SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12874, 25 July 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. V- \ TO-MOEUOW. y ; Taiaroa Head: 5.39 a.m., 5.59 p.m. p Port Chalmers : 6.19 a.m., 6.39 p-ro, i Dunedin : 7.4 a.m,, 7.24 pjn. ; TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS :r The following weather reports were rei oeived from New Zealand stations this r: morning ' _ Capo Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, N., light; bar., 29.93; ther., 56; blue sky, cloudy; tide high, sea smooth. Auckland.—Calm; bar., 29.93; ther,, , 53; blue sky; tide good, Gisborne.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.90; ther., 57; blue sky; tide moderate, sea smooth. Napier.—Calm; bar., 29.90; ther., 56; overcast; sea moderate, Wanganui.—Wind, N.K, light; bar., 29.88; ther., 53; blue sky, cloudy; bar 1 Wellington.—Wind, N.W., breeze; bar., 29.90; ther., 56; clouds. ■ Nelson.-—Calm; bar., 29.85; ther., 55; bine sky, clouds. ' Westport.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29.82; ther., 54; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, bar moderate swell. Bealey.—Wind, N.W., fresh: bar., 29.98; ther., 59; rain ; river low. Lyttelton.—Calm; bar., 29.80; ther., 52: blue sky; tide very high. Christchurch.—Wind, N.E., light : bar., 29.82; ther., 46; blue sky, cloudy. Timaru.—Wkid, N.W., breeze; bar., 29,72; ther., 43; blue sky, cloudy; tide moderate, sea light N.E. Camara.—Calm; bar., 29.80: ther., 48; blue sky, cloudy ; tide good, sea moderate swell. Port Chalmers. —Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.76; ther., 48; blue sky, cloudy; tide good, sea heavy swell. Dunedin. —Calm; bar., 29.66; ther., 44; blue sky, cloudy; tide good. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 29.97; ther., 42; ■ overcast; river falling. Queenstown. —Calm; bar.. 29.75; ther., 38; overcast. Balclutha. —Calm; bar., 50.10; ther., 42: blue sky, cloudv; river falling. Nuggets.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.78; ther., 55; clouds; tide moderate, sea. moderate. Invercargill.—Calm; bar., 29.80; ther., 48: gloomy. Bluff.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.74; there, 44; overcast: tide moderate, sea smooth, SAILED.—JuIy 25. Catarina, barqne, 857 tons, Costa, for Lyttelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Moura, from Auckland, Jnly 26. —lntercolonial. Waakme, from Sydney via Cook Strait, Jnly 28. Manuka, from Svdncy via Auckland, Jnly 29. Monowai, from Melbourne, August 1. Satumns, from Banbury, sailed July 16. Rip Logo, from Clarence River, early. —Oversea, Steam.— * Devon, from West of England ports, arrived Auckland July 17; due July 31. Wakanui, from Liverpool, sailed May 11: arrived at Auckland July 11. Tomoana, from New York, sailed May 25; arrived Melbourne Jnly 19. Banffshire, from West of England porta, sailed May 26 Bnrgenneiater Hachmann, from Now York, sailed May 50. Cap© Carso, from London, sailed June 2; due July 23. Gowanbum, from New York, sailed June 15. Wiffesden, from New York, sailed June 15. ■Aotea, from Liverpool, sailed June 19; due August 6. Rangatira, from London, sailed June 50. Cornwall, from New York, sailed July Waamate, from London, to sail August 4; due September 23. Eippingham Grange, from Middlesborough and Glasgow, to sail August 11. - Suffolk, from Liverpool, _to sail August 18. '•Maori; from London, to sail August 31. Delphic, from Liverpool, to sail September 30. Whakatane, from London, to sail October 4. Waiwera, from London, to sail October 61. , P*keha, from London, to sail December 61. —Oversea, Sail— Brunei, from Liverpool, sailed May 4. from Liverpool, sailed June Drammenseren, from Malden Island, due August. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moeraki, for Sydney via Cook Strait, July 26. : Waikare, for Melbourne, Jnly 29. Manuka, for Sydney via Auckland, July 61, _ In port noon to-day;—At Dunedin; Moeraki, Koonya (steam), Olive (sail). At Port Chalmers : Moana, Te Anau, Invercargill, Progress (steam), Speculant (sail). The Italian barque Catarina was towed to sea to-day, and sailed for Lyttelton. She left the Rattray street wharf at 7.45 a.m. Captain Paterson went with her ’as coastal pilot. ■Mr Hazard has been appointed chief officer of the Koonya, and took up duty to-day. Mr Baron, his predecessor, proceeds to Lyttelton to join the Hawea. The Moeraki proceeded to Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. to-day. She sails for Sydney aflber the arrival of the 2.30 p.m. train from Dunedin to-morrow. .The Invercargill will be floated out of the graving dock to-morrow morning. An inquiry was held by the magistrate and two assessors at Wellington last night Ike recent stranding of the steamer Waihi on the Wairau bar. The captain accounted for the mishap by the sea and tide putting him out of position. The inquiry was adjourned till Saturday. By latest advices “ the last of the brigs ” —the Edward, once a picturesque visitor to Dunedin wharf—was lying in the Huon River. The Edward was originally Nor-wegian-owned, and gained distinction by conveying an exploration party to Kerguelen Island. Afterwards she entered upon the less exciting mission of timber-carry-ing, and was purchased by Messrs Kennedy and Sons, Hobart, who also own the familiar brigantine Carin. This firm at once put the Edward in the hands of overhaulers, and expended £I,OOO upon her. Captain Johnston, in concluding a recent report concerning her, said : “ The brig is a wonder, and we have never had occasion yet to use the pumps, she is so , staunch and sound all over.” On the 10th inst. an outbreak of fire occurred in No. 4 hold of the HuddartParfcer steamship Riverina, lying at No. 11 shed, Australian wharf, Melbourne, but was extinguished by the crew by . means of the ship’s hose before any serieras damage was. done. The fire was caused through a flare light being dropped down tile hold mid the kerosene escaping. A Humber of potato bags were burnt. It *as not considered likely that the Riverina yould suffer any detention, although, •flung to the amount of water used, it was necessary to discharge the cargo in No, 4 hold. , Calliope Dock, Devonpart, was the scene of a somewhat serious accident on Friday-. . A gang of men were occupied ■ in' repairing the Navun and one of the ship’s propellers was hung meanwhile in a sling, the tackle of which was tested to bear ten tons weight. One of the links of the pulley chain was faulty, however, tnd, snapping, down went the propeller with a run, knocking over a trestle as it did so. The trestle fell upon a man . named John M'Cartaey, and knocked him down, ha oaOarbone, breaking several ribs, and inflicting internal injuries and damage to the chest. It was found Siat his lung had been pierced by a / broken rib. His condition remains serious. The men had orders to stand clear •: of the propeller while it was in the slings, -/ and the accident would therefore not have hacnened had it not been for the trestle.

In giving the decision of the Court of ' Inquiry into the loss of the steamer Oakburn on the coast of Cape Colony, the presiding magistrate said The Court regret the loss of two lives in the attempt to reach the land. The evidence shows that but for the panic among the stewards and firemen and, servants, who were Asiatics, the loss might have been averted. A large number of these crowded into the port lifeboat when it was being lowered, and caused’her to be swamped—and it was this fact that directly led to their loss. The Court, however, desire to mark their appreciation of the. gallant act of the second officer (Mr Holland), the shin’s carpenter (O’Keeffe), and’ Seamen Roland and Fielder, who rescued the party of seven men from the wreck, leaving a comparatively safe boat for a sinking one, and utilising the latter in the successful rescue of these men from the poop of the wreck.” UNION COMPANY ARRANGEMENTS. The survey of the Waikare in Melbourne rendered some transposition of steamers necessary in order to maintain the Union Company’s services. The Waikare is now in New Zealand waters again, and several steamers are consequently moving into other runnings. The Moura, which is now completing a to trip in the Dunedin-Anckland service, is due here about 8 a.m. to-morrow. On Friday she sails for Westport, and proceeds thence to Auckland, from which port she will enter the Fiji trade, relieving the Taviuni at Auckland on Wednesday, August 8. After a trip in the intercolonial trade, the Talune is now coming back to headquarters, and is due here on Saturday. She will bo placed in her usual running, the East Coast service, leaving this port on Sunday. The Waikare is time-tabled to leave Wellington at noon to-morrow for Dunedin direct, and is due to arrive on Friday afternoon. ARCTIC EXPEDITION. A letter dated the end of February has been received from Lieutenant God fmi Hansen, second in comand of the Norwegian Arctic expedition on the shipGjoa, The Gjoa was compelled last antnmn by the ice conditions to lay up at King Point, at the month of the Mackenzie River after successfully traversing tho North-West Passage to that point. a Acto the latter, the members of the expedition had stood the winter well. The return of Captain Amundsen, the leader of the expedition, from a journey to Alaska was expected. It was hoped‘that there wonM be open water at the beginning of July, so that the voyage through the Behring Strait would bo continued. All was well on board. THE POVERTY BAY WRECKS. The body found at East Island has been identified as that of Captain Goomes, master of the ketch Sir Henry. The heavy sea in the channel prevents the body being transferred to the mainland. It will bo the first body buried on the island. The rocket mystery at Gisborne on Friday night is believed to have connection ■with the wreckage seen from Mahia. The bodies of the three seamen of the Aotea were interred at Waipiro yesterday. In regard to a statement that friends of the missing men were in hopes that a rescue had been made by a steamer with a yellow funnel, seen the previous night, there is no doubt that the boat was the Hanpiri, which had come on to Gisborne, LIGHTSHIP IN BLUFF HARBOR. The Bluff Harbor Board notify masters of vessels entering Blnff Harbor that the lightship shown on the chart at entrance to Blnff Harbor, and which sank some months ago, has not been replaced.- The Board have under consideration a scheme of lighting which will comprise a light at the position formerly occupied by the light-shin but until the scheme is adopted the place will be temporarily marked by a black buoy without light. THE BUNINYONG-CRIFFEL COLLISION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, July 24. At the marine inquiry into the collision between the steamer Buninyong and the barque Criffel, which occurred near Garden Island on (May 4, resulting in both vessels being severely damaged, it was found that the master of the tug, the pilot, _ the captain of the barque, and the captain of the steamer were all at fault in the matter; but it did not call upon any of them to show cause, on the grounds that the captain of the steamer made a not unnatural mistake, and the methods of towage adopted on the other side were within the harbor regulations. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Matatua, which left Wellington on June 28, left Monte Video on Saturday morning. J

The Maman left Cape Town on Friday evening for Wellington via Hobart.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND. July 24.—Gorinthic, for Wellington.—s.so p.m., Navna, for the Islands and Sydney.—Taviuni, for Wellington.

KAIPARA, July 24.—Olivia, barque, froin Lyttelton.—Onvx. barque, for Svdney.

WELLINGTON, July 24.—Cambrian King, for Glasgow.—Rotomahana, for Lyttelton.—Moura, for Dunedin. Passengers • Misses Howison (2), Mrs Bower, Messrs Vince. Bohin, Lockycr.—B p.m.. Ripple, for Dunedin.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)