SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20334, 16 February 1928, Page 8

SHIPPING

i —» r PHASES OF THE MOON.—SUMMER i TIME. February—March. ITew Moon .. .. .. 21st 9,11 pm. First Quarter > • . • 28th 2.50 p.m. Full Moon 6th 10.57 p.m. Last Quarter 15th 2.50 a.m. New Moon 22nd 7.59 u.m. First Quarter .. .. 2Sth 11.21 p.m. THE SUN.—SUMMER TIME. Pises to-day at 6.23 a.m.: sets at 8.21 a.m. THE WEATHER. February 15.—Fine and cloudy at times. Light, variable winds. 8 a.m. Noon, 5 p.m. Barometer 30.38 30.38 30.34 Thermometer .. .. Min., 50 ; max,. Cl. WEATHER REPORTS (Per Uxinii) Punas association.) WELLINGTON, February 15. Tile following are the oilioi.il weather reports »t 4 p.m. Station, Wind. Weather. f!ar. Th«r Cape Maria, N., breeze, fair .’liJ.iif) 76 Russell, N., breeze, cloudv »1).32 77 Manuka H., W., light, overcast ... 33.28 75 Auckland, N.E., breeze, fair ... 30.35 79 Taaranga, N.W., breeze, clear ... 30.38 78 East Cape, N., moderate, fair 30.34 SI Gisborne, S.E., breeze, fair 36.32 11 Napier, S.E., breeze, overcast ... 30.30 73 Castlcpolnt, 8., breeze, cloudy 30.40 70 Wellington, 8.K.. breeze, overcast ... 30.37 64 Ne w Plymouth, N., mod., showery 30,33 Cl Gape Egniont, 8.L., breeze, rain ... 30.24 01 Wanganui, E., light, showery 10.38 69 Farewell Spit, E., breeze, lair ... 30.37 72 Westport. N.W., breeze clear 30.32 71 Greymoutb, E.. fresh, clear 30.30 /O Stephen Is., 8.8., breeze, overcast 30.34 69 Cape Cami>t>cll, 8., moderalta fair ... 30.39 *2 Kaitoura. 8.. fresh. cloudv 30.42 67 Afcaroa Light, 8.W., moderate ... 30.41 6o Nusvets, SiW., light, cloudy 30.48 58 Bluff, E., moderate, hazy 30.35 CO WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather foroCB Tlie barometer rose raply In the south during Tuesday night and pressure is now high over the whole of the New Zealand area. The cyclone which yesterday was centred oft the east coast of Australia is apparently filling up, while a depression is developing west of Tasmania. Indications are for moderate southerly winds, later backing by east to northerly and freshening generally; moderate seas, but rather rough at first on the east coast between Akaroa and Napier. The weather will be cloudy, with some clearing showers along the east coast between Lyttelton and East Cape and In Taranaki : elsewhere chiefly fair to cloudy again soon in Westland and Otago. HIGH WATER.—SUMMER TIME. February 16— a.m. i? al - At Talaroa Heads 11.84 12.•> At Port Chalmers 0.14 12. 4t Dunedin 0.44 1. ARRIVALS. Wednesday, February 15. City of Bath, s.s. (11 a.m.), 5079 tons, W. S. Coughlan, from New York, via Newport News. Panama, and north New Zealand ports. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents. Cambridge, s.s. (7 a.m.), 10,850 tons, R. Williams, from Glasgow and Liverpool, via Panama and north New Zealand ports. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Wednesday, February IS. Manuka, s.s. (12.40 p.m.), 4534 tons, G. Morgan, for Melbourne, via Wellington. Opihl, s.s. (4.35 p.m.), 1117 tons. Grey, for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, February 15.—Sailed ; Waiplata (1.25 p.m.), for Gisborne; Indianola (5.25 p.m.), for Lyttelton. NAPIER, February 15. —Arrived: Northumberland (12.15 p.m.), from Wellington; H.M.S. Diomede (1.15 p.m.), from Gisborne. WELLINGTON, February 15—Arrl 4?d : Cygnet (12.20 a.m.), from Kalkoura; Titoki (6 a.m.), from Tarakohe; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Calm (9.30 a.m.), from Wanganui; Breeze (noon), from Lyttelton. Sailed: Wlngatui (1.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Tainui (6 p.m.), for London: Wahine (7 50 p.m.). for Lyttelton; Kaponga (8 p.m.), for Westport; Cygnet (8 p.m.), for Kaikoura; Breeze (11 p.m.), for Picton; Calm (11 p.m.), for Picton. LYTTELTON, February 15.—Arrived : Maori (7 a.m.). from Wellington; Kurow (9.20 a.m.), from Wellington; Katoa (9.30 a.m.). from Gisborne; Holmdale (12.10 p.m.), from Oamaru.— —Sailed ; Gale (11.10 ».m.). for Dunedin: Holmdale (4.50 p.m.), tor Wellington; Katoa (4.30 p.m). for JCapler; Kurow (615 p.m.), for Wellington: Kamona (7.15 p.m.), for Wellington: Maori (8.15 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU, February 15.—Arrived : Storm (6 a.m.), from Dunedin. BLUFF, February 15.—Sailed : Mamaliuk (9 a.m.), for Dunedin; Huntingdon (9. p.m.), for Dunedin. SUVA. February 15.—Arrived : Tofua. from Aula, SYDNEY, February 14. —Sailed : Wolkouaiti, for Bluff. NEWCASTLE, February 14.—Arrived: Kalranga, from Auckland. Sailed. Kaiwarra, for Auckland. FREMANTLE, February 14.—Arrived; Mooltan, from London. The Manuka left shortly after noon yesterday for Melbourne, via Lyttelton and Wellington. The Opihi sailed for Wellington in the afternoon to complete discharge of timber from Port Craig. CAMBRIDGE FROM LIVERPOOL. The Federal Line steamer Cambridge arrived yesterday morning from Glasgow and Liverpool, Via Panama, Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton, and was berthed at Port Chalmers, where the remainder of her Home cargo will be discharged. The cargo was loaded at Newport, Glasgow, and Liverpool. The Cambridge sailed from Liverpool on December 24, and encountered north-east gales and rough following seas during the first three days of the voyage. Boisterous conditions also prevailed for two days when the vessel was off the Azores. Afterwards the voyage was generally fine. Colon was reached on the afternoon of January 8, and next morning the vessel passed through the canal. After bunkering at Balboa she resumed her voyage on January 10. The average speed from Liverpool to Auckland was 13.4 knots. Captain R. Williams is in command, and he has associated with him the following officers: —Chief, Mr F. J. Wilson ; second, Mr W. M Glover; third. Mr L. F. Malcourowne ; fourth ; Mr K. A. Belfleld ; wireless. operator, Mr J. J. M’Carthy ; chief engineer, Mr J. M’Lean ; second, Mr F. W. Cass; third, Mr F. B. Llewellyn: fourth, Mr P. Woodall: fifth, Mr A. H. Thomas; sixth, Mr J. Lewthwaite: chief refrigerating engineer. Mr F. R. M'Kelvio; second, Mr J. Thompson; steward-in-charge, Mr W. H. Harding. CITY OF BATH FROM NEW YORK. An arrival at Dunedin yesterday was the Ellermrfn-Buckrall steamer City of Bath, from New York, via Panama, Auckland. Wellington, and Lyttelton. Tho vessel was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge a quantity of American merchandise. The City of Bath sailed from New York on December 29, and after completing loading operations at Newport Nows continued on her way km January 2. After fine weather down the coast Colon was reached on January 8, nnd as transit through tho canal was granted, the vessel cleared Balboa the following morning. Pine weather continued for the remainder of the voyage across the Pacific. The trip was an uneventful one. Captain W. S. Coughlan is In command of the City of Bath, nnd associated with him are the following officers: —Chief, Mr W. S. Gray; second. Mr R. Yates; third, Mr J. Hather; apprentices, Messrs A. Niblork and J. A. Candy: wireless operators. Messrs L. Abdale and Q. A. Douglas; chief engineer, Mr Hugh; second, Hr Walker; third, Mr Bennett; fourth, Mr Gardner; fifth, Mr Coates; chief steward. Mr Salvage. The City of Bath is ( o sail co-morrow for Launceston, Burnle, Portland (Victoria), and Sydney to complete discharge. NORWEGIAN MOTOR SHIP. A speed of about 16J knots was obtained en the official sea trials of the twin-screw cargo motor ship Taronga, which has been built by the Deutsche Werke, Kiel, for Mr Wllh. Wllhelmsen, Oslo, and Is Intended for the Australian trade. Constructed In accordance with the requirements for Lloyd’s Register’s highest class as an open shelter decker with freeboard, she is 460 ft in length between perpendiculars, GOft in extreme breadth, and 42ft in denth. The deadweight carrying capacity Is about 9500 tons, the gross register 6731 tons, and the net register 4038 tons. The propelling machinery consists of two single-acting four-stroke Dleael engines of the Deutsche Werko’s make, giving an output normally of 5200 effective h.p. The speed corresponding to that power was 14 knots, but on the trials, as has been stated, about 16J knots was obtained. All the auxiliaries are electrically driven. A sister ship is in course of construction for the same owners by the Deutsche Werko, and Is expected to be delivered later In the year. TRAINING BARQUE FENNIA SOLD, The big Finnish four-master training barque P> mla, which put into Port Stanley (Falkland Islands) last May, having lost her main and mlzzen masts, while bound from Cardiff to Valparaiso, has been sold to the Falkland Steamship Company of Port Stanley. The vessel will probably be Used as a storesbip. The Fennla, which was originally known as the French sailer Champlsny, was a vessel of 3112 tons gross register, and was built at Havre in 1902. Shu was well known at Sydney and Newcastle, and on her last voyage from Sydney she loaded a .cargo of wheat for the Channel. Last year she brought the biggest cargo of nitrate that a sailing vessel ever carried from the West Coast of South America to the Commonwealth. When known as the CMampigny, and while the French bounty for sailing vessels was in force, she frequently came out in ballast to Australia, then on to thu Pacific Coast to load for tha Bfiltad Kingdom or the Continent

WORLDS’ LARGEST SHIP. There are two ships which each claim to be the largest vessel in tho world. those are the White Star Majestic and the Araeririn Leviathan. By taking the builders measurements, the former is beating her rival by at least (.ft “^ cn " th ; But the present tonnage of the leviathan is shown as something Bko bO.OOO tons more than she was credtcd with \Uio.i running under the German « a S as the Voter land. Incidentally, in round flsuies, ho tl * stated to be 3000 tons larger than the Majestic. What really har-peued t^ aS TI in her post-war reconditioning the upper deck space was extended, and cabins added thore In British practice this additional space would not count for gross tonnage, in Amirica it does, hence the apparent increased size of this ocean mammoth. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Thn following vessels were expected to be wiSn range of the under-mentioned wlre--10 Auckland: ' Tofua?”Hauraki, Wonganella. Ha’“ric Aorangi, Indianola, Hinemoa. H Wellington : Wahine. Maori, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Wnkakura, v<^' 0 " i .°. a ’ p. iul , Sum. Diomede, Mataroa, Tahiti. I’au a. Northumberland, Niagara, Hoitfoui, Port Caroline, Port Melbourne. Aw-irua ■ Sir James Clark Ross, r.. iNeil sen Alonso. C. A. Larsen, Huntingdon, City of Bath, Manuka, Kaikorai, Carabnoge, R.M.S. OTRANTO. Passengers who have booked to to Zealand by the Orient, liner Otranto include; Mr and Mrs A. F. Abbott and Miss M. Abbott, Mr and Mrs F. J. Aiirinson, Miss v m Beveridge. I)r find Mrs W. r. • BonneV, Mr and Mrs R. E. BricrcUire ami *•» m“r F Healey! Mr and Mrs 6 C. : “^^c l “l and Miss M. T. Perchard, the t jj. Fullerton-Smith, S. E. M- Surtees O Hnndcock. Messrs C. A. Kimm- rung, t Leslie. C. P. Stapnard, A R. Underwood. NEW INTERSTATE PASSENGER SHIP. The first passenger motor ship in the Australian interstate passenger service L. expected to be placed on (bo coastal run about 16 months. The new ship, which will be named the Manunda, has been ordeiul by the Adelaide Steamship Company, tho first company to employ motor ships as cargo vessels in the interstate service. These ships, the Momba, the Mulera, and tho Mundalla have been very auccessfm. IRO Manunda will be constructed by Beardmore and Co., on the Clyde, under tlw sl ?P er '^® l ° n of officials of the Adelaide Steamship Comnany who are already on their way to Scotland.’ The new ship will be 430 ft in length, with a beam of GOft, and a moulded depth of 30ft to the upper deck. Accommodation will bo provided for 300 passengers, and the speed stipulated in the po " tract ’? knots. Single and double cabins will be provided, with cot bedsteads Instead of the usual bunks. Adequate space tor games will be available on the spacious boat deck. MOTOR SHIP CITY OF RAYVILLE. Several novel safety devices, In addition to tire usual requirements of the Board or Trade, are carried by the Roosevelt Line motor ship City of Rayville. which arrived at Melbourne on February 3, on a voyage from New York. The City of Rayville is fitted with the Sperry auto-gyro, by means of whlfch the course may be set at tne oe ginning of tho voyage, and the automatic steering mechanism relied on to maintain the direction. There is also a submarine listening set, which is now coming into general use, by means of which warning bells on buoys and lightships may be located under water, and a safe course steered, oven in a thick fog. With the development of submarine listening, there has been jn American waters a corresponding increase in the number of lights nnd buoys equipped ■ with submarine bells, which may be heard for considerable distances when airborne sounds are hopelessly blanketed by fog. Thu most novel safety device in the City of Rayville Is the " Rich ’ fire-detecting system, by means of which an outbreak of fire in any section of tho vessel may bo detected ana immediately located. The apparatus consists of a box with a glass front, through which a constant current of air is drawn. Within the glass case is a series of small funnels, each connected with a section or the ship by means of a pipe, and labelled distinctly with the locality that It represents. In the case of an outbreak of fire an alarm is given on the bridge, and smoke aspirated through one or more of the small funnels Indicates its locality to the officer of the watch. WHITE STAR LINE AND WIRELESS. The Laurentlc, Hip n«w triple-scrcw addition to the White Star Line, has been equipped with a complete Marconi installation. including wireless direction finder and lifeboat sets. The main installation will include 11-kilowatt spark and valve transmitters tor local and long-distance working, and communication with land will be maintained throughout the voyage. The lifeboat installations are very compact sets complying in all respects with Government regulations. They are self-contained and as the power is supplied by a petrol-driven generator they are quite independent of accumulator oatterles. Additions to the existing Marconi installations in the Athenic and Ceramic will be made by equipping them with wireless direction finders and with auto alarms. Nine other White Star liners are also being fitted with auto alarm apparatus and also 20 vessels of its associated company, the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company, Ltd. IMPROSING STEAM ENGINES, “It 1s the opinion of many shipbuilding experts in Great Britain,” according to Captain Patrick, who is returning from London by tho Ormonde “ that much can be done to improve steam engines and they are working along this line rather than abandoning steam for internal combustion engines. The high pressure of 5001 b has been gained on a ferry steamer in the Clyde, and further experiment are being mad’e with hlgh-prcssure steam engines. Although I think that t e steam ship will never be replaced by the motor ship, I am now a convert to Diesel engines, except In special cases, whew « short run and cheap coal make the burning steamship more 'economical to run, PASSENGERS FOR MELBOURNE. The following passengers will travel to Melbourne from New Zealand ports by the Union Company’s passenger vessel Manuka, which left Dunedin early yesterday afternoon for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne: —Dunedin to Melbourne: Mesdames Evans Lester, Pierce, Rodger, Clark, Meiklejohn, Neville, Reed. Misses Lester, Pierre, Clark, Emmerson, Neville, Dr Evans, Messrs Sinciaire, Fitzgerald, Egan. Gregg, Reed ; and nine steerage. Lyttelton to Melbourne : Mesdames Phillips, Adams and two children. Misses Beach. Wilkinson, Barron, Black (two), Fletcher, West, Messrs Callweli, Bruce, Eiliss, Watson, Corley, Hick, Captain M’Laglan, Captain WhiteParsons, Dr Newell; and 20 steerage. Wellington to Melbourne: Mesdames Groraann, Robinson, Cairns, Hunter and four children. Cook nnd two children, Somes and child, Melville, Hamilton, Park, Matthews, Do Malmnnche, Thew, Weam. Luis and child, Davies, Woodland, Thompson and three children, Bryant, Morlson, Parker. Grieg. Kamllan and Infant, Steele and two children, Misses Affleck, Wilson. Williams, Bayne, Hamilton, Newton. Grace, Thew, Weam, O’ConiiPll, Earl, Telford, Donnellon. Kaai, Grieg Messrs Qromann, Hunter, Hay, Docry, Leber, Perry, Butchers. Phillips, Kaai. Somes (two), Magrath, Hardman. Matthews, Cooner, Byrne, Delaney, Dawson, De Malmanche, Luis, Rosslter, Simpson, Thompson, Jenklnson, Dimmock, Kanilaw, Parker, Grieg, Kay, Lugsdln, Woodland* Telford (two), Eourke, Morison, Steele; and 32 steerage. Coastal passengers : —Dunedin to Wellington; Mesdames M’Donald. Bishop, MTlroy, Moss-Moss. Connor, Spurgeon, Callwell, Misses Spurgeon, Hutchison (three). Captain Coll M’Donald, Archbishop Kelly, Dr Kelly. Rev. O’Donnell; and nine steerage. Dunedin to Lyttelton: Mesdames Roberts and two children, Misses Barrett, Messrs Dickenson; and one steerage. OUTWARD BOUND. R.M.S. MATAROA.’ (From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, January 10. The Mataroa leaves Southampton to-day in charge of Captain W. A. R. Kershaw, and with Dr C. E. Tudehope as medical officer. The saloon passengers include: — Auckland : Mrs A. Adams, Mrs M. Copland Mrs E. Faire and Master C. Faire, Mrs B. Gorrie, Mrs M. Jones and Master H. Jones. Mrs M. Kirker and the Misses M. and M. Kirker, Mr and Mrs F. Mill, Miss E. nett, Dr W. Herbert and Miss Herbert, Major and Mrs W. Jennings, the Misses D. and A. Jennings, Mrs L. Lang, the Misses L„ G.. and N. Lang, Master K. Lang. Mrs B. Macnab and Master S. Maenab, Mrs A. M’Kellar. Major A. Moiicri'aff, the Misses M Fcarn. C. Gorbell, M. Gregory, L, Strachan, G. White, Messrs W. Cook, P. Badie, J. Goold, D. Kinahan, A. Turner, F. Weaver. W. White, H. Wlthington. Lyttelton: Mr L. Bowen and Miss E. Bowen, Mrs G. Hugonln, Rev. T. O’Kegan, Lieutenant-colonel Count Ostrorog, D. 5.0., tho Misses O. Cowlishaw. M. and E. Pinckney. E. Tripp, Mr V. Strange. Port Chalmers: J. Batchelor. In the third class there are 92 passengers bound for Auckland, 70 for Wellington, 22 for Lyttelton, 26 for Port Chalmers, 8 for Napier, 6 lor Tlmaru, 1 for Gisborne.