SHIPPING AND THE STORM

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 25 July 1918, Page 11

SHIPPING AND THE STORM

» > CONDITIONS IMPROVING. 1 An improvement in weather tliilt has ' prevailed for the last few days was niark«l ut several New Zealand ports yesterday, more especially at those on the ' ] AVest Coast, 'i'lie Dienheim, mudo an- at- . tempt between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. to leave j ! the narbour for Kavelock, but the stress of weather forced the vessel to return to [ her berth. Opportunity was taken later 3 in the morning and early- in the after- . i noon by several steamers to' leave' port. I The Maori had again a rough trip, her ) arrival here yesterday from Lyttelton , being about two hours later than usual. 1 Greyinouth was an open port, allowing the Kanio, fully laden with coal, to sail . for Wellington, after having been delay- > ed for nearly a fortnight; At Patea the i bar.-wiis workable yesterday, and the Hai wera and Wavcrley were- able to enter - the- port. Since Thursday they have been i in shelter at Wanganui. The Wootton, • which left here on. Saturday for Lyt- ■ telton, had not arrived there up till yes- '' "toyday afternoon. The John took 21 L hours' to cover the distance from Wa- - ngiiiiut to Kapiti Island on Monday, and 1 since then has been sheltering at Titalii Bay. The Putiki was on Tuesday under ■ Capo Campbell.' This vessel left Welling- | ton oh Saturday afternoon for I'inmru. ' On the east coast there, was no sagging in the strength of the tempest. It was reported yesterday that the Union Steam Snip Company's Kaituua, and the Richardson Company's Ripple were sheltering at Table Capo, MtiluV Peninsula.. The i Rosamond, which was forced to put into Napiei- While bound from Gisborno to. Wellington, and resumed her journey on , j Monday morning, was yesterday reported - : to have returned to Napier. The vessel ; • has little cargo, ; a fact which accounts I I for the. bad time she is having. f The Rarawa crossed the Mamikau bar < on Tuesday morning and sailed from | f New Plymouth on the return trip at CM . 1 p.m. yesterday. The : Rarawa has been ' j delayed for a fortnight, and, made five; 1 . unsuccessful attempts to cross. j , The Mnnourikn arrived at Wellington , early yesterday morning, after a trip of I . SO hours, which usually takes SG hours, i ■ Most boisterous weather was encountered, I' accompanied by big head seas and blind- ■ ing hail squalls. The Blackball Coal >.: Company's Ngatoro, which arrived in the [ afternoon from Napier; took twice her i usual steaming time between the two; . ports. Conditions were' the same as : i those experienced by the Mapourika. The I i hills on the east coast were almost 'com- ' I pletely covered with a mantle of snow . right down to the water's edge. Neither , of the vessels hove to, but kept pluggimr ■ | on. Quito an usual happening of the storm ; is (hat no damage to shipping has been j reported.