SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 14183, 7 October 1909, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head ; 10.45 0.m., 11.55 P-in. Port Chalmers ; 11.25 aun., 12 p.m. Dunt'din : 11.55 a.m., 12.20 p m. THE SUN. Rise to-morrow, 5.32 a.rn.; set, 6.20 p.m. THE MOON. Rise to-morrow, 5.7 a.m. ; set, 11.43 a. in. —Phases During October. — October 14 New moon 7.45 p.m. October 22 First quarter 6.54 p.m. October 29 Full moon 9.57 a.m. ARRlVED.—October 6. Kotare, f.<=.. 79 tons,, Trcurn, from Southern ports. October 7. > Storm, res., 405 tons, Cowan, from Wanganui. Monowai. s.s.. 5,435 tons, Berneeh, from Auckland via East Coast port?, r’lesengprs : Misses Belcher, Bolt, Burt (2|, Kemble, Herbert (2), M‘Gowan, Mesd.uncs Hooker, Davidson. Herbert, Renmc, Brown and maid, 1 Burt and maid. Mustard, Norton, Messrs Hooker, Herbert., Mitchell, Rennie, Brown, Burt, Mustard, Young, Retd, Norton, Alexander, Milne, Monldey ; fifty steerage. EXPECTED • ARRIVA LS. —Coastal.— Tarawera. from Auckland. October 14. —lntercolonial. Wanimoo, from Sydney via. Cook Strait, October 9. Victoria, from Sydney \ia Auckland, October 10. Moeraki, from Melbourne, October 12. —Oversea, Sail.— Clare, barque, from Liverpool: sailed May 26: arrived Wellington October 2. John Lockett, barque, from Liverpool ; railed September 16. —Oversea, Steam.— Fifeehire, left Liverpool July 24: at Melbourne September 13, Sydney September 17, Auckland September 27, V/ollingfon October 4: duo in Dunedin about October 11. Kabinga, loft Now York July 18; at ..Tel hour no September 12, Svclne.y SeptcmFor 20. Auckland September 50 - , Wellington October 6: dre in Dimcdin about October 13. Tokomaru, left London September 8 for Dunedin direct: due October 28. Whakarna, loft Now York Auuust 19; at Melbourne October 5; due in Dunedin November 15. Drayton Grange, left Liverpool August ?J ; due in Dunedin early in November. Mimiro, left Liverpool September 4 via Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton ; due in Dunedin about November 13. Kaipara, loaves London October 4 for .Dunedin direct; due November 17. Susses, loft Liverpool September IB via Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand ports; due in Dunedin end of November. Karamsa, leaves Liverpool earlv via -Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. Fndradevi, left New York September 12 y dne in Dunedin December 2. falls of Nibh, to leave New York September 30; due in Dunedin end of December. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Monowai, for Auckland, October 8. Warrirooo, for Melbourne, October 10. Victoria, for Svdnoy via. Auckland. October 12. Moeraki, for Sydorv via Cook Strait, t tclober 13.

In port at noon to-day At Dnnedin : Tlnkaia, Bannockbarn, Monowai, Pukaki, Storm. Eakmra, Kotare, Dorset (steain), I’.ell Flower (sail). At Port Chalmers : Delphic, Walk are, Maitaj, Moura, Wainma, Kaitnna (steam), Magic (sail). Monowai, s.e., arrived from Auckland and East Const ports at 6.25 this mornini. She sails .from Port at 5 p.m. tomorrow on the return trip. Kotare, ks., which arrived last night, ''.ill sail to-morrow for Invercargill. 1 liver ton, and Stewart Island, and load timber at the lajshnamed place for Oamani.

Coiirrna, e.s., arrives early to-morrow morning from Onehtmga, New Plymouth, Wellington, and Trmarn.

Maipori, f.s., left Wellington yastcrdav for the West Coast, [the will load coal lor Wellington and Lyttelton, and after discharge goes on to Kaipara for a shipment of timber for Sydney.

The new dock, about' the middle of this month, in to bo called on to a/commodate

an up-to-date passenger and cargo steamer engaged in the oversea trade, t his is the Sbaw-Saviil’s new steamer Tainui, present on hor third trip to the Dominion, and expected to leave Lyttelton about the loth Inst, for this port. Fho Tainui is a vessel of 9,937 tons, and is by far the largest vessel to jjatrouise the dock so far. She will, however, place no strain on the accommodating capacities of the dock, notwithstanding her bulky dimensions and high, lowering sides. Her dimensions are -Len"Lfp 477.8 ft, and breadth 61.1 ft. The dock '..in accommodate a vessel 510 ft long with 67ft breadth of boom. The interest attached to the docking of the Tainui is that she is the first of the oversea fleet to nee the now dock. It is raid that »he docking_ of this oversea liner marks, in ;i practical way, a wider recognition of the principle that carriers of Dominion cargo and paecongere are to bo docked in Dominion docks.

f Bannockburn, s.s., js expected to have tne remainder of her ewe oil discharg'd by to-morrow, when she wall sail for -Verw castle to load coal for San Francisco. Kaituna, s.s., went into dock to-day for periodical survey, ami on Monday' she will probably give place to the Waikare, winch docks before resuming commission on the 19th inst.

The Shaw-iSavill steamer Tainui. which arrived at Wellington on Monday from London, had fine and moderate weather as far as Cape Town, but when the vovage was resumed from there very heavy weather was encountered, Sometimes the sea was running almost mountains high. Strong westerly winds prevailed from the Orozetc. to the meridian of Gape Leeuwin. then hard north-westerly winds set in, with a low thermometer. Snow fell during ten days. The passage from Hobart to "Wellington wes made in fine weather, alt bench a. slight thunderstorm was experienced when _ halfway across the Tasman' flea. Captain T. Moffatt has with him the following officers : —Chief. Mr V. (i. BwH • cecond, Mr C, B. Foxier (late of tho Wai’ yerj); tliird. Mr A G.‘Curtis (late of tho .detains); fourth, Air C. 11. Townend (lata of the Tokenism); purser, Mr L. J. Wahlers; surgeon, Dr A. G. Paxton ; chief s.eward, Mr G. J. Hobdcn ; chief engineer, Air G. Greonhill (late of tho Mamari) • second, Mr D. JTGowan ; third, Mr I)’. Wynd; fourth, Mr Thoc. Webb (late of the Karamea); fifth, Mr R. Galway ; sixth, Mr D. JPKeilar; refrigerating ’engineer Mr E. Dav, ’ °

Thyra, s.s.. with jarrah from Banburv, if expected to leave Lyttelton on .Saturday for Tiniaru ami Dunedin. The recent fierce gales on the New South Wales coast delayed the MaoriLand Company’s steamer Enncrdale at Port Stephens. She was expected to leave there on Tuesday for Sydney, and to leave the latter port to-day or tomorrow for Timam and Dunedin. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. NAPIER, October 6.-9 a.m.,.H.M.5. Promethean, for Wellington WELLINGTON, , October fi.-d.50 p.m., Warrimoo, from Sydney. Passengers : For Dunedin—Aleasre Aimers, Forty, Casey; throe steerage. For Eiuli—Mr Ryan. LYTTELTON, October 6.—Aratapu, brigantine, from Kcipara.—Mahcno, for Wellington and Auckland. INVERCARGILL, October 6.—6 p.m., Invercargill, from Dunedin. MELBOURNE, October 6.—Mocraki, for Hobart and the Bluff. NEWCASTLE, October 6.-—Kirrow, for Wellington. SYDNEY, October 6.-5 pjiu, Mokoia, for Auckland.

DECK CARGOES. "W:A.CT writes to the London ‘Times’ ' nv* 81 —In a recent communication to Phe Times’ concerning the Waratah, allusion is made to the loss of a vessel having an engine and train aboard as deck cargo, ii at m * f .° point in the case of tlte Waratah is implied, and it may not bo amiss to state tnat I was a passenger on one of the Blue Anchor liners upon precise tv the same voyage as that cn which the Waratah was engaged, and that we carried an immense deck cargo of coal for the voyage, built up high upon the decks m a framework of timber. Notwithstanding this, we ran short of coal in of Biscay, and had to run into I ortland to get enough coal to carry us into the Thames. The weather, happily, was very fine, but had we had bad weather when off Ushant we might have shared the fate of a Castle liner which was wrecked a short time previously at that spot. It might be well to ascertain whether the Blue Anchor liners are in the habit of carrying enough ooal—and that properly and safely stowed-—-for the voyage from Australia to England. WAS IT A WHALE? " It might have been a whale sleeping on the surface, or perhaps the propeller struck Konm, floating obstacle,” remarked one of the Tainui's officers when relating a strange incident that occurred during the voyage of that vessel‘from London to Wellington. ‘ About 7.30 on the evening of September 8, two days before wc reached Capo Town,” ho continued, "we felt a sharp shock go right through the vessel, followed quickly by two smaller vibrations. There was a dead calm at. the,, time, and the era was smooth, it. was at once evident to the engineers that something had happened to the port propeller. A diver was sent down on arrival at Cape Town, to examine the propeller, and he found that one bladehad been torn almost completely off the how. There was only a small portion of the root of Ihe blade remaining. One of the other two blades was also damaged.” The ability of the Tainui to makegood progiess although slightly canopied had been demonstrated dining the two days prior to arrival at tire Cape, so it was decided to continue the voyage without replacing the damaged blades. Although rough weather was encountered subserviently, the Tainui steamed splendidly, and arrived at Wellington one day ahead of schedule time. The force of the propeller is terrific when moving at full speed, seeing that it is doing half the work of ,forcing a 10,000-ton steamer through the water at an approximate speed of thirteen knots an hour. The propellers are fitted with three manganese bronze blades, and each ho.-s and three blades weigh about ten toes. Tho Tainui carries a couple of spaa'© blades, and these will be fitted after the Home cargo has been discharged. FRENCH PORTS IN WAR TIME. The ‘ Official Gazette,’ Paris, published on July 28 a tlerroa signed by the President of tho Republic and countersigned by the Minister of Marine modifying tho terms of the decree of March, 1902, relating to the conditions of access to French ports in time of war. In future French mercantile ships and foreign vessels arc not in all circumstances to bo debarred from entering French ports and harbors at night, but upon entering tho three-mile limit are to be sainmonod by gunfire or other signals from the shore to stop until they have been boarded by the authorities, when, if their papers are in order, they will bo allowed to proceed. If the summons is not obeyed the offending vessel will bo shelled, even if more than ono mile from shore. Detailed instructions are given for carrying out the provisions of tho decree.. The now regulations will come into forco without .notice on mobilisation, and may be- applied “by order at moments of political tension. ” OVERSEA STEAMERS. MELBOURNE, October 6.—Niwarn, from London.

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