SHIPPING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11656, 11 June 1912, Page 3

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. JUNE. Day. Hour. Min. Last Quarter ... 8 2 6 p.m. New Moon ... 15 5 54 p.m. First Quarter ... 22 8 9 a.m. Apogee ... ... 5 1 a.m. Perigee ... ... 17 5 a.m. Full Moon ... 30 . 1 4 a.m. HICH WATER AT OAMARU. June — a.m. p.m. 11 11.46 0.10 12 0.38 0.58 13 1.23 1-50 14 2.1S 2.47 SUN RISE AND SUN SET."""" June — Rise. Set. 11 7.53 4.23 12 7.53 4.23 ARRIVALS. June 11. Storm, s.s.. 405 tons. Gordon., from Dutfediu. DEPARTURES. June 11. Storm, s.s., 405 tons. Gordon, for Timaru. OVERSEA SHIPPING. [Bt Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] (Per Pkess Association.) IRISH FAMILY OF SHIPS. London, June 10. The steamers Rippenhani Grange. Drayton Grange, Evcrton Grange, and Oswestry Grange have been renamed tho Limerick, Tyrone. "Westmeath, and Roscommon. UNION COMPANY PRECAUTIONS. (Per Pp.ess Association.) Dunedin, June 11. The Minister of Labor stated in the course of an address last night that since the Titanic disaster the Union j Company's boats had been supplied with extra boats and rafts, so that ,' now every ship under the flag was able I to carry in boats or on rafts the maximum number of persons it could take. Mr Laurenson added that the way the Union Company conducted their business generally was a great credit to themselves and New Zealard. Before leaving the Dominion Mr Havelock "Wilson, Secretary to the British Waterside "Workers, had told him that the conditions under which the seamen and firemen earned a living in New Zealund. taking into account the hours of tabor and good wages, were the best in the world. Mr Wilson went en to s-i.v that larger wages wore paid in some parts of the Western Pacific., but the general conditions of labor here more than made up for thatNEW UNION COMPANY BOAT. (Per Press Association.) Dunedin, Juno il. The Union Company's new Yancosire r boat of 13,500 tons is to be named the Sicamous, and she will be launched on August 14. NOTES. The Maitai was announced to leave Bluff at "4 o'clock this afternoon "for Oamaru, and! should reach here early to-morrow morning. About 800 tons of produce await shipment by the Maitai lor Sydney and Newcastle, for which ports "she is expected to sail, via Timaru, on Wednesday night. The Storm, with 70 tons of general merchandise to land, including transhipments ex Kent, Piiparoa, Niwarau, Monowai. Maunganui, Hohenfels, Moeraki, and Moana, arrived at Oainaru from Dunedin at 5 o'clock this morning. The Storm sailed at 11.30 a.m. for Wanganui via Timaru. taking with her from the local ports 70 tons of produce. WEATHER FORECAST. i The Government Meteorologist telegraphed at noon to-day as follows: Moderate to strong easterly winds. veering, moderate to strong northerly winds "and winds freshening; weather -\ changeable, misty at times. There are indications for stormy week-end. Glassj fall after 10 hours. Tides good : sea | = moderate swell. h