SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12028, 28 October 1903, Page 6

SHIPPING.

* high water. TG-WOKF.OW. l aiaiba Bead: 8.22 a.au, 8-57 p.m. Port Chrdmerf; 9.2 a.m., 9.37 p.m. Dunedin: 9.47 im, 1022 pan. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were received this morning:— (Jape Marta Van Diemen.—Wind, N.FL, fresh breeze; bar., 30.30; tber., 61; blue sky; tide moderate, sea moderate. Auckland-—Wind, W., light; bar. r SOAO; ther., 68 ; bine sky, clouds; tide moderate. Gisborne.—Wind, W., fresh breeze; bar., 30-24; tber., 66; cloods; tide poor, sea smooth.

Napier.—Wind, W.NUW., breeze; bar., sd£o; tber., 67; blue skv, clouds; sea smooth.

Wanganui.—Wind, N.W., breeze; bar., 30.25; tiler., 66; clouds; tide moderate, ■bar smooth.

Wellington.—'Wind, 3LN.W., fresh breeze; bar., 00J39; tber., 60; gloomy. Nelson.—Wind, W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.10; ther., 65 ; overcast; tide moderate. Westport.-—Wind, N.W., fresh breeze; bar - ., 50.05; ther~, 62; overcast, rain, foggy; tide poor, bar considerable, Healey.—Wind, 8.W., breeze; bar., 29.99; ther., 55 ; overcast, rain; river high. Lyttelton.—Wind, 8.W., fresh breeze; bar., 29.88; ther., 65; gloomv; tide low. Christchurch.—Wind, id.W.,“fresh breeze; bar., 29.92; then, 61; overcast, gloomy. Tima.ru.—Wind, S., breeze; bar., 50.01; ther., 53; overcast, gloomy, rain; tide moderate, sea smooth.

Oamarn,—Wind, S.E., light; bar., o0.05; ther., 54; rain; tide moderate, sea moderate.

Port Chalmers.—'Wind, S., light; bar., 29.90; ther., 59; overcast, drizzling ram; lid- moderate, sea smooth.

Dunedin.—Wind, S., light; bar., 30.01; tiier., 54; rain; tide moderate. Clyde..—Calm; bar., 50.02; ther., 65-; overcast, rain; river idgh. Queenstown. —-Wind, E., light; bar., 29.91; tber-, 60; overcast. Baidutha, —Calm; bar., 29.92; ther., 55; overcast; river rising Nuggets.—Wind. E., light; bar.. 29.93-; flier., 57; overcast, rain; tide moderate, sea calm.

Invercargill—Calm; bar.. 30.05; tier., 52: overcast, gloomy. Bluff.—Wind. N.K., fresh breeze; bar., 50.00; ther., 55; clouds, misty; tide moderate, sea cairn.

ARRlVED.—October 28.

Victoira, k.s., 1,870 tons, Waller from Melbourne via the Blnil and Hobart. Passengers : Miss Mackay, Mesdames Ahvyn and two children, Wren. Guest-, Shemald and child, Millar, Count Vay do Vaya, Captain M ‘Donald, Messrs Alwyu, Wren, Hervey, Guest, Sargood, Millar, Ellis, Robb, Condor, Byrne.; seventeen steerage. SAILED. —October 28. Sarah and Mary, brigantine, 145 tons. Holmes, for Kaipara.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

Te Anau, from Auckland, October 29. Upoip, from New Plymouth, October 3L Warrimoo, from Sydney via Cook Strait, October 5L

from Sydney via Auckland, November 1.

Tongaxiro, from London, due November 16.

Einfauns, from Liverpool via Wellington, left June 20 (now at Wellington). Montgomeryshire, from Liverpool, via Wellington, left July 14. Firth of Clyde, left. Glasgow July 18. Bessfield, from Glasgow, left August 17Akatoa, left London August 18. Sierra Gidena, from Liverpool via Wellington, left August 29. Doris, from New York, left September L Inverurie, from Glasgow, left September 20.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Yictaria, for Sydney via Cook Strait, October 29.

Te Anau, for Auckland, October 50. Tahme, for Melbourne, November 1. Dpolu, for New Plymouth, November 2. Zeaiandja, for Sydney via Auckland, November 3.

In port, noon, to-day ; —At ’ Dunedin; Rangatira, Victoria, Kconya (steam), Ben Avon, Tantaku (sail). At' Port Chalmers: Aotea, Iffitomahana. Taluno, Corinna (steam), Auckland, Canterbury (sail). The Tyser liner Marere, from. Lyttelton, will probably be off the Heads in time for to-morrow morning’s tide. In answer to a number of inquiries as to whether she will come up to Dnnedin, we can only say that the Rangatira already has the berth, and the Marere is drawing 21ft. The brigantine Sarah and Mary left the Rattray street wharf this morning, and was towed down harbor by the KcputaL She sails in ballast for Kaipara. The first of the Ben Avon's repaired yards has been delivered, and was sent and placed in position this morning. The Victoria, from Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart, arrived early this morning, and was berthed at Hie cross wharf. She left Melbourne on the 25rd inst. arriving off the Bluff on Monday, and Steaming in the following morning. She experienced moderate to fine weather until approachm", when thick weather and rain were met with. She sails to-morrow afternoon from Port Chalmers for Sydney via Cook Strait. Tne Rangatira, drawing 18ft 6in, came up channel this morning, tendered by Lite Koputai, with Pilot MlDonald aboard, and was berthed at the Victoria wharf. She has 1.800 tons of general cargo for Dunedin and 500 tons for Lyttelton, and she will, given fine weather, liave the whole of her Dnnedin cargo out by the end of next week.

Speaking of the trip up channel this morning, one of the officers of the Rangatira laid that he never was in this port before, aut he could see nothing wonderful or difficult about bringing vessels like the 1 Ungatira up to Dnnedin. There is plenty of water, and the bends in the channel are all right! People who speak of the negotiation of the channel tvs a. difficult bit of navigation would probably got an eye-opener if tbev could see what goes on every dav in the Suez Canal: ‘" and,” he added, u captains don’t have tugs to tender them there.” Tne Koonya. was busy at the Rattray street vharf to-day getting out her coal cargo, one sails tomorrow afternoon for the West Coast via Oamara and other intermediate ports. The To An an, from Auckland via East Coast ports, is due about 8 am. tomorrow. Bhe sails on the return trip on Friday afternoon.

The overhaul of the Talune. now lying at -Port Chalmers, is being rapidly pushed forward, and she will be ready to ROce up running by about the end of the week. She is time-tabled to sail for Melbourne on (November L The Warrirnco is to lie up on her arrival here next Saturday. Our old friend the Rotorua, who ran ont the best of her- days in the New Zealand coastal trade, is now no longer the Rotorua, bat the Koe Goan, which is one of the few instances on record where the nomenclature of the Straits Settlements has been considered superior to our own musical Maori. Speaking of her recent detention at Singapore, an Australian exchange states r —•“ Although the Koe Goan is trading locally, between Penang and Singapore, she is under a, c ertificate of New Zealand. Unlike Straits ti. sag conditions, she is, under New Zeabn i rules, obliged to carry a second mate. Owtng to an error on the part of someone evidently not versed in these special conditions, the second mate was recently dispensed with. On representations beingmade by the Singapore branch of the Merchant Service Guild, the vessel was defrrirWt (clearance refused! by order of the Colonial Secretary till such time as herrmaster, Captain Brown, complied with Hie legal requlroments as to officers.” The barque Kmfaons, now at Wellington, was taken out into the stream chi (Monday morning, in readiness to sail for Port Chalmers. The recent repairs to the Tyser atiewrua. Niwara were very extensive, and of the removal of twenty hull pffdT>« were straightened and rat back, whilst five were renewed. Five additional plates were straightened in position. A great number .of defective rivets were renewed, and all ►defective scams and dented portions of iin&am. at .thecsetans... die ttadsf

were all thoroughly examined in bottom of V °] : !i u defective ijiatorial dealt with, a , all broken cement renewed and replaced Afterwards they were all tested bv hydraulic pressure. The rudder and all connections of steering were thoroughly examined. Machinery, including hnlding-d(-wn bolts, shafting. ; ; ca-connccrions. pi]>es. so i tripling bolts, also received attention. Inc starboard jiropcller shaft was found bent, and this was removed : and the stern tube, after snalt was removed, found broken. The old tube was taken om and a new one shipped, and a spare propeller shaft shipped. The whole work was supervised hy the local inspectors and ship surveyors of the Inspection of Machinery Department at Auckland.

The establishment is announced of a line of steamers to run from Tacoma (Washington. U.S.) in connection with the Northern Pacific Railway and the operations of the new American-Australian Woollen Company. The first boat will arrive at Tacoma this month, and the • line will be worked by four vessels with monthly departures to Australia and New Zealand. Ihe undertaking will be known by the name of “ Australian, Canadian, and Puget Sound Jane.’’

HOME SHIPBUILDING

During August Scotch shipbuilders launched 34 vessels, of about 73,585 tons gross, as compared with 17 vessels, of about 17.315 tons gross, in July, and 22 vessels, of about 46.882 tons gross, in August last year. In the eight months Scotch builders have launched 191 vessels, aggregating about 2991541 tons gross, as compared with 193 vessels, of about 538.708 tons gross, in the corresponding period of last year, and 135 vessels, 1 ' of about 354.826 tons gross, in 1901. English builders in August put into the water 27 vessels, of about 64,176 tons gross, against 26 vessels, of about 49.152 tons gross, in July, and 19 vessels, of about 52.274 tons gross, in August last year. For the eight months English builders have launched 196 vessels, of about 418.890 tons gross, as compared with 179 vessels, of about 484.920 tons gross, in the corresponding period of last year, 185 vessels, of about 640,953 tons gross, in 1901, and 171 vessels, of about 465,762 tons gross, in 1800. One steamer, of about 7,600 tons gross, was launched at Belfast m August.' There have been laiiTiciiOfl Tii the United Kingdom during the ]iast eight months 395 vessels, totalling about 783.151 lons gross, as compared with 081 vessels, of about 911.943 tons gross, in the first eight months of last vear • 377 vessels, of about 1.080.250 tons’ gross m ROl ; 378 vessels, of about 840,777 tons 111 1900 ; and 415 vessels.'of about 814..>5/ tons gross, in 1899. , THE OVERLAP OVERDUE.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright-

f^^’ c ! oJjor 27.—there is no news of tim Ovaiau. Arrangements are completed for an exhaustive search. A sharp look-out being kept by all coastal stations. The Government have arrange! to despatch the pilot steamer Captain Cook to-morrow morning. She mgrags to Imrd Howe Island ice naval authorities have ordered the Mi], dura and. Pyiadcs, now at Brisbane, to start to seardi to-morrow, the former proceeding *9 ilwe Island and the Pvlades to Norfolk Island. Messrs Burns, Philps and Co. s steamer Ysabel, after coaling at Newcastle, joins in the search, and the Puciiinue sailing from Sydney tomorrow, keeps a sbarpWmut to Lord Howe Island. With the Eanroto and Birksgate en route from the Islands, seven vessels will be searching for the missing steamer, each takiim a dite ferent comse.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS

AUCKLAND, October 27.—Zcalaadia, t. ov *rl C oxrt^l - Passengers for Dunedin: Mrs Robertson, Misses Wilkin (4), Brown Messrs Johnson, Thorpe, Buchanan. GISBORNE, October 27.—Tonic, for Napier.

WELLINGTON, October 27.—-HALS. Phoebe, for Napier.—To Anau. for Lyttelton, with the. southern portion of the San Francisco mail. Passengers for Dunedin • Miss Wimperis, Judge Ward—Omha, for Hongkong via Newcastle.

bYTIELTON, October 27.—Paganui, for Wellington. BLUFF, OctoLr 27.—'The barque IVest Australian, bound .east, passed this afternoon.

MELBOURNE. October 27.—Indradevi. from London.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)