SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16236, 4 October 1916, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 9.13 a.m., 9.45 p.na. Port Chalmers : 9.53 a.m., 10.25 p.m. Dunedin : 10.23 a.m.. 10.55 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 6.16 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 5.37 a.m. THE MOON. , ® e i" s to-day, 1.9 a.m. prises to-morrow. 10.5 1 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS. Tho Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Dates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze ; fb, fresh breeze.; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, bine sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain: F. foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, bail; L, ‘lightning ; M, misty; 0. overcast, the whole sky 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 ; —Moderate breezes; cloudy at times; glass steady ; tides good ; sea moderate. ARRlVED.—October 4. Calm, s.s. (8.15 a.m.), 890 tons, Gordon, from Bluff. SAlLED.—October 3, Koputai, p.s. (5.50 p.m.), 153 tons, Dunn, for Wellington. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Tarawera, from Auckland, October 8. Paloona, from Melbourne, October 10. Monowai, from Auckland, October 12. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Tarawera, for Auckland, October 10. Paloona, for Melbourne, October 11. Monowai, for Auckland, October 13. The Tarawera is due on Sunday from Auckland via East Coast ports, and leaves on return ou Tuesday. Tho Poherua left Greymouth early yesterday morning for Oamam and Dunedin, and :s duo here about Friday. The Kokiri was due to leave Westport this afternoon for Timaru, Oamaru, and Dunedin, arriving bore on Sunday. The Kaiapoi leaves Greymouth on Friday- for Melbourne. ‘ ■ . Tl* l - cargo steamer City of Agra, which is_ running under tho A.‘and A.’ flag, left New York on September 5 for Lyttelton and Dunedin via Panama Canal. ‘ She is due at Lyttelton about tho middle of next month. The vessel will not visit Wellington, but after discharge here will go across to Australia. In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Air Hoy;e proceeded with the second reading of the Sydney Harbor Tonnage Enter, Bill (says the Sydney ’ Shipping List ’ of the 22nd inst.). He said that the Harbor Trust were now losing about £20.000 a year in rates. A certain class of shin used tho port and the wharfs without paying tonnage rates. The Bill would apply principally to tramp steamers. The second, rendivm of the Bill was agreed to. and the third reading made an "order of the, day for Friday. An exceptionally'rnugh passage was experienced by the Wimmera, which arrived in 'Wellington early on Sunday morning from Melbourne, where she has been undergoing overhaul for the past month, riotti tho outpot of the voyage verv heavy southerly gales were met with. ‘ accompanied by high seas, which considerably oeloyed the vessel's progress. These renditions prevailed until Cape Farewell was sighted, when a strong north-east gale was encountered. Instead of coming to Australian ports only, the steamer b'outhwaite. due (o leave New York, where she lias been loaning in the. interests of tho American and Australian Line, on the 10th inst., vail now visit Lyttelton. Dunedin, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Hobart (says the Sydney ‘Shipping List’). The caSle announcing the change of route also mentions that the steamer St. Andrew will leave tho American port 10 days after tiia Soiithwaite for Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane, and Sydney.

BRITISH SHIPBUILDING

Dr Hunter, head of the firm of Swan. Hunter, and Wingham Richardson, has been giving expression to his views on shipbuilding after the war. He considers that if British builders are prohibited irom building vessels for foreign owners. even_ for a time, a very heavy" blow will be aimed at the supremacy of" the United Kingdom in this connection. There is. he opines, sure to be a demand for tonIp'.C, for foreign owners, and if British builders are prohibited from talcing , " " 'jermany wid he favored. If, " w. ■■ :s some action is necessary, he is inclined to favor n. law oy winch a certain percentage only should •e th.iit for foreign owners dnrinc specified period, 0

damage to the vesper. The appearance • of the auxiliary scow Vesper, whiclp was found floating bottom uppermost off Whangaparapara, Great liainor, ou September 19, is suggestive of the experiences of the crew (savs the Auckland 'Herald ! ). The Vesper is the beach at Orako.’. and a mecrianic ■was overhauling her two o\i' engines. Ihe hml of the "V esner bear? evidences ol naving been severely strained buffeting of the sees, and she is * ©ft king in several places. The fnll ev. te.nl of the damage to the hull ‘a. i he ascertained until she is placed on ~i repair slip. The rudder has E'en ■.'.reached away, and the anchors are niissin M- Except for the efieefc of the salt water, tfco engines appear to bo in' good order, and the two propellers are intact. Tlie masts have been cut short at the cross-trees, and the rigging is bare. During the. vessel’s battle with the wind and seas her sails were torn to ribbons. The deckhouse is a very substantial structure, but it bad been severely shaken." It is estimated that considerable expense will bo involved before the Vcsner will bo ready for service again.

AUSTRALIA’S FLEET. The fact that it has been decided to rename all the vessels Mr Hughes purcnased in London on behalf of Australia, selecting a word beginning “Austral,” was made known in our column some time ago, but it was not until a few davs ago t.iat how tiie names had been allotted was made public. The vessels and their former names are as tollow (the former names being given in parentheses) ; Australpon! (Strathairly). Australford (Strathavon). Australmormt (Strathbev) Austrnlgrange (Strathdee), Australdale (Strathor.dnck), Australbrook (Stratbesk), Australbush (Strathgarry), Australcrag (Strathlevea), Australglon (Strathfordp Australpeak (Strathspey), Australport (Ardangorm), Australplain (Ardanmhor), Austrahnead (Kirkoswald), Australfield (Vermont). SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. October 3.—6.10 p.m., Wannka. for Newcastle. WELLINGTON, October 3.—8.15 a.m. Monowai, from Lyttelton.—4.s p.m.! Huia-. auxiliary schooner, for Dunedin.— 5.25 a.m., Wimmera, for the south.—s.4o p.m., Manuka, for Lyttelton.—9.2o p.m., Monowai, for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. LYTTELTON, October 4.—6 .a.m., Westralia, from Dunedin. BLUFF, October 5.—3.30 p.m., Invercargill, from Dunedin.—6.ls p.m.', Calm, for Dunedin. MELBOURNE. October 3,-Akita Mam, from Wellington. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland—N.E., 1 ... 30.33 57 0 Napier—W., 1 ... ... 30.44 57 BC Wanganui—E., 1 ... 30.38 55 B Wellington—S.E., I ... 30.38 54 BC Westport—N. N. W., 1 30.31 58 BC Grey mouth—E., 1 ... 30.40 51 B Bealey—E., br ... ... 30.47 50 G Christchurch—S.E., 1 50.55 52 C Timaru—S.. 1 ... ... 30.40 50 0 Oamaru—S.E., 1 ... 30.45 49 B Dunedin—S. W., 1 ... 30.49 47 BC Queenstown—Calm ... 30.45 47 : BC Nuggets—S.W., 1 ... 30.63 47 Z Bluff—N.W.. 1 ... ... 30.46 48 0 z Balclutha—N.W., 1 48 B P embrok©—Calm 29.45 61 BC Invercargill—Calm ... 30.44 50 BC Naseby—Calm ... ... 28.55 45 B Civ de—Calm 56 C Port Chalmers—S.W., 1 30.49 55 BC Roxburgh—Calm ... 30.20 60 B