SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20704, 30 April 1929, Page 10

SHIPPING.

THE MOON. MAY, Last Quarter .. .. 2nd 12.55 p.m. New Moon . 9th 5.57 p.m. Flrst Quarter 16th 8.26 a.m. Tull Moon ~ .. 24th 0.20 a.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.2 a.m.; sets at 5.8 p.m. hie weather Aprl! 29. —Heavy Intermittent rain. Light south-east wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m Barometer 29.33 29.24 29.18 Thermometer min., 40; max., 45. WEATHER REPORT. CPbb Ukitcd Press- issomsrios.) WELLINGTON. April 29. The following la the official weather repon at 4 p.m. Bar, Th4r Norfolk Island—S.W., high wind, detached cloud 29.50 Awanul—N.W., strong breeze .. 29.14 63 Auckland—-N.N.E., fresh breeze, detached cloud 29.11 63 East Capo—N., gale, overcast, ugly sky, moderate seas .. .. 29.35 68 Capo Egraont—N., gale, passing showers, rough seas 29.00 62 Napier—N., moderate breeze, detached cloud, moderate seas 29.09 69 Farewell Spit—NAY., fresh breeze, overcast, rain, very heavy seas 20.03 65 Stephen Island—N.E., moderate breeze, overcast, passing showers, moderate seas 28.98 59 Wellington—S.W., gentle breeze, overcast, rain 29.04 54 Cape Campbell—S„ high wind, overcast, rain, rough seas .. .. 29.03 54 Greymouth—S.,. slight breeze, passing showers, constant seas 29.05 60 Akaroa Light—S.W., gale, overcast, drizzle, rough seas .. .. 29.08 48 Nugget Point—S., gentle breeze, cloudy, rough seas 29.22 44 Fuysegur Point—S., gale, overcast, ram, constant seas .. .. 29.34 44 , Chatham Islands —N., strong breeze, overcast, ugly skies, rough seas 29.35 61 Sydney—S., moderate breeze, ' cloudy .. .. .. 30.04 Hobart—Calm, overcast 30.11 WEATHER FORECAST. The following Is the official weather forecast : A very Intense cyclone hsa gradually moved southwards, and Is now centred west of Farewell Spit. Indications are for strong winds to gales, generally northerly hacking shortly to southerly between the Bay of Plenty and East Cape; elsewhere southerly; seas rough to heavy in New Zealand waters: strong southerly winds to gales, with high seas In the eastern Tasman Sea; weather still dull and stormy with further general rain, and many heavy tails, especially In the South Island and about Cook Strait, with considerable flooding; thunder in places, and snow on the ranges; cold temperatures, HIGH WATER. April 30 —- a.m. p.m. At Talaroa Heads 7.13 7.42 At Fort Chalmers 7.53 8.22 At Dunedin 8.23 8.52 EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coastal and Intercolonial. .Manuka. Melbourne, via, Bluff, to-day. Canadian Challenger, Timaru, to-day. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Devon, Brisbane, via Bluff, May 1. Wlngatui, Auckland, via ports, May 1. Kamona, Westport, via ports, May 2. Cambridge, Wellington, Lyttelton, May 4. Pfogress, Port Waikato, via ports. May 4. Corinna, New Plymouth, via ports. May 5. Calm, Wanganui, via ports. May 5. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, May 6. I Breeze, Wanganui, via ports. May 7. ICaretu, Sydney, via Bluff, May 7. Optlil, Westport, via Bluff, May 8. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, May 9. Fort Hunter, Lyttelton, Wellington, May 9. Waipiata, Auckland, via ports. May 9. Kahika, Napier, Gisborne, May 12. Norfolk, Wellington, Lyttelton, May 12. City of Adelaide, Lyttelton. May 12. Kurow, Auckland, via ports. May 14. Flrl, sch., Auckland, via ports, May 14. Ruapehu Wellington direct, April 15. Matakana, Wellington, Lyttelton, May 19. Canadian Britisher, Timaru, May 19. Taranaki, Sydney, via Bluff, May 21. Wairuna, Napier, Lyttelton, May 21. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kahika, Gisborne, via ports, to-day. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Karamea, Lyttelton, Nelson, to-day. Manuka. Melbourne, via ports. May 1. Rangitiki, Lyttelton, Wellington, May 1, Canadian Challenger, Wellington, May 1. Storm. Wanganui, via ports. May 1. ' Huntingdon, Bluff, Lyttelton, May 2. Devon, Timaru, New Plymouth, May 2. Wlngatui, Auckland, via ports. May 2, Kamona, Westport via Timaru, May 8. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, May 41 Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports. May 6. Calm, Wanganui, via ports. May 6. Corinna. New Plymouth, via ports. May 0. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports. May 7. Cambridge. Lyttelton. Wanganui, May 8. Karetu, Sydney, via ports. May 8. Waipiata. Auckland, via ports. May 9. Port Hunter, Montevideo, London, May 11. Kurow, Auckland, via ports. May 14. Plri, sch., Auckland direct, Slay 16. Ruapehu Auckland, New Plymouth. May 18. Canadian Britisher, Wellington, May 20. Matakana, Timaru, New Plymouth,May 22. Taranaki, Timaru, Lyttelton, May 22. Wairuna, Bluff, New' Plymouth, Slay 23. OVERSEAS STEAMERS FOR OTAGO. Canadian Challenger (due to-day).—Left Halifax March 2 foi Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin: arrived Aifck land April 11. Cambridge (due May 4). —Left Liverpool March 2 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton. and Port Chalmers.: arrived Auckland April 9.. City of Adelaide (due May 12) .—Lett New York March 17 for Levuka, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin arrived Auckland April 27. Norfolk (due Slay 12). —Left Liverpool March 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers; arrived Auckland April 24. Ruapehif - (due May 15) .—Left Southampton April 4 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, Auckland and New Plymouth: due Wellington May 12. Matakana (due May IB).—Left Liverpool March 39 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, anil Dunedin; due Auckland Slay 4. Canadian Britisher (due May 20),—Lett Halafax March 27 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; due ■ Auck- : land, May 5. Wairuna (due May 21).—Lett Los Angeles April 12 for Auckland, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth; due Auckland Slay 7. Denholm (due May 21).—Left New York April 3 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; duo Auckland May Siisses (duo May 30).—Left Calcutta April 3 for Auckland Wellington Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland, Slay 18. Kent (due June 6) -Left Liverpool April 13 for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth; due Auckland May 22 Port Auckland (due June 7). —Left New York April 18 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland May , 22. Valacia (due June 7). —Left London April 20 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Timaru: due Lyttelton June 3. FOR NORTHERN PORTS. Baron Bellhaven, left Antwerp Starch 10 for Auckland and Wellington: due Auckland April 29. Walotapu, left Los Angeles April 2 for Papeete. Wellington, and Lyttelton: due Wellington April 30. Tamaroa, left Southampton March 28 tor Auckland and Wellington: duo Auckland Anri) 30. Hauraki, left Los Angeles April 10 for Auck land and Wellington; duo Auckland Slay 3. Plako, left Cardiff March 23 foi Wellington via Capetown; due Wellington May 7. Ralsdale, left Antwerp March 19 for Auckland and Now Plymouth. due Auckland May Remuera, left Southampton April 12 for Wellington, - Napier, and Auckland; duo Wellington May 17. Wlrral, left New York April 15 for Wellington and Auckland, due Wellington May 21 Corlnthlc, left Southampton April 26 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington June 3. TO SAIL FOB OVERSEA PORTS. Canadian Challenger, leaves Auckland Slay 6 for New York, Boston and Montreal. Cambridge, leaves Auckland May 29 for New York, Avonmouth, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool. Devon, leaves Wellington May 16 for London , and West Coast of Great Britain. Otira, sails from Wellington April 30 for London, via Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro. Port Darwin sails from Auckland May 8 for New York, Boston, Halifax, and London. Port Hunter, sails from Port Chalmers May 11 for London, via Montevideo. Port Napier leaves Wellington May 11 for London, via Montevideo. Port Victor, leaves Wellington Slay 21 for London, via Panama. Rangitiki, Sails from Wellington Stay 11 for St ithampton and London, via Pitcairn Island utid Panama. Tainul, sails from Wellington May 9 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Taranaki, leaves Auckland June 12 for London, via Panama. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Makura, left Wellington April 23 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete: due San '• Francisco May 10 Tahiti, left San Francisco April 17 tor ' Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga ; due Wellington May 6. AoraOgi, leaves Sydney May 2 and Auckland May 7 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu: due Vancouver May 24. Niagara, leaves Vancover May 1 for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland, May 20. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, April 29. —Arrived: Veronica (1 p.m.), from Wellington; Laburnum (8.30 p.m.), from- Wellington: Tamaroa (11 p.m.), from London. Sailed; ■ Kallangata (12.15 n.m.), for Portland. WELLINGTON/ April 29.—Arrived: Totara <9.30 a.m.), from Auckland.- —Sailed; Cam-

bridge (3.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Waipiata (5.15 p.m.), for Auckland; Wahlne (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. ’ LYTTELTON, April 20.—Sailed: John (4.25 p.m.). Breeze (4.30 p.m.), Maori (8.20 p.m.), all for Wellington; Storm (5 p.m.), for Dunedin. BLUFF, April 29.—Sailed: Manuka (3.15 p.m.), for Dunedin. «X>The Kahika, which was delayed in working cargo yesterday owing to heavy rain. Is timed to sail to-night for Napier and Gisborne, via ports. The Kamona Is due at Dunedin on Thursday from Westport, via ports, with a part cargo of coal. After discharge she will load general cargo for Timaru and Westport. The Waipiata is to leave Auckland at the end of this week with general cargo for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Oplhl has been fixed to load at Westport at tho end of this week for Bluff and Dunedin. The Progress Is bar bound at Port Waikato. The vessel is now expected at Dunedin on Saturday to load general cargo for New Plymouth and Port Waikato. The American steamer Golden Cross, from Los Angeles, via Auckland and Wellington, Is duo at Lyttelton on May 15. The coastal steamer Pakura has been chartered by tho Union Company. The vessel, which was recommissioned in Wellington on April 24, is commanded by Captain C. W. ColdJcutt. The C. and D. Line steamer Port Wellington, having arrived at Melbourne on April 17, completed the voyage from London In 35 days. The vessel was duo at Sydney on April 26. MANUKA FROM MELBOURNE. The Intercolonial steamer Manuka Is due at Dunedin this morning from Melbourne, via Bluff. On arrival the vessel will berth at- tho Rattray street wharf to land passengers and discharge a quantity of general cargo. The Manuka Is timed to sail at noon to-morrow for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne. —O CARGO FROM SYDNEY. The Karetu was expected to leave Sydney yesterday with general cargo for discharge at Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She should arrive here on May 7. ZEALANDIC HOMEWARD BOUND. Cable advice received states that the Shaw, Savlll, and Albion Company’s motor ship Zealandlc, en route from Port Chalmers to London, left Colon on the evening ot April 23. The vessel Is due at London on May 7. CORINTHIC FOR NEW ZEALAND. Cabled advice received states that the Shaw, Savlll, and Albion Line steamer Corlnthlc left Southampton last Friday afternoon for Wellington and Auckland with passengers, mails, and cargo. Tho vessel Is due at Wellington on Juno 3. - CARGO PROM NEW YORK. Under charter to the A. and, A. Line, the steamer City of Batavia Is scheduled to leave New York on May 15 with American cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The steamer City of Salisbury, also under charter to the A. and A. Line, Is to leave New York on May 31 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. NEWCASTLE COAL TRADE. The quantity of coal shipped at Newcastle during the week ended April 12 for places beyond the State was 9350 tons, ot which 6150 tons represented shipments for Commonwealth and New Zealand ports, the remainder being for foreign ports. For the corresponding period last year the total was 60,778 tons. PORT MELBOURNE AND PORT PIRIE, The C. and D. Line has been notified by cable that the Port Melbourne and Port Plrio arrived at London on the morning of April 23 after a race from Auckland, which port they left together at 10 p.m. on March' 13. Judging by the fact that they made port both In the morning ot the same day the finish of the race must have been close. At Balboa the Port Melbourne was four and a-half hours ahead of the Port Plrle, but on leaving Colon the latter vessel was only one hour and a-quarter behind her opponent. The wool carried by both vessels will be Included In the London May sales. SHOAL IN PATERSON INLET. Soundings recently taken at the entrance to Paterson Inlet show that a shoal, extending about three cables in a north-west —southeast direction and one cable In width, and having a depth varying between 5% and 514 fathoms, exists south-eastward ot Akers Point. The centre of the shoal Is situated 145.5 degrees, 1.35 miles (approximately) from Akers Point Lighthouse; the minimum depth of 5% fathoms being about half cable south-eastward from the centre of the shoal. The depths south-westward of the shoal are less than those shown on tho Admiralty chart of this locality. SHIPPING WORK DELAYED. Shipping work at Port Chalmers was delayed yesterday by the rain. About the middle of the afternoon the weather .temporarily cleared and some work was done. The vessels, which are the Rangitiki, Karamea, and Huntingdon, will probably bo a day late in sailing. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. Tho Union Company announces the following movements of vessels engaged In the transpacific cargo service:— Walkawa, from Pago Pago, arrived at New Westminster (8.C.) on April 21, She left Vancouver on April 26 for Powell River and Union Bay, clearing* tho last-named port on April 28 for San Francisco direct, thenco Los Angeles, Apia, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waltemata was to leave Suva on April 24 for Vancouver, where sho Is due on May 15. She will proceed thence to San Francisco, Lqs Angeles, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney, Walhcrao, left Sydney on April 19 for Vancouver, via Suva and Apia, and was due ,at Suva on April 26. Hauraki left Los Angeles on April 10, Is quo at Auckland on May 3, and will otooeed thence to Wellington, Melbourne, and Adelaide, and return to Vancouver direct from Adelaide. Walotapu, en route from Paclflo Coast, left Papeete on April 19, Is duo at Wellington on April 30, sailing thenco for Lyttelton, Melbourne, and Sydney. She will return to Vancouver, via Fanning Island. Wairuna, left Los Angeles on April 12, is due at Auckland on May 7, and will proceed thence to Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth. PERSONAL ITEMS. F - Robertson, late of the Tekoa, brought the Rotorua out from Home, In place of Captain J. L. B. Hunter, who Is bringing * «*iua-pehu out. These masters will exchange positions when the ships meet. Mr A. Webster has been appointed wireless operator on the Ngalo, relieving Mr J. G. Henderson. „„ Mr D- . M , e , nlove has been appointed third ham ° f the Makura ’ altering Mr J. BllllngX: Rroadhouse, third officer of the Kalranga, has been transferred to the Kamona M’Donald SeC ° nd ° fflcer ’ rc,levlnE Mr A. W. Mr E. M. Anderson, second officer of the Aorangi, has been granted holidays at Sydney, His place nas been taken by Mr A. P. Cousin. ~f ar D ; M* Keith has been appointed chief h tho Aorangi, relieving Mr R. M. Scott, V c f gne<l frora tho Unlon Company’s service having accepted a position ashore. th. wi.?' MKenzle Is now second officer . Li| he ' a v M ’ an , d Mr E - J - Uecd Is proacceding to Newcastle on holidays. £ I I? wI A n i has been appointed chief rr lLtructlons arUKI, rCl,eTtnß Mr W ’ Johnson ™i7h o .ui C f 1V u tir . 1 recommissions at Auckland with the following engineers:—Chief. Mr P. H. fS; second,.Mr J. k. Vigors; third, Mr Taylor, fourth, Mr R, Magnusson. M Dougall has Joined tho Makura as holidays F ' re,leTlnß Mr F - J- Ward for , G - Weld „ has Joined the Kartlgl as holidays 6l CW ’ relleTlne Mr H - F - Miller for -Mr H. Lockhart has rejoined the Aorangi on holkfay°eaye, et aftcr being a3hore NEW MOTOR LINER BRITANNIC. ?, rltan , n , Ic ' 1,16 flrst “otor vessel of the White Star Line, will bo launched from Wolff sh'pyards at Belfast next month. The new vessel Is 27.000 gross tons 680 feet between perpendiculars, has an 82 foot beam, and a depth of 43.9 feet. With S^Mn fUI f °'J lnE linCS for Which WhltO Star ships are famous tho cruiser stern and two stumpy funnels—the characteristics of the Gvfl o^in^ S f el—the Br ‘‘ annic "HI have a distinctive appearance. Tho motive power to drive ivu„?" ta ii ni( : X ll ' be sup nllcd by two 10cylinder Harland B. and W. double acting motors, while throughout the ship tho fullest use wilt be made of ele.ctricity both for navigating and controlling the ship, for cooking, ventilation, and for operating tho enormous amount size erT CC raachlnery necessary In a ship of this .hPS 8 * 61 ! 63 l V arry , cabln , Jurist third, and third class, the Britannic has a passenger capacity of more than 1500. One of toe out- ?? aad . DB features of the passenger accommodation Is the. provision of a large number of single rooms, an addition which Is certain to prove very popular with the travelling public. The public rooms of tho ship will be remarkable for richness of detail, beauty of design and perfection of appointment, and with the advent of the Britannic a new standard of luxury will be set on the Atlantic, Constructed on the N «w York-Llverpool run of the White Star Lino, the Britannic will make her maiden voyage late in the year, and during the European winter of 1929-1930 will make two cruises to the Mediterranean, nr?. I ]® Britannic Is an honoured name in tho WhUo Star Line, and the new ship Is the third of tho name. - The first Britannic, 5004 tons, built In 1874, was recognised as the leading ship of her time on the Western Ocean. The second Britannic, 48,158 tons, had no opportunity to make history for herself, as she was launched In 1914, and in 1916, when acting as a hospital ship,. was mined in the Zea Channel.