SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19328, 14 August 1926, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair; 6.57 a.m., 7.20 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 7.7 a.m., 7.30 p.m. Tort Chalmers; 7.47 a.m., 8.10 p-nu Dunedin: 8.17 ajn, 8.40 p.m. —Monday.- - St. Clair: 7.44 a.m., 8.10. p.m. Taiaroa Hoad; 7.54 a.m., 8.20 p.m. Chalmers: 8.34 a.m., 9.0 p-m. Dunedin: 9.-4 a.m., 9.30 p.m. ”the sun. - Sets to-day, 5.15 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 7.9 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 5.17 p.m.; rises Monday, 7.7 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. First quarter Aug. 17 4.9 a.m. Fail moon Aug. 24 0.8 a.m, L.-ist quarter Aug. 30 4.10 p.m. New moon Sept. 7 0.10 p.m. Sets to-day, 10.38 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 10.4 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 11.40 p.m.; rises Monday, 10.23 a.m. WEATHER REPORT. Tho Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. 0. Bates) supplied the following at 9

Wirfd.-L, light; h. breerei f b, fresh bre««: m R. moderate gale; g, whole or heayy gals; «. gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky. be the atmosphere dear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, druzanfi rain; K, loggv; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hall; L, lightning: M. misty: O, overcast, the whole tky covered with thick clouds'; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; thunder; U. ugly, threatening appearance; £, haiy. Forecast. Tho Dominion Meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are rot clot’dy weather at times; northerly wind, moderate to strong; barometei little movement; sea moderate swell, tides liigh. ARRIVED.—August 13. Kamo, s.s. {6 p.m.), 1,236 tons, M'Lcllan, from Westport via Bluit. ARRIVED.—August 13. Orcti, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 174 tons, Murray, from Port Craig. August 14. Gale, s.s. (1.45 a.m.), *°ns, Rodgers, from Wanganui via ports. • SAlLED.—August 13. Sittang. s.s, (3.40 p.m.), 4,411 ions, G. Patterson, for Westport. Norfolk", s.s. (4.5 p.m.), 10.916 tons, 11. J. Wilde, for Lyttelton. The Federal Line steamer Norfolk left Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon for Lyttelton and North Island porks to complete Homeward loading. The Waikoiiaiti was to sail late tins afternoon for Lyttelton and Wellington to finish unloading her Australian cargo. . ... The Kamo will sail on Tuesday alternoon for ‘Oninuruj Tinuiru, Lyttelton* and Wellington to complete loading Jorj Napier and Gisborne. The Gale will sail to-morrow at about midnight for Oaitiani, Timani, LytUdlon, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. The Canadian Cruiser left Lyttelton tlm morning, and is duo at .fimaru tonight. She will sail on Tuesday, and reach Dunedin on Wednesday, and leave here on Thursday for Wellington and Auckland; thence New Fork, Heston, and Montreal. The Kurow is. due on Thursday iroui Auckland via porks. 'File Opiiii will load at Westport on Wednesday for Tnnaru and Oaniaiu, thence Dunedin to load for Nelson and New Plymouth via ports. Tho Kahikn will leave Gisborne about Wednesday for Dunedin direct. Bho will load for Napier and Gisborne via her usual ports. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Waln'ne. from W„liiii-f>n. arrived at Lyttelton at 6.10 a.m. to-day, and pa.-so 11 get'.-, and mails eonm-' ic'i jwiili the 8.50 express.

NIAGARA DELAYED, A cablegram from Suva states that the Niagara, which was timed to leava Suva at noon yesterday for Auckland in continuation of her voyage from Vancouver, did not sail until 7 p.m., having been delayed by engine trouble. REMUERA LEFT CURACAO, The New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the Remucra arrived at Curacao on August 11, and sailed on August 12. The liner left Southampton on July 30, and is due at Wellington ou September 4. ■ SITTANG LOSES PROPELLER. The C. and D. Line’s chartered single-screw steamer Sittang dropped her propeller when about eight miles off Otago Heads while en route to AVestport (for bunkers), thence Ocean Island to load phosphates for Australia or New Zealand. The vessel left Dunedin at 3.4 0 yesterday afternoon. The tug Dunedin responded to a wireless message for assistance, leaving Fort Chalmers between 8 and 9 o’clock last night to tow the Sittang back. _ At 11.30 this morning the Sittang arrived alongside one of the Port Chalmers wharves, and she was expected to be drydocked at Port to have a new propeller fitted. AATRRAL DDE ON TUESDAY, The latest report of the New Zealand Shipping Company about the Wirral is that tho vessel is now expected on Tuesday, Tho Wirral left Montreal on June 4 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Hobart, and arrived at Auckland on July 24. OBITUARY. The late Captain G. Holford, who died suddenly last week while ascending the hill to Ins home at Vavau (Tonga), was well known in New Zealand. He was for many years a master in the Union Steam Snip Company’s service, and traded for some time lietween Auckland and the South Sea Islands before being appointed to tiie position of harbormaster at Vavao. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to ho within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night Auckland. Ngakuta, Kaitangata, •H.M.S. Laburnum, H.M.S. Diomede, 11.M.5. Veronica, Knocbfierna, Niagara, Omana, Poolta, Hauraki, Kaikorai, Rio Dorado, Makambo, U lima roa, Waikawa, AVhangape, Maheno, AVaitcmata, Baron Kelvin, Athcnic, Toiua, Maimyo. Chatham Islands.—Matatua, Port Dunedin, Opawa. AA r ellingtou.—Wahine, Maori, A noli ura, Ngaio, Lcpanto, Karon, Tahiti, Waihora, Kauri, City of Shanghai, Mamma, Karetn, Koromiko. Agwimars, Maimoa, Comeric, Rakoha, Awarua.—Wirral, WaikouaitL SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 13.—Arrived : Waipori (5 p.rn.),'frora Walpole Island. Sailed: Waikawa (3.45 p.m.), and Whangape (5. <15 p.m.), for Newcastle. August 14— Sailed: Athcnic (6.30 a.m.j, for Napier; Tofua (11.20 a.m.),, for Suva. WANGANUI, August 13.—Sailed: Comeric, for Adelaide. AA 7 ELLINGTON, August 13.-A rrived: Awarua. (5.43 p.m.), from Clutlham Islands. Sailed: Karon (12.50 p.m.), for Auckland; John (5.30 p.m.), for Timani. LYTTELTON, August 13.— Arrived : Kokcnmgu ,(2.30 p.m.), from Newcastle; Talaru (3.5 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed : Wingatui (12.35 p.m.) and Storm (1.10 p.m.), for Wellington. August 14.— Arrived: Norfolk (7.15 a.m.), from Port Chalmers; Holmdalo (5.5 a.m.) and Katoa(6.3o a.m.), from Timaru; Canadian Cruicer (8 a.m.), from Timaru. TIMARU, August 13.—Arrived: Port Campbell (3 p.m.), from Port Chalmers. SA r DN T EA T . August 13. Sailed: Maheno (1.25 p.m.), for Auckland; Marama (5 p.m.), for AVellington. CO EON, August 11. Arrived: Canadian 'Explorer, from Montreal. LONDON, August 11.—Sailed; lonic, tor Now Zealand. NEWPORT NEWS. August 11.— Sailed; Queen Maud, for Auckland. SAN FRANCISCO* August 11.— Sailed: Maunganui, for Sydney. . (For continuation see Late Shipping.),

n.m, to-day:— Bar. Ther. W. Wellington—Calm ... G:ey mouth—E., f h 29.93 29.91 46 38 B BC Christchurch —W., 1 29.90 43 15 15 Timaru —Calm 29.92 40 Oamaru—W., 1 29.91 41 B toDunedin—S.W., 1 ••• 29.91 48 Queenstown —N., l.~ 29.96 33 il Nuggets—N.W., 1 ... 29.90 43 / Bluff —S.W., 1 29.88 46 C D