SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16992, 14 March 1919, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MOEROW. Taiaroa Head : 1.51 a.m., 1.52 p.m. Port Chalmers : 2.11 a.m., 2.32 p.m. Dunedin : 2.41 a.m., 3.2 p.m. THE SDN. Seta to-day, 6.30 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.8 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon March 17 3.11 a.m. Lost quarter March 25 8.4 a.m. New moon April 1 8.35 a.m. First quarter April 8 0.9 a.m Sots to-day, 3.8 a.m.; rises to-mor,row, 6.20 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. T>. C. Bates) supplied the following weather report at noon to-day :

Wind.—L, light; hr, breeze; f b, 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: G, gloomy, dark weather; 11, 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 : —Westerly winds, strong to gale, and backing by west to south; the weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following; the'barometer has a falling tendency, but rising after about 24 to 36 hours; sea rough swell; tides good. ARRIVED—March 13. Corinna, s.s. (9.25 p.m.), 1,271 tons, Elders, from Wellington. March 14. Calm, 5.6. (5.20 a.m.), 890 tons, Radford, from Lyttelton. SAILED.—March 13. Breeze, s.s. (6 p.m.), 556 tons, Venn, for Wanganui via ports. Kahika, s.s. (6.20 p.m.), 1,148 tons. Edge, for Greymouth. John, s.s. (ll p.m.), 539 tons, Hawick, for Wellington via ports.

The Calm arrived hero early this morning from Lyttelton, after a somewhat lengthy and stormy trip of 34 hours. She loft the Canterbury port at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, and encountered a strong south-westerly off Akaxoa, and she was unable to make headway in consequence. The Calm will sail to-night for way porta and Wanganui. The Corinna, which arrived at Dunedin Inst night from Wellington, encountered heavy weather on the trip, which occupied 46 hours. She will sail to-morrow for way ports and New Plymouth. The steahisr Storm left Lyttelton on Wednesday evening for Timaru, but ran into heavy weather shortly after leaving port, and was compelled to return to Banks Peninsula for shelter. The Kini arrived at Greymouth at 7 n.m. to-day from Westport. She is to rail to-night with a cargo of coal for Oamaru and Dunedin. The Kaituna, which was bar-bound at Westport yesterday, •cleared there at 8 last night for Wellington. The Kittawa arrived at Westport at 7 a.m. to-day from Wellington. She is now loading coal for delivery at Napier and Gisborne. The Kabika, which was recommissioned at Port Chalmers yesterday, sailed last evening for Greymouth. She will load at the West Coast port for Lyttelton and Timaru. In consequence of the congestion of shinning and the shortage of labor, the departi me of the Manuka from Auckland for Sydney has been postponed until Tuesday next. The Atun is also being delayed in discharging and loading operations at Auckland owiajjrf’o ft shortage of labor. She is now timed to leave on Monday for Sydney. The Putiki is to leave Wellington on Tuns'llay next with a full general cargo for Dunedin. After discharge hero she will return to Wellington via Timaru and Lyttelton. ‘The Kotare is expected to leave Lyttelton to-morrow for Dunedin. She will take in hunker coal on Monday, and then preened to Bluff and Port Craig to discharge. The Calonno. which is now discharging a cargo of Newcastle coal at Wellington, will afterwards he loaded at Wellington by the New Zealand Shipping Company for the United Kingdom. Tiie s.s. M'ddleham Castle, under chartor to tho New Zealand Shipping Comnany, left Auckland yesterday afternoon for Wellington in continuation of her vov;ure from St. John (Nova Scotia). The vessel will leave Wellington about Tuesday next for Sydney and Melbourne to complete her discharge. Tho weather was unsettled at Greymouth to-day. with a north-casterlv wind. A moderate sea was running on the bar. There was a moderate swell on tho bar at Weslnort to-day. Tho liner Burma, which recently loaded a large shipment of general cargo at Port Chalmers, loft Wellington yesterday afternoon for London via Colombo and Bombay. The Britikh-India steamer Ori-sa, whteh is to orooeod to New Plymouth to shin an oil-refinery plant, is expected at the Tara- I nnki port from Sydney towards the ©nd of this month. Tho steamer Wiltshire, which was recently in Now Zealand waters, left Melbourne on March. 7, bound for he United Kingdom with a full cargo- of Australian product®. The liner Somerset was despatched from Melbourne on 31 arch 7 for Groat Britain with a full refrigerated cargo of rabbits and frozen meats. The coal exported from Greymouth for the week ended March 8 amounted to 7.037 tons scwt. The Union Company’s barquentine Tima, with a load of timber from Auckland, lias arrived at Sydney, where she will load for Wellington, The Stella was due at Lyttelton this morning from the Chatham Islands with a cargo of sheep and wool. She will leave for the islands again this evening. The Dn.ghild, which was expected to leave Sydney yesterday for Lyttelton, is to load, in addition to a general cargo, 34.000 bale-s pf wool at tho Canterbury port. This is paid to bo tho largest consignment of wool to leave New Zealand by one vessel. The Daghild is expected to leave Lyttelton on March 22. The Moeraki is fixed to leave Wellington on her next trip to Sydney on the 29th inst.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner B-a-ranga is to leave London at an early date for Dominion ports. Auckland will be her first port of call, then Wellington and Lyttelton. The Raranga has a registered tonnage of 10,040, and she is under Ihe command of Captain Charman. The Bluff waterfront presented a busy appearance on Wednesday with the steamers Highland Monarch, Kaiapoi.iiWaih-<>ra, and American schooner C. S. Holmes alongside, but very little work was done on account of rain squalls. The schooner Rira. owned by the Scales Line, arrived at Lyttelton early on Tuesday morning from Whangarci with a cargo of cement. The vessel loft Whanjrarei on February 14. From the time sne loft until she reached Lyttelton she did not experience 24 hours’ fair weather, encountering a succession of head winds. The vessel had to remain at Nelson for some time owing to her not being able to negotiate Cook Strait. When the weather moderated the vessel resumed her voyage. Captain W. Champion is in command of the Rira, which will load produce at Lyttelton for Auckland. KAIKOURA LEAVES EGYPT. Cable advice received by the New Zealand Shipping Company states that the liner Kaikonra left Egypt on March 7 for New Zealand. The vessel is bringing I, returning New Zealand troops. AUCKLAND SHIPPING RECORD. A telegram from Auckland states that the amount, of shipping in Auckland Harbor yesterctav constituted a record for the port. Tlie vessels at the wharves included the Argyllshire. Niagara. Makura, War Opal. Westland. Port Melbourne, Middleham Castle. Manuka. Atua, Ihnmata, Rakanoa. Monowai. and a number of smaller steamers. COLLIER CANOPUS HELD UP. A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that after the arrival at Lyttelton yesterday of the Westport Coal Company’s collier Canopus from Timaru the entire stokehold crew gave 24 hours’ notice to sign off tha vessel’s articles. On being questioned by the chief engineer, the men stated that they had no grievance against the vessel, hut they simply wished to get signed off. The vessel will be held up. until a new stokehold crew can be obtained. There is a cargo of coal at present awaiting the Canopus at Westport. BUOYS OFF FAREWELL SPIT. The, Marino Department has issued a notice to mariners announcing the positions of four buoys laid down off Farewell Spit in connection with mine-s'weeping. The first has a small bine and white horizontal flag above the surmount, the second a red and yellow diagonally striped flag, the third a blue and white horizontally striped flag, and the fourth a red and yellow diagonally striped flag. Particulars of locality of each are given. MEN AFLOAT AND ASHORE. Captain D. M‘Lean, master of the hospital steamer Mahono, who stayed behind to undergo an operation for hernia, has sufficiently recovered to be able to leave his home. Mr C. J. Hackworth has joined the Mapourika as second officer. Mr M. A. Mills has joined the Ooriuna as purser. Mr Carnahan has joined the Kamo as third officer. Mr Leslie Gunn has succeeded Mr L. J. last as assistant purser of the Moerak.i M' J. H. Reek has signed on the Manama's articles as radio operator in place- of Mr F. E. Duggan, Mr W. Hall, chief engineer of the Navua, has signed off the vessel’s articles in order to -go to Auckland to join the Whangapo. Mr Skinner, formerly of the Waitemata, and late of the Mooraki, has jo;ncd the Navua as chief engineer. WOOL CARGOES FOR ENGLAND.

It was mentioned recently that the steamer Verdun loaded 22.921 hales of wool at Port Chalmers, and sailed on March 1 for the United Kingdom. Since 1914 some other very large shipments of wool have been taken from these shores, and it will perhaps he of interest to rpany to mention there. Under the agency of the Shaw, Savill. and Albion Company, the Anglo Brazilian in • 1915 took 21.759 hales, tho Ocean Monarch 13.271 bales in 1916, the Willaston 16.355 in December. 1916. tho St. Dnnstan 18.272 in 1917. and in 1918 the Mabia took 17.621 bales. Ne.w Zealand Shipping Company's vessels took some big cargoes : (he Hurnmii in 1914 took 14.565 halos, the Queen Margaret 15.788 in 1915. the Mntbisfont 18.378 .in 1915. (he Ashburton 17.203 in 1916. the Berwick Law 19.063 in 1916. and (he Gngnvale 20,129 hales in March, 1917, The Grin Buchanan took 20.110 hales hi 1914. the Dalmore 19 074 bales in 1915, and the And ere v 16.274 in February of this year. Most of the largo steamers visiting New Zealand at present are loading a large amount of wool. AMERICAN SCHOONER PLANTER. The American echo-oner Planter vi"! complete discharging her deck load of timber from Pan Eram-Bro to-dav. The vessel, which is berthed at the Kitchener street wharf, will sail to-morrow for Timam. if tho wind is. favorable. She will discharge a, full cargo of ca-w oil at Hi" South Canterbury port. The Planter will subsequently proceed to the Friendly Islands to load copra for San Francisco. NAVUA FOR COASTAL TRADE. Tho Union Company advise that Hie Navua. which has been employed in He San Franc! «co- Wi 41 i uetou cargo service for some time past, has now been withdrawn. The vessel is discharging American cargo at Wellington, and -he will leave this we'd; for TUielton, where geii"ral merchandise will be loaded for Auckland. NIAGARA’S SAILING DATE, On account of the Australian quarantine regulations, the departure of the, Niagara from Sydney has been postponed until March 29. She, will leave Auckland thus week for Sydney, and when released from quarantine at the Now- South Vales port ena will he dry-docked for survey. She will he due back at Auckland on April 2, ■and is now scheduled to leave there on April 4 for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver.

SCHOONER ELSIE IN DISTRESS. TOWED INTO WELLINGTON. [Per United Press Association.] WELLINGTON. Afarch 14. A strange sailing vessel which was sighted off Wellington Heads signalled for assistance, and was towed into port last evening. The vessel is th ; auxiliary schooner Elsie, from Nukualofa for Portland (Oregon) with copra. After clearing the islands bad weather was encountered, the vessel suffering damage to tbs jibboom to such an extent that the repairs necessary were too great to assure a safe journey across the Pacific, and the captain decided to come south for assistance. The pasage occupied about 40 days. The Elsie put into Wellington in Alay, 1917, in a leaking condition while on a voyage from_ Port Pirie to San Francisco. It is anticipated that repairs on the present occasion will occupy about a week.

MONOWAFS MOVEMENTS. The Monowai, which had been delayed at Auckland owing to a shortage of labor, left the northern port at 10 last night. She is expected to arrive here on Thursday next, and will sail about the end of the week for the East Coast ports *nd Auckland. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, March «.m., Middleham Castle, for Wellington.—s.4s a.m., Argyllshire, for Gisborne. —War Opal, for Wellington. WELLINGTON, March 15.—11.10 a.m., Tanowanda, for Boston.—l.3o p.m., Burma for London via Bombay. WESTPORT. March 14.—10.15 a.m., Ramona, from Dunedin. TIMARU, March 14.—8 a.m., Breeze, from Dunedin. OAMAMU, March 14.—8 azn., John, from Dunedin. BLUFF, March 13.—12.5 p.m., Mamari, from Port Chalmers.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Bar. Ther. Weatb. Auckland—-N.W., 1 30.08 65 0 Napier—E., ... 29.95 65 B C W eilington— N, W., f" 29.91 63 B C Wesfcport—N.E., 1 30.00 56 0 M Greymoutli—E., 1 Beaky— f ... 29.98 55 0 M 29.89 53 C Christchurch —Calm 29.79. 60 B Timaru—N.W., f 29.82 61 B C Oainaru— N.W., 1 29 60 65 0 B Dunedin—N.W., f 29.62 61 B C Qu-eonetown —-S. W., i" 29.65 64 0 Nn tr gets—S. E., 1 29.62 60 B Bluff—N., br ... 29.55 58 0 Pembroke—N. W., c: 28.75 61 B 0 Pt. Chalmers —N.W., cr 29.64 61 O Invercargill—Calm 29.60 63 0 Nuseby—N.W., 1 27.70 58 B c