SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18856, 8 May 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. Mat. Pull moon Ist 9.° a.m. Last quarter Bth 5.48. a..ni. New moon •• •• •• •• 16th 10.8 a.m. ‘ First quarter 24th 1.55 a.m. Pull moon 30th 4.37 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.10 a.m.; sets 4.51 p.m. THE WEATHER. May 7, —Showery, moderate south-east ■wind. , 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.ni. , Barometer 30.15 30.17 30.17 Thermometer .. -• Min., 36; max., oO HIGH WATER. May 8— «-m. P-™-At Taiaroa Heads Odd 9.38 At Fort Chalmers 0.52 10.18 .At Dunedin W-dd P>.4B DEPARTURE. May 7. Storm, s.s. (0.25 p.m.), 405 tons, Dowell, for Timnrn. H. L. Taplcy antl_ Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 7.—Arrived: Niagara (6.10 a.m.), from Sydney; Middlesex (2.39 a.m.), from Livernool. ADELAIDE, May 7.— Arrived; Kaiapoi, ,5 from New Zealand ports. ■ avaihora encounters storm. NO UNUSUAL INCIDENTS. (Feb United Press Association.) CTIRISTCHL RCII, May 7. I The Waihora, which left Auckland on Thursday, arrived at Lyttelton at 11 this morning, being 24 hours late. Captain Karris stated that the vessel encountered dirty ■weather, and had to slow down in consequence. There were no unusual incidents. The Storm sailed last night for - Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and AVanganui. The Kotare, from AVaikawa, via Oamaru, is duo hero to-morrow, and is to sail the tame day for Bluff and Invercargill. The Hoi include, £rom_ Wellington, is clue liero on Thursday, and is to sail on that day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, arid AVanganui. Tho City of Bombay is to sail this afterBoon for Melbourne, where she will complete discharge of her American cargo, Tho Kamo is to sail to-day for Tuna.ru, Westport, and Gxoymouth. The Kurow was io leave Whangarei lust - night for New Plymouth. AV qllington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Although the wind was light, a heavy sea was running at the Heads yesterday. This was regarded us the result of the recent bad weather up the coast. The Whangupe, which was docked verier.day in connection with periodical overhaul, is having new ’tween decks laid. The Kahika is to leave AVellington , to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. From Dunedin elie will go to Bluff, and'will return hero to load for New Plymouth and Nelson, via ports. The Moeraki is to leave Melbourne on May 12 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, AVellington, and Melbourne. The AVaikouaiti, from Newcastle and Sydney, via Bluff, is due here to-morrow, and is to sail to-morrow to complete discharge at ■.Lyttelton. Tho Breeze encountered heavy weather while cn route from Picton to Lyttelton and Dunedin, and was compelled to put back to Picton on Sunday. She is now due bore to-morrow, and is to leave to-morrow for Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, and Wanganui. The Gale, from Lyttelton, is due hero on Thursday to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The AVingatui, which encountered a heavy gale off Banks Pcffinaula yesterday, is due here to-day or to-morrow. She has general cargo for Dunedin, including a quantity of eugar from Auckland. She is to sail aboiu Thursday for Auckland, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, AA’ellington, Napier, and Gisborne. PORT MELBOURNE DUE TO-MORRUAV. Owing to fain at Lvttelton the C. and jJ. Line steamer Port Melbourne lias been further delayed, and is now to leave that port this morning for Port Chalmers, where she is duo to-morrow morning to discharge 730 tons of Glasgow and Liverpool cargo. She will, then load at Port Chalmers and northern x>orta for Home. THE CANADIAN SEIGNEUR. Tho next vessel of the Canadian Government service to load on the New Zealand coast is the Canadian Seigneur. Messrs H. L. Taplcy and Co, have received advice that the 1 vessel will leave Adelaide to-morrow for Bluff, where she is duo cn May 16, ( She then comes on to Wellington- to load for New York, Boston, and Montreal, and sails about May 25 to Auckland, where she will complete loading. NEW- MOTOR LINERS. It is intended in due course to build 1 a large trans-Al'antic motor passenger liner for the Swedish-Americnn Line. In addition, it is understood that the United Steam- . ship ' Company, Copenhagen (the Soandinnvi an-American Line;, will probably order a motor liner for the Copenhagen-New York service. The United Steamship Company is one of tho largest ship-owing concerns in ■ Denmark, and already possesses a. number of motor vessels, including the Lousiana, which was built by the Ardrossan Steamship Company. ■ " ■ AVAIWERA’S INTINERARY. Tho S.S. and A. Lino steamer AVaiwe.ra, ••which will load at Napier, Nelson, and Oamaru, is due at Wellington on May 25 to complete loading, and is to sail on May 29 for London, via Montevideo and Toncriffe. WITHIN AATEELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of Ihe under-mentioned wireless stations last night: —Auckland; Kaitoke, H.M.S. A r eronica, Tofua, Flora, Fiona, AVai- _ mafia. Manama, Manuka, Pawne, Easterner, Trevitick. Wellington; Mararoa, Wahine, Ngaio, Maunganui, Ulimaroa, Dorset, Koroxnika, Tainui, Katoa, Port Nicholson, Wingatui, Port Melbourne, A'/hukatane, Moeraki, Waipnra., Tutanekai, AVaikouaiti, Admiral Codrington, and AVanaka. Chatham Islands: Kaikoura. H.M.S. CHATHAM’S ISLAND CRUISE. H.M.S. Chatham is to sail from Auckland on Saturday next for Sunday Island, where she should arrive on the morning of May 15. resuming her cruise the same day. She will then proceed to Nukualofa, Tonga, where she is due on May 18. On • May 20 t!ie cruiser will leave for Pago Pago, which will be reached on May 21. From Pago Pago she will sail for Apia on May 25, arriving on -May 26, Western time. Two days will be spent at Apia, and on May 28 the Chatham will depart for Suva, where she is duo on June 1, Eastern time. On Juno 4 the Chatham will leave Suva for Auckland, she is due on June 9. FISHHERMEN’S LIGHTS IN AVELLINGTON. Two occasional green electric lights, sft apart vertically and 70ft apart horizontally, have been placed on the western shore of Island Bay, situated 2J miles to the westward of the entrance to Port Nicholson, for the use of fishermen employed in this locality. These lights, which .are of low pov/cr and which will not be lighted on moonlight nights, may, when in . use, be risible seaward through the small channel between tho island and westward foreshore of Island Bay. Mariners arc warned that the lights are placed solely for the use of fishermen, and. are not intended to be used for general purposes of navigation. PORT OP LONDON. “London is still the principal port of arrival of moat cargoes,” says tho. Shipping World. “The direct shipments during 1923 into other British ports comprised 25 per cent, of the imports of mutton and lamb, 36, per cent, of the frozen beet, and 28 per cent, of the chilled beef. Most of the chilled beef landed at Liverpool and Southampton was, however, railed to London for sale. With the exception of Newcastle and Hull, all tho provincial ports showed decreased arrivals compared with those in 1921.” LONG-DISTANCE TOWING. 1 Two outstanding examples of long-distance ocean towage are reported by the Bureau AVijsmuller, tug owners of Rotterdam. Tho tug Groningen, belonging to this firm, recently towed three lighters which were laden with sections of four other similar crafts from Rotterdam- to Sourabaya (Dutch East Indies) in 96 days, covering about 9090 miles. She then returned to Nantes, via Sabang, and there picked up tho sailing vessel Omaha, which she towed to Wilhclmshaven in 10 days. Slfe reached Rotterdam on October 1 last * and went into dry dock for overhaul. Fourteen days later she sailed again-for tho Bast Indies with two tugboats, Idles and Teddy in tow. Port Said was reached on . November 10, Suez on November 15, and Batavia on December 91, the total voyage 1 of 5230 miles having been accomplished without a single call for bunkers having been made. * For bronchial coughs, take Woods'. Great Caro—Adyt,