SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 23375, 19 September 1939, Page 2

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. St. Clair: 6.59 a.in.. 7.27 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 7.9 a.m., 7.67 p.m. Port Chalmers: 7.49 a.in., 8.17 p.m. Dunedin: 8.19 a.in., 8.47 p.m. THE SUN. Pose 6.4 a.m,, sets 0 p.m. , PHASES OF THE MOON.

Hose 9.19 a.m., sets midnight. SAILED. —September 18.Holmlea, s.s. (10.10 p.m.), 555 tons, Barker, for New Plymouth and Waiikato via ports. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer llangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 0.40 this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. VESSELS IN PORT TO-DAY. Star 1 Port Chalmers. Canopus Port Chalmers, Waipahi Port Chalmers. Dredge 350 Port Chalmers. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. Holmlea sailed last night for Wellington and New Plymouth via ports. Breeze is duo to-morrow morning from | Wellington to load and sail in the evening lor Timarn, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Port Whangarei is duo from Wellington to-morrow to load and sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Wanganui. Waiana left Auckland on Friday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff, and is due here to-morrow. She will sail the same day for Bluff, and will return on Saturday to load for Auckland via ports. Karu is due from Wellington on Thursday to load and sail the same day for Oamarn, Timaru, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Port Waikato is due on Thursday from Wellington to load and sail the same day for Tauranga, Auckland, and Whangarei via Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. Holmdale is due from Wellington on Saturday to load and sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru. Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Gale is duo on Saturday from Wellington to load and sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Pic- - ton, and Wanganui. Poolta was to load at Westport yesterday for Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff, and is due here about Sunday. Wainui is due from Bluff on Tuesday next to load and sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. Waipiata is to leave Auckland on Saturday for Lyttelton and Dunedin, and is due l}ere on September 29. She will sail the same day foe Auckland via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wellington. , NOTICES TO MARINERS. INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNALS AND AIRCRAFT. Auckland Airport (latitude 36deg 50.5 min S., longitude 174 deg 47.2 min E.). —On and after September 16 when aircraft are navigating or about to navigate in the vicinity of the airport, the following signals will be displayed at Mount Victoria Signal Station for one hour before arrival or departure until the aircraft has berthed or departed: By Day.'—A large mauve flag with white diagonal stripe from hoist to lower fly from the southern yard arm. By Night.—A fixed red light from the masthead. A sharp lookout should be kept for control and auxiliary launches when the weather is such that Mount Victoria flagstaff may be obscured. The upper surfaces and superstructures of these launches are painted yellow or amber to facilitate recognition. _ The control launch will fly the Civil Air Ensign by day and exhibit a mauve masthead light by night; and may use a searchlight to assist aircraft alighting or departing. Lines of flares will also be used on the harbour when aircraft are taking off. SUMMER TIME. Summer time will come into operation at 2 a.m. New Zealand mean time on Sunday, September 24, when clocks should be advanced 30 minutes. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, September 18.—Sailed: Karepo (9 p.m.), for Portland. WELLINGTON, September 18.—Arrived: Tasman (11.30 a.m.) and Port Waikato (2.40 ip.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Holmdale (3.5 p.m.), for Wanganui; Holmglen (4.50 p.m.), for New Plymouth; Gale (6.30 p.m.), for Picton; Port Whangarei (6.35 p.m.), for Dunedin: Breeze (8.20 p.m.), for Dunedin; Waipiata (10 p.m.), for Auckland; Waiana (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, September 18.— Sailed; Totara (11 a.m.), for Wellington ; Taupata, for Nelson. TIMARU, September 19.—Arrived; Holmlea (10 a.m.), from Dunedin. (For continuation of shipping see late news.)

First, quarter Sep. 20 10.1 p.m. Full moon -Sep. 29 ' 1.57 a.m. Last (jiiortor Oct. (i ‘1.57 p.in. Now muon Oct. 13 8 a. m.