SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22524, 17 December 1936, Page 3

SHIPPING

The times given in the following tables are standard, and half an hour must be added to each to convert it to daylight saving time. HIGH WATER. —To-morrow, — St. Clair: 5.4 a.m., 5.28 p.m. Taiaroa Head; 5..‘14 a.m., 5.58 p.m. Port Chalmers: 0.14 a.m., 6.38 p.m. Dunedin: 6.44 a.m., 7.8 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.56 p.m., rises to-morrow 4.12 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. First quarter Dee. 21 10.59 p.m. Full moon Dee. 29 3.42 a.m. Last quarter .Jan. 5 10.55 a.m. New moon Jan. 13 4.17 a.m. Sets to-day 10.4 p.m., rises to-morrow 8.17 a.m. WEATHER REPORT.

The Government Meteorologist (Dr F. Kidson) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wtathcr.-B, blur sky; be, blur »ky tni itlathed cleuds; c, cloudy; •, overcast; £, gloomy; u, uglv, •, cam; t. stiow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; h hail, q, squally; 1, lightning; t, thunder; f, cog; m, mist: r, haze. Wind.—*, calm; 1, light air; t, slight breeze; #, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze; a. fresh breeze; 6. strong breeze; 7, high wind; *. gale; *, strong gale; 16, whole gale; H, storm; hurricane, SAILED. —December 16. Holmlea, s.s. (6 p.m.), 555 tons, Kanerva, for Port Waikato. DUE. —To-morrow. — Waiotapu, Pacific ports via Lyttelton. —Saturday.— Breeze. Wellington. . Port Bowen, New York via northern ports. TO SAIL. —Saturday.— Waiotapu, Sydney and Melbourne. Holmdale, Wanganui via ports. IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Vessel. Berth. Southland Port Chalmers (laid up). Kiwitea Port Chalmers. Ranui Rattray street. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal. — Holmlea sailed last evening for Wellington, New Plymouth, and Port Waikato via Timaru and Lyttelton. Breeze is due on Saturday to load for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. -. Waipiata was to leave Wellington at noon to-day for Lyttelton. Dunedin, and Bluff. She is expected here on Sunday, tq sail on. Monday for Bluff. Holmdale is to leave Wellington on Monday for Dunedin direct. She is expected here on ’Wednesday and will load the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton. Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Port Whangarei is to leave Auckland to-morrow for Dunedin via Wellington and Lyttelton. Sho is due here next Wednesday, and will sail the same day for Auckland, Tauranga, and Whangarei via ports. Wingatni was to leave Auckland today for Wellington. Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Oamaru. She is due here on December 24 to sail on December 28. Holmglen is due here from Wellington on December 24. She will sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Waikato. Waimarine leaves Auckland on December 24 for Dunedin direct. She is due here on December 28, and will proceed to Bluff. —Overseas. — Benreoch arrived at Picton on Monday from Port Kembla to commence loading wool. She will later complete at Napier, Gisborne, Tolaga Bay, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Wellington on December 22, and will clear Port Chalmers finally on January 6 for Dunkirk, Antwerp, London, and Hull. Waiotapu is expected to arrive here to-morrow from Pacific ports via Lyttelton, and will sail on Saturday for Port Huon, Melbourne, and Sydney. Port Bowen is due on Saturday from New York via northern ports. On completion of discharge she will proceed to Sydney and Melbourne tor final discharge. Port Hunter, from London via Auckland and Wellington, is due here V n Sunday for final discharge. From Dunedin she will proceed to Napier to commence Homeward loading. Karetu reached Singapore from Newcastle on Wednesday. Sho is to leave there on Saturday for Samarang to complete loading for Auckland. Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is expected to dear Samarang about the end of the week, and is due at Auckland about January 8. Marama left Melbourne on Wednesday morning for Milford Sound, Bluff,.Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is expected here on December 22, and will sail the same day for Lyttelton, Wellington. Bluff, and! Melbourne. Waikouaiti was to leave Sydney yesterday for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Oamaru. She is due here on December 22. Tekoa is duo from Montreal via northern ports on December 22 to complete discharge. Norfolk is due at Port Chalmers on December 24 from West Coast United Kingdom ports to discharge general cargo. She will sail for Bluff to complete discharge on January 3. Westmoreland is expected to arrive here on December 30 from Bluff to load for United Kingdom ports. She will sail finally from Port Chalmers on January 4 for London via Panama. Narbada, from Calcutta, Penang, and Singapore, is duo in Auckland on December 28. Thence she will visit Wellington, Lyttelton, Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. Vinemoor left Porto Empedoele (Sicily) on November 19. She is expected to arrive at Ravensbourue about January 9 with sulphur.

INTERISLAND EXPRESS. Tho interisland express steamer llangatira reached Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.50 a.m. to-day. Passengers and mails for tho south connected with the express. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICES. —Northbound.— Aoraugi left Sydney on December 3 for Vancouver via Auckland, Suva, and Honolulu. Sho is due at Auckland on Monday and at Vancouver on December 25. Niagara is to leave Sydney on January 21 for Vancouver via Auckland, Suva, and Honolulu. She is due at Auckland on January 25, and at Vancouver on February 12. —Southbound. — Niagara left Vancouver on December 2 for Sydney via Honolulu. Suva, and Auckland. She is due at Auckland on. December 22 and at Sydney on December 26. Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on December 30 for Sydney via Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland. She is clue at Auckland on January 18 and at Sydney on January 23. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND, Mara m a left Melbourne yesterday for Blutf, Dunedin, Lyttelton, and Wellington. She is due at Dunedin on December 22. 1 Awatea left Auckland on Tuesday for Svdney, where she is due on December 18'. Makura left Sydney on December 15, and is due at Wellington on December 19. Maunganui is to leave Sydney tomorrow, and is due at An did and on December 22. She will sail for Sydney again on December 28. and is due at the Australian port on January 1. VESSELS TO ARRIVE. —At Dunedin. — Tekoa Dec. 22 Montreal Norfolk Dec. 21 Liverpool Chifoku Man Dec. 27 s Japan Melbourne Mara ... Dec. 30 Japan South Africa Dec. 31 Los Angeles Narbada lan. 3 Calcutta City of Manchester Jan. 6 New York Huntingdon Jan. ft Liverpool Port TotvnsMlle ... ijan. 7 London Canadian Constructor Jan. , 10 Montreal Fordsdnle lan. 15 London Limerick Jon. 20 Los Angeles Brisbane Maru ... Jan. 22 J a J> an Citv of Evansville ... |an. 29 New York Waipawa Eeb. 9 London Hauraki March 3 Los Angeles Arnw.-I March 4 London Hertford March 6 Liverpool Waiotapu March 28 Los Angeles Cumberland April 17 Liverpool Tongariro Mav 12 Liverpool Norfolk June 19 West Coast —At Other Ports. — Doric Star Dec. 10 London Tamm Wg’tn., Jan. 4 Southampton Kordsdalc . .. Auck., Jon, t Liverpool Niagara Auck. Feb., 3 Japan OVERSEAS SAILINGS. Brisbane Marti ... Auck., Jan. 2(1 Japan Australind ...' Wg’tn., Dec. 21 New York Benreoch Pt. Chlms., Jan. 7 Dunkirk Hororata Wg’tn., Dec. 24 ... London BUSY WEEK AT WELLINGTON. Some 30 ships were in port at Wellington early this week, 25 of which required labour, it being one of tho busiest times tho waterfront has seen this year. .. The big ships in port, said the ‘ Dominion ’ of Tuesday, are the Hurunui, discharging cargo from Newport, and the. Ruahine, loading for London, the Port Bowen, discharging New York cargo, and Norfolk discharging Liverpool cargo; the Raugitata, loading for London, and Westmoreland 1 , loading for London and West Coast United Kingdom ports; the Wanganella, a big cargo for discharge ; the Waiotapu, with Canadian. cargo; and the Gabriella, with Australian cargo. Tho Tekoa is discharging Montreal cargo, and the Kairaaiga is unloading Newcastle coal. Tomorrow should see the Rangitaue arrive from London, the Kaikorai from Svdney, and the Maui Pomare with fruit from Apia and Niue. On Thursday the Port* Hunter is due from Auckland 1 to discharge London cargo, and the Omana from Lyttelton, with Australian cargo. The Akaroa from Lyttelton to load for London and the Hororata from Gisborne to load for American and English ports are due on Friday. On Saturday the Makura is due from Sydney, and on Sunday the Port Adelaide from Wanganui to load for London, and the Australind from Napier to load for America. RANGITANE ARRIVES. The llangitane arrived at Wellington from London at 8 o’clock last evening. Passengers will arrive in Dunedin by the express to-morrow. MARAMA TRANSHIPMENTS. The Marama carries transhipments on the following vessels:—Orford, Cathay, Esperance Bay, Thermopylae, Dorset, Nijkork, and Anchiscs. BRISBANE MARU AT KOBE. Advice has been received that the Brisbane Mam arrived at Kobe on the morning of December 3. ORANGEMOOR AT AUCKLAND.. The Runciman Line steamer Orangemoor reached Auckland on Saturday night from the Seychelles with ’a cargo of guano. She. will lie in the stream and will not discharge until early in January. PORT ADELAIDE LOADING. ' From Port Kembla the Port Line steamer Port Adelaide reached New Plymouth on Saturday morning commence her Homeward loading. She is to leave there again to-morrow for Wanganui. Wellington. Picton, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers to fill np. The vessel is scheduled to clear Port Chalmers finally on January 4 for London via Cape Horn and Las Palmas. IN RADIO RANGE. The following vessels are expected to be within range of the under-men-tioned wireless stations to-night:— Auckland. H.M.S. Wellington, Matua, California State, Chifuku Marti, Doric Star, Huntingdon, Keifnku Maru, Olivebauk, Port Hunter, Saikoh Maru. Wellington.—Matai, Rangatira, Wahine, Tamahine, Aorangi, Gabriella, Niagara, Omana, Waiotapu, Akaroa, Australind, Benreoch, Mataroa, Port Adelaide, Pakeha, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Remuera, Sydney Maru, Tongariro, Waiwera. Awarua.—Makura, Marama. Triaster, Triona, Waikouaiti, 'Wanganella, G. S. Walden, Maloja, Mongolia, Mooltan, Narkunda, New Zealand Star, Oranta, Ormonde, Orontes, Port Bowen, Queen Mary, Strathuaver, Taituti, Thorhild.,

Thor. W. Well) ngton—S. S. K. 5 29.82 53 C Greymouth—S. ... o 29.82 61 B Chvi st-cli—S. S. W. 7 29.83 52 B C Timaru—S.S.W. 6 29.80 61 BC Oamarn—S.W. ... 6 29.87 50 B C Dunedin —S.W. ... 8 29.79 45 CPQ Queenstown —S. 4 29.93 45 0 Nuggets—W.S.AV. 8 29.84 42 OPQ Bluff—S.W. 6 29.91 50 0 P