SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 14036, 17 April 1909, Page 5

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATEH. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 1.14 a.m., 1.37 p.m. *-*ort C%dmens ; 1.54 a.m., 2.17 p.m. Dunedin : 2.24 a.tn., 2.47 p.m. MONDAY. Taiaroa Head : 1.50 ami,, 2.13 p.m. Port. Chalmers : 2.30 a.m., 2.57 p.m. Dunedin ; 5.0 a.m., 3.23 p.m. THE SUN. Set to-day, 5:24 p.m.; rise to-morrow, 6.52 a.m. THE AIOON. Set to-day, 4.30 p.m.; rise to-morrow, 2.36 a.m. —Phases During April.— April 20 New moon 4.21 p.m. April 27 First quarter 8.6 p.m. ARRIVED.—ApriI 17. Warrimoo, s.s., 5,539 tons, Rolls, from Sydney via Cook Strait, Passengers : Intercolonial—Alesdamcs Speilin, Wyphor and three children. Messrs Coode, Chiclgey, Wyphe.r; twelve steerage. Coastal— Misses Woods, Farrer, Glasgow, Douw, Chomartdeley, Mesdames Alaxwell and child. Wright, Messrs Jennings, Brown, Lockheed, Jones, Cunningham, Moir, Johnstone.; fifteen steerage. Lady Wolseley, barque, 1,205 tons, Stephens, from Liverpool via Wellington. Koonya, e.e., 1,091 tons, Nicholson, from West Coast via Bluff. Kotare, sjc., 79 tons, Marks,- from Oamaru. SAILED.—ApriI 17. Kaftan gata, s.s., 1,985 tons, Crawford, fw West Coast via Oamaru, Timam, and Wellington. Kotare, s.s., 79 tons, Marks, for Invercargill and Riverton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

—Coastal.— Walk-are, from Auckland, April 22. —lntercolonial.. Maheno, from Sydney via Auckland. April 18. Moeraki, from Melbourne, April 20. Manuka, from Sydney via Cook Strait, April 24. —Oversea, Sail.— Hermes, barque, from Marseilles; sailed December due Dunedin end of April. Lakemba, barque, from Liverpool; sailed February 23. —Oversea, Steam.— Langton Grange, left Liverpool February 6 j due_ in Dunedin April 25. Maori, sails from London early in March for Dunedin and Lyttelton; due in Dunedin April 25. Kia Ora, left Liverpool February 20; due in Dunedin April 27. Waawera, left London Alarcb 11 for Dunedin direct; due April 28. Wimbledon, left New York February El; due in Dunedin May 18. Oran, sailed from London April 11 for Dunedin; due May 22. . Nairnshire, left Liverpool March 6; due in Dunedin May 23. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Warrimoo, for Melbourne, April 18. Maheno, for Sydney via Auckland, April 20. Moeraki, for Sydney via Cook Strait, April 2L Waikare, for Anckiand, April 23. In port at noon to day :—At Dunedin ; Thyra, Koonya, Pukabi, Rakiura, Kotare, Dorset (steam), Lady WokeJey, Dal6ton, Isabella De Frame, Waratah (sail). At Port Chalmers ; Manapouri, Talune, xarawera, Moura (steam). Isabella De Frame, schooner, now taking in cargo for the North, will sail early next week for Kaipara. Kotare, 8.6., arrived this morning from Chunarn, took in cargo, and sailed in the afternoon for Invercargill and Riverton. 'Maheno, taus., arrives at Port Chalmers to-morrow morning from Sydney via East Coast ports, and comes on to town in the afternoon. The Shaw-Saviil steamer Arawa, a day ahead of schedule time, is expected to arrive at Wellington on Monday morning. The Union Company’s steamer Te Anau, which went into the Wellington-Picton-Nefeon service in place of the wrecked steamer Penguin, was laid up at Wellington on Wednesday, the crew being paid Warrimoo, s.s., arrived at Port Chalmers this morning, and when the tide suited came on to town. She left Sydney at 5 p.m. on the 10th, arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. on the 14th, sailed at 5 p.m. the folowing day, and called at Lyttelton yesterday on her way down. Moderate S.E. winds and seas were experienced throughout. The Warrimoo sails to-mor-row afternoon for the Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne.

Kaitangata, s.s., on her way onfc called Port Chalmers, and took in some cargo for Oamarn.

n3 P otrrl > - was to sail from Port Chalmers this evening to resume her Island running from Wellington. Captain Dawson resumed command, his officers being Messrs Bold (chief), Adkin (second), Powell (third), and Mr Alexander chief engineer.

Mr J. Anderson having passed for his chief’s ticket rejoined the Warrimoo today as third engineer. Mr Monat, who had been promoted to the vacated position for the trip, resumed his former position as fourth, Mr Croll who had occupied it temporarily coming ashore for orders. Word has been received that the steamer Walknre is no'>v loading case oil at New York for New Zealand ports. The Nelson Freezing Company will have some 14.000 carcasses ready for export by the Pakaia, due there to-morrow morning, and Mr F. W. Fairey intends shipprng'a Quantity of tallow and horns by the same meeting of representatives was held on Tuesday morning to discuss the question of celebrating the occasion in a suitable manner.

The Aktorberg. a. German steel fourmasted barque, of 3,239 gross tons, is one of the largest sailing vessels which has visited the port of London. The Akterborg is the largest but one of the fleet of eight big sailers owned in Hamburg bv the Aktien Gesellschaft Alster. All thes’e sailers were built in the United Kingdom, the Alsterberg, which was launched at Dumbarton in 1902, being the most modem of the eight. The other seven wer all lannched during 1890-92. On Wednesday the tng Duco loaded 130 poles and some pear to be lander] at Palliser Bay to link up the lighthouse at Cape Palliser with the telegraphic system of the Dominion. The Duco was to leave Wellington early on Thursday morning for Palliser Bay, and will land the material at six different localities along the shore of the bay. The distance from Wellington to Cape Palliser is thirty-fonr miles, and over two hours’ notice of the approach of a vessel from the East Coast may be given by telegraph when communication has been established.

The collier Ivotuku was recommissioned on Wednesday. Captain P u Crawford took command, and with him are the following officers Chief, Mr Alan E. Cain • second, Mr J. Farrell; chief engineer, Air A Sadlersecond, Mr A. Reid; third, Mr A. M‘Kenzie.

Captain Sherriff. who has been standing by the Ldimaroa, ioirie-d the River! i on Thursday, and Captain Wyllie went ashore at Lyttelton to overlook repairing operations in connection with the Uln Tnaroa.

Regarding the New Plymouth Harbor loan of £300,000, for which Messrs King uia Ixmnett are at present negotiating in England, rumor states (says the Taranaki Herald ) that the terms tie Board are considering are £275,000 issued at 98 et at 4 5 per cent. We cannot vouch for e. figures, although we have reason to heve they are correct. If the loan is underten at 98, after paying all flotation rises, it must be considered satisfy, and in the present state of the jey market it is not likely that the uney could be got under 41. We underitand that the £25,000 to make up the £300,000 authorised under the Empowering Act is not proposed to be raised at present, the charges on the £275,000 enabling the Board to keep within the estimates on winch the loan proposals were based when put before the tatepayen.

DECLINE OF FRISCO’S GRAIN ' TRADE. Time wm when San Francisco had a great grain trade, and a big fleet to carry it. Now the grain trade does not amount to much—partly because Californian farmers have taken to raising fruits and other crops that are more profitable, and partly because the last half doaen seasons have been unfavorable to grain crops. It is worth remembering that in 1882, when the State had a record wheat crop 559 ships went loaded out to San Francisco to carry the grain to Europe. Of these ships 154 flew the American flag, and 405 sailed under foreign register. In the last seven years 602 grain ships have sailed from San Francisco, and only twelve of these flew the American flag. Even worse is the record of the last four years, when not one ship of American register cleared from the Golden Gate with grain for foreign ports. England controls the trade completely now. Fifty years ago the American merchant marine claimed to be the largest in the world, and the American flag floated on even," sea. where business was to be found. Subsidies, cheap wages, yet better treatment for crews, have given foreign ships an advantage that American shipowners cannot overcome.—‘ Evening Standard.’ LADY WOLSELEY. The barque Lady Wolseley, from Liverpool via. Wellington, arrived in the lower harbor last night, and was towed up to Dunedin this morning, berthing at the lower Jetty street wharf at 9.30. She left Welljngton twelve days ago, and had light variable winds down the coast, arriving off the Heads on Tuesday, since when she had been battling, against unfavorable winds and currents in ah endeavor to make the Heads so as to obtain the services of the tag. The Dunedin cargo consists of 1,464 tons. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Mamari, which left Lyttelton on .March 4, arrived at London on Thursday a-itemoon. J ~T heu i V c fche T k - "bieh left Wellington on March 25, departed from Monte Video on Wednesday evenmg. , NAPIER, April 16.—Hawke’s Bav, for London via Brisbane and other Australian ports. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, April 16.-3.45 a .m., llwi, South.- Amokura, for the -North—The barquenime Tima, which left tor Taarua on Tuesday in tow of the Pelican is sheltering at Dunken Bay b 'l d weather on the coast. WELLINGTON, April 16.—5.20 pm ?' v Tu’,/ 0r Sydney.-6 p.m., Maheno! for W V 5° n 1 TWdin - Passengers for Dunedin ; Misses Mackerras, Wilkin“"d ® est ’ Eissenhardt (2) RtilW SYDNEY e ’ ’ ~' 3Sh ’ Dou«ht.v(Tor continuation see’Late Shipping.)