SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18987, 8 October 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. October. Last Quarter, 3rd 4.59 p.m. New Moon 10th 5.36 p.m. First Quarter 17th 8.24 a.m. .FuU Moon 25th 5.56 a.m THE SUN. Rises to-day at 5.32 a.m.; sets at 6.21p.m. ' THE WEATHER. October 6.—Dull and overcast; fine in, afternoon and evening. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.75 29.90 29.85 Thermometer .. .. Min., 41; max., 51 October "7.—Dull and overcast. Calm. Barometer 29.75 29.85 29.80 Thermometer .. .. Min.,4l; max., 53 ~ HIGH WATER. October 8— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads 0.30 12.56 At E'ort Chalmers 1.10 1.38 At Dunedin 1.40 2.6 ARRIVALS. October 7. Flora, s.s. (8.30 a.m.), 1283 ions, Grey, from Bluff. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Holmdale, 6.3. (12.40 p.m.), 810 tons, Holm, from Lyttelton. Keith Ramsay, agent. Calm, s.s. (7.25 a.m.), 892 tons, M'Lachlan, from Bluff. H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURE. October 6. Kotaro, s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 147 tons, Mumby, for Bluff. H. C. Campbell (Ltd.), agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, October 6.—Arrived: South Africa (3.25 a.m.), from Sydney; Karori (10.45 p'.m.), from Greymouth; Jersey City (5 p.m.), from San Francisco. Sailed: Ii.M.S. Laburnum (noon), for Gisborne, Napier, and Lyttelton; Trecarrell (12.25 p.m.), for Wellington; Ngakuta (12.25 p.m.), for Napier; Fiona (4.30 p.m.), for Fiji. WELLINGTON, October 7. —Arrived : Wahino (7.15 a.m.), ifrom Lyttelton; Ripple (9 a.m.), from Gisborne; Orowaiti (11.30 a.m.), from San Luis; John (4 p.m.), from Lyttelton. October 6. —Arrived; Tainui (3 p.m.), from London; Kazembe (8.35 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed; Paparoa (4.40 p.m.), for London; Corinna, (4.45 p.m.), for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, October 6.—Arrived: Wahino (7.15 a.m.), from Wellington; Atua (8.40 a.m.), John (9.15 a.m.), and Holmdale (12.10 p.m.), from Timaru. Sailed: Kennedy (3.45 a.m.), for Foxton; Holmdale (4 p.m.), John (5.15 p.m.), Wahino (5.30 p.m.), for Wellington ; Waitomo (8.45 p.m.), for Port Chalmers. October 7.—Arrived; Gale (5.40 a.m.j, from Timaru; Mararoa (11.20 a.m.), from Wellington. BLUFF, October 6.-<Sailed: Flora (4.43 p.m.), for Dunedin. GREYMOUTH, October 6.—Sailed: Inga (6.10 a.m.), for Sydney. TIMARU, October 5. —Arrived: Gale (6.30 a.m.), from Dunedin. OAMARU, October 5. —Arrived: Kamo (H p.m.), and Opihi (midnight), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, October s.—Sailed: Manuka (4.30 p.m.), for Wellington. NEWCASTLE, October s.—Sailed: Koromiko, for New Plymouth; Kaiwarra, for Auckland. COLON, October 4. —Arrived: Remuera, from London. GRAVESEND, October 6.—Sailed; Port Denniston, for Lyttelton. The Calm arrived here from Bluff yesterday, and will sail to-day for Timaru, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Waitomo, irom Nauru, via Lyttelton, will arrive at Port Chalmers to discharge 1800 tons of phosphates. The Maori, which has been fitted for oil fuel during her winter lay-up at Poyt Chalmers, goes into dry’dock this morning. She may bo resuming commission about the middle of this month. The Bluff tug and the Timaru dredge will probably be at Port Chalmers at the end of this month for periodical overhaul and survey. The Flora, which arrived her© from Bluff yesterday, will sail to-day for Timaru and Auckland. The Holmdale arrived here last night and ■will sail to-day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wanganui. The Kotaro left on Saturday night for Bluff and Invercargill. The Pukaki, from Auckland and Wellington, is due here this morning and after loading will sail for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington. and Auckland. The Corinna is due here to-day to load for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Ngakuta left Auckland on Thursday lor Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She will load hero for Auckland about the middle of the week. The Wairuna will leave Vancouver early in November for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne and Sydney. THE TAINUI. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Toilful, from London and Southampton, arrived at Wellington on Saturday afternoon. She will discharge part of her cargo there, and will sail for Lyttelton about Thursday to complete discharge. The vessel will subsequently load at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, Timaru, and Wellington for London. MAKURA DUB AT AUCKLAND TO-DAY. The Union Company R.M.S. Makura is due at Auckland this morning from Sydney. Sho will leave to-morrow for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu. THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR. The Canadian Constructor left Adelaide at daylight on Friday morning and is due hero about October 12 to discharge her Australian cargo and to load for New York. Boston, and Montreal. She will continue loading at Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. ROTORUA’S DEPARTURE POSTPONED. The departure of the Rotorua from Auckland to Southampton has been postponed from October 12 till noon on Saturday, 'October 13. THE RUAPEHU. The Ruapehu will leave London on October 28 for Auckland, Napier, and Port Chalmers. lONIC, FROM LONDON. The lonic, from' London, left Balboa on October 1 for Wellington, where she is due on October 24. She will leave the same day for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff to unload. FROM LONDON. The Shaw, bavill, and Albion steamer Pakeha is expected to arrive at Auckland early this week from London. The vessel will go to Motuhihi first to discharge about 300 tens of explosives. Afterwards she will berth at Auckland to unload over 5000 tons of general merchandise. Subsequently the vessel will oomo to Dunedin to complete unloading. A large quantity bf the Pakeha’s cargo includes machinery and iron work, which was delayed at London on account of the dockers’ strike. NEW MOTOR VESSEL FOR TARANAKI. The Inaha, a small twin-screw motor vessel, has been launched by the Coaster tion Company, _of Montrose, for the South Taranaki Shipping Company, of Patea, New Zealand. Th© vessel, which is 110 ft in length between perpendiculars, 23ft in breadth, and 10ft Sin in depth, will have two 150 horse-power internal combustion engines, made by Plenty and Sons, Newbury, England. She is of specially interesting character, having holds insulated for the carriage of dairy produce, and electric winches, obtaining current from powerful generators in the engine-room. WITHIN WTRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned stations last night;—Auckland: Tofu a, Wairuun. Kaiwarra. Nalgora, Pakeha, Makura, Ulimaroa, Atholl, Fiona, Arahura, ,Kaituna. Wellington; Tahiti, Marama, Antinoas, Orowaiti, Waikawa, Wairoarino, Waihora, Wingatu, Waikouaiti, Waitomata, Trelevan, Katoa, Canadian Constructor, Poloric, Port Napier. Manuka. Kazembe, Strathfillan, Paparoa, Piako, Trecarrell. OVERSEAS SUMMARY. Antinous, from Marseilles, arrived at Wellington on October 2. • ' Canadian Miller, from Auckland, arrived at Quebec on October 3. El Kantara, from Marseilles, arrived at Colon on October 2 Ihumata, from Auckland, arrived at Sydney, on October 5. Tonic, from London, arrived at Colon on October 2. Kandahar, from New York, arrived at Melbourne on October 4. Kazembe, from New York, arrived at Auckland on October 1. Katoa, from Bluff, arrived at Newcastle on October 5 Kawatiri, from 'Lyttelton, arrived at Newcastle on October 5. Nardana, from Liverpool, left Panama for Auckland on October 2. Port Lyttelton, from Glasgow, arrived at New York on October 2. Fort Stephens, from New York, arrived at Colon on October 2. Remuera, from London, arrived at Colon on October 4, en route for New Zealand. South Africa left Sydney for Auckland on September 30. Trecarrell, from Liverpool, arrived at Auck- „ land on September 29. H.M.S. Veronica, from Pacific Islands, arrived at Auckland on September 30. Waihora left Newcastle for Wellington on October 6*

MOTOR LINER FOR PACIFIC TRADE. LARGEST IN THE "WORLD. Additional details have been received regarding the new motor liner which is iindei construction at the yard of the Fairfield Shipbilding Company (or the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. The vessel, which will be of 20,000 tons displacement, will be the largest motor ship in the world, and the largest vessel crossing the Pacific Ocean. The new vessel is to be called the Aorangi, which is the same name as was borne by a ■well-known trans-Pacific liner of the Union Company in pre-war days. The new vessel will be 600 ft in length with 72ft beam, and will be driven by four screws, the motive power Jieing provided by internal combustion engines of the Sulzer type. In the new vessel the space for passenger accommodation will bo 18 per cent, greater than would be available if she were driven by steam turbines with oil fuel. There will bo provision for 020 passengers, of which 400 will be in the first class. A feature of the accommodation will he the largo number of single and two-berth cabins installed, many having private bathrooms attached. In the general design of the vessel there are several innovations. Ice cream and soda fountains will be one feature, and there will be a softdrink lounge on deck for first and secondclass passengers. On the boat deck Giere will bo a gymnasium, which will be reached by two electric elevators from the lower deck. The Aorangi will make the trip across the Pacific in 18 days, travelling at 17 knots, and it is expected that she will be read> towards the end of 1924. Compared with the former vessel of the same name, she is a wonderful example of the advance of shipbuilding in 46 years. The old Aorangi was built in 1383, and before the war was otten seen in Sydney Harbour, with her clipper bow, three- masts, and a single funnel, me old Aorangi was engaged for many years in the Union Royal mail line running from Sydney to San Francisco. Captain R. Crawford, who has been in command of the Canadian Pacific liner Mukura for some years, has boon appointed to the command of the new motor liner Aorangi, which, is being built on the Clyde for the Canadian-New Zsaland-Australian. service. Captain A. E. Barlow, who is in Syc.ney, will stcceed Captain Crawford on the Makura.