SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19239, 1 August 1924, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. August. Now Moon .. •• Ist 7.13 a.m. First Quarter - .. Bth 3.11 p.m. Pull Mom .... .. - 15th 8.49 a.m. Last Quarter - .. 22nd 8.40 p.m. New Moon .. 30th 8.7 p.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.33 a.m.; nets at 4.55 p.m. THE WEATHER. July 31. —Dull and overcoat during the jmoming with intervals of snnehino in tho afternoon. Light showers later. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer ~ .. 20.65 29.75 29.85 Thermometer .. Min.,37; max.,43. WEATHER REPORTS. (Pkb Unitid P-bess Association.) WELLINGTON, July 31. Tho following are tho official weather reports at 4 p.m.:— Weather. Wind. Bar. Then Gape Maria, N., fresh, cloudy ... Bunnell, W., Iresh, cloudy 30-13 45 Mannkau H., W., fresh, lair 30-01 Gt. Auckland, N., fresh, fair - CJ Tauranga, W., light, lino rH*' jjj} East Oape, N.W., Iresh, fine -TO-O; 6b Gisborne, N-W., breeze, fair 3»-0a 6Napier, NSW,, breeze, fine 5.1 CuzUepoint, W„ frwh, cloudy Wellington, N.W.. gale, cloudy -3-78 New PlvmouUi, N.W., fresh, fair ... 30-87 ->o Oape Egmont, N., fresh, overcast 2d.no o. Wanganui. N.W., breeze, lair 29.8 S od Farewell Spit, N.W., fresh, ram ... 39.41 «0 Capo Eoulwind, W., fresh, showery ... w Oreymouth, N., pale, cloudy 29-61 53 Stephen Island, NAY, (mfh, cloudy -J-M J* Cape, Campbell, W., fresh, cloudy ... 20.78 54 Kalkoura, N., fresh, fair 20-?3 .>0 Akaroa Light, N.E., fresh, cloudy ... 20.al aS Nuggets, N., light, overcast ™ feluff, N. breeze, showery -0.30 .iu WEATHER FORECAST. Tho following is the official weather fore—Prolent indications are for west to (sonth-weet winds, strong to gale. _ Expect dull and squally conditions with nun probable generally and fmow on Uia higher levels, with ooldor weather following. The baroK meter wiR be rising everywhere shortly. HIGH WATER. August 1— a.m. T- m - At Taiaroa Heads 2.44 3.8 At Port Chalmers 0.43 At Dunedin .. .. •• 3 - 5^ ARRIVAL. July 31. Wanaka, «.s. (9.40 a.m.), 2495 tons, Prosser, from Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agent DEPARTURES. July 31. Keeltmg, *B. (2.10 p.m.). 5186 tons, McClelland, for Hobart. Messrs Turnbull, Mantm (Ltd.), agents. , , „ Waikouaiti, e.s. (3 p.m.), 3926 tons, Ryan, for Timaru, Union Steam Ship Company, •gent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 31.—Arrived: Joan Craig (2.43 a.m.), Katoa (12.50 p.m.), from Newcastle; Noidbo (4.10 a.m.), irom San Francisco. - WELLINGTON, *July 31.—Arrived: Kar : tuna (5 a.m.), from Greymouth; Mararoa (7.u a.ro.) front Lyttelton; Wainui (5.25 p.m.), from'Picton. Sailed; Wootton (1.50 p.m.), Mararoa (7.50 p m.), for Lyttelton; I_ort Gurtia (3.45 p.m.), for Timaru; Nikau (6.J0 p.m.), for Nelson. . LYTTELTON, July 31—Arrived; Navua (6.10 a.m.), from Dunedin; Maori (6.55 a.m.), from Wellington; Waitemata (10.30 a.m.), 'fre-m Newcastle.—Sailed: Maori (8.10 p.m.), lor Wellington. OAMARU, July 31.—Sailed: Kamo (U.JO •p.m.), for Dunedin. SYDNEY. July 31.—Sailed: Makura (1 p.m.), for Auckland. .COLON. July 30.—Arrived; Kaikoum. The Corinna is to leave Wellington on Monday for Dunedin direct. Duo here the following Wednesday, she will load for New (Plymouth and Nelson, via ports. The Opihi is to sail to-day for Westport, Via Oamar-i, Timara, Wellington, Nelson, 'and New Plymouth. The Waikouaiti left yesterday r-fternoon for Timaru Lyttelton, Wellington, and Sydney. .: The Whan gape ia to leave 10-morrow for Oimiaru, Bluff, and Sydney. The Waikawa is scheduled to sari to-mor- ' *ow for New Plymouth, where ehe will compline discharge of her Pacific Coast cargo. The A. and A. Line steamer Keelung left yesterday afternoon for H-obant, Launceston, and Buraie, where she will complete discharge of her Now York cargo. The Calm, from Bluff is due hero «mly tomorrow, and is to sail to-morrow night for Wanganui, via ports. The Navua is to ieave Auckland early next ’ week for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. . , The Kauri is to leave Port Stephens, with a hardwood cargo for Bluff, Dunedin, Timam, and Wellington. THE MOBRAKI. The Union Company advises that the Mqeralri loft Melbourne at 4 p.m. on Wednesday for Wellington, where she is due on Monday. She ia duo hero about Wednesday any may sail that night or the following day for Bluff and Melbourne. ♦' - ■ WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to bo within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night;—Auckland: Tofua, Kates., H.M.S. Dunedin, Koromiko, Norfolk, Kurow, Capo May, Lae Vegas, Karinga, Kaiwarra, Ngakuta. Makura, and Nerbudda. Chatham Islands; Turakina. Anglo Saxon, and Ruahine. Wellington: Maori, Mararoa, Re mu era, Waipori, Tutanekai, Maricos H. Whittier, Ruapehu, Tahiti, Moeraki, Canadian Miller, Kaimanawa, Port Hunter, Kakanoa, Suffolk, Port Curtis, Hauiaki, Arahura, Kaitangata REQUEST TO MASTERS. The Secretary of M!arine, Wellington, has forwaded the following telegram to tho local Marine Office:—“Bequest masters leaving for Australia vo keep a look-out for three-masted schooner Katbkit, left Sydney July 3 fox Hobart, and Westport. THE HOLMWOOD. Advice has been received that the schooner Holm wood sailed from Newcastle on Friday Just coal-laden for New Plymouth With an average run she should arrive at the Taranaki port on August 8. j CANADIAN SPINNER AT BOSTON. I Advice received by the Canadian Government Merchant M-Trine states that the Canadian Spinner, which left Auckland on June £, arrived at Boston on July 21. HURUNUI AT ROCKHAMPTON. The New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the Hurunui arrived at Rockhampton on July 25 from Gladstone to continue loading for the United Kingdom. She Will later go to Townsville and other Australian ports to complete loading. JAPANESE STEAMER UGA MABU. The Japanese steamer Uga Mara, which went ashore on Piper Island, east of Capo York,, was formerly tho Auatralbrook, of the Commonwealth Line. She was sold to Japan last March, and was one of tho original Austral s bought by Mr Hughes in 1917- Sho is a vessel of 4336 gross tons, built at Greenock in 1909, When purchased by the Japanese she was renamed, and loaded a cargo of coal at Newcastle Cor Manila, P.I. She waa sighted by the Swedish motor ship Dullaren, ashore on May , ia, but had not fignallcd for assistance. She was equipped with wireless, but carried no operaton. The Uga Maru was refloated on May 30, and proceeded on her voyage to Manila, after a marine court inquiry had been held by the Queensland Government. Sho was not then out of trouble, for a fortnight later sho etranded outside Manila on Juno 15, but was got off early in July.

NEW MOTOR "VESSEL AORANGI. Tho new Union Steam Ship Company s motor ship Aorangi was launched at the I 1 airfield Yard at Govau on dune 17. febo is of 17,530 tons, 600 it long, and will have a contract speed of 17i knots, KAIWARRA LEAVES MELBOURNE. Cable advice received by the Union Company states that tho KaLvarra left Melbourne at II a.m. on Saturday for Auckland and Wellington. The vessel is bringing produce from Uevonport (Tasmania) and general cargo from Melbourne. She ia due at Auckland to-morrow. TE ANAU FOR WANGANUI. Tho old steamer Te Anau haa been dismantled at Port Chalmers, and ballast put in her holds in readiness for her being towed to Wanganui. This morning the' Kaitokc, from Bluff will call at Fort Chalmers to tow the To Anau to Wanganui. Mr M'Nicoll, chief officer of the Waibora, will go in charge of tho Te Anau, with a cook and crew of six seamen. ROTORUA PROM ENGLAND. The next passenger liner of the New Zealand Shipping Company's fleet to leave England for New Zealand will be the Rotorua, which is scheduled to sail from Southampton on August 14 for Wellington and Port Chalmers. She should arrive at Wellington on September 18. NEW STEAMER FOR C. AND D. LINE. Tho Commonwealth and Dominion Line has placed an order with Messrs Workman, Clark, and 00. (Ltd 1, for a steamer of 8600 tons gross for tho Australian trade. The new vessel is to bo equipped with Doxford Diesel engines, and a Duct keel has been specified. TEKOA PROM LONDON. Cabled advice received by tho New Zealand .Shinning Company states that the Tekoa, eu route from London to Auckland and Wellington, left Panama cn July ‘22. She ia due at Auckland about August 12, and at AVel'ington a week later. Captain Summers-Vine is in cemmand. DOCKING PLANT AT SOURABAYA. The suggestion of sending the C. and D. Lino steamer Port Lyttelton to Sourabaya for repairs draws attention not only to the unhealthy conditions as regards labour in the ship-repairing industry at Sydney, but also to the inadequate facilities for docking and repair work in Australia (says tho Harbour). The Sourabaya Dry Dock Company has one of the finest plants in tho East. To begin with, it haa a 14,000 tons dock, in which tho largest ship can be raised m three hours. There is also an 8000-ton pontoon dock as well as a 4000-ton dock and a slipway 500 ft long. The biggest vessels trading to the East can he accommodated with comfort a( this establishment. Last year 800,000 tons of shipping were drydocktd.