SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16225, 21 September 1916, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOKHOW. Taiaroa Head : 11.1 a.m., 11.25 p.m. Port Chalmers : 11.41 a.m., p.m. Dunedin : a.m., 0.11 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.58 p.m. ; rises to-morrow. 6.3 a.m. THE MOON. Sets to-day, 11.52 a.m.; rises to-mor-row, 3.26 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—S.E., 1 ... 30.61 55 BC Napier—S.E., 1 ... 30.64 52 BC Wanganui—E.S.E., br 30.71 63 B Wellington—R., 1 ... 30.77 57 BC Westport—S.S.E., m 30.18 50 BC Grevmouth—E., b ... 30.72 48 BC Bealev—W., m 30.65 45 E Christchurch—NAY., 1 30.74 46 BC Timaru—N.E., 1 ... 30.52 45 B Oamarn—N.E., 1 ... 30.50 43 B Dunedin—N.E., br ... 30.43 48 B Queenstown —Calm ... 30.60 45 B Nuggets—N., 1 30.67 46 Z Bluff—Variable, 1 ... 30.46 43 B Clyde—Calm ’Roxburgh—N.E., 1 ... 30.10 49 B Port Chalmers—N., f 30.50 51 BC Balclutha—Calm ... Nasebv—Calm 28.45 43 B Pembroke—Calm ... 29.60 48 B Invercargill—Calm ... 30.50 46 B 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, 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 rain; snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance: Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day : —Strong northerly winds; fine weather after cold night; weather become wanner; hazy and cloudy; glass has a failing tendency; tides and sea moderate. ARRlVED.—September 21. Kotare, s.s. (5 a.m.), 141 tons, M‘Lellan, from Oamani. SAlLED.—September 20. Calm, s.s, (3.15 p.m.), 890 tons, Gordon, for Wanganui via ports. Arawa, s.s. (4.40 p.m.), 9.372 tons, Clayden, for Timaru, EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Tarawera, from Auckland, September 24. Westralia, from Sydney, October 1. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Tarawera, for Auckland, September 26. Westralia, for Sydney, October 3. The Arawa having taken on a quantity of frozen meat at the Port sailed yesterday evening for further loading at Timaru. The To Anau is duo to leave to-night for Bluff, whore she loads produce for Auckland. The Kowhai leaves Wellington on Monday for Timaru, Dunedin, and Bluff. She is duo here about Thursday. The Polierua, bound from Greymouth to Oama.ru and Dunedin, has been barbound at the first-named port since yesterdav morning, but it was expected she would sail this afternoon. She is due here on Tuesday.

The Kini loaves to-night for Oamani and Greymouth. The Paloona left this afternoon for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Melbourne. Reports from Stockholm indicate that the well-known Gcrnian-Austrr.lian liner Worms has been captured by Russian torpedo boats and taken to Finland. The captain and 24 of the crew were, detained by the Russians, Advices received by the last English mail report that a French ship had been chartered to load at Birkenhead for the La Plata at 25s a ton, while several ships had been fixed to load wheat at The Plate at 125s to the United Kingdom, or 130s to a French Atlantic port. The Portuguese Government have, authorised the publication of the announcement of the inauguration of a service comprising 32 German steamers which have been seized. The vessels were turned over to various Portuguese shipping rompanie r -. who have agreed to pay a commission of 5 per rent, on the tot-al amount of freight, carried. Owing to the ban on the export of iron mid steel from Great Britain, it is feared in Japan that shipbuilding will bo restricted. consequently speculation in tonnage is rife there just now. Rome business men in Osaka and Kobe have organised a corporation for the purpose of speculating in vessels, though ostensibly it is announced to have been initiated to advance money on the security of ships. Individual enterprises arc also planned in increasing numbers. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori arrived at Lyttelton at 8.10 a.m.. and connected with the second express. AUSTRALIAN TRADERS DAMAGED. Amongst the vessels that sustained damage during the recent severe hurricane in the Gulf 'of Mcxi co is quite a fleet of well-known Australian traders (says the Sydney ‘ Shipping List "1. For instance, the ship Celtic Queen broke her moorings and sustained serious dama.ee in collision with the schooner C. WL "Mills. The barque Ancenis and the. American barqnentine J. (j. Meyer wore both driven ashore, the barque having her masts carried away and the hatches stove in. The Russian ship Imberhorne ami barque Margreta were also driven ashore, but were eventually refloated, and the barque Inver am.say turned up at Pensacola, minus the deck load, sails, and bulwarks. Oilier minor casualties were also reported. SHIPBUILDING IN GERMA NY. Shut out of the high sens by the British blockade, Gorman shipping interests are reported to bo - concentrating their efforts on building new ships to he ready for the anticipated boom in irado after the war (says the Sydney ‘ Shipping List ’). The Hamburg-A.merika Line are said to be constructing 21 new vessels, and the North German Lloyd 19. They are nearly all big ships. At the Vulean works the Hamburg- Amerika Line are building one 56.000-ton ship, the Bismarck, a turbine vessel of 32,0 CX) tons, the Tirpitz, and three others, each of 22,000 tons: at Bremen nine cargo boats, four of 18.COO tons; at Flensburg three’ large passenger ships and two others of 15,000* tons; and at Geestemunde two cargo boats of 17,000 tons. The North German Lloyd are building at Danzig two ships of 35.000 tons, two of 16,000 tons, and 12 of 12,000 each. This is said to be only part of the shipbuilding going on in Germany.