SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12944, 6 May 1908, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATML TO-KOSMfW. Taiaroa Head : 7.44 a.m., 8.10 pm. Port Chalmers: 8.24 a.m,, 8.50 p.m. Duaodia ; 3.54 a.m., 9J20 pjn. ' THE SUN. Sunset to-day, 4.54 p.m.; sunrise to-mor-row, 7.18 a.m.’ THE MOON. Set to-day, 9.6 p.m.; rise to-morrow, 1.1 p.m. May 8 First qnartor 10.53 p.m. May 16 Full moon 4.2 pan. ARRIVED.—May 6. Dorset, s.s., 33 tons, Gillies, from Southern ports. SAILED.—May 6. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, Gillies, for Southern ports. Waiwera, s-s., 4,025 tons, London, for Lyttelton. Moeraki, t.s.s., 4,322 tons, Worrall, for •Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers : For Lyttelton—Misses Broome (2). Mrs Field and two children, Messrs Broome, Field. For Wellington—Misses Davies, Balk, Cargpll, Hoyles, M***d»mes Stevenson, Davies, Balk, Messrs Saunders, Layburn, Balk, Dr Stephenson. For Sydney—Miss Hercus, Mesdames Saunders and child, Dickson, Mr Horens. African Monarch, s.s., left Sydney yesterday for Auckland. The departure of the R.M * Tongariro from Wellington for London has been postponed unto. Saturday, 9th ii-rt. Propa-Tstious in connection with the new dock a* Southampton are now in an advanced stage. The dock will cover sixteen acres, and will measure 1,700 ft long by 400 ft wide, and with a depth of 40ft h-low low water. There will be accommodation for four large ships and a smJler one together. Four outside pays are also being constructed, two being intended for “lay to” berths and the othe.s for passengers and cargo. The firm of Franco Tosi, Legnano (Italy), have just completed a 12,000 h.p. turbine, supposed to be the largest hitherto built in Europe. The turbine is of the Parson type, and designed to run at 750 r.p.m. Completing one of the longest trips on record, the American barque Kenilworth reached San Francisco recently after a voyage of 597 days from Philadelphia via Monte Video and Rio de Janeiro. Mr Douglas Lilley, chief officer of the steamer Loongana, was .presented by his fellow-employees on the vessel with a handsome travelling bag, dressing-case, and rug on the occasion of his transference to the steamer Manuka. In port noon to day :—At Dunedin t Devon, Orange Branch. Moeraki, Kaitnna. Koonya, Invercargill, Dorset (steam), Diamraenseren, Waratah, Magic (sail). U Port Chalmers : Karamea, Mahenu, T.iieri, Komata (steam). Onyx (sail). .Messrs Neill and Co., local agents, advise that the Alley liner Tndravelli is to leave Sydney for Canada on June 10. She will load at New Zealand ports, and if sufficient inducement offers she will call at Dunedin. Kamona, s.s., was docked yesterday afternoon for cleaning and painting. Moeraki. t.s.s., proceeded to Port Chalmers this morning, and left this afternoon for Sydney via Crok Strait. Wairuna, s.s., after discharging cargo at Timaru, leaves for Newcastle direct to load coal for New Zealand norts. Waipori, s.s., from Newcastle, is due at the Bluff on Friday. She also brings coal to Dunedin and Oamaru. Waiwera, s.s., left Dunedin this morning for Lyttelton. Orange Branch, turret steamer, was expected to leave Dunedin this evening for the Bluff. Invercargill, s.s., left Dunedin this afternoon for Southern ports. Dorset, s.s., with a cargo of manure ex Wanaka at the Bluff, reached Dunedin this morning. The Government have altered their intention of disposing of the Defence boat .Tame Seddon. The Lady Roberts, however, will be sold when the oil launches purchased by the Defence Council come to hand.—Press Association. THE TAVTUNI INQUIRY. WESTPORT. May 5. At the nautical inquiry into the stranding of the s.s. Taviuni evidence was given by Cantains Powell (master of the dredge Hooper), Mathews (master of the dredge Ruby Seddon), Furneaux (harbor-master). and Mr R. A. Young (the Board's engineer) that no complaints had been made about the insufficiency of lights at the river entrance. The harbor-master said ho had traded to Westport for thirty years, and in his oninion the port was sufficient!v lighted. The engineer stated that for eight years there had been no change in the soundings of the inner and outer contour lines outside the entrance to the river.—Francis Fletcher (master of the s.s. Ngnnguru) described the conditions on the night of the stranding. It was squally at sea, with a haze along the water, and fairly thick. Ho came along to the port jnst nfter the Taviuni, being seven miles away. U was an exceptional night. Between f b n sou alls the lights could be seen a considerable distance off. He did not think a stranger should have come in close to the coast on such a night, but now know- '• 'w the port he would harve more confidence. He agreed with the suggestion as to the red sector.—Frederick Radford (second officer of the Taviuni! took a bearing on the red light after the shin struck. It showed on the port quarter. When he saw the light it would not be in the direction in which the look-out man looks. Sawyer (master of the s.s. Moa) said he went out on the night the Taviuni was stranded. There was a haze on the shore as if cansed by smoke from the briquette works obscuring the lights at times. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May s.—Rakanoa, from Westport.—Ganymede, barque, from Melbourne. HOKiANGA, May s.—St. Louis, for Sydney. WELLINGTON, May s.—Wafkare 18 p.m.), for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers for Dunedin : Mesdames Cox, Searle. Messrs Jacobs. Stead. LYTTELTON, May s.—Kaiapoi. from Wellington.—Rosamond (midnight), for Westport. SYDNEY, May s.—Eimu, for Auckland. GTor Mntinnilion sm Late Shipping.)