SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16259, 17 December 1914, Page 4

SHIPPING.

m nuoß or xmmooK. TTlimiHl Fall moon «.____ 3 Uttfcm. Last quarter — _ _ — 10 BJ P-™-New moon _ _ __ _ 17 48 pjn. I'int quarter «.«._-. 34 pjn. THX eUK. Kiaes to-day all 4JB *t ; aeta at ULjun. THB WKAXBKB. Deoember It—B a.m.: - Wind light easterly". Qne. Noon: Wind light u— lmjr; hea*y «bow«a. 6 p.m.: Wind light tantetlj-, orrweaet. 8 a-m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer __ _ _ «jOQ 2943 20.0S Thermometer 66 M 66 HIOS fUXSR. Oeoember It— *-m. P-™> At Xauuoa Heads ——. _ — 2-13 2.43 At Port Ghatoen _ _ 3.53 3^3 At Bunedin __ — _.-— 3.23 5.62 WEATHER KBPOBTB. (Fn Omni Pbom AuoaiAne*.) WKLLTNGTON, December IS. The following Uβ the weather report* «t PJn " r_ Wtot Bar. Ther. Wertfce. ,CapeMarii_ W., fresh 29.86 65 IViggy Bussell... _ W.,lreeli 59.77.73 Fine llannlcaaH— W.,m.gal* 29.75 61 foggy Auckland _ W., breeae 29.76 69 Fair Taurangii ~ W.N.W., fresh 29.60 63 Fair KastOape _ K., fresh 29.02 65 Squally Gisborne ~ S.W., fresh 29.38 79 Fine Kapiar _ W., m. gale 29.34 79 Fine Oastlepoint ... N.W., fresh 3H.SS 68 Cloudy Wellington ... N.W., fresh 29.33 62 Fair New Plymouth S.W., light 29.66 65 Fair W., oreete 29.66 65 Cloudy Wangaaui ... W., fresh 29.50 67 Haiy Farewell Spit... w., gale 29.50 62 Gloomy Gieymouth ... W.8.W., fresh 29.76 62 Cloudy Stephen Island W., heavy gale 29.45 60 Foggy Gape Campbell N.W., gale 29.26 68 Cloudy Kaikoora ._ Iresh 29.04 72 Fine Akaroa light_ N. fresh 29.08 71 Fine Nuggete_. .- N. fresh 29.08 69 Oloudy Blufl _. „ W., fresh 29.11 55 Oloady WEATHBK FOEECASTS. Following bib the official weather summary and forecast:—" A storm area has enveloped the dominion, and northerly and westerly winds, Strang to a gale, hare prevailed. The weather has been boisterous, especially during Tuesday night, and rain fell generally then, present indications are lor changeable, squally, and colder weather, with heavy showers in most part* of the country. Expect high westerly to southwesterly winds, and a rising barometer everywhere Boon." Mr i W. Panlin telephoned at 11.56 last evening as follows:—"Within 24 hoars a cyclonic storm will pass over the southern New Zealand, with heavy rain, thunder, and Bail." ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 16.—Arrived: Moorabool (3.35 jxxn,), from Newcastle. WELLINGTON, December 16—Arrived: Wahise (7 ajn.), from Lyttelton; Poherua ' (L 5 pan.), from WeMport; John (L2O p.m.), from Timara; Patiki (L 35 p.m.), from Wangamd: Star of New Zealand p.m.), from Dunedin. Sailed: Hinemoa (3 p.m-), for East Coast and northern lights; Kaitangata (3.56 p-rnj, for Napier; Ooiinna (3,55 pjn.), for Picton and Onehunga; Mαpourika (5 pan,), for New Plymouth and Weetport. Sailed: Wahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Aspinall, Martin, Cheeeem&n, Bichmond, Heaton, Barker, Shariand. Wilson, Hewitt, Cruickshank, Gobi, (yDonnell, Arnold, Dineen, Mesdamee Sbodas, Bell, Wright, Dee, Litchfield, Hunt, Boflook, Turner, Murdoch, Ratchet* (2), Beaton, goannell and daughter, Nigel, Latimer, Hart, Yynskey and child, NiohoOs and two children, Sparland, Levy, Southall and two children, Haane, Tiller, Bryan, Careee and child, IHneen, Father CFarrefl, Oaptain M'Kenzie, Sergeant Ward, Eev. Bmnnber, Messrs Paulelick, Griffiths, Anthony, Wright, Wynne, . Beli, Des, Litehfield, Turner, Smart, Vanstine, Hall, Reakes, M*Dawell, Woulf, M'Kenzie, Ttrftoer, Young, Mnrdooh, Martin, Kemp, Tmlare, Barwell, Soannell and .. two boys, Hunter, Smith, Pearson, Murray, Glen, Webber, Dineen and family, KilpaV riok, Master Hall; and 33 steerage. LYTTELTON, Deoember 15.—Arrived: Breeze (11 p-rn.), from Wangsurui. December 16. —Arrived: Maori (6.30 a.m.}, from Wellington; Victoria (7.30 a.m;), from Dun.edin; Landerdale (9.10 a.m.), from Oamaru; Westralia (10.20 a-m.), from Wellington; Maori (6.30 p.m.), from Akaroa; Cygnet from Akaroa: Kittawa, from Akaroa. Sailed: Kia Ora (5.40 a.m.), for Dunedin; Maori (9 a.m.), . for Akaroa; Opouri (9.50 a.m.), for Greymouth; Wootton (2 p.m.), for Foxton; Westralia (6 p.m.), for Dun::edin; Victoria (6.15 pjn.), for Wellington; - Maori, for Wellington (passengers—2oo ealooirand gteerage). BLUFF, Deoember 16.—Arrived: Buteshire (L2O pjn.), from Port. Chalmers. CHATHAM ISLANDS, Deoember 15.— Arrived: Himitangi (11 a.m,), from Lyttelton. ■ FREMANTLE, December 16—Arrived: ■c Maloja, from London. ■J. :. m "' . The Whangape will sail this morning for ©amaru, -where she will land the balance of ket Newcastle coal cargo. En route from Stewart Island to Oamaru with a cargo of timber, the Kotaie put into Dunedin for bunker coal last night. The Westralia is due to-day from Lyttelton, and will sail to-morrow on her return trip to Auckland, via East Coast ports. The Mamari is loading at Timaru for London. Upon completion she will proceed to Wellington, Gieborne, Auckland, acd back to Wellington for final loading. Mr W. H,azard, who has been acting; as extra officer on Aβ Paloona, has transferred to the Willochra as third, in place of Mr Luxford, who hfc joined the Expeditionary Forces. Owing to the heavy rain yesterday work was suspended on Hoe -wharves for a time, and the discharge of oazgo from,the Whangape and Piikaki wee considerably interfered with. TJie latter vessel's departure for the West Coast had to be delayed until an early hour this morning. Under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Anglo-Brazilian is expected to reaob. Dunedin about January 8 from Montreal, via way porte. After completing her discharge she will load at Port Chalmers for London under the Shaw Savillflag. The Kia Ora ie expected to reach Dunedin this morning to comolete discharge of her Montreal cargo. She will probably finish to-night in time to proceed to Port Chalmers for Homeward loading. She , will leave on Saturday evening or Sunday morning for Lyttelton and northern loading ports. Her final departure will bo taken oh January 6 for London, The new steamer Queen Margaret, now discharging timber at Sydney from Puget Sound, has been chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company to load at dominion ports for London, in place of the Cranley. The Queen Margaret will commence her loading at Auckland, and is expected to arrive there about December 25. She will afterwards visit Gisborne, and then Napier and Wellington, to complete her loading The Queen Margaret was built at Port Glasgow m 1912 by Messrs R. Duncan and Company, Ltd., and is owned by the Duniop Steamship Company, Ltd.