SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16909, 5 December 1918, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head i 4.14 a.m., 4.37 p.m. Port Chalmers: 4.54 a.m., 5.17 p.m. Dunedin» 5.24 a.m., 5.47 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day 7.39 p.m. ; rises tomorrow, 4.18 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. First quarter Dec. 11 2.1 p.m. Full moon Deo. 18 6.48 a.m. Last quarter Deo. 25 6.1 p.m. New Moon Jan. 2 7.54 p.m. Sets to-day, 8.24 p.m. $ rises tomorrow, 6.13 a.m. FORECAST. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following at noon St'-.-mg S.W. winds after 16 hours. N. „-**. Heavy rain and colder weather. Glass rise after 16 hours; tides good; sua considerable oft' shore. SAlLED.—December 4. Stella, s.s. (3 p.m.), 269 tons, Hamilton, for Wellington. Putiki. s.s. (9.30 p.m.), 422 tons, Robertson, for Nelson, via ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. —Coastal and Intercolonial. — Gisborno, sob., from Knipara, Dec. 7. Monowai, from Lyttelton. December 8. Kotare, from Invercargill, Dec. 8. Storm, from Wanganui, December 11. Putiki, from Wellington, December 14. Stella, from Nelson, December 12. Calm, from Wellington, December 12. John, from Wellington, December 14. Corinna, from New Plymouth, Dec. 14. Breeze, from Wanganui, December 17. Manaroa, from Wellington, Dec. 30. Wcstralia, from Melboumo, early. OVERSEA MOVEMENTS. Vessel. From. Duo about Wuitomo Calcutta Dec. 10 Kent London Deo. 22 Ssevio London Jan. 30 Ruahino London Feb. PRO J EOTED DEPARTURES. —Coastal and Intercolonial. — Kamona. for Wellington, December 6. Tarawera, for Auckland, December 6. Breeze, for Lyttelton, December 9. Mokoia, for Auckland, December 11. Kotare, for Lyttelton, December 9. Monowai, for Auckland, December 10. Storm, for Wnngamn, December 11. Cairo, for Wanganui, December 12. Aratapu, for Melbourne, Decomber 14. Putiki, for London, December 14. John, for Wellington, December 14. Stella, for Wellington. Deeeinber 16. Corinna, for New Plymouth, Dec. 16. OVERSEA. Vessel. For A.prox. date Gladbrook, bq. San Francisco Deo. 20 VANCOUVER & SAN FRANCISCO SERVICES. MAKURA loaves Auckland this week for Sydney. Returns Auoldandj December 15\ and leaves thoi'6 about December 16 for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver. NIAGARA leaves Vancouver about Deccinbor 6 for Honolulu. Suva, and Auckland. Duo Auckland about December 26, and leaves there about December 26 for Sydney. MO ANA left Wellington December 1 for Rarotouga, Papeeto, and San Francisco. Dae latter port about December 22. PALOONA leaves Wellington about December, 7 for Rarotonga, Papeete, and San Francisco (cargo only). NAVAU, due Wellington about December 14 from San Franckco via ports. Loads Wellington for San Francisco, KUROW now discharging at Wellington. Loads there nest week for San Francisco. ANNETTE ROLPII left San Fratv cisco Novembw 29 for Wellington. Duo there about December 23. The To Anan was delayed in loading operations to-day at Bluff by rain. She is' expected to leavo the southern port tomorrow for Oaruaru to complete loading ■for Auckland. The Tarawora is expected to complete he-T loading in time to leave Duivedin tomorrow for A.uckland direct. The schooner Gisborno is now five days out on the passage from Kaipara to Dunedin with a full cargo of timber. Sho should put in an appearance in tho course of a day or two. Tho Oolin has been fixed to load at Dunedin about December 1.2 for Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The steamer Storm will make her reappearance at this port next week, the vessel having been fu:?d to load hero on December 11 for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wanganui. The Kamona came up from Port Chalmers early this morning. She is now loading a' large shipment of general cargo at the Cross wharf for Wellington, for which port she will sail about noon to-morrow. Tho Poherua left Westport at 10 last night with a full cargo of coal for Onehunga. The Corinna arrived at Ijyttelton, at 5 a.m. to-day from Timaru. Sho will sail to-night for Wellington, iTelsoa, and Jfew Plymouth,

TJio Koromiko, which is now discharging a cargo of coal at Wellington, is expected to leavo tbo northern port this week for Sydney. A wireless house will be shipped by the Kamona at Dunedin. The house will be transhipped to the Koromiko at Wellington. That vessel is about to be fitted with a wireless installation. The Kaiapoi is expected, to leave Greymouth on Saturday with a cargo of timber for 1M elbourno. The Stella left Dunedin yesterday afternoon with (i. full general cargo for Wellington. The vessel will afterwards go to Nelson to load machinery for Dunedin. The Australian steamer Inga arrived at Wancanni last 'Saturday morning with a, cargo of coal and timber from Sydney and Newcastle. After discharge the Inga will go to Kaipnra to load timber for Svdney. The new American sailing vessel Speedway was loading sheet iron and general cargo at Boston last month for Melbourne. The British three-masted barque Kilinenv. 1,465 tons, which recently discharged a general cargo at Melbourne, was expected to leavo fieelong at the end of hist month with a cargo of wheat for the Urn ted States. . The Norwegian three-masted iron barque Maletta, which discharged general cargo from New York at Melbourne last month, has been fixed to load wheat for her outward voyage. The vessel's destination has not yet been fixed. A "cargo of wool for the United States is now being loaded at Melbourne by the Russian barque Loch Linnhe. After a passage of 78 days tbo fourmasted barque Horn Sholl, formerly well known as the Howth, has completed a voyage from Sydney to Hongkong. Advice has been received by the Commonwealth Government Lino that the steamer Australlield has left Cardiff, Wales, en route for Port Said. After discharging there sho will proceed to Calcutta to load'cornsacks and general cargo during January for Melbourne. laden with 3,117 tons of assorted cargo, including iron and steel, for Melbourne, the sailing vessel Invergarry left New York on July 17. After a smart run of 67 days the American four-masted schooner Homopu has arrived at Sydney from Eureka, U.S.A., with a cargo of timber. It is understood that tbo American schooner Clevedon has left New York for Melbourne with a fall cargo of assorted freight. She is not expected at the Victorian port hetore the early part of January, and will discharge to the agency of Messrs Gibbs, Bright, and Co., who will also control the handling of the newlybuilt American sailing vessel Garthforce, which is also on her way from New York to Melbourne with a full load of general merchandise. Advice has now been received by officials of the Commonwealth Government Line that the barque .Shandon left San Francisco on October 30 for Melbourne with a heavy cargo of manufactured goods and general freight. The Shandon, which was converted from a coal hulk into a three-masted barque at the Wiliiamstown yards last year, completed her maiden voyage across the Pacific in creditable time. For a considerable time the supply of ships' firemen has been unequal to the demand, a contributing cause to an appreciable extent being the calls of war, and later the large percentage of those remaining -who have been temporarily incapacitated by influenza, not a few having succumbed. Af a consequence, wages have been abnormally high. While £l a day has been common enough recently, that figure has been increased in several instances to £1 10s for intercolonial trips.

THE FERRY SERVICE. The Monowai arrived at Lyttolton at 7.30 a.m. to-day from Wellington, and mails and passengers connected with the express for the South. She will sail on the return trip this evening. The Mararoa arrived at Wellington this morning from. Lyttolton, and sailed on the return trip this afternoon. MOKOIA TO LOAD. Tho Union Company's steamer Mokoia, winch has been laid up at Port Chalmers for over three weeks, will sign on a new crew at the end. of this wedc. The vessel will come up to Dunedin on Monday, and, should there be sufficient cargo offering, she will load here for Auckland only. MONOWAI EXPECTED ON .SUNDAY. Tho Monowai is expected to make her reappearance at Dunedin on Sunday np;;t, after an absence of severul weeks. Tho vessel will make her last trip from Wellington in the ferry service to-morrow night, and should leave Lyttolton on Saturday for this port. Tho Monowai will commence loading on Monday. and is , fixed to sail on Tuesday for Lyttelton, I Wellington, Napier, Gisborno. and Aucki land. CONCERNING THE NAVUA. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that alarming rumors have been current regarding the Union Company's steamer Navua. It has Wen asserted that the vessel is lying about SCO mile.s away in a crippled condition, owing to the crew Buffering from influenza. Mr Kennedy, the company's manager in Wellington/ states that the rumors are absolutely without foundation. Tile company's officials at the head oflico stated to-day that that the Navua, which is on route from San Francisco to Wellington, Kas been in quarantine ai Papeete for over a week, owing to an outbreak of influenza amongst her crew. The vessel was ox pec tod to leave Papeete early this week, but as the wireless service at Papoete is out of order, there is no means of communicating with the oxvners as to whether the fillip has actually sailed. The company anticipate, however, that the Navua will reach. Welling- : ton about the end of next week. SUEVTO LEAVES LONDON. | Cable advice received by the Shaw, : Savill, and Albion Company states that the White Star iiuer Suevic left Jjondon <>n November 21 for Melbourne. Hoba-rt. Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. via Panama. She is bringing a full shipment of general cargo for the ports named. The vessel is due at Aw&land about January 17, and at Dtmedin about the end of January. She. will be to the agency of Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Tho Suevic has had a somewhat interesting career. .Some years ago she went ashore in tho English Channel,'and was believed to be a total loss. A salvago party, however, then commenced operations. The .Saevio was cut in two as she was held fast on the rocks, and the afterpart was safely towod to an English port, where a new fore-part was fitted. Since then the vessel has seen much useful service in all parts of the world. The saving of the Suevic was considered to be one of the most marvellous feats of salvage carried out in any part of the world. Tlie Suevic has been a frequent visitor to Australian ports.' ARAWA AT AUCKLAND. The Shaw-Savill and Albion liner Arawa arrived at Auckland yesterday morning from London via Australian port". The vessel brought 60 passengers, and has cargo for Auckland only. After discharge there, the Arawa will load at Auckland, Gisborno, Ncpier, and Wellington. She ■will leave Wellington about December 20 for London via Panama.

KENT'S EXCITING- EXPERIENCE, An exciting experience befell the new Federal-Shire liner Kent when she was only a few hours out on her maiden voyage, the vessel narrowly escaping destruction by an enemy submarine. She was steaming down the English coast from Shields to complete loading at London for Melbourne, when a submarine appeared suddenly on the port bow. According to the versions of those- on board, the submarine opened lire with a deck gun, but several shells sped harmlessly past the vessel. She was promptly manoeuvred tq avoid the U boat, and as the portion 01 her Australian cargo which had already been taken aboard consisted of explosives for discharge at Altona, the crew experienced a few anxious moments. The submarine, after a few minutes' shelling, moved into a position more favorable to scouring a direct hit on the big liner, but after two or three more shells had churned up spouts of water close to the vessel Krilish war patrols came steaming up, and in a few minutes had driven off tee underwater craft.

SHIPS FOR AUSTRALIA. In view of the possibility of vessels that may fall into the bands of the Allies in the Black Sea being pressed into the cargo service in the Mediterranean, thus releasing larger steamers for other routes, including the Australian run, information concerning the merchant fleet at present in the Black Sea, which is contained in British shipping papers just to hand, is interesting. In the Brest-Litovsk pud Bucharest Treaties it was laid down that all merchant ships lying in occupied harbors, and belonging to the Russian and Rumanian Governments, or to State companies, were to he purchased by the Central Powers, and the purchase money deducted from the indemnities owing to the Central Powers ■by Russia and Rumania respectively. In this way the Central Powers secured 48 passenger and mail steamers, transport and cargo vessels belonging to two Russian companies, three Rumanian, one French, one British, two Belgian, and two Italian steamers. In addition, eight Greek vefsels were purchased by the Turkish Government. The whole of these 80 vessels will probably become available for allied use. REDUCED SHIPPING FROM INDIA. It is understood that the tranjport of horses from Australia to India will sjupt.'y cease, and that the majority of the steamers now running on the hadiin cr.?st are being taken over by the DriCLnh Government for other work, the nature of which is not specified (reports thj Melbourne 'Argus). The Controller of flipping (Rear-Admiral Clarkson) announced last month that, in view of the war conditions, it is probable that tonnage | available for the caxLage of cargo frcm India to Australia will shortly lie considerably curtailed ; and the number of sailings "in the rirst half of-1919 is likely to bo limited. Importers should, therefore, take advantage of vessels already berthed, to the end of December, an« instruct that all cargo available should be promptly shipped as far as space permits. Monthly requirements from January to June should'also be notified, if importers desire to participate in the limited service, which, it is anticipatad -roill prevail for that period.

VESSELS WAITING- CREWS AT AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON. Great difficulty is being experienced in obtaining full eaews for a number of tb* Union Company's vessels in port at Wellington and Auckland. This is dve to the Influenza epidemic. Seafarers, after passing- through the convalescent stage, Are not aiirious to return to their occupation, as tbey consider that they need tune to recuperate before resuming manual labor. This, however, is exceedingly disorganising in its effect on shipping, and several .services a.re still at a standstill in consequence. It is claimed by some of the shipowner.* that tie seamen are* about, but they decline to start work. In some cases v oft-els are being detained at Wellington through a shortage of only one man, and in the meanwhile the crews are being paid full wages mcrelv to stand by. The vessels laid up at Wellington include the* collies--; Khn uvA Komata. The Union I'ompanT Lope to secure a cxew for the former vessel this week, in which case she will proceed to the West Coast to load coal for Timaru and Diwdin. The island Mf..a.mors Flora, and Talune and the Wnnaka havo been held up at Auckland fm- over two wxeks. and according to l-ti-esi reports received bv the company, there i=> Terr little project of any of tbe.se vessels saihW for their respective destinations at owenf. An endeavor was made to" secure' a. full crew fcr the Talune in order to despatch her to South Sea, Islam] wn-ts. but ' !j -- !0 I,wni oc l iri * *° r fa *l " lui-i-iii'i " -i-t the present iuncture. The Wpji-aVa. is loaded for Lyttelfon and Tima.rti, and evsry effort is now being niade to secure « full a-ctr for this vessel in order to despatch her from Auckland as scon as possible. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland. December 4.-8.25 a.m., Arawa, from London via Australian ports. Oamam, December 5.—6.30 A.m. : Putiki, from Dnnedin. Bluff, December 4.—2.30 p.m. : Kotare, from Dunedin. (For eontinnntion see Late Shipping.)