SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20906, 21 December 1929, Page 12

SHIPPING.

weatheb repobt. (Per Usited Peess Association.) WELLINGTON, December 19. Ths following Is -the- official weather report at 4 r>.ju,:—

WEATHER FORECAST. Tlie followlne ts the official weather forecast : A slight anti-cyclone Is moving on to New Zealand, but a fresh depression has already passed Tasmania and la crossing the south Tasman Sea. Indications arc ■ for Tarlablo winds, mainl? light to moderate, later becoming northerly, and freshening In and south of Cook. Strait; seas smooth to moderate; winds reering northerly In the eastern Tasman, and freshening seaa; moderate weather fair to fine generally, except scattered showers on the westcoast of the South Island'and about Foveaux Strait; temperatures milder.

ARRIVAL. Friday, December 20.. Karetu, s.s. (12.5 p.m.), 3210 tons. Buxton, from Hobart, Newcastle, and Sydney, via LytteltOD and Oamaru. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. DEPARTURES. Friday, December 20. Cambridge, s.s. (5.25 p.m.), 10,850 tons. It. Williams, for Lyttelton. Storm, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 749 tons, Sheppard, for Wanganui, via port*. ♦ SHIPPING TELEGBAMS. AUCKLAND, December 20.—Arrived : Kalinga <6 p.m.), from Coff's Harbour.—-Sailed: Marama (12.10 p.m.), for Sydney; Kalapol (9 p.m.), for Greymoutb. WELLINGTON. December 20.—Arrived: Wahlne (7 a.m.), rrom Lyttelton; Surrey (9.30 1 a.m.), from Melbourne: Holmdale (9 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Alexander (2.30 p.m.). from Tarafcohe; Buahlne (2.45 p.m.), from Tlmaru; John (4.45 p.m.), from Mercer; Katoa (5.40 p.m.), from Portland; Kaltangata. from Greymouth. Sailed: Maunganul (3.10 p.m.), for Sydney; Wahlne (7.30 p.m.). for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON. December 20.—Arrived: Maori (6.40 a.m.), from Wellington: Kuku (7.1 S a.m.), from Kalkoura; Wtngatul (10.40 a.m.), from Tlmaru; Corlnna (12.10 p.m.), from Tlmaru; Canadian Conqueror (3 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Maori (8.50 p.m.). for Wellington. / BLUFF, December 20.—Arrived: Kurow (11 a.m.), from Dunedln. SUVAt December 20.—Arrived: Niagara (9 a.m.). from Auckland. / ■ ♦ 1 The Federal Lino steamer Cambridge left Port Chalmers last evening for Lyttelton and Wellington to complete loading for London and west of England ports. The Gale jvent to Port Chalmers yesterday morning" to undergo annual survey and overhaul. The Walruna, now discharging general cargo from Pacific coast ports at the cross wharf. Is to sail on Tuesday for New Plymouth, Napier, and Auckland. The Oplhl, which was delayed In loading coal at Westport yesterday owing to heavy rain. Is expected to sail to-day for Bluff and Dunedln. She should arrive here about the end of next week. The Waiplata Is due at Dunedln to-morrow from Auckland, via ports. After discharge she will be laid up at Port Chalmerß for an Indefinite period! Tho New Zealand Shipping Company advises !£*' ')"? Turaklna is due at Wellington about the middle of January from Australia to commence loading for the United Kingdom. The Kalmanawa Is due at Lyttelton about December 28 from Auckland, Napier, and Wellington. She Is to'sail on December 37 for Dunedln. The Shaw, Savlll. and Albion Company's Jlrier Mania left Lyttelton on Wednesday for Bluff, Tlmaru, Port Chalmers, and Wellington to load for London. It Is stated that the Port Hardy, which is to sail from- Auckland to-day for Halifax and London, is taking the largest single shipment of butter ever loaded In New Zealand. Tho C. and D. Lino steamer Port Campbell is due at Lyttelton from Wanganui on Tuesday to load for London. Tho vessel will also load at Port Chalmers, and Wellington. RIMUTAKA FROM ENGLAND. i., Th ! . Kew ,' Zealand Shipping Company's liner Klmutaka is due at Wellington on December -6 from London and Southampton, via Panama, to land passengers and malls. The vessel Is carrying general cargo for discharge at Port J nalmers, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth. She is expected at this port about December 28. m " TKE CANADIAN HIGHLANDER. Reported to have sailed from Colon on December 14, the Canadian National steamer Canadian Highlander Is en route from Montreal to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tlmaru, and I Dunedln. _ Sho Is duo at Auckland about HERMINIUS FROM BUNBCBV. Tho steamer Hermlnlus, from Bunbury, via S\vdney, arrived at Auckland on Thursday. The vessel has a full cargo of Australian hardwood for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedln. » CORNWALL TO LOAD. Tho Federal Company reports that ihe Cornwall, on completion of her discharge at New Plymouth, will commence loading there on January 6 for London, Avonmouth. Liverpool and Glasgow. She will subsequently load also at Wanganui roadstead, Wellington, Glsborne, Napier, and Auckland, and Is to sail flDally from Auckland on February 6. ♦ CUMBERLAND LEAVES PANAMA. Cabled news received by the Federal Company states that the Cumberland arrived at Panama canal on December 13 from Liverpool, and sailed again the same day for New Zealand' ports. She Is due at Auckland on Januarr 2, and at Port Chalmers about January 21. «. _ WIRELESS FROM lONIC. A wireless message received by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company from the liner Tonic, which left Auckland on December 11 for Southampton, read 3 as follows:—" Have had good weather since leaving, All well." " ♦- NARBADA LEAVES SAMARANG. The Union Company has received cabled advice that the Narbada, from Calcutta, Pennne, and tUngapore, left Samarang on December 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tlmaru, Dunedln. and Bluff. She Is now expected to r°ach Auckland on January 3. ■ .*. RANGITATA'S LOADING POUTS. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that th<; motor ship R.ingltata has been fixed to load at Lyttelton, Tokomaru Bay, Auckland Napier, and Wellington for England. Tho vessel, which is due at Auckland on December 29 from London, is scheduled to sail Anally from Wellington on February 1 for Southampton and London, via Panama. KARETU FROM SYDNEY. The Union Company's freighter Karetu arrived at Dunedln yesterday from Hobart, Newcastle, and Sydney, via, Lytteiton and Oamaru. The vessel was berthed at the Birch street wharf to discharge a largo quantity of general •■argo, which Includes transhipments from the • following vessels:—Westerdijk, VUle d'Aniiens. N.irkunda, Talplng, fiera, Telemachus. Esperanto Bay. Nellore, Nieuw Holland. Himalaya Maru, Kyokkoli Maru. Mulabar. Naldera. Oron-i-ay. Baradine. Garmula. Carignano, Milorn, Time, f'anberm, OrfTtl, Omma, ThernlstocJes, .Moldarl.n. B.illarat. Tancrcil. Ornntes, Ranpura. Muiigann, Nieuw Zeeland, Ormistcu, and timber frnm Hobart and Newcastle. The Karetu will yall about Monday' for Bluff to romplete discharge. She will afterwards go tu Sydney '" load «raln for South Island ports. ' '

BENCRUACHAN TO LOAD. Tha Scales chartered steamer Bencruachan was to leave Plcton on Wednesday morning for further loading at Tolago Bay, Napier, Tlmaru. and Port Chalmers. She Is now timed to sail finally from Port Chalmers on January 10 for Dunkirk, London, and Hull, via Panama. WITHIN WIKELZSS RANGE. The following vessels were reported to be within range of tho undermentioned wireless stations last night:— Auckland.—NlagarS, Tofua, Otokla, Waiotapu, Saltersgate, Marama, UUraaroa, Glalong, Malmoa, Golden Cross. Wellington.—Wahlne, Maori, Atahura, Tamahlne, Aorangl, Iris, Tutanekal, Invergorden, Port Campbell, Plume, Akera, Golden Coast, Ruahlne, Kaponga, Norfolk, Maheno, Falsterbo, Maunganul, Bencruachan. Awarua.—Makura, Tahiti, Cambridge, Kawatlrl. Sir James Clark Ross, Southern Princess, Kosmos, C. A. Larsen. Chatham Islands.—Rlmutaka, Rangltata. SURREY TO LOAD. The Federal Company adrljes that the Surrey was due at Wellington yesterday from Melbourne to await her loading, which will commence at Wellington on December 30. The vessel will leave Wellington on January 4 to load at Wanganui, Watkokopu, Gisborne, and Auckland. She will sail finally from Auckland on January 21 for New York, Boston, Halifax, and London, via Panama canal. IMPROVEMENTS TO MOOLTAN. - When the P. and O. Uner Mooltan reaches Australia toward the end of December, the extensive reconstruction of cabin accommodation in the first and second saloons will bo noted with Interest by the travelling public. An extra deck of cabins with the most modern equipment, has been added In both saloons All cabins which were originally three-berth cabins ate now two-berth, and all original two-berth cabins are single. In spite of the additional decks taken up for passengers, only 37 more passengers are carried, and as heretofore all can be accommodated at one sitting in the dining saloon. In the first saloon there are 114 single berth cabins, 116 two-berth cabins and six cablns-de-tuxe, and the size of the cabins la the same as when originally two and three-berth cabins. Blocks of cabins with connecting doors are available for family parties. All first saloon cabins are fitted with cot beds. Music, lounge and smoke rooms in each saloon bare been redecorated.

Tho second saloon accommodation now Consists of 72 two-bertb cabins, 14 three-berth cabins, and 27 four-berth cabins, and the number of passengers carried will not he greater than before. Their comfort has been increased by the erection of a glassed-ln veranda.

The Mooltan now has 236 cabins In the first and 123 In the second class, a total of 339 in all, which In tho off season can bo used as singlcrberth cabins.

PASSENGERS BY THE NIAGARA. Following Is a list of passengers from New Zealand on board tho R.M.S. Niagara, which left Auckland last Tuesday for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver First saloon: Mr C. H. AshtOn, Mr L. C. Ballantlne, Mrs C, Colson, Miss Davidson, Mrs V. A. and Miss D. Derrick, Mr and Mrs A. Forbes, Mr J. M. Harcourl. Mrs L. and Master J. C. B. Hart, Miss E. Holbon, Mr E. S. Kendall, Mr D. G. Kennedy, Mr and Alrs.W. Scott Lee. Miss J. E. M'Kac, Mr and Mrs H. C. Parr, Mr H. G. and Miss J. Pilling, Air and Airs J. Robertson, Miss J. and Allas J. M. Robertson, Mr P. J. Rogers, Mr L. Russell, Alls? p, Shannon, Mr H. Skelton, Sir and Mrs E. D. R. Smith, Mr B. G. Smith, Mrs B. H. Umbers, Miss 51. Walbran, Air and Mrs E. L. Waldron. Second saloon; Miss B. Armstrong. Allas T. Bentley, Allss A. W. Blakey, Afrs D. H. Butler and three children, Air E. Olivers Air F. A. Clare, Rev. Father C. B. Crocker, Air and Airs A. Dlloponlo, Airs A. Edenborough and three children, Alasters T. and P. Fenton, Allss D. Frost, Mr A. G. Groom. Air L. C. Hamilton, Master A. Harrison, Air F. Herring, Air and Airs C. Howley and three children Atlas E. Alarlow, Air K. Alarlow, Mrs Af. Marshall. Afr C. J. Atason, Allss J. Miller, Allss E. A. AHUettj Air G. H. AHllett. Allss AI. MacPherSOn. Allss V. E. Al'Kenzle, Alaster D. and Allss P. Al'Gusty, Mrs and Allss Al'Gavln, Allss N. Nabb. Atlas A. L. Perry, Miss M. C. Pync, Alasters (2), Suckling, Air E. T. Thakobau. Alias E. Turner, Miss AI. By Watt, Air h. S. Whalley, Air H. Whittle, Miss AI. Van Camp, Allss A. Zander; and 18 third class.

THE MOON. December. I*st Quarter New Moon . • •• •• • • •• 23rd 2.2T p.m. 31st 11.42 a.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 4.43 Rises to-morrow at a.m.; sets at 8. 4.14 a.m.; eets 28 p.m. at 8.29 p.m. THE WEATHEH. December 20.—Intermittent louth-weat wind. 8 a.m. Barometer 29.60 ratn. Ligbt Noon. 0 p.m. 29.63 29.64 39; max., SI.

Bar. Ther XorfoUc Island—N.W., light air. 29.94 — Awanut—W.S.W., fresh breeze. 29.7T 67 Auckland—W.Ji.W., strong breeze. 29.67 69 East Cape—S.W., gentle breeze. 29.67 65 Cape Egmont—W\, gentle breeze. 29.59 69 Napier—B., slight breeze, blue 29.65 63 Farewell Spit—N.W.. slight breeze, 29.57 70 Stephen Island—N.W., moderate breeze, cloudy, moderate seas .. 23.58 59 -Wellington—N.N.W., gentle breeze. detached cloud, smooth seas .. 29.59 65 'Cape Campbell—N., fresh breeze. 29.59 61 Grejmouth—S.S.W.. mod. breeze. detached cloud, moderate swell 29.61 58 Akaroa. Light—N.B., gentle breeze. 29.59 58 Xuirget Point—S., gentle breeze, detached cloud, moderate seas.. 29.67 52 Tuysegiir Point—S., gentle breeze, detached cloud, moderate seas .. 29.73 51 Chatham Islands—W.S.W., fresh breeze, detached cloud, moderate 29.51 51 •fSj-dner— B.K.E., gentle breeze, 29'.56 _ Hobart (9 a.m.)—Calm, overcast 29.57

, HIGH WATER. December 21— a.m. p.m. At Talaroa Heads -; : .. .. 7.22 7.51 At Port Chalmers .. ...... 8.2 S.31 S.32 3.1 December 22— a.m. p.m. At Talaroa Heads ., . .. .. 8.18 8.46 At Port.Chalmers ., S.38 9.26 At Dunedin .. .. .. 9.28 9.56