SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12882, 3 August 1906, Page 5

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOR«OW. Taiaroa Head: 2.12 a.m-, 2.29 p.m. Port Chalmers: 2.42 a.m., 3.9 p.m. Dunedin : 3.27 a.m., 3.54 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Talunc, from Auckland, August 9. —lntercolonial. ' Warrimoo, from Sydney via Cook Strait, August 4. Zealandia, from Sydney via Auckland, August 5. Wimraera, from Melbourne, August 8. Saturnns, from Bunbury, sailed July 16. Rio Loge, from Clarence River, early.

—Oversea, Steam.—

Gibraltar, from Kobe, arrived Newcastle, July 1. Tomoana, from New York, sailed May 25; arrived Melbourne July 19. Bpgermeister Hachmann. from New York, sailed May 30. Gowanburn, from New York, nailed June 15.

Willesden, from New York, sailed July 7.

Aotea, from Liverpool, sailed June 19; due August 6. Bangatira, from London, sailed June

Cornwall, from New York, sailed July

Waimate, from London, sailed August *; due September 23. Courtfield, from New York, to sail early.

Wimbledon, from New York, to sail Rrppingham Grange, from Middlesborough and Glasgow, to sail August 11. Suffolk* from Liverpool, to sail August

Maori, from London, to sail August 31. Delphic, from Liverpool, So sail September 30.

Whakatane, from London, to sail Oc fcober 4.

Waiwera, from London, to sail October 01.

P»k«ha, from London, to sail December

—Oversea, Sail.— Brunei, from Liverpool, sailed May 4. Australian, from Liverpool, sailed June

Drammenseren, from MaWen Island, due August.

Arthur, barque, from Surprise Island, early.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Warrimoo, for Melbourne, August 5. Zealandia, for Sydney via Auckland, August 7. Wimmera, for Sydney via Cook Strait, August 9. Talune, for Auckland, August 10.

The steamer Port Stephen is to commence loading 5,000 tons of coal at Port Remora this -week. The cargo is for Port Chalmerß, Timara, and Lyttelton. It is reported that Captain G. J. Hull is at present on his way to London to purchase a new steamer for the New Zealand coastal trade. It is understood that the vessel is to run timber between the Thames and Wellington. Captain Hooper, late chief officer of the Hinemoa, who has been appointed to the (xmunand of the gunboat Sparrow, has been succeeded on the Hinemoa by Mr Cook, late second officer. Mr Joss, late third officer of the Hinemoa, has been promoted a step, and Mr Whiteford, late mate of the Arstapu, has joined the Hinemoa as third officer.

Cantain W. Manning, who has been confined to his bed with an attack of influenza, expects to rejoin the Mararoa to-day. The Bluff Harbor Board are to consider, at their next meeting, the following motion :—" That with the object of inducing the various shipping companies to make Bluff the first port of call by foreign traders, the collective port charges be amended to as to effect a reduction of 50 per cent, on existing rates." A cargo steamer of 7,500 tons carrying capacity, built on the Weaer for the Australian line of the Norddeutscher Lloyd, was launched on the 16th inst., and named tlto Thuringen. She is the last of six cargo boats built on the Weser for that line, the first five being already at work in it.

The steamer Wan-una, passed the cable steamer Recorder at 1 p.m. on Monday during her ran from Newcastle to Wellington. The cable vessel was working in latitude 38deg 3min S., longitude 167deg The cable steamer Recorder successfully completed repairs to the original cable yesterday, signals being exchanged between Svdney and Wakapuaka at 6 p.m. The Recorder proceeds to Wellington for coal, and expects to arrive on Saturday morning. THE BUCKNALL STEAMERS. The steamer Buccntanx (Captain Jenkins), which inaugurated the new line of steamers between Australasia and Canada, arrived at Wellington from Vancouver on Wednesday. The vessel left Victoria on the Ist July, and encountered more than her share of very heavy weather on the run, but she came through without mishap. In spite of the heavy going, the vessel averaged ten knots throughout the voyage. The cargo for New Zealand consists of 2,000 bundles of laths. On completing her discharge, the steamer is to proceed to Australia, but she will return to New Zealand about the end of the month to load back to Vancouver. LAUNCH OF THE ORARI. Advice received from London gives particulars of the launch of the New Zealand Shipping Company's new twin-screw steamer Orari. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs J. Gould, wife of Mr J. Gould, director of the London Board of the .Shipping Company. The principal dimensions of the Orari are : Length, 460 ft; breadth, moulded, 60ft; denth, 34ft. She is primarily intended for the company's frozen meat trade from New Zealand, and the entire fore end is nnsulated in the holds and lower 'tween decks. One of the 'tween decks is divided into sections, and refrigerated by brine pipes. The remainder of the spaces are cooled by means of air driven through cool rooms, which are kept at a low temperature by the expansion of compressed ammonia. The Orari has five hatchways, each one fitted with powerful cargo gear, a feature of which is the great outreach over the ship's side which the derricks possess, thus enabling cargo to be discharged direct into trucks. In addition, there- is a large steel derrick at No. 2 hatch, which enables heavy lifts to be handled without shifting the vessel up to large shore cranes. Although not intended primarily for passenger service, the new steamer has a Board of Trade passenger certificate, and a few cabins are provided for passengers. Owing to the great free-board which _ ships in this trade possess, the Orari is fitted with two flying bridges, one above the other. The propelling machinery, which consists of two sets of triple-expansion engines, will bo fitted by Messrs Dennv and Co.. Dumbarton. TOW SHIPPED AT DUNEDIN. VALPARAISO, August 2. (Received August 3, at 7.35 a.m.) The Naval Court at Valparaiso are utrongly of opinion that the fire aboard Itbfi Pitcaim Island originated in spontaneous combustion among the tow shipped at Dnnedin.

THE BUNTNYONG-CRIFFEL COLLISION.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

SYDNEY, August 2. In cross actions arising out of the Buninyong-Criffel collision, which took place near Garden Island on May 4, the Court found that the captain of the Bun-

.k?y°?S was alone to blame. The question of the damage "sustained by the barque Cnffel and the coste of tho action, which tho Howard Smith Company were ordered to pay, were referred to the registrar. Both vessels were severely damaged in the collision.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS

The Paparoa left Wellington for London at 4.20 p.m. yesterday. The Tomoana, 'from New York, left bydney for Auckland yesterday. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, August 2.—Moura, from Wesfcpoxt.—-Zelateur, barque, from Newcastle.

WELLINGTON, August 2.—Warrimoo, for the South, Hobart, and Melbourne. Passengers for Dunedin : Misses Denniston (2), Riley. Mesdames Currv, Wratt and two children, Captain Bemech, Mr Wratt.—Rotomahana, for Lvttelton. LYTTELTON, August 2.-3.40 p.m., Corinna, for Timaru, Oamaru. and Dunedin.

FREMANTLE, August 2.—Omrah, from London. Passengers for New Zealand : Messrs Manghan, Stickney, Rev. Mr Addenbroke, Mrs Addenbroke and two children, Mesdames Moore, Hammond, Misses Moore (3), Blake (2).

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)