SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18812, 10 December 1924, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. to-morhow. St. Clair; 2.5 a.m., 2.27 p.m. Taiavoa Head : 2.15 a.m., 2.37 p.m. Port Chalmers : 2.55 a.m., 3.17 p.m. Dunedin : 3.25 a.m., 3.47 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.45 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 4.17 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day Bar. Thor. Weath.

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; mg, 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. Tito Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day ;--The indications are for variable and strong breezes and south-easterly, moderate to strong, prevailing; weather dull, much mist and fog in parts; barometer falling, but rising soon; sea heavy, tides good. ARRlVED.—December 10. Holnulale, s.s. (7.40 a.m.), 681 tons, Williams, from Wellington direct. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal Gale, Wanganui via ports, to-day. Tlohmlale, Wellington direct, to-day. Navua, Auckland via ports, to-day. Opihi, Wellington direct, Dec. 11. Oreti, Port Craig, Dec. 12. Ripa, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 12. Calm, Wanganui via ports, Dee. 16. Wmgafui, Auckland via ports, Dec. 16. Hum, Auckland via ports, Dec. 18. Flora, Napier, Gisborne, Dec. 21. Wanaka, Auckland via ports, Dec. 23. Port Hunter, London, to-day. Moeraki, MelH. via ports, Dec. 11. Las Vegas, San Francisco. Dec. 11. Waikouaiti. Sydney, Dec. 12. Rimutaka, Liverpool, Doc. 14. Tremeadow, Nauru, Dec. 17, 'Waimanno. Newcastle, Dee. 17. Katna, Port Stephens. Dec. 18. Manuka, Melbourne via. ports, Dec. 18. Anstrahnd. Montreal, Dec. 19. lilingsworth, Texas, Dee. 20. Koniui, United Kingdom, Dec. 26. Pakeha, (Southampton, Dec.. 27. Pakipaki, New - York, Deo. 27. Ruapehu, Liverpool, Dec. 27. Whan gape, Sydney, Dec. 30. Canadian Traveller, Montreal, Dec. 31. Kaimai, United Kingdom, Jan. 6. Port Melbourne, Liverpool, Jan. 9. Zcalnndic, London, Jan. 5. Gi f y of Edinburgh. New York, Jan. 5. Canadian Cruiser. Montreal, Jan. 15. Tekoa, London, Jan. 15, Tymeric, New York, dan. 16. Tiekicve, Montreal, Jan. 16, Trelevan, New 3 orb, Jan. 17. Dorset, Liverpool, -lan, 20. Sussex, Calcutta, Jan. 20. PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. Makura, left Auckland November 25 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu; duo Vancouver December 12. Niagara, leaves Svdney December 18 and Auckland Decemlxir 23 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu; due Vancouver January 9. Tahiti, left Wellington December 9 for San Francisco via Rarotonga and Papeete; due San Francisco December 25. Maungamii, left, San Francisco December 3 for Wellington and Sydney via Papeete and Rarotonga; due Wellington December 22. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal. — Flora, Gisborne via ports, to-day. Gale, Wanganui via ports, to-day. Holmdale, Wanganui via ports, to-day. Navua, Auckland via ports, Doc. 11. Opihi, Now Plym. via ports, Dec. 11. Ripa, Wanganui via ports, Dec. 12. Storm, Wanganui via ports, Dec. .13. Oreti, Invercargill. Dee. 15. Cairn, Wanganui via pods, Dec. 16. Wingatui, Auckland via ports. Dec. 16. Wanaka, Auckland via ports, Dee. 29. —lntercolonial and Oversea.— Cumberland, Wanganui, Dec. 11. Moeraki, Mel'b. via ports, Dec. 11. Waikouaiti, Lyttelton, Dec. 15. Wahine, Wellington direct, Dec. 12. Port Hunter, Bluff, Dec. 15. Manuka, Melbourne via ports, Dec. 18. Whan,gape, Oamaru, Bluff, Jan. 3. The Moeraki is duo to-morrow from Lyttelton, and sails the same day for Bluff and Melbourne, The Wingatui was expected to leave Lyttelton to-day for Timaru, Bluff, and Dunedin. She is due here on Tuesday. The Navua arrived to-day from Auckland via Lyttelton, and sails to-morrow for Auckland via Lyttelton and Wellington. The Waikouaiti is expected on Friday from Sydney via Bluff. Tlie Waitemnta is to sign off her crew, and will remain at Lyttelton until after the Christmas holidays. The Holmdale arrived this morning from Wellington direct, and sails late tonight for Wanganui via ports. The Wahine is looking well after her renovation at Port Chalmers. During her winter lay-up oil fuel equipment has been installed "as a solution of the coal fuel problem. The Wahine leaves at the end of this week to resume running in the Wellington-Lyttelton service. The Gale is expected about 10 o’clock to-night from Wanganui via ports. The Manuka leaves Melbourne on Saturday for Bluff. Dunedin, Lyttelton, and ■Wellington. She is expected hero on December 18. The Storm is due late to-night or early to-morrow morning, and docks at Port Chalmers for overhaul and survey. The Flora sails at 4 p.m, to-day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Napier, and Gisborne. Tiic Opihi is due to-morrow, and sails the same dav for Westport via Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. At Westport she loads coal for Dunedin. i

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Mararoa, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 8.52 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the south express. RIMUTAKA FROM LIVERPOOL. The Rimutaka is duo at Lyttelton tomorrow from Wellington to continue discharge of Liverpool cargo. She will unload part of her freight at Dunedin and put out the remainder at New Plymouth. She is due here on Sunday. RUAIIINE FROM ENGLAND. A later wireless message received by the New Zealand Shipping Company from the Ruahine states that the vessel will arrive at Wellington about 7 a.m. on Saturday from London and Southampton. The Ruahine is bringing a large number of passengers for the dominion and cargo for discharge at Wellington and Lyttelton. PORT MELBOURNE REPORTED. Eu route from Liverpool with cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, the Commonwealth arid Dominion Lino steamer Port Melbourne cleared Panama on December 2. She is duo at Auckland about December 23. ISLAND STEAMERS. The Union Company advises the following movements of the Island steamers : The Kaiwarra, from Sydney, is due at Suva on Thursday, December 11, and will leave for Aucldand about Saturday, Doccraber 13. The Ngalmta was expected to have cleared Rarotonga on Friday for Auckland, where she is due about Ihursday, December 11. The Tofua left Auckland on Saturday, December 6, for Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. The following are the movements of the vessels engaged in the_ Union Company s transpacific cargo service Hauraki, from Pacific Coast ports via San Francisco and Auckland, arrived at Wellington on December 8. She proceeds thence'to Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney towards the end of this week. Waiotapu left Newcastle on _ December 4 for Wellington, thence Fanning Island and Vancouver, to load at Pacific Coast ports for Auckland, Melbourne, and Sydney. She was due at Wellington to-day. Wairuna, from Queensland ports, left Honolulu on December 3 for Vancouver, whore she is due about December 12. She loads at Vancouver and San Francisco for Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. Waikawa. from Pacific Coast ports via Napier, left Dunedin on December 8 for Now Plymouth to complete her discharge. Trelyon left Union Bay mi December 1 for San Francisco to complete loading for Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, and Newcastle.

Sheaf Mount, from Pacific Coast ports, is expected to clear San Francisco early this week for Auckland. Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin (and New Plymouth if sufficient inducement), thence Melbourne for Sydney. KON INI FOR DUNEDIN. The Union Company advises that- the new cargo vessel Jvonini was to leave Edith burg to-day Ft Wallaroo, whence she sails on Friday for Dunedin direct. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL, The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. —Tiilanekni, Kaiwarra, Rona, Tofua, Canadian Cruiser, Eastern Planet, Waihora, Niagara, Njrakuta, Kurow, Australind, Kniltonij, Koromiko, Fiona, Wanaka. Chatham Islands. —Pakeha. Wellington.—Maori, Mararoa, Ngaio, Port Hunter, Largo Law, Waihemo, Mitigatin', Tahiti, Moeraki, Hertford, Rimntaku, Kawatiri, Waikawa, Mahana, Port Campbell, Kar-ori, Kaitoke, Katoa, Ruahine, Waipori. THE PORT HUNTER. The C. and I). Line steamer Port limiter, from London via Auckland and Wellington, is expected to arrive between 4 and 5 p.m. to-day, provided she arrived at the Heads early this afternoon and caught the tide. The vessel has 2.500 tons of general cargo to discharge here. She left London on October 19, and experienced a fair-weather, uneventful voyage. Besides cargo the vessel brought a number ci passengers. Captain S. C. Cotterell is in command of the Port Hunter, and he lias associated with him the following officers ; --Chief, Mr C. P. Thrower; second, Mr A. A. Cooper; third, Mr 0. F. Post; fourth, Mr J. T. Weldin: chief engineer, Mr J R. Gray; second, Mr R. F. Hill; third, Mr J. Crabbn; fourth. Mr A. R. Wenlock; fifth, Mr F. Washington; sixth, Mr J. F. Young; seventh, Mr A. Rankin: chief refrigerating engineer, Mr 11. E. Hutton; second, Mr D. G. Baird p chief steward, Mr 11, W. Bray; first v.ireless operator, Mr J. H. Pethonck; second, Mr H. F. Lewis. Messrs J. W. Swift and Co. are the local agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, December 9.--Sailed ; Amtraiind (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Niagara (10 p.m.), for Sydney. WELLINGTON, December 9.—Railed ;■ Opihi (6.10 p.m.), for Dunedin; Tahiti (3.35 p.m.). for Ran Francisco: John (6 p.m.), for Wanganui; Moeraki (6.15 p.m.), for Lvtfelton; Cairn (11 p.m.), for Picton; Progress (11 p.m.), for New Ilymonth; Waihemo (11 p.m.), for Newcastle. December 10—Arrived ; Llimaroa (6 a.m.). from Sydney. . LYTTELTON, December 9.---Arrived : Wingatui (2.40 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed : Navua (6.25 p.m.), for Dunedin; Gale (9.35 p.m.), for Dunedin. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Full moon Dec. 11 6.33 p.m. Last quarter Dec. 19 9.41 p.m. JN ew moon Dec. 26 3.16 p.m. Discs to-day, 6.29 p.m.; sets to-morrow, 3.45 a.m.

WcU’gton—N.N.E., b 29.63 63 0 Grey-mouth—E., b ... 29.54 53 P Christchurch—Calm ... 29.66 65 G Timaru—-S., 1 ... ... 29.70 67 0 Oamaru—W., 1 ... ... 29.71 62 0 Dunedin—Calm ... ... 29.73 57 0 Queenstown—W., I ... 29.58 56 0 Nuaiets—N., 1 •— 59 z Bluff—S.E., 1 29.61 60 BCE