SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 17325, 13 April 1920, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. St. Clair : 10.51 a.m., 11.16 p.m. Taiaroa Head : 11.1 a.m., 11.26 p.m. Port Chalmers : 11.41 a.m., p.m. Domedin : a.m., 12.11 p.m. THE SUN. , to-day, 5.51 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.48 a.m. ' . PHASES OF THE MOON. " New moon April 19 9.13 a.m. First quarter April 26 0.58 a.m. Full Moon Mav 3 1.17 p.m. Last quarter May 11 5.21 p.m. Sets to-day, 2.27 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 1.6 a.m. 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 showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z. hazy. Weather.—B. blue sky, be the atmosning; M, Misty..; 0. overcast, the whole sky covered.with thick clouds; P, passing clouds; D. drizzling rain; F. foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H. hail; lightbr eeze; m g. moderate gale; g. whole cr nhere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. WEATHER FORECAST. . The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates! supplied the following at noon to-day : —Winds, southerly, moderate to strong, and backing by south to oast; the weather will probably prove cold and showery; the barometer has a rising tendency ; sea. moderate swell; tides, good. ARRIVED.—ApriI 12. Progress, sch. (5.30 p.m.), 288 tons, Croucher, from Greymouth. SAILED.—ApriI 12. Storm, s.s. (5 p.m.), 405 tons, Robertson. for Wanganui via ports. VESSELS EXPECTED AT DUNEDIN. —Coastal and ' Intercolonial.— Te Auau, Lyttelton, to-day. John, Nydia Bay. Lyttelton, April 14. Stella, Campbell'lslands. April 14. Wbangape, Auckland, April 14. Wanaka, Auckland via parts, April 15. Kotaro, Mussel Beach, April 15. Calm, Wellington, April 16. • iMonowai, Auckland via ports, April 16. Mararoa, Lyttelton, April 17. Kowhai, Greymouth, April 17. Waihora, Adelaide via ports, April 17. Breeze, Wanganui via ports, April 17. Karon, Sydney. Newcastle, April 19. Houto, sch.. Lyttelton,-April 20. Poherua. Westport. April 22. Storm, Wanganui via ports. April 22. Comma, Wellington, April 22. Kurow. Makatea Island, April 24. Westralia, Melbourne. April 28. Tarawera, Sydney, Bluff. April 30. Palnona, Melbourne, Bluff. April SOPROJECTED DEPARTURES. Woodarra, Melbourne, April 14. Nokotay. Melbourne, April 15. Kotare, Timaru, Lyttelton. April 15. Maori, Lyttelton, April 15. Wanaka. Bluff, Oamaru, April 15. John, Wanganui via ports, April 15. Monowai. Auckland via ports, April 17. Calm, Wanganui via ports, April 17. Breeze, Wanganui via ports, April 17. Te Anau, Napier, Gisborne, April 20. Progress, sch., Greymouth, April 21. Storm, Wanganui via ports, April 22. Corinna, New Plymouth, April 23. Westralia. Bluff, Melbourne, April 29. Paloona, Melbourne via ports. May 3. Tarawera, Sydney via ports. May 3. VESSELS IN PORT AT 3 p.m. TO-DAY Progress, sch., Victoria wharf. Woodarra, Port Chalmers. Mannganui. Port Qmllnera. Mamma. Port Ghmtners. Maori, Fort Chalmers. Manaroa, Port Chalmers.

The Ulimaroa, which arrived at Wellington yesterday morning from Sydney, is timed Jo sail on the return voyage on Thursday afternoon. The Whakatane.’ which loaded a large shipment of New Zealand products at Auckland and Whakatane, left the former port on Sunday morning for London via Panama.

The City of Winchester will be despatched from New York about April 20 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin.

The Moana is to leave Wellington on April 24 for San Francisco, and the Niagara is to leave Auckland on May 21 for Vancouver.

The liner Otira Js to leave Lyttelton on Thursday for Napier to complete her Homeward loading. The vessel will sail from Napier on the 24th inst. for London via Panama.

The Waimate is to leave Auckland today for Wellington, where she is due on Friday morning. The vessel is to sad from Wellington on the 21st inst. for Lyttelton and Dunedin to complete discharge of her London cargo. The ketch Te Whipouhamu,' 36 tons gross register, for a- number of years engaged in the southern fishing trade, was recently sold to nn Auckland buyer. She sailed from Bluff at midnight on Saturday in charge of Captain \V. Dixon, with C. Bradshaw and J. Nixev, jun., as deck hands.

The Te Anau is due at Port Chalmers this evening from Lyttelton to complete her overhaul. She will load at Dunedin' early next week for Napier and Gisborne. The auxiliary schooner Houto, bound from Kaipara to Lyttelton, passed Kaikoura yesterday morning. Aftsr discharge of her timber cargo at Lyttelton sho Will come to Port Chalmers to undergo overhaul. The John is duo here to-morrow from Lyttelton with over 60,000 ft of timber and a large quantity of general cargo.' She is fixed to sail on Thursday for Oamaru, Timaru, Wellington, and Wan- : ganui. The Kotare was compelled to shelter at Bluff yesterday,- biit she was expected, if the weather moderated, to sail th!» morning for Mussel Beach, where she will. load timber for Dunedin. After discharge here she will load for Timaru and Lyttelton. There was still an acute shortage of labor on the Wellington waterfront today, and many vessels were further delayed in consequence. The Monowai arrived at Wellington at 7 a.m. to-day from Auckland and Napier. She is expected here on Friday, and- it is hoped to despatch her on Saturday for East Coast ports and Auckland. The Waihora, which has been delayed at Wellington by the recent stormy weather, is expected to sail to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin to discharge the balance of her cargo from Adelaide and . Wallaroo. TheWaipori arrived at Westport at 10 last night from Auckland. She is now loading a cargo of coal for Wellington. The Poherua is to leave Gisborne tonight for Napier and Westport. She. will load at the latter port for Oainarn, Port Chalmers, and Dunedin. ■ The Kowhai left Greymouth at 5 a.m. to-day with a cargo of coal for discharge at Bluff and Dunedin. The Maheno arrived, at Auckland at 4,30 a.m. to-day from Sydney’. She is timed to sail on the return voyage on Thursday afternoon. The Katoa is expected to leave Auckland to-day for Newcastle, where she will load coal for Auckland. The Knituna arrived at Melbourne on Sunday from Kaipara. After discharge of her timber cargo she will go to Newcastle to load coal for Napier. THE FERRY SERVICE. T3ie Wahiue arrived at Lyttelton at 7.5 a.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers connected with the first express for the south. MAORI RESUMES THIS WEEK. The Union Company advise that the repairs to the Maori's boilers will be completed to-morrow, and the vessel will leave Port Chalmers on Thursday afternoon for Lyttelton, and relieve the Mararoa in the ferry service from Lyttelton on Friday evening. The Mararoa will leave Lyttelton on Friday morning for Port Chalmers to undergo l survey and overhaul. (Continued on page 3.) IN A NUTSHELL ANNIVERSARIES. 1743.—Thomas Jefferson born. 1899.—Spanish-American peace signed. 1908.—Great fire in Boston. Waimate School closed owing to influenza. V . .. ... . ... ■ - An automobile of the limousine type has been invented with a telescoping body’ that can be drown out to afford more room when tourists wish to use it for l camping. . Canterbury members of Parliament are again urging on the Government the speedy’ completion of the Otira tunnel. Tnomas Jackson, a Shoreditch coal porter, modestly confessed at the Bethnal Green Conner's Court some years ago' to having saved 99 people from drowning on as many different occasions. Auckland is threatened with a shortage of pas. The trouble is caused by lack of shipping for the transport of coal. The oldest and most frequently tapped rubber trees produce the richest sap, and some trees which are tapped every other day r will yield sap for more than a score of years.

llie executive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants met the ■Minister of Railways (Mr Massey) in conference yesterday. A singular feature to bo seen in Japan on New Years Day is a grass rope running from house to house, with symbolical decorations. It is believed to ward oft evil spirits during the year. The pelt of the true sea otter is to-day the most valuable of all furs. The sea otter was formerly found in considerable abundance off the coast of Alaska; but it is now nearly, if not quite, extinct.

Representatives of the Wellington City Council and the Tramways Union discussed last night the new demands made by the union. The men’s delegates rejected an offer made bv the council.

Christchurch City 'Council have decided to allow the parking of motor cars in various streets in the city. Burglars who visited Auckland Fish Market in the Easter holidays got nothing, and left a note, “ Meanest place wo ever entered.”

Eccentric stranger took charge of beacon on North Manukau Head the other night and scared keeper. 'Mr and Mrs W. A. Riddell, of Port Ahuriri. Napier, celebrated their golden wedding last week. Mr Riddel] is an octogenarian, and the father of chess in the Hawke’s Bay district.

The three tallest trees in the world are believed to be a sen no; a near Stockton, California, which' is 325 Ft Tush, and two eucalypti in Victoria! Australia, estimated to be 435 ft arid 450 ft respectively. The lightest wood in weight' that is known is “Balsa.’ Cork is three times ;is heavy as this wood. It can easily bo •indented with the finger-nail. It is treated with paraffin and used in making floats and in constructing life-rafts.

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