SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15072, 2 January 1913, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 11.23 a.m., 11.49 p.m. Port Chalmers : a.m., 0.3 p.m. Dunedin : 0.7 a.m., 0.33 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.56 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 4.29 a.m. THE MOON. Set to-day, 2.51 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 0.35 a.m. —Phases During January.— January 7 New moon 9.58 p.m. January 16 First quarter 3.32 a.m. January 23 Full moon 3.10 a.m. January 29 Last quarter 7.4 p.m. 'WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Batea) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Weath. •Westport—N.W.,l 30.10 65 B Grevmouth—E.,l ... 30.04 68 BC Bealev—E.,l 30.50 68 BC Christchurch—N.W 7 ., br 30.27 64 BC ■ Timaru—N.E..l ... 30.22 61* B Oamaru—N.E., f b ... 30.13 60 B Dunedin—N.E., 1 ... 30.06 62 B Queenstown—Calm ... 30.11 58 BC Nuegets—S., 1 29.98 57 C Bluff—Calm 30.10 56 B Port Chalmers—N.E:,l 30.08 61 B ,'Nasebv—Calm 28.15 58 B "Roxburgh—N. E.,1 ... 29.87 64 BC .Invarcargill—Calm ... 30.06 60 B Pembroke—Calm ... 29.1C 62 B Clyde—S.W.,l ... Balclutha—Calm ... Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or ; heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. •Weather.—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; 0, 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. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. , Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day : —South-easterly winds, and backing by west to north* after 24 hours; changeable, and showery weather, and increasing haze and cloudiness after 24 hours; barometer unsteady, falling after 24 hours; tides good, sea moderate. ARRlVED—January 2. Monowai, a.s., 3,433 tons, Edwin, from Auckland via East Coast ports. Passengers : Misses Alves, Penman, Johnston, Douglas, Mesdames Jones. Fletcher and two children, Calder (2), Messrs Donaldson. Martin, Lockhcad, Cole, Scott, Grav, Hall, Gortin, Walker, Hot-kin; 20 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— ■ Tarawera, from Auckland via East Coast ports, January 5. —lntercolonial. Warrimoo, from Sydney via Cook Strait, January 4. Moeraki, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, January 14. Maunganui, from Sydney via Cook Strait, January 11. —Oversea, Steam.— Kent, trom Liverpool; sailed October 19; due Dunedin January 9. Nairnshire, from Liverpool; sailed October 16; left Auckland December 20; due here January 4. Harpagus, from New York; sailed early in October; at Melbourne December 16; due Dunedin about January 24. Hurunui, left Liverpool November 5; at Melbouhne December 16; at Auckland, December 29; due here about January 11.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Monowai, for Auckland via East Coast ports, January 3. "Warrimoo, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart, January 5. _ln port at noon to-day :—At Dunedin : Monowai, Whangape, Flora, Kotare, Invercargill, Mamari, Hinemoa (steam), Triton (sail). At Port Chalmers : Maitai, Moura, Kowhai, Taviuni, Kauri, Zealandic, Wanaka, Progress (steam). Big crow/s patronised the harbor excursions to-day Monowai, s.s., arrived this morning from Aiiekland via East. Coast ports. She sails to-morrow afternoon on the return trip.

The following (says a Melbourne message) are the passengers bv the Orsova tor New Zealand :—Messrs Headier, Mathers, Speedy, Bowers, Linstead, H. Drewitt, Lather, Gordon, O'Neill (2) Parker Saunders, Thompson, Wvbourne, Birch, G. Hannah, R. Hannah, -.lrs Hannah and three daughters, Mr and Mrs I'erme, Mr and Mrs Andrews, Mr and Mrs jUomrad and family, Mr and Mrs Russell and daughter, Mr and Mrs Costin, Mr and Mrs Cotterill and familv, Mr and Mrs Armstrong and daughter, Mr and Mrs Rilgour, Mr and Mrs Robinson, Mr and Mrs Sneddon, Mr and Mrs Wade, Mr and Mrs I*. Drewit and son, Mr and Mrs Donald, Mr and Mrs Porter and daughters, Rev. Mr Mather, Captain Anson, Mesdames baatchell, Vanasen, Sproule, Nurse Gorrie Misses Hoadiey, Neill (2), Sproule (2), Satchell, Wybourne, Van Asch, Peterson Allen j and 61 in the third class. Lyttelton waterside workers wanted to get paid on Tuesday of this week instead of Friday, as usual. Their demand, however, could not be complied with, and being convinced accordingly thev resumed worn after a stoppage of two hours. The old Waikato, formerly the property of the New Zealand Shipping" Companv, has been for some time under the German flair, and known as the Augustus. Her owner, °i Stettin merchant, has just sold her 'to Italian buyers for £24,000. On her way from Liverpool to Australian •and New Zealand ports, the Federal Shire Line steamer Westmeath left Cape Town on Thursday, December 26th. She is due at Dunedin about February 7. During the present southern cruise of the Hinemoa quite a, number of transfers are taking effect amongst the lighthousekeepers. Principal-keeper Parkes transfers from Pencarrow to Centre Island, and Principal-keeper Cox transfers from Centre Island to Cape Palliser. Principal-keeper Hart goe6 from Cape Egmont lighthouse to Puysegur, and Principal-keeper Voyle will be transferred from Puysegur to Tiri-Tiri. CRIPPLED STEAMER. LONDON, December 31. The Italian steamer Trento was towed into Southampton in a condition similar to that of the Narrung. In the Bay of Biscay a huge wave swept over her, and five of the crew were seriously hurt. OVERSEA STEAMERS. AUCKLAND, January 1.—9 a.m., Orari, from London. WELLINGTON, January I.—Athenic, from London via Hobart. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPARA, January 1.—6.30 a.m., Kittawa, for Sydney. AUCKLAND, December p.m., Atua, for Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, and Sydney.—s.2o p.m., Kumara, for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin.—January i : 9 a.m.. Navua, from Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, January 1.—1.25 p.m., Tahiti, from San Francisco.—6.4s a.m., Warrimoo, from Sydney.—2.3o p.m., Rachel Cohen, for Macqnarie Islands. LYTTELTON, December 31.—7 a.m., Nairnshire, from Auckland via ports.— Victoria, for Wellington.—lo p.m., Aparima, for Timaru.—January 1 ; 9.10 a.m., Manuka, from Port Chalmers. . BLUFF, December 31— 6.30 p.m., Moeraki, for Hobart. SYDNEY, December 31.—Wimmera, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, December 31.—Ulimaroa, for the Bluff/ FREMANTLE, January I.—Maloja, Zrom London. SUVA, January I.—Levuka, for Svdney. (For continuation gee Late Shipping).