SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13946, 4 July 1907, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. PHASES OF THE MOON. jun, Last Quarter ... 3 2.4 a.m. New Moon II 2.47 a .m. -; First Quarter ... ... 19 0.42 a.m. Full Moon 25 4.0 p.m. Apogee 10 10.0 a.m. Perigee 25 0 a.m. Sun rises 7.54, sets 4.29. THE WEATHER. , July 3.-8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; fine. Noon: Wind N.E.fine. 5 p.m.: Wind . N.E.; fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.6 29.7 29.7 'Thermometer 40 52 £0 WEATHER REPORTS. (PHP. UMTID PRMS Assocutioh.) WELLINGTON, July 3. The following are tho weather reports at 5 p.m. : — Manuknii Heads.—Wind 8., strong; bar. 29.41, tlier. 53; cloudy; bar rough. Nctv Plymouth.—Calm; bar. 29.41, tlier. 54; fino; sea smooth. Castlcpoint.—Wind S.W., breeze; bar. 29.50, tlier. 53; rain'; sea increasing. . Wellington.—Wind 8., breeze; bar, 29.50, • tlier. 49, gloomy. . Westport.—Wind S., light; bar. 29.63, tlier. 48; fine; sea considerable swell. 1 Kaikoura.-Ca.lm; bar. 29.60, tlier. 51; fine;'sea slight. Bluff .-Wind N.W., breeze; liar. 29.53, thcr. 50; gloomy. ' R. A. Edwin. HIGH WATER. July 4— a.m. p.m. ■ At Taiaroa Heads 9.24 9.56 At Port Chalmers 10.4 10.36 At Dunedin ... 10.49 ' 11.21 ARRIVALS. Inyorcargill, s.s,, 123 tons, Gillies, from Invorcargill. J. Boadlo, jun., agent. Rakanoa, s.s., 1393 tons, Kennedy,' from . Westport. Union Steam Ship Company, igents. Warrimoo, s.s., 2076 tons, M'Bcth, from Melbourne, via Hobaxt and tho Bluff. Union Steum Ship Company, agents. Passengers: Miss Butoment. Mesdamee Hitches son ■ and four children, Jones, Watson, Messrs. Drew, Jones, Hitcheson, Watson, Ellis;' and 15 in tlio steerage. DEPARTURE. Invorcargill, e.s., 123 tons, Gillies, for , Inveroargill. J. Beadle, jun., agent. . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—lnvermark, 6«.iled April 6. Oberon, barquentine, sailed June / U. From Hull.—Melville Island, ship, sailed April 2. "From Sydney (via Wellington).—Wimmera, July 6. ' From Mclbourno (via Bluff).—Mooraki, July 9. From Auckland.—Tarawera, July 4. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydnoy (via Auckland).—Victoria, July 9. For Sydnoy (via Cook Strait).—Warrimoo, Juh' 4. For Melbourne (via Bluff).—Wimmera, July 7. ■ For Auckland.—Tarawera, July 5. TO 'ARRIVE. AT AUCKLAND. Katiuia, loft New York May 15; due August 7. Indian Monarch, left Now York May 11. Essex, .loft Liverpool March 30. Kumara, loft London April 23. Hawke's Bay, loft Now York April 24. Indralemn, loft London Maj- 24. Gowanburn, loft New York Juno s l2. Marero, sailed Juno 12. Indragliiri and Hampton, loft New York Juno 28.' Wakanui, left London Juno 30. AT WELLINGTON'. ; Tong&riro, left London May 18. Star of Scotland, left London Juno 21. AT LYTTELTON. • ItivOrelyde, left New York December 6. Aoiea, left London April 23. Tongariro, •sailed May v lB. lonic, sailed May 31. Drayton Grange, left London June 4. l'apanui, sailed June 14, AT fORT CHALJU!HS. Rippiugham Graagi and Largo Law,, duo about July 13. Grari, duo about July 26. TO DEPART. FROM AUCKLAND. Star of Japan, July 6. FBOU -WELLINGTON. . Fifeshirfl, July 4, Rippingliam Grange, August 10. Rimutaka, July 4. I'ongariro, August 1. Gothic, Julv 18. Mamtn-i, about July 10, HOMEWARD BOUND. Mimiro, left Wcllingion April 30. Maori, left Bluff May 14. Morayshire, , left Wellington May 4. Corin- • thic, loft Wellington May 24. Kai- ; koura, left Lyttelton Juno 4. Suffolk, left Wellington Juno 5. Niwaru, loft Bluff , June 11. _ Delphic, left Wellington June 15. Waiwera, left Wellington June 21. IMPORTS. Per Warrimoo, from Melbourne; 31 oases tobacco, 50 do spirits, 52 bars iron, 346 pieces' timber, 58 bags bark, 388 do potatoes, 934 do onions, 350 cases preserved fruit, 228 old raita, 4000 cases kerosene, 260 bundles palings, 75 cases lexias, 764 bags onto, 200 eases sugar, 25 facks oysters, 29 c.r. hhds. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. 'WELLINGTON, Jqly 3.—Arrived: 6.20 p.m., Wimmera, from Sydney. Passnnzers : For Lyttoltou—Messrs M'Clatchin, Stevens, Rltllfiy, Smith, Tinsloy, Gonlon, Grant, Phillips, Mosdamea Smith and child. Hone, Goodwin and child, Oswald, Ilyland, Godfrey, Tinsloy, Misses Stone. For Dunedin—Messrs Handysido and Quale. —r Sailed : 8 a.m., St. Oswald, for Corral. Sailed: 8 p.m., Mararoa, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Mesdaines Belcher and child, Hall-Jones, Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Messrs Kyan, Bolchcr, Yinuon, Day, Gronfiokl, King, Hume, Holchstor, Taylor, Dalziej, ' Day, Olcbo, Floyd, Momifii. WESTPORT. July 3.—Sailed; 3 a.m., ICnnioTin. for Tliursdny. Island. LY'ITELTON. July 3.—Sailofl": 4.40 p.m., Waipori, for Westport; Kiripaka, for Wellington ; Storm, for Dunedin; 5.43 p.m.,\ JfOkOia, for Sydney, via Auckland; RotoIndiana, for Wellington; 1.15 p.m., Tarawera, for Dunedin. BLUFF, July 3.—Arrived: 10.45 a.m., Melvillo Island, ship, from Hull. BYDNEY, July 3.—Sailed: 3 p. 111., Jloiwera, for Auckland. NEWOAiS'I'LE, July 3.—Arrived: Ivomata, from Auckland.—Sailed: Rona, for Kaiparn. . MELBOURNE, July 3.—Sailed: Moeraki, for Bluff. Tlio Invercargill arrived early yesterday niorning from Timaru, and aftor loading cargo sailed again for.lnvorcargill. '10-day's expected arrivals includo tho ■ Tarawora from Auckland, Pohorua from \Yest Coast, Hinemoa from Wellington, and Rakiiira from tho south. Tlio Rakanoa arrived from Westport •' yesterday afternoon with a cargo of coal. A red buoy lias been laid at tho mouth of tho Waiait River for the purpose of heaving vessels oil should they ground 011' tho bar at atiy time. Tho buoy bears from the flagstajT north-west a distance of ono' niile/ahd is lying in 12ft of water at high water. It is reported that tlio Admiralty plans aiid corfewpondenco in regard to tho Poiiit Elizabeth Harbotir wcro expected to arrive at, Wellington about Wednesday, aiid Sir Joseph Ward lia3 promised full information wlioii UlO documents are to hatid. It is understood that tho Admiralty will send experts to report 011 tho feasibility of making a coaling station at Point Elizaboth. Captain Read has assumed command of tho Kiunona, relieving Captain Brophy, who comes to headquarters for orders. 'The Wamnico, from Melbourne, via , Bluff, nrHvcd at Dunedin yesterday nt 9.30 a.m., after a fino-weafher paw ago throughout. Sho 'oft Molboutne on Juno 26, and called nt Ilobart and Bluff en route. Sho proceeds to Port this niorning, and sails in tho afternoon for Sydney, via Cook Strait. A recent Gazette notieo to mariners slates that, fo enable masters of vessels to anchor to the westward of Flat-top Island in a e(/curo position, with not less than 18ft L.W.9., two lanterns showing wliito lights havo been e,reeled in the following positions: — One in lino with tho lightliouse bearing S. 54deg E. corr. mag., and 0110 iii line with the low light at tho S.W. end of Flat-top bearing S. 26deg E. corr. inag., nt tho intersection of which two loads a vessel may anchor. Whilst a fixed position is thus laid down where a vessel may swinjr with not 1c63 than 18ft at L.W.S., masters of vessels may proceed iiisido. this intersection, according to tho state of the tide and tho duration of their detention at tlio anchorage. Interesting 111 the liiio of improvements to navigation is tho growing American practice of perforating sails 111 order to increase the 6pcod of a sailing vessel. The idea is that in a square-rigged ship, tho wind cscapiiis through tha holes of

Mio sails from ono yard strikes tlio sails on llio yard of the next must forward, but, even in fore-and-aft sails the holes have, proved an Advantage in'making tho canvas draw better. Some captains provide little sand lags, which can he pulled through the perforations in the sails, when it is deemed an Advantage to close the holes, but..this is rarely done. The British four-mafi'cd barqun Port Jackson has logged 345 knotfl in 24 hours, with perforated sails. Even tho big coastwiso schooners in the American trade nro beginning to adopt the idea. Wliilo coming over from Newcastlo to :Lvtti'lton this trip the steamer Brisbane, 'which .arrived on Sunday'evening, experienced the worst weather that sho has come llirouirh fo." many years, but. notwithstanding the knocking aliout, that, the vessel received, her sea-going qualities survived tho very severe list. Sho left Newcastlo at noon 011 June 22, and experienced moderate weather for the following two days. However, when in Int. 37 S., long. 161 E., a, terrific gale was encountered, and-,tho sea was so high that the vessel had to be liovo-to. The gAlo raged with unabatod fury, accompanied by hurricane squalls and mountainous teas, for SO houre, the decks being constantly flooded until 5 tun, 011 Juno 27. when,'with'a slifht improvement noticoablo in tho weather, a courso was again snt for Cool; Strait. Cape. Farewell was reached at 11.40 a.m. on June 29, Stephen's Island at 4 p.m.. and Cape Campbell at 1.45 a.m. yesterday, after which fino weather and smooth seas prevailed.