SHIPPING NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21666, 9 June 1932, Page 6

SHIPPING NEWS

DAILY TIMES WEATHER REPORT Readings of self-recording instruments at the Daily Times Office, Dunedin, up to midnight on Wednesday, June 8 (standard time). Thermometer Barometer at midnight. at midnight.

WEATHER REPORT. (Pe» United Press Association.) i WELLINGTON, June 8. The following Is the official weather report at 4 p.m.;— ■ Bar. Thor. Norfolk Island—W., gentle breeze. overcast .. .. .. .. .. .. 30.18 Capo Marla—S.W., strong breeze, detached clouds, squalls, rough seas .. .. .. ~. 30.02 56 Auckland—S.W., gentle bpeeze, detached clouds 29.99 55 East Cape—S.Wl, fresh breeze. blue sky, rough seas .. .. 29.83 51 Cape Egmont—S., slight breeze, detached clouds, moderate seas 30..03 49 Napier—S., strong brefeze, detached clouds, rough seas .. 29.95 53 Farewell' Spit—S„ light air, blue sky, smooth seas .. .. .. .. 29.97 47 Stephen Island—E., light air, blue sky, smooth seas 30.00 45 Wellington—S., moderate breeze, cloudy, rough seas 30.00 46 Cape Campbell—S.W., fresh br, blue sky, haze, constant sens 30.03 53 Greymouth—E., slight breeze, detached clouds, constant seas 30.07 47 Akaroa Light—S.W., slight br., detached clouds, passing sh’rs, moderate seas 30.06 45 Nugget Point—N., gentle breeze, detached clouds, moderate seas 29.95 45 Puysegur Point—N.N.W., gentle breeze, overcast, mod. seas .. 30.03 51 Chatham Islands—E., moderate breeze, overcast, passing sh'rs, smooth seas .. 29.53 45 Sydney—W T .S.W., slight breeze, detached.clouds,- .. ~ .. 30.14 67 Hobart—S.W., gentle breeze, passing shower's .. ... .. 30.02 WEATHER FORECAST. The following Is the official weather forecast;— Pressure Is still low to the eastwards, while an anti-cyclone covers . the' Tasman Sea, with Us centre to, the north. Indications are for moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly winds; later becoming more westerly: seas rather rough on the west coast of the North Island and between Akaroa ahd East Cape, but decreasing; elsewhere moderate: moderate south-west to West winds and moderate seas In the eastern Tasman; weather mainly fair, but some Isolated showers at first In North Auckland and along the east coast of the North Island; later showers developing In the western and southern districts of the South Island; temperatures still cold, with many frosts. ARRIVAL. Wednesday, June 8. Port Gisborne, m.s. (9 a.m.), 8001 tons, W. G. Higgs, from New York, via Colon, Panama, and north New Zealand ports. J. „W. Swift and Co., agents. DEPARTURE." Wednesday, June 8. Gale, s.s. (6.15 p.m.j, 567 tons, Davies, for Wanganui, via ports. VESSELS IN PORT. : ... DestlVessel. From Berth. nation. Welcombe Oceania. Ravensbourne.Newcastle Pt. Gisborne New York Pt. Chalmers Bluff Expected arrivals. Wlngatul, Auckland, via ports, to-day. Holmdale, Wanganui, Wellington, June 10. Orepukl, Wanganui, via ports, June 10. Oplhl, New Plymouth, Wellington, June 10. Waikoualtl, Newcastle, Sydney, Juno 10 Coptic. London, via Bluff, June 12 New Zealand (tanker), Melbourne, June 12. Canadian Constructor, Lyttelton, June 12. Hoimglen, Port Waikato, Wellington, June 13. Walnul, Melbourne, via Bluff, June 14. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, June 14. Walplata, Auckland, via ports, June 15. Karamea, Wellington,' Lyttelton, June 16. O. B. Sorensen (tanker), Auckland, June 16. John, Port Waikato, ,via ports. June 16. Port Waikato. Sydney, via ports, Juno 16. Opawa, Lyttelton, Timaru, June 17. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, June 17. Remuera. London. Auckland June 17. Ashburton, Wellington, Lyttelton, June 19. Poolta, Gisborne, Wellington, June 20. Kattlgl, Adelaide, via ports, June 22. Hula, sch., Melbourne direct, June 22. Waimarlno. Auckland, via ports, June 23. Walkawa, Wellington, Lyttelton, June 30. Westmoreland, Wellington, Lyttelton, July 8. Armadale. Wellington, Lyttelton, July 10. fort Hunter. London, via Suva, July 11. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, June 10. Orepukl, Wanganui, via ports, June 10. Oplhl, New Plymouth, via ports. June 10, Port Gisborne, Bluff, Lyttelton, June 10. Waikoualtl, Lyttelton. Timaru, Juno 11. Welcombe. Sydriby direct, June 11. /Wlngatul, Auckland, via ports. June 11. Canadian Constructor, Melbourne, June 13. Hoimglen, Port Waikato, via ports, June 14. New Zealand (fanker), Lyttelton, June 14. Walnul, Melbourne, via ports, June 14. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, June 14. Coptic, Wellington, Napier, June 15 Port Waikato, Whangarel, via ports, June 16. John, Port Waikato, via ports, June 16. Gale, Wanganui, via ports, June 17. Opawa. London, via Bluff, June 18 Walplata, Auckland, via ports, June 18. Karamea. Bluff. Lyttelton June 211 Ashburton, New Plymouth, Sydney, June 20. Poolta, Gisborne, via ports, June 21. Waimarlno, Auckland, via ports, June 25. Walkawa, Melbourne, Sydney, July 4. Westmoreland, New Plymouth, July 11. Armadale, Wanganui, Sydney, July 12. Port Hunter, Bluff, Timaru, July 14. OVERSEAS VESSELS FOR OTAGO. New Zealand (due June 12).—Left Los Angeles May 1 for Australian ports. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Canadian Constructor (due Juno 12). —Letl Halifax April 30 for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia; arrived Auckland June 6. O, B. Sorensen, tanker (due June 16).—Left Singapore May for Auckland and Dunedin: ' due Auckland June 10. Karamea (due Juno 17). —Left Liverpool April 28 for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton Dunedin, and Bluff; due Auckland June 8. Remuera (due June 17).—Leri London May 5 for Auckland and Port Chalmers: due Auckland June 11. Ashburton (due June lit). —Left New York April 10 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, and Australia via Gulf of Mexico ports; due Auckland June 10. Walkawa (due June 30).—Left San Francisco May 20 for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Australia: i duo Auckland June 19. Westmoreland (due July 8). —Left Liverpool May 14 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth: due Auckland June 21. Armadale (due July 11).—Left New Vortt May 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Wanganui, and Australia: duo Auckland July 1. t Port Hunter (duo July 11).—Left London May 26 for Suva. Dunedin, Lyttelton, Bluff, and Timaru; duo Suva July 5. Somerset (due July 20).—Left Liverpool June 4 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Nelson; due Auckland July 8. FOR NORTHERN PORTS. Coptic, left London May 6 In ballast for-New Zealand; due Oamaru June 10. Port Fremantle, left London May 6 for Wellington, Lyttelton, and New Plymouth; due Wellington June 13. Turaklna, left Glasgow May 13 In ballast for New Zealand; due on coast June 23. Zealandlc, left London May 21 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland June 24.

Sydney Marti, left Moji (Japan) Juno 1 for Wellington and Auckland, .via Australia; due Wellington July 2, Rangltlki, left London June 2 for Auckland and Wellington; due Auckland July 6.

Tongariro, left London May 28 In ballast for New Zealand; duo Oamaru July 6. Kent, left Glasgow May 23 In' ballast for New Zealand; duo on coast July 6. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Aorangi, left Vancouver May 25 for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva: due Auckland June 12, ' Niagara,!) left Auckland May 81 for Vancouver, via Suva and Honolulu: duo Vancouver June 17 •Maunganul, left San Francisco June 8 for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Welliifgton June 27 and Syd-, ney July 2. * ' Monowai, leaves Sydney June 9 and Wellington June 14 for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete: due San Francisco July 1, Mariposa, left Aucklapd June 7 for San Francisco, via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu; due San Francisco June 22. Monterey, left, San Francisco June 3 for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu. Pago Pago and Suva, due Auckland June 20 INTERCOLONIAL SERVICES. Manama, leaves Sydney June 10; due Wellington June 14 ; sails June 17 for Sydney. Zealandia, leaves Wellington June 10; duo Sydney Juno 14. Waikoualtl, left Sydney June 4 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Timaru: due Dunedin June 10. Walnul. left Melbourne June 8 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington: due Dunedin June 14.'' v Kartigl. ; to leave ■AdelaldelJJune 4 Tor New Plymouth, Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. ISLAND SERVICES. , Waipahl, arrived Auckland June 7 from Fiji; sails June 11 for Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Morlnda, due Auckland June 27 from Sydney, via Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Maui Pomare, left Niue Island June 4 for Lyttelton and Wellington; due Lyttelton Juno ‘ 13. Karetu, left Sydney Juno 3 for FIJI and Auckland; due Auckland Juno 21. a LONDON-AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS. Otranto, left London April 30; arrived Fremantle May 31; Melbourne Juno 6; Sydney June R Mooltan, left London May 6; arrived Fremantle June 7; duo Melbourne June 13; Sydney June 16. ■ ' ... ~ ■ :■ ; Barrabool, left London 'May 13; due Fre mantle June 14: Melbourne June 20: Sydney June 23. Corfu, left London May 20; due Fremantle Juno 21: Melbourne June 27 : Sydney June 30 Orsova, left London May 28; due Fremantle June 28: Melbourne July 4: Sydney July C. Malpja, left London June 3; due Freitantle July 5: Melbourne July 11; Sydney July 14. AUSTRALIAN-LONDON SAILINGS. Cathay,. left Sydney June 3, Melbourne June 7; leaves Adelaide June 0, .and Fremantle June 13; due Marseilles July 8 ; Plymouth July 14; London July 15. ■ \ Carthage, leaves Sydney June 17, Melbourne June 21, and Fremantle, June 27; due Marseilles July 22; Plymouth July 28; London July 29. Otranto, leaves Sydney June 25, Melbourne June 28, and Fremantle July 4; due Gibraltar July 31; Plymouth August 3; London August 4. Mooltan, leaves Sydney July, 1; Melbourne July 5, and Fremantle July II; due Marseilles August 5; Plymouth August 11;’London August 12. Orsova, leaves Sydney July 23, Melbourne July 26, and Fremantle August 1; due Gibraltar August 28 ; Plymouth August 31; London September 1. : SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, June B.—Arrived: Walplata (1.30 p.m.), from Wellington; Karamea (5 p.m.), from Liverpool; Port Waikato (7.15 p.m.), from Sydney. WELLINGTON, June B.—Arrived.: Holmdale (2.35 a.m.), from Wanganui; Storm (6.5 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Rangatlra (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Oplhl (2 p.m.), from New Plymouth; Orepukl (3.25 p.m.), from Wanganui; Titoki (3.35 p.m.), from Wanganui; Port Melbourne .(10 p.m.), from Napier. Sailed: Storm (noon), for Wanganui; Tainul (3.40 p.m.), for Auckland; 'Opawa (4.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Oplhl (5.10 p.m.), for Lytteltpn; Holmdale (5.20 p.m.), for Dunedin; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Titoki (8.30 p.m.), for Westport. ' LYTTELTON. June B.—Arrived: Wlngatul (7.15 a.m.), from Wellington; Maori (7.30 a.m.), from Wellington; John (8.25 a.m.), from Timaru. Sailed: Wingatul (3.35 p.m.), for Dunedin: John (5 p.m.), for Wellington: Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Wellington. TIMARU, 'June 7.—Arrived: Norfolk (2.40 p.m.), from Port Chalmers. SYDNEY, June B.—Sailed: Kallngo, for Wellington. MONTEVIDEO, June 6.—Sailed: Hororatn, for London. LONDON, June 6.—Arrived : Middlesex, from Wellington. The Wlngatul is due at Dunedin to-day from Auckland, via ports, to discharge and load general cargo. She is timed to sail on Saturday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and Auckland. The Walplata is to leave Auckland to-morrow evening for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. \ ■' The Holmdale Is now due 'at Dunedin tomorrow morning from Wellington. She Is timed to sail to-morrow night for Wellington, Plcton, and Wdnganui, via ports. The steamer Welcombe, now discharging phosphates at the Ravensbourne wharf, will go to Port Chalmers to-morrow to complete discharge. She will sail about Saturday for Sydney. j The American steamer Golden Cloud Is due j at Auckland from San Francisco on June 27. j She will discharge at Auckland and Wellington. The London * steamer t Parraeombe is re- | ported to have sailed from Cuba on June 2 I for Auckland. The vessel has a full cargo of raw sugar for discharge at Chelsea. She Is due at Auckland about the end of this month. THE TANKER NEW ZEALAND. ! The tanker New Zealand Is due at Dunedin I about the end of the week from Los Angeles, j via Australian ports, with bulk motor “spirits. I The vessel will also discharge at Lyttelton and j Wellington. I 1 MONOWAI FOR SAN FRANCISCO. The Union Company’s liner Monowai is to leave Sydney to-day for Wellington. She Is due at the northern port on Monday morning, and will leave again the following afternoon for San Franeisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. ASHBURTON FROM NEW YORK. The captain of the A. and A. Line’s chartered motor ship Ashburton, en route from New York, has reported by wireless that the vessel will arrive at Auckland to-morrow. The Ashburton has American . cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Now Plymouth antfc Australia. I I PORT WAIKATO FROM SYDNEY. The intercolonial motor ship Port Waikato cleared Sydney on June 3 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Timaru. She is duo at Auckland to-morrow. WAIKAWA FROM PACIFIC COAST. The Union Company’s Walkawa, cn route from Los Angeles, arrived at Papeete' on June 5. She was to leave Papeete on Monday for Mangala, Aitntakl, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia, and is due at Auckland on June 19.

KABAMEA PROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw, Savill Company’s motor ship Karamca, from Liverpool, via Capetown, was expected to reach Auckland last evening. She has cargo from Glasgow and Liverpool for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. WESTMORELAND LEAVES BALBOA. The Federal Company has received cable advice that the Westmoreland, cn route from Liverpool to Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth, cleared Balboa on May 31. She Is due at Auckland on June 21. MATAROA REPORTS ALL WELL. The Shaw, Savill Company has received a wireless message from the liner Mataroa, which left Auckland on May 28 for Southampton and London, via the Panama canal, reporting that she lias been experiencing favourable weather conditions and that all on board are well. CARGO FROM LIVERPOOL. The Shaw, Savill steamer Malmoa Is scheduled to leave Liverpool on July 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She should arrive at Auckland about August 25 and at Dunedin about September 5. OPAWA’S MOVEMENTS. To continue her Homeward loading to the agency of the Federal Company, the New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor ship Opawa arrived at Wellington on Saturday evening from Dpua. She was to leave Wellington for Lyttelton, Tlmaru, Port Chalmers and Bluff to complete. Tlie Opawa is due at Port Chalmers on June 1", and Is scheduled to clear Bluff finally on June 21 for London, Avonmouth, Liverpool and Glasgow, via Cape Horn and Dakarj PERSONAL ITEMS. Captain F. Robinson Is in command of the New Zealand Shipping Company's motor ship Opawa, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday from Opua. The Kalmlro has recommissioned at Auckland with the following engineers:—Chief, Mr H. M'Dougall; second, Mr A. Crumbley; third, Mr J. G. Cockburn. Mr H. W. Insley has joined the Komata as second engineer in place of Mr C. M’Vlcar, who is ashore on sick leave, i WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were reported to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations last night:— Auckland.—Ashburton. Canadian Challenger, Elvcrlc, Karetu, Mariposa, Maul Pomare, Minerlc, Recorder, Remuera, 0. B. Sorensen, Voco, Yarraville, Walkawa. Wellington.—Aorangl, Canadian Constructor, Coptic,' Kallngo, Mahana, Maori, Monterey, Niagara, Nucuia, Opawa, Port Dunedin, Port Fremantle, Port Melbourne, Rangatira. Rangltane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Talnui, Tamahine, H.M.S. Wakakura. Awarua. —Kartigl, Matai. New Zealand, Walkoujiitl. INTERCOLONIAL CARGO SERVICE. The following are the movements of Union Company vessels In the intercolonial cargo service:— The Gabriella was to have left Newcastle on June 4 for Napier, Gisborne, and Greymouth. The Kallngo was to leave Sydney on Monday for Newcastle to load for Wellington, Miramar and Akaroa. , „.. ' . . r. The Kanna was to leaVb Melbourne yesterday for Sydney to complete loading for Auckland and New Plymouth. The Karetu, from Newcastle, left Sydney on June 3 for Fiji, Nukualofa and Auckland. She is duo at Auckland on June 21. The Kartigl, from Melbourne and Edithburg, was to have left Adelaide on Saturday for New Plymouth, Auckland, Portland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. She is due at New Plymouth about June 12. The Walkouaiti, from Newcastle, left Sydney, on June 4 for Bluff. Dunedin, Tlmaru and Lyttelton. PORT GISBORNE FROM NEW YORK. The Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s motor ship Port Gisborne arrived, yesterday morning from New York, via Colon, Panama, Auckland, Tokomaru Bay, Wellington, and Lyttelton. She was berthed at the George street wharf; Port Chalmers, to discharge a quantity of American merchandise and load frozen meat for London. The vessel sailed from New York on April 30. Colon was reached on May 7 and Balboa was cleared the same day. Generally fair weather prevailed until the vessel was nearing New Zealand, when she encountered a strong south-westerly gale and high head seas, which necessitated her being hove-to for 30 hours on May 28 and 29. The Port Gisborne arrived at Auckland on May 30. Captain W. G. Higgs is In command and he has associated with him the following officers:— Chief, Mr H. C. Jeffrey; second, Mr R. B. Llnklatcr; third, Mr L. J. Skalles; fourth, Mr W. Mldworter; chief engineer, Mr C. S. Hammerton ; second, Mr Gibbs; junior second, Mr V. Potts; third, Mr W. H. Langley; junior third, Mr A. G. Pemerton; fourth, Mr C. G. Forman ; junior fourth, Mr H. M’Ddnald; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr H. E. Hutton ; second, Mr J. E. Stewart; surgeon. Dr H. ,H. Skeoch: wireless operator, Mr W. G, Broom ; chief steward Mr H. W. Bray. The Port Gisborne is to sail to-morrow for Bluff to continue loading. She will also load at Lyttelton, Plcton and Wellington, and Is scheduled to clear the latter port on June 22 for London, via Montevideo and Dakar. BLOW TO SHIPBUILDING. TWO CLYDE YARDS TO BE SCRAPPED. National Shipbuilders’ Security (Ltd.), an organisation formed within the Industry itself to close redundant shipyards, officially announced onaAprll 14 that three additional mer-. chant shipbuilding yards, two on the Clyde, and one on the English north-east coast, have been purchased by them. The three shipyards, which are now to be dismantled (continues the statement), represent a total of 11 berths, and a maximum annual output capacity of 115,000 tons, and are as follow: —Archibald M’Mlllan and Son, Ltd.; Dockyard, Dumbarton; West yard of Barclay, Curie,: and Co., Ltd., of Whltclnch, Glasgow ; and the Southwick yard of Robert Thompson and Sons, Ltd., Sunderland, Barclay, Curie and Co. are the second oldest shipbuilding firm in’ Britain, and have turned out many notable vessels. Archibald M’Mlllan and Son, Dumbarton, are also a concern of long standing, but no vessels have been launched from the establishment for some two ycjrs past. FEDERAL STEAMER HUNTINGDON. The Federal liner Huntingdon, which arrived at Wellington on June 4 from London, with a slight leak due to the. heavy pounding ,she received during a five-days' gale when approaching New Zealand, was drawing only 11 fe«t forward and had only 400 tons of ballast to steady her. During the gale her bow was repeatedly lifted right but of the water to come down with a tremendous crash, the vessel being shaken as if she had struck a rock. It was this pounding that caused the leak to develop, and the forepeak of the vessel was being cleared out yesterday to permit an Inspection. The Huntingdon Is of 10,951 tons, and Is the biggest cargo ship to come to New Zealand, and one of the biggest cargo vessels afloat. She holds a record for cargo lifting, having brought out to Australia towards the end of 1929 a cargo of no loss than 16,655 tons, the largest cargo ever brought to Australia or New Zealand, and one of the biggest ever lifted In one bottom. The present Is the Huntingdon’s third consecutive trip to New Zealand in ballast. Captain H. G. B. Field is in command of the Huntingdon, and his officers arc:—Chief, Mr P. S. Calcutt; second, Mr T. R. MacDonald; third, Mr W. Roberts; fourth, Mr E. A. Rae; wireless officer, Mr A. R. Mugrldge; chief engineer, Mr A. White; second, Mr A. Perclval; third, Mr F. E. Roberts; fourth, Mr H. J. Macro; fifth, Mr H. R. M'Alay; sixth, Mr J. W. Warren; seventh, Mr C. T. Williams; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr W. H. White; second, Mr E. Hulls; chief steward, Mr G. G. Woolley.