SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 14784, 27 January 1912, Page 5

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 9.5 a.m., 9.26 p.m. Port ChMmers : 9.45 a..m., 10.6 p.m. Dunedin : 10.15 a.m., 10.36 p.m. MONDAY. Taiaroa Head : 9.52 a.m., 10.22 p.m. Port Chilmers : 10.32 a.m., 11.2 p.m. Dnnedin : 11.2 a.m.. 11.52 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.43 p.m. ; rises to-morrow, 5 a.m. THE MOON. Sets to-day, 11.5 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 2.10 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev, D. C. Rates) supplied the following •weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : P,ar. Ther. Weath. Cape Maria—S.E.,l 23.94 64 Russell—X.E-.l ... 29 93 64 B Kaipara—S..fb ... 29.91 62 0_ Masuka.il—S..br ... £9.9.' 61 BC Auckland—S.W..br 29. ( .'4 66 T> C ■East Cape— X.W..fb 29.84 68 Z Gisbonie—Calm ... 29.83 72 )'> Napier—X.W..l ... 29.73 65 B . C. I'alliser—X.W..fb 2.0.83 62 J'C C. E.cmont— N.W.,f b 29.58 62 B Waneanui — ' W.\.W..fb 59.92 63 BC Wellington—N.W..br 29.50 ffd P. C. Campbell-^.E..1 29.77 62 B Farewell Spit— W.,f b 29.87 57 0 Westport—S.W..l £9.76 55 BC Grevmouth—S.W.,br 29.53 60 BC Bea'lov—W.,l ... 29.61 60 B Timani—X.E.,l ... 29.73 63 BC Oamani—Calm ... 29.65 59 C Dnnedin—W.,l ... 29.75 57 .BC Queenstown—S.W..l 29.78 54 0 Niseis—W..l ... 29.58 52 G J-.IulT X.. 1 29.72 55 B Port Chalmers— Calm 29.71 £0 B C Dtvercai-ill—W..l 29.65 59 OP Baleliitha—Calm ... N*?seb<-—Calm ... 27.80 54 BC Pembroke—X..str ... 23.75 53 B Puvscsrur Pt.—X.W..l 29.70 52 P Roxburgh—X.E.,l 29.52 63 B C Clyde—:x.W..l ... vVind.—L., liirht : br, breeze; f b, tresh breeze; m g, moderate ftalo ; g. whole or heavy pale ; w. gale, of exceptional severity. .. Weather.—B. blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, pacing clouds ; D, drizzling rain : F. feegy ; G, gloomy, dark weather; 11. hail; I/.'lichtnins; M. misty; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick cloud." : P, passing showers; Q. squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z. hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied th-" following At noon to-day : —Strong westerly winds, with southerly tendency after 20 hours; showery weather; class unsteady, but rise after 24 hours; tides god, sea moderate. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —lntercolonial. Victoria, from Sydney, January 28. Warrimoo, from Melbourne, January 30. Monowai, from Auckland. February 1. —Oversea, Steam.— Somerset, from Liverpool; due Dunedin about February 1. Falls of Orchv, from New York; due Dunedin about the beginning of February. Rangatira, from London; due Dun «din about March 1. Banffshire, iTom Liverpool; due Dunedin March 13. Snseex, from Liverpool; due Dunedin April 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moeraki, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, January 28. Victoria, for Sydney via Auckland, January 50. Warrimoo, for Sydney via Wellington, January 31. Monowai, for Auckland, February 2. In port at noon to-day : —At Dunedin : Kaipara. H.M.S. Pioneer, Moeraki, Corinna, Kotaro (steam). Antuco, Josenh Sims, Houto (sail). At Port Chalmers : Te Aaau, Moura, Dorset, Rakiura (steam). Kotare, 5.8., sails this evening for the South. Corinna, s.s.. sails to-morrow evening for Xew Plymouth and Onehunga via way ports. Mokoia, s.s., sailed yesterday afternoon for Auckland via way ports. Kini, s.s., is expected *to arrive at Port Chalmers early next week for overhaul and repairs. She will afterwards proceed to Westport. It is said that she sprang a leak on the West Coast early in the week. Temporarv repairs were effected at Westport. Rakaia, s.s., Xew Zealand Shipping Company, which left Montreal on XcTday. She will visit Wellington and Lvttelton on the way down" to Dunedin, •where she is expected about February 7. Victoria, s.s., is due to-morrow morning from Sydney via Auckland and East Coast ports. She saite again on January 30 on the return trip.^ Flora, s.s., which arrived yesterday morning, sailed again last night for the West Coast via Lyttelton and Wellington. Koonya. s.s.. is to load coal at Westport for Dunedin. She is due hero about Wednesday next. Kaipara. s.s., will pTobablv be clear of the Dunedin portion of her cargo bv the middle of next week, when she" will proceed to Lyttelton for further discharge. She afterwards goes to the Bluff to complete. Kowhai, s.s., will leave Oamaru this evening, and is due here late to-nizht. She leaves again on Monday night for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, Natpier, and Gieborne. Moeraki. t.s.s.. arrived at Dnnedin at 9 o'clock this morning from Svdnev via Wellington and Lyttelton. She left Svdney at noon on th« 20th inst.. and fine weather was experienced until Wellington was reached on the 24th. The vessel left Lyttelton on the final singe of the trip at 6 p.m. yesterday, and had a fine run down the co;>i--t to Dmvdin. The Moeraki gors down to Port in the morning, and sails in the afternoon for .Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart. Circumstances permitting, she will visit -viilford Sound en route.

lI.M. cruiVer Pioneer will probably remain in port until February 8. when she •will proceed to tho Soimds. She is due at Timaru on February 15, and will remain there until February 29, when she will proceed to Lyttelton," where she will remain until after the Easter holidays.

Mar'enfols, s.s., if at di;-charrr-inc; at Lyttelton. Sho will land ctir.7o at Timaru about Mowliv. and is due here cm Tuesday or to complete daschanio. of fcpr New York r.-in-o. Kanna, s.e., which recently rom.rdet'-d discharge of a larc;e carso of kapok from Saniaranp at various New /ealaixl ooTts, 5e at present lo.vlinf I.2CO.COOft of' timber at K.'iipara for Melbourne. Zealandic, R.s.. during her run from Punedin to Gisbtvrne, averaged a- epocd of over 14 knots, her time from port to port belnz exactly 39 hours. It will be remembered that during her triD from Frernantle to Sydney on the wav "out the Zealandic avowee*]" IS knots, and it is reckoned that she will vet do 16 knots comfortably the 'new-ess of her engines wears oft and the vessel is iriven a fair chance to do htr be.pt. It is asserted that up to the p.re«?nt the Zcal?jidic hzs not special! v favored in the way of coal and stokehold equipment. The following arc the current rates of freight ouoted for coal <v. Tiroes from Newcastle to New Zealand ports : Auckland 9s. Gisborne 16s 6d, Napier 10s 6d, Wellington 9s 6d. los, Lvtteltrvn 10s. Timaru 10s SI. Dunedin ICs 6d, and Tiluff 10p 6d. The present ruling rotes of freight to foreign ports are as follow :—Honolulu 14a to 15a, Fan FranciVco 19s to 20s. Acapuleo 20s, Gnavmas 2Cs, Cailao 255. Valparaiso 22s 6d. West Coast 22s 6d. direct nitrate port 2ts, Manila, lis, Singapore lis, Asd Java lis.

BASQUE IN TROUBLE. Cable advices received at Sydney from Noumea on January 18 stated that the Norwegian barque Mataura, which left Westport on December 27 for New Britain with coaj, had put in at the former port leaking. She encountered a hurricane on January 8, when 300 miles from Noumea. The gale lasted six hours, and the cargo shifted. The vessel was on her beam ends. Had the gale lasted longer she would have foundered. The vessel will be surveyed. TAIXUI AT WELLIXGTOX. The B.M.S. Tainui arrived in Wellington from London via wav ports on Wednesday lr.st. The Tainui left London on December 7. with 25 first class. 76 second clan:, arid 465 third class passenvrers for various Xew Zealand ports. After sailing from Plymouth on December 9 very heavy .•■•eus were encountered, and one lady passenger, who 'was knocked down, was rather severely hurt. Teneriffe was reached on December 15. and the same day the vessel sailed aeaiu for Cape Town, experiencing: nvxlerate south-cast trade winds. At Cr^'" 1 Town on December 29 she in 1.200 tons of coal, and left for Ho-bart—-another fine-weather run. After discharging about 1 .COO torts of cargo the Tainui sailed for Wellington on January 20, at 8 a.m.. t'.r.<l experienced line weather until the Straits "wore reached, when heavy fog was encountered. The best d.av's stemming was 534 miles on the Teneriffe-Cape Town portion of the voyatre. The vet-\?el. which is commanded >v Captain Moffatt. will discharge 5.3C0 tons of cargo at Wellington, and will sail for Lyttelton on Tuesday. A PAX AM A PROJECT. The British Consul at Panrma states that a project is heme; formulated by bankers ami certain coal-mining c.:<] coaleanying companies in the United States to establish coaling stations with American coal aTor.T the rout«'s that will be traversed by steamers using the Panama Canal. Tho promoters of t.!x» scheme claim thr.t if American coal Ls supplied there at a. lower cost than British coal is supplied aloprg the Suez Canal route, it will be an important factor in drawing; stenmers to Panama that now niak- -1 the voyage via Suez in the same length of time. The piaji provides for a large coaling station at Panama or Colon, berthing docks, loading and unloadin.g machinery, coal pockets of steel, and shin-repairin»g plants at 17 poiuts. at 'an estimated cost.of £4,930.000. RAXGATIRA. FROM LONDON. Rannatira. s.s. /aceordine to advices received bv the National Mortgage and Agency Company), left London on January 11 for Dunedin and Lyttelton via Sydney. She will lard immigrants at the New South Wales port, and is due here about March 1. A MARITIME MARATHON. What should prove an interesting race to the Channel from Sydney was entered upon by the wheat-laden four-masted barque? Mcdway (training snip) anil the Howard D. Troop last Tues4ay (according to the 'Sydney Shipping List ') The first to clear the Head* was the Med way. and just four hours later tlr Trcop passed through, and set sail on the long trip. On past performances the honors of the test, of speed should fall to the Troop, which i* acknowledged to be one of the smartest of sailers now afloat under the British Flag. Still, th- 1 Med way is by no means a slow ship, and as she i* in particularly good trim, Captain Jackson stated before his departure "she will give a good account of herself." Interest is added to the race bv the fact that tho four-masted barque Loch Carron left Melbourne on tho 12th inst., and might be regarded as a competitor for I honors also in conjunction with the Medwaj I and Howard D. Troop. She is recognised as a gocd sailer in every way, but even after allowing for her start, the consensus of opinion locally is that th- 1 Howard D. Troop will reach the Channel first. AN OVERDUE BARQUE. The arrival of the Italian four-masted barque Cavaliere Lauro at Xewcastle on the 17th inst revives inter"st in the ship Amrhitrite. now 125 davs out on 'a voyage from Montevideo to the northern port, where arrangements have been made for her to load a cargo of coal for the Weet Coast (says the "Shipping List'). The Cavaliere Lauro commenced her passage nearly two months after the Amphitrite sailed, and. like all other vessels that have travelled anywhere near the course the missing vessel would take, brought no news of her. Consequently the feeling is fairly general now that disaster has overtaken tho ship. Had she been dismasted—the theory advanced some time ago to account for her non-appearance—it is reasonable to assume that some of the vessels that have arrived at the Commonwealth from Montevideo during the last few weeks would have fallen in with her, unLss the weather which caused the damage aloft drove her considerably out of the track of shipping. Assuming this ha« been the case, however, plenty of time has elapsed for her to hav-.- put in an appearance, even were she very badly cripplfd. So really there appear solid grounds for the most dismal conjectures. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. OMAPERE, January 26.—Claymore, from Onehunga. WELLIXGTOX. January 26.—6.30 p.m., Taviuni, from Newcastle. —6.35 p.m., Ulimaroa, for Sydney.—s.3o p.m., Victoria, for Lyttelton.—B p.m., Maori, for Lvttelton. LYTTELTON, January 26.—Opouri (Newcastle), cargo steamer, from Gbis<gow via Suez Canal, .Albany, and Hobart.—Delphic, from Timaru.—Marienfels, from Wellington.—Kini. from Westport.—Him i tan gi. for Chatham Isclacds via Wellington. Kairaki, for Nnpier. Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Wellington.—Storm, for Timaru and Dunedin.—Mararoa, for Wellington, with 240 passengers.—6.s p.m., Moeraki. for Dunedin. SYDNEY, January 26.—Brisbane, from Hokianga.— Waitemata, from Dun—4 p.m.. Wimmera, from Auckland. NEWCASTLE, January26.—Waihora, from Manukrm. (For Continuation sec Late Shipping.)