SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17974, 29 June 1920, Page 4

SHIPPING.

THE STJH.

Ki»es to-day at 7.65 jun.; sets at 4.26 p.m. THE WEATHER. June 23v—8 a.m.: Wind IL, fresh; cold. Noon: Wind N.E., fight; fine. 5 p_m.: Calm; overcast. a a.m. Noon. 6 p.u. Barometer „ „ 30.45 30.44 30:43 Thermometer .;. ... ... Max., 4G; min., 35. HIGH WATEIt. Jane 20— a.m. p.m.' At Taiaroa Heads _ _ _. ... 0.62 1.15 At Tort Chalmers _ 1.32 1.55 At Dunedin ... „ 2.2 2.25 WEATHER REPORTS. (Psb Uhitsd Pbess association.) ' WKT.T.TNfGTON, June 28. The following are the weather reports at I pjn. Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Maria _ S., light 30.28 57 Pino Hussell S., light 30.33 59 Cloudy Manakau H S.S.W., breeio 30.31 54 Fine Auckland N.W., light 30.20 54 Pino Tauranga _ S., light 30.39 52 Fuir Gisborne... _ S.E., light 30.31 54 Fair Napier ... Calm 30.30 4S Showery Castlcpoint N.E., light 30.43 4G Cloudy Wellington ... S.E., light 30.48 40 Fine Now Plymouth S.E., light 30.37 52 Fine Cape Egmont... fresh 30.37 51 Fine Wanganui ... E., light 30.41 52 Fine Farewell Spit.. S., light 30.45 48 Cloudy Cape Fonlwind X.E., light' 30.42 43 Fine Greymonth ... E., brecao 30.40 45 Fine Stephen Island S.E., fresh 30.46 45 Cloudy Cape Campbell Calm • 30.40 52 Fine Kaikoura ... N.E., fresh 30.38 49 Fine Akaroa light— E., light 30.35 44 Fine Nuggets jf.E., fresh ■ 30.20 44 CJondv Bluff-..\ Calm 30.18 43 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST. The following are the official weather summary and forecast:—"Strong westerly to southerly winds and cold v ehowery conditions have prevailed during the' week-end, but fair weather has been experienced to-day, with variable breezes. A high atmospherio pressure now mles. Present indications ore for easterly breezes, backing to freshening northerlies, with tho weather lair but haze and cloudiness increasing everywhere soon, and an unfavourable change following. The barometer will fall shortly." DEPARTURE. Monowai, s.s. (2.35 p.m.), 3433 tone, Norton, for Auckland, via ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Passengers: For Lyttelton —Misses Grieve, Mr Grieve. For Wellington —Mies Bennett, Mesdaines Hunt, M'Neill and three children, Thomas, Messrs M'Master, M'Neiill, Thomas, Spiers, Brock, Moss. For Napier; Miss Richards, Miss M'Millan. For Gisborne—Mesdames Barron, Clark and! child, Mr Barron. For Auckland—Misses Runciman, Wentson, Buckland, Mesdames Smith, Perriman and child, Lust and child, Moloney, Gunaldi, Messrs Scott, Gunaldi; and 25 in tho steerage.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, June 28. Arrived: Ni&gt&a (5.10 a.m.), from Sydney; Sofala (0.20 p.m.), irom Calcutta, via ports; Raranga (7.30 a.m.), from Brisbane; Waitomo (5.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed: "White Pixie, barque (1.50 p.m.), for Sydney. NAPIER, Juno 27. —Arrived: Port Lytiel- - (8.15 p.m.), from Port Kembla. WELLINGTON, June 28.—Sailed: "Wiahine (7.50 p.m.), for Lyttelton. To sail: Baden Powell (10 p.m.), for Lyttelton. BLUFF, June 28.—T0 sail: Paloona (midnight), for Dunedin.

NEWCASTLE, June 27.—Arrived *. Amy Turner, schooner, from Bluff.

. The Monowai, which left Dunedin yesterday afternoon on her usual run northwards, is due at Lyttelton this morniag. " The Mokoia has been fixed to leave Auckland on Thursday afternoon for Wellington and Dunedin.

The Paloona is due at Dunedin to-day from Melbourne, via Bluff, and will prooeed from here to Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne. The Tarawera will leave Wellington to-day for Sydney and Newcastle to load for Blufi and Dunedin.

Fine weather was reported from the West Coast yesterday. There was a moderate swell on the bar at Greymonth, The Kittawa is to sail from Greymouth this evening for Lyttelton. The Flora is due at Dunedin late to-night with a cargo of coal from Greymonth. After discharge she will return to Greymouth to load for Gisborne and Napier. _The Kaliika is to leave Greymouth on Thursday with timber for Lyttelton. : The Karamu was expected to leave Wellington yesterday for Greymouth, where she will load coal for Dunedin. . ' €avo at 10 o'clock this mornMgfor Wellington. 'to a shortage of labour yesterday neither the Kini nor tho Wanaka, both coalladen, were worked. The Wanaka is to proceed from Dunedin to Bluff , / nau J 9 to We to-morrow fM Duhedm. She will load here and at sswr™- <« * , Tlm Kotare is due at Dunedin to-day, tim- ??, rt Sho will w for Bjtiii, Invercargill, and Riverton.

_ VANCOUVER STEAMERS

The Niagara is scheduled to leave Auckland this ovonmg for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancoliver. ■ ■ Vancouver, left Honolulu on Saturday afternoon for Suva and Auckland, where she is due on July 8

SOFALA AT ATTCKLANTD. 1

, Eastern trader Sofala, under charter to the Union Steam Ship Company, arrived at Auckland shortly after noon vesterdav uritk generarmerchandfee from Calcutta, via and Newcastle. She will J&T charge at AucWand, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, and is expected here about July 10.

ABADESA AT PORT SAID.

Tho Abadesa en route to the dominion to load meat, arrived at Port Said onJ™ £ The steamer is commg to the asrencv of th» New Zealand Shipping Company.

THE FRENCH MERCHANT MARINE.

tasl ? o£ rehabilitating the French merchant manne has been undertaken in earnest 7 i shipbuilding yards, which were closed down durmg tho war, have 43 car o boats and two mail passenger linera under construction, -while 18 mail steameiß ZTZ°T h ' 17 wScd! ?? li ? r ?T. on ™ WI N commence shortly. tie ®t, v esse s are to bo oompleted in the latter part of this year or early in 1921 thV?** b ° 0f Bteel - It is noteworthy To K?® a 7, ora g! S the cargo vessels will be : well above 10 knofa, compared with a. pre-war averse for such vessel! of aW Z°J : r 8 ' that ttc P assen g<!r .hips wSI f ?° m 15 to 19 Ws an Trom this it is apparent that France does not propose to indefinitely the dependenco on foreign vessels which tho tvar^s t her - sooner France's merchant,manne w Testored and brought ut> to or nearly to its requirements in shirmrni? the' sooner will it be able to th b adv f TSO balance in invisible IT through no longer having to pav for the services, of foreign-owned shinT France's present position this is -a t it ** CnCrg7