SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16352, 19 February 1917, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER.

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Taiaroa Head : 1.7 a.m., 1.35 p.m. Port Chalmers : 1.47 a.m., 2.15 p.m. Dunedin : 2.17 a.m., 2.45 p.m.

THE SUN. Sets to-day, 7.10 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 5.36 a.m. \

THE MOON. Sets to-day, 5.33 p.m.; rises to-morrow, ■3.8 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—N.E., 1 ... 30.02 67 BC Napier—Calm 30.14 62 OR Wellington—S., br ... 30.22 66 B Westport—S.W., 1 ... 30.12 64 B Greymouth—E., 1 ... 30.18 61 BC Beaky—Calm 30.24 62 B Christchurch—N.E., f 50.25 63 BC Timaru—N.E., f ... 30.07 60 0 Oamaru—N.E., f ... 30.12 60 B Dunedm—N.E.. f ... 29.83 58 BC Queenstown—Calm ... 30.20 60 B Nuggets—N.E., 1 ... 30.34 59 B Bluff—W.. f 30.08 58 OF Naseby—Calm 28.10 57 B

Port Chalmers—N.E.,f 30.09 60 BC Balclutha—Calm ... Invercargill— Calm ... 30.01 57 0 Pembroke—N.W., 1 29.15 65 B Clyde—Calm Roxburgh—Calm ... 29.80 62 B Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, 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; 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 northerly winds: cloudy and unsettled, with rain: glass lias a falling tendency; tides high; sea moderate swell.

ARRlVED.—February 18,

John, s.s. (9.5 a.m.), 339 tons, Robertson, from Wellington via ports. Victoria, s.s. (10.50 a.m.), 2,969 tons, Bates, from Wellington. Passengers : Misses C. Elliott, F; V. Roberts, Mesdames W. Pacey. Maxwell, Burns, Dr Burns, Staff Sergeant-major Spencer; and 23 steerage.

February 19,

Calm. s.s. (6.15 a.m.), £9O tons, Gordon, from Wanganui.

SAlLED.—February 18. Breezo. s.s. (0.5 a.m.), 553 tons, Radford, for Wanganui via ports.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Kotare, from Invercargill. this day. Kowha-i, from Wellington, February 21. Kaiapoi, from Newcastle. February 21. Corinna, from Wellington, February 23. Waipori, from Adelaide. February' 24. Monowai, from Auckland. February 25. Houto, sell., from Oiielmnga. Feb." 28. Tarawera, from Auckland,' March 1. Wimmera, from Sydney, March 4. Huanui, ach.. from'Whangape. March 6 Victoria, from Sydney. March 18. Westralia, Linn Melbourne, March 27. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial.— Calm, for Wanganui, this day. Kini, for Greymouth. this day. Kahika, for Bluff, this day. Victoria, for Sydney, February 20. Kotare, for Invercargill, February 21. Corinna, for New Plymouth, Feb". 23. Monowai, foi" Auckland, February 27, Tarawera., for Auckland, March 2. Wimmera, for Sydney, March 6. Westralia, for Melbourne, March 28.

The. Canterbury Company's steamer Breezo sailed at midnight on Saturday for Timaru, Lyttelton, " Wellington, and W-anganni. The Kaiapoi. which arrived at Bluff on Saturday morning from Newcastle, is expected to rcaji Dunedin about Thursday to discharge the balance of her coal cargo.

The Karori left Greymouth on Saturday evening for Sydney with a full cargo of timber.

The Tarawera is expected to leave Wellington this evening for Napier. Gisbornc. and Auckland.

The To A nau arrived at Auckland early yesterday morning from southern ports. She is expected to leave the northern port about Wednesday for Timaru. Oamaru. Bluff, and Dunedin. The vessel should arrive here early next week, and after discharge will make two trips to the Chatham Islands for sheep. The Canterbury Company's steamer Calm arrived here this' morning from Wanganui direct. She will sail to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Kamona left Lyttelton on Saturday night for Auckland, with general cargo and produce.

The Kini is expected to complete the discharge of her coal cargo in time to leave Dunedin to-night for Grevmouth. She will load at the West Coast port for Oamaru and Dunedin _ The coastal steamer John, which arrived hero yesterday morning from northern ports, is to sail this evening for Oamaru, Timaru, Wellington, and Wanganui.

The Kahika is to leave Dunedin tonight for Bluff to discharge the balance of her Westport coal cargo.' She will then load produce and general cargo at- Bluff Dunedin and Wellington. The Corinna is expected to leave New Plymouth to-morrow for Dunedin direct. She should arrive here on Thursday night, and'is fixed to sail on Friday for way ports and New Plymouth. The Kara arrived at Greymouth at 2 p.m. on Saturday from Onohunga via New Plymouth. She is expected to leave the West Coast port to-day for Wellington. The Kowhai is to" leave Wellington to-day for Dunedin with general cargo. Sho should arrive here on Wednesday, and on completion of discharge will proceed to Greymouth.

The Rakanoa arrived ,at Auckland on Saturday morning from Newcastle ard Sydney. She brought a part cargo of coal and a quantity' of general cargo for discharge at the northern port. The Kokiri is loading at Westport for New Plymouth. She will afterwards go to Wellington and Napier to complete her ■discharge. The Rosamond is due at Lyttelton today from Wellington. She will proceed from Lyttelton to Picton to load chaff for Onormnga. The Polierua left Westport on Saturday night with a full cargo of coal for discharge at Lyttelton and Timaru. The Koromiko is expected to leavo Picton to-day for Onehnnga with a load of chaff. She will subsequently go to Newcastle to load ooaJ for Lyttelton. The Manuka is due at Sydney to-day from Hobart. She is timed to leave the New South Wales port at noon on Thursday for Wellington and Lyttelton. The Union liner Moeraki was due at Sydney this morning from Lyttelton and Wellington. She will leaye Sydney tomorrow for Hobart.

The Kittawa has been fixed to load coal at Greymouth early this week for Dunedin.

The Texas Company, of Bath, Me., are to build a further" four steamers for the Texas Steamship Company, in addition to four recently placed. The Societa Anonima Italiana Gio Ansaldo, Armstrong and Co., of Genoa, which was formed in 1903 with a share capital of 30.000.000 lire, have decided to increase their capital to 45,000.000 lire, and at the same time to issue 25,000,000 lire of b{ per cent, bonds. Captain G. P. Hall, at present chief officer of the Hinemoa, has been appointed to replace Captain Broadhouse as officer in charge of the Government shipping office when Captain Broadhouse takes up the . position of surveyor of ships in Wellington. Captain Hall joined the Hinemoa in December, 1915. Previously he was master of the whaler Hananui at Rnssell. and before that a chief officer in the "Knight" Line, which traded between these ports and England at that time. The change will take "place as soon as a first officer can be obtained to replace Captain Hall on the. Hinemoa. The ' Times of Argentina ' reports that Greek steamers are having considerable difficulty with their crews all the world over. The Greek sailor considers that he is entitled to a larger percentage of the money his employers ,are making than he at present gets. Greek steamers must employ a certain percentage of Greek sailors, and as these have made a sort of world's union they are getting very high wages to compensate for the dangers they are daily running. According to cables received from Las Palmas several Greek steamers are waiting there nbocause their crews have mutinied (which is the marine term for struck work).

RIYERINA AT WELLINGTON,

_ The Huddart-Parker liner Riverina- arrived at Wellington early this morning from Sydney with mails, passengers, and a large quantity of general cargo. She is timed to lea've Wellington to-morrow evening for Lyttelton. Tlie Riverina will return to Wellington on Thursdav morning, and leave there the same 'day for Sydney and Hobart.

VICTORIA IN PORT.

The Huddart-Parker steamer Victoria arrived at Dunedin yesterday morning from Sydney via northern ports. The vessel is making her first trip to this port after an absence of several months. She was berthed at the Rattrav street wharf to discharge 560 tons of"general cargo. The Victoria is timed to 'sail at 2 p.m. to-morrow for East Coast ports, Auckland, and Sydney.

THE INTERCOLONIAL SERVICE

The Huddart-Parker steamer Westralia arrived at Sydney yesterday from Auckland. The vessel will now withdraw from the New Zealand-Sydney service and will undergo an extensive' overhaul and repairs at the New South Wales port. It is understood that when this work has been completed the Westralia will proceed to Melbourne to take up the wirrtmora's running in the intercolonial service for one trip. The Westralia is fixed to leave Melbourne on Saturday, March 17. for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She should arrive here on Tuesday, March 27. and will be despatched the following day for Bluff and Melbourne.

KOWHAI'S ROUGH HANDLING.

A very severe buffeting was received by the Union. Company's steamer ■ Kowhai, which reached Wellington last Friday from Gisbornc. nearly 36 hours late. She left Gisbornc on Tuesday morning, and ran into bad weather almost.immediately. Heavy head seas continually broke over her. and against these and the high winds which prevailed she could make little progress. She passed Castlepoint on Wednesday, but so bad had the weather become by then that it was found, necessary to put about until finally, the weather abating, she was able to'resume her passage to Wellington. During the height of the storm one of the seamen was slightly injured by a heavy sea which broke aboard, but otherwise very little damage was done, although the ship's stores began to get rather low as a- result of her enforced absence from port.

AN OLD WHALING CAPTAIN,

Captain IT. Foley, one of the last of tno old New Bedford whaler masters, recently died of dysentery at Iquique. Chile. The veteran skipper left San Francisco in June in the barquentine Thrasher for Newcastle, accompanied by his wife, who sailed with him on many a voyage. Leaving Mrs Foley at the Australian port, Captain Foley set sail for the west coast to load a cargo of nitrate for home, and died at Iquique. In the palmy days of the whaling industry, when bone' was worth 15dol a lb and more, Captain. Foley made many profitable voyages into the Arctic. Ho was one of the picturesque figures of that period, and bis name was known from Point Barrow to Capo Horn.

THE WRECK-OF THE MAITAI,

INQUIRY OPENED AT AUCKLAND. An inquiry was commenced at Auckland on Saturday into the stranding of the Maitai. Mr Kettle, S.M.. presided, and the assessors were Captains J 11. Reed and W. R. Holmes.

Mr Sehvyn Mays, for the Marine Department, said that if the evidence showed that the captain acted under the instructions of the owners in endeavoring to pick up two anchors in Avarua roadstead he might have to ask permission later to cite the owners.

Charles Mac Lean (master of the Maitai) stated that the vessel arrived at A Varna Beads on December 25. about 4.30 p.m. There was the usual ocean swell, but the night was calm. Some months previously Captain Williams had lost a couple o*f anchors and cables, and witness tried to pink up ono, which had been buoved. It was quite daylight when he gave the order to stop at 6.54 p.m. The vessel's head did not go beyond, the buov. After fading to pick up the anchor ho put the steamer's head to sea, and told the chief officer that he was going to anchor. At 8 p.m. the ship was stopped, and there was little sternway. Where soundings gave 16 fathoms he let the starboard anchor go. He then let the steamer go slow astern so as to stretch the cable in order that it could not foul. He then went slow ahead to take the strain off the cable. The ship then tailed round head on to Bull Point. Shortly afterwards the chief officer called out : " The cable has parted." Witness put the steamer at half speed before the chief officer sang out. When he saw the steamer was going in too quickly he put her full speed ahead. He reckoned that the steamer touched bottom a moment before he went full speed ahead. The steamer would nut then answer the helm. She then grounded heavily, and remained there, though he kept the enginas full speed ahead to keep the vessel's stern in deep water, lhe ship was drifting so fast broadside on a reef that he was afraid to go full steam astern lest she should smash her sternpost and rudder. For that reason he ordered full steam ahead and the holm hard aport. He knew that a westerly current was running at the time. The engine was kept going all night trying to get the ship out of danger. He afterwards found that one link of the cable had parted. The Maitai was inspected last March. The cable should have stood the strain quite easily. The inquiry was then adjourned.