SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16515, 29 August 1917, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 0.13 a.m., 12.39 p.m. Port Chalmers : 0.53 a.m., 1.19 p.m. Dunedin : 1.23 a.m., 1.49 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 5.30 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.46 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon Sept. 2 11.59 p.m. Last quarter Sept. 8 6.35 p.m. New moon Sept. 16 9.58 p.m. First quarter Sept. 24 S.ll p.ttt. Sets to-day, 4.15 a.m.; rises to-morrow, 2.46 p.m. WEATHER REPOETS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : • Bar. Ther. Weath.

Wind.— L, light; br, breeze; fb, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptiooal 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 : —Westerly winds, moderate to strong ; and veering by west to north; there is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather, with increasing haze and cloudiness; barometer falling shortly; sea moderate; tides good. ARRIVED.—August 28. Breeze, s.s. (10.15 p.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, from Wanganui via ports. SAlLED.—August 28. Kotare, s.s. (4.50 p.m.), 141 tons, M'lntyre, for Invercargill and Bluff. Calm, s.s. (8.45 p.m.), 890 tons, Radford, for Wanganui via ports. Kahika, s.s. (midnight), 1,148 tons, Robiuson, for Greymouth via ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Kakapo, from Westport, August 30. Kotare, from Invercargill, August 30. Monowai, from Auckland, August 30. Putiki, from Wellington, August 30. Corinna, from Wellington, August 30. Rosamond, from Bluff, August 31. Kittawa, from Westport, September 1. Storm, from Wanganui via ports, Sept. 1. Tarawera, from Auckland, September 2. Houto, sch., from Invercargill, Sept. 3. John, from Wanganui via ports, Sept. 3. Kahika, from Greymouth, September 5. Wimmera, from Auckland, September 6. Calm, from Wellington, September 8. Aratapu, bgtne., from Kaipara, Sept, 8. Breeze, from Wanganui, September 9. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Breeze, for Wanganui, this day. Houto, sch., for Invercargill, August 30. Putiki, for Wanganui via ports, Aug. 30. Monowai, for Auckland, August 31. Kotare, for Bluff, Invercargill, Aug. 31. Storm, for Wanganui via ports, Sept. 1. Rosamond, for Wellington, September 1. Kakapo, for Westport, September 1. John, for Wanganui via ports, Sept. 3. Kittawa, for Westport, September 3. Tarawera, for Auckland, September 4. Corinna, for New Plymouth, Sept. 5. Kahika, for Greymouth, September 7. Calm, for Wanganui via ports, Sept. 8. Wimmera. for Auckland, September 8. Aratapu, bgtne., for Westport, Sept. 12.

The steamer Storm was expected to leave Wellington last evening for Lyttelton and Dunedin. .She is duo here on Saturday morning, and is fixed to sail the same day for Timaru, Lyttelton, Picton, and Wanganui. The weather is fine at Greymouth today, with light southerly winds and a moderate sea running on the bar. The auxiliary schooner Houto is now loading a shipment of benzine at the Ruttray street wharf for Invercargill. Tlie vessel's future movements have not yet been definitely fixed, but she is expected to return to Dunedin about the end of the week, when an official trial run will take place with her new engines. The local agents for the coastal steamer Putiki advise that the vessel is due at Dunedin to-morrow from Wellington direct. She has about 200 tons of cargo to land, and it is hoped to despatch her to-morrow night for Oamaru, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Tarawera left Auckland late last night with general and transhipment cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is expected to arrive here about Sunday next. The Komata, arrived at Westport at midnight last night from Wellington. She is now loading a cargo of coal for Wellington. The Kamona, which was bai'-bound at Greymouth yesterday, cleared the West Coast port at 6 o'clock last evening with a cargo of coal for Wellington. The Poherua is expected to leave Greymouth to-night with a cargo of coal for Wellington.

The Karamu arrived at Westport at 10 o'clock last night from Greymouth, and sailed at 6 a.m. to-day with a caxgo of coal for Onehunga. The Arahura arrived at Napier at 7 a.m. to-day from Gisborne. She will leave the Hawke's Bay port to-night for Gisborne and Auckland.

The Waipori arrived at Wellington at 7.30 o'clock last night with a full cargo of coal from Westport. The Kowhai arrived at Wellington shortly after midnight last night from Greymouth. After discharging her coal cargo she will return to Greymouth to load for Onehunga. The crew of the Gisborne dredge John Townley have been paid off, pending the replacing of- the dredge in commission again. Mr Townley, chairman of tie Gisborne Harbor Board, stated last week that the boiler, which was manufactured in Scotland, has arrived at Wellington. The boiler was actually aboard a vessel in the bay, but had to be taken on to Wellington. Having come out practically as a shell, it is necessary to fit the boiler tubes in position at the contractor's workshops at Wellington before sending it on to Gisborne.

The st-eamer Calm sailed last evening with a large shipment of general cargo for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Kotare, which sailed late yesterday afternoon for Invercargill and Bluff, is due back here to-morrow night. She is fixed to sail again on Friday for Bluff and Invercargill. The collier Kahika left Port Chalmers at midnight last night for Oamaru, Timaru, Westport, and Greymouth. The vessel will load a full cargo of coal at the latter port for Dunedin. The steamer Breeze, which arrived here late last night from Wanganui and way ports, will sail to-night with general cargo for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Corinna left Wellington at 9 o'clock last night for Dunedin direct. She is due here to-morrow, and after discharging a quantity of general cargo will go to Port Chalmers to be docked for survey. The vessel is fixed to leave Dunedin on Wednesday, September 5, for way ports and New Plymouth. The collier Kokiri is expected to leave Lvttelton to-morrow for Greymouth, where she will load coal for Wellington.

The Hftddart-Parker Bteamer Winunera left Wellington last evening for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. She is due back at Dunedin on Thursday, September

The Union Company's steamer Mapourilca was delayed at Greymouth last Thursday night by a heavy sea which was running on the bar. The vessel came out on the top of high water at 1.1.15 a.m. on Friday, and touched the bar three times owing to the big sea running. The Te Anau, which arrived at Auckland last evening from southern ports, is expected to leave the northern port on Friday with general cargo for Timaru, Oamaru and Bluff. She will afterwards load produce at the ports named for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The ' Wellington Times ' states that the new proposed agreement with regard to the labor conditions for working with the Wellington coal grab is apparently meeting with general approval among the coal section. It seems certain that the proposals will be accepted.

The Government steamer Hinemoa was to have left Wellington yesterday morning for the Brothers and Jackson Head, and if the weather is favorable she will go on to Kahurangi Point lighthouse to land Mr White, the new second assistant keeper. The vessel will subsequently re turn to Wellington for engine room repairs.

The directors of the Lancashire Shipping Company, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 10 per cent., less income tax.

The managers of the Tatem Steam Navigation Company, Ltd., have decided to pay the usual dividend of 15 per cent. for the 12 months ended June 30.

According to cable advices just received from Japan, an owner is asking 700 yen per ton deadweight for a steamer of 6,500 tons deadweight now building for September delivery. The force of last week's gale from the south-west was severely felt in the Manukau district. The signalman at the Manukan Heads reported that the bar was impassable for outwa.rd-bound steamers. Consequently all sailings from Onehunga were cancelled. Tn the harbor the water was very rough in the morning with the flood tide, but when the tide began to ebb and met the full force of the gale the surface of the harbor presented an unusually angry appearance. Great waves rolled over the M.ingere Bridge and the old coal wharf. All work on the wharf was suspended.

MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Captain Bone, marine superintendent for the New Zealand Shipping Company, has returned to the south from a visit to Auckland. Mr W. Kennedy, purser in the Union Company's service, has arrived in Dunedin from Lyttelton to join another vessel. THE SHIPPING FUSTON. , The shipping journal ' Fairplay ' states that Treasury sanction having been <htained for the issue of £500.000 P. and 0 deferred stock to be given in exchange for Union Steam Ship Company's shares, the arrangement which was sanctioned at the P. and 0. general meeting held in London on June 27 was at once carried through. SINKING OF BAB QUE SEEADLER. The barque Sceadler, reported on Friday last as having been sunk in the Atlantic by a British warship, was formerly the English-owned barque Pass of Balmab. Commanded by Captain William Graham, the vessel came to Wellington from Glasgow on May 26, 1902, and sailed again from the northern port en June 22 of the same year. She was piloted into Wellington Harbor bv Captain Dawson. The Seeadler was of 1,498 tons, and 245 ft longSHIPPING AT LIVERPOOL. The annual abstract of accounts issued by the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board show that the total net register tonnage of vessels paying dock tonnage dues or harbor dues amount for the 12 months ended July 1 to 14,018,652 tons, which compares with a tonnage of 15,679,943 for the previous 12 months, a decrease of 1,661,291 tons. The number of vessels was 16,747, against 18,742, a decrease of 1,995. Government vessels are not included in the list. The figures given are those paying rates to the board, either inwards or outwards, so that for the full movement 'it is necessary to double the totals. The rates received on vessels amounted to £759.377. against £738.817, an increase of £20,560, and the rates and dues received in ponds amounted to £766.427, against £749,961, an increase of £16,466. The total increase in receipts is therefore £37,006. MONOWAI DUE TO-MORROW. The Monowai arrived at Lyttelton at 7.30 a.m. to-day from Auckland and Wellington, and Bailed late this afternoon for Dunedin. She is due here to-morrow morning, and on arrival,will berth at the Cross wharf to discharge and load. The vessel is timed to sail at 3 p.m. on Friday for Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland.

AUXILIARY SCHOONER HOUTO. The schooner Houto, which, has been undergoing extensive alterations at Port Chalmers for some weeks past, ran her engineers' trial from Port Chalmers to Dunedin yesterday. The vessel is fitted with twin 60 b.h.p. Skandia engines, driving twin screws, and using crude residual oil as fuel. For a first run the were not pushed, giving the bearings a chance to settle, but still a very fair speed (7 knots) was easily logged. The machinery worked without a hitch, and showed they had splendid manoeuvring powers, and seemed remarkable for their flexibility and silence in operation. What mostly impressed the casual observer was the simplicity of these Skandia engines, and also their massive construction. There was an entire absence of vibration, no doubt due to the care taken in the balance of these engines. The starting is effected by compressed air, and one is impressed with the wav the machines respond to the pull of ttie lever. The general arrangement of the working parts gives immediate access for inspection purposes, and shows a design and workmanship only possible in the most modern engineering workshops. The general layout of both engines and installation has been very carefully thought out, and very little space has been taken with the installation. The structural alterations were carried out by Messrs Millar Bros., of Port Chalmers, and reflect great credit on the work and workmen. This work of alteration and installation is undoubtedly one of the finest pieces of shipwright pnd engineering work in the Dominion. The installation was carried out bv the owners of the vessel, the Otago Iron Rolling Mills Company, Ltd., and supervised ty their engineer, Mr Wilson. The whole of the work was generally supervised by Mr Odbert, the Skandia Company's demonstrating engineer, who, along with Mr Wilson, spared no pains to make the job the success it is. Mr Smellie, of ths Iron Rolling Mills, one of the owners, and Mr H. Guthrie, the Dominion agent for the Skandia engines, were on board at the trial, and both gentlemen seemed more than pleased with the result. - It will be interesting to watch the results of the Houto, especially as the hot bulb engine has now proved its capabilities. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 28.-8 p.m., Te Anau, from Bluff via ports.—ll.sXl p.m., Tarawera, for Dunedin via ports. WELLINGTON, August 28.-9 p.m., Corinna. for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, August 29.-3.40 a-ra., Mararoa, from Wellington. TIMARU, August 29.—7.30 a.m., Calm, from Dunedin. OAMARU, August 29.—6.10 a.m., Kahika. from Dunedin.

(For continuation see Lata Shipping.)

Auckland —W., 1 30.28 55 O Napier—N., X 30.13 50 D Wellington—N-, 1 ... • 30.13 56 BO Westport—8., 1 30.25 55 BO Greymouth—N.E., br 30.20 49 BC Bealey—W.. 1 30.17 43 B Christchurch—S.W., 1 30.10 44 BC Timaru —Calm 30.11 45 BOZ Oamaru —Calm ... ... 30.13 42 BO Dunedin-R.W., 1 ... 30.10 48 B Queenstown —N.W., 1 30.15 42 B Nuggets-S.W., f ... Bluff—W.S.W., str ... 30.15 47 C 30.08 50 CP Invercargill—W., f ... 30.78 49 c Pt. Chalmers—S.W., br 30.07 50 B Clyde—Calm — 48 BC Naseby—Calm 28.05 42 li Eoxburgh—N., 1 29.80 47 BO Pembroke—Calm 29.15 46 BO Balclutha—N.W., g ... — 50 B