SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19844, 17 July 1926, Page 10

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. JjILT. Last Qnartaz Brd 0.32 a.m. New Moon ~ ,** „ „ 10th 10.36 a.m. First Quart*? .. 18th 2.25 p.m. Full Moon mi 25th 4.43 p.m. THE SUN. Rise* io-day at 7,44 a.m.; «eta at 4.45 p.m. Rises to-morrow at 7.43 a.m.; sets at 4.45 p.m THE 'WEATHER. July 16. —Cloudy and fin*. Light northeast wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer „ t „■ *. 29.27 29.33 29.35 Thermometer .. .. Min.,33; max., 46 WEATHER REPORTS. (Peb United Peeps Association.) WELLINGTON, July 16. The following are the official weather reports at 4 p.m. Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Thcr Cape Maria, W., fresh, cloudy 2D, 91 69 Bussel], W., freah, overcast 29-75 64 Manukau H., W.N.W., fresh, cloudy... 29.62 55 Auckland, W., light, fair 2D.64 60 Tauranga, W., light, showery 2D.60 59 East Cape, N., light, cloudy 20.66 60 Gisborue, N.W., light, fair 29.6.1 61 Napier, calm, fine 29.57 56 Castlepoint, W., breeze, cloudy ... Wellington, N.W., fresh, fair 29.51 52 New Plymouth, N.W., light, fair ... 29.67 57 Wanganui, N.W., fresh, showery ... 29.60 56 Farewell Spit, W., fresh, cloudy ... 29.60 52 Cape Foulwind. W., light, showery ... 29.50 64 Greymouth. N., breeze, cloudy ... 29.51 50 Stephen Island, W., fresh, cloudy ... 29.55 61 Cape Campbell, W,, fresh, fine ••• 29.49 48 Kaikoura, N.E., light, fine 5? Akaroa Light., N.E., light, fine ... 29.40 49 Nuggets, N.E., light, cloudy 29.10 45 B]ufl, N.W., light, fine 29-8 44 WEATHER FORECAST. Following is the official weather forecast; Present indications are for strong west to south-west winds and changeable, squally weather. Heavy showers are probable in many parts and enow is likely on higher levels in the South Island. The barometer will rise everywhere soon. HIGH WATER. Julv 17— a - m * P- m * At Taiaroa Heads ...... 7.49 8.14 At Port Chalmers .. •• 8-29 0.u4 At Dunedin .. »• *• 8.59 9—4 Julv 13— a - m - P- m - At Taiaroa Heads - ~ - 8.30 9.3 At Port Chalmers ~t - - JJ.I9 8.4At Dunedin 9-« I°- 12 EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coastal and Intercolonial. West Conob, Wellington, Lyttelton, to-day. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, July 18 Oretl, Invercargill, Port Craig, July 18. Cedarbank, Nauru Island, Lyttelton, July 20. Anamba, Wellington, Bluff, July 20. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, July 20. Kairanga, Adelaide, via ports, July 20. Waipahi, Auckland, via ports. July 20. Gale, Wanganui, via ports. July 21. Enton, Wellington, Lyttelton, July 21. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, July 21. Karetu, Sydney, Melbourne, July 21. Kaponga, Westport, via ports, July -2. Canadian Challenger, Timaru, July 2W'aihora, Newcastle, Bluff, July 22. Lepanto, Lyttelton, Tlmaru, July 22. Kamo, Gisborne, via ports, July Opihl, Westport, via Bluff. July 2._> % Storm. Wanganui, via ports, July -o. Tainui, Wellington, Lyttelton. July 2u. Wingatul, Auckland, via ports. July -o. Mico, ketch Westport, July 25. Kurow, Auckland, via ports, July -8. Walkoualtl, Sydney, via Bluff. July 31. Norfolk, Wellington, Lyttelton, August 3. Katoa, Auckland, via ports, August 5. Wirral. AVelllngton. Lyttelton, August 7. Tongariro. Wellington, Bluff, August 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Coastal and Intercolonial. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, July 19 Oretl, Invercargill, Port Craig, July 19. Calm, Wanganui, ria ports, July 20. Waipahi Auckland, via ports. July 21. Kairanga, BluS, Adelaide, July 21. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, July 21. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, July 21. Cedarbank, Bluff, July 22 Anamba, Wellington, July 22. T , „ Canadian Challenger, Wellington. July 2_. Enton, Sydney direct, July 23, Kamo. Gisborne, via ports, July 23. Karetu, Bluff, Sydney, July 23. Kaponga, Greymouth, via ports, July -3. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, July 23. Opihd, New Plymouth, via porta, July 21. Waihora, Oamaru, Tlmaru, July 24. Lepanto. Bluff, Newcastle, July 24. Tainui, Bluff. Timaru. July 27. Kurow, Auckland, via ports, July 28. Wingatui, Auckla-d, via ports. July 29. Waikouiatl, Lyttelton, Timaru. August 3. Katoa, Auckland, via ports, August 6. Norfolk, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, August 7. Wirral. Hobart direct. August 9. Tongariro, New Plymouth, August 10. OVERSEAS STEAMERS. West Conob (due to-day).—Left Los Angeles June 2 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland June 27. Canadian Challenger (due July 22).—Left Montreal, May 29, for Auckland, Welling'on, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland, July 12. _ Enton (due July 21).—Left San Francisco, June 12, for Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Sydney; arrived Napier, July 7. Lepanto (due July 22).—Left New York, May 25, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff; arrived Auckland, July 1. Tainui (due July 23).—Left London, June 3 and Southampton June 4. for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff; due Wellington July 17. , Norfolk (due August 3). —Left Liverpool, June S, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers; arrived Auckland July 15. Port Kembla (Indefinite). —Left London. June 20, for Dunedin and Lyttelton. Wirral (due August 7). —Left Montreal, June 4, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Hobart; due Auckland, July 20. City of Shanghai (due August 4). —Left New York June 10, for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Newcastle-, due Auckland, July 20 Kia Ora (due August 19). —Left Liverpool, June 21, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin ; due Auckland July 29 Sittang (due August 6).—Left New York, June 17 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland July 23. Canadian Cruiser (due August 20). —Left Montreal June 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru, and Dunedin ; due Auckland August 4. Trebartha (due August 20). —Left New York, June 30, for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, and Castlecliff; due Auckland August 5. Baron Kelvin (due August 26) —Left Montreal, July 1, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. . and Dunedin; due Auckland. August 14. Opawa (due August 31).—Left Liverpool, July 3, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; duo Auckland, August 14. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara left Auckland. July 6, for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; dua Vantouver, July 23. Aorangi left Vancouver June SO for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland. July IS. Maunganui leaves Wellington July 20, for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco, August C. Tahiti left San Francisco, July 14, for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington, August 2. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 16.—Arrived : Mariston (5.10 a.m.), from Makatea Island. Sailed : Ulimaroa (11-20 a.m.), for Sydney; Kaiwarra (7.35 p.m.), for Newcastle. WELLINGTON. July 16.—Arrived : Kiwitea (1.30 a.m.), from Portland; Canadian Challenger (4.24 a.m.), from Auckland; Maori (7.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Pawlet (8.5 a.m.), from Auckland; Kaimal (8.45 a.m.), from Greymouth; Karetu (1.50 a.m.), from Melbourne. Sailed: Progress (10.40 a.m.). for Lyttelton: Enton (1 p.m.), for Lyttelton: Maori (7.50 p.m.). for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. July 16. —Arrived : Mararoa (D a.m.), from Wellington; Calm (11.25 a.m.), from Wellington; Kaponga (6.45 p.m.), from Westport. Sailed: Parera (3.50 p.m.J, for Waikokopu; Wootton (3.55 p.m.), for Wellington ; West Conob (4.20 p.m.), for Timaru: Port Melbourne (9.50 p.m.). for Wellington; Calm (10.40 p.m.), for Bluff; Mararoa (8 p.m.). for Wellington; Cygnet (9.25 p.m.), for Kaikoura. OAMARU. July 16. —Arrived: Kahika (7 a.m.). fr*m Dunedin. BLUFF, July 16. Arrived: Anamba (7 p.m.), from Wellington. QUEBEC, July 14. —Sailed; Canadian Miller, en route from Auckland to Montreal. LONDON, July 15. —Arrived : Matakana, from Wellington. Sailed : Corinthlc, for Wellington. SAN FRANCISCO. July 14.—Sailed: Tahiti, for Wellington. BOSTON. July 14. —Sailed : Port, Hardy, en route from Dunedin to New York. The Breeze, which has been delayed in the north owing to bad weather, is now due here to-rnorrow. She is timed to sail on Monday right for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Calm is duo at Dunedin on luesday morning from Bluff to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, ’Wellington, and Wanganui. The’ Kaponga arrived at Lyttelton last nmbt from Westport. She is to sail on Tuesday for Oamaru and Dnm-c.m »•, 'u- ; charge the balance o* n<-- <■ ’ f ' ’ load general merchandise for Westport and Greymouth. The Waipahi left Auckland on I liiusuay afternoon for Lyttelton and Dunedin with general cargo and also a quantity of island v'r.iit. She is due here on limsday, and is listed to sail on Wednesday 101; Lyttelton, [WeiiiDgtoßj and Auckland,

Th* Kamo 1« expected to leave Napier on Monday for Dunedin direct. She will load here on Thursday next for Napier and Gisborne. The Maheno left Sydney yesterday afternoon for Auckland with passengers, mails, and cargo. She is due at the northern port on Tuesday, and is scheduled to sail on July 23 on the return voyage. The Kairanga is expected to leave Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin to discharge the remainder of her cargo from South Australian ports. She ia due here on Tuesday. The Waitemata was expected to leave New. castle yesterday with a cargo of coal for discharge at Lyttelton. The O. and D. Lino steamer Port Pine is to leave Wellington to-morrow morning for Napier to complete her Homeward loading. She is to sail from Napier on Ju»y 21 for Glasgow, Liverpool, Avonmouth, and London, via Panama. The Port Campbell has been allotted to load refrigerated and general cargo at Bluff for United Kingdom about the first week in August. . The Union Company advises .that the Aaitangata will load at Melbourne on July 26 for Now Plymouth, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and Castlcoliff. _ , The Norwegian motor ship Gisla, whicu loaded phosphate at Nauru, left on July 9 for Auckland, where she will discharge 6200 tons. She is due at the northern port about July 22. . Another fast trip was made by the Union Company’s ferry steamer Mararoa on Friday, July 9. She made the run from Lyttelton to Wellington in 10 hours 58 minutes, thereby averaging a fraction over 16 knots. WEST CONOB DUE TO-DAY. The Swayne and Hoyt Line steamer West Conob is due at Dunedin this morning from Pacific Coast ports, via Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton to discharge a large quantity of general merchandise, case oil, and lumber. She will sail about Thursday next tqr the Phillippine Islands. INCOMING VANCOUVER MAIL. The R.M.M.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Honolulu and Suva, is due at Auckland at noon to-morrow. She will leave tor Sydney at 3 p.m. on Monday*. ROTORUA LEAVES CURACAO. Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Rotorua, which left Soouthampton on July 2 for Wellington and Auckland, sailed from Curacao on July 1-1. The Rotorua is due at Wellington on August 7. KARETU FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company advises that the Karetu arrived at Wellington yesterday from Sydney and Melbourne with a large shipment of general cargo She ia expected to sail to-day for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff to complete discharge. The vessel should arrive here on Wednesday. PORT HACKING AT LONDON. Cable news has been received by the C. and D. Line that the Port Hacking arrived at London on the afternoon of July 10 from Wellington, via Panama. The vessel lelt Wellington on May 19. ENTON FROM PACIFIC COAST The motor ship Enton was to leave Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton and Dunedin to continue discharging general cargo from Pacific Coast ports. She is due here on Wednesday next, and will proceed hence to Sydney to complete discharge. THE MODERN TRAWLER. The second largest French steel trawler for deep-sea fishing has just been launched at Selby. She can steam for 6000 miles without taking in fresh fuel, and has a wireless set with a range of 3000 miles. She will go to sea for six weeks on end between the Grand Banks, the White Sea, and hei home at Havre, and will be in wireless communication the whole time with her owners, She has a crew of 40, who will salt the fish as they are caught. The Neptunia, as she is called, is a fishing boat and factory in one. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night: Auckland. —Sonoma, Karori, Tutanekai, Aorangi, Maimoa, Kauri, Cokesit, Kekerangu, Gisla, Tongariro, Ngakuta, Kaikorai, U.M.S. Dunedin H.M.S. Veronica, H.M.S. Laburnum, H.M.S. Diomede, Poolta, Sally Maersk. Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Tainui, Otokia. Maunganui, Pawlet, Port Melbourne, Port Pirie, Marama, Devon, Kurow, Matatua, Enton, Karetu. Awarua.—Waihora, Kaitoke, West Conob. Chatham Islands.—Wirral (Montreal to Auckland). CONCERNING MOTOR SHIPS. Despite all the apparent advantages of the motor ship, inter-State shipping companies are apparently loth to follow the lead' given them by the Adelaide Steamship Company. While there has lately been little increase in tonnage on the Australian coast, the few vessels built recently have been coal-burning steamships, but there is at present in shipping circles a great deal of discussion regarding the merits of motor ships and steam-driven vessels, with the balance of opinion on the side of the motor ship. Those who have had actual experience of the motor ships are enthusiastic as to their worth. The master of the (Captain A. Joynt), who has been for years on the inter-State service, is fully satisfied with his new command, and is confident hat it will be able to compete successfully against, steamships, while the Adelaide Steamship Company is apparently of the opinion that motor ships have already proved themselves for such services, as they have ordered more vessels of the same type. NEW SHIP-BOARD FIRE RULES. New regulations in regard to the installation of fire-fighting apparatus on ships under survey for British Board of Trade passenger certificates, which are to become effective on January X of next year, have just been issued by the board, The new rules call for the provision of an adequate water service for fire extinguishing, portable chemical fire extinguishers for dealing with small fires in passenger and crew quarters, smoke helmets, safety lamps, and emergency appliances. In addition, passenger ships using oil as tuel are required to be provided with appliances for discharging froth or foam in the machinery and boiler rooms. In connection with these regulations the Board of Trade has also recommended that in addition to the arrangements for the discharge of water arrangements should be made in the case of foreign-going ships exceeding a gross tonnage of 1000, whereby steam or other gas incapable of supporting combustion may be conveyed to each compartment in which cargo is carried. It is also recommended that steamships using oil fuel should be provided with means for the admission of steam to the lower parts of the boiler room. USEFULNESS OF RADIO COMPASS. Radio compasses on merchant vessels aie in numerous instances reported as highly efficient, and many ships use them regularly for navigation purposes, according to the Chicago Tribune. Two unusual instances reported from Juan de Fuca Straits in Pacific waters between the United States and Canada, give additional proof regarding the value of the instrument. The first was told in a letter from the master of the steamer Glamorganshire, which lead ; “Ship navigated in Juan de Fuca Straits on radio compass bearing only. All bearings were faultless. Where three synchronous bearings were obtained the cut was most precise. Ship navigated into Admiralty Inlet in dense fog." The second was where the American naval radio compass station at Taloosh, in the same waters, made a commendable effort to prevent the grounding of the Japanese steamer, lyo Maru. The lyo Maru was entering the straits from the north-west, and, after the seventh radio bearing furnished to her, the operator of the Tatoosh from his plotting discovered that the ship was in grave danger of grounding on the north shore of th? straits. He promptly sent a service message to the captain of the lyo Mara telling him that ho was dangerously clase to the shore, and suggested that he back clear. In reply to this message the lyo Mara informed Tatoosh that she had just stopped her engines. Immediately afterwards, (he steamer grounded, and sent out an fi.O.SThe lyo Maru, however, fortunately floated off an hour later with no apparent damage GERMAN BARQUE TAMARA. Quite an interesting story attaches to the German barque Tamara, of which a photograph was given recently in an English shipping journal. In April, 1923, this vessel, which is 1730 tons gross and was launched l;v 11. Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow, in 1891, as the East Indian, sailed from Germany for the United States with a cargo of bricks. She met with very bad weather, however, and during a gale her mainmast went over (lie side and .she limped into Ponta Dolgada (Azores), where she has been lying over since. The ship a. J her cargo have now been purchased bv a Portuguese company represented by Messrs Tatham, Bromage, and Co. (Ltd.), who are endeavouring to sell her and the bricks for deliveryin’ the United Kingdom or Continent, the ! sellers paying the cost of towage, or for de- ! livery at Ponta Delgada as the vessel lies. She is believed to be carrying from 1,200,000 to 1,500,000 German white lime sand bricks of s'riudard size, and it is understood that, apart from being partly dismasted, she is perfectly watertight and seaworthy. Her deck, incidentally, ia of teak.