SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11889, 18 May 1903, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. w-maaw. Taiaroa Head: 7.34 am., 8.0 p.m. Port Chalmers: 8.14 am., 8.40 p.m, Dunedin: 8.59 am., 9.25 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather report* from New Zealand stations were received this mornink Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, N E fresh; bar., 29.85; ther., 60; passing sh^ we "5 good, sea heavy swell. • N.W./ldght! bM„ o£lJ^f M w s i J douds; tode moderate. 29% Sb °Xr W^ d -V, W "? bar;, 29.99, ther., 50; blue ary, clouds; tide good, sea smooth. ’ light; bar, ■ftC’hJfSJS* bh,e ** cloads; *** light; bar., ther., 47; blue sty, clouds. th« dS «’“w rmd 7_ S -’ iight; bar.,29.75; ft*; Uae sky,*clouds. WMtpnrt.—Calm; bar.. 29.99; ther., r» i clouds; bar smooth. . DeaJey,—Calm; bar., 30.04; ther., 28; Dine sky; nver low. Lyttelton.— Calm; ban, 30.00; ther., B loom y I tide moderate, NE - breeze : bar., f” “ er -' 4 s : overcast; tide moderate,sea light swell. bar.. ther., 42; clouds; tide moderate sea smooth. , P °rt Chalmers.—Wind, N.E., light; ***** 29.97; ther,, 48; clouds; tide moderate, sea smooth, Dun^m.—Wind, N.E., fresh; bar. 49.95; ther., 46; blue sky, clouds; tide poor. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 29.97; ther.. 40; bine sky, clouds; river falliag. Queenstown.—Calm; bar., 29.94; ther. 37; clouds. ’

Wind > N -> light; bar., 30.08; ther., 45; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, sea calm. Invercargill—Calm; bar., 30.03; ther., 57; blue sky, clouds. Bluff.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 30.02; »er., 48; blue sky, tide moderate, sea smooth, ARRIVED.—May 17. Moeraki, s.s., 2,714 tens, Chatfield, from fydimy ytm Wellington. Passengers : Mis-es M Kendrick. Casey, Cork, Mesdames Carpenter, M’Kendrick, D’Auguier, Messrs C P. Biet, Miller, Oakden, W. Burnett, Warren, Hicks, C. A. Lees, W. D. Bearley. Rae, Clark, Murray, Walch, Mooney, Neale. M’Nickle, Christie, Captain Clift, Rev. Mr Russell. May 18. Zealandia, as., 1,736 tons, Wyllie, from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers: Misses Reynolds, Lamer (2), Mesdames Beck. Sanderson and two children, Boss, Rutherford and child, Manning, Olifercrona and four children, Middleton and child, Messrs Foreman, Kuly, Beck, Dicken, Ross, Sherratt, Rutherford, Olivercrona, Edinger, M’Keith, Nelson, Bannennan, Millward; and twelve in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Monowai, from Melbourne via Hobart and Bluff, May 20. Waikare, from Sydney via Auckland, May 24. Wakanni, from London via Northern ports, May 25. Medea, from Liverpool via Wellington, left January 20. Kildalton, from Glasgow via Wellington, left January 31, Jnlius Palm, from Glasgow, left February 14. Rapallo, from New York via Australia and Northern ports, left March 19. Louise Roth, from New York, left March 31 Waimate, from London, left April 2. Europe, from Liverpool via Wellington, left April 4. Colbert, from Glasgow via Wellington, left April 10. Omba, from New York via Northern ports, left April 30. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. for Sydney via Auckland, May Monowai, for Sydney via Wellington, May 21. B

Waikare, for Sydney via Auckland, May 26. The Aparhna is to sail at 7 a.m. tomorrow for Timaru and Sydney. The Monowai, from Melbourne via the Bluff, is due on Wednesday. The Te An an should arrive from the North on Thursday. The Zealnndia arrived this morning from Sydney via Auckland and way ports. On the way across from Sydney a moderate N.E. gale was met with, the weather moderating in a day or two, and changing to showery. Between Wellington and Lyttelton the vessel encountered a strong S.E. gale with a high head sea, accompanied bv violent squalls. She left Lyttelton at 6 a.m. on Saturday, arriving off. Otago Heads at 8.30 p.m. yesterday. There she anchored for the night. The harbor master at the Bluff reports to the Marine Department that the outer red buoy in the south channel has been missing since the 16th inst., and has not yet been replaced. The barque Saragossa, on her maiden trip, arrived at Sydney on May 6 after a prolonged voyage of 119 days" from Liverpool. When fifty days out a fire was discovered in the hold, and the ship was hove to for fourteen days, during which the work of subduing the fire was carried on almost incessantly. A large quantity of cargo had to be removed from the holds to enable water to be pumped on the flames. Several days later the fire broke out again, but was once more extinguished after a hard fight. A fire subsequently occurred among roofing felt, which formed part of the cargo, and had been removed from the holds to the deck. A quantity of this had to be jettisoned. At a later stage of the voyage, when heavy weather was encountered, A. Plant, who was at the helm, was washed along the deck, and sustained serious injuries, from which he died. , A Gisborne message of yesterday’s date states that there was a heavy gale on the coast, and that as the Te Anan had arrived after dark from Auckland she could not be tendered until this morning. A Lyttelton message states that the barqnentine Lapwing, which arrived there from Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, had a rough passage of 124 days. Eight weeks ago, just before rounding the Cape of Good Hope, she was struck by a heavy sea which carried away the wheel and binnacle, and dashed Captain Torgensen and the carpenter (Gotha Samson) against the bulwarks. The captain was severely bruised, while the carpenter’s left leg was broken. The Moeraki arrived yesteiday from Sydney via Wellington. Sbie left Sydney on the Jtn inst., and experienced fresh to strong loutherly winds till the 11th, thence light io moderate easterly winds and smooth «a, with heavy rain showers and thick weather, till arrival at Wellington. She Bad strong S.W. to S.E. winds, with head sea, coming down the coast. At Lyttelton she was delayed, as has already been stated, by heavy rain. We understand that it is proposed shortly to give the tug Plucky a new boiler.' A FLYING SQUADRON. It is now practically a certainty that a flying cruiser squadron will be constituted to undertake a two years’voyage round the world. If rumor is to be trusted it will consist of eight vessels, with the Leviathan as flagship, and will be unite distinct from the present cruiser squadron. Its functions will be of an organising nature, hi pursuance of a scheme with which Sir John Fisher is credited* for doing away with the present weak squadrons of inefficient ships which show the flag in South American waters, the Pacific, and elsewhere, and establishing an Imperial line of communications all over the world. The present cruise is, of course, experimental; but if it works out satisfactorily we may look to see the establishment of at least three new cruiser squadrons, based ou Slmonstown, Esquimau!!, and Sydney; possibly a fourth on Trincomalee 7- and the complete disappearance of the ideal of local defence.—'St. James’s Gazette.’ AN ATLANTIC LINER’S LARDER. Bihh does sot record the tonnage of

the huge vessel which finally stranded on Monnt Ararat, after finishing the- moat wonderful voyage ever recorded in the annals of mankind. But it is safe to assume that the dimensions of the Ark, the old-time floating storehouse, are exceeded m size by the largest of steamships now crossing the Atlantic. Striking evidence of the size of these modern monsters is afforded by the vast quaities of food which have to be taken aboard for a single sixdays’ trip. On the Kronprinz Wilhelm, of the North German Lloyd line, which steamship has been taken for the purpose of instituting the comparisons, some 19,8001b of fresh meat and 14,3001b of salt beef and mutton —in all 34,1001b of meat—are eaten during a single trip from New York to Bremen. This enormous quantity of meat has been pictured in the form of a single joint of beef, which, if it actually existed, would be somewhat less than 10ft high, 10ft long, and sft wide. If placed in one end of a scale it would require about 227 average men in the other end to tip the beam. The figures for the consumption of other foods are;— Ham, 2,6401b; bacon, 1,3201b; sausage, 5061b; poultry, 4,8401b; fre-h fish, 1,8001b: salt fish, 5301b; eggs, 25,000; nour, 169 barrels (33,0001b); and saurkraut, fresh and canned vegetables, 25,3201b. In addition, there are 61,6001b of potatoes, 6,6001b of butter, 11.0001b of fresh fruit, and 2,6401b of dried fruit. For drinking purposes there are 425 tons of fresh water, enough to fill a tank 30ft high and 25ft in diameter; 1,716 gal of milk; and an amount }eer ’ an< * s P' r 'ts to fill a bottle 24ft high and 6ft through. To keep these beverages cool and.preserve the meats and vegtables 33 tons of ice is required.—‘ Golden Penny.’ WAIROA HARBOR. WAIROA, May 18.—A meeting of harbor ratepayers endorsed Mr Napier Bell’s scheme for the expenditure of £20,000 on improvement of the Wairoa River entrance, and if the Government grant £IO,OOO the meeting pledged themselves to vote a further loan of £IO,OOO. THE KENT IN A CYCLONE; [Special to the Stab.] WELLINGTON, May 18.—Writing from Durban on April 11, Mr Gow informs the Department of Industries and Commerce that the steamer Kent ran into a cyclone lasting from March 21 to 23, during which the seas made a clean breach through the alleyways, flooding the cabins. Notwithstanding the terrific weather the horses aboard were landed in capital condition. The shipment of onions and potatoes from Auckland was also landed in splendid order. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS AUCKLAND, May 17.—Indradevi, from London and Australia. KAIPARA, May 17.—Arrived, Dilpussund, barque.—Aratapu, schoon-r, from Wellington.—Senorita, barquentine, from Newcastle. WELLINGTON, May 16.—Mokoia, from Lyttelton.—May 17 ; Mokoia, for Sydney —Mercedes, for Hingkong. LYTTELTON, May 16.—Wafcanui, from Wellington. TTMARD, May 16.—Perthshire, for the Bluff. BLUFF, May 16.—Star of Australia, for London.—May 18 : Perthshire, from Timaru —Rimu, from Westport. SYDNEY, May 16.—Whangaroa, from Lyttelton.—Victoria, for Well in 2 ton. MELBOURNE, May 17.—Warrimoo, from the Bluff. SC VA, May 18.—The Russian warship Djighitt and H.M.S. Pylades, both from New Zealand., NEWCASTLE, May 18.—Rotokino, for Wellington. (Foi continuation see Late-Shipping.)