SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 4

SHIPPING

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Coastal and Intercolonial. — Pohonia, from Westport. March 18. Storm, from Wanganui, March 19. Mokoia, from Auckland, March 19. Putild, from Wellington, March 20. Rosamond, from Napier, March 20. Kini, from Greymouth, March 20. Mor.owai. from Auckland, March 29. Breeze, from Wanganui, March 21. Kotaro, from Invercargill, March 21. To Anau, from Auckland, March 22. Calm, from Wanganui, March 23. Karamu, from Wesfcnort, March 43. John, from Wellington, March 24. Kokiri, from Greymouth, March 24. Houto, from Auckland, March 25. Corinna, from Wellington, March 26. Stella, from Westport, March 30. Westralia, from Melbourne, April 3. —Oversea Movements. —

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. .Coastal and Intercolonial. — Kaiapoi, for Lyttelton, to-day. Wnnaka, for Sydney, to-day. Gisborne, for Auckland, March 18. Ptorm, for Wanganui, March 19. Putild, for Wellington. March 20. Breeze, for Wanganui, March 21. MoncAvai, fov Auckland,. IVlarcli 21. John, for Wanganui, March 24. Calm, for Wanganui, March 24. Corinna, for Now Plymouth, March 28. Athenic, for Timaru, April 2. Westralia, for Melbourne, April 4-

When the American schooner C. S. Holmes was raising her anchor at B’nff recently, after undergoing a _period of quarantine following her arrival from >an Francisco, a largo anchor and several fathoms of cable were brought to the surface on one of the flukes. The anchor and cable, which wore taken possession of by the Customs authorities, were believed to be those lost by the barque Ganymede many years ago. . . , The - Union Company advise that Die Mokoia will leave Wellington to-morrow for Dunedin. She is expected to arrive here on Thursday. Tho Navua will leave Wellington tomorrow for Lyttelton. She will afterwards proceed "to Wellington and; Auckland. . . The Kini is expected to arrive here on Wednesday morning from Greymouth and Oamaru with a part cargo of coal. _ The Tallinn left Suva on Saturday night for .Auckland, where she is due on Wednesday morning. The vessel is bringing a full cargo of fruit for distribution to New Zealand ports.

.WEATHER FORECAST. , The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) suoplied the following at noon to-day :—lndications arc for westerly winds, decreasing; the -weather will probably prove serially, with heavy showers; barometer unsteady, hut rising soon 4 heavy swell; tides good. SCHOONER ALERT BERTHED. The American four-masted schooner Alert, which arrived in the Lower Harbor on Friday night last from San Francisco. was towed up to Dunedin yesterday morning by the tug Plucky and taken to n discharging berth at, the Victoria wharf. The Alert left San Francisco on January 14. on which dav the schooner Planter sailed for Dunediii and the schooner Fearless cleared for Wellington. The Planter arrived here four days ahead of the Alert, Vint the Fearless has not yet reached her destination. The Alert had an uneventful and fine weather passage until she arrived off Moeraki on Wednesday morning last, when she was blown nearly 100 miles off the coast by a heavy, southerly. Under the influence of light,« variable winds, which followed Wednesday's blow, she made Otago Hoads on Friday afternoon. and was then towed to an anchorage ns stated above. The Alert, which made two trips to Sydnev frnrry America lart year is making her first visit to this port. Captain J. Hausen is in command, and his wife accompanies him. The vessel brought a full cargo of assorted oils and. a deck load of lumber, the latter totalling 500 OOOEt. After discharge she will proceed to. the islands to load copra for San Francisco.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS,

WFJJ/TNGTON. March 17.--3.5 a.ra., Perth, from Newcastle. NEWCASTLE, March 16.—Kakapo, for Wr-lH'minn MET ,-rot;T!,NE, March 16.—Kauri, from Wellington.

Vessel. Sailed. From. Duo about War Opal Fob. 4 New York Men. 22 Hororata Fob. 2 London Mch. 29 Athcnic Fob. 3 London Mch. 29 Corinthio Feb. —■ London Apr. — Cufic Mch. 1 St. John Apr. —

STEAMERS FOR OVERSEA PORTS. Vessel. From. Date. Bound For Zealandic Well’ton Mch. 18 London Farnworth Well’ton Mch. 18 Liverpool Mamavi Well’ton Mch. 20 London Mnkura Anckl’d Mch. 20 Vancouver Cnlonne Wcll’ton Mch. 22 London Ooma Lytt’ton Mch. 22 London H. Monarch Flu IT Moll. 23 London Argyllshire Well’bon Mch. 25 London jdaghild Lvtfc’fcon Mch. 26 London Moa n a Well’ton Mein 29 'Frisco P. Melb’rne Well’ton Mch. 31 London Niagara Ancld’d Apr. 4 Vancouver War Opal W'’ll’ton Apr. 4 London Alan a Woll’ton Apr. 5 London Athenio Well’ton Apr. 15 London War Courage Well’ton Anr. Hull Corinthic Well’ton M«ay 1 London Tonic Well’ton May 1 London Remnera Well’ton May 5 London Pinuitaka Woll’ton May 31 Lon don Tainui Well’ton Mav — London Rnranga Well’ton Mav — London Pakeha Well’ton May — London