THE WEATHER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 488, 18 October 1928, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TO-DAY’S OBSERVATIONS Meteorological observations taken at the Albert Park Observatory at 9 a.m.. to-day by the Government Observer: — Barometer, 29.595 in. Air temperature at 9 a.m., 60deg. Temperature in shade yesterday: Maximum, 66deg.: minimum, SSdeg.: maximum temperature in sun, 131 deg. Bright sunshfne yesterday, 61ir 25min. Minimum temperature on grass. 55deg. Direction of wind at !) a.m., X.E. Velocity wind previous 24 hours, 255 miles. Rainfall during previous 21 hours, .10in. Rainfall to date this month. 1.65 in. Average for October, 3.91 in. NORTH ISLAND CONDITIONS Station. Wind. Bar. Ther. Wea. Cape Maria... N 5 i: ..56 64 Bc Russell xe 3 29.90 62 R Hokianga Has.. Xl3 o 29.92 64 BO Kaipara lx* 3 29.90 GO OR Manukau Hds.. NNE 4 29.87 60 OR Auckland NE 4 29.90 57 OR Tiritiri NNE 9 Kawhia N G Tauranga xe 5 29.98 57 R Opotiki XE 6 30.0 SSB O Thames X 6 29.90 61 O East Cape XXE 5 30.0 S6O C Gisborne XE 4 30.03 63 O Cape Egmont... XE 7 29.80 57 P Wellington S 1 29.5 G 53 O Weather estimated as:—B, blue sky, b« the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ra • F foggy: G, gloomy, dark weather; H. hall; L. lightning; M. misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally. R, rain, continued rain; S. snow; T, thunder; U ugly threatening appearance; Z. hazv

CANADIAN WINNER SAILED.—The Canadian National steamer Canadian Winner sailed for Wellington, Adelaide and Melbourne last evening in continuation of her voyage from Alontreal. WESTMORELAND DEPARTS.—A doI parture from Auckland last evening was the Federal steamer Westmoreland for. ! London via Panama. She loaded at this j port under the agency of the New Zealand ; | Shipping Company. WAIPAHI SAILING.—At 5 o’clock this afternoon the local office of the Union Company hopes to dispatch the Island fruit steamer Waipahi from Auckland for | Suva, where she will load again for this port. H.M.S. VERONICA REPORTS.-The sloop 11. M S. Veronica* en route to Auck- ; land from Suva, via Tonga, has reported by wireless that she expects to urrLe in , the stream at Auckland at live o'clock to- j morrow morning. NIAGARA DUE MONDAY.—Leaving; Sydney at 11 o’clock to-morrow morning j for Auckland, the Union Company’s R.AI.S. Niagara is due here on Monday evening. She is announced to sail from ; this port at 11 a.m. next Wednesday for i Suva, Honolulu, Victoria and Vancouver, j NORFOLK AT COLON. —En route from ! London to Suva. Auckland and Well- , ingtou, the Federal Line steamer Norfolk is reported to have reached Colon last ! Sunday. She is clue at Auckland on November 9. The New Zealand Shipping Company is the local agent. WAIRUNA IN PO^tT.—To load for Apia, Samoa. Fanning Island and Vancouver the Union Company’s transpacific cargo steamer Wairuna arrived at Auckland last evening from New Plymouth. It is hoped to dispatch her at 5 p.m. to-morrow. CANADIAN EXPLORER ARRIVES.— An arrival in the stream at Auckland this afternoon was the Canadian National Steamships steamer Canadian Explorer, j with a cargo of general merchandise. The vessel berthed at Prince’s Wharf, where her New Zealand cargo will be put out. It is hoped to dispatch her on Saturday for : Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to complete. KAZEMBE AT SUVA. —The New ; Zealand Shipping Company has received advice that the A and A. Line’s chartered steamer Kazembe reached Suva from New York last Saturday, and is expected to resume her voyage to New Zealand i to-day. The vessel has case oil and general merchandise for discharge at 'Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland about | Monday. HERTFORD FROM LIVERPOOL.—The |Federal Line steamer Hertford is scheduled to arrive from West Coast ports of Great Britain next Tuesday. Her general merchandise cargo is for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers and New Plymouth. Cargo for Auckland will be unloaded to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company, WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland:—Veronica, Port Darwin, Waipahr, Wairuna, Laburnum, Kazembe, Rimutaka, Westmoreland. Sonoma, Canadian Winner, Karamea. Chatham Islands:—Port Dunedin, Hertford. Wellington:—Maori, Wahine, Arahura, i Nga.io, Taanahine, Aorangi, lonic. Port I Fremantle, Sussex, Kairanga, Poo If a, I Atholl, Dunedin. Awarua:—Maunganul, Makura, City of New York, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Waikawa. -Turakina, Kawatiri. ORT OF ONEK JNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU <7.5 p.m.), 270 tons, Fowler-Jackson, from Raglan. The Anchor steamer Alexander Is expected to arrive at Onehunga on Sunday next from the South to load for Nelson and West Coast ports. The Arapawa leaves Onehunga at four o’clock this afternoon for Wanganui. The Kanawa is to be dispatched at linlfpast three this afternoon for New Plymouth. The Hauturu leaves Onehunga at 3 p.m. to-day for Hokianga.