SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16677, 8 March 1918, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Tniaroa Head : 11.41 a.m., p.m. Port Chalmers : a.m., 12.21 p.m. Dunedin i 0.82 a.m., 12.51 p.m. THE SUN. Pots to-day, 6.41 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.58 a,m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon March 13 7.22 a.m. First quarter 7'Arch 20 1.0 a.m. Full moon March 28 3.3 a.m. Last quarter April 5 1.3 a-.m. Sate to-day, 3.33 p.m.; rises to-morrow. 0.59 a..m. ’ WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev.. D C. Bates) supplied the following weather reports at 9 a.m. to-day : Bar. Ther. Wrath. Auckland—S. W., 1 ... 29.73 71 BC NTm-nier—-N.W., 1 ... 29.77 66 BC Wellington— Calm ... 29.77 72 BC Westport—6. W., 1 ... 29.85 62 B Greymouth—N., 1 ... 29.36 63 B Bealoy—Calm 29.91 61 B Christchurch—S.W., 1 29.85 68 C Timaru—S., m 29.82 64 C Oamaru—S,, str ... 29.92 62 O Dunedin—S.W., br ... 29.89 60 0 Queenstown—Calm ... 29.89 63 B C Nuggets—S.W., m ... 30.03 55 Z Bluff—S.W., f 29.84 59 CZM N nseby—S. W.. 1 ... 29.95 62 O Balclutbn-—Calm ... Pembroke—Calm ... 28.85 67 BC Clyde—Calm Roxburgh—S.W., 1 ... 29.50 62 O Pt. Chalmers—S.W., f 29.92 59 P Invercargill—W., 1 ... 30.00 56 0 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 skv, be the atmosphere clear or heavy ; (3, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; G, gloomy, weather; H, hail; L, 'lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole say covered with thick .clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder; TJ, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Forecast. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon to-day ; —Strong sonthrly winds ; changeable and showery weather, and cooler; glass rise slowly; tides high; sea considerable swell. ARRIVED.—.March 7. K-otare, s.s. (10.25 p.m.), 141 tons, MHntyro, from Lyttelton. SAILED—March 7, Kaitangata, s.s. (3.45 p.m.), 1,981 tons, M'Lean, for Bluff. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Huia, from Wellington, this day* May Howard, from’ Auckland, 'March 9. John, from "Wellington via ports. Mar. 9. Kakapo, from Westport, March 11. Kmi, from Greymouth, March 11. Bn tiki, from Wellington, March 11. Kotare. from Invercargill, March 12. Monowai, from Auckland, March 12. Breeze, from Wanganui, March 12. Rosamond, from Wellington, March 14. Calm, from Wanganui vir, ports. Mar. 15. Himitangi, from Wellington, March lb! Corinna, from Wellington, March 17. Storm, from Wanganui via port'.. Mar. 18. TTrmto. ach., from Ouch;'.-.-a March 20 Hinemoa, from Wellington, March 24. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm, for Wanganui, this day. Kotare, for Bluff. Invercargill, this day. John, for Wanganui via. ports, Mar. 11. Putiki, for Wanganui via ports, Mar. 11. Breeze, for Wanganui via ports. Mar. 12, May Howard, f.,r Invercargill, Mar. 12. Monowai, for Auckland. March 14. Rosamond, for Bluff. March 15. Calm, for Wanganui via porta. Mar. 15. Himitangi, for Campbell Islands, Mar. 15. Corinna. for New Plymouth. March 19.' Hinemoa, for southern lights. March 24. The John is due at Dunedin to-morrow night from Wellington via Lyttelton and lima-ru. The vessel is fixed to load gone."nl cargo here on Monday for Oamaru, Wellington, and Wanganui. The To Anau arrived at Tiniam at 7 a.m. to-day with a load of sheep from the Chatham Islands. She sailed ‘this afternoon again for the Chathams to load sheen for Lyttelton. " The Karamu left Onohunga at 6 a.m. to-day for Westport, where "she will load coal for Bluff. The Poherua. cleared Westport at 2 a.m. to-day, coal laden, for Wellington. The Kamona left Greymouth at 7.30 non. to-day with a cargo of coal for discharge at New Plymouth. Ihe Navna. which had been lying outin the Napier roadstead since Monday morning owing to bad weather, berthed at too Hawke’s Bay port yesterday afternoon. She sailed last night with a load of sheep for Lyttelton. The vessel will afterwards go to Westport to load coal for Lyttelton. The Ka.it.una is due at- Auckland to- ! morrow with a cargo of coal from Westport. „ The Monowai arrived at Gisborne at 7 a.ni. to-day from Auckland, and sailed a few hours later for Napier. She will leave the latter port to-night, Wellington to-morrow, and Lyttelton on Monday for Dunedin. The vessel is due hero on Tuesday morning, and is fixed to sail on llrursdaT. March 14, for "Wellington, Xnpier. Gisborne, and Auckland. Fine weather prevails at Greymouth to- ■ with light easterly winds and a smooth sea running on the bar. Westport reports fine weather and. ?. smooth sea on the bar. The Kaitangata left, Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Bluff to discharge’ the balance of her general cargo from northern ports. She will afterwards load produce pt Bluff, Oamaru, and Tiniam for Auckland. The Kotare. which arrived here Inst night, from Lyttelton, is fixed to sail this evening for Bluff and Invercargill. The -schooner Lily, which is held up at Lyttelton for want of a seaman, is expected -to sail in the course of a dav or two for Kaioara. Captain ,1. C. Tpseii late master of the lighter Elizabeth Firth’ is m command of the vessel. Captain Bloom having taken up a position on shore. _ The evidence taken by Captain G. G. Smith, superintendent of mercantile marine, concerning the explosion on the steamer Huia, has been received bv the Marine Department, and is under’ consideration. The motor launch Manitana, which was sunk as the result of striking a rock while cruising at the Croixelles some time ago and was subsequently refloated and beached for repairs, wa.s brought to Nelson on Sunday last in tow of the Wairoa and accompanied by the ketch Transit. Anchored in the harbor, the Marit-ana, except for the absence of mast and deckhouse. looks little tlie worse for her experience. Although. in accordance with the Shipping Board’s recently-formulated pooling scheme, small coastal craft will be diverted to the interstate trade to permit of the further withdrawal of larger vessels for oversea work, it is not proposed to employ any wooden vessels as interstate colliers. This fact was elicited yesterday from a prominent shipowner. There were steel craft, he pointed out, specially built for coal-carrying work at

present on the New South Wales coast, which could fill vacancies caused by further withdrawals from the interstate coal trade. Years ago vessels bud It of specially seasoned wood carried coal round the coast and to Nov,’ Zealand, but in the building of wooden steamers at the present time the great difficulty was in obtaining the thoroughly seasoned wood which was needed to construct vessels capable of withstanding the carriage of metal or coal cargoes or the vibration of the engines. Nest to iron or steel, coal was the most severe cargo for a'Wooden craft. It was well known that some of the recently-constructed wooden auxiliary craft, equipped with oil engines, had. to bo continually docked for minor repairs to hull, etc.—‘Age,’ Februp,ry 27. MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Mr Crouch has joined the Union Company’s service at Auckland., and la a-wnit-in c orders there. Mr F. E. Frame, third officer of the Ivamona, has signed of! that vessel, and h-vs joined the Rosamond at Wellington ns second officer, relieving Mr F. A. Wilson, who has come ashore on leave. Mr J. Mitchell, of Sydney, inspector for the Burns. Phil® Steamship Line, is at nve’seni. visiting Auckland. Mr W. Larkin, general manager of the Commonwealth line of steamers, who has boon on a visit to Australia, is at present in Auckland. KTTBDIVTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY The Khedivial Mail Steamship and Graving Dock Company, Ltd., made a trading profit in the year ended June 30 last of £47,387, interest, etc., bringing the receipts to £51,504, to which had to he added -R2B.SS3 brought forward from last year. The directors recommend the writing off of £IB.OOO for depreciation and the payment of a dividend of 20 per cent, on the ordinary shares, leaving a balance of £21,666 to carry forward. The comnanv have a paid-on capital of £299,9-57, of which £IOO,OOO is in ordinary shares, a mortgage debt of £117,800, and sundry creditors of £150,481. On the other side nt He account the company’s 14 steamers, of 27.597 tons gross, stand at £120.358, nr only £4 7s 2d per ton gross, land, buildings, plant at £205,550. and sundry debtors. investments, and cash at £350,455. In addition to the steamers standing in the bonks at an extremely low valuation, the company have reserves, etc., totalling £92,516, so that they are in a splendid position to take advantage of any opportunities which mav present themselves after the war. MORE WRECKAGE FOUND. WASHED ASHORE AT TOLAGA POINT. An important development in connection with the wreckage recently washed ashore on the East Coast of the North Island was reported to the Gisborne Customs Oi flco on Saturday last bv Mr Willoeki of Messrs Williams and Kettle. Mr Willnck was advised from Mr Loisel’s WaiT.an station that a considerable amount of wreckage was dhoovered on Thursday morning. The wreckage, which comprises a portion of the hull, together with Oregon pine and redwood timber, is strewn along the rocks jwoiectirg out at Tolaga Point, cheat SCO nr 400 yards from the road at th';_ foot of the Tolaga Hill. Inr them inquiries made bv a. -Poverty Rpv ‘Herald’ representative elicited the information that the- wreckage is about 1 t miles from Wa.ihmi station, in the direction of the deviation. As to the nature of the wreckage, this comprises a portion of the hull,''about 35f-t by 18ft. nod in the opinion of the station people un-’-vbtedly the T.iderw.'uvv ->rt or He'.stern, extendmg from i-ne fc»«f upwards to the waterline and perhaps a lit+lc above. The hull has little or no marine growth, and clea-rlv beers three fn 'H ™cts of paint. The intact pnrt"on Amieses tint the vessel has broken n;n, and whilst there are no indications of anv burnt o- charred timber along the breakage, some other loose portions of the 1ml!. which have also been washed ashore, show distinct evidence of having been burnt. In addition to the above, there are fully 20 pieces of rough-sawn timber, comprising Oregon nine and redwood, the dimensions being from 14ft to 20ft m leoo-t], by 1H in width. There is also a. piece of timber rcsemb’iug (be sire of a tele,graph po *t and 20ft’ in length, i "s timber has no marine growth on it •nid no indications of fire, and has evidently formed a portion of the cargo. A number of korosono cases have also been washed ashore, but- these were a bt-tle distance out on the rocks, and ennsnoupntly it was impossible to ascertain He brand or other marks of identificaChcre was no marine growth on the hull, and the Uni ber of a uniform nniuru p,nri about 6m in thickness. Apartfrom the above, there, was nothing to be seen to indicate the name nr identity of the ill-fated vessel. Captain Renault, Government shipping inspector, who inspected the wreckage at T” Ar-eroa Bay last week, has returned to Auckland. SEVERE STORM AT NAPIER, SEVERAL VESSELS DAMAGED. What is generally looked upon as one of the most dangerous storms that lias over visited-Hawke's Bav struck the East woast- last Sunday night (says the Napier ’ Daily Telegraph ’). The sen was worker! up into a great strength that threatened dire results to anything that stood in its way, and Monday morning’s iucoinine- tide brought more fury with it. The “largo waves broke up against the breakwater with titanic force anil threw themselves over the structure, presenting a magnificent sight. The scene as viewed from near the Bluff was our never to be forgotten, the water being thrown upwards to height of half a. hundred feet and then tailing over the stonework like an immense waterfall. The waves frequently reached the wall along the Parade and entered the paddling pool. At the Port it was sai-'p that the sea was every bit as heavy, if nob heavier, than the storm of a few years a go. when the barque Albert Edvard was so seriously knocked about. The waves were so high that they frequently covered both the 'eastern and western piers at the height of the tide, -oil along the sea front, from the morgue to the pier the crib work has been badly damaged- and the waves reached such 'a height that the water was hurled over Dig protecting bank at the rear of the oil stores. The wharves at the Port met the full force of the storm. Nearly all the shipping moored there suffered to some extent, and the vessels had to have more mooring lines attached to stop them from breaking away. The west quay suffered fairly severely. The strain on the mooring lines in some cases was so severe tlui-t the mooring posts were pulled about in such a manner that the wharf threatened to collapse. , The Te Arnha received a severe shaking, and a little trawler alongside had hex- stern ba-dly knocked in. The vessel ‘ which caused the most anxiety to the Harbor Board officials was the Blackball collier Ngatoro. About 6.30 a.m. her lines would not hold her. The strain not only broke two of the Harbor Board’s 20in coir springs, but also pulled out three mooring piles. Most of her own lines and wires were carried away, but -the vessel did not sustain any damage. The harbor master had to attach three of the big break-water hawsers to the vessel, besides sinking into the middle of the road opposite Williams and Kettle’s store an anchor, to which the ship’s cable was attached. The time taken to securely moor her was about six hours.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LYTTELTON, March 8.—9 a.m., MamTOa > from Wellington (connected with, express). O AMARU, March 7.—6.30 p.m.. Cor* Inna, from Dunedin. (For continuation see Late Shipping.)