SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17314, 30 March 1920, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORBOW. St. Clair ; 11.50 a.m., 12.14 p.m. Taiaroa Head : a.m., 12.24 p.rn. Port Chalmers : 0.40 a.m., 1.4 p.m. Dunedin : 1.10 a.m., 1.34 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.57 p.m. ; rises to-morrow. 5.29 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon April 3 10.25 p.m. Last quarter April 12 0.54 a.m. New moon April 19 9.13 a.m. First quarter April 26 0.58 a.m. Sets tc-day, 1,17 a.m.; rises to-morrow, 4 p.m. WEATHER REPORT. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D C. Bates) supplied the following at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind.—L. light: hr. breeze; fb. fresh breeze ; m g, moderate gale; g, -whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue skv, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F. foggy: G. gloomy, dark weather; IT. hail; L,'lightning; M. misty; O, overeast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P. passing showers; Q. squally; R. rain, continued rain; snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day : —Winds, westerly, moderate to strong prevailing, and backing south to east; weather probably cold and changeable ; barometer, unsteady, hut has a rising tendency: sea. moderate: tides, good. ARRIVED.—March 29 Kotare. s.s. (10.25 p.m.). 141 tons. Mumby, from Port Craig. SAILED.—March 29. Kauri, b.s. (10.35 p.m.), 2.833 tons, M‘Lean, for Timaru. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Kini, Westport. Mar. 31. ' Paloona. Melbourne Bluff. April 1. Stella, Campbell Islands. April 1. Progress, sch., Greymouth, April 2. Kaliika, Westport, April 3. Tarawera. Sydney, Bluff. April 3. Kotare, Timaru, April 3. John. Nydia Bay, April 5. Breeze, Wanganui via ports. April 6. Wcstralia, Melbourne, April 7. Storm, Wanganui via ports, April 8. Wanaka, Auckland via ports. April 9. Corimm. Wellington, April 9. Calm, Wanganui via ports, April 9. Waihora, Adelaide via ports. April 10. Houto. srh., Lyttelton, April 15. Knrow, Makatea Island, April 15. Monowai, Auckland via ports, April 17. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Te Anau, Chatham Islands, to-day. Monowai. Auckland via ports, April 1. Paloona. Melbourne via ports, April 3. Kini, Wellington, April 3. John. Wanganui via ports. April 5. Breeze, Wanganui via ports. April 5. Kotare, Bluff. Invercargill. April 7. Tarawera. Sydney via ports. April 7. Wcstralia, Melbourne, April 8. Storm, Wanganui via ports, April 8. Calm, Wanganui via ports. April 9. Wanaka, Bluff, April 9. Progress, sch., Greymouth. April 10. Corinna, New Plymouth. April 10. VESSELS IN PORT AT 3 p.m. TO-DAY. Monowai. cross wharf. Kotare, Rattray street wharf. Maunganui, Port Chalmers. Marama, Port Chalmers. Maori, Port Chalmers. Manaroa, Port Chalmers. le Anau, Port Chalmers. The barque Manurowa arrived at 1 imam last evening from San Francisco wmi a cargo of case oil. The Ulimaroa arrived at Sydney at 6 a.m. yesterday from Wellington., and is timed to sail on the return cn April 8. * = The, Kaikoura will shortly go on the loading berth at London, and will be despatched on May 31 for Suva and the South Island ports of New Zealand. , Ir S. Chandler has resumed charge of tno engine-room of the‘■‘John, vice Mr J. Bradbury, xvho liad been relieving. The American four-masted schooner Commerce, after a passage of 27 days tiom Dunedin, reached Sydney on the night of March 17. The schooner encountered rough seas and strong northerly winds for the first 15 days.' The remainder of the voyage was marked fcv fine weather. The 1 steamer Anhault. which arrived in Port Melbourne Bay on March 16. is rn her first voyage to’ Australia. She "formerly sailed under the German flag, but at the outbreak of war was interned at Sourabaya, Java. Towards the end of last year she sailed to Port Said, and from there came to Melbourne, via She is berthed at the New Pier. Williamstown. loading dour for England. The Kini, hound from Westport to Dunedin with a full cargo of coal, passed Cape, Campbell at 4 p.m. yesterday. She should arrive here to-morrow morning, and will bo despatched on Saturday direct for Wellington. The Kaianoi is expected to leave Oama.ru on Thursday for WelHpgton and Greymouth. ?.he will load timber at the latter port for Melbourne. The Kotare. which arrived here last night with a full cargo of timber from Port Craig, will sail to-morrow for Timaru with general cargo booked by the John; returning to Dunedin about Saturday, and then laying up over the Easter holidays. The Wanaka will leave Auckland towards the end of this week with general cargo for discharge at Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. The Corinna arrived at New Plymouth at 8 a.m. to-day from Nelson. She is to sail to-night ~ for Picton to complete loading for Wellington, and is due pack at Dunedin towards the end of next week. The Waitomo left Auckland late last night for Newcastle, where she will load coal for Wellington. The Maheno arrived at Auckland at 7.45 p.m. yesterday from Sydney with mails, passengers, and a largo shipment of general cargo. She is timed to sail on the return vovago on Thursday afternoon. The Manuka, which was expected at Wellington this afternoon .from Sydnev, is carrying Australian mails, over 200 passengers, and a large general cargo.

THE FERRY SERVICE. Tfao Wahine arrived at Lyttelton at i.o a.m. to-day from. Wellington, and mails and passengers connected with the hrst express for the south. MANUKAU HARBOR. . -A- ‘ Gazette ’ notice gives further warning to master mariners' without local knowledge of the bar changes at Manukau Harbor, stating that they should not attempt, to.cross .the bar under .half-tide, and then only at such times when the semaphore and bar signals can be clearly seen. TRADE OF THE PORT OF LONDON. The rapid recovery of the shipping fciade of the Thames is indicated by returns recently compiled by the Port of London Authority. These show that the vessels which entered and left the port of London and paid tonnage dues during the six months ended September 30 last had a net tonnage of 9.959,175. This compares with a total of 6,083,591 net tons for the corresponding six months of 1918. Of the total increase 2,876,937 tons was in respect of vessels engaged in the foreign trade, and 998,647 tons was contributed 'by the coastwise trade. It may be added that the six months’ total of 9,959,175 tons contrasts with 13,077,713 tons for the year ended March 31, 1919. which included seven and a-half nionths of war. OUTGOING VANCOUVER. MAIL. The R.M.S. Makura left Sydney yesterday afternoon for Auckland." where'sho is due on Friday. She is timed to leave the northern port on April 5 for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. VESSELS IN WIRELESS CALL. The following steamers should he within range of the undermentioned wireless stations to-niglit:—Awanui : Waimate and Tainui (London to Auckland), City of Agra (New I.ork to Auckland), Makura (Sydney to Auckland), 'Waitomo (Auckland to Newcastle), Admiral Codrington, Arahura. Auckland : Makura, Arahura, Admiral Codrington. Wellington : Wailiora (Wallaroo to Wellington), Westralia (Melbourne to Wellington), Heilbrcnn (Wellington to Adelaide), Suffolk, Wahine, Mararon. Awarua; Paloona (Melbourne to Bluff). Tarawera (Sydney to Bluff). Chatham Islands : Armagh (Wellington to Boston), Woodarra (New York to Lyttelton). SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, March 29.—3 a.m., Arahura, from Gisborne.—7.ls p.m., Whangape, from Ocean Island.—7.4o p.m., Mabeno, from Sydney.—9.2o a.m., Rira, ketch, for Nukualofa—s.ls p.m., Kaitangata, for Westport. WANGANUI, March 30.—5.50 a.m., Storm, from Dunedin . LI TTELTON, March' 29.—6.15 p.m.,Cathlamet, 'from Now York.—Orcpubi, from Greymouth.—6.3s p.m., Putiki, for Wellington.' TIMARU. March 29.—Manurewa, bq., from San Francisco. NF.WCASTLE, March 29. : —Atom, front Auckland. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. W r eatb. Auckland—S.. br ... 30.14 56 BC 1 30.22 52 BC Wellington—Calm 30.22 58 B Westport—Calm 30.28 55 B Greymoutb—E.. br ... 3-0.25 £0 BC Bealey—S.W.. lb ... 30.44 52 B Christchurch—X.E.. 1 50.05 55 B Timam—S.. 1 30.12 56 BC Oamaru—S.E.. 1 30.09 58 C Dunedin—S.W.. f br 30.06 ' 59 BC Queenstown—Calm ... 30. IS 50 BC Nuggets—W,, fr 30.16 57 C Bluff—W v g- ... ... 30.03 55 OD Invercargill—W.. { b 7,0,15 56 BC P. Chalmers—Calm ... 29.96 55 BC Pembroke—Calm 29.20 52 BC Roxburgh—B.E.. 1 ... 29.90 56 0 Kasebv—Calm 28.15 53 O Clutha—S. W., 1 30.07 51 BC Clyde—Calm 59 BC Puysegur—N.W.. 1 ... 30.17 55 MR