SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 19575, 12 June 1925, Page 2

SHIPPING

THE TIDES. Friday, June 12.

THE SUN. The Sun rises to-day at 7.58 a.m. The Sun sets to-day at 4.35 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. —Month of June.—

PORT OF BLUFF. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Calm, Lyttelton, Monday. Waikouaiti, Sydney, Monday. Kaiapoi, Dunedin, Monclay. Karori, Newcastle, Monday. Wanaka, Dunedin, Thursday. Kia Ora, Dunedin, July 3. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Calm, Dunedin, Monday. Waikouaiti, Dunedin, Tuesday. Karori, Dunedin, Tuesday. Wanaka, Dunedin, Friday. Kia Ora, London, July 5. GENERAL NOTES. The Calm is expected from Lyttelton on Monday morning with general cargo, and it is hoped to despatch her the same day for Wellington and Wanganui, via Dunedin and way ports. The Karori is due at Bluff on Monday to discharge coal loaded at Newcastle. From here she proceeds to Oamaru and Dunedin. The Waikouaiti was to leave Sydney on Wednesday for Bluff. She is due here on Monday, and will sail on Tuesday for Dunin, Lyttelton, Timaru and Sydney. The Kaiapoi is due here early next week from the West Coast with coal, via Lyttelton and Dunedin. The Wanaka is now to leave Auckland to-morrow for southern ports, and is due at Bluff with cargo on Thursday next, June 18. She will probably sail for Dunedin and the north the following day with cargo. The Kai Ora is due at Auckland on Friday next from Australia to commence loading for Home. She then proceeds to Opua, Tokomaru Bay and Wellington, and is due at Bluff on July 3 for final loading. She is scheduled to sail from Bluff on July 9 for London, via Monte Video with dairy produce, meat and general cargo. THE KOTARE. The Kotare is to sail from Invercargill to-day for Port Craig to load timber. THE ORETI. The Oreti is still undergoing overhaul at Port Chalmers, and is not expected to re-enter the Dunedin-Invercargill-Port Craig service for another fortnight or so. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. OF NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. The following vessels are reported to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations:— Auckland: Navua, Laburnum, Pakeha, Portfield, Niagara, Waiwera, Kaimanawa, City of Manila. Wellington: Mararoa, Wahine, Arahura, Makura, Wingatui, Wairuna, Waitemata, Flora, Katoa, Kaituna, Hinemoa, Canadian Skirmisher, Port Victor, Suffolk, Corinthic, Port Campbell, Kairanga, Kaiapoi, Kauri, Coolana, Tutanekai, ‘Waimarino, Rakanoa, Terawhiti, Kaitangata. Awarua: Hebburn, City of Shanghai. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. OVERSEAS AND COASTAL. DUNEDIN, June 11. Arrived: Gale from Timaru. Sailed: Corinna for Oamaru. LYTTELTON, June 11. Arrived:Wahine and Breeze from Wellington. Sailed: Orepuki and Wahine for Wellington. WELLINGTON, June 11. Arrived: Mararoa from Lyttelton; Calm from Wanganui. Sailed: Corinthic and Port Campbell for London; Wingatui for Auckland; Suffolk for Liverpool; Kairanga for Timaru; Wootton and Mararoa for Lyttelton. AUCKLAND, June 11. Arrived: Wanaka from Napier; Ruapehu from Liverpool. Sailed: Waiwera for New Plymouth ; Kamona for Westport. MELBOURNE, June 11. Arrived: Karetu from Bluff. ENGLISH LINERS. REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE. WELLINGTON, Jurie 10. Mainly to meet the requirements of dairy produce export, a definite fortnightly schedule of sailings between New Zealand and England in both directions is to be instituted by the Shaw-Savill and the New Zealand Shipping Companies, whose boats will alternate. The first steamer under the regular schedule will leave London this month, and the New Zealand schedule starts in July. Alternate sailings fortnightly will be provided, leaving Auckland on a Wednesday and Wellington on a Saturday. As regularity of departure is regarded as a valuable factor in mail services, this arrangement will probably be of advantage, particularly in connection with the parcels traffic. The journey via Panama now takes between 36 and 38 days. CYRENA ABANDONED. HER BACK BROKEN. WANGANUI, June 11. All hopes of refloating the steamer Qyrena have apparently been abandoned. It was early recognised by those in authority on the Terawhiti that the salvaging of the vessel would not permit of any drastic measure owing to the extent of the damage done to the bottom and bilges. The latest examination of the bottom showed a split right across for 6ft up from the bilge on either side. Each successive blow that came from the seas added further damage. The last blow came on Saturday week and caused three cracks to appear. After each blow the Terawhiti’s salvage party had to set about to repair the damage in order to stave off disaster. The ship was floated off on two occasions, but the draught of 14ft forward and 20ft 6in aft was too much to allow the steamer to enter the port of Wanganui, and the

structure of the vessel was too severely damaged to permit of her making for another port. Compressed air was employed in the final floating, but owing to many leakages it was found advisable to fill two of the after-holds with casks, as extensive leakages in the top sides would have allowed the escape of the compressed air with disastrous results. Last evening the vessel was again refloated for a short while, but the heavy southerly swell which has prevailed during the last two days put in the finishing blow. There is only one way now to salve the vessel, and that is to split her in two with explosives, and salve the ship in two halves. This has been done frequently in the past, but it would not pay in the present case, because it would cost far more to re-condition the ship than she is worth. It has therefore been decided that the ship will be abandoned.

Invercargill .. . 6.55 a.m. 7.27 p.m. Bluff 6.14 a.m. 6.46 p.m. Riverton .. . 5.14 a.m. 5.46 p.m.

Full moon .. . . June 7 9.18 a.m. Last quarter . . June 14 0.14 a.m. New moon .. . . June 21 5.47 p.m.