SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 19186, 1 March 1926, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 4.13 a.m., 4.33 p.m. Taiarnn. Bead; 4.23 a.m., 4.43 p.m. Port Chalmers; 3.3 a.m., 3.23 p.m. Dunedin: 5.33 a.m., 5.33 p.m. I'liE SUN. Sets to-day, 6.38 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 3.44 a.m. CHASES OE THE MOON.

WEATHER REI’.UHT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at 0 a.m. to-day:—

Wind.—L, light; b, breeze: ! b, Iresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; ft, whole of heavy gale; w, j*/-*!? of exceptional severity. Weuthcr.—By bine skv, be (h? atmosphere deaf or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; (*, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty: O. overcast, the whole sky. covered with thick clouds; P. noting showers; y,” equally; R. rain. rnntinii-"d rain: S, snow; T, thunder; U. ugly, threatening appearance; Z. hazy. ARRIVED. February 27. Orofi, s.s. (9.20 a.m,), 174 tons, Murray, from Port Craig. February 28. Breeze, s.s. (12.3 p.m,), 342 tons, Doily, from Wanganui and Wellington. SAlLED.—Fehrmfry 27. Canadian Spinner, s.s. (11.30 a.m.), 5,404 tons, W. J. Davies, for Bluff. Otiraj s.s, (3.45 p.m.), 7,905 tons, Elford, for Oamaru. February 28. Sydney. H.M.A.S. (4.5 p.m.), 5,042 tons. Commodore T. E. Wardle, Commander E. G. Morris, for Wellington. The Kurow will leave Auckland tomorrow lor Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The Wingatui is expected to leave Lyttelton to-nigbt for Dunedin for further discharge. She will proceed hence to Bluff. 'Phe Breeze arrived yesterday from Wanganui and Wellington. She will 1 hail at 6 p.m. for Timaru, Lyttelton, j Wellington, and Wanganui. The Otira sailed on Saturday lor Oamaru and Wanganui roadstead to start Homeward loading. The Gaic is due to-morrow from Lyttelton to load for Timaru. Lyttelton, | Wellington. Picton, and Wanganui, i She will sail fn-mnrrow night. The Canadian Spinner was expected to leave Bluff to-day for Lyttelton. The Kahika was to have lett Westport on Saturday tor lihdl, Oamnni, and Dunedin. She is duo here to load out at about the end of next week tor Napier and Gisborne via ports. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at’ 6.40 a.m. yesterday, and passengers and mails came south by the 8.50 a.m. express to-day. TONG AH IRQ’S LOADING. The Tongariro, after discharging the remainder of her Homo cargo at ’Wellington, will take the loading berth lor England. Her loading ports arc Picton, Lytclton, Port Chalmers, and ’Wellington. She is due at Port Chalmers on March 21. and will load frozen moat, dairy produce, ami a large quantity of fruit. 'Phe Tongariro will sail finally from Wellington about March 31 for London. ST. LAWRENCE RIVER CLEAR. Advice has been received at the New Zealand Shipping Agents' offices that the St. Lawrence River is free of ice. All vessels will now load for Montreal direct instead of for Halifax. The Canadian Spinner is now loading for i Montreal, and will ho the. first ship from New Zealand waters to go up the river in the new season. MOKRAKI FROM MELBOURNE. The Union Company advises that the | Moeraki, with passengers, mails, and j cargo, from Melbourne, was due at i Wellington to-day. She is timed to i leave this evening for Lyttelton, and to i sail from the Canterbury port to-mor-row. Dunedin on Wednesday, and Bluff on Thursday for Melbourne again. VESSELS IN’ WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to he within range of (he undermentioned wireless stations to-night;— Auckland. Kaimaloa, Kiwitea, Kauri. Ulimaroa, Manngnnni, Tofua, Wnitomo. Cpwden Law. Waitcmata, Huntingdon. Port Victor. Wellington.—Wahine. Maori, Arahnra. Ngaio, Tamahine, Agwipoml, Moeraki, Transvaal, Marnma. Kin Ora. Trevnrrirk, Middlesex, Otokia, Waiotapu. West Calera, H.M.A.S. Sydney, H.M.S. Delhi, H.M.A.S. Adelaide, Kartigi. Gallic. P.nrt Albany, Trckieve. 1 Awarua.—Sir James (Hark Ross. I .Kawatiri. Assama Marn, Surrey, Can- j adian Spinner. Cambridge. !

ROTORUA’S SCHEDULE. The Rotorua, after discharge at Wellington and Auckland, will load at Auckland, Napier, Lyttelton, and Wellington lor England. She is scheduled to sail finally from Wellington on April 24 for Southampton and London, via Panama and Curacao. TURAKINA ARRIVING. The New' Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Turakina. which was built in 1923, and is one of the fastest cargo steamers of the line, was to reach Dunedin this evening on the tide. The .steamer is from London via Panama, laden■ with general cargo for unloading at Dunedin, Lyttelton, Napier, and New Plymouth. She will sail north towards the end of the week, pud after completing- discharge will load at dominion ports. Captain 11. L. Upton commands the Turakina.. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND, February 27. Sailed: Tofua 1.30 p.m.), for Fiji - Kaitangata (5.30 p.m.), for Grcymouth; West Calera (3.40 p.m.), lor Wellington. February 28—Arrived: Kaiiuamnva (1.33 p.m.), from Westport. WELLINGTON. February 27. - Sailed: Calm (6 p.m.). for Lyttelton. February 28—Sailed : Middlesex (7.13 a.m.), for Boston. March I—Arrived: Tahiti (6 a.m.), from Svclnev. LYTTELTON. February’ 2*. -Arrived: Wingatui (9.10 a.m.), from Wellington; Calm (12.33 p.m.), from Wellington; Waipahi (7.3 a.m.), from Dunedin; Ngakutn (10.13 a.m.). from Westport; Wootfon (7.13 a.m.), from Port Ligar. OAMARU. February 28.—-Arrived: Otira (3 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. BLUFF, February 28,--Arrived: Canadian Spinner (7.30 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. NEWCASTLE, February 27.- Sailed : Kawatiri, for Bluff. LONDON, February 26.—Sailed: (.'ornithic, for Wellington. NEW YORK, February 26.—Sailed; Trelvon. for Auckland. SAN PEDRO, February 26.—Sailed; Naeula, for Auckland. COLON, February 2G-—Sailed: Maimoa, for Wellington. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Last quarter Mar. 7 11.20 p.m. New moon Mar. 14 2.50 p.m, First quarter Mar. 21 4,42 p.m. Full moon Mar. 29 9.30 p.m. Set to-day, 6.37 a.m.; rises to-mor-row 8.11 p.m.

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