SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17651, 11 December 1920, Page 7

SHIPPING.

High "Water, Auckland—: 7.22 a.m.; . 7.43 p.m. To-morrow: 8.3 a.m.; 8.25 p.m. High Water. Manukau Heads—To-day 21 a.m.; 9.42 p.m.' To-morrow: 10.2 a.m-, 10.24 p.m. Sun—To-day: Rises 4.27 a.m.; sets, 7.2 p.m. Xo-mofrow: Rises. 4.27 a.m.: sets. 7.3 p.m. Moon—First quarter, December 19. 2.10 a.m.

WEATHER REPORT. Rainfall in City, for 24 hours ended midnight. Dec. 10 (Herald gauge) .05in. Official report issued at' 4 p.m. yesterday: — <-=~. >«■* • J?*?-*; Bar The*- Weather. Cap© Maria... N.-light 29.97 75 Fog Russell N.W., It. 29.88 79 Hazy Manukau H. N.. breeze 29.93 68 Foggy Auckland ... N., light 29.90 70 Rain Tauranga ... Calm 29.85 65 Drizzle Gisborne .... E . light 29.89 67 Showery Pt.Ahurm... N., light 29.91 €6 Overcast Caetlepoint... W. light 29.87 54 Cloudy Wellington... K breeze 29.84 60 Cloudy N.Plymouth Calm 29.83 61 Drizzle C. Egmout... S.W.. It. 29.85 60\ Showers Wanganui... S.W.. It. 29.88 63 Gloomy Farewell 8... W.. fresh 29.86 61 Cloudy C. Foulwind-S.W.. fr. 29.87 60 Overcast Greymouth... S.W., It. 29.89 62 Overcast Stephen 1a.... S.W., fr. 29.85 55 Overcast C. Campbell N.W., br. 29.80 62 Overcast Akaroa, Lt.... NE. It. 29.75 64 Fine Pt. Chalmers .E . lt. 29.78 58 Overcast Nuggets ... S.W., 29.77 50 Cloudy Bluff,. ... S.W.. It. 29.76 66 Showery Cloudy to overcast conditions have been experienced, with scattered rain, especially in the N,orth Island. Winds have been variable, with a southerly breeze predominating, and the atmospheric pressure haS been unsteady. Present indications are for variable, winds, with northerlies prevailing and veering to easterlies northwards of New Plymouth and Napier, and south-westerlies to south-easterlies ruling elsewhere. Dull, misty weather may be expected, with rain falling generally. The barometer has a falling tendency but will probably rise soon in the south.

PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. Southern Cross (8.50 p.m.), from Melanesian Islands. ' Ngapuhi (6 a.m.). from Tauranga; Chelmsford (5 a.m.), from Whangarei; Claymore (7.50 a.m.), from Mangonui; Apanui (8.5 a.m.)» from Awanui; Mako (1.40 p.m.), from East Coast bays. DEPARTURES. . Orari (2.15 p.m.), for Wellington. Albionstar (6.30 a.m.), for England. Shahristan (1.35 p.m.), for Newcastle. Chelmsford (5.5 p.m.). for Whangapoua; Manaia QO.IO p.m.), for Whangarei; Ngapuhi (7.10 p.m.), for Tauranga. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY. < Manaia. from Whangarei, 6.30 p.m. Clansman, from Russell, 6 a.m. Ngatiawa, from Opotiki, 3 p.m. Kanna. from Wellington, 7 a.m. Kanieri. from Whangarei, 3.30 a.m. VESSELS DUE TO-MORROW. Ngapuhi, from Tauranga, 7 a.m. Mararoa, from Gisborne. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Whangape, for Makatea Island, noon. Tasman, for Whakatane, 7 p.m. Daphne, for Awanui. 11.30 p.m. VESSELS SAILING TO-MORROW. Kanieri, for Whangarei, 7.30 p.m. The Waikawa. which is due at Lyttelton about the end of. next week from Vancouver and San Francisco, has on board about 100.000 ft. of redwood. The Chopadoa is- reported to have Bailed from New York on November 20 for New Zealand and Australian ports. The Athenic is scheduled to leave London , on January 12 for New Zealand ports, via Panama., The Tairoa, now loading at Gisborne. is to leave that port for Whakatane on December 16. Three days later she will come on to Auckland to complete her loading, for New York, Boston, and London, sailing from Auckland- about December 22. , The Taniwha is to make a. special trip to Thames next Monday with cargo, leaving Auckland at midnight. The Albionstar sailed for the United Kingdom yesterday. The vessel loaded a. large cargo of frozen meat at Auckland, Whaka-* tane. and Whangarei. Her destination will not be known until she. reaches the English Channel. , .*- The Kanna is due at Auckland at 7 a.m. to-day from Lyttelton ■- and Wellington with general cargo. She will anchor in the stream. The Hororata . berthed at. the Queen's Wharf yesterday and- commenced discharging her cargo from New York. The Whangape is expected to sail for Makatea Island" to-day to load another cargo of superphosphates for Auckland.. . , TheKaituna is now. at the Central Wharf discharging general cargo from Melbourne and. Newcastle. . - • i ; 3 The Koromiko is to leave Lyttelton on .December 20 for Auckland with a cargo of produce. . The Niagara is now announced to leave Auckland on December 21 for Vancouver, via ports. , The Mararoa is due at Auckland to-morrow from Napier and Gisborne with passensers and cargo.. The Wanaka arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning from Bluff. She was expected to leave, last night for Auckland, via way porta. She is bringing a cargo of produce. The Somerset left Dunedin yesterday for Melbourne. The Orari sailed for Wellington and Southern ports yesterday afternoon. Tho vessel dischared about 3000 tons of cargo at this, port from Liverpool and loaded the following cargo at Auckland for London: —49 bales- wool, 131 bales hemp, 638 packages kauri gum, 1193 sacks copra, 2299 cases glaxo, 70 cases honey. 41 cases rubber. 6 caaos skins. ' , The Dunedin-owned barque ' Antiope arrived at Delagoa Bay, Portuguese East Africa, on December 9 from the Baltic. After discharging timber she will load scrap Iron for Dunedin. •,. , <' - ' - -- THE SOUTHERN CROSS. The mission steamer Southern ' Cross arrived from the Melanesian Islands at 8.50 last evening and. anchored in the stream. . THE RIVERINA. * The Riverina left Sydney at • 6 p.m. 'on Thursday and is due at Auckland on Monday aiterncon. The vessel has 263 passengers and a large cargo. " THE APANUI. The Northern Steamship Company's Apanui, which grazed some object in the Karikari Channel during a fog on Wednesday, when, coming from Awanui, was placed on the slip late last evening, and will be inspected this morning. It is considered the damage .is very slight.

. UNION COMPANY'S VESSELS. The Waiotapu (ox Stolberg), en route from Liverpool to Auckland, left Newport News on December 4 for Auckland. T The Waikouaiti (ex Ermgard) arrived at Newport News on December 6 from Liverpool en rout& to Now Zealand. The ; Wa'ikawa, from Vancouver apd San Francisco to Dunedin. and Australia, called at Papeete on Sunday morning and sailed again at 10 a.m. She is due Si Lyttelton. on December IS. The Karori left Fiji at 10.30 p.m. on Wednesday for Auckland with a full cargo of sugar. • .. , ' v.:. •'■>,:'., . THE CORNWALL. ' It was reported in the South that the new federal steamer Cornwall was wrecked in. the severe gale that raged- .round the on December 4. This is apparently an error, for a cablegram from London, dated December 8, states that the Cornwall has sailed for Auckland. The cable message received by, the Herald stated that several wrecks occurred during a storm on the west and south coasts, including the steamers Ansigir and Hathor on the coast of Cornwall, and apparently the report in. the South was due to a misreading of the cablegram. Inquiries made at - the Auckland office of the New Zealand Shipping Company, _ and the fact that a cablegram was received from London announcing the departure of the Cornwall for Auckland about December 7 confirm this view. - THE COLLIERS. The Katoa is to leave Westport to-day for Auckland with a cargo of coal. She will be due here about Tuesday. * The Shahristan left for Newcastle yesterday to load cc-sl for New Zealand. The- Rakarson will • leaver, for Newcastle cm Monday to.load coal for the Dominion. The Kauri is to leave for Newcastle ou Tuesday to load coal for New Zealand. THE REMUERA'S CARGO. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer ;Remuera, which left for London, via Napier and Wellington on Tuesday, took the following carso from Auckland:29s bales wool,, 530 bales hs<mp, 4023 packases kauri cum. 434 casks tallow and pelts. 15.500 sup. feet timber, 1500 cases milk powder. 3019 cf»;s g'.aio. 136 sacks casein, 220 packs sand, 92 cases : rubber, 14 bales rags, 58 packages sundries. 26,000 boxes, butter. 13.004 "crates cheese. The Remuera is to leave Wellington for the Home port on December 18.