SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22277, 2 March 1936, Page 1

SHIPPING

During the operation of summer time 30 minutes must be added to the times given in the following tables:— HIGH WATER. —To-morrow. — St. Clair; 11.7 a.m., 11.34 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 11.17 a.in., 11.44 ip.m. Port Chalmers :11.57 a.m., 12 p.m. Dunedin: 12 a.m., 12.27 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 6.56 p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.46 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sets to-day 12 p.m., rises to-mor-row 4.10 p.m. WEATHER REPORT.

Weather.—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; 1, lightning; C. thunder; 1. leg; m mist; z, haze. Wind.—o. calm; I, light air; 2, slight breeze; 3 gentle brseze; 4, moderate breeze; 6, fresh breeze; 6 strong breeze: 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. ARRlVED.—February 29. Holmglen, m.s. (2.15 p.m.), 432 tons, M'Arthur, from Wellington. —March I. Wnipiata, s.s. (9.45 a.m.), 2,826 tons, Lowe, from Bluff. Storm, s.s. (7.50 a.m.), 749 tons, Williams, from Wanganui via ports. SAILED.— February 29. Canadian Cruiser, s.s. (4 p.m.), 7,173 tons, J. E. Faulkner, for Lyttelton. Hertford, s.s. (5 ip.m.), 10,922 tons, Burton-Davies, for New Plymouth. —March I. Port Bowen, s.s. (9.40 a.m.), 8,267 tons, A H. Brown, for London Via Cape Horn and Passengers--For Montevideo Boyes,- Myj A. S. VNichoilvlfcr H.fA. ' Camplyfe Mrs H. V. AVeslnvopd and two children, Mr and Mi's L. R. Cole, Mr L. A. Read. For London: Mrs S. M. Smith, Mr I. L. Ward. Nftrbada, s.s. (9.50 a.m.), 8,988 tons, W. Hender, for Calcutta via Newcastle and Rangoon. Passengers: Mr R. A I Bagnell, Mr and Mrs J; E. Campbell, Mr and Mrs B. E. Bennett. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. I The interisland express steamer Wahine reachedJjyttelton from Wellington at 7 a.m. yilterday. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound. — Maunganui left Sydney on February 13 and Wellington on February 18 lor San Francisco via llarotonga and Papeete. She is due at San Francisco on March 6. • Aorangi left Sydney on February 28, and is to leave Auckland to-morrow for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Vancouver on March 20. Mariposa is to leave Sydney on Match 4 and Auckland on March 7 for Los Angeles and San Francisco via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at Los Angeles on March 2.1 and San Francisco on March 23. Makura is to leave Sydney on March L2 and Wellington on March 17 for San Francisco via Rnrotonga and Papeete. She is due at San Francisco I on April 3. Niagara is to leave Sydney on March 26 and Auckland on March 31 for Vancouver via Suva and Honolulu. She is due at Vancouver on April 17. Monterey is to leave Melbourne on March 28 'and Auckland on April 4 for San Francisco' via Suva, Pago Pago, and Honolulu. She is due at San Francisco on April 20. —Southbound. — Niagara left Vancouver on February °26 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Suva. She is due at Auckland on March 16 and Sydney on March 21. , Monterey is to leave Los Angeles on March 4 for Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva. Maunganui is to leave San Francisco on March 11 for Wellington a"d Sydney via Papeete and Rarotouga. he is due at Wellington on March 30 a,.d Sydney on April 4. The Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on March 25 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu and Sydney. She is due at Auckland on April 13 and Sydney on April 18. . The Mariposa is to leave Los Angeles on April 1 for Auckland and Sydney via Honolulu, Pago Pago, and Suva She is due at Auckland on April 1/ and at Sydney on April 20. The Makura is to leave San * raneisco on April 8 for Wellington arid Sydney via Papeete and Rarotouga. She is due at Wellington on April 27 and at Sydney on May 2. ABEL TASMAN FROM SYDNEY. Messrs Keith Ramsav Ltd. advise that the Abel Tasninn left Sydney on February 27 for Lytic..™ and Dimedin. She is due at tms port about March 6. HERTFORD SAILS. Having discharged the, local portion of her cargo from the Federal. Line steamer Hertford left Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon for New Plymouth to complete discharge. _______ CARGO FROM AUSTRALIA. The steamer Beninohr is scheduled to load at Port Kcmbla on March 9, coiiipletim' at Port Pine for Lytteltou, Timaru, Bluff, and fiort •Chalmers.

CANADIAN CRUISER SAILS. The Canadian Cruiser, after discharging cargo from Ha'«/ax and loading products, left Dunedin on Saturday for Lyttelton to continue loading. She will complete at Wellington, Napier, and Wanganui, and will sail finally from Wanganui roadstead on March 9 for New York, Boston, and Halifax. AKAROA AT AUCKLAND. The Shaw, Savill. and Albion liner Akaroa arrived at Auckland on Saturday from London and Southampton. She has passengers and mail for New Zealand and general cargo for discharge at Auckland and AVellington. CARGO FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA. The Omana was to leave Wellington on Saturday for Westport and Greymouth, thence to Launceston, Melbourne, and Adelaide. She will then load at Adelaide, Edithburg, and Melbourne for New Plymouth, Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. PORT HUNTER CLEARS BALBAO. Cabled advice has been received by the Port Line that the Port Hunter en route from Glasgow to New Zealand in ballast, cleared Balboa on the morning of February 25. She is due on the coast on March 23 to load Homeward. MOOLTAN'S PASSENGERS. The P. and 0. liner Mooltan, .which reached Sydney on February 20 from j London,, brought the following passen- j gers for New Zealand :—Mr Macmullen, Mr Pacey, Mr Piggott, Mr and Mrs Macdonald, Misses Alexander (2), Miss Milnes. TANKER GARONNE. The tanker Garonne arrived at Auckland on Saturday from Palembang with a cargo of bulk petrol for the Vacuum Oil Company. She will unload at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. PORT BOWEN FOR LONDON. Carrying a fair shipment of wool and frozen products, the P.ort Line steamer Port Bowen left Port Chalmers 3'esterday morning for London, via Cape Horn and Montevideo. She is also eanrying 10 passengers. Dr S. M. Smith is making the voyage as ship's surgeon. The Port Bowen is due at London on April 5. NARBADA SAILS FOR THE EAST^ The Union Company's chartered steani<jv Narbada; t Sfter being in dock '.. in for- «g^i^A ; j.;weeks rindergoinja; n iiSskteiisive .overhaul, loaded cargo al! Dunedin oh Saturday. She sailed yesterday morning for Newcastle, Rangoon, and Calcutta, carrying n number of passengers. The Narbada will load at Calcutta, Penang, Singapore, and Samarang' for' Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. THE CANADIAN CONSTRUCTOR. The Canadian Constructor was scheduled to leave Halifax on February 24 for Australia. Bluff, Dunedin, Lyttelton. and Wellington. She is due at Bluff about March 26. OAKBANK WITH PHOSPHATES. With a cargo of phosphates, the Andrew Weir Line motor ship Oakbank arrived on Saturday from Nauru Maud, via Lyttelton. She was berthed at the Ravensbourne wharf, where 3,200 tons of her freight will be discharged. The remainder will be discharged at Dunedin. The Oakbank left Nauru Island on February. 15 with 8,500 tdns of phosphates, 2,500 tons being unloaded at Lyttelton. She experienced fine weather until she reached Cook Strait last Tuesday evening, when a strong, south-westerly gale was encountered. Captain J. Robertson has command of the Oakbank. The officers are as follow:—Chief, Mr D. W. Woods; second, Mr D. G. Gale; third, Mr F. H Lamming; chief engineer, Mr A. G. M'Kissock; second engineer, Mr A. M. Sampson; third engineer, Mr D. Blackstock; fourth engineer, Mr W. Nutt; fifth engineer, Mr, J. Robertson; sixth, engineer, Mr J. E. Weatherilt; seventh engineer, Mr J. Brown. MARAMA'S LAST TRIP. The Union Company's Marama will leave Bluff to-night for Melbourne, and iier return to New Zealand will be her last trip in this season's MelbourneSouth Island-Wellington service. She is due in Melbourne on Friday, March 6, and leaves again for Bluff on Wednesday, March 11. The vessel is due at' Bluff four days later, and will then proceed to Dunedin (where she is due on March 17), Lyttelton, and Wellington. The Marama will commence running in the New ZealandSydney service on July 10. SLAG SHIPS. I Following are the expected movements of the basic slag ships the New Zealand Shipping Company is handling: The P.ensilva left Auckland on Wednesday for Ocean Island, passing out of the company's hands; the Antigone was expected to leave Auckland cm Saturday for New Plymouth where she is due to-morrow; the Tymeric arrived at Auckland on Friday from Antwerp, where she left on December 20; the Anglo-African arrived at Auckland on Wednesday from Antwerp, and is expected to he dispatched on Tuesday for Wellington, being due there on Friday; and the Simonside should leave Auckland on Wednesday for New Plymouth, where she is due on Saturday.

Additional shipping information will be found elsewhere.

Fall moon March 8 4.43 p.m. Last quarter March 16 8.5 p.m. New moon March 26 3.43 p.m. First quarter March 30 8.52 a.m.

Bar. Ther. Wea. Wellington—N. W. 4 29.73 63 0 G reymou tl>—E. 2 29.72 57 0 Christ’ch—E.N.E. 5 29.61 62 0 Timaru—E. 2 29.54 52 0 M Oainaru —N. 1 29.53 59 OMR Dunedin—N. 2 29.52 58 OF Queenstown —S. 1 29.57 54 0 R Nuggets—S.W. 2 29.52 54 OFR Bluff—S 4 29.54 54 ORN