SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16777, 4 July 1918, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : a.m., 12.3 p.m. Port Chalmers : 0.14 a.m., 12.43 p.m. Dunedin : 0.44 a-m., 1.13 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 4.28 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 7.54 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon. July 8 7.62 p-m. First quarter July 16 5.55 p.m. Full moon July 24 8.5 a.m. Last quarter July 31 0.44 a.m. Seta to-day, 12.49 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 4.31 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weathor 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 exceptional severity. Weather. —B, blue sky, be the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F, foggy; Q, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the whole skv covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q„ squally; R, rain, continued rain; S, snow; T, thunder: U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. ARRIVED.-Jono 3. Storm,, .s,s. (10.35 p.m.), 405 tons, Cowan, from Wanganui via ports. SAILED.—June 3. Kahika, s.s. (8.25 p.m.), 1,148 tons, Williamson, for Greymouth. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Putiki, from Wellington, July 5. Tarawera, from Auckland, July 5. Kotare, from Invercargill, July 6. Breeze, from Onehunga, July 8. Corinna, from Wellington, July 8. May Howard, from Invercargill, July 9. Kamona. from Westport, July 9. Houto, «c, from New Plymouth, Jy. 10. Westralia, from Melbourne, July 11. Calm, from Wanganui, July 12. John, from Wanganui, July 13, Storm, from Wanganui, July 14. Gisborne, snh., from Wellington, Jy. 14. Hinemoa, from Wellington, July 18. Stella, from Auckland, July 31. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Storm, for Wanganui, this day. May Howard, for Invercargill, to-day. Hazel Rep ton, for Melbourne, July 5. Kotare, for TLmaru, Lyttelton, July 6. Putiki, for Wellington, July 6. Tarawera, for Auckland, July 6. Breeze, foe Waiigauui, July 8. 'Corinna, for New Plymouth, July 8. Kamona, for Greymouth July 11. Westralia, for Melbourne, July 12. Calm, for Wanganui, July 12. Monowai, for Auckland, July 13. John, for Wanganui July 13. Houto, sch., for Wellington, July 15. Hinemoa, for southern lights, July 19.

The scow Hazel Bejiton will complete her loading of timber to-day. The vessel will probably sail to-morrow- for Melbourne. [ Advico received by the. Union Company states tli.it fine weather prevailed at Lyttelton to-day, and all ships in port were working. The Monowai will probably complete her overhaul at Port Chalmers by the end of next week. She will then take up_ her usual running in the East Coast pervicc. The Kamona was further delayed at Lyttelton yesterday by heavy rain. She is' expected to sail*to-dav for Westport to load coal for Port Chalmers and Dunedin. Tho. Kahika left idhnedin last night for Greymouth, where she "will load a, of coal for Lyttelton. The Storm, which arrived here late last night from Wanganui and way port-,, encountered bad weather on tho run down from Lyttelton, the vessel occupying over 32 hour's on the trip. She is fixed to sail to-night for Timaru. Lyttelton, Picton, and Wanganui. The coastal steamer John has been fixed to load a cargo of coal at Westport this week for Wanganui. The vessel will, therefore, not come to southern ports for about another week. The auxiliary schooner Huanui is due at Wellington within a day or two with, a cargo or produce from Lyttrfton. The vessel will afterwards load timber at Wellington for Melbourne. The ferry steamer Mararoa had a very rough trip from Lyttelton on Monday night, and did not 'arrive at Wellington until about 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday. The converted three-masted, schooner Yatala, which arrived at Mcdbourno on June 5 with a cargo of 150,000 ft of timber from Wellington, left th© Victorian port two weeks ago for Hobart with a cargo of wheat. After having spent 183 days in port at Sydney, the American five-masted schooner Geraldine Woivin has left for Vancouver. This vessel was one of tho group which were originally chartered for othor business, but were Inter requisitioned to take wheat cargoes. She arrived in Australian waters as far back as Deoember 19, 1917. Tho Public. Trustee b/vs agreed to lend the Nelson Harbor Board the sum of £103,000 at 5| per cent, for the purchase of the railway wharf at the port of Nelson. The scow Maroro, which arrived at Wanganui about two weeks ago, is at present loading timber for Sydney. The barquentine Wanganui, which arrived at Wanganui last Sunday from San Francisco, had a fairly lengthy but uneventful trip of 56 days. She brought a cargo of benzine and kerosene. Tile American five-masted schooner Inca, from Port Angelos (Puget Sound), with 1,100,000 ft of lumber, arrived at Sydney on June 22. The voyage was somewhat protracted owing to adverso conditions. A mission to America for the purpose of compiling information in regard to the latest methods for the storage of crude oil and the handling of coal will shortly bo undertaken by Mr W. H. Hamer, engineer to the Auckland Harbor Board, with a view to providing up-to-date conveniences in Auckland- At a meeting of the board in oominitte© last week it was arranged that Mr Harrier should leave for Vanoouver by the Makura on her next trip. The Daylight, the largest British fourmasted barque afloat, left Manila on March 7 with 4,000 tons of copra for San Francisco, but before doing so had the gudgeons o? her rudder repaired. Later on, however, these worked loose, with the result that the rudder was practically useless, so Captain Smith, who is in command, of the barque, decided to make Melbourne or Sydney for repairs, arriving at the latter port on June 20. The Kittawa left Westport at 6 a.m. yesterday, coal laden, for New Plymouth, and Onahrtnga.

The Karamu arrived at Wellington at 4 p.m. on Tuesday from Greymouth. She is expected to sail to-dav for Greymouth, where she will load coal for Napier, instead of Dunedin, as was previously arranged. The Kamo, which arrived at Greymouth at 5 a.m. yesterday from Wellington, was expected to leavo the West Coast port this morning with a cargo of coal for Wellington. The Kowhai is expected to leavo Wellington to-day for Westport, where she will load ooal for Tima.ru! Owing to continuous heavy rain at Wellington on Tuesday and Wednesday the Manuka was considerably delayed in the discharge of her Sydney cargo, and tho vessel's trip to Lyttelton was abandoned in consequence. She is timed to leave Wellington this evening for Sydney and Hobart. Stormy weather prevailed at Gisborne yesterday, and the Arahura, which arrived off the port at midnight on Tuesday from Auckland, could not be tendered owing to the heavy sea running. She put out to sea. yesterday morning, returned again later in the day, but was not tendered as a heavy sea was still running in tho roadstead." THE CORINNA. The Corinna arrived at Onohnnga at- 8 a.m. yesterday_ with a. cargo of chaff from Picton. She is expected to sail to-day for New Plymouth, Wellington, and Dunedin. The vessel should arrive here on Monday next, and will sail about Tuesday for Oamaru, Timaaru, Nelson, and New Plymouth. KAIAPOI EXPECTED 10 ATOPP )\\ The Union Company steamer Fa up i if expected to arrive at Dm edin + » n with a full shipment of g ntrxl pip tin dine. On completion of ducli i r,e tho vessel will load general < ugo f < i Lyttelton and Wellington.

TA.RAWEEA FURTHER DELAYED. The Tarawera, from Auckland a.nd W.llington, was again delayed at Lytfei'on yesterday owing to hdivy rain. r\ r! -Hi not got, away last night for Dunedin in consequence. She is timed to leave tb" Canterbury port to-day, and should .'- rive here to-morrow. The v«;=e] v : !l berth at the Rattray street v/haif • n arrival to discharge several hundred tenot' general cargo. Flip i- now fixed to Fail on Saturday for East Coast port: r.i'd Auckland. MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Mr D. F. Smith, second officer of t.l■ t> Whangape, -who recently obtained his master's certificate, has joined a *peci"d service steamer as third officer. Mr A. Finlayson, late third officer of a speciaJ service, steamer, has joined the Kowhai as second officer. Mr T. E. TJ«?.s, late of the Wrm-una. has joined the Komata as second ofilcp". Mr B. S. Lawrence has signed on the Manuka as assistant purser, in place of Mr J. C. Watkins, who is about to go into camp. ,■ Mr H. W. Spargo has joined th? Kniio as chief engineer, in place of Mr \V. M'Caig, who has 00-me to Dime-din foi' order*. Mr WhitefipJd. late second oTicr-, of a Union Company steamer, has io-'ned a hospital ship a~s second officer, in place of IMr Collins, ■who has been granted \-ivc. .SHIPS' LIFEBOAT.*. Ship's lifeboats, such as the so that vc •:■ • carried by the Wtmmera, are ;i!t;-i •<:-', i copper tanks filled with air, and they run fore and oft on both sides of the boa!,. This prevents the boat sinking, even if the plug ifi pnlled out and the 1.-ervl fills with water. The boats also contain tanks containing biscuits and tabl-id feods sufficient to maintain the pnssense-e-f for some days. The boats b-ave brr-.-'.-er-- <r water, masts, and sails. aoinpa-'s and lamp, pea. anchor, vegetable "ii .-■ rj..l <•:! bag to be used in case of romdt wea.thev, and two axes. The brats ,irp ce-t : n-.' U, earn- approximately 56 persons. They are inspected every time the ve-vei is mo--veved, when any necessary renewals are made. FT I CTRIC TIC iTS oT M >r 7 *- Dmi 'nng the \>imnin hj l the idl n failun of th c 1 \ hf on th \ f e 1 n \ i ( til i lr \ id ntifi d it 1 *h i i i m 111 ( t itcd th * t \ \ 1 on 1 it d mm) sh-mld \\\\ \ 1 ] i ec 1 it hi hj p si it n i j il 1 in i \ 1 / i\<. th \uckl md Hei t! 1 ) Jli t In it a nl up<l in T i ( n n i l i ' ,iii riH\ on th i fVor i i Hei llih t-> be-co in me'Tccr -w the roi i n* then wis ft Hidden nn no \ it( 1 it v, ro er*_tod in "n vonll rim tin lights bt in kxpt in f ii a f( w minutes 1 >n er in ihe ( it f elis ist r mi tal nif i slip The ■* ihit ii tn \ i* iciigm« d b\ m in nv 1 i n > r ti who pi w< 1 the cledi 1 \p ratixs on llu mam d k MOTOR SChOOXFP VT sIDNLi The foiiTmsti I n toi = hj *m C men r n w m*. <1 f \ pic d cth i r+ the cVs th it la\r hj i ) t \usti i i i ' d e> oi Jul 2) rn lui i 1 i n tg "rom f n: n H IWI v. th I 1 ci r i nt lumber am i mim* 1 OT 00 I The tup v. is ma I raf2i i\< ' c b mid" t Honolulu fci n f nd i i ' fi divs being mi le tl i i n fiom Honolalu t as rn plrtr 1 n * d \ Mod iito vipnth"! t t Id unti \ ( al lima was pave i i<l t 1 re fi pr hti t , let arid nth \irib aid K I seas. THE HALIFAX DISASTER. The trial of the suit and counter-snit in the Admiralty Court, Halifax, N.S., between the owners of the steamship Mont Tdanc and the owners of the Tmo, each suinfi the other for 2.000.000d01. was oonrpleted during last month. Without leaving the Bench, .Justice Drysdale gave his decision that the Mont Blanc was to for the explosion which partially de.stroyed the city of ITa.lif.ax last winter, and said he would file a memorandum accordingly. The damage will be assessed in the regukir way. CARGO PILLAGING. BAD SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR. The practice* of pilfering from cargoes was discussed at some tencrth at a. meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce Last Monday afternoon. The following letter was read from the secretary of the Marine Underwriters' Asf-oci ation : " I am directed by my committee to draw your attention to the greAt increase of pilferage of goods arriving from overfleas. Tho experience of insurances companies covering the risk of pilferage. I'srbeen uniformly bad since the outbreak of war, the muson being, no doubt, tho exposure of the goods for a longer period oil tho voyage and in the stores, and also the less secure packages, in niru:y instances canvas taking the place of 'wood and zinc. It is felt, however, that an improvement in the-so conditions might he made if spe-dal precautions were taken, and this letter is addressed with that object in view. It is only a matter of time when, unless there is a material improvement, shippers will be unable to And cover for this abnormal risk at present undertaken by some insurance companies. " I will be glad to hear from yon your views ae to yhetlier you. -consider any special precautions might be taken with aj

view to mitigating the evil. I xmdcjrstaid that a deputation from tho Chamber cl Commarco* Svduoy, recently waited oil tfce Minister of Justice with reference to the question of pilferage from cargo, and that amendment to the Crime;, Act in force in Australia was advocated." Members of tho chamber discussed ths matter at some length. It "was pointed out that the packing at tho present tiaia was necessarily inferior, since there was a. shortage of materials in the United Kii.gdom. The regulations that ware pr-iv in force in tho Unite-d Kingdom prohibited the vme of wood for cases in some instonces, and the goods had to be sent in canvas wrapping. The infliction of fines, stated member ls of tho chamber, did not appear to have •: markedly deterrent effect in eases of v : > lupring. Members expressed aporrn-nl ■ • the recent statement of a VvY-lli'itrt ■ Magistrate that he would inflict seviip sentences in future ca.se? of pillaging fivic cargoes. It was mentioned that in Wellington'wat>ors{do workers convicted of i : [ - latring are not able to secure employment again on the wharves. SHIPPING TELEGEAMS. LYTTELTON. July 4.--8.40 n.m Maori, from Wellington (connected with express). (For eontinuetion sec Date Shipping.)

Chratchurch—S.W., 1 30.21 36 B Tim aru—Calm ... ... 30.30 30 B Oa.maru—W.. 1 ... ... 30.30 33 B Dimedin—S.W., I ... 30.29 37 B Qnocnstown —N.W., br 30.28 25 B Nugtcets—N., bar ... 30.22 32 C Bluff—N.. br ... ... 30.18 33 BO Pt, Chalmers—N.E. , 1 30.22 48 BO Balclutha—S.W., 1 — 25 B Naseby—Calm ... ... 28.10 25 B Pembroke—Calm ... 29.20 24 0 Roxburgh—N.W., 1 ... 29.75 35 BC Clyde—Calm ( ... ... 29.05 — C Invercaririll —Calm ... 30.26 26 B0