SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15481, 1 May 1914, Page 9

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOBBOW. Taiaroa Head: 7.48 a.m., BJI P.m. Jnnedin BJBB a.m., 9.1 p.m. Dunedin: 8.58 *jdu, 9.31 p.m.

THfe SUN. Stita to-day 5.1 p.m.; rises to-moxroYr, 7.10 *.m. THE MOON. " Sets to-dav. 8.42 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 1.17 p.m. " —Phases During May.— May 3 First quarter 5.59 p.m. May 10 Ful! moon 9-1 »- m - May 17 Last quarter 9.42 a.mMay 25 . New moon 2.5 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D- 0. Bates} supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Weath.

Wind.—-L., light; far, breeze; fb, fresh breeae; 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 fain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. FOB.ECA.ST. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. J>. C. Bales) supplied the following at noon to-day ;—Strong -westerly gale, veering to south, after 30 hours; then squally and changeable; glass fall, but rise after 30 hours; then weather very cold; tides moderate, sea moderate.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Warrimoo, from Auckland, May 7. —lntercolonial.

Ulimaro3, from Sydney via Cook Strait, May 2. Victoria (connecting with Riverina from Sydney), from Auckland, May 3. Maitai, from Melbourne, May 5.

-r-Oversea, Steam,— Henrik Ibsen, from New York; arrived Sydney April 13. Kaipara, from London; due here May 'lf.

Hollineton, left St. John January 29: safriyejl Sydney April 13 j arrived Auckland May 1. John Hardie, left New York February 23; due Wellington early in May; due Dunedin about May 14. Bimutaka, left London March 14; due Auckland May 12; due Dunedin May 26. Westmeath, left Liverpool Febfuary 14: arrived Auckland April 14; due Dunedin Miy 2. Whakarua, from New York, due here end of May. Southj>ort, left New York February 8; due here middle of May. Kia Ota, from St. John via Northern parts, March 6; arrived Adelaide April 24; due here May 20. Tannenfels, left New York March 22. . BatafowL left St. John April 4 for New - Zealand; *rae here end of June. Orari, sails from London June 4; due Dunedin July ZL 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. —Oversea, Sail.—

Combenuere (ship), left Marseilles January 8. Andromeda (barque), left New York January 20. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.

Maitai* lor Sydney via Cook Strait (transhipping to Willochra at Wellington), Mot 6. Ulimaroa,' from Melbourne, May 3. Victoria, for Auckland (connecting with the Sydney boat), May 5.

Pukaki, 8-s.y left Dunedin whaTf at 9.50 this morning, and proceeded to Port Chalmers, where she will lie up. Zealandic, s.s., came up from Fort Chalmers early this morning, and is berthed at the Victoria wharf.

Maunganui, s.s., arrived at Hobart at noon yesterday, sailing again at 5 p'm. for. Melbourne.

Navua, 8.9., left Suva at 6 p.m. yesterday for Auckland with fruit for Southern ports. Tahiti, s.s., which left San Francisco on Saturday for Papeete,. Wellington, ana Sydney, is due at Wellington on Thursday, May 21. Waitemata, s.s., left Newcastle last night for Lyttelton and Timaro. Talnne, s.s.-, arrived at Auckland at 11 a.m. yesterday for Eastern Pacific. She leaves again on Tuesday on the return trip. Poherua, 5.3-, left Westport at 0.30 a.m. to-day for Dunedin direct. She will arrive on Sunday, and" sail again on Tuesday for Bluff and Timaru. Ruahine, s-s., leaves Hobart to-night for Wellington. Maknra. s.s., arrived at Suva at 7 a.m. to-day from Vancouver and Honolulu, and leaves, late this afternoon for Auckland, where she is due early on Tuesday. Waitomo, s.s., leaves here to-morrow morning for Newcastle.

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori reached Lyttelton at 6.55 sum., and connected with too first ex- ■ press. PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. AN AMERICAN OPINION. Those who argue that we are bound by the Hay-Panncefote Treaty to neutralise the Panama Canal in precisely the same sense that the Suez Canal is neutralised seem to forget that the Hay Treaty is primarily a pledge made by the United States to Great Britain that this country has no idea of monopolising the commercial benefits of the canal, afld that England is free to use it oft equal teams with all other foreign nations so long as she keeps the peace and commits no unlawful action. When it comes to the neutralisation of the Suez ' Canal it should be remembered that that . waterway was built mainly by French capita], add that Great Britain, for several good and sufficient reasons, did Hot dare cjaim sovereignty over it, bat that its neutrality was guaranteed by a concert of jtaropeaA Pofftfs. No pittidtte Anteriean citizen can, in our estimation, be i&ade to believe that the Hay-Paoncefote Treaty can fairly be £6nstroe4 to imply that we intended gi - ite England the same power at Panama . -«Oiich sha posesses ov« the Suez. If such a thing were possible, the only coarse op««' would be to denounce and abrogate that Treaty as being unworthy of the digni-y «f a first-rate Power such as the United States. The cost of or the conditions controlling these two waterways are not for a moment to be compared. England must fes convinced of the fact that the United States baa built the Panama Canal at enormous expense, and that it is going to have the say about it under all conditions of the world, England included, to deal fesfy «H& »8 the maritime nation* of the wvtfalr Sogjsad include, to regard to the nme.—American Exchange.

CARGO PILLAGE. Cargo pillaging is said to be much less prevalent ih this port n6w .than fffts the case a few months ago. Just after the stride one Home steamer at least had a particularly bad name for that sort of thing, but matters have improved in ihis direction alsd. Wo understand that the Opawa was fairly fortunate on her last tlrtp as regards pillages, and that she is &t any time a good ship in that respect. \j> an instance of the good fortune which at times attends owners, it is told that a case of merchandise, being partof a recot Home consignment transhipped at Wellington, was landed with water oozing from between theboards. An examination, however, showed that, thanks to the foresight of the importers in having the case zinc lifted, the contents were in perfect condition. A probable loss of about £IOO was thus obviated. WiLtdCttSA'S MOVEMENTS. The Willochra will be both the inward and outward Sydnev boat next week. She will leave the Sew South Wales port to : morrow for Wellington direct, arriving there on Wednesday, and transhipping Southern cargo and passengers to the Maitai. The Willochra will sail again for Svdney on Friday, Mny 8. She will leave Sydney on May 16 for Wellington, and thence San Francisco via the Islands. There will be no Melbourne sailing from Wellington on Thursday, May 21. The Maitai left Melbourne .on Wednesday for Wellington via Hobart, Bluff, Dunedin, and Lyttelton, and after transhipping at Wellington she will return South and proceed on her Tetttrn trip td Melbourne. ACCIDENT TO MORAYSHIRE. Whilst bound from Australian ports to England the Federal and Shire Company's liner Morayshire met with an accident which necessitated big repair work, and, in consequence, her outward trip from Liverpool will be taken by the steamer Invertav,. which has been chartered to sail on May 23. She will be followed by the Nairnshire, which is scheduled to leave Liverpool some time nest month for New Zealand ports.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, April 30.—11.30 a.m., Warrimoo, from Dunedin via ports.—May 1 : 4.25 a.m., Hollington, from Sydney. WELLINGTON, April 30.—3.45 p.m., Hinemoa, from Lyitelton:— 4 p.m., Monot<rai. from Lyttelton 5.40 p-itt., Cyrena, , for Thmedin."

NEWCASTLE, April 50.—Koromiko, from Auckland.

WESTPORT, May 1.—0.30 a.m., Poherua, for Dunedin.

(For continuation see Late Shipping),

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