SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15394, 19 January 1914, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-XOBKOW. Taiaroa Head : 9.27 a.m., 9.55 p.m. Port ■> Chalmers : 10.7 a.m., 10.35 p.m. Dunedin: „ - 10.37 a-m-, 11.5 p-m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.50 p.m.; Tises to-morrow, ' 1J.49 a-m. THE MOON. Rises to-day, 11 p.m.; sets to-morrow, E.B son. —Phases Daring January.— New moon, January 26, at 6.4 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland—S.S.E.,bT 30.30 71 C Napier—E.,l 30.23 72 B Wanganui—Calm ... 30.22 72 BM Wellington—S., 1 ... 30.24 :68 FD • Westport—S.,br ... 30.22 65 BC Greymouth—E.,l ... 30.23 66 O Bealey—E.,l 30.20 70 B Christchurch—E.,l ... 30.31 65 O rimaru—E..l 30.29 64 BC Oamaru—NlW., 1 ... 30.17 62 BC Dunedin— N.E.,fb ... 30.13 62 BC Queenstown —Calm ... 30.04 65 BC Nuggets—N..l ... 30.08 62 O Bluff—N.E.,l ... 30.09 61 BC Clyde—Calm Roxburgh.—N.W., 1 ... 29.81 69 BC Balclntha—Calm ... Port Chalmers—N.E., br 30.14 64 B C Invercargill—Calm 30.05 64 R Naseby—Calm 23.20 60 BC PnysegurPt.—S.W..l 30.09 62 H Pembroke—Calm ... 29.10 67 BC 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; F. foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H. hail; L, lightning; M. misty; O. 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 northerly winds; warm and humid conditions; misty rain, and fog in parts; barometer failing shortly; tides good, sea moderate. Kotare, s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 141 tons, Tretrm. from Waikawa. Waitomo, s.s. (9.10 a.m.). 4,214 tons, Harris, from Newcastle via Bluff. Monowai, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 3,433 tons, White-Parsons, from Auckland. Passengers : Misses M'Nab. Davidson, Fisher, Cumming. Hunter (2), Law (2), Alves, Finlay, Bressey, Peters, Mesdaxnes Halstead" and two children, Finlav and two children, Wood, Wilson, Quinn, Dr Schwesenger, Captain Cumming, Messrs Hennessy, Gilray, D. Hutton, Davies, Barnicoat, Wood and son, Burnand,. Law, Cotter, Haycock, Hanson (2), Urquhart, Robertson, Taylor, Spencer, Brown, Bain, Devenish, Mavis, Wolfram, Wilson, Quinn; and 21 in the steerage. Murihiku. dredge (11.30 a.m.), 559 tons, M'Neilage, from. Bluff. SAlLED.—January 18. Hurnnui, t.s.s. (8.40 a.m.), 8,901 tons, Bmith, for Wanganui, Wellington, and Picton. Waiwera, s.s. (5.10 ajn.), 6,237 tons, TJhaxman, for Picton. • Ulimaroa, t.s.&. (3.20 p.m.), 5.777 tons, JRTyllie, for Bluff, Hobart, and Melbourne. EXPECTED AKRIVALS. t —Coastal—- '. Warrimoo, from Auckland, January 22. —lntercolonial. ■ Manuka, from Melbourne, January 20. —Oversea Steamers.— Star of Ireland, from New York j at fcyttelton; due Dunedin towards end. of the week. Orari, from London; due Dunedin JanuJtty 26. Ayrshire, from Liverpool; left Hobart January 15; due Dunedin about beginning &f February. Karamea, from Montreal; due Dunedin ibout January 27. Woglinde, left New York October 27; >Trived Melbourne December 20; due early February. Kumara, from Liverpool; due Auckland February. Matatua, left Liverpool January 8; due Auckland February 28. Rangatira, left London January 8; due Wellington February 21. Star of India, from New York: at MelWurne January 5; due Dunedin about February 8. Cairnross, from Montreal; arrived Durban January 6; due AncklaiA February f; due Dunedin about February 20. Burgermeister Hachmann, from New Tcrk; due Dunedin about the end of February. Jeseric, left St. John Januarv 4; due luckland March 14; due Dunedin about md of March. Suirey, from Liverpool: due Dunedin «rly March. Inverkip, left New York January 6; due Dunedin early in April. Argenfels, from New York; sailed Dexmber 12. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Monowai, for Auckland (connecting with Maheno for Sydney). January 20. Manuka, for Sydney via Cook Strait, January 21. Warrimoo, for Auckland, January 23.

The latest charter announced to New Zealand is the Strathdene, 4,321 tons, from India, -with coal. According to a new law, all steamers arriving at or departing from Argentine ports with 50 or more souls on board between crews and passengers (if anv) must be fitted with wireless telegraphy. The law also requires that there be a competent operator on board, and that the installation be capable of transmitting messages 300 miles at sea. This regulation will not affect tramp steamers unless when carrying cattle. A Sydney cablegram states that fresh reeolations have been gazetted governing harbor navigation in New South Wales. Monowai, s.s., arrived from Auckland yesterday, and sails at noon to-morrow for the same port, connecting there with the Maheno for Sydney. Manuka, t.s.s., from Melbourne, was expected at Bluff about 1 this afternoon, and should reach Dunedin by 10 to-morrow morning. She sails from Port Chalmers on Wednesday for Sydnev via Cook Strait. Kittawa, s.s., leaves Westport for Dunedin to-night, and is due on Thursday. Taviuni, s.s., from West Coast via Bluff, is due here on Wednesday morning, sailing on Thursday upon the return run. Aparima, s.s., leaves LVttelton to-mor-row for Dunedin via Timaru, and is due here at the end of the week. Waitomo, s.s., arrived yesterday from Bluff with Newcastle coal, and came on to Dunedin this morning. She has about 5,000 tons to discharge. Waiwera, s.s., left Port Chalmers yesterday morning for Picton and Wellington. While here she loaded 907 bales wool, 666 bales sheepskins, 7 bales rabbitskins, 1 bale hair, 1,826 crates cheese, 1,804 boxes butter, 4 bales leathr, 279 baas scheelite, 264 sacks grass seed, 144 bales tow, 71 bales hemp. 5 casks tallow, 14 casks pelts, 3 casks casings, and 4 packages sundries. Invercargiil, s.s., came out of dock this afternoon, and came up to Dunedin. She * sails for Invercargiil to-morrow. Kotare, s.a., went down to Port Chalmers this afternoon for docking. Mr George, secretary of the Bluff HarV 5 bor Board, and Mr Lee, the board's en'LT'* gineer, are at present on a visit to this f x Harbor. They report that the Bluff trade *j, Ji rapidly recovering from the paralysing |i i effect of the late strike, which, was felt Ol titer*, although nobody at that port §£& «ctaaUy participated in it. The export of jojßSidhpeae promises to be heavy this season, Wsf&BSE&'- being on hand a single shipment of

Murihiku, dredge, arrived ..fram. tba.. Bluff vesterday for periodical overhaul, and will dock towards the end of the week, returning south in about 10 days. The tuR Theresa Ward convoyed her to Otago Heads, and then returned to the Bluff. The Timaru dredge was to leave Timaru to-day for periodical overhaul at Port Chalmers. LOSS OF THE ACILIA. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, January 18. (Received January 19, at 8.50 a.m.) Reports from Hamburg state that the bodies of the third officer and of a sailor belonging to the Acilia. (cabled a? lost on November 19) were picked up in the Strait of Macellan. A quantity of wreckage was also found. The natives report that a big steamer sank in the vicinity. LOSS OF THE VOLTURNO. Press Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 16. j The Court found that the Volturnos passengers had behaved well,, and that the officers and crew had perlormed their duties bravelv under exceptional difficulties. The Court praised the gallantry ol the rescuers. The fire was possibly due to the escape of barium superoxide, which burst into flames. OVERSEA STEAMERS. ■WELLINGTON, Jajiuary 18.—2.25 p.m.. Kaipara, for London. SYDNEY. Januarv 17.—Star of India, for New Zealand.—Woglinde, for New Zealand. _ - LONDON, January 17.—Opawa, from Wellington. . , HOBART. January 17. Mama™, from Lvttelton.—lonic, for New Zealand. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. OMAPERE. January 17.—3.30 p.m., Rimu. for Onehunga. AUCKLAND, January 17.—11 a.m., Awanui. from Gisborne.—6.4o p.m., Niagara, for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver.—6.3s p.m., Warrimoo, for Southern ports.—3.3o p.m.. Rosamond, for Gisborne.—Januarv 18 : 11-40 a.m., Victoria, from Southern ports.—2.lo a.m.. H.M.S. Philomel, from Wellington.—2.lo p.m., H M.S. Pvsche. from Wellington. WELLINGTON. January 17.—4.35 p.m.. Ngahere. for Newcastle. —January 18 : 5.35 a.m.. Paritutu, dredee. from New Plvmouth. —8 a.m., Manourika, from the West Coast.—l.ls n.m.: Westralia, from Lvttelton.—2.2o p.m.. Flora, from the South.—6.3o a.m., Star of Ireland, for Lvttelton. "BLUFF. Januarv 18.—4.30 pm., Theresa Ward, Ward, tug, from PoTt Chalmers. NEWCASTLE, January 18.—Bovenc and Waipori, from New Zealand. SYDNEY. January 17.—5 p.m., Willochra. for Wellington. MELBOURNE, January 18.—Maunganui, from Bluff via Hobart. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)