SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16050, 29 February 1916, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOnROW. Taiaroa Head : 0.2 a.m., 0.29 p.m. Port Chalmers i 0.42 a.m., 1.9 pan. Dunedin ; 1.12 a.m., 1.39 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 6.64 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 549 a.m. ’ THE MOON. Sets to-day, 4.40 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 1-35 a.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—N.E., f 30.23 70 O Napier—N., 1 30.30 61 B Wanganui—S.E., 1 ... 30.22 67 B Wellington—E.N.E., 1 30.32 66 B Westport—N., mb ... 30.19 65 BC Greymouth— E., 1 ... 30.19 66 BC Bealey—W., 1 30.10' 63 B Christchurch—N.E., I 30.25 62 BC Timaru—N.E., 1 ... 30.12 ,59 BG Oamara—f ... 30.10 58 33 G Dunedin—N.B., 1 ... 30.06 57 BC Queenstown—Calm ... 30.15 60 B Nuggets—N., 1 ... 30.03 58 Z.Bluff—N., 1 30.07 54 C Roxburgh—S.W., 1 29.80 60 BC Invercargill—Calm _ 30.08 58 B Port Chalmers—N,E.,l 30.10 61 BC Balclutha—W., 1 ... _ 64 B Clyde—Calm Naseby—Calm 28.05 57 B Pembroke—N., 1 .... 29.15 64 B Puysegur Pt—Calm 30.15 61 B Wind.—-L., light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze ; mg moderate gale ; g, vrhole or heavy gale; w, galo of exceptional seventy. 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; 0, overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ram; S, snow; T, thunder; U, uglf threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist £>• C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day: —Strong northerly winds; hazy and cloudy; barometer falling; tides and sea moderate. ARRlVED.—February 28. Cbrinna, s.s. (4.40 p’.m.), 1.271 tons. Scott, from Wellington. February 29. Flora, s.s. (9.10 a.m.), 1.283 tons, Appleyard, from Bluff. SAlLED.—February 29, Breeze, s.s. (2.10 a.m.), 553 tons, Radford, for Timaru. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial— Monowai, from Auckland, March 2. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Wimmera, Tuesday, March 7. The Tarawera will sail this afternoon for Auckland via East Coast ports. The steamer Ooma, cvhicli recently discharged a cargo of phosphates at Auckland and Pert Chalmers, is 'due at AuckI'miil about the end of .‘■lakalctt Island wieii a Muunutar^h It is reported that the steamer AngioCalifornian, which engaged in a thrilling fight with a German submarine during the earlier part of the war, has been sold lr the Cunard Line for about £215,000. Tbr vessel is of 7,333 tons. Captain Applcyard, late of the Waipori, has taken command of the Flora, in place of Captain H, Drydon, who left the vessel at Wellington on Thursday. It is reported that the Vacuum Oil Company recently placed orders with the Harian and Hollingsworth Corporation, ot Wilmington, for the construction of an oil-tank steamer of 50,000 barrels capacity, to be built on the Isberwood system, and a cargo steamer of 3,500 tons capacity, and with the Union Iron Works. San Francisco, for an oil-tank stearner of 75,000 barrels capacity, to be constructed on the Isherwood system. The Flora arrived this forenoon at Port Chalmers from Bluff. She leaves, probably to-night, for the Chatham Islands. The Kowhai leaves Bluff to-night for Dunedin, thence to Oamaru, Timaru, Napier. and Gisborne. She leaves here tomorrow. The Corinna leaves here to-day for New Plymouth via ports. The Mailai. at present under repair at Port ('haliners, came out of dork this afternoon, and is expected to leave here next Tuesday for Lyttelton. She then proceeds to Wellington, Sydney, and Hobart in place of the Moeraki, which withdraws for survey. The Moeraki resumes on March 15, leaving Lyttelton for Wellington, Svdnev. and Hobart in place of the Manuka, ‘which withdraws for survey. Tiie Manuka resumes running on March 29 from Lyttelton, thence to Wellington, Sydney, and Hobart in place of the Maitai, which takes up the San Francisco running. Tile Invercargill left this afternoon with general cargo for Invercargill. The John is expected to leave late tonight for Wanganui via ports. the ferry service. The Maori reached Lyttelton at 7.5 a.m., and connected, with the first express. DEMAND FOR TONNAGE. The rapid rise in freights and the increasing demand for steamship tonnage has resulted in many Australian steamers being purchased by owners in other connfries, and several well-known vessels have during the past year left for their new sphere oversea. This week’s mail reports that two more vessels of the Adelaide -Steamship Company have been sold—The Innamincka und Allingf-a—t>o E&sterii. buyera. The Innnmincka will bo leaving c, shortly for Hongkong. She is a vessel of 2.501 tons, and was built in 1890 by Napier. Shanks, and Bell, of Glasgow. I ho Allinga is a vessel of 2,242 tons, and was built by Scott and 00., of Greenock, ;n 1897. As showing the remarkable increase in freights it has been stated by a well-known Sydney shipping man that a steamer, which was chartered by bis firm before the war at £1,075 per month. had just been taken up for transatlantic running at £6,700 per mohth, ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, February 28.—6.15 p.m. Westralia, from Sydney.—6.4o a.m,, Ku mara, from London. WELLINGTON, February 28.—3.10 a.m., Ripple, from Napier.—7,lo a.m., Opoun, from Greymouth.—l2.3s p.m Koutomu, from Napier.—l2.so p.m., Pateena, for Pioton and Nelson.—2 p.m., Woottou, for Nydia Bay —Kamona, for Greymouth. LYTTELTON, February 28.—4.30 p.m., Zealandio, from Brisbane and Liverpool’ —Karori, from Westport—l2.4o pm ’ Awahou, from Kaikoura—l.ls a,m. } Cyg' net, from Kaikoura—ll a.m., John Anderson, for Akaroa—Kara, for Wellington.—Peton, for Wellington.—Wakatu, for Kaikoura. BLUFF, February 28—8 p.m., Flora, for Port Chalmers. MELBOURNE, February 29.—Visitor, from Westport, 9