SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 19511, 10 May 1922, Page 4

SHIPPING

THE TIDES. MAY 10. Blufi 1.5 a.m. 1.31 p.m. Invercargill 1.5 a.m. 1.31 p.m. Riverton 12.5 ajn. 12.31 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 7.25 a.m. The sun sets to-day at 5.00 pjn. PORT OF BLUFF. S.a. Wanaka (Captain Watson) sailed for Oamaru at 6 pjn. last night. Sj. Devon, 9661 Ums, (Captain Gardner) arrived from Wellington at noon yesterday. She is expected to remain in port till Friday. The Kakapo will load coal at West Coast this week for Bluff, Dunedin, Oamaru and Timaru. Frim Timaru she will return to Westport and Grej mouth. A start was made on Monday to transfer cargo from the steamer Tasmania to the holds of the steameu Kaimanawa and Broxton at Port Chalmers. When sufficiently lightened the Tasmania will go into dry dock for repairs. The Paloona left Melbourne yesterday for Wellington, Lyttelton and Bluff. MAIL STEAMERS. The Niagara is due at Vancouver on Saturday from Sydney and Auckland. She will leave Vancouver on May 19 for Honolulu, Suva, and Auckland, due there on May 5 for Wellington, where she is due on May 27. She will sail on May 29 for Sydney. The Tahiti is to leave San Francisco on June 9. The Marama left Wellington yesterday for Rarotonga, Papeete and San Francisco, due there on May 29. NEW FRENCH SERVICE. MELBOURNE, May 9. The arrival of the Messageries Maritime steamer Andromeda inaugurates a new monthly passenger service between Marseilles, Australia anri New Caledonia. The company intends to place seven or eight passenger and cargo steamers in the run. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.! (Australian and Nl. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 8. Arrivals: At Sues—Corignano and Clara Camus. Passed Gibraltar —Cymric. Arrivals at Avonmouth—Waipara; at Dunkirk—Tremere and Clan McTaggart; at Antwerp—Clan Alpine; at Suez—Port Nicholson ; at Port Said—Boorara. Passed Table Bay—City of Malia. Departure for Australia—Ormonde and Westmeath; from Fort Said—Port Napier. SYDNEY, May 9. (Received May 9, 11.10 p.m.) Arrived —Makura and Easterner, from Auckland AUCKLAND, May 9. Arrived—Dundulla (8 a.m.) from Newcastle; Wairuna (7.30 pm.) from Wellington Sailed—Makalla (4.40 p.m.) for Wellington; Piako (6 pjn.) for Wellington. DUNEDIN, May 9. Sailed—Corinna (10.35 aan.) for Oam- — Arrived—Kotare (BJO a.m.) from Bluff. •ru. WELLINGTON, May 9. Arrived—Mararoa (7.15 a.m.) from Lyttelton. Sailed —Wootton (11.55 a.m.) for Lyttelton; Dorset (3JO p.m.) for Southampton; Marama (3.50 pan.) for San Francisco; Baden Powell (3.50 p.m.) for New Plymouth. LYTTELTON, May 9. Arrivals—Ngakuta (6.30 a.m.) from Greymouth; Maori (6.55 a.m.) and Whangape (11.55 am.) from Wellington; Cornwall, from Timaru. Sailed —Coolana (4.50 p.m.) for Greymouth; Maori, for Wellington. WEATHER FORECAST. WELLINGTON, May 9. The Dominion Meteorologist reports:— Present indications are for strong southwesterly winds with changeable, cold and showery conditions; barometer has a rising tendency.