IN THE SHIP LANES

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18543, 17 August 1928, Page 15

IN THE SHIP LANES

PORT OF LYTTELTON.

PHASES OP THE MOON AUGUST.

TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Sun rose, 6.51 a.m.; sets. 5.17 p.m. Moon rose, 8.41 a.m.; sets, 6.68 p.m. High water 4.54 a.m., 5.21 p.m. TO-DAY’S BERTHING LIST. Maori—No. 2 west. J’aua—No. 3 west. Kaitoke—No. 4 east. Kuapehu—No. 6 west. Kahika—No. 7 east. ARRIVALS. Friday, August 17. Maori (7.5 a.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Kahika (7.55 a.m.), 1172 tons. McLennan, from Timaru. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Kuapehu (7.30 a-m.), 9018 tons, M Keiiar. from Port Chalmers. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. DEPARTURES. Thursday. August 16. Walkouaiti (9.20 p.m.), 3926 tons, Keed, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Wahine (8.40 a.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron. for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. . ? e r *? ned y <-5.25 P-m.), 226 tonH, Olson, for f oxton. Kinsey and Co., agents.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mahana, Wellington, August IS Yarraville, Wellington, August 18. .Progress, Timaru. August IS. Storm, Timaru. August IS. John, Wellington, August IS. Waipiata, Timaru, August IS. Maori, Wellington, August 19. Kegulus, Tarakobe, August 19. Wairau, Blenheim, August 19. Margaret W., Wellington, August 20Canadian Britisher. Wellington, August Corinna, Timaru, August 2L Maui Pomare, Dunedin, August 21. Holmdale, Wellington, August 21. Northumberland, Dunedin, August 21. Wingatui, Timaru, August 22. Katoa, Wellington, August 22. Copeimagen, Auckland. August 23. Manuka, Dunedin, August 24. Papanui, Wellington, August 26. Karetu, Timaru, August SO. L-amondge, W ellington, August '3L Corinthic, Wellington, September 5. Golden Harvest, Wellington, September Trevorian, Wellington, September 6. Coptic, Wellington, September 7. Port Dunedin. London, September 12. Canadian Transporter, W r ellington, September 16. Antonio, Auckland, September 17. &UHSVIX, Wellington, September 21. Devon, Wellington, September 26. Port Hunter, Wellington, October 10. Somerset, Wellington, October 14. Canadian Challenger, Wellington, Octo-

ber 18. Caron Inchcape, Wellington, October 19 Port Darwin, Wellington, October 23. Hertford, Wellington, November 6. Kasama, Wellington, November 6.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Wellington, this day. Gale, Dunedin, this day. Kahika, Wellington, this day. Kaitoke, Picton, this day. Progress, Wellington, August 18. Storm, Dunedin, August 18. Waipiata, Wellington, August 18. Yarraville, Dunedin, August 18. John, Wellington, August 20. Kegulus, Nelson, August 20. Margaret W., Thames, August 20. Ruapehu, New Plymouth, August 21. Canadian Britisher, Timaru, August 21. Corinna, WeJlington. August 21. Maui Pomare, Wellington, August 21. Northumberland, Wanganui, August 21. Wingatui, Wellington, August 22. Katoa. Dunedin. August 22. Karfetu. Timaru. August .33. Manuka, WeUiitoton, .August 24. Copenhagen, August 20. Papanui, Dunedin, August 29. Cambridge, Duhedih, September R. Port Dunedin, Dunedin, September 15. Canadian Transporter, Dunedin, September 17. Sussex, Timaru, September 22. Devon. Dunedin, September 29. Port Hunter, Dunedin, October 12. Somerset, Dunedin, October 16. Canadian Challenger, Duhedin, October 19. Baron Inchcape, Wellington, October 19. SHIPPING NOTES. Storm is expected here to-raorrow from southern ports to load for Wellington and Wanganui. The vessel is expected to sail for the north the same evening. Kegulus from Tarakohe, is now expected here on Sunday to discharge cement. The vessel Will also load here for Nelson, Westport and Greymouth. Wairau will load a.t Lyttelton on Monday for Blenheim, taking cargo for Havelock. Seddon and Ward. Kaitoke is expected here to-da.y from Auckland via Portland and Wellington. On her discharging cement she proceeds to Auckland direct -after loading general. Kahika from Dunedin, via Oamaru and Timaru, is due here this morning to load for Wellington, Napier and Gisborne. Corinna is expected here on Tuesday to load for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. Katoa from Auckland, via. Wellington, should reach Lyttelton on Wednesday, thence proceeding to Dunedin, Bluff and Port Craig. Wingatui is due on Wednesday from Dunedin, via Timaru, to load for Auckland. Kuapehu from Port Chalmers, arrived here this morning to discharge London cargo. She Is to leave Lyttelton on Tuesday for New Plymouth. Mahana from Wellington is due here to-morrow to discharge Home cargo. Northumberland is due on Tuesday from the south to load for London. Cygnet is due here to-night or tomorrow morning. She should leave for Kaikoura and Wellington to-morrow evening. The New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd. advises that the Ruapehu was delayed at Port Chalmers owing to ra.i'n, a.nd will not reach Lyttelton till this morning. THE YARRAVILLE. An interesting visitor to port to-raor-row will be the Yarraville, carrying bulk petroleum from the Pacific Coast of America to the Vacuum Oil Company, Christchurch. The Yarraville represents the last word in tank steamer construction. She Is 460 feet long with a beam of 62 feet 6 inches and depth of 36 feet 6 inches, the dead weight carrying capacity of 12,800 tons. This is the Yarraville’s maiden trip to the Antipodes, she having been launched on February 13 from the Kingston Yard of Messrs Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow, Scotland. A set o'f triple expansion reciprocating steam engines, which give the ship a sea speed when fully loaded of twelve knots, was supplied by Messrs David Rowan and Co.. Ltd., of Glasgow. A Sperry Gyro compass and repeating instruments have been fitted. There is also a Sperry

course recorder which plots on a chart the vessel's movements during every minute of the day. An interesting feature of the navigation equipment is a Sperry mechanical helmsman, which has been found to be most efficient and reliable. This equipment, which is electrically operated, enables a course to be set and kept to without human intervention. In regard to this equipment, an interesting report was recently received from the Plume, a sister-ship of the Yarraville. in which it was stated that throughout the whole voyage recently made by the former vessel, the Sperry mechanical helmsman functioned correctly in every, detail. The Yarraville, is of course, equipped with wireless receiving and transmitting apparatus, as well as a. radio direction finder, which is a great aid to navigation. In addition, the crew are well provided with loud speakers for their personal entertainment. The Yarraville is commanded by Captain Cook, and associated with him as chief engineer, is Mr Sfableford. All officers and engineers are British. _ . It is not generally known that the company is a considerable ship-owner.

At the present time, it has in operation seven up-to-date tank steamers, all Clyde built, and it is anticipated that within the next few months, this number will be increased to nine by the addition of ttvo rpore tankers, one from the Tyne and one from the Clyde. OVERSEAS SHIPPING, Aoraugi is due at Vancouver on August 17. She leaves on the return trip on August 22. At noil aj-rived at Auckland August 14 from Java. Antonio left Casablanca, August 2, for Auckland and Lyttelton. Due Auckland September 11. Antinous left Tampico on July 21, with a cargo of bitumen for New Zealand. The vessel is under charter to Messrs G. H. Scales, Ltd. Baron Inchapte, left Sydney (Cape Breton). on August 6, for Montreal, which port she will leave on August 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due Auckland October 6. ! Cumberland sails from Liverpool on October 13 for New Zealand ports. Copenhagen left Galveston. Texas, on July 11, with sulphur for Auckland (due August 16), Lyttelton and Wanganui. Canadian Challenger to leave Montreatl August 25. Due Auckland October 9, thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Canadian Transporter left Montreal July 25. Due Auckland September 8, thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Arrived at Colon August 12. Coptic left Liverpool July 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers; expected Auckland August 27. Cambridge arrived at Auckland August 14 from Liverpool. To discharge at Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton. Canadian Britisher arrived at Auckland from Montreal August 12. Due Wellington 17, Lyttelton SI, Timaru 23, Duntedift. 24. City of Batavia to have left New York July 31, for main N6w Zealand ports. Devon left Liverpool on August 5. Due at Auckland on September 11, thence Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin and New Plymouth. Gallic <Juo at Bluff on August 25 from Australia to take in cargo. She will continue loading at Port Chalmers, Lyttelton. New Plymouth, ‘Wanganui, Wellington. Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. The vtessel Is set down for sailing from Auckland on September 19 for New York, Bostan, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, via Panama. Golden Harvest left Los Angeles on July 31, for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton. Due Auckland August 25. Golden Ragle (ex West Conob) to leave San Pedro July 30 for Auckland, gust 6. Nelson. Timaru and Dunedin. Wellington and Lyttelton. Hertford to leave Liverpool September 15 for New Zealand ports. Herroinius left London, July 13, for Australia. Later to load at New Zealand ports during October for London. Huntingdon left Liverpool June 10. Arrived Wellington July 30. Arrived Lyttelton August 9\ proceeded to Port Chalmers August 11. lonic to leave Southampton August 17 for Wellington, where she is due September 22. thence Auckland. Kazebe to leave New York on September 1 for Auckland, 'Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Maunganui left Wellington, August 14, for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete. Makura left San Francisco August 8. Due Papeete August 18, Rarotonga August 21, Wellington August 27. Proceeds to Sydney August 28. Mataroa to sail from Southampton on September 21 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Timaru; expected at Wellington. October 27. Mahana, due at Lyttelton on August 18, proceeds to Timaru, and the.nce back to Wellington, where she is due on August 24. Napier, Waikokopu and Auckland are the vessel's other ports of call. Due at Auckland, September 2. Sails for London September 7, via Gape Horn. Northumberland at Auckland, thence Gisborne, Waikokopu. Napier, Lyttelton, Wanganui roadstead, and Wellington, to load for London. To leave Wellington August 28 for London, via Panama. At Gisborne August 14. Due Lyttelton August 22. Norfolk to leave Liverpool on October 13 for New Zealand ports. Cornwall to leave Llcerpool December 8 for New Zealand. Kasam to leave New York September 15 for Nfew Zealand ports. Port Huon at Napier, thence Waikokopu, Gisborne and Auckland. Sails from Auckland August 23 for Cristobal, New Y'ork and London. Port Dunedin to leave London August 8, for Lyttelton. Dunedin and Napier. Due Lyttelton September 14. Pakelra left Lyttelton August 13 for Dunedin. Return to Lyttelton to load, thence Wanganui and Wellington (September 18. Sails from Wellington September 19 for Napiter and Auckland. To leave Auckland October 1 for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe. Port Hunter to leave N«w York at end of August for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. Papanui left New York on June 30 for Auckland. Napier. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. Arrived Auckland 1 August 11. Port Bowe.n at New Plymouth. Wanganui. Wellington, Napier. Gisborne arid Auckland. Leaves Auckland September 5 for London and West Coa.st ports. Port Adelaide left London July 20 for New Zealand. Port Napier left London July 23 for Auckland, Dunedin and Bluff. Due Auckland, September 5. Remuera arrived Wellington August 14, thence Auckland. Rimutaka to sail from Southampton , August 30 for Auckland, Dunedin and Nelson; due Auckland October 12; arrive London August 13.

Rotorua left Napier August 15 for Wellington, leaves . Wellington August 19 for Southampton and 1/ondon, via Panama.

Ruapehu left Panama July 15 foi Wellington, where she arrived on August 8. On landing passengers and mails, she proceeded to Port Chalmers. Due Lyttelton August 17, thence New Plymouth. To sail from Wellington for London September 8.

Sussex to leave Calcutta August 7 for Penang, Singapore and Samarang to continue loading for Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin; due Auckland September 11. Notalc. to leave New York end of September for New Zealand ports. Northumberland to leave Liverpool on November 24 for New Zealand ports. Somerset leaves Liverpool on August 18. Due Auckland on September 30 thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Tainui arrived at London on August 12. Tongariro to leave Liverpool on August 1 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. Turakina to leave Liverpool August 18; due Auckland, September 30, thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Trevorian due to sail from New York July 15. To discharge at Auckland August 26, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Tekoa to leave Liverpool October 27 for New Zealand ports. Tamaroa arrived Southampton on July 16 from Wellington. Westmoreland to leave London on August 2; due Auckland September 11, thence Wellington and Bluff. Willesden arrived at Lyttelton August 10, at Wanganui. Yarraville due Lyttelton about August 18 from Wellington, with a part cargo of bulk benzine for Vacuum Oil Com pany, arrived Auckland August 11. Arrived Wellington August 15. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. i-’er Press Association. WELLINGTON, August 17. Arrived: Ngaio (5.45 a.m.) from Nelson; Wahine (7.5 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Alexander (7.15 a.m.), from Picton Waipahi (7.65 a-m.), from Auckland; Rotorua <8.20 a.m.), from Napier. Sailed: Kamona (6.15 a.m.), for Greymouth; Kaitoke (6.40 a.m.), a.nd Mahana (7.6 a.m.), for Lyttelton; Pakura (6.40 a.m.), for Napier. OVERSEAS SHIPPING. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, ) (Received August 17. 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 17. Arrived: Kalingo, from Greymouth. (Received August 17, 10.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, August 17. Arrived: Kartigi, from Greymouth.— Australian Press Association. WIRELESS NOTICE. The following vessels an© expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Comlibank, Kaituna, Mar- 1 ama, Maui Pomare, Niagara., Parracombe, Steel Mariner, Taranaki. Tofua, Waipovi, Maru. Wellington.—Arahura, Ngaio, Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Maheno, Ulimaroa, Anglo-Colombian, Canadian Britisher. Mahana, Northumberland, Port Bowen. Port Huon, Poolta, Waiharno, Willesden, Waikouaiti. Awarua.—Makura, Maunganui, Hunt- . ingdon, Kaiwarra. Chatham Islands.—Copenhagen.

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