SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 21632, 30 January 1934, Page 1

SHIPPING

The following times are New Zealand mean time. During the operations of summer time ?0 minutes should be added to them.

HIGH WATER. —To-morrow.— St. Clair: 2.30 a.m.. 3.12 p.m. Taiaroa Head: 3 a.m., 3.22 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.40 a.m., 4.2 p.m. Dunedin; 4.10 a.m., 4.32 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.45 p.m., rises to-mor-row 4.59 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT. The Dominion Meteorologist (Dr E. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day:—

Weatlici.—B, blue sky; be. blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy, o. overcast; g, gloomy; u, ugly; r, rain; s snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers h, hail; q, squally; I. lightning; t, thunder; f, fog; m, mist; z, haze. Wind.—o, cpiin; 1, light air; 2 slight breeze; 3. gentle breeze; *l, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8. gale; 9, stiong gale; JO. whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. Forecast. The following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office, Wellington, covering the southern district—Dunedin, Port Chalmers, Tapanui, Wjnton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki, Bluff, Halfmoon Bay:— The anti-cyclone centred east of the South Island has still further increased in intensity, the barometer at Chatham Island reading over 30.5 in. A fresh depression has reached South-eastern Australia. Forecast: Moderate north-east to northerly winds; weather fine and warmer; seas smooth to moderate. ARRlVED.—January 30. Holmdale, s.s. (12.30 a.m.), 681 tons, Copland, v via ports, ; ,,.-. v • SAlLED.—January 29. Ashburton, m.s. (5 p.m.), 5,047 tons, P. E. Crickmer, for Brisbane. Breeze, m.s. (5.25 p.m.), COO tons, J. B. Allsop, for Lyttelton. Holm glen, m.s. (6.20 p.m.), 432 tons, Mead, for Port Waikato via ports. Calm, s.s. (6.30 p.m.), 891 tons, M'Kenzie, for Wanganui via ports. Kini, s.s. (6.40 p.m.), 1 ; 388 tons, Collins, for New Plymouth via ports. COASTWISE MOVEMENTS. Calm, arrived yesterday morning and sailed last evening for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. Kini, sailed last night for Oainaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth. Holmglen sailed last night fqr Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Port Waikato. Holmdale, arrived shortly after midnight from Oamaru, and is to sail tonight for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. John, due from Wellington on Monday, and is to sail for Port Waikato via ports on the same day. Wingatui, arrived from Bluff early this afternoon. She is to sail at 9 p.m. for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Auckland. Totara, left Westport on Sunday, and is due at Port Chalmers to-morrow. She will come up to Dunedin on Thursday to load and sail on the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and New Plymouth. .Waipiata, is to leave Wellington tonight for Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is due on Thursday, and is to sail for the south on the same day. Returning to Dunedin on Monday, she will load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, Wellington, and Auckland. Poolta, is to load at Dunedin on Tuesday for Welligton, Napier. Gisborne, and Tauranga via Oamaru, Timaru, and Lyttelton. Storm, arrived from Bluff early this afternoon, and is to sail to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Gale, is due on February 5 from Wellington, and is to sail on the same day for the north. Breeze, from Glasgow, after discharging 250 tons of wattle hark yesterday, sailed for Lyttelton last night. ASHBURTON SAILS. The motor vessel Ashburton, which arrived on Saturday to discharge American cargo, sailed yesterday for Brisbane and Sydney to complete unloading. WAIKOUAITI FROM SYDNEY. The Union Company advises that the Waikouaiti is to leave Sydney for Bluff on Thursday. She will subsequently procee dto Dunedin, Timaru. and Lyttelton. She is due at Dunedin on February 7. MATAI’S. MOVEMENTS. The Government steamer Matai arrived in the Hauraki Gulf from East Coast lighthouses on Wednesday, and attended to buoys and beacons in the gulf. She arrived at Auckland on Friday afternoon, and will remain till next Thursday, when she will sail for northern lighthouses. HUNTINGDON TO-MORROW. The Huntingdon is due at Port Chalmers to-morrow to commence Homeward loading. She will later proceed to Napier, Gisborne, Auckland, Wellington, and Bluff to complete, leaving- the latter port on February 24 for London. It is expected she will reach her destination, on. April 6,

INTERISLAND SERVICE. The interisland express steamer Rangatira arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.45 a.m. to-day. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. PORT DENNISON’S PROGRESS. Having left Port Chalmers on January 6 for London, the Port Dennison cleared Montevideo on the afternoon of January 25. HERTFORD THROUGH PANAMA. Word has been received that the Hertford, en route from Lyttelton to London, Avonmouth, Liverpool, and Glasgow, passed through the Panama Canal on January 20. PASSENGER LISTS. —Maloja from London. — The following passengers by the P. and O. liner Maloja, which arrived at Sydney on January 25, have booked through to New Zealand :- —Mr and Mrs Lawrence, .Mr and Mrs Douglas, Mr and Misses (2) Upton, Miss Donald, Miss Webb, Mr and Mrs Tait, Miss Massey, Mr Gordon, Mr Campbell, Miss Thevenard, Mrs Wood, Mr Wood, Miss Vestey, Mr Cotter, Mr Abbott, Mr Smith, Mrs and Misses (2) Cardwell. —Hobson’s Bay from London.— The following passengers for New Zealand travelled by the Aberdeen and Commonwealth liner Hobson’s Bay, which was due at Sydney yesterday from London:—For Auckland: Mr C. J. Forward, Miss E. Simpson, Mr W. A. Wyer, Mr J. Acheson. For Wellington : Miss M. Fountain Barber, Mr T. Hodgkinson, Miss B. Danziger, Mr A. 10. Hurley. For Dunedin: Mrs Y. M. Bell. BENCRUACHAN FOR NEW ZEALAND. The Benoruachan left Middlesbrough on January 16 in ballast for Port Kembla, where she will coal. She will leave Port Kembla for New Zealand ports to load wool for England. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland.—Canadian Scottish, City of Los Angeles, Cornwall, Discovery 11., H.M.S. Diomede, H.M.S. Dunedin, Fordsdale, Ruahine, H.M.S. Veronica, Waipahi, Wanganella, Zealandic. Wellington. Cambridge, Golden Bear, Kalingo, Karepo, Kent, Lurlioe, Mahia, Marama, Maui Pomare, Northumberland, Orari, Port Hunter, Port Melbourne, Rangatira, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Tamahine, Taranaki, Wahine. Awarua. —Abel Tasman, Ashburton, Bear of Oakland.' Brisbane ,s|.aru, ,Ca;axwli,an, Jjeader.i.GiV'k %'gdpn,^aedb .Riipptt akhta, ’Mahngahm: Monowai, Nifrnada,’'Strathaird, Waikouaiti, H.M.S. Wafeakura. TELEGRAPHIC ADVICE. WELLINGTON, January 29.—Arrived; Golden Bear (7.35 p.m.), from Auckland. Sailed: Futurist (7.30 a.m.), for Cook Strait; Tamahine (2.50 p.m.), for Picton; Inaha (4.35 p.m.), for Paten; Koutunui (4.35 p.m.), for Patea; Echo (4.50 p.m.), for Blenheim; Talisman (5.20 p.m.), for Nelson; Matangi (7.35 p.m.), for Nelson; Rangatira (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Marama (8 p.m.), for D’Urville Island. LYTTELTON, January 29.—Sailed: Wahine (8.20 p.m.), for Wellington. OAMARU, January 30.—Arrived : Kini (6 a.m.), from Dunedin. BLUFF, January 29.—Arrived: Storm (7.20 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed; Storm (3:30 p.m.), for Dunedin; Wingatui (7.30 p.m.), for Dunedin. SYDNEY, January 29.—Arrived : Marinosa. from Auckland. LONDON, January 27.—Arrived ; Norfolk, from Napier; Port Gisborne, from Wellington. . GLASGOW, January 27,—Sailed: Kia Ora, for New Zealand; Otaio, for Auckland.

SHIELDS, January 27.—Arrived: Port Curtis, from New Zealand. PANAMA, January 27.—Arrived: Tainui, from Dunedin. . COLON, January 27.—Arrived : Rangitiki, from London. _ VANCOUVER, January 27.—Arrived : Aorangi, from Auckland. (For continuation see Late New*.)

Full moon Feb. 1 9.56 p.m. Last quarter Feb. 7 8.62 p.m. New moon Feb. 14 12.13 p.m. First quarter Feb. 21 5.35 p.m. Set to-day 3.52 a.m., rises to-mor-row 7.51 p.m.

Bar. Ther. Wea. Wellington—N.E. 3 30.35 65 BC Greymoutb—E. 4 30.26 63 BC Clirist’ch—N.E. 6 30.42 61 B C Timaru—E. 2 30.42 58 0 Oamaru—N. 5 30.40 59 BC Dunedin —N.E. 4 30.34 58 B Queenstown —S. 1 30.37 58 B Nuggets—N. 4 30.30 60 B Bluff—N.W. 1 30.29 63 B