SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15373, 23 December 1913, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH .WATER,

TO-MOEROTT-

Taiaroa Head: 11.39 a.m.. p.m, lort Chalmers: a.m.. 0.19 p.m. Dun rdin : 0.21 a.m., 4.49 p.m.

THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.53 p.m. ; rises to-morrow 4.21 a.m.

THE MOON

.Vt to-day, 3 p.m.; rises to-morrov 0.55 a.m. New Moon. December 28. at 2.29 a.m.

WEATHER REPORTS,

The Government' Meteorologist (Tiev. ; •"• C. p«»te») supplied the' following weather at 9 a.m. to-day :

breeze; rag, moderate gale; g. whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B. blue sky. bo the atmosphere clear or heavy; C. clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; E, foggy ; ff gloomy, dark weather; H. hail: 'img; M, misty; (). overcast, the whole . . sky covered with thick clouds; I'. passing showers; Q, squally; V,. rain, continued rain: "K. snow; T. thunder; IT, ugly. X threatening appearance; Z. hazy.

Forecast, The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied tiie° following at, noon to-day : —Storm approaching front the west, and every prospect of bad weather: strong northerly gale: hazy and cloudy; heavy rain to follow ;' barometer falling fast after 10 hours: tides good. soa rough swell off shore. Jttt-IVED.— December 23. Waipori, s.s. {2.sft a.m.}, 1.919 tons Walton, from Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Monowai, from Auckland. January 5. Moura, from Melbourne, December 29. I'limaroa, from Melbourne, December .Manuka, from Sydney, January 3. —Oversea, Steam.— Woglinde, left New York October 27; due early February. Hurunui, left Liverpool October 26; left Sydney December 20: due Auckland December 25. Star of Ireland, from New Yor.i; due Auckland December 28; due Dunedin January 16. Karamea. left Quebec October 27; clue Auckland January 4. _ Biirgermeister ' Hachmann, left Now Aork November 14. Kmnara, left London December 19; due Auckland January 4. Star of India,' W: London November 2.3. Ayrshire, left Lombn November 25. Surrey, left- Liverpool December 19 via Durban, Hobart. and Northern ports. Whakatane, left Montreal, October 2arrived Wellington Dec-ember 22. Orari, left London December 11; due Dunedin January 26. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Warrimoo, for Auckland. December 27. I.bmaroa, for Sydney via Cook Strait December '3l. Manuka, for Melbourne, January 4. The Wa-hine reached Lvttelton at 7.15 n,in.. connecting with a. special express leaving Christ-church, at 9.10 a.m. Waipori,_ s.s., arrived at Dunedin earlytins morning, and sails to-morrow for I. rev mouth, to load timber for Svdney. _ Moure, ».»., leaves Melbourne to-monow J;.r Dunedin direct. On New Year's Day sac will Tun her usual excursion to Oajnaru.

kamona, s.s., left Auckland' last night tor Dunedin via Napier, Wellington, and L.yttolton She is duo on December 31. I lie turbine steamer Makeno leaves Sydney to-morrow for Auckland, connecting with the Monowai, lwiviug Auckland-ior the South on the 30th.

I he White Star liner Zeahindio is>xpcctwl from Lyttclton on Thursday for fi;ii! discharge and Homeward loading. f The Kaipara mil probably complete't.he .-.isoharge of the 800 tons she brought to !■!!* port by to-morow, and should pro-•i-'i'd. to the Bluff in the evening The■ Tyser liner .Star of Ireland, from -New lork, is expected to arrive at' Auckland on Thursday. The vessel -will arrive a-b Dunexlin to complete towards the end of January-. The first of the U.S.S. Company's earners to leave for the West Coast since the stnke—the Mapourika—left Welling■"i> yesterday for Wcstport and . Grevmrjuth, taking both passengers an<|!«ar>''o . I ," OK ' er save transhipments in Austhe Umcn Steam Ship Company iii'e arranging for shipments of tea from '-•■•I'/nibo to be brought bv the steamer \\alho3 which is to leave Singapore for Ae\v Zealand early in January. R..M.S. Tainui/froni London, was expected! at Wellington about noon to-day. AN AWKWARD TOW. A fine- tow was brought to a. .successful eoncliuuon recently on the arrival at Sabang of the Sourabaya floating dock which;-was towed out from Holland by the : Amsterdam Tug alu l Salvage Company's powerful tugs Atlas and Titan. It took lour months on the voyage, but it was ,h<mght advisable to delay at Aden for favorable weather. The dock was insuredu Undon for £IOO.OOO, and naturally underwriters are highly pleased, at. the performance. INDIAN COAL COMING. ft is reported that a steamer lias been chartered to load coal at Bengal for NewZealand. Other steamers will also probably he placed on the same loading berth It is understood that supplies of < x ,al from. Nmth Africa are also being arranged for. NKW N.D.L. L[NI.;k~T'FALZ. Advice by mail states that another of he new N.D.L. cargo liner* now in course U construction for the Australian fvade las been named. She will be known as ( talz. Ihe steamer will be somewhat .a.rger than tne Elsass and ltheinland,class and hasl been constructed on similar lines to the Pommern, which made her first visit t o Australia some few months ago. Besides large general cargo space, the Pfalz and the other vessels that will follow her will be provided with refrigerating space in order to meet the growing trade in perishable products between the Commonwealth and the Continent. WAHINE'S SPLENDID RUN. What, perhaps, is the best work douo by the amateur'firemen was accomplished en the run of the Wahine from Wellington to Lyttelton* on Friday night. The vessel left Wellington at" 8.20, and on leaving the shelter of the harbor encountered a st<f»3 sou'-wester, wMch, accompa*i=K by showers of rain, blew throughout the trip, Taising big seas, which continued; until Lyttelton was reached. In spite of this, the Wahine, whose arrival at Lytelton was not expected till some hours •../■ later than usual, appeared outside tho moles at a-quarter to 7 on Saturday morning, and was borthed before 7, enabling •;";"■'• the passengers and) mails to connect with p-: v tho first express for the south. Captain g." !• AldwelL considers the*performanco- of the

MAORI RESUMES. THE DAMAGE SMALL. _ In order to make a thorough investigation of the injuries to the how of the ferry steamer Maori, as the, result of the eoilion with the New Zealand Shipping Company s c lmer Kuahine at Wellington on Saturday night, the Lvttelton Harbor Hoards diver (Mr M'Leah) was encased yesterday morning surveying the vessel ho low the water line. The diver renorte<l that even-thins: below the water linn was | intact, and that the bow rudder -had not sustained any material injurv, and this was subsequently borne out' by the rudder bi'iiig given ji trial. A hove the water line I the how shows distinct signs of the collision, more particular]v the stem oi' tlm bow. . The vessel is.' however, watertight, and the inspector of machinery reported that she was perfectly seaworthy. As the injuries are chietly' confined to above the water line, and owini; to the i :l<t that the Ix.w rudder "is ' unriarna u-ed. it has practically been decided to delay more extensive and permanent icpairs until the Maori isreadv tor Iter anniiai overhaul, probably in June The Ma,,ii left, last inghfas usual on her journey to Wellington. OVERSEA STEAMERS. WE1.1.1 NOTO X\ ""December 22 -ReiniK'ra. I'.r l.ondo t! . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WKLUNGTON. Dc, ember 22.~d.i0 a.m.. Uhakatane. from Auckland.—4 30 •i.m.. Murnai. from Napier.-5.15 a.m.. Kapiti. troin Waimanui.-5.30 ain Kapinn. from Patea. —7.10 a.m.. Run..'from •Napier and the mast stations.-0.50 pin., Utcena. f,, r Pie,.,,, and Xclson.-5.5 P-iii.. Mapnurika. for West port and Orcvmoutii. " - GREY.MOUTH. December 22-4 40 P.m.. Ngaherc. for .Newcastle. El 1 1 ELTON, December 22.—5,20 a.m.. Ruahinc from Wellington.—Cv.'iiet from Akaron.-- Sara, uom Runburv.— o .-,fi p.m.. lurakina. from Timaru.— 2 30 p m Euza F.rth for Kama,a.-1 p.m., Aratapn. tor Kaipara. NEWCASTLE. December 9o__ v . toro. from New Zealand. " * "

(For continuation see Late Sniping.)

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