SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16778, 5 July 1918, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaron. Head : 0.30 a.m., 12.58 p-in. Port Chalmers ; 1.10 a.m., 1.58 p.m. Dunedin : 1.40 a.m., 2.8 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 4.29 p.m. ; rises to-morrow, 7.54 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. New moon July 8 7.52 p.m. First quarter July 16 5.55 p.m. Full moon July 24 8,5 a.m. bast quarter July 31 0.44 a.m. Sets to-day, 1.31 p.m. ; rises to-morrow, 5.36 a.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather

breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale; w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, bine sky, ho the atmosphere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain; F,_ foggy_; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L, lightning; M, misty; O, overcast, the whole, ■ikv covered with thick clouds; P, passing showers; Q, squally; R, rain, continued ■ain ; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly, threatening appearance; Z, hazy. Fohkcast. Tho Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bate*) supplied the following at noon to-day:-—Strong westerly winds: cloudy weather, rain following; glass falling; tides good ; sea moderate swell. SAILED.—JuIy 4. Storm, s.s. (8.50 p.m.). 405 tons, Cowan, for Wanganui via ports, " ARRIVED.—JuIy 5. Tarawcra, s.s. (9.30 a.m.), 1,993 tons, Ryan, from Auckland via Wellington and Lyttelton. Kaiapoi, b.s. (13 a.m.), 2,003 tons, Robilliard. from Melbourne. EX PECTED ARRIVALS. Kotare, from Invercargill, July 6. Putiki, from Wellington, July 6. Comma, from Wellington, July 8. Breeze, from Onehungn, July 9. Kainona, from Westport, July 9. Calm, from Wanganui, July 10. May Howard, from Invercargill, Jy. 11. Houto, from New Plymouth, July 11. Westralia, from Melbourne, July 11. John, from Wanganui, July 13. Gisborne, sell., from Wellington, Jy 14 Storm, from Wanganui. July 15. Hinemoa. from Wellington, July 18. Stella, from Auckland, July 31. PROJECTED DERARTGRES. May Howard, for Invercargill, to-day. Tarawera, for Auckland, July 6. Hazel Repton. for Melbourne, July 6. Kaiapoi, for Wellington, July 8. Kotare, for Tima.ru, Lyttelton, July 8. Putiki, for Wellington, July 8. Corinna, lor New Plymouth, July 8. Breeze, for Wanganui, July 9. Calm, for Wanganui, July 10. Kaaxoua, for t. ivy mouth July 11. Westralia, for Melbourne, July 12. Monowai, for Auckland, July 13. John, for Wanganui July 13. Honto, sch., for Wellington. July 35. Storm, for Wanganui, July 15. liiiiciiioa, for southern HgJils, July 19. The. scow Hazel Repton was towed down to an urcii .rage in (jarey’.s Bay this morning. Tho vessel has a lull cargo of tinnier tor Melbourne, and will .-ad to-morrow it the wind is favorable. She will subsequently load a cargo ot hardwood at Melbourne, for Dunedin. The Sto rai. which sailed last, night with a. full general cargo for Timarn, Lyttelton, I,’ieton, and Wanganui, is due hack here about July’ 15, when she will load again for northern ports. The Breeze, which lias been delayed at Onehungn, by bad weather, is now expected to reach Dunedin about Tuesday next. rdie. will discharge a full cargo of limber bore, and will then load general cargo for Ttniam, Lyttelton, Pn ton. and Wanganui. The Calm is due at Dunedin about July 10 from northern ports to load for Tim am. Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Putiki lias been delayed in the north bv bad weather. The vessel wins due at Lyttelton to-day from Taraknpe. and is expected to sail to-night for Dunedin. She should arrive here to-morrow night, and is fixed to sail on Monday for Oainaru and Wellington. The Kota.ro, which is discharging at Riverton to-day, is expected to sail tonight for Dunedin. She should arrive here to-morrow night, and will sail on .Monday with general cargo for Timarn and Lyttelton. Tho * Kaniona left Lyttelton yesterday for Westport. The vessel will load a full cargo of coal at the West Coast port, for Port Chalmers and. Dunedin. The Kowhai left Wellington at 3 p.m. yesterday for Westport, where she u 'll load coal for Timarn. The Union liner Manuka, left Wellington at 6 p.m. yesterday for Sydney and Hobart. The Kolciri is due at West-port to-day from Wellington. She will load at tho West Coast port for Wellington. The To Anau arrived at Auckland yesterday from South Island ports via 'Napier and Gisborne. She is expected to sail to-morrow for Wellington, Timarn, Oarnnru, and Bluff. The Rosamond, which arrived at Lyttelton on Tuesday afternoon from Gisborne, experienced very boisterous weather on the trip. The conditions were so bad that 300 sheep were lost. The vessel is expected to leave Timarn to-morrow with produce for Napier. The Lyttelton Harbor Board, at the meeting on Wednesday, voted. £75 to tiio { British and Foreign bailors’ Society in. i aid of the work at Lyttelton.

During tho month of June 158 vessels with a total net tonnage of 81,136 entered the port of Lyttelton, as compared with 156 vessels, aggregating 92,870 tons, during tho month of Juno, 1917. At a meeting of the Lyttelton Harbor Board on Wednesday it was decided to adopt the principle of financial assistance to the board’s employees called up for active service as suggested by the secretary. This provided, for the board making up tho difference between military pay and allowance* and the wages paid by the hoard. It is probable that the Government steamer Hinemoa will leave Wellington about next, Tuesday for the Cook .Strait 1 hj 1 3 1 work of visiting the various houses will occupy about a week. Tbe vessel will then return to Wellington and prepare ror her visit of inspection to the southern Helunonses. The Union Company’s mail steamer Paloona letfc Wellington on Wednesday evenurn for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San francisco- She has on board the followinr- saloon passengers :— Messrs W. Pitt, 11. Cnnll. W. Bond, C. Bush, and Gilliland. Twentv-eient steerage passengers are also making the trip. Arrivals nr, the port of Auckland during tho month of Juno show a considerable. increase over the corresponding month last, year (states the Auckland 'Star’). There was also an increase in tho number of departures from that port. The number of arrivals last month numbered, 959 over the same period last year, and the- departures totalled 485, an increase of 331. At the Newcastle Police Court on June 26 John Benton, master of a steamer, was fined £2, with 6s costs, in default 14 days, for not providing adequate rat discs to the mooring lines of his vessel. The Norwegian motor ship George Washington, from San Francisco, with a large general cargo, arrived at Sydney on June 23 after a fine-weather passage. The George Washington is a fine stomp of tho motor ship. She is somewhat similar in appearance to the Selandla. BARQUENTTNE S. G. WILDER. The wooden barquentine S. G. Wild'*)’, 604 tons, arrived in the stream at Wellington at 10.30 a.m. on Wednesday from San Francisco. The vessel, which is in command of Captain Nelson, made a good passage of 59 days from the American port, this time being considered very fast. Who has on board a cargo of case oil consigned to A. S. Paterson and Co., of Wellington, and was berthed yesterday morning to discharge. THE WIMMERA’S LIFEBOATS. A point which has hitherto gone unrecorded in connection with the disaster to the Wimmera was mentioned at Auckland last, Monday by Corporal Chapman, one of the survivors who got away in No. 5 boat. “ I should like to draw attention to tbe splendid condition in which all tbe lifeboats were foiled.” he said. “ and I think all credit for this should he given to the Hudd art- Parker Company and the crew. The sails and tackle were new. there was plenty of fresh water and biscuits aboard. Had it not been for the forethought and care in attending to these details there is no doubt but, that our experience would have been very much harder.” MABAROA’S PRO'! RACTED TRIP. The ferry steamer ALiraroa made a protracted trip from Lyttelton on Monday night. She left Lyttelton with a detachment of 130 Cl recruits on board, and had a, vow rough passage to Wellington. Tier decks were awash practically the whole journey, which occupied over 20 hours. Owing to heavy mists tho Wellington Heads could not b" phikrd up until Tuesday afternoon, and the vessel was not berthed until 5 o’clock. On her return trip to Lyttelton on Tuesday rpvht she again experienced a rough passage. Owing to her late arrival at Wellington, and to the fact (bat she had to bunker at that po T t, her departure for the south was delayed until 9 p.m. bh“ arrived at Lyttelton shortly before midday on Wednesday with three da vs’ mails Horn Auckland. which had been field up owing to slips on tbe Alain Trunk railway. LA«T ACT of DFMOTION TO DUTY.

The cl lief ('iiviiieer of the Wimmera. Mr A. Paxton. has referred if terms of admiration to Or'' lieree maimer if v hir'i Oir wireless one-at or, Mr AvOivr' }’■ "mm. remain'd at H.« post v,iicn the- divmier oeonrred. Other evidence goes to show f.oitt- when last s e r■ i Afr W n ;:i was ■ ■ i 1 *eGng his ral"n. wtt Ji the |)U!*|w>sc! of using his emergency anna rains mi an at-lem-nt to soml out an ‘‘F.O.F. ’’ sign'd. For some vrnrs AG P.omont was a m"mher of Oio first Vorilimlo f A uckbnd) (rnnp of Bov FVmils. wh'Vh he b'u"d soon after his arrival ns a lad firm Glasgow. where he me ? horn, and was attached for some Our' to the Bovs’ Bncrado, A« a scout lender Tiis influence a vn (Hirst his comrades was remarks’d-'. ti’id siil'S'-onenOv, when attnehed O' o><» sense of homm made for Idm many friends. In the rnrlv stages of (he war Mr Bninnnt- was wireWs onendor in !lie Talurie, and he was suhserpiently em."' md on various inieri'ohmial d'cimcrs and vessels trading Between F ydney and Brisbane. PAFFENGFRF FOR ABROAD. The IT M. F, Alawa, w’'h-h left A nekland on Moailr.- last for Fuvn. Honolulu, and Vancouver, has on Board the foll'-w----i:ipassengers : Fird saloon-- .M’?s hi. A 'lams. Mr E. E. Mfop.!, AG d. TG-ker. Misses d. M.. TB AI.. and G. Barker. Mrs W. Ba-ton. Air Ik U P.nnvn. M's S. Coster. AG Tf. F end AG? Grans* on. Mr T, E. and AG? C’-os?-e and ehi’d, Mr J. 1-1. Cnrle. ’Nurse Marnner. Air W. 11. F, ATeorhonse. Afrs Ross. AG '! . hj, and Mrs Bussell, Mr W. NT. Feny. Mr B. W. and Airs Dalton. Air A. C. Duncan. Afr A and Vdr. Ah' B C.. Mrs. and Aliss A. F. Cillies. Mr D. FT. T Collan. Afr J. Fead-Gowing. Miss AI. L. O'-eena.wav. ATr IV J. and Mrs Flwtton, Air d. F. and Mrs F'indhnlme. AGs AT. and Air A, Sutherland AG« and AI'S« Tdbdi. ffem. d. B and Mrs Turner. AG IT 8.. Airs, and Miss Washington. Mr? I, AT. AATiitvvell. Airs Wodell. Air D. F. AA r vlie. Airs B. B. Lambed. Mr R. 1.. Ffewart. Feeond sabon—Al'ss G. A.it Icon. Aliss .T. L. Brown. Alls? AT. Cable. Mr d. Collins. Aliss d. Cook. Air TV. If I. Cuthhnvt, Mrs C. Gee. Dieut. C. D, Grey. Aliss V. AI. Grieg. Air B. APPhail. Aliss j AT. Alinngno. Air H. W. H. Bams. Airs i A. AT. Street and child. Air G. ViVJnnx, j Miss W. A. Ward. Air P. W'llcox. Mr I and Airs Parker and child : three third class. TARAWERA FBOAI THE NORTH. The, Tarawera arrived at Dunedin at 9.50 a.nr. to-day from Auckland, via Wellington and Lyttelton, and was berthed at the Rattray street wharf to discharge ( several hundred tons of general cargo. The vessel left Auckland on Wednesday night, June 26. and was subjected fn considerable delay at Wellington and Lyttelton owing to continuous heavy rain. The Tarawera has not visited this port for some months past, she having been engaged in the produce-ca.rrving trade he- j tween Lyttelton and Auckland. She will , bad a- full shipment of general cargo at Dunedin for Lyttelton, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. and will probabb be despatched to-morrow "sbM. ■

MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Captain W. Mumby has taken command of (.ho auxiliary schooner May Howard, relieving Captain W. Cameron, who has conic ashore. Mr \V. Williamson has succeeded Mr R Sweet as seventh engineer of the Moeraki. . . Mr Robert Graham has joined a Lmon Company steamer as second engineer. Captain Owen, of the Baden Rowel., and Mr Grotty, mate of that vessel, have resigned their positions. Captain Johnston, late of the Nelson scow Kapua. and Mr Robert Carnachan,_ late mate of the steamer Huia, have joined the Bade— Rowell. Mr Atchison has signed on the Mararo.i as fourth engineer in place of M* M‘Vicar. KAIAPOr FROM MELBOURNE. The Union Company’s steamer Kaiap I arrived c.t Dunedin this morning fro Melbourne after a passage of eight day„. The vessel cleared the Victorian port o June 27, and for the first two days mu., with fine weather conditions, followed by strong head winds and moderate .o heavy seas until sighting the New Zea land coast yesterday, when the conditions improved, and the voyage, was completed in fine weather. The. Kaiapoi brought 3 650 tons of general merchandise, and was berthed at the Victoria wharf to discharge her local portion, amounting to nearly 2.000 tons. The vessel will also load a large quantify of general cargo at this port for Lyttelton and Wellington, and will discharge the balance of her elbourne cargo at those port*. CAPTAIN 11. J. CRAHAM KELL. CAREER OF A POPULAR. OFFICER. The master of the V. i rum era, Captain 11. .1. Graham Kell, who is among the missing, was one of the most popular officers in the Australasian service. Ho was horn in Edinburgh, but was of Irish parentage. He was *l4 years of age. For the past 12 months Ins wife and two young daughters, aged seven and eight respectively, have resided, in Auckland. With his * brother Philip. Captain ivoll start 'd liis sea career on the training 'bin Conway, in England. He was originally intended by his father for the Royal Navy, but at the early age of 15 lie entered the mercantile marine, and since had sailed all the sees. Tie had been in the service of the Huddnrt-Parker Company for the past 17 years, having been master of various vessels for 12 veers. He had been engaged in the AustralianNew Zealand .service for eight years, nearlv the whole of this time on the Wimmera. Previously he was master of the Westralia, ’when that ship was employed on the Hobart-Sydney run. Passengers and crews have always sunken in the highest terms of Captain Kell, and liia reputation among the various crews who have served under him has been a singularly good one. He was ywinsd as a strict disciplinarian, and evidence of (his, according to saved officers, was seen when the disaster occurred. There was not the .slightest undue rush or confn*’->n. limb man knew his task, and went calmly to his appointed station, the whole of the operate>ns of launching the boats being personally snnerinteuded bv Captain Kell. As one of the officers said after the disaster, Captain Kell did more than his duty. When asked to exp’am this, the officer said that Captain Kell gave a. tVmght to himself. His onlv_ considcraI -nil was IO got the lw -S'- ev He was cool and collected, quite cheery, .■md went about the work of launching He boats as (hnnsrh he was suuertei ending the berthing of the ship. The chief engineer states that when he last saw Cantain Kell he was standing on the boat deek on the r>e”(, side, in company w'th (he chief and third officers and the chief stewawl. At this time all ihe boats had been launched, the Wimmr* r ft wn« rnrwidv sinking stern first, and (lie water was rushing up the bent deck. The chief engineer said ; “ All the boats are gone, (Vntnin Jv>n. what ere vmi tr'-lny to do?" Captain Kell at that moment gave orde” S to one of the boats to go round to the starboard side pud band bv. The chief engineer thinks that Captain Kell n.nnnrentlv noticed that No, 4 bur. in which lh« stewardesses and H ladv passengers were seel'd, was 1 irouble, and he intended personally to h.H. ri-dit He bom. It we wlvdc he and bi« two gallant officers were assisting In save ill 1 ' lives of the occupants of the te.r Hat (hey \vevf> snbmeveT.d vw ,p (die Wimmera. took her fetal plunge. Contain Kell had decided io make ■' nch’aud In’s home, and on!v h'si Monday he was making arrangemenis to purchase ;l . boneo in Remiiera. (ki.ptain Kell's brother PhiPn entered, the Navy. He Iweame Lmnnerv-lieufen-act . and lie lost. Ip’s life j n e-pispr Crecv wbmi Hat ship, with thr- AWould r •o.d (lie Hogue, was torpedi eel m the No.dh Sea. BHTPPTNC TFT.FORAMS. LVTTEI TDN dub- 5.- Q no ~ ~, _ 'j,,. ,a. from Vi cl ling ton (connected with express'. (For continual ion see Late- Shipping.)

reports at 9 a.m. to-day Bar. Ther. Weath. Auckland—Cairn 30.19 49 u Xapier—S.E., -1 30.06 43 B Wellington—N.E.. br 30.14 47 BC Westport—S.E., 1 ... 30.17 48 B C Greyrnouth—E.. hr ... 50.18 36 B C Christchurch—Calm ... pp n 5 5? i; Timaru—Calm 29 97 25 B Oamaru—W., I 29.95 29 BC Dunedin—N., .1 30 00 ::i U Queenstown —N.W., f 29.98 32 B C NTucrgcts—IST., hr 29.91 36 B Bluff—N. ,1 29 84 35 B 0 Pt. Chalmers—Calm 29.94 43 BC Balclnf ha—S. W., 1 ... — 25 0 Maseby—Calm 27.90 30 B C Clyde—Calm 29.05 — C Roxburgh—N.W., 1 29.40 36 BC Pembroke—Culm 28.90 32 B C Invercargill—Calm ... 29.98 30 Z Wind.—L, light; br, breeze 1 „ . „ f b, ...1, fresh