SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20612, 10 January 1929, Page 8

SHIPPING.

. THE MOON—SUMMER TIME. JANUARY. New Moon.. .. .. .. .. .. 11th 6.28 a.m. Tint Quarter .. ........ 19th 3.19 a.m. Full Moon .. .. ... .. .. 25th 7.9 p.m. THE SUN—BUMMER TIME. Rises to-day at 5.1 a.m.; sets at 8.29 p.m. THE WEATHER. January 9.—Light showers early; cloudy and fine later. Fresh north-east wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. ■Barometer .. .. .. .. 29.64 29.56- ■ 29.55 Thermometer .. .. .. min., ,48; mas., 68. WEATHER REPORTS. (Per Uxrmi Press Association.) ; WELLINGTON, January 9. The following Is the official weather forecast at 4 p.m.:— . . Station. Wind. Weather. Bar. Xber. Norfolk Island, N. 8.) breeze .. 29.97 —• Awanui, W-> breeze 30.02 71 Auckland, W.S.W., breeze .. .. 29.87 72 E. Cape, N.W.. high, blue aky .. 29.87 70 Cape Egmoht, N.W., breeze, mod. 29.91 72 Napier, N.) breeze, blue sky, amth 29.79 77 Farewell Si,'-W., fresh, gloom, mod. 29,86 71 Stephen 1., W. high rough .. . . 29.82 64 Wellington N.W., high .. .. .. 29.79 66 C. Campbell, N.W., gale,-rough 29.78 63 •' "Vermouth, N„ strong, mod. swell 29,75 61 Aharoa Eight, N.W., high, overcast 29.58 72 • Nugget P., N.E„ breeze, mod. .. 29.64 63 Puysegiir P., N.W., rough 29.52 63 ;. Chatham 1., W., fresh, rather rough 29.73 57 Sydney, W.NiW., fresh ..." .. .. 29.46 Hobart N., fresh .. 29.00 WEATHER FORECAST. The following Is the official weather fore.cast:—' , A deep and vigorous depression extends from ■ beyond Tasmania to southern New Zealand Pressure la rather high In northern New Zea-. ■ land. Indications are for. strong west;, to north-west . winds reaching gale force south of New Plymouth and Napier; seas rough south 6r Cape - Egmont and offshore south of Castlepolnt, elsewhere moderate strong north-westerly winds In the eastern Tasman Sea teaching gale force- In the southern portion; rough seas in Die southern portion moderate to rough, else-,, where cloudy and unsettled with rain in most ' districts, but more especially those with a westerly aspect,-where some heavy falls, warm temperatures especially In eastern districts, several days of unsettled weather are Indicated. lITGO WATER—SUMMER TIME. January 10—•• a.m. p.m. At' Tataroa Heads .. .. .. 2,24 2.46 At Port Chalmers . • .. .. 3.4 3.26 At Dunedin 3.34 3.56 ARRIVAL. Wednesday, January 9. Pareora. s.s. (6.15 a.m.), 8435 tons, J. O. Evans, from Wellington and Timaru. H. L. Tapley and Co, agents. , EXPECTED ARRIVALS. - Coastal and intercolonial. * Oretl, Invercargill, Bluff, to-day. Port Hardy, Plcton, Wellington, January 11. Storm. Wanganui, via ports, January 11. Katpa, Auckland, via ports, January 13. -Bloemfontein, Wellington, Lyttelton, Jan. 13. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, January 13. ; Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, Jan. 14. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, Jan. 14. Mamlllus, Suva, Lyttelton, January 15. Corinna, New Plymouth, via ports, Jan. 16. Breeze, Wanganui, via - ports, January 16. - Manuka, Melbourne, via ports; January 17. Mahana, Newcastle direct. January .17. Kamona, Westport, via Bluff, January 17. Kahlba. Napier, Gisborne, January; 18. .Calm, Wanganui, via ports, January 18. ■ Canadian Transporter, Timaru, January 19. Northumberland, Lyttelton, January 22., Kurow, Auckland, via ports, January 23. Karetu, Newcastle,, Sydney, January 24. Waiotapu, Lyttelton. Timaru, January 25. WUlkawa, Napier, Lyttelton, February 2. Ttekleve, Wellington, Lyttelton, Feb. 3. Cornwall, Wellington, Lyttelton, Feb. 3. . Tfegenna, Wellington,! Lyttelton; Feb. 7. Kekerangu, Wallaroo, via ports, Feb. 10. ; PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ; Eleanor Bolling, Rosa Sea, to-day. Cumberland, Timaru, Lyttelton, ■ to-day.; Taranaki, London, via . Panama, to-day. ■ Fareora, Dunkirk, via Panama, Jan.. 11. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, January 11. Oretl, 'lnvercargill, Bluff, January 11. Fort Hardy,' Lyttelton, London, January 12. . Walptata, Auckland, via ports, Jan. 12. . Gale, Wanganui, via ports, January 14. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, Jan. 14. Progress, Port Waikato, via porta, Jan. 14. Katoa) Auckland, via ports, January-14. Corinna, New: Plymouth, via-ports, Jan. 16. 'Malmoa. Timaru, Lyttelton, January 16. Breeze, Wangamil. vla ports, January 16. Manuka, Melbourne, via Bluff, Jan, 17. : Calm, Wanganui, via ports,-January 18. Eahlka, Napier, Gisborne, via ports, Jan. 18. ' Mahana. Bluff,’Gisborne, January 19. •Mamlllus, Timaru,..Lyttelton, January 19. Canadian Transporter, Wellington, - Jan. 21. • • Poyt Alma. Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Jan. 24; Kurow, Auckland, via ports, January 24." ■ Northumberland, 'Bluff, Lyttelton, . Jan.. 24. , Karetu-,. Sydney, via ports, January 25. Waiotapu, Bluff, Wellington, January 28. Walkawa; Bluff, New Plymouth, Feb., 5. . Cornwall, New Plymouth direct, Feb. 7. Kekerangu,. Lyttelton,. Wellington, Feb. 12. OVERSEAS* STEAMERS- FOR OTAGO. Bloemfontein (due January 13).—Lett New York November '2B for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton) and •Dunedin-; - arrived Auckland January 3. MamllUus (due' January. 15).—Left London November 24 for Suva, Lyttelton, Fort Chalmers and Timaru; due Lyttelton January 9. Fort Alma (due January 19).—Left LondonDecember 16 for Port Chalmers. Lyttelton, and New Plymouth.* Canadian Transporter (due January 19). — Left-Montreal January 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland; January 7. Northumberland (due January 22).—Left Liverpool November 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff; arrived Auckland January 4. Waiotapu (due January 251. —Left Calcutta December 15 for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, Bluff, Wellington and Auckland; duo Lyttelton January 21. Walkawa (due February 2). —Left Los Angeles December; 31 lor Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth; due Napier January 25. . Ttekleve (due February 3). —Lett Now York December 12 tor Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton) 'and, Dunedin: due Auckland January 20. Cornwall (due February 3). —Left Liverpool December 9 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth: due Auckland January 16. Tregenna (due February 7) .—Left. Halifax : December 22 for 'Auckland, Wellington; Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; due Auckland January 22. . ... Port Plrle (due February 6). —Left New York December 23 for Auckland, Napier) Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin u due Auckland. January 21. Port Bowen (due February 15).—Left Liverpool December 23 for Auckland,' Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin': due Auckland February 1. ■ ' lonic (due February 19). —Left Southampton January 4 .for Auckland and Port Chalmers; due Auckland February 11. Canadian Conqueror (due March- 1). —Left Halifax January 4, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff; due Auckland February IS. FOR NORTHERN PORTS. Kllcredane, left Casablanca November 23 for Auckland’ and Lyttelton: due Auckland January 8. Enton, left New York November 29 for Sura, Auckland. Wellington, and Lyttelton; due Auckland January 9. Trewldden, left Halifax November 29 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland January 11.: Corlnlhfc. left Southampton December 7 tor Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington January 14. Hauraki, left Vancouver January 2 for Auckland and Wellington due Auckland January. 26. Hororata, left London December 21 for Wellington. Auckland and Bluff due Wellington January 29. Kla Ora, left Antwerp December 22 for Auckland; due January 29. Cape York, left Port Arthur (Texas) December 31 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and New Plymouth;.due Auckland February 12. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Makura. left Wellington January 1 for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco January 18. Tahiti, left San Francisco December 26 for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga: due Wellington January 14. Aorahgl, leaves Sydney January 10 and Auckland January , 15 for Vancouver, via Suva and. Honolulu; due Vancouver. February 1. Niagara, left Vancouver January 9 for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland January 28. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 9.—Arrived: Kartlgl 13 .a.m.), from Newcastle; Enton (4.40 a.m.), from New York. Sailed: Canadian Transporter (4 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON, January 9,—Arrived ; Wahine (6.55 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Poet Hardy (8.35 a.m.), from Wanganui; Corinna (12.45 p.m.), from Lyttelton 1 Rotorua (2.20 p.m.), from Napier; Kahlba (3 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed: Canadian Britisher (6.30 p.m.), for Napier: Tredinnick (7.10 a.m.), for Westport: Bloemfontein (6.20 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Corinna (8 p.m.), for Nelson. LYTTELTON, January 9.—Arrived: Breeze (5.25 a.m.), from Timaru; Kurow (3.55 a.m.), from Timaru; Cygnet (6- a.m.), from Kalkoura; - Maori (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington; Storm (9.40 a.m.), from' Pigeon Bay; John (12.50 p.m.), from New Plymouth.——Sailed; Totara (12.5 p.m.), for Oamaru; Breeze (1 p.m.), for Plcton; Storm (3,40 p.m.), for Dunedin; Kurow (6.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (9.55 p.m.), - for Wellington; John, for Wellington; Cygnet, for Kalkoura. TIMARU,*.-January 9.—Arrived: Calm (5.15 a.m), from Dunedin SYDNEY, January B.—Arrived; Mamma f 3.39 a.m.), from Wellington; Maunganul (6.30 a.m.t, from Auckland. 'SUVA. January' B.—Sailed; Mamlllus, for Lyttelton. BALIKPAPAN, January 7.—Sailed: Nassa, for Brisbane. CALCUTTA, January 7.—Arrived;; Sprln-.banV-from Sydney,

EAST LONDON, January 7. —Arrived: Kazembe, from Fremantle. -. COLON, January 7.—Arrived l Canadian Commander, from Halifax. —-Sailed: Port Auck-. land, for London. LAS PALMAS, January 7.—Sailed: Balranald, for London. - PORT LOUIS, . January 7.—Sailed: Tallin Matu, for Melbourne. PORT SAID, January 7.—Sailed: Chltral, for Sydney. SUEZ, January 7.—Arrived; Kowshera, from Sydney. •; ■ DUNKIRK, January .7. —Arrived: Port Campbell, from Sydney. LIVERPOOL, , January 7.—Sailed; Nirvana, for Melbourne. ‘ LONDON) January 7.—Arrived: Ulysses, from Fremantle.——Salted: Coptic, for Melbourne. The motor ship Taranaki'ls to be - despatched from Port Chalmers this afternoon for London, via Panama. The Federal Line steamer Cumberland Is to leave Port Chalmers'to-day for Timaru, where the remainder of the general cargo from Liverpoll will be - discharged. The Karetu Is expected to clear Sydney on January 14 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, ‘Oamaru, and Bluff. The Walkawa, from Los Angeles, via Napier, Is expected at Lyttelton on January 28 to discharge general cargo. From Lyttelton she:proceeds to Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth. En . route from - Pott Arthur (Texas) with, case - oil for Auckland,'Napier, Wellington, New Plymouth, and • Australian ports, the .motor ship Cape York is reported to have cleared Panama on January 3, The steamer Benton was despatched from Nauru Island on January 2 with a full cargo of phosphates for discharge ,at New Plymouth and Wanganui. She is due at New Plymouth. on January 13. After being tied up at. Auckland during the holidays the Government motor ship Maul Pomare- was to sail on Tuesday for Apia and Niue Island to load fruit and other Island produce for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Canadian Britisher arrived at Wellington last Sunday evening from Timaru to load for New York,. Boston, and Halifax. The vessel was to leave Wellington on. Monday evening for Napier and Auckland, and Is expected; to sail' Anally from Auckland on Saturday. The C. and D. Line steamer Port Wellington left Napier last Saturday morning for New York and London, via Panama. The .Kent arrived at Wellington last Sunday afternoon from Port Chalmers to complete loading. She will sail, from Wellington to-day for London, via Panama. The C. and D. Line steamer Port Denison Is dUe at-Bluff to-day from Walkokopu to load frozen meat, dairy produce) and general cargo. She will leave Bluff about January 15 for Lyttelton. . The Port Denison will finally sail from Lyttelton on January 23 for Louden, ' via Panama. MANUKA LEAVES MELBOURNE. Advice received by the Union Company stales that the Manuka left Melbourne at 10 a.m. on Tuesday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, via Milford Sound, with passengers, malls, and cargo. The vessel Is due at this port on January 17, and-Is timed to sail the same day for Bluff and Melbourne. , PABBORA LOADING WOOL. The steamer Pareora, which Is under charter to.'the Scales Company, arrived at Port Chalmers early yesterday morning from Timaru to load wool.; The vessel is to sail to-morrow forDunkirk, -via- Panama. . • CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA. The Union Company, advises • that the Kskerangu will load at Wallaroo about January 22 for Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Auckland. She will also' load at Adelaide, Melbourne, and Hobart, and should arrive' at this port about February 10. BLOEMFONTEIN FROM NEW YORK. . Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advises that the A. - and A. Line’s chartered steamer Bloemfontein was ■ expected to leave Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton and Dunedin to discharge the remainder of her general cargo from New York. , The vessel 1* due at this port on Sunday. TAMAROA FOR ENGLAND. The Shaw, Savill, - and Albion steamer Tamaroa is due at Auckland to-day from Wellington to complete Homeward loading. She is scheduled to. leave Auckland on January 19 for Southampton and London, via Panama. , THE CANADIAN CONQUEROR. Advice received by Messrs H. L. Tapley and Co. states that the Canadian Conqueror left Halifax on January 4 with Canadian cargo for. discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tlmatufi* Dunedin, and Bluff. She Is duo at Auckland, about February 18, and., at Dunedin about March 1. ; PORT ALMA FROM LONDON. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. advise that the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s new motor ship Port Alma ls due at Port Chalmers about January 10 from London, via Panama. - The vessel, which Is on her. maiden.voyage). Is bringing general cargo for' discharge at this port, Lyttelton, and-New .Plymouth. ) ’ MATAROA AT-SOUTHAMPTON. Cable advice received by the . Shaw) S.avlll, and Albion Company' states that the Mataroa arrived at Southampton on the morning of January 3 from .Wellington, via Panama. The vessel left Wellington on December 3. ♦ ' CORNWALL FROM LIVERPOOL. '. The Federal Lino steamer Cornwall Is due at Auckland about January 16 from Liverpool, via Panama. The vessel Is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and New Plymouth. She Is due at this port about February 3. ; — ; — . THE * CANADIAN HIGHLANDER. Cable news received by the Canadian National Steamship states that the Canadian Highlander arrived at Panama on January 1, and cleared the canal, the same day. - She Is en route to New York, Boston, and Halifax. The vessel sailed from Auckland on December S. ROTORUA FOB LONDON.. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua, which has been delayed at Napier by wet weather, was due at Wellington on Tuesday to complete loading for England. Owing to the delay, her departure from Wellington for Southampton and London, via Panama, has been postponed until to-day. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were reported ‘to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— - Auckland.—Maul Pomarc, Tofua, - Sawokla, Valaelan, Iris, Canadian Transporter, Tamaroa, Trewldden, Walruna. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine.Ngalo, Rotorua, Port Hardy, Surrey, Tredennlck, Canadian Britisher, Tutanekal, Mahla. Mamlllus, Buapehu, Kawatlrl, Bloemfontein, Somerset, Foolta, Undls. Awarua,—C. A. Larsen, Sir James Clark Ross, N. T. Nielsen Atsono, • City of New York, Makura, Tahiti, Manukau, Port ■ Denison, Karetu, Cumberland. Chatham Islands.—Port Wellington, Corinthlc, Cornwall. MOTOR SHIP KING ARTHUR. The King Arthur, the seventh to be completed of the nine high-class motor cargo ■ vessels ordered by the King Line from Messrs Earland and Wolff, Belfast, has been delivered to her owners after running .satisfactory official trials. Constructed to Lloyd’s Register’s 100 A 1 class, she Is 400 feet In length between perpendiculars, 54 feet G Inches in moulded breadth, 34. feet 8 inches In moulded depth, and of 5220 tons gross. The propelling machinery consists of a Harland-B and W. slx-cyllnder, four-cycle, alngle-actlng Diesel motor, and the engine room and deck auxiliaries are electrically driven. NEW HAIN LINE STEAMERS. ' The . Haiti . Steamship Company, Ltd., have contracted - with Messrs Harland and Wolff for the construction of a cargo steamer of about 9000 tons deadweight. The vessel, which Is to be built at the firm’s Govan yard, will be of about 4736 tons gross, 421 feet In length, 55 feet 9 inches In breadth, and 35 feet 9 Inches In depth, and will be fitted with triple expansion engines of about 2500 i.h.p. The engines are to be constructed on the Clyde. From the yards of Messrs Barclay, Curie) and Company, Scotstoun, the steamer Bangalore, 435 feet in •length by 57ft 4 inches In breadth, by 32 feet 3 Inches In depth, to carry about 9200 tons deadweight, and steam about 14 knots, was launched In June last year. The owners are the Haln Steamship Company, Ltd,, Cardiff. DANISH MOTOR SHip VICTORIA. The twin-screw motor ship Victoria, which has been built by Nakskov Skibsvaerft (Nakshov Shipyard, Ltd.), Nakskov, Denmark, for the Steamship Company Orient, Ltd., Copenhagen, has been delivered to her owners after carrying out successful official trials. She Is of the open-shelter deck type and has been constructed to Lloyd’s highest class, her length overall being 401 feet, length between perpendiculars 385 feet, moulded breadth 54 feet 3 Inches and depth - from the main deck 27 feet 4 Inches. The deadweight carrying capacity Is about 9000 tons. - In the double bottom, which - extends for the whole length of the ship, there Is provision for about 1200 tons of fuel oil. The cargo handling appliances include 11 derricks and 10 electric winches. The main engines are of the Burmelster and Wain type, and together develop a total of 3200 1.h.p., giving the loaded vessel, at a draft of 24 feel 4Vi Inches a speed of about XU- knots. The accommodation Is steam-heated. The Victoria is the foutr motor ship which Nakskov have built for the Steamship Company Orient and a fllfth Is under construction.