"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17316, 30 November 1921, Page 10

"THE PRESS" WEATHER REPORT.

Readings by Self-recording Instruments at *' The Press Office, Christchurch, up to 2 a.m. on November 30th.

THE WEATHER. CHRISTCHURCH OBSERVATORY. Meteorological observations taken at the Magnetic Observatory, ChristchuTch, at 9.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on November 29th:— 9.80 ajn. 5 p.m. Temp.»dry bslb .. ... 72.5 77.1 Temp, wet bulb ... ... 60.S 68.9 Humidity per cent. ..43 34 Max. temp, in sun IS6 148 Min. therm, on grass >.41 —* Wind .. E.TT.E., Is'.W., v. light mod. Cloud (0-10) ~. ~.1 1 DOMINION REPORTS.

Wind—C., calm; ]., light; br. breeze; fb., fresh breeze; mg. moderate gale; g., gait; w., gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the latmosjAsre dear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy, vr, gloomy, dark weather; H, hall; L, lightning;- M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole'sky covered with thick clouds; P, showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, enow; T, thunder; U, ugly threatening appearance ; Z, hazy. FORECAST. Present indications are for moderate to etrong Tiorth-weaterly and Bcruth-westerly winds, changeable, squally aadi showery conditions, probably colder with a rising barometer everywhere Boon.

at 3.15 p.m. «n Saturday to Lyttelton. but returned an nour Inter Kid anchored in Worser Bay on account of ft Strong 1 southerly having sprung up. The vessel sailed again at 6.20 p.m. on Sunday, and arrived hero early yesterday morning. She has * cargo of tar for discharge her*, and will then load fox Wellington, for which port eh* may Bail tonight. A radio message received yesterday from the Waitemata, en route from Newcastle to Lyttelton, states that the vessel will arrive in the stream here this evening. She will be here for about six days, and will probably return to Newcastle on completion of discharge. The liner Westmeath should arrive here about the middle of next week from Wellington, to continue discharge of her London cargo. The Waimate arrived at Auckland on Monday from Liverpool, via Panama,. She is due at Lyttelton, via Wellington, towards the end of next week. The Federal steamer Sussex is due hero this morning • from Wellington to continue discharge of her cargo from New York and Montreal. Tho co.ietal steamer Kotare, which has been out of commission at Dunedin fine* last Junt, is to resume running to-morrow, when she will sail for Bluff a.nd From Invoreargill she will proceed-to Wnikawa to load timber for Dunedi»> The Kaikoura' arrived at Colon on November 22nd," en route from Liverpool to New Zealand. She is dive at Auckland on December J Bth. The Mania is expected at Wellington on Saturday from Napier. She is to proceed to Pictcn about December 9th to complete loading, and will rail from there on December 11th for London, via Cape Horn. The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Tasmania 6ailed from Cardiff on November 24th for New York, to load for Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. She is coming out to Australia via Durban. The death ia announced at Noleon of Mr Thomas Jones, of the Anoh*r Steamship Company's service. He had been with tho company for a period of about forty years, and was a faithful servant and a general favourite with tho travelling public. For many years ho was second mate of the Waverley, and joining the Nikau on her maiden voyage in August, 1909, he served on her continuously until ho cam* ashore ill on June 16th last. His long association with tho Nikau brought hint into contact with tho travelling public, end his fine qualities were known to many. VESSELS WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE OF NEW ZEALAND. Awanui—Mawurewa., Waihora. Ia range after 12.30 a.m.—Niagara, Tofua. Auckland—Afahura. , , Wellington—Katoa, Karori, Wingatui, Waipori, Sussex, Kanoa. Chatham Islands—Tainui. UNION COMPANY'S TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE. WaipUpu—From Pacifio Ooaat ports, via New Zealand ports, was duo at Melbourne on Monday last. Waikwwa—Loads at Pacifio Coast ports early in December for Auckland, Wellington., New Plymouth, Sydney* Melbourne, and Adelaide. ' , Waibemo—From Melbourne, via Newcastle, has left Sydney for Fiji, Samoa, San Francisco, Vancouver, anSSeadtla. Waihora—From Pacifio Coast forts, ia due at Auckland to«nior*6w, thence Napier, Wellington, Duneditt, Melbourne, 1 and Sydney. Waimarino—3Prom Pacifio Coast ports, is expected to-mono* to clear flan Francisco, for Auckland. 'Wellington, Lyttelton, Melbourne, and Sydney. OSTERLETS PASSENGERS. (BMCIAL TO "THH TRISS.") LONDON, October 19. The following' New Zealanders are among the passengers on. tho Osterley, which left Tilbury on, the 15th inst.:—Tho Hon. E. W. Alison and Mrs Alieon, Mr and: Mrs R. J. 801 l and family, Mr and Mrs J. Billaon, Mr and Mrs" C. Court end Miss A. O. Court, Mr and Mts H. L. Elder, Mr and Mrs A. C. Jeffrey end Miss A. K. Jeffrey, Mir and Mrs A. E. Macartney, Mr and Mrs J. Mann, Mr and Mrs W. H. Pountney, Mr and Mrs G. TJ. Scott and child, Mr and Mrs L. 0. H. Tripp, Mr and Mrs R. W. Best and family, Mr and Mte J. W. Koehler, Mr and Mrs T. McLaren, Mr and Mrs E. K. Myhre, Mr and Mm R. H. Semple and family, Captain H. Monro, Mrs Monro, and Miss A. H. Monro, the Rev. F. Rule, Mrs Andrews, Mrs Laweon, Mrs Macrae, Mrs Mair, Mts Hall, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Marshall, Mrs Nilson, Mrs M. L. Reading, the Misses K. Cozens, E. Cozens, E. M. Downward, U. L. St. Hill, B. M. Horton, E. C Nelson, K. Rothwell, J. E. Crawshaw, D. M. Ingram, F. M. Macrae, E. C I. Macrae, E. P. Marshall, E. E. Middleton, Tessa Reading, J. Walker, M. Walker, Messrs P. J. Annan, W. M. Blake, J. 8. W. Nilson, R. J. Parsons, A. BrowellA. Clough, T. B. Crawshaw, C. A. Heald, T. Marshall, T. Sample. H. E. Shaw, D. L. Teed, S. H. -Treadgold. SWEDISH STEAMER ASHORE. LONDON, November 28. The Swedish steamer Nordic, bound to Australia with a cargo of timber, is ashore at Sveen Island. [The Nordio is a steel steamer of 4280 tons gross register, built at Sunderland in 1914. and owned by the Transatlantic Ship owning Co.. Ltd., of Gothenburg*, Sweden. She is a well-known trader to Australia from Scandinavian ports.] GERMAN SHIPBUILDING. ("The Times.") BERLIN, November 28. The #Aligemeine Zeitung ,) states that the German shipyards, in sine months, launched 66 merchant ships, including four of 12,000 tons, for Herr Hugo' Stinnes, ten for the Hamburg-Amerika Line, and others for the Atlantio service. WAINUI DISPUTE SETTLED. MELBOURNE, November 23. A compromise has been effected between the seamen and the Union Company respecting the Wainui' dispute, and the vessel will sail for Wellington to-day. The seamen will receive £1 a day, and the firemen 2s a day, with all expenses, the men t:> be provided with passages back to Melbourne. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LIVERPOOL, November 27. Sailed Westmoreland, for Auckland. SYDNEY, November 29. Arrived, Kbranui, from New Zealand. MELBOURNE, November 29. Arrived, Otarama and City of Chester, from New York, via ports. Sailed, Wainui, for Wellington. MELBOURNE, November 29. Arrived, Canadian Scottish, from New Zealand. AUCKLAND, November 29. Sailed, Caaopus 10 p.m., for Wertpcrt.

(From observations taken at 9 a.m. yesterday.) 6tation._ Wind. Bar. Ther.Wti. Capo Maria Van Diemen ST., 1. S0.03 ,64 C Russoll w., 1. 30.01 64 c Kaipara N.W.. ft. 29.96 62 c Manukaii E. W., 1. SO.01 S3 G Auckland N.W., 1. 30.00 50 O East Cap* Line interrupted. Gisbome N.W., 1. 29.93 68 BC Napier Calm 29.95 70 Z C. Pallieer K.W., fb. 29.88 71 B C. Eumont N.E., ft. 29.87 61 P Wangamii N.E., 3. 29.83 63 B Wellington tf.W., br. 29.85 59 I) C. Campbell X.W., 1. 29.80 m B Farewell S. KVW., br. 29.75 63 F Westport Calm 29.83 G9 R Greymoutli W.. 1. 39.80 60 O Bealey X.W., 1. 29.86 62 BC ChriUclrorch N.B., 1. 29.64 67 B Timaiu N.E., 1. 29,64 61 B Oamaxu E.. I. 29.60 65 B Dunedin N.W., 1. 29.63 63 BO Queenstovra S.W., 1. 29.60 64 BO Nuggets S., 1 29.60 G7 C Bluff W.S.W., br. 29.52 60 O