SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18960, 6 January 1930, Page 2

SHIPPING OVERSEAS AND COASTAL.

PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASES OP THE MOON.

TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Sun rose, 4.26 a.m.; sets, 7.4 4 p.m. Moon rises, 11.5 p.m.; set, 11.11 a.m. High water, 8.36 a.m.; 9.2 p.m. (The above are standard times). TO-DAY’S BERTHING LTST. Rimutaka, Gladstone Pier. Storm, No. 4 west. Mahana, No. 6 east. Tees, No. 6 west. Cygnet, No. 7 breastwork. ARRIVALS. Sunday, January 5. Maori (6.50 a.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Rimutaka (7.30 a.m.), 8937 tons, Lamb, from Port Chalmers. New Zealand Shipping Co., agents. Storm <9.50 a.m.), 739 tons, Shepheard, from Wellington. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. Saturday, January 4. Calm (6.25 p.m.), 892 tons, Manson, for Wellington. Canterbury Steam Shipping Co., agents. Wahine (5.45 p.m.), 4436 tons, Cameron, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. Sunday, January 5. Maori (7.50 p.m.), 3488 tons, Irwin, for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. .Maori. Wellington, this day. Herminius, Wellington, January 7. Breeze, Timaru, January 7. Kent, Timaru, January S. Narbada, Wellington, January 8. Katoa, Timaru, January 9. Kaituna, Dunedin, January 9. Kaimanawa, Timaru, January 9. Storm, Timaru, January 10. Breeze, 'Wellington, January 10. Armadale, Wellington, January 11. Mahia, Wellington, January 11. Progress, Timaru, January 11. Kurow. Wellington, January 12. Kent, Timaru. January 13. Karetu, Sydney, January 13. Golden Cross, Wellington, January 14. Canadian Highlander, Timaru, January 15. Maheno, Wellington, January 15. Rangitata, Wellington, January 16. Cumberland, Wellington, January 17. Tainui, Wellington, January 17. Port Darwin, Wellington, January 17. Ferndale, Timaru, January 18. Port Denison; Wellington. January 29 Toyohiko Maru, Wellington, January Port Brisbane, London, January 31. Frances Massey, Wellington, FebruCity of Wellington, Wellington, February 11. Valacia. Wellington, February 14. Northumberland. Wellington, February 23. Port Victor, Wellington, February 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maori, Wellington, this day. Tees, Chatham Islands, this day. Storm, Dunedin, this day. Mahana, Port Chalmers, this day. Breeze, Wellington, January 7. Katoa, Napier, January 9. Kent, Plcton, January 10. Kaimanawa, Wellington, January 10. Narbada, Timaru, January 10. Armadale, Dunedin, January 11. Progress. Wellington, January 11. Kurow, Dunedin, January 13. Kaituna, Timaru, January 14. Mahia, London, January 15. Karetu, Timaru, January 15. Canadian Highlander. Timaru. January 15. Maheno, Dunedin, January 15. Cumberland, Port Chalmers. January 17. Port Darwin, London, January 21. Australind, Dunedin, January 22. Ferndale, Wellington, Januarj' 22. Port Denison, Dunedin, January 31. Tovohiko Maru, Dunedin, February 1. Port Brisbane, Port Chalmers, February 6. Valacia, Dunedin, February 16. Northumberland, Port Chalmers, February 25. SHIPPING NOTES. Rimutaka arrived from Port Chalmers yesterday to complete discharge of her London cargo. Holmdale, from Timaru, arrived on Saturday morning, and after loading she proceeded to Wellington early in the afternoon. Kurow sailed on Saturday morning for Auckland. She is due back on January 12 via Wellington, and proceeds to the south. Breeze is due from Timaru to-morrow morning. She loads for Wellington and Wanganui and sails the same day. Calm arrived from Timaru on Saturday morning and sailed in the evening for Wellington and Wanganui. Storm arrived from the north yesterday. The vessel leaves to-day for Dunedin and Timaru. Kaimanawa is due on Thursday from Timaru to load for Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth and Westport. Totara came off the patent slip at Wellington on Saturday after overhaul. Karetu, with coal from Newcastle, is expected on January 13. Herminius is due to-morrow from Wellington to continue discharge of hardwoood from Bunbury. The Shaw. Savill and Albion Companv’s liner Mahana will sail to-day for Port Chalmers to complete discharge. She loads there and at Bluff, New Plymouth, Wanganui and Wellington. The vessel sails from Napier on January 31 for London, via Panama. Kaituna is due about Thursday, with general cargo and timber from Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney. Narbada will arrive to-morrow to discharge a big cargo from Eastern ports. LONDON PILOTS. An abstract of returns relating to pilotage in the United Kingdom, issued as a House of Commons White Paper, shows that there are 195 pilots in the Port of London whose gross averageearnings were over £IOOO a year. The number and average gross earnings were: 76 Channel pilots, £1342; 69 Cinque Ports pilots, £1097; 48 North Channel pilots, £1018; two home trade pilots, £lO2l. Some of these figures include earnings in deep-sea waters outside the district. Much the highest total in Scotland is for the Clyde, where 52 pilots had gross average earnings of £832 each. PERSONAL. Mr T. F. Reiman, sixth engineer of the Cambridge, has resigned his position, and has been succeeded by Mr J. H. Round. Mr J. Melville has joined the Kaitoke as chief engineer in place of Mr P. Morrison, who has gone on holiday lONIC LEAVES COLON. The lonic, from Auckland, left Colon on Thursday afternoon for Southampton, where she is due on January 18. PIAKO AT HALIFAX. Fabled news states that the Piako, en route from Auckland to London, arrived at Halifax on Wednesday. PORT HOBART LEAVES COLON. The Port Hobart, -which sailed from Auckland on December 12, left Colon on Thursday morning for London. CUMBERLAND. The Federal line’s steamer Cumberland arrived at Auckland on Saturday. The vessel has cargo from West Coast ports of the United Kingdom for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru, and the Auckland consignment will be unloaded at Queen’s Wharf. PORT BRISBANE LEAVES HOME. The C. and D. line have been notified by cable that the Port Brisbane left London last Tuesday with general cargo to discharge at Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, Timaru and New Plymouth. The vessel is due at Lyttelton about February 7. MAMILIUS LEAVES ANTWERP. News by cable has been received by the Shaw, Savill and Albion company that the Mamilius sailed from Antwerp on Monday morning with a cargo of basic slag for Auckland. She is due at Auckland about February 6. THE MAHIA’S MOVEMENTS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's steamer Mahia will clear Wellington next Thursday for Lyttelton, and is to sail finally from here cn January 15 for London, via Panama Canal.

THE NORFOLK DELAYED. The New Zealand Shipping Company report that the Norfolk, at present tilling up at Napier, will not leave there until next Wednesday for London, via Panama Canal and Curacao. THE CANADIAN CONQUEROR. The Canadian National Steamships report that the Canadian Conqueror has been delayed at Dunedin by bad weather and a shortage of labour. She will now leave there on Tuesday for Timaru and Wellington, and is due at Wellington next Thursday to load for New York, Boston and Halifax. The Canadian Conqueror will leave Wellington on the following day for Napier and Auckland, and is to sail finally from Auckland on January 17. ISLAND SERVICES. Tofua, from Auckland, arrived at Suva on Wednesday, and sailed on Friday for Tees, at Lyttelton, will sign on a crew this morning and sail for the Chatliams to-day. Maui Pomare sailed from Auckland on December 31 for Niue and Apia. ' INTERCOLONIAL PASSENGER SERVICE. Marama left Wellington on Friday for Sydney, where she is due to-morrow. Ulimaroa left Sydney on Friday for Wellington, where she is due to-morrow morning, Maunganui sailed from Auckland for Sydney on Friday. She is due at Sydney to-morrow. Maheno, from Bluff, arrived at Melbourne on Saturday, six hours late, due to rough weather. She is due at Wellington on January 13 and at Lyttelton on January 15. VANCOUVER AND SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE. Tahiti sailed from Wellington on December 31. Due San Francisco January 17. Aorangi, from Vancouver, arrived at Sydney on Friday. Due back at Auckland on January 13. To sail the folloAVing day for Vancouver, where she is due on January 31. Niagara, from Auckland, via Suva and Honolulu, was due at Vancouver on Friday. She leaves again on Wednesday for Sydney via Honolulu, Suva and Auckland. Due at Auckland on January 25 and at Sydney on February 1. Makura left San Francisco on December 24 for Wellington, via Papeete, January 4, Raratonga January 7, Wellington, January 13, January 18 Sydney. OVERSEAS VESSELS ON THE COAST Armadale, from New York, at Wellington. Cambridge at Wellington. To sail to-day for London and West of England ports, via Panama and Curacao. Canadian Conqueror at Dunedin; thence Timaru, Wellington, Napier and Auckland. Leaves Auckland January IS for New York, Boston and Halifax. Canadian Constructor, from Montreal, at Wellington. Cornwall, due New Plymouth to-day. Loads at New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Gisborne, Napier and Auckland, and sails from Auckland on February 6 for London and West of England ports. Cumberland, from Liverpool, at Auckland; due Wellington January 10. Elan from Balikpapan for Wellington; at Auckland. Elax, from Singapore, arrived at Auckland on Monday with bulk oil. She sailed Friday for Wellington to complete discharge. Golden Cross, from Los Angeles, is due at Wellington to-day and at Lyttelton on January 14. Herminius, from Bunbury, at Wellington; thence Lyttelton and Dunedin. Kent Is due at Timaru to-day, Lyttelton January 13, Picton and Wellington January 20. To sail from Wellington for London and West of England ports, via Panama, on January 25. Mahia at Wellington. Leaves Wellington on January 11 for London. Maimoa left Napier on Saturday for London. Mataroa to load at Picton, Gisborne, Napier and Wellington. Sails for London on January 15. Narbada, from the East, at Wellington. Due Lyttelton January 8. Norfolk at Napier. To for London on Wednesday, via Panama. Port Darwin at New Plymouth loading for London. She will also load at Wanganui, Wellington and Lyttelton. Sails from Lyttelton on January 21 for London, via Panama. Port Campbell at Port Chalmers. Leaves Wellington on January 11 for London. Port Sydney loads at Opua to-day, thence Auckland, Gisborne, Waikokopu, Napier, Wellington, Napier. Due Wellington January 23. To leave Napier January 31 for London, via Panama. Rimutaka at Lyttelton. Ruahine at Auckland; thence Napier. Leaves Napier January 15 for Southampton and London, via Panama. Rangitata is at Auckland. She completes discharge at Wellington on January 9, and loads at Lyttelton January 16, Tokomaru Bay January 20, Auckland January 22, Napier January 27, Wellington January 30, and sails on February 1 for the United Kingdom, via Panama. Surrey, at Wellington; to call at Wanganui January 7, Waikokopu January 10, Gisborne January 13, Auckland January 16. Sails from Auckland on January 21 for New York, via Panama. Wairuna, from Los Angeles, at New Plymouth; arrived Wellington, yesterday. Waiotapu at Wellington, sails today for Australia. Due Melbourne January 9, Adelaide January 13, Sydney January 18. BOUND FOR NEW ZEALAND. Australind left New York on December 5 for Suva, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Australia. Due Auckland January 14. ~ Canadian Explorer leaves Halifax January 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. Due Auckland March 13. Canadian Challenger left Halifax on December 30 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin and Bluff. She is due at Auckland on February 8 and Wellington February 11. Canadian Highlander left Montreal November 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. Due Auckland January 11, Wellington January 21, Lyttelton January 23. Canadian Transporter arrived at Panama on January 1. Corinthic to leave London January 29 for Auckland. Due Auckland March 10. Coptic left London on December 9 for Auckland and Port Chalmers. Due Auckland January 17. City of Wellington left Newport News on Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Dunedin; due Auckland January 30. _ City of Winton will leave New York on January 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. „ Durenda left Calcutta December 11 for Auckland and Wellington, via Singapore and Sydney. Ferndale, from Cairns, Australia, loads at Timaru January 16, Lyttelton, Wellington, Gisborne and Auckland. Due WellingtjUL January 23. Leaves Auckland February 5 for London, via Panama. . Frances Massey left Tampico, Mexico, on December 10 with asphalt for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due Auckland January 20. Golden Cloud left Los Angeles on December 31 for Auckland, Wellington, Timaru and Dunedin. Due Auckland on January 26 and Wellington on February 7 Karepo left Birkenhead December 5 for Wellington. Due Wellington January 28. Mamilius was to leave Antwerp on December 22 for New Zealand. Due New Zealand January 29. Mittelmeer left Los Angeles December 29 for Aucklajid, Wellington ana Australia. Due Auckland January 21. Port Brisbane eft London Janiuary 1 for Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, Bluff and Timaru. Due Lyttelton February 7. Port Denison left Liverpool December S, with cargo for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on January 17. Port Dunedin, with hardwood from Bunbury, is expected at Wellington tomorrow. The vessel will lead at Picton on January 20, thence Port Chalmers Wellington and Auckland. To leave Auckland on February 4 for Halifax and London, via Panama. Poolta was to have left Grafton on Januarv 3 and Newcastle on January 5 for Auckland, Tnuranga, Wellington. Dunedin, New Plymouth and Greymoutli. Due Auckland on January 12. Port Victor to leave Condon on January 15 for Wellington. Lyttelton and Napier. Due Wellington February 23. Rangitane. for Wellington, left Southampton cn December 20. Due Wellington January 25. Raranga leaves Liverpool January is for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Oamaru. Due Auckland February 21. Wellington February 28 then Lyttelton. Remuera leaves Southampton Januarv 17 for Auckland and Port Chalmers. Due Auckland February 24. Rotorua left Liverpool on December 21 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Due Auckland January 26. Turakina. from Australia. Is expected at Wellington in the middle of January to load for England.

Tamaroa left London on Saturday for Auckland and Wellington. Due Auckland February 4. Tainui left Southampton December 14 for Wellington and Lyttelton. Due Wellington January 14. Toyohiko Maru loads sulphur In Japan for Auckland, Wanganui, Lyttelton and Port Chalmers. Due Auckland January 20. Valacia leaves New York on January 18 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. Due Auckland February 22 and Wellington March 1. Waitemata leaves Los Angeles January 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Bluff and Australia. Due Auckland February 15. Waihemo leaves Los Angeles February 8 for Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson and New Plymouth. Due Napier March 5. Otokia leaves Los Angeles on January 14 for Wellington; due Wellington on February 8. Northumberland leaves Liverpool on January 4 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Pert Chalmers; due Auckland on February 9. Indien left. Los Angeles on December 15 for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney; due Auckland on January 10. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, January 6. Arrived—Maori (6.30 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Maori (8 a.m.), for LytteltonWIRELESS NOTICE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland—Maui Pomare, Tofua, Kalingo, Maunganui, Golden Harvest, Southern Cross. Wellington—Maori, Wahine, Tamahlne, Arahura, Tutanekai, Golden Cross, Port Dunedin, Ulimaroa, Marama, Cambridge, Maimoa, Mataroa, Norfolk, Port Darwin, Port Sydney. Awarua—Makura, Tahiti, City of New York, Eleanor Bolling, Sir J. C. Ross, C. A. Larsen, Southern Princess, KosC hat ham Islands—Tainui. TRAMP SHIPOWNERS HAVE HARD TIMES. Tramp shipowners are still looking for employment for their tonnage, but there is no sign at present of any silver lining to the dark cloud of depression, writes the “Syren and Shipping”. The position grows worse week by week. One hears and reads of “steady” rates in the market, but the truth 'is there is very little actual chartering on an economic basis, for when, a vessel does obtain a cargo the transaction is highly speculative, as the chances are that the return voyage will have to be in ballast. A well-known owner of long experience described the state of affairs as nothing short of “ruinous”. Grain cargoes, for the carriage of which there is ordinarily a large demand at this time of the year, are not to be had, because the supply of grain in Europe more than meets present needs. Boats are still waiting to discharge at home ports, as well as on the Continent. Further chartering is, therefore, out of the question until supplies already shipped have been disposed of. There are probably at the present time five ships for every cargo offering. The bulk of the business is being done by the liners, which are often able to give options as to ports to meet fully the requirements of merchants, while the rates they are willing to accept are so low that the tramp owner cannot possibly compete w r ith them. It is only when the options do not suit the convenience of the charterer that the tramp has a look-in. So long as the liners are able to cope with the demand there is very little prospect of any improvement in tramp shipping, and owners must either lay up their cargoes or run them at unremunerative rates until cargoes become so plentiful that the liners are no longer able to offer all the space required. The United States Shipping Board has sold twenty-two laid-up vessels to the Union Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore with the understanding that the vessels be completely dismantled and scrapped. The sum of 335,000 dollars cash will be paid for the vessels, this amount being the highest bid received as a result of competitive proposals. All of the ships to be sold under this arrangement have not been in service for a number of years, and they are considered a doubtful utility in the American Merchant Marine programme. They have a pleasant custom in Vancouver (writes the “Syren and Shipping”). Each year the commander of the first ship to clear from that port with a full cargo of new season’s grain is presented by the harbour commissioners with a new hat. This year the honour went to Captain A. N. Beavan, of the Ronda, which vessel, owned by C. T. Bowring and Co., Ltd., sailed for the United Kingdom and the Continent with 280,000 bushels of bulk grain on October 18. The Japanese France Maru, with 300,000 bushels for the same destination, was a close second. Advices received from London state that the “Daily Telegraph” states that a development unparalleled in the history of marine insurance since policy was confirmed in 1779 will come into operation on January 1, when every cargo insurance policy will be standardised. This should benefit British trade. The new policy will follow the traditional form, but it will have five additional clauses, providing for the prevention of the illicit importation of dangerous drugs, the exclusion of war risks, damage by strikers or locked-out workers, and claims when a voyage is frustrated by “kings, princes and peoples”, as salving or protection of goods without the underwriters admitting liability.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC IS ADVOCATED,

MR ALFRED HILL GIVES OUTLINE OF SCHEME.

(Special to the “Star.”) WELLINGTON, January 6. Mr Alfred Hill, who is at present visiting New Zealand, is promulgating a scheme for the advancement of the in terests of music in the Dominion. He says music examinations could quite well be conducted by local musicians instead of from overseas. “ Somehow or other,” he says, “ you people have got it into your heads that the man from overseas is a better examiner than one the country could produce itself. This is quite a fallacy. You have a number of excellent musi cians in various centres, just as well able to conduct examinations, vocal and instrumental, as those sent out here every year.” He points out that if the University of New Zealand would take the matter up seriously and seek to grasp what has already been done in Australia there would be no hesitation about the matter, but he found New Zealanders were very conservative. Fie had presented letters from prominent University men in Sydney commending the idea of self help in music in New Zealand to the secretary of the New Zealand University, with the result that the proposal had been turned down, and that without any deep consideration of the importance of the idea. His proposal is that the University should create degrees to be gained by competitive examination, possibly with the assistance of a Conservatorium either attached or unattached to the University. He says that the money that goes abroad each year would no i only pay for the services of examiner:, but would form a fund for the establishment of a fine symphony orchestra. He adds that Sydney people were keen on New Zealand following Sydney’s lead in matters musical, and had actually offered to send over a couple of good men who understand the working of the scheme to assist in the creation of a real school of music He is positive that the scheme would cost the University nothing, but would pay its way as was the case in New South Wales.

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