OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11141, 3 December 1907, Page 4

OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS.

Star of New Zealand, left New York September 20th, via Australian ports and Auckland ; due about November 29th. lonic, left London October 17, via Capetown and Hobart; due about December 3rd. Paparoa, left Plymouth November . 2nd, via Capetown and Hobart; due about December 18th. Delphic, left Liverpool October sth, via Australian (ports and Auckland ; due about December 20th. ' ■'.. ■ ' Fifeshire, left Liverpool October 19th, via Capetown, Sydney and Auckland; due about December 20th. Indradevi, left London October 12th, via Australian ports, Auckland, and Napier; due about December 27th. Elvaston left New York October 23, for Auckland direct ; due about end of December. Kaikoura, from London, via Auckland ; to sail November 4th ; due about December 24th. I Nerehana, from London, via Australian ports and Auckland; to, sail m October. Rakaia, leaves London November 4th ; due about December 28th. ' Hawko'e Bay, left New York October 26th, via Australian ports and Auckland; due about January 6th. Star of Japan, left London, 27th September, via Australian ports and Auckland; due about December 6th. Athenic, left Plymouth, 16th November, via Capetown and Hobart; due m Wellington about December 31st. The ecow Gannet arrived from Mercury Bay to-day with 75,000 feet of timber for Messrs Peacocke and Co. The Union Co's Pukaki arrives from Westport to-day. ' ' ■ The Union Co's Tuatea returned from Waihau at 11.30/ last nighty with 100 bales wool. ■ „ The Union Co's Monowai arrives from couth to-morrow morning, and sails for Auckland. The Tuatea leaves the wharf at 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. The Huddart, Parker Co's Zealandia arrives from Sydney and Auckland tomorrow afternoon, and proceeds south during the evening. The Tuatea leaves the wharf with outward passengers at ! 7 p.m. The Union Co's Haupiri arrives from Napier to-morrow morning, and pails for Coast ports and Auckland at 12 o'clock. On arrival at Auckland the; Haupiri will be docked for an overhaul. : \ . The Union Co's Squall left at, 1 o'clock this afternoon- for Whangarei, In the Union Co.'s Vancouver service the Marama leaves Sydney on. March 16 and June 8, the Aorangi on April 30 and July 6, an dthe Moana or Manuka on May U". Messrs Richardson and Ob's Toroa arrives from: Napier on Thursday moming and returns m the evening. •'* . j TELEGRAPH SHIPPING. Auckland: Sailed, Victoria (5.45 p.m. yesterday, for Sydney. Sailed, . Zealandia. Passengers for Gisborne :, Misses Hall-Jones, Norgrove, Fitzgerald, Wood; Mijsdame* Wallis, Vowles, Lewis, Campbell, E. Heriton, Gifford and 2 children, Caldwell, Elworth, Nurse Maxwell ; Messrs, Bolton, Kearsley, Miller, James, Simson, Hayhow, ,Holman, . Kyme, Wallace, Foote, Hentrin, Bridges, Wallis, Fitzgerald, Greenslade, Vowles,. Gifford, Rev. Williams, and Dr. Lq\ve. Sailed, Lord Stanley, for the South.. Kaipara : Arrived^ barque Meran, from Melboourne, and barque Alexander Craig, from Sydney. Diuiedin : Sailing, Manuka, for North. Passengers for Giaborne ; Miss Hunt ; Mjts Arundei and boy., (Special to Herald.) NAPIER, this day. The Monowai sails at. 8.30 p.m. for Gieboine. Passengers ; blisses Stevenson and Dymock; Mesdames Burke, Clyma, and Stevenson ; Messrs Burke, St. Hern Wilson, Furby, Keinp, H. B. Williams,' Shenatt, Dymock, Kennaxxl, Webb Duncan, Dustin, Sharp, Pike, Kolls, Minta, Yeats, Angeil, Bourke, and ten steerage. (By Telegraph.) Afl Observations are taken at 9 a.m. •£her.

Wind Force Indicated by Letters. — 0., Calm; L., Light; Br., Breeze: F. 8., Fresh Breeze; M.G., Moderate Gale; G., Whole or Heavy Gale; W., Gal& of exceptional severity. Weather Estimated as — 8., Blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; O.j Clouds, passing clouds: D., Drizzling rain; F., Foggy; G., Gloomy, dark weather; H., Hail; L., Lightning; M., Misty; 0., Overcast, the whole sky oovered with thick clouds ; P., Passing ■bowers; Q., Squally; R., Rain, continued rain; T., Thunder} S., Snow; U., Ugly, threatening appearance. The weaklier, generally was overcast today. There was rain at Kawhia, Thames, New Plymouth, Cape Egmont, and Wanganui. Gisborne had the highest heat record, 70 degrees, East Cape and Tauranga being a j>oint less. STATE OF THE SEA. The sen was smootlii nearly all along the coast on both sides of the. islands, the only -exceptions being Csstlepoint, New Plymouth, Cape Egmont, and Wan. garoui, where it Avas modei\ate, and 1 at Westport, where there was a high swell on the 'bar. WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin forecasted this morning : Westerly moderate to strong winds, tides moderate, sea moderate,^ glass fall.

Station. Wind. Bar. m Weather. Shade. Cape Maria ... Culm C 30.06 63 ttussell ... Wt BO 29.98 64 Kaipara ...SWI B 30.01 64 Manukau ... Nl C 30,05 63 Auckland ... Wl BC 29.96 65 East Cape ... Wl B 29.88 69 Gisborne ... Wl C 29.80 70 Napier ... Wfb BO 29.90 67 N. Plymouth,.. Wbr OD 29.85 55^ Wanganui ... NW OPD 29.88 63 Wellington ... Sbr BC 29.90 60 Kaikoiwu .... Calm BO 29.90 60 Westport ... SWfb BC 29.90 60 Lyttelton ... Calm D 29.96 60 Ghristchurch... SWI BO 29.95 61 Dunedin ...SWI O 29.87 60 Bluff ... SWI BC 29.90 55