SHIPPING.

Southland Times, Issue 18822, 15 May 1920, Page 4

SHIPPING.

THE TIDES.—MAY 13. Bluff 11.11 a.m. 11.3S p.m. Invercargill .. 11.51 a.m. ■ 0-1S p.m. Riverton.. .. .. 10.11 a.m. 10.5S p.m. MAY IG. Bluff .. 0.00 a.m. 0.19 p.m. Invercartrlll .. 0.40 a.m. 0...>0 p.m. JRiverton... .. .. 11.00 a.m, 11,19 p.m. THE SUN. Sun rises to-day Y33 a.m. Sun sets to-day P- ,a - Sun rises to-morrow 1 - A a.m. Sun sets to-morioiV’ Lj3 l’- m - The demands of the Au.-rraliau Merchant Shipping Guild are based on a. zinnimum v X £6O per" month for masters of steamers under 1000 tons, while 11500 a year is a.-ked for the master ot the s.s. Niagara and Steamers of her class. The increases r-»w naked for range from 40 to 200 per cent, above present rates. The Makura, en route frem A aneouver, left Honolulu on Sunday, -May 9, nr Cuva and Auckland, tint! is due at tkc last-named port on May 23. The Kaituaa left Westport yesterday for Lvttclton, Oamartt. Dunedin. and Bluff. ‘The Mokob will leave Auckland to-day for southern East Coast ports, and is expected at Dunedm a' .oi: [nun-,lay. May 20. The Moeraki is scheduled to leave ?ydr.ev for Wellington to-day. She will not visit Lyttelton on this occasion. The Sofala left Calcutta ou May 9 for Singapore. Java, Ncwcu-.rle, .’’’id. the principal New Zealand pruts. ihe vessel is bringing a cargo ot general Eastern merchandise. The Wan aka, coin rare to previous telegraphic advice, dad not sail train l.v'tteiton on Wednesday night as v spcctcd. hhe but on Thursday, however, l«r Tummi mid Dunedin, and is now dm- at Dunedin to-day. Next week the vessel will h-ad and sail for Napier and Auckland. SHIPPING TELEGRAM.?. (Per United Press Association.) TDIARU, May 1-1. Arrived —Wannk;;, from Auckland; Breeze, from Lvttelton. CiiuISTCrILR CH, May 11. Arrived —Mauri (5.55 a.m. 1 , from Wellington. Sailed—Wan aka (1.40 n.m.), f.n< Duned:n.; Pohenia (1.43 u.m.), for Westport; Ngakuta (9 tun. », for Gr-yiuouth ; Maori (5.23 p.m.), for Wellington. WELLINGTON. 'Ey 14. Arrive' —Wahlno t7.it' p.m.u l.yrte’ton ; Manuka (It) a.m. l , fro:, l.yro I ton ; Nkraht-r - (10.30 a.m, l . tr-u-i Lyir-aton; Wuf t'cri ! ! .IT p.m.i, from I,y i ‘ ■•lron. Sailed—Ur aid (6.50 a.m.*, tor Dunedin; Wahino 17.50 p.m. l . tor l.vrT.''io.'U. MELBOURNE. May 24. Arrived —Glaucus, from N»»w Z-T.laa.!. LONDON. M"y 13. Arrived (at Now York,' —Arittagh., from New Zealand. AUCKLAND. May 14. Arrived —-Waihcmo (6 p.:...), from Wellington. Sailed —II tunui (11.39 a.m.), for Gisborne; Awahou (4.40 rutuA. lor Ea.-t Cc.ist rays; (10 p.m.' l . M.iheno. for Sydney; Tv’aihora and Kaitnngata, for N -wcasrle. A FIREMEN'S HOLIDAY. CHRIsTCHURCH, May 14. The Koromiko was to have- sailed for Auckland on Thnr-day evening. but the firemen refused to take her out ur.r’.l after the holidays in conneefion w ; fli th- Prince’s vLsit. She is now d-.n; to sal! at. midnight to-morrow. THE WEATHER. WELLINGTON. May 14. The Dominion Mcm-wIo-Dt reman.-: — Strong and sr;u. ah' sauherly win-. Is have prevailed, with cold showery v ■ ,-r in most parts c; tin- Dominion. T ! v atmospheric pressure has increased s!i::ht!y in tbo north, bus is .-still low everywhere. Present indications ere for strong but decreasing southerly wind.- veering to westerly and nertherlies, nu-1 then increasing again; cold, and changeable weather may he expected generally with scattered showers; the barometer has a rising tendency in the north, but failing shortly in the south.