SHIPPING

Evening Star, Issue 17313, 29 March 1920, Page 3

SHIPPING

•> WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind.—L., light; br, breeze ; fb, fresh, breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; E, foggy: G. gloomy, dark weather; H, hail: L, 'lightning; M, misty; O. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continual rain; S. snow; T. thunder; L T , ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Bev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at neon to-day : —Winds, south-easterly, moderate to strong; weather probably cold an! changeable: the night will probably b: very cold, with frost inland; barometer, rising; sea, rough; tides, good. SAILED.—March 27. Storm, s.s. (6.45 p.m.), 405 tons, Robertson, for Wanganui. ARRIVED.—March 28. Monowai, s.s. (3.30 p.m.), 3.433 tons, Norton, from Auckland via ports. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Kotare. Port Craig, Mar. 30. Kini, Westport, Mar. 31. Paloona. Melbourne. Bluff. April 1. Stella, Campbell Islands. April 1. Progress, sell., Greymoulh, April 2. Corinna, Wellington, April 3. Kahika, Westport, April 3. Tarawera, Sydney, Bluff. April 3. John, Nydia Bay, Lyttelton, April 3. Wanaka, Auckland via ports. April 5. Breeze, Wanganui via ports. April 6. Waihora, Adelaide via ports. April 7. Westralia. Melbourne, April 7. Storm, Wanganui via ports, April 8. Calm, Wanganui via ports, April 9. Houto. sch., Lyttelton, April 15. Kurow. Makatea Island, April 15. Monowaj, Auckland via ports. April 17. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. To Anau. Chatham Islands, to-day. Kami, Timani, Newcastle, to-day*. Monowai, Auckland, via ports, April 1. Kini, Wellington, April' 1. Paloona, Melbourne via ports. April 3. Corinna, New Plymouth, April 5 John, Wanganui via ports, April 5. Breeze, Wanganui via ports, April 6. Kotare. Bluff. Invercargill, April 7. Tarawera. Sydney via potts, April 7. Wanaka. Bluff. April 7. Westralia. Melbourne, April 8. Storm, Wanganui via. ports, April 8. Calm, 'Wanganui via ports, April 9. Progress, sch., Greymouth,' April 10. VESSELS IN rORT AT 3 p.m. TO-DAY. Kauri, Rattray street wharf. Moncwai, cross wharf. Maungauui, Port Chalmers. Marama. Port Chalmers. Maori, Port Chalmers. Manaroa. Port Chalmers. Te Anau, Port Chalmers.

The Monowai, from Auckland and East Coast ports, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon, but as she was rochat e for the tide, she remained there until higb water to-day, when she steamed l.p to Dunedin and berthed at the crc.l- - to discharge several hundred tons of general cargo and load for the return voyage. The Monowai will sail on Thursday for Wellington direct, thence to Xtinier, Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay, and Auckland. The auxiliary schooner Houto kft Kaipara on Thursday mornm- last with ;: cargo of timber for Lyttelton. She will afterwards proceed to Port Chalmers, where she will be dry-docked for purvey. 'The Kini, with a. full cargo of coal'for Dunedin, is due diere on Wednesday morning. The Tarawera. left. Sydney at 1 a.m. on Friday for Bluff, where she is due on Wednesday. She is expected to reach Dunedin on Saturday to discharge about 2.C00 tons of general freight. PALOONA LEAVES MELBOURNE. Carrying mails, passengers, and general freight, the Paloona left Melbourne at 5 p.m. on Friday last direct for Bluff, whew she is due on Wednesday. Tho vessel is expected to reach. DuuVdiu on Thursday, and it is hoped to despatch her on Saturday for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne. MOKOIA DELAYED AT AUCKLAND. The Union Company advise that the Mokoia has been considerably delayed in working cargo at Auckland owing to had weather. She is now expected "to leave the northern pert on Wednesday direct for Wellington. The vessel will leave Wellington on Saturday for Lyttelton, and sail from the Canterbury port on Easter Monday for Wellington, leaving the latter port on April 8 for way ports and Auckland. VESSELS IX WIRELESS CALL. The following stea-mers should be within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-night :—Awanni : Waimate and Tainui (London to Auckland). City »!' Agra (New York to Auckland). Auckland : Kaitangata. City of Agra. Admii.il Codrington, Flora. Wellington : Manuka (Sydney to Wellington). Westralia (Melbourne to Wellington), Armagh (Wellington to Boston). Wahine. Mararca. ' Awarua : Orari (Timani to Melbourne), Tarawera (Sydney to Bluff), Paloona (Melbourne to Bluff). Chatham Islands : Matatua (Lyttelton to London). Tainui, and City of Agra. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. March 20.-8.20 a.m., Waipori from Bluff. WELLIXGTOX, Mrivh 27 3 n.m.. Armagh, for Boston via Panama.—March 28 : 0.40 a.m., Wai'hemo. from Dunedin.— 7.15 a.m., Wahine, from Lyttelton.—ll.ls a.m.. Ripple, from Napier.—l.4s p.m., Athenic, from Auckland. LYTTELTON, March 27.—11.35 a.m., Karamu, from Greymouth.—7.4o p.m.. Forester, sch. from San Francisco-.—9 35 p.m., Mahia, from Bluff.—March 28 : 11.30 a.m., Mararoa, from Wellington. WESTPORT, March 28.-2.45' a.m., Kini. for D^iiedin. NEWCASTLE, March 27.—Malaita, for Auckland. SYDNEY, March 27.—Xuddea, from Wellington.—Ngakuta. from Grevinouth. —Huia, sch., for Auckland. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weath Auckland—S., fb ... 29.83 63 BC 1 30.10 56 O Wellington—S.S.E., f b ■ 30.22 55 C Westport—S., 1 , 30.16 50 B Grevmouth. —E., br ... 3045 57 B Bealev—E.*, lb 30.51 52 B Christchurch—S.W., 1 30.26 55, B Timaru—Calm 30.40 54 BC Oamaru—W., 1 30.31 49 BC Dunedin—S.W., 1 ... 30.35 52 BC Queenstown—Calm ... 30.34 50 B Nuggeta—S.W., fr ... 30.35 57 C Bluff—N.W., 1 ... ... 50.28 51 oz Invorcargill—Calm ... 30.40 48 C P. Chalmers—S.W.. 1 30.27 56 BC Roxburgh—N.W., 1 30.10 55 O Naseby—Calm 28.30 50 BC Pembroke—•Calm 29.30 52 B Balclutha—S.W., lb 50.31 50 BC Clvde—Calm 60 BC Puysogur Pt.—S.E.. m 30.38 50 B