SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 20981, 21 December 1931, Page 1

SHIPPING

During the period of daylight saving it will be necessary to add half an hour to the times given in the tables below. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. —■ St. Clair: a.in., 0.18 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 0.6 a.m., 0.28 p.m. Port Chalmers: 0.46 a.m., 1.8 p.m. Dunedin; 1.16 a.m., 1.38 p.m.

THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.58 p.m., rises to-moiv row 4.14 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day 1.24 a.m., rises to-mor-row $.35 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr K. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—. Bar. Thor. W.

Wiml.—o calm; 1, lijlit air; B, alight breez*; з, genlls orerze; 4, moderate breeze; S, fresh breeze; B. strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong" gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; IS, hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky; be, blue iky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast; g, gloomy; и, ugly; r, rain; s, sitosv; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h, hail; q, squally; 1, lightning; t, thunder; f, fog: m. mist; t, haze. Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The indications are for winds, northerly, moderate, hut freshening; there is a prospect of fair weather; weather will probably become warmer, but later cloudy and unsettled, with rain following; barometer, falling slowly; seas moderate; tides good. ARRIVED. —December 20. Waipahi, s.s. (10.20 p.m.), 1,783 tons, Dalgleish, from Gisborne via ports. —December 21. Holmdale. s.s. (7.25 a.m.), 681 tons, Holm, from" Wanganui via Wellington'. SAILED. —December 19. Gale, s.s. (6.10 p.m.), 567 tons, M’Kenzie, for Wanganui via ports. The Holmdale arrived this morning from Wellington to load and sail this evening for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. '

The Waipahi, which came in last night from Gisborne via ports, was loading cargo to-day ready to sail at 11 p.m, for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gishorne. The Dpi hi is to load out hero on Thursday for Oamaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and Now Plymouth.

Tho Gale is due at Dunedin on Christmas Day from Bluff. B'ie will load cargo and sail next Monday for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The John is fixed to load here next Monday for New Plymouth and Waikato via ports. NEW ZEALAND WITH OIL. : The Texas Oil Company’s tanker New Zealand arrived at Auckland from Los Angeles yesterday morning. She has bulk oil for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, aqd Australia, and is due here early next week. TAMAROA AT SOUTHAMPTON. The Shaw, Savill Tamaroa, which sailed from Auckland on November 14 for Southampton and London, arrived at Southampton on Thursday morning. WAIHEMO HERE CHRISTMAS DAY. The Waihomo, from the Pacific Coast via northern ports, is due at Dunedin on Christmas Day to unload cargo. She sails next Monday for Bluff. ARGUS AT, COLON. Holm and Co.’s new motor ship Argus, at present en route to New Zealand, was due at Colon on Thursday from Jamaica, after having made a trip round the West Indies. She is now due at Wellington about the end of January to take up tho running of the Progress in the Dunedin-Welling-ton-New Plymonth-Port Waikato service. PERSONAL. Captain Donald MacDonald took command of the Kartigi at Wellington on Thursday, relieving Captain J. Rankine for holiday leave. Mr J. B. Gibson lias joined the Knpouga as second officer, relieving Mr R. Ainsworth for holidays. Mr N. M. Bonetti has rejoined the Waimarino as chief officer after holiday leave. DANGER TO NAVIGATION. The Secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department has received the following communication from the supervisor of tho Radio Station “The Sydney'Radio Station, at 10.5 u p.m. yesterday, broadcast the following message; Wooden lighter awash sighted 2 p.m. to-day, two and a-half miles due east of Sydney Heads; dangerous to navigation.” PASSENGERS ON COMORIN. The following passengers for New Zealand arc travelling by the P. and O. liner Comorni, which arrived at Perth from London on Wednesday, and is due at Sydnev on December 24 : For Auckland: Sir George and Lady

Elliot, Mr G. P. Elliot, Mr Jgmes Gibbins, Mr and Mrs Gibbms, Dir and Mrs J. Oag, Mr J. Oag, Mr and Mrs E. Stansfield, Miss H. StansfieW. For Dunedin: Mr M. J. Croft, Miss E. Gooclall (joining at Colombo), Miss Z. ,S. Croft. PASSENGERS ON HOBSON’S BAY. The following passengers for New Zealand are travelling by the Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line steamer Hobson’s Bay, which is due at Sydney from London to-day: For Auckland: Mr E. Wardle, Miss M. Aitchison, Mrs K. Garraway and daughter, Mr J• C. Wilmot, Mrs S. T. Davies. For Wellington: Miss M. Townsend. Miss P. R. Exley, Mrs A. Darts, the Misses M. and J. Hendrickson. For Lyttelton Mrs J. W. Hillary and family. For Gisborne: Mr W. Newton. For Dunedin: Miss M. R. Mason, Mr F. E. M. Warner, Mr and Mrs E. L. Saunders, Mrs A. Greenfield, Mr and Mrs G. H. Monk, Mr H. Dickson. GOLDEN CLOUD CANCELLED. The local, agents for the O. and O. Line have received advice that, o\vi n S to tho small amount of cargo offering, the ; sailing of the steamer Golden Cloud, which was scheduled to leave Los Angeles on December 31 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia, has been cancelled. If sufficient cargo is offering the steamer Golden Bear, which is scheduled to leave Los Angeles on January 15 for Australian ports, will call at New Zealand on route. The Swedish steamer Roxen is scheduled to leave Los Angeles on December 24 for Auckland, Wellington, and Australia, and the Union Company’s steamer Wairuna is scheduled to clear Los Angeles on January 15 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Dunedin, Melbourne, and Sydney, and also probably for Lyttelton. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. Canadian Challenger, Cumberland, Glenbank, Golden Cross, Marama, Maui Pomare, Manugamu, Southern Cross, Ventura, Waikawa, Witte Zee, Zwarte Zee. Chatham Islands. Hertford, Port Fremantle. Wellington. Aorangi, Benlawera, Fazen, Mataroa, Niagara, Poolta, Northumberland, Port Huon, Rangatira, Rangitane, Rangitata, Sierra, Tairoa, Tamahine, Ulimaroa, Wahine. Awarua. —Ballarat, Brunswick, Gpmorin, Kaimiro, Mongolia, Wainui. TELEGRAMS.

AUOKLANDirt-DeCemberjlO.— Sailed: Glenbank (12.25 p.m.), for Nauru. December 20—Arrived: Matakana (7.40 a.m.), from Liverpool; Kaponga (9.20 a.m.), from Wellington; New Zealand (9.26 a.m.), from Los Angeles; TTsnaren- (1.20 p.m.), from .Los Aiigeles; Tofua (5.45 p.m.), from Suva. WELLINGTON, December _ 19. Sailed: Holmdale (5.5 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. December 20—Arrived: Rangatira (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Foxton (8 a.m.), from Patea; Waimarino (8.30 a.m.), from Auckland; Port Waikato (10.45 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Waihemo (1 p.m.), from Napier. December 21— Arrived: Faxen (3.30 a.m.) and Raranga (7 a.m.), from Auckland. LYTTELTON, December 19.—Arrived: Rahgatira (6.45 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Port Waikato (4.5 p.m.), for Wellington; Rangatira (8.25 p.m.), for Wellington. December 20— Arrived: Wahine (7 a.m.), from Wellington. . TIMARU, December 20.—Arrived; Gale (6 a.m.), from Dunedin. SAN FRANCISCO, December 19. Arrived; Mnkura, from Auckland. KINGSTON, December 19.—Arrived: Tainui, from London. LONDON, December 18.—Arrived; Tamaroa, from Auckland. Sailed: Remnera, for Wellington.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Full moon Doc. 86 10.68 a.m. Last quarter Jan. 1 0.68 p.m. New moon Jan. 8 10.59 a.m. First quarter •Jan. 1C 8.25 a.n*.

Wellington—S.E. 3 29.75 58 BC Grey mouth—E. ... 2 29.75 63 B Ch’ch—E.N.E. ... 2 29.73 59 BO Timaru—N. ... ... 2 29.72 62 0 Oamaru—N. ... ... 1 29.71 62 C Dunedin—N.E. ... 2 29.70 56 B Queenstown 0 29.67 59 B Nuggets—N.W. ... 2 29.70 60 BCZ Bluff—N.W. 1 29.68 56 B