OTAGO WITNESS

Otago Witness, Issue 2323, 8 September 1898, Page 3

OTA GO WITNESS

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WEATHER CHART*

The barometer, wind, and rainfall are taken at ' 8 a.m. leadings of barometer taken at Opoho *re j not corrected to " sea level." I CALENDAR TOR THE WEEK.

* For time of high A\ater at Otmaru add J "mm : subtract a , Bluff, 2lir 57min; Invercargii), 2hr i'2min • Tamroa Head. Ihr • 25mia: Port Chalmers, iOniin ; St. Clair, lbi 30mm ; Catlinb ■ River, 2hr -'drum I Xjepaktukes op English Mails. — Mails leave j Djnedin for England :— San lfKA:»'Cisco, Septem- '■ her 28 ; BiUNDisr, October 3. \ Mails are also aeat by direct steamers and the various Australj&n lines, but letters by these require to be specially addressed. Mails for Melbourne close at Dunedin ovary Mcnday and at Inveroargill every Tuesday.

8 9 10 11 32 13 14 Th. ~h\ Sai. S. M. T. \V. a.m. S.4H ... 9.40 ... 10..W ... 0.30 ... 1.47 ... 218 ... 3. 2 ... p m h m ... 9.10 6.29 ... 10.13 G. 27 ... 11.44 6.25 .. 11l 6.P3 ... 2. 3 6.21 ... 241 G. 19 ... 3.20 6.17 h m 5.42 P. 43 5.45 5.4H 5 47 5 49 5 50

PHASES OP THE MOON.) SEPTEMBER. _ D'te h m • g Last Quarter 8 10 21 a in. 9 New Moon 10 11 40 a.m. 10 2iHsCQuarte}23 2 9 p.m. ll Full M00n... 30 10 41 a.m 12 Apogee ... 10 10 0 a.m. 13 Perigee ..25 6 0 p.m. yj llisus. Ssts. I 1.31 a m. 10.48 p.m. ' 222 „ 11.42 „ I 3. 6 „ 1 3.43 „ 0.41 a.m. ' 4. 9 „ 1.40 „ ,' 434 „ 254 „ \j_ss_, 2 i:._Q_u_ I <!R AT Sun Sim j N."* Rises. Sets. MOON J 3ay of Day of HIGH WATS Month Week. DUNEDII

PROM AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 4. j — Mon TuesWedThu 3Tri Bat Sun. I Barometer 29 2i 28 94 29"30 29"25 29 22 29--10 2955 ( Max. ther. SSJg 52dg «dg46J« 48>lg 505g 4Sdg BV'ind ... nw. n.e. n.w. sw. s.w. s.\y s.w. j in. io. in. in. in. ia. in. \ Sainfall... — 06 '04 — — — — ' PR( >m i b: •X.