SHIPPING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16113, 30 April 1923, Page 5

SHIPPING.

DEPARTURES. Saturday, April 28

Arabura, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 1596 lons Drydeu, for Tokomaru Bay ami A nek land. (Passenger list published in Sat urday's issue.)

The Arahura was tendered for outward passengers on Saturday afternoon under unpleasant, conditions. She sailed at 5.30 p.m. for Auckland direct, having [o umit the call at Tokomnru Bay, owing io the rough state of the sea there The ship is in leave Auckland to-morrow for Tokomnru Bay and Gishorne. She works cargo here on Wednesday, proceeding on to Napier thai night. The intermediate trip between Gisborne and Napier is io he omitted this week. On her return to Gishorne on Friday fvorn South the Arahura is to he tendered at 6 a.m., with one launch only for inward and outward passengers, sailing immediately afterwards for Auckland direct.

Owing to the weather conditions becoming worse on' Saturday afternoon the Ngnhei'o proceeded from Tokomnru Bay to W.iipiro Bay with the lighters to complete Ihe discharge there of coal, as it was impossible to work at the former port. The collier finished -working at I a.m. on Sunday, but was unable to discharge the whole of her cargo, overcarrying 200 tons of Tokomaru Bay coal to Wellington, where it is to be unloaded. From Wellington the ship proceeds to Greymonth to load for the former port.

I The Wanaka was to have left Dunedin ;nt 5 p.m. on Saturday for Oamaru. I Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington to continue loading produce for Napier. Gishorne and Auckland.

; The s.s. Waipara, British India. Steam Navigation Co., is to leave Auckland tomorrow morning for Gisborno to Joad for West Coast ports of the United Kingdom on behalf of the Federal Line. The stearner is due here on Wednesday and ; upon completion of loading proceeds to | Napier to continue lifting cargo. To load for London the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s steamer Westmcath arrived at Hicks Bay at 7.30 a.m. to-day, 'She is to lift all the cargo in the works there. Upon completion in about four days' time the ship is to go to Auckland and Opua, sailing finally from the latter port about May 6 for England. Tho Tiroa sailed from Hicks Bay at 2 a.m. to-day for Auckland. She loads at tire, .latter port for Hicks Bay and Gishorne.

Tho* Baden Powell is to bo dispatched early to-morrow morning for Napier and Wellington. Tho A. and A. Line steamer City of Batavia, from New York and Philadelphia, is due at Auckland on May 20th, with cargo to discharge there, and also at Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Sydney. The s.s. City of Bagdad is to leave New York on May 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Melbourne and Sydney.

Tho weather having moderated the s.s. Admiral C'odrington was back this morning at her former anchorage off the Kaiti beach. Owing to the unfavorable conditions she spent the week-end under shelter of Young Nick's Head. A start was being made to-day with the loading of frozen meat for England.

The S.S. and A. Co.'s steamer Waimana leaves Auckland to-morrow for loading at Russell, Whakatane, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. She is due here on May 6. The ship is to sail from Wellington about May 18 for London, via New York and Boston.

With the mark hovering around 8000 to the dollar, German shipowners lucky enough to salvage a vessel in distress arc in a position to enrich themselves almost beyond the dreams of avarice in their own native currency. A striking illustration of the fabulous profits to be made in bringing- a disabled vessel to safely was afforded last month when the British Admiralty Court awarded the Hamburg-American liner Fuerst Buelow the Mini of L 4200 for towing to a- safe haven Hie Greek steamer Autonios Sfafhntos, which broke her rudder shaft in mid-Atlantic during bad weather Inst Ala v. At the rale of exchange prevail ing on the day the Court rendered its decision the sum awarded amounted to 147.000,000 marks, or more than the Hamburg- American Line's entire pre war capital. This recalls tho ease, of a steamer, which arrived nl Hamburg .and had to make a. deposit of 20 per cent, in connection with a general average claim, says an Eastern exchange. This deposit was paid in marks which were immediately exchanged into sterling and sent to London. The final statement of the claim has just been compiled, and a

return has to he made, but owing to the fall in the value of the mark, those who made the. deposit in Hamburg received a balance which, in marks, Considerably exceeds the amount of the original deposit. It is reported that another Germnn warship, is to he. converted to. a motor cargo vessel. The latest ship is tho Frithjof, a sister vessel to the Odin and Aegir. " Built in 1891, the Frithjof, as a. coastal defence cruiser, had a displacement of 4100' tons, while after conversion the deadweight carrying capacity will be about 2000 tons. Presumably, as in the case of the two former ships, submarine engines will bo installed. The Odin is fitted with twin-screw M.A.N, six-cylin-der plant, normally running at the reduced speed of 350 r.p.m., and reached 10 knots on trials. The owners of the three vessels tire Reederei Arnold Bernstein, Hamburg. Eight warships are included in the Odin class, an}l these vessels were all built between 1889 and 1895. .

TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. Hicks Bay: Arrived at 7.30 a.m., Westmeath; from Lyttelton. Auckland: Arrived at 3.45 p.m. yesterday, Avahura, from Gisborne. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland: H.M..S. Veronica, Hauraki, Ventura, Kaitoke, West Islip, Sussex, Tofua, , Canadian Spinner. Maramii, Flora, Fiona, Kurow, Westmeath. Wellington : Waliine, Mararoa, Ngaio, Whakatanc, Lingnam, Katoa, Port Nicholson, Ulimaroa, Wanaka, Maunganui, Kami, Admiral Codrington, Koromiko, Tahiti, Manuka. Chatham Islands Ruahine. WEATHER REPORT. A fresh easterly hreeze was reported this morning at Cape Maria, fresh south easterly at, Auckland, fresh north easterly at Tiritiri, light variable breezes else where, with fine weather. There were passing showers at Tiritiri. Wellington reported five degrees of frost. Temperature readings at 9 a.m. : Cape Maria 65, Auckland 50, Tauranga 47, Taupo 44, Gisborne 44, Napier 44, Wellington 54, Cape Campbell 54. STATE' OF THE SEA. Moderate seas were reported at Cape Maria, Tiritiri, Tauranga, Napier, and Cnstlopoint, moderate swell at Cape Campbell, smooth at Gisborne, Capo I'allliser, and New Plymouth. WEATHER FORECAST. The indications aro for variable land and sea breezes, but northerly prevailing. Thoroi is a. prospect of fair to cloudy weather. There will probably be*

a liord front tci-night.', • The barometer lias a falling tend'enuv. Wen moderate; tides good.