SHIPPING.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19478, 23 December 1925, Page 11

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF TILE MOON.

ARRIVALS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21. Holmdale, 2.55 n.m., from Wellington. Invercargill. 7.30 a.m., from Welling- ! ton. '■ Breeze, 11.40 a.m., from Wellington. DEPARTURES. • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21. Titoki, 1.55 a.m., for Greymouth. Kapiti, 1.42 p.m., for Wellington. Calm, 4 p.m., for Onakaka. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. John, Wellington, to-day. Arapawa, Onehunga, to-morrow. Gale, Wellington, December 30. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Holmdale, Wellington, to-day. Invercargill, Wellington, to-day. OVERSEAS VESSELS DUE. TO BERTH AT CASTLECLIFF. Kaiapoi, South Australia, early. Swazi, New York, early. Martaban, New York, January. BY TELEGRAPH. [Per Press Association.) [Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 22. Arrived.—Tecs, 3.45 a.m., from Chat- ; hams; Waipihi, 4.30 a.m., from Timaru; Wahine, 6.35 a.m., from Wellington; Taransay, 11.50 a.m., from Montreal. Sailed.—City of Corinth, 5.25 p.m., for Dunedin; Wahine, 8.15 p.m., for Wellington; Waipahi, 8 p.m., for Wellington.

AUCKLAND, Dec. 22. Arrived—City of Shanghai, 9 a.m., from New York ; Sailed—Suffolk, 6 a.m., for New Plymouth; Aorangi, 11.45 a.m., fur Vancouver; Carinthia, 6.20 p.m., for Wellington. To Arrive —Mahcno, 9 p.m., from Sydney. WELLINGTON, Dec. 22. Arrived. —John, 1.20 a.m., from Picton; Maunganui, 5 a.m., Kauri, 6.25 p.m., from Sydney; Maori, 7 a.m., from j Lyttelton; Trematon, 1.20 p.m. from ' Napier. Sailed.—Wootton, 6.15 p.m., Middlesex, 6.45 p.m., Canadian Explorer, 7.15 p.m., Maori, 8.5 p.m., Katoa, 10.30 p.m., for Lyttelton; Tahiti, 8.20 p.m. for Sydney.

LOCAL AGENTS’ ADVICE. Messrs C. F. Millward and Co. advise:— THE CALM. The Calm sailed for Takaka yesterday. THE GALE. The Gale loads at Dunedin to-day, Timaru 24th, Lyttelton 28th, Wellington 29th, and is due at Wanganui on the 30th inst. This will be the last trip for the year. THE STORM. The Storm is still in dock at Lyttelton. THE JOAN CRAIG. The Joan Craig is at present discharging at the Gas Wharf. THE BREEZE. I The Breeze at Wanganui, loaded yesterday , i for Wellington. • Messrs S. Holm and Co. advise:— THE HOT,MDALE. The Hclmdale arrived in port yesterday 1 from Wellington and sails to-day on the | return journey. The vessel will rei main at Wellington until after Christmas, I when she will proceed south. THE JOHN. The John is due here to-day from Wellington, and sails for New Plymouth in the evening. Messrs Johnston and Co. advise: — THE ARAPAWA. The Arapawa is due here early from OneTHE INVERCARGILL. The Invercargill arrived from Wellington yesterday and sails to-day on the return journey. Messrs A. Ha trick and Co. advise: — THE KAPITI. The Kapiti sailed yesterday for Wellington. Messrs Cock and Co. advise: — THE TITOKI. The Titoki sailed yesterday morning for Greymouth. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Attention is drawn to the “New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables, 1926,” page 109, in the extreme right-hand column of which the standard port of reference for Whangaparoa roads is incorrectly shown as “ W ellington.” This should be altered to read “Auckland,” the latter being the place on which the time differences for obtaining the times of high and low water at-Whangaparoa roads are based. WARNING TO SHIPPING. The Secretary, General Post Office, advises that the s.s. Omana reports by radio that at 7.30 p.m. on the ISth instant, the four-masted schooner “Holmwood” was passed in lat. 33.42, long. 171.32 east, and that the latter vessel reported having passed a derelict about 90 feet long, floating in lat. 39.19 south, long. PORT HUNTER’S PROGRAMME. At present discharging London cargo in New Zealand, the Port Hunter leaves Dunedin on Thursday for New Plymouth, Wellington and Napier to complete. She subsequently loads at Napier, thence W’aikckopu, j Gisborne. New Plymouth. Lyttelton, Timaru, J Wanganui and Wellington, and sails finally from Wellington at the end of January for London, via Panama.

KUMARA TO LOAD. The steamer Kumara is due at Wanganui from Brisbane on January 13th to commence Homeward loading. She afterwards loads at Oamaru, thence Lyttelton, Wellington (January 22 to January 24), Opua and Auckland, and sails finally from Auckland on February 12 for London. Captain D. Christie, late of the Karamea, is in command of the Kumara. RUAPEHU RADIOS. A radio message received from the raster of the steamer Ruapehu states that the vessel is due at Wellington on Sunday afternoon from London and Southampton. She is bringing cargo for discharge at Wellington Port Chalmers. RUAHINE LEAVES HOME. Confirmation has been received by the New Zealand Shipping Company that the liner Ruahine sailed from Southampton on Friday last for Wellington and Auckland. She is due at Wellington on January 23. WTTHTN WIRELESS RANGE. Auckland—H.M.S. Laburnum, Tofua, Sierra, Port Hobart. Kaituna, Papanui, Kanonga, City of Hangkow, Carinthia, Catcombe, Aorangi. Wingatui, Omana, Maheno, Kaiwarra, Kartigi, City of Shanghai, Whangape. Chatham Islands —Nil. Wellington—Wahine, Maori. Mararoa. Ngaio, Arahura, Kairanga. Katoa. Waipori, Manuka, Hauraki, Kauri, Tahiti. Kiwitea, Agwipond, Mahana, Maunganui, Trematon, Physa. Kurow, Tekoa, Otaki, Port Pirie, Port Bowen. Awarua Saturday: Port Hunter and Wanaka. Saturday and Sunday: Clarke Ross and Koromiko. Sunday: Mararoa. intercolonlat SERVICE. The Moeraki left Wellington on December 16 for Melbourne, via Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Bluff : due Melbourne December 27. Maunganui sailed from Sydney Dec. 18 for Wellington ; arr. Wellington Dec. 22 ; leaves Wellington on Dec. 24 for Sydney ; due Sydney on Dec. 28. Manuka left Wellington on December 18 for Melbourne; due Melbourne to-day. Maheno sailed from Sydney December 18 for Auckland ; arr. Auckland Dceemb°r 22 ; leaves Auckland on December 24 for Sydney ; due Sydney on December 28. PACIbTC MAH. SERVICE. Niagara, R.M.S., sailed Dec. 16 from Vancouver for Auckland ; due Auckland January 4 ; due Sydney January 9. Makura, R.M.S., sailed from Wellington December 8 for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco; due San Francisco December 25. Aorangi, R.M.S., sailed from Sydney Dec. 17 for Auckland ; arrived Auckland Dec. 21; sailed from Auckland Dec. 22; due Vancouver January 8. Tahiti, R.M.S., sailed from San Francisco December 2 for Papeete. Rarotonga, Wellington and Sydney; arrived Wellington Dec. 21 ; sailed for Sydney Dec. 22; due Sydney December 26.

DECEMBER. d. h. m. Ijsst Quarter 8 11 41 p.m. ; New Moon 16 6 35 a.m. ' First Quarter 22 16 38 p.m. I Full Moon 31 1 31 p.m. TIDES AND SUN. Hizh water Sun- Su»*a.m. p.m. rise ■« 'Dec. 23 .. .. .. 3.40 4.10 4.19 7.39 1 Dec. 24 4.49 5.35 4.20 7.40 ; Dec. 25 6.13 6.42 4.20 7.40 i Dec. 26 7.16 7.43 4.21 7.40 ! Dec. 27 S. 4 8.27 4.22 7.41 Dec. 28 8.46 9. 7 4.23 7.41 ' Dec. 29 9.23 9.43 4.23 7.41 ! Dec. 30 9.59 in 18 4.24 7.41 Dec. 31 10.34 10.53 4.25 7.41