SHIPPING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19373, 23 December 1932, Page 2

SHIPPING

PORT OF TIMARU. Sun rises 4.21 a.m.; sets 7.47 p.m. High water 10.42 a.m.; 11.11 p.m. (Add Hall-hour for Daylight Saving.) PHASES OF THE MOON. New Moon Dec. 27 10.52 p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. No. ,3 wharf—Canadian Leader, s.s. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Gale. Dunedin To-day Orepuki, Dunedin Dec. 25 Waiplata. Dunedin Dec. 25 Waikouaiti, Dunedin Dec. 29 Bencruachan, Lyttelton Dec. 30 Taranaki, Bluff Jan. 2 Waimarino, Oamaru Jan. 4 Opihi, Oamaru Jan. 5 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Gale. Lyttelton To-day Canadian Leader, Dunedin ... To-day Orepuki, Lyttelton Dec. 28 Waikouaiti, Lyttelton Dec. 29 Bencruachan, Pt. Chalmers . Dec. 30 Taranaki, New Plymouth .... Jan. 3 Waimarino, Lyttelton Jan. 1 Opihi, Lyttelton Jan. 5 NOTES. The Gale, on the Wellington and Wanganui run, is set down to arrive from Dunedin to-day. After loading she should sail this evening for Lyttelton. , The Orepuki is scheduled to arrive on Christmas Day from Dunedin. She will remain in port until Wednesday when she is to load for Wellington adn Wanganui. The Waipiata also is expected to be in port over the Christmas holidays. She is due from Dunedin on Christmas Day and should load for Wellington and Auckland on Wednesday, when she is to sail for the north via Lyttelton. A shipment of coal and general Australian cargo is due to arrive at Timaru on Thursday by the Waikouaiti. The vessel is en route to Bluff from Sydney and should call here on her way from Dunedin to Lyttelton. The Opihi is listed to load at Dunedin about January 4th and should arrive at this port from Oamaru on January sth to take Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth shipments. Wellington and Anuckland cargo 's to be lifted by the Waimarino which is scheduled to leave Auckland to-day for her usual southern ports. The vessel is set down to reach Timaru on January 4th from Oamaru. Overseas. The Canadian Leader is at No, 3 wharf loading general cargo for New York, Boston, Halifax and Continental ports. She is down to sail to-day for Dunedin. The Bencruachan is due to arrive from Lyttelton on December 30th to. load general cargo for Home and Continental ports. NEW ZEALAND PORTS. By Telegraph—Press Association AUCKLAND, December 22. Arrived: Canopus (9.30 p.m.) from Westport. Sailed: Waimarino (4.55 p.m.) for Wellington. WELLINGTON. December 22. Arrived: Wahine (7 a.m.), Holmdale (8.30 a.m.), Wingatui (9.45 a.m.) and Wainui (10.20 a.m.) from Lyttelton; Bencruachan (1.30 p.m.) from Tolaga Bay; Port Whangarei (9.30 p.m.) from Picton. Sailed: Holmdale (11.55 am.) for Picton; Wahine (7.50 p.m.) for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, December 22. Arrived: Rangatira (6.40 a.m), Taranaki (6.55 a.m.), Taupata (8.15 a.m.) and Orepuki (12.15 p.m.) from Wellington; Storm (7.20 a.m.), Poolta (8.35 a.m.) and Opihi (11.30 a.m.) from Timaru. Sailed: Storm (1.10 p.m.), Opihi (4.25 p.m.), Poolta (4.35 p.m.), and Rangatira (8.30 p.m.) for Wellington; Taupata (6.15 p.m.) for Nelson; Orepuki (6.35 p.m.) for Dunedin. OVERSEAS. United Press Association—By Eiectric Telegraph—Copyright SUVA. December 22. Arrived, Niagara from Vancouver. The vessel is sailing for Auckland at 10 on Friday. SYDNEY, December 22. Sailed at 5 p.m., Makura for Wellington.

MAIL NOTICES. Double express sendee from this date until advised. Subject to any necessary alterations, mails will close at the Chief Post Office, Timaru, as under:— Registered letter mails close one hour earlier than ordinary letter mails. Only parcels prepaid at express transit rate are forwarded by express trains. Late fee at railway station cleared at due time arrival of express trains. For Northern Offices of New Zealand: Daily, at 12.30 p.m. and 3.15 p.m. For Christchurch, North Canterbury and Westland: Daily, at 6 aun, 12.30 p.m. and 3.15 p.m. and letters only 7 p.m. For Ternuka and Geraldine: Daily, at 5 a.m.. 12.30 p.m., and 3.15 pun. For Ashburton: Daily, at 6 a.m, 12.30 p.m., and 3.15 p.m. Saturday, letters only 7 p.m. For Waimate: Daily, at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. For Oamaru and intermediate offices Daily at 6 a.m. For Waimate, ' Oamaru, Dunedin, Invercargill and all southern offices: Daily at 10.45 a.m. and 2.45 p.m. For Fairlie. Pleasant Point, etc : Daily, at 6 a.m. (letters only) and 3.30 p.m. For Fairlie and Hermitage: Tuesdav, Thursday, Saturday at 10.45 am. (letters only). For Dunedin: Daily, 10.45 am., 2.45 p.m., (letters only) 7 p.m. For Invercargill and Oamaru: Saturday (letters only) 7 pm. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS AIR MAIL. On Christmas Eve, 24th December. Mails to connect with the flight will close at Timaru as follows: North Island, 3.15 pm. (23rd December, 1932); South Island, 11.45 am. (24th December, 1932). Rate: Ordinary postage, plus air-mail fee of 3d per oz. Full particulars available at any post office. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. At 3.15 pm. (Late Fee 3.30 p.m.) Australian States, South Africa, China, Straits Settlements, Egypt, Ceylon, India. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24. At 3.10 p.m. Late Fee 3.30 pm. Great Britain, Ireland, Continent of Europe, Canada. United States of America (Canada and U.S.A. Air Services, extra 4d per 4oz >, Mexico and West Indies, via San Francisco, also

Cook Islands, and Tahiti per Makura at Wellington. (Due London 26th January). Norfolk Island. Lord Howe Island and New Hebrides, per Morinda at Auckland. INCOMING OVERSEAS MAILS 23rd Dec.—M.S. Rangitata from London. English mail. 27th Dec.—S.S. Makura from Sydney. Australian mail. 27th Dec.—S.S. Waikouaiti from Me.bourne via Bluff. Australian mail. 28th Dec.—R.M.S. Niagara from Vancouver. English and American mail. G. CLARK, Chief Postmaster. Timaru, December 23, 1932. i