THE WEATHER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 769, 16 September 1929, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TODAY’S OBSERVATIONS Meteorological observations taken at the j Albert Park Observatory at 1) a.m. today by the Government Observer:— | Barometer at 9 a.m. today, 29.914 in. Barometer at 9 a.m. yesterday, 29.980 in. Air temperature at 9 a.m. today. 56deg. Air temperature at 9 a.m. yesterday, : 54deg. Temperature in shade yesterday:— Maximum, sSdeg.; minimum, 4Sdeg.; 1 maximum temperature in sun. 119 deg. Bright sunshine yesterday, 6 hours 25 minutes. Minimum temperature on grass, 45deg. Direction and force of wind at 9 a.m-, S.W. 3 (gentle breeze). Velocity wind previous 24 hours, 151 miles. Weather conditions at 9 a.m., cloudy. Humidity at 9 a.m.. 72 per cent. Rainfall during previous 24 hours, trace. Rainfall to date this month, 1.46 in. i Average for September, 3.56 in. Days with rain this month, 9. NORTH ISLAND CONDITIONS Observations taken at 9 a.m. Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. C. Maria V.D., S 5, BC .. 30.04 60 Russell, SW 4, BC 29.98 65 Hokianga Heads, S 6, CQ 30.06 55 Kaipara S. Stn., SW 4, OQ 29.99 58 Manukau Heads, SW 5, BC 4 29.91 57 Auckland, WSW 3, O .. . . 29.91 56 Tiritiri, SW 3, CP 52 Kawhia, SW 3, BC .. . . 55 Tauranga, W 3, BC .. .. 29.93 57 Opotiki, W 2, BC 29.80 55 East Cape, IV 5, B .. .. 29.76 54 Gisborne, NW 4, B 29.75 56 Thames, W 1, O 29.96 57 Cape Egmont. W6,CP .. 29.85 53 Wellington, NW 7, C .. .. 29.62 53 Weather indicated by: B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy*; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 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, hazy. Wind force indicated by figures. H.M.S. DIOMEDE TO DOCK. —11.M.5. Diomede is to go into Calliope Dock tomorrow morning for a general overhaul before proceeding on her voyage Home. MAHIA AT LONDON.—From Auckland, via New York, Boston and Halifax, the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahia is reported to have reached London last Thursday. She was dispatched from Auckland on July 22. KIA ORA CLEARED MONTEVIDEO. —The Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Kia Ora, which left Wellington for London and West Coast ports of Great Britain, via the Cape Horn route, on August , 23, is reported to have cleared Montevideo last Friday. TR EGON NELL DUE.—The Hain Line steamer Tregonnell, en route from Westport to Nauru Island, is putting into Auckland this afternoon with a case of sickness on board. After the patient has been landed the vessel will resume her voyage. Rl MUT AKA’S SAILING TIME.—The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the departure of the Rimutaka from Wellington for Southampton and London has been postponed until three o’clock on Wednesday afternoon, instead of at daybreak on Wednesday. RUAHINE AT PANAMA.—CabIed news has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that its liner Ruahine arrived at Panama last Tuesday from Wellington, en route to Southampton and London. The vessel left Wellington on August 2L MANUKA AT MELBOURNE. Cabled news has been received by the Union Company that the Manuka, from Wellington, arrived at Melbourne at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday. She is scheduled to leave again at 10 a.m. tomorrow for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin and Bluff. CORINTHIC COMlNG.—Cabled advice confirms the departure from Southampton on Friday of the Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic. The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand, and general merchandise for discharge at. Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on October 21. BULK MOTOR SPIRITS. Under charter to the Atlantic Union Oil Company, the German tanker Mittelmeer is expected to leave Los Angeles on November 20 with a full cargo of bulk motor spirit for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney. She is due at Auckland about December 14. HINEMOA SAILS TODAY.—The tourist steamer Hinemoa swung at the dolphin this morning to adjust compasses, and then returned to Central Wharf. She to be dispatched this afternoon for Westport for bunkers and from there proceeds to Bluff to start her running in the Bluff-West Coast Sounds tourist trade. PORT MELBOURNE DELAYED.—Advice has been received by the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company that the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Melbourne has been delayed at Suva, and now leaves the Fijian port tonight for Auckland and Port Chalmers to complete her discharge of London cargo. She is expected here next Friday evening, and will berth at the Queen’s Wharf. PAPANUI DUE.—From Liverpool, the Federal Line steamer Papanui is expected at Auckland at an early date, but she has not reported by wireless. Her general merchandise cargo from We.st Coast ports of Great Britain is for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, ton, Dunedin and New Plymouth. She is to berth at Queen’s Wharf. The New Zealand Shipping Company are the local agents. PORT VICTOR REPORTS.—According to a radio message received by Heather, Roberton, Limited, the C. and D. Line’s steamer Port Victor is expected to arrive in the stream at Auckland at 10 o’clock tomorrow evening from New York. On V ednesday morning she berths at the Prince’s Wharf to land the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Wellmgton, Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete. Later the vessel returns to Auckland to load frozen meat for Genoa, being due back here on October 6. KAIPARA BAR SOUNDINGS.—A MarGazette notice states that the following report has been reom Captain J. Bollons, master of the Tutanekai:—On August 30, 1929, I?°* T “ n . es of soundings across and along the Kaipara bar. The best channel is t^ie top beacon about its own width open south of the lighthouse. On this line the least depth at low water is 24ft. With the beacons in line the present depth is 13ft., low water. fv, hr £ als o takes the northern edge of the Tory Channel. MAHENO’S PASSENGERS. The l'n? h | I S^r hic l 1 \ eft Wellington on Fritav for Sj ane>, took the following passenclass: Mr G. D. Greenweed, -y 1>, rno \ c - Mr. O. F. W. Lake, Mr. J. Baird, Mr. A. Farthing-, Mr. J. Mercer c .f Pta'n E. J. C. Gibson, Mr. J. r>. MitMr YY' .WaUis, Mr. E. G. White, 5£- 5- Nation, Mr. H. A. Beauchamp M r - , p - Lyttle, Mr. A. C. Hailey, Mr. £■' A ’ Millet. Mr. and Mrs. W. Cunninghn.m, Mr. L. J. Barrow, Mr. S M Rose Mr. R. W. Edmeades, Mrs. G. E meaaes Commander G. T. C. P. Srabey, v'Yf Y ?° use - M rs - C. B. Glover, Mrs , M ;, ' ar Y ley ’ Master K. Bardslev, Mr. \?is- S V W n E - Car ‘ son . Mrs. Courtons, r- w n ? au > .Mrs. E. L. Gingham, Miss K M . Wamwnght, Miss M. L. Anderson, Master J. E R. Cribb, Mrs. K D Cnbb and infant Mrs. K. Marshall, Miss 't WatuT' Vr lr ' -J- Caughlin. Mrs. F. ?V Wallis, Mrs. N. Burke, Miss M Burke Mr. and Mrs. A. P Haile v R Cramond Miss M. Chkyne, Mr'. H C and Mbf; Y Y Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Puplett, ILss G. L. Jopp Mrs. E. Lister, Miss J. G- Mrs. L. C. Webbing. Mrs. H. £ * Wlls °ik Hiss D. Wilson, Master G. V\ iison, Mr. G. E. Fownes, Mr. M. G. Fownes. Mrs. S. Tattersall, Miss ' A.. Greening Mrs. J. s. Weller, Mrs. A Dwyer, Mrs. E. E. Brown, Mrs. A. Ann'Yr'.h 1 ”' S' Kil £- Miss C. J. Kilp, Mrs. P* A rt *? ur > Mrs. E. M. Dawson, Master \ £ ’ Hj ss H. Homan, Miss Difford, Mr. C. A. P. Dixon, Mr. J. Mar" l !, Captain E. L. Hevwood. Mr E C. Barleyman, Mr. J. Petrie, Mr. A F Lowrie, Mr. and Mrs. Wong Chik Kwan an vai°w r children; and 50 steerage. *lf no . *5. A”® at ' Sydne i' tomorrow. ™ sal1 ? next l riday at noon for AuckJ? nd - "'here she is due the following J. uesaay.

RUAPEHU LEAVES SOUTHAMPTON.—The New* Zealand Shipping Company has received advice that the liner Ruapehu was dispatched from Southampton on Friday for Suva, Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. She is scheduled to reach Wellington on October 27. HORORATA FOR FINAL LOADING. —The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Hororata arrived from Wellington yesterday to complete loading New Zealand produce for New York, Boston, Halifax and London. She is at Queen’s Wharf and is scheduled to sail for New York at daylight on Friday next. TRAFFIC AT LENINGRAD. —A correspondent writest—According to a report presented to the Leningrad Soviet on July 1 by the manager of the trading port, the cargo turnover in the present navigation year has been twice that in 1928, having amounted to 3,250,000 tons. The turnover in goods is claimed to have now* surpassed that in the pre-w*ar period if the considerable imports of coal which took place at that time, and which, have now been discontinued, are left out of consideration. In general the augmentation applies to the increase in the exports of timber. All the operations in the port are now said to be carried out by means of mechanical plant. The signalling and lighting lines have been brought up to such a high standard that work can be carried out during dark nights. Loading and unloading operations are successfully undertaken, and next year it is calculated that it will be possible to increase the traffic handled by 50 per cent, over the past year. The attention of the Council of Labour and Defence and the Supreme Council of National Economy is now* being drawn to the insufficiency of tne tonnage available, as a consequence of which the plan for the loading of timber cannot be fully carried out It is intended to accelerate the structural and deepening works in the port which are connected with the shipment of timber and to employ tw*o to three shifts for the Sunday«° f steamers » including work on ECONOMICS.— There are °nlv three countries in the world where shipbuilding- has reached a pinnacle of prosperity not achieved since before the war . and in each of these there are so many ships on order that berths cannot be found for them, says "The Motor Ship.” The countries are Japan, Sweden and e .?H iarlc * 111 all of these, steamship building has practically ceased to exist Jr v JL ry vessel under construction Upaxt from a few small craft) is a motorIn actual figures the total steam tonnage amounts to 20,840 gross, and total motor tonnage on order 497,000 tons frpss That there is some significance in this abounding prosperity of the industry m the. countries where there has been an exclusive concentration on motor-ship construction can scarcely be in doubt, ahe table below gives details. c, ... Motor to team Tonnage. Ship Tonnage. On Order and Under Under Construction. Construction. On Order. Tons Gross. Tons Gross. Tons Gross. Japan .. 8,500 171,468 223,000 toweden 7,060 82,232 . 158.000 Denmark 5,280 62,729 116,000 Total . 20,840 316,429 497,000 JP 1 ® table also emphasises a point w hieh has, we believe, passed unnoticed when comparisons are made in steam and motor—sffip construction. The returns of Lloyd's Register indicate that in the three countries we have mentioned the tonnage of motor-ships under construction totals 316,429 gross. Actually, the tonna8 e < L- on « order * s 180,000 gross in excess ox this figure. Whereas the returns of Lloyd’s Register indicate a total tonnage of motor-ships ? r ,rfoS, o ooA ruct l on throughout ,the world and the steam tonnage as 1,394,168, it is probable that the excess or motor over steam tonnage on order is not less than 250,000 tons gross; for we believe, within very narrow* limits the steam tonnage that has been ordered has. in fact, been laid down. Taken as a whole, the motor tonnage being built throughout the world Is of a higher class than that of steam, for of the former the cargo liner and passenger liner predominate, w*hereas with the latter, tramp tonnage represents a large proportion. Ton per ton, therefore, the motor-ships represent a higher expenditure, and it is probably a conservative estimate to state that the motor-ships now being built throughout the world represent in value 59 per cent, more than steamers. The power of oil engines on order is more than equal to that of steam-recipro-cating engines and turbines, and the value of the orders to the builders is about half as much again as that of ,?^ chin ® ry * In other motor shipbuilding has achieved a degree of importance that represents far more to the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry than does the manufacture of steam plant and the construction of steamers. This fact will not fail to exercise the minds of those responsible tor the future of the industry, not only m Its major aspect but also from the standpoint of the auxiliary’ machinery required on ships, for the construction of auxiliaries for motor vessels has automatically become of greater importance and value than that for steamers.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight;— Auckland: Tofua, Hnuraki, Sagama River, Fianona, Port Victor. Iris, Maui Pomare. Ventura. Makura. City of Lille, Hinemoa, King William. Waipahi, Poolta, Waiotapu, Kaimanawa, Kaitangata, Papanui, Kaiwaira. Chatham Islands: Callandia, Canadian Cruiser, Oakbank. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Maheno. Ulimaroa. Tamaroa, Penybryn, Murex, Canadian Challenger. Awarua: Maunganui, Tahiti, Karetu, Arlington Court, C. A. Larsen, Sir J. C. Ross, Kosmos. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HAUTURU (8 a.m.), 270 tons, Jackson. Fowler, from Hokianga. KAITOA (8.30 a.m.), 319 tons, Martin, from Nelson. ARRIVALS TODAY HOKIANGA (7.0 a.m.), 271 tons, Kennedy, from Hokianga. ARAPAWA is to leave Wanganui today for Westport to load coal for Kaipara. She is to load again at Onehunga for Opunake and Wanganui on September 2S and sails that day. HAUTURU is to be dispatched at 4 p.m. today for Raglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. HOKIANGA arrived at Onehunga from Hokianga early this morning. Having undergone her annual overhaul and survey at Auckland, the vessel will now resume her running in the Hokianga service, and is to be dispatched for that port at 3 p.m. on Wednesday. KAITOA arrived in port from New Plymouth yesterday morning and is now engaged loading for Nelsnn only. She is to sail at daylight tomorrow for that port. NGAPTJHI is announced to sail for New Plymouth at three o’clock this afternoon.