SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19776, 28 January 1928, Page 1

SHIPPING

Between November 6, 1927, and March 4, 1928, the summer-time hours necessitate the adding of one hour to the times given in the tables below. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 7.43 a.in., 8.14 p.m. Taiaroa. Head: 7.53 a.in., 8.24 p.m. Port. Chalmers: 8.33 a.m., 9.4 p.m. .Dunedin: 9.3 a.m., 9.34 p.m. —Monday.— St Clair: 8.43 a.m., 9.11 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 8.53 p.m., 9.21 p.m. Port Chalmers: 9.33 a.m., 10.1 p.m. Dunedin; 10.3 a.m,, 10.31 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.17 p.m.; rises to-mor-roii’i 4.50 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 7.40 p.m.; rises Monday, 4.57 a.m. PHASES OF THE MUON. First quarter Jan. 30 0.50 a.m. Full moon Feb. 0 5.44 a.m. East quarter Feb. 14 0.35 a.m. New moon Feb. 21 9,11 a.m. Sets to-day, 10.52 p.m.; rises to-mor-row, 12 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 11.10 p.m.; rises Monday, 1.19 p.m. ' WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day;—

Wind.—C, tiilin; I :i, .mV; H l», slight £ I), £pntlr Im-rzc; in i), mo'if’rnio ItißOzr; ( h, fresh hrer/p, sir I*, slri»n£ hrcr/c; h w, high wind; g, gulp; s g. strong gnic; w g, whole gnle; *. slorm; h, hurricane. Weather,—l>, blue* sky, he lie* atmosphere Hear or heavy; C, cloud', passing Hoods; H, drizzling rain; F, foggy; H, gloomy, dark weather; 11, hail; L, lightning; M. misty: O, tlie whole rky covered wiih chick Hoods; l\ passing showers; O. squally; K, rain, eomimied tain; S, snow; T, thunder; I’, uglv, llm-nicning appearance; Z, hazy. SAILED.— January 27. Hertford, s.s. {■> p.m.), 10,02.'! ions, D. Urquhart, for New Plymouth. Min, s.s. (6 p.m.), 4,(i!)4 tons, If. Cnndy, for Westport. Manuka, s.s. (10 p.m.), ■1.70.) ions, Morgan, for Melbourne via Bluff. SAILED.—Ia unary 28. Port Caroline, s.s. (■")..'in a.m.). 8.26.1 tons, A. C. Hoad, for Tnnani. Tlie Ixurow andved yesterday alternoon from Bind to load general cargo. She was timed to sail at 5 p.m, to-day for Lyttelton. Wellington, ami Auckland. The Sussex was expected to sad at noon to-day tor Sydney via Bind. The Opihi leaves on Monday for Timarn and Westport. The Corinna left Wellington yesterday for Dunedin direct, and is expected hero to-morrow. She will load out general cargo tor Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Waipiata, which left Auckland yesterday for Lyttelton and Dunedin, is due here about Tuesday, The Breeze is now duo here on Monday night from Lyttelton, and sails the following day for Timnru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. To discharge the remainder ol her Home cargo, the Hertford left l.’ort Chalmers yesterday afternoon for New Plymouth. 'The steamer Jim leit last evening for Westport to hunker. The vessel's subsequent movements have not .vet been advised. The Progress is expected to-morrow night from Wcllinglon to load on Monday for Now Plymouth and Port Waikato. THE KERRY SERVICE. The Wahinc, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at G. 55 a.m. to-day, and passengers and mails came soutli by the 8.50 a.m. express. PASSENGERS FOR. DUNEDIN. The following passengers arrived in Dunedin yesterday from Melbourne by the Manuka Miss Bryan, Mrs Evans, Miss Keeling. Mr Robertson, Airs Watts, and Miss Williamson; and six steerage. ■ THE R.M.S. AORANGI. The Royal mail liner Aorangi, trom ! Vancouver and Honolulu, left Suva on j Thursday afternoon for Auckland, 1 where she is-due to-morrow afternoon, i After lauding passengers, mails, and I cargo for New Zealand she is due to \ leave Auckland next Tuesday for Syd- ! ney. OH. FOR NEW ZEALAND. The Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company’s steamer Radix is reported to mve sailed from Balikpapan on lanuary 22 with oil for New Zealand, she is a vessel of 6.852 tons, and her 'miner'mime was the Linerton. ARAWA FROM LIVERPOOL. To discharge Home cargo and loaf' products, the Shaw, Savill steamer \rawa is due at Dunedin about Feb ■nary 7 from Liverpool via ports. From his port the vessel will proceed to jytteiton. Bluff, Napier. Wuikokopn, md Wellington to complete loading, she is limed to sail cm March 2 to* - jonclon via Panama.

j THE OLD WESTEALIA. I With the Westralia in tow, the former interstate steamer Inga .left Sydney recently for Rabaul —a 2,000mile journey. She will leave the Westralia there, to be used as a storage hulk for copra, and then continue to the Solomon Islands, to enter the copra trade. Both vessels were bought in Sydney recently by W. R, Carpenter and Co.,"Ltd., the Westralia from Huddart, Parker, Ltd,, and the fnga from James Patrick and Co. The engines have been removed from the former vessel, and she is now lying in Kerosene Bay. MANY NEW SHIPS. Seven 10,000-ton steamers are to ha j built by the Nippon Yuscn Kaisha under ibo company’s five-year term construction programme. Three of the vessels are to bo freighters for opera- | tion out, of either Seattle or San Francisco. Two others are to be passenger liners for service between Japan and Europe. Another will bo a freighter for the Yokohama-East Coast of South America Line, and another will be a. passenger and cargo steamer for the Shanghai-Jnpan trade. The new programme is in addition to the throe motor ships being built for the transpacific service out of San J 1 rancisco. \II of tho vessels arc to ho completed by ]P32. WITH AMERICAN CARGO. Willi, a largo quantity of American cargo for discharge at this port, the Manchester Merchant, from New York via northern ports, is due here on Wednesday. After completing discharge, she will then proceed to Westport fof bonkers, and thence to Australia toi Homeward loading. PORT CAROLINE SAILS. The Port Caroline completed her loadin- at Port Chalmers late last night, and sailed at 5.30 this morning for Tiniarn for further loading. She then proceeds to New Plymouth, Wanganui, and Wellington, and sails from the last' named port about February 15 for Loadon via Panama. FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA. Tho Waikawa, from British Columbia ports, is expected to dear San brancisco to-day tor Los Angeles to complete loading for Papeete, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and New 1 lwmoutli. MATATITA’S LOADING PORI’S. The Matatua is due at Dunedin about February 0 from London via Suva te discharge a largo quantity of Homo cargo. She will complete discharge at Timaru and Lyttelton, and will afterwards load wool and other products at Oamaru, Nelson, Wellington, and Auckland. The vessel Avill sail finally from Auckland about March 13 for London. Sllll'PlNG TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 27.—Sailed; Waipiata (8 p.m.), lor Lyttelton. NEW PLYMOUTH, January 28. Arrived; Nile (6 a.m.), Horn LwtteI'"WELLINGTON, January 27.—Arrived- Breeze (12.45 p.m.), Horn Wanganui; Pulpit Point (2.20 p.m.), from Auckland; P.aua (0 a.m.). Horn Bluff; Gale, from Lyttelton. Sailed: Corinna. (li p.m.), fur Dunedin; Progress (b pm.), for Dunedin; Huamn p.m.), for Auckland; Walnne O-oO ~m ) for Lyttelton; Kamona, lor Auckland; Hoinidalc, for Wanganui. .January 2S—Fairhiirn (3.50 a.m.), from Karauica; Arahnra (5 a.in.), from Nelson; Maori (7 a.m.), tram Lyttelton. Sailed; Athonic (7.10 a.m.), lor London. . , LYTTELTON, January 2i.—Arrived: Storm (1.50 p.m.), from Pictoii; Capo Cnnnorin (2.50 p.m.), irom .Picton; Katoa (8 p.m.), from Oamaru; Cygnet (8 p.m.), from Kaiknura. Sailed: Storm (6.20 p.m.), for Picton; Cydonia (5.30 p.m.), for Djmedin, Maori (5.15 p.m.). tor Wellington. January 28—Arrived : Waikounitl (0.15 a.m.'l. from Dunedin Calm (7.15). from Timaru; Kennedy (4.45), from Foxlmi; Tecs (7.20) from Clmthams. . .. BLUFF, January 28, Arrived. Manuka (10.25 a.m.), from Dunedin. SYDNF.Y .Jymiarv 26.—Sailed. Maknra (7.15 p.m.), for Wellington SYDNEY January 2/.—Sailed. Marama. for Auckland; Maunganin, ior Wellington. COLON, January 25.—Arrived; Port llunlor, from Liverpool. SAX FRANCISCO. January Jo.— Sailed: Tahiti, for Wellington. CURACAO, January 25.—Sailed; Malaron. for Wellington. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

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