SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21018, 6 May 1930, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

DAILY TIMES WEATHER REPORT. Reading, by aeif-recotduig instrument, at the Daily Times Office Dunedin, up to midnight on Monday. May 5, (standard, time). Thermometer at midnight. Barometer Wind, light S.W., sunshine; barometer falling. at midnight “9® PHASES OP THE MOON FOR MAY. . Z oi th .' l'l 3 „ am - 13th, 4.50 n.m. i Last Quarter, 21st, 3.52 a.m. New Moon. 28th, 5.7 pm, SUN (TO-DAY), high water. ~ 70 Kl s“s' 459 nm ’’ At Talaroa Heads . , _ sets 4.59 p.m. £ / \ m (to . day) . 0-26 - m -J 9 - 58 P-m. “t \ I JAt Fori Chal- I ' MOON (TO-DAY) 7 J -N “sets 1150 Dm’ ’ I zZf At Dunedin: 10.36 - sets 11.50 p.m. . . I a.m.; 11.8 p.m. _|q SYNOPSIS. I y, , 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Midnight. “ Thermometer .. 46 55 49 41 “ -so -taxlmum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday 59deir I I Minimum temperature for 24 hours ended 9 p.m. yesterday lldec’ , “ Average maximum temperature for April—6odeg _ a. Average minimum temperature for April—sodeg Z W Average maximum temperature for week ended May 3—ssdeg Rainfall for week ended May 3—.531n. " • “ —l§ Rainfall for April—l.37ln. Rainfall for 1929—32.751 n. __ — “ ’ Rainfall for 1930, to date—S.79tn. 27 Sunshine for March, 1821 hours ;• for April, 1201 hours Sunshine for week ended May 3—l6i hours. Sunshine recorded on the Dally Times recorder yesterday—- ■ Before noon, 4 hours 10 minutes; after noon: 3 hours s 5 minutes. Total, S hours j> minutes.

WfeATHBR REPORT. (FBa Exited Press association.) WELLINGTON, May 5. The following 'ls the official weather report at 4 p.m:— . - Bar. Thcr. Norfolk Island—S.E., slight breeze, detached cloud .; .. .... .. 30.01 Cape Maria—S.E., moderate breeze, detached cloud, moderate seas 30.10 66 Auckland—Calm; detached clouds 30.07 63 East' Cape—S., strong breeze, overcast, passing'showers, rough seas 1. 30.10 50 . Cape. Egmont—S.E., gentle breeze, ■ blue sky, smooth seas 30.20 55 Napier—S., light air, cloudy, smooth seas .. .. .. .. .. 30.20 57 ■ ■ •Farewell Spit—S., light breeze, blue sky, smooth seas .. .... ... 30.18 55 Stephen r sland —S.E.. moderate breeze, blue sky. moderate seas .. .. 30.21 52 Wellington—S.B., gentle breeze. blue sky, moderate swell .. ~ 30.20 53 Cape Campbell—S.E., slight breeze, blue sky .'smooth seas .. 30.28 54 Greymouth—S.W.. slight breeze, -blue shy. .constant seas .. .. 30.16 53 Akaroa Light—S.W., slight breeze, blue sky,' constant seas .. .. 30.21 49 Nugget Point—S.W., moderate breeze, overcast, gloom, mod. seas .. ~ 30.19 49 Puysegur Point—E:, light air, cloudy, constant swell 30.34 48 Chatham Islands—W.S.W., strong breeze, cloudy, squalls, rough setts .. ...:.. • 30.00 51 • , Sydney—S.S.B.,' fresh breeze, “ cloudy 30.34 Hobart—Calm, blue sky ' 30,46 ’ . WEATHER FORECAST. The following Is the official weather fore- ,■ cast V, ,v The anti-cyclone Ik-now centred In the souths west , Tasman Sea,- and Is; still Intense. In- . .. dlcatlons ore tor southerly. and, south-easterly winds north of Westport and Kalkourn,-south-westerly thenCa southwards-; light to moderate generally; seas smooth to moderate generally; light to , moderate south-east to south winds In the . eastern Tasman Sea, with smooth -to -moderate seas; weather still.fair to fine generally, but somo scattered showers near the east coast districts from Napier northwards; cool . .temperature with many night frosts, ■ —«•*- < ■ DEPARTURE. ;• Monday, May 5. ’ Gale, s.s. (9.30 p.m.), 567 tons,’ M’Kenzlc. for,Wanganui, vla ports. , ; SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. . , AUCKLAND, May s.—Arrived; Aorangl (6.15 a.m.),. from Sydney; Kurow ‘(2.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Canadian. Conqueror (5.10 p.m.), from Halifax.——Sailed: Brunswick (6 p.m.). for Wellington. -, - - WELLINGTON, May , s.—Arrived: Golden Cross (7.10 a.m.), from Auckland.—r-Salled; Holmdalo (4.5 p.m.), for Wanganui; Ruapehu (5 p.m.), for London; Hertford (5.50 p.m.), for Napier; Storm - (6.25- p.m.), for Dunedin; Karepo (7 p.m.). for Auckland; Wahlne (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; John (10 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Kahlka (10 p.m.)*. for Greymoiith; Kgatoro (10 p.ip.i,:for Westport, LYTTELTON, May s.—Sailed':- (12.10 P.m.), for Dunedin; Cygnet ■ (12-.15 p.m.). for Kalkoura,-. Hlmatangi (4.20 p.m.), for Tltaaru:, Walkoualtl ,(4;45 p.m.), for Duns'? 111 :; Totanv- (5.25 p.m.), .for Wellington; Maori (8.20 p.m.), for Wellington. ■' BLUFF, May' s.—Arrived;' Maheno (7.30 -a.m.), from- Wellington. ; NORFOLK iVa.J, May 3. —Sailed: Surrey, fpr -Sydney. • ■ HALIFAX. May 3,-—Sailed: ' Canadian Conv struetpr, for. Sydney. _ D .AKER, .May 3,—Sailed: Walmarlno, ‘i or Duft&dliL' v 1 ADEN, May 3. —Sailed: Port Dufieiln.wfor • , Melbourne. , ' SUEZ,. Slay 3.—Arrived:. Nafkunda, from Fremantle; -Port Bowen, from Fremantle; Port Alma, from, Hobart. GIBRALTAR; May 3.—Arrived: Oronsay, from Fremantle. DUNKIRK, May 3.—Sailed; City of Winchester, fbr Hull, en route from Fremantle. LONDON, Slay 3,—Arrived: Runic, from Fremantle; - Mamilius, from Napier; - Hobson Bay, from Fremantle. The-coastal tanker Pau Is due at Dunedin on Friday from • Wellington to discharge bulk motor spirit. i The Katoa is due hero this morning from Auckland, via ports, to discharge and load general cargo. She Is to sail to-morrow for Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. - The Oplhl Is duo at Dunedin to-morrow from . Westport, via pprts, to discharge coal and - load general cargo. She Is to sail on Thursday night for Nelson, New Plymouth, and Westport, via ports. The Wlngatul Is expected at • Dunedin on ■ Friday from Auckland, via ports, to discharge and load general cargo. She will sail,hence for Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. • • ■ The Walotapu, now berthed at Dunedin, will leave Port Chalmers on Thursday for Melbourne and Sydney to discharge the romatndcr of her cargo' from Pacific coast ports. The Storm Is due here, to-morrow from Wellington, and is timed to sail on Thursday evening for Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. - _ The Shaw, Savlll Company advises that the Malmon will now clear Wellington finally on May 10 for Rotterdam ami London, via the Panama canal. .. ■ The A. und A, Lino’s chartered steamer Enton is to sail from New York to-morrow for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Atlantic Union Oil Company’s chartered tanker Brunswick arrived at Auckland from Los Angelas on Saturday. The vessel has .a full cargo of bulk oil fuel for discharge Into;the company's tanks at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney.' : After unloading a large. cargo of phosphates from Nauru Island the steamer Lady Lewis, left Auckland on Saturday .for Makatca Island, yin Westport, to load a phosphate cargo for Honolulu. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor liner Rnngltane !s scheduled to leave Southamp-> ton on- Slay 9. Tn addition to passengers and mall for New Zealand the vessel is to bring cargo from London for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. She is duo at Auckland on Juno 11, CARGO FRO3I AUSTRALIA. ’ The Union Company’s freighter Walkoualtl , 1» due at Dunedin to-day from Newcastle and Sydney, via Lyttelton, to discharge general cargo and coal. She will sail about Friday for Bluff to complete discharge. The Karetu Is now expected to leave Sydney on May 10 with general cargo for discharge at Dunedin and Lyttelton, and coal for Wellington. She should arrive hero on May 10. THE CITY OF CHRISTIANIA. ’ A'.wireless message received by Messrs Turnbull,- Martin, and Co. from tho captain of the , City of Christiania states that the vessel will arrive at Auckland to-morrow from New York She la under charter to the A. and A. Line and has cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney. The City of Christiania Is due at this port about ' May 20. OTAKI LEASES MONTEVIDEO. ' The Otakl, which left Bluff on April 7 for Loudon, Manchester, and Glasgow, via Monte- ■ video and Rio da Janeiro, arrived at Montevideo on April 30, and sailed again on May 1. QUERCU'S LEAVES NEW YORK. Cabled news' has been received by the C. and D. Line that the chartered steamer Qttcrcus left New York on April 26 with American cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She la duo at Auckland on May 29, and at Dunedin about June 11. PASSENGERS BY THE RUAPEHU. The Ruapehu, which left Wellington yestcrQfty for Southampton And London, Is cnrrylntr the following saloon passengers :—Misses S. E. Stewart and J. M. Meston. Mestlaraes E, Canavan, D- Richardson and G. A. Stewart, Messrs G. R. CanaVan, C. B. Clutten, H. J Fi!«£ on ’,w Qlendtimlng, w. 11, Kelsey, N. M DLugall, 0. \\, Richardson, and M G Rogers, and II third class. ' » t,r

PORT BRISBANE LEAVES LAS PALMAS. . L,ne Reamer Port Brisbane, which left Wellington on March 22 for Montevideo and London, is reported to have loft Las Palmas on April 28. She was expected to reach London on Saturday. CITY OF OSAKA REPORTED. 4* -A- Line chartered steamer City of Osaka Is reported to have cleared the £ a “ an ? a ca “ a l,«M April 27, .She Is en route from New York to Auckland, Wellington, LytMay I 2i and Su7a * ant * ls due at AuckTAMAROA FROM. ENGLAND. The Shaw, -Savlll, and Albion liner TamaSa a -J?tv 1 Sclle<lule<r t 0 clear Southampton on May 23 with passengers and mall for New Zealand. dlschar go at Wellington and LyttMton. She is i.uo at Wellington on June BENVENUE LEAVES PANAMA CANAL. The G. H, Scales chartered steamer Bennh m r le ? ? ort Chalmers on March 28 for Dunkirk, London, and Hull, Is reported to have cleared the Panama canal ‘on April CAMBRIDGE FROM LIVERPOOL. A wireless message received by the Federal Line from the captain of the Cambridge states Tw,tt he ’'f? 3 ® 1 w,l l tt ! crlv ® at Auckland on Thursday afternoon from Liverpool. She has general merchandise, from- west coast ports of it^L Br T ta l n ,. for at Auckland, WelThf Tlmaru, and Port. Chalmers. ’ The Cambridge Is due at this port about Slay RAN’dITATA FROSI SOUTHAMPTON. * iii3trt. to sr %nßltata‘ Is- due at Wei--oji S i ay 14 from Southampton. She will also discharge at Auckland and Bluff, and !° acJ at T,J’ ort Chalmers, ’Lyttelton.and Welllugt°a - The.-vessel la to sall from Wellington on Panama 1 Southampton aad London, via 1 HORORATA PROM LONDON. , r „ T „ he . B H ? rorata - which IS due at Lyttelton on also S S 0 "’ ■ T)a f uva > will discharge at , Chalmers and ‘Bluff. She will p, a ? at , P , Bluff - Ne ' v Plymouth, Wanganui, Plcton, Tlmaru, and Wellington, and Is to sail from Wellington on Jung 21 .for Southampton and London, via Panama, 1 KARAAIEA TO LEAVE LIVERPOOL, •t^ho.Shaw, Savlll, and Albion Line motor r ?)? ea .l a sc heduled to clear Liverpool w!tt l a general merchandise cargo (from west coast ports of Great Britain for diverge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, ™ June U dua at AcklaiTd WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. „The following--vessels, were , reported to be stations nifeht^ “‘“Moned wireless Cambridge, Antonio.' ~ h..« Wahlne, Tamahlne, ’AraMuunganul, Marama. Huntlng- ' Niagara, Shenandoah, . UUmaroa, Malmoa, Rangltata, Port Fairy, Port Ora dy ’ Lady Lewtß/ Ufapohu, Hertford, Kia Awarua.—Tahiti. Walkoualtl, Maheno. ’ to C LondSn) : l3la ” d3 :“ Port Hobart (Auckland V.. . . - PACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. ..Hi 0 * ?® th Pacl hc-Australian Line has ar-tpu-mn Q t a v° nth l y careo service from f’ ac , lflc Ports -to New Zealand, according to advice received in Auckland. The company is serv l ce fr °m Pacific coast nrn t *n t^li lU f tr A a i i al *j ve3se l s lb future Tho J.'. 1 Auckland, en route to Australia. ?he Norwegian motor ship Dagfred, 4400 tons, has been loading at Pacific coast ports, and is b“ „ c,ear L ° 3 ' Angeles 5 to-day fo? Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne. She is vessel the new serlvce, and Is expected to reach Auckland about May 25. SAN FRANCISCO-SYDNEY SERVICE. f,“? pan y. a dvises that the Marama “* at Wellffigtpn from San Francisco, via Papeete and Rarotonga, on Thursday, three «lnn 3 zv a^ r - thai l lhe usua -l schedule toy the ? a “ franciscosteamers. She was delayed tor fm?ii da o J '?n at San Efonclsco, and did not sail until 2.30 p.m. on Frldnv AnHi *ts ,•» Wellington the Marama will tranship her Sy.'in&y passengers to the Maunganui whlcn to leave Wellington ’or Sydney Sn’ErlAw. Mav ?■ .??,?, R /i? ra l na wlu . ‘hen remain at Welling-' n ihn w^- 6 , l 3 /fhulred to leave for Sydney In the Intercolonial service on May 23 The Sura r por . arlly re “ evln e ‘he Makura in too San liancisco service, and the Sidney for* J e!lllm .? ln , tha service, leaving Sydney for San Francisco, via Wellington. Rarotonga, and Papeete, on May 15. The f!nm Ur s * ? e ‘h® only passenger steam>r from Sjdney t 0 Wellington that week. PERSONAL ITEMS. .. ( ; a | ltain , l ' v -. H- D. Gardner has joined the Kahlka after holidays. nißrirf 1 Pross lf recently took command of the Katoa, relieving Captain A. II Howie for instructions. . »i, Ca ir aln 'V - W.FHh has been appointed -to hohdaya 0 ' 7 ' rcllcvlne Ca P‘ ala G. A. Grey for Col ° recently rejoined the Kaltuna as , lef after holidays, relieving Mr S A. Smith,- who has transferred to the Kamnna In a similar capacity, relieving Mr J. I. Barnard for orders. Mr G. W. Godfrey has relieved Mr H. -L. P. HroMu- chief officer of tho Walotapu, for hollMr J. Dawson has been appointed chief officer of tho Kaimlro In place of Mr E. A, Buckingham, who Is proceeding to Melbourne on holiday. Mr A. S. Harthy has Joined the ■ Watnata as third officer, relieving Mr T. W. Gerracln for Instructions. Mr J. N. Collins, fourth officer of tne Aorangl, nas been invalided ashore at -Sydney, suffering from an illness. Mr H. Simmonds and Sir C. V. Holder have joined the Walotapu as second and third Inulneers respectively, relieving Messrs G. M. .Monaghan and J. Hutton for holiday leave. Mr A. Lang has joined the Kanna as chief engineer m place of Mr Falconer,