SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 18833, 6 January 1925, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER, TO-MOEEOW. St. Clair : 0.14 a.m., 0.35 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 0.24 a.m., 0.45 p.m. Port Chalmers : 1.4 a.m., 1.25 p.m. Dunedin : 1.34 a.m., 1.55 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.55 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 4.33 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. 0. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

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; O, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; D, ugly, threatening appearance ; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. 0. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day :—The indications are for easterly winds, moderate to strong; warm and humid conditions; cloudy to overcast at times, when misty rain is to be expected; barometer rising; sea moderate, tides moderate. ARRlVED.—January 6. Illingworth, s.s. (6.15 a.m.), 3,750 tons, Ferguson, from Texas via Auckland and Lyttelton. . January 6. Manuka, s.s. (6.10 a.m.), 4,534 tons, Bold, from Melbourne via Bluff. Largo Law, s.s. (5.20 a.m.), 4,905 tons, Bellringer, from Timani. The Waimarino leaves Port Chalmers at midday on Thursday for Newcastle. The Benmohr sails to-morrow for Bluff. The Wingatui loaves Auckland on Thursday for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, The Progress was due this afternoon from Wellington and Lyttelton to load for ; Wanganui and Now Plymouth. The "Whangape goes down to Port Chalmers to-morrow afternoon to load wool for Sydney, and it is hoped to despatch her to-morrow night. The Navua was to sail at 4 p.m. to-day for Auckland via ports. The Rakauoa sails to-morrow afternoon for, Osmaru, Timani, Lyttelton, Nelson, New Plymouth, Westport, and Greymouth. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.40 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails connected with the first express. SURVEYING GREAT BARRIER REEF. H.M.A.S. Geranium returned to Sydney on the morning of December 13. after a. surveying cruise along Ihe Great Barrier Reef. The cruise occupied six months, and during Ihe interim splendid work was done by the ship's company. By soundings from the ship and by seaplane surveys the Geranium covered about 809 square miles between Townsville and Cairns, discovered several uncharted rocks, and incidentally collected hundreds of fish, sea snakes, crabs, coral, and many other interesting marine specimens. Officers of the ship staled that the. Geranium herself covered about 400 square utiles in lines 400 yards apart, taking soundings at every ship's length, and the seaplane did the rest. Them is no passage, for ships across the Great Barrier between Townsville and Gairns. This was proved by observations taken by Commander Bennett, of the Geranium. The reel's are too close and dangerous, and the Geranium, in the eottr.se of her survey work, narrowly escaped grounding. Once she actually scraped on the coral, but no damage was done. The water along the Barrier was found to bo. infested with sharks. One was estimated to he 30ft it? length. We measured him with Hie ship’s boat as be came alongside," remarked one of the ship's officers. THE ZEALANDIC. The Shaw. Savtll and Albion Company’s liner Zeal,mdse was expected to leave Wanganui on Saturday for Lyttelton. The vessel will load there and at Bluff, Port Chalmers. Wellington, and Auckland for London, for winch port she will leave Auckland on January 25, proceeding via T one rift o. ILLINGWORTH FROM TEXAS. The tramp steamer Illingworth arrived at Port Chalmers tins morning from Galveston (Texas) via New Zealand ports to continue discharge of her sulphur cargo. The vessel sailed from Galveston on November 5. and arrived at Colon on November 12. She passed through the canal and cleared Balboa the same day. Strong trades were experienced in the i Pacific, and Pitcairn Island was passed on I the evening of November 23. The filing- ] worth is 6,067 tons gross, and is owned 1 by the Dalgleish Shipping Company. Cap- ; tain G. P. Ferguson is in command of ! the vessel. His officers are : —Chief, Mr W. Duncan; second, Mr F. Lidgnard ; ; third. Mr .1. S. Wilson; chief engineer,: Mr W. T. Goulsou; second, Air B. | Thomas: third. Mr W. C. Hamilton ;| fourth, Mr T. W. Earle: wireless operator Mr D. Stewart: chief steward, Mr S. C. Dobbs.

CORINTHIC FROM LONDON. According to a wireless message received by the Sbaw-Savill 'Company, the Oorinthic should arrive at Wellington on Wednesday morning from London and Southampton via Panama. MANUKA FROM MELBOURNE. The Union Company’s intercolonial passenger Manuka arrived early this morning from Melbourne via Bluff. She was listed to sail at 3 p.m. for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne. The following passengers disembarked at Dunedin ; —Mr W. Bannister, Mr R. Driver, Miss Driver, Miss K. Gardiner, Miss W. Hogan, Airs P. Kinsman and infant, Mrs S. Laidlaw, Air and Airs P. Norman, Miss AT. Parer, Mrs F. Picrcy, .Miss AI. Eashleigh, Miss I). IT. Ward, Miss P. Wilson, Mr Skipworth, and thirteen in the steerage. SUSSEX AT AUCKLAND. The Union Company advises that the Sussex was due at Auckland to-day from Singapore and Samarang. She is expected here in about ten days’ time. THE LARGO LAW. The Scales chartered steamer Largo Law arrived at Port Chalmers this morning from Timani to load 2,500 bales of wool. From Port Chalmers she proceeds to Dunkirk, Bremen, and Hull. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Tofua, Nauru Chief, Aspen, Kaikorai, Makura, Pareora., Tymerio, Trelyon. Rona, Arahura, Trekieve, Tekoa. Wellington.—Alaori, Wahine, Alararoa, Ngaio, Alaunganui, Oorinthic, Rimutaka, Baradine, Manuka, Port Hunter, Kumara, Ruahine, Waiwera, Aloeraki, City of Edinburgh Wairaate. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January s.—Arrived : Alakura (1.50 p.m.), from Vancouver; Kahika (5.45 p.m.), from Newcastle; Karori (6.30 p.m.), from Tasmania; Wanaka (7 p.m.), from Wellington; Trelevan (10.30 p.m.), from New York. Sailed : Kaikorai (8 p.m.), for Sydney; Kamo (9 p.m.), for Grevmouth. WELLINGTON. January S.—Arrived : Kairanga (7.15 p.m.), from New Plymouth. LYTTELTON, January s.—Arrived : Canadian Traveller (7.50 a.m.), from Wellington.

(For Continuation see Late Shipping.)

Full moon Jan. 10 2.17 p.m. Last quarter Jan. 18 11.03 a.m. New moon Jan. 25 2.15 a.m. First quarter Feb. 1 4.15 a.m. Bases to-day, , 4.24 p.m.: .sets to-morrow, 1.49 a.m.

Bar. Ther. Weath. Wellington—S.E., 1 ... 30.12 63 0 Grcymouth—S., b ... 30.10 66 BO Christchurch—Calm ... 30.09 64 0 Timaru—Calm 30.12 62 0 Oamaru—Calm 30.13 62 B Dunedin—N.E., 1 30.14 64 B 0 Queenstown —S.E., 1... 30.10 62 B X 33 3Q T o 3 — 60 Z Bluff-S., I 50.16 69 B