SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22444, 15 September 1936, Page 3

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 2.23 a.m., 2.43. Taiaroa Head: 2.33 a.m., 2-53 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.13 a.m., 3.32 p.m. Dunedin: 3.43 a.m., 4.2 p.m, THE SUN.. Sets to-day 5.56 p.m., rises to-mor-row 6.H a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9

Wctthei,-b, blue slcv; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o overcast; g, gloomy; u, ugly; i ram’ s snow; d, drizzle; p, passing shower?, h hail; a, equally; I, lightning; t, thunder; f fog? m. mist; z, haze. Wind.—o, calm; 1, light air; 3, slight breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10. whole gale; IX, storm; 12, hurricane. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up). Waikouaiti.... Birch street. Hertford Port Chalmers. Wainui Victoria. DUE. —To-morrow, —■ ! Port Waikato, Whangarei via ports. —Thursday.— Holmlea, Port Waikato, Wellington. Limerick, Los Angeles via ports. TO SAIL. —To-morrow. — Waikouaiti, Timaru, Lyttelton. Hertford, Bluff. Waipiata, Bluff. —Thursday.— Holmlea, Port Waikato via ports. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Wainui, which reached Dunedin on Sunday, was to sail this afternoon for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. Breeze was due early this afternoon, and was expected to sail this evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. • Port Waikato was expected to leave Lyttelton to-day, and is due here in the morning to load and sail the same day for Tauranga, Auckland, and Whangarei via ports. Holmlea is due on Thursday to load out the same day for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Port Waikato via ports. Hplmdale is due on Saturday to load out for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via ports. Port Whangarei is now scheduled to load at Dunedin for Auckland via ports on Wednesday, September 23. Waipiata was due late this afternoon from Lyttelton. She will sail to-mor-row morning for Bluff, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Waipahi leaves Gisborne on Thursday for Dunedin direct. She loads out on Monday for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. Waimarino is scheduled to leave Auckland on Saturday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due on Wednesday, to sail the same day for Bluff. Kaimai was to leave Westport yesterday for Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin. She is due here on Monday. and after discharge she will sail for Westport. —Overseas.— Waikouaiti, which berthed here on Friday, is now to sail to-morrow for Timaru and Lyttelton to complete discharge of Australian cargo. She will then proceed to Bluff, Sydney, and Newcastle. Hertford is expected to sail to-mor-row for Bluff to complete discharge and commence Homeward loading. Karetu was to leave Sydney to-day for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Miramar. She is due here next Tuesday. Tacoma Star, from London direct, was expected to berth at Dunedin at 4 o’clock this afternoon. She will sail later for Lyttelton. Comliehank was expected to leave Ocean Island to-day for Lyttelton and Ravensbourne. She is due in Lyttelton on September 25 and at Dunedin about October 1. Limerick, from the Pacific Coast via northern ports, is now due on Thursday. She is to complete discharge here, and is to sail next Friday for Melbourne and Sydney. VESSELS TO ARRIVE. —At Dunedin.— Cape Korn Sept. 24 Vancouver Mororati Sept. 28 New York Ashburton Sept. S 9 New York Tokyo Slaru October 8 Japan WairangJ Octobci 9 London Rotorua October 11 Liverpool Canadian Highlander Oct. 17 Montreal Tongarirs October 21 Liverpool RangitilC October 28 London City ol B-isbane ... Oct. 29 New York Hauraki Nov, 1 Vancouver Brisbane Maru Nov. 1 Japan Benholm Nov. 13 Montreal Mahia November 16 Glasgow Waiotapu Nov. 28 Vancouver Austrahnd No*. 29 New \ork RuahijVe J Nov 30 London Norfolk Dec. II Liverpool Limerick . Jan. 2 Los Angeles Fordsdale lan. 17 London Waipawa Feb. D Lond»r —At Other Ports. — Golden Cloul Autk., Sept. 27 Los Angeles Cumberland Auck., Sept. 29 London lonic VV’gtn., Oct. 16 London Fort Wyr.dlum VV'gtn., Oct London Golden Stan Auck,, Oct. 27 Los Angeles Mataroa Auck., Nov. 4 London Rangitata Auck., Nov. 18 London Rangitane Auck.. Dec. 21 London 7ainui ; W’gtn., Jan. 4 London Napier Star W'gtn., Jan. 13 London OVERSEAS SAILINGS, Monterey Auck., Sept. 19 Los Angeles Rangitane And;.. Sept. 24 London Cape Horn lilufl. Sept. 25 ... Vancouver Makura W'gtn., Oct. I San Francisc* Tokyo Mn’ru" Dun. Oct. 8 Japan Maripos- ... Auck., Oct. 17 Los Angeles Hauraki Dun. Oct. 25 ... Vancouver Ilnsbaiu Maru ... Auck., Nov, 7 Japan Monterey Auck. Nov. 14 Los Angeles TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES, —Northbound. — Makura lei) Sydney on August 27 for Wellington (nd San Francisco via Rarotonga aril Papeete. She arrived at Wellington on August 31, and is due at San Fiancisco on Friday. Niagara left Sydney on September 10 for Auckland iud Vancouver via Suva

and Honolulu. She arrived at Auckland yesterday, and is due at Vancouver on October 2. Monterey is to leave Sydney to-mor-row for Auckland and Los Angeles via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at Auckland on September 19 and at Los Angeles on October 3. Maunganui is to leave Sydney on September 24 for Wellington and San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete. She is due at Wellington on September 28 and at San Francisco on October 16. Mariposa is to leave Sydney on October 14 for Auckland and San Francisco via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at Auckland on October 17 and at San Francisco on November 2. Aorangi is to leave Sydney on October 8 for Auckland and Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Auckland on October 12 and at Vancouver on October 30. Niagara is to leave Sydney on November 5 for Auckland and Vancouver via Suva and Fiji. She is due at Auckland on November 9 and at Vancouver on November 27. —Southbound.— Maunganui left San Francisco on August 26 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga. She arrived at Wellington yesterday, and is due at Sydney on Saturday. Aorangi left Vancouver on September 9 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She is due at Auckland on September 28 and at Sydney on October 3Mariposa was to leave San Francisco to-day for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. She is due at Auckland on October 2 and at Sydney on October 5. I Makura is to leave San Francisco on September 23 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is due at Wellington on October 12 and a't Sydney on October 17. Niagara is to leave Vancouver on October 7 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Sn. a She is due at Auckland on October 26 and at Sydney on October 31. Monterey is to leave San! Francisco on October 13 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. She is due at Auckland on October 30 and at Sydney on November 2. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Awatea was to leave Wellington today for Auckland and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on Friday and at Sydney on September 21. Wanganella is to leave Sydney on Saturday for Wellington. She is expected there on September 23, and is due back at Sydney on September 27. Karetu was to leave Sydney to-day for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Miramar. She is due at Dunedin on September 22. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The iuterisland express steamer Rangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.45 this morning. Passengers and mail for the south connected with the express. LAUNCH OF THE MELBOURNE STAR. The twin-screw refrigerated cargo motor ship Melbourne Star, which was launched recently, is the latest addition to the fleet of the Blue Star Line Ltd. Built at Birkenhead by Cammed Laird and Co. Ltd., she measures 522 ft sin by 70ft 4sin., and has a raked stem, cruiser stern, one funnel, and one pole mast. There are eight main watertight bulkheads forming three holds forward atad three aft of the motor room. At the fore end of the motor room two transverse old-tight bulkheads form oil fuel bunkers. The holds and ’tween decks are insulated for the carriage of frozen and chilled meat and fruit, and a powerful installation of refrigerating machinery is installed to supply the necessary cooling medium for the insulated chambers. In a deckhouse on the passenger deck are four doubleberth and four single-berth staterooms, each with a private bathroom adjoining. The lounge, dining room, cardroom, steward’s room, doctor’s room, pantry, etc., are in a deckhouse at the fore end of the bridge deck. ‘ The vessel is propelled by two Sulzer singleacting two-stroke Diesel engines, with airless injection and direct-driven scavange pumps. The engines are directly reversible, and each has 10 cylinders 720 mm dia., and a stroke of 1,250 mm. The exhaust gases from the main engines supply the heating medium for two vertical Clarkson boilers, which heat the cabins and servo other purposes of the ship. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland. Matua, Maui Pomare, Niagara, Waiotapu, Canadian Scottish, Chifuku Maru, Comliehank, Dunedin Star, Elmworth, Hororata, John Knudsen, Kalmia, Surrey. Wellington.—Maori, Matai, Rangatira, Tamahine, H.M.S. Leith, Nucula, H.M.S. Wellington, Aorangi, Awatea, Maunganui, Omana, Akaroa, Ashburton, Rangitata, Remuera, Rotorua. Awarua. Gabriclla, James Cook, Makura, Triaster, Triona, Waikouaiti, Waitaki, Golden Bear, Golden Const, Hertford, Mooltan, Nieuw Holland, Ormonde, Strathaird, Tacoma Star, Thorhild. Chatham Islands.—South Sea. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, September 15. Arrived: Canopus (1 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Ashburton (5.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Dunedin Star (5.20 p.m.), for London; Canopus (8 p.m.), for Westport; Surrey (10 p.m.), for London. WELLINGTON, September 14— Arrived : Narbada (4.45 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Holmdale (noon), for Wanganui; Port Waikato (1.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Waimarino (5.20 p.m.), for Auckland; Storm (6.15 p.m.), for Bluff; Port Hobart (6.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.). for Lvttelton. LYTTELTON, September 14.—Sailed: Nikan (3.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Gale (4.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (8.10 p.m.), for Wellington: Waipiata (9.20 p.m.), for Dunedin; Rangitane, for Bluff. BLUFF, September 14.—Arrived: Waitaki (1.5 p.m.), from Picton. Sailed; Waitaki (6 p.m.), for Melbourne. SUVA, September 14.—Sailed: Waiotapu (1.30 p.m.), for Vancouver.

New moon Sept. 16 5.11 a.m. First quarter Sept. 24 9.42 a.m, Full moon Oct. 1 8.30 a.m. Last quarter Oct. 7 11.58 p.m. Sets to-day 5.28 p.m., row 6.42 a.m. rises to-mor-

a.m. to-day;— Bar. Ther. W. Wel’gton—N.N.W. 3 29.99 53 c Grey mouth—N.'E. 3 30.08 43 0 z Christchurch—E. 4 29.80 55 B C Timaru —N.W. ... 2 29.74 48 BCZ Oamaru —N.W. 4 29.69 58 B C Dunedin 0 29.81 49 B C Nuggets—N.N.E. 2 29.67 51 B C