SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17944, 25 May 1920, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHABES OP THH MOON. '„ . « Mat. too moon „ . j H7 p.m. LMt quarter _ _. „ _ _ _, n 6.31 p.m. New moon — __... 18 6.56 p.m. First quarter „ ._ „ ~ 'Z 31 8.37 a.m. THH BTO. . " Rise* to-day at 7.39 a.m.; sets at 4.31 p.m. • ' THB WEATHER. May M.—B a.m.: Wind S.W.; flno. Noon: > Wind aW.j flue. » p.m.: Wind S.W.; fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. ' Barometer „ _ _ _. 29.55 29.G0 29.65 Thermometer ._ _ _. Max., 50; mis., 38. HIGH WATBB May 35— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads _ _ _ _ 8.67 9.33 At Port Ohalmon „._„... 9.37 10.3 At Duriedin ... ._ ... _ 10.7 10.33 .' WEATHER REPORTS. (fn Uarrao faou amooiatkw.) WELLINGTON, May 24. The following are tie weather reports at t p.m.:— B»r. Ther. Weather. Oape Maria _ W.,ireeh 30.27 59 Showery Russell S.W., light 30.29 111 Cloudy Manukau H.... S.W., fresh 30.15 54 Cloudy Auckland _ S.W., light . 30.14 58 Fair a Tauranga ._ S.W., light 30.05 66 Fino . Crisborno... _. N.W., breeze 29.90 02 Fine Napier ... „ S., breeze 30.06 58 Fine Castlepoint ... N.W., light 29.98 54 Cloudy Wellington ... N..breeie 29.94 62 Fair NewPlvmonth S.W., fresh 30.08 58 Showery Oape Egroont... W., fresh * 30.09 58 Cloudy Wanganui ... W.N.W., fresh 30.06 56 Fair • Farewell Spit.. W., fresh 30 03 64 Cloudy Cape Foulwind S.S.E., light sn'.Ol 41 Showery Greymouth ... W., light M.05 51 .Fair , Btephen Island S.W., fresh . 29.99 19 Overcast, - Cape Campbell W., light 29.88 84 Cloudy JKolkonm „. W., light 29.87 67. Fine Akaroa light... K., light 29.76 52 Fine ' Nuggets... _. S.W., fresh 29.79 60 Cloudy 81uf1... „ „ W., fresh 29.67 50 Showery WEATHER FORECAST. The following are tho official weather summary and forecast:—" An intense westerly storm was responsible for west to south-west gales and heavy showers in many parts dnnng the week-end, but I excopt in the West Coast and the southernmost districts the conditions have improved since Sunday. Present indications aro for moderate to strong south-west winds, squally at times in ond • southwards of Coot Strait, and cold, changeable weather generally, with scattered showers. The barometer is unsteady, .with a rising tendency." . ARRIVAL. Ngakura, s.s. (8 ajm.), 1775 tone, Dowell, • from Westport Now Zealand Shipping Company, agent. . —: *». [, . '"SHIPPING TELEGKRAMS. ' AUCKLAND, May 24.—Arived:* Somerset (9 a.m.), from St. John; MJapourika pjnl), from Gisborne; Zealamdic (10 p.m.), from May 24.—Arrived: Ulimajoa (4.20 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed: Pari-' tutu (8.35 a.m.), for Now Plymouth; Calm (1.6 P.m.), foj Lyttelton.; Pateena (2.40 p.m.), for Picton; Wahine, for Lyttelton; Stella (7.40 p.m.), for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, May 24.-Arrived: Kara (5.20 a.m.), from Wellington; Kumaro (7 a.m.), from New 'York. Sailed: Maori, for Wellington. ' • BLUFF, May 24.—Arrived: Kaitunn (1 . p.m.), from Port Chalmers. LONDON, May 22.—Arrived: Norfolk and .■": Port Napier, from Wellington.

The Taxawera left Lyttelton yesterday afternoon for Sydney. She will load there and at ' Newcastle for Bluff and Dunedin. The Paloona left Melbourne on Saturday afternoon, and is due at this port on Thursday. Honce she will return to Melbourne, via Lyttelton and Wellington. The Kotare, which was ' sheltering in the - Lower Harbour through stress of weather, Bailed on Sunday night for Bluff and Port ■ • Craig. , • :.- The Blackball steamer Ngakuta arrived at • \Port Chalmers yesterday morning with bunker coal from Greymouth for the oversea steamer s ; Opawa. , The. Marama came out of dock at Port ■_ Chalmers yesterday afternoon after being cleaned and painted. She is expected to be reSdy for sen in a week or two. The Navua arrived at Auckland from Suva on Sunday afternoon. She is fixed to-«ail again on another trip to the Eastern Pacific Islands on Thursday. The Mokoia has been fixed to sail to-night for Auckland, via the usual ports. The ferry steamer Maori berthed at Lyttelton at 10;5 on Sunday morning. The JKoroiniko and Katoa left Auckland for Newcastle on Saturday night. The Te Anau is timed to leave Gieborne to-dfty for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She will leave here about Friday for Napier and Gisborne, via ports. The Wanaka left Oamaru at noon yesterday for Timaru, where shq is now completing her oftrgo for Napier and Auckland. The Kahika will probably be despatched faom Lyttelton to-morrow afternoon for Nit - eon and New Plymouth. The Rakanoa is scheduled to leave Lyttelton for Auckland on Saturday. The Komata left Westport early yesterday morning for Wellington. The Monowai is due hero on Thursday. The Kowhai left GTeymouth early yesterday morning for Wellington, and after discharge will return to the West Coast port to load fpr Timaru. The Flora is fixed to load at Greymouth for Oamaru and Dunedin, and is due at this port on Monday next._ The weather is improving on the West , Coast, and it was expected that Westport andl Greymoutfh would be workable yesterday afternoon. The weather conditions at Bluff continue to bo unfavourable to work the steamers, the Kaituna and the Kaiapoi both being held up there on account of this-

R.M.S. MAKTJRA. The Mokura, from Vancouver, via Pacific Island ports, reached Auckland at 9.6 a.m. on, Sunday. SOMERSET, FROM ST. JOHN. The 'Somerset, with Canadian cargo loaded at St. John, arrived at Auckland at 9.30 yeetexday morning. She will discharge part cargo at Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin, thence proceeding to Australia to complete. *» KTJMARA, FROM NEW YORK. " The Kumara, from New York, via Panama, arrived at Lyttclton yesterday morning, and ■ is due here on Thursday to discharge about 900 tone of general cargo, after which she will proceed to Australian porta to complete. ( — —»..—2, a ' OCEANIC LINE. ■News, was received by the Sydney office of the Oceanic Steamship Company recently that its services will be augmented by several cargo steamers. The manager of the Oceanic Company stated that these cargo steamers lire intended in • the first place to carry case oil from America to Australia. The service will be augmented by the steamer Las Vegas, which will leave San Francisco thie month for Brisbane, Sydney, and Newcastle, from which last-named port she will return to America eithor by way of the- Phitippino lelandls or Honolulu. ■ The service is actuated by the best chan- ■ nels, calculating on anticipated business and of sufficient cargo offering . from Australia to the western seaboard of America. Those vessels will, of course, become accessaries to the present Oceanic Company's service. In .. addition to this the company, as part owners, '' have become agents in Australia for tho G-enoral Steamship l Corporation incorporated . of U.S.A., which will run steamers to Australia, 'visf New Zealand, and from Australia •to America according to trade influences at the time of arrival there. All' the now vessels will have a deadweight carrying, capacity of from 7000 to 10,000 tons each.