THE WEATHER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 806, 29 October 1929, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TODAYS’ OBSERVATIONS Meteorological observations taken at the Albert Park Observatory at 9 a.m. today by the Government observer:— Barometer at 9 a.m. today, 30.069 in. Barometer at 9 a f m. yesterday. 29.729 in. Air temperature at 9 a.m. today. 60deg. Air temperature at 9 a.m. yesterday, Temperature in shade yesterday: Maximum. 64degt minimum. r>7eleg; maximum temperature in sun. 137 deg. Bright sunshine yesterday. 3hr 45mm. Minimum temperature on grass. o4deg. 1 >irection and fort e of wind at 9 a.m-, N. 2 (light breeze). A'elocity wind previous 24 hours, 11« j miles. Weather conditions at 9 a.m.. cloudy. Humidity at 9 a.m., 79 per cent. Rainfall during previous 24 hours, nil. Rainfall to date this month. 4.63 m. Average for October, 3.91 in. Hays with rain this month, 11. NORTH ISLAND CONDITIONS Observations taken at 9 a.m. Station Wind Weather Bar. Ther. Cape Maria V.D., SSW 3, O 30.10 65 Russell, SB 4, BCF . . . . 30.08 62 Hokianga Heads, S 2, C . . 30.12 65 Kaipara Sign Stn., SE 3, C 30.11 64 Manukau Heads, KW 1, O 30.10 66 Auckland, ME 3, BC .. 30.06 64 Tiritiri, E 2, BC ; 64 JCawhla, S 1, BC $4 Tauranga, E'l, BC 30.00 64 Opotiki, S 2, C 30.0;» 6Bast Cape. SB 3, C "0.03 60 Gisborne, XE 2, C SThames, SE 1, BC 30.10 6o Cape Egmont. SE 3, 8.. . . 30.06 61 Wellington, NIV 2, B .... 30.00 62 Weather indicated by: B, blue sky. be the atmosphere clear or heavy: C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling ram; 1, foggv: G. gloomy, dark iveather: H, hail, L, lightning; M, misty; ?. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds, P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, tliunder: L. ugli threatening appearance*,; %, hazy. Wind force indicated by figures. TRONGATE FROM MELBOURNE. — The steamer Trongate is due tomorrow* from Melbourne. She will bunker before proceeding to the Islands to load phosphates for either New Zealand or Australia. RUAPEHU FROM HOME. —The local office of the New* Zealand Shipping Company has been advised that the steamer Ruapehu was due at Wellington this morning from London and Southampton, via Panama and Suva. The vessel is bringing passengers and mails for disembarkcation at Wellington, and cargo for discharge at Wellington. Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and New Plymouth. CANADIAN LEADER DUE TOMORROW.—Wireless advice received by* the local office of the Canadian National Steamships from the Canadian Leader, inward bound from Montreal, states that she should reach port tomorrow*. The vessel has been allotted a berth at Prince’s "Wharf where she will unload the New* Zealand portion of her cargo of general Eastern Canadian merchandise. On Thursday* she is to be dispatched for Brisbane. Sydney. Melbourne. Gpelong and Adelaide to complete discharging. GOLDEN WEST IN PORT. —An arrival at Auckland yesterday was the O. and O. Line's steamer Golden West from the Pacific Coast. She was berthed at the Ring’s Wharf to unload 1,000,000 ft of lumber and 1,000 tons of general cargo under the agency of Henderson and Macfarlane. The Golden West left San Pedro on October 1, meeting with fine weather until last Thursday, when heavy seas were encountered, speed being reduced for several hours. On the following day the wind and seas moderated. Captain E. IT. Phillips, who is in command, has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr. O. W. Ellisen; second, Mr. A. Preston; third, Mr. J. Michelson: wireless operator, Mr. R. E. Lutz; chief engineer, Mr. J. J. Buckley”, second, Mr. F. Krick; third, Mr. A. W. Tompkins; fourth, Mr. C. C. Dunnham; chief steward, Mr. D. Madiver. The Golden West is expected to leave Auckland on Friday* evening for Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru, where she will discharge the remainder of her cargo. TOFU A RETURNS. —After an uneventful trip the Union Company’s Island passenger steamer T'ofua returned to Auckland at 5.30 p.m. yesterday frcfm Samoa, Tonga and Suva, and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf to land her passengers, mails, and cargo. The following passengers were on board: —Mr. H. Brunt, Mr. R. Barber, Mr. R. R. Boot, Mr. A. Brown, Mrs. Brown, Mr. K. Burnyiat, Air. P. Cummaclc, Mr. G. Casson, Mr. R. B. Crooks. Miss E. Crooke, Mr. H. IT. Clark, Mrs. Clark, Miss I>. M. Clark, Mr. J. O. Christmas, 'Mrs. Christmas, Mrs. A. G. Dean, Miss Dean, Mr. IT. E. Ellis, Mrs. Ellis. Mr. S. Exton, Miss G. Feek. Mr. J. M. Falkiner, Mrs. G. Fraser, Mrs. M. Fulljames, Miss Z. Graham, Mrs. M. Gray, Master R. Galloway, Mr. F. L. Golding, Miss P. Hoeft. Mr. C. A. and Mrs. and Master Hopson. Mr. H. .T. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Master 11. Jones, Miss G. Jones, Mr. A. F. Jackson. Mrs. Jackson, Mr. W. L. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. F. Jones, Miss E. J. Middleditcli, Mr. J. McFarland, Mr. 11. Nicholson, Mrs. Nicholson, Rev. A. W. Parker, Mr. L. A. Pine, Mr. L. E. Parry, Mrs. Parry, Miss D. Parry, Mr. H. D. Pilling, Mrs. E. M. Quensell, Master A. Quensell, Mrs. J. D. Revell, Mrs. M. E. Reynolds, Miss M. Richards, Mrs. A. W. Rea and infant, Mr. A. G. Smyth, Mr. S. M. Somerfield, 'Mrs. Sbmerfield, Mr. R. Skeen, Colonel E. Turton, Mr. R. Wood, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. A. E. Woodman, Mr. A. Wishart. Mrs. G. J. Westland, Miss R. Withy, Mrs. T. A. Williams, Mr. G. Williams, Mr. B. 11. Yandall. The Tofua is scheduled to leave Auckland at 11 a.m. next Saturday 7 on her return trip to Suva, Tonga and Samoa. FACTORY SHIP VTKI N GEN.—Specially designed as a factory for extracting oil from the carcasses of whales and for carrying oil in hulk, the Vikingen has run successful trials off the Tvne. She has been built by Messrs. Swan, Hunter, and Wigham Richardson. Ltd., of Wallsend, for the Viking Whaling Companv Ltd., of London. Similar in general design and appearance to the Kosmos, which recently visited Wellington, the Vikingen is considerably less in size, being 62ft shorter, over six feet less in beam, and ten feet less in depth. The Vikingen is 490 ft in length by 7 71ft in breadth hv 34ft in depth moulded. Her dead-weight carrying capacity is over 14,000 tons. Steam is supplied by four single-ended boilers with a working pressure of 2101 b to the twin sets of triple expansion engines, each with cylinders 22J, 38i and 61 inches diameter by 39 inch stroke, and developing together 4.300 indicated horsepower. Two auxiliary boilers are installed for supplying steam to the deck machinery and to the plant in the whaling factory. The machinery, which is installed at the after-end of the shin" was constructed at the Neptune Works of the builders of the hull. In the 'tween deck factory are installed a large number of steam boilers, tanks, pumps and sundry patent apparatus for boiling down the blubber, flesh, and bones, and extracting from them various grades of oil The blubber yields the finest quality of oil that from the remainder of the" carcass varying in quality. The blubber residue is known as grax, which is collected in troughs and pumped In a grax press to extract further oil. Very little of the whale is wasted. Even a lot of offal is used to feed pigs which are kept on board and which provide a welcome change of diet for the crew. Besides being a floating oil factory, the Vikingen will act as a mother ship to a flotilla of small whale chasers. The recent development m the whaling industry has been of particular benefit to Britain, and both on the Tyne and the Tees new constructional work, conversions, and repair jobs have provided considerable employment Smith’s Dock Company recently completed a large programme that has occupied them for many months. This includes the conversion of two former finers into whaling factories and the building of ob whale chasers. The two liners were originally the Carmarthenshire and the Cardiganshire, the conversions being carried out to the order of Messrs. Chr. Salvesan and Co., Leith These vessels are now named So’urabava and Salvestria. The Scurabava was conyert.Pd in 18 weeks and the other vessel in 10 weeks. Both liners will be able to treat whales in the open sea, the stern of each having been cut away and a slipway built in.

MAUI POMARE DOCKS.— To have her hull cleaned and painted, the Government motor-ship Maui Pomare was docked early this afternoon. MAHENO AT SYDNEY. —CabIe advice received states that the Union Company’s intercolonial passenger steamer Maheno arrived at Sydney at five o’clock this morning from ’Wellington. She leaves the New South Wales port at noon on Friday for Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday. RARANGA SAILING.— At four o’clock tomorrow afternoon the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s steamer Raranga is to be dispatched from Auckland for New York, Boston. Halifax, 'and London, via Panama. She is at present completing her loading under the agency of A. S. Paterson and Co. at the Queen's Wharf. KAIWARRA FOR GLADSTON E.-The local office of the Union Company advises that the collier Kaiwarra, which arrived at Auckland last evening from Westport, and berthed at the Prince’s Wharf, moves tomorrow* morning to the Western Wharf, and sails at five o’clock the same evening for Gladstone, Queensland, to load another cargo of coal for New Zealand. CORINTH 1C IN PORT. —To complete discharge of her London cargo and to commence loading for her Homeward voyage, the White Star liner Corinthie arrived at Auckland this morning from W ellington ancl berthc-d at the Queen's Wharf, on November 7 the vessel leaves Auckland for Gisborne, Timaru, Napier and Wellington to complete loading. She is to be dispatched final! v from Wellington on November 22 for Southampton and London, via Panama. A. S. Paterson and Company are the local agents. KAI KORA I REPORTS.—According to a radio message received by the local office of the Union Company, the steamer Raikorai is expected to arrive at Auckland early tomorrow morning from Edithburg, Wallaroo, Adelaide, and Melbourne. She will later berth at the Ring s W harf to unload the local portion of her cargo before proceeding to Portland. New Plymouth, Castlecliff, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin, to complete discharge. ULIMAROA ARRIVES.— The HuddartParker s intercolonial passenger steamer ulunaroa arrived at Auckland this mornnig from Sydney, and later berthed at the C entral W harf to land her passengers, mails, and cargo. Fair to moderate weather was experienced for the trip across the Tasman Sea. The following passengers arrived by the Ulimaroa: Saloon: Mr. W. Anderson and child, Mr. y; Abbott, Mr. H. Archbald, Mr. H. Adams, Miss O. V. Bagiev, Mr. R c' BUnif Mi- ana Mrs. j. Brock, -Mr. and Mr». T. Bate:-, Mr. G. Borman, Misses M. and E. Belgrer, Mr. G. Booth, Mr V Brown, Mrs. M. Bajvev, Mr. e Beresfc>rd, Mr I.\ Banyard, Mr. 11. Burton, Misses r. and ! V. Boorman, Mr. I, Bourke, Miss J. Buckleton, Mr. E. Burke Mrs. C. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. A. Christie liev. v. Courtney, Mr. C. Carroll, Mr. It! Carey, Mrs. M. Crombio, Mr. J. Crawford Mrs. A. Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. v' Chalmers. Mrs. A. Court, Mr. G. Davies. "Eo R ' P, ane ' 3lrs - Davidson and Miss Allison. Mr. and Mrs. R. Davis Mr \ English, Messrs. H. and R. Edser Mr E Finch, Mrs. s. Frost, Mr. J. F.mside Mr. A. Flower, Mr. E. Greenslade. Mr. and Mrs. J. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. C Godwin, Miss H. Grivel, Mr, \v. < :reer Mrs. A. Gorman, Mr. C. Gardner, Mr. n! Holmes, Mr. Howden and child Mrs s Horne, Mr and Mrs. W. Hamblin,’ -Mr! M. Hicks, Mrs. C. and Miss D. Heather, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hodgson. .Mrs \ R Hodgson. Mr. X". B. Johnson. Mrs. A Jago, Mr. G. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. AV. Johnson and child, Mrs. J. Keav, Mtss-s Sv a l " d , l - Kingston. Misses J. u'nd J. M. Koch, Mrs. Keep and child, Mr. and Mrs H. Leebntr, Mr. A. Lew Mr It J aniont’ Mr. and Mrs. AV. Bay-land,' Misses m! and A. Bayland. Mr. J. A. Lamb, Air. X. Bee, Mr. A. Bawrence, Mr. V. Buwson Air. F. Bamberg, Air. H. Manning Air’ and Airs. R. Alenzies, Air. and Airs. J. Alaher, Air. A. Millar, Air. AV. Alerter AirAlclnnes and child. Air. and Mrs AV Ah - Iver, Air. AAA AleAlillan, Air. and Mrs AV E. AleXicol, Mr. B. AlcMurrieh. Air. j. 31. MaeGowan, Mr. and Airs. T. Orr, Air. J. Pratt, Airs. AI. E. Platt, Air. and Airs. C. Parks, Air. R. Pont, Air. and Airs. Cl. and Air. A. Paul, Air. R. Richards, Alisses I-. and A. Robinson, Air. E. and Aliss E. Rhoades, Airs. Ar. Reeves. Air. and Airs. A. Richard, Aliss R. Robertson. Airs. II Scott, Air. D. Sutherland, Aliss. AI. Simons! Air. G. Skellerup, Mrs. O. Smith Atr H S'OR M'- A. Smith, Airs. AI. Sinclair,' Air! H. Shirley, Air. If. E. Schurack, Atr. and Airs. J. Simms, Air. G. .Springhall, Atr. B. Shaw, Air. G. Stitt. Air. J.. Thomson, Air. R- Tate. Air. T. Thorpe, Air. AI. Treact■ - , Mr. and Mrs. R. Trotter, Air. J. It. A ickery. Air. and Airs. p. Wilkinson Eirulr M- AV a’ l€r ;, M , isa Worthington, • s - " oods, Mr. 11. Williams, Mr ,J Milson, Air. E. White, Air. R. Wykeham; arm steerage. The I limaroa is to be dispatched from Auckland at eleven o’clock on Frida v morning on her return trip to Sydney.

SCHOONERS HU IA AND PIRI.—Mr. f. E. Campbell has received advice that the Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia i> loading hardwood at Grafton for Taurmica and Auckland. The vessel is to leave Grafton on Monday and she is expected at Auckland about the middle of November. The auxiliary schooner Fir/ is loading explosives at Melbourne. She is to sail for Auckland direct early next week. The two vessels will lighter explosives from fhe Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Mahia, which is due at Auckland from London on November 19. WITHIN WIRELESS RANGEThe following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations tonight:— Auckland —Oakpark. Sonoma, Port Hardy, Vinemoor, Waipahi. Itangitiki, Keelung, Spondilus. Port Auckland, Nueula. Cambridge, Sierra, Canadian Leader, Raikorai. Chatham Islands.—City of Dalhart. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Tamahine, Arahura, Xgaio, Aorangi, Niagara, Ruapehu, Port Melbourne, Manston, Kaita nga ta. Awarua.—C. A- Larsen. Sir J. C. Ross. Rosmos, Southern Princess, Port Hunter, Trongate. PORT OF ONEHUNGA—ARRIVALS YESTERDAY HOKIANGA (11.15 a.m.), 271 tons, Kennedy, from Hokianga. HAUTURU is to be dispatched o’clock this afternoon for Kaglan, Kawhia and Waikato Heads. . HOKIANGA is announced to sail at * p.m. tomorrow* for Hokianga. KAITOA, Anchor Shipping* and Foundry Company’s vessel, is due at Onehunga about Thursday to load for Nelson. NGAPUHI is sailing for New Plymouth at 3 o'clock this afternoon.