SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17661, 23 December 1920, Page 5

SHIPPING.

Hi?h Wattr, Auckland—4.l9 a.m.: 4.51 p.m. High Water. Manukau Heads—6.lS a.m.; 6.30 T>-m. Sun—Rises, 4.80 a.m.; eets. 7.9 p.m. Moon—Full, December 26. 0.9 a.in WEATHER REPORT. Rainfall in City for 24 hours ended midnight, Dec. 23 (Herald gauge) .OOin, Official report jesued at 4 p.m. yesterday: — "Wind. Bar. Ther. Weather. . IC. Maria ... S.W., It. 29.95 67 Fine I Russell ... N. light 23.56 73 Fine ! I Manukau H. S.W., br. 23.95 66 Fair ; Auckland ... S.W., ir. 29.86 68 Fine ' Tsuranga ... N., light 29.81 So Fine j Gisborne ... N.W.. fr. 29.81 82 Fair i Ft. Ahuriri... N.. light 29.50 76 Overcast ! Castiepoint... S.W., br. 29.7? 65 Fine I Wellington... N.W.. re.g. 29.76 65 C:oudy N. Plymouth W.. light 29.84 65 Fair IC. Egmont... N.W.. It. 29.84 67 Cloudy ] VVanganui ... W.. breeze 23.85 68 Fair Farewe'l 5... W.. fresh 29.«2 65 Cloudy C. Foulwind X.. fresh 29.83 63 Overcast Greymcuth.. N., fresh 29.65 61 Overcast Stephen Is--- W.. fresh 29.80 62 Cloudy C. Campbell X.. fresh 29.70 65 Cloudy AkaroaLi.... N.W.. It. 29.6-2 76 Fine Pt. Chalmers S.W.. It. 29.59 66 Fair Nuggets ... W.. fresh 23.61 60 Cloudy Bluff W., m. g. 29.62 59 Overcast The atni&spheric pressure has decreased slowly, and moderate to fresh northerly to westerly winds have prevailed. The weather ; has been fair generally, but scattered rain j has fallen in west coast and southernmost | districts of the South Island. Present in- i dications are for strong north-west to south- | v.-est wind* a-nd changeable, squally weather, with rain probable in districts with a westerly aspect and in Otego. The barometer has a falling tendency, but w. ill probably rise in about 18 hours. PORT OF AUCKLAND. ARRIVALS. West Mahwah (3.30 a.m.), from San Francisco, via ports. Lindstol. barquentine (5.50 p.m.) from Newcastle. Tasman (12.30 p.m.), from Whakatane; DapliEe (11.50 a.m.), from Mercury Bay; Waiotahi (9.20 a.m.), from Marsden Point; iNgapuni (7.15 a.m.), from Tauranga. DEPARTURES. Volsella (5.50 p.m.). for Wellington; Fairburn, schr. (11.30 a.m.). for Oiaborne; ; I Cheiinsfortt (2.10 a m.l. for Whangarei; Awabou (6.50 p.m.), for hast Coast Days; puhi (7.5 p.m.l, for Tauranga, Manaia uo.iO p.m.), tor Whangarei. VESSELS DUE TO-DAY; Kanieri, from Whansarei. 1 a.m. Ixexnam, irom .Newcastle. Manaia. from Whangarei, 6.30 p.m. Yvairuna, irom . iNowcastie. 3 p.m. Kurow, from Port Keinbla, 5 p.m. Northern Cniet, irom Tonga. VESSELS SAILING TO-DAY. Daphne, for Great Barrier, 9 a.m. Hanien, for YVhangarei, 4 p.m. isavua, for Western Pacific, o p.m. VESSELS IN PORT. King's Wharf—E. R. Sterling • (bqtne.). j'ort -Ad-alftiue, Aahvarra, Nisnmaua, .Queen's Wnsri —Dorset. Rarauga, Navua. Centra: Yvnan—Tairoa, War Lord (schr.), Helen U. bterung (schr.). Laura (bqtne.). Julian s \Va:l—Cathkit (scow). Kaco (schr.), Calliope Dock Wharf—Ranatdi in Stream—Southern Cross. Iris, Lindstol (bqtne.). Eobson 'Wnarf—West Mahwah. The Dorset is expected to sail for Wel-'--'Kton on Sunday to continue the discharge ot her cargo from Southampton. She will afterwards load in the Dominion for juonaon. and is expected to sail for the Homo port from Wellington on January 20, taking ealoon and third-class passengers. The Kaiwarra is expected to complete the discharge of her cargo of superphosphates trom Makatea Island to-day, and will afterwards bo floated into the Calliope Dock for cleaning and painting. She will probably sail for Makatea Island to-morrow to load a further cargo of superphosphates for the Dominion. . Th«. Paloona is to leave Wellington this ifternoon for Melbourne. The Taluco arrived 'at Papeete on Sunday morning in continuation of her trip, through the Eastern Pacific Islands, and left on Monday fori Makatea Island to load superphosphates for Auckland. She is expected -to arrive at this port about January 4. The Mararoa. which left Auckland on Monday evening for Napier and Gisborne, is expected to reach this port on the return .oyage on Saturday. The Mqana was expected to leave Suva last evening for Auckland with passengers and a cargo of fruit. The threermaated schooner Valmarie arrived at Dunedin on Tuesday evening with a. cargo of hardwood from Hobart. The Port Napier is expected to arrive from Gisborne on Saturday to complete her loading for London. She is announced to sail for the Home port on December 31. The three-ma-stud schooner Louis Xhierault, which put into Sydney on September t> m a leaky condition wJilU} bound from Adelaide to Wanganul, resumed her voyage yesterday. ~ THE COLLIERS. The Wairuna, is due at Auckland at 3 p.ua. to-aay Irom btewcastle, with a full cargo of coalV '1 ue Kurow, laden with coal from Port ive no!?., is also due at Auckland at 5 p.m. to-day. x,i>j Hexham is expected to arrive from Newcastle either to-night or to-morrow morning with a. large cargo of coal. ARAWA FROM SOUTHAMPTON. Tins Arawa, which is' coming to the agency of L. D. Nathan and Co., Ltd.* is due at Auckland from Southampton at daybreak on Sunday. She has 460 passengers and a large general cargo for the Dominion. The Auckland portion of her freight consists of 3500 tons. . THE PORT MELBOURNE. A wireless message was received from the Port Steibourne yesterday to the effect that she expected to arrive on Sunday afternoon. 'lh_e vessel is from New York. From Auckland afce will proceed to Lytteltoa, Dunedin. Bluff. and* Australian ports. TAHITI AT VANCOUVER. The R.M.S. TgluU arrived at Vancouver i from Auckland, via Island ports, at 5 p.m. last Sunday. She is to sail from, Vancouver this week for Honolulu, Wellington, and Sydney. THE COLLIERS. The barquentine Lindstol arrived from Newcastle yesterday afternoon with 518 tons of coal and anchored in the stream. She sailed from Newcastle on December 4, in company with th fi barque White Pine, and for six days both vessels kept together. On the seventh day, however.- the Whit© Pine got well clear oi the Lindstol. reachiAg Auckland or. December 16. The barquentine will undergo nedical inspection this morning, and will a.ierv.-arda berth at the Central Whart. THE PORT NICHOLSON. TJi e Port Nicholson, in continuation of her voyage from London and Australian ports was ospooled to leave Sydney for Auckland yesterday. She is due on Monday, and on discharge of her cargo for this port she will sail for Napier and Wellington. MAHENO FROM SYDNEY. Private advice received in Auckland yesterday states that the Maheno, which has been held up ;n Sydney tor a week owing to the etewarda' -strike, is expected to leave Sydney for Auckland to-morrow. She Ls due at thi3 port early on Tuesday morning. THE NORTHERN CHIEF. The three-mast»d schooner Northern Chief. tn routs frem Tonga to Auckland, «j reported in the gulf lart night . She has a full cargo oi copra, and should reacu port early this morning. THE WEST MAHWAH. An .early prriva! at Auckland yesterday was the West Mahwah. from San Francisco, via ports. She lelt Fj.tco on November IS. and preceded to fean Pedro and Honolulu. The latter port was reached on December 3, rnd two dsy.. i a^r the sailed for Aurk and d rect. Fine weather was experienced r.n the voyage, ev'eepi fbr two days after having Honolulu, when the ves-s-M ran into a moderate er.it-north-east gale. . Drought 2023 tons ot curgo for Auek-la-iio. i:;f-li3dTt!j b-i-nne and IGC.OOOft. of | r.'moer. Th West ?fah-.v 3 h. which is making i her ssct>r>d vs* f to Autsklsad, is now in i command o.' Captain E. W. Cullen. On idsenure.i of her 10-sl <argc. ghe will leave ; Lor Najiier. Wc!iß«i n, New Plymouth, and j Ansinlla. Khe ie berthed at the Hcbson Whan. PORT OF ONEHUNGA. ARRIVALS. ; Arapawa (2 p.m.), for Raglan and Kawhia. ! . , ,