SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19282, 20 September 1924, Page 8

SHIPPING .

PHASES OP THE MOON. SUTBMBEB. First Quarter .. .. „ 6th 8.16 p.m. Pull Moon .. ~ m .. 13th 6.80 p.m. Liat Quarter .. 21st S.S p.m. New Moon .. .. <2)th 7.46 a.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 6.6 a.m.; seta at 5.57 p.m. Rises to-morrow at 6.4 a.m.; seta at 6.58 p.m. THE WEATHER. September 19.—Bright and fine during the moaning; overcast with light showers later. Bardtneter 29.90; steady. Thermometer .. WEATREE REPORTS. (Pea United Punas Association.) WELLINGTON, September 19. The following are the official weather reports It i pan. t Weather. Wind. Bar. Ther. On pa Maria, S.E., fresh, cloudy 30.06 63 Bussell. S.W., fresh, cloudy ... 30.00 63 Manukai; 11., S., fresh, cloudy 30.01 58 Auckland, S.W., light, fair ... _ 30.01 59 Tauranga, 5.E., light, overcast _ 29.97 00 Gisborne,, N.E., light, lair 29.02 62 NapieT, N.E.. breeze, fine 29.97 62 CastlepOint, S-, light, overcast Wellington, N.W., light, fine 29.93 58 New Plymouth, S.W., light, fair ... 30.01 GO Cape Egmonfc, S.W., light, fine ... 30.02 5G Wanganui, S., light, lair ... ._ ... 30.02 58 Farewell Spit, N.W., breeze, fine ... 30.07 58 Cape Ponlwind, S., light, fine 30.10 68 Greymonth, N.W., breeze, misty ... 30,02 56 Stephen Island, calm, fine 29.97 55 Cape Campbell, N.W., light, fine ... 29.97 60 Xaikonra, S.E., light, fine 29.95 61 Akarea Light, S.K., light, hazy ... 29.90 58 Nuggets, NJ3., light, showery ._ ... Bluff. W., Jwush, cloudy 29.78 55 1 WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast: —Present indications are for variable Winds, with moderate to strong north-wester-lies to south-westerlies prevailing. The weather will be fair to cloudy generally, but scattered showers are probable, especially in the far north and eonth and on the western coast. The harometen is due to due to rise ©very where shortly. HIGH WATER. September 20— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads „ .. .. 7.34 7.57 At; Port Chalmers .. .. „ 8.14 8.37 At Dunedin 5.44 9.7 September £1 — At Taiaroa Heads 8.27 8.53 At Port Chalmers 9.7 9.53 At Dunedin .. 9.37 10.3 ARRIVALS. September 19. Holmdalo, s.s. (4.45 a.ra.), 681 tone, Williams, from Wellington. Keith Ramsay; agent Wanaka,’e.s. (4.20 p.m.), 2495 tons, Prosser, from Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. DEPARTURES. Holmdala, ss. (11.10 p.m.), 681 tons, Williams, for Oamaru. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 19.—Arrived: Hauraki (3,30 arm.), from Lyttelton; Waitomo ‘10120), from Newcastle. Sailed: Nirpua (noon), for Wellington; Manuka(l2.l6 p.m.), Rona. (6 p-m.), for Sydney. LYTTELTON, September 19. —Arrived: Calm (7-20 a.m.), Corinna (11.15). from Timard; Mararoa <9.5), from Wellington. Sailed; Mararoa, for Wellington. WELLINGTON, September 19. —Arrived: Maori (7 a. raj, from Lyttelton ;Navua, (3.55 Eton.), from Auckland.——Bailed: Ulimaroa noon}, for Sydney; Maori (7.45), for Lyttelton. SYDNEY, September 19. —Sailed: Maheno (1 p.m.), for Wellington. COLON, September 18,—Arrived; Trevithick, from Now York. Tha. Maimoa was scheduled to sail from Port" Chalmers at daylight this morning for Gisborne to continue her loading. The' Holmdale, which arrived here yesterBay morning from Wellington, sailed, late last 'night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Wanaka, from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton, which arrived here yesterday afternoon, is to sail to-day for Bluff. From the southern port she will return to Auckland, via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Waihemo, with a coal cargo from Newcastle, is due at Wellington on Monday. The NavuS, from Auckland, via Wellington, and Lyttelton, is due here on Tuesday, and is to sail on Wednesday lon Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland, i The Kakapo, from Westport, via Oamaru, Is due here to-morrow, and will complete unloading her coal cargo at Bluff. The Kaitoke, from Adelaide, via Bluff, is duo here towards the end of next week. She trill complete discharge of her hardwood sargo at Wellington. The Gale, from Lyttelton, which is due here this afternoon, is to eail on Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. LOUIS THERIAULT TO DOCK. The barquentine Louis Theriault, which is discharging poles from Newcastle at Kopu, is to proceed to Auckland next week to dock. THE PORT CAROLINE. The ..Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer' Port Caroline is due at Auckland from Loildon, via Suva, about September 30*. rhe vessel has about 5000 tons of general merchandise to discharge at Auckland. The remainder) of the cargo is fox Lyttelton. THE SOUTHERN CROSS. The Melanesian Mission steamer Southern 3roas was shifted from the stream to the Prince’s. wharf, Auckland, on Monday aftersoon in order to refit. She is to leave Auckland on an official cruise in the Western Pacific'on September 26. THE WEST CAHOKIA. The Swayne and Hoyt Line steamer West Jahbkia, from San Francisco, via Auckland, 1 duo at Wellington to-morrow. She is to Kve Wellington on Tuesday for Dunedin jL.'Blus, where she will complete discharge. v LOW ANA DUE TO-MORROW. The New Zealand Shipping Company adriaOs --that the Lowana, from Montreal, via kuefcbod,- Wellington, and Lyttelton, is to cave- Timaru this afternoon for JJunedin, vheia she will continue discharge. She is Ine herq. to-morrow. , v , THE lONIC. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Tonic, 3»», Port Chalmers, via Napier, is due at Wellington to-morrow to complete loading, ih'e. is ‘ tq sail for London, via Montevideo md’Teneriffe at daybreak on September 27. ; THE ORARI’S ITINERARY. • The New, Zealand Shipping Company’s teamer Orari is expected to reach Auckland join Liverpool about September 24. Her :argo is for discharge at Auckland, Wallingon,’Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. Lften : discharge the vessel will load in New Uealand for Boston, Now York, London, ivqmnouth, Liverpool, Manchester, and Glas. ;ow. The vessel’s final loading port will » ‘Auckland, and she is to be despatched or ‘Boston about November 13. ARMSTRONG -WHITWORTH’S 137TH . " TANKER. The cal tanker San Salvador, of 8350 tons arrying capacity, which Sir W. G. Armtrpng, Whitworth, and Co. launched at Wa'lker'in January for the Eagle Oil Transmit Company, of London, attained a speed f Hi mots on trial. The vessel which I constructed on the Isherwood system, has riple expansion engines and will carry oil argo eight double compartments. She is he thirteenth vessel built by the firm for he same owners, and the 137th oil carries timed out by them. The Armstrong-Whit-lorfh total of oil-carrying shipping is now .early 600,000 tons. . A MATES DUTIES. A mate’s duties on the email coastal (earners were under review at the Conoiliaion Council in Wellington on Tuesday, Caplin M’lndoe urging that two mates should o carried. , Mr W. H. Bennett pointed out hat ao much of a mate’s duties had been rpped off that moet of the time the mate raa idly standing by on the wharf. He had o objection to an extra mate if the duties avolred tallying cargo and other work they Acd to do, but under present conditions i would bo ridiculous. SCOTTISH LAUNCHINGS, Scottish shipbuilders launched during May £ .vessels, of 43,214 tons. Of these, 38 easels, of 44,390 tons, were built on the lyije. and the others on the Bast Coast, 'fib largo number of vessels is explained y seasonal launching on the Clyde of many nail motor and flailing yachts. Tho Clyde »tal for five months was 97 vessels, of 184,250 Mis, an increase of 52 vessels and 37,105 >ns, over that of the first five months of Ist year, but a decrease of eight vessels nd ; 107,747 tons as compared with the outut of tho corresponding period of 1913, hioh had the highe«t total on record. OF MANY NAMES. n April last tho steamship Alegria triybd at Baltimore from Jamaica and Cuba guying a cargo of 21,500 bunches of banam. The vessel was launched in 1903, and ineb" then she hae had no fewer than five ifferent names. She first flailed under as- euphonious title of the Easton Court,

bat she was later known as Just plain Perez. Her nest owners had a partiality for the name of Eastern Coast, and she was known under this title until she again changed hands; and, of course, her name was again changed, this time to Powerful. Now she is the Alogria, under the Honduras flag. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night:—Auckland: Bessa, Canadian Britisher, Hauraki, Kaitangata, Kaituna, Makura, Maheno, Manuka, Nirpura, Oran, Tofua, Tutanekai, Wairuna, and Waitoroo. Wellington: Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, W'hangapo, Waipori, Maunganui, Wanaka, Tekoa, lonic, Kalomo, Kaiapoi, Waihemo, Moeraki, Wingatni, Waikouaiti, Anahura, Maindy Manor, Kaitoke, Ngakuta, Ulimaroa, Kaimannwa, West Cahokia, Koromiko, and Coolana. MAKURA’S GOOD STEAMING. The Union Company’s steamer Makura, from Vancouver, which arrived at Auckland on Monday, did the trip in very good time. The vessel left Vancouver at noon on August 27, and cleared Victoria the same night. On September 3 Honolulu was reached at daybreak, and at 4 p.m. the same day the vessel sailed for Suva, which port she arrived at on Friday, having experienced fine weather throughout. On the last stage of her journey to Auckland, the Makura put up spmo good running. She cast off from Suva'wharf at 1.10 p.m. on Friday and 20 minutes later full speed was ordered. Strong south-east winds and rough • seas were experienced for the first 24 hours, hut in epite of this the run to Auckland was made in about two days 22J hours, at an average speed of 16.65 knots. The best day’s run from Suva to Auckland kas 460 miles, the average for that day being 16.8 knots. The Makura left Auckland on Tuesday for Sydney.