SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16347, 13 February 1917, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head: 7.28 a.m., 7.56 p.m. 1 ort Chalmers : 8.8 a.m., 8.36 p.m. Dunedin ; 8.33 a.m., 9.6 p.m. THE SUN. t,(v,,a y- 7-HI p.m. ; rises to-morrow, 5,27 a.m. THE AIOON. Sets to-day, 11.17 a.m. ; rises to-morrow. 9.44 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. , Tl m Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day :

Wind.—L, light; hr. breeze; fb. fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional seventy.

W eathcr. B, bine sky. bo the atmosphere. clear or beavyj C. clouds, passing clouds: D, drizzling rain; F, fogr/y : (;, gloomy, dark weather; 11. hail; Lriighß niug; M, misty; 0. overcast, the whole sky covered with thick clouds - P. passing showers; Q, squally; R. rain, continued ram; snow; T. thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance ; Z, hazv.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Kotare. from Invercargill, February 14 Breeze, from Wellington, February* 14. ijirawera, from Auckland, February 15, Kim, from Greymouth. February 15. Storm, from Picton, February 15. Kaiapoi, Iroin Newcastle, Fobruarv 17. AAestralia. from Sydney, February 18. AAaipori, from Adelaide. February 20. Mnnmvni, from Auckland, Febrnaiy 25. Corinna, from Wellington, Fobrury 25. Wimmera. from Melbourne. Feb. 27. If onto. sen., from Onchiinga, Feb, 28, 1 idnria, from Sydney, Alarcb 4, Ifuanni, ?ch., from AA'hangapc, March 6 PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Breeze, for AAangnnui, February 15. Storm, for Wanganui. Fobruarv 15. Kotare, for Invercargill, February 15. Kamona. for Auckland. February 16. larawcra, for Auckland. February 16. Westralia. tor Sydney, February* 20. Corinna. for New Plymouth, Fob. 26. Monowai, for Auckland, February 27. W immera, for Melbourne. Febrnaiy 28. Victoria, for Sydney, Alarrdi 6.

Ihs Aloeraki, which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Sydney, brought 75 saloon ami. 36 steerage passengers and 730 tons of cargo for New Zealand. She is to leave Wellington this evening for Lvttelton.

Tho_ Kurow is at present discharging her Newcastle coal cargo at Wellington. Iho vessel will afterwards go (.0 Picton to load chaff for Onelmnga. From the, totter port the Kurow will proceed to Kaipara to load timber for Sydney. The Manuka, which arrived at Sydney last evening; fi-oni Wellington, will leave the New South AY,ales port to-day for Hobart. She will return to Sydney on Fobruarv 19. and is scheduled' to leave them on February 22 for AA'ollington and Lvttelton.

The three-masted scow Cathkit. formerly known as the Arrah-na-Pogne, which went ashore at the entrance to tire Manning River (New Smith AA T nles) at flic end of January, was eventually refloated. According to a cable message from Sydney, Hie vessel has loaded her cargo of hardwood at Manning River and sailed for Whangaroi.

Captain J. A. Hayward, deputy harbor master at AA T ellington, is at present on sick leave.

Captain F, A. secretary of the Alercba.nt Service Guild, and Captain Foster, of the Union Company's service, have returned t-o AA'ellingtou from a business visit to Christchurch.

Work towards the erection of the new signal station at tho AAtostport port enis progressing rapidly. Tho lower mast is now up.

AdviG o has been received that Captain H. Foley, lately in command of the barquentino Thrasher, from Sydney, died recently at Iquiquc. Captain Foley was well known in whaling and trading circles on the Pacific, coast and in the Arctic Ocean for over a quarter of a century, and his death removes one more of tfio famous old-timers from shipping circles. A slight increase in the trade of Nelson for January, as compared with the corresponding month of last year, is reported by Captain Collins, the harbor master.

A. private cable message has been received (says the Sydney ‘ Shipping List ’) stating that the. Melbourne-owned 'steamer Glancns has arrived at Noumea from Newcastle. and after discharging her coal cargo will proceed to Surprise Island to load phosphates for Now Zealand. Mr hj. Prothcroe has rejoined the Mararoa as third officer in place of Mr IV. A Cairns, who has reverted to his former post of fourth officer.

Iho Nelson Harbor Board intend to a Tahnna to increase its visibility, which has been affected by the erection of houses in the vicinity. Mr T. H. AA alsh, late of the Union Company s GreymouHi office, has joined the Manuka as assistant purser. Mr T. Po.e has signed on the vessel’s articles as extra officer.

llio identity _ of the motor ship torpedoed early in December, which was stated to bo the Western Australian motor sliq, Kangavon, has at last been firmly established (says the Sydney ‘Shipping lust ). Information to hand shows that the Australian-owned craft is safe, the \esscl lost being the Kanguros. Obviously the name was mutilated in the cablo received , regarding Dio incident. Tiio auxiliary schooner Iluia arrived at Ncsou last Wednesday from Lyttelton udh explosives. She sailed for Westport on llmrsday morning. After finishing at Westport the vessel goes on to Groymouth, and afterwards will sail for Lyttelton with timber, making a call at \Vcllington en route. s

■ , r ai ' d Kas signed on the Patcona 111 place of Air AV. Morris, who has joined an oversea vessel as second engineer. Captain P>. B. Irwin has resumed command of the Patecna in place of Captain •1. ihomsou.

All Brebuer has joined the Koromiko as lliiKi officer, vice Air M'Leish who lias come ashore ou sick leave. ’ Mr Chris, Anderson, late of the Mokoia., has joined the Maori as third officer. Ah' I. Eiiddy, late of the Kahn, has joined 1111 oversea vessel in Wellington as fourth officer.

Captain S. Orawshaw, of the Union Company’s shore staff at Svdnoy, returned to Sydney from Aucldand last week, after iia\ing brought the Kurow across from Newcastle.

Captain Vint, who came from Sydney on the Manuka last week, has come to Dunedin tor orders.

Ihe I ’rovemment training ship Amokura is to iro \a 'Wellington some lime this week. The vessel may proceed to the outlying southern islands in quest of castaways instead of first visiting the Kermadccs.

I lie II memo,i.. returned to Wellington last Friday evening from Cook Strait alter recharging t!n> gas reservoirs at Jackson Head ami Karori Rock and landing stores at The Brothers. The vessel vas to have lelt Wellington yesterday tor bteph.m’s Island, Okuri Point, and the Beet Barrels.

At the last meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board letters wero received from Imuc iuvmcn ot Iho drodgo, Cnnterburr, ■ "no 'ovees on reclamation works, and

Imembora 01 the wharf-construction ■'ta.i. An increase of wages was asked in ewn\ case, and the matter was rcicrrcd to Hie. Harbor Improvement Committee. It was suggested that a war horn.- of 12.1 per rent,, he granted to these earning less than £3 a week, and a iavorablo decision was arrived at' When the 111-fated steamer Port' Adelaide (ox Indrapura) was in Australia to. warns Hie end of last year Captain Mason, uho was eliiei officer, took temporary command oj the vessel for the run Homo m place ot Captain Graven, who transferred to Hie Ma.ka.rini. On arrival of the 1 ort Adelaide at Home Captain W U. Lea, late, of Hie Port Elliott, who is known in Wellington, took comm/md Of Hie Port Adelaide.' 'flic news of the ane.M of Captain Lea by the Germans, a \ reported by cable last week', was -c----imved with groat regret, bv those who are acquainted with him.

• -X’au is to leave Timni'n Innight tor Gisborne and .Auckland. She will leave. Auckland early next week for .southern ports. The Paloona is being delayed in tho discharge of her Afelbonmo cargo at Duneib.n owing to a shortage of labor. She wii! probably complete 'hor discharge in time to go down to Port Chalmers tomorrow.

Urn Ramona went down to Port Chalrners to-oay to discharge tho balance of her Westport coal cargo. She will return to Dnncnin to-morrow to load general cmgo lor Auckland. The vessel j s •'■ill on Ihnrsday, and will malm a call at Lyttelton on route, instead of Tima.ru. ns was prnvionaly arranged. Later advice, received bv Hie Union Comjwiy stabm that, the collier Kaiapoi t 1 ,0 p \ v< ;] " t, e at n p.m. on Saturday ■or Bluff and Dunedin. She is bringing a .nil cargo of coal for Hie ports named, ami should reach Bluff on Friday night. Urn vessel is expected to arrive here early next week.

Ine -.voromiko is expected to complete Hie discharge 01 he,- Newcastle coal cargo a.t Lyttelton in time to leave that port to-inorrow tor Picton. She will load ciiafl at j ictoii lor Onphuiifi;a. Reports rreeived from OovmoiUh state that tho weather is fine there Wav v-itn light southerly winds and a smooth son on tho bar.

The Kahika is due at Westport to-day fiom Oamaru. Sim will load at the. AV.-t Lpast port for Dunedin and Bluff Af‘cr discharge at Bluff the Kahika will* prouum to W- ol 1 1 n ert-on. 1 The Pohorua is expected to leave Oamaru to-morrow for Westport, where Mm will kmci for Lyttelton and Tinian, Ibe Karamu is expected to leave Lytelbm to-morrow for Orevmouta M fstport. She will load at tlm West Coast ports lor New Plymouth. * the small cargo steamer Kami, bound uom Onelmnga to Greymouth. put into 1 yesterday for shelter. Ihe AVanaka arrived at Westport at 5 a.m. aesterday from Lyttelton. She ; q f.-> have the Coast port (his afternoon lor Auckland. After discharge of he--I'c,u KO , at t,m fitter port the AVanaka UmZ to load coal fo >*

Tho Kauri is expected to leave AVost-

Tim Ivowhai is now expected to leave Gi?bnnie t-o-<ls.v for i' d,-. „,:n i * u wliero Ti ra' nJ ,rv( T and overhaul. 1-uH Sh :k b f ‘ Com P an . v ’s r °lHer Ngakuta. will Mad a cargo of coal at Grevmonth shortly for Napier and New Plymouth. -

Tim Craig steamer Ilmmato left Newoastlo last Saturday with a load of coal for Auckland and Gisborne,

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Maori arrived at Lyttelton at 7.5 a.m., and -connected with. the first express. THE MONOWAI. The Monowai arrived at Lyttelton at 9 a.ni. to-day from Wellington, She will not come to Dunedin this trip, but will leave-Lyttelton after the arrival of the second express from the south to-morrow evening for Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. ’ THE KINI. The Union Company’s collier Kini left Greyrnquth early this morning for Dunedin with a full cargo of coal. She is due hero on Thursday night, and on completion of discharge will return to Greyedin 11 4 ° <Wd COjd for oam aru and DunWAIPORI DELAYED. ! e T V0( l tb o Union Company If ° s 0 f oamer Waipori is being delayed in loading operations at Walowin £ t0 » shortLf + ile ls n °' tV ' 6x P ected to Oamaru, and LytteJto^ThrvSd^Si WESTRALIA’S MOVEMENTS. The local office of the Huddart-Parker A - e ] t } mt J the Westralia, which < rived at Auckland yesterday morning from Sydney, will not‘come on to south! tffi tKIS I 1 The vessel « no* noon tnr 1 Auc ’ d . and to-morrow after--1 'V Vr !iey d ,’ rcct - This arrangement has hem made in consequence ol the \iotona being held up at Wellington on account of the labor troubles there. not L 'vI I€ i° naS futnro movements have not yet been announced, CANTERBURY COMPANY’S BOATS. qJi l;lCal n agent,S for tho Canterbury Steamship Company advise that the f * h has be<?n bar-bound at Wanganui for several days past is I .mi.,day. The vessel is fixed to sail the JriWtnn ' V1 J 1 S neral ““80-for Timaru, Si ch U T an n d Tile Breeze, which has been held up at Wellington for sonrn time on account of labor 15 n ° w . ex ;P e cted to arrive here dsv F fX Ja m- and IS r fixed sail the sama wL f . Tlma ™’ Lyttelton, Picton, and ‘ ~ Tim Calm is expected to eu 1 C tS lnedl u ab -?,f Saturday from northteltn!T rh a n d T 1 load for Timaru, Lyttelton, WeUmgton, and Wanganui. THE WRECKED MAITAT. The Marino Department (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) fu de^ hol f nn inquiry at Anokhin ,1 into the stranding of the Union Company s steamer Maitai at Rarotonga. The date has not been fixed. DELAY AT LYTTELTON. Referring to the delay of the Maori in lerthma at Lyttelton on Tuesday mornmg, February 6, the • Lyttelton Times ’ «vs : the delay caused a great deal of inconvenience to the passengers. Them were five Ministers of the Crown aboard on their way to Invercargill to attend tne funeral of the late Hon. Dr M‘Nab 1 here were also many soldiers on bo.vd oti ( thoir way home on final leave.” ]v “ lf tbo Lyttelton Harbor Board had men on the Maori this morning,” said the Hon. C. W. Russell, “ they "would have been converted to the necessity of a canal to Christchurch up the Somber Estuary. . a groat steamer of tho class of the tlaon. utted with rudders fore and aft and twin screws, takes from 7.20 a.m. t.U 9 a.m. to get through the moles it : _ s Quite time for those interested to cons.clcr whether some better arrangement can jo made. In my opinion the better aivargcnient is a canal/’ THE SCHOONER STRATHCONA. still HOLDING TOGETHER, Captain Callaghan, who has recently icturnc.il to Auckland after several months wandering m tho Islands, has noticed among other things of interest to shipping men tho condition of the schooner uona Avnich was wrecked on the Minerva Beef last year (says the 'Auckland Star’) 1 io hirathcona was built in Auckland by Bharlcs Lai cy, jun., for tho Pacific Cabl'd Board, and a short time after being launched, on her first trip, she was wrecked on Minerva Reef. There wore two reefs bearing this name, tho northern and the southern. The place whore the i.-trathcuiia went ashore was about 350 mi.es north-east of Mount Washington. m Imji. *

At- the time of (ho wreck the owners common,ncd divers to make invcstications, b„fr no Inriher step was taken. \\ lien (.aptam Calhighen was on tha spot a snort time ago he examined the vessel and ho found that she was In perfect condition, lint for the mast and bowsprit winch wem gone. The bottom had keen very slightly damaged. “At the present time said Captain Callaghan, “the ■htrat henna ,s high and dry, and tho way ln win, Ip she has withstood tho hcavV weather that part of tho reef is a tribute to the faithful manner in which she was built.

LOST STEAMER PORT ADELAIDE. The news received on Wednesday last of die sinking of the C. and D. Line'j steamer Port Adelaide (ex Indrapura) marks tlie end of another liner well known "f a i ,;i mT o t , he ; e , , waters from ports abroad. The Port Adelaide, like the Wt Nicholson, recently sunk, was one of the line moanrn vessels which have carried some ot the most valuable cargoes ever .oaded or discharged in the Dominion, oe.verat hundred tons larger than the Port niclii'lson, she was a most important unit of tho L and D. Lino’s fleet, and her loss will leave a gap in the list of ve=- *‘ s mamtaumig trade relations between Croat Britain and her Australasian Dnmmions. _ But recently built, the Port Adelaide s voyages have not been marked by incidents of importance, and her few voars of experience on the hip], S eaa have been unusually devoid of accident. Captarn Lea, who was master of the Port wdolfude when she was sunk, was well known m New Zealand, having visited various Dominion porta in command of several 01 the C. and D. Lino’s units, Inor to his joining the Port Adelaide, Captain Craven was m charge of her, but he recently loft her and went to tho Port A Kiiohon, which was recently sunk Her meat capacity was over 120,0C0 carcasses ••uul all her appointments were of the most modern design.

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Auckland—R.K., I Bar. Ther. Weath 29.58 63 0 ll Napier—W., 1 29.60 58 0 Wellington—.S., 1 29.67 P Most port—S., 1 29.d3 54 B Grevmoulli—H.. 1 29.35 55 BC Beale v —E., 1 29.75 52 P Chris! church—S.W., 1 29.78 55 OD I imam—S., 1 20.62 54 . 0 0 am a ni—S.’V., 1 29.72 56 B 0 Dunedin—W.. 1 29.58 53 B C Queenstown —Calm . 29.78 55 0 -Nu—cts--V, .. 1 29.58 <;i C ■ B Bluff—S.W.. m 29.75 52 Port Chalmers—S.W., f 29.55 55 B C Pembroke—Calm 20.80 53 0 (‘lydo—Calm 0 Roxburgh—Calm 29.50 54 R B C Nasebv—Calm 27.70 50 Balduthn—S.. ] ,51 0 Invercargill—Calm ... 29.60 55 B C