SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 22878, 9 February 1938, Page 2

SHIPPING

Thirty minutes must be added to the following times to convert them to daylight-saving time. HIGH WATER. -To-morrow. — St. Clair: 10.30 a.m., 11.2 p.m. Taiaroa. Head: 10.40 a.m., 11.12 p.m. Port Chalmers : 11.20 a.m., 11.52 p.m. Dunedin: 11.50 a.m., p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.3 t) p.m., rises to-mor-row 5.15 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON.

Sets to-day 11.47 p.m., rises to-mor-row 3.39 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Dr F. Kiclsou) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day;— Bar. Ther. W.

Weather—B. blue skv; be, blue sky and detached clouds; c, cloudy; o, overcast; g gloomy, u ugly r, rain; s, snow; d, drizzle; p, passing showers; 1., hail; q, squally; I. lightning; t, thunder; 1, tog; m, mist: z, haze. Wind—o, calm; 1, light air; 2, slight breeze; 3 gentle biceze; 4, moderate breeze; 5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, high wind; 8, gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm; 12, hurricane. ' arrived. 1 , —February B. Miro, anx. ketch (6 p.m. at Heads), 75 tons, Monaghan, from Auckland via ports. February 9. James Cook, m.v. (7 a.m.), 2,413 tons, Turner, from Eden, New South Wales. TO SAIL. February 9. Kaikoura, 4 p.m., for Bluff. VESSELS IN PORT AT NOON TO-DAY. Oakbank Port Chalmers. Imperial Star Port Chalmers. James Cook Victoria wharf. Kaikoura '. Victoria wharf. H.M.S. Wakakura Rattray street. Miro Rattray street. MOVEMENTS. —Coastal. — Waiuui left Auckland on Saturday for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Oamaru, is clue here to-morrow, and will sail on Friday for Auckland via ports. Port Waikato is due here to-mor-row to load and sail the same day for Auckland via Timaru and Lyttelton. Holmdale is due on Friday to load and sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. . Gale is due to-morrow morning from Lyttelton to load and sail the same day for Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui via ports. Kami is due here from Wellington on Saturday morning to load and sail the same afternoon for Nelson and New Plymouth via ports. 1 Waipiata is to leave Auckland on Friday next for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is duo here on Wednesday, February 16. Waipahi is due on Tuesday next from Bluff to load and sail the same day for Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne via ports. , , XT , Kaimai is to load at Westport on Saturday for Timaru and Dunedin. She is clue here on Tuesday next. Miro berthed here this morning with a cargo of explosives from Auckland, and will sail this evening for Auckland direct. —Overseas. — Oakbank docked at Port Chalmers yesterday morning after completion of discharge. It is hoped to despatch hei to-morrow afternoon for Nauru Island via Fremantle. Kaikoura sailed this afternoon for Bluff. She will load for New York, Boston, St. John, and Halifax at Lyttelton, Dunedin, Auckland, and Wellington. Imperial Star will sail to-morrow evening for Bluff and New Plymouth for final discharge. She will load Homeward in Australia. New Zealand, tanker, with hulk motor spirit, is due here on Saturday from San Francisco via ports. Durham left Liverpool on December 19 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She arrived at Auckland on January 19, and is due here on Friday. Port Darwin reached Auckland on January 30 from Newcastle, and is to load at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington. Bluff, and Port Chalmers. She is due here on February 21, and will sail finally on February 27 for London, Newcastle, and Hull. Zealandie sailed from Loudon on December 15 for Australia, and arrived at Bluff on February 7. She will proceed to Timaru, Wellington, and Auckland, and will then come to Port Chalmers, where she is due on February 25. Benledi, to load wool for the United Kino-dom and the Continent, is duo at Port” Chalmers on February 22 via northern ports and Bluff. She will sail finally on February 25 for Dunkirk and London via Panama.

Piako left New York on January 8 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on Saturday, and here about February 24. Cambridge left Liverpool on January I for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland to-morrow, and here on February 24. Wairuna left Vancouver on December 25 Los Angeles on January 5 for San Francisco, which she left on January 15 for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is clue at Wellington on February 19 and bore on February 25. Dessau left New Orleans on February 3 for Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Auckland on February 21 and here on March 2.

Tainui left. London on January 14 for Suva, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due at Wellington on February 28 to land passengers, and at Lyttelton on March 1 to discharge. She is due here on March 4, and vdll sail on March 8. Port Alma left Liverpool on January 16 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is duo at Auckland on February 20 and here on March 5. Limerick left Vancouver on January 10, San Francisco on January 29, and Los Angeles on February 2 for Papeete, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and

Dunedin. She is duo at Auckland on February 25 and at Dunedin on March 11. The Port Line steamer Port Sydney left New York for New Zealand on January 31, in place of the Port Caroline, which is going to Australia. The Port Sydney will bring cargo for discharge at Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and she is due at Auckland about March 2 and at Dunedin about March 14.

Hertford is to leave Liverpool on Friday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers. She is due at Auckland on March 22 and at Port Chalmers on April 7. Naniwa Mam left Kobe on January 26 and Miike on January 29 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland on February 18 and here on February 26. llangitata left London on February 4 for Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff. She is due at Wellington on March 12, at Lyttelton on March 13, and here on March 17. Brisbane Star is to leave Liverpool on Saturday for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. *, City of Delhi is to leave Halifax on February 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. City of Canberra is to leave New York on Febrary 22 for Auckland, Wellington. Lyttelton, and Dunedin. Melbourne Maru is to leave Moji on February 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland on March 9 and at Dunedin on March 18. Iluahine is to leave London on February 24 for Wellington, Port Chalmers, Lyttelton, and Bluff. She is due at Wellington on April 13, at Port Chalmers the following day’, and at Lyttelton on April 19. Sussex is to leave Liverpool on February 26 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff, is expected at Auckland on April 7 and here on April 23. Romney is to leave Vancouver on Saturday, San Francisco on February 26, and Los Angeles on February 28 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected at Auckland on March 26 and at Dunedin on April 6. City of Wellington will leave Halifax on Friday for Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due here about March 25. Port St. John will now leave Halifax on February 28 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Bluff, and New Plymouth. AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND. —Passenger.— Awatea arrived at Wellington yesterday from Sydney, and sailed again for Sydney, where she is due on Friday, Wanganella arrived at Sydney on Monday from Auckland, and sailed for Wellington, where she is due on Friday. Niagara left Auckland yesterday for Sydney, where she is due on Saturday. Mariposa will leave Auckland on February 13 for Sydney and Melbourne where she is due on February 21 and February 25 x-espectively. Maunganui left Bluff on Monday, is due at Hobart on Friday, and at Melbourne on Sunday. Niagara is to leave Sydney on February 17 for Auckland, where she is due on February 21. Aorangi is due at Auckland on March 7 from Suva, and will sail the following day for Sydney, where she is due on March 12. Mariposa is to leave Melbourne on February 28 and Sydney on March 4 for Auckland, where she is due on March 7.. She sails the same day for Suva. —Cargo.— Karetu loaded at Newcastle, Sydney, and Hobart, whence she sailed on Friday morning for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, Lyttelton, and Oamaru. She is due here on Friday morning from Bluff, and will sail the following afternoon for Timaru. Waikouaiti loaded at Newcastle and Port Kembla, whence she sailed on Friday for Bluff, Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. She is due here on Friday from Bluff, and will sail on Monday for Timaru. / Waiana left Oamaru on Saturday for Willianistowu to load a cargo of wheat for the New Zealand Government. It will be discharged at Bluff and Dunedin. She is to clear Williamstown on Wednesday, and is due here bn February 15. , James Cook arrived this morning from Eden, New South Wales, and will sail on Saturday for Lyttelton and- Greymoutb. TRANSPACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. —Northbound. — Aorangi left Sydney on January 21 for Auckland, where she arrived on January 24. Sho sailed the following day for Vancouver (where she is due on Friday) via Suva (arrived January 29), Honolulu (February 4), and Victoria, B.C. (due to-morrow). Monterey left Melbourne on January 31 and Sydney on February 4 for San Francisco via Auckland (arrived February 7), Suva (due to-morrow), Pago Pago (Friday), Honolulu (February 16), and Los Angeles (February 21). She is due at San Francisco on February 22. , „ , Niagara is to leave Sydney on February 17 for Auckland, where she is due on February 21. She will sail the following day for Vancouver, where she is due on March 11 via Suva (February 25). Honolulu (March 4), and Victoria, B.C. (March 10). Mariposa is to leave Melbourne on February 28 and Sydney on March 4 for San Francisco, where she is due on March 22 via Auckland (due March 7), Suva (March 10). Pago Pago (March 11), Honolulu (March 16), and Los Angeles. —Southbound. — Niagara left Vancouver on January 19 and Victoria, 8.C., the same day for Auckland, whore she arrived on February 7 via Honolulu (arrived January 26) "and Suva (February 4). She left Auckland yesterday, and is due at Svdney on Saturday. Mariposa left San Francisco on January 26 and Los Angeles on February 2 for Auckland, where she is due on February 18, Sydney (due February 21) and Melbourne (February 25) via Honolulu (arrived February 7), 1 ago Pago (due Saturday), and Suva (February 15). Aorangi is to leave Vancouver on February 16 for Auckland, _ where she is due on March 7, and sails the following dav, and Sydney, where she is due on March 12 via Victoria, B.C. (February 16), Honolulu (February 23). and* Suva (March 4). Monterey is to leave San Francisco on March 1 for Sydney, where she is due on March 21, and Melbourne (March 25) via Los Angeles (due March 2), Honolulu (March 7), Pago Pago (March 12), Suva (March 15), and Auckland (March 18). She will leave Auckland the same day for Sydney, and Sydney on March 23 for Melbourne. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Wahine arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 6.45 this morning. Passenders and mails for the south connccted with the express.

TANKER SITALIA EXPECTED. With fuel oil, the tanker Sitalia was to berth at the oil wharf about 1 o’clock this afternoon from Balikpapan via northern ports. It is expected that she will sail to-morrow morning for Auckland. PORT CHALMERS LEAVES LONDON. The Port Line has received cabled advice that its motor liner Port Chalmers left London last Friday for Auckland, Wellington, Timaru, and Nelson. She is due at Auckland on March 14. PORT DENISON WITH SLAG. With a cargo of basic slag for Auckland and New Plymouth, the Port Line steamer Port Denison was to leave Antwerp on Saturday. She should reach Auckland about March 11. 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. Endeavour, Matua, Maui Poraare, Niagara, Port Tauranga, Wairuna, Fiona, Triaster, Kaimata, Cambridge, Maetsuycker, Monterey, New Zealand, Piako, Port Jackson, Port Montreal, Remucra, Sangstad. Wellington. Rangatira, Tamahine, Wahine, Aorangi, Awatea, Kaiwarra, South Sea, Waitaki, New Zealand Star, Anhalt, Benledi, Cornwall, Gera, Kent, Mariposa, Matakana, Mataroa, Ororisay, Port Darwin ; Port Wyndham, Port Campbell, Rangxtane, Rangitata, Rangitiki, Rotorua, Shabonee, Surrey, Tainui, Tekoa. Awarua. —H.M.S. Achilles, H.M.S. Leander, Karetu, Maunganui, Omana, Waikouaiti, Wanganella, Edward F. Johnson, Arawa. Discovery 11., Kaikoura, Maloja, Moolton, Naniwa Maru, Nieuw Zeeland, Ormonde, Swartenhondt. AT OTHER PORTS. AUCKLAND, February B.—Sailed: Surrey (12.45 p.m.), for Timaru; Fiona (5.30 p.m.), for Sydney; Niagara (6 p.m.), for Sydney; Karepo (7 p.m.), for Portland. WELLINGTON, February 8. Arrived: Poolta (12.25 a.m,), from Greymouth; Wahine (7 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Gale (12-15 p.m.), from Wanganui. Sailed: Port Waikato (3.5 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kent (4.15 p.m.), for Napier; Awatea (5 p.m.), for Sydney; Benledi (5 p.m.), for Napier; Gale (6.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wamui (6.40 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Wingatui (S p.m.), for Westport; Kartigi (10 p.m.), for Greymouth; Waitahi (11 p.m.), for Picton ; Storm (11 p.m.), for Wanganui. LYTTELTON, February B.—Arrived: Tanpata (9.30 p.m.), from Tarakohe. Sailed: Kaimai (5.10 p.m.), for Oamaru; Sitala (6.35 p.m.), for Dunedin; Rangatira (8.55 p.m.), for Wellington. BLUFF, February 8. Arrived: H.M.S. Leith (7.45 a.m.), from Dunedin: Waimarino (1.35 p.m.), from Dunedin. Sailed: Zealandie (2.20.p.m.), for Timaru. (For continuation of shipping see late news.)

Full moon Feb. 15 4.44 a.m. Last quarter Feb. 22 3.54 p.m. New moon Mar. 2 5.10 p.m. First quarter Mar. 9 8.5 p.m.

Wellington—N. W. 2 30.06 70 B Greymouth—E. 2 30.09 62 BC Christchurch —S.W. 3 30.05 59 O F Timaru —S. 2 30.05 G3 O Oamaru —E. 2 29.98 58 BC Dunedin —N.W. 1 30.OG 72 B Nuggets —N. 2 30.01 62 B Bluff—N.W. 2 29.99 66 B C