DENSE FOG ON HARBOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18458, 23 July 1923, Page 6

DENSE FOG ON HARBOUR

STEAMER MANAIA DELAYED. BAROMETER; ALMOST NORMAL The -weather at Auckland during ft* week-end was very changeable. . On Sa* urday the sky was dull and overcast, iais ram fell at .intervals throughonl the day, when the wind was light and variable. ' At night the wind died away to a flat calm and the rain ceased, but ■ Vhere was,a heavy dew falling. Yoste*: Jay morning an exceptionally dense'fa enveloped the harbour and foreshore fo,. some ;hours, necessitating the scunding fog signals on. the wharves and on vessel* under way, in the harbour. After 9 am, the fog dispersed ■. and ..was; followed by J bright sunshine which made the condition! more pleasant than . they had been wi some days. Fog w«is also I experienced I yesterday morning in some of the low. lying suburbs. ' - r '.'•.';"•■- I Owing to the heavy fog theVManaiadiif not reach Auckland from Whangarei until ; 8.40 a.m. yesterday instead of her usual time, 5.30 a. m. The fog extended into-ft* Hauraki Gulf, and the Manaia was' forced to anchor outside Rangitoto Beacon-for over two hours. After that the fog W very s.ow dispersing and .the Manaia• had difficulty in feeling her wav into port f The; stonny. weather conditions which prevailed on-the; East Coasts week W have given place to fine weather. TheArahura, ; which arrived at Auckland -ladnight, experienced an ; exceptionally fi M " 8 weather, trip from' Napier. ■' ■. I The • barometer has been slowly .ruins' I and it is higher than, it; has w'fo? nine days/. Lart.nMit the 23.900., or only .Km. below ■ * . . , .- - _.?£■