SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19013, 8 November 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. a: KovBUBEa. n hast Quarter 2nd 6.19 a.m. r< New Moon 9th 2.57 • • a: first Quarter IMh 2.11 P.- ■ b; Pull Moon 24th 0.28 a.m. THE SUN. g Rises to-day at 4.41 atm.; sets at 7.2 p.m. g . THE WEATHER. w November 7—Fine; light south-easterly wind; strong easterly wind in the evening. 6 a.m. Noon, o p.m. Barometer .. .. .. 29-60 29.70 Thermometer .. •• Min.,46; max., Ca HIGH WATER. November 8 — a.m. F™ - At Taiaroa Heads 1-46 -• w At Port Chalmers 2.26 1; At Dunedin 2.56 o.A> j, WEATHER REPORTS. G (Per Psited Press Association.) P WELLINGTON, November 7. The following is the official weather report at I p.m.:— Station. Wind. Weather. liar. Thor. Gape Maria, N.W., fresh, smooth ... 29.9 U 63 Russell, K, light, dimly Manukaii Heads, X., light, fine ••• 29.98 71 P Auckland, N.E., light, lair 29.119 bo R Tauranga, N.E., light, fine 29.1 b e> It East Cape, S., lre.-li, cloudy 30.00 b 8 , b CUsborne, S.U., light, lair 30.00 6h n Napier, N. 8., bree/w, line 30.00 . 9 \> AistU'point, E., light, fine Wellington, N., light, fine 29.96 bl r, New Plymouth, W., light, fine ... -9.96 64 „ gape Egmont, N.E., fresh, lair ... 29.97 64 | Wanganui, calm, fine -9- 1 - 1 6? Farewell Spit, N., light, fine -10.00 bo Dape Koulwind, N.W., light, fine ... 29.95 iO 11 Grevmouth, N.W., breeze, fine 29.93 16 1 Stephen Island, W„ light, fine ... 30.00 60 b Cape Campl'd!, N., light, fine ... 29.95 6-. c; Kaiknnra, N., fresh, fine ... ... - WM 66 T Akaroa Light, N.E..- fresh, cloudy ... -9-90 bn „ Nuggets, N.E., fresh, hazy ~ •);. Bluff, S., breeze, foggy 29.73 ou c WEATHER FORECAST. c Tho following is the official weather fore- t< cast;—Present indications are for moderate o to strong easterly winds, backing to norther- m lies northward of New Plymouth ana Napier, w northerlies, strong to a gale shortly else- d where; weather fair, warm, and hazy, with ei increasing cloudiness generally and rain following soon in the West Coast and 11 southernmost districts o: the South Island, n The barometer will probably fall, especially r in. the south. ° ARRIVALS. November 7. Trelyon, s.s, (5.55 a.m.), 3232 tons, Harris, from Timaru. Now Zealand Shipping Company, agent. Havro, s.s. (11.55 a.m.), 1201 tons, Miles, from Singapore, via Auckland and Bluff. f< DEPARTURE. 11 November 7. r Kurow, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 2625 tons, Flynn, | for Timaru and Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. h AUCKLAND, November 7.—Arrived; L Tiroa (9 a.m.), from Gisborne. Sailed: A tux (3.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Port Na- * pier (6 p.m.), for London; Katoa (6.50 p.m.), “ for Newcastle. „ WELLINGTON. November 7—Arrived: f Corinna (1 a.m.), from Onehunga; Maori (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Waihora (11.45 a.m.), from Newcastle; Calm (11.15 a.m.), from r Lyttelton; Koromiko (6.35 p.m.), for New- h castle. Sailed: Corinna (6 p.m.), for Dun- .. edin; Holnidale (6 p.m), fer Wanganui; 4 Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. i' ■LYTTELTON, November 7.—Arrived: 1 Opihi (5.40 a.m.), from Timaru; Mararoa (8.25 a.m.), from Wellington; Storm (12,-u p.m.), from Timaru. Sailed; Opihi (1.20 a p.m.), for Wellington; Mararoa (6.25 p.m.), 1 for Wellington; Dorset fi?.4o p.m.), for Port Chalmers; Waitomo (5 p.m.), for‘Newcastle; City of Birmingham (5.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. 1 * s The Dorset left Lyttelton yesterday for Jlunedin and is expected to arrive here this I morning. t The Kurow left Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Timaru and Lyttelton to complete J discharge. t The auxiliary schooner Huia is due here tonight from Auckland, via Napier and Lyttelton. She will discharge a cargo of explosives in the lower harbour, and will load 1, general cargo at Dunedin for Auckland. t The Ngakuta, from Auckland, via ports, c] is due here this morning, and will sail tonight for Bluff, Oamaru, Timaru, Wellington, and Auckland. The Kini wall leave Greymouth to-day for Oamaru and Dunedin, and is due here on Tuesday to load fox Timaru, Westport, and C-reymouth.' Tho Kaimanawa, which is at present in dock at Fort Chalmers, will steam up to Dunedin to-morrow and will sail on Saturday for Lyttelton and Auckland. The Corinna is due to-morrow from Wellington, and will sail the same day for Nelson and New Plymouth, via ports. HAVRE FROM SINGAPORE. The Havre, from Singapore, via Auckland and Bluff, arrived here yesterday morning, and was berthed at the Kitchener street wharf, where she is discharging case oil. Tho vessel trades between Singapore and the colonies. TRELYON. FROM' MONTREAL. The Trelyon, one of the Hain steamers, arrived here yesterday morning from Montreal, via Panama and northern porta, the last of which was Timaru, and was berthed at the Birch street wharf, where she is discharging general cargo. The vessel is expected to complete discharge to-morrow and will probably leave at midday on Saturday for Newcastle. Captain W. Harris, who is in command, has with him Messrs A. Nance (chief officer), W. Crocker (second), D. Hennessey (third), P. Say a- (chief engineer), F. Naneon (second), D. Hart (third), F. Inch fourth), T. Dinning (wireless operator), Weakley (chief steward). TRANS-PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. The following movements of the Union Steam Ship Company trana-Pacific cargo vessels are reported; Hauraki, from Pacific Coast ports, via San Francisco and Auckland, will leave Melbourne this week for Adelaide and Sydney. Waiotapu left San Francisco on Tuesday, October 16, for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. She -is due at Auckland to-morrow. Wniruna will load at Pacific Coast ports during November for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waitemata will load at Pacific Coast ports during December, and will probably call at Napier, Wellington, and New Plymouth. TRELEAVEN WITH PHOSPHATES. Tho Hain Line steamer Treleaven sailed from Nauru Island for Auckland on Thursday last with 6000 tons of phosphate for discharge at Auckland. She is expected at Auckland about the end of the week. A FAST PASSAGE. What is said to be a record run from Port Birie to Sydney has been made by the Blue Funnel cargo steamer Merioncs. The voylage occupied three days, the steamer leaving HPort Pirie at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, ■October 20, and arriving at Sydney Heads Hat 7.20 o’clock on Tuesday evening, October Hfi3. Her average speed is estimated at ■about 16 knots. Tho Meriones recently made Ha remarkably fast trip from Kobe to NewHcastle. I AUSTRALMOUNT UNDER OFFER. H Tho Commonwealth Government steamer H Austral, mount, which recently took relief ■supplies U> Japan, is one 01 the fleet of ■cargo steamers now in the market for sale, ■offers have already been received from Japan ■ for the purchase of the vessel, but so far Brio sale Has been effected. Japanese shipHpmg interests, it is stated, are anxious to ■secure the Australmount now that she is in ■Japanese water's. Inquiries havo also been ■made in various directions for most of the ■other steamers of the line now idle at Syd|ney and the offers will in due course be ■considered by the Shipping Board. I THE SOPHOCLES AT MELBOURNE. Six weeks after commencing her voyage from ■Tilbury docks, London, the Aberdeen liner ■Sophocles arrived at Melbourne on October ■f!s. Calm, smooth seas were experienced ■all the way, with the exception of a short ■ break of rough weather when rounding the ■ Cape of Gcod Hope. Going south, cold H|wi;ids made the remainder of the passage an■comfortable. Two days before reaching Mel|Hbourne the second saloon steward, Jennings, ■was found dead in his cabin, and was buried ■at sea on Tuesday. At dinner, after tho Sophocles hud berthed, a saloon passenger a letter from the passengers to the (Captain Ogilvie), expressing approximation of the treatment they had received the officers and the stewards. ■ -NEW MOTOR SHIP CRUX. B On her maiden trip, the new motor ship of the Norwegian-Australian Line, arat Melbourne recently with 1100 of timber from Baltic ports. || Built by Messrs Bermeister and Wain, ■ Copenhagen, for Det Bergan Dampskilliselthe Crux is 367 ft in length between ■■and 34ft in moulded depth from the shelter ■|deck, with a load draught of 23ft 2Jin. Her ■ gross tonnage is 3628, and her displacement 9700 tana. ■ Tho propelling machinery consists of two four-stroke single-acting Diesel ■ engines of Burmeistcr and Wain’s new light

type for twin screw vessels. The sea speed is 10J knots an. hour, with an indicated horse-power of 2100. The fuel capacity is 1100 tons, with a consumption of from six and a-half tons daily, giving a cruising radius of 45,000 sea miles. All the engine room auxiliaries and the deck machinery are electrically driven, the current being by three dynamos, one of 33 k.w. and two of 66 k.w., driven respectively by one single cylinder and two twin cylinder auxiliary Diesel engines. The total length of the engine room is only 35ft Sin, and the total weight of the machinery 312 tons. BESET BY GALES. ROUGH VOYAGES ACROSS INDIAN OCEAN. Strangely similar stories of the rough weather experienced when crossing the Indian Ocean and the Australian Bight were brought to Melbourne by the steamers Ghannda and Tremorvah, which were in port recently (relates the Melbourne Argus). Practically since leaving England, according to officers of the Tremorvah, rough weather was encountered. Even in tropical seas, during the 23 days crossing of the Indian Ocean, the Tremorvah was beat by tierce gales from all the points of the compass. Loose deck gear was swept overboard, and much that was lashed or fastened down followed in its wake. Portion of the starboard bulwarks was carried away, and one mighty sea crashed against the navigating When in mid-ocean a sea which struck the Tremorvah astern dislocated the steering gear, and for five hours the steamer drifted. By strenuous work, the chief officer replaced the damaged parts, and the steamer recommenced her battle with the sea and wind. The hatch covers of No, 1 hold were stove in by the seas, and the hold, containing case cargo for Adelaide, was partially flooded. The quarters of some of the officers were also flooded. When crossing the Bight the Ghannda encountered violent conditions. Several of the crew were injured. The ship’s lighting system was put out of commission, and portion of tho poop-deck was carried away. There was also slight damage to the steering gear, which was repaired without mishap. Officers described the gales as the worst they had seen. In an endeavour to find tho crew of the missing steamer Baron Blantyre, the Tremorvah passed within two miles , of St. Paul’s Island. Rockets, which, to quote the officers of the Tremorvah, “ would have wakened tho dead,” were fired. Satisfied that the island was uninhabited, the Tremorvah resumed her voyage. COMMONWEALTH AND DOMINION LINE. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. report the following movements from New Zealand to the United Kingdom; Port Sydney sailed from Wellington for London on September 6, and arrived at London on October 17. Port Curtis sailed from Wellington for London on September 28 via Las Palmas. Port Napier is completing homeward loading at Auckland, and will sail finally for London, via Cape Horn, on November 7. Port Denison will load Homeward from New Zealand late in .November, and will sail finally for London about December 24. Port Victor will load Homeward from New Zealand in December, and will sail finally for London about January 10, 1924. The following movements from the Unitod Kingdom to New Zealand have come to hand: — Port Denison sailed from London for Suva, Lyttelton, and Dunedin on October 5, and left Panama on October 22. She is due at Lyttelton about November 21. Port Victor sailed from Liverpool on October 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is duo at Auckland about November 30. Port Sydney will sail from London on December 5 for Auckland, Wellington, and Port Chalmers. The following movements from the United States to New Zealand have come to hand: Port Hacking sailed from New York on November 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Port Elliot will sail from New York on November 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin.