Empire Star From London

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27166, 23 August 1949, Page 7

Empire Star From London

SHIPPING

The Blue Star Line's motor ship Empire Star is expected at Port Chalmers on Friday to unload about 1200 tons of general cargo from Liverpool At the moment she is discharging in Lyttelton. After discharge at Port Chalmers she will load a large cargo of meat, wool, pea seeds, and tallow for London, and then will return to Lyttelton to continue loading.

High Water.—St. Clair, 1.58 a.m., 2.25 p.m.; Taiaroa Head, 2.8 a.m., 2.35 p.m.; Port Chalmers, 2.48 a.m., 3.15 p.m.; Dunedin, 3.18 a.m., 3.45 p.m. The Sun—Rises at 7.24 a.m.: sets at 5.57 p.m. Phases of the Moon.—New’ moon: To-morrow, 3.59 p.m. First quarter: August 31, 7.16 a.m. Full moon: September 7, 9.59 p.m. Last quarter: September 16. 2.29 a.m. VESSELS IN PORT Waipiata Rattray street EXPECTED ARRIVALS Olivebank, Nauru, to-morrow. Korowai, Adelaide, via Lytt., to-morrow. British Gratitude, Abadan, via Wellington, to-morrow. Katui, Wellington, August 25. Holmglen, Wellington, August 26. Empire Star, Liverpool, August 26. Port Campbell, New York, August 27. Wainui, Nap., Gis., Wgtn., August 28. Tamaroa, London, via Auck., August 29. Breeze, Wellington, August 30. Wairata, Colombo,, via Lytt., August 31. Kairanga, Auck., Tim., Oam., September 1. Rudb.v. Gulf ports, September 1. Port Quebec, Montreal, September 3. Lautoka, Melbourne, via Lytt., Sept. 5. Grand River, Bahrein Island, Sept. 8. Comliebank, Gulf ports, September 10. Port Wyndham, Wellington, September 12. Karetu, Eden, Sydney, mid-September. Huntingdon, Liverpool, September 19. Derryheen, New York, late September. Mahana, Liverpool, late September. Port Albany, New York, late September. Naramio. Singapore, Miri, late Sept. Ottawa Valley, Montreal indefinite.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES Waipiata, Timaru, Auckland, to-morrow. Katui, Wellington, August 31. Holmglen, Oamaru. Wanganui, early. Empire Star, Lyttelton, early. Olivebank, Ocean Island, Nauru, early. Tamaroa, Timaru, early. Port Campbell, Bluff, early. Wairata, Bluff, early. Rudby. New Plymouth, early. Port Quebec, Bluff, early. Port Wyndham, Lyttelton, early. Huntingdon. New Plymouth, early. OTHER DOMINION PORTS Auckland,—Arrived: Huntingdon (3 a.m.), from Wellington Sailed: Kaitangata (3.20 pm ), for West Coast. To sail: New Zealand Star (9 p.m.), for Wellington. New Plymouth.—To sail: Kanna, for Lyttelton. Wellington.—Arrived: British Gratitude (7.47 a.m.), from Auckland. Lyttelton.—To sail: Port Waikato, for New Plymouth. Oamaru.—Sailed: Waipahi (1.30 p.m.), for Timaru.