SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20312, 21 January 1928, Page 10

SHIPPING

PHASES OF THE MOON.—SUMMER TIME. JaHTJAST. Last Quarter 15th 9.47 a.m. New ileon 23rd 8.49 a.m. First Quarter -.-- .. 30th 7.53 a.m. THE SUN.—SUMMER TIME. Rises to-day at 6.45 a.m.; sets at 8.53 p.m. Rises to-morrow at 5.46 a.m.; sets at 8.52 P ’ m ' THE WEATHER. January 20. —Bright and fine. Light northeast wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer .• «. . . 30.25 30.24 30.19 Thermometer .. •. Min., 52 ; max., 66, WEATHER EEPOETS. (Per United Press association.) WELLINGTON, January 20. The following are the official weather reports at 4 p.xa.:— Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. I her. Bussell, E., Jresh, overcast 30.23 69 Manukau H., S.E., breeze, cloudy ... 30.20 <3 Auckland, N.E., moderate overcast 30.22 <2 Tauranga, N.E., breeze, lair 30.22 68 East Cape, E., moderate, overcast ... 30.28 6< Gisborne, N.E., breeze, fair 30-27 66 Napier, E. breeze, clear ™..8 Oastlepoint, N., breeze, cloudy ... 30.30 M Wellington, S.E., breeze, fair 30.24 69 New Plymouth, W„ light, overcast ... 30.1 1 bJ Cape Egmont, W., breeze, fair ... *O.IB /U Wanganui, S.W., breeze, fair 30.-O >- Farewell Spit, E., light, clear 30-t3 .6 Westport, S.W. moderate dear ... 30.-6 W Grevmouth, S.W-, breeze, hazy ... 30--t Stephen Is., S.E., light, clear ... ..0..2 <3 Cape Campbell, 8., breeze, clear ... 30..4 .3 Kalkoura, N.E., light clear 30.3. </ Akarca Light. N.E., fresh, clear ...* 30.33 .1 Nnggats, E., light, hazy 30-M 64 Bluff, S.E., breeze, cloudy WEATHER FORECAST, The following is the official weather foreM An anti-cyclone is centred east of New Zealand, and there is a, rather deep depression over South-east Australia. Indications are for easterly winds, backing to northerly generally and freshening over New Zealand; moderate seas In New Zealand waters, but rising later south of Cape Egmont, strong north-east to northerly winds and rather rough seas over the Tasman Sea; weather fair to cloudy at first, hut clouds increasing and weather becoming unsettled, with rain within 48 hours; warm temperatures. HIGH WATER.—SUMMER TIME. January 31— a - m - P*™* At Taiaroa Heads .. v .. 2.12 2.37 At Port Chalmers .. «• -■ 2.52 3.17 At Dunedin .. .. January 22 a-m. p.m. At Taiarora Heads .. 8.2 3.26 At Port Chalmtrs .. .. .. 8-42 4.8 At Dunedin 4.12 4.36 ARRIVALS. Friday, January 20. Corinna, s.s. (10.45 a.m.), 1319 tons, Lowe, from New Plymouth and Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Kahika., a.s. (U-35 a.m.), 1172 tons, Dalgleish, from Gisborne. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. DEPARTURE. * Friday, January 20. Corinna, s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 1319 tons, Lowe, for New Plymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Coastal and Intercolonial. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Kurow, Auckland, via ports, to-day. Hertford, Wellington, Lyttelton, to-day. Oreti, Invercargill, Port Craig, Jan. 22. Faua, tanker, Wellington, Jan. 23. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, Jan. 23. Waikouaiti, Sydney, via ports, Jan. 24 Canadian Prospector, Timaru, January 24. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, January 24. - Port Caroline, Bluff, January 25. Sussex, Lyttelton, Timaru Jan. 25. Min, Wellington, Lyttelton, January 25. Breeze. Wanganui, via ports, January 26. Cydonla, Wellington, Lyttelton, January 27. Manuka, Melbourne, via ports, January 27, Progress. Port Waikato, via ports, Jan. 28. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, January 28. Waipiata, Auckland, Lyttelton, Jan, 31. Manchester Merchant, Lyttelton, February 2. Matatua, Suva direct, Feb 4. Kahika, Napier, Gisborne, Feb. 8. Arawa, Wellington, Lyttelton, Feb, 11. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Gals, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Kahika, Gisborne, via ports, to-day, Kurow, Bluff, to-day. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, Jan. 23. Oreti, Invercargill, Fort Craig, Jan. 24. Wanganui, via ports, January 24. Paua Bluff, Wellington, Jan. 24. Canopus, Westport direct, January 24. Waikouaiti. Sydney, via ports, Jan. 25. Canadian Prospector, Wellington, Jan. 25. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, January 26. Kurow, Auckland, via ports, Jan. 26. Sussex, Bluff, Newcastle, Jan. 27. Hertford, New Plymouth direct, Jan. 27. Manuka. Melbourne, via Bluff, January 27. Storm, Wanganui, via porta. January 28. Cydonia, Sydney, Melbourne, January 28. Port Caroline, Timaru, January 28. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, Jan 2S. Waipiata, Auckland, via ports, February 2. Matatua, Timaru, Lyttelton, February 8. OVERSEAS STEAMERS FOR OTAGO. Hertford (due to-day).—Left Liverpool November 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and New Plymouth: arrived Auckland January 3. Canadian Prospector (due January 24). — Left Halifax November 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru. and Dunedin : arrived Auckland January 9. Sussex (duo January 25). —Left Calcutta December 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff, via Penang and Singapore; arrived Auckland January 12. _ , Min (due January 25). —Left New York December 4 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland January 9. Cydonla (due January 27). —Left Montreal November 25 and Sydney (Cape Breton) November 30 for Auckland, Wellington,, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Sydney, and Melbourne. via Newport News: arrived Auckland, January 16. Matatua (due February 4). —Left London, December 23, for Suva, Dunedin, Timaru. and Lyttelton. Manchester Merchant (due February 2). —Left New York. December 19, for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland January 21. Arawa (due February 11). —Left Liverpool December 13 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland Januarv 23. _ . Canadian Challenger (due February 16). .Left Halifax December 34 for Auckland,-Wei lington. Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton; due Auckland February 4. Cambridge (due February 16).—Left Liverpool December 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland January 31. City of Bath (due February 16).—Left New York December 29 and Newport News January 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton Dunedin, Tasmanian and Australian ports; due Auckland February 4. Dewey (due February 20).—Left Los Angeles January 10 for Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, and Dunedin; due Auckland February 4. Port Hunter (due March I).—Left Liverpool January 7 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland February 16. Ruapehu (due March 4).—Left Southampton January 19 for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers; due Wellington February 28. FOR NORTHERN PORTS. Talnul, left London December 8 for Wellington and Auckland: arrived Wellington. January 17. . Walotapu left San Francisco January 3 for Auckland, Wellington and Australian ports, due Auckland January 25. Mataroa left Southampton January 10 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington February 15. Middlesex. left London. December 23, for Auckland, Wellington, and New Plymouth: due Auckland January 29. Kintyre, left Caea Blanca (Morocco) December 19 for New Plymouth and Wanganui; due New Plymouth February 12. Indianola, left Casa Blanca (Morocco) December 20 for Auckland and Lyttelton; due Auckland February 13. Devon, left Antwerp, January 8, for Auckland; due February 22. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara, left Auckland, January 17, for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver February 3. Aorangi, left Vancouver January 11 lor Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland January 29 Makura leaves Sydney January 26 and Wellington January 31 for San Francisco, via Raro.onga and Papeete; due San Francisco February 17. . T Tahiti, leaves San Francisco January 2o for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington February 13. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 20.—Arrived : Pin (10 p.m.), from Melbourne.——Sailed: Nile (4 pm) for Lyttelton: Kaiwarra (4.10 p.m.), for Westport; Maunganul (6 p.m.), f ° WELLINGTON. January 20.—Arrived : Cygnet (4.20 a.m.), from Kaikoura; Holmdale (6.25 a.m.). from Wanganui; Wahine (7 am.), from Lyttelton; Athenio (8 a.m.), from’ Lyttelton : Waipiata (noon) from Lyttelton * Sailed ; Matakana (7.30 a.m.), tor London; Min (1.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton ■ Maramn (3 p.m.). for Sydney; Wahine (7 50 p.m.). for Lyttelton; Cygnet (9 p.m.), for Kalkoura; Paua, for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, January 20.—Arrived : Teea (2.6 ami.), from Chatham Islands; Kotltl (4.28 a.m.), from Kaikoura: Maori (8,10 » m ) i from STelllngtaon; Kamo (6.55

a.m.), from Tlmaru; Karetu (noon), from Newcastle. Sailed: Calm (4.20 p.m.). for Bluff; Canadian Prospector (4.35 p.m.), for Tlmaru: Hertford (G. 30 p.m.). for Port Chalmers; Maori (8.20 p.m.), for 'Wellington. The Corinna arrived here yesterday morning from Wellington to discharge and load general cargo. Her Inward freight included transhipments ex the Makura. irom San Francisco and Island ports. The Corinna sailed last night direct for New Plymouth. The Kahika, -which arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning from Gisborne, ig to sail today for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne, via ports. The Kurow is due here this morning from Auckland, via ports, to discharge general cargo. She is expected to sail this evening for Bluff The Gale is due at Dunedin this morning from Timaru to discharge and loaa general cargo. She will probably sail io-mght for Oamam, Lyttelton, Wellington and nui. The Holmdale is due on Monday morning from Wellington, and is timed to sail on Monday night for Wellington and Wanganui, via ports. , , , The Waiplata is now expected to leave Auckland on January 26 with general cargo for discharge at Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Calm is expected at Dunedin on Tuesday morning from Bluff to load general cargo for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and VV anganui. , _ . Next Wednesday will b e observed as a close holiday on the Lyttelton waterfront on the occasion of the waterside workers annual Pl Tho" four-masted auxiliary schooner Margaret W. left Auckland last Monday with a full cargo of timber for Bnsbane. The steamer Nile arrived at Auckland lasi Monday evening with a full cargo of sulphur from Ga’veaton, Texas. Over 4200 tons, of the vessel’s freight is for Auckland, tlie remainder of the cargo is for Lyttelton, isew Plymouth and Wanganui. The Waikava, from Westport, was due a. Vancouver on January 18, and loads at Powell River and Ocean Falls. She proceeds thence to San Francisco and Los An--o <The Waitemata. from Sydney, via Suva, is due at Vancouver on Monday. She Proceeds thence to San Francisco and Los An g< The Waipahi is to leave Sydney on January 21 for Fiji and clears Suva for Auckland with a fruit cargo on February 3. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company advises that the liner Athenic arrived at Wellington yesterday from Lyttelton, to complete loading for London. She will sail finally from Wellington at 6 a.m. on January 27 for Southampton and London, via i'anaHERTFORD DUE TO-DAY. The Federal Line steamer Hertford is duo at this port this morning from Liverpool via northern ports. The vessel will herih at Port Chalmers, where the local portion o. her Home cargo will be discharged Tne Hertford will sail about January 27 for New Plymouth to (omplete discharge. SUSSEX FROM CALCUTA. The Union Company advises that the Sussex, which has been delayed _at Lyttelton owing to a shortage of waterside labour, is now expected to leave that port on Monday for Timaru and Dunedin to discharge part cargo from Calcutta and Penang. The vessel should arrive here about Wednesday. TANKER PAUA COMING. The British Imperial Oil Company advises that the coastal tanker Paua is «t----pected to leave Wellington to-day for Dunedin. She should arrive on Monday, and will discharge 475 tons of motor spirit and 100 tons of bulk spirit into the company s tanks on the Harbour Board’s reclamation area. From this port the Paua will go to Bluff to complete discharge. MAHTA LEAVES MONTEVIDEO. The Shaw-Savill steamer Mahia, which sailed from Port Chalmers on December 24 for London, via Punta Arenas, left Montevideo last Sunday morning in continuation of her voyage. CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL. The Westmoreland la scheduled to leave Liverpool to-day with general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. She is due at Auckland about February 28. RUAPEHU LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON. Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the Ruapehu, which loaded at London, sailed from Southampton on Thursday morning for Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. The vessel is due at Wellington on February 28 to lana passengers only. Her cargo will be discharged at the other two ports named. She is expected at Port Chalmers about March 4. ARAWA PROM LIVERPOOL. According to a wireless message received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, the liner Arawa will arrive at Auckland on Monday from Liverpool, via Panama. The radio message states that the vessel hag 78 saloon and 165 third-class passengers, and all on board are well. The Arawa is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. CYDONIA FROM CANADA. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the chartered steamer Cydonia left Auckland on Thursday afternoon for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to continue discharging general cargo from Montreal. The vessel is due at this port about January 27. THE MANCHESTER MERCHANT. With American cargo for discharge atViuckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, the 0. and D. Line’s chartered steamer Manchester Merchant is due at Auckland about to-morrow from New York. The vessel is expected at this port about February 2. THE CANADIAN PIONEER. Cabled news has been received by the Canadian Government agency that the Canadian Pioneer arrived at New York on January 13 from Auckland, en route to Boston and Halifax. The vessel left Auckland on December 6. PERSONAL ITEMS. Mr J. B. Dymock has joined the Kamona as second officer, in place of Mr J. Sinclair. Mr S. E. Ross has taken the place of Mr J. M’Gill, sixth engineer of the Sussex. Captain M. T. Holm has taken command of the Progress, in place of Captain H. Hay. Mr A. Day, late chief eteawrd of the Marama, is now acting chief steward of the R.M.S. Niagara. TANKER AMPULLARIA. The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company’s oil tanker Ampullaria, which discharged 7432 tens of bulk petrol into the British Imperial Oil Company’s tanks at Miramar (Wellington) this week, is making her first visit to New Zealand. On the voyage from San Pedro (Ca’ifornia) the ship had moderate seas and winds. The Ampullaria i s an oil burning steam-driven vessel of 5857 tons, built in 1021 f<w her present owners. She has lately been running in the Shanghai-San Francisco and the Slngapore-Australian trade. Captain R. Rigby is in command. PASSENGERS BY THE BENDIGO. The P. and O. liner Bendigo, which was due at Sydney on Thursday from London, brought the following passengers for New Zealandßooked through to leave Sydney for Auckland by the Ulimaroa yesterday Mr H. C. F. O. Parker, Mrs Helen Parker, Mr Christopher Parker, Miss Althea Parker, Mr George Power, Miss K. Fuller, Miss Mary E. Cameron, Professor J. O. Stephens, Miss 1 Esmo Moatert. Booked through to lea .-o Sydney for Wellington by the Mannganui m Januarv 27: Mrs Julia Sara, Mr J. D. Conston, Mrs Jessie Conston, Miss Irene Constoni Miss M. Joyce. Mr J. Ewing, Mr E. P. Cahill, Kov. F. J. B. Seward, Mr William .Williams, Mr Robert F. M'Loughlin, Mrs L. M’Loughlin.

MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS. Naval exercises in the Haurakl Gulf, which were commenced on January 17, were postponed on account of the absence of the cruisers Dunedin and Diomede searching for the missing airmen. The sloops Laburnum and Veronica left Auckland on Tuesday for the gulf and were followed by the Dunedin and Diomede on Thursday. On January 27 the Diomede will return to Auckland and the Dunedin will proceed to Whangaroa, being due back at Auckland on February 6. Tlio Diomede will visit Russell from January 30 to February 8 and after re-fuelling at Auckland on February 9, will proceed south. The Dunedin will commence a southern cruistj on February 16. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night; Auckland.—Tofua, Nicoline Maersk, Tutanekal, Niagara, Kairanga, Pulpit Point, City of Rayville, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin, Vestvard, Mau’nganui, Nile, Ulimaroa. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahme, Ngaio, Arahura, Aorangl, Ruahine, West Elcajon, Gallic, Matakana, Marama, Poolta, Cydonia, Min Coomoonderry, Waihemo. Awarua.—Sir Jameg Clark Ross, N. T. Nielsen Alonso, C. A. Larsen, Tahiti, Makura, Manuka, Waikouaiti, City of Winchester, Hertford, Canadian Prospector, Northumberland, Kurow. Chatham Islands.—Arawa, Manchester Merchant. NORTHUMBERLAND AT BLUFF. The Northumberland, which is at present loading at Bluff, is under the command of Captain H. L. Upton, D.S.C., R.D., R.N.K., and with him are the following officers; Chief, P. B. Clarke: second, A. I. Robertson; third, H. Weatherall; fourth, I. P. Clemen : fifth, K. Ledger; first radio, M. Savage, second, R. Glover: surgeon, Dr T. E. Davis; instructor, E. Bostock; chief steward. J. Mackin; first engineer, J. B. Dick, second, J. Kemp; third, J. Bamforth; fourth, R. Roberts; fifth, J. Saunders; sixth, J. draper; seventh, H. Dooley; chief refrigerating engineer, H. Dixon ; cadet captain, H. Wodsley; and 25 cadets. The Northumberland left Liverpool on October 31 reaching Port Said on November TO, Aden November 15, and Fremantle on December 1, being held up there one week owing to the strike. She reached Adelaide on December 20, Melbourne December 22, Sydney January 2, Brisbane January 8, leaving there on January 13 for Bluff. The Northumberland is expected to sail to-day for northern ports to complete loading for England.