SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 20256, 17 August 1929, Page 1

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. . , —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 0.46 a.m., 1.11 p.m.' Taiaroa Head: 0.56 a.m., 1.21 p.m, Port Chalmers: 1.36 a.m., 2.1 p.m. Dunedin; 2.6 a.m., 2.31 p.m. —Monday.— St. Clair; 1.34 aim., 1.56 pan. Taiaroa Head: 1.44 a.m., 2.6 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.24 a.m.,, 2.46 p.m. Dunedin: 2.54 a.m., 3.16 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 5.20 p.m., ruw* to-mor-row 7.4 a.m. ■ Sets to-morrow 5.21 p.m., rises Monday 7.2 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOOX.

Set to-day 5.31 a.m., rises to-mor-row 3.43 p.m. Set® to-morrow 6.16 a.in., rises Monday 3.48 p.xn. WEATHER REEORT. Tim dominion meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 'J a.m. tc-day:—

Wind.—o, calm; I,' light air; 2, slight breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 3, strong gale; 10, whole gale; H. storm; 15, hurricane. Weather,—B, blue syk; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c. cloudy; o, overcast; g, gloomy; dull; u. ugly, threatening; r, continuous or steady rain; s, snow; d* drizzle; p, . passing showers; h, hail; q, squally; I, lightning; I, thunder; f, log; m, mist; z, haze. Forecast. The dominion meteorologist (Dr IS. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are for northerly winds, strong to gale, after about twenty hours backing by north to west; the weather will probably prove squally and changeable, rain probable and snow in high country, but after about twenty hours the weather will probably become colder ; barometer unsteady j but rising shortly; seas heavy, tides good. ARRIVED.—August 17. Calm, s.s. (11.15 a.m.). 592 ions, Sfanson, from Wanganui via ports. SAlLED.—August 16. Plume, tanker (noon), 8,621 ions. Ramsay, for San Francisco. ■ Waipiata' s.s:'v.(sV2o p.m.), 2,826 tons. Eiders, for Bluff.

Arriving this morning from Bluff the Calm. was loading to-day to sail again to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton. Wellington, and Wanganui. Last evening the Waipiala left lor Bluff to finish discharging her cargo loaded in the north. The vessel is to return to this port on Tuesday to take in cargo for'Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The tanker Plume left yesterday for San Francisco direct. This afternoon the -Waikouaiti was due from Sydney. She brings coal and general cargo for this port, and the whole of her freight will be unloaded hen-;, The Knhika •is due here on Monday to load and sail the same day (or Napier and Gisborne via ports. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Waiiine, from I Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.45 a.m. to-day. and passengers and mails connected with'the south express. BROCKABECK REPORTED. Reported to have cleared Mauritius last Monday the steamer Brockaheck is on route from the Seychelles Islands with phosphates for New Zealand. , Her ports of discharge have not yet been announced. KENT LEAVES COLON. En route from Auckland to London, Avonmouth, Glasgow, and Liverpool, the Federal Line steamer Kent is reported to have sailed from Colon on August 11. She sailed from Auckland on July 19. RIMUTAKA’S PASSENGERS. The Rimutaka, 'which was duo at Auckland to-day from London and Southampton, carries the following passengers for New Zealand; —Mr and Mrs W. Hindis, Mr and Mrs G. H. Piper, Master G. W. Piper, Mrs B. GardeHanscn, Miss E. and Master H. GardeHanson, Mrs R. M. Black, Mrs J. M. U. ivrCulloch, the Rev. J. R. Wilford, Misses M. G. Draper. E. M. Gifkins, C. Holdswortlr. A. C. O’Neill, R. Paten, Messrs R. R. Baret, G. L. Tacon; and seventy-four third class. KIA ORA RETURNING. [Pks United Press Association.! WELLINGTON, August 1(3. About noon to-day word was received by the ship’s company (Shaw, Savill) from Captain J, Kenworthy that the Kia Ora was putting back to Wellington to remedy a certain defect discovered since the ship went to sea. The Kia Ora left Wellington on Thursday for London via Cape Horn laden with frozen meat and dairy produce. The defect is not of a serious nature, hut the vessel’s return is a precaution in view of the long voyage ahead. CANADIAN CHALLENGER REPORTED. En route from Montreal to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, and Dunedin, the Canadian Challenger lias been reported to have passed Panama She is due at ; Auckland about September 10, and at this port about September 22.

RARANGA AT - AUCKLAND. Telegraphic adyico, is to the effect; that the S.S. and A. steamer Raranga. arrived at Auckland early yesterday afternoon from Liverpool. The steamer discharges cargo at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night and Sunday:— Auckland.—Kalingo, Waiotapu, Waihemo, Dunrobin, Tofun, Canadian, Conqueror, Port Alma, Maui Pomare, Newton Pine, Brunswick, Golden Cross, Southern Cross, Waipahi. Chatham Islands—Karamea, ’ Huntingdon, Tasmania. Wellington.—Maori, Wahine, Ngaio, Arahura, Kia Ora, Kairanga, Tourvillo, Maheno, UHmaroa Tairnii, Hertford, Hauraki, Cumberland, Manuka, Port Gisborne, Lumen. Awarua—Mataioa, Kartigi, Plume* Tahiti, Mannganui, Pipiriki. MOVEMENTS BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, August 16.—Arrived Raranga (1 p.m.), from Liverpool.; Sailed: Dunrobin (6 p.m.), for Westport; Foxton (6.15 p.m.), for Wellington; Wingatui (8 p.m.), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH, August 17.—Arrived: Northumberland (8 a.m.), from Dunedin. WELLINGTON, August 16.—Arrived: Storm (2 p.m,), from Lyttelton; Progress (7.10 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Storm (11 p.m.), for Picton”— August 17—Arrived: Arahura (5 a.m.), from Nelson; Maori (7.10 a.m.), from Lvttelton. “LYTTELTON, August 16.—Arrived: Kamona (12.50 p.m.), from Westport; Totara (1.25 p.m.). from Wellington. Sailed: Holmdale (3.30 p.m.), for Wellington; Kaponga (4.30 p.m.), for Greymouth; John (6.10 p.m.), for Wellington; Maori (7.45 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF. August 17,—Arrived: Waipiata (5.55 a.m.), from Dunedin. SYDNEY, August 16—Sailed: Ulimaroa. for Wellington.—August 17— Arrived: Makura (6.30 a.m.), from Wellington. SUVA, August 15.—Sailed: Tofua, for Apia. TACOMA, August 16.—Sailed: Golden Cloud, for Auckland' via Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

(For continuation see Late News.)

Ful! moon Aug. 20 9.12 p.lQ. Last quarter Aug. 28 7.32 a.in. New moon Sept. ,3 11.17 a.m. First quarter Se^vt. 11 10.27 a.m.

Bar. Ther. W. Wellington—N.W. 9 29.72 55 0 Q Greymouth—W. 3 29.78 53 0 Christ’ch—W.N.W. 7 29.52. GO B'C Timaru—N.W. ... 5 29.42 53 B Oamaru—N.W. ... 4 29.39 61 B Dunedin ... ... 0 29.35 54 B Queenstown—N, 1 29.48 45 BC Nuggets—N.W. ... 1 29.40 51 B Bluff—W. 5 29.43 49 P