SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 20016, 2 November 1926, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT Or BLUFF. SAILED. —Monday, November I. Pagodro-ma, whale chaser (Captain Iversen), 168 tons, for Stewart Island, at 1.45 p.m. VESSEL IN PORT. Wingatui, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Karetu, Timaru, to-day. Calm, northern ports, November 4. Manuka, Melbourne, November 7. Ngakuta, West Coast, November 8. Waipahi, Wellington, November 8. Katoa, Auckland, November 9. C. A. Larsen, Oslo (for Stewart Island), November 10. Ruahine, Southampton, November 14. Waitomo, Dunedin, November 15. Calm, Lyttelton, November 16. Mamari, Wellington, November 27. Shaw-Savill steamer, December 1. Maheno, Wellington, December 4. Port Sydney, New York, middle of December. Bullaren, Norway, December. Sussex, Eastern ports, January. New York, January. Waiotapu, Pacific Coast ports, January. Wairuna, Pacific Coast ports, January. Wear Henshaw, Los Angeles, March. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Karetu, Timaru, to-morrow. Wingatui, northern ports, to-morrow. Culm, northern ports, November 6. Ngakuta, Dunedin, November 8. Manuka, Dunedin, November 8. Waipahi, Dunedin, November 10. Katoa, Port Craig, November 11. Calm, Dunedin, November 16. Ruahine, Wellington, November 18. GENERAL NOTES. A south-west gale prevailed at Bluff on Sunday night* with hail showers. The wind, however, died down yesterday. The Wingatui was engaged in discharge yesterday, but has yet 250 tons of iron rails to put out. The whale chaser, Pagodroma, was in Port- yesterday morning to take over labourers engaged for the whaling fleet. None presented themselves and it is believed that all had marie their way over to Stewart Island by the tug and other craft. Captain Whiteford, representing the Marine Department, was a passenger by the Pagodroma. A collier, presumed to be the Union Steam Ship Company's Karori, passed through the Straits from the westward yesterday with bunker coal for the whaling fleet. ’Die coastal steamer Calm, from Wanganui, Wellington and Lyttelton, is now due at Bluff on November 3. Provided the weather is fine, the vessel will leave the same day for Wanganui, via Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington and W anganui. The Calm is now running on a twelve-day sendee between Bluff and Wanganui and she should arrive here on her next trip about November 16. The Ngakuta, from Greymouth and Westport, is due Bluff next Monday. She will probably leave the same night for Dunedin. The Karetu was due to leave Timaru yesterday for Bluff. Due this evening, the vessel will sail to-morrow for Sydney. The Whangape left Sydney at 10 p.m. on Friday for New Zealand. It was originallv announced that the Whangape was bound direct for Bluff, but owing to the small quantity of cargo consigned to this port, she will go straight to Dunedin. The Invercargill cargo, totalling 6$ tons, will be transhipped from Dunedin. The Wingatui, at present in Port, will leave, to-morrow evening for Dunedin. She has 700 tons of cargo for discharge here. The Katoa leaves Auckland to-day for Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. The Maheno, which will replace the Manuka after her forthcoming trip on the intercolonial run, is due at Bluff on December 4 from Wellington. The vessel will then proceed to Melbourne. At present laid up at Port Chalmers, the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer Mamari is to leave that port on November 24 for Timaru, Bluff and Wellington, loading at each port for England. She will then return to Port Chalmers to fill up, being scheduled to sail finally thence on December 17 for London. She will call at Punta Arenas to land live stock. The growth of the motor tanker fleet of the Standard Oil Company since 1923 has been of outstanding interest. At the present moment these owners, or their associates, have in service 17 motor vessels of about 193,000 tons, in addition to which four ships of 51,000 tons deadweight are under construction, while four steamers of 57,400 tons are being converted. When the whole of the work is completed—presumably, by the end of this year—the fleet will comprise 25 motor tankers of 302,000 tons deadweight, and will thus be easily the largest motor fleet in the world. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range of the undermentioned stations last night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Niagara, Tutanekai, Sierra, Kaitangata, Marama, Baron Murray, Ulimaroa, Port Hacking, Kauri, Waitemata, Liss. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Tamahine, Arahura, Maheno, Hauraki, Erriba, Waitemata, Otokia, Tresillian, Hororata, Clan Mac Neil, Mesopotamia. Awarua. —Whangape, Karetu, West Islip, Waitomo, Sir James Clark Ross. Chatham Islands. —lonic, Rimutaka. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Auckland, November 1. Arrived: Strathborne from Nauru; Tofua from Fiji. Sailed: Liss for Wellington,

Wellington, November 1. Arrived: Mesopotamia from Newcastle; Pakura from Gisborne; Erriba, Tresillian and Waipahi from Auckland. Sailed: Clan Mac Neil, Calm and Wahine for Lyttelton; Mesopotamia for Bahia; Breeze for Picton. Dunedin, November 1. Arrived: Theresa Ward from Bluff; Koroniiko from Nelson. (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) London, October 31. Arrived—At London: Port Dunedin; at Southampton : Corinthic; at Colon: Arawa.

THE TIDES —Tuesday, November 2. — Invercargill .. .. 12.14 a.m. 12.35 p..m. Bluff 11.33 a.m. 11.54 p.m. Riverton 10.33 a.m. 10.54 p.m. THE SUN. The Sun rises to-day at 4.51 a.m. The Sun sets to-day at 7.11 p.m. THE MOON. The Moon rises to-day at 3.23 a.m. 'Ihe Moon sets to-day at 3.7 p.m. PHASES OE THE MOON. —November.— New moon . . November 6 2.4 a.m. First quarter November 13 10.32 a.m. Full moon . . November 20 3.51 a.m. Last quarter November 27 6.45 pm.