SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19797, 22 February 1928, Page 1

SHIPPING

Between November 6, 1927, and March 4, 1928, the summer-time hours necessitate the adding of one hour to the times given in the tables below. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St Clair: 3.57 a.m., 4.21 pjn. Taiaroa Head: 4.7 a.m., 4.31 p.m. Tort Chalmers: 4.47 a.m., 5.11 p.m. Dunedin: 5.17 a.m., 5.41 p.m. THE SDN. Sets to-day, 7.10 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 5.34 a.m. PHASES OF THE MUON.

Sets to-day, B.G p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 7.14 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Ur E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind.—C, calm; 1 a, light Or; si b, slight breeze; g b, gentle breeze; m b, moderate breeze; 1 b, fresh hreeze, sir b, strong breeze; h w, high wind; g, gale; s g strong gale; w g, whole gale: s storm; h, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, glcomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole «ky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; (J. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S. snow; V, thunder: U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast.

The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day :—The indications aro for variable and moderate breezes, to moderate northerlies shortly; conditions cool, weather cloudy to overcast, scattered light showers, but weather improving; barometer falling slowly; tides good, sea moderate. Aim IVED. —February 21. Waikouaiti, s.s. (0.4 U p.m.). 3.1)20 tons. Prosser, from Newcastle and Sydney via Blub'. Breeze, s.s. (11.5 P p.m.), 081 tons, M'Kcnzie, from Wanganui via ports. SAILED. —February 21. Calm, s.s. (10.5 p.m.), 892 ions, Manson, for Wanganui via, ports. Llolmdale. s.s. (11.5 p.m.), 081 tons, Williams, for Wanganui via ports. February 22. Oreti. s.s. (S a.m.), 174 ions, MMCenzie, for Invercargill and Port Craig.

Tho Breeze, which arrived iron! Lyttelton last night, is to sail this evening for Tiniaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Tbo Storm is duo to-night iroin Lyttelton. She is to sail to-morrow lor Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, ami Wanganui. The Oreti sailed tins morning lor, Invercargill and Fort Craig. -L The Holmdale got away last nigut for Wanganui via ports. The Calm left last night with cargo for discharge at Wanganui and way ports. Tho Mahia is due at Gisborne ut February 30 irom Newcastle to enm- , mence loading lor London. Her other loading ports will be Napier and Wellington, and she is to leave the latter port finally on March 17 for London bv wav of the Panama route. The C. and D. Lino’s steamer Port Napier is due at Auckland on April 3 to load for New York, Boston, and London. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.40 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with tho first express. Til If MAIMOA. Cable advice has been received repenting the departure of the Maimoa from London on Thursday evening lor Australia. After nnloadinn the Maimoa will come on to New Zealand to load for Home. She is due in New Zealand during May. TAMAR-0 A CLEARFD CURACAO. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Tamaron is reported to have cleared Curacao last Wednesday in continuation of her voyage from New Zealand to Southampton and London. She was | despatched from Auckland on January 21. STEAMERS REPORTED AT PANAMA. En route from New Zealand, the Federal Line steamer Surrey, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line motor ship Port Dunedin, and the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hoiorata are reported to have reached Panama on February 11. The Surrey cleared Wellington on January 35 lor London. Manchester., Liverpool, and Avonmouth; the Port Dunedin sailed from Wellington for London on January 35; and the Horornta sailed from Auckland on January 25 for New York, Halifax, and London. WAIKOUAITI ARRIVED The Union Company’s cargo vessel Waikonaiti arrived last evening from Newcastle and Sydney_via Bluff to discharge the local portion of her Austialian cargo. She will complete at Lyttelton and Timaru before proceeding to Sydney. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, February 31.—Sailed: Wonganella (5.40 p.m.), for Wanganui; Canopus (5.50 p.m.), for Westport; Port Bowen (S p.m.). lor Opna; Hauraki (10 p.m.), for Wellington; Kamoila (JO p.m.), tor Lyttelton. NAPIER. February 21.—Sailed Kaponga (10 p.m.), tor Auckland; Poolta (11 p.m.), for Grey month... February 22—Arrived: Waipiata (7 a.m.). from Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, February 31,—Arrived - ,Kittawa_ (4.50 'p.m,), Irom Grcymontii; Kaiapoi (5 p.m.), Irom Greymoiith; Totara (6.20 p.m.) , from Lyttelton. Sailed; Tntanekai, tor southern lighthouses; Maori (7.45 p.m.). for Lvttelton. LYTTELTON, February 21.—Arrived: Cygnet. (8.5 p.m.), from Kaikoura. Sailed: Storm (6.10 p.m.). lor Dunedin: Gale (6.5 p.m.), for Wellington.; Wahine (8.30 p.m.), for Wellington , TIMARU. February 33.—Arrived: Canadian Challenger (6 a.m.), Irom Port Chalmers; Calm (8.45 a.m.), from Dunedin.

U AMARU, February tJ. —Arrived Holmdnlo (ti.lo a.in.), from Dunedin FHEMAXTMO, February 21.—Ar rived; Ormonde, limn London.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

First quarter Feb. 28 2.51 p.m. Full moon March 6 10.57 p.m. Laso quarter March 35 2.50 a.m. New moon March 22 7.50 a.m.

Bar. Ther, . W. Well’ton—S.E., g b 30.03 62 U Greyroouth—10., m b 29.94 62 0 Clnist’cli—S.W., g h .30.07 61 t; Timaru—S.W., s b 30.0(5 56 u Oamaru —S., s b , 30.04 56 u Dunedin—Calm 30.03 57 c Queenstown — Calm Nuggets — S.E., 1 a 29.97 29.99 56 57 lie 0 Bluff—X.E., 1 a , 29,99 53 u