SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17576, 18 March 1919, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOOS. „ Maboh. aeirtnooa _ ._ j 10.41-njn. Fnlttnoon _ _ „ _ 17 SJI a.m. Jjaetqoorter ~ „ _ _ ;_ 24 8.4 a.m. IHE BUN. Bises to-day at 6.11 a.m.; sete at 632 pjn. THE WEATHER. Wmd S.W., lresii; fine. 6 pjn.: Wind &.W., etrong; cloudy, dull. ' 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. ■Barometer _ _ _ _ 29.52 29.65 39.58 HIGH WATEE, ■ •«• p*. At Tsuaroa Heads _ _ _. „ 3.30 3.49 At Port Ohalmers — _. „ „ 4.10 4.23 At Duaedin -.„„.„__ 4.40 4.59 WEATHEB POBEOAST. (P»» 11201110 PB2BS ASSOOIATIO*.) hm. *«_i_ WELLrSGTON, Marci 17. iiie loikroing are the oißcial weathei- summary and loreoast:—'• A westerly storm area haa ruled jij eonth, aild boistorous weabher has prevailed eouthward of New Plrmouth and Oastlepomt. Eain has faUen in many parts, and the. barometer Uaa risen and fallen again durinn the past two days. Present indications are for west to soutih-west winds, the weather stormy in .and ecmtiiwarde o{ Cook Strait. Expect heavy Bhowtrs, on Uμ- West Coast and '/ - 5 - The barometer Is unsteady, ' but -will probably be rising eoon in the sooth.' DEPASTURES. J?va*s S V - m - ) ' 141 ifms ' M«*ir» tor liiufE. Keith Eamsay, agent. Kaiapoi, s.e. (midnigit), 2003 tons, -Robflnard, for Lyttelton. "Union Steam Ship Oom> pany 0 agent. SHIPPING TELBGRAMS. - ADCBLAjm, Ifcch H.-Arrived: Hororafea (4.30 pm.), from Wellington.—Sailed: Tβ AJoau (0.40 p.m.). for Wellington.— To sailUramata (10 pjn.), for HoManga. via Wh&ngarei. • 1^ March ".-Arrived: Perth (3.5 from Newcastle.—Sailed: Maori (7 50 ?^ } 'u Ij y* t(^ <>11 ; Monowai (8.15 p.m.), for and DuneaLin. 'TIMAE.U, March 17.—Arrived: Waibora (7 ojn.), from Dxinedin. "^r^^S'-r^ 17 '~ illi^; Hmernoa (4 P To^^P U ?? dm ; Vla s<mt;hern lighthouses. LONDON March CorintHo, far Wellington Marca a-Papatoa and •tfakena, for Wellington. ■4 i "P 1 due ®* Dnnedui to-morroiv, coal laden from Greymouth, via Oaroaru. Xhe_ Poherua, from Westport via Lyttelton end Oamarti, Tyill reach Duneain to-day to discharge tte baJanc© of her ooal. She will M*aiia to_ Westport to load for Wellington Iho Mokoia is to leave Wellington for where she is due on Thursday. f JF T Wil i l€ave WeUington to<lay 'S?.,?^ whence ehe will return to W.elluifffcon and Auckland. The Karamu is to load coal at Westport for' '-Ctomaru and Dunedin. The.Tβ Aneu is due her© about tie end « we week-from Auckland, via Wellington ■ and Lyttelton. After discharge shewill ■undergo eurvey and overhaul at Port Chalmers.

The auxiliary schooner Gkborne is expected to sail to-day for Auckland. The Storm should arrive at Dunedin on Wednesday morning, and ie to sail the same .L for ,r Tlmaru ' L y«elton, and Wonganui. lhe Monowai is due on Thursday from Auckland, via way ports. • The Kaw,poi sailed late last night for Lyttelten and Wellington to discharge the balance of her cargo, after which she vnil proceed\to. Greymouth to load timber for Melbourne. Tho_bar at Greymouth was unworkable on Saturday and Sunday, but the eea was-mode-rating according to reports received] in Dunedin yesterday. The weather was unsettled' end a strong WJT-W. wind, was blowing. ' -. if» ' THE SUVA BOAT. 1.35° «<»«««; T*lune is due at Auckland on Wednesday from Suva with a full cargo of fruit for various New Zealand ports. i -«» \ THE SYDNEY STEAMER The Huddart-Parker steamer Riverina is due at Wellington on Wednesday from Sydb to for agaia <XB JJTid&y evening. '——*>■ . NEW PASSENGER LINER. _ The Messageries Maritimes liner Mussfflia is. echeduled to leave the United Kingdom thia month for . Australian ports. A fine ?^S P V Btee;m ? r ° f 15 ;°°° gross regieter, the MassilUa was built in 1918 Her ?Zi. ml }'- and 40{t 2™- ' She is ntted with refngeratmg machinery, and has WOOL ■ SHIPMENTS. 6ince the steamer Verdun took 22,921 bales of wool to the United Kingdom this month ,i ■ m mtorestnig to note that since lSirsome other very large shipments of wool have been taken from New Zealand. Under the agency an 1915, the Anglo-Brazilian took 21,762 bales; "■^kT- n^ cll ' t 13,271 baJes ; Willaston, Jv yt't}- 17 r *?*• Dunet an. 18,272;. and in 1913 Mania took 17,621 balca, 'The NW,Zeaiand ' ?T^ a^i Com ? aaye in 1914, took U,Efo bales; 1915-Queen Margaret, 15,78SMothisfant, 18,378; 1916-AshbuVton i?aw' Berwick Law, 19,063; and the Gogovale 20,129 kalf 3 i=, Maf ch, 1917. The Clan BuchaLm Mo2 S^ , ! Bnd - t^ e 16,374 this year. Most of the large steamers visiting New ZeaJond- at present are loading a large amount of wool.

OVERSEAS VESSEL'S. -< J Tlw Tl ? t ' eame f WaHsend, which arrived at New Plymouth last week with a cargo of from Adelaide, will probably . proceed to Grey-month after discbarge to load : timber for Australia. •• .The C. and D. steamer Port Melbourne is bow loading at Auckland, and will start taking m at lokomaru Bay on March 19, • - , 21, and "Wellington March 28. Abont three days later she will sail for London, via Panama. j°Vvr a S d D- lia ' or W<u: Opal -which v i^T 1 , Wellington on Saturday afternoon t from Auckland, is to sail on Tuesday evenine to complete the discharge of her Home cargo .. at liyttelton and Dunedin. , , Sha-w-SaviU liner Matatua, which cleared -Wellington about noon on Saturday . .far London, is to be followedNwi Thursday .by ..the- Maman. Both vessels are sailing via .Colombo, Bombay, and Suez. Amongst _the passengers by the Ruapehu, •which left Wellington on Saturday for Lonfoe following:—From Dunedin— TT w Timaru—Colonel rt". Third olass: From Dunediin— » Findlafcex. From Ashburton—Mrs B Jt 7 " m Timara —Mr T. Simmonds. * S?,? v<a ? e,a steam °r Calomne was berthed at Vvellmgion on Thursday to discharge 3000 tons 01 Newcastle coal for the Railway Department and 1000 tons of leads. She wi'l subsequently load at Wellington for London under Jbo auspices of the New Zealand Shinping Company. The Olonne, which is under the command of -Captain John Telfer, had a ( thrilling adventure at Halifax, being in that port when the great explosion took place, rhe vessel, in fact, was dangerously close to v th* vesspl that blew up. The Calonne had her nmnel ■and deck fittings. blown away, six of her men lolled, and cwbout a dozen injured. Fortunately, at the. moment of the explosion . many of the Colonne's mon wcro below, otherwise the loss of life would have been much greater. The Calonne was formerly named the Anglo-Australian. She is a" steel screw < eteamer of 4019 tons gross, built in 1699 by Short Bros,, at Sunderland .