SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20586, 8 December 1928, Page 12

SHIPPING.

THE MOON—SUSISIER TIME. v , December, New Moon 12th 5.6 p.m. First Quarter 20th 3.4 S p.m. Full Sloon .. .. ~ 27th 7.55 a.m. Tin: SUN—SUMBIER TIME. Rises to-day at 4.41 p.m.; sets at 8.18 p.m. Rises to-morrow at 4.41 a.m; sets at 8.10 p.m. THE WEATHER. December ,7.—Bright and fine. Fresh northeast 'wind. ■ / 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer. „ ». 23.78 20.78 ‘ 29.74 ' Thermometer .. .. ~ m!n., 48; max., 68, WBATher report. (Pm Dsited prsss Association.) . WELLINGTON, December 7. The following Is the official weather report at 4 p.m.:— Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island, calm .. .. .. 29.81 Awanui, E.N.E., mod. .. .. ...' .. 29.88 71 Aucklnd, N.E., breeze .... ~ 29.91 73 East' Cape, W.W.N., breeze, mod. 39,02 73 Cape Egmont, N.W., mod 29.94 72 Napier, N., breeze, smooth .. ~ 29.91 74 Farewell S., N.W., breeze, toed. 29.92 73 Stephen L, W., breeze, smooth .. 29.90 00 Wellington. N.W., breeze 29.90 70 Cape Campbell, N., fresh, rough 29.82 60 ! Oroymouth N., breeze, smooth .. 29.06 , 69 Akaroa Light, N., strong, rough 29.78 68 Nugget Point,-N.E. breeze, rough 29.80 61 i Puysegur P., N.W., fresh, mod. .. 29.70 56 Chatham !., 3.E., mod... .. .. 29.97 55 Sydney, E.N.E., breeze .... .. 29.85 Hobart, S.W., breeze * . * 29.76 WEATHER FORECAST. The following Is the official weather fore- , east:— An gptl-cyclone Is still centred east of East Cape. A slight low pressure wave is crossing the South Island, and a depression Is still located In .the western Tasman. Indications are for moderate to strong north-east to north winds, but ; a change to westerlies, gradually working up from the south; seas rather rough in places south of Cape Egmont and Castlepoint,, elsewhere smooth to moderate; north to west winds In ; the eastern Tasman Sea, moderate in the northern portion and fresh to strong in the southern portion, with generally moderate seas; ; weather line and warm at first, but a change to cooler conditions With scattered showers and probably thunder advancing from the south. HIGH WATER—SUMMER TIME. -Decembers— , a.m. p.m. At; Talaroa Heads .. .. ~ 0.24 12,30 At Port Chalmers 0.43 14 At Dunedin .. .. .. .. 1.13 1.34 December 9 a.m. • p.m. At Talaroa Heads 0.45 1.-t At Port Chalmers 1.25 i. 14 At Dunedin 1.55 ?.14 ARRIVAL. Friday, December 7. \ , Oretl/a.s. (12.50 p.m.), 174 tons, BPKenzie, \ from. Invercargill and Bluff. A. J. Allen Ltd... agents. .DEPARTURES. Friday, December 7. Benholm, s.s. (5.10 a.m.), 5100 tons, R, H. lennie, for Westport. Wlngatul,- As. (6 a.m.). 2378 tons, Hewitt, for Auckland, via ports. Holmdale, a.*. (3.20 p.m.), 681 tons, Williams, for Wanganui, via ports. Port Curtis, s.s. (5 p.m.), 8287 tons, J. G. Lewis, for Auckland. ■ x.,i Valpil i tft ' , 8 - 8 - dl-55 P.m.), 2826 tons, Elders, for" Auckland, via ports. V 'I ' " . SHIPPING TKJjEfITtAXIS . AUCKLAND, December 7.—Arrived: Matakana (3 p.m.), from New Plymouth; Karamea (7.0 p.m.)/from Gisborne; H.M.S. Diomede and H.M.S. Dunedin (4 p.m.), from Hauraki Gulf.- Sailed; Danybryn (10.15 a.m.), for Westport; Antonio (1.15 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Slaunganul (3.25),.f0r Sydney. WELLINGTON, December 7.—Arrived; Cygnet (1 a.m,), from Kalkoura: Wahlne (7 am.), -from Lyttelton; Corlnna (10.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Calm. (12.45 p.m.), from Lyt-telton.—-Sailed: Marama (3.10 p.m.). for ,9 takla (3-25 p.m.), for Auckland; Wahlne (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Corlnna, ■ i or Nelson; Cygnet, for Kalkoura: Pukeko/ for. Napier; Calm; .for Wanganui;. Progress, fo# Dunedin. LYTTELTON, December 7.—Arrived: Blaorl (6.40 -a.m.), from Wellington; Storm (8.30 a.m.). for Timaru; Kahlka- (2. p.m.), - from llmaru.—-Sailed: Sreeza (12.15 p.m.), for Dunedin;■ Tees (12.50 p.m.), for Wellington: Storm (3.5 p.m,), . for Wellington; Kawatiri . (3.15 p.m.), for Timaru; Echo (4.5 p.m.). for Blenheim; Maori. (8.5 p.m.), for Wellington. .Pecapther, 7.—Arrived: 'Manuka (10.30 a.m:), from Dunedin. , SUV „ A , December, 6.—Arrived: Kalkorai, from Sydney: Tofua, from Auckland. ’ , -POKT SAID, December 7.—Sailed; Port Ade■lftlde, fijr Melbourne; Clan Slacdonald. for Australia; Osterley. for Australia. ■ _ MALTA, December 7.—Sailed; Esperance Bay, for Fremantle. _ KOBE,-December 7.—Satiel: Scatland Slam, for Brisbane. ■ : London^ December 7.—SaUed: SlaloJa, for -ANTWERP/ December 6.—Arrived: City of Norwich, from Adelaide, -December T.—Ar- . rived: Port Alma, from Australia; Tatanga. I , ; from Brisbane. , CAPETOWN;,: December 7 —Arrived ;* Slosel, from Antwerp ;\Tcmaraire, from Bvdnev. ■ SINGAPORE, December s.—Sailed: 7 Leuna, for Dunkirk. _ TABLE BAY, December s,—Sailed: Wttngaratt,a, for Adelaide. , ; GIBRALTAR, December 7. Leitrim, from Liverpool. - , PERIM, December 7.—Arrived: Port Hobart. from London. , December 7.—Arrived: . Orvleto, frbm Australia; Port Fremantle, from New Zealand.—— Sailed: Corinthlc. for New Zealand. NEW YORK, December 7—Sailed; City of Toklo, for Sydney. , ; ——- —'l The V^aiplata 'sailed last night for Oamaru to complete loading for Wellington, Napier, and , Auckland. ( ‘ The phosphaie steamer. Copenhagen, which ■— Is having a new tall shaft and propeller fitted at Port Chalmers, Is expected to sail to-night or to-morrow morning for Westport, The C., and D. Line steamer Port Curtis sailed yesterday afternoon for Auckland to continue loading for- New York. Boston. Hall- , fax, and London. . The steamer-Benholm sailed early yesterday morning for Westport to replenish her bunkers. She will afterwards go to Sydney to load wheat for the United Kingdom. - Th ®. Wlngatul sailed early yesterday morning for Timaru, Lyttelton. Wellington, and Plcton • to load for Auckland. - ■ The, Opibi Is due at Dunedin this morning from Wellington to discharge and load ■ general cargo. She Is timed to sail this evening lor Timaru and Lyttelton to complete loading for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Westport. The Gale went to Port Chalmers yesterday tJ to undergo annual survey and overhaul. - The Progress Is ■ duo at -Dunedin to-morrow from Wellington, and will load general cargo on Monday for Wellington, New X’lymouth. and Port Waikato. The Corlnna has been fixed to load general cargo at Dunedin on Thursday next for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Kalranga Is due at Port Chalmers about Tuesday from. Lyttelton to undergo overhaul. The Shaw, Savlll steamer Corlnthlc : was to leave Southampton yesterday for Wellington and Auckland, Sho is due at Wellington on January 14. The Susses left Los Angeles on December 1 ■ for Hobart, Beauty Point, Melbourne, and Adelaide. The Shaw, Savlll, and Albion Line’s steamer • Matakana Is due at Auckland on Monday from Wellington to load for London and West Coast * ports of the United Kingdom. She is to sail finally from Wellington on December 31. The R.M.S. Makura left San Francisco on November 28 for Sydney, via Papeete, Rarotonga, and Wellington. She Is due at Papeete to-day. at, Rarotonga on December 11, at Wellington on December 17, and at Sydney on December 22. The R.M.S. Tahiti, from Sydney, left Wellington last Tuesday afternoon for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. She is due at Rarotonga to-day, at Papeete on December 10, and at. San Francisco on 1 December EASTMOOR FROM SIONTREAL. - The steamer Eastmoor left Auckland on Thursday afternoon for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin to discharge the remainder of her general .cargo from . Montreal. The vessel which Is under charter to the Canadian National Steamships, is duo at Dunedin about December 15. lONIC AT LONDON. Cable advice received states that the Shaw, Savlll, and Albion liner lonic arrived at London last Monday afternoon from Wellington, via Panama. Tho vessel left Wellington on .October 26. BLOEMFONTEIN FROM NEW YORK. Advice received by Messrs- Turnbull, Martin, and Co, states that tho A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Bloemfontein left New York on November 28 and Newport News on November, 30 with American cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel Is due at Auckland about . January 4; anti at Dunedin about January 17. WAIOTAPU AT CALCUTTA. The Union Company has received cabled advice that the Waiotapu arrived at Calcutta on-Dejceraber 1 from Newcastle. The vessel is to load there, and will sail about December 15 for Penang and Singapore to complete loading for - Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff, Wellington, and Auckland. ♦—■ —: — , KENT'S LOADING FORTS. From Napier and Walkokopu, the Kent Is expected to arrive at ElulT on December 21 to continue loading products for London. From HUiIT she will proceed to Timaru, Port Chalmers and Wellington. to complete loading, sailing finally from the. latter nort on January 10 for London. ,

PORT ALMA FROM LONDON, The C. and D. Line advises that the Port Alma Is to sail from London on December 12 with general cargo for discharge at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth. GOLDEN HARVEST PROM AMERICA. The American steamer Golden Harvest left San Francisco on November 28 for Auckland, where she Is due on December 27, After dls-’ charge of the Auckland consignment of her cargo of caso oil and’general merchandise from Pacific Coast, Canadian, and American ports, the vessel will go to Wellington and Lyttelton to complete discharge. LYTTELTON-WELLINGTON SERVICE. The Union Company announces that In addition to the usual sailings In the WelilngtonLyttijUon service at Christmas time, the Wahlne Will make a daylight trip from Wellington at 8.15 a.m. on Sunday, December 23, and the Maori at the same time next day. Intending passengers for tho South Island are recommended to travel by these trips, which will'give a good opportunity of seeing the' great, peaks of the Kaikouras In their best.aspect from the sea. i The vessels are due at Lyttelton about 5.30 In the afternoon, enabling passengers to connect With night trains for the south. NEWCASTLE COAL TRADE. The quantity of coal (Including bunkers) shipped at Newcastle during the week ended November 16, for places beyond the State was 69,408 tons, of which-60,650 tons represented shipments for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, the remainder being - for foreign ports. For the corresponding period last year tho total was 48.142 tons. WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were reported to be within range of tho undermentioned wireless stations last ■ night:— Auckland.—Tofun, Maul Pomare, Kalkorai, Niagara, H.M.S. Dunedin, H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Veronica, Nordhval, H.M.S. Laburnum, Taranaki, .Matakana, Danybryn, Walpahi, Antonio, Sllvershell, Rona, Karamea, ‘ Kartlgi, Maunganul. * Wellington.—Maori, Wshlne, Kgalo, Arahura, Tamahlno, Kaponga, Wlrral, Glenedan, Marama, Benholm. Talnul, Waltemata, Norfolk, Port Auckland, Hertford, Ulimaroa, Rotorua, Eastmoor, Waihemo. Awarua.— City of New York. Eleanor Bolling,Makura, Tahiti, Manuka, Karetu, Sir .Tames Clark Ross, N. T. Nielsen Alsono, C. A. Larsen. . . t > Chatham Islands.—Mataroa, Canadian Britisher, Fort Arthur, Tamaroa, Ruapehu. [ MOTOR SHIP .TARANAKI. On her maiden voyage to Australia the new Shaw, Savlll, and Albion Line motor ship Taranaki arrlvel at Sydney on November 26, It was hoped that the vessel would make the voyage at an' average speed of 14.75 knots, and for the-first portion of tho iourney, between London and Colombo, she maintained a speed of slightly more than 15 knots; hut after leaving Colombo, the ship ‘ ran into boisterous weather, and, encountering rough seas for the remainder of the, voyage from London to Melbourne at an average speed of 14.18 knots. The Tananakl, which Is a sister ship to the Zealandlc, and exactly similar to that vessel, in tonnage and design, made her maiden voyage earlier this year from Great Britain to New Zealand. PASSENGERS FOR NEW ZEALAND. The following passengers left London by the Oronsay on October 27 for Australia, en route to New Zealand'—Mr and Mrs F, ■ Anderson, Mr and Mrs F. Bostock, Major-general and Mrs H. J. P, Browne,' Mr and Mrs F. E; Chapman, Mr and Mrs G. H. Child, Mr and Mrs L. E. Clarke, Mr and Mrs J. Copper, Professor and Mrs C. A, Cotton, Mrs Howell, Miss D. SI, Howell, Mrs Lees, Sllss J. T. Lees, Lady Margaret Slacrae, 0.8. E., Major Colin M-icrap, C.8.E., Sllss Slacrae, Sir Tohn Howett, G. 5.5.1., K.8.E., C.1.E., Sir and Sirs H. Blandeno. Sir and Sirs A. Mathewson, Bits Bleadowcroft, Sllss A. L. Meadowcroft, Major-general Sir George Richardson, K. 8.8, C. 8., C.SI.G. Bliss R. Richardson, Mr and Sirs H.' Smith, Sir and Mrs R. P. Speddlng, Mr and Sirs A. Stocker, Sir Hugh Stuart-Forbes, Misses E.. L. and M. G. Stuart-Forbes, Mr and Sirs W. SI. Thomson, Mr and Mrs J, W. Trolove, Miss G. Trolove, Sir and Sira B. P. Walker, Blesdames Atkinson, Bendyshee, Suite, Daniels, Downing,. Holmes, Jones, Parkinson, Hehwlck, .Verity, Misses S. H. A. Bette, A. E. Bull, M. W. Crawford, SI. E. Elworthy, SI. S. Falrlle, E. Gayeyi D- I. Jones, L..SI. Jones, SI. R. Robson, SI. L. Shannon, Messrs J. K. Ainsworth. e. W. Allen, R. G. P. Bacon, J, N. Bendyshee, G. H. Heal, P, T. Kettleraell, C.' Shuttlowortii. j. t. Spears, W. Walsworth, C. E. Weir. , I PERSONAL ITEMS. Captain R. Craven has been appointed to command of tho Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s new motor ship Port Fairy. Sir W. M. Thomas Is now chief officer of the Port Fairy, and Mr Peter Thomas is chief engineer. , • Sir, A. Easlam.has been appointed third officer of the Blarama, relieving Sir A. H. Dunnings, who has been transferred to the Manuka Jn a similar capacity, relieving Mr A. J, Mathcson for instructions. • Sir D. A. Menlove has joined the Tamahlne as third , officer In place of Sir H. ,J. M. Kemp, who has been transferred to the Wlngatul In a; similar capacity, relieving Mr G. SI. Schofield for holidays. Sir A. W. Port, second officer of the Kalkorai, and Sir J. B. Gibson, second officer of the Walpahi, have exchanged ships at Suva this week. Mr E. G. K. Sleatyard, who has been on holiday leave,- has been appointed to the Kaltoke as second officer, relieving Sir W. .Kehoe for-orders, Mr J. Walling has been appointed third officer of the R.M.S. Tahiti, replaolng Sir L. B. Ehlert, who has been transferred to the R.SI.S, Niagara as junior third officer, relieving'Mr G. J. Webb for holidays. Sir N. J. Slepen. late chief officer of the Slaheno, has been transferred to the Maunganul as chief officer. Captain J. L. B. Hunter is In command of the Rotorua, and with him. are .the following officers;—Chief officer, Mr T, L. Slallby: second, Mr L. Griffiths; third. Sir H. C Cockerlll; fourth, ’ Sir T., SI.. Devltt; surgeon, Mr E. C. Parker-WllUama; chief engineer, Mr G. Little; second. Sir J. M. Smith; tided. Sir W. Green; fourth. Sir J. G. Caddy; fifth, Sir R. Blurray; sixth. Sir J. A. Lewthwalte; seventh, Mr P.-T. Newton; chief refrigerating JJBlneer, Mr F. Parrott; second, Sir R, SI Gann; steward In charge. Sir I. Brain.