SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 20134, 26 March 1929, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair: 3.44 a.m., 4.4 p.in. Taiaroa Head: 3.54 a.in.,, 4.14. f>'.in. Port Chalmers; 4.34 a.m., 4.54 p.m. Dunedin: 5.4 a.m., 5.24 p.m. THE SUN. , Sets to-day - 6.11. p.m., rises io-inor-row 0.17 a.m, PHASES OF THE MOON. Last quarter April 2 6.59 pm. New moon April 10 8.3 a.m. First quarter April 17 1.39 a.m. Full moon April 24 9.17 a.m. Set-; to-day 6.3 S a.m., rises to-mor-row 6.56.p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The dominion meteorologist (Dr E. Hudson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:— Bar. Iher. W.

Wind—o, calm; 1, light air, 8, slight breeze, 3, gentle breeze; 4,, moderate breeze; 5, (rati) breeze; 6, atrong breeze; 7, High wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gate; 11, storm; 12, hurricane Weather.—B, blue sky; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c cloudy: o, overcast; g. gloomy,dull; u, ugly, threatening; r, continuous or steady rain; e. snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h, hail; q. squally; U lightning; t, thunder, £, leg; <n, mist; z, haze. Forecast. The dominion meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are tor northerly moderate to strong winds, freshening ,to northerly strong to gale after about twenty-four hours, ana baching by north to west, and later backing by west to south; the weather appears to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following, warm'temperatures, indications are for electrical disturbances; barometer unsteady; tides good, sea rough. ARRIVED—March 2G. Kaunanawa, s.s.’ (10.50 a.m.),* 2,416 tons. Stewart, from Auckland via ports. SAILED—March .25. Calm, s.s. (9.45 p.m.), 892 tons, Mansou, for Wanganui via ports. Holmdale, s.s. (11 p.m.), 6bl tons, Williams, for Wanganui via ports. Waipiata, s.s. (11.10 p.m.), 2,826 tons, Elders, for Bluff.

The Wai t yi'iaf.a, which left last night for Bluff, is due back 911 Thursday to load cargo. She will sail the some day for-Tiraaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. . It is hoped to despatch the Kaiapoi this evening for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland, where ■ she wall finish discharging her Australian cargo. From Auckland' via ports the Kaimanawa arrived this morning and berthed at the cross wharf to discharge general cargo and fruit. She is to get away to-night at. 8 o’clock for Tiraaru and Westport. The Holmdale sailed last night for Wanganui via the usual ports. . Another departure for Wanganui via ports was the Calm last night. It will be several weeks yet before the Bluff dredge Murihiku .will be ready to depart.Trom Port Chalmers for. some of. the dredging machinery has to be overhauled. The Ojvihi is to load coal at Westport on April, 2 for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Port Chalmers. PORT CAROLINE LEFT COLON. Homeward bound with New Zealand cargo, the Commonwealth and Dominion Line’s steamer Port Caroline left Colon on Wednesday, en route for London and West Coast ports ot the United Kingdom. The vessel felt. Wellington on February 12. .personal. Captain J. Bruce, has taken command of the Kairanga. Captain A. Reed appointed master of the Waikouaiti, Mr J. Dawson, late chief officer of the Kanna, has joined the Wahine as chid’ officer in place of Mr C. Sharp, who has rejoined the Tahiti as chief officer. Mr D. A.- Menlove has joined ’ the Manuka as third officer in place ot Mr A. H. Dunnings, who has been granted holiday leave. r SHAW, SAV ILL LOADING. The’Shaw, Savill, and Albion ’ Company advises the following loadings f6i America and Horae;— The Otira, on completion of her discharge; at Dunedip, loads at Port Chalmers, thence Oam am, Waikokopu, Auckland, and Wellington, and is scheduled, to sail finally from the latter port on April 24 for London via Kie de Janiero. • The Raranga due at Auckland on Wednesday. from Gladstone, discharges and then commences loading at; Auckland for London, Avonmopth, Liverpool, and Glasgow. She later fills up at New Plymouth, Wanganui, Napier, Auckland, and Wellington, sailing finally from the last-mentioned port on April 24 via Montevideo. ■ The Tainui; on completion of her discharge at Auckland, will commence loading there; thence Opua; Napier, Tiraaru, and Wellington, and sails finally from the latter port on May 9 for Southampton and London via Panama. The Karamca loads at . Port Chalmers. Lyttelton, Nelson, Wanganui, Napier, and Wellington, and clears Wellington finally on May 18 for London via; Panama. ON HER WAY. The steamer Norfolk js now on her way from Liverpool to New .Zealand, having left the Home port on March 16. She has cargo, for. discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and is due.mt .Auckland, towards ' the end of next. month.

THE FERRY SERVICE. Passengers mid ’mails from Wellington by the Wahine, which reached Lyttelton at 6.50 this morning, connected with the south express. KEELUNG DISCHARGIN'G. Messrs Turnbull,’ Martin, and Co. advise that the A: and A. Line’s chartered steamer Keeluhg is now at Wellington discharging New 'York cargo. She will then proceed to Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Wanganui to complete. The vessel is due here about April 4. LIVERPOOL SAILINGS. Messrs Turnbull, Marlin, and Co. advise the following sailings from Liverpool;— Kent on April 13 for Auckland; Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland about May 25. .Cumberland on May 1 i for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaihi, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland about June 22, Northumberland on June 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. The vessel should reach Auckland about the middle of July, Cornwall on June 22 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland about the beginning of August.. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the under-mentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland.—Baron ’ Inchcape, Mansion, Huntingdon, Raranga, (j olden Cloud, Tofua, Niagara, A. E. J/. Byrn, Rena, Plume, Illyria, Maui Pomare, City of Roubaix. Chatham Islands— Pakeba, Cornwall, • Pipiriki. Brockabeck, Port Napier, City of Roubaix. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Arabura, Tamahine, Aornngi, Kangitiki, Rimutaka, Herminius, Coptic, Port Fremantle, Tahiti, Golden Forest, Pan a, Manuka. Awarua. —Westmoreland, Makura, City of Norwich, Canadian Winner, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, March 23.—Arrived; Niagara (1.15 p.m.), from Vancouver; Trongate. (1.55 p.m.), from Java; Kanna, (10 p.m.), from Greymontli. WELLINGTON, March 25—Arrived: Totara_ (4.45 p-.m.), from New Plymouth; Kaikorai (8.5 p.m.), from Portland. Sailed: Progress (1.10 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Golden Forest (5.20 p.m.), for Melbourne; Storm (5.25 p.m.), for Dunedin; Kahika (6 p.m.), for Napier; Paim (6.40 pin.), for New Plymouth; Wahine (7.65 p.m.). for Lyttelton. _ LYTTELTON, March 25—Sailed: Kairanga. __(S,SO p.m.), for Picton; Wninin (5.50 p.m.), for Blenheim Canopus, for Westport; Maori (8.15 p.m.), for "Wellington. TIM ARC, Marqh 26 —-Arrived : H.M.S. Diomede (9.30 a.m.), from Dunedin via Milford Sound.

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