SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16231, 28 September 1916, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-SIOEROTV. Taiaroa Head: 3.29 a.m., 3.51 p.m. tort Chalmers r 4.9 a.m., 4.31 p.m. Dunodin : 4.39 a.m., 5.1 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-dny. 6.7 p.m.: rises to-morrow. 5.49 a.m.\ THE MOON. »Sets to-day, 7.18 p.m.: rises to-morrow, 5.51 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS. Tho Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Weatli. Auckland—N.E., f ... 29.77 62 OR Napier—S., 1 ... ... 29.73 58 (I Wauganui—N.E.. 1 ... 29.65 58 0 Wellington—N 7 ., ] ... 29.72 57 O Westport—N.E., 1 ... 29.67 54 OR Greymouth—E., br ... 29.65 70 'OR Bealey—Calm 29.75 44 R. Christehuveh—S.W., 1 29.82 54 O Timaru—S.W., 1 ... 29.65 50 OG Oamaru—Culm 29.78 53 OG Dunedin—S.W., 1 ... 29.70 51 O Oueenstowu--Calm ... 29.68 51 OF Nuggets—S., 1 29.70 44 D Bluff—S.S.W., f ... 29.75 48 0 Port Chalmers—Calm 29.71 56 D Clyde—Calm Balclutha—Calm ... Naseby—Calm Invercargitl—Cnlm ... 20.70 52 O Ro.\liin-'h Calm ... 29.45 54 O Pembrokt—Calm ... 29.70 53 Q Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh hreaze; in g. moderate gain; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B. blue sky, be the atmosphere dear or heavy ; 0, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F. foggy: G, gloomy, dark weather; IT. hail; L,'lightning; M. misty; O. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds; P. passing showers; Q, equally; 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 ;—Strong south-easterly winds; mist and fog in oarls: much rain to be expected : glass has a falling tendency, but rise aftc- 36 hours: tides good ; sea moderate swell, and increasing. ABRlYED.—September 28. Inveroargill. s.s. (4.30 a.m.), 224 tons, ! Marks, from Timaru. SAlLED.—September 27. Marc-oa. s.s. (4.45 p.m.), 2,598 tons. Todd, for Lyttclton. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— V* '.'st.ralia. from Sydney, October 1. Palooua. from Melbourne, October 10. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Mouowai, for Auckland, September 29. Westraliu. for Sydney. October 3. Paloona, for Melbourne. October 11. Tho Motiowai arrived here this morning from Auckland via East Coast ports, and i-'.iv-s on the return iouruev to »v ItlV. The Pohenia sails to-morrow for Greymouth. The Ivinw is loading at Westnort for Port Chalmers. The Kokiri was <]un at Port Chalmers this morning from Westport. After discharge she returns to tho West Coast, to load for Timaru. Oamaru. and Dtineditt. 'The Kowhai is due hero to-morrow morning from Wellington via Timaru. and proceeds from Ifro to Bluff. Oamaru. Timaru. Nattier, and Gisborne. The. Shaw. Savill. at.'.d Albion liner lonic was do- at Ho'oart on Monday, and was expected to rail again on Tuesday. She is due at Auckland, about Sunday afternoon. The City of Agra left New York on September 3 for Lyttelton and Dunedin. After discharge here she will proceed to Australia. (.'*. IT. Scales. Ltd., have been advised that ike barque Eona reached San Francisco last Saturday from Auckland. The now schoeuer Hazel Rerton. which r: is been purchased by a, New Zealand linn, sailed from Newcastle on September 10 for 17\ Helton, where she is due at any time. Tho Hazel Ronton is well known in the Australian interstate trade, and is commanded by Captain Harris. She will shortly be fitted with a set of Diesel engines, but il is not known as yet in what t'-ade she will be engaged. THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori arrived at Lyttelton at 7.15 a.m., and connected wiih the first express. STEAMER ALBANY ASHORE. Advice was received at Auckland vesfcidiiy that the steamer Albany had drifled ashore, near Mnriwai Creek.'on the West Coast, about 20 miles north of Manuka, She is si- small vessel, and is well known in Auckland, having been engaged for time in the Auckland-Albany trade. Tho steamer was proceeding to Tunkan (Waikato). and her engines "had given trouble for some time. It is stated that- th-y broke down and . that the Albany drifted to shore. It is thought that she has not been damaged. A WIRELESS RECORD. Wireless Operator Ormistnn. of lhe Oceanic Steamship Company's Ventura. set himself out scire time ago to create a record iu long-distance direct transmission messages, and has met with success (stater, the Sydney * Morning Herald "). On September 13 the Ventura sailed out of Honolulu Harbor. 4,650 miles from Sydney, and at / ; »..ui. the samo dav the wireless station, Pennant Hills, received a message from the Ventura via Honolulu \\-iroless_ station, to Mr V. A. Sproul. the agent of the steamer at Svdnev. reading : "Left Honolulu at 4 p.m.' September 13." The distance covered will probably he found to constitute a record for the Pacific iu respect, of a traffic message, and it indicates that, the day i.s near nt hand wb'-u a passenger Hearing San Francisco will be able to communicate with his i'ri'-nds in Australia. AUSTRIAN SHIPS IN SHANGHAI IN DEMAND. A number of offers have. Keen made during the course of the European war for the purchase of three Austrian steamers thai aro tied up at Shanghai, writes Con-sul-General Thomas Sammons. Shanghai China. July 14. The chief difficulty arising has been that, the owners have'based their prices on war-time- conditions, whereas it hao generally been accepter] that the vessels were not to be delivered until after peace is declared and tiie valuation thereby reducer]. The latest offer has been made to the China Mail Steamship Company. 500.000 dol gold being asked lor each siiio. T/hi* company have but one stesmor, the China' formerly of tho Pacifn; Mail, 2n d every effort is being made to secure additional .tonnage.