SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19498, 5 June 1925, Page 8

SHIPPING.

• PHASES OF THE MOON. J CUE. F't.ll Moon 7lh 5.1 S a.rn. Last Quarter 14th 0,11 am. New Moon til si 5 47 p.m. [Fust Quarter 29th 9.13 p.m. THE SUN. Riees to-day at 7.49 a.m.; sets at 4.24 p.rn. THE WEATHER. June 4.—Cloudy and fine. Light southiwest ■wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. , Barometer 30.35 30.33 30.32 ’Thermometer .. .. Min.,32; max., 44. WEATHER REPORTS. (Peb United Pbbss Association.) ik . WELLINGTON, June 4. following are tbe official weather reports .at < p.m. Station. Wind.' Bar. Then Cape 1 Maria, fresh, cloudy 28.66 63 ,'Bussell; S.K., mini. gale, heavy min 29.50 60 Alarm kau 11., S.E., light, cloudy ... 29.00 50 Auckland, E., light, overcast 20.92 60 Tauranga, S.E., fresh, cloudy 30.00 54 'East'Cupe, S., fresh, overcast 20.97 51 ,4S-isborne, E-, fresh, showery 30.05 54 Napier, 8.E., breeze, Iniv ... ... 30. U 40 Cai-tlepolnt, S., fight, cloudy 'Wellington, .S.E., breeze, cloudy' 30.13 43 New Plymouth, S.E., breeze, flue ... 20.54 52 Cape Egmont, r-.E., fresh, fine 30.00 47 Wanganui, S.E.. breeze, fair 30.03 53 Farewell Spit, E., fresh, fine 30.18 49 Cape i'oulwinii, 8., light, fine 30.00 52 (Jteyirujutli, N., light, fine 30.04 53 Stephen Island, S.E., fresh, cloudy ... 30,05 46 Cape Campbell, S.E., fresh, cloudy ... 30.14 50 'Kaikoura, N., light, fine Akaroa Light, W., light, overcast ... 30.15 45 Nuggets, K.. light, cloudy Bluff, E., light, cloudy 30'. 10 44 WEATHER FORECAST. Following is tho official weather forecast: Present indications are for moderate to , strong south to south-east winds. The weather will be cool and changeable generally and showery, especially in northern and East Coast districts. Tho barometer has a rising tendency. HIGH WATER. June 5 a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads 0.51 1.16 At Port Chalmers 1,31 1.55 At Dunedin 2.1 2.26 ARRIVALS Thursday, June 4. . Sussex, s.s. (2 p.m.), 5683 tons, J. F. S. Brown, from Calcutta, via Rangoon, Penang, 11 Singapore, Samarang, Townsville, and north ij'ew Zealanl ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Holmdale, s.s. (5.10 p.m.), 681 tons, Williams, from Wanganui and AVellington. Keith Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURES. • Thursday, June 4. Port Victor, s.s. (4 p.m.), 7280 tons, L. H. Swan, for BluffCalm, s.s. (8.20 p.m.), 892 tons, Sharpe, for Wanganui, via ports. Wingatui, s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 2378 tons, Marfor Auckland, via ports. < EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coastal and Intebcolomtai.. ' Storm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day, ’'Hertford, Bluff, Juno 6. : (Hebburn, Lyttelton, Timaru, June 6. Galb, Wanganui, via ports, June 7. Kotare, Invercargill, Port Craig, June 8. , Breeze, Wanganui, Wellington, June 9. ‘ Progress, Wanganui, Wellington, June 10. 'Rotorua, Wellington, Timaru, June 10. ' Norfolk, Wellington, Lyttelton. June 10. vßipa, Wanganui, via porta, June 11. ■ 'Cdrinna, Wellington direct, June 11. Waikouaiti, Sydney, via Bluff, June 12. Kaiapoi, Westport, Lyttelton., Juno 12. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, June 12. Papanui, Lyttelton, Timaru, June 13, Katoa, Auckland, via porta, June 13. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, June 11. :.Kamo, Gisborne, via ports, June 18. , Opihi, Westport direct, June 18. ..Karetu, Melbourne, via porta, June 20. Auckland, via ports. June 20. ’ Canadian Skirmisher, Timaru. Juno 20. Wingatui, Auckland, via port®, June 23. West Calera, Auckland, Wellington, June 25. * PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Coastal and Intercolonial .Opihi, Now Plymouth, via ports, to-day. ’ Holihdale, Wanganui, via ports, to-day.. ftorxn, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. uesex, Sydney, Newcastle, June 6. ! Gale, 'Wanganui, via, ports, June 8. .Hebburn, Sydney direct, June 9. Hertford, Timaru, Lyttelton, June 9. .Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, Juno 9. ‘Kotare, Invercargill, Port Craig, June 10. Progress, Wellington, Wanganui, June 10. 'Corinna, New Plymouth, via ports, June 11. i!Rip», Wanganui, via ports, June 11, /Calm, Wanganui, via ports, June 15, Papanui, Adelaide, June 15. ,!Katoa, Auckland, via ports, June 16. , AYgahouaiti, Lyttelton, Timaru, June 16. 'Kamd, Gisborne, via ports, Juno 18. ■Canadian Skirmisher, Bluff, June 20. Karetu, Bluff, Sydney, Jure 22. j’Wanaka, Auckland, via ports, June 22. q Wingatui, Auckland, via ports, June’2s. iWeat Calera, Sydney, June 27 c l - ■ OVERSEAS STEAMERS. : ’ Hebburn (due June 6).—8e f t New York, 'March 21, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland, May 20. ~ Cyrena (indefinite). —Left Singapore, April ~18; for Auckland, Wanganui, Lyttelton, Dun. .edin, and Bluff; arrived Auckland, May 15. ' Papanui (due June 13). —Left New York, April 19, for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Adelaide; ar- , lived Auckland May 24. ,! .Rotorua (due June 10). —Left Southampton, April 23, for Wellington, Timaru, aud Port , Chalmers : arrived Wellington, May 29. West Calera (due June 25), —Left San (Francisco May 13,f0r Auckland, Wellington, Ihincdin, and Sydney; due Auckland June ■;«.■■■: .j Norfolk (due June 10). —Left Liverpool, #ijd Dunedin; arrived Auckland May 25. ' Keclung (due June 18).—Left New York, April 30, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin. and New Plymouth; duo Auclr iand, June 5. Waihemo (due June 7). —Lett San Francisco, April 30, for Papeete, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth; arrived Nr pier, May 27. Canadian Skirmisher (duo Juno 20) Left Halifax, April 26, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff; duo Auckland, Juno 5, Doonholm (due July IX). —Left Montreal, May 10 and Sydney (Capo Breton), May 13, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney; due Auckland, (June 27. ' Ruapehu (due June 27). —Left Liverpool, May 2, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland, June 11. . -Paparoa (due July 4). —Left New York May 37 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and 'Dunedin; due Auckland, June 22. lonic (due July 9). —Left Southampton, May •J2, for Wellington and Port Chalmers; due Wellington, Juno 29. Matatua (duo July 10). —Left Liverpool, May 36, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dnnedln; due Auckland, June 23. '■ Canadian Challenger (due July 20).—Left •Montreal, May 27, for Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and • Bluff; due Auckland, July 5. , . Rimutaka (due July 27). —Left Liverpool, May 90, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, 'and Dunedin; due Auckland, July 12. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. - Makura left San Francisco May 20 for Wellington and Sydney, via I’apeetc and Rarotonga; due Wellington June 8. Aorangi left Vancouver, June 3, for Auckland, and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva; duo Auckland, June 22. Niagara leaves Auckland June 9, for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; duo Van--couvor, Juno 26. . Yahiti left Wellington May 26 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco June 12. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ; AUCKLAND. June 4,—Arrived; Southern Cross (12.20 a.m.), from New Hebrides; AA’ai'pori (11,15 a.m.), from Napier- Canadian Traveller (3.15 p.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON, June 4.—Arrived: Wahine (6.45 a.m.), from AVellington; Coolana (11.30 ia.m.), from Newcastle. Sailed; Hebburn (1.40 p.m.), for Timaru; AA 7 anaKa (4.15 p.m.), Wootton (6.5 p.m.;, and Wahine, lor Wellington; Port Campbell (4.30 p.m.), for Pic.ton; Canopus (4.45 p.m.), for AVeatport. SYDNEY, June 4.—Sailed; Niagara (1 p.m.), for Auckland. LONDON, June 2.—Arrived; Tairoa, from Auckland. June 3—Arrived: Maimoa, from Lyttelton. . COLON, June 2—Arrived: Matatua, from (London. ——June 3.—Sailed: Port Brisbane, for London. ■ NORFOLK, Juno 2.—Arrived: City ot Kimberley, from New York. 1 PANAMA, June 2.—Arrived: Canadian Britisher, from Sydney. Sailed ; Tekoa, for Auckland. , The AVinga.tm sailed last night for Oamaru, Timaru. and Lyttelton to complete ioad’’ing for Wellington and Auckland. The Opihi is now timed to sail at noon today for New Plymouth, Westport, and Grey, mouth, via ports. The Katoa >s now expected to leave Auckland to-morrow for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due here about June 13. The Gale is due at Dunedin on Sunday from Lyttelton, and is listed to sail on Monday night for Timaru, Lyttelton, AA'ellington. Picton, and Wangnmu. The Breeze is due here on Juno 9 from ■Lyttelton to load far Timaru, Lyttelton, AVellirlgton, and AVanganui. s- The Ripa has been fixed to load at Dunedin on June 11 for Timaru, Lyttelton, AVcllinston, and WanyuHU.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Line steamer Waiwera is duo at Auckland to-morrow from Antwerp, via Panama. Her cargo is for discharge at Auckland and New Plymouth. The. Holmdale arrived bore at 5 p.m. yesterday from Wanganui and Wellington. vessel loft Wellington at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, and encountered heavy southerly weather all" the way down the coast. This accounted (or her unusual lengthy passage of 165 hours. The Holmdale is to sail to-day for Oama.ru, Tima.ru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The A. and A. Line's chartered steamer City of Shanghai is to leave Bluff to-day for Port Pirio to complete discharge of her New York cargo. _ . The Karori hag been fixed to load at Newcastle eij-rly next week for Bluff, Oainaru, and Dunedin. The Kaiapoi is to load at Greymouth and Westport early next week for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The C. and D. Line steamer Port Victor loaded a quantity of frozen meat at Port Chalmers ye-sterday, and sailed in the afternoon for Blnff to continue loading. bne will subsequently go to Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier. Waikokopu, Gisborne, and Auckland to complete loading for the Lnited Kingdom. , The Karetu was expected to leave, olutt yesterday for Melbourne and Sydney to load general cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, rrunedin, and Bluff. The New Zealand Shipping Company s steamer Tongariro was expected to leave Bluff yesterday for New Plymouth to discharge the remainder of her London cargo and continue Homeward loading. The steamer City of Cbnatianva, bound from New York to Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide, is now in wireless range of tho Auckland radio station. The steamer Atholl, en route from oew York and Newport News to Sydney and I'remantle, is within range of the Auckland radio station. _ . , The Union Company's freighter Wwotapu is due- at Auckland on June 11 from van.' couver and San Francisco. Her cargo i® for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. The Federal S.N. Company advises that the Hertford i 8 to leave Bluff to-day for i ort Chalmers, Tiroaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland to complete loading. She will sail from Auckland about June 30 for West of England ports. The Government steamer Tutanokai was to leave Wellington, yesterday morning fox Cook Strait lights. After completion of work in Cook Strait the vessel is to proceed about the beginning of the third week of this month on an inspection trip of southern righthouses. ... , „ _ The Union Company s old cargo steamer Rosamond, which has lately been dismantled and converted into an oil hulk for the carrying of oil fuel, was token on Monday afternoon to Miramar wharf (Wellington), where she loaded a full cargo of oil from the tanker Shreveport. She was then towed to the Glasgow wharf for the purpose of supplying fuel to oil-burning vessel® calling at Wellington. , , The Union Company advises that the iora was due at Rarotonga on Tuesday from Auckland. She will also call at Mangaia and Aitutaki before leaving Rarotonga tinally on June 5 for Wellington direct and Advice has been received in Auckland by wireless of tbe sale arrival of the barquentine Ysahcl at Papeete. The vessel, winch left Auckland on May 2, was sold to Papeete buyers for work in tho pearl fishing industry in the Islands.. The Ysabel, built in 1875, was formerly the Southern Cross, and for many years was used by the Melanesian Mission for visiting the various islands of Melanesia, Later she was sold to Captain Ross, who traded to the Islands with her for a number of years. Her last owners wore the Scales Company, who ran. her in the trade between Auckland and Niue Island. r rhe Ysabel also spent some months in idleness at an anchorage in the Auckland Harbour. HEBBURN DUE TO-MORROW. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. advise that the C. and D. Line’s chartered steamer Hchburn is now due at Dunedin to-morrow from Lyttelton to discharge the remainder of her New York cargo, consisting of case oil and assorted merchandise. The Hebburn will sail early next week for Sydney. PAPANUI FROM NEW YORK. The A. and A. Line steamer Papanui, which arrived at Wellington on Monday morning from New York and Auckland, was expected to sail yesterday for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Australian ports to discharge the remainder of her American cargo. She is due here about Juno 13. SAN FRANCISCO MAIL STEAMERS. The B.M.S. Makura arrived at Papeete on Saturday morning from San Francisco. She was expected to leave Rarotonga on Tuesday for Wellington, and is due there at daybreak on Monday nest. The R.M.S. Tahiti, which left Wellington on tho evening of May 26 for San Francisco, reached Rarotonga on Saturday afternoon, and sailed the same evening for Papeete. RIMUTAKA LEAVES LIVERPOOL. Cable advice received by the Federal Line states that the Rimutaka left Liverpool on May 30 with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about July 12, and at Dunedin about July 27. i , THE CANADIAN SKIRMISHER. The Canadian Government Line steamer Canadian Skirmisher is due at Auckland at any time now from Halifax, via Panama. The vessel is laden with general Canadian cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. Tho vessel will also load dominion products at the ports named for New York, Boston, and Montreal. She is due hero about June 20. CORNWALL AT GLASGOW. Cable news received by the Federal Line states that the steamer Cornwall arrived at Glasgow on May 23 from Lyttelton, via Panama. Tho vessel left Lyttelton on April 10. ' PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr D. S. Ken has joined the Breeze as chief engineer in succession to Mr W. Graham. Mr W. S. Fisk has replaced Mr A. A. Rixon as second mate on tho Sussex. Mr A, Williamson is now second engineer of the Ngakuta, vice Mr D. M’Murran. who has come ashore on sick leave. PLIMSOLL MARK SUBMERGED. Arriving at Wellington with his ship's Plimsoll mark submerged was a charge made against W. A. Hutchins, master of the steamer Shreveport, in the Magistrate's Court on Monday afternoon. Mr J. Prendeville, who prosecuted, explained that it was the vessel’s fourth visit to Wellington. When she arrived with oil fuel from California it was found that her Plimsoll mark was submerged 2ft. “It looks as though the fine is becoming a license fee,” ho commented. The magistrate (Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M.) agreed, and imposed the maximum fine of £IOO. , WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night: Auckland: Waiwera, Waipori, Navua, Flora, Mahratta, Hauraki, Canadian Skirmisher, Kurow, Kaituna, H.M.S. Laburnum, Port Melbourne, H. T. Harper, Koromiko, Kaimanawa, Pakeba, Wa-iotapu, City of Christiania, Glcnbank, Atholl, Canadian Traveller, Kaikorai. Wellington; Mararoa, Ngaio, Arahura, AVahinc, Wanaka, Kaiapoi, Suffolk, Cyrona, Tcrawhiti, Piako, Makura, Tahiti, Corinthic, Port Campbell, Orari, Shreveport, Kaiwarra. Awarua; Golden Cape, Port Victor. West Nilus, Karetu, Hebburn. Wingatui, Tongariro. Chatham Islands: Raranga, Kecking, AVaiwora.

SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING. In the face of the sad spectacle of the disastrous results of Slate-owned shipping ventures, the Government of the Union of South Africa is considering the acquisition of a merchant marine large enough to provide for the development of the foreign trade of the Union. An official announcement, has been made to the effect that the Government is willing to negotiate with the conference lines for a, modification of freight rates, but that in any case the Government is determined to protect South African business interests from being “bled by any shipping monopoly.” SUSSEX FROM EASTERN PORTS. The steamer Sussex, from Calcutta, via Rangoon, Singajjore, Samarang:, Townsville, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, arrived at Dunedin at 2 p.m. yesterday. The vessel, which is under charter to the Union Company, was berthed at the. Rattray street wharf to discharge the remainder of her cargo of Eastern products. The Sussex loaded at Calcutta, Rangoon, Penang, Singapore, and Samarang, and left the lastnamed port late in April. She arrived at Auckland ori- May 21 after an uneventful voyage. The Sussex is under the command of Captain J. F. S. Brown, who has with him tho following officers:—First, Mr G. Gibson; second, Mr 0. Eixcn; third. Mr N. Pearson; fourth, Mr D. Burgess; chief engineer, Mr W. S. Hull; second, Mr R. Proctor; third, Mr P. Huggett; fourth, Mr W. Gray; fifth. Mr J. London; sixth, Mr G. Boll; chief steward, Mr W. F. Rigby; wireless operator, Mr T. 0. Sexton; cadet, Mr J. Wilson; ship’s Mr N. Simons. The Sussex will sail to-morrow or on Monday for Sydney. She will afterwards return to Calcutta to load again for New Zealand ports.