SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 20496, 26 May 1928, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF BLUFF. VESSELS IN PORT. S.S. Katoa. S.S. Hurunui. ARRIVED. —riiday, May 25. S.S. Oreti (Captain McKenzie) 200 tons from Port Craig at 2.45 p.m. S.S. Katoa (Captain Dalgleish) 2484 tons from Westport at 7.10 p.m.

SAILED. —Friday, May 25. The fi.s. Oreti (Captain McKenzie) 200 tons for Dunedin at 3.25 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, Dunedin, May 31. Manuka, Dunedin, June 1. Karetu, Sydney, June 6. ... Port Curtis, New York, June 11. Port Sydne'y, Melbourne, June 11. Karetu, Lyttelton, June 15. Tainui, London, June 20. Kanna, Walpole Island, June 20. Cumberland, Liverpool, June 21. Canadian Challenger, Halifax, June 25. Waikawa, Vancouver, June 23. Taranaki, London, June 30. . Northumberland, Liverpool, July 6. < Tongariro, Liverpool September 28. Canadian Challenger, Montreal, October '' 20. Mataroa, London, indefinite. PROJECTED DEPARTURES, Katoa, Westport, May 28. Storm, Dunedin, May 31. Hurunui, Wellington, May 31. Manuka, Melbourne, June 2. Karetu, Dunedin, June 7. Port Curtis, Napier, June 12. Port Sydney, Port Chalmers, June 14. Karetu, Sydney, June 16. Kanna, June 22. Tainui, London,. June. 23, Cumberland, London, June Canadian Challenger, June 27. Waikawa, June 25. Taranaki, Napier, July 4. Northumberland, July 7. Tongariro, September 30. Canadian Challenger, October 21. Mataroa, indefinite. GENERAL NOTES. The S.S. Katoa arrived from Westport last evening about 7 o’clock. She has coal for Bluff and Dunedin, her Bluff cargo consisting of approximately 1,500 tons. She will be in port over the week-end. The sj3. Oreti (Captain McKenzie) called in at Bluff yesterday to land mails from Port Craig and to take in water for the trip to Dunedin. She was in port only forty minutes. The schooner Britannia sailed for the mutton bird islands at 8.40 a.m. yesterday. The cutter Comet which arrived from Stewart Island on Thursday evening with two trucks of muttonbirds sailed at 9.20 a.m. yesterday for Ruapuke. The Comet returned to Bluff at 5.15. The Rakiura sailed at 12.20 p.m. yesterday for Stewart Island with ships stores. The Oreti is expected back at Invercargill from Dunedin about Wednesday. The Storm is due at Bluff on Thursday next to load for Dunedin, Timaru, Wellington and Wanganui. According to advice received from the Union Shipping Co. the Manuka left Melbourne at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, due at Wellington on Monday and sailing on Tuesday for Lyttelton. She leaves that ports on Wednesday, Dunedin on Thursday and is due at Bluff on Friday, sailing on Saturday for Melbourne. The Katoa which arrived last evening is expected to sail on Monday for Dunedin. The Hurunui is expected to sail for Timaru on Thursday. Leaving Montreal on May 1 the Canadian Challenger is due at Bluff about June 25 with Canadian cargo. The Shaw Savill and Albion Co.’s new motor vessel Taranaki is due at Bluff onJune 30 to discharge London cargo. Messrs Henderson and Co. advise that the Port Curtis is allotted to load meat and general cargo for London and West Coast of the United Kingdom ports, due here on June 11. The Port Sydney is also scheduled to load meat, butter and cheese on the same date for London. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. advise that the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.’s steamer Tainui will load meat and general cargo at Bluff for London and Continental ports on June 20. The Tongariro, Messrs J. G. Ward and Co. announce, leaves Liverpool on August 18 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff, due here about September 28. The Kanna is due at Bluff about June 20 with cargo of guano from Walpole Island. The Shaw, Savill steamer, Raranga, is due at New Plymouth on May 28 from Brisbane to commence loading for New York, Boston and London. The vessel will also load at Lyttelton and Wellington, taking Bluff cargo by coastal transhipment. She is to leave Wellington on June 3 for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, and will sail finally from Auckland on June 16. The Karetu is expected to leave Sydney about the end of the month for Bluff direct, proceeding thence to Dunedin and Lyttelton. She will then return to Bluff about June 15 to load for Sydney direct. Leaving Los Angeles on the 15th inst. for Apia and Napier, the Waikawa is due at the latter port on June 11. She will afterwards proceed to Bluff where she is due about the 23rd.

FLEETS OF MOTOR SHIPS. The largest fleet of motor ships under one ownership at present is that of the Norwegian ship owner, Mr. William Willi elmsen of Oslo. Though it is only six years since Mr. Wilhelmsen decided to adopt this form of propulsion, his firm owns 22 motor ships of about 200,000 tons gross, and, with additional six vessels under construction, the total tonnage owned will be in the neighbourhood of 250,000. The next largest fleet is that of the East Asiatic Company, of Copenhagen, with a tonnage slightly less than that of Mr. Wilhelmsen’s firm. In the third place comes the Bank Line. It is true, of course, that the total motor tanker tonnage of the Standard Oil and its associated companies exceeds that of any of the above owners, but these vessels are not all under the same flag. When the construction programme of the Ham-burg-Amenka Line is completed in- about two years’ time, that company will possess 30 motor ships totalling about 200,000 tons gross. DANISH SAILING SHIPS. When last year the Danish Sailing Ship Company Marstal had to go into liquidation, it was feared that the fleet of the company, consisting of about 20 sailing vessels, would be sold abroad. This fear was justified, in that a number of the vesesls have in the meantime been disposed of to owners in< Sweden and the Border States, but about half the fleet has now been secured as Danish property. A number of small companies and ownerships have been formed for the operation of the remaining vessels, and in this way 12 three-masted schooners have been secured for the Danish flag, after the considerable sales of Danish sailing ships abroad during the last few years, is now in great want of sailing ship tonnage for the proper education of Danish youth. The vessels thus taken over are running in the trades to Spain, Morocco, Iceland and Newfoundland. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following vessels were expected to be withiu wireless range last evening.— Auckland:—Tofua, H.M.S. Diomede, Waipahi, Tutanekai, Scheldepas, Marania, West Carmona, Kanna, Poolta, Yoseric, Leopold, Zealandic, Waikouaiti, Kaponga, Canadian Transporter Norfolk, Raranga. Wellington : —Wahine, Maheno, Tamahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Maunganui, Karetu, Manuka, Omana, Fernlane, Tasmania, West Elcajon, Kaiapoi, C. A. Larsen, Hororata, Niagara. Awarua.—Makura, Tahiti, Tongariro. Chatham Islands:—Ruahine, Tainui. TELEGRAPHED REPORTS. COASTAL AND OVERSEAS. (Per United Press Association.) Auckland, May 25. Arrived.—lron Monarch 8 a.m. from Newcastle; Canadian Transporter 5.25 p.m. from Wellington; Scheldepas 8 p.m. from Antwerp. Sailed.—Marama 4.25 p.m, for Sydney; Kaikorai 5 p.m. for Westport; Kawatiri 9 p.m. for Newcastle; Kartigi 11 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington, May 25. Arrived. —Haunui 2.50 a.m. from Gisborne; Wahine 7 a.m. from Lyttelton; Rimutaka 7.45 a.m. from London; Calm noon from Wanganui; John 3.55 p.m. from Lyttelton. Sailed. —Corinna 1.30 p.m. for Dunedin; Maunganui 3.10 pjn. for Sydney; Calm 4.30 p.m. for Dunedin; Cygnet 6 p.m. for Lyttelton; Wahine 7.50 p.m. for Lyttelton; Storm 9 p.m. for Wanganui; Kaimai 11 p.m. for Greymouth. Lytelton, May 25. Arrived. —Waipiata 6.30 a.m. from Timaru; Tamaroa 7.10 a.m. from Port Chalmers; Maheno 8.40 a.m. from Wellington; Queen Eleanor 2.20 p.m. from Wellington’ Sailed. —Hororata 2.40 p.m. for Wellington; Sussex 3 p.m. for Dunedin; Breeze 6.50 p.m. for Wellington; Maheno 7.40 p.m. for Wellington. Dunedin, May 25. Arrived. —Holmdale 2 p.m. from Wanganui. Sailed—Wirral 12.15 p.m. for Westport. Rio de Janiero, May 24. Sailed—Port Victor.—Australian Press Association. Colon, May 24. Sailed—Pahia. —Australian Press Association. Las Palmas, May 24. Sailed.—Devon—Australian Press Association. Tarakau, May 24. Sailed.—Phorus.—Australian Press Asso- | ciation.

THE TIDES. —Saturday, May 26.— Invercargill . 8.10 a.m. 8.37 p.m. Bluff . .. 7.29 a.m. 7.56 p.m. Riverton . . . .. 7.29 a.m. 6.56 p.m. Oreti Beach . .. 7.38 a.m. 7.05 p.m. —Sunday, May 27 - Invercargill . 9.04 a.m. 9.29 p.m. Bluff . .. 8.23 a.m. 8.48 p.m. Riverton . . . .. 7.23 a.m. 7.48 p.m. Oreti Beach . . .. 7.32 a.m. 7.57 p.m. THE SUN. The Sun : rises to-day at 7.44 a.m. The Sun sets to-day at 4.43 p.n i. The Sun rises to-morrow at 7.45 a.m. The Sun sets to-morrow at 4.43 p.m. THE MOON. The Moon rises to-day at 1.8 p.m. The Moon sets'to-day at 11.30 p.m. The Moon rises to-morrow i at 1.34 p.m. The Moon sets to-morrow at 0.0 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full Moon .. .. .. May 5 7.42 a.m. Last Quarter .. .. May 13 8.20 a.m. New Moon .. .. .. May 20 0.44 a.m. First Quarter .. .. May 26 8.42 p.m.