SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19801, 27 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; 8.2-1 a.m., 3.51 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 8.34 a.m., 9.4 p.m. Port Clialmers; 9.14 a.m., 9.44 p.m. Dunedin : 9.44 a.m., 10.14 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.1 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 5.42 a.m. PHASES 01? THE MOON.

Sets to-day, 10.12 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 1.11 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidsou) supplied, the following at 9 a.m. to-day Par. Thcr. W.

Wind.—Q calm; la, light dr; s! b, slight breeze; g b, gentle breeze; m b, moderate breeze; f’b, (resit breeze, sir b, strong breeze; h w, high wind; g, gale; s g strong gale; w g, whole gale; t storm; h, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear t>- heavy; C cloud?, passing clouds; I), drizzling rain; F, (oggy; G, glcomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M. misty; O, overcast, the whole tky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day The indications are tor southerly winds, moderate to strong, but: decreasing; weather will probably prove cold and showery, but conditions improving gradually; barometer rising slowly; tides good, sea rough, but decreasing. ARRIVED. —February 20. Southland, motor tug (0 p.m.), 525 tons, G. N.. Lindsay, from Bluff. SAI LED. —February 25. Huron, s.s. (11.20 p.m.), 2,025 tons, Whitefield, for Auckland via ports. February 27. HALS. Laburnum (8 a.m.), 1,200 tons, Commander F. N. Attwood, lor Oamaru, 'the Kurow sailed on Saturday night for Auckland via ports. ’ The Kamona was to leave Lyttelton this afternoon for Dunediti, where she is due to-morrow to load lor Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The Kamo was to load at Westport to-day for Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin. 11.M.5. Laburnum left this morning fi»r Oamaru after over a week’s stay at Dunedin. The Gale is now due from Lyttelton to-morrow night, and is to load and sail the following day for Timaru,'’ Lyttelton Wellington, and Wanganui. Tlio Calm, from Bluff, is due on. March 2, and the Breeze and the Storm, from Lyttelton, arc both expected hero on March 5. All three vessels are to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. After lying idle in the stream at 'Auckland since the middle of December, tin Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross is to refit in April for her coming cruise to the Melanesian Mission stations in the South-west Pacific. On April 19 she is to dock for cleaning and painting, and on May i sho is scheduled to take her departure for the. stations. S.S. CUMBERLAND SAILS. FOR LONDON DIRECT.. The big steamer Cumberland, which left Port Chalmers, a full ship, on Saturday morning for London via the Panama Canal, is the second oversea carrier lo leave Port Chalmers direct for the Imperial Capital. The advantages Otago Harbor offers as a final port 'of departure for oversea traders of 1 large tonnage is engaging the attention of shipowners to an ever increasing extent. The Cumberland is one ol the biggest vessels engaged in the New Zealand produce trade, and loaded at various dominion ports to the order oi the New Zealand Shipping Company. The mail for America and Unitedlvingdom was placed on board on Friday, as the steamer was expected to sail that night. Her loading at Port Chalmers included 11,000 bales ol wool. IHOROIIATA AT NEWPORT NEWS. Cabled news has been received stat- - ing that the Hororata arrived at Newport News on Tuesday from Auckland, mi route to New York, Halifax, and London. Tho vessel loft Auckland on January 24. ATHIONIC LEAVES COLON. Cabled news lias been received by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company that their liner Athenic left Colon on February IS for Southampton and London, en' route from 'Wellington. The vessel left Wellington on January 28. P.IAKO AT COLON. En rent to from New A ork to Auckland, the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Pinko is reported to have reached Colon on Tuesday last. She L due at Auckland on March 17. Her other ports of discharge are Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. CANADIAN BRITISHER. Bringing general cargo for Auckland, Wellington,' Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin, the Canadian Government steamer Canadian Britisher was scheduled to leave Halifax on Friday. She is due here about April 10. NORFOLK ARRIVES HOME. A cable message announces that the Norfolk arrived in the Thames on Wednesday from Auckland, but she was delayed in berthing at London, owing to log. The vessel , left Auckland on January 14 for London, Avonmonth, Glasgow, and Liverpool. CORINTHIC LEAVES BALBOA. News by cable has been received by tho Shaw) Savill, and Albion Company that their liner Corinthic left Balboa on February .18 lor Wellington, Port Chalmers, and Lyttelton. The vessel is due at, Wellington on March 11.

ANGLO-COLOMBJAN TO LOAD ‘ WOOL. The steamer Anglo-Colombian y 8,407 tons) has been chartered to load wool and genera) cargo in New Zealand for England. SOUTHLAND DOES TWELVE KNOTS. On her run up from Bluff the motor tug Southland, which arrived at Fort Chalmers last night, averaged a speed of 12 knots. She came here to escort back the dredge Murihiku, which has just completed an overhaul, Both vessels proceed direct to Paterson’s Inlet to lift an anchor and 12U fathoms of cable which was lost from the C. A. Larsen, when the whaler struck the rocks. WEST ELCAJON FOR NEW ZEALAND. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the West Elcajon, which is to leave Los Angeles on March 21 lor New Zealand ports, will now include Napier and Timaru in her itinerary. The vessel will not call here. KARETU REPORTED. The Union Company advises that the Karetu left Melbourne- on Friday last with general cargo for Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin THE WEST CONOB. Messrs Turnbull, Martin, and Co. advise that the West Conob, from Los Angelos via northern ports, will, alter discharge hero, proceed to Bluff’. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Marama, Omana, Herminius, Iris, Westmoreland, Tolua, Tremeadow, Euchunga, Argyllshire, Karetu, UHmaroa, Mahana, West Nivaria, Cornwall. 'Chatham Islands.—Port Melbourne. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Arahura, Ngaio, Tamaliine, Highgate, Anrangi, Arawa, Pupura, Ruapehu, Port Bowen, Mauuganui. AngloColumbian, Hertford, Canadian Challenger, Waikawa, Middlesex. Awarua.—Cumberland, City of Bath, Makura, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. February 25.—Ariived: Kaituna (3,50 p.m.), from Picton. WELLINGTON, February 2m—Arrived : Gale (3.25 p.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed: Progress (3.30 p.m.), fo;* Dunedin; Totara (4.40 p.m.), lor Lyttelton; Gale (5 p.m.), for Pictoiv, Ilolmdale (U p.m.), for Wanganui; Putiki (11.45 p.m.). for Greymouth. February 26—Arrived: Culm (4-20 a,mi), from Wanganui; Wahine (6.55 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Komata (12.36 p.m.), from Westport; Storm (2.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton; Breeze (2.45 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed; Gale (12.45 a.m.). for Pigeon Bay. LYTTELTON, February 2o.~Arrived: Kamona (5.25 p.m.), Irom Auckland. Sailed; Cygnet (3 p.m.). for Wellington; Kahika (3.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Storm (6.10 p.m.). for Wellington; Breeze (6.5 p.m.), t° r Wellington; Wahine (8.15 p.m.). for Wellington. February 26.—Arrived; Maori (6.50 a.m.), from Wellington; Wftirau (11.10 a.m.), from Blenheim; Totara (1.50 p.m.), from Wellington; Canopus (1.55 p.m.), Irom Westport; Alexander (4.20 p.m.), from Waitata. NEW YORK, February 25.—Arrived • Hororata, front London. PANAMA, February 25.—Arrived: Ruahinc. from Wellington. COLON, February 25.—Arrived: Somerset, from Liverpool. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

First quarter Feb. ‘28 2.51 p.m. Full moon March C 1U.57 p.m. Liiso quarter March 15 2,50 a.m. New moon March 22 7.5‘J a.in.

Wcll’tou—S.S.E., r b 29.87 55 o n UreMiioutli— K.., 1 b 29.84 57 B Chri&t’cli-S.W,. g 1) .40.00 50 U W Timaru—S.W., f b. oo.n 48 B Oainani—S., g b 30.12 50 B Dunedin—S.1V., s b 30.14 48 U 1’ Queenstown — S., s b 30.09 4(3 BU Nuggets—S., 1 b 30.11 48 li(J Bluff—S., 1 a ... 30.14 47 D