SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19254, 19 August 1924, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. Aooosx. I New Moon lei 7.12 a.m. Pisot Quarter .. .. Bth 3.11 p.m. Poll Momn 18th 8.19 a.m. L«rt Quarter 32nd 8.40 p.m. New Moon 80th 8.7 p.m, THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.6 a.m.; sets at 5.13 p.m. THE WEATHER. Augnet 18. —Bright and fine during' the ,'morning, dull, with light showers later. (Fresh south-wcut wind. Barometer 30.07; steady Thermometer Min.,33; max., 13. WEATHER REPORTS. (Pm United Pbbm Association.) WELLINGTON, August 18. The following are the official weather report* fit 4 p.m.:— •Weather. Wind. Bar. Ther. Cape Maria, S.E., fresh, cloudy • - SO. 17 58 Russell, 8.E., fresh, cloudy 30.31 50 'Martukan H., S., breeze, flue 30.15 51 Auckland, 8.W., fresh, fine 30.13 55 vTsuracga, S.W.. light, line 30.13 55 East Oapc, S.W., fresh, fine 30.10 58 Gisborne, 5.8. W., fresh, fair 30.13 48 Napier, S.W., breeze, fair 150.13 48 Castlepcint, S., light, line Wellington, N., breeze, fine 30.18 48 New Plymouth, N.W., light, fine ... 30.30 53 Cape Egmont, W., light, fluo 30.31 50 Wanganui, H.W., light, fine 30.13 54 Farewell Spit, W.. light, cioudy ... 30.15 53 Oapc Foulwlnd, S.li., fresh, cloudy (Greymouth, N.W., light, doudy ... 30.15 51 Stephen Island, N., light, cloudy ... 30.17 49 Capo Campbell, N.W., light, hazy ... Kaikoura, E., light, fine ... .- ... 30.30 52 jAkarrxt Lighthouse, S.W., light, flue 30.14 48 Nuggets, S., Ircsh, overcast Bluff, W.8.W., fresh, showery ... 30.17 49 WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather foro--1 iast: — Present indications are for variable winds, with moderate southerlies ruling and fair to cloudy weather. The barometer has a rising tendency. HIGH WATER. August 19— a.m. p.m. At Taiaro.v Heads 5.48 6.11 At Port Chalmers 6.28 6.51 At Dunedin 6.5 S 7.21 DEPARTURES, August 18. Kaitangata, Rj3. (0.50 p.m.), 2005 tone, ICorby, for Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Co;, agent. Wingatui, B.«. (10.40 p.m.), 2378 tons, Jaunay, for Oamaru. Union Steam Ship Co,, agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 18.—Arrived: Niagara (2.30 p.m.), from Vancouver; Mapu (8 p.m.), from Clarence River. Sailed; Largo Law (5.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Karon (6,30 p.m.), for Portland. WELLINGTON, August IS.—Arrived: Koromiko (2.45 a.m.), from Westport; Tahiti (6.50 a.m.), from Sydney; Tees (Ba.m.), from New Plymouth. Sailed: Wainui (noon), for Picton; Breeze (11.10 p.m.), for Wanganui; Ngatoro (2,10 p.m.), for Greymouth; Wootton (6.10 p.m.). Maori <7.50 .;p.m.), for Lyttelton; Nikau (6.20 p.m.), for LYTTELTON, August 18.—Arrived: Kaituna (3.40 p.m.), from. Greymouth. Sailed: Progress (5.25 p.m.), Mararoa (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, August 18.—Sailed: Calm (4.85 p.m.), for Dunedin. . NEWCASTLE, August 18.—Sailed; Waihemo and Inga, for New Zealand. LONDON, August IS.—Sailed; Port Caroline, fo» Lyttelton. , HONOLULU, August 13.—Sailed: M,-v kuja, for Vancouver. The Wingatui left last night for Oamaru, Timam, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Kaitangata sailed yesterday evening for Greymouth, where ahe will bunker before proceeding to Adelaide. The Kahika is to leave Wellington to-day for Timaru, Bluff, and Dunedin. The War aka is to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. From Bluff she will return to Dunedin to load for Auckland, via ports. The Kittawa is to load at Greymouth and Westport this week for Dunedin. The Flora is to leave Gisborne to-day for Dunedin direct, and ia due here about the And of the week to load for Oamaru, Timam, Lyttelton, Napier, and Gisborne. The Coriuna, from New Plymouth, is duo her*, on. Saturday to load for New Plymouth and Nelson, via ports. The Holmdale, from Wellington, is due here on Thursday, and is to sail on Thursday night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. • The Calm, from Bluff, is due here early ■this morning, and is to sail to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui • , The Gale, from Lyttelton, is duo here on Thursday, and ia to sail on Thursday night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Waitomo, with a cargo of wheat from Tort Pirie for Wellington and Auckland, ia due at Wellington about Monday next. CORINTHIC FOR HOME. Messrs Dalgety and Co. advise that the departure of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Line steamer Ooronthic from Wellington for Southampton and London, has now been fixed for daybreak on Saturday next. THE TREMEADOW. The Union Company advises that the chartered Hain Line steamer Tremeadow with a Cargo of phosphates from Nauru Island for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers, is duo at Lyttelton to-morrow. THE NIELS NIELSEN. The Norwegian steamer Niels Nielsen, en route from Portland, via Vancouver, is to leave San Francisco on Thursday for Auckland, where she is due about September 11. LING NAM LEAVES HONGKONG. The Chungwha Navigation Company's steamer Ling Nam left Hongkong on August 2 for Sydney, via Taxakau and Thursday Island. She is duo at Sydney on Thursday, and will sail from there two days later for South American ports, via New Zealand and .Tahiti. _ ' WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night;—Auckland: Niagara, . Sonoma, Ngakuta, Tofua, H.M.S. Dunedin, Waipori, Kaiteke, Manuka, Kaiwarra, Omana, City of Winchester, Trewyn, Largo Law, Wanaka, and Karori. Chatham Islands: Kaikoura. Wellington; Maori, Mararoa., Ngaio, Ulimaroa, Maheno, Waitomo, Suffolk, Waiinana, Kaituna, Las Vegas, Canadian Planter, Rio Claro, Canadian Cruiser, Creriuthic, Wingatui, Waihemo, Kauri, and Rakanoa. THE lONIC. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner lonic, en route from London and Southampton to Wellington and Lyttelton with passengers, mails and cargo, cleared Balboa in continuation of her voyage on August 8. The vessel is due at Wellington on August 31. LOWANA AT COLON. The Melbourne Steam Ship Company’s new steamer Lowana, en route from Montreal to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timam, and Dunedin, arrived at Colon on August 12. The vessel is running under the auspices of the Now Zealand Shipping Company, and is due at Auckland about September 7. NTRFURA LEAVES NEW YORK. The A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Nirpura ia reported to have sailed from Now York on August 8 with case oil and general cargo for discharge at Auckland, ■ Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland about September 7. The Nirpnra is owned by the Britiehlijdia Steam Navigation Company, and is coming to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. PENNYWORTH LEAVES BUNBURY. Cabled advise received by Millar’s Went Australian. Hardwood Company states that the steamer Pennyworth sailed from Bunbury on August 9 with a cargo of jarruh for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. The vessel is duo at Auckland on August 23 and at Wellington about September 2. The cargo of jarrah will be discharged as follows: —534,000 ft at Auckland, 1,380,000 ft at Wellington, and 564,000 ft at Dunedin. Included in the cargo are 650,000 ft of sleepers. The consignees are the Government and the Millar Company. MAMARI REPORTED. The Shew, Savill, and Albion L ; ne steamer Mamon, which sailed from London on July 26 for Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, and Nelson, is reported to have arrived at Colon on August 12. The vessel is expected at Auckland about September 3, MAIMOA CLEARED BALBOA. Advice lias been received that the Shaw, Savill, add Albion steamer Maimoa, en route from Liverpool, cleared Balboa on August 10 for Auckland, where she is due on September 1. •• The vessel is bringing cargo for at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, «hd Duaadin.

LING NAM FOR WELLINGTON. Advice has been received that the Chinese steamer Ling Nam, now en route from Hongkong to Sydney, via Thursday Island, is to leave the New South Wale* port about August 21 for Wellington. She is expected to arrive at Wellington on August 28, and will proceed thence to Papeete, Balboa, Callao, and Iquiquo. NAURU PHOSPHATE SHIPMENTS. The fourth year of Die British Prosphate Commission’s control of the Nauru and Ocean Island phosphate deposits ended on Juno 30. The total shipments for the year were 45,109 tens, which constitutes a record, being 87,000 tons more than the best previous your in the history of the two islands. In the four years since July 1, 1920, under the commission’s control, the total output from the two islands reached 1,491,577 tons. This quantity was apportioned as follows: Australia 960,677 tons, New Zealand 168,000 tens, United Kingdom 32,300 tons, other countries 330,600 tons. SHIP DERWENT CHARTERED. Tho old clipper ship Derwent, once wellknown in the passenger service between London and Sydney, arrived at San Francisco on June 9 from Callao with a. cargo of scrap iron, after a passage of 87 days. The Derwent has been chartered to load lumber at a North Pacific port for Capetown, and from the latter port she will probably proceed to Australia for future loading. EASTERN TRADE—REPORT DENTED. A denial was given early this month by the leading Australian shipping companies trading to the East of a report which has been circulated in shipping circles of an alleged reduction in rates for general cargo amounting to 50 per cent. It ia stated in well informed circles that minor adjustment has been effected in rates on leather, but that this was only a temporary fluctuation, which was subject to review at any time (says the Sydney Morning Herald). The statement, however, that the rate on general cargo to Japan had been reduced from 80s to 40s per ton, was, however, without foundation. TEKOA’S LOADING PORTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Tekoa, mow discharging London cargo at Auckland, is to leave tho northern port on Thursday for Wellington. Tho vesijfel should arrive there on August 23, and after completing discharge will proceed to New Plymouth to commence loading. The Tekoa will afterwards load at Wanganui, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington. She will be despatched from Wellington finally about September 16 for West of England ports and London, via Panama.