SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 13145, 29 December 1908, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. to-morrow. Taiaroa Head: a 27 a.m.,.9.i8'p.m. Port Chalmers : 9.27 - a-m., 9.58 p.m. Dunedin : 9.57 a.m,, 10.28 p.m. THE SUN. Set to-day, 7.55 p.m.; rise to-morrow, 4.26 a.m. THE MOON. Rise to-morrow, 11.58 a-m. —Phases during December.— December 30 First quarter 5.10 a.m. ARRlVED.—December 28. Ulimaroa, s.s., 5,777 tons, Wyilie, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff. Passengers : Misses Flett, Shiels, Mackay, Sinclair, Stewart, Torpey, Mesdames O'Brien, Clarke, Phillips, Allum and two mildrcn, Bryant, Campion, Stewart, MaitJand, Duncan and two bpys, Sterling and child, Isaacs and two children, Messrs Hinson, Stevenson, Lamond. Allum, Burgess, Bryant, Fox, Wmchatsel, Muirden. Shavp. Maitknd, O'Brien, Peterson, Campioa, .'Mtivan, M'Geachie, Field, Mason, Braund. Clarke, Young, Nelson, Steel, M 'Donald, Thackeray, Beecherr, Bain, Jepson, Stirling, Lindsay, Stewart. Robinson, M'lver, Tunbridgc, Matheson, Parker. Coutts: thirty-four steerage. December 29. Kaitangata, s.s., 1.983 tons. Crawford, from Hobart direct. SAlLED.—December 28. H.M.S. Pioneer, third class cruiser. 8 guns, 2,200 tons. Commander C. B. Miller, for the Bluff. December 29. Dorset, s.s., 59 tons, Runnings, for Invercargill. Manuka, s.s., 4.505 tons, Newton, for Sydney via Auckland. Passengers : For Lyttelton—-Miss Watson, Mrs Watson, Messrs Val. Johnson, Watson. For Wellington—Misses Hawke. Durham, Wilson, Leask, Kay. Aitcheson, Mesdames Jolly, Davies and child. Strong, Sheddon. Messrs Watson. Young, Begg, Turner, Tabateau. Strong, Sheddan. For Auckland—Mioses Shacklock (2). Brassey. Todd, Long, Rae. .Mesdames M'Cnlloujh find three children, Mackie, Shaddock. Wilkie. Everett. Twopennv, Proctor and child. Lone. Rac. Messrs M'Cullough, Mackie, Stephen. Yonns. Twopennv, Mouldcn, SL..klock (2). Wilkie. Kwonsr Lee, Masters Hawko (2). For Svdnev— Mrs White, Mr Newland, Master White. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— WaikaTe, from Auckland, December 31. —lntercolonial. Warrimoo, from Svdnev via Cook Strait. January 1. Victoria, from Svdnev via Auckland, January 4. Moeraki, from Melbourne, January 5. —Oversea, Sail.— Lady Wolselev, barque, sailed from Liverpool November 17. —Oversea, Steam.— Rinjratira, left London November 4, for Dunedin ; due December 29. Daldorch, left New York October 15: due in Dunedin first week in January. Morayshire, left Liverpool October 17; due in Dunedin about January 7. Star of New Zealand, '.eft' London October 23. Aberrour, left New York November 11; due in Dunedin February 5. Pakeha, left Liverpool November 2; due in Dunedin about January 18. Cornwall, left Liverpool November i 4; due in Dunedin February 5. Otaki, from Glasgow and West of England, sailed November 30: due Dunedin about February 14. Whakatane. sailed from London for Dunedin December 5; due Jamiarv 28. Fifeshire. left Liverpool December 15; due in Dunedin March 5. Mashona, to sail from New York December 16. Ruther.<jlen ; to sail from New YorkJanuary 6. Drayton Grange, to sail from Liverpool January 9. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Waikare, for Auckland, January 1. Warrimoo, for Melbourne. January 3. Victoria, for Sydney via Auckland. January 5. Moeraki, for Sydnev via Cook Strait, January 6. In port noon to-day :—At Dunedin : Manuka, Kaitangata. Dorset (steam), Gladys (sail). At Port Chalmers : Rans;aiira. Papamu. Karamea, Ulimaroa, MaiLai, Talune, Tarawera. Te A nan, Hauroto, Moura, Pukaki, Kaiapoi. Canopus. Koonya (steam), Rona, (sail). Kaitangata, s.s.. from Hobart direct, dropped anchor at Port at 4.30 o'clock this morning, arriving in Dunedin at 10.45. She left Hobart on the 24th, and encountered south-west winds and considerable swell, with dull weather, until sighting New Zealand on the 28th. and thence had sqnally weather up the'coast until arrival. The Kaitangata has 300.000 feet of hardwood timber aboard. 52.000 ft being for Lyttelton. She leaves for Lvttelton on Thursday. Koromiko, s.s., is due to load at Newcastle on January 4 for the Bluff, Dunedin. and Oamam. H.M.S. Pioneer sailed yesterdav evening from Port Chalmers "for the" Bluff, where she remains for the regatta on New Year's Day, her future movements to be decided from the flagship. Manuka, s.s.. sailed this evening for Sydney via Auckland. Komata, s.s.. leaves Sydnev on Thursday night for Newcastle, where she will load for Wellington and Napier. Aparima, s.s., is due in Auckland on January 5 from Calcutta. UKmaroa, s.s., arrived from Melbourne a little after seven o'clock last eveninsr. Moderate south-west winds and swell were experienced on the run to the Bluff, the wearfher being fine. Earlv this morning tha Ulimaroa steamed down to Port Chalmers, and sailed from there in the .\fternon for Sydney via Cook Strait. On account of the holidays she is a dav ahead of her time-table* date. Mr Morris, of the Wimmera, is acting chief engineer of the Ulimaroa. in place of Mr Oxford, who came to New Zealand by the Maheno on holiday leave. OUR LATEST DREADNOUGHT. The baptism and launch of the battleship Collingwood at Devonport on November 7 was attended by upwards of 20,000 spectators. The Collingwood, which is the sixth battlesjiip of the Dreadnought type, was laid down in the first week in February, and has thus occupied a trifle more than nine months in being reared to the launching stage. Her weight when she left the slip was some 7,500 tons, or about two-fifths of her total completed burthen of 19,366 tons. Her principal dimensions are :—Total length, 556 ft; beam, 84ft; and mean draught! 27ft. Her turbine machinery is expected to develop 24,500 indicated horse-power nn forced draught, which is estimated to develop a speed .of 21 knots. In general appearance the Collingwood is virtually a replica of her less mighty sister, the Dreadnought, though when completed the arrangements of her masts and fire control stations will be slightly different. She is no doubt the weightiest warship lhat Tias ever been put afloat from a British dockyard. At the close of the religious service, the voice of Mrs Asquith was heard christening our latest, watergoing monster—" I name this ship the Collingwood, and may God bless her and all who sail in her," she exclaimed in 'trong tones as she smashed across the stem a suspended bottle of Australian wine. 'Here's health to all good lasses' appropriately enough struck up the Royal Marine Band as the huge ship, glided safely into her native element. The inallet and chisel used by Mrs Asqnith were contained in a casket of exquisite ;lesign constructed of oak at least 200 years old. and taken from the timbers of one of the ships that fought in the frequent actions with the French in the '.•ariy years of the eighteenth century.

STEERAGE ACCOMMODATION. Some little time back ' the American House- of Representatives was treated to a series of speeches in -rflrich Atlantic steerage traffic was described as being carried on in a shameful and inhuman fashion, and in association -with murderous conditions. An American official, who baa been examining into the allegations-, now makes a number of recommendations. He thinks that pictures ought to be placed in the main steerage saloon, as well as in the first and second class saloons, that flowers should be placed on the tables, and that compulsory vaccination should be done away with. A good library in several languages is also proposed for the steerage, together with magic lantern views illustrative of the attractions of the West and the South, duly explained by competent lecturers. FERRY STEAMER FOUNDERS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, December 28. While the ferry steamer Frederick Davis, pruchased at Richmond River to run in the Melbourne service, was voyaging to Melbourne, she sank thirty miles south of Clarence Heads in heavy weather. Her crew of seven landed safely, but in an exhausted condition. SEALING BOAT WRECKED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY. December 28. Advices have been received that' the Norwegian steamer Solglint was wrecked while sealing at the Crozet Islands. She was damaged while entering an uncharted channel, and was beached to prevent her sinking. Portion of her stores was landed. A heavy sea broke the Solglint up. Her crew of seventy remained on the island for a month, and were then rescued by two sailing schooners, and landed at Durban. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. AUCKLAND, December 28.—Daldorch, from New York via Australia.—Wakanui from London. ' MONTE VIDEO, December 23—Corinthic (left Wellington December 3), for London. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 28. Tofua, from Sydney via the South Sea Islands. —Wimmera, for Sydney.— Koromiko, for Newcastle.— Squall, for Gisborne.— Pegasus, H.M.S., for Sydney and Colombo.— Cambrian, H.M.S.. for New Plvmonth. LYTTELTON, December 28. Ripple, tor Kaikoura. BLUFF. December 28.—4.45 p.m., Maheno, for Hobart. SUVA, December 28.—Xavua, from Auckland. SYDNEY. December 28.—Marama from Wellington. ' i . (For continuation see Late Shipping.)