; Kaimanawa t 1.30 p.m.), from Westport. WELLINGTON, May s.—Arrived; Maraxoa (7.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton. May 6. — Arrived: Wahine (8.10 a.mj.'from Lyttelton; Mahia (9.30 a.m.), from Timaru; Enroll (9.55 ■ а. from Auckland. —-May 5. —Sailed: Wba.ka.tano (6.50 a.m.), for Avomnouth; Mararoa (8 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Maunganui (9.30 p.m.;, for Sydney. ‘ LYTTELTON, May s—Arrived: Kakapo (12.40 p.m.), from Timaru; Kohi, scow (2.15 p.m.), from Picton; Wingatui (3.40 p.m.), irom Wellington. Sailed: Wootton (4.50 p.m.). Calm (5 p.m.), Wahin© (9 p.m.), for Wellington; Wingatui (9.50 p.m.), for Dunedin. May 6.—Arrived: Connna (7.15 a.m.), from Timaru; Orepuki (10.40 a.m.), from Greymouth. OAMARU, May s.—Sailed: Storm (6.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. BLUFF, May 4.—Arrived; Moeraki (10 p.m.), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, May 4.—Arrived: Inga, from Greymouth. MONTEVIDEO, May s.—Arrived: Port Caroline, from Wellington. MALTA, May 5. —Passed: Yngaren, from Brisbane, en route for Dunkirk. LONDON, May s.—Arrived: Diogenes, from Brisbane. NAPLES, May s—Arrived; iioveric, from Portland. TABLE BAY, May 5. —Arrived: Svarten. TENERIFFE, May 5. —Sailed: Persic, for Australian ports. NEWPORT NEWS, May s.—Sailed: Australind, for Melbourne. The Kotare, from Waikawa, via Oamaru, is due hero to-day to load for Bluff and Invercargill. The Breeze, irom Lyttelton, is due here tomorrow, and is to sail tho same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, and Wanganui. The Waikouaiti, from Sydney, via Bluff, is due her© to-morrow, and will sail at night for Lyttelton and Sydney. The Kahika, from Wellington, is due here to-day, and is to sail in the evening for Bluff. She will return her© on Wednesday and sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Nelson. The Katoa sailed on, Saturday night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Wingatui, from Lyttelton, is due here to-morrow, and is to sail on Wednesday for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. The Kurow, from Auckland, via "Wellington and Lyttelton, is due her© about the end of this week. The Kaikorai ia expected to leave Wellington to-day for Dunedin, where she will complete discharge of her Newcastle coal. The Storm which arrived here yesterday from Lyttelton, ia to sail to-day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The City of Bombay is to sail on day for Melbourne and Sydney, where she will complete discharge of her New York cargo. The Government steamer Tutanekai left Wellington on Wednesday morning for her periodical tour of the northern lighthouses. She will visit the Kermadec Islands to search for’ castaways and land stores. The Moeraki is to leave Bluff at 6 p.m. toKlay for Melbourne. Tho Holmdale, from Wellington, ia due hero on Wednesday, and is to sail the same day for Oamaru, Tima™, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. THE KAMO. The Kamo, which arrived here'early on Saturday morning from Westport, via Oamaru, was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge a quantity of coal for the Harbour Board. She will be berthed at the Birch street wharf to-day to complete discharge and to load for Westport and Greymquth. While steaming up the Victoria Channel the collier was struck by a heavy .squall and was thrown out of position, her bow turning towards one side of the channel. Good seamanship on the part of the master (Captain M’Pherson) prevented the vessel from colliding with one of the guiding piles almost abreast of the cement works. The anchor was dropped, and the engines were reversed to straighten the vessel on her course, and she was berthed safely about half an hour later. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of tho under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: Trekieve, Waiotapu, Kaitoke, H.M.S. Veronica, Tofua, Flora, Waimana, Omana, Kaikoura, Kaitangata, Niagara, Marama, Manuka, Pawnee, Kurow, Kaimanawa, Hakanoa, Arahura. Wellington; Ulimaroa, Moeraki, Errol, Maunganui, Whakatane, Tremerc, Waipara, Dorset, Waikouaiti, Admiral Codrington, and Pinna. PORT MELBOURNE DELAYED. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. received advice from the Lyttelton agents of the C. and D. Lino on Saturday afternoon that owing to rain it was doubtful if tho Port Melbourne would leave Lyttelton to-day for Port Chalmers, where she will dischargee 730 tons of general cargo from Glasgow and Liverpool. She will subsequently load at X J ort Chalmers and northern • ports for Home. OVERSEAS SUMMARY. Corinthic, which left Wellington on April б, cleared' Colon for Southampton on April 30. Cornwall arrived at London from Hull on May 1. Kaikoura left Auckland for London on ■May 1. Kia Ora arrived at Hull from Wellington or.'May 2. ling Nam, from Hongkong, via Melbourne, which arrived at Wellington on April 30, sailed for Tahiti on May 2, Maimoa. left Hamburg for Australian ports on April 29. Paheka left Teneriffe for Hull on May 2. Rimutaka left Panama for Auckland on April 80. Rotorua arrived at Wellington from Southampton on May 3. Tremer© arrived at Auckland from New York on April 30. 1 THE ROTORUA, A PALATIAL STEAMER. The Rotorua, which arrived at Wellington on' Thursday from London, is the latest addition to the New Zealand Shipping Com . pany's fleet, and will provide a high standard of comfort and amenities- exclusive in character, for passengers between New Zealand and the Old Country. This great ship of 12,500 tons register has ealoon accommodation for first-class passengers only, whose numbers will be limited to 80. All will be berthed and entertained in cabins and saloons amidships on the shelter and promenade decks. In the long “island’’ structure amidships on the shelter deck are tho passengers’ cabins, the purser’s office, the baggage room, and the barber’s shop. Forward on the same deck is the dining saloon, broad, airy, an,d pleasingly furnished, lighted on three Bides, by 20 large windows, with 81 seats arranged at restaurant tables for two or more persona. At the after end of the shelter deck are a number of single berth cabins; on the port and starboard hands are rows of two-berth cabins. Amidships numerous bathrooms —the after range for ladies, the forward range for gentlemen—are conveniently placed in relation to tho cabins on either side. Abaft the bathrooms is the baggage room, which will be always accessible. All the Rotorua’s cabins are well and amply furnished with chests of drawers, wardrobes, ©to., each has an electric fan in addition to natural ventilation through

its own port, and all ports open on to the sheltered deck. . On the promenade deck is the lounge, placed over the dining saloon, from which it is approached by interior staircases. This is comfortably and elegantly appointed, with easy chairs, numerous writing tables, a grand piano, bridge tables and luxurious settees, placed cornerwise.

On the broad promenade deck —some 200 ft in length—are ample spaces lor sports and dancing. Here is a deck piano, and lockers for deck games, etc. Further aft, in another island house, is the smoking saloon. This again ia a place of comfort, with deep leathern settees in detached compartments, bridge and writing tables being conveniently disposed about the room. The needs of the children, have, not been forgotten, for there is also on tba promenade deck a spacious nursery where youngsters may hold revel over nursery tea, playgames and pursue their lawful occasions under cover should the weather be unkind.