SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19472, 6 May 1925, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. Mat. First Quarter Ist 2.50 p.m. full Moan 9th 1.13 a.m. l«et Quarter 15th 5.16 p.m. flew Moon .. .. .. .. 23rd 8.28 a.m. Fiart Quarter 31st 7.3* a.m. THE SUN. Rises to-day at 7.16 a.m.; eet3 at 4.54 p.m. THE WEATHER. May s.—Heavy rain early; fin© later. Light south-west 'wind. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. ■Urometer 30.35 30.3-1 30.32 thermometer .. .. Min., 41; max., 44. w-eatheb eepobts. (Fm United Puess AbsoctatiotO ■WELLINGTON, May 5. The following are tie official weather reports at 4 p.m.:—

WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast : —Present indications are for strong: south-westerlies to south-easterlies. Expect dull, cold, and squally conditions with heavy showers, especially in the East Coast districts. The barometer will be rising every- ■ where Boon. HIGH "WATER. May 6 a.m. p.m. i .At Taiaroa Heads 0.36 12.57 At Port Chalmers .. „ .. 1.16 1.37 At Dunedin 1.46 2.7 DEPARTURES. Tuesday, May 5. Kaxamea, s.s. (6J25 a.m.), 5627 tons, Christie, for Oamaru. John, 5.3. (4.10 p.m.), 342 tons. Hawick, lor New- Plymouth, via porta. Corinna, s.s. (5.30 p.m.), 1319 tons, Green, fox New Plymouth, via ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coastal and Irtebcolonial. Waikouaiti, Sydney, via Bluff, to-day. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, to-day. Kotare, Invercargill, Port Craig, May 7. Oreti, Invercargill, Port Craig, May 7. ; Holmdale, "Wellington direct. May 8. ftc-rm; Wanganui, via ports. May 8. 'uriri, "Wellington, Lyttelton, May 8. .Willaston, Lyttelton, Timaru, May 8. Argyllshire, Napier, Bluff, May 10. Karoo, Napier, Gisborne, May 10. Orari, "Wellington, Lyttolton, May 10. Ripa, Wanganui, via ports, May 11. Waipori, Westport, via porta, May 18. Katoa, Auckland, via ports. May 14. Hertford, Wellington, Lyttelton, May 15. Gale, Wanganui, via ports. May 15. Tongariro, Auckland direct, May 16. Opihi, Wellington, May 16. Calm, Wanganui, via ports, May 17. John, Wanganui, Wellington, May 18. Corinna, Wellngton direct, May 19. Wanaka, Auckland, va ports, May 19. Leise Maerak, Wellington. Lyttelton, May 19 Karetu, Sydney, via Lyttelton. May 20. •Canadian Traveller, Timaru, May 20. Manuka, Melbourne, via ports. May 21. 'Win.gatui, Auckland, via ports, May 22. Ctty of Shanghai. Lyttelton, May 22. iWeefc Nilus, Auckland, Lyttelton, May 26. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Coastal and Intercolonial. Wlngatui, Auckland via ports, to-day. Kahika, Greymouth, via ports, to-day. Breeze, Wanganui, via ports, May 7. 'Holmdale, Wanganui, via ports, May 8. Athenic, Bluff, Timaru, May 8. Storm, Wanganui, via ports, May 8. Kctare, Invercargill, Port Craig, May 8. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, Timaru, May S. Electra Stavroudi, Westport, May 9. ■ Kamo, Gisfcorrie, via ports, May 11. Puriri, Hobart, Launceston, May 11. Ripa,' Wanganui, va ports, May 11. Argyllshire. Lyttelton, Wellington, May 12. "Orari, Bluff, Timaru, May 13. Willuston, Westport, May 14. Katoa, Auckland, via ports, May 15. Oreti, Invercargill, Port Ciaig. May 16. Gale, Wanganui. via ports. May 16. Opihi, New Plymouth, via ports, May 16. •Hertford, Bluff, May 18. :Calm, Wanganui,, via ports, May -18. Tongariro, Bluff, New Plymouth, May 19. Corinna, New Plymouth, via ports, May 19. John, Wanganui, via ports, May 19. Canadian Traveller, Bluff, May 20. Manuka, Melbourne, via Blufi, May 21. Leise Maersk. Sydney, May 21. Wanaka, Auckland, via ports, May 22. Karetu, Oamaru, Bluff, Sydney, May 22. City of Shanghai, Bluff, May 23. West Nilus, Adelaide, Sydney, May 27. OVERSEAS STEAMERS. . Willaston (due May 8). —Left St. John, February 17, and New York, March 8, for Auckland, Wellington, LytteltoD, Timaru, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney; arrived Auckland, April 14. Leise JH&ersk (due May 19).—Left St. John, M»r°n 26, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australian portß; arrived Auckland, May 5. : . Furiri (due May B):—Left New York, March 18, for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Hobart, Launceston, and Adelaide, .arrived Auckland, April 23. Orari (due May 10).— Loft Liverpool, March 7, for Auckland, Napior, Wellington, Lyt- ' tolton, and Dunedin; arrived Auckland, April 17. Hertford (due May 15). —Left Liverpool, March 21, for Auckland, Wellingfm, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff; arrived Auckland. April 28. Tongariro (due May 16). —Left Liverpool, April 2, for Auckland, Port .Chalmers, Bluff, and New Plymouth: due Auckland, May 9. Sussex (due May 81).—Left Calcutta, April 4, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timarti, Dunedin, and Bluff; due Auckland, May 18. City of Shanghai (due May 22).—Left New York, April 2, for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and Port Pirie; due Auckland, .May 8. Canadian Traveller (due May 20).—Left Halifax March 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff.; due Auckland May 5. West Nilua (duo May 26).—Left Los Angeles, April 17,'for Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin. Adelaide, and Sydney; due Auckland, i May 13. ■ Port Victor (due May 27).—Left Liverpool, April 4, for Auckland, Wellington, iyvstelton »nd Dunedin; due Auckland, May 14." Hebburn (due May 30).—Left New York, April 13, for Auckland Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin; due Auckland, May 18. , Golden Cap© (duo June s).—Left Lonisherg, March 25, and St. John, April 12, for iNewport News, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. and Dunedin; due Auckland, May 22. Papanui (due June 9).—Left New York, April 19, for Auckland, Wellin<rton, Lyttelton, Timaru. Dunedin, and Adelaide; due Anckland, May 22. Rotorua (due June 10).—Left Southampton, April 23, for Wellington, Timaru, and Port Chalmers; due Wellington, May 28. Norfolk (due June 11). —Left Liverpool, April 18, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin; due Auckland, Mav 27. Canadian Skirmisher (due June 20). Left Halifax April 25 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dnnedin, and Bluff; due Auckland June 5. Ruap'ehn (duo June 27). —Left Liverpool, May 2, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and TJhinedin; due Auckland, June 13. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Tahiti, left San Francisco, April 22, for Wellington and Sydney, via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington, May 11. Makura left Wellington, April 28, for San Francisco, via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco, May 15. Aorangi leaves Sydney, May 7, and Auckland, May 12, for Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver; due Vancouver, May 29. Niagara leaves Vancouver, May 6, for Auckland and Sydney, via Honolulu and Suva; due Auckland, May 25. ♦ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May s—Arrived: Leiso Maersk (3 a.m.). from St: John; Moeraki (3.30 p.m.), from Sydnoy. Sailed: Canopus (lOpjtn.), for Westport. WELLINGTON. May s.—Arrived: Maori (6.50 a.m.) and Wanaka (7.15 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Mararoa (7.35 a.m.), putback. Sailed: Kairanga (6.15 a.m.), for Newcastle; Maori (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. OAMARU, May 5. —Arrived: Karamea (noon), from Port Chalmers. SYDNETY, May s.—Arrived: Maunganul (6.30 a.m.), from Auckland. SYDNEY, May s.—Arrived: TJlimaroa, from Wellington. The> Breeze is due here this evening from Lyttelton, and is listed to sail to-morrow for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wapgairai. The Oreti and Kotare have been delayed Jn the south owing to bad weather. Both are now expected to arrive at Duniedin to-morrow with timber cargoes from Port Craig, The Gale left Wanganui on Monday tout West#oit to }oad- «*4 fat Jvyjrtelton,

The John, which va« delayed in working cargo on Monday night owing to heavy rain, sailed yesterday afternoon for Oanxaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton to complete loading for Wellington, Wanganui, and New Plymouth. The Corinna, after being delayed in working cargo on Monday on account of rain, sailed last evening for Oamam, Timaru, and' Lyttelton to complete loading lox Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Lin© steamer Karamea, having discharged a part cargo of steel rails, left Port Chalmers early yesterday morning for Oamam to commence loading for London. The Storm is due at Dunedin on Friday from Wellington to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Wanaka has been fixed to load at Auckland early next week > for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Wingatui came out of dock at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon. She will com© to Dunedin this morning to load, and is listed to sail this afternoon for Oamam, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Eaimanawa is expvcred to leave Auckland to-day for Westport, where she will load for Anckland. The Kairanga was v> leave Wellington yesterday for Newcastle and Port Stephens to load for New Plymouth, Wellington, and Timaru. The Eaitnna ie duo »l Melbourne to-day from Wellington. She will proceed thence to Bdithhurg, Adelaide, and back .to Melbourne to load for Auckland, New Plymouth, and Wellington. The- Kaiwarra was expected to leave Wei 1 hurt on yesterday for Timaru and Castlecliff. She will afterwards go to Newcastle to load for New Zealand. The Karetu has been fixed to load at Newcastle and Sydney at the end of this week for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Kurow is due at Auckland to-day from Sydney end Fiji ports. The Waihora is to leave Auckland at the end of this week for. Newcastle to load for New Zealand. The Waimarino was expected to leave Auckland yesterday for Newcastle to load for Auckland. The steamer Poolla is due at Lyttelton on Friday from Port Stephens with a cargo of hardwood to the agency of tho Union Company. She will complete discharge at Timaru. . , , The Flora left Auckland on Monday night for the Eastern Pacific to load fmit and other island products for Auckland. The C. and D. Lin© steamer Port Wellington is expected to leave Auckland to-day for Gisborne and Wellington to complete loading for London. The Rakanoa left Newcastle at 11 a.m. on Thursday, -coal-laden for Pictou and New Plymouth. The Waitomo is to load coal at Newcastle this week for Wellington. The Waimarino was to sail from Auckland yesterday for Newcastle to load* coal for The New Zealand Shipping Company advices that the motor ship Enton, now discharging Antwerp cargo at New Plymouth, is expected to clear there towards the end of this week for Australia. The MSnnekahda, a 17,000-ton Atlantic Transport Company boat, which left England for Now York recently, is the first thirdclass boat in the history of trans-Atlantic travel. The return fare was £3B, compared with £4B 15s for the cheapest first-class boats. From Hamburg, via Gothenburg, Antwerp, and Melbourne, the Norwegian motor ship Tennessee arrived at Auckland on Sunday. The vessel, -which is under the agency ot Bnrns, Philp, and Co. will complete discharge at Anckland, whence she proceeds to South Sea Islands to load copra for European ports. WILLASTON DELAYED. The New Zealand Shipping Company ad vises that the steamer Willaston has been delayed in discharging operations at Lyttelton owing to bad weather. The vessel is now ■ expected at Dunedin on Friday to discharge a large quantity of general cargo and caso oil from St. John, New York, and Newport News. She will proceed thenco to Westport to bunker before proceeding to the •Pacific Coast to load under charter to the Union Company. THE ELECTRA STAVBOUDI. The Greek steamer Eloctra Stavroudi ; s expected to be clear of her cargo of hardwood sleepers on Friday at Port Chalmers, The vessel will probably he docked for cleaning before proceeding to Westport to bunker. She will afterwards go to Australia to load for the United Kingdom. THE CANADIAN CHALLENGER. The Canadian Challenger arrived at Panama on April 29 from Auckland, and sailed on April 80 for New York, Boston, and Montreal. The vessel left Auckland on. April 1. PACIFIC COAST CARGO. The Swayne and Hoyte Line steamer West Nilus is due at Auckland on May 38 from Pacific Coast ports. She will also discharge at Lyttelton, Dunedin, Adelaide, and Sydney. GOVERNMENT STEAMER HINEMOA. The Government steamer Hinemoa, at present receiving an overhaul at Wellington, is expected to arrive at Auckland on June 1 to take up her new running in the Auck-land-Nine service. Mr G. M. Simpson, chief officer of the Tutanekai, arrived at Welling' ton. on Monday from Auckland to take command of the Hinemoa. Mr W. C. F. Richardson, second engineer of the Tutanekai, is to join the Hinemoa at chief engineer. ORIENT LINERS RECONDITIONED. The Orient Line’s R.M.S. Orvieto, which for the last two months has been in London being reconditioned and remodelled to carry first .and third class passengers only, is scheduled to sail from London on May 2, arriving at Sydney on June 11. The R.M.S. Osterley, of the Orient Line, which is also being remodelled on similar lines to the Oreova and Orvioto, will sail from London on May 30. SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPING FOR 1924. The total water-borne tonnage of San Francisco Bay during 1924 was 32.000,000 tons surpassed only by Now York, making it second largest in the United States. The cargoes of San Francisco in 1924 were valued at more than two billion dollars, being conservatively estimated at 2,240,000,000d01. This included all water-borne commerce, both foreign and domestic. A compilation made by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce shows that in the past five years San Francisco has handled 43 per cent, of the entire foreign trade of the Pociflc Coast. Expressed in figures, it shows that since 1920 of the entire Pacific Coast foreign trade of 3.800.000. San Francisco handled 1.000. 600.000d0l worth. LEISB MAERSK FROM CANADA. An arrival at Auckland early yesterday morning was the motor ship Leise Maersk. The vessel is from St. John with Canadian cargo for discharge at Auckland. Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin She is due hero about May 19. The Leise Maersk is a Danish vessel of 2925 tons, fitted with oil engines. Her port of register is Svenborg, and she is owned by A. P. Moller, of Copenhagen. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. ' The following vessels were expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations last night; Auckland.—Flora, Tutanekai. City of Winchester, Canadian Traveller, City of Shanghai, Ombilin, Tasmania, Moeraki, Waitomo, Navua, Sonoma, Cumberland, Kurow, Kaituna, Orthrys. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Makura, Tahiti, Rakanoa, Kaitoke. Karetu, Kent, Port Augusta, Piako, Suffolk, Kaitangata, Manuka, Mamari, H.M.S. Dunedin, Kauri, Wanaka, Puriri, Canadian. Conqueror, Port Brisbane, Kaiwarra, Karamea, Ruahine, Wingatui, Kaikoura. Chatham Islands. —Turakina, Corinthic, Tongariro, Port Victor, Hebburn, West Nilus.

THE FERRY SERVICE. Tho Union Company advises that the Maori will remain in the ferry service until Wednesday. May 13, when she will be relieved by the Mararoa. The Maori will then return to Wellington, where she will lay up to undergo overhai^ CANADIAN GOVERNMENT LINE. The Canadian Explorer sailed from Brisbane on March 28 for New York, Boston, and Montreal direct. The Canadian Spinner arrived at Sydneyon April 24 from Halifax The Canadian Cruiser sailed from Halifax on April 2, and Panama on April 12. for Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. She is due at Brisbane about May 11. The Canadian Constructor was to sail from Halifax on April 30 for Australian ports. The Canadian Trooper sailed from Rabaul on April 18 for Vancouver. Canadian Voyageur sailed from Vancouver for Sydney and Melbourne on March 20. NEW SHIPPING DEVICE. Intense interest has been aroused in American marine circles by the announcement made in San Francisco of a device that will record tho depth of water under moving ships, thus eliminating menaces to modern navigation encountered when ships, because of fog or other adverse conditions, are unknowingly directed into shallow water or towards sunken ships. The now device has been invented by Ensign E. P. DolMso, member of the faculty of the University «f California, Southern Branch. Tho announcement of the new device was made by Commander A. H. Woodbine, of tho U.S. Naval Reserve Force, following practical experiments with the invention. Tho invention recently woe demonstrated _ at a meeting of the American Physical Society at tho California Institute of Technology at Pasadena. Briefly, the device consists of an oscillator and a microphone located on tho bottom of the ship. The sound produced by the oscillator travels a known distance of 4900 ft per second through water. At this rate it reached the bottom and is reflected upward like an echo to tho microphone. A mathematical computation reveals the exact depth of the water under tho ship. The device has been patented and handed to tho U.S. Navy, according to Ensign Delasso, he stated that further experiments arc being made by which it is ultimately hoped to remove any human element from the calculations. " Naval authorities will eventually decide whether the invention will bo released to be used by merchant ships. If the experiment be all that is claimed, one of the biggest dangers to modem navigation will be removed, and property and life will be safeguarded.

weather. Wind. Bar. ' rher Oape Maria, S.W., fresh, cloody .. 30.03 61 Bnssell,, S.W., fresh, cloudy ... • .. 30.05 65 Mannkan H., S.W., breeze, fair .. 29.24 55 Auckland, W., light, fair .. 23.06 60 Taurunga, W., breeze, fine ... . .. 29.89 57 East Cape, N.W., light, fine ... . .. 29.00 60 CHsborne, N.W., fresh, fair ... . .. 29.84 6.1 Napier, W., fresh, fair .. 25.80 59 Oastlepoint, S., breeze, showery .. 29.80 57 "Wellington, S., fresh, showery ... . .. 29.86 55 N. Plymouth, calm, fair .. 29.90 55 Cape Egmont, S., light, fine ... . .. 29.91 54 AVanganui, W., light, fair i. 23.87 56 Farewell Spit, S.W., light, cloudy . .. 29.92 59 Cape Fonlwind, S.E., fresh, flue . .. 29.90 59 Greymonth, ?., breeze, fine ... . .. 29.92 59 Stephen I., S.W., light, cloudy .. 29.90 53 Cape Oatnphell, P.E., fresh, overcas ;t 29.90 St) Kailcoara, S.E. fresh, rain ... . .. 29.94 48 Akaroa Light, S.W., fresh, rain . .. 29.97 49 Nnggete, S.B., light, overcast ... . — 45 Bins, S.B., light, cloudy, hazy .. 30.24 50