SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12883, 4 August 1906, Page 5

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORHOW. Taiaroa Head: 2.56 a.m., 5.19 p.m. Port Chalmers: 3.55 a.m., 3.59 p.m. Dunediii: 4.20 a.m., 4.44 p.m. MONDAY. Taiaroa/. Head : 3.41 a.m., 4.5 p.m. Port 'Chalmers: 4.21 a.m., 4.40 p.m. Dunedin : 5.6 a.m., 5.28 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. .. —Coastal.— Talune, from Auckland, August 9. —lntercolonial. Zealandia, from Svdney via Auckland, August 5. Wimmera, from Melbourne, August 8. Moeraki, from Sydney via Cook Strait, August 11. Satnrnus, from Bunbury. sailed July 16. Port Stephen, from Port Kembla, early. Rio Loge, from Clarence River, early. —Oversea, Steam.— Gibraltar, from Kobe, arrived Newrastle, July 1. Tomoana, from New York, sailed May 25; arrived Melbourne July 19. Bra-germeister Hachmann, from New York, sailed. May 30. Gowanburxi, from New York, eailed June 15. Willesden, from N<?w York, sailed July 7. Aotea, from Liverpool, eailed June 19; due August 6. Rangatira, from London, sailed June 30. Cornwa.ll, from New York, sailed July p. Waimate, from London, sailed August 4: due September 25. Courtfield, from New York, to sail early. Wimbledon, from New York, to sail early. Rippingham Grange, from Middlesborough and Glasgow, to August 11. Suffolk, from LiverpooT, to sail August

Maori, from London, te sail August 31. Delphic, from Liverpool, Jo sail September 30.

Whakatane, from London, to bml October 4.

Wiiwera, from London, to sail October

Pakeha, from London, to sail December 31.

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

Drammenseren, from Maiden Island, one 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 Marine Department announces that on and after August 23, 1906, the fixed white light on Jack's Point will be {■hanged to an occulting light every ten seconds, the light showing for Wen seconds, with dark interval of three seconds. The light will be an incandescent ngnt, but no change will be made in its tolor, height, or order. t T } e u 0061- Medora, which put into J.yttelbon for repairs on the voyage from Auckland to Dunedin, left for the latter port at 5.10 p.m. on Thursday. She was repaired during her stay in Lyttelton, and stunned a new crew. MORAYSHIRE IN A GALE. The New Zealand and African Companys steamer Morayshire met someheavv weather on the run to Australia. Thick weather delayed the vessel in the early part of the voyage, and after leaving Cape town on the 23rd June the steamer encountered very coarse weather in the nature of fierce north-westerly and southwesterly gales The seas ran extremely high, and as the vessel rolled and labored large volumes of water smashed on board, sweeorng her decks. On the 7th July a sea, which is described as of mountainous Bize, thundered upor. the ship. It caused her to stasger underwits weight, and for a moment it seemed as if serious injury would result. Rushing along the deck's with irresistible force, the wave swept away all movable objects in its path, and, bursting open the door of the saloon rind the chief's steward's cabin, flooded ihose apartments. Fortunatelv, although ihere were 141 passengers on board, none were injured, but several of the crew had narrow escapes. It was due to the adverse state of the weather that the Morayshire took twenty-five davs in steaming from Cape Town to Melbourne, a trio which, under ordinary circumstances, she should have accomplished in three weeks. THE CASABLANCA. Tn a private letter to the Auckland nvners, Captain W. H. Heavs, of the r>arque Casablanca, under date of July 24, ;avs : —" I arrived on Sunday morning. When I left Auckland on Jiilv 9 I intended to go about, but on getting out into the gulf I met a west-north-west gale, and so kept away for the East Cane and made a fair wind of it. Was off the cape on the morning of the 11th, when the wind shifted into the south-east, with very bad weather. There was a verv heavy cross-sea running, with plenty of water about the decks, but the vessel acted very well, and was as easy as could be. The cabin was flooded two or three times, but we came through without any damage. On the 14th the wind hauled more to the east and north-east-, with very rln'f v weather. which lasted until making N"ggets Point, when it cleared. This was the first time T had seen the sun or land since passing the East Cape, and the weather continued fine until reaching the Bluff on the 22nd." NEW YORK SHIPPING AND FREIGHTS. Messrs Mailler and Quereau, under date of New York, July 6. renort ha3 not been the same pressure of tonnage during the last month that prevailed for so long a time, and vet here has been scarcely sufficient cargo offering to fill the steamers and sailing vessels loading. Tonnage is not at all abundant, and while steamers can be procured at a moderate advance over recent charters, sailing vessels, on the contrary, are unusually scarce, and verv few willing to accent business fpr Australia. We look for these conditions to continue, as so much tonnage is being ordered in other directions. The U.S. and A. Line have chartered the Como to load for Australia and New Zealand ports, with desnatch about the end of Ausrust. The Tyser Line are advertising the Courtfield for Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand norfs for July '27 sailing, but it is "nite likely her time will be extended well into August. FreiVht rates by both steam and sail continue firm, and a* charters are higher there seems to be no likelihood of any reduction in rates. IMMIGRANTS FOR OTAGO. A Wellington ' Post' reporter who went on board the Ruanehn on Wednesday found the third class quarter a lively scene. On a mild scale the picture could suggest visions of the old days, when immigrants wih their wives and families flocked to New Zealand by the shipload. .Children of all sizes romped about, dodging around mothers, who did not look displeased to find that the voyage had ended. Tn the steerace division there were 147 adults, 38 children of fair size, and 4 infants. The women totalled 56, including 27 married. The men were mostly of a good stamp, and there was a healthy light of hope in thei reyes. Altogether there were about 90 assisted immigrants of verv varied callings, including about a Scots of laborers, ei"-ht navvies, eight farm laborers, eight fanners, eight clerks

(including, two ladies), six domestic servants, four joiners, two shoemakers, tour Warehousemen, three engineers ; and a list of ones—carrier, draper, electrician, dressmaker,, saleswoman, mechanic, shepherd, printers' reader (feminine), maker, dairyman, carpenter, cdachsmith, "colliery deputy." brass-finisher, gamekeeper, miner, gardener, bricklayer, platelayer, tailors' cutter, and painter. The immigrants were met by the Government's representative, Mr March, who gave the new coders useful advice. The majority of the arrivals intend going to Auckland" and Dunedin. SHIPPING SALES. The iron fonr-masted barque Australia, 2,097 tons register, built by Messrs Russell and Co., Port Glasgow, in 1886, owned by Messrs P. Denniston and' Co., Glasgow, and at present lying on the West Coast of South America, has just been sold out here by Messrs Rob. E. Loesener and Co.. Hamburg. The iron four-masted ship County of Kinross, 1,555 tons * register, built byMessrs, Barclay, Curie, and Co., Glasgow, in 1878, and owned by Messrs R. and J. Craig, Glasgow, has been sold to Norwegians for about £3,350, subject to safe arrivaJ and the usual docking clause. The iron ship Scottish Minstrel, 1,511 tons register, built by Messrs Richardson, Duck, and Co., Stockton, in 1877, owned by Messrs G. Windram and Co., Liverpool, and at present lying at Rotterdam, has been sold to Mr Theo. Nordaas, of Egersund. Norway. The iron ship Romanoff, 1,226 tons register, built by Messrs W. Hood and Co., Aberdeen, in 1874, owned bv Messrs A. Nicol and Co., Aberdeen, and now lying at Cork, has been sold to Norwegians for about £2,800. RIVER STEAMER BURNT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY. Angast 3. The river steamer Ooorel was burnt, and sank at Clarence Town. The fire spread to the wharf, which, alorig with two sheds, was destroyed. The damage is estimated at £5,000. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 3.—Wanaka, from the South.— Trvlune, from the South. KAIPARA August 3. Woollahra, barque, from -Lvttelton. WELLINGTON, Ausmsfc 3.—Mararoa, for Lyttelton.—Zealandia, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers for Dunedin : Misses White, Smith, Ewing, Messrs Heijrhway, Bremner.

BLUFF, August 3.—Abyssinia, barque, for Wellington. SYDNEY, August 3.—Twceddale, from Picton.—6.3o p.m., Victoria, from Auckland.—ll p.m., Sierra, from Auckland. NEWCASTLE, August 3.—River Boyne, for Auckland. SUVA, August 3.—5. M.S. Pegasus, from the Islands, -with the High Commissioner. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Maori, which left Lvttelton on June 12, arrived in London on. Wednesday evening.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)