SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18874, 29 May 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES ‘OF THE MOON.

THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.43 a.ro.; sets 4.28 p.m. THE WEATHER. May 28.— Bright and fine; light showers in the evening. Light north-west wind. 8 a.m. Noon. Bp-m. Barometer .. .. 29.67 29.65 29.65 Thermometer .. .. Min.,4o; max., 4J

WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast: —Present indications are for strong, southerly winds and, cold, showery weather, hut with heavy rain probable in the northernmost and East Coast districts, northward of -Kaikoura. The barometer has a temporary rising tendency. HIGH WATER. ■ May 29 — a '“- At Taiaroa Heads l-2» • At Port Chalmers 2 -p, At Dunedin 2 - 3 ° ARRIVAL. May 28. Dorset, s.s. (10.20 a.m.), 8734 tons, SSmers- ■ Vine, from Wanganui. Turnbull, Martin, end Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 28.—Arrived •- Tairoa <6.30 a.m.), from Liverpool; Waitomo (4.30 p.m.), from Nauru. Sailed: Kaiwarra ( nml fox Westport. . T - WELLINGTON. May 28— Arrived: lonm (10.20 a.m.), from Southampton; Rimutaka (4.50 p.m.'), from Auckland. Sailed: Wahme (7 45 p.m.), for Lyttelton. ' LYTTELTON, May 28.—T0 sail: Wanaka (8.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. OAMARU, May 28.—Arrived: Breeze (1 a.m.), from Dunedin; Rim (7 a.m.), from s'yDNEY May 28.—Arrived: Waikouaiti, from New Zealand ports; Makura, (6 a.m.), from Auckland; Rona, from Auckland. VANCOUVER, May 27.—Arrived: Niagara, May 27.—Arrived: Themistodes, from Brisbane, . . , _ „„„ LIVERPOOL, May 27.—Arrived: Paparoa, , from Wellington. Sailed: Surrey, for Bnsbane. ' NEW STEAMER PURCHASED. (Peb United Pekss Association.) AUCKLAND, May 28. The Northern Steamship Company has purchased the steamer Mounlyan from Australian Steamship Proprietary, Ltd. She 1343 tons gross, and is the largest sto, ever owned 8 by the Northern Company. It i. in Wed for a cargo and passengers' service between Auckland and Whangarei. Ths Calm, from BlnS, is due here to-night, and is to sail to-morrow for Timaru, Lytle - ton Wellington, and Wanganui. The Gale. 0 from Lyttelton, is due here on Vrirl'Lv and is to sail th© sum© isr 4} aru Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Holmdale, from Wellington, is due at Dunedin to-morrow, and is to sail to-morrow for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, an The V lCiuiio is to sail to-day for Oamaru, Timaru, Westport, and Greymouth. The Wanaka is due to-day fiom Auck land via ports, and is to sail to "^ a y Bluff She should return here about Thursday to load for Auckland, via P?rts , The Kurow, which came up from P° rt Chalmers yesterday, is to sail to-day for Auc la The V C. *and D. Lino steamer Fhrt Hacking is to leave this afternoon for Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle, wnere she will complete discharge of. her American cargo. . P The Kotar© is due here on Thursday with timber from Waikawa. She is to sail the eamo day for Blufi and Invercargill. The Progress is due here to-morrow to discharge timber from Greymouth The Union Company’s Island steamer Flora is to leave Auckland to-day for Rarotonga, Aitutuku, and Nargaia. EEMUERA AT COLON. The New - Zealand Shipping Company has received cabled advice that the Hemuera, which loft Southampton on May 10 _ for New Zealand ports, arrived at Colon on May 24. • She is due at Auckland on June 10. ATHOLL FROM MONTREAL. The steamer Atholl arrived at Montreal on May 18, where she will lead for New Zealand porta. She is to sail any day now. and will come to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin. PBSHAWUR CLEARS BOSTON. The steamer Peshawur, which cleared this ■port on April 16 for West of England ports, ]B reported to have arrived at Boston on May 17. She sailed again on May 19 fox Avonmouth. TEK.OA FOR DOMINION. 1 Bound for New Zealand ports the steamer ■ Tekoa whieh sailed from Liverpool, arrived «t Colon on May 20, and sailed again Horn Panama the same day. The vessel is due at Auckland on June 11, and will then come or to Wellington, where she is due on June 18. THE PORT MELBOURNE. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Melbourne is now duo at Napier. She returns to Wellington, where she is due next Thursday, to complete, and is tc sail finally from that port about June 2 foi London, via Las Palmas. DEVON CITY FROM TEXAS. Advice has been received that the steamei Devon City left Port Arthur (Texas) on Ma; 4 for Wellington, Brisbane, Sydney, Mel -bourne, and Adelaide. The vessel is due a Wellington on June 9. ARAWA FOR DOMINION. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’: steamer Arawa, which cleared London oi May 11 with cargo for discharge, is expectec to arrive at Auckland on June ‘2O. Fron Auckland the vessel will proceed to Hawke': Bay and Dunedin to discharge. AUCKLAND-SUVA CABLE. The cable steamer Stephen, a 4500-toi vessel, is now cn route from London, carryin] two new cables from the Pacific Cable Board ' One is intended for the Southport (Brisbane to Sydney line, and the other on the rout from Suva to Auckland. The necessar; soundings have already been made by th cable steamer Iris for these cables, and th ■work of laying them down will bo starter shortly after the Stephen arrives in thee waters. A CANADIAN, STEAMER. H L Tapley and Co. have been informe by the Canadian), Government Merchan Marine (Ltd.) that they are prepared to p'i a vessel on to load at New Zealand port for Vancouver direct. It will probably b arranged that Dunedin will be the final noi of departure. Loading date will be abou July-August. . , . , The Dorset arrived at Port Chalmers yes torday forenoon from Wanganui, to load mea - -and wool. She is expected to get away o Thursday evening for Bluff and Wellingtoi the latter being her final port of departin'! on June 8 for Avonmouth, The Whangape resumes commission to-da at Port Chalmers, and takes cargo for Enf ’ Coast porta.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Tho following vessels were expected to be within range of tho under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: H.M.S. Chatham, H.M.S. Veronica, H.M.S. Laburnum, Marama, Waitomo, Omana, Canadian Inventor, Tofua, Kaiapoi, Wingatui, and Matakann. Wellington: Wahine, Mararoa, Ngaio, Maunganui, Tahiti, lonic, Canadian Seigneur, Moeraki, Rimutaka, Manuka, Port Melbourne, Waipori, Ulimaroa, Katoa, Admiral .Codrington, Opawa, Port Auckland, Wairuna, Kaiturui, and Wanaka. Chatham Islands: Waimana. TAIROA FROM LIVERPOOL. The S.S. and A. Line steamer Tairoa, from Liverpool, via Panama, which arrived at Auckland early yesterday morning, has general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, and is duo hero about Juno 10. lONIC AT WELLINGTON. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner lonic, from London and Southampton, via Panama, arrived at Wellington yesterday morning. She brought a large number of passengers as well as general cargo for discharge at Wellington and Lyttelton. MIDDLESEX DUE TO-MORROW. The Federal Lino steamer Middlesex, from Liverpool, is due here to-morrow morning to complete discharge of her Home cargo and to commence loading for Boston, New York, and West Coast of England ports. She will continue loading at New Plymouth, Wanganui roadstead, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. GABLE ISLET LIGHT. In regard to notice to mariners No. 15 issued by the Marin© Department on March 21, relating to Gable Islet light, and to th© warning contained therein, mariners are notified in the Gazette that the amended and complete description of this light is as follows: —Aga light, unwatched, group ashing, two flashes every 11 seconds, (0.5 second light, one second eclipse; 0.5 second light, nine seconds eclipse), visible 17 miles. The light is exhibited from a white-painted circular tower 12ft in height, placed on tho summit of Gable Islet at a height ot 123 ft above high water. Sectors; From the line of transit with Moutara Bluff to the northward the light shows white round through west and north to 013.8 deg., thence red over Monowai rocks to 018.3 deg., thence while in shore to line of transit with Tatapouri Head to the south-westward. WORLD’S LARGEST SHIPOWNERS. A list from tho 1922-1923 Lloyd’s Register of the 50 largest steamship lines in tho world reveals several interesting facts. Four British companies head the list, while tire largest non-British line flies the flag ot tho latest entrant into the ranks of maritime Powers — Japan. More than half of tho first 50 are also British.

Fell moon Last quarter New moon .. First quarter Full moon Mat. 1st . 8th 9.0 a.m. 5.48 a.m. 16th 24th , 80th 10.8 a.m. 1.55 a.m. ■1.87 p m.

•WEATHER REPORTS. (P*a tJMTBD PU288 ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON , May 28. The following aro the official weather report! at 4 p.m. Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Maria ... P., fresh 29.71' 60 Cloudy Russell S.W., light 29.63 58 Cloudy Mnnukau H.... S.W., fresh 29.63 48 Showery Aucklanil S.W., light 29.56 56 Fair Tauranga S.W., light 29.43 56 Overcast East Cape P.W.. light 29.48 58 Overcast Gisborne S.S.W., fresh. 29.52 57 Overcast N apier B.W., breezo 29.60 54 Overcast Custlepoint ... P.W., light 29.70 48 Cloudy Wellington ... S., breeze 29.61 40 Gloomy Now Plymouth S.E., light 29.54 53 Fair Cape Egmont... Wanganui S.E., light S., m. gale 29.54 29.51 40 57 Showery FairParowell SpitS.E., light 29.05 40 Cloudy Cape Foulwlnd S.E., fresh 29.60 50 Fine Greymouth ... Oalm 29.06 51 Fair Stephen Island S.E., light 29.60 46 Showery Cape Campbell S., fresh 29.64 55 48 Showery Kaikoura 8.W., light 29.GG Showery Akaroa light... S.W., light 29.67 46 Cloudy N uggets S.W., fresh 29.60 45 Showery Bluff W.S.W., fresh 29.57 48 Showery