SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13386, 12 September 1905, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. Tiut Balt. at Port Chauibrs. The New Zealand mean time at-noon, tabulated for the meridian-of longitude, in lira# 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich,, trill b9 signalled once a week by a timo ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. -. A blue flag will be hoisted at tlie masthead, Port Chalmers signal station; on the forenoon of the day whon the time signal is given. Piuses of the Moos. SEPTEMBER, First Quarter 6- 5.50 p.m. Full Moon M 5.40 p.m.' Last Quarter... ... 22 „ 9.41 p.m. New- Moon ... 29 9.40 a.m. perigee ... ...' ... ... 1 ,11.0 p:m; Apogee ... IT 4.0 p.m. Pcrigoo ... 30 4.30, a.tn, - Sun rises 6.24, sots 5.45. ■ - THE WEATHER September 11.—3 a.m.: Wind ~ NJFI.j weather thick. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather overcast. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.: weather fine. S.'i.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... ... 29.78 29.76 29.70 Thermometer ... 42 60 56 . FORECAST.—Mr l'aulin telephoned at 10.30 last evening: —" E.S.E. to S.W. winds and heavy rain." - HIGH WATER. September 12— ' a.m.. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads ... ... 1.42 2.4 At Port Chalmers ... „ ... 2.22 2.44 At Dunedin 3.7 3.29 DEPARTURE. 'Pukaki, s.s., 917 tons, Cameron, for the .West Goast. J. Mills, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ■From Liverpool.—Kinfauns, barque,"left Liverpool May 16. Lech Garve, barque, i sailed June 30. Fronj Surprise Island.—St. Louis, arrived Wellington, September 4. From Sydney (via Auckland).—Victoria, September 17. ■ ■ From Sydney (via Wellington).—Waikare, September 16. From Melbourne.— Moeraki, September 12. .. - . From Hobart.—Mary Moore, barque, Bailed August 12. From Auckland.—Tarawera. September 14. From tho West Coast—lvoonva, September 12. From New Plymouth.—Corinna, September 16. " From Kaipara.—Eunice, rchoonor, sailed September 1. Squall, s.s., tailed September 10. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Mokoia, September 12. Tor Sydney (via. Cook StraitJ.-vMoerald, September 14, "For Melbourne.—Waikare, September 17." For Kaipara.—Sir Henry, scow, early. For Nelson and New Plymouth.—Corinna, September 18. For Auckland.—Tarawera, September 15. For the West Coast.—Koonya, Sentember 14. \ MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS. TO ARRIVE. At Auckland.—Briez Huel, left New York June 14; due September 15. Jndradcvi, left New York July 13: duo September 16. Drayton Grange, left Liverpool July 11; due September 12. Star of New Zealand, left London July 13; due September 10. Kent, left London July 25; du9 September 15. Delphic, left London August 8, duo September 22. Mimiro, left London August 15, due October 18. Indralema, left London August 22, due October 25. At Wellington—Corint-hic, left London July 29; loft Hobart September 9. Paparoa, left Plymouth August 12; due September 29. Kumara, sailed August 29; due October 15. ,At Port Chalmers.—Rakaia, left London August 4; duo September 20. Burgermeister Hachmann, left Auckland September 11, due September 20. Haversham Grange, September 25. Aparima. arrived Auckland September 10. duo September 27. TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Athenic, {September 14. Turakina, September 18. Corinthic, October 12. Paparoa, October 26. HOMEWARD EOUXD. Nairnshire,'leit Wellington July 1, Ayrshire. left Lyttelton July 28. • Rimutaka, left Wellington July 30. Matatua, left Wellington August 3. Tomoana, left Wellington August 11. lonic, left Wellington August 17. Kaipara. left Auckland August 19. Tongariro, left Wellington- August 31. Star of Australia, left tho Bluff September 4. Aotea, left Wellington September 11. SHIPPING : TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September ll.—Sailed: 5.35 p.m., Zealandia, for Sydney; 5.30 p.m., Isurgcrmeister Hachmann, for Wellington. KAIAPARA, September 11.—Sailed: Yesterday, Squall, for Dunedin. CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN, September 11—Tho steamer Energy passed cast at 2 p.m. yesterday. WELLINGTON, September 11.—Arrived: 12.30 p.m., Moana,. scow, from Manning River. Sailed: Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Wilkin, Thompson, Howard, Lewis, Smith, Myers, Holford, Mesdames Wilkins. Henderson and son, Chaplin, Abbott, Irving,- Smith, Myers, Whito and six children. Rev. Messrs Porter, Isitt and boy, Ensign Hoskins. Messrs Fcnwick, Wilkin, Ross, Russell, Meares, Henderson, Chaplin, AbbottJV Barkley. Kerr, Shaw, Moir, Burns, Gray, Morrah, Raphael, I,yoii. Bright. NELSON, September 10.—Arrived: 6.10 p.m.. Alexa, barque, from Newcastle. . TIMARU, September 11.—Sailed: 0.45 p.m.. Essex, for tho Bluff. BLUfE, September 11.—Arrived: Wimmora, from Dunedin; Koonya., from Greymouth. Arrived: 6.15 p.m., Moeraki. with on English mail. Passengers: Messrs Emsiie, Orr. Hilliker, Smith," Captain Strang, Mesdames Smith, Inverarity; and 20 steerage. Sailed: 4.10 p.m.. Wiminera, for Hobart; 4.30 p.m., Koonya, for Dunedin.

MELBOURNE, September 11.—Arrived Monnwai, from tho Bluff. .

SUVA,' September 11.—Arrived: Taviimi, from Auckland..

SYDNEY, September 11.—Arrived: Kamona and ICaituna, from Westport. Sailed: 2 p.m., Sonoma, for Auckland. SUVA. September 11. —ArrivedMiowera, I'.M.S., from Brisbane.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS. ■WELLINGTON, September 11.—Sailed 6.30 p.m., Aoteo, for London.

THU VANCOUVER SERVICE.

SYDNEY, September 11. (Received September 11, r.t 12.59 p.m.) The Manuka has leached Brisbane. Passengers from Vancouver for New Zealand: Mr and Mrs Moore, Mr and Mrs Hall, Misses Bell and Robinson, Rev. Mr Jacks, Messrs Keran, Balkind. Edmondson, Macollas,~ Robinson (two), Halley, Todd, Savage, and King. Cargo: For Auckland—29o cases salmon, 3 do boots, 4 do rubber shoes, 10 boxes auto scales, 6 cheesecutters, 3 bales cottons, pair sculls. For Wellington —1 case bicycles, 5 do sundries. 2 do paper, S do rub"crs, 6 do drugs, 10 do lanterns, 1 do globes, 4- <lo packings, 1 bundle timber. 1 box. N Fov Gisborne—l parcel. For l.yttelton—22i bales paper,-1 case bicycles. 1 crate. For Napier-125 cases salmon, 'lor Timaru—l easo bicycles. For J>ew ilyliiouth—ls boxes electric meters. For rort Chalmers—3 cases bicycles. 2 do sundries 10 do lanterns, 1 do globes. 2 do knitted good 3. 1 do frozen salmon, 14 bate cotton, 1 parcel.

- A large steamer, bound south, passed the heads about 8 o'clock .last evening.. The Pukaki left Port Chalmers yesterday evening for the 'West Coast. ■ / The ship's company of the s.s. Araimta wero paid off at Port Chalmers yesterday J and a crew shipped for the Pukaki. The steamer Whakatane is to sail ii" om Liverpool about October 11 for New Zealand ports, and should arrive at Auckland about December 18. • !' , ' The Koonya, from the "West Coast, via tho M,-is due here this morning, and will sail as usual for tho West Coast on Thursday afternoon. . .. . Notice is given in last week's Gazette that a telephone station has been established at Wahtalmri, in Forsyth Bay, Pelorus Sound. Masters of vessels sheltering hi Guards Bay during bad weather will be able to take advantage of this. . _ . ' Sir James Mills 'received the following telegram from the Eight. Hoti. the Premier yesterday morning:—"Congratulate you on Fafo arrival of Aro'nura. The first publio position I held was ns member for Arahura. I wish"steamer every luck and success to tlie> company." To this Mr 'Mills lias, replied:—"Thanks for your congratulations on arrival Arahura. You were good enough to name tho" ship for ua, and I hope: she will prove worthy of lief sponsor. She is a. perfect little ship. We propose to' starther running between Wellington, Westport, and Greymbuth." • ' A smart piece of work has to be recorded in connection with the b.s. Funglieng, builtrat Greenock for tho China Steam Navigation

Co., and which arrived at Shanghai on August 13, after a passage of 43 days. This was a maiden voyage, ami from .the time of the laying of her keel only six months, .less one ilajy had elapsed. She was completed and Sqrtipped in 20 woks, and this remarkable pieeo of shipbuilding is all the more notoworthy when it is taken into account that sho was not only furnished with all the rceent appliancee for the rapid handling of cargo,,hilt was elaborately fitted up for the carrying of r pasf?cngers. i 'It lias been stated by Japanese representatives that a direct line of steamers is to lis established between Buenos. Ayres and 'Japan.-; This will give Argentine, millers another outlet for flour.; A line of steamers has been established between Caloutta and Buenos Ayres on account of heav,y imports "of jute and sacking. This will in future run direct instead of via Europe. American 'consular, reports have for some time past ftsted that tho Japanese authorities havo been endeavouring, tn -inculcate an increased use ot wheat foods, instead of rice. : On Thursday last on illuminated.bnov was moored near the entrance of Wellington harbour. The following bearings will mark its, position:—Pencarrow lighthouse south, 21deg. easi; Hone Shoal buoy, north, 45deg.j e"ast.; Karaka Bay wharf, south SGdeg. west, distant fivo cables. Tho buoy is painted black with whito horizontal strines, and will carry a fixed red light ! .visible.'all' round the horizon at a distance of five miles. Deep-draught vessels entering or leaving the harbour hv day or night, and passing to the westward or inshore of this: buoy will in sure a passage having a depth of not less than 33ft at low water springs;'

The experiments by the British naval authorities and by thn Allan lino in tho adaptation of the turbine to oceangoing vessels have encouraged the United States Nav.y .Department to take similar stop' Commander A. 8.. Canaga, a- naval engineer, who recently crossed on tho turbine liner Virginian, has presented a report'on the investigations lie made into tho mechanism of the vessel. Ho comments on the rccont improvements in marine turbines. and recommends that they should lie fitted in gunboats, destroyers, torpedoboats, and the smaller reseols of the Ameri can navy, so that their desirableness for heavier craft may be studied. Tho Navy Department has under consideration plans for two new battleships which may embody not only turhino engines, but a new type of battery] made up of guns of only two i-r three different calibres.

MORGANISATION OF THE ATLANTIC.

The cables have already stated that tho great shipping trust inaugurated some fow years back by Mr .T. Pierpont Morgan has signally failed to come up to the expectations of its promoters. Tho, Economist describes the financial results of the International Mercantile Marino Company, as the trust'isistyled, as "deplorable,'' while those of 1904- it dubs "disastrous." The not earnings for the year aro reported from New York to have decreased by £452,000, and to have fallen short of the interest charges by no Icrs than £424,500. It was evident that the trust would suffer severely from the rate war, just as other companies engaged in the Atlantic passenger iratiic did, hut, it has to bo remembered that the results for 1903, before the rate war com-mcnec-d, formed an ironical commentary on the hysterical nonsense that was talked in 1901, when the cry was that " tho Americans had annexed the Atlantic." For 1903, after interest had l:een paid on tho bonds, there remained ail alleged surplus c-f £71,059, but no provision whatever for depreciation had hoc" made. And, as a matter of fact, if depreciation had been provided for on the same scalo as that of, say, -the Cunard, the whole of the niofita would havo been absorbed, and it would not liave been possible to pay the bondholders their interest-. Now tho position is innniiely .worse, and, although the freight outlook is said to bo improving, the prospccts of tho trust are far from encouraging. The capital of the company is enormous, the bo.vls, a-s shown in the account bonds, nmouming to £4,000,000; there is preference stoc.'r to the amount of £10,473,220, and common stock to £9,936,600. And, in addition to being, called upon to find interest, the trust is under obligation to redeem t!io pc;r cent, bonds, "amounting to. £10,1)00,000, at par, in 1922, while the 4- per cent, bonds, amounting to £4,000,000, aro to bo extinguished within 50 V vcars by means uf a sinking fund operating from May, 1005. How tlie company is going to fulfil all its obligations, even under favourable eunditions, it is difficult to see.—Sydney Morning Herald.

A STRANGE AFFAIR.

Judging from tho finding of the Court of Inquiry into the stranding of tho British ship' Travancore outside Hongkong whilst on a voyage from that port to Los Angeles in baiinst, the state of affairs on board that vessel was such as, it is to be lioped, exists on few vessels flying the Union Jack. Tho finding of the court was as follows:—"Having fully considered the evidence, the court is of opinion that tho Travancore was not navigated with sufficient, and reasonable care; that the master was absent from dock when tho safety of the ship required his personal supervision; that the casualty was caused by mismanagement on his part, and that he displayed a lack of intelligence in the efforts lie afterwards made to float the ship. That the material damage to the ship was due to the above-mentioned causes, which, they nve of opinion, amount to a wrongful act or default on the part of the master, and they therefore dircct that hi? certificate be suspended for a period nf nine months from this dote. The court further directs (hat a first mate's certificste l>e during the period of suspension if the master so desires. Tho court is further of opinion that the chief mate was also to blame in respect 'of the management of the ship immediately prior to her strandinp. and in Hie lack of effort he displayed in afterward?. Trying: to float her, which, it is of opinion, amounts to a wrongful act or default on the part, of the chief mate, and it therefore directs that the master's certificate lipid by him bo suspended for a priod of three months from this date. " Tho court learns from the evidence, with regret, Hi«t after the sh;n stranded the ore# generally appear to have taken an undue advantage of the position the master was placed ir. by. consulting their own safety rather than that of' the shin, and that their behaviour as a whole left a good deal to be desired. The court, therefore, directs that .tlio:member* of the erew who brought tho charges against the master and first mate bear the costs of this investipnlion so far as relate to the court. The court a'so learns from tho. evidence, with surprise, tfint the master was expected by tho ship's owners to provide the charts used on behalf of tho vessel at his own expense." '