SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22459, 2 October 1936, Page 3

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 3.51 a.m., 4.20 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 4.1 a.m., 4.30 p.m. Port Chalmers: 4.41 a.m., 5.10 p.m. Dunedin: 6.11 a.m., 5.40 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 6.1 G p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.39 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter Oct. 7 11.58 p.m. New Moon Oct. 16 9.50 p.m. First quarter Oct. 24 12.23 a.m. Full moon Oct. 30 5.28 p.m. Set to-day 5.48 a.m., rises to-mor-row 9.43 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologint (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9

Weather. —B, blue sky: be, blue sky and decached clouds; c cloudy; o, overcast; g, gloomy; u, uglv; i tain; s. snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h. hail, q, squally; 1, lightning; t, thunder; f, foq. tr, mist; z. haze. Wind.—4), calm; ], light air; 2, slight breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze:® 5, fresh breeze; 6 strong b eeze; 7. high wind; 8, gale; H, strong g'de; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 13, hurricane. ARRIVED. —October 1. — Waimariuo, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 3,067 tons, Bruce, from Auckland via ports. SAILED. —October I. Narbada, s.s. (2.30 p.m.), 8,988 tons, Hender, for Bluff. Holmlea, s.s. (6.25 p.m.), 555 tons, Kanerva, for Wellington and Port Waikato via ports. DUE. —To-morrow. — Breeze, Wellington. Hororata, New York via ports. South Africa, Los Angeles. TO SAIL. —To-morrow. — Limerick, Vancouver via ports. South Africa, Auckland via ports. Breeze, Wanganui via ports. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up) Limerick.. Victoria wharf. VVaimarino.... Birch street. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal.— Holmlea sailed last night for Wellington and Port Waikato via ports after discharging and loading a quantity of general cargo. Holmdalo is duo on Monday to load and sail the same day for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via Oamaru, Timani, and Lyttelton. Breeze is due here to-morrow morning to load and sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Gale is duo here on Tuesday from Bluff to load for Wellington and Wanganui via ports. Waimarino arrived yesterday from Auckland via ports. She was expected to sail this afternoon for Bluff. Karu is to load here on Monday and sail the same day for Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth via ports. Kaimai is to leave Westport to-mor-row for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She is due here on Tues, day ; Waipiata was expected to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is clue here next Wednesday. —Overseas. — Narbada sailed yesterday afternoon for Bluff to complete discharge of Eastern cargo. From there she will proceed to Newcastle, Singapore, and Calcutta. Limerick is expected to sail to-mor-row for Melbourne, Sydney, Fiji, and Vancouver. Hororata is duo at Port Chalmers tomorrow to complete discharge of her New York cargo. She will lie up at Port Chalmers after completion of discharge. Rotorua, from West Coast ports via northern ports, is due here on October 43. South Africa, from Los Angeles, is due here to-morrow. She will complete discharge of the Dunedin portion of her oil cargo the same day, and will sail for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland to complete Wairangi is due at Port Chalmers on October 10 from London via Lyttelton. She is scheduled to leave here on October 14 for Bluff and Timaru to complete, and is then to load at Wellington, New Plymouth, Napier, and Auckland. Waikouaiti leaves Newcastle to-mor-row and Sydney on Monday for Bluff. Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She is duo here on October 13. Tokyo Maru, from Japan via northern ports, is due here on October 8. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound.— Niagara left Sydney on September 10 for Auckland and Vancouver via, Suva and Honolulu. She arrived at Auckland on September 14, and was due at Vancouver to-day. Monterey left Sydney on September 16 for Auckland and Los Angeles via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She arrived (U> Auckland on September 20, and is due at Los Angeles to-morrow. Mannganui left Sydney on September 24 for Wellington and San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete. She arrived on September 28 at Wellington, and is due at San Francisco on October A 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,— Aorangi left Vancouver on September 9 for Auckland and Sydney via

Honolulu and Suva. She arrived at Auckland on September 28, and is due at Sydney to-morrow. ; Mariposa left San Francisco on September 15 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. She is duo at Auckland to-day and at Sydney on Monday. Makura left San Francisco on September 23 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga. She is due at Wellington on October 12, and at Sydney on October 17. Niagara is to leave Vancouver on October 7 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. 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 duo at Auckland on October 30 and at Sydney on November 2. Makura is to leave Sydney on October 22 for Wellington and San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete. She is due at Wellington on October 26 and at San Francisco on November 13. Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on November 4 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She is due at Auckland on November 23 and at Sydney on November 28. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. Awatca left Sydney on September 24 for Auckland and Wellington. She arrived at Auckland on September 28, and at Wellington yesterday, and is due at Sydney on Monday. Aorangi is to leave Sydney on October 8 for Auckland, where she is due on October 12. Wanganella was to leave Sydney today for Auckland. She is due there on October 6, leaving there two days later for Sydney, where she is expected on October 12. Waikonaiti is to leave Newcastle tomorrow and Sydney on October 5 for Bluff, Dunedin. Tiinaru, and Lyttelton. She is duo here on October 13. VESSELS TO ARRIVE. —At Dunedin. — Tokvo Matu October 8 Japan Wafrang October 9 London Rotorua October 13 Liverpool Canadian Highlander Oct. 17 Montreal Rangitilil Octcbei 28 London Citv ol Brisbane ... Oct. 29 New York L'risbane Warn Oct. 30 Japan Haurnki Nov 1 Los Angeles Uenholm Nov. 13 Montreal Mnhia November 16 Glasgow Tongariro Nov. ’8 Liverpool Svdnev Maru Nov. 28 Japan Australind Nov. 29 New York Ruahine Nov. 30 London VValotapu Pec, (I Los Angeles Norfolk Per. 11 Liverpool Melbourne Maru ... Pec. 30 Japan Cape Porn January 0 Los Angeles Limerick Jan. J 3 Los Angeles Fordsdalc Jan. 17 London Brisbane Maru Jan. 26 Japan Waipowa Feb. 9 London Hauraki Mn'ch 3 Los Angeles Waiolapu March 31 Los Angeles —At Other Ports.— lonic W’gtn., Oct. 16 l.ondon Port WynCnai Auck.. Oct. 23 London Golden 'Stale Auck., Oct. 27 Los Angeles Malaroa Auck., Nov. 4 London Rangitata Auck. Nov. 18 London Rangitane W’gln., Dec 16 ... London Tainui W’gtn., Jan. 4 ... London Napier Star Auck., - Jan. 13 ... London OVERSEAS SAILINGS. Hertford Auck,,. Oct. la J.ondon Mariposa Auck., Oct. 17 Los Angeles Remucra Auck.. Oct. 24 London Dun., Nov. I ... Vancouver Brisbane M-uu Auck., Nov. 6 Japan Monterey Auck., Nov. 14 Los Angeles Rangiliki , Nov. 19 London Sydney Maru Audi., Dec. 6 Japan Melbourne ADru ... Auck., Jan. 7 Japan Brisbane Maru Auck., Feb. 2 Japan INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Maori arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.40 this morning. Passengers and mail for the south connected with the express. THORHILD LEAVES PALEMBANG. Cabled advice has been received by the Union Company that its chartered motor tanker Thornild left Palembang last Friday with bulk fuel oil for Wellington. She is due there on October 15. KANNA AND LOONGANA. A Japanese crew arrived at Wellington by the Maunganui to take the Kanna to Japan. Sold recently by the Union Company to Japanese shipbreakers, the Kanna has been undergojng overhaul at Auckland prior to making her last voyage. She is to leave Auckland next week for Melbourne, where she will pick up the famous old Bass Strait passenger steamer Loongana, which has also been sold East, and will tow her to Japan. The Loongana was built at Dumbarton in 1904 for the Tasmanian Steamships Proprietary Limited, and is a triple screw vessel of 2,448 gross tons, with a length of 300.3 feet. The Kanna is 1,948 tons gross, and was built in 1911 at Leith by Ramage and Ferguson Limited, and has the following dimensions: —Length, 272 ft lin; breadth, 41ft 2in ; and depth, 17ft 9in. MOTOR VESSEL KAURI, The Union Company’s new cargo ship Kauri, built at Glasgow by Messrs Alexander Stephen and Sons Limited, Linthouse, Govan, left for New Zealand on September 5 via Capetown and South Australian ports. The ship is in command of Captain W. D. Cameron, and with him are associated the following officers:—Chief, Mr S. C. Angus; second, Mr S. H. Crawford; third, Mr H. Williams; chief engineer, Mr R. L. Smith; second engineer, Mr J. Cattanach; third engineer, Mr W. Masked; fourth engineer, Mr W. J. Warren; chief steward, Mr W. H. Searle. The principal dimensions of the Kauri are:—Length 284 ft, breadth 44ft, depth 21ft 6in, gross tonnage 2,360.64, net tonnage 1,301.88, deadweight capacity 5,070 tons on loaded draft of 18ft sJin. Speed, 12 knots. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels aro expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-nigbt:— Auckland.-—Knikorai, Kairanga, Port Whangarei, Waipahi, Canadian Highlander, City of Norwich, Golden Coast, Lindenbank, Mariposa, Port Fairy, Tokyo Maru, AVairangi. Wellington. Maori, Rangatira, Tamahine, Awatea, Kaiwarra, Karetu, South Sea, Canadian Challenger, Hertford, Mataroa, Monterey, Napier Star, Rangitane, Rangitiki, Rotorua. Awarua.—Limerick, Makura, Maungamii, Triaster, Triona, Wanganella, Ashburton, Canadian Scottish, Chifuku Maru, Dunedin Star, Hororatu, Narbada, Niow Zeeland, Orion, Port Fremantle, Queen Mary, South Africa, Thorliild. AT OTIdER PORTS. AUCKLAND, October I.—Arrived: H.M.S. Leith (1.20 p.m.), from Norfolk Island; H.M.S. Wellington (8 p.m.), from Tonga. Sailed: Port Whangarei (4 p.m.), for Suva; Port Fairy, for London. WELLINGTON, October I.—Arrived: Totara (9.50 p.m.), from Westport. Sailed: Kortigi (3.45 p.m.). for Napier; Breeze (6.5 p.m.), for Dunedin; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttcl-

ton; Hertford (10 p.m.), for Wanganui LYTTELTON, October I.—Arrived: Holmglen (1.40 p.m.), from Tiraaru. Sailed: Tees (3.30 p.m.), for Chatham Islands; Kiwitca (4.35 p.m.), for Auckland; Rangatira (8.35 p»m.), for Wellington; Waitaki, for Wellington; Holmglen, for Wellington. BLUFF. October I.—Arrived: Pontypridd (2.30 a.m.), from Seychelles Islands. Sailed: Wainui (1.15 p.m.), for Oamaru. SYDNEY, October I.—Arrived: Waikouaiti, from Bluff.

a.m. to-day:— Bar. Ther. W. Wellington—N.W. 4 30.04 54 B Greymouth—E. ... 2 30.11 42 0 Christchurch —N.E. 2 29.93 49 B Timaru —N.N W. 3 29.93 46 C Z Oamaru —Var. 2 29.85 47 C Dunedin —N. 1 29.90 48 C G Nuggets—N. 3 29.82 43 OP Bluff—N.W. o 29.73 47 0