SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20316, 26 January 1928, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON.—SUMMER TIME. Jaktjahs. Now Moon 23rd a m. First Quarter 30th 7.55 a.m. THE SUN.—SUMMER TIME. Rises to-day at 5.51 a.m.; sets at 8.49 P ’ m- THE WEATHER. January 35.—Cloudy and fine. Fresh north-east wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 30>07 30.0-1 29.96 Thermometer •• •• Min.,53; max., 65 WEATHER REPORTS. (Per United Truss association.) WELLINGTON, January 35. The following are the official weather report* at 4 p.m.; Station Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther C. Meria, E.N.E., breeze, fair 30.22 74 Russell, N., breeze, fair 30.24 73 Maunkau H., S.W., light, fine a 0.20 83 Auckland, N.N.E.. breeze, clear 30.13 74 Tauranga. N., fre«h, clear 30.17 75 East Cape, N., fresh, clear 30 - 13 75 Gisborne, E’., breeze, clear 30.12 76 Napier, N.E.. breeze, nazy 30.09 80 Oastlep’oint, S., breeze, clear 30.08 80 Wellington, N., moderate, fair 30.15 71 New Plymouth, W., breeze, deer ... 30.19 73 C. Egmont,X-W., light, clear 30.18 76 Wanganui, S., breeze, clear ... 30.22 73 Farewell Spit, N.W.. moderate, fair ... 30.17 80 Westport N.W., light, overcast ... 30.18 76 Greymouth. N.W., light, cloudy, mod. 30.15 69 Stephen 1., N.W.. moderate, clear C. Campbell, N.. fresh, hazy 30.15 70 Kaikouru, S.E.. breeze, clear 30.14 78 Akaroa Light., N.E., fresh, hazy ... 30.12 72 Nuggets, N.E.. strong breeze, overcast 30.06 61 Bluff, S.E.. light, overcast 23,92 65 WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast : ... Indications are that the weather will be fair to cloudy north of New Plymouth and Napier, elsewhere cloudy to overcast, with scattered showers chiefly In Westland .and Otago. There will be warm temperatures. HIGH WATER.—SUMMER TIME January 26 a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads .. .. 6.20 6.44 ", At Port Chalmers .. .. 7 0 7.24 At Dunedin 7.30 7.54 ARRIVALS. Wednesday, January 25. Waikouaiti, s.s. (8.15 a.m.), 3926 tons, Proseer, from Newcastle and Sydney, via Bluff. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Min. s.s. (11.43 a.m.), 4694 tons, F. Cundy, from New York, via Norfolk (Virginia), Panama and north New Zealand ports. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents. Calm s.e. (12.10 p.m.), 892 tons, Manson, from Wanganui, via ports. H. L. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURE. Wednesday, January 25. Canadian Prospector, s.s. (9.20 a.m.), 5492 tons, A. Thomas, for Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS Coastal and Intercolonial. Sussex, Lyttelton, Timaru, to-day. Kurow, Bluff. January 27. Port Caroline, Bluff, January 27. Manuka, Melbourne, via ports, January 27. Opihi, Westport direct, Jan. 27. Cydonia, Wellington, Lyttelton, Jan. 28. Corinna, Wellington direct, Jan. 28. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, Jan. 29. Oreti, Invercargill, Fort Craig, Jan. 29. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, Jan. 30. Waipiata, Auckland, Lyttelton, Jan. 31. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, Feb. 1. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, Feb. 2. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, Feb. 3. Kahika, Napier, Gisborne, Feb. 4. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, Feb. 5. Manchester Merchant, Lyttelton, Feb. 5. Matatua, Suva direct. Fob. 9. Arawa, Wellington, Lyttelton, Feb. 11. Cambridge, Wellington, Lyttelton. Feb. 16. City of Bath, Lyttelton, February 16. Waikouaiti, Newcastle, Sydney. Feb. IS. Canadian Challenger, Bluff, February 19. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Waikouaiti, Sydney, via ports, Jan. 27. Kurow, Auckland, via ports, Jan. 27. Sussex, Bluff, Newcastle, Jan. 27. Manuka, Melbourne, via Bluff, January 27. Min, Westport direct, Jan. 28. Port Caroline, Timaru, January 28. Hertford, New Plymouth direct, Jan. 28. Corinna, New Plymouth, via ports, Jan. 28. Cydonia, Sydney, Melbourne. Jan. 30. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports. January 30. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, Jan. 30. Oreti, Invercargill, Port Craig, Jan. 31. Opihi, Timaru. Westport, Feb. 1. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, Feb. 1. Gale, Wanganui, via porta, Feb. 2. Waipiata, Auckland, via ports, February 2. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, Feb. 3. Kahika, Gisborne, via ports, February 4. Matatua, Timaru, Lyttelton, Feb. 13. City of Bath, Hobart, Burnie, Feb. 18. Huntingdon. Wellington. Feb. 18. Canadian Challenger, Timaru, February 20. OVERSEAS STEAMERS FOR OTAGO. Sussex (due to-day).—Left Calcutta December 8 tor Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff, via Penang and Singapore; arrived Auckland January 12. Cydonia (due January 28). —Left Montreal November 25 and Sydney (Cape Breton) November 30 tor Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, Sydney, and Melbourne, via Newport News: arrived Auckland, January 16. Matatua (due February 9). —Left London. December 23. for Suva. Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. Manchester Merchant (due February 5). —Left New York. December 19. tor Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin : arrived Auckland January 23. “ Arawa (due February 11).—Left Liverpool December 13 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin ; arrived Auckland January 23. Canadian Challenger (due February 19). — Left Halifax December 24 for Auckland, Wei lington, Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton ; due Auckland February 8. 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 Ajigeles 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. Ashburton (due March 7). —Left New _ erk January 14 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; duo Auckland February 23. FOR NORTHERN PORTS. Waiotapu left San Francisco January 3 for Auckland, Wellington and Australian ports, due Auckland January 28. Mataroa left Southampton January 10 lor Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington February IS. Middlesex, left London, December 23. for Auckland, Wellington, and New Plymouth; due Auckland January 29. Kinlyre, left Casa Blanca (Morocco) December 19 for New Plymouth and Wanganui; due New Plymouth February 12. Indianola, loft Casa Blanca (Morocco) December 20 for Auckland and Lyttelton; cue Auckland February 13. Devon, left Antwerp, January 8. for Auckland : due February 22. Herminius, left Antwerp January 17 r or Auckland; due February 25. Rotorua, left Southampton January 20 for Wellington and Auckland; duo Wellington February 23. 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 leave s Sydney January 26 and Wellington January 31 for San Francisco, via Raro onga and Papeete ; due San Francisco February 17 Tahiti, left San Farncisco January 25 for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington February 13. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 25.—Sailed : Pulpit Point (12 20 p.m.), for Wellington: Hinemoa (4.15 p.m.), for Norfolk Island; Kaponga (5.45 p.m.), for Napier; Kartigi (7.30 p.m.), for Portland; Kaitangata (7.30 p.m.), for Greymouth; Ropa (8.25 p.m.), for Sydney. 1 WELLINGTON. January 25.—Arrived ; Gallic (6 50 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Wahlne (3 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Totara (11 a.m.), from Lyttelton: Breeze (11.45 a.m.), from Wanganui; Orepuki (12.45 p.m., from Tarakohe; Corinna (1.15 p.m,). from New Plymouth: Cygnet. from Kalkoura. Sailed: Cydonia (3 50 p.m., for Lyttelton; Manuka (5 p.m., for Lyttelton; Kennedy (5.5 p.m.), for Wanganui; Titokl (6.5 p.m.), for Greymouth: Breeze (7.10 p.m.), for Wanganui : Wahlne (8.25 p.m.). for Lyttelton; port Dunedin (8.35 p.m.), for London: Totara, for New Plymouth; Orepuki (11 pm.), for Nelson. LYTTELTON. January 25.—Arrived ; Maori (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington: Kahika (7.10 a.m.), from Timaru; Gale (7.15 a.m.), from Timaru. Sailed: Kotitl (4.25 p.m.), for Kalkoura; Maori (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington WESTPORT, January 25.—Sailed : Opihi (1.10 a.m.), for Dunedin. .- BLUFF, January 25.—Sailed: Paua (10.10 a.m.), for Wellington; Kaitoa (10.45 a.m.), for Dunedin. MELBOURNE, January 24.—Arrived ; Kairanga (10.50 a.m.), from Auckland FREMANTLE, January 24.—Arrived : Orvleto, from London.

The Canadian Prospector sailed yesterday morning for Wellington, Napier and Auckland to complete loading for New York, Boston and Halifax.

The Gale has been fixed to load at Dunedin on February 2 for Timaru, Lyttelton, AVellington and Wanganui. The Calm, wmch arrived here at noon yesterday from Wanganui, via ports, is to sail this evening for Timaru and Lyttelton to complete loading for Wellington, Picton and Wanganui.

The Opihi left Westport at 1 a.tn. yesterday for Dunedin with a cargo- of coal. She is due to-morrow afternoon, and will load general merchandise early next week for Timaru and Westport. The Corinna is due at Dunedin on Saturday morning from Wellington to load general cargo. She Is to sail on Saturday evening for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth, via ports. The tanker Pulpit Point arrived at Auckland on Tuesday morning from San Francisco with a cargo of bulk oil fuel. She will proceed later to Wellington and Melbourne to complete discharge. The Rimutaka left Wellington on Tuesday morning for Opua and Auckland to complete loading for'England. She is to leave Auckland on February 2 for Southampton and London. The Kia Ora, which arrived at London from New Zealand on January 4, is reported to have reached Liverpool on January 18. The Waiotapu left Los Angeles on January 3 for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney,, and is due at Auckland on January 28. The Hororata left Auckland on Tuesday morning for New York, Halifax, and Lond°The Hauraki, from British Columbia ports, was due at San Francisco on January 23 to complete loading for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. She clears San Francisco to-morrow. The tanker O. A. Knudsen left San Luis on January 19 for Wellington. The vessel is bringing a cargo of oil fuel for discharge into the Union Company’s tanks at Miramar, and is due at Wellington on February 13. SUSSEX FROM CALCUTTA. The Sussex, from Calcutta, via northern ports, is due at Dunedin this morning to discharge a quantity of Eastern merchandise. She is expected to sail to-morrow tor Bluff to complete discharge. From the southern port the Sussex will proceed to Sydney, then Newcastle and Java. ARAWA FROM LIVERPOOL. The Arawa arrived at Auckland on Monday morning from Liverpool, via Panaona. Besides passengers and mail for New Zealand, the vessel brought merchandise from West Coast ports of Great Britain for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. HUNTINGDON TO LOAD. The Huntingdon, which is now laid up at Phrt Chalmers, will load on the New Zealand coast next month for England. The vessel will commence taking in cargo at Bluff, and will return to Port Chalmers on February 15 to load wool and other products. She will sail finally from Wellington about February 25 for London, via Panama. THE MANCHESTER MERCHANT. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s chartered steamer Manchester Merchant arrived at Auckland on Monday from New York The vessel has case oil and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. MATATUA FROM LONDON. The Matatua, from London, via Panama and Suva, is due at Dunedin about February 9 to discharge a large quantity of Home cargo. The vessel will complete discharge at Timaru and Lyttelton. - . ATHBNIC FOR ENGLAND. The Athenlc Is now timed to leave Wellington at daybreak to-morrow for Southampton and London, via Panama. VANCOUVER MAIL STEAMERS. The Aorangi left Honolulu on January 18 for Suva, Auckland, and Sydney. She Is due at Suva to-day and at Auckland on January 29. The Niagara left Suva at midnight on Friday last for Honolulu and Vancouver. She Is due ,at Honolulu to-morrow and at Vancouver on February 3. - O' “ WAIKOUAITI FROM SYDNEY. The Walkoualtl arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning from Newcastle and Sydney, via Bluff, and was berthed at the Birch street wharf to discharge a quantity of general freight. Her cargo includes transhipments ex the Tanda, Arama, Moreton Bay, Jervis Bay, Changte, Nirpura, Saros, Tango Maru, Madras Maru, Tasman, Chitral, Canberra, Eknaren, Mamailius, Ormiston, City of Palermo, Belgium Maru, Naldera, Orungal, and Samarinda; also a quantity of fruit and timber. The Waikouaitl Is to sail to-morrow morning for Lyttelton and Timaru to complete discharge. SYDNEY PASSENGER STEAMERS. The Maungar.ui is timed to leave Sydney to-morrow afternoon for Wellington with passengers, mails, and cargo. She is due at the northern port next Tuesday morning. The Marama is to leave Sydney to-morrow afternoon for Auckland, where she is due on Tuesday morning. The Ulimaroa, which arrived at Auckland on Tuesday morning from Sydney, is timed to sail at 11 a.m. to-morrow on the return voyage. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to ::e within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night: — Auckland —Tamaroa Hororata, Waiotapu, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin Yestvard, Kanna, Manchester Merchant, Waihemo, Pulpit Point, Hinemoa, Rona, Kaitangata, Ivartigi, Aorangi, Kaponga. Wellington.—Maori, Wahlne, Ngalo, Arahura, Tamahine, Niagara, Manuka, Coomoondetry, Cumberland, Cydonia, Mamailius, Arawa. —Sir James Clark Ross, ‘C. A. Lar-' sen, N. T. Nilson Alonso, Port Caroline, Paua, Ruahine, Canadian Prospector. Chatham Islands.—Matakana, Middlesex, Port Sydney, Cambridge. LOSS OF MOTOR SHIP LCOHMONAK. The big British motor ship Lochmonar went ashore north of Crosby Lightship, in the River Mersey, last month. Her hack was broken in two, and the after part was towed to Liverpool. She was bound from Vancouver to Liverpool and Rotterdam at the time of the grounding. Owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Meat Transports, Ltd,, the Lochmonar was built In 1924. The same company owns the Asturias and the Alcantara. The Lochmonar was built by the famous shipbuilding company of Harland and Wolff. MIN FROM NEW YORK. Under charter to the A. and A. Line, the Hain Shipping Company’s steamer Min arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning from New York, via Norfolk (Virginia), Panama, Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. The vessel was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge a quantity of general cargo and case oil. The Min left New York on December 4, and called at Norfolk for bunkers. She arrived at Colon on December 12, and cleared the Panama canal on the morning of December 13. The steamer experienced fair weather for the whole of the voyage, and arrived at Auckland well up to time. The Min, which was built by John Reading and Co., of South Shields, in 1922, is registered as 4694 tons gross. Captain F. Cundy is in command of the Min, and associated with him are the following officers: —Chief, Mr E. J. Davies, second, Mr C. D. Leaner; third, Mr R. M. Spray ; chief engineer, Mr J. Lander; second Mr G. A. Nnncarrow; third, M* - F. S. Keadshaw; fourth, Mr A. J. Carney; wireless operator, Mr S. E. Monish; chief steward, Mr H. Lea, The Min will sail on Saturday for Westport, where her bunkers will be replenished. Her subsequent movements have net been announced.