SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19042, 12 December 1923, Page 6

SHIPPING.

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, THE SUN. Rises to-day at 4.17 a.m.; sets at 7.17 p.m. THE WEATHER. December I.—Bright and fine; light north-east wind, 8 a.m. Noon. 6p.mBarometer ... .. 30.00 30.05 30.05 WEATHEB REPORTS. (PBB tINITBD PRESS AB3OCIXTIOK.) WELLINGTON, December 11. The following arc the -official weather reports

WEATHER FORECAST. Following is the official weather forecast: - Present indications are for moderate to strong westerly winds with a southerly tendency, The weather will be fair to cloudy generally, but scattered shows are probable * in West Coast districts. The barometer has little movement. HIGH WATER. (December 12— a.m. p.ro. At Taiaroa Heads .. .. 6.0 6.2 d At Port Chalmers 6.40 7.8 At Dunedin .. .. 7.10 _ 7.38 ARRIVALS., December 11. Moeraki, s.s. (10 a.m.), 4421 tons, Doorly, from Melbourne, via Hobart and Bluff. Passengers:—Saloon; Misses Breadon, Douglas, Geary, Gardon, Handle, Hilton, London, ' Kelly, Watson, Mesdames Carter, Cheehe, Harvey, Hilton, Lusk, Millan, Parsons, Powell, Reid, Toomer, Zimmer, MTlwraiw. and infant, Moody, Messrs Cole, Coscia, Ferlier, Harvey, Hughes and child, M'llwraith, Powell, Miles, Uphill, Zimmer, Johnson; and IS steerage. Breeze, s.s. (3.ff) e.m.), 553 tons, Robertson, from Bluff. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. Kaiapoi, s.s. (3.5 p.m.), 2003 tons, Corby, from Adelaide, via Hobart. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Storm, sa. (2 a.m.), 405 tons, Manson, from Lyttelton. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. December 11. Moeraki, bj. (8 p.m.), 4421 tons, Doorly, for Lyttelton. Passengers from Dunedin: For Melbourne—Mesdames Macmeikan, Wilkinson, Bray, Scott and infant, Hicks, Whyte, Mackenzie, Burnet, Misses Wiehart, Smith, Wilkinson, Harland, Urquhart, Westland, Faulks, Richardson, Mackenzie, Hopcraft, and Sister Persia, Messrs Macmeikan, Wilkinson, Scott, and Balt; and 12 in steerage. Coastal —Mesdames Brown, Sellenwright and girl, Brown and two children. Low and child, Stevens, Misses Wilson, Henderson, O’Brien, Messrs Kirker, Sellenwright, Cotton (2), Morris, M’Pherson. Breeze, s.s. (11.30 pm.), 553 tons, Robertson, for Timaru. Komata, e.s. p.m.), 2115 tons, Bold, for Oamaru. Union S.S. Co., agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 11.—Arrived; Marama (noon), from Sydney. Sailed; Middlesex (8 a.m.), Tokome.ru, and Port Victor (7 a.m.), for Wellington. Sailing: Makura (10 p.m.), for Vancouver. . WELLINGTON, December 11.—Arrived: Mararoa (7.50 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Karon (8.15 a.m.), from Auckland; John (3.30 p.rrf.), from Wanganui. Sailed: Mahia (5 p.m.), for Bluff; Waimarino (6.30 p.m.), for Newcastle; Mararoa (7.50 p.m.), from Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, December 11. —Arrived: Maori (6.30 a.m.) and Calm (1.40 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Calm (6.5 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wahine (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington, SYDNEY, December 11.—Arrived: Manuka, from Wellington. NEWCASTLE, December l lo,—Sailed: Kaitoke, for 'Timaru; War Lord (schooner), fox Gisborne. TEN ERIFFE, December 10.—Sailed: Tainui, en route from Wellington to London. The Komata sailed yesterday evening for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. , . The Storm, from Lyttelton, which arrived here early this morning, is to sail to-day for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wanganui. The Breeze, which arrived here yesterday morning from Bluff, sailed last night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Calm, from Lyttelton, which is due her© to-day, will discharge her cargo, and will then dock at Port Chalmers for overhaul. The Kaitoke left Newcastle on Monday afternoon with coal for Timaru and Oamaru. After discharge at Oamaru she will come to Port Chalmers to dock for survey and overhaul. • - The now steamer Turakina, which is discharging Liverpool cargo at the Victoria ’wharf, is having minor repairs effected to one of her oil tanks. She is to sail early next week for Timaru and. Lyttelton to load for London. The Kaitangata is to leave Auckland about the middle of next week for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. From Bluff she will return to Port Chalmers to dock for survey. _ ’ , The Karori, from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton, is due here on Friday. She will proceed to Bluff and will return to Dunedin to load for Auckland, via ports. The Ngakuta is to leave Auckland on Friday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Holmdale, from Wellington, is due hero to-morrow, and is to sail to-morrow for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Calm, from Lyttelton, is due here tonight or to-morrow morning, and, on completing discharge, will dock at Port Chalmers for overhaul. THE KAIAPOI. The Union Company’s cargo carrier Kaia- ‘ poi, from Edithburg and Adelaide, via Hobart, arrived here yesterday with general cargo from the South Australian ports and timber from Hobart. She is to sail to-day for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland to complete discharge. A MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY. The Marine Department announces that it has been decided to hold a magisterial inquiry into the circumstances concerning the wreck of the auxiliary schooner Kaeo at Niue Island. The inquiry will be held at Auckland. THE AUSTRALIND. The New Zealand .Shipping Company have been advised by cablegram that the Australind, paitly laden at St. John, filled at Newport Nevs, and sailed from the latter port on December 4 fox Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Melbourne, and Sydney. The vessel should arrive at Auckland about January 9, and at Wellington a week later. THE TAHITI. The Union Company has received advice stating that the R.M.S. Tahiti, from San Francisco, arrived at Papeete on Monday, December 3, and sailed the same evening for Rarotonga and Wellington. The vessel is expected to reach Wellington to-morrow. ♦ THE PAKEHA. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Pakeha arrived at Auckland on Friday morning from Wellington. She is to leave Auckland to-day for Napier, and will sail finally from the latter port on December 13 for London. THE MONADNOCK. The Monadneck is to complete discharge of her cargo of raw sugar at Auckland today, and will then proceed to Newcastle to replenish her bunkera prior to loading a cargo of wheat in South Australia for Japan. 7 THE LING NAM. The Chinese steamer Ling Nam arrived at Callao, Peru, on December 4, from Wellington, via Tahiti and Balboa. The vessel left the southern port on October 27. She ie to sail for Iquique, Chile, and from that port to Wellington and Hongkong, being due back in New Zealand about the end of December or early in January. On her next voyage from Hongkong to South- America it is expected that the Ling Nam will make Auckland her New Zealand port, instead of Wellington. She is due at Auckland early in April.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE, The following vessels were expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night: —Auckland; Arahura, Canadian Miller, Erroll, Kaiwarra, Kauri, Kawatiri, Kent, Makura, Marama, Middlesex, Montrose, Port Kembla, Port Victor, Tofua, Trafusis, Veronica, Waihora, Wanaka, and Port Denison. Wellington: Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, Tahiti, Tutanckai, Katoa, Sir James Clark Ross, Rimutaka, Moeraki. Waipoxi, Waihemo, Kaiapoi, Orowaiti, Mineric, Ulimaroa, Kaitangata, City of Naples, Karori, Mahia, Waimarino, and Waikawa. Chatham Islands: Nil. QUEBEC CITY, FROM BUNBURY. The Eeardon-Smith steamer Quebec City, 4200 tons, arrived at Auckland on Thursday from Bunbury, Western Australia. The vessel brought over 1,006,000 feet of hardwood timber for this port. It is expected that she will sail on Friday tor Wellington and Dunedin, to discharge the remainder of her cargo. The Quebec City left Bunbury on November 22, and experienced fin© weather throughout the voyage. Captain G. D. Roc© is in command, and he has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr J. T. Spanner; second officer, Mr J. Peggie; third officer, Mr E. N. Anholm; chief engineer, Mr F. Towler; wireless operator, Mr F. Batchford. THE CHANGSHA. Messrs Neill and Co. (Ltd.) have received a cablegram advising that the Changsha arrived in Sydney on December 6, and is to sail for Hongkong on the 22nd inst. ANDROMEDE AND EL KANTARA. The same company advisee that the cargo steamer Andromede left Colon on November £O, and should arrive at Wellington about Christmas Day. The passenger and cargo steamer El Kantara is to leave Dunkirk on December 30, Havre on January 4, Bordeaux January 9, and Marseilles January 22, and should reach Wellington about March 2a. MANUKA'S PASSENGERS. The following passengers left Wellington on Friday by the Manuka for Sydney; Saloon: Misses Miller, Matthewson, Winklei, Buckhurst, Wilson, Bruce, Stewart, Vivian, Sturtevant, Reed, Fleming, Shattky, Doyly, Robinson, Gifford, Marshall (2), Hointz, Castle, Brinkman, Hubbe, Reid, Mesdames Sheridan, Brown, Francis, Welsh, Clarkson, West, Matthewson and child. Case, Taylor, ElUngham, Shattky, Hill, Preshaw, Knight, Birrell, Purdy, Tomlinson, Perkins and two children, Marshall, Hall, Lees, Campbell, Sherwood, Sterling, Reid, Messrs Tait, Hunt, Humphries, Dedman, Sample, Molden, Gunning, Davie, Wark, Carson, Todd, Bristol, 'Baonzigcr, Chapman, Harrot (2), Martin, Driver, Brown, Francis, Welsh, Clarkson, Crowell, Mallinson, West, Matthewson, Ellingham, Preshaw, Speeding, Hutchinson, Nettleford. Griffith, Strange, Keeper, Blomfiold, Bird, Tomlinson, Barnaby, M’Master, Sherwood, Broadhurst, Bingham, Lees, Perkins, Hosley, Sherwood, French, Homewood, Dr W. H. Fry, Mr Masatcehi, A. Rujama, Sisters Colombier and Mullany, Captain Sherwood; 70 steerage. TRANSPACIFIC SERVICE. The following are the latest movements of vessels in the Union Company's transpacific service:— Hauraki left Sydney on Saturday for Suva, Fanning Island, and San Francisco to load at Pacific Coast ports during January for Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney. Waiotapu left Sydney Saturday for Newcastle to load coal for Wellington; thence Pacific Coast to load, for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. Wairuna, from Pacific Coast ports, sailed from San Francisco on Sunday, December 2, for Papeete, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney. . Waitemata, from Wellington, is due at San Francisco about Monday, December 17, and will load at Pacific Coast ports for Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Sydney. THE MOERAKI. The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Moeraki, from Melbourne, via Hobart and Bluff, berthed at the cross wharf yesterday morning to disembark passengers and to discharge a large quantity of general cargo, including transhipments, ex ttio Ormonde; Posillipo, Diogenes, Gazanna, Ville d© Strasbourg, Jervis Bay, Hymettus, and Gannula. The vessel also has about 200 cases of fruit, and 20 stud rams from Melbourne, and 22 stud sheep from Hobart. She sailed yesterday evening for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The following passengers will join the vessel at LytteltonMesdames Smith and child, Greenwood, Hargreaves, Long and two children, Walters, Ford, Haifiilton, and Mason, Misses Hayes, Hargreaves (2), and Fenar (2), Messrs Mackenzie, Smith, Long, Bridge, Walters, and Fox. The following passengers ore booked to join at Wellington: —Mesdames Broadhurst, King, Law, Bowden, Middleton, Sanse, Graham, Short, Duncan and two children, Levy and four children, Church, Fiulayson, Swain, Neave, M’Cook and five children, Legge, Marple end Wilkinson, Misses Collins, Law, Churchill, Middleton, Robertson, Ward, Eustace, Olsen, Bett, Morrissy (2), Finlayson, Wilkinson, Reeves, and Dyall, Messrs Broadi hurst, Stewart, Curtayne, Lyall, Thomson, Graydon, Griffiths, Smith, Mann, Thornton, King, Captain Sharpe, Dr Law, Short, Long, Bridge, Stohr, Marple, M’Farlane (2), Har(rey, Duncan, Levy, Neave and M’Cook; and 100 in the steerage from Lyttelton and Wellington.

Last Quarter „ „ 1st 959 Jvew Moon .. M .. .. 8th 1.0 p.XEU First Quarter .. 05 p.in. Full Moon „ .. .. .. 33rd 7.3 p.tn. Last Quarter 8.87 a.m.

£ p.m. : — Station. Wind. W ca-ther. Bar. Ther. Cape Slaria, S., light, hazy Bussell, S.W., light, fine — 30.29 30.20 10 77 Mannkau Heads, W.S.W., breeze, lair 30.17 63 Auckland, W„ fresh, fair 30.15 74 Tauruuga, S.W., breeze, fair 30.13 31 East Cape, if., light, cloudy 30.11 80 Gisborne, S.E., fresh, fair 30.09 70 Kapler, E., breeze, overcast 30.10 60 Castiepoint, A'., light, overcast ... — 66 ■Wellington, tf., light, fair ... 30.11 60 Kew Plymouth, S.W., light 30.15 71 Cape Egmont, W., light, fine 30.17 73 Wanganui, S., fresh, ftne — 30.13 72 Farewell Spit, N., fresh, fine ... 30.15 69 Capo Foulwind, W., light, cloudy — 30.08 74 Greymouth, X.W., breeze, cloudy 30.08 71 Stephen Island, S.E., bght, fine 30.12 60 Cape Campbell, N.E., light, cloudy 30.00 6i Kaikoura, N.E., light, overcast 30.07 r»8 Akaroa liighthouse, N.E., light, cloudy 30.05 60 Kuggets, £h, light, fine — 50 Bluff, W., light, overcast 30.00 59