SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 14963, 24 August 1912, Page 5

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOBBOW. Taiaroa Head : 1.17 a.m., 1.40 p.m. Port Chalmers : 1.57 a.m., 2.20 p.m. Dun- i edin : 2.27 a.m., 2.50 p.m. MONDAY. i Taiaroa Head : 1.55 a.m., 2.14 p.m. : Port Chalmers : 2.35 a.m., 2.54 p.m. Dunedin :_- " i.m., 3.24 p.m. ', THE SUN. 1 Sets to-day, 5.24 p.m. : rises to-morrow, . 6.55 a.m. THE MOON. \ Rose to day, 1.23 p.m. : sets to-morrow, 6.3 a.m. —Phases During August.— August 28 Full moon 7.29 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. I>. C. Bates) supplied the following weather report* at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Weath. Westport—S.E..l ... 30.39 54 BC 1 r.revmouth—E..br ... 30.45 54 BC Bealev—E..l 30.49 49 B rhristYhiirch—E..l ... 30.37 47 B Timaru—N..l 30.64 42 B Ownaru—Calm 30.52 43 I! C ; Dunedin—N.E..l ... 30.44 45 B < Queenstown—Calm ... 30.51 40 B j Nuggets—Calm 30.36 46 (..' 1 Bluff—N.E.J 30.45 47 B InvercargiU—E.,l ... 30.45 42 BC Pembroke—Calm ... 29.45 47 B Nasebv—Calm 28.45 41 BC ' Baldutha—Calm ... Port Chalmers—N.E.,l 30.50 51 B Roxburgh— N.E..1 ... 30.23 49 BC PuvsegurPt.—N.W..l 30.48 50 G Clyde—Calm Wind.—L., light; br, breeze: f b, fresh : breeze; m g, moderate gale • g, whole or ] heavy rale; w, gale of exceptional severity. < Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmos- j phere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passinc t rlouds ; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, t gloomy, dark weather: H. hail; L, light- ; ning;"M, misty; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds ; P, passing , •showers: Q. equally: R, rain, continued rain; S. snow; T, thunder: U, ugly, , threatening appearance: Z, hazy. j Forecast '. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following 3t noon to-day :—Northerly winds prevailing : unsettled at time; cold night; ( rlass steady, but tendency to fall slowly ; , lides and sea moderate. ARRIVED.—August 24. Wairuna. s.s., 3.947 tons. Rutter, from the Bluff. ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— i Monowai, from Auckland via East Coast ports, August 29. —lntercolonial. Wimmera, from Sydney via Auckland, August 25. Warrimoo, from Melbourne via Hobart : and the Bluff, August 27. Manuka, from Sydney via Cook Strait, August 31. —Oversea, Steam. — Strathroy, left N»w York May 29; due Dunedin about August 27. Whakatane, from Montreal via Australia and Northern ports: due Dunedin about August 28. Essex, left Liverpool June 22; due Dunedin about August 31. Opawa, left London July 19; due Dunedin about September 1. Matatua, left Montreal June 20; du» Auckland August 20; due Dunedin about September 10. Kia Or a, left London August 1 for Dunedin direct; due about September 16. Walthraute, left New York June 5; due Dunedin about September 18. Waimana, left Liverpool July 16; duo Dunedin about September 20. Anglo-Californian, left New York June 11 : due Dunedin about end of September. Southern, left New York July 19; due Dunedin about OctobT 20. Wimbledon, left Philadelphia Aueust 3: due Dunedin about the end of October.. Rakaia, left "Montreal August 10; due Dunedin about October 31. Waiwera, was to leave Canada August 15; due Auckland October 21; due Dunedin early in November. Anglo-Mexican, from New York; to sail. Whakarua, left New York August 6 ; due Dunedin in October. Birkenfels, left New York August 12: due Dunedin about November 4. Surrey, from Liverpool; to sail August 24: due" Dunedin November 4. —Oversea, Sail.— Titania, barque, from Surprise Island. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maunganui, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart, August 25. Wimmera, for Sydney via Auckland, August 27. Warrimoo, for Sydney via Cook Strait, August 28. Manuka, fur Melbourns via the Bluff and Hobart, September 1. In port at noon to-day :—At Dunedin : j Kotare, Rakiura (steam), Huanni. Maka- ! welli (sail). At Port Chalmers : Wairuna, Moeraki, Moura, Corinna. Wairoa (steam). Maunganui, s.s.. arrived early this afternoon from Sydney via Cook Strait. She sails to-morrow afternoon about 2 o'clock for the Bluff. Hobart. and Melbourne, taking the following passengers : Misses Langley, Mills, Rodgerson. Liddle, Sister Aenes, Mesdames Rodgereon, Pollock, Sinclair, Gordon. Haines, Messrs j Mills, Houghton. Dalzeil, M'Calium. Sinclair, Blythe, Pollock. James, Lunan, Cook. Layburn. Rush, Wallace, Newman, Huabes, Harris. Thomson: 12 steerage. Essex, s.s.. is due here on Thursday, August 29. with 1.500 tons of West of England cargo. Strathroy. s.s.. is due here on Tuesday with case oil from New York. InvercargiU. is due to-morrow, and leaves on Tuesday on the return trip South. Kotare. s.s., having had a new propeller shaft fitted, came out of dock yesterday afternoon, and towed the Rakiura (which h-is been laid up at Port Chalmers) up to Dunedin. The Kotare left this afternoon foT InvercargiU and Riverton. Wairuna. s.s., reached Port Chalmers this morning from Newcastle via the Bluff, and proceeded to discharge coal. She comes up to Dunedin to-morrow. Kaiapoi, s.s.. is due here to-morrow with co'il from West-port direct. Taviuni. s.s., is due here to-morrow from the West Coast via the Bluff. Moeraki, s.s., came out of dock this morning. On Mondav she goes to Oamaru for potatoes, returning to take up the Wednesday sailing for Svdnev via Cook Strait. Flora, s.s., leaves Wellington on Tuesday for Timaru and Dunedin. She is- due hero on Thursday. She leaves the same day for the West Coast via ports. Warrimoo, s.s., is due here on Tuesday afternoon from Melbourne via ports. She may go on to Lyttelton to complete discharge prior to docking at Port Chalmers. Turakina, s.s.. from London via Hobart, arrived at Wellington this morning. She i.< due at Lyttelton about the end of next week. TIMARU HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS. A Timaru mesage states that, the- Harbor Board at its meeting yesterday discussed a proposal to add 500 ft to the eastern mole, with a view to reducing the range from certain seas. The engineer approves, but recommends only '4soft. Two or three members objected, and asked, for more information, and the discussion was adjourned for a month. Further inquiries are to be made in the meantime.

OVERSEA STEAMERS. LONDON, August 23.—Tainui, from Wellington.—Pakeha. for Auckland.— Tongariro, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 23.—Matatua, for Wellington. Lvttelton, and Dunedin. WELLINGTON. August 23 5.20 p.m., Ulimaroa, for Sydney.—s.3s p.m., Wimmcra. for Lyttelton and Dunedin. LYTTELTON, August 23.—Essex, from Liverpool via way ports. —7.15 p.m., Maunganui, for Dunedin, the Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne.—Storm, for Timaru amid Dunedin. BLUFF. August 23.—4.20 p.m., Star of Australia, for .Sydney.—s p.m., Wairuna, for Port Chalmers. SYDNEY, August 23.—1 p.m., Victoria, from Auckland. (For continuation see- Late Shipping.)