SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18198, 19 March 1921, Page 8

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP XEB XOOV. quarter S 1-JJ fcjn ‘ New moon n. _ _ 10 1.J9 am. First quarter Full moon ... », M . ti Last quarter ... ... ... SI Ait p-m. TEE BUN. Bose to-day at 6.13 ajfuj sets at 6.19 p.-t-THB WEATHER. March 18.—Fine, but inclined to be cloudy; wind- light southerly; atmosphere chilly. ■ . 8 a.m. Noon, i p.nu Barometer M 39.93 39.95 39.94 Thermometer » „ ... Min., 38; max., 94. HIDE WATER. March 19— a.m. p.m. At Talaroa Heeds >«, _ „ „ 10.44 11.15 At Port Chahnen ... ... ... 11.34 11.65 At Dunedin ... ... _ ... ._ 11.54 WEATHER REPORTS(Pit Hamm Pbbbs Association.) WBLLINGTON7~Maroh 18. . Following are the official weather reports at 4 p-m. j—- • Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Marla ... 8.H., light 30.02 69 Cloudy Russell ... ... 8.W.. light 29.98 73 Cloudy ■ Manukan H. .„ S.S.W., breeze 29.98 60 Pair Auckland . ... S.W., fresh 30.01 67 Fair Tauranga W., fresh 39.96 74 Pair Gisborne.. Papier ... N.E., light 39.94 66 Pair Oastlepolnt ... S.W., light 29.93 68 Pine .Wellington ... N., breeze 29.92 64 Pair New Plymouth 8.W., fresh 29.92 ’66 Pine Cape Egmont... S.W., breeze 30.00 68 Fine • Wanganui ... W., breeze 39.96 68 Fair Farewell Bplt.. W., fresh 29.95 64 Hazy Cope Ponlwind S.W., light 29.97 63 Cloudy Gxeymouth ... S.W., light 29.91 66 Fine Stephen Island W., light 29.96 60 Fine Cape Campbell 8., breeze 29.90 65 Cloudy Kaikoura ... N.E., fresh 39.84 59 Fair Akaroa light... N., breeze 29.82 63 Fine Nuggets... ... B..light 29.71 68 Overcast Bluff... ._ ... N.W., breeze 29.68 66 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST. The following is the official weather forecast:— "Present Indications qre for moderate to strong north-westerly to south-westerly winds, squally at times In and southwards of Cook Strait. The weather will probably be changeable, with scattered rainfall, particularly in the West Coast and In the southern districts. The barometer Is unsteady, with a rising tendency everywhere Boon.” ARRIVALS. March 18. Kahika, s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 1148 tons, Prosser, from Greymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agent March 18. Hinemoa, G.e.e. (6.5 p.m.), 542 tons, Bollons, from northern lighthouses. N.Z. Government, agent. Kokiri, s.a. (10.30 p.m.), 1241 tons,. Bruce, from Timaru. TJ.S.S. Co., agent.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.' AUCKLAND, March 18.—Arrived.': Admiral Codringtoh (7 a.m.), * from Wellington. Sailed: Whan gape (4.30 p.m.), for Newcastle; Capo Premier (6.80 p.m.), for Sydney; Knrow (6 pm.), for Dunedin. WELLINGTON, March 18.—Arrived: Karamu, from- Greymouth. Sailed: Athonio (7 am.), for Auckland; Northumberlaid (8 am.), lor Sydney; Raranga (7.20a.m.), for Tumaxu; Mawhera, dredge (noon), for Greymouth; Eaiapoi (0.15 pm.), for New Plymouth; Baden Powell (7.15 p.m.), for Lyttelton ;• Kumara (4.65 pm.), for London; Kaitoke (6.30 pm.), for Sydney. LYTTELTON, March 18.—Arrived: Maori (8.45 am:), from , Wellington; Wootton (0.15 pm.), from Greymouth; Breeze (0.50 pm.), from Picton.—-Sailed: Kini, for Greymouth; Maori, for Wellington. TIMARU. March 18.—Sailed; KoMri (11.15 am.), for Dunedin, • OAMARU, March 18.—Sailed: Kotare (9 pm.), for Dunedin. ; NEWCASTLE, March 17.—Arrived: ‘ Genchu Maru, from Auckland. Sailed: ’Kaimanawa, for Dunedin; Koromiko, for Wellington. SUEZ, March 16.—Arrived: Ormonde, from Fremantle; Sile, from Melbourne. TABLE BAT, March 16.—Arrived: Argyllshire, from Sydney. PORT NATAL, March 16.—Arrived: Port Lincoln, from Port Kembla. SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.—Arrived; Sonoma, from Sydney. NORFOLK (Va.), March 16.—Arrived: Arawa, from Wellington. . MARSEILLES, March 16.—Arrived: Peterton, from Geelong. LONDON, March 16.—Sailed: Port Victor, for Melbourne. SYDNEY, March 18.—Arrived: Inga, from Greynjouth.

The Hfavemoa. will take in cargo hero this rooming for southern lighthouses. ■The Koklri, which loft Timaru at 10.80 s.m. yesterday, is expected here this morning, and it is hoped to despatch her in the -evening for Napier and Gisborne. The Kittawa leaves New Plymouth for Greymouth to lead for Lyttelton on Monday. ' • A radio from the Waikouaiti states that the vessel will arrive at Auckland some time on Monday morning. * . The Koropui is to leave Wellington this evening for New Plymouth and Westport, and loads for Dunedin. The Kauri, which left Auckland! at 8 p,m. on Thursday for Newcastle, loads there forNapier. ■ . The Poherua load* at Westport for Lyttelton. ' ; Greymouth yesterday morning reported that 'a. light south-easterly wind was blowing, and that considerable sea was running. The Kamona was bar-bound at Greymouth, hut was to sail the first tide. The Garbeta is expected to leave Wellington for Newcastle on Monday. The American mail steamer Ventura sailed from San Francisco on March 1 for Sydney, via Honolulu and Pago Pago. She is due at •Sydney 1 on March 22. • In pursuance of the policy of the Hdlland- ■ Australian Line to maintain a regular monthly service,; the steamer Waltham Abbey left Rotterdam on February 26 for Australia, and ■will be followed by the Eastminster Abbey, sailing from Rotterdam on March 26, these two vessels inaugurating a monthly service. ■ The necessity for a deep-sea port at Whakatane was apparent last week, when it was found that it took 11 days to- load 50,000 freight carcases of beef on the Norman Star. The Aberdeen liner Themistocles arrived at Sydney on March 8 from London, _ via ports. ' After lying idle for some time in London during th*.first port of December the Themietocleg proceeded to Hamburg to have the necessary joining work performed there; but further’delay occurred owing to the fact, that /the ship joiners in the Hamburg yards at first refused to touch the vessel. Tne steqmer. it was stated; was delayed for three weeks at Hamburg in consequence of this latter development. She commenced her voyage from London on January 20. lie Oorinno. will load at Dunedin about Wednesday next for Nelson and New Plymouth. The vessel arrived at Wellington yesterday afternoon with a load of dairy produce from New Plymouth. i Most of tho vessels in port had to knock off at 3 f>.m. yesterday owing to there being - insufficient trucks to work the ships (says the

I/yttelton Times of March 17). The Biloela unloaded 200 tons, but had to atop for want t of trucks, notwithetanding that the Railway Department the .previous evening announced that this particular vessel had enough trucks alongside her to hold 750 tons of coal. The TTini was the only vessel that was engaged in discharging last night, she receiving the trucks that were made vacant by the Kamo, which was taking in. cargo from Auckland.

. THE GORALA. Tho British India Steam Navigation Company’s steamer Gorala, which arrived at. Lyttelton on March 15 from New Orleans, with a cargo of sulphate, to the agency of the Union Steam Ship Company, is a single-screw steamer, built by Messrs Workman, dark, and 00. Her principal dimensions are: — Length, 400 ft; breadth, 62ft Bin; depth, 28ft 4in; with a gross tonnage of 6220. There are five, holds arranged for bulky cargo, and the pillaring arrangements have been designed to render the holds free from obstruction. The machinery, also built £y Messrs Workman, Clark, and Co"., consists of triple expansion engines, and Che speed of the vessel on her trials was 11.5 knots. , As is usual Path this company’s ships, the Gorala carries a coolie crew.

, THE CECILIA. SUDDEN. The four-masted schooner'Cecilia Sudden, ■which put into Auckland leaking badly, was en route from Newcastle to Callao, on. the west’ coast of South America. She left the Australian, port on Febr_ery 10 with 845 tons of coal, and nor eight days experienced good weather. A soocension of gales and calms was then encountered, and when about 100 idles off Cape Maria ran Diemen the captain decided to run for Auckland The Cecilia i Sudden will have to discharge her cargo and ''go-into dock before she can proceed on her '-, She is a wooden -vessel of 643 tons tigSSeC and was built at Fairhaven, Cali- ■' fornla, ip IW Captain E. W. Jay is in command of her. ,

TL’CB ANNIE HILL. i\' The schooner Annie Hill, which has been 1., lying at a berth alongside Gladstone pier ;,'V (Lyttelton) for a period of about three years V and trhait, with the exception of the time i .when aha was under repairs and being fitted up for-the island trade, which did not even- #■ ' tuate, is at last to bs removed, according to Mf A. i Miller, of Miller Bros., of Port Chills’- ' vipers, who "was recently in Lyttelton, She will ’ be .placed on the slip, and whilst there she Ss*v will havs her hull surveyed. After she has |L ' had her bottom sighted she will receive a sf . 7 opat of tar, and then be towed across to ‘ Phratl Bay. whets she will Us at anchor until'

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COEIOTDHIO’B PASSENGERS. The liner 'Oorinthio,' from London and Southampton, arrived at Wellington on Monday afternoon and! berthed on Tuesday morning. The vessel, which left Southampton on 2, had an uneventful voyage, experiencing exceptionally calm weather, -*■-« following passengers booked passages by the vessel: —First saloon; Misses Broughton, Clark, d’Oyley, Gilkison, Le Cren, M‘Kay, Ml’Kenzfe, Pegg, Wolmsley, Waf.-in, "Whitby, Whitney, Mesdames d’Oyley, Harold, " Haw-, kins, Le Cren, Ivory, MaoKiay, Mackenzie, Rutherford, Walmsley, Wilkinson, Messrs EL Dutton, D. Hardy, D. Hoodless, V. Le Cren, T. Torment, J. Townendl, W. Walmaley, Bovs. G-. Harold and G. Wilkinson, Captain J. . Hawkins and W. Ivory, Major M. M'Nab, Dr H. MacKenzie. 'Second saloon: Misses Blood, Borley, Broadbent (2), Brown, Butcher, Cant, Coot," Craig (2), Curtis ( 2 ), Cutting, Davis (2), Davison, Douglas, Edwards, Gillon, Gordon, Hall, Harding, Hargreaves, Hastie, Kitto (2), MacKey, M’Donald, M’Farlane, Menzies, Potter (8), Sisterton, Steel, Strickland, Tallitt, Wofford, Waters, Watson, White, Mesdames Anderson, Craig, Davis, Davison, Harding, Hargreaves, Harland, Horide, Jardine, Learmouth, Lookie, Loss, MacArthux, Miay, M’Donald, hTFarlane, Menzies, Potter, Senior, Steel, Stickley, Strickland, Wilson; Messrs Allen, Barron, Blyth, Brearley, Craig, Davison (3), Digby, Hall, Hargreaves, Harland, Horide, Imrie, Jackson, Johnstone, Kemahen, Lawton, MaoArthur, MTntoeh, May, M’Farlane, Menzies, Murphy, Neale, Orton, Potter, Steele, Stickily, Strickland; 187/in the third class. Captain F. Hart, 8.N.8i., is in, command.'

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE. The following steamers were expected to bo within range of the undermentioned wireless otationa last night:—Awanui: Kauri. Biyerina, Maheno, E. R. Sterling, H. B. Sterling, Navua, Waikouaiti, Ventura, Manuka, Atua, Lsvuka, Koromiko. Auckland: Kaiwarra, Wanaka, Maimoa, Katoa, Whan gape, Kurow, Capo Premier, Tahiti, Admiral Oodjjcgton. Wellington: Maori, Wahine, Mapourika, Arahura, Raitoko, Bnahine, Dorset, A’tnenio, Reuranga, Kumara, Otarama, Northumberland, Maimoa, Norman Star, Stuartstar, Tarawera, Port Melbourne. Awarua; Paloona, Oorinthio, Kaituna, West Camargo, Hudson Maru. Chathams: Port Sydney, Mahana.