SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15076, 7 January 1913, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 3.6. a.m., 3.50 p.m. Port Chalmers : 3.46 a.m., 4.10 p.m. Dunedin : 4.10 a.m., 4.40 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-dey, 7.55 p.m.; rises to-morrow. 4.34 a.m. THE MOON. Sets to-day, 8.24 p.m.; rises to-morrow. 4.29 a.m. —Phases During January.— January 7 Now 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. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 ami* to-day : Bar. Thcr. Weath. Westport—S.,l ... 29.71 68 CP Greymouth—B.W.. hr 29.64 54 CP Bealey—N.W., f b ... 29.63 60 BC Christchurch—Calm 29.67 60 B Timaru—N.E..l ... 29.56 62 B Oamaru—S.W.. f b ... 29.50 59 BC Dunedin—S.W., fb ... 29.44 62 BC Queenstown —Calm ... 29.51 63 BC Nuggets—S.W.,fb ... 29.36 55 C Bluff—W.,l 29.49 57 B Pt, Chalmers—S.W., f b 29.46 61 C Roxburgh—S.E., 1 ”... 29.25 68 BC Balclutha—W.,mg ... Naseby—Calm ‘ ... 27.50 58 B C ’’ Pembroke —Calm ... 28.50 65 O Invercargill—N.W.. 1 29.40 60 BC Clyde—N.W.,l ... PuysegurPt.—N.W.,l 29.48 54 P 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. fosrgv ; G. gloomy, dark weather; H. hail; L,‘lightping ; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T. thunder; IT, ugly, threatening appearance ; Z,» hazy. Forecast, The Government. Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the ”” following at noon to-day : —Westerly winds, with southerly tendency; weather probably cool and changeable: squally, with showers at times; barometer unsteady, with a rising tendency ;• tides moderate, sea moderate swell. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Mokoia, from Auckland via East Coast ports, January 9. —lntercolonial. Moeraki, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, January 14. _ Maunganui, from Sydney via Cook Strait, January 11. —Oversea, Steam.—t Kent, from Liverpool; sailed October 19; due Dunedin January 13. Harpagus, from New York; sailed early in October; at Melbourne December 16; I due Dunedin about January 25. ! Httrunui, left Liverpool” November 5; j at Auckland December 29; due here about 1 January 11. Star‘of Ireland, left New York December 24; due here about February 28. Buteshire, left New York November 5; due Dunedin in February. Westmeath, from Liverpool; sailed November 28. from Liverpool; to sail January Tyrone, from Liverpool; sailed December 15. Rotenfels, left New York October 22; Morayshire, left Liverpool December 5. Kaikoura, from London; sailed December 5; due Dunedin about January 19. Tokomaru. left St. John, December 28; due Auckland early in March. Finnisterre, from New York; sailed November 28; due in February. Waimate, from Montreal; sailed November 29; duo Auckland January 29. —Oversea, Sail.— Jane L. Stanford, left Puget Sound December 13; due in February. Yallaroi, ship, left Marseilles, September 23: due Dunedin in January. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Ulimaroa, for Sydney via Cook Strait, January 8. Moeraki, from Sydney via Cook Strait, January 15. THE WHALING INDUSTRYPLAI'ED OUT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, Jnnuarv 6. The whaler Campbell has arrived here from New Zealand. The factory ship Polynesia has been withdrawn from the whaling industry, and will now be sent to Port Pirie to load ore for Antwerp. ASHORE AT RIO. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright r RIO DE JANEIRO. January 6. The Charente S.S. Company’s liner Workman is ashore. The cargo is insured for £150,000. It is feared that the vessel will become a total loss. SONOMA’S SMART RUN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY', January 6. . The Sonoma has arrived from San' Francisco after a passage of 13 days 8 hours—a record. She landed her English mails 28 days from London. Her passengers include- the Hon. J. C. Lister and Dr Dumvoody,-both of whom are en route to Rotorua on a fishing expedition. FEDERAL-SHIRE LINE. Kent.—From Liverpool via Capetown snd Hobart: at Wellington January 2; due Lyttelton January 9: Dunedin,” 13; loads in New Zealand” for the New Zealand Shipping Company. Surrey.—Left YVellington December 2 for Avonmouth via Las Palmas; due Avonmouth January 19. Nairnshire.—At ”Dunedin; dim Bluff January 10; loads in New Zealand, and sails finally January 30. YVestmeath.—Left Liverpool for New Zealand ports via Ylelbourne and Sydney, November 26; left Capetown December 26; due Auckland January 27, Wellington February 3, Lyttelton 7. and Dunedin" 11. Tyrone.—Left Liverpool for New Zealand ports via Capetown and Hobart, December 14; due Auckland February 8. YVellington 15, Lyttelton 21, and Dunedin 26. Morayshire (under charter to New Zealand Shipping Company).—Left Liverpool for New Zealand ports via Adelaide, December 6; due Auckland January 31, Wellington February 10, Lyttelton February 15, and Dunedin February 22. Essex.—Leaves Liverpool for New Zealand ports on January 11. UNKNOYVN STEAMER. STRANDED AND ABANDONED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SY'DNEY', January 7. _ A large steamer is reported to have been sighted recently stranded on the Lihon Reef, off the Qucr.esland coast. Her mainmast and funnel are missing, and apparently she has been abandoned. The steamer was first seen by an auxiliary ketch bound for New Guinea. The wreck appeared to be that of a large tramp steamer. It is surmised that she was probably bound for Java or China. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 6.—3.30 p.m,, Koromiko, for Westport.—s.4o p.m., Victoria, for Sydney. LYTTELTON, January 5.—8.45 p.m., Hakushika 'Marti, from Japan via Auckland. —January 6 : Talune, from Auckland.—B.ss p.m., Kumara, for Dunedin. BLUFF, January 6.—5.15 p.m.,YVarrtmoo, for Hobart.—6 p.m., YRildivia, barque, for Sydney. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)