SHIPPING

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18888, 14 October 1929, Page 10

SHIPPING

OVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON.

TO-DAY'S ALMANAC Sun rose. 5.11 a.m.; sets. 6.22 p.m. Moon rises, 1.30 p.m.; seis, 3.34 a.m. High water, 00.15 a.m.; 00.38 p.m. (The above are standard times.) TO-DAY’S BERTHING LIST. Lawbeath, Gladstone Pier. Mako, Gladstone Pier. Wingatui. No. 2 east. Maori, No. 2 west. Totara, No. 4 east. Breeze, No. 4 west. Waipiata, No. 6 east. Papanui, No. 6 west. Tamaroa, No. 7 east. Raranga No. 7 west. ARRIVALS. Sunday, October 13. Totara (10.45 a.m ), 421 tons, Eden, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Wingatui (1.15 p.m.), 2378 tons, Gray, from Wellington Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Maori (7.20 a.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents DEPARTURES. Saturday, October 12. Wahine (8.25 p.m.), 3488 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. Storm (6 p.m), 769 tons, Sheppard, for Wellington. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Malakand (5.30 p.m.), 7628 tons, for Dunedin. Kinsey and Co., Ltd., agents. Monday, October 14. Cygnet (12.5 a.m.), 120 tons, Larsen, for Kaikoura. W. W. Toy and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Himatangi, Wellington, this day. Wahine, Wellington, October 15. Caim, Wellington, October 15. Fox ton, Wellington, October 15. Maui Pomare,* Dunedin, October 15. ai».v..au explorer Wellington. Octobe. 16. Gale, Timaru, October 16. Waipahi, Wellington, October 16. Katoa, Westport, October 16. Kahika, Timaru, October 17. danuka. Dunedin, October 17. Breeze, Timaru. October 17. Matoppo, Wellington, October IS. Piako, Wellington, October 18. ! Storm, Wellington, October 18. ! Waikouaiti, Timaru. October 18 ‘ Katoa, Westport, October 19. i Aurow. Wellington. October 19 i Canopus, Westport, October 19. . Calm, Timaru. October 19. ! C'airca, Wellington, Oelober 20. Keniuera, Wellington. October 22 i edennick. Wellington. October 24 PROJ ECTED DEPARTURES Maori, Wellington, this day. ; Waipiata, W ellington, this day. i Raranga, New Plymouth, this day. Himatangi, Wellington, this day. Wingatui. Oamaru, this day. Totara, New Plymouth, this day. Breeze, Dunedin, this day. Tamaroa, Napier, this day. Mako, Waikokopu, this day. Foxton, Foxton, October 15. Calm, Bluff, October 15. Papanui, Dunedin. October 16 Gale, Wellington, October 16. Waipahi, Auckland. October lb Kahika. Wellington'. October 17 Manuka, Wellington, October 17 Canadian Explorer. Timaru October 1 i Breeze, Wellington, October 17. Storm, Dunedin, October 18. Calm, Wellington, October 19. I iiurow, Dunedin, October 19. t Tairoa, Dunedin, October 23. j Tredennick, Dunedin, October 34. SHIPPING NOTES. i Himatangi is due at Lyttelton to-das { from Wellington. The vessel will loat !at Lyttelton for Wellington. Wanganu and Foxton. , Breeze is loading at Lyttelton to-daj for Dunedin and Timaru. The vesse. hould return here on Thursday. feh« .vill toad here for Wellington, Pie tor ...d .»a ganui. and is scheduled to leav« • Friday. Calm is expected to-morrow iron -veli.iißloi,. She wilt be diaimu-tied ioloirow evening foi Bluff. Dunedin aric .imaru. and should return here on Sat irday on her way north. . . . . [ Foxton is an expected arrival at Lyttelton to-morrow from Wellington t< loud for Foxton direct.

Gale is at Dunedin to-day and should load at Timaru to-morrow. On Wednesday the vessel is expected to arrive at Lyttelton to complete her loading for Wellington and Wanganui. Storm arrived at Wellington yesterday; is due at Picton to-morrow; and Wanganui on Wednesday. The vessel should arrive here on Friday, via Wellington, to load for southern ports. Totara is loading at Lyttelton to-day for Wellington anjl New Plymouth She leaves for the north this evening. Wingatui, on completing her loading to-day, will proceed to Oamaru and D Mako n ’arrived on Saturday afternoon ; from Gisborne with cattle. The vessel ■ should sail this afternoon for kopu. Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay. Waipahi is due on Wednesday with Portland cement. The vessel, on mscharging, goes to Auckland direct. ; Waipiata is at present loading foi Auckland, and leaves Lyttelton this afternoon for Wellington. Picton and Auckland. _. ~. The Comante Destreman, ex St laui, ex Sierra Morena, ex Warmaxim, is aue at Lyttelton on Wednesday with Phosphates from Walpole Island. Part of her cargo will be discharged at Port Chalmers. . _ ~ __ Kahika will load at Lyttelton on Thursday for Napier and G ' s, ?°rne.The vessel is due here on Thursday morning from Dunedin, via Oamaru and Timaru. Katoa. from Westport, is due at Lyttelton about Friday with trade and bunk‘ waikmiaiti is due at Bluff early this week from Sydney, and will discharge coal and general cargo at Timaru and. Lyttelton from Port Kembla. Port Stevens and Sydney. Kurow is expected here on Saturday next from Auckland, via Wellington, and after discharging proceeds to Dunedin “corinna will load here on October 19 for Nelson and New Plymouth Wingatui should return to j L Timro on Sunday from Dunedin and Timaru to load for Wellington and Auckland. THE MANUKA. The inter-colonial passenger steamer Manuka arrived at Bluff yesterday morning from Melbourne direct. The vessel is due here on Thursday via Dunedin, and "laves the same day for Wellington I and Melbourne. THE TEES. 'TVi*> Chatham Islands steamer Tees is at Wellington t„-dny loading for Westport and Greymouth. The vessel is due !,t Lyttelton at the end of the week or early next week to load for the Chatham Islands. THE RARANGA. The Shaw. Savill and Albion Com--I.CIVC S LyUliton WiS SBBSSUK rpi.p vessel, after loading at Wellington, leaves on Thursday for New Plymouth arid Auckland. PORT MELBOURNE. Tho C. and D. Line steamer Port Melbourne will leave New Plymouth to-day for Auckland. MAURETANIA’S FEAT. To judge from the reticence of the press on the subject (says the "Shipping World”), Germany appears to have taken such a lukewarm interest in the line performance of the Mauretania as to have missed the point of it, which is not that she failed to beat the Bremen s record, but that, in spite of her age, she has reduced the difference in time between the two ships to as near as no matter. But one German there is who. realising this, has the grace to say so publicly. lie is, fortunately, the man who counts —no other than f.lerr Summing, the managing director of the Norddeutscher-Lloyd. who expresses himself thus in the Kolnische Zei"ln view of the sporting spirit of the English, which found expiession on the occasion of the Bremen's record voyage, it was almost painful to me to notice that the German public did net fully appreciate the' great achievement of the J Mauretania. What are a few hours’ ditference in the times of the voyage? ; "We shall be happy and proud if in ! twenty years we. can maintain so small ja margin of time against the latest I competitor. That a twenty-yeai -old ! .ship should possess qualities which even to-day enable new riigim-s to standing manner is an achievement • which cannot be too highly honoured. [ "We can all learn from each other In s this sense the Mauretania’s voyage is a i great example w> rthy of emulation. The ; Vsson for us , is to seek, not new r.i ords. but a steady and p. udent set vice i which will promote the comfort of pas- - nengers, so that we. too. in twenty. 1 years may possess an unspent ship SOUTHERN PRINCESS CONVERTED j IN RECORD TIME. Something like a record in ship con-

version and overhauling has been i achieved by Messrs Cam me 11 j Laird and Co., of Birkenhead in dealing with the oil-tanker San Pa tticio, purchased by the Southern Whaling and Sealing Company. Liverpool, from the Eagle Oil Transport Company The vessel, now the Southern Princess, < has been converted into a whaling factory and is on her way to the Ross Sea whaling grounds, via Panama and Dunedin. The work, which is the first of its kind carried out by a firm on the , West Coast, was completed in eighty five days—eight days within the time stipulated in the contract. The vessel was fitted with a slipway aft for hauling whales on board—on to a new deck erected above the existing upper deck for practically three-quarters the length of the ship On this deck the cutting-up operations will be carried out. Below there are tanks, boilers, packing machines, and other apparatus, and on a deck still lower there are the settling tanks. The existing main tanks will be used for carrying fuel oil outwards foi the use of the factory, the ship and the five steam whalers by which she will be accompanied. In the alterations about five miles of pipes have been used, and weight representing between 1700 and 2000 tons has been added to the displacement. The vessel now has a carrying capacity of 7 5,000 barrels of whale oil. or about 12,500 tons. She is the third converted for the same owners —all in British yards. PILOTING THE BREMEN. Captain C. S. Pearce, a Trinity House pilot, writes to the "Shipping World’’ as follows: "The whole world knows about the speed of the North German Lloyd liner Bremen, but nothing has been said of her ease of handling or of the effect of this upon speed. It might be imagined that so big a vessel would be unwieldy. but I have had the privilege of piloting this vessel on each occasion that she has called at Southampton, and in the whole of my twenty-two years’ experience as a pilot there. I have never known a ship of anything approaching the size of the Bremen which was more easy to handle. She exceeded all my expectations, and gave me little anxiety At the invitation of the owners, I sailed with the Bremen from Bremerhaven on her first trip to Southampton in order that I should be.‘at home’ on the bridge before actually taking charge. One of the first things I noticed was that she does not drag a lot of ‘dead water behind her. thus impeding speed. She leaves the water remarkably clean, and the line ‘run’ thus obtained must mean, not only increased speed; it must mean that every drop of water running along the ship’s side is operating upon the rudder. The size and, consequently, the speed, of liners must ultimately be limited by the human factor—-the ability to handle the ship in confined waters, and in and out of dock —but the .Performance of the Bremen seems to indicate that the limit has not yet been ' eached.” ISLANDS SERVICES. Maui Pomare, from Niue Island and Apia, is due at Dunedin to-day, Lyttelton to-morrow, and "Wellington October Tofua left Auckland on October 5 for the Islands. Due Auckland. October >8 Waipahi arrived Auckland on Wednesday from Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu and Mauke to load at Portland for Lyttelton; due Lyttelton Wednesday to loan for Auckland. INTER-COLONIAL PASSENGER SERVICE. Marama left Auckland October 11 due Sydney to-morrow; leaves Sydney October IS, due Wellington October --; leaves Wellington October due bldney octo- : ber 29; leaves Sydney November l. due ; Auckland November 5; leaves Auckland 1 November S, due Sydney -Novembei •!.. leaves Sydney November If, due Wellington November 19. leaves Wellington ■ November 22. Hue Sydney November 2b L Ulimaroa left Sydney October 11, <3lnc Wellington to-morrow; leaves Wolling--1 ton October 18, due Sydney October 22; 1 leaves Sydney October to, ciue auck«and October 29, leaves - o-1 l aves Svdnev November 8, due: Wellington November 12; 1 v os JV o 11. net oi ; November 15. due Sydney November l . leaves Sydney November 2.., due Auckland November 26 ; leaves Auckland Nor vein ber 29, due Sydney De jember *. Maheno left Wellington Oclobe 11, due Sydney to-morrow; : V A'-gaL - ■ October IS, clue Auckland October —.

umiiiimmiiiiiiiniiiuiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiitiiminHiiuiiiiiimiiiiiuiiuiimiiimmiu “ leaves Auckland October 25, due Sydney L October 29; leaves Sydney November 1, due Wellington November 5; leaves Wellington November S, due Sydney No- * vein ber 12: leaves Sydney November 10, «» due Auckland November 19 (transfers) Maunganui, at Auckland, laid up tor ° V Manuka, left Melbourne October 9 for t Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and Wellington, due Bluff yesterday; leaves "VVellington October 19, due Melbourne Octo- * ber 24; leaves Melbourne October 29 foj Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff, due Wellington November 3; leaves 1 Bluff November 9, due Melbourne No- * vein ber 13: leaves Melbourne Novem- - ber 20 tor Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and • Wellington, due Bluff November 24; leaves Wellington November 30, due Melbourne December 5. ' Maheno leaves Melbourne November f 27 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff, due Wellington December 2; leaves Bluff December 8, due Melbourne « December 12; leaves Melbourne Decernber 19 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton and 1 Wellington, due Bluff December 23; leaves Wellington December 29, due Melbourne January 3. VANCOUVER AND SAN FRANCISC* ! . SERVICE Aorangi left Auckland for Vancouver September 24. Due Honolulu October 3 and Vancouver on Friday. To leave on Wednesday for Honolulu, Suva and Auckland. Due Auckland November 4. Tahiti left San Francisco October 2 for Papeete, Rarotonga and Welington. Due Wellington October 21. Niagara arrived Auckland from Van couver on October 6, due Sydney on Saturday. Due Auckland October 21, leaving the next day for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver. Due Vancouver November 8 Makura due San Francisco October 25 from Wellington. BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMERS Corinthic left Southampton September 13 for Wellington and Auckland. Jue Wellington October 21. Rangitiki left Southampton September 27 for Auckland and Wellington due Auckland October 30; due Welling ton November 6 Left Madeira October 3. _ „ . Ruapehu left Southampton September J 4 for Suva, Wellington, Port Chalmers. Lyttelton. New Plymouth and Wellington; due Wellington October 27 Ruahine arrived London September 27. Leaves Southampton October 25 for Wellington (passengers only) Lyttelton, Port Chalmers. Timaru; due VVel lington November 29. Rangitata to leave Southampton for ' Wellington January 22. VERSEAS VESSELS ON THE COAST Callandia, from Port Arthur, Texas, to discharge at Auckland, Napier, Wellington and Dunedin. Due Auckland Octo--1 ber 13. , Citv of Mobile was to leave New York'September 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lvttelton, Timaru and Dunedin, i Frances'Massey to load at Casablanca for New Zealand. ; Golden Cloud left Los Angeles September i for Auckland, Wellington, . Timaru and Dunedin Arrived Wellington October 7. Golden Coast to leave Los Angeles No- \ vember 1 lor Auckland, Wellington, NolI son and Dunedin. Due Auckland No- ‘ vember 27. Wellington December 6. Hauraki to leave Los Angeles October 18 for Auckland, Wellington and Australia. Due Auckland November 10 Kaikorai loads at South Australian ports and is expected to leave Melbourne October 22 for Auckland, Porte land New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. b Kent was to leave Liverpool for Auck- - land, .Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin *- on Saturday. :1 Lawlnaili at Lyttelton, thence Port !. Chalmers. Held up through dispute. Malakand left London August 23 for II Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Nelson To leave for Nelson to-day. e Matoppo left New York August 28 for - Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton Octo- ; ber 15, Timaru and Dunedin. Due - Wellington Sunday i- Mahia was scheduled to leave London • on October 12 for Auckland, Welling- - ton and Napier. The vessel is due at r: Auckland on November 18. Mahana to leave Liverpool on November 9 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttel- • - ton and Port Ohalmersß. Due Auckland December 17, Wellington December 24 l, Mataroa leaves London on November y 0 for Wellington and Auckland. Due Wellington December ! t.

Min leaves New York October 12 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dl papanui, from Liverpool, at Lyttelton thence October 16 to Dunedin. New Plymouth and Wellington. Plume left Lyttelton for Dunedin Th port da Melbourne at New Plymouth, thence Auckland, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington.

BOUND FOR NEW ZEALAND. British Glory left Los Angeles Sep lember 27 for Wellington, due Welling ton October 20 , A Canadian Exporter left Montreal Aug ust 27 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton Timaru. Dunedin and Bluff, taking the place of the Canadian Britisher. Canadian Explorer left Montreal Aug ust 27 for Auckland. Wellington, Lyl n lton. Timaru and Dunedin, due Auck land October 15, at Colon September 22. Canadian Transporter to sail from Montreal on September 27 for Auckland via Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton. Tim aru and Dunedin. Due Auckland November 10. Sailed from Quebec Septem ,e City of Dal hart left New York on October 7 for Wellington, wherea he is due . on November 5. _ Golden West left Los Angeles Octobei l for Auckland Wellington, Lyttelton , n d Timaru Due Auckland October 28 lonic left London on October 4 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and Bluff. Due Wellington on November 12 The vessel will discharge nasengers and mail at Wellington, and commence unloading at Lyttelton. Keelung from New York, for Auck :and Wellington. Lyttelton and Dun edin. Due Auckland November 3. Norfolk left Liverpool September 15 ue Auckland October 23 thence Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Port Hardy left Liverpool on Septem ber 2S foi Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due Auckland November 9. ' , Tredennick from New York, Is du« at Auckland on Monday, thence Wellington: Lyttelton October 24. and Dun Waitemata left Los Angeles on October 3 for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Nelson and New Plymouth. Due Vanier October 31. Port Campbell to leave London on October 23 for Auckland and Wellington. Due Auckland November 30. Due Wellington December 7 Port Darwin expected to leave New York for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due Auckland November 27 . Remuera left Southampton on August 30 for Auckland and Wellington Ar rived Auckland last week, Wellington October 14, New Plymouth October 19 Lyttelton October 22. Auckland October 28. Wellington November 4, Na oier November 7 thence to London on November 9 „ „ Rotorua at Auckland. Due Wellingon October 13. and sails on October 19 for London Raranga arrived Lyttelton on Friday to load produce and general. Leaves today for Wellington. Due Wellington Octobei 15, New Plymouth October 21 Auckland October 23, sailing on October 23 for New York, Halifax and London, via Panama.

liimutaka will* be despatched from Southampton November 15 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton. Due Wellington December 24. „ , , Tairoa due at Auckland on Friday from Liverpool. She will also discharge at Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin Tamaroa arrived Lyttelton on Friday Leaves to-day for Napier to load meat thence Auckland and Wellington. To leave Wellington for London October 30.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. October 1 4. Arrived—Vinemoor (1.15 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Gunbar (1.45 a.m.), from Gisborne; Komata (S a.m.), from WestP ° l ‘ NAPIER, October 14. Arrived—Gabriel la (8 a.m.). WIRELESS NOTICE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night: Auckland—Tofua. Callandia, Marama. Moeraki. Misty Law. H.M.S. Veronica. H.M.S. Laburnum, Gustaf E. Reuter. Port Melbourne. Wellington—Maori, Wahine, Tamahinc, Ngaio. Arahura, Maheno. Ulima-,-oa, C. A. Larsen, Plume. Raranga Spendilus, Tamaroa, Waipahi. Awarua —Makura, Tahiti, Southern Princess, Waikouaiti. Tutanekai, Maui pomare, Golden Cloud. Manuka, Kosmos. Chathams—Corinthic, Norfolk.

OCTOBER. d. h. m. New moon .... 3 9 49 a_m First quarter .. 11 5 55 a.m Full moon .... 18 11 36 pm Last quarter .. 25 8 51 p m