SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 16994, 17 March 1919, Page 1

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER. TO-MORROW. Taiaroa Head : 3.30 a.m., 3.49 p.m. Port Chalmers ; 4.10 a.m., 4.29 p.m. Dunedin : 4.40 a~m., 4.59 p.m. THE SUN. Sets to-day, 6.24 p.m.; rises to-morrow, 6.11 a.m. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full moon to-day 3.11 a m. East quarter March 25 9.4 a.m. New moon April 1 8.35 a.m. lust quarter April 8 0.9 a.m Sets to-day, 6.21 a.m. j rises to-morrow, 6.31 p.m. WEATHER REPORTS. The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D. C. Bates) supplied the following weather report at noon to-day : Bar. Thar. Weath.

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; f b, fresh breeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole or heavy gale: w, gale of exceptional severity. Weather.—B, blue shy, be the atmosphere clear or heavy: C, clouds, passing clouds; D, drizzling rain: F. foggy; G, gloomy, dark weather; H, 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. ARRIVED.—March 16. Iveiapoi, s.s. (6.55 a.m.), 2,003 tons, Eobillia.rd, from Melbourne via Bluff. Manaroa, s.s. (7.05 p.m.), 122 tons, M'Neilago, from Dusky Sound via Bluff and Stewart Island. Kotare, s.s. (10.20 p.m.), 141 tons, Mumby, from Lyttelton. SAILED—March 15. Corinna, s.s. (5.20 p.m.), 1,271 tons Eldars, for New Plymouth via ports. March 16. Waihora, s.s. (2.5 p.m.), 4,638 tons. Showman, for Timaxu.

The Poherua, which arrived at Oamarn yesterday from Westport and Lyttelton, 'is expected at Dunedin to-morrow morning. She null discharge a part cargo of coal, and will proceed to Westport to load for Wellington. The Kamona, loaded with coal for Wellington, is bar-bound at Westport. The Kowhai left New Plymouth on Saturday afternoon for Greymouth and Westport. She will load at the We«t Coast ports for Onehunga and New Plymouth. The Karamu loft Napier on Saturday for Westport, where she will load coal for Daman: and Dunedin. The Te Anan is expected to leave Auckland to-day for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. She is due here about the end of the weak, and on completion of discharge will undergo survey and overhaul at Port Chalmers. The Mokoia. which arrived at Wellington on Saturday morning from Auckland, is expected to sail to-night for Dunedin. She should arrive here on Wednesday. 'lhe schooner Gisborne, whhh is loading general cargo and timber at the Vio--1(> 5a wharf, is expected to sail tomorrow for Auckland. The Storm is due hers on Wednesday morning from Lyttelton. She is fixed to sa 1 the same, day for Timaru, Lyttelton, and, Wanganui. The Monovai, which arrived at Wellington at 1 p.m. yesterday from Auckland and Napier, is expected to sail to-night for L 1 tt elton and Dunedin. She is duo here on Thursday. The Kolare arrived here last night from Lyttelton. She was bunkered this morning. and was to sail this afternoon for Bluff and Port Craig. After discharge at the latter place she will proceed to Invercargill and Dunedin. The port of Greymouth was unworkable on .Saturday and yesterday. The Kokiri was delayed in the loading of her coal carcro, but is expected to sail to-day for Wellington. The weather was unsettled at the West Coast port to-day, with a strong west-north-west wind. A considerable sea was running on ihn liar, but was moderating. It was expected that the port wou.d bo workable to-dav. The Koiapoi arrived at Dun-din at 7 a.m. yesterday from Melbourne, and Bluff, and was berthed at the Ri.ch street wharf to disenarge CO9 Inns of general freight. She is expected to sail 10-night for i!ytteltnii and Wc;h igton to complete her discharge. The Kaiapni will afterwards go to Groymout.li to load timber for A!elbo nmo. The Union freighter Wnilnra left Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Timaru, where the will discharge a quantity of her freight from Cnh-nMa. ‘-T ir . will sub«enneutlv visit LyttCkn. Wellington, and ■■uckland to conipl te discha-ge/ ’1 he Huddart-Pa r kcr linr-r Rivorina left rydnev on Saturday evening for 'Wellington. She is due at the northern port on Wednesday .and is timed to leave again on Friday evening for Sydney direct. The Union liner M-vraki arrived at Sydney on Saturday morning fr-m Wellington. and was placed in quarantine. At last Friday's .r-yffimj of the Bluff T-arbor Board the h-d’or mrrdor ec:b-----•u't-d phe 'hmrrng reoort for February, showing : Inwards. 22 vowels c.f 9,1 V ions: outward, 27 vessels of 9.077 tons, being an increase, outwards and a decrease inwards of 165 tons and 1.481 tons respectively.

The steamer War Armour, which left Svdney on, February 27 for the United Kingdom, had a large cargo of flour, amounting to 144,060 bags. The .Sydney tugs Heroic and Heroine, which have been doing British Admiralty duty with the mine-sweepers, are to bo released shortly, and will return to Australia. PORT PHILIP TO BE SALVED. Advice has been received by a Uelboura* shipping lirm to the effect that the liner Port Philip, which was sunk in New York Tlarbor several months ago, after colliding with an American vessel, will in all probability be ealve-d. XHe steamer ie lying in nine fathoms of water, and her master, Captain J. Jack, of Wiliiamstown, is on shore awaiting the result of the salvage operations. DURABILITY OF A~ SCOW. A vessel whose durability is a credit to Auckland shipbuilders is the scow Lady of the Lake, which was built at Mahurangi 43 years ago, and has been in active service practically ever since. Most oi the time she has been engaged in the firewood, sand, and shingle trade, which necessitates her being loaded on beaches, and consequently subjected to unusual strain. She is still engaged in the shingle trade, and, judging by the small amount of water that enters her, she is good for a numbers of years’ service yet. FATE OF SCHOONER HELVETIA. Waterlogged and abandoned, the Peruvian four-masted schooner Helvetia, belonging to Callao, was sighted a drifting derelict by Captain Hunt, of the 8.1.5. N. Company’s steamer Australia, on a voyage to Sydney from New York via Panama, The Australia was in latitude 0.5 sonthj longitude J 02.30 west, on January 24, at o p.m., when the look-out reported, a strange vessel in the offing. The course was altered, and the Australia ran_ down and found the schooner in the condition stated. The siren was blown, but no on© appeared on deck. In order to make certain that the vessel was abandoned, a boat was lowered from the steamer and sent off. The boat’s crew reported the vessel deserted. Instructions had been given not to board her in case she has been left owing to plague of some kind. A close examination from the boat showed that she was under full sail, and there was every indication that the crew had hurriedly left her. All the boats were gone, and 'it is believed the crew were picked up by a passing vessel. The schooner apparently carried a full cargo of logs, and, according to the latest report of her movements, she had loaded at Tacoma, on the Pacific coast. t As the vessel was a danger to navigation, Captain Hunt made an attempt t® sink her. Five rounds were fired fro® the ship’s guns, which made three diraw hits, but the shots had. little or no effect, and as darkness was setting in Captain Hunt was compelled to leave the wreck. The same night he sent out a wireleß warning to chipping, giving particulars «* the position of the derelict. The Helvetia, acording to Lloyd’s, is a four-masted wooden vessel of tons net, registered under the ownership oi Messrs Donada and Ferraro, of Calls®. She was built at Washington (U.S.A.) in 1900, her dimensions being ; Length 189 ft Sin, beam 39ft 6in, and depth 14ft 3m. She was formerly known as the F. M. Slade. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. , AUCKLAND, March 15.—5 p.m. Rothesay Bay, from Melbourne. —6.15 p.m., Westland, for Wellington. WELLINGTON, March 15.—-S.IS a.m., Mokoia, from Auckland.—lo.2o a.m., Middloham Castle, from Auckland.—l2.so p.m., War Opal, from New York and Auckland. —11.15 a.m.. Matatua, for London via Colombo and Bombay.—l2.ls p.m., Ruapehu, for London via Panama. —March 16 ; 12.15 p.m., Maori, from Lyttelton. 1.5 p.m., Monowai, from Auckland and Napier. LYTTELTON, March 15.—3 a.m., Koromiko, from Newcastle. —March 16 : 10.5 a.m., Mararoa, from Wellington.— Stella, from Chatham Islands. OAMARU, March 15.—11.50 p.m., Corinna, from Dunedin. SYDNEY. March 15.—10 a.m v Moeraki, from Wellington. —5 p.m., Riverina, for Wellington. MELBOURNE, March 15.—Manurewa. from Auckland. TTMARIT, March 17.—7 a.m., VfuTnora, from Dunedin.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

Auckland—S.W., 1 ... 29.93 65 B C Napier—E., f 29.95 65 0 Wellington—N.W., 1 29.89 63 B 0 Westport—E., 1 29.87 53 0 p Greymouth—W., 1 ... 29.88 57 O Boaloy—W., I 29.68 49 P Christchurch —Calm ... 29.62 66 B 0 Timaru,—N., 1 29.59 58 B 0 Oamarn—N.W., 1 29.47 63 B C Dunedin—N.W., 1 ... 29.52 57 B 0 Queenstown —W., f ... 29.53 56 B 0 Nuggets—N.W., f ... 29.52 55 B Bluff—N.W., 1 29.44 63 B c Pt. Chalmers—N.W., 1 29 50 58 B Roxburgh—N.W., 1 ... 29.24 60 O Pembroke—N.W., str 28.60 55 B c Naseby—NAY-- 1 ... 27.55 55 B 0 Invercargill—Calm ... 29.50 50 B 0 Balcluth.a—Calm ... — 58 B Clyde—Calm — 63 O