SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 19778, 31 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: 10.38 a.m., 11.8 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 10.48 a.m., 11.18 p.m. Port Chalmers: 11.28 a.m., 11.58 p.m. Dunedin: 11.58 a.m., midnight. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.43 p.m.; rises to-mor-ie row. 5.1 a.m. si PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sets to-day, midnight; rises to-mor-row, 3.49 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied, the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind.—C, calm; 1 a, light air; si b, slight breeze; g b, gentle breeze; in b, moderate breeze; { b, fresh breeze, sir b, strong breeze; h w, high wind; g, gale; s g, strong gale; w g, whole gale; storm; h, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear nr heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; I*', foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; 1., lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole rky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow’; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr lil. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day;—The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, but chiefly moderate easterlies; there is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, also cloudy to overcast .and misty; barometer little movement; sea moderate, ' tides good. Al!RlVED.—January 31. Breeze, s.s, (10.30 a.m.), 542 tuns, M'Kcnzie, from Lyttelton. SAILED. —January 30. Opihi, s.s. (11.50 p.m.), 1,117 tons, Gray, tor Timaru. SAlLED.—January 30. Culoma, s.s. (4.15 p.m.), 3,517 tons, W. Stevens, for Sydney. Progress, s.s. (8.15 p.m.), 353 ions. Hay, for Port Waikato via ports. Oreti, s.s. (9 p.m.), 174 tons, MTCenzie, tor Invercargill and Port Craig THE FERRY SERVICE. The terry steamer Wahine. irom Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6,40 a.m. to-day, passengers and mails; connecting with the first express. The Comma was to sail this alternoon for New Plymouth via ports. Scheduled to leave Lyttelton this afternoon, the Waipiata is due hero tomorrow. After loading she will sail on Thursday for Auckland via ports. Leaving Gisborne to-morrow, the Kahika is duo at Dunedin on Saturday. She will load out on Monday for Napier and Gisborne via ports. | The Breeze arrived this morning, and I; sails this afternoon for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Cydonia sailed last night lor Sydney and Melbourne to discharge the remainder of her Canadian cargo. The Progress came up from Port Chalmers yesterday for cargo, and sailed last evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, and ' Wellington to complete loading lor New Ely mouth and Port Waikato. The trawler Taratahi is expected to i leave Port, Chalmers to-day for _ Bluff. ; 'Plie Storm is due at Dunedin on Thursday fyom Lyttelton to load lor Wanganui and way ports. 1 An arrival at Auckland on Sunday 1 evening was the Hnleric with a cargo ( of raw .sugar from Java. The steamer Indianola, irom Casa Blanca, Morocco, with a cargo of phosphates, passed through the Suez Canal on January 11 en route to Auckland and .Lyttelton. She is due at the northern port on about February 12. 'The Canadian Prospector leaves Napier to-day for Auckland to complete loading for New York, Halifax, and Boston. The Kurow is to leave Auckland about February 7 with general cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bind. The Federal liner Middlesex is due at Auckland on Sunday from London. She will complete discharging her cargo at New Plymouth, and commence loading at the same port for the United States, London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool. Her subsequent loading ports arc Wanganui, Wellington, Napier, and Auckland. The vessel is expected to sail from Auckland on March 10. The new Richardson liner Pukeko was to leave Glasgow for Napier about tha end of this month. She is somewhat larger than, hut similar in design, to the company’s steamer Pnkura, and will be used in the Auckland-East Const bays cargo service. TURAKINA’S MOVEMENTS. The Federal liner Turakina is to leave Liverpool on March 3 with general i cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. The vessel should arrive at Auckland about April 9. CUMBERLAND FOR PORT CHALMERS. i The New Zealand Shipping Company 1 reports that the Cumberland is expected at Port Chalmers about February 10 to load wool for the United Kingdom and the Continent. She will s sail from this port on February 22 for 1 London via Panama. •' i ARAWA AT WELLINGTON. 1 The Shaw, Savill and Albion Com- j pany reports that'the Arawa arrived at , Wellington yesterday from Liverpool . via Auckland to continue discharging Home cargo. She is to leave Welling- , ton about Thursday for Lyttelton and i Dunedin to complete discharge. The vessel is expected at this port about February 7. TRANSPACIFIC CARGO SERVICE. { The following movements of, vessels i engaged in transpacific cargo service 1 are announced by 'the Union Com- 1 c pany' i

Waikawa, from British Columbia ports, was expected to leave San Francisco on January 29 for Los Angeles to complete loading for Papeete, Napier, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluft, and New Plymouth. Waitemata, from Sydney via Suva, Evas due at Vancouver on January 2(5. She proceeds thence to San Francisco and Los Angeles to complete loading ior Apia, Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne, and Sydney. ! Wairuna, from Melbourne, was due at Beauty Point on January 27. She proceeds thence to Sydney on the 28th iust. to complete discharge of her inward cargo. Hauraki was expected to clear Sau Francisco on January 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. She is due at Auckland about February 19. Waiotapu, from Pacific Coast, arrived at Auckland on January 29. She is expected to clear Auckland to-day for .Wellington, thence Melbourne and Sydney.

i Waihemo left Auckland on Saturday I lor Vancouver and San Francisco. She lif due at Vancouver about February • 23, C. AND D. LINE LOADINGS. The agents of the C. and D. Line advise that the Port Melbourne was . due at Napier yesterday from Port ; Kembla to commence loading for London. The vessel will subsequently load at Waikokopu, Gisborne, and other New Zealand ports. Tile Port Bowen has been fixed to load on the New Zealand coast towards the end of February for London and West of England ports. She is to sail finally from Auckland on March 2. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Luccric, Tofua, Mulalua, City of Bath, Waihemo, City of Delhart, Cross Keys, Aorangi, Gallic, Kairanga, H.M.S. Diomede, and Northumberland. Chatham Islands.—Surrey, Athenic, Canadian Challenger. Wellington.—Maori, Wahinc, Tamahine, Arahura, Ngaio, Niagara, Makura, Port Melbourne, Cape Comorin, Karctu, Tairoa Gallic, Mamilius, Kaponga, Kartigi, Canadian Prospector, Tainui, Matatua, Kurow, Port Caroline, and Pulpit Point. Awarua.—Tahiti, Manuka, Cydonia, Sussex, N.T. Nielsen, Alonso, Sir.J. C. Ross, and C. A. Larsen. SHJPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 3(1. —Arrived: Kamona (12.10 p.m.), from Wellington; Canopus (4.3 U p.m.), from Westport; Middlesex (4.3(1 p.m.), from Loudon. January 31—Arrived: Cambridge (8.10 a.m.), from Liverpool; Marama (8.15 a.m.), from Sydney. Sailed; Tainui (6.5 U a.m.), for Tokomaru Bay. NAPIER, January 30.—Arrived : Port Melbourne (1.30 p.m.), from Syoney. Sailed: Gallic (11 p.m.), for Gisborne. WESTPORT, January' 31.—CumberWESTPORT, January 31. Arrived. liumberland (9.30 a.m.), from Napier. Sailed: Northumberland (6 a.m.), for Auckland. WELLINGTON, January JO. —Arrived : Arawa (12.25 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Calm (1.35 p.m.), icr Picton; West Elcajon (2.50 p.m.), lor Lyttelton; Cape Comorin (4 p.m.), for Napier; Wahinc (7,50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Cygnet (8.5 p.m.), for Kai-] koura; Karetu (11 p.m.), for Westport. | January 31. Arrived: Regains (3.55 I a.m.), from Tarakohc; Ngaio, (5.25 a.m.), from Nelson; Arahura >,0.35 a.m.), from Nelson; Invercargill id.so a.m.), from Wanganui: Kapiti (7.35 ja.m.), from Wanganui; Maori (7 a.m ), from Ly tel ton; Ruahiiie (1.20 a.m.), | from Lyttelton; Maunganui (7 a.m.), from Sydney. d/TTTELTON, January 30.—Sailed: Jorm (3.40 p.m.), for Wellington, Ruahine (4.20 p.m.) for Wellington; Totara (1.55 p.m.), for Wellington; MancTi'ifer Merchant (5.5 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wairuna (G. 15 p.m.). for Blenheim; Breeze (1 p.m.), for Dunedin; Maori (8,20 p.m.), lor Wellington. January 3t Arrived; Wahine ('(>.4o a.m.)," from Wellington. BLUFF. January 30. —Sailed: Manuka (5.20 p.m.), for Melbourne; Sussex (8.45 n.m.), for Sydney. LONDON. January 29.—Arrived; Tongariro, from Lyttelton. (T'or continuation see Late Shipping.)

Full moon Feb. 6 8.44 a.m. Last quarter Feb. 14 6.35 a.m New moon Feb. 21 9.11 a.m. First quarter Feb. 28 2.51 p.m.

Bar. Ther. VV. Well’ton—N.E., I a ;io.3S 70 B Greymouth—E., g b 30.30 63 BC Christxh—S.E., g b 30.38 69 OA Timaru—E., f b 30.36 65 U Oamaru—N.E., g b 30.33 66 C Dunedin—N.E., m b 30.31 66 BC Queenstown —Calm 30.29 68 C Nuggets—Calm 30.27 64 E Bluff—Calm 30.24 63 C