SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15139, 22 March 1913, Page 5

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 3.2 a.m.. 3.25 p.m. Port Chalmers : 3.42 a.m., 4.5 p.m. Dunedin :'4.12 a.m., 4.35 p.m. MONDAY. Taiaroa Head : 3.38 a.m.. 4.12 p.m. Port Chalmers : 4.28 a.m., 4.52 p.m.. Dunedin : 4.58 a.m., 5.22 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-flay, 6.13 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.19 a.m. THE MOON. Risee to-day, 6 p.m.; sets to-morrow, 6.32 a.m. —Phases During March.— March 22 Full moon 11.26 p.m. iuarch 30 Last quarter 0.28 a.m. WEATHER. REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Thcr. Weath. Westport— S»E..str 29.83 58 C Oreymouth—N.E.,f b 29.80 59 0 0 Bealey—N.W.,fb ... 29.79 58 RC Christchurch—Calm 29.77 60 R Timaru—S.E.,f b ... 29.78 57 B Oamaru—S.W., f b 29.70 59 BO Dunedin—S.W., f b ... 29.76 55 BC Queenstown—S.W.,l 29.83 52 0 Nuggets—S.W..fb ... 29.61 52 P Bluff—W.S.W.,fb ... 29.80 54 BC Tnvercargill—S.W.,l 29.74 54 BC P. Chalmers—S.W.,fb 29.75 59 13 Roxburgh—N.E..l ... 29.98 58 BC Naseby—Calm 27.85 54 BC Balelntha—N.AY, br Clyde—N.W.,fb ... FuvsegnrPt.—S.W..l 29.90 44 (' Pembroke—Calm ... 28.75 60 0 Wind. —L., light ; br, breeze; fb. fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale ; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky. be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C. clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; V. f oggv; O. gloomy, dark weather; 11. hail; L,'lightning; M, misty; 0, Overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds: 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 the following at. noon to-day:—Strong southerly gale: showery weather, but improving 'shortlv': baromoter unsteady, with rising 'tendency : tides high, sea moderate swell. ABRIVED.-March 21. Orinna. s.s.. 1.271 tons. Cameron, from Northern ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —lntercolonial. Mannganui. from Sydnev via Cook Strait, March 23. Victoria, from Svdnev via Auckland, March 24. ' Moeraki, from Melbourne, March 25. —Oversea, Steam.— Tongariro, left London February 8; due Dunedin direct March 26. Essex, from Liverpool; sailed Januarj 11; due Dunedin March 30. Whaka,tane, from St. John; sailed February 15. Glenetive, left New York January 25; due Dunedin about April 27. Surrey, from Liverpool; sailed February 22: due Dunedin May 7. Collingham. left New York January 10; arrived Auckland March 19; due Dunedin early in April. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maunganui, for Melbourne, March 24. Victoria, for Sydnev via Auckland, March 25. Moeraki, for Sydney, March 26. The Aberlour, a steamer of 4,194 tons, has been chartered to load at New York 'for Australian and New Zealand ports. ; ( The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Bimutaka, is not, it has transpired, to inaugurate a new service from New York to Australia and New Zealand, as- was reported some time ago. but, is taking the, berth there on behalf of the "Id-established American and Australian line. The latest advices state that she is, to depart on the 20th inst. for Melbourne, Sydney, and the usual New Zealand ports.—' Shipping List.'

AN AUCKLAND SUGGESTION

the profitable trade, which is now firmlv established between New Zealand and Canada as the result of the calling of the Vancouver mail steamers at Auckland has been fully demonstrated of late, as to this enormous quantitv of cargo offering ajid the little time allowed for loading a\ Auckland, the last three vessels to ■j Ve L f i or VancoUVf "" have done so considerably behind their original advertised time ijf departure. Jt has been suggested that |n order to allow the steamers engagedj in the service more time in which to loal and coal at Auckland, they should be despatched a day earlier from' Sydney, It that case thev would arrive at Auckland on a Thursday morning instead of on a Friday, which would give, two clear days! in which to load.

TltE "FALL IN WHEAT FREIGHTS

WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. Although inability to get wheat to ihe seafioard from the country, and ti-e ;>." ds>4rial unrest amongst tlie workers, sie both playing havoc with the shipping cf wbjat from Sydney, the situation a" r»gacls freight rates, more especially sailing V T. u' , 1S s " ch all OVPr lhe Cominonwrfilth that shipowners are beginun.' to dik-ern some good in the business out of N wcastle again, and consequently a.re mjre liable to accept >a charter now than tr*y were a few weeks ago. which acccjmts for tonnage" being headed there, from other States, perhaps even more fiely than from Sydney, which has the fitet-named troubles to combat. The latest vlssel to be taken up for Newcastle loadlijiding —that at one time was almost a elrtainty for a wheat cargo—-is the barque fjimbawa, which will in all probabilitv d> to the West Coast. She was offering J>r the conveyance of cereals for some time, but after 37s and 33s engagements jiade up to as recently as a week or two jgo, 4s and Ss less was regarded as u>ijatisfactory ; hence the Newcastle charter, ft a good rate, proved more acceptable. The ship Forth, now at Sydney, is another vessel that circumstances may force to Newcastle too, and besides her there are others also. The case of the Forth, {however, illustrates the situation as well as the best of them, and what to do with her to the best and most profitable advantage must indeed be a puzzle to the owners. Whilst bound to Newcastle and Svdnev from the Baltic wheat charters offered freely, rates at the lime being as high as 375, or perhaps a shade higher. Unfortunately for themselves the owners (i'd not do business, preferring to await a i'.trther upward move. This did not f-ven fuate, at any rate to the extent they desired, and seems more unlikelv to than ever now, so the Forth is a "free' ship, with freights in the vicinity of 335. What will be done with her in the end is very hard to say, but the chances cerUnilv seems that unless the unexpected happens and better wheat freigths offer, the owners will have to place her at present rates aid have her loading alongside a vessel ri->ed the profitable rate" they once t<rned wide, or do as is being done wiMi ths Sumbawa and some other vessels -iow on the list of "Expected at Newcastle."

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. March 20.—11 a.m., Monnwai. from .Southern ports. NAPIER, March 20. '5 p.m., Albert, ba-rqne, from Puget Sound, Canada. WELLINGTON, March 20.—7.40 p.m., UHmaroa, for Svdnev. SYDNEY, March' 21.—11 p.m., Wim- -"<•-~. from Auckland.—Pakeha, for Auckland. .WCASTLE, March 20.—Koromiko, £rom Wellington.

NAVAL DOCJTS COLLAPSE. A FAULTY FOUNDATTON. Particulars of the collapse of a big naval dock at Honolulu recently, were brought to Sydney by the American ma.il steamer Sonoma. From the accounts received, it appears that the whole structure snddenlv gave way and fell into the basin. At the time a large number of workmen were employed on the construction, and many of these had narrow escapes from death. Fortunately, however, n diver was at work on foundations, and seeing a collapse was imminent he came up to the surface and gave tho alarm. The l.i'.'V was being 'built by the United St.ir.s Navy Department for naval purposes, and was almost on the point of completion What caused the. collapse is not Kn iwn, but it has been attributed by one en.ineer to a submarine disturbance in ihe soft coral formation on which the f-.ii'ida-tions were laid. . OVERSEA STEAMERS. LONDON'. March 20.—Courtflcld. for Auckland. SYDNEY, March 21.—Barenfels. for Auckland. WELLINGTON. March 20.—3.20 p.m.. Arawa, for London. (For continuation sec Late Shipping).