SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17322, 23 May 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASBS OP THS ItOOS. I*»t quarter „ ... „ 4 9.56 a.m. New moon „ ... jj 0.31 a.m. First quarter • ... 18 7.44 a.m. Foil moon _ ... 26 10JJ ajn. THE SUN. Hisea to-d&y ab 7.35 atiii.; acta at 4.33 p.m. THE WEATHEtt. May 22.—8 ajn.: Wind, north, light; cloudy. Noon: Wind, north, brceao; fine. 5 p.m.: Wind, NJi, light; clear. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Baiometer 20.05 29.13 23.28 Thermometer Max., 62; min., 52. HIGH WATEE. May 23— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Head® 0.20 0.40 At Port Chalmers „ ... ... 1.0 1.20 At Dunedin ._ ... _ _ ... 1.30 1.50 WEATHER REPORTS. (Pin t!KITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' WELLINGTON, May 22. The following are the weather reports at 4 p.m.:— Ear. Ther. Weather. . Capo Maria ... N.W., fresh 20.70 62 Fair Bussell W„ fresh 20.68 65 Cloudy _ llanukau H.... W.N.W., m. g. 29.63 56 Showery Auckland _ W.N.W., m.g. 20.64 62 Pair "Tanranga ... W., fresh 20.85 57 Showery I East Capo ._ W„ breeia 20.60 62 Clondy ..Giaborna ... N.W., breeie 29.51 58 Fair Mapier ... N., light 29.40 62 Fine Castlepoint ... N.W., breeze 20.30 57 Cloudy Wellington ... N.W., brecxe 20.26 57 Fair New Plymouth W„ fresh 20.43 54 Squally Cape Egmont... W„ Iresh 20.44 68 Cloudy Wanganui W.N.W., freah 20.50 58 Overcast Farewell Spit... N.W., m.gale 29.38 53 Showery Cape Foul wind H., fresh 29.30 53 Squally Greymouth W.N.W., freah 20.28 54 Squally Cape Campbell W., fresh 20.25 56 Pino Kaikoura .„ N., Iresh 20.22 60 Fair Akaroa light... N., light 20.05 55 Pino NnggeU ... W., light 29.00 57 Cloudy ■ • nil W., light 20.06 50 Showery WEATHER FORECAST. ' The following are the official weather summary and forecast" Squally westerly winds and heavy showers have been experienced generally. Sww haa fallen on some of the higher levels of Hie South Island, and freshes have occurred in the West Coast rivers. The atmospheric pressure f. V 6 17 low > especially in the south. Present inateations are for high west to south-west winds, and further unsettled and squally weather, with Sstri^. ner nTf' hMI CJld sleet ™ southern ojstrmta. The barometer is unsteady, but will be rising everywhere shortly." DEPARTURE. I"? tons, Nicholas, for Greymouth. Union S-S. Ooy., agent. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. •n22.— Arrived: Kotare (10.3-5 p.m.}, from Dunedin. . I ' iT^ E k T ON,May 22.—Arrived: Mararoo (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington. ITMARU, May 22.—Arrived: Corinna (6.30 A.&L,), from Dunedin. The Kittawa was despatched late last night for to load for Bluff and Dunedin. nil «o t ?, aOWai ' s departure has been postponed 7 °™ e 10 1116 amoun t of inward and t JL be handJed - s be will not call «s i/yttelton on the voyage north. _ A strong south-weeterly wind was blowing at ThS?w« /!f torUa y i heavy rain continued. Khere was a heavy eea, and the bar was unworkm , Poheraa was still detained outside. The Te Anau cleared Bluff at 11 p.m. on Tuesday for Auckland direct. wa . s J considerable sea at Westport yesterday, and the Kamona, wliich is loaded for Onehnnga, was bar-bound. The Breeze left Lyttelton at 11.5 a.m. yesterday. She should arnve here this forenoon, and wiLl to wL^l" 6 f ° r mmarU ' LytWU)n ' Pic " KieStormis expected to arrive about Monday. thl that the Grotan Iron Works, on » El c dr ,' J near New Conn., have undertaken to build an 8800-ton steel cargo steamer • Fleet Station"' G<)vernment nZO?* S J hi ?. ya , rd on . the a yie is that of G 7 ll^a ' the old-estabUshed Anton?mal h <»ne is now in German nw fh " hlfih 18 DOW in London, took 'faK Inhfs formerly occupied by and Co. and during the past LTtte ni ("f v y engaged « increaSmt® T, numbers of British merchant vessels. They have already launohed several large ships, luid have a number of others in hand, and such 1! 1 s y ed * ith which they have carried out the actual work of building, launching, and fitting that they are now fully entitled to rank amonl the foremost British firms in the industry ♦w WS „.. flateil March 24, states StsJ 1l amer 01 "> 7o ° tons - built for the TMted 1 , PP ' ng , Board ' was launched at the AJameda plant of the Bethlehem Wiipbuildine Com- \ ig wasTaidTn iiecemDer 3, 1917. there having been 105 work-in days altogether in its oonstrnctiou, which in the opinion of the shipyard offloials is ? «oord t a vessel of this size. The new p v in is 4ioff in tS wide ' 41,t deep> and wiu be equipped horee £wer iPanEMm CTgiD6S deTd °P in S 2600