SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15268, 21 August 1913, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 5.55 a.m., 6.16 p.m. Port Chalmers : 6.35 a.m., 6.56 a.m. Dunedin : 7.5 a.m., 7.26 p.m., . THE SUN. ■ Sets to-day, 5.18 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.2 a.m. THE MOON. Rises to-day, 9.53 p.m.; sets to-morrow, 8.49 a.m. Last quarter, August 25, 11.48 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS.-

The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind.—L., light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, galo of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue skv, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F. foggv: G gloomy, dark weather; H, 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 appenrance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day -.—Strong northerly winds'; fine weather, then cloudy for change from the west; barometer falling; tides and sea moderate. ARRIVALS TO-DAY. Waipori, s.s. (7.50 a.m.), from Melbourne.— Corinna, s.s. (1.40 a.m.), from Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —lntercolonial. Ulimaroa,, from Sydney via Wellington, August 23. Riverina, from Sydney via Auckland, August 24. Maunganui, from Melbourne via Hobart and Bluff, August 26. —Ovsrspa, Steam.— Devon, left Montreal May 31; due Auckland August 24. Star of Scotland, left New York June 12: due Auckland August 24. Kamo, left the Clyde June 21; at Fremantle August 15. t Westmeath, left Liverpool June 21; due September 8. Matatua. left Montreal June 27. Tyrone, left Liverpool July 8; due September 27. Rheinfels, left Now York June 27. Morayshire, left Liverpool July 26. Opawa, left London August 4. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —lntercolonial.—■ Ulimaroa, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, August 24. Manuka, for Sydney via Cook Strait, August 20. Maital, s.s., is due at 7 a.m. to-morrow, and sails in the afternoon for Auckland via ports. Waitbmo, s.s., sails on Mondav for Oamaru, then Newcastle to load for" the Bluff, Dunedin, and Oamaru. Waipori, s.s., arrived to-day from Melbourne direct with cargo, in place of the Willochra. She sails to-morrow afternoon for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Westport. Taviuni, s.s., which arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon, sails on Friday for the West Coast via Northern ports. Waimana, s.s., arrived late ' yesterday afternoon from Wellington with Home cargo, which she will discharge here prior to sailing next week for Beauty Point.

FIEST ARMED MERCHANTMAN IN LOCAL WATERS. [Special to the Star] WELLINGTON, August 21. Tcday marks a decidedly novel feature in New Zealand shipping. This is the arrival of R.M.S. Rotorua, -which came into port an armed ship—the first armed merchantman which has ever sailed in New Zealand waters. That an arrangement of this nature between certain shipping companies and the Admiralty had been entered into was announced by cable from Home some time ago, but the arrival of the Rotorua marks the first visible expression of the new policy so far as New Zealand in concerned. The ship received her guns on her last visit Home, and these comprise four 4.7 in pieces, two being mounted forward and two aft. The steamer will naturally be an object of keen public interest at Wellington wharf. ALL WELL AT THE MACQUARIES. WELLINGTON, August 21. Captain Bollons, of the Government steamer Tutanekai. has advised by wireless that the vessel arrived at the Macnuarie Islands yesterday morning, and found the shore party all well. FIRE ON THE RAKAIA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ALBANY, August 20. , The seat of the fire on the Rakaia is the starboard side of No. 3 hold. There is another outbreak in the lower crosshead bunker. The Clayton patent fire extinguisher is being used, and the men are working with smokeproof helmets. The hold contained 15,000 bags of wheat, a good deal of which, including 500 damaged bags, has been discharged into hulks. The extent of the damage is not yet known. OVERSEA STEAMERS. WELLINGTON, August 20.—3.35 p.m. Rotorua, from London. ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. MELBOURNE, August 20.—Maunganui. for the Bluff. b SYDNEY, August 20.—1 p.m., Maheno, for Auckland. « __ (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weath Auckland—E.,fb 30.15 58 O Napier—Calm 30.29 50 O Wellington— N.E.,1 30.26 47 B West port—S.E.,1 ... 30.23 45 BC Greymouth—E.S.E., br Bealey—Calm 30.19 45 B 30.21 .33 B Christchurch—N.E.,1 30.35 40 B Timaru—Calm 30.28 34 B Oamaru—Calm 30.21 37 B Bunedin—N. 1 30.17 43 B Queenstown —Calm ... 30.14 34 B Nuggets—N., br 30.09 38 Z Bluff—N.,1 30.12 42 B Invercargill—N.E., 1 30.16 37 B PuysegurPt.—N.W.,1 30.08 49 C Pembroke—Calm 29.10 38 B Roxburgh—N., 1 29.95 38 B Clyde—Calm .„ ... _ 42 B Naseby—Calm 28.15 38 BC Balclutha—Calm 36 B Port Chalmers—N., 1 30.18 49 BC