SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16078, 1 April 1916, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER

to-morrow,

Talaroa Head ; 2.3 a.m., 2.23 n.m. Port Chalmers : 2.43 a.m., 3.3 p.m. "Dunedin! 3.13 a.m., 3.53 p.m.

MONDAY. Talaroa Head : 2.43 a.m., 5.5 p.m. Port Chalmers : 5.23 a.m., 3.45 p.m. Dunedin: 5.53 a.m., 4.15 p.m.

THE SUN

Sets to-day, 5.34 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.32 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 5.52 p.m.; rises Monday, 6.34 a.m.

THE MOON,

Sets to-day, 5.3 p.m,; rises to-morrow, 6.43 a.m. Sets to-morrow, 5.23 p.m.; rises Monday, 6.55 a.m.

WEATHER REPORTS,

The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day ;

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity.

Weather.—B, blue sky, bo the atmosphere clear or heavy; O, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H,- hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, 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 : —Storm approaching from the west; northerly winds prevailing ; weather clouding over; rain later; barometer fall fast after 24 hours; tides good; sea rough, swell off shore.

ARRIVED.—March 31

Storm, s.s. (1.50 p.m.), 405 tons, Woods, from Wanganui via way ports. April 1, Invercargill, s.s. (3.30 a.m.), 224 tons, Marks, from Invercargill.

SAILED.—March 31. Rosamond, s.s. (4.5 p.m.). 721 tons, Stewart, for Bluff.

Dunedin, tug, s.s. (6 p.m.), 159 tons, Spence, to meet Aurora.

April .1. Storm, s.s. (1.15 a.m.), 405 tons, Woods, for Timaru.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Victoria, from Sydney, April 2. Paloona, from Melbourne, April 4. Westralia, from Sydney, April 16. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Victoria, for Sydney, April 4. Paloona. for Melbourne, April 5. Westralia, for Sydney, April 18.

The Polierua leaves hero to-night for Westport.

The Kamona is due to-morrow from Westport via Oamarn.

The Monowai left at 4 o’clock this afternoon for Auckland via ports. The Paloona- is due at Bluff to-morrow and Dijnedin on Monday from Melbourne. She leaves here on Tuesday for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne. The Karori leaves Port Chalmers to-day for Westport. The Kaituna loads produce, at Oamaru on Monday and Bluff on Tuesday for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The To Anau is expected to load at Timaru on Wednesday for Napier and Auckland.

’ldle coastal steamer John is due at Wellington to-day from Timaru, and is to sail in the evening for Wanganui. Tlie Corinna is due at, Wellington tomorrow or Monday from Onehunga with a cargo of dairy produce. Sho is to sail on Tuesday for Dunedin.

The Calm, from Gisborne, is due at Bluff to-day. Sho will work Dunedin on Monday, Oamaru and Timaru on Tuesday, Lyttelton on Wednesday, and Wellington on Thursday next, f-he proceeds from there, to Wanganui.

THE FERRY SERVICE

The Maori reached Lyttelton at 7.5 a.m., and connected with the first express.

TIMARU HARBOR BOARD

At the annual meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday the report stated that ordinary revenue was £30,222, or £2,709 less than the figures for last year, and the expenditure £57,724. Tho deficit was made up by . tho rate. The export of moat, continues to show increases. The Chairman said it would be unnecessary to increase either tho port charges or the vstes, though the income this year threatened to show a further reduction.

BIG PRICE FOR A SHIP

An instance showing the high prices paid for steamships because of tho extraordinary demand for transatlantic freight transportation was armoimced in New York when the steamer Dunholme. was sold to an oil company for 850,0004.01. Four years ago the hulk of the Dunholme was sold for 30,000d0l after a fire which burned her superstructure and. interior fittings. The Dunholme is capable of carrying 5,600 tons.

ITALIAN SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.

j A notable epoch on the advance of the I Italian steamship interests has been marked by the successful launching of the DuiLio, or the NasigUzions General© Itallono. This vessel, which will shortly ha placed on the service, is one of the largest and most luxuriously appointed liners plying between Europe ana South America. She has been built by Anoeldo and Co., Sestre Poneute (Genoa); her displacement is 27,000 tons, length 650 ft, I , B P ee< i iM knots. A sister vessel, the i Quilio Cesara, will be completed in the ! near future in the yards of Swan, Hunter, j and Wigham, Ltd., Wallsend-on-Tyne. , The scheme of furnishing, decoration, j and fitting has been carried nut with a i to combining highly artistic effect, which the Italian influence has not failed to produce, with a maximum of efficiency, comfort, and convenience. Whether it is the restaurant, ordinary cabins, private suites, ballroom, concert hall,’ library, , jvritinjj rooms, gymnasium, bathrooms,

system of ventilation, telephones, lifts, or <4-ier °f general internal equipment, the designing and construction have in all respects been carried out in the most ingeniua and up-to-date manner; indeed, the t' 3 ™’ l “ floating hotel ” could not be more aptly applied to any ocean-going liner. The Italian State Railways are representing the chief Italian lines in England at their recently opened London oflico, not only for the services to North, Central, and South America, but also :to life'pt, Greece, and other parts of the Mediterranean,

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS,

WELLINGTON. March 31.—6 p.m., Tarawera, for Napier, Gisborne, and - Auckland.—April 1 : 8 p.m., Mfiitai, for* Rarotonga. LYTTELTON. March 31.—2.40 a,m.» Opouri, from Greymouth.—7.2o a.m., 1 Arawa, from Wellington.—lo.lo a.m., i Calm, from Gisborne.—4.ls p.m., Kai-1 tana, for Timaru.—Calm, for Blufl.— j April 1 : 10.15 a..m., Carnegie (yacht), i from Southern Pacific.

BLUFF. March 31.—5.50 p.m., Pohe-. rua, for Dunedin.—April 1 : 6.lsaa.mr. r Wimmera, from Port Chalmers.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. ’ Weath. Auckland—E., 1 30.23 68 B C Napier—Calm , 30.22 63 B Wanganui—N.E.. 1 ... 30.20 65 O Wellington—N.W., br 30.21 64 C Westport—S., 1 30.24 59 B 0 Gi-eymoutli—E., br ... 30.32 59 B C Bealey—W., I Christchurch—S.W., 1 30.13 52 F 30.21 54 O Timaru—Calm 30.22 55 B c Oamaru—W.. 1 30.25 56 B c Dunedin—SAV., 1 ... 30.15 58 B 0 Queenstown —Calm ... 50.25 49 B c Nuggets—W., f 30.08 61 0 Bluff—W. 1 30.20 58 R Naseby—Calm 28.20 S3 O Port Chalmers—S.W.,1 1 30.14 60 B c Puyaegur Pt.—W., { 30.28 57 0 Clyde—Calm — 59 B c Invercargill—S.W., 1 30.15 56 0 Balclutha—S.W., 1 ... 54 F Pembroke—Calm 29.15 53 B Roxburgh—Calm 29.90 68 B c