SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20022, 12 February 1927, Page 10

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOOK, FMBPAST. S«v Moom 2nd 8.21 p.m. Awar*». ~ 9th 11.21 a.m. Full Moon 17th 3.48 a.m. Xiset Quarter 25th 8.12 a.m. THE SUN. Sima to-day at 5.17 a.m.; sets at 7.26 p.na. Rises tomorrow at 5.18 a.m.; sets at 7.25 9 ' Va " THE 'WEATHER. February 11.—Dull and overcast. Northwest wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer .. .. 80.02 30.01 29.51 Thermometer .. •* Min., 50; mar., 64. Weather reports. (Peb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 11. The following are the official weather reports at 4 p.m. Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Then Capo Maria, 8., fresh, overcast .... 29-89 73 Enssell, 8., fresh, overcast 29.92 76 Mannkaa H., S.E., light, fin® ••• 2D.D6 81 Auckland, N.E., light, fair 29.93 75 Tauranga, N., gale, fine ... East Cape, 8., light, cloudy 30.16 id Gisborne, S.E., light, fair ._ Napier, E., breeze, cloudy 30.0. la Onstlspolnt, S.E., light, cloudy ... 30.01 <6 Wellington, 5.8., light, fine New Plymouth, W., light, fait ... 29.89 <7 Wanganui, S., breeze, fine 30.00 78 Farewell Spit, N.E.. light, fine ... 30.03 ,5 Westport, W., light, fino 30.0 j 73 Greymouth W-, light, fine 30.07 t Stephen Island, E., light, fine Cape Campbell, E„ fresh, hazy ... 30.00 69 Kaikonra, N.E., fresh, fine 30.01 78 Akaroa Light, N.E., fresh, foggy ... 30.05 67 Nuggets, calm, cloudy "on? ce Bluff, W„ breeze, overcast 29.90 6* WEATHER FORECAST. The following la the official weather forecast :—Present Indications aro tor easterly to south-easterly winds, strong to a gale at times northward of Kawhla and East Cape. The weather will be warm and humid generally, with rain probable In the northernmost districts, and scatteerd showers along the eastern coast. The barometer has a falling tendency. HIGH WATER. February 12 A.m- P-m. At Taiaroa Heads .. .. H-33 At Port Chalmers Ai Dunedin 0-lo 12.43 February 13— A-™- P-m-At Taiaroa Heads .. .. 0-1 12.25 At Port Chalmers .. -41 L 6 At Dunedin 1-H ARRIVALS. February 11. Kairanga, n.s. (10.55 a.m.), 2830 tons, Brnce, from Sydney. U.S.S. Co., agents. Wingatui, ojs. (1.25 p.m.), 2378 tons. Fish, from Lyttelton. XJ.S.S. Co., agents. Waiotapu, s.s. (2.50 p.m.), G 035 tons, A. G. Norton, from Vancouver, Powell Rivor, and San Francisco, via northern ports. Union Steam Ship Co., agent. Huia, schooner (7.15 p.m.), 251 tons, Lane, from Bluff. Dalgety and Co., agents. DEPASTURES. February 11. Elkridge, ijs. (4.45 p.m.), 6318 tone, J. T Flymm, for Los Angelos. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents. Q-ale, sa. (6.5 p.m.), 567 tons, Balder, for "Wanganui, Tia. ports. H. L. Taplcy and Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, February 11. —Arrived: Northumberland and Terawhlti (11.40 a.m.), from Gisborne; H.M.S. Diomede (4 p.m.), from Russell. Sailed: Cambridge (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington: City of Christiania (12.35 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON, February 11. —Arrived : Wahine (6.55 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed: Kaitangata (1 a.m.), for Onekaka; Ullmaroa (noon), for Sydney: Koromlko (noon), for Westport; Kaponga _(1.10 p.m.), for Greymouth; Holmdale (5.35 p.m.), for Wanganui: Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, February 11.—Arrived: Breeze (6.10 a.m.), from Tlmaru; Maori (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Pakeha (6.35 a.m.), from Wellington; Pakeha (6.50a.m.), from Wellington: Progress (8.30 a.m.), from Tlmaru: Canadian Explorer (1.5 p.m.), from Wellington; Totara (2.5 p.m.), from Wellington; Pakura (2.35 p.m.), from Pigeon Bay: Alexander (2.40 p.m.), from Waltata. Sailed: Parera (7.10 a.m.), for Gisborne; Progress (5.15 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington: Alexander (5.25 p.m.), for Nelson; Pakura (8.35 p.m.), for Gisborne. TIMARU, February 11. —Arrived : Kahlka (6 a.m.), from Dunedin. BLUFF, February 10. —Sailed: Hula, schooner (8 p.m.), for Dunedin. February 11.—Arrived : City of Winchester (9.45 a.m.), from Wellington. SYDNEY, February 10.—Arrived: Ihumata, from Hoklanga. February 11Sailed: Marama (4 p.m.), for Wellington; Manuka (12.30 p.m.), for Auckland. NEWCASTLE. February 10.—Sailed : Kaltoke. for Auckland. MELBOURNE, February 10.—Arrived : Kalkoral, from Auckland. LONDON, February 9.—Arrived : Mamari, from Port Chalmers. Sailed : Ruahlne, tor New Zealand. COLON, February 9.—Arrived : Purlrl, from St. John. VANCOUVER, February 9.—Sailed: Waltemata. The Hale left yesterday afternoon for Tim am, Lyttelton, Wellington, Pictoci, and Wanganui. The Storm is duo on Wednesday to load for northern ports. The schooner Huia arrived here last evening from the Bluff. The Progress is expected here about February 22 to load for Waikato, via ports. The Wingatui, which arrived here early yesterday afternoon, will sail on Monday for Oamarn, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Holmdale, which wat due here on Monday, has been delayed, and will not arrive until Wednesday. The Tasmania, from Brisbane, is due at Port Chalmers on Wednesday to commence loading. WAIOTAPU FROM PACIFIC COAST. Carrying timber, case oil. and general cargo, the Union Company’s trans-Pacifio freighter Waiotapu arrived at Dunedin yesterday from the Pacific Coast, via Auckland, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Lyttelton. The vessel was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge the local portion of her freight. The Waiotapu loaded her cargo at Vancouver, Powell River, and San Francisco. Sha cleared the last-named port on December 28. A call was made at Papeete, where a small quantity of general cargo was discharged. Fine weather prevailed throughout the trip, which was uneventful. Captain A. T. Norton has with him the " dlowing officers; —First, Mr J. Arnold; second, Mr S. Smith; third,- Mr R. Nanoarrow; wireless operator, Mr A. Torrance: chief engineer, Mr A. Goad; second, Mr C Cleary; tnird, Mr B. Isaacs; fourth, Mr j’ M'Donald; fifth, Mr Maxwell; chief steward, Mr J. M'Call. From Dunedin the Waiotapu will proceed to Melbourne to complete discharge. ■ ■ o KAIRANGA FROM SYDNEY. The Kairanga, from Sydney, arrived yesterday morning, and will leave this morning for Lyttelton to complete discharge. She brought a quantity of cargo cx the Taiping, from Hongkong. CITY OF KHOIS. The City of Khois, formerly the Rydal Hall, replace* the City of Khartoum on a schedule to sail from New York on February 29 for Auckland, Wellington, -Lyttelton Dunedin, Hobart, and Port Pirie. The City of Khartoum, it will bo remembered, was scuttled in New York harbour. REMUEEA DELAYED. 'Us New Zealand Shipping Co. advises that the Remuera i* now timed to leave Wellington at 5 p.m. on Tuesday instead of at 10 a.m. that day for Southampton and Loudon. BASS STRAIT LIGHTHOUSES. It la proposed, states The Harbour, to connect the lighthouses at Cliffy Island and Deal Island, Bass Straits, with the mainland by wireless telephony. _ A wireless telephone transmitter and receiver will he instated in each of these lighthouses, and a third unit will bo provided at the lighthouse at Wilson’s Promontory, which also has a land line service.

ON MAIDEN VOYAGE Making her maiden voyage to Australia, the Roosevelt Line motor ship West Oasseta sailed from New York on January 96 for Sydney, Melbourne, Geelong, and Adelaide. The vessel is scheduled to arrive at Sydney on March 5. CARGO PROM ENGLISH PORTS. The 0. and D. Line announces the following projected sailings from English ports: Port Denison to leave Liverpool on February 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Port Curtis to leave London on March 16 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Timaru. Port Melbourne to leave London on April 6 for Auckland and Port Chalmers. Port Fremantle (new motor ship) to leave London on May 18 for Suva, Wellington, Auckland, and Napier. ' DISCHARGING RECORD. A new discharging record was set up in Newport (Mon.), Docks recently, when 1434 tons of steel from Ghent were unloaded from the Ferngarth by four eranes in eight hours, the average rate per crane being thus nearly 45 tons per hour. LARGE WHEAT CARGO. The big German four-masted barque Gustav, the largest of the three four-masted barques chartered to load wheat at Sydney this season, was towed to sea by the tug St. Giles on the morning of February 1. The Gustav, which is laden with 4189 tons of wheat, is bonnd to Falmouth, Queenstown, or Plymouth, for orders. NEWCASTLE COAL SHIPMENTS. The amount of coal (including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during the week ended on January 29, for places beyond the State was 71,215 tons, of which 69,345 tons represented shipments for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, the remainder being for Great Britain. For the corresponding period of last year the total was 112,476 tons. NEW PATRICK STEAMER. James Patriot and 00. (Ltd.), of Sydney, have placed an order in Aberdeen, Scotland, for a new cargo steamer. This vessel has been specially designed for their trade between Sydney, Newcastle, and Melbourne, and is to be of the most modern and up-to-date type. Captain Patrick, during his recent thrip, has investigated all tbs latest improvements and ideas, and special attention has been given to the equipment for the most economical and efficient handling of all classes of cargo. The vessel is being built to Lloyd’s highest class under special supervision, and is to have a speed of 12 knots. It is expected that she will be in commission about July, 1927, and will replace! ono of the company’s steamers which are at present running. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected _to bo within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night:Auckland. —H.M.S. Diomede, Tofua, Kaiapoi, Carriso, Otarama, Nigara, Northumberland, Cambridge, City of Christiania, Piako, Port Albany, Manuka. Chatham Islands.—Easterling, Verbania, Karpfanger. . . Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaao, Tamabine, Arahura, Surprise, Mornoo, Matatua, Remuera, Devon, Corinthic, Port Bowsn, Kaponga, Ulimaroa, Kiwitea, Tasmania, Kartigi, Kaitangata, Koromiko, Port Napier, West Oonoh, Baron Minto, Marama, Waipori. _ . Awarua.—Sir James Clark Roes, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nilflon, Alonso, Karetu, City of Winchester, Kairanga, Willaaton, Makura, Moeraki. AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. In the course of an address recently, as honorary president of _ the Glasgow Univer sity Engineering Society, Mr Maunoe E. Denny outlined the steps taken in an experimental tank to obtain the shaft horsepower of a ship, and suggested_ that the problem to-day was really the interaction between hull and propellor and the selection of the best compromise on the part of both, reports "Fairplay.” Speaking generally, he emphasised strongly the necessity for continual vigilance in the interpretation of tank results, and for careful and full-size _ trials as the final and indispensable step in the conduct of any experiment. It might be asked, he said, whether, seeing that a tank was expensive to install and to run, _ the game was worth the_ candle. Oertamlw no commercial establishment_ could- afford an experimental tank unless, like other tools within its works, it earned more than its keep. The reply to the question wos provided by a series of comparisons which he gave, showing how tank predictions for revolutions and shaft horse-power compared with the actual corresponding figures obtained on trials.