SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19147, 15 April 1924, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. April. New Moon .. .. .. 4th 6.47 p.m. First Quarter 13th 10.42 p.m. Full Moon 20th 1.41 a.m. Last Quarter 26th 3.53 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 6.48 a.m.; sots at 5.28 p.m. THE WEATHER. April 14. —Bright and fine; very light south-west wind. Ba.ro. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.75 29.82 29.90 Thermometer Min.,sl; max.,66. WEATHER REPORTS. (Pzb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 14. t The following aro the ofllciui weather reports at 4 p.m.;— Weather Wind. Bar. Then Cape Maria, S.E., fresh, elondy ... 30.04 71 Russell, 8.E., fresh, cloudy 30.00 70 Manukau Heads, S.E., breeze, elondy 30.04 71 Auckland, 8., light, fair ... 30.04 60 Tauranga, calm, fine 20.97 70 East Cape, 8., fresh, overcast .a ... 30.00 67 Gisborne, 8.E., light, nvercasi 30.02 70 Napier, N., light, overcast 30.08 67 Castlepoint, N.E., light, fine ■ — 60 Wellington, N., breeze, cloudy 30.02 60 New Plymouth, W.8.W., light, fair ... 30.08 67 . Capo Egmont, calm, cloudy 30.00 68 Wanganui, N.W., fight, fair 00.06 71 Farewell Spit, W., light, fine 30.05 60 Cape Poulwind, S,, light, fine 30.05 65 Greymouth, S., fight, fair 30.03 60 Stephen Jfsland, W., fresh, hazy ... 30.04 67 Cape Campbell, W., light, hazy 30.00 60 Kaikoura, culm, fine 20.00 69 Akaroa Lighthouse. N.W., light, flrvo 20.95 67 Nuggets, S.W., light, hazy Bluff, W,, breeze, cloudy 29.01 50 WEATHER FORECAST. Following is the official weather forecast: Present indications are for moderate to • Strong easterlies northward of Kawhia and East Cape, and strong north-west to southwest winds elsewhere. The weather will be cloudy to overcast, with rain in many parts, vnd probably cooler shortly. The barometer has an unsteady tendency, but will be rising everywhere soon. HIGH WATER. April IS— a.m. p.m. At Taigycoa Heads 11.14 11.40 At Port Chalmers 11.54 At Dunedin .. ARRIVALS. April 14. Eotaro, a.s. (5 a.m.), 147 tons, Mumby, from Bluff. Messrs H. C. Campbell (Ltd.), agents. Corinna, s.s. (6.45 a m.), 1319 tons, Prosser, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship, Co., agent Karori, s.s. (8.30 a.m.), 1863 tons, Knowles, from Westport. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Rakanoa, s.s. (10.50 p.m.), 2252 tone, Morgan, from Oamaru. Union Steam Ship Co., agent. DEPARTURE. Corinna, s.s. (8.5 p.m.), 1319 tons, Prosser, for Oamaru. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. . AUCKLAND, April 14.—Arrived: Makura , (7 , a.m.), drom Sydney; Wingatui (8 a.m.), from Gisborne. Sailed; Maimoa (10 p.m.), for Opua. X WELLINGTON, April 14.—Arrived : Tahiti '(6.125- a.m.), from San Francisco; Navua (9.35,0.11'-.), from Auckland. Sailed: Trewyn (2.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wahine (7.50 p-na.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, April 14.—Arrived: John (4.30 a.m.), from New Plymouth; Kennedy ,(7i£o a.m.), from Foxton. Sailed: John '(4.40 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington. PANAMA, April 13. —Arrived: Remuera, from New Zealand. COLON, April 13.—Arrived: City of Birmingham, frbra New York. The Corinna, which arrived here yestoi- * day morning from Wellington, sailed last night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Rakanoa, from Westport, via Lyttelton and Oamaru, arrived here last night, and after discharge will dock at Port ChaD mers for overhaul Th© Navua, from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton, is due here on Thursday to load for Auckland, via ports. On completing the discharge of her wheat cargo, the Kawatiri is to sail to-morrow for Melbourne. The Karori arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday morning with coal for th© whaler Sir James Clark Ross. Sh© is to come up to , town, and is to sail on Thursday for Wellington, Westport, and Greymouth. The Opihi is due her© about April 33 to load for Nelson and New Plymouth, via ports. Th© American steamer West Islip, which la at present discharging about 250,000 feet of hardwood timber at the Victoria wharf, is to sail to-morrow afternoon for Melbourne and Sydney to complete discharge. She will them call at Newcastle to load for the Philippine Island. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that transhipments ex the Ruahine, from London and Southampton, which arrived at Wellington last week, reached Dunedin by the Corinna yesterday, instead of by the Calm, ap was previously intended. The Royal Packet Company’s steamer Ombilin, which is at present discharging , baidwood front Bunbury at the Birch street wharf, is expected to sail on Thursday afternoon or at daybreak on Friday for Newcastle, where she will bunker before proceeding to Singapore and other Eastern ports. The Gale is to sail to-day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Kptare, which arrived here yesterday from BluiT, is to sail to-day for Bluff and Invercargill. THE MAIMOA. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company advises that the Maimoa is to leave Auckland on Thursday for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. TAIROA FOR DOMINION. The next Shaw, Savill cargo steamer for New Zealand will bo the Tairoa, which is to sail from London on May 21 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, and New Plymouth. She is duo about June 27. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Th© following vessels were expected to be within rang© of the undermentioned wireless stations last night Auckland: Canadian Spinner, City of Florence, Kaiapoi, Kentucky, Kurow, Maheno, Maimoa, Ngakuta, Omaua, Port Caroline, Port Pirie, Port Wellington, Tofua, Ulimaroa, Waimarino, Waitemata, Wingatui, and Clan Skene. Wellington: Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Waikawa, Marama, Kaimanawa, Wanaka, Hertford, Atholl, Ttewyn, Waihemo, Mahana, Piako, Waifflera, Aldobaran, Moeraki, and Waikouftitj. Chathaius: Port Wellington and Gallic. DORSET BRINGING PASSENGERS. The Federal Line steamer Dorset left Liverpool on April 3 with 200 third-class passengers for New Zealand, and cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, She is due at Auckland about May 19. _ RARANGA LEAVES NEWCASTLE. ' According to cabled advice, the Shaw-Savill liner Raranga left Newcastle on Wednesday morning for New Plymouth, where she was due on Sunday to commence loading for London. She will later load at Wanganui, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff, and Wellington, and is due at the last-named port 6n May 5. The Raranga will sail from Wellington on May 7 for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. PASSENGERS FOR LONDON. Th© C. and D. liner Port Brisbane, which is to leave Lyttelton on Friday morning for London, via Montevideo, is taking the following passengers:—M'iss Jesscp, Mesdames Douglas, Freeman, Gilmer, Jossep, Pottinger, Waters, Messrs Douglas and Jessep. Dr Pottinger, of Invercargill, is accompanying the vessel as ship’s doctor. THE NEW AORANGI’S COMMANDER. Captain Barlow took over command of the Royal Mail steamer Makura at Sydney, relieving Captain R. Crawford, who has been commissioned to proceed to proceed to Glasgow to bring out the Union Company’s new passenger liner Aorangi, now building on the Clyde for the Canadian Australiarm'zcrvice. Captain Barlow’s position on the Hauraki has been taken by Captain Showman. Captain Crawford will proceed to England by the Ruahine, which he will join at Wellington RAMA FOB NIUE ISLAND. The Chatham Island Fishing Company's steamer Rama left Auckland on Thursday on her first trip to Niue Island. Besides about 80 tons of cargo, thh vessel took the following passengers: —Mr and Mrs Reeves, Messrs Head, Vale, Mortell, Gray, and four Niue Islanders. The steamer is expected to return to Auckland about April 28. Her return cargo will total about 400 tons, mostly copra. It is not known at Niue Islanu that a steamer is calling there, consequently the arrangements for the new service arc not yet complete. It is hoped that with a tegular ©teamer on the service a considerable quantity of fruit will be brought to Auckland. If possible the Hama will bring back 100 cases as a trial shipment. The distance from Auckland to Rarotonga is 1638 miles, and from Auckland to Niue Island about 300 miles less. It is expected that the Raima will make the round trip to Nina

and bock to Auckland in about 18 days, aud that the distance from Kine Island to Auckland will be covered in Ices than seven days, or loss time than it takes a cargo steamer from Karotonga Auckland, THE RUAHINE. The New Zealand Shipping Company advise that the Ruahine was expected to leave Wellington laet night for Auckland to complete. She will continue loading at the northern port and subsequently take in cargo at Lyttelton and Wellington. She is to leave Wellington about May 6 for Southampton and London, via Panama, WAIHEMO FROM SAN FRANCISQO. The Union Company’s steamer Waihemo (Captain T), Todd) berthed at Auckland on Thursday morning to discharge a large general cargo, including 40,000 cases of oil. The vessel loaded at Vancouver, Powell, and San Francisco and cleared on March 14, encountering strong north-west ta south-west winds, with heavy beam seas. On the fillowing day the wind increased to a gale, and the steamer was hove-to in a mountainous sea for two days. The voyage was resumed ou the 17th, and the weather gradually moderated to favourable breezes until passing through the tropics. Crossing the line on the 27th the steamer experienced heavy tropical rains, followed by fresh to strong southeast trades. A week from Auckland strong east-north-east winds were encountered, causing the vessel to ship water on deck and labour heavily. On the 6th the winds abated, but freshened from the south-east last Wednesday. The Waihemo will leave about to-day for Napier to continue discharge. NEW INVENTION FOR SHIPPING. A new invention claimed to give greater efficiency to the drive of the main propeller should be of interest to superintending engineers. The invention is of Norwegian origin, and it is called the “Star Contrapropeller.” It has been tried fairly extensively by Scandinavian shipowners, ana British firms trying it are the Furness Withy Nine, Anchor, Biocklebank Line, Liverpool, Mount Steamship Company, of London, and W. A. Souter and Co., of Nowcastle-on-tyne. It is claimed that the invention can also be applied to multiple screw steamers, siafi as the Majestic or the Leviathan. The principle is that of a dummy screw either welded on to the rudder post, or in the case of twin screws, to a suitable construction. Then the water which is churned over by the main propeller, is deflected by the blades of the contra-propeller in such a manner a» to deliver additional impetus to the ship. The claims of efficiency vary with the seas traversed, but the steamer Henrik Ibsen, now in Australian water, made a fuel saving of 20 per cent, during a trip from Cardiff to Buncos Aires. The inventors claim that not only does the present invention mean an enormous gain in efficiency, but that further developments may be looked for.