In The Ship Lanes

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18578, 28 September 1928, Page 15

In The Ship Lanes

PORT OF LYTTELTON

phases or th moon. SEPTEMBER.

TO-DAY'S ALMANAC. Sun rose 5.40 a,m.; sets 6.03 p.m. Moon rises 4.16 p.m.; sets 5.20 a.m. High water, 2.30 a.m.; 2.3 1 p.m. TO-DAY’S BEKTHING LIST. Kintyre, Gladston Pier. Wairuna, No. 2 east. Maori, No. 2 west. Calm, No. 4 ‘west. Karina, No. 6 east. Waikouaiti, No. 6 west. AREIVALS. Thursday, September 27. "Wairuna (4.15 p.m.), 5832 tons, from Napier. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Friday, September 20. . Maori (6.50 a.m.), 348$ tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agent* DEPABTURIS. Thursday, September 27. Totara <12.10 p.m.), 421 tons, M'L.eod, for Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co., Kanna (5.45 p.m.), 194 8 tons, Chatfleld, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Wahine (8.30 p.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Sussex <9.50 p.m.), 6057 tons, Frew, for Timaru. Union Steam Ship Co., EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Storm, Timaru, September 20. Totara, Timaru, September ■ .29. Devon, Wellington, September 30. Antonio, Auckland, September, JjD. Kurow, Dunedin, September 30. Kennedy, Fox ton. September 30. Wiiirau, Blenheim, September. 30.. Holmdale, Timaru, October 2. Port Hunter, Wellington, October 3. Katoa, Timaru, October 3. John, Timaru, October 3. Gaie t Timaru, October 3. Manuka, Dunedin, October 4. Karetu. Sydney, October 5. Turakina, Wellington, October 7. Kahika, Timaru. October 10. Ruahine, Wellington, October.il. Canadian Conqueror. Wellington, October 14. Baron Inchcape, Wellington, October Port Darwin, Wellington, October 23. Hertford, Wellington, November 6. Kasama, Wellington, November 6. Mataroa, • Port Chalmers, November 10. Matakana, Wellington, November 20. Wirral, Wellington, November 22. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Wellington, this day. Waikouaiti, Timaru, this day. Cygnet, Kaikoura., this day. Wairuna, Dunedin, September 2!>. Storm, Wellington, September 29. Totera, Wellington, September 20. Kennedy, Fox ton, October 1. Wairau, Blenheim. October 1. Kurow, Wellington, October 2. Holmdale, Wellington, October 2. Wingatui. Dunedin, October 2. Gale, Wellington, October 3. Katoa, Wellington, October 3. John, Wellington, October 3. Manuka. Wellington, October 4. Devon, Dunedin, October 4. Port Hunter, Dunedin, October 5. Kahika, Wellington, October !0. Turakina, Dunedin, October 10. Canadian Conqueror, Dunedin, October 16. Somerset, Dunedin, October 16. Canadian Challenger, Dunedin, October 19. ■ Baron Inchcape, Wellington, October 22. Hertford, Port Chalmers, November S. Matakana, Dunedin, November 22. Wiirrai, Dunedin, November 23. SHIPPING NOTES. Westmoreland has been delayed at. Bluff, and is now due at Lyttelt.on tomorrow via Timaru, to load. She is to Bail on Monday for Wellington. Cygnet is timed to sail to-morrov,-nlght with cargo for Kaikoura and Wellington. Calm should arrive from Wellington to-morrow, and- is expected to sail in the afternoon with cargo for Bluff, Dunedin and Timaru.

from Napier with cargo from "Vancouver anct Dos Angeles for discharge. She should sail to-mororw for Dunedifi and New Plymouth. Kanna arrived at midday yesterday from Timaru, and after loading for Nelson. New Plymouth and Westport, sailed for Wellington. Totara fs due to-morrow from Timaru to load for New Plymouth.

Waikouaiti is to be despatched today for Timaru to complete loading for Sydney.

Storm is now expected here to-tnar-row from Timaru to load for \\ ellington and Wanganui. Holmdale is timed to load at Lyttelton on Tuesday for Wellington and Wanganui. Gale should arrive on Wednesday from the south to take in . cargo far Wellington, Piston and Wangahuf. Kurow 1s now due on Sunday from Timaru to load for Auckland, and is to sail on Tuesday via. Wellington. Kennedy has been delayed, and is .now expected on Sunday from Foxton. She loads at Lyttelton on Monday for. the return trip. - __ „ Wairau, due on Sunday from Blenheim. loads for that port on Monday. Wingatui is an expected arrival on Wednesday from Auckland, Napier ana Wellington. She is to sail the same day for Dunedin, Oama.ru and Timaru. After an uneventful voyage from London the .lonic arrived at Wellington at 7 35 p.m. on Wednesday, and berthed abPipitea Wharf to land passengers and mails and commence discharge of Home cargo. The lonic left Southampton cn August 17. and experienced line weather during the run across the Atlantic. The vessel passed through the Mona Passage into the Caribbean Sea on August" 29, and intense* beat and cyclonic winds with heavy rain were experienced until she arrived at Colon on September 1 The temperature during vhis stage varied from 90 to 92 degrees in the Fhade. The lonic left Panama the following flay, and the weather eOntanued fine. Up to September 17, the vessel bad averaged, over 13 knots, but after that date heavy westerly gales and. high seas were encountered, and the vessel’s arrival at Wellington was delayed. Captain A. JH. Jackson, who is making his last voyage on the lonic before retiring from the sea, is in command, and associated with him are the following officers;—-Chief, Mr J. Evans*; first, Mr E. W. R. Avery; second, Mr J. Quale; third, Mr F. L. Kean; fourth, Mr W. Niooli; fifth, Mr ID Crangle# chief engineer, Mr W. Scott; second, Mr W. "Warren; third, Mr R. W. Sankey; fourth, Mr A- E. Belvin; fifth, -Mr W. Gregory: purser, Mr G. N. Kettle; ?ur-R-eon, Mr T. Harries: wireless operators, Messrs T. F. Holdeb and M. T. Whichelaw. adventurous voyage. Delayed by engine trouble, after more than a year of voyaging, the little auxiliary schooner Fides has at last reached Australia... The Fides, a four-masted auxiliary schooner of 312 tons, which put into Moreton Bay on September 19 wap fourteen months out from Nocway, with a cargo of timbei? for Adelaide. The voyage has been an extraordinary one. The Fides left Gothenburgon August SI last*- year, and sailed into the Atlantic under ideal conditions. Early in November, however, a hurricane struck, the small schooner, dismasting her, and a considerable amount of gear and rigging was destroyed. The Fides proceeded by means of a small semi-Diesel engine, but this soon, ceased functioning, owing to the bearings becoming heated. The schooner then drifted for four weeks, eventually reaching the east coast of South .America. She put into Para (Brazil) on December 24. Nearly three months were spent, effecting repairs. Many of the crew fell ill, and heavy rainstorms made it impossible to work continuously for any length of time. The voyage was continued through the Panama Canal, but in the Pacific north-west gales and numerous calms were encountered for seventy-two days. Sickness broke out among the crew, supplies ran short, and, on account „ f the heavy demands, the medicine chest became depleted also. Captain Olsen was laid up for ten days, and his officers for a like period. It was indeed with a feeling of thankfulness that. Tahiti was sighted.- .Papeete was entered on June. 30.. I low ever, ' " J 1 j - luck, \v h i ch seemed inseparable from the ~ ship, continued. - While in-.Papeete one:-, ©T .the crew' -San amok- and attacked, the ..mate end." ajjother eailoy . wi th. a knife, ly wounding-the • latter, -who vJ-as practically at' death’s'. dOor ‘ for fourteen days. After leaving Tahiti, Lite l-’ides encountered thr.ee more gales, leaving the vessel a derelict again. The first of the storms occurred south of the Tongan group. The ship sprang a leak, and to cope with the situation every ounce of power from tile engine was required, and the combined efforts of ail aboard barely kept the vessel alloat.

Nearer Australia another storm swept away the rigging. Repairs were effected. It was derided to make for the coast of Now South Wales. Favourable winds were encountered, and the captain lost no opportunity of making the nearest port and the vessel unexoectedly put into Moreton Bay. OVERSEAS SHIPPING. Aorangi left Auckland September 35 for Vancouver. Antonio left Casablanca on August 2 for Auckland and Lyttelton. Du* Auckland September 25, Lyttelton September 23." Baron Inchcape dub at Auckland October S, Lyttelton October 20, from Montreal. Benholm due Auckland October 14 thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. from New York. Corinthic sailed from Wellington September 26 for London. Canadian. Transporter at Auckland. Canadian Conqueror, from Montreal duo Wellington October 10, thence Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. Cornwall to leave Liverpool December S for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. Canadian Winner to leave Montreal on August 30 for Auckland and Wellington Due Auckland October 15, Wellington October 21. Canadian Explorer to leave Montreal on September 2 for Auckland and Australia.. Due Auckland October 18. Canadian Britisher to leave Montreal October 2» for Auckland, Napier, Wellington* Lyttelton. Timaru and Dunedin. Due Auckland December 5. Canadian Highlander leaven Montreal •September 26. for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru apd Dunedin. Due Auckland November 11. i Cumberland to leave Liverpool, October 27, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton aud Dunedin. Due Auckland December 4. Devon left Liverpool on August 5. Arrived at Auckland on September 19, At Wellington September 26, Lyttelton due September 30, Dunedin and New Plymouth. Gallic left Auckland September 26 from Gisborne. Leaves September 25 for Cristobal, New York, Boston, Halifax, and West of England porta. Golden State left Los Angeles August 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin. Due Auckland September 25. Golden Bear to leave Loa Angeles September 29 for Auckland, "Wellington, Neleon and Lyttelton- Due AucklandV October 25. Golden Harvest left Lyttelton September 13 for Honolulu and San Francisco. Herminius left London. July XI. for Australia- Later to load at New Zealand porta during October for London. ; Hertford left Liverpool September 15 for Auckland, Wellington Lyttelton, Port Chalmera and New PlymoctK Due Auckland October 24, Wellington October 30. Hatkhola left Calcutta August 11 for Rangoon. Singapore, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. Arrived Auckland September 25. Wellington September 27. lonic, from Southampton, arrived Wellington, September 25, thence Auckland. Due Lyttelton to load, October 14. lvaramea due Auckland October 20 from London, thence Wellington. Kazembe due Auckland October 8 from New York, thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Kintyre arrived Auckland September IS. Arrived Lyttelton September 24 from Nauru Jsland, via. Auckland. Kirkwood baa been chartered to load phosphates at Seychellea Island* for Kasebe to leave New York on September 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Kasama to leave New York September 15. Due Auckland October 23, Wellington October 30, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Lornaston he a been chartered to loadat Nauru Island for Australia and New Zealand. Lionel leaves Galveeton (Texas) in September for Auckland, New Plymouth. Adelaide and Port Lincoln. Maunganui, from San Francisco, Papeete and Rarotonga, arrived at Wellington on September 24. Left for Sydney on September 25. Makura left W'ellington September 11 for San Francisco. Matakana will leave Liverpool oa September 29 with genera] cargo to unioadgtt t Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton , and i Jupedin. Due Auckland November Mataroa to salt from Southampton on i September 21 for Wellington, Port i Chalmers, Lyttelton and Timaru; ex.at Wellington, November 1. Mahan a left Auckland September 11 ! for London, via Cape Ilo^n. Niagara left Vancouver on September 19 for Honolulu. Suva, Auckland and Sydney. Due Auckland October 7. Northumberland to Iteave Liverpool on November 24 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. JSorfolk to leave London September 27 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington. Du* Auckland -November S. Nohata leaves New York at the end of September for New Zealand porta. Port Dabwin left Liverpool September 1 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due Auckland October 10, Wellington October 17. Port Hunter left New York August 24. At Auckland September 24, due Wellington 28, Lyttelton October 2. Pakeha to leave Auckland for London, via Montevideo and Teneriffe on September 26. Port Dunedin left Dunedin September 25 for Napier. Port Bowen left Wanganui September 8 for .London via Avonmouth, Glasgow and Liverpool. : Port’ Napier, at Bluff. Itavensoar, from Casablanca, ’arrived Wellington, -September 25. Remuera Railed from Auckland on September 14 for Southampton and London. Kimutaka left Panama, on September 16 for Auckland, Dunedin and Nelson. Due Auckland October 10. Ruahine left Southampton September 4 for Wellington and Lyttelton. Due Wellington October 10. Runpehu left Wellington September 3 for lwndon. Spin anger. tanker, left San Pedro August 3 for Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland and Wellington. At Auckland. Sussex arrived Lyttelton September r 23, thence Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. Somerset to leave Liverpool October 13 (instead of Cumberland) for Auckland. Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru and Port Chalmers. Saltergate will load coal at W«*tport for Pago Pago. Sh# will thence go to Ocean Island to load phoaphatea for Lyttelton and-Dunedin. Somerset to leave Liverpool October 13 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru and Pot* Chalmers. Tamaroa to leave Southampton November 9, thence Wellington and Auckland. Due Wellington December 15. Turakina arrived Auckland September 26 from Liverpool, thence W'ellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. Tarß.naki, which left Auckland on 'August 16 arrived at London on September 20. Waiotapu due Wellington September 28 from Los Angeles, thence Melbourne and Sydney. Waitemala arrived Vancouver September 18 from Suva, proceeds to New Westminster, Powell River, Union Bay, San Francisco and Los Angeles, to load for Napier, Lyttelton. Dunedin, Nelson, New Plymouth and Bluff. Leaves for London. Wirral to leave Montreal September 30 for Auckland .November 9, Wellington (Lyttelton and Dunedin. Westmoreland en route from Wellington to Bluff. Waihemo to leave September 20 for Vancouver and San Francisco, to load for Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. Due Vancouver October 13, San Francisco November 6. SHIPPIN& TEESWRAMS. Per Press Association. "W’ELLINGTON, September 2S. Arrived—Ngaio (6.20 a.m.), from Nelson; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton.

Last quarter'! 3 7 JO 1 a.m. New moon .... 14 0 olp.m. First quarter . 13 3 28 p.m.