SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 23834, 14 March 1941, Page 2

SHIPPING

Add 30 minutes for summer time. HIGH WATER. St. Clair: 2.53 a.ra., 3.18 p.ra. Taiaroa Head: 3.3'a.ra., 3.28 p.ra. Port Chalmers: 3.43 a.ra., 4.8 p.m. Dunedin: 4.13 a.ra., 4.38 p.ra. THE SUN. Rose 5.59 a.ra., sets 6.34 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon Mar, 13 11.17 p.ra. Last quarter Mar. 20 2.21 p.m. New moon Mar. 28 .7.44 a.ra. First quarter Apr. 5 11.42 p.m. Rises 6.58 p.m., sets 6.12 a.ra. INTERISLAND EXPRESS. The interisland express steamer Wahine arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington this morning. Passengers and mails for the south connected with the express. COASTAL MOVEMENTS. Poolta was to have left Westport yesterday for Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru. and Dunedin. Kakapo was to have left Auckland today for Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff.Waimarino is due on Sunday from Lyttelton to load and sail for Bluff on Tuesday. She returns to load out on March 20 for Auckland via Timaru and Lyttelton, Wainui is due from Bluff on Tuesday to load and sail the same day for Oamaru. Timaru. Lyttelton, Wellington. Napier, and Gisborne. Storm is due from Wellington on Wednesday to load and sail the same day for Timaru, Wellington, Picton, and Wanganui. Holmglen is duo on Wednesday to load and sail the same day for northern ports. Holradale is due on Wednesday next to load and sail the same day for northern ports. Port Whangarei is due on Wednesday to load and sail the same day for Wellingtonand Waikato. Waipahi is due from Wellington on Friday next to load and sail the following day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne. PERSONAL. Having completed 40 years’ service with the Dunedin City Corporation as shipping •water officer at the Dunedin wharves, Mr W. T. G. Facer retires on superannuation from that post at the end of this moptb. Mr Facer has for many years been a wellknown personality in local shipping circles. Up to recent years he occupied an office at the Rattray street end of the cross wharf, and since the new Customs building was built on that site, has attended to his duties of watering ships from the corporation yard in Ward street. AT OTHER PORTS. WELLINGTON, March 13. —Sailed : Waimarino (1.20 p.m.), for Lyttelton; Kaimiro (1.25 p.m.), for Orcymouth; Wingatui (II p.m.), for Westport. (For continuation of shipping see late nows.),