SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 20147, 6 April 1927, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF BLUFF. ARRIVED. —Tuesday, April 5. Kamo, s-s. (Captain McLean), 1,236 tons, from Westport, at 10 a.m. Scopas, s.s (Captain Mall), 5,789 tons, from Timaru, at 5 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. Kamo, s.s. Scopas, 5.5. EXPECTED ARRIVAL. West Henshaw, Los Angeles, to-morrow. Moeraki, Dunedin, April 9. Kia Ora, Oamaru, April 10. Calm, Wellington, April 12. Raranga, London, April 17. Kurow, Auckland, April 17. Tairoa, London, April 18. Port Hacking, Australia, April 19. Calm, Wellington, April 24. Moeraki, Melbourne, April 24. Waiotapu, Pacific Coast ports, April. City of Kimberley, New York, April. Southland, m.v., Dublin, April. Rotorua, London, May 14. Kaituna, Hobart, May. Cumberland, Liverpool, May. City of Corinth, New York, May. American-Australian steamer, May. Hauraki, Pacific Coast, June. lonic, London, July 10. Ruapehu, London, October. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Scopas, , to-day. Moeraki, Melbourne, April 9. Calm, Wellington, April 12. Kurow, Auckland, April 18. Moeraki. Dunedin, April 24. Calm, Wellington, April 24. GENERAL NOTES. The Union Steam Ship Company’s steamer Kamo arrived from Westport yesterday morning to land 500 tons of coal. She will load a small cargo of produce and sail to-day for Napier and Gisborne. The Dutch steamer Scopas arrived at 5 p.m. yesterday with bulk oil for the oil tanks at Bluff. She was to commence pumping ashore last night and has about 800 tons to put out. The West Henshaw is due at Bluff tomorrow from New York, via northern ports.

The Moeraki arrived at Wellington on Monday with passengers, cargo and mails from Melbourne. The City of Kimberley arrived at Lyttelton yesterday from Wellington. The vessel will proceed from Lyttelton to Dunedin and Bluff, where she is due about the middle of April. The Federal steamer Northumberland, which has been in Calliope dock, Auckland, for repairs, will commence loading at Auckland. Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne, Waikokopu, Napier and Wellington on April 26 for London. The C. and D. steamer Port Darwin is scheduled to leave Port Kembla on April 11 for New Zealand ports to load cargo for England. The Arracan is fixed to sail from New York on April 30 with general cargo to discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. The vessel is due at Auckland about June 3. The New Zealand Shipping Company has been advised by cablegram that the Queen Eleanor arrived at Newport News on March 29 from St. John, on her way to New Zealand ports. A fire which broke out on the Japanese steamer Usuri Maru early on the morning of March 22 caused damage estimated at £l,OOO in the saloon and parts of the officers’ quarters. The vessel is in port at Adelaide. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Tamaroa, which is now completing loading at Wellington, is timed to leave that port at daybreak on Saturday next for Southampton and London, via Panama. ■WIRELESS FROM CITY OF KHOIS. A wireless message received by the A. and A. Line agency from the captain of the City of Khois states that the vessel will arrive at Auckland next Sunday morning from New York. The City of Khois is bringing American cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Hobart and Melbourne. WHITE STAR’S CANADIAN SERVICE. Advice has been received that two new steamers, the Albertic, 19,000 tons, formerly the Ohio, and the Calgaric, 16,063 tons, formerly the Oroa, are to be added to the White Star Line’s Canadian service fleet to serve Quebec and Montreal. Both vessels are owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which have been employed largely on special cruises.

NEW AUSTRALIAN SHIPS. The Fezara, the first of the two oil-burn-ing passenger ships purchased for the A.U.S.N. Company’s inter-State service, is now en route to Australia. According to a cable received by MacDonald, Hamilton and Co., Ltd., the liner has left Port Said. She calls at Fremantle, and will then go on to Sydney for docking and alteration, to fit her for the requirements. The second steamer, the Famaka, is expected to leave Port Said in the course of a couple of weeks. These vessels replace the Wyreema and Levuka, recentlv sold to the Brazilian Lion’s and in view of the shortage of passenger tonnage on the coast, their advent is looked forward to with considerable interest. The Fezara and Famaka are sister-ships, from the yards of Messrs A. Stephen and Sons, Ltd., of Glasgow. With a length of 390 ft 6in, beam of 55ft 2in, and depth of 28ft, they both have extensive deck space, and a leading feature is the passenger accommodation, which is planned with due regard to the comfort of the travelling public.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be within range of the following stations last night:— Auckland.—H.M.S. Diomede, Foreric, Hinemoa, Canadian Challenger, Indianola, Raranga, Port Denison, Sonoma, Ruahine, Fisherman, Plume, Hurunui. . Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Port Caroline, Ulimaroa, Hororata, Kauri, Delphic, Moeraki, Kartigi. Awarua.—Scopas, Maimoa, Makura, Tutanekai, Sir James Clark Ross, Kia Ora, Mahia. Chatham Islands.—City of Khois, Port Albany. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. Wellington, April 5. Arrived: Alexander from Nelson; Maori and Tees from Lyttelton; Delphic from Wanganui; Tainui from Southampton; C. A. Larsen from Paterson’s Inlet; Ulimaroa from Sydney. > Sailed: Putiki for Napier; Tees for Waitangi; Maori and Moeraki for Lyttelton; Alexander for Pelorus Sounds. Lyttelton, April 5. Arrived: Wahine, Waipiata and City of Kimberley from Wellington; H.M.S. Veronica from Timaru. Sailed: Wingatui and Wahine for Wellington; Waipiata for Dunedin. Dunedin, April 5. Arrived: Kia Ora and West Henshaw from Lyttelton. > Sailed; Opihi for Oamaru.

THE TIDES. —Wednesday, April 6.— Invercargill . .. 5.35 a.m. 6.0 p.m. Bind . .. 4.54 a.m. 5.19 p.m. Riverton .. . .. 3.54 a.m. 4.19 p.m. THE SUN. The Sun rises to-day at G.41 a.m. The Sun sets to-day at 5.56 p.m THE MOON. The Moon rises to-day at 10.52 a.m. The Moon sets to-day at 8.32 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon . .. April 2 3.54 p.m. First quarter .. .. April 9 11.51 a.m. Full moon . .. April 17 3.5 p.m. Last quarter .. .. April 25 9.51 a.m.