SHIPPING. HIGH WATER.

Evening Star, Issue 15600, 17 September 1914, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER.

TO-MORROW. Taiaroa. Head : 0.57 a.m., 1.20 p.m. Port Chalmers : 1.37 a.m., 2.0 p.m. Dunedin : 2.7 a.m., 2.30 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.52 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.12 a.m. THE MOON. Rises to-morrow, 5.8 a.m. : sets tomorrow, 3.38 p.m. —Phases During September.— September 20 New moon 9.3 a.m. September 27 First quarter 11.33 p.m.

Wind.—L-, light; br, breeze; fb, trssh breeze; m a;, moderate -ale; p. whole or heavy gals; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy : C, clouds, passing douds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy: 0, eloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the -whole *kv covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain ; S. snow; T\ thunder; U, ugly, ihreatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (R.;v. D. C. Bates) supplied the following st noon to-day :—Strong westerly winds; dull and overcast occasionally; glass steady : tides and sea moderate. ARRlVED.—September 17. Tarawera. s.s. (11.45 a.m.), 2,003 tons. Parsons, from Auckland via East Coast ports. ,_ Star of Australia, s.s. (11.40 a.m.). 5.179 tons. Hart, from New York via northern ports. SAlLED.—September 16. Storm, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 405 tons, Radford, for Wariganui via. "way ports. Tarawera, s.s., sails to-morrow for Auckland via East Coast ports. Westralia-, s.s., is duo on Sunday. She sails on Tuesday for Sydney via Auckland and East CJoast ports. Warrimoo, s.s., sails from Auckland on Saturday for Dunedin via East Coast ix>rts. '. Kaniona, s.s., sails from Port Chalmers to-morrow for West port. Taviuni, 5.«., is due here on Saturday, and leaves on Monday for the West t'oast via time-table ports. The Star of Australia arrived this morning from New York via northern ports, and berthed at the Victoria wharf. The steamer Physa is reported to be loadine a caTgo of case oil at Singapore for New Zealand ports. Onehunga lias been a bnsy port lately. and during the period a record has been established. An arrival there on Sunday ■was tie Union Company's steamer Kaiapoi ,4,003 tons), from Weatport, this being the largest vessel which has yet visited the port. Captain (ribbons, harbormaster, piloted the Kaiapoi from Mannkau Heads. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Wahine, from Wellington, arrived *t Lyttelton at 6.55 this morning, and connected with the first expTes3 for the south. PANAMA CANA L. The average duration of the passage through the Suez Canal, which was reduced by 35 minutes in 1913. is now 16 hours and 19 minutes. The average time through the Panama. Canal is estimated at §5 to 110 hours. The length of tho Panama and Suez Canals is, respectively, 50 and 90 miles, and the cost of "construction 375,000.000d0l and 100.000.000d01. The Panama costs, how.•ver. include the. 50,000,000d0l paid to the French. Canal Company and the Republic of Panama for property and fran- ■ •hises and about 20,000,000d0l expended in the sanction of the Canal Zone. CORRUGATED SHIPS. Wiiat concerns everybody who travels by sea is the fact that an arch or curve will bear an infinitely greater strain and withstand a vastly greater shock or blow than a flat surface, and this strength also reduces vibration materially. It follows, therefore (says the London ' Daily (■raphic'l, that the Monitor ship, with her fluted sides will coma unscathed, or with little damage, through blows and buffetinps which would rip up or smash in the shell-plating of a. flat-sided ship. GUANO SHIPMENTS. The Norwegian barque Apada is bring;«g a. caruo of guano from the Seychelles Islands for Dunedin. The A gad a is a vessel of 566 tons, and is commanded by Captain EHingsen. No less than four Norwegian sailing vessels are. listed to arrive at Bluff shortly with guano. They* include the barque Irene, 1,010 tons. Captain Larsen; Zachariasen, from Surprise Island; the baTque Irene, 1,010 tons. Captain Larsen, and the Oberon, 1,045 tons. Captain Noding, from Maiden Island. The i'ouvniasted barqnentine Rimac, 885 tons, Captain Thornasscn. is also bringing a cargo of guano from Fabre Island for Bluff. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 17.—0.30 .A.m., Navua, from Fiji.—ll.lo a.m., Talune, from Rarotonga. FAREWELL SPIT, September 17. 11.10 a.m., the Taviuni passed east. GREYMOUTH, September 16.—7.30 p.m., Taviuni, for Dunedin. LYTTELTON. September 16.—5.30 p.m., Star of Australia, for Port Chalmers.—s.4s p.m., Tarawera, for Port Chalmers. TIMARU, September 17.—7.15 a.m.. Storm, from Dunedin. SYDNEY, September 16.-5.40 p.m., Maheno, for Auckland. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

WEATHER REPORT :s. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-' day : — - Bar. Thev. Weath. Auckland —E.. 1 50.39 57 BC Napier—N., 1 30.40 54 B Wanganui—N.E., 1 ... 30.45 53 I? Wellington—N. N. E., 1 30.44 57 B C Westport—Calm Oreymouth.—E., 1 ... Bealey—W., lh 30.46 30.52 49 50 ODF BC 30.40 43 B Christchurch—E., 1 30.41 48 B Timaru —S., 1 30.41 45 r. Oamaru —Calm 30.43 44 B Dunedin—S.W., 1 ... 30.39 44 B Queenstown —Calm ... 30.38 43 B Nuggets—W., f b ... Bluff—W., atr 30.31 30.35 45 47 c BC Clyde—S.E.. 1 — S2 B Jsaseby—Calm 23.30 40 0 f! Port Chalmers — S.W., 1 ... 30.34 50 BC Roxburgh—N.. 1 30.10 45 B C Balclutha—S.W., lb — 44 B Invercavgill—W., 1 30.15 58 n c Pembroke—Calm 29.30 45 B Puyaegur Point— N.W.. 1 ... 30.40 46 M