SHIPPING DELAYED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18657, 13 March 1924, Page 8

SHIPPING DELAYED.

STORM ENCOUNTERED AT SEA MAIL, STEAMER ' LATE. CANADIAN PIONEER BUFFETEDI * , .4- . • 'There was a considerable . improvement in the' weather at Auckland yesterday, the , day • being fine,. with a light breeze from the south-west, , j The stormy conditions which were experienced*l in New Zealand on Monday l and Tuesday extended a considerable distance -' to sea,"' according to : reports:, received from vessels. | The Canadian Pioneer, which arrived at v Auckland from Halifax last evening, encountered a hard easterly gale on Tuesday night,/ when the vessel / was about 200 miles from Auckland. The wind blew in fierce squalls from the (east, accompanied ;by torrential "rain and' much thunder and lightning. The vessel was considerably buffeted by the rough sea, which / broke on ; board - and - , flooded > the decks. The tops of the waves were lashed by the fierce , wind and the spray was carried high above the \ vessel. ; Yesterday . morning the weather moderated and continued to (improve as the vessel n'eared 'the. land.! , ~ ' The.Royal-Mail steamer Maunganui, en route ?: from San Francisco to Wellington, reported yesterday * that she was being delayed by stormy Weather and would not reach Wellington until late , this afternoon., - . . . _ / The weather is unsettled, according to the , barometer, which is still low. . ; It rose slightly yesterday and last night the reading was 29.65ic. "