SHIPPING.
PORT OF TIMARU. Sun rises 6.6 a.m.; sets 6.21 p.m. High Water 3.21 a.m.; 3.39 p.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. First Quarter . March 27 at 4.34 p.m. DEPARTURES. March 19. Opihi, S.S., 1117 tons (Warren', for Lyttelton. (Union S.S. Co. i EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Calm. Dunedin Mar. 21 Port Waikato. Dunedin Mar. 21 Somerset, Port Chalmers Mai'. 22 Breeze. Oamaru Mar. 23 Progress, Dunedin • Mar. 23 Canopus, Westport Mar. 23 Holmdale, Oamaru Mar. 24 Storm. Dunedin Mar. 25 Cornwall, Wellington Mar. 26 John, Dunedin Mar. 27 Kaimai. s.s., Dunedin early Kiwitea, Dunedin early PROJECTED DEPARTURES Calm. Lytteltor. Mar. 21 Port Waikato, Lyttelton Mar. 21 Breeze, Lyttelton Mar. 23 Somerset, New Plymouth .... Mar. 23 Progress. Lyttelton Mar. 23 Holmdale, Lyttelton Mar. 24 Storm, Lyttelton Mar 25 John. Lyttelton Mar. 27 NOTES. The Opihi sailed yesterday afternoon, after loading general cargo for Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. The Calm ha 6 been put back a day. and is now due to arrive on Saturday from Oamaru to load for Wellington and Wanganui. 'the Breeze and the Storm for similar operations, are listed to arrive on Monday and Wednesday respectively. The motor vessel Port Waikato should be here to-morrow from Dunedin for Tauranga. Auckland, Whangaret and Dargaville loading. The Holmdale, on the Wellington and Wanganui run, is set down to make Tlmaru on Tuesday. The Progress and the John, for Wellington, New Plymouth and Waikato, are scheduled to arrive on Monday and Friday respectively. The Canopus, with 900 tons of coal from the West Coast is due to arrive on Monday from Westport. The Kaimai is listed to load at Dunedin on Wednesday for Tlmaru, Lyttelton, New Plymouth, Westport and Greymouth. The Kiwitea was to have left Auckland yesterday for South Island ports, Including Tlmaru. Overseas. The Somerset, at present at Port Chalmers, should be here on Sunday. She has a cargo of general London merchandise for discharge at this port. The Cornwall is due at Timaru from Wellington about 26th March to load meat and general cargo for London and Continental ports. The vessel proceeds to Gisborne and Auckland, sailing Anally via Panama on 13th April. The Orari left Liverpool on 15th March for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru and Dunedin. She is due at Timaru about 6th May. Provisional figures show that 58.083.575 net register tons of shipping used the Port of London during 1930. This represents an increase of over 500,000 net register tons over the total for 1929, and is a record for any calendar year in the history of the Port of London. Year after year shows an increase, and this in spite of the depressed conditions of trade all over the world.
OVERSEAS. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright SUVA. March 19. Sailed—Aorangi for Auckland. SYDNEY, March 19. Sailed—At 5.15 p.m., Monowai for Wellington. NEW ZEALAND PORTS. By Telegraph — Press Association AUCKLAND, March 19. Sailed —Cambridge (3.30 p.m.) for London. WELLINGTON, March 19. Arrived—Waipiata (6.40 a.m. from Lyttelton; Maori (7 a.m.) from Lyttelton); Storm (10.50 a.m.) from Lyttelton; Rangitane (6.45 a.m.) from Southampton; Katoa (8.15 p.m.) from Westport. Sailed—Kuku (12.15 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Talnui (2.5 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Maori (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton; Paua (4.15 p.m.) for Auckland; Waipiata (6.25 p.m.) for Auckland; Storm (6 p.m.) for Wanganui. LYTTELTON, March 19. Arrived—Wahine (6.45 a.m.) from Wellington; Rangitata (6.55 a.m.) from Napier; Kahika (8 a.m.) from Timaru; Tees (9.35 a.m.) from Chathams; Veronica (10.30 a.m.) from Sailed —Kahika <'6.10 p.m.) for Wellington; Wahine (8.20 p.m.) for Wellington. DUNEDIN, March 19. Arrived —Waimarino (10.25 a.m.) from Lyttelton; Port Waikato (1.50 p.m.) from Waikokopu. MAIL NOTICES. Subject to any necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Timaru, as under:— Only parcels prepaid at express transit rate are forwarded by express trains. Registered letter mails close one hour, and newspaper and parcel mails close 45 minutes earlier than ordinary letter mails. Late fee at railway station cleared at due time arrival of express trains. For North Island Offices of New Zealand: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 3.15 p.m. For Christchurch, North Canterbury, and Westland; Daily, at 6 a.m.; Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday, 3.15 p.m. For Temuka and Geraldine; Daily, at 5 a.m. For Ashburton: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Waimate: Dally, at 5 a.m. and • a.m. For Oamaru and Intermediate Offices: Daily, at 6 a.m. For Temuka, Geraldine, and Ashburton; Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, 12.30 and 3.30 p.m. For Waimate, Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill, and all Southern Offices: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10.45 a.m. and 3.30 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday, 2.45 p.m. For Fairlie, Pleasant Point, etc.: Dally, at 6 a.m. (letters only) and 3.30 p.m. For Fairlie and Hermitage: Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday, per car, 10.45 a.m. For Dunedin and Christchurch (night trains): Daily, at 7 pjm., excepting Sunday (letters only). For Oamaru and Invercargill: Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday, 7 p.m (letters only). For Ashburton: Wednesday, Frida/, Saturday, 7 p.m. (letters only).
THURSDAY, MARCH 19, At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) Great Britain, Ireland and Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), Central America and South American Western States, via Cape Horn, to connect with "Tasmania,” at Wellington. Due London Ist May. SATURDAY, MARCH 21. At 3.15 p.m. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) Australian States, South Africa. Japan, China and Straits Settlements and Egypt, per “Aorangi,” at Auckland. Correspondence will also be accepted for despatch by air-mail services In Australia. Air-mall fee In addition to postage, 3d per loz. Also air-mail correspondence (extra fee 7d per ioz) via Karachl-London air-mail (due London 22nd April). FRIDAY, MARCH 20, At 12.30 p.m. Fiji, Tonga, Apia, and Pago Pago, per “Tofua,” at Auckland. FRIDAY, MARCH 20. At 12.30 p.m. Great Britain, Ireland and Europe (specially addressed correspondence only), Central America and South American Western States, via Panama, to connect with “Otaio,” at Wellington. Due London 24th April. MONDAY, MARCH 23. At 12.30 p.m. Great Britain. Ireland, Continent of Europe, United States of America, Canada, Mexico and West Indies, Argent me, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Falkland Islands, via San Francisco, also Cook Islands and Tahiti. Due London 23rd April. 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. Per “Monowai,” at Wellington. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS. 20th Mar.—S.S. Rangitane, from London. English mail. 24th Mar. —S.S. Monowai, from Sydney. Australian mall. 24th Mar. —RM.S. Aorangi, from Vancouver, via Auckland. English and American mail. C. R. INGRAM, Chief Postmaster. Tlmaru, March 20, 1831.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18831, 20 March 1931, Page 2
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