SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19800, 27 May 1926, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. ■ Mat. Last Quarter sth 2.43 p.m New Moon 12tb lu 25 a.m First Quarter 20tb 5.18 a.m Full Moon 27tb 11.19 p m THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.33 a.m.; seta at 4.36 p.m. THE WEATHER. May 26.—Cloudy •nd fine. Light southwest wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. 29.47 29.50 29.54 Thermometer .. Min.,37; max., 47. WEATHER REPORTS. (Pde United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 25. Tbs following are the official weather reports ■t 4 p.m. Station Wind. Weather. Bar- Ther Cape Maria, W., light, fine 29.84 Russell, W., breeze, fin© 29.71 63 Manukau H., W., breeze, cloudy ... 29.70 61 Auckland, W., fresh, fair 29.68 62 East Cape, N-, light, cloudy ... ... 29.78 53 Gisborne, N.W., iresh. fair 29.72 65 Napier, N., light,, fine 29.60 60 Castlepoint, W., breeze, showery ... .29.60 61 Wellington, N.W., fresh, showery ... 29.54 57 New Plymouth, N.W.. fresh, showery 29.57 60 Cape Egmont, N.W., fresh, overcast... 29.60 58 Wanganui, N.W., light, rain 29.68 08 Farewell Spit, W., fresh, cloudy ... 29.59 54 Cape Foalwind, W., light, overcast 29.45 56 Greymouth. E.. breeze, fair 29.40 49 Stephen Island, W. t iresh. overcast... 29..,5 5.i Cape Campbell, W., fresh, cloudy .. 29.54 Kaikoura, W., Light, fair 29.50 59 Nuggets, S.W.. fresh, showery 29.51 47 Bluff, 8.E., light, overcast 29.46 50 WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast :—Present indications are for strong west to south-west winds, and the weather will be changeable, showery,, and colder. The barometer is unsteady, with a rising tendency. HIGH WATER. May 27 a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads 2.8 2.40 At Port Chalmers .. ... .. 2.48 3.20 At Dunedin 3.1 S 3.50 ARRIVALS. Wednesday, May 2G. City of Melbourne, s.s. (12.15 p.m.), 6630 tons, H. E. Jackson, from New York, via, Colon, Panama, and north New Zealand ports. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents. Huapehu, s.s, (6.15 p.m.), 9018 tons, A, W, M’Kellar, from London and Southampton, via Colon, Panama, and Wellington. New Zealand Shipping Company, agent. Waihemo, s.s. (5.20 p.m,), 5627 tons, D. Todd, from New Plymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. DEPARTURES. Wednesday, May 26. Sally Maevsk, motcr ship (7.15 a.m.), 3252 tons, J. S. Andersen, for Sydney. West Ntvaria, s.s (1.15 p.m,), 5652 tons, E. H Phillips, for Melbourne. Gale, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 567 tons, Rodger, for Wanganui, via ports. Kurow, s.s. (9.44 p.m.), 2625 tons, Elders, for Auckland, via ports. Oreti, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 174 tons, Murray, for Invercargill. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal and Intercolonial. Calm, Wanganui, via ports. May 29. Port Napier, Suva, Auckland. May 29. Manuka. Melbourne, via ports. May 30. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports. May 30. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, May 31. Oreti, Invercargill, Port Craig, June 1. Kamo, Gisborne, via ports,'June 1. Wingatui, Auckland direct, June 1. Katoa, Auckland, via ports, June 3. Storm, V-anganui, via ports, June 3. Pareora, Wellington, Lyttelton, June 4. Plrl, schooner, Auckland, June 4. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, June 3. City of Winchester. Bluff, June 5. Opihi, New Plymouth, via ports, June 5. Mahana, Wellington, Lyttelton. June 9. Waipebi, Auckland, via ports, June 9. Karetu, Sydney. Lyttelton, June 10. Waikouaiti. Newcastle, Sydney, June 11. Kxhika, Gisborne, via ports, June 11. City of Bombay. Lyttelton. June 12. _ Kuraw, Auckland, via ports, June 13. Gisla, Auckland, Lyttelton. June 16. Canadian Conqueror, Timaru. June 22. Hartford, Wellington, Lyttelton, June 25. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Coastai and Intercolonial. Kahika, Gisborne, via ports, to-day. Walporl. Greymouth, via ports, to-day. Oreti, Invercargill, Port Craig, to-day. City of Melbourne, Portland, May 29. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, May 31. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, May 31. Manuka, Melbourne, via Bluff, May bl, Ruapehu, Bluff, Lyttelton. May 31. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, June 1. Port Napier, New Plymouth, June 1. Katoa, Auckland, via ports, June 3. Kamo, Napier, Gisborne, via ports, June 2. Storm, Wanganui, via ports. June 3. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, June 5. Opihi, New Plymouth, via ports, June 5. City of Winchester, Wanganui, June 7. Wingatui, Auckland, via ports, June 4. Waipahi, Auckland, via ports, June 10. Karetu, Oamaru, Bluff, Sydney, June 12. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, Timaru. June 14. Kurow, Auckland, via porta, June 16. Canadian Conqueror, Wellington, June 23. OVERSEAS STEAMERS. Port Napier (due May 29). —Left London, March 27, for Suva, Auckland, Dunedin. and New Plymouth, arrived Auckland, May 17 Pareora (due June 4). —Left Liverpool, March 27, for Auckland Wellington, Lyttel ton, and Dunedin: arrived Auckland, May zl Mahana (due June 9). —Left Liverpool, April 13, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttel ton, and Port Chalmers; arrived Auckland. May 21. City of Bombay (due Juno 12).—Left *>ew York. April 17, for Auckland, Napier. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland May 24. Gisla (due June 16). —Left Tampa (Florida), April 28, for Auckland, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers: due Auckland June 3. Baron Murray (due June IS). —Left St. John April 23 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney, via Newport News; due Auckland June 4. Ruahlne (due June 21). Left London, May 5, and Southampton May 9. for Lyttelton and Port Chalmers; due Lyttelton June 14. Min (due June 26). — Left New Vork May 3, and Newport News May 4. 'or Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Uuns'iin ; due Auckland. June 12. Canadian Conqueror (due June 22). — Left Halifax April 30, tor Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; due Auckland June 9. Hertford (due June 25). —Left Liverpool, May 1 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton and Port Chalmers; due Auckland, June 8. Port Plrle (due June 25). —Left New Vork May 11. for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin : due Auckland June 11. Waltemata ,(due June 27). —Left San Francisco May 20 for Napier, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth; due Napier June 14. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara left Auckland May 11. for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver May 28. Makura left Wellington, May 26, for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco. June 11. Tahiti left San Francisco, May 19, for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington, June 7. Aorangi leaves Sydney June 3 and Auckland June 8 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver June 25. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 26.—Sailed: Port Napier (12.25 p.m.), for Dunedin; Kaponga (6 p.m.), for Wellington: Kamona (8 p.m.), for Greymouth; Katoa (9 p.m.), for Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, May 26.—Arrived ; Cygnet (1.50 a.m.), from Kaikoura; Wahiae (7 a.m.) and Orepuki (6.50 p-.m.), from Lyttelton; Canadian Explorer (10.5 a.m.), from Dunedin; Raranga (11 a.m.), from Napier; Opua (noon), from Turakohe; Poolta (1.15 p.m.), from Melbourne: Hurunul (7.30 a.m.), from Glasgow. Sailed: Calm (4.25 p.m.) and Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. May 25.—Arrived; Maori (6.45 a.m.), from Welington: Port Curtis (12.20 p.m.), from Bluff. Sailed: Wairau (2.20 p.m.), for Blenheim; Port Hardy (4 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (7.55 p.m.), for Wellington : Waikouaiti, for- Sydney. OAMARU, May 26.—Arrived; Opihi (7 a.m.)), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, May 26.—Arrived ; Korean Prince, from Westport. Sailed : Devon, for New Zealand.

The Waihemo arrived at Port Chalmers last evening from New Plymouth. Her crew will be paid oft to-day, and the vessel will lay up for an indefinite period. The Kurow sailed last evening for Oamaru and Timaru to complete loading for ■Wellington and Auckland. The Gale sailed last evening for Timaru and Lyttelton to ! complete loading for Wellington and Wanganui. Having discharged the Dunedin portion of her' general cargo from Louisburg and St. the Danish motor ship Sally Maersk sailed yesterday morning for Sydney. She will complete discharge at the New South Wales port. The Swayne and Hoyt Line steamer West Kivaria sailed yesterday afternoon for Mel ■ bourne, where the remainder of her assorted freight from Pacific Coast ports will be discharged. . The Calm is due at Dunedin on Saturday from Lyttelton to discharge general cargo. She will proceed hence to Bluff, and will return here about Tuesday next to load for Timaru, Lyttelton. Wellington, and Wanganui. The Waikouaifi was expected to leave Lyttelton yesterday for Sydney and Newcastle, She will load at those ports towards the end of next week for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Timaru,

The Breeze has been fixed to load at Dunedin on Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Waipahi is scheduled to leave Auck land early next week with cargo for dis charge at Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Katoa was to leave Auckland yester day for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Wingatui is now expected to leave Auckland to-morrow for Dunedin direct. She should arrive on Tuesday next, and after discharging a quantity of general cargo, will go to Bluff. The Maunganui arrived at Auckland early on Tuesday morning, from Sydney with passengers, mails, and cargo. She is timed to sail on the return voyage at 3 p.m. tomorrow. The Marama, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday morning from Sydney, Is timed to sail at 3 p.m. to-morrow on the return voyage. , The Swedish motor ship Falsterbo, which left Seattle on April 25 for Melbourne, Is within range of the Auckland wireless station. The Canadian Britisher, bound from Halifax to Brisbane and other Australian ports, is within range of the Auckland wireless station. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s steamer Mahia was dispatched from Lyttelton on Monday afternoon for London, via Montevideo. The Kaimanawa was to leave Lyttelton yesterday for Auckland with a large shipment of general cargo and produce. The Ngakuta, from Rarotonga, arrived at Auckland on Tuesday. She Is to leave on May 31 for Rarotonga, : Mangaia, Atiu, and Aitutaki. Loaded with case oil and general cargo from Pacific Coast ports, the Union Company's steamer Waiotapu Is expected to arrive at Auckland about Saturday. Her other discharging ports are Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney The Union Company advises that the steamer Wairuna is expected to leave Sydney on June 15. taking cargo for transhipment to Tonga and Samoa. From Suva the Wairuna will proceed to Pacific Coast ports, via Fanning Island. PAREORA' FROM LIVERPOOL. The Federal Line steamer Pareora left Auckland on Tuesday afternoon for Welling ton, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to complete unloading cargo from West of England ports. She should arrive here about June 4. KARETU LEAVES HOBART. Laden with general cargo and timber the Union Company’s freighter Karetu left Hobart at 9 p.m. on Tuesday for Lyttelton. Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. The vessel, which loaded at Newcastle, Sydney, Clarence River, Melbourne, and Hobart, is due at Dunedin about June 10. H.M.S. DUNEDIN’S ISLAND CRUISE. H.M.S. Dunedin, which was dry docked at Auckland last week for overhaul, left the northern. port at 5 p.m. on Tuesday for Suva. She will afterwards visit the various islands In the Pacific, and will return to Auckland early in August. RUAPEHU ARRIVES FROM LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Ruapehu arrived last evening from London and Southampton, via Panama and Wellington. The vessel was berthed at Port Chalmers for the night. She will come to Dunedin this afternoon, and berth at the Victoria wharf to discharge a large quantity of general merchandise. The Ruapehu will sail about Monday for Bluff, to continue discharge. Captain A. W. M'Kellar Is in command of the Ruapehu. SAILINGS FROM LIVBRPOPOL. The Federal Company advises that the Norfolk is to leave Liverpool on June 5 with general cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Cambridge will follow, sailing from Liverpool on July 3 for New Zealand ports. The Huntingdon is to leave Liverpool on August 28 for New Zealand ports. LARGEST CABLE STEAMER. The Dominia, recently launched at New-castle-on-Tyne for the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, London, la the largest steamer afloat specially built for cable-laying and repairing. She Is of 9250 tons gross, and has a length of 510 ft. breadth 59ft, and depth 40ft 9in. She can carry 11,500 tons, and is propelled by twinscrew triple expansion engines, supplied with steam from five boilers. f m PERSONAL ITEMS. Messrs F. W. Collins, C. H. George, and P. D. Thompson, first, second, and third officers of the Koromiko, have been relieved by Messrs G. D. Fraser, W. H. Millward, and T. F. Clarke respectively. Mr T. Hartley has Joined the Arahura as second engineer, vice Mr F. H. Hopkins. Mr G. D. Fraser, chief officer of the Maori, has been relieved by Mr F. W, Collins. PASSENGERS FOR THE ISLANDS. Following is a list of passengers on board the Tofua, which left Auckland last Saturday evening fof Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa: Saloon: Misses E. M’Kenney, M. Gustofson, M. Johnson, V. Baker, M. Blick, C. Cocker, E. Swan, F Waddington, E. Hrahne, Mush, G. Cowlishaw, C. Wallace, E. Appleton, A. Pratt, M. Sealy, K. Sealy, C. Gibbon, B. Corbett, C. Gibbon, K. Walter, V. Smith, R. Fabnn, E. Barton, F. Langley, M. Johnston, A. Sollitte, Mesdames Reichehmann, Fairley, Dudby, M. Santt, Studholme, Robertson, Barker, Guthman, Edwards, E. Hodgson, White, C. Cox, Cresswell, M’Creadie, A. Corbett, Johnson, C Walter, Sollitte, J, Thomas, H. Jacob, Messrs Fairley, G Studholme, H. Robertson, A. Cmlcott, W. Robone, Barker, Guth man, R. Sanft, B. Leger, Hope, Johnson, L. I.evien, H. Edwards, G. Dimn, H. Dimn, G. Cox, H. Piatt, G. M’Creadie, A. Robinson, S. Herman, W. Craig, G. Reid, K Fowler, G. Mansfield, C. Sollitte, G. Thomas, W. Jacob, G. Swan, T. Jones, G. Campbell, G. M’Niven, O. Sundin, F. Elsdon, A. H. Court, G. Hodgson, G. Kelly, P. Ross, Judge Woodward, R. Watson; and 12 steerage, including four' Hindus. CITY OP MELBOURNE IN POET. An arrival at Dunedin at noon yesterday was the Ellerman-Hall Line steamer City of Melbourne, from New York, via Panama, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. The vessel was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge a large quantity of general American merchandise. The City of Melbourne sailed from New York on March 31, and arrived at Colon on April 10. Passage through the Panama Canal was obtained the same day and the steamer resumed her voyage across the Pacific. Fine weather was experienced until within three days’ steam of Auckland, when strong westerly winds and rough seas were encountered. The rates of exchange on the cargo or Customs purposes are: Canada 4.86 dollars, U.S.A. 4.86 dollars to the pound sterling. The City of Melbourne is under the command of Captain H. R. Jackson, whose officers are: First, Mr E. R. Wildermuth. second, Mr A. S. Evans; third, Mr J. M. B. Claike; chief engineer, Mr G. Fife; second, Mr P. Stewait; third, Mr C. Paton; fourth, Mr W. E Boyle; apprentice, Mr J. Whitfield; wireless operators, Messrs R. J. Boast and R. L. Donaldson; chief steward, Mr L. C. Downe. The steamer carries Indians on deck and Malays in the stokehold. The City of Melbourne will sail about Saturday for Portland (Victoria), where the remainder of her cargo will be discharged. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night: Auckland. —King Malcolm, Mariston, Kaltoke, Falsterbo, Tofua, Waiotapu, Vidovdan, Canadian Britisher, City of Lincoln, Ulimaroa, Aorangi,' Kaponga, Willaston, Port Napier, H.M.S. Dunedin, Kartigi, Makambo, Koromiko, Mesopotamia. Wellington. —Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Makura, Raranga, Manuka, Matakana, Port Hardy, Hurunui, Canadian Explorer, Port Nicholson, Pareora, Poolta, Malua, Tokoa, City of Manchester. Awarua.—Kairanga, Sally Maersk, Waiporl, West Nivaria. Ruapehu. Chatham Islands—Fort Hacking, Remuera, Port Hobart, Arawa, City of Winchester. JOINT SHIPPING SERVICE. Three well-known lines of steamers, the Aberdeen, Blue Funnel, and White Star Lines, have arranged to modify their services between England and Australia, via South Africa, and to inaugurate a combined service on a joint time-table. The Aberdeen steamers Euripides, Themistocles, and Demosthenes and the Blue Funnel steamers Nestor, Ulysses, Anchises, and Ascanms will together afford a first saloon service, sailing at regular intervals from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle, and calling at Durban and Capetown, as well as at Teneriffc in the case of the Aberdeen steamers, and at Las Palmas in the case of Blue Funnel steamers. In addition to this first saloon service, the joint arrangements provide for the White Star liners Ceramic, Suevic, Runic, and Medic, which are already very popular on the Cape route, to continue to provide an additional service at intermediate dates, carrying ■’cabin" passengers only as at present at moderate rates. The new arrangement will offer greater facilities to travellers who prefer the Ca,pe route, by providing a more comprehensive time-table than hitherto, and greater regularity of sailings. The first sailing from Australia on the combined time-table will bo the Aseanius. which is due to leave Sydney on August 16 next, to be followed by the pluripides, sailing on September 27, and bv the other vessels at regular intervals. It should be noted that the Blue Funnel Line carries first-class only, and the Aberdeen first and third classes, but the Aberdeen third-class hookings will remain separate from the new arrangement.

CAPTAIN L. C. H. WOBK ALL’S EECORU. Captain L. C. H. Worrall, who has resigned from the Union Steam Ship Company after 40 years’ service, has a very fine record. Born in Ireland on April 20, 1860, Captain VVorru.ll joined the Union Steam Ship Company on June 23, ISB6, as second officer of the steamer Moa, On November 28, 1888, he was appointed chief officer of the Oreti, and gained his first command on May 18, 1897, as master of the Mawhcra. In all, Captain Worrall has had command of some 30 ships. He was well known as master of the Waikare, Monowai, Mokoia. Moana, old Rotorua, and Mapourika, which is now known as the Ngaio. He also had command for a period of the ill-fated Penguin, which was wrecked in Cook Strait while on a voyage from Nelson to Wellington on February 12, 1909. Captain Worrall proceeded to Glasgow on September 2. 1911, and brought the Maungatiui out. Practically ever since then Captain Worrall has been engaged in the San Francisco service, and his last shin was the R.M.S. Makura, from which he relinquished the command at Sydney last week.