SHIPPING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18762, 29 December 1930, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT OF TIMARU. Sun rises 4.25 a.m.; sets 7.40 p.m. High water 9.33 a.m.; 9.55 p.m. (Add half-hour summer-time.) PHASES OF THE MOON. First Quarter . . Dec. 28, at 3.29 p.m. departures. December 27. Waikouaiti, s.s., 3926 tons (Watson) for Bluff. (Union S.S. Co.) VESSELS IN PORT. No. 1 Wharf—Remuera, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Progress, Dunedin To-day Benmohr, Wellington Dec. 30 Canadian Victor, Lyttelton ... Dec. 30 Corinthic, Bluff Dec. 31 Narbada, Lyttelton Jan. 15 Canadian Cruiser, Ly’ton Jan. 20 Northumberland, Pt. Chalmers Jan. 25 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Remuera, Lyttelton To-day Progress, Wellington Dec. 30 Benmohr, Dunedin Dec. 31 Canadian Victor, Dunedin .... Dec.3o Corinthic, Port Chalmers .... Jan. 3 Narbada, Dunedin Jan 15 Canadian Cruiser, D’edin Jan. 21 Northumberland, Lyttelton Jan. 27 NOTES. The Waikouaiti completed discharging and loading Sydney general cargo at Tlmaru on Saturday, and sailed for Bluff. The Progress is expected to-night from Oamaru, to load for Wellington, Wanganui and New Plymouth. She should sail for Wellington direct on Tuesday. Overseas. It Is expected that the Remuera will sail to-day for Lyttelton, on completion of Homeward loading. The Benmohr is now set down to arrive on Tuesday from Wellington, to load frozen meat, wool and general cargo for the United Kingdom. The Canadian Victor, to discharge general Canadian cargo and to load for New York, Boston and Montreal, is expected on Tuesday from Lyttelton. The Corinthic, to load frozen meat, wool and general cargo for London, is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday from Bluff. BOILER TROUBLE. MESSAGE FROM CABARITA. By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, December 28. The secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department received the following wireless message at 5.20 p.m.:— “S.S. Cabarita, lat. 40.115, long 149.16 i East, sent an alarm signal, and

advised a boiler mishap, and requested ships In the vicinity to stand by. Boilers burst. The Talune, hastening to assistance, expects to arrive at 9 p.m. The Talune advised Hobart that nothing had been heard of the Cabarita since 3.21 p.m. N.Z. time.” The following advice was received from Radio Awarua in reference to the s.s. Cabarita mishap:—“From Talune to Hobart radio at 10.44 p.m.: ‘Just passed the Cabarita, and O.K.’ ” OVERSEAS. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 27. Arrived: At Panama, Port Nicholson and Rangitane. NEW ZEALAND PORTS. By Telegraph— Press Association. AUCKLAND, December 28. Arrived (Saturday): Kartigi (6.30 a.m.) from Westport; Kaituna (6.45 a.m.) from Greymouth. Sailed (Saturday): Tofua (12.10 p.m.) for Suva; New Zealand (2.30 p.m.) for Fremantle. WELLINGTON, December 28. Arrived (Saturday): Maori (7 a.m.) from Lyttelton; Otokia from San Pedro. Arrived (Sunday): Holmdale (1.30 a.m.) from Wanganui; Foxton (4.50 a.m.) from Patea; Makura (6 a.m.) from Sydney; Wahine (7 a.m.) from Lyttelton. Sailed (Saturday): Ulimaroa (noon) for Sydney; Calm (3.30 p.m.) for Wanganui; Kaitoa (6.30 p.m.) for Nelson; Maori (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Waimarino (10.20 p.m.) for Napier. LYTTELTON, December 28. Arrived (Saturday): Wahine (6.35 a.m.) from Wellington. Sailed (Saturday): Kalingo (4.10 p.m.) for Wanganui; Wahine (8.20 p.m.) for Wellington. Arrived (Sunday): Maori (6.50 a.m.) from Wellington. DUNEDIN, December 28. Arrived (Sunday): Waikouaiti (7.15 a.m.) from Timaru. Sailed (Saturday): Progress (11.5 p.m.) for Oamaru. NOTICE. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT, TIMARU. HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR, 1930-31. WEDNESDAY, 31st DECEMBER. (New Year’s Eve.) A counter delivery of all correspondence (including registereds) will be made from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The delivery of telegrams, except “urgents” or telegrams of an obviously urgent nature, will not extend beyond 11 p.m. THURSDAY, Ist JANUARY, 1931. (New Year’s Day.) Post Office: A close holiday. All mails for despatch will close at 7.15 a.m. x „ Private Box Lobby: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Telegraph Office: 9 a.m. to noon, and 7 p.m. to midnight. Telephone Exchange: Open continuously. MAIL NOTICES. Subject to any necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Timaru, as under:— Registered letter mails close one hour, and newspapers and parcel mails close 45 minutes earlier than ordinary letter mails. Only parcels prepaid at express transit rate are forwarded by express trains. Late fee at railway Station clearec at dut time arrival of express trains For Northern Offices of New Zealand: Daily, at 12.30 p.m. and 3.1 d p.m For Christchurch, North Canterbury i

and Westland: Daily, at 6 a.m., 12.30 p.m., and 3.15 p.m. For Temuka and Geraldine: Daily, at 5 a.m. For Ashburton: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Waimate: Daily, at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. For Oamaru and Intermediate Offices: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Temuka, Geraldine and Ashburton: Daily, at 12.30 p.m. and 3.15 p.m. For Waimate, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and all Southern Offices: Dally, at 10.45 a.m. and 2.45 p.m. For Falrlie, Pleasant Point, etc.: Daily, at 6 a.m. (letters only) and 3.30 p.m. For Fairlie and Hermitage: Daily, at 10.45 a.m. For Dunedin and Christchurch (night trains): Daily, at 7 p.m., excepting Sunday (letters only). For Oamaru and Invercargill: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, at 7 p.m. (letters only). For Ashburton: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, at 7 p.m. (letters only). MONDAY, DECEMBER 29. At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) For - Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, Mexico, and West Indies, Argentine, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Falkland Islands via San Francisco, also Cook Islands and Tahiti, per Makura, from Wellington. Due London 29th January, 1931. (Correspondence will also be accepted for despatch by air-mail services in Canada and United States of America. Air-mail fee in addition to postage 4d per ioz.) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31. At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) For Australian States (Australian air-service extra 3d per ioz), Ceylon, India, Japan, China, Straits Settlements, Egypt, and South Africa; also air-mail correspondence (extra fee 7d per ioz), for Great Britain, Ireland, and Continent of Europe, via KarachiLondon air-mail, per Marama, from Auckland. (Due London 4th Feb.) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31. At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) Great Britain, Ireland and Continent of Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), Central America, British, French, Dutch Guiana, Venezuela, Republic of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia, via Panama, also Pitcairn Island, per Remuera, from Wellington. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. 27th Dec. —S.S. Rangatiki, from London. English mail. 29th Dec. —S.S. Makura, from Sydney. Australian mail. 31st Dec.—R.M.S. Niagara, from Vancouver. English and American mail. ' C. R. INGRAM, -» Chief Postmaster. Timaru, December 29, 1930.