SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 14053, 7 May 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER’. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Hoad: 4.37 a.m., 4.55 p.m. Port Chalmers ; 5.17 a.m., 5.35 p.m. Dunedin ; 5.47 ami., 6.5 p.m. THE SUN. Set to-day, 4.52 p.m.; rise to-morrow, 7.18 a.m. THE MOON. Set to-day, 8.27 a.m; rise to-morrow, 6.31 pan. —Phases Daring May.— May 15 Last quarter 9.15 a.m. May 20 New moon 1.12 a.m. May 27 First quarter 0.58 p.m. AERIVED.—May 7. Corinna, s.s., 1,271 toms, Cameron, from Onahunga and New Plymouth via way ports. SAILED.—May 7. Waikare, s.s., 3,071 tons, Bemech, for ; Auckland via East Coast porte._ • Passengers : For Lyttelton—Misses Holland, Cowlishaw, Chapman, Willis, Hall, Donald, Mrs Rhodes and maid, Messrs R. Heaton Rhodes, Kehoe, M‘Caw. For Woffington—Misses Drewitt, Howell, Mes- ■ dames Mills, Drewitt, Messrs White, Strang, Bass. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Monowai, from Auckland, May 13. —lntercolonial. Moeraki, from Sydney via Cook Strait, Mayß. Wimmera, from Sydney via Auckland, May 9. Manuka, from Melbourne, May 11. —Oversea, Sail.— Lakemba, barque, from Liverpool ; sailed February 23. —Oversea, Steam.— Wimbledon, left New York February 21: due in Dunedin May 18. Nairnshire, left Liverpool March 6; due in Dunedin May 23. Orari, sailed from London April 11 for Dunedin; due May 29. Aotea, left London March 20: due in Dimedin second week in June. Morayshire, left Liverpool April 24; due in Dunedin July 12. Bantu, to leave New York May 15; due in Dunedin July 19. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moeraki, for Melbourne, May 9. Wimmera, for Sydney via Auckland, May 11. * Manuka, for Sydney via Cook Strait, May 12. Monowai, for Auckland, May 14. In port at noon to-day : —At Dunedin : Maikare, Rakiura, Dorset (steam), Lady Moiseiev, Hermes, Wa-ratah (sail). At Port Chalmers : .Corinna, Tarawera, Monra (steam). ] Corinna, s.s., arrived at Port Chalmers f is morning from Northern ports, and was clocked for cleaning and painting prior to coming up to Dunedin this afternoon. She sails on the return trip on Sunday. Aparima, s.s., from Calcntta, is expected to roach Dunedin about the last week in May. She is due at Auckland next week. ' Komata, s.s., loads at Westport tomorrow for Southern ports and Mailington. On arrival here the Komata will go into dock for survey and overhaul. Talone, sis., is due back at Wellington from th‘e Eastern Pacific (Rarotonga and Papeete) next Wednesday, the 12th, with San Francisco mails. Mr W. Scott, chief officer of the Mararoa, joined the Parteena. at Lyttelton today. Mr Robertson goes to Wellington for instructions. The U.S. and A. steamer Wimbledon, from New York via. Australia, is expected to arrive at Auckland on Monday. The Port Levy correspondent of the ‘ Press ’ states that the topsail schooner Isabella De Fraine, bound from Dunedin to Kaipara. with a load of general produce, chiefly flour, which put into Port Levy on April 27 owing to adverse winds, got away on Tuesday night. Captain Watchlm attempted to get to sea. on Sunday last, but owing to light winds had to drop anchor. The Northern Company’s steamer Rarawa has inaugurated a new time-table for . the west coast running, cutting out one trip per week. This alteration is due to the effect of the Main Trunk line on the passenger traffic. The steamer passenger trade, however, has improved of late, it is said.

The British ship Australian is now 162 days out from Mazatlan, which port she left for Sydney on November 25. last. Hope of seeing her again was practically abandoned last month. The Australian Was a vessel of 1,955 tons, and was commanded by Captain Hunter. The Maoriland Steamship Company’s steamer Lauderdale, which collided with Queen street wharf, Auckland, some days ago, and was floated into Calliope dock for repairs, was undecked on Monday. While in dock the steamer had her broken propeller replaced by one previously used by her. When she met with the accident it was thought that her shaft had been twisted, but upon examination in the dock it was found that the shaft suffered no damage whatever. NEW OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION. The ‘Sydney Morning Herald’ states that a new association, embracing practically the whole of the coastal steamship owners of Australia, is in course of formation, and will take the place of the Coastal Steamship Owners’ Association, which did not represent all the companies interested in the trade. The new body will shortly elect its office-bearers, and probably delegates will be chosen to meet representatives of the Seamen’s Union in conference on the subject of the proposed new agreement. ° ' SEA OF RAUKAWA—COOK STRAIT V The thousands of travellers who yearly cross Cook Strait know little of the mystery and legends that surround the ; treacherous Sea of Eankawa, as the Maoris ? call the stretch of water. There is a wealth of tradition associated, with the • strait, and in his delightful booklet on , the Marlborough Sounds region Mr James Cowan details many’ interesting stories that he has gleaned from the ; old Maoris in the district. In the 1 olden time many canoes passed to 'and fro across the often stormy strait, and L flotillas of war canoes, particularly I those under the famous cannibal con- < queror Te Rauparaha, made their way | Boutbward from Otaki or Kapiti, bound expeditions against the Ngaitahu of ■ the Greenstone Island. Hie canoes sometimes met with sudden gales in the strait, and not infreauently the long narrow craft were lost with all hands. It was an invariable custom when strangers to,the Sea of Eaukawa were passing his 'stronghold for the first time to veil Hhetr faces when the islets wore'reached. The eyes wore blind folded with a covering of leaves, as it was imagined that if a stranger looked upon the shored cliffs the Atna would be affronted, and would by hi* enchantments stop the canoe, so that no amount of paddling could move it. There was also a friendly and beneficent Atua, who could bo summoned from the deep if a. canoe were in danger, and he was described as a great Whale like .fish, with n hollow in his back. He would swim beside the boat, and by his mana smooth the seas and make the way safe for those who trusted in their ancestral taniwha, Many natives stoutly maintain that this Atua is known to the pakeha now ns Pelorua Jack. v * THE DIRECT STEAMERS, SYDNEY, May 6.-The Walmsa, bound for Nelson, passed Wilson’s Promontory yesterday morning,

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 6. —8.15 p.m., Hauroto, from the Eastern Pacific.—Mqnowai and Wairnna, from the South. NAPIER, May. 6.—Wimmera, for the South. Passengers for Dunedin ; Miss Jones, Mrs Milne. MILLINGTON, May 6.-5.30 p.m., Moeraki, for Southern ports and Melbourne.' Passengers for Dunedin: Misses ChaHis, Turrell, Knowles, Wishart, Bell, Prendergast (2), Mrs Cutler, Messrs Cutler, Samson, Colwell, Pyrke, Lange, Smith, Basiro, Eleneter. LYTTELTON, May 6.—Warrimoo, for Wellington and Sydney. SYDNEY, May 6.—1.50 p.m., Maheno, for Auckland. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)