SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12722, 27 January 1906, Page 5

SHIPPING.

' HIGH WATER,. io-mod now. Taiaroi Head : 5.8 a.m., 5.20 p’.ni. Port Dunedin : 5.2 i a.m., 6.45 p.m. MONDAY. Taiarcn Head: 5.58 a.m.. 5.55 p.m. Port Chalmers : 6.18 a.m.. 6.36 p.m. Dunedin : 7.0 a.m., 7.20 p.m. ’I flecraptjtc weather REPORTS. The following weather reports were received from New Zealand stations this morning : Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, N. light; bar., 29.90; tier., 70; foggy; tide good, tea heavy southerly swell. Auckland.—Wind, S.W., light; ba.r, 29.84; ther., 70; blue sky; tide good. Gmborne.—Wind, S., fresh breeze; bar./ 29.73; ther., 72; blue sky, clouds; tide good, sea smooth. Napier.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29,T0; tier., 71; blue sky, clouds. Wanganui.——Wind, W., breeze; bar., K. 84; ther., 66; blue sky; tide good, bar lumpy, Wellington.—Calm ; bar., 29.76; ther., 68; blue sky, clouds. ■ Nelson.—Wind, N., light: bar., 29.76; ther., 69; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate. Westport.—Wind, N., light; bar., 29.75 • ther,, 58 ; overcast, drizzling ra.iu ; tide high. Bcaley.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.88; ther,, 58; bine sky, clouds; river low. Lyttelton.—Wind, N.E.. light; bar., 29,80ther., 66; clouds; tide very high. Christchurch.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29.60 ; tlier., 64; clouds. Tapani.—Wind', S.W., fresh breeze; bar.. 29.77; ther., 57; overcast: tide moderate, sea light S.E. Oamarn.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.75; ther., 55 ; overcast, rain ; tide good, sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind. S.W., light: bar., 29. /6; ther., 58 : rain; tide good, sea smooth. Dunedin.— Wind. S.W., light; bar., 29.6S - ther., 62; rain; tide good. Clyde.—Cairn; bar., 29.82; ther.. 65: overcast; river steady. Queenstown.—Calm ; bar., 29.73; ther.. 58; clouds. Balclutha.—Cahn; bar., 29.68; ther., 56; overcast-, passing showers; river low Nuggets.—Calm; bar.. 29.77; ther., 60; overcast; tide high, sea smooth. Invercargill,—Wind; W., light breeze; bar., 29.77; ther., 54 ; bine sky, clouds. Bluff.—Wind, S.W., light breeze: bar.. 29.63; ther., 56; bine sky. clouds; tide moderate, sea smooth.

ARRlVED.—January 27. Advance, scow. 59 tons, Dane, from Tantuku. Wimmera, 1,872 tons, Wyllie, from Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers ; -Misses Darvall. Hoffman, M‘Donald. Pickford Cummings, Piegg. Santell. Harper, Forsyth, Todd, Manson (2). Mesdames Da.rvaO, Smith and child. Pickford, Duncan, Stevens, M'Donakl, Messrs Darvall, Easton. Duke, Smith (2), Isaacs, Bailev, Hoffman, Daunch, Ewan, Crow, Ormond, M‘Donald, Howden, Cochrane. SAlLED.—January 27. Hawea, s.s., 1,114 tons. Stevens, for Woffington. Aparima, s.s.. 5,684 tons. Stott, for Newcastle. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Waikare, from Auckland, February 1. Corima, from Onehimga, February 2. —lntercolonial. Mokoia, from Sydney via Auckland, January 28. Moeraki, from Melbourne, January 5.1. Maheno, from Sydney via, Cook Sir ant, February 3. Dilpossund, from Port Esperanto, early. —Oversea, steam.— Somerset, from West of England ports, sailed November 11; due February 2. Cape Corso, from New" York, sailed November 14; due at Auckland January 31. Ripple, from London sailed December 9. Ayrshire, from West of England ports, sailed December 11; due at Auckland February 16, Perthshire, from New York, sailed December 31; due at Auckland March 10. Pakeha, from London, sailed January 6; due February 25. Essex, from West of England ports, sailed January 11; due a* Auckland March Maman, from Liverpool, sailed January 15; due at Auckland March 1, Ardgowan, from New York, sailed January 15. Waimate, from London, to sail February 4; doe March 25. Papanui, from London, to sail February 5; due March 25. Everton Grange, from New York, to rad February 10; due at Auckland April Suffolk, from West of England ports, . 11; due at Auckland April 17. Delphic, from Liverpool, to sail February 20due at Auckland April 9. Maori, from London, to sail February 28 j due April 15. Indralema, from West of England ports to sail March 11. ’ —Oversea, sail.— Pharos, from Liverpool, sailed November 1. Cassius, from Liverpool, sailed November 24. Daltairnie, from Liverpool, to sail February 4. Caterina, from Marseilles, due Anril. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Wimmera, for Melbourne, January 28. Mokoia, for Sydney via Auckland, January 00. Moeraki, for Sydney via Cook Strait, February 1. Waikare, for Auckland, February 2. lort George, for Newcastle, early. Eunice, for Kaipara, early.

Li port noon to-day -At Dunedin ; Wimmera (steam), Fort George, riicaam Island, Eunice (sail). At Port Chalmers : Aparima, Kadkoura, Hawea, Moura, Te Anau, Tarawera, Wauaka, Poherna (steam), Onyx (sail). The Eunice is expected to soil from Dunedin on Wednesday next. The unfavorable weather has delayed the loading of a cargo of produce for Dargavill<? otherwise she would have sailed to-dav. The Fort George is expected to proceed to Port Chalmers on Wednesday, where will remain for some days, and then 'sail in ballast for' Newcastle. * It is understood that the Howard Smith Company of Australia intend shortly to extend their business operations to oversea ports, probably South Africa, India, and the East Indian Islands, and that the three 7,000-ton cargo steamers of this firm will be employed in this trade. It is probable that MTlwraith, M‘Eacbem, and Co., who have already engaged in the Indian trade, will also increase their oversea business.

The Italian Imrque Doride, 1,124 tons, has been chartered to load a cargo of .case oil at Philadelphia for New Zealand ports.

The Norwegian barque Helga, which was towed into Sydney on November 11 in a badly-crippled condition, and with only portion of her foremast standing, has been sold by tender to Messrs Emerson Bros., of Balmain, for £650.

(he Auckland ‘Herald’ urges that the recommandatioji of the Kapamri Inquiry Come, ‘‘that a sufficient number'd' water police should be appointed tor the port of Auckland,should command the attention and approval of the Police Department. It is stated that the previously limited number of water police has gradually been retrenched almost to extinction. The

Herald’ says : “ This state of affairs repeatedly gives rise to grave difficulties, and is responsible for the scandals that frequently disgrace Auckland waters.” Wellington has no water police. A preliminary meeting to discuss the flotation of a company to promote steam navigation on the Waimakariri River for inward and outward trade was held this week. Mr A. Pearce.■ the Mayor of Kaiapoi, has for some time past taken up the project with energy, and it is understood that a. company will be registered shortly. The promoters are satisfied that there is a field for a steady triide in grain and produce outward, and coal and timber inward.

In the excitement following the announcement that the United States woidd cut the Panama Canal, the fact that Mexico wa-s building a railroad to connect the Pacific with the Gulf of Mexico was forgotten. And ere the excitement had quite subsided comes the announcement that the Tehuantepec National Railway is completed. Piers, for the harbor terminals at Salims. Cruz and Caatzaooalcos, where great ocean freighters will load and unload, have not yet been completed. The great task has been finished, however, and all Mexico is rejoicing. The road is only 180 miles long, ;md there seems no reason to question that the desire of Mexico to work up an enormous freight traffic long before the Panama Canal has been cut through shall be gratified. The Aparima went down to Port Chalmers at an early hour this morning, and sailed for Newcastle at three o’clock this afternoon.

The H-awea, with the htdk Tobia-s in tow. left for Wellington at 9 a.m. to-day. Captain Rutter, of the Wanaka, took charge of the Whangape at Lyttelton today. Relieving-captain Lacey will take command of the Hawea at Wellington on Monday. Captain Steven, at present in command of the Hawea, returns to Dunedin to take command of the Wanaka. THE BLUFF HARBOR BOARD. The annual statement of the Bluff Harbor Board shows that 256 vessels, of 452,509 tons, used the port last year, being ;m increase of five ships and a decrease of about 7,000 tonnage as compared with the previous year. The income was £19,080, being £1,591 less than in 1904, due principally to the cessation of the South African trade. The expenditure way £16,678, and with debit (£2,716) from 1904, £18,794. The ordinary expenditure was £15,559, on works £2,518. for cost of -dredge £31,928. The sum of £9,174 has been found out of revenue, and £20,000 on debentures. The Board do not intend to issue any more. The surplus' assets are £84,282, sinking fund (first loan £50,000) now £27,1 U. Full satisfaction had been given by the dredge Murihikn, which had proved a reliable machine In very rough ground. It had been found necessary to blast many rock bars. THE VALENCIA WRECK. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. VANCOUVER, January 26. Twenty more persons from the wreck of the Valencia, off Cape Beale, have been saved. They were rescued from a raft. (Received January 27, at 8.50 a-.m,) The Valencia's dead total 107. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 25.—Whakatane, from the South.-—Petone, from Greymouth. ONEHUNGA, January 27.—Takapuna, for New Plymouth.

WELLINGTON. January 26.—7.10 p.m_, Mokoia, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers for Dunedin : Misses Welsh, Smith, Yardley, Mesdames Smith, Maloney, Webster, Messrs Moora, Parle,— Mararoa, for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, January 26.—Rotomaliana-. for Wellington.—Warrimoo, for Sydney via Wellington. BLUFF, January 26.—Marc re, for Wanganui.

(For Continuation see Late Shipping.)