SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12843, 19 June 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOIUtOW. Taiam Head ; 1.36 am., 1.56 p.m. Fort ChoJmoru: 2.16 wii-, 2.36 p.m. Dunedin : 3.1 a.m., 3.21 p-m. SAILED.—June 19. Invercargill, an., 123 tons, Hanning, for Invercargill. Mokoia, s-s., 2,154 tons, NcviDe, for Sydney via Auckland. Passengers ; For Lyttelton—Miss Ashcroft, Mr Jones. For Wellington—Misses Ohatfield, Christie, Allan, Grant, Mesdames Wright and child. Grant, Messrs A. Lee Smith, M'Phereon, Hall. Psvektichfi Aingo, Milalr, Bran ton, Ballard, Corliss, Graham, Dr Edgdow. For Gisborne—Miss Steele, Meedames Corson, Mtdlaney. For Auckland—Misses Bell, Kirker, Patrick, Muocke, Somerville (2), Johnson,' Bepg, Hooper, Mesdames Edwards, Bell, Wilson, Messrs Edwards, Bell, Kirker, Patrick, Bogg, Master Bed. For Sydney—Mr Langford; nine steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Tamwera, from Auckland, June 21. —lntercolonial. Waakare, from Sydney via Cook Strait, Jnne 23. Victoria-, from Sydney via Auckland, June 24. Monowoi, from Melbourne, June 27. Speculont, from Rockingham, early. Satarnus, from Rockingham, early. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moaraki, for Sydney via Cook Strait, June 21. Tara-wera, for Auckland, Juno 22. Waikare, for Melbourne, Juno 24. Victoria, for Sydney via Auckland, Juno 26. In port noon to-day :—At Dunedin ; Mokoia, Pcheraa, Invercargill (steam), Cassias, Dalcaimie (sail). At Port Chalmers : Moana, To Anau (steam), Advance (aafl)The local agents of tie Tvs® Line expect that the Isdraghiri will arrive hero about Friday. The Mokoia left the cross wharf for Sydney via Auckland at 2 p.m. to-day. Mr W. M‘Bride, late chief officer of tho Taviuni, went north as a pofeenger by the Mokoia to-day. He will jean tho Monopouri as chief officer a± Auckland. The scow Advance, having bean cleaned and painted, was launched off Isbistor’s slin yesterday afternoon. The Poherua, having discharged timber and part of her cargo of coal at rho Bowen pier, steamed up to Dunedin this forenoon. Mr F. T. Bullea, who is touring the colony, has been made an honorary life member of the Merchant Serrice Guild, in recognition of bis interest in shipping matters. A bottle containing a note written in pencil has been picked up by a fisherman named Montague G arrant, off Whang area. The bottle was half full of water, and consequently part of the writing is unreadable. The note reads as follows :—“ I am stranded on a small island in the gnlf. For God’s sake send some help. I have not eaten food ’ for days. . . . few oysters and some water. Oh ! God, I feel (?) horrible . . . eenssition (?). I’ve ...” Most of the gulf islands are frequently visited by fishermen. The note has been handed to the Customs Department. The ketch Bell Flower, which put into Lyttelton Harbor last Wednesday night through stress of weather on a passage from Whangarei to Dunedin, took advantage of the change of wind and sailed for Dunedin from the stream at 10.‘IS a.m. on Monday. During her stay her mainsail, which had bora damaged, was repaired, and her stores replenished. Tho little steamer Riwaka, which was built in Auckland for the Nelson, Motunka, and bays trade, and was purchased from Cantain Cruncher about throe months ago, has been sold bv Mr J. H. Williams to Mr Horace E. Norgrove, cf Pioton. The Riwaka, which has been laid un at Wellington for some months, will leave that port shortly for Pelorus ffound and Pioton under command of Captcin Watchlin, jun. She is to be engaged in the Pioton and Sounds trade.

Misfortune seems to dog the big French sailers which essay to carry wheat from Australia to Europe. The latest instance of their ill-luck is afforded by the barque Oisaard. which left Sydney on April 13 with 27,002 bags of wheat for the Channel for orders, and has been totally wrecked at tie Falkland Islands. No

particulars concerning when the disaster took place, or bow it happened, have been received. The Sydney Marine Underwriters’ and Salvage Association. Limited, were advised that all hands had been saved and landed on the Falkland Islands. The cargo waa insured with Uovd’s in London for a sum of about £20.000. The Cassard was a steel baroue of 2.289 tone gross and 1.719 tone net, and was built in 1899 at St. Nazarre by the Sodete Anonyme. des Ateliers et Chautiera de Normandie. Her owners wore the Societe Anonyme dcs Armateurs Nantaia. and her principal dimensons were :—Length 279 ft lin, breadth 40ft 2in. and depth 22ft Tin. It is believed that the Coesard was insured in France.

In 1904 tho Cuasnd Company made a Ices of £73.148, but in the following year a profit of £113,856 wae shown. This was the best result ebown since 1900 —a boom vear —when the net profits were £308,658. The reduced book value of the fleet at tbo end of last December, apart from the sums paid for new ships, and after deduction and denreciation for liie year, amounts to £2.480,049. The average value of the fleet works out at £lO 14a per ton, which is not high, considering the type of vessels owned by the oompraiy. An estimate of the cost of coal used bv the British fleet last year shows that £1 £61,000 was expended. This account is, however, more economical than any of those for the previous rax years- In 1900 the bill for cool reached £1,684,604.

Fijian nows contains reference to the brigantine Galilee, from Apia, having on board a party of scientists, which arrived dier© on the 17th u8... in Suva Harbor. The vessel is chartered by the Carnegie Institute, Washington, United States, for the purpose of making a magnetic survey of the Pacific Ocean, and has called at Fiji to allow of observations being taken in order to effect a conrnarison of instruments. The officials engaged are Messrs W. J. Peters (in command of the expedition), J. B. Ault, J. C. Pearson, and Dr Martyn. Captain Hayes is Ruling master. The Galilee continues her course for Guam and Japan. THE COMMANDER OP THE ATTJA It has jnsl been decided that Captain W. J. Newton is to be appointed to the command of the splendid steamer Atoa, which tho Union Company are now placing in the South Sea Islands trade, and which arrived at Sydney this week. _ The Atua is at present on her way to Fiji with original cargo, and will return to Sydney. The Manaponri, now at Auckland, will go round the Islands and meet the Atua at Sydney about July 20. Captain Watson, who brought the Atua out from • Home, win then hand over the vessel to Captain Newton. In making the appointment, the directors of the company have evidently placed the right man in the right place, (dr no captain is better known in the trade than Captain Newton. He has been connected with various passenger tervices for a number of years, and has held command of th© Manaponri, Hauroto, snd Upolu. With th© travelling public be is both well known and well esteemed. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, June 18.—5.55 pjru, Zeahmlift, for Sydney. KAIPARA, June 18.—Eliza Firth, schooner, from Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, June 18.—Mararoa, for Lyttelton, PICTON, Juno 18.—8.30 pan., Khun, for Dunedin. BLUFF, June 19.—Moeraki, for Dunedin.—Wimmera. from Dunedin.—Wanaka, from Auckland. Okm oantirgiaUon.s—■ Xsta fhjpringj