SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17874, 3 March 1920, Page 4

SHIPPING.

, PHASES OP THE MOON. March. m:' Full moon m ... 5 8.43 a.m. T.nat qnarter ... _ .„ „. ... 13 6.27 a.m. 1 New moon «. ... w ... 20 10.28 p.m. . v Kret quarter ... „ 1 37 6.14 p.m. TUB SDN. Sun rises to-day at 6.61 a-m.; seta at 6.49 pm. THE WEATHER. March 2.,—Wind 8.K.; fine. Noon: Wind S.E.; light rain.; 6 p.m.: Wind S.E.; floe. ! 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. ' Barometer ... ... ... 28.55 29.60 25.63 ,■ Thermometer ... ... ... Max., 64; mln., 44. i' HIGH WATER. 1 Ma rah 3— a.m. p.m. At Taisroa Heads ... l.^l , .At Port Chalmers ... 1.60 2.14 At Dtmedia „ 2.20 2.44 WEATHBB REPORTS. <P» TJSTTBD F&BSS ASSOCIATION.) : WELLINGTON, March 2. The following ore the weather reports at 4 p.m.':— . Bar. Ther. Weather. ' Baseell N.E., light 29.84 74 Oloudy Alanukau H.... 8.W., fresh 28.88 64 Fair Auckland ... S.W., fresh 211.89 G!) Overcast Taurangn ... W„ light 20.83 69 Fair ■ Gisborne.;. ... N.W., broeiu 29.76 68 Showery Napier' W., light 29.76 , 71 Fair >. Oastlepoint ... N.W., breeze 29.66 68 Cloudy Wellington. .J. N.W., fresh 29.01 65 Fine No-w.Plymouth P.W., Hjftt 29.78 6!) Fair Cape Egmont... W., fresh 29.7!) 69 Olondv Wanganul ... W., breero 29.80 69 Fair ' Farewell Spit.. W., fresh 20.71 65 Oloudy Oape. Fonlwind S.W., fresh 29.70 69 Cloudy Qfeymouth ... S.W., fresh 29.72 64 Fair ' Stephen Island ' S.W., fresh 29.68 60 Cloudy Caps Campbell N.W., fresh 29.59 67 Haiy Kaikoura ... N., light 29.60 ■ .70 Fair Akaroa light... N.E., fresh 29.64 6.1 Finp Nuggets... ... S.W., light 29.66 58 Oloudy *. Bluff 1 ... S.W., breeze 29.46 69 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST. The.following are tho official weather summary '■ and forecast:—"Strong north-west to south-west , winds have prevailed, and rain has fallen in many parts. ; The atmospheric pressure is still below normal, especially in tho south. Present indloations aro for moderate to strong southerly winds, equally : at times, and changeable and showery ' weather generally. The barometer will rise everywhere. soon." f \ ARRIVAL. Paloona, s.s. (0.30 p.m.), 2771 tons, Doorly, r from Bluff. Union Steam Ship Company, agent.' . o- * SHIPPING TELEG-EAMS. AUCKLAND, March 2.—Arrived: Talune (9 aJD,), from Raratongn. Sailed: Arahura (4.5 pan.), for East Coast. To "Sail: Navua v (9 p.m.), for Fiji "WELLINGTON, March 2.—Arrived; Mara- ; : roa (8.45 a.m.), from Lyttelton: Kauri (noon), from Ailckalnd; Port Stephens (4 p.m.), from ? Melbourne. Sailed: Mapmtrika (0.10 a.m.), i : v for Lyttelton; Port Chalmers (2.15 p.m.), for ■ 'Lyttelton; Flora - (6.26 p.m.), for Napier; Hararoa (7.45 p.m.), for Lyttelton. ■' LYTTELTON, March 2.—Arrived: Wahine ' (7.5 a.m.), from Wellington; Viking, steam ■ trawler (250 p.m.), from Timaru; Mapourika (7.10 p.m.), from Wellington; Kaiwarra. (10.25 pjD.). from Timaru.——Sailed: Wahine, fox " Wellington; Breeze, for Picton. SYDNEY, March I.—Arrived: E. R. Sterling, barquentine, from Auckland: Waikawa, from Wellington. MBLBOtTBNE, Maroh I.—Sailed: Opihi, •i' for Wellingtan. : , . RUAPEHU DELAYED. Advice haa been, received that the departure of the Ruapehu from Wellington for England has been postponed from the original date, March 5, to March 8. i The Paloona arrived at Dunedin shortly after noon yesterday from Melbourne, via Bluff, and berthed at the Eattray street * wharf to discharge the local portion of her " cargo. The vessel reached Bluff late on Sun- . day night, and passengers arrived at Dunedin by train on Monday. Her cargo for this port amounts to 540 tons, and includes tranship- * amenta es the steamers Oreova, Indaixa, and 1 Ormonde. The Paloona is timed to sail at 2 ! jp.m. to-day for Lyttelton, Wellington, Kowcaßtle, and Melbooirne. The Ulimaroa, which has been fixed to leave Sydney at an early date, will sail on tho return trip from Auckland direct on March 10. The Kaitona left Auckland for Newcastle j on Monday afternoon, She will load there for Auckland. j The Armagh, from Brisbane, reached Wellington on Monday afternoon. I ' The ferry steamer Wahine arrived at Lyt- i ': telton at 7.11 yesterday morning, and conneot<jd! with the first express. Tho weather showed an improvement at Westport yesterday, and the Kosamond was expected to sail last night for Wellington. .: v Owing to the shortage of trucks, the Waitomo and Karamu had to cease unloading operations at Lyttelton at 10 a.m. yesterday. ■The Kaiwarra, from Timaru, arrived at Lytj telton yesterday morning, and sailed again in the afternoon for Auckland direct.

Tho Flora left Wellington for Napier yes- : terday afternoon to load sheep for Lyttelton. . Tho Komata left "Wellington at 6 o'clock last night for Westport, where' she will load in return for Wellington. The Poherua is fixed to sail from Wellington to-night for Westport, to load there for Oamaru, Port Chalmers, a.nd Bluff. The Karori is scheduled; to sail from" Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Timaru to complete discharge' of her timber cargo. ;. The Kittawa has been delayed at New •Plymouth on account of heavy rain, but it •was hopedi to despatch her last night for ■Wellington. • . Rain has delayed tho Tarawera at Bluff, but she -will sail for Dunedin to-day. i,' Tha Katnona left Oamaru on Monday night for Timaru to complete her loading for Wellington and Westport. The Kokiri loft Westport yesterday morn- , ing for New Plymouth. The Maiaroa arrived at Wellington at 8.45 a.m. yesterday from Lyttelton. Greymouth reported yesterday:—North-west ■winds, accompanied by rain, with a considerable sea and a modorate fresh on the river. • Tho To Anau, which' arrived at Lyttelton /on Monday from Napier, left last night for ■ Dunedin, where she will load for Napier and Gisborne; via porta. The Monow-fu will leave Wellington to-day • for Dunedin, via Lyttelton, and is now due at this port on Friday morning. The French four-masted barque Notre Dame d'Arvor, which left. Riochefort on December 19, has been fixed to load a cargo of wheat at an Australian poTt-for Fiance. * ' Tho Opihi left Melbourne for Wellington on March 1. The -barq-uentine E. R. Sterling arrived at Sydney from Auckland on Monday. THE TA3VUNE. Tie Island steamer Tahine arrived at Auckland at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. TOFTJA THIS MORNING. A wireless message from tho Tofua states that the vessel will arrive at Wellington early this morning. WAIHEMO AT NAPIER. The Union Company's new freighter Waihemo arrived at Napier from San Francisco last night. She will later proceed to Lyttelton, Dunedin, and Sydney to complete discharge. Tho Waihemo, a steel-screw steamer, built by the Northumberland Shipbuilding Company, Howdon-on-Tyne, to the order of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, left the Tyne on December 6 for a trial trip. This is the third steamer to bo complotcd last year for. the Union Steam Ship Company by the builders. She is about 416H in length by 53ft beam by 35Mt deep, and has bean built under special survey to the highest class at Lloyd's, and will carry about 9000 tons d.w. She is constructed on the deep frame and girder system, leaving the holds clear, and has two complote steel decks including the shelter-deck. Water ballast is arranged for in tho double bottom and both peak tanks. Tho accommodation for the officers and engineers is placed in steel hoasea on the shelter-deck amidships, and the crew in .shelter_ 'tween decks aft. Nino steam winches with & large number of oargo derricks are fitted. Steam steering-gear of the WilEon-Pitrie type controlled from the bridge by tele-motor gear is installed. The propelling machinery, supplied by the Northeastern Marina Engineering Company Wallsend-on-Tyne, consists of tripkwixponsion siirface-oondencring engines having cylinders' 27in;'44in, 73in by 48in stroke, with three, so boilers, 15ft 6in by lift Bin, 180lb workingpressure, and fitted with Howden's forced draught.- The tr»l trip •provfed in every way satisfactory, and n speed! of about 11 knots was obtained. The Waihemo cleared Vancouver on Febrmay 6, and was originally destined for Wellington, but wae diverted to the port whoroeho now lies.