SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20582, 4 December 1928, Page 8

SHIPPING.

THE MOON—SUMMER TIME. December. Last Quarter .. .. .... sth 0.31a.m. New.*Muon 12th 5.6 p.m. First Quarter .. .. .. .. .. 20th 3.43 p.m. Full Moon 27th 7.35 a.m. THE SUN—SUMMER TIME. Rises to-day at 4.43 a.m.; sets at 8.13 p.m. THE WEATHER. December 3.—Dull but fine.. Fresh northeasterly breeze. . 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer .. .. .. 29.86 29.81 29.71 Thermometer .. .. min., 45; max., 64. WEATHER REPORT. (Pm* Gifted Press associatiok.) . • WELLINGTON, December 3. The following la ; the official weather report at 4 p.m.;— "':Statlon. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. -Norfolk: Island;. E., breeze . . . . . 29.82 Awanul, W.5.W.,. mod.' 29.95 68 Auckland, W., mod. .... .. .. 39.91 67 East . Cape; .'N.W;;. fresh, mod. . . .29.92 68 Cape ■ Egmont, W.;breeze, mod. .. 29.92 66 Napier; .E., breeze, smooth .. .. 29.85 TO Farewell Spit, K.W.;. strong .. 29.82 '67 Stephen Island, N.W., mod. .. 29.91 64 Wellington, N.W., breeze .. .1 .. 29.82 64 Cape. Campbell, N. strong, rough 29.76 61 Greymouth, S.W., mod. swell .. 29.88 66. Akatoa Light, N.. fresh, mod. .. 29,76 69 Nugget Point, calm, mod. -.. .. 29.84 59 i’uyscgur P., N.W.„ strong, rough ■ 29.72 54 Chatham 1., E., breeze, smooth .. 29.83 55 Sydney, E.S.E., breeze-,4. ... .. 29.97 WEATHER FORECAST, The following Is the' 1 oißclal weather forecast ■ A slight depression Is advancing across the south Tasman .Sea,'and there-are Indications .for a, cyclone developing.in the north Tasman, otherwise., pressure .variations are slight. Indications are for freshening northerly winds, generally smooth to'moderate seas, but rising - somewhat on the west. coast and north of East Cape; freshening inorthery winds and moderate seas in the eastern-Tasman; weather cloudy , with mist. or fog In many places, S9*llered and., variable rains with possibly soma thunderwarm temperatures. ... HIGH-WATER—SUMMER TIME. December 4— 1 -a.m. p.m. At Talaroa Heads 9.21 9.47 At Port .Chalmers .. ~, .. 10.1 10,27 At'Diinedin .. .. .. ... ~10.31 , 10.57 . ' . DEPARtHRES, Monday, December 3. Cortnna/s.s. (11.15 p.m.), 1319 tona/whltefleld, for. New Plymouth, via porta, . Walttmata, a.s. (8 p.m.), 6720 tons, Jaunay, for Westport.. : EXPECTED ARRIVALS. , 0 Coastal and. Intercolonial. ■ Calm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. . Denholm, New York, -via ports, to-day. Siortt, Wanganui, via ports, December 5. Holmdale, 1 Wanganui, Wellington, Dec, 5. Kalapol. Westport, via Bluff, Dee. 5, Kahika, Napier, Gisborne,-Dee.-5. 'Wlhfiatul,. Auckland, via ports/ Dec. 5. . Gale,:Wanganui, via ports, December 5. Oretl,: Invercargill, Port Craig, Dec. 5. ‘ ManUka, Melbourne, via ports, December 6. » Walplata, Bluff, December 6. ■ Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, December 7. Port .Curtis,;Wellington, Lyttelton, Dec. 9. Progress, Fort. Waikato, via ports, Dec. 10. , Somerset! WOlUngtolwLyttelton, December 11. Mail! - POmare,'-Apia, Nine Island, Dec. 11. Eastmoor, Wellington,; Lyttelton, December XI. Kufow,: Auckland/ I :via porta, December 12. . Oorinna.-New-Plymouth. Wellington, Dec. 12. ■' v Kafetu, Newcastle, Sydney, December 14. Ruapehu, Wellington direct, Dec. ■ 14. ■ Golden Cloud. WelUngton. Tlinavu. Deo. 16. Canadian Britisher. .Tlmaru.. December 21. ’■ Kawatlrl,. Newcastle, Sydney, December 23. ■ Kent;-Napier, ■rtai Bluff, January 3.- ' Taranaki, Wellington, Tlmaru,, January 5. •' . PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ; Calm, Wanganui, via porta, to-day. Copenhagen, . Westport, direct,-Dec. 5.. Storm;: Wanganui, via ports, -December 5. Kalapol,, Lyttelton, Westport, December 5. Holm dale, Wanganui, via ports, December 5. Gale. ,Wattganul, ,via ports, December 5. . MißUka, -Melbourne, .via Bluff, December 6. ■ Walplata- Auckland, via ports, Dec. -6. Kahika, Gisborne, via ports, Dec. 6. ■Oretl; Invercargill, Stewart Island, Dec. 6, ' Wlngatul, Auckland, via ports. December 6. Breeze,^Wanganui, via: ports, December 7. Progress,' Port Waikato, via ports, Dec. 10. Port Curtis, Auckland direct. Dec. 11. Maul Pomate, Lyttelton. Wellington, Dec. 11. .Oqrlnna, New-Plymouth, via ports, Dec. 12. . KurovV, Auckland, via ports, December 13. Karetu, via ports,-December 15. Golden Cloud, San Francisco, December 13. Ruapehu, Lyttelton, Napier, Dec. 18. Canadian Britisher, WelUngton, Dec. 22. Kant, Wellington, London, January 5; -,Taranaki, London, via Panama, January 9. OVERSEAS,. STEAMERS* FOR OTAGO. • (due . to-day).—Left New -York October. 12 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttel- • Jon. and Dunedin; arrived Auckland November _ Port. Curtis-:: (due Deceraber 9);—Left Now ilngton, Lyttelton, and iJunedln; arrived Auck- ■ • land .November 25. • - / Somerset (duo December IX).—Left Liverpool October,, 13 for, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttel-ton-;aud Dunedin; arrived Auckland November Eastmodf.' (due'December. 11).—Left Montreal October.. 19. for .Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton,:and Dunedin-; duo Auckland November 30 Golden. .Cloud • (dud December 16).—Left Los Angeles November 1. for Auckland, Wellington. Tlmaru: and Dunedin; arrived Auckland November ’2B. . Ruapehu.,(due,December 14). —left Southampton November S for- Wellington, Port Chal- ,?? telton C. Napler and New Plymouth; .. due Wellington; December 12.. ’ Canadian Brltlihet (duo December 21) : Left Montreal October 28 for Auckland, Wel-lington.-Lyttelton,- Tlmaru, .and Dunedin: due .... Auckland • December, 12. Cumberland (due December 22).—Left Liverpool October- - 27 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Pott Chalmers; due Auckland December 3. Maimoa (due, January 3).—Left Liverpool November ID;for Auckland,-Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin: due Auckland December 18 . Mamlllua y(due, January, 11).—Left London November 24 - for Suva, Lyttelton, Port ■ Chalmers and-Tlmaru; due Lyttelton January 6. Canadian : Transporter . (due January 20) Left. Montreal January 25 for Auckland, Wel-lington,-Lyttelton,' Tlmaru, and Dunedin: due Auckland January 6. • . ' _ Northumberland (due Liverpool. November 26 for Auckland, WelUng-toh,-Lyttelton;. Port Chalmers, and Bluff; due ’ Auckland-January .-3, - ' FOB NORTHERN PORTS. Rotorua, left Southampton October 28 for Auckland ,and Wellington; arrived Auckland December 2. Walhemo, left Los Angeles November 9 for - Aucklahd and Wellington:- duo Auckland December 4. • . Nbrdhval.' ■’left'iSan. Francisco November 11 for Auckland; due December 5. Tamaroa, - left Southampton November 9 for WelUngton .and r Auckland; due Welington December 13. - * Canadian Cruiser, left Montreal October 26 for-Tlmaru f duo December 15. , Tredfnnlck,_left: Montreal November 18 for , Auckland andWelllngton; due Auckland TWem. . her 29; .' ; ; -- ReraUera,.left Southampton November 24 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington December 30. „ : , PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Aotangl, left Auckland November 20, for Vancouver, via,Suva and Honolulu: due Vancouver December 7. Tahiti, leaves Wellington December 4 for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco December 21. Makura, left -San Francisco November 28 for WelUngton ami Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due• Wellington December 17 Niagara leaves Sydney December 13 and Auckland December 18 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu ;; due’Vancouver January 4. - • / ; / ’ SHIPPING' TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND,.December. 3.—Arrived: Niagara (12.20 p.m.). from Vancouver. Sailed: Tofua (1.30 ..a.m.). for Fiji; H.M.S. Diomede (11.30 a.m..);..f0r Haiiraki Gulf for gunnery practice. WELLINGTON. December 3.—Arrived f'Kaiwaira <3.40 am.), from ■ Newcastle; Tahiti (6 a.m.), from Sydney; Kaltoko. (6.50 a.m.). from • .Auckland; Somerset (9.50 a.m.), from Auckland.- Sailed: Matarea " (5.50 p.m.), for Southampton; Wahlne (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Cygnet; (9- p.m.), for Katkoura. LYTTELTON, December 3.—Arrived: Wlngatu! (11.20.a.m.), from Auckland: Kahika (6.50 a.m.),‘from Napier.—r-Sa!led; Bcnhohn (12.10 p.m.); for Dunedin; Storm' (4.33 p.m.), for Dunedin; Totara (4.45 p.m.). for Wellington; Walrau ■. (4,j5 - for Blenheim; Maori (8.10 for WelUngton. BLUFF, December 3.—Sailed: Calm (1.15 p.m,), for Diuiedln. Arrived: Hula, auxiliary schooner (3.40 p.m.), from Grafton, New South Wales. HONOLULU, December I.—Arrived: Haurakl, from Sydney.-—Sailed:. Aorgugl. for Vancouver; Ventura, for San Francislo. SAN' FRANCISCO, December 1 -SailedSonoma, for Sydney. -CALCUTTA, December I.—Arrived: Watolapu, from Sydney. PANAMA, December I.—Arrived: Ruahlne, from Napier. COLOMBO, December I.—Attired: Drama from London. ’ LONDON, December . 2.—Arrived; Port Brisbane, from Melbourne via Continental ports PORT SAID, December I.—Arrived; Fort Hobart, from - London. - DUNKIRK, December I.—Arrived: dan Mactavleb, from Fort Flrie; COLON, December. I.—Arrived: Fort Caroline, from New Y6rk. AVONMOUTH. December I.—Arrived: Gallic ■ from Auckland. SUEZ, December I.—Arrived: Chltral, from Fremantle, SOUTHAMPTON,' December I.—Balled - Jervis Bay, for Melbourne. PANAMA,'December I.—Sailed: Devon, for London. ;- LIVERPOOL, December I.—Sailed; Matatua for .Melbourne, TABLE BAP, December I.—Sailed: Bendigo • for Fremantle. . NORFOLK, December I.—Sailed; Bloemfontein, for Auckland. MANCHESTER, December I.—Sailed: Pesba- ■■ w«jr, for Melbourne. NEE’ YORK, December 3.-—Sailed; City of **Uio, for Sydney. .

The \\alternate, after being cleaned and painted, came out of dry dock yesterday at Port Chalmers and sailed for Vancouver* via \Vestport for coaling. While in dock various minor repairs were effected. The Manuka, from -Melbourne, berthed at Wellington at 9.30. a.m. on Sunday. She Is to salt, this afternoon %>r Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Melbourne. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Rotorua, from Southampton, arrived at-Auckland at 3 a.m. on Sunday. Passengers for the south ate expected to catch the through express from Christchurch to-day. The Calm was delayed at Bluff on Saturday by rain, and salted at 1 p.m. yesterday. She Is due here this morning, and will sail lat ®F in the day for Wanganui, via ports. The Benholm, from New York, via northern ports, is expected to arrive at Dunedin today. ■ The Storm is due here to-morrow morning from Lyttelton. She will sal! the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, end Wanganui, ' . ' ■Owing to shortage of labour tho Kalapol Is not expected to leave Bluff until to-day. She Is due here to-morrow, and, after discharging, will proceed to Lyttelton. Tho Union Company’s, steamer Kahika Is expected to .leave Lyttelton to-day,- and Is due to arrive here to-morrow-; - She will toad outwards for Napier and . Glsborno,' via porta, omitting Wellington The Wlngatui Is scheduled to sail from Lyttelton to-day for'TJunedin, and' is due hero to-morrow. The Walplata, which has been delayed at Bluff through shortage of -labour, is expected to sail for Dunedin to-morrow. She will load 'outwards oh Thursday for Oamaru, Wellington, and Auckland. • , : NEW ANCHOR STEAMER. The Anchor Shipping and Foundry- Company, Ltd’s., new. cargo steamer, which .has been ordered f;oro Messrs Bow, M’Laughlln, and Co., of Paisley, Scotland, will have the following dimensions Length (over-all). 218 . . feet; breadth,.j 34' feet'6 Inches; depth (moulded), 13 feet.-. The general arrangement plan of the steamer a will ;be .similar to that of the Titokl, but on a larger scale. There will be three - holds with large hatches, and extra strong lifting gear, capable of handling up to 25 tons In weight, will be carried. No name has yet been chosen, but It ts probable that a Maori name of some tree or shrub will be decided upon. The Anchor Company is one of the oldest New Zealand shipping companies, and at present controls a fleet of nine vessels. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE, The : following vessels were reported to be within range of tho undermentioned wireless stations last night:— Auckland.—Eastmoor, Walhemo, Ullmaroa, Turaklna, Maunganul, Gleneden, Cumberland, H.M.S. Dunedin, Nordhval, Tofua, Kaltaugata. WelUngton.—Maori, Wahlne, Ngalo, Arahura, Tamahine, Aorahgl, Karamea, Canadian Highlander, Bosworth, • Marama, Mataroa, Bucclnum, Hertford, Mittakana, Golden Cloud, Port Auckland. , ■ • Awarua.—City of New York, Eleanor Bolling, C. A. Larsen, Makura, Sir J. C. Ross, N. T. Nielsen Alonso, Waltemata, Benholm. . Chatham Islands.—Port Arthur, Canadian Cruiser, Canadian Britisher. PERSONAL. Captain. C. G. Turner Is, In command of the Lamb steamer KaUngo, which arrived at Wellington -recently -from Australia, and has assoclated wlth him the following officers:— Chief, .Mr W. -,M. Archibald; second,-Mr J.H. Johnson; third, Mr D. J. .Thomas; chief steward, Mr A. Owen; chief ■ engineer, -Mr G. Rogers on ; second, •Mr W.’ Murray; third, Mr L. Philips,. . Captain Inman has relieved Captain Howie as-master of the Oplhl. NEW FLOATING DOCK/ The main section of the floating dock which is being.built at. Walsh Island, was launched on;-October 5 by the Premier of New South Wales (Mr Bavin). After the launching, Mr Bayln made a notable appeal for co-operation between all parties In the Industrial sphere. A 10 years -industrial truce, he said, would bring to . AustraUa prosperity beyond computation. The : general manager of the Government. dockyard (Mr A. ,C. Waters) said that the section that had just been launched contained more of the machinery of the dock than the other two sections. The dock would he able to accommodate the largest vessels trading to Australia, and if necessary it would be possible to give the dock capacity for 18,000ton. ships ,by adding a fourth section. The complete , dock would be ready for use In September, 1929. PANAMA CANAL STATISTICS. Great Britain sent more ships through the Panama canal during . the fiscal year ended June 30 than any other nation of the world, her total being 727 ships passing through the canal, according to the recent bulletin Issued by the governor of the Panama canal zone. The United States was second with 532 vessels, Norway third with 123, and Germany fourth with 81. The records show that 1811 vessels passed through the canal during tho year, representing 23 nationalities. Ships of United States registry led in .-the, aggregate number of transits , with 2753, though not in 'number of Individual. ships. Although representing only 29 per cent, of the Individual vessels passing through the canal, United States vessels made up 43 per cent of the total transits. .British registered ships came second' In the total transits with .1842, ond Germany third with' 316. The total number ‘of transits for the fiscal year was 5456 ships. The highest number;-of transits made by; any vessel during the .fiscal-year was 65, made by the motor ship Chlman. operated by the Isthmian Land and Fruit Company. This vessel is of Panaman. registry, and operates between Crlstobel and the west oast of the Republics of. Panama and ; Colombia., She Is' a vessel .of 124 net tons, Panama canal measurement, 116 feet long by 12 feet beam. BIG REPAIR CONTRACT. Messrs Cammell, Laird, and Co. have recently carried out -at their Birkenhead works one. of -the biggest damage repair Jobs ever undertaken. The vessel concerned Is the Anglo-American Oil Company’s motor tanker Seminole, which stranded In the Mersey towards the end of December whilst, fully loaded with benzine, and after difficult salvage operations was placed In the Queen's Graving pock,- Liverpool, for examination. ft was found that- the ship was seriously damaged amidships, being set up bodily to the extent of 5 feet for a length of 160 feet. In addition, the sides amidships were buckled, and the" decks set up and badly fractured. The owners called .for tenders frbm Hie principal repairers in the. United Kingdom and Holland, and the Mersey firm was successful in obtaining the work in the face-of-keen competition. The damage, repairs specified consisted, broadly, of the entire renewai;'of all steel work, shell, decks; summer tank" sides, summer tank decks, thwartshlp and longitudinal bulkheads, together with all frames longitudinal and stiffeners, with their connections, from the forward end of No. 3 tank -to the after, end of :No. 7. tank—ln all, a length of 110-feet- .The ends of the vessel were to be repaired where damaged, and faired before .fitting the new parts In place, the total weight of ■ steer’requtred being about 900 tons. ■ln addition 'to this work, the main engines, of the vessel were to be removed, tho sealings rebuilt,- and the engines,' after overhaul, replaced..