SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18952, 28 August 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON, August. Last Quarter „ „ .. ~ sth 6.52 a.m. New Moon .. „ „„ .. 12th 10.47 p.m. First Quarter 19th 5.87 p.m. Full Moon .. „ S6th 0.59 P-™-THE SUN. Rises to-day at 6.51 a.m.; sets at 5.27 p.m. THE WEATHER. August 27.—Du1l early, fine in the afternoon. , Fresh southerly wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer 80.20 30.17 80.15 Thermometer ~ .. Min., 40; max., 51 HIGH WATER. August 28— am. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads ~t .. .. 3.41 4.1 At Port Chalmers .. .. 4.21 4.41 At Dunedin 4.51 511 WEATHER REPORTS. (Pbb Hotted Press Association.) WELLINGTON, August 27. The following are the official weather reports at 4 p.m.:

WEATHER FORECAST. 1 The following is the official weather forecast :*-Present indications are for variable, •winds, decreasing southerlie3 giving place to freshening northerlies; weather fair to cloudy and probably milder. The barometer show* little movement, with a falling tendency everywhere soon. ARRIVAL. August 27. Katoa, e.s. (11.30 a.m.), 2484 tons, Bruce, from Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. DEPARTURES. .-- August 27. Kotare, s.e. (3.15 p.m.), 147 tons, Mumby, for Bluff., Keith Ramsay, agent. Pukaki, s.s. (6 p.m.), 1444 tons, Aitken, for Timaru. Keith Ramsay, agent. Breeze, a.s. (6.10 p.m.), 553 ton 3, RobertBon, for Oaniaru. H. L. Tapley and. Co., agents. Katoa, s.e. (8.10 p.m.), 2484 tons, Bruce, /for Timaru -■» SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 27.—Arrived: Mahana, (9 p.m.), from Liverpool. Sailed: Mararoa, (5 p.m.), for Sydney; Trekieve, due from NewYork at midnight. WELLINGTON, August 27.—Arrived: Ripplo (2 a.m.), from Gisborne; Karori (4.40 a.m.), from Gieymouth; Tahiti (5.30 a.m.), from Sydney. Sailed: Wainui (noon), for Picton; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, August 27.—Sailed: Kennedy (5.10 p.m.), for Foxton; Mararoa, for Wellington. AVONMOUTH, August 26.-Aroved: Middlesex, from Wellington. YORK, August 26.—Sailed: Clan Matheson, for Sydney. The Pukaki sailed yesterday evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Breeze sailed last night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Katoa, which arrived hero yesterday morning from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton (in the place of the sailed last night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland The Waimarino, which was towed into Port Chalmers on Sunday tr> discharge 6000 tons ot Newcastle coal for the railways, was handicapped for several days on account of a faulty crank shaft. Sever*! hours were lost when the vessel mode Puyaegur Point, and on Friday and after the machinery was restarted progress up the coaet was made at a much reduced rate of speed. The Kauri left Newcastle on Saturday afternoon with a coal cargo for Port Chalmers. The Kini is timed to sail to-night or tomorrow morning for Timaru, Westport, and i Greymouth. The Kahika, with coal from Greymouth, via Lyttelton and Timaru, is due heTe tomorrow morning, and is to sail on Thursday for Timaru, Westport, and Greymouth. Tie Kaikorai, with coal from Newcastle for Bluff and Dunedin, is due here about the end of the week. The Wingatui, from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton, is due here on Thursday and will proceed to Bluff. She will return here and sail on Monday "next for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and WangaThe Calm is to come out of dock at Port Chalmers to-day, and is to sail to-day for Bluff. She will return here on Thursday, and is to sail that evening for Timaru, Lyt telton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Gale, from bytteiton, should reach Dunedin on Thursday, and is to eail on Thursday night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. THE FORT BOWEN. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. aavise that the C. and D. Company's liner Port Bowen sailed from New York on August 16, and cleared Newport News on. August 18 lor Auckland,, via Panama. She will arrive at Auckland about September 17, and at VVelJ&ngton about September 21. Tie Port Bowen will load cargo at these two ports and at Lyttelton and Dunedin. .^ ZEALANDIO FROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw-Savill Company have received cabled information stating that the Zealandic sailed from Liverpool on August 18 flor Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at the northern port on September 25, and at Wellington on October 2. «a CITY OF BIRMINGHAM. The Federal Line agents advise that .the City of Birmingham is to leave New York on September 1 with cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Hawke's Bay, New Plymouth, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney. The vessel is due at Auckland about October 5, and at Wellington a week later. COPENHAGEN FROM MAKATEA. The steamer Copenhagen, with a cargo ot' phosphates from Makatea Island, via Lyttelton, is due at Port Chalmers to-morrow to continue discharge. The vessel, which leached the Canterbury port on Saturday afternoon had about 6000 tons of phosphates under her hatches. Messrs Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. are the local agents. BARQUE'S LONG VOYAGE. The well-known barque Marlborough Hill, which left Wallaroo on January 19 for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, with a cargo of whoat, .has arrived at Queenstown, after a long: passage of 155 days. Upon discharge of her cargo, she will proceed to Campbelltcm to load a cargo of spruce for Melbourne. THE TUTANEKAI. The Government eteamer Tutanekai, after visiting the' lighthouses, finished at Gable j End and the East Cape, where she made an inspection of the island, a part of which ia reported to have slipped away. She will proceed to Mercury Passage to discharge the new automatic light. C. AND D. LINERS. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. advise that the next despatch of tho C. and D. Line frcm Home for New Zealand will bo the Port Denison, which is to sail from London, on October 3 for Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Port Victor is to load at Glasgow and Liverpool, and will sail from Liverpool on October 20 with cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Tie next C. and D.-liners to leave New York for New Zealand will be the Indianic, on September 6, and the Port Stephens, on September 19, both for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australian ports. They will be followed by the Port VTarkin? which is to leave New York on October 31 tor Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. _—— iiia* WRECKAGE WASHED ASHORE. The officer in charge of the pilot station at Camden Haven reported to the Secretary for Navigation at Sydney on August 13, the discovery of a quantity of wreckage. of a skylight, such as would be used on a small vessel, was washed asborTin front of the pilot station It was S of teak, and was grey in colour, iho « P T^rch q was sfe along the beach for An miles to tho southward of Perpendicular Sad? and the following additional wreckage ""onforegoT hatch (with No. 6 uncte a lh£ painted on it in white), three similar numbered in Roman figures, 7,8, ™d T one hawse pipe .ping fwood) Sd ted; one mast wedge painted £3p » Srdwood hatch wedge; a piece of

painted in the same colour as the skylight door; two broken pieces of planking from a clinker-built boat (painted white outside, but had been dark grey); and one electric light bulb. The hatches are about iOft long. There was no marine growth on the wreckage, and the pilot is of the opinion that it had been in the water only a comparatively short period. The authorities at the Sydney Navigation Department expressed no theory as to what vessel the wreckage probably belonged to, but an inquiry will be held. BIG- GERMAN LINER. FOR ATLANTIC TRADE. Information was received by the last English mail that the latest addition to tho fleet of the Norddeutsoher Lloyd, tho steamer Columbus, is expected to commence her maiden voyage from Bremen to New York on October IX next. Tho Columbus was built in the dockyard of F. Schichau, of Danzig and Elbing, and is a sister ship of the steamer delivered to the Whit© Star Lino some time ago, and now running under the name of Homeric. Oi 32.000 tons gross register, the vessel is at present the largest German steamer afloat. Her principal dimensions are: Length T7sft and breadth 83ft. Fully loaded,- the steamer’s draft is about 32ft XOin, and at this draft she has a displacement of about 39.000 tods, and a lifting capacity of 10,000 tons, comprising 6000 tons of oil fuel, 2000 tons fresh water, and 2000 tons of cargo, mails, crew, passengers, baggage, and stores. The ship is fitted up for 1782 passengers. Tho crew will number 733 persons, eo that when the ship is full there will be 2523 souls on board. The staterooms, saloon, and drawing-rooms are artistically fitted and furnished to the designs of the N.D.L. Naval architect. Professor P. L. Troost. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Tho following vessels were expected to be within rang© of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: Port Adelaide, Tofua, Flora, Wairuna, Mahana, Cape May, Canadian Traveller, Koromiko, Niagara, Manuka, Rona, Do Greve, Great City, Otarama, Maramn, Wanaka, and Tutanekai. Chatham Islands; Devon and Maimoa. Wellington: Wahinc, Mararoa, Ngaio, Kaikorai, Mannganui, Ulimaroa, Waiotapu, Port Sydney, Waihora, Katoa, Kawatiri, Kaimanawa, Naringa, Waitomo, Orowaiti, Ivarori, Kosmo, and Wingatui. PITCAIRN ISLAND CALL. An innovation is about to be introduced by the New Zealand Shiping Company by which tho monotony of the run, from Now Zealand to Panama is to be broken by a call to Pitcairn Island on the Homeward run bv their passenger liner Rotorua, to leave Wellington on October y£r. If the experiment proves successful the Remuera, sailing on November 17, and the Euahine, sailing on December 29, both from Wellington, will also call at Pitcairn Island. Liners coming from Homo to New Zealand frequently stop at Pitcairn, so that boat-loads of islanders can come aboard tho vessel to sell fruit and curios. PAPAROA AT AUCKLAND. ‘ After a fine weather voyage from Liverpool the New Zealand Shipping Co.’s liner Paparoa arrived at Auckland on Thursday night and berthed at the Queen’s wharf at 7.30 a.m. bn Friday to disembark the following saloon passengers:—Miss M. W. Ashdown, Mrs A. C. Bird, Miss F. Mi Bowes, Miss M. M. Cramp, Mr and Mrs Crowther and infant, Mrs B. A.. East, Mr E. H. Evans, Mr and Mrs Fitzpatrick, Mias J. French, Mr and Mrs Gibbs, Mr G. A. Gibbs, Mrs E. Griffiths, Mi and Mrs Haddock, Mrs A. Harris, Miss L. Hoare. Mrs Holmes and infant, Master E. L. Holmes, Mrs M. G. Leggatt and infant, Miss F. M. Leggatt, Miss F. E. Livesey, the Misses M. and K. Munro, Mrs G. E. Parker, Miss Ray, Mrs J. Steward, Miss M. Sutherland Miss F. Swain, Mr J. H. Waite, Mrs J. Waldron, Mr Waldron, Master Waldron, Mrs E. M. Waller. Embarked at Panama: Messrs Kenrick ana Schapiro. Also 240 steerage. BRITISH SHIPBUILDING. Lloyd’s Register shipbuilding returns state that of the 366 vessels building in the world at the end of June, with a tonnage of 1,318,505 tons, 268 (tonnage 1,016,490) are building in Great Britain and Ireland, and 98 (tonnage 302,015) in other countries, excluding Germany, for which figures are not available. The returns for the quarter ended on June 80 are as follows: —Great Britain, 334 vessels (1,337,759 tons); Germany, 72 vessels (301,199 tons); Italy, 51 vessels (141,543 tons); France, 32 vessels (70,866 tons); United States, 50 vessels (133,660 tons); British Dominions, "with Australia leading, 27 vessels (45,201 tons). Among the other countries, Holland (99,821 tons), Japan (72,767 tons), Sweden (49,329 tons), are the most prominent. In Great Britain eight of the vessels under construction were over 20.000 tons, and seven others over 15,000 tons. Germany (Danzig) and Italy were the only other countries constructing vessels of over 15,000 tons, each having one building.

Bar. T her. Oape Maria ... S.E., fresh 30.19 69 Overcast Bussell S., fresh 30.2a 67 Overcast Muimkau H. ... S.S.W., br. 30.13 48 Overcast Auckland S.W., light 30.18 65 Showery Tauranga S.W., light 30.13 67 Fair East Cape S.W., light 30.12 6G Fair Napier N.E., breeze 30.23 60 Fair Castlepoint ... 3., light 30.25 52 Fine Wellington ... S., breeze 30.25 51 Fair Now Plymouth S.W., light 30.13 52 Fine Cape Egmont... 8., light 30.17 54 Fine. Wanganui S., light S0.21 50 Fine Farewell Spit.. N.E., light 30.10 52 Fine Oape Fouhvind S.W., fresh 30.20 52 Fine (Jreymouch ... S.W., light 30.23 53 Fine Stephen Island S.E., fresh 30.20 45 Fine Oape Campbell S.E., fresh 30.20 50 Fine Knikoura Calm 30.1(1 48 Fair Akaroa light... S.W., light 30.10 53 Cloudy Nuggets S.W., fresh 30.09 45 Cloudy Bluff W., breeze 30.11 49 Cloudy