SHIPPING.
PORT OF LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON. DECEMBER.
TO-DAY’S ALMANAC. Sun rises, 4.21 a.m.; sots, 7.39 p.m. Moon rises, 3.54 a.m.; sots 7.18 p.m. High water, 3.32 a.m.; 3.56 p.m. ARRIVED. December 20, 8.10 a.m. —Maori, s.s., 3476 ton 3, Cameron, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20, 8 a.m. —Galm, s.s., 891 tons, Brnidwood, from Timaru. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. December 21, 6.40 a.m.—Breozo, s.s., 524 tons, Venn from Timaru. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. \ * December 21, 10 a.m.—Mararoa, b.s., 259 S tons, Irwin, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 21, 6.30 a.m. —Mokoia, s.s., 3502 tons, Ritchio, from Dunedin. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 21, 11.40 a.m.—Waitemata, 8.5., 9000 tons, Showman, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. SAILED. December 20, 8.20 p.m.—Maori, s.s., 3476 tons, Cameron for Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20, 11.10 p.m.—Karamu, s.s., 934 tons, M’Lennau, for Westport. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. December 20, 6.30 p.m.—Calm, s.s., S9l tons, Brnidwood, lor Wellington. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. Decombor 20, 2.5 p.m.—Storm, s.s., 405 tons, Robertson, for Wanganui. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mokoia, s.s., from Dunedin, Deoembor 21. Monowai, s.s., from (Wellington, December 23. Maori, a.s., from Wellington, December 23. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Cygnet, s.s. for Akaroa, this day. Mararoa, s.s., ior Wellington, this day. iuttawa, s.s., for Greymouth, this ,day. Mokoia, a.s., ior Wellington, this day. Kniiika, s.s. for New Plymouth, December 23. Monowai, b.s., for Wellington, December 23. Waitemata, s.s., for Auckland, December 24. SHIPPING NOTES. The Kara in u, ujjuu uuiaiuug ner discharging of ooai lrum VVeslpuit on oaturuay evening saiiea ugaiu lor luat port. ■Lhe juoxoia, irom uuneuin, reachod Lytteitoa yesicruay. ono win leavo lor Wellington to-uay, assisting in tue ierry service. Xne Oaiin, wnion arrived on oaturday morning irurn Pimcdin, via Timaru, was dispatoued on Saturuay evening ior Wellington mid Wanganui. - Mr L. Williams has joined the Mararoa, vico Mr R, Auurows, us sixtfi engineer. Xne latter has come asnore. The ItuaUnie arrived at Hobart on Thursday trorn Homo. Ono was expected to leavo the same evening tor Auckland, where she is due on Clnisimas morning. Tho vessel will call at Wellington about a week later, and subsequently at Lytteiton. The Arawa is timed to leavo Port Chalmers on Monday mgiit for Timaru and Wellington. bno is timed to loave tho latter por; on Decombor 311. The Wootton, lrom Greymouth, is due in Lyttelton with a cargo oi timber early this week, Tho Storm made her departure from Lyttelton on Saturday aitoriioou ior Wanganui direct. Tlie Orepuki is due in Lyttelton to-day from Greymouth. On discharging sho will lay up at, this port for the Christmas holidays. The Kittawa is to leavo ior Greymouth this evening on finishing her unloading. The Kahika is to load general cargo for Now Piyipouth, for which port sho will mako her departure to-morrow evening. Tho Waitemata, irom Wellington, arrived in port yesterday morning to load cargo for Auckland, for which port she will be dispatched on Wednesday. The John Craig is expected to leave Sydney for Lyttelton on Saturday. Captain W. Barlow has resumed command of the Moana, which left Wellington yesterday for San Francisco, via ports, and his officers are as follow:—Chief, Mr W. A, Gray; third, Mr J. F. Muisoy; purser, Mr C. A. Campbell; surgeon, Dr A. E. Dilby; chief engineer, Mr R. Beveridge; third, Mr N. F. Fleming; fifth, Mr A. Silcock; sixth, Mr John Cruickshauk; sevonth, Mr H. Batten. Tho Breeze, from Timaru, arrived in port yesterday morning. This evening she will loave for Picton and Wanganui. The Ru-ahine, from London, loft Hobart at 1 p.m. <in Friday, and is expected to arrive in Auckland on Wednesday. . MANUKAU HEADS. A report dealing with Manukau Heads was submitted at the last meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board by the harbourmasters of Auckland and Manukau, tj-ho recently carried out a survey of tho channel and bar. Referring to the main channel the report stated that the banks had altered considerably, and the positions shown on the Admiralty chart were incorrect. It was rooommended that two beacon lights be erected on Windy Point, and that the main channel light at Destruction Gully be altered to an unwatchcd light. After urging tho board to expedite tho erection of the new beacons tho report recommended that the masters of j vessels drawing over 12ft of water be advised f to cross tho bar only during daylight, at tho i tame time paying careful attention to any
semaphore signals made from the eg staff on the south head. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, Decomber 21. Arrived —Saturday; Southern Cross (10.20 am.), from Norfolk Island.. Sunday: City of Bombay (3 p.m.), from New York. Sailed—Saturday: Niagara (5.45 p.m.), for Sydney; Ralconoa (12.40 p.m.), for Newcastle; Northern Chief (3.40 p.m.), for Haapai, Tonga. Sunday: Port Sydney (6 am.), for Napier. WELLINGTON, December 21. Arrived—Saturday: Kakapo (9.50 am.), from Dunedin. Sunday: Maori (10.45 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Calm (2.15 p.m'.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—Saturday: Gorala (12.5 p.m.), for Melbourne; Waitomata (5.10 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Sunday: Moana. (5.5 a.m.), for Sau Francisco; Mahana (7 a.m.), for Gisborne; Rosamond (2.20 p.m.), for New Plymouth. DUNEDIN, December 20. To sail (2 p.m.)—Mokoia, for .Lyttelton and Wellington, with a full complement of passengers. Thi now Union steamer Waikawa arrived et Puget Sound on December 16, on hor maiden voyage from England. She will load at Vancouver and ’Frisco for Wellington and Australian ports. Tho T’aloona left Melbourne (it 6 p.m. on Friday, .with passengers and'cargo for Bluff and Dunedin. OVERSEAS SHIPPING. (Received December 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 18. Sailed —Iceland, for Auokland; Wahino, for Now Zealand. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. (Received December 21, 6.5 p.m.) MELBOURNE, December 21. Sailed —Valmario, for Auckland. (Received December 22, 12.5 a.m.) NEWCASTLE, December 21. Arrived—Kaitangata, from Wellington; Waipori, from Bluff. Sailed —Joan Craig, for Lyttelton. RIVERINA STILL HELD UP. (Received December 22, 12.5 ft.m.) SYDNEY, December 21. Tho sailing of the Kaverina, which was fixed for to-morrow, has again been postponed, owing to tho engineers’ trouble.
d. h. ttl First quarter Full moon . . 1 . 7 « 9 f/;: Last quarter . 14 6 32 T^.m. Now moon . . 2-2 10 25 p.m. YESTERDAY’S WEATHER. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.3-1 29.43 49.54 Thermometer . 68 CO 68 Wind, southerly.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 18285, 22 December 1919, Page 8
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