SHIPPING NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21102, 12 August 1930, Page 8

SHIPPING NEWS.

DAILY TIMES . WEATHER REPORT

Readings by self-recording instruments at the Daily Times Office, Dunedin, up to midnight on Monday, August II (standard time).

Sunshine for May—l3ol hours; for June—lo7l hours; for July-^ 86 hours. Sunshine for week-ended August 2 —22 J hours; for week ended ' August 9-*23J hours. Sunshine recorded on the Dally Times recorder yesterday— Before noon, nil; after noon, nil.

•■WEATHER REPORT. USTTXD PBBSS iSSOOWTIOM.J WELLINGTON. August 11. The following is the official weather report at 4 o.m.;— Bar. Ther. Norfolk Island—S.W., moderate breeze, blue sky .. •••••• • • 29.81 Cape Marla—W., fresh breeze, detached clouds, passing showers, . showers; moderate seas .. .. 29.66 58 Auckland—S.B., gentle breeze, • overcast, passing showers .. .. 29.59 69 East Cope—S.S.W., slight breeze, cloudy, moderate seas .. .... zu.bb bi Cape Egmont—Calm, overcast, / rain, moderate seas a * Napier—S.E.; strong breeze, overcast, rough seas .. .. .. v •• 29.61 Stephen Island —S.S.E., fresh breeze, overcast, misty drizzle, • rough seas •• •■••• •• 29 * 62 50 Wellington—S.E., moderate breeze, ■ overcast, misty rain, tough 52 Cap^ fresh breeze, • overcast, drizzle, rough seas .. 29. TX 4o Groymouthr-E., slight breeze, cloudy* moderate seas .. .. •• oa Akaroa Llght-N.8., fresh breeze. gloomy, moderate seas '•« Nugget Point—B., slight breeze, - overcast gloomy, rough seas .. Z9.<» Puysegur Point—S.B., strong ■ breeze, moderate seas ...... so Chatham Islands—S., slight breeze, cloudy, .’smooth seas .... •• Sydney—S.S.W., fresh breeze. • cloudy «* «« •• •'« •• •• Hobart—B.. light air, cloudy .... 29.9 a WEATHER FORECAST. The following la the, official weather forecast i— l ' A moderate depression has been crossing the - Dominion to-day, with Its centre In the north. Pressure la rising over eastern Australia. Indications are for westerly winds, hacking to southerly in the far north; elsewhere southeasterly to. southerly, moderate but freshening generally: seas becoming tough south of East Cape, and about Cook Strait; elsewhere moderate;. moderate but southerly winds in the eastern Tasman Sea, with moderate ’ to rather rough seas; weather still cloudy and misty, with rain In most districts; soon becoming flna-ln Westland, and later conditions improving gradually generally; temperatures becoming cold. ♦ ■ / ARRIVAL. Monday, August 11. Star DC,-whale chaser (10.30 aim.), tons, . Johansen, from Stewart Island. John. Edmond, Ltd., agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coastal and Intercolonial. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. . Mahend, Melbourne, via Bluff, to-day. City of Khartoum, Tlmaru, August 13. „ Sotare, Invercargill, Port. Craig, August 13. ♦ Karetu. Sydney, 13 ’ Gale. Wanganui, Wellington, .August 13. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, Aupist 13. Kalmlro. Westport; via ports, August 13. Oplhl. New Plymouth, WeUlngton. Auguat H. Bangltlkl, Wellington. Lyttelton, August 15. Paklpakl, Wellington, Lyttelton, August L>. Wingatul, Auckland, via ports, August 15. Breeze. Wanganui, via ports, August 15. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, August .17. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, Aug. 18. Wainul, Napier, Gisborne, August 18. Bemuera, New Plymouth* August laGolden Coast. Lyttelton. TtaaruAugustlO. Brynymor,, Bunbury, via Bluff, August 20. Henzada, Lyttelton. Tlmaru. August ZO. Walplats, Auckland, via ports, August 21. Canadian Cruiser. Tlmaru. August 22. Walmarlno, Auckland, via ports, August 27. Mamllius* Newcastle, Bluff,- August zb. Middlesex, Wellington, Lyttelton, August 31. Ealsdale, Wellington, Lyttelton; August 31. Walkawa, Nelson, Lyttelton, September 4. Armadale, Lyttelton, Tlmaru,, September 9. Taranaki, Suva, Lyttelton, September 9. PROJECTED DEPARTURES Calm, ’ Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Faua. Wellington direct, to-day. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, August 13. Port Bowen- Port-Kembla, August 13. __ Maheno, Melbourne, via porta. August 13. Karetu, Sydney, via Bluff, August 14. Kahika, Greymouth, Wellington, August 14. Gale. Wanganui, ..via ports, August 14. Orihl, New Plymouth, via ports, August 14. Kotare, Invercargill, Port Craig, August 14. Kalmlro, Lyttelton. Westport, August 14. Breeze. Wanganui, via porta, August 15. City of Khartoum, Sydney, August 15. , Wingatul. Auckland, via ports, Augustus. Walnut, Gisborne, via ports, August u. Progress, Port Waikato, via ports, August 18. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, August 18. Paklpakl, Tlmaru, Lyttelton. August 18. Bluff, Lyttelton, August 19. Remuera, Tlmaru, Lyttelton, August 20. Golden Coast. San Francisco, August 22. Waiplata, Auckland, via ports,-August 22. Brynymor, Wellington direct, August 23. Canadian Cruiser. Wellington, August 23. Walmarlno, Auckland, via ports, August 28. MamiUus, Tlmaru, Lyttelton. August 30. Walkawa, Bluff. Westport, September 7. Armadale, Sydney direct, September 11. OVERSEAS STEAMERS FOB OTAGO. City of Kbohoum (due August 13).—Left New York June 17 and Newport News June 21 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Tlmaru and Dunedin; arrived Auckland July 25. Paklpakl (due August 15).—Left Liverpool June 7 tor Auckland. Kapler, Wellington, Lyttelton,'Dunedin, and Tlmaru; arrived Auckland July 24. Rangitlkl (due August 15), —Left Southampton July 4 for Wellington, Lyttelton. Port Chat mers and Bluff; arrived Wellington August 5. Golden Coast (duo August 19). —Left Los Angeles July I for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Tlmaru and Dunedin: arrived Auckland July 30. , Henzada (due August 20). —Lett New York June 28 for Auckland.. Wellington. Lyttelton Tlmaru and Dunedin; arrived Auckland August 9. Brynymor (due August 20).—Left Bunbury July 31 for Bluff, Port Chalmers and Wellington; due Bluff August 14. Canadian Cruiser (due August 22).—Lett Montreal June. 28 for Auckland. Wellington Lyttelton, Tlmaru,-and Dunedin; arrived Auck- . land August 11. Middlesex (due August 31). —Left Liverpool July 5 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and ' Dunedin; duo Auckland August 15. Ralsdale (duo August 31).—Left Bunbury August 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin: due Auckland August 15. .Walkawa (due September 4). —Left Los Angeles July 24 for Napier, Wellington, New - Plymouth, Nelson, ' Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff; due Napier August 18. Armadale (due September 9). —Lett New York July 16 for Suva, Auckland. ■ Wellington. Lyttelton, Tlmaru. Dunedin, and Sydney; due Auckland August 25. ’ Taranaki (due September 9). —Left London July 26 for -Suva, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers; due Lyttelton September 4. Somerset (due September 10).—Left Liverpool July 19 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff:.due Auckland August 27. Golden Cross (due September 12).—Left Los Angeles August 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland August 27. Narbada (due September 17). —Left Calcutta August 2 for Auckland; Wellington, Lyttelton, ' Tlmaru, Dunedin and Bluff; due Auckland September 2. Zealandlc (due September 20), —Left Liverpool August 2 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and. Dunedin; due Auckland September 5. ■ Canadian Transporter (due September 21). ' Left Montreal July 26 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Tlmaru and Dunedin; due Auck- . land September 9. FOR NORTHERN PORTS. 'Walotapu. left Los Angeles July X 7 for Auckland and Wellington; 1 due Auckland August 11. Lady Lewis, left Nauru Island July 31 for Auckland and Wanganui: due Auckland August 12. lonic, left Southampton July 18 for Auckland and Wellington: due Auckland August 25. . Now Zealand (tanker), left Los Angeles July 9 for Australian ports and Auckland: due Auckland August 2f.

Ruapehu, left Southampton August 1 for Wellington and Auckland; due Wellington September 8.

TO SAIL FOB OVERSEAS PORTSArgyllshire, leaves Auckland August 23 foi London and west of England ports, via Panama. Canadian Cruiser, leaves Auckland August 29 for New York, Boston and Montreal, via Panama. Corintblc, leaves Auckland August 27 for Southampton and London, via Panama. lonic, leaves Wellington September 23 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Limerick, leaves Auckland August 20 foi Halifax and London, via Panama. MamiUus, leaves Wellington September 16 for London and Avonmouth, via Montevideo. Fort Gisborne, leaves Auckland September 3 for Halifax and London, via Panama. Rotorua, leaves Wellington August 16 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Remuera, leaves Wellington August 29 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Bangltlkl, leaves Wellington' September .13 for Southampton and London, via Panama. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Niagara, left Auckland July 29, for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver August 15. Tahiti, leaves Wellington- August 12 for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco August 29. Makura, left San Francisco August 6 for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington August 25. Aorangl, leaves Sydney August 21 and Auckland August 26 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver September 12. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ■ Au K ust 11.—Arrived: Walotapu (5.30 a.m,), from Los Angeles; Waiplata (7 a.m.), from Wellington’.——Sailed: Benedick (10.15 a.m.), for Wellington; Henzada (8.30 p.m.}, for Wellington; Aorangl (10 p.m.), for Sydney. WELLINGTON, August 11.—Arrived: Tahiti .(4.15 a.m.), from Sydney galled: Wainul 1(4.40 p.m.), for Napier; Dunedin (6 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Holmdale (7 p.m,). for Dunedin: Wablne (7,50 p.m.). for Lyttelton; Progress (8 p.m,), for New Plymouth; Wingatul (9 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Storm (11 p.m.). for Plcton. LYTTELTON, August 11.—Arrived: Karetu (8 a.m.), from Sydney. Sailed: Foxton (4.30 P- m -). for Foxton; Argyllshire (8.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, August 11.—Arrived: Maheno (3 a.m.), from Melbourne. Sailed: Maheno (3.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. FREMANTLE, August 11.—Arrived: Bendigo, from London. PANAMA, August 9:—Arrived: Karamea, from Wellington. Sailed: Somerset, for Auckland. • COLON, August 9.—Arrived: City of Lyons, from- New York; Canadian Transporter, from Montreal.——Sailed: Westmoreland, for lamdon. GLASGOW, August . 9.—Sailed: Hertford, tor Auckland, via Liverpool. LONDON. August. 9.—Arrived Norfolk, from Wellington; Huntingdon, from Auckland. The coastal steamer Faua, which Is discharging bulk motor spirit and fuel oil at the Victoria wharf, is expected to sail this afternoon for Wellington. The-Calm Is due at Dunedin to-day from Lyttelton to. discharge and load general cargo. She la to sail this evening for Wellington and Wanganui, via ports. The Holmdale Is due here to-morrow from Wellington to discharge and load general cargo. .She Is timed to sail to-morrow night for Wellington and* Wanganui, -via ports. The Gale has been fixed to load at Dunedin on Thursday for Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Plcton, and Wanganui. The Kalmlro Is dlie at Dunedin to-morrow from Westport, via Bluff, to discharge coal and load general cargo. She will sail hence for Lyttelton and Westport. The Oplhl has been fixed to load general cargo at Dunedin on Thursday for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Wingatul Is now expected at Dunedin on Friday from Auckland, via ports. She Is timed to sail on Saturday for Tlmaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Kahika, which Is undergoing overhaul at Fort Chalmers, will sail- on Thursday for 1 Greymouth. She will load at the west coast port for -Wellington. The Waiplata Is expected to leave Auckland on Thursday with general cargo for discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Kallngo Is due at Lyttelton on Friday from Coil's Harbour. She will proceed, laterto Tlmaru, Wanganui, and'Greymouth. The Golden Coast Is due at Lyttelton to-day from Wellington to discharge Los Angeles cargo. . The Union Company’s transpacific' steamer Waltaemo will dock at Auckland to-day In connection with her overhaul and survey. The vessel is to be recommlsslonedd toward the end of this week, and on August 16 she is to be despatched for Vancouver. From Napier, via ’Nukualofa, and Honolulu, the American steamer Golden Cloud reached San Francisco on August 4. . The Union Company's tanker Otokla, which left San Pedro on July 16, Is due at Wellington this morning with a caigo of fuel oil. The steamer Anten has been fixed to load at Scandinavian ■ port for Auckland, Wellington, and Bluff. She la to clear her final port early In September. for Auckland direct, where she Is due about the middle of October. The Anten is a steel single-screw oil-burning steamer of 5135 tons gross,-built In 1920 by W. Doxford and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, for the Swedish Rederlakled Transatlantic Company. She left Port Plrl’e on April 14 for Europe. MAHENO FROM MELBOURNE. The Intercolonial steamer Maheno is due at Dunedin about 7 a.m, to-day from Melbourne* via Bluff, She will berth at the Rattray street wharf to land passengers and discharge general cargo. The Maheno Is timed to sail at 4 p.m. to-morrow for Lyttelton, Wellington, Bluff, and Melbourne. KARETU FROM SYDNEY. Tile Union Company advises that the Karetu Is due at Dunedin to-morrow from Newcastle and Sydney, via Lyttelton, to discharge general cargo. She will sail about Thursday for Bluff and Sydney, THE CITY OF KHARTOUM. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the A. and A. Line's chartered steamer City of Khartoum Is expected at Dunedin tomorrow from New York, via northern ports. After discharging a quantity of American cargo, the vessel will sail for Sydney to complete discharge. WHALE CHASER FOB REPAIRS. The Norwegian whale chaser Star IX arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday from the whaling base at Stewart Island. She will go Into dry dock for repairs to her hull, where it was damaged last season In the Ice. BAIN DELAYS PORT BOWEN. Continuous rain delayed unloading operations on tho Fort Bowen yesterday. It Is expected that the local portion of the vessel’s cargo from Liverpool will be discharged by to-morrow night, In which case she will salt on Thursday morning for Townsville. CARGO FROM SYDNEY. The Union Company advises that the Walkoualtl, which left Sydney last Friday evening for Wellington, is bringing a quantity of general cargo for transhipment to Dunedin. The freight includes transhipments ex the Nleuw Holland, Almkerk, Akl Maru, Esperance Bay, Oder, and Mooltan. WIRELESS PROM TAMAROA. The Tamaroa, which left Wellington on July 30 for Southampton and London, arrived at Pitcairn Island last Thursday night. Since leaving Wellington she has experienced south--4 westerly gales. AIJ are reported to be well on board.

3IIDDLBSEX FROM LIVERPOOL. A wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the captain of the Middlesex states * that the vessel Is expected to arrive at Auckland on Friday afternoon from Liverpool. The Middlesex Is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. ♦ THE CANADIAN CRUISER. Tlte Canadian National steamer Canadian Cruiser arrived at Auckland yesterday. The vessel has a general merchandise cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Tlmaru, and Dunedin. The Canadian Cruiser is due at this port an August 22. — ■ lONIC PROM ENGLAND. The Shaw, Savlll, and Albion liner lonic, cn route from London and Southampton, cleared Balboa on August 2, and Is due at Auckland on August 25. The vessel Is bringing passengers and mall for New Zealand and general merchandise for discharge at Auckland and Wellington. PORT ALMA AT AUCKLAND. The Commonwealth and Dominion Lino’s motor ship Port 1 Alma arrived In Hauraki Gulf from London on Sunday. The vessel anchored at the Motulhl powder grouns to put out a quantity of explosives. She brought a number of passengers for New Zealand. The Fort Alma Is expected to berth at Auckland this moring to discharge about 4000 tons of general ' merchandise. SOMERSET PROM LIVERPOOL. Cabled advice received states that the Somerset, which left Liverpool on July 19, arrived at Panama on August 5, and sailed again the same day for Auckland, where she Is due on August 2T. The Somerset Is bringing general cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. ! NEWBY HALL SOLD. The steamer Newby Halt, 4391 tons gross, 2840 tons net, built by Messrs Barclay, Curie, and Co., Glasgow, In 1905, owned by the Ellerman Lines, Ltd., has been sold to Goulandris Bros., Ltd., London, for account of George J. Andros, Greece, for £BBSO. ♦ FOREIGN WARSHIPS FOR DOMINION.' The French war ship ‘Regains, similar In type to the Veronica and Laburnum, Is scheduled to reach Auckland from Noumea on September 22, to refit and dock. A Dutch squadron, comprising a cruiser and two destroyers, lq to arrive at Auckland on October 24 and will remain at. the northern port for four days. CARGO FROM MEXICAN FORTS. The Norwegian motor ship Fernwood, with asphalt from Tampico and general cargo from other Gulf of Mexico ports, was to be despatched from her final loading port early this month for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Wanganui, Sydney, and Melbourne. She Is expected to reach Auckland about the middle of September. PERSONAL ITEMS. Captain W. S. Hodgson, who' Is well known In the Dominion, which he last visited about three years ago as chief officer of the Attaenlc, is in command of the lonic, which la due at Auckland on August 25 from London. Mr W. B. Starr, well known In New Zealand as first and chief officer of the lonic, Is now chief officer of the White , Star liner Homeric in the transatlantic service. WITHIN WIBLESS RANGE. The following ' vessels were reported to be within range of, the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— / Auckland.—Aorangl, Benholm, Lady Lewis, Maunganul, MOerakl, Middlesex, Bona, Tofua, VacuoUne, Wfflkawa, Walpahl, Benedick, Henzada. j Wellington.—Maori, Wahlne, Tamahlne, Ngalo, Niagara, Otokla, Eatoa, Golden Coast, Plume,. Argyllshire, Limerick, Ullmaroa, Walkoualti, Kawltlrl. Awarua.—Makura, Mabeno, Port, Gisborne, Omana. ' Chatham Islands.—Port Fremantle (Gisborne to London. CONVERSION TO MOTOR SHIP. Since -the' conversion some months ago of the Richardson Company’s steamer Eoutunui into a motor vessel, nearly a dozen other small coastal steamers have been, or are being, converted Into motor ’ships. It is now understood that the Anchor Company Intend similarly to convert the Alexander Into a motor vessel. She Is to lay up at Nelson 'shortly, where she will be thoroughly overhauled and.. renovated, and will probably be fleeted with tovo Gardner J. type heavy oil engines. . •. The Alexander Js a steel twin-screw steamer of 377 tons gross, and was built In 1903 by Mackie and Thomson, Glasgow, for the Anchor Company. PASSENGERS FOB AUSTRALIA, i The Huddart, Parker steamer Ullmaroa, which la due at Sydney this morning from Wellington, has on board the following saloon passengers:—-Mrs M. Bourke, Master P. Bourke, Master D. Bourke, Miss N. Bourke, Mr V. F. Bourke, Miss L. Brewer, Mr J. W. Bright, Mr R. A. Barbour, Mr H: E. Beaven, Mr T. C. Chegwidden, Mrs L. E. Chegwldden, Miss M. M. Clarkson. Mr S. H. Craig, Mrs H. M. Dhyrberg, Mr C. H. Dhyrberg, Mr ,E. C. Dearman, Miss G. Dyson, Miss E. B, Dyson. Mrs V. B. Furrer, Mr E. B. Furrer, Mrs E. B. Flockart, Mr D. F. Flockart. Mr V. D.,Grange, Mr H. A. Graham, Mr O. Jackson, Master D. A. Jackson, Bliss N. R. Jackson, Mrs V. Jackson, Blr T. Jones, Mrs L. Jones. Blrs K. Lang, Miss O. M. Lett, Mr T. H. Laby, Mr J. M'Queen, BUss D. BL M'Queen, Mrs M. M'Queen, Miss J. H. MacQuarrle, Mrs J. D. MacQuatxle, Mr H. P. Bluller, Blr B. C. Muller, Blrs P. Muller,. Blrs F. C. M’Aulay, Blr A. M'Aulay, Miss 81. M'Naughton, Blr W. Bl'Quarrle, Mr T. .M. o'Conn.or, Mr W.l G. Preston,'Mrs M. Preston, Blrs B. C. Pringle, Blr W. Patterson. Miss J. I. Proctor. Mrs F. M, Robinson. Blrs 81. Symes,' Miss B. Gale,, Blr W. Shlrres, Miss C. Sblrres, Miss E. E. Simpson, Blr J. Struthers, Mr H. E. Taylor, Mr A. Ternan, Mr J. Thacker. Blrs N. Taylor, ‘BIr G. J. Vaughan, Miss D. R. Wells, Master A. Green, Mr B. H. Wilson, Blr F. Williams, Miss L. Williams, Blrs F. E. Williams, Blr E. B. O’Donnell, Mrs B. E. Beannan, Mr F. Brown, Miss 81. Tupper, Blr L. J. Pain, Mrs V. Tomlinson, Blr W. V. Whltta, Mr H.' J. Pearpolnt, Bliss M, E. Blullany, Blr Cameron, Blr Patrick. Dr Grieves, Blr Coleman, Mrs Thompson and boy; and 70 second class.