SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15480, 30 April 1914, Page 6

SHIPPING.

KIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 6.49 a.m.. 7.19 P-m. Port ChaimeTs : 7.29 a.m., 7.59 p.m. Dunedin: 7.59 a.m., 8.29 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.3 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.9 a.m. THE MOON. ; Sets to-dav, 7.40 p-m.j rises to-morrow, 0.40 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., 1 ... 30.11 58 B Napier—S., I 30.16 53 O Wanganui—N.E..l ... 30.07 54 BC Wellington—N.W..l 30.06 59 BC Westport—E.S.E., 1 30.02 50 C GTevmouth—E.,l ... 30.00 56 O Bealey—N.W., fb ... 29.77 47 G Christchurch—N.E..l 29.97 56 B Timaru—S.W., 1 ... 29.80 46 O Oamara— N.,1 29.75 49 O Dunedin—N.E-.br 29.75 57 OG Quenstown—Calm ... 29.73 55 0 Nugnets—N.W., 1 ... 29.56 50 G Bluff—W.s.W., f b 29.67 52 OZ Port Chalmers—Calm 29.75 54 C Baklntba—Calm ... Naseby—Calm 27.76 51 O Roxburgh—N.W.,ai 29.50 58 0 Pembroke—Calm ... 28.70 56 O Clvde—N.W.,l ... Invereargill—N.W..fb 29.75 50 OG Paywgnr F.—N.W., f b 29.82 53 P Wind.—L., light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather. —B, bine sky. be tce atmosphere dear 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 *ky 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 gale : cloudy and unsettled, with rain; glass has falling tendency; tides pood, sea moderate. SAILED.—ApriI 29. Kowhai, s.s. (6.15 p.m.), 792 tons, Kinder, for Wellington. ARRIVED.—ApriI 29. Kotare, s.s. (3.30 p.m.), 141 tons, Trenrn, from Catlins. April 30. Tavinni, s.s. (1.35 a.m.), 1,542 tons, Doorlv, from Bluff. Pukaki, s.s. (6.30 a,m.), 1,444 tons, Watson, from Oamaru. Zealandic, s.s. (8 a.m.), 10,898 tons, Breen, from Liverpool. Tarawera, s.s. (11 a.m.), 2,003 tons, M'Lean, from Lytfelton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Warrimoo, from Auckland, May 7. —lntercolonial. TJlimaroa, from Svdney via Cook Strait, May 2. Victoria (connecting with Riverina from Sydney), from Auckland, May 3. "Maitai, from Melbourne, May 5. —Oversea, Steam. — Henrik Ib*en, from New York; arrived Sydney April 13. Kaipara, from London; due here May 17. Hollington, left St. John January 29: arrived Sydney AdtU 13; due Auckland April 30. John Hardie, left New York February 23; due Wellington early in May; due Dunedin about May 14. Rimntaka, left London March 14; due Auckland May 12; due Dunedin May 26. Westmeath," left Liverpool February 14: arrived Auckland April 14; due Dunedin May 2.

Whakarua, from New York, due here end of May. Sonthport, left New York February 8; due here middle of May. Kia Ora, from St. John via Northern ports, March 6; arrived Adelaide April 24: due here May 20. Tannenfels, left New York March 22. Batsford, left St. John April 4 for New Zealand; due here end of June. 1 Orari, sails from London June 4; due Dunedin July 21. Mimiro, from Glasgow and Liverpool; left the latter port on March 28 for Auckland, Wellington, and Dunedin. Northern, left Liverpool for New Zealand ports, April 18. Gyrena, arrived at Auckland from Singapore April 17; due here May 7. —Oversea, Sail.— Combermere (ship), left Marseilles January 8. Andromeda (barque), left New York January 20. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Maitai, for Sydney via Cook Strait (transhipping to Willoehra at Wellington), May 6. Uliroaroa, from Melbourne, May 3. Victoria, for Auckland (connecting with the Sydney boat), May 5. Storm, s.s., arrived at Dunedin at 1 p.m. to-day, and is expected to leave again to-night. ( Zealandic, s.s., arrived at Port Chalmers this morning, and will come up to Dunedin early to-morrow morning. Pukaki, s.s., after discharging at Dunedin, proceeds to Port Chalmers for overhaul Waitomo, s.s., leaves on Saturday for Newcastle, where she loads coal for Bluff, Dunedin, and Oamaru. Waitemata, s.s., is expected to leave Newcastle to-day for Lyttelton and Tirnaru. Niagara, s.s., from Sydney and Auckland, arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday last- at 2 p.m. Maitai, s.s., left Melbourne at 3 p.m. yesterday for Hobart and Bluff. Manuka, s.s., left Sydney for Auckland at 1 p.m. yesterday. Rakanoa-, s.s., leaves Timaru to-morrow night for Oamaru and Dunedin. Pohfitua, s.s., leaves Westport to-night for Dxmedin, thence to Bluff and Timaru, where she will load produce for Auckland.

NEW PLYMOUTH SERVICE. DEPUTATION' TO UNION COMPANY. A deputation, representing the Chamber of Commerce, Tradesmen's Association, Harbor Board, Waitara and Eltham Chambers of Commerce, and importers and exporters of New Plymouth and district, waited upon Mr D. A. Aiken, general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company, to voice grievances over the inadequacy of the service to New Plymouth, especially from the south. The speakers compared the position to-day •with, thai of six years ago. There were then two weekly steamers between Wellington and New Plymouth, one calling at If elflou, and another boat calling about every ten days. Now the boats were calling at irxegplar intervals, with apparently no settled time-table, but averaging about six days between each trip. This was not because the business of the port had declined, for, notwithstanding the difficulties with which they had to contend, trade had increased very considerably. The number of boats entering the port in 1907 was 553, in 1910 it had dropped to 399, and in 1913 to 332. It o?ukf not be said that if the boats were fewer they were of larger tonnage, for the total tonnage of boats which called afc the port in 1907 was 281,500, and in 1913 163,745; and this notwithstanding that there had been an increase of 20,000 tons in cargoes earned. In 1907 the total imports and exports amounted to 72,256 tons (imports only 57,246 tons), and the number of boats handling it was 553. In 1910 the figures were 86,849 tons and 72,567 tons respectively, in 399 boats; while in 1913 they were 92,467 tons and 77,040 tons respectively, and only 332 1 , l - l - r -l T

Mr Aiken said he would consider all points of the matter/ but he' could not see how the service could be made better, as the. former trouble dated back to the falling off in passenger traffic with the opening of the trunk line. If cargoes warranted it the boate would be put on. ON THE CLYDE. They do some interestimr things on the Clyde occasionally, cays .'Fan-play.* Recently they made an experiment for the purpose of j finding out if the proposed- new bridge would really make it impossible' to work steamers at the Broomielaw Quay. They drew a string across the river where the bridge would be, and thenproceeded to imagine that the bridge was there, and that steamers were being manoeuvred. But "although the bridge was imaginary, there was nothing imaginary about the steamers. One was placed on each side of the river, at the usual cargo berthage, and then the Redbreast, which had arrived from Belfast a little earlier in the day, attempted to cant in the restricted space. On board the Redbreast were Lord Inverclyde (of Messrs G. and J. Burns) and Mr A. L. M'Connell (of the Laird Line), and among the '"spectators" were the Lord Provost and other members of the City Corporation and Sir Thomas Mason and Mr W. H. Raeburn (of the Clyde Trust). It was found that the Redbreast could not turn without hitting one or other of the vessels at the quays, and thJt had not the skipper of one of these promptly signalled " full steam ahead," and so got out of the way, there would have been a collision. At least, so they said. On the other hand, it was alleged that the test was not a fair one, and that in actual practice there would have been no danger. It does seem curious that there is room for differences of opinion on such a straightforward matter of fact as this. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine reached Lyttelton at 6.55 a.m., and connected with the first express. THE LUSITANIA'S LATEST RECORD. _ Another world's record has been established by the giant Cunarder Lusitania. On her last trip from New York to Liverpool she steamed in one dav 618 knots, at an average speed of 27.70 knots. The world's record for a day's run east previous to this was 614 knots, accomplished in April, 1911, by the Cunarder Maure-ta-nia, the Lusitania, however, being a good second with 603 knots. A SPEEDY BARQUE. _ The German barque Olivia, which arrived at Sydney from Hamburg recently, made a notable run on the passage across the Southern Ocean, when she achieved the remarkable feat of sailing for 13 successive days at an average rate of over 10 knots. Captain Oallerich, who is in command«of the vessel, said he left Hamburg on January 11, and reached the Equator after 29 days, passing the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope after 59 days. After this head winds prevailed for over a fortnight, and kept the vessel back considerably. Following on a spell of contrary; winds, a.fair breeze, rapidly increasing in force, prevailed, and carried the barque along in splendid style running down the easting. The Olivia was in long. 80 E. when she caught the favorable winds, and these prevailed until she passed 150deg E. 13 days afterwards. Captain Oallerich stated that during these 13 days he averaged over 10 knots. WANGANUI HARBOR IMPROVEMENT. The Wanganui Harbor Board's proposal to raise a loan of £150,000 to complete the harbor scheme was carried on a poll yesterday by 1,563 votes against 61. lb is intended to cable to England immediatelv for an up-to-date dredge, to cut a 17ft channel up to the Wanganui town wharf. By carrying the training mole further out to sea it is claimed that a depth of 32ft is assurred. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, April 29.—1.15 p.m., Clan Matheson, from Pkton.—2.ls p.m., Breeze, from Lyttelton—2.so p.m., John, from Wanganui". LYTTELTON, April 30.—8.5 a.m., Moeraki, from Port Chalmers. (For continuation see Late Shipping).