SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16540, 27 September 1917, Page 1

SHIPPING.

_4—; HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : a.m., 12.19 p.m. Port Chalmers : 0.32 a.m., 12.59 p.m. Dunedin : 1.2 a.m., 1.29 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 6.4 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 5.52 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon Oct. 1 8.1 a.m. Last quarter Oct. 8 9.44 a.m. New moon Oct. 16 2.11 p.m. First quarter Oct. 24 2.8 a.m. Sets to-day, 3.28 a.m.; rises to-morrow, 3 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at S a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland—N.W., f ... 29.73 60 C Napier—N.W., br ... 29.57 64 B Wellington—N., br ... 29.56 57 BC Westport—W.N.W., 1 29,53 55 BCP Greymouth—N.W., br 29.50 55 M R Bealey— E., 1 29.59 40 S Christchurch—S.W., 1 29.43 52 R Timaru—S.E., 1 ... 29.54 45 OD Oamaru—Calm 29.65 47 OD Dunedin—S.E., 1 ... 29.56 46 OR Queonstown—N., f ... 29.56 46 G Nuggets—N.E., 1 ... 29.69 43 0 Bluft—S.E., br 29.55 45 O P Invercargill—E., 1 ... 29.52 43 O Port Chalmers—E., 1 29.57 44 OR Clyde—Calm Pembroke—Calm ... 29.50 48 B C Naseby—Calm 27.55 45 S Balclutha—S.E., f ... Roxburgh—S.E., 1 ... 29.30 49 R Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze • m g, 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 j 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 southerly winds; cold and showery weather; rivers flooded, but decreasing; very cold night; glass rising; tides high; sea heavy. ARRlVED.—September 27. Monowai, b.s. (8.35 a.m.), 3.433 tons, Drewette, from Auckland via Wellington and Lyttelton. Passengers : Misses Goodfellow, French. Smith, Mangan, Elliott (2), Bremner, Ferguson. Dalamore, Mesdames Donlan, Geddes, M'lvor, Smith, Gilfedder, M'Lean and infant, Fastier, Fleming, Watson, Ferguson, Armstrong, Dalamore, Mason, Messrs Bruce, Smith, M'Donald, Donlan, Fleming, M'lvor, Suckling, M'Adams, Dnnwoodie, Mangan, Knight, Fox, "Watson, Fastier and boy, Taylor, Kembell; and 10 in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Calm, from Wanganui via ports, Oct. 1. Kakapo, from Westport, October 2. Breeze, from Wanganui, October 6. • Storm, from Wanganui, October 8. Tarawera, from Auckland, October 9. Corinna, from Wellington, October 11. Monowai, from Auckland,' October 11. Wimmera, from Auckland, October 7. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Corinna, for New Plymouth, this day. Storm, for Wanganui via ports, this day. Kahika, for Greymouth, September 28. Monowai, for Auckland, September 29. Calm, for Wanganui via ports, Oct. 1. Huanui, sch., for Kaipara, October 3. Breeze, for Wanganui via ports, Oct. 6. Wimmera, for Auckland, October 9. Tarawera, for Auckland, October 10. The Corinna came up from Port Chalmers early this morning and berthed at the Birch street wharf to load a large quantity of general cargo. She is ex--1 pected to sail late to-night for wav ports and New Plymouth. The steamer Calm has been delayed in the north owing to bad weather.' The local agents advise that the vessel is now expected to arrive at Dunedin on Monday morning next. She is fixed to sail the same day for Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. 'Die Kittawa left Lyttelton last night for Westport. where she will load a, cargo of coal for the Canterbury port. , The Kokiri left Lyttelton last night for Greymouth. She will load another cargo of coal at the West Coast port for Lyttelton. The Te Anau arrived off Oamaru yes- . lerday from Bluff, but was unable' to { enter the port owing to the heavv sea i which was running. She was expected to berth this morning. The vessel Will after- , wards go to Timaru (o complete her loading of produce for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Monowai arrived at Dunedin this morning from Auckland, Wellington, end Lyttelton, and was berthed at the Cross wharf to discharge and load. The vessel is timed to sail at 2 p.m. on Saturday for East Coast ports and Auckland. The Storm is expected to sail to-night for Timaru, Lyttelton. Picton, and Wanganui. The vessel was unable to work cargo yesterday on account of the heavv rain. The coal exported from Greymouth for the week ended September 22 amounted to 6,359 tons 6cwt. Several truckloads of salvaged winches derricks, engir.es, and gear from the' wrecked steamer Opoiiri at Greymouth were placed on board the steamer Orepuki and taken to Lyttelton early this week. The port of Auckland was busier last Monday than it has been for manv weeks there being altogether three large steamers working cargo and another' expected very shortly. There was also the usual activity with coastal steamers and sailing craft. ° The Gisborne Harbor Board's dredge Mam arrived at Auckland last Sunday morning. The draught of the dredge is proving too great for expeditious or satisfactory working owing to the condition of the river at Gisborne. It is now proposed to have the vessel lightened by the removal of her bucket ladder and by the caulking up of the hoppers. This 'it is said, would lessen the draught bv 2ft and would then enable the dredge to carry out her work more effectively. The Chilean Steamship Company are : reported to have made a profit last year „„,!'9^' 373 P esos ' as compared with i 2 213,037 pesos in 1915. A dividend o* i t& per cent, has been declared, ns compared with 20 per cent, for 1915. i Whilst dredging the harbor at Coruna < the remains of a Spanish galleon were • discovered not long ago buried in the i sand. The vessel is believed to be either ■ the ban Bartolome or the San Juan. The \ remains were in an excellent state of pre- I nervation. The vessel was mostly built ! of oak, and bears the evidences of hav- < ing been sunk after a fight, shot holes i and marks of fire being plainly discernible The records show that the San \ Bartolome and San. Juan were ordered 1 to be_ sunk in Coruna Bay by the Admiral I Martin de Bertendona to prevent them i falling into the hands of Drake on May 5, 1589. The former was a merchant galleon, and the latter a warship, and it is probable that the remains now found I are those of the latter, as oannon have c ..been recovered from them. i j

WEST COAST WEATHER. A telegram received by the Union Company states that the weather is still very unsettled at Greymouth, with strong easterly winds, a strong fresh in the river, and a very heavy sea running on the bar. The colliers Kini, Kowhai, Kamona, and Karamu are all still bar-bound, and there is no prospect of any shipping movements at the West Coast port to-day. The weather is showery at Westport today, with moderate westerly winds. A heavy sea is running on the bar, and the river is in flood. The collier Kakapo arrived off the bar yesterday from Lyttelton, but was unable to cross inwards. She was still outside the bar this morning. The collier Rakanoa, loaded with coal for Gisborne and Napier, is barbound at Westport. SCHOONER EUNICE ASHORE. VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED. A Press Association message from Wanganui states that the New Zealand Refrigerating Company's auxiliary schooner Eunice, hound from Wellington to Wanganui with a cargo of barrels of tar, struck on the south mole while entering the river yesterday afternoon. Captain Holm and the crew abandoned the vessel and landed safely. Subsequently the vessel was driven up on the South Spit Beach, and now lies in an exposed position close to the shore. From the amount of wreckage drifting up on the beach, it is evident that the vessel is badly damaged, and prospects of refloating her are problematical. A survey of the vessel was to have been made at low tide to-day. At the time of the mishap the weather conditions were normal. The Eunice loft Wellington on Saturday last, and was delayed by bad weather in the strait. PORTLAND ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE. That revenue is not the only point to be considered in the matter'of public facilities was emphasised at the meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce last Friday, when an inconclusive reply was received from the Government regarding the request that Portland Island light should be connected with the service on the mainland. Mr W. P. Morris Secretary to the General Post Office, Wellington, wrote stating that tho cost of connecting Portland Island with the mainland by telephone would be considerable, and very little revenue would be received. In view of this tho work was not warranted. Mr Long said that the request was not made from the point of view of securing revenue, but to provide facilities for communication with the lichthouse and for the purpose of shipping. ' The department was looking at the matter from an entirely different point of view to that of the chamber; the revenue question did not come into it. It was resolved to again bring tho matter under the notice of the department. MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. _ Captain Colin M'Donald, marine superintendent for the Union Steam Ship Company, is at present in Auckland. Mr w - G. Bell, inspector of machinery at Auckland, having been appointed to a similar position at Whangarei, was presented by the engineer surveyors of Auckland with a silver and oak biscuit barrel, and with a case of pipes by the nautical surveyors. Mr F. W. Banks has joined the Monowai as extra officer. Mr J., Bruce has signed on the Pateena as chief officer vice Mr W. A. Gray. Mr H. Speed has joined the Monowai as radio operator in place of Mr T. W. Bearup, who has been appointed to the Alararoa in succession to Mr S. E Brown Captain H. E. Greeustreet, the commodore of the New Zealand Shipping Company, is understood to have retired from the sea on the completion of his recent voyage. He was appointed master of the barque Mataura, the first ship to be fitted with refrigerating apparatus. Captain John Francis Place, one of the earliest settlers in Fiji, died recently. Captain Place arrived in Fiji in the ear'lv seventies, went through the Colo war, and was thanked for his services by the late King Cakobau. He had charge of a number of vessels in Fiii. and a short time a<'o took charge of the hulk Lyman D. Foster which was towed to New Zealand. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LYTTELTON, "September 27.-7 25 a.m., Maori, from Wellington. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)