SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 15539, 8 July 1914, Page 9

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. Taiaroa Head: 3.49 a.m., 4.14 p-m. Port Chalmers : 4.29 a.m., 4.54 p.m. Dunedin : 4.59 a.m., 5.24 p.m. THE SUN. Sets today, 4.30 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.53 ».m. THE MOON. Rises to«iay, 5.1 p-m., sots to-morrow, 9.13 a.m, —Phases During July.— July 15 Last quarter P- m ‘ July 23 New moon 2.8 p.m. July 30 First quarter 11.21 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. J>. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day ;

Wind.—L., light; hr, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; m g, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; vr, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F. foggy; G, gloomv, 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 it noon to-day:—Strong northerly winds; weather threatening: mist and foggy; rain probable: glass falling: tides good; sea, moderate swell. ARRIVED.—JuIy 8. Kotarc, s.s. {6.45 a.m.), 141 tons, Trenrn. from Gatlin River. SAILED. —July 7. Invercargill, s.s. (4.15 p.ra.). Gillies, irom Invercargill. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal.— Tarawera. from Auckland, July 9. Victoria, from Auckland (connecting with Riverina from Sydney), July 12. —lntercolonial. Maunganui, from Melbourne. July 14. Ulimaroa, from Sydney via Qook Strait, July 11. —Oversea, Steam.— Northern, left Liverpool April 18, arrived Auckland June 29; due Dunedin July 9. Delphic, left Liverpool' May 5; arrived Auckland June 25; due Dunedin July 10. Southern, left St. John May 22; duo August 15. Orari, left London June 4; due Dunedin July 22. Franklyn, left New York April 12; duo Dunedin about July 21. Invertay. left Liverpool May 23; due Dunedin August 7. Stolzenfels, left New York June 5. Karamea, left St. John June 4; dtfe August 23. ~ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tarawera, for Auckland. July 10. Ulimaroa, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, July 12. Mailai, . for Auckland (connecting with Maheno for Sydney at Wellington, and with Manuka for ’Svdney at Auckland), July S. Maheno, s.s., leaves this afternoon for Wellington direct, thence to Sydney to take up the Sydney-Auckland running. The Manuka leaves .Sydney on the 18th inst. and returns to Dunedin via Cook Strait to replace the Maheno. Tarawera. s.s.. is due to-morrow from Auckland via ports. She sails again Friday on her return trip. Kotare. s.s.. arrived at Dunedin from the south at 8.30 this morning. Karamea, s.s.. passed the Cape of Good Hope on the 4th inst. m route for Auckland. Ruapehu, s.s., sailed from Cape Town for Wellington on Sunday last. The ' Corinthie and the Buteshire, both from Wellington, arrived at -London yesterday. Raima, s.s.. now regulraly employed on the Sydney-Tasmanian cargo trade, is,to bring a cargo of coal to Wellington, sailing from Newcastle this week. I HE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori reached Lyttelton, at 6.55 a.m. to-day, and connected with the first express. “ WHARFINGERING” AT THE PORT OF MELBOURNE. After long negotiations on the question who is to be responsible for “ wharfingering ” in the port of Melbourne, a settlement seems to be looming (says the •Age*). The bodies concerned are the Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners, the importers, and the oversea shipping companies. Recently the chairman of the Harbor Trust, Mr G. F. Holden, announced that it was likely that the shipowners will accept all responsibility for goods landed on the wharfs until the consignees or their agents accept delivery. It appears that Mr Holden has prepared an agreement to have a currency of 12 months, but it has yet to be ratified by the importers. Should the importers refuse to accept it, the Harbor Trust will assume the responsibility of wharfingertrig. In brief, the agreement provides tnat the agents for oversea vessels are to accept- deli verv of all cargo and stack it in sheds provided by the Harbor Trust, accepting all responsibility for its safety until the consignees remove it. A conference of the parties concerned is to be held , shortly, m order to determine what charges the shipowners’ agents will be entitled to make for the work. CUNARDERS AS NAVAL AUXILIARIES. A QUID PRO QUO. According to an official statement recently made in the House of Commons, it appears that tinder the Cunard agreement with the British Government, in return for a subsidy for building the Lusitania and Mauretania, the company undertook. under certain conditions, to idake 'modifications in the plans of new ships to render them suitable in certain respects for service as naval auxiliaries. Some work of this sort is now being done in the Aquitania. The question oil whether this work is wholly or partly in excess of what the Admiralty can claim to have done under the agreement is now under consideration. THE PANAMA CANAL. A WARNING AGAINST OPTIMISM. A prominent German engineer expresses doubt as to whether under the present system the Panama Canal can ever be supolied with sufficient water to make possible the passage through it of warships and big liners. Gatun Lake, he says, will be able only for part of each year to feed the canal to a depth of 30ft, and even lower. Moreover, he warns everybody against having too optimistic views respecting the changes in routes for the world’s trade, as a result of the waterway.

I THE OLD SKELMORLIE. END OF AN HONORABLE CAREER. In her day few vessels were better known in Australia than the iron ship Skelmorlie. She came and went from our ports with almost clock-like regularity, each trip adding to her reputation as a good, substantial vessel and a very fair sailer. But with the change which brought the influx of the steamers into the carrying trade of the world, the Skelmovlie, just as many other famous vessels also were, was considered unprofitable property, and a tempting offer from a Dunkirk firm, the Aut Dome Hordes Fils, was accepted for her, and she became the Cerro Alegre. As such she also maintained her own with, the sailers of the dav, but eventually her age asserted itself, and this, with, other reasons, lias resulted in her being again sold, this time to buyers in Iquiqne. to where she. will proceed from Valparaiso. At Iquiqne she will be dismantled, and afterwards converted into a pontoon, which, by the way, is a similar ending to that of two other, old British sailers in the same part of the world. DANGEROUS ICEBERGS SIGHTED BY THE STAR OF INDIA, press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELibURNE, July 8. The steamer Star of India has sent a wireless message stating that she sighted four large icebergs on I riday iu latitude south, and longitude 105deg east, and that their position is dangerous to navigation. [The Star of India left London on MaySi for Australia and New Zealand, ami passed the Cape of Good Hope on June 20, and would be slightly south-west of King George Sound when she sighted the bergs.] OVERSEA STEAMERS. LONDON, July 7.—Corinthic and Buteshire, from Wellington. LYTTELTON, July 8.—4.10 a.m., Indraharah, for London. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. July 8.—10.20 a.m., Navua, for Suva. WESTPORT. July 8.—10.20 a.m.. Pukaki. for Dunedin. SUVA, July 7.—-Niagara, for Vancouver. _ NEWCASTLE, July 7.—Orange River, from New Zealand.—Senorita, for Auckland. , SYDNEY, July 7.—Mokoia, from Wellington. FREMANTLE. Julv 7.--Orsova. from London.—The Mongolia’s New Zealand passengers are : Messrs Hill, Rolling, Acton-Adams. Mrs Acton-Ad mi?, Misses Ralph and Glyues. [For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland—E.X.E.. 1 30.21 53 pc Napier—S.W., br 30.15 43 B C. Pailiser—N.W. f b 30.14 55 C C. Egmnnt—N.E.. br 30.15 50 c Wanganui—N.E., 1 ... 30.15 51 B Wellington—N.W., br 50.13 53 C Westport—N.E., 1 ... 30.10 52 0 Greymouth—N.N.E., 1 30.10 50 BC Healey—W.. f b ... 30.10 43 B C Christchurch—S.W., 1 30.15 48 C Timaru—W.. 1 30.10 44 OG Oamara—Calm 50.05 44 0 Dunedin—N.W., I ... 30.04 48 BC Queenstown —Calm ... 30.04 38 BC Nuggets—W., br 30.04 42 G Bluff—Calm 30.04 42 F Bak-Iutha— Calm — 47 F Invercargill—Calm ... 50.00 42 0 Naseby—Calm 28.00 37 F P. Chalmers —Calm ... 30.04 49 Z Clyde—S.E.. 1 — ■ 43 0 Pembroke—Calm 28.95 45 F Roxburgh—N., I 29.75 48 O Puysegur Ft.—Calm 29.98 47 z