SHIPPING NEWS

North Otago Times, 20 July 1917, Page 3

SHIPPING NEWS

HIGH WATER AT OAMARTJ. To-day ..... .. 'UI a.m. .4,8 p.m,' To-morrow ~ . 4,25,ajn 4.45, p.m.' SUNRISE AND SUNSE'f. ttise. Set. To-day 7.29 a.m. 4.55 p.m. To-morrow .. . 7.29 a.m. 4.5G p.m. PHASES OP THE MOON. First Quarter-July 27th, 6.10 p.m. Full Moon—August 3rd, 4.41 p.m. Last Quarter—August 10th, 7.26 a.m. New Moon—August 18th, 5.51 a.m. July 19th. Calm, s,s,, 890 tons (Braidwood), fur , Tiiuaru, T" The Calm sailed from Oamaru with ISOO sacks of produce for -Wellington and Wanganui at 7.110 o'clock on Thursday morning, via Timaru, The John is due to leave Dunedin tonight, and should arrive at Oamaru early to-morrow morning to load cargo I for Wellington and Wanganui. She is expected to sail the same evening, via Timaru.

The To Aunu is oxpceteil from Bluff next Thursday to load for Auckland, Napier, and Gisbdrnc. Now shipbuilding yards arc springing up wholesale in the United States. The Standard Cast Iron Pipe Company, j)f Bristol, P., is to be converted into ashipbuilding yard; a wooden shipbuilding yard is to be established at Florence, Ore., by Mr J. Fred' Larson, of Portland, and others, and it has been decided to lay down four wooden ships of about HOOft in length; the Cavettc Ship-.' building Company have started at" Seattle; the .Riverside Marine Machinery Company have.commenced opeia-l tions at Milwaukee; while a new shipyard at North Yaliejo, Ca., of which Mr. ,1, YV. llansbrough, of San Francisco, is vice-president,' is. making preparations to lay down five wooden' schooners.

AN OVERDUE STEAMER,

J)nncili)i shipping circles have been,' | anxiously awaiting for some time news < concerning one of the Union Company's < iiirgo .cargo steamers trading in the PacifiCi The vessel is, now' fifteen to. < seventeen days overdue at her 'destina-; ( tion, and, although she was 'equipped ( with wireless, efforts to get into touch ] with her have been so far unsuccessful 1 All steamers on the route are keeping', •-, a sharp lookout for the vessel, news of ] which mar come to hand at any time. ' V '. FBBRrSvibE. ' ! The following vessols leave Lytteitou' for ellington on tha arrival of trains from Christchurch as under'- '" Toilaj—Miinroa, at .3 20 pin . To moil on—A! .id 1, at ti 3.1 pin.