SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17503, 20 December 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

; XBASE 3 0? TEB HOOK, _ DSdBKBBB. Her* moon _ ... _ _, 4 2.49 a.m. Rrst qnerter _. _ „ „ 11 2.1 D-rn. •Full moon -.__.„„ 18 6.48 α-m. Met quarter _ ... _. ... jjfi 6.1 p.m, : THE STJN.

, State to-aay at 4.18 a-m.; sets at 7.51 pjn. ::, THE WEAIHEJi. _Deoeinber»—B β-m.: Wind, i, light; fine. Soon: Wind, &, strong; fine. 5 pjn.: Wind, S-. moderate brass; fine.

~„ . Bajn. Noon. spjn. barometer _ _ 39.65 29.73 29.81 Ifcsnnometer _ _ _ „ Max,.Jo; min.,45.

_•- ,_ HIGH WATEB. December SO— _ nu At Taiaroa Heads __ _ _ 4.23* 4,43 t At Port Chalmers _ _ _ 5J ij\>B At Danodin _. „ „ „ „ „ 6-S8 '; ■ ■ . WEATHKS REPORTS. (PXB TJHITED PBEB3 ASSOOIATIOH , .) WELUNG-TOIT, December 19 • The, fc&jwtag are the weather leporta at » pun«-3—

n~ ir—. •„ Bar - Tnor - Weather. Gape Maria _ S/W., fresh 30.09 63 Cloudy .Bossell _ flight 29.38 73 Mne 7 ManukauH— S.W.,m.gale 29.08 60 Ooudy Auckland _. S.W., fresh 20.07 65 Pair Tauranga _ W., breeze 29.85 75 Pail gisbome_ _ S.E., breeze 29.80 75 Kno Napier ... _ N.E., light 29.78 69 Pine Oastlepoint ._ N.W., light ' 29.82 72 Fino , Wellington _ N., light . ' 29.8 i 67 . Fino MewPlymonth S.W., lights 29.90 6S Hno Oape EgmonU. W., light , 29.90 63 Fair FareweU Spit.. W., gale 20.85 76 Fine Cape Fonlwind S.W., light 29.95 73 Pine Greymouth ... N.W., breero 29.02 71 Fine Stephen Island fresh 29.86 R4 Hazy Cape Campbell N., fresh 29.87 65 Fine Kaikoora ._ N.W., light 29.79 71 Fine Akaroa light- N.E.,fresh. 29,81 53 Hansy JSTnpgete... ._ S.W., fresh 29.90 59 Hue 31uH._ _ .„ W.S.W., breea 29.93 57 Haiy WEATHEE FOBEOAST. The foEowmg are the official weather snmtnary ajid foreoaet:—A email westerly depression has passed in the south since yesterday and - accounted lor cloudy skies at times, but fine and \rarm weather has ruled to-day. Moderate to strong west and south-west winds have pre: dominated. Present indications are for moder- ■ a,te to 'strong westerly to northerly wijids, freshening up sonthward of Cook Straits. Fair, vaim, and hazy weather is probable generally, bnt with increasing cloudiness soon, particnJariy In the "western districts. Tho barometer has a. rising tendency, but is due to fall ngain Shortly in the south. ,- ' DEPARTURES. Mmrcrwai, β-s. (S p.m.), 3433 tone, Norton^ i or Lyttelton and 'Wellington. Union Steam > Ship Company, agent. Passengers: For Lyttelton—liientenant Hawkins, Misses W-'Col', Louden. For Wellington—Messrs Nash, Keiha, Campbell, Davys, Smeaton, Beat, Sivinerd, Saun'dore, Tanner, Stubbs, Judd, Keaniiifcz, Stevtort, Finnie, Boult, Mididleton, 'Jones (2), Fleming (3) ,Meadamea Nash, Priest, Smeaton, Lousley, Wright, Bipen, Murphy and infant, ifPherson, Shuker and child, Fleming, Lyon, Skinner % and four children, Jenkins and two children, IBest and child, Swinerd and two childron, Stubbs, Misses M'Domald (2), Fraser, O'Brien, Orkney, Millar, M'Gown, Gresham, Femie, v ßeat, Hbldaway, Lyon, Loiiden, Fleming (2), , Smithy Duncan and two childiem, Marshall, " Mijean (2); and 22 in the steerage. .'■/iCoruma, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 1271 tone, Eobert--"eon, for New Plymouth, -via, way ports. Union , "Steam Ship Company, agent. , Stella (5.25 p.m.), 269 tons, Hamilton, for if- Wellington, i> Iran and Steel Company •i'agent. ' ■ e

■r l SHIPPING TEI/EGRAiIsA AUCKLAND, December 19.—Sailed: Alesa, for Sydney; Awarroi, for Niue Isltmds.

' TheKdriri left Greymouth. at 11 a.m. ■yesterday for Wellington. She will.subsequently proceed to Westport, and Gisborne. ' The Kowhai left New Plymouth at 5 • p.m. on. Wednesday for Greymouth, •where ,ehe -will load for Ijyttelton. ' , The Kamona left "Wellington at 7.20 p.m. on "Wednesday for Napier, and -will sail for Picton and Onehunga. The Waipori leaohed Wellington at 7 p.m. on Wednesday from Wesfcport, from -where fihe -will proceed to Wellington. Bio Kahika left Lyttelton at 10 p.m. yesterday for Westportj -where, ehe -will load for ' Timaru and Lyttelton. ~ The Karoo reached Westport at 8 p.m. on Wednesday* from Wellington. f> Tho weaSsher at G-reymouth yesterday was fine, wiui a moderate eea on the bar.

: -The Te Anau left Auckland on Wednesday jtor, Gisborne and Wellington, from which port she will eail for the return trip to Auck:land. ,

'i'v. >Th e PntDd mil eail to-morrow afternoon -for- Wellington direct. ■ L The Kotare is due here on Friday from Jiiverton, and will sail on Saturday for Bluff, i r.The Breeze is not now due here till the lend of this week.

The Manaroa, recently purchased by Messrs Miller Bros., of Port ChalmeTs, is doie to reach here to-day from Wellington. After discharge she -will proceed to Thames.

OVERSEA. VESSELS.

.' ; Tho. Kurow was further delayed at Wellington by difficulty in obtaining a jcrew. 'She expected to eail yesterday morning for San Francisco.

./Tie Navua received pratique at Welling-. uton, ana proceeded with the discharge of her VSan Francieco cargo. ?',; The W-aitomo was expected to' leave Lyt- , telton yesterday for Dunedin, where she is ; ;due to-day.

-'••The Ayrshire, is expected to reach Auckland on December 22, from Liverpool, after -..which she will proceed to Wellington to die- ; charge cargo. She will then eail for Mel>;bourne and Sydney. After further discharge > '';pif , cargo. in the A'UBtralian ports, she will ■ proceeded to New Zealand for homeward /.'loading. ;;; rThxs Arawa is clue at Wellington on Deoem- : Ibex 24, an* will leave on December 31 for isLondon

J-V'.The' Dorset will leave Wellingtori on • De21 for Port Said.