SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21284, 13 December 1932, Page 1

SHIPPING

For daylight saving time, it will be necessary to add half an hour to the times given in the tables Mow. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 2.56 a.m., 3.22 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 3.G a.m., 3.32 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.46 a.m., 4.12 p.m. Dunedin: 4.16 a.m,, 4.42 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.53 p.m., rises to-mor-row 4.11' a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Set to-day 3.26 a.m., rises to-morrow 9.17 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 ».m. to-day

Weather.—ls, blu? sky; be, blue sky and de- ' tached clouds, c, cloudy; o. overcast; g, gloomy; u uglv; r, rain; s. snow; d, drizzle; p, passing thunder; f <og; tr mist; z, haze. Wind.—o calm; I light air; 2, slight breeze; 3. gentle b #*eze; moderate breeze; 5. fresh breeze; 6 ,irong bre-ze; 7 high wind; 8, gale; , 2 strong gale; Id, who!** gale; LI, storm; 12, hurricane Forecast. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at noon to-day.—Tho indications are for northerly winds, moderate and freshening ; there is a prospect of fair weather, probably becoming warmer later, with increasing haze and cloudiness; barometer falling slowly; seas moderate, tides poor. SAlLED.—December 12. • South Africa, m.t. (4 p.m.), 9,234 tons, Kyell Gran, for Melbourne. Tho Norwegian tanker South Africa left the Victoria wharf yesterday afternoon with the rest of her petrol and kerosene cargo from Los Angeles. She finishes discharge in Australia. The Orepuki. which is due on Thursday from Wellington, is to load out that day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Wingatui was to sail from Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due here on Thursday afternoon to unload and load general j cargo. She sails again on Saturday for ( Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. ( Tho Gale is due at Dunedin from | Lyttelton on Saturday. She loads and sails on Monday for Timaru, Lyttel- . ton, Wellington, Picton, and : Wanganui. : To-day the Onihi was to leave New : Plymouth for Westport, Timaru, and Dunedin. She is due hero on Sunday, and is to load cargo on Monday for • Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Welling- ■ ton. Nelson, and New Plymouth. The tanker Otokia, which has boon at i Wellington for some time past, will \ leave on Saturday for San Pedro via

Auckland to load fuel oil for Wellington. The Kini loads at Westport next Friday for Lyttelton, Oamaru, and Dunedin, being due at this port about December 21. THE FERRY SERVICE. 1 Tho Rangatira, from Wellington, ar- i rived at Lyttelton at 6.46 this morn- j ing and passengers and mails connected ■ with tho south express. PORT HUNTER’S DUNEDIN CARGO. Messrs H. L. Tapley and Company advise that the C. and D. liner Port Hunter arrived at Auckland at noon yesterday from New York via Auckland. She discharges her South Island cargo at Wellington, and the Dunedin portion is to be lifted by the Orepuki, which should land it here on Thursday morning. WAIHEMO FROM PACIFIC COAST. The Union Company advises that the Waibemo, from Pacific Coast ports, left Auckland yesterday for Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin for further discharge of her cargo. She is due hero about December 20. PERSONAL. Captain R. S. Durham is in command of the Port Hunter, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from New York via Auckland. THE WAIRUNA. The Union Company’s Wairuua was scheduled to clear Los Angeles on Sunday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, .Dunedin, and Australia. She is due at Auckland on January 5. REDUCTION IN FREIGHTS. Tho Westland Shipping Company, owners of the Chatham Islands steamer Tees, announce that, as a result of a conference between the company and the islanders, it has made a reduction, of approximately 10 per cent, in both outward and inward freights on all classes of cargo. PASSENGERS BY TEES. The Tees, which arrived at Lyttelton on Saturday morning from the Chatham Islands, brought the following passengers;—Mesdames Lewis, Gow, Miss Rewai, Master Watson, Messrs Coulter, Mitchell, Gubbins, and Price. WAHINE’S SMART TRIP. The Wahine, the departure of which from Wellington on Saturday night was delayed until 11 o’clock to enable woolbuyers from the Wellington wool sale to connect with the steamer, berthed at Lyttelton at 9 o’clock on Sunday morning after a smart trip of ten hours from wharf to wharf. During the latter part of the trip the Wahine encountered a strong south-westerly gale with thick rain. PORT HUNTER’S PASSENGERS. The C. and D. Line steamer Port Hunter, which arrived at Auckland on Thursday morning from London, New York, and Corpus Christ!,’brought the. following pasengers:—From London: Miss K. Holli’s, Mrs Milbank-Smith, Mrs C. M. Cornwall. From New York: Miss W. Alves, Miss H. Houghton. FIGUREHEAD AT NAVAL BASE. The figurehead of a female figure, taken from the wrecked barque Joseph Craig, has been received by Commander E. L. Berthon, officer in charge of the Devonport (Auckland) naval base, from Mr J. Wark, of Kohukohu, Hokianga, who some time ago saved it from being burned as firewood. It is now being restored by the carpenter and painter of H.M.S. Philomel, and will be added to the interesting collection of ships’ figureheads round tho grass plots at tho base. The Joseph Craig was an iron barque of 751 tons, and her original name was Dunblane. She was built at Glasgow in 1878. The vessel was purchased in 1908 by J. J. Craig Limited, and her name was then changed from Dunblane to Joseph Craig. About six months before she was wrecked—at Hokianga in 1914—she was purchased by the Huddart, Parker Company, which intended to run the vessel in the intercolonial coal, produce, and timber trade for a few months, and then convert her into ft coal hulk. She had the reputation of bonig one of the smartest sailing vessels sailing from Auckland, and she made several fast passages between New Zealand and Australia.

PASSENGERS FOR SYDNEY

The Union Company’s Marama, which loft Wellington on Friday afternoon for Sydney, took the following first class passengers:—Mrs Adennan, Mr Aderman, Miss L. V. Bates, Mr T. Bigg, Miss P. E. Barclay, Mr T. Bromley, Mrs Burt and child. Miss J. Borden, Mr C. A 1 fieri, Mr W. Aldrovandi, Mr J. Antill, Mr M. C. L. Brien, Captain H. W. Bold, Mr C. Bonnington, Mr J. H. Bcvan, Mrs L. Braham, Mr. and Mrs T. A. Bridgeman, Miss H. 0. Booth, Mr F. Bladen, Mr and Mrs R- Baxter, Miss B. Castagna, Mr JC. P. I Cox, Mr A. Cornelius, Miss I. Clark, Miss J. Cooper, Miss B. Curo, Miss D. Carlyslc, Miss P. H. Coombie, i Mrs L. C. Crarrock, Mrs G. M. Crouch, Master R. W. H, Crouch, Mr 0. Craddock, Mr N. Craswell, Mr J. Carah, Mr H. Coy, Miss E. F. Cathcart, Miss B. Cook, Mr W. C. Castle, Miss M. de Gunste, Mr I. del Chiaro, Mr A. de Gilo, Mr D. Dawson, Mrs M. Dobbie, Mr H. Dechow, Mr G. Demetri, Mrs K. Dodds. Mr W. Dine, Miss G. W. Earl, Mr W. R. Edridge, Mr A. Folli, Mr M. Fraillon, Mr Piorline, Mr A. Finlay, Miss E. L. Platt, Miss T. Foote, Miss M. E. Farrant, Miss C. Gray, Mr and Mrs A. Granfortc, Mr R. Glasheen, Mr A. Gagliardi, Mr S. J. Gambia, Mr H. Green, Mr E. Gibb, I Mr and Mrs A. C. Gordon, Miss J. L. Gordon, Mrs M. Gordon, Miss E. M. Griffiths, Miss P. Gilletti, Bro. H. C. Gore, Captain and Airs F. Govsky, Miss M. E. Hampton, Air H. S. Harrison, Air D. H. Hume, Airs P. L. Howarth, Airs AI. E. T. Hamilton, Mrs E. E. Hazelton, Mrs AI. Hale, Mr H. S. Hickman, Air W. Honey, Air R. Hood, Air and Mrs W. Hartley, Dr and Airs A. F. Hickey and two children, Aliss AI. Hislop, Aliss D. Hutchinson, Air and Airs Heiser and child, Aliss AI. Heffemlen, Aliss C. C. E. Howell, Miss , E. Hall, Airs H. J. Hankinson, Air j

H. J. Hankinson, Mr F. Izal, Mr N. Ingamels, Mr S. James, Mr G. H. Jackson, Miss S. A. Johnson, Mr T. A. Kinmont, Mr C. Kingston, Mr D. Kerr, Mr C. King, Miss E. Laing, Miss E. Lynch, Mrs M. Looney, Mr I C. S. Loughlin, Mr G. Livermore, Mr I and Mrs P. Mirassou, Mr E. Morgan*, I Mr and Mrs A. P. Montanan’, Mr J. 'Martin, Mr W. H. APNeight, Mr H. ! 0. Moore, Mr Alarone, Mr G. Miudo, I Miss E. Maxwell, Miss E. APCormack, Mrs S. MacKenzie and child, Miss L. M'Cullough, Miss F. Moroney, Miss E. Moroney, Miss E. Alassagni, Mr R. APKenzie, Dr E. N. Herrington, Mr W. May, Air D. Maxwell, Air F. H. S. Miller, Air H. H. Alerrington. Air J. Alanson, Mr and Airs H. Nortning, Airs L. O’Sullivan, Mr and Airs T. G. Oliver, Air J. Post, Mr S. W. Peterson, Air W. Pietre, Mr and Mrs A. Rossi. Aliss M. Rhodes, Aliss J. Rooney, Airs E. Ross, Aliss V. Rogers, Air F. M. Rigo, Mr G. Ramsay, Mr L. N. Schofield, Airs P. N. Skinner, Miss V. AI. L. Sellars, Mr and Airs Salthouse, Aliss K. Smith, Mr F. A. Shurrock, Aliss A. Smith, Airs J. Stewart, Mr E. H. Shelton, Air A. J. Tait, Miss E. Thomas, Mrs AI. Tant, Air E. V. Tonks, Aladame C. Valobra, Air G. Veevers, Mr H. G. Warburton, Mi 1 J. Wittmer, Mrs AI. C. Watson and child, Mrs J. M. Wilson, Air P. H. Wilson, Aliss G. Wilson, Air and Airs G. H. Walker and child, Air W. Wade, Air K. Watts, Mr R. Willoughby, Air E. Wynn, Air W. Wittmer, Mr E. AI. Wayling, Air G. Wahren, Air and Airs B. E. Watts, Aliss F. E. Watts, Air R. C. Young, Miss D. R. Alorton, Airs C. E. APCredie, Alaster W. D. APCredie, Brother M. P. Aloloney. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Aorangi, Dalcross, Alaui Pomare, Kalingo, Karetu, Port Sydney, Shinnoli Alaru, Waipahi, Yoseric. Laburnum. Wellington.—lonic, Kanna, Alatai, Alabama, Alakura, Niagara, Newton Elm, O. A. Knudsen, Pakeha, Pana, Port Hunter, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Tamahine, Wahine, Waihemo, Yarraville. Awarua.—-Karepo, Alaunganui, Port Brisbane, Sir J. C. Ross, South Africa, Waikouaiti. TELEGRAAIS AND CABLES. AUCKLAND, December 12.—Sailed : Waihemo (8 p.m.), for Napier. WELLINGTON, December 12.—Arrived: Port Hunter (noon), from Auckland; Wingatui (8.50 p.m.), from Auckland; Kaimai (midnight), from Gisborne. Sailed; Gale (3.10 p.m.), for Wanganui; Alakura (3.20 p.m.), for Napier: John (5.5 p.m.), for Wanganui; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttejton; Holmglen (9.15 p.m.), for Dunedin.

LYTTELTON, December 12.—Sailed: Tees (8.22 p.m.), for Chatham-Islands; Wahine (8.5 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, December 13.—Arrived: Canadian Leader (8.15 a.m.), from Dunedin.

SYDNEY, December 12.—Arrived ; Alelbourne Alaru, from- New Zealand, December 13—Arrived; Zealandia (6 a.m.), from Auckland; Alarama (7.15 a.m.), from Wellington. FREMANTLE," December 12.—Arrived : Oronsay, from London. LIVERPOOL, December 11.—Sailed: Cornwall, for Auckland.

(For continuation see Late News.)

r .jast quarter Dec. 21 7.52 a,m. New moon. Dec. 27 10.52 p.m. First quarter Jan. 4 3.54 a.m. Full moon Jan. 12 8.6 a.m.

Bar. Thar W. Well 1 ton—N.N.W. 3 30.20 60 0 Greyniouth—E. ... 2 30.27 58 B Christ’ ch—E. N. E. 6 30.07 62 B Tiniaru—N. 2 30.01 60 B Oamaru—N.E. ... 1 30.06 61 B C Dunedin—N.E. ... 2 30.01 57 C Queenstown—S.W. 1 30.03 68 B Nuggets—N.W. 4, 30.00 . 57 C Bluff—N.W. I 29.96 60 BC