SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21007, 22 January 1932, 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: 2.3 a.m., 2.30 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 2.13 a.m., 2.40 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.53 a.m., 3.20 p.m. Dunedin: 3.23 a.m., 3.50 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.52 p.m.; rises to-mor-row 4.47 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day 2.15 a.m., rises to-mor-row 8.2 p.m. THE WEATHER. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Wind.—o, calm; 1 light air; 2, slight breeze; з, gentle breeze; 4 moderate breeze; 5, tresh breeze; C. strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9. 'strong gale; 10. whole gale; 11, storm; 13 hurricane. Weather.—B, blue sky, be, blue sky and de* tached clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast; g, gloomy; и. ugly: r, rain: s, snow; d, drizzle: p. passing showers; h. had; q, squally; I, lightning; t, thunder; f, log; m, mist; z, haze Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day:—The , indications are for northerly moderate, freshening winds. There is prospect of fair weather, but after about ten hours appears likely to bo cloudy and unsettled, with rain following. Barometer falling slowly; seas and tides moderate, but sea increasing and tides decreasing. ' SAlLED.—January 21. Port Melbourne, s.s, (4.10 p.m.), 9,142 tons, J. Jack, for Picton. Tho Holmdalo, from Wanganui and Wellington; arrived this afternoon, arid is timed to sail again this evening, n expected arrival this afternoon was the Waipiata, which is timed to proceed to Bluff to-morrow and return on Tuesday to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. The John is due here on Monday, and will sail the same night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato. . [ To-morrow the Poolta is expected to leave Bluff and arrive here on Sunday to loaa the following day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth, and Westport, The Marine Department has received tho following radio message from Captain Burgess, of the Matai: —“ Expect to arrive 11.30 a.m. to-morrow to load stores on Monday for southern lighthouses.” Messrs H. L, Tapley and Co. advise that the Canadian Scottish is to sail finally from Dunedin on February 11 for New York, Boston, and Halifax. The Wingatui left Auckland at, 11 p.m. yesterday for Lyttelton, Wellington, Dunedin, and Timaru. She is due hero next Friday. A departure from Wellington last evening was the Kartigi for Lyttelton, Bluff, Launceston, and Melbourne to load a j tho last-named port and sail on February 3 for Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington.

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine, from Wellington, arrived at Lyttelton at 6.50 a.m. today, and passengers and mails connected with the express ’for the south.

OPAWA ARRIVES. r e New Zealand Shipping Company’s motor ship Opawa arrived from Liverpool via northern ports this after-noc-.i. and berthed at Victoria wharf to complete discharge of her cargo of general m. handiso from West Coast ports of Great Britain. Tho Opawa experienced a fine wont her run via the Cape of Good Hope, fuelling at Dakar. ANDREA LEAVES BALIK PAP AN. Tim tanker Andrea left Balik Papan on Tuesday for New Zealand ports. She is due at Auckland on February 7, RANGITIKI’S FINAL SAILING. It is announced that the Rangitiki will sail from New Zealand for England at noon on March 24, instead of on March 26, as previously advised. THE SCHOONER HUIA. The Nobel auxiliary schooner Huia was expected at Melbourne from Fremantle on Tuesday. The vessel will load explosives at Melbourne for Dunedin. Groymouth, Westport, and Auck- . land. She is due at Auckland in about three weeks’ time. THE CITY OP LINCOLN. The Federal Company has received cabled advice that the A. and A. Line chartered steamer City of Lincoln left New York on January 10, and Newport News on January 13, for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Australia. She is due at Auckland on February 18. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. Ampullaria, Bisca, Kalingo, H.M.S. Laburnum, Marama, Maunganui. Nahlin, Niagara, Otaio, Otbkia, Sierra, Sonoma, Tainui, H. 1 ' r Veronica, Wellington. Aorangi, Hertford, Huntingdon, Kaimirio, Kaponga, Kartigi, Mahana, Matakana, Pakeha, Port Fremantle, Port Melbourne, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitane, Rangitiki, Raranga, Remuera. Rotorua, Roxen, Tamahine, Ulimaroa, Wahine. Awarua.—Cathay, City of Dunkirk, Karamea, Makura, Matai, Mongolia, Monowai, Narbada, Paua, Wakakura, Waikouaiti.

TELEGRAMS AND CABLES

AUCKLAND, January 21.—Sailed: Roxen (6.10 a.m.), for Wellington; Wingatui (11 p.m,), for Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, January 21. Sailed: Calm (5.30 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Hertford (5.45 p.m,), for London; Kartigi (6.20 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Waimarino (8.10 p.m.), for Auckland; John fll'p.m.), for Dunedin. ■ LYTTELTON, January 21.—Arrived: Paua (3.30 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed: Kaimiro (3.30 p.m.), for Picton j Opawa (4.10 p.m.), for Dunedin; Waipahi (4.15 p.m.). for Wellington; Rangatira (8.20 p.m.), for Wellington; Totara (7.30 p.m,), for Wellington; Waipiata (8.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. OAMARU, January 21.—Arrived: H.M.S. Wakakura (7.30 p.m.), from Akaroa. January 22.—Sailed:,H.M.S. Wakakura (9 a.m.), for Dunedin, BLUFF, January 22.—Arrived: Narbada (7.15 a.m.), from Dunedin, SYDNEY,' January 21.—Sailed: Makura (5 p.m.), for Wellington.

(For continuation see Late News.)

Full moon Jan. 24 0.44 a.m. Now moon Feb. 7 2.15 a.m. First quarter Feb. 15 5.46 a.m. Full moon Feb. 22 1.37 p.m.

Bar. Ther, , W. Wellington . 0 29.93 65 BC Greyraonth—E. .. . 2 29.95 52 BO Christ’ch—N.E. 5 29.93 59 0 Timaru . 0 29.95 59 0 Oamaru—N.E. ... , 4 29.92 53 R Dunedin—N.E. ... . 1 29.88 55 0 Queenstown . 0 29.87 56 C Nuggets—N. . 3 29.89 54 BCZ Bluff—N.W. .. . 1 29.89 63 BC