THE WEATHER

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 834, 30 November 1929, Page 2

THE WEATHER

TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS Meteorological observations taken at the Albert Park Observatory at 9 am. tdhay by the Government observer: — Barometer at 9 a.m. today, 29.695 in. Barometer at 9 a.m. yesterday, 29.445 in. Air temperature at 9 a.m. today. 60deg. Air temperature at 9 a.m. yesterday, GSdeg. * Temperature in shade yesterday:— Maximum. 65deg: minimum. :>4deg; maximum temperature in sun, 141 deg. Bright sufishine yesterday. shr 15min. Minimum temperature on grass, 51 deg. Direction and force of wind at 9 a.m., W.N.W. 5 (fresh breeze). Velocity of wind previous 24 hours. 236 miles; Weather conditions at 9 a.m., cloudy. Humidity 9 a.m., 72 per cent. Rainfall during previous 24 hours. .ISin. Rainfall to date this month. 7.(Min. Average for November, 3.20 in. Days with rain this month, 19. NORTH ISLAND CONDITIONS

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.

SUGAR FOR AUCKLAND. —’V>e •rttish steamers. Saltersgate, 3,940 t»ns. and Antonio, 5,225 tons, have been chartered ! to load a cargo of raw sugar at n Peru- 1 vian port for Auckland. The British steamer Antinous. 4,563 tons, has been chartered to load sugar at Cuba for \ Auckland; thence to Ocean Island to load j phosphates for Australia. PORT DARWIN REPORTS.—A wireless message received yesterday from the Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Darwin stated that the f vessel expects to reach Auckland late on i Monday from New lVrk. She hits 12 passengers for New Zealand and will discharge cargo at Auckland. NaV>ier. Well- 1 ington. Lyttelton, Timaru and Dunedin. ; She will afterward load at New Zea- : land ports instead of sailing for Aus- j tralia as previously scheduled. Heather. ; Roberton, Ltd., will act as the local I agent. WIRELESS FROM RUAHINE.—Wire- j less advice has been received by the New • Zealand Shipping Company from the ; liner Ruahine stating that she expects to ! arrive at Wellington on Wednesday afternoon from London. She has a cargo of general merchandise for discharge , at Wellington, Lyttelton. Port Chaim- i ers, Timaru and Wanganui. and will land passengers and mail at Wellington. Afterward the vessel will load i for her homeward voyage at Tokomaru | Bay. Auckland and Napier. She is ! scheduled to reach Auckland on December 30. IRON BARON SOLD.—The single-deck Australian inter-State steamer Iron Baron, a unit of the Broken Hill Pty.. ] Ltd.’s, fleet, which l\as been laid up in ] Newcastle, New South Wales, owing to ' the slump in the inter-State trade, has ' been sold to Norwegian owners. The ! Iron Baron, formerly Kilbaha, was launched in Glasgow in 1911, and registered in Melbourne as the steamer Iron Baron in 1926. She is 3,139 tons gross register, and carries about 5,500 tons dead weight on a draft of 20 feet 7 inches. SPEEDING UP.—The Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Port Adelaide arrived at Melbourne recently from London on her first voyage since extensive alterations were made to her turbine engines, and averaged 131 knots during the passage. This is an increase of one and a-half knots .on her former speed. The alterations, which are also being carried out in the sister turbine steamers, Port Bowen and Port Caroline, consist of a rearrangement of the blades on the turbine to give greater efficiency. Other improvements have been made in the vessel’s refrigerated machinery and holds, including the installation of more efficient air-circulating appliances. The C. and D. Line received a wireless message yesterday from the Port Campbell, en route from London, stating that the vessel will arrive at Auckland early tomorrow morning. This means a fast run of 36 days. The ship was recently fitted with a Bauer-Wach lowpressure turbine, which was calculated to add at least another knot speed of the vessel.

KAW ATI RI SAILING.—At 7 o’clo-k this evening the Union Company’s Kawatiri is to be dispatched from Auck land for Gladstone, Queensland, to loa<» for New Zealand. a KAITOKE DUE TUESDAY.—With full cargo of coal for discharge at Aurit* land, the Union Company’s collier KxC toke is due here next Tuesday from Glaji stone. Queensland. NARBADA FROM CALCUTTA-i,, vice has been received b> the local oft!' of the Union Company that the steanS Narbada is to leave Calcutta next Tu««" day via Penang. Singapore and Sam* rang for Auckland. Wellington. Lytteltm,' Timaru. Dunedin and Bluff. ' MAUNGANUI LEAVES SYDNEY Cable advice received l the local oflCI of the Union Company states that th. intercolonial passenger steamer Maun** nui left Sydney at 3 p.m yesterday tr, r Auckland, where she is due next Tuesday She has been allotted a berth at Central Wharf. RANGITATA CLEARS MADEIRA.— The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cable advice that its new motor-li-ner Rangitata arrived at Madeira on Wednesday and sailed the same day on her maiden voyage to New Zealand.* The vessel has passengers and mail for New Zealand and general merchandise fO- - at Auckland and Wellir.gtor She is due at Auckland on December MALOLO DUE TOMORROW.— The Matson liner Malolo reported by wireles* yesterday that she expects to reach Auckland at six o'clock tomorrow morning from Sydney. She will berth *. Queens Wharf after being grant*n pratique. The vessel will leave Auck land on Tuesday evening for Fiji. Aoh Pago Pago and Honolulu Henderson and Macfarlane, Ltd., are the local agents 9 WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE— The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations during the week-end:— Auckland. —Maui Pomare, Golden West Golden Coast, Piako. Bosworth, Malolo Port Campbell. Bradavon, Port Darw-' Oil Trader, Plume. Ulimaroa, Walpah-" Niagara. Lawbeath. Brunswick, Tofua’ Kawatiri, Maunganui. Chatham Islands.—Cornwall, Paracombe. Wellington.—Maori. Wahine, Tamahine Ngaio, Arahura, Canadian Transporter’ Paua, Kent, Aorangi, Marama, Cambridge. Hauraki, Port. Hunter. P.nahine Rangitiki. Manuka. Callandia, Port Hobart, Makura, lonic, Maui Pomare. Awarua. —lonic. Ruapehu, Makura, C. A. Larsen, Kdsmos. Southern Princeas" Sir J. C. Ross, Mai mo a, Tahiti, City©# Mobile.

Observations taken at 9 a.in. Station Wind Weather Bar. 1 Ther. Cape Maria V.D., W 5, B 29.82 66 Russell, W 5, B.C 29.78 62 Hokianga Heads, W 6, BC 29.84 66 Kaipara S. Stn., W 7, BCM 29.75 66 Manukau Heads, W S, -C . . 29.69 64 Auckland, W' 4, BC 29.70 64 Tiritiri, W 4, BCP 64 Kawhia, E 7, B 61 Tauranga, W 3, C 29.62 63 Opotiki, NW i>, BC .. .. .. 29.65 65 East Cape, W 4, C 29.64 55 Gisborne, NW 4, BC .... 29.55 67 Cape Egmont, WNW 5, O . . 29.61 60 Wellington, NW 7, B .. . . 29.39 60