SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14088, 17 December 1907, Page 4

SHIPPING.

DHASES OF THE MOON. Deoembeh, New Moon 5 9.52 p.m. First Quarter ... 12 3.46 p.ra. Full Moon 20 5.25 a.m. Last Quarter 23 10.41 a.m. Pcrigeo 7 3.0 p.m. •Apogee 23 9,0 A.m. Sun rife* to-dcy 4.13; sets 7.51. THE WEATHER. December 16.—8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; fine to Btio'.very. Noon: Wind N.E.: showery. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.: overcr.nl. 3 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.90 30 30 Thermometer ... 55 67 63 WEATHER REPORTS. fin Ukited Press Association.) WELLINGTON, December 16.

TIIO following aro the reports of the weather at 5 p.m. :— Manukau Heads.—Wind S., liir-o/.e; Ixit. 50.29, ther. 67; hazy; bar lumpy. Now Plymouth.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar. 30.27, liter. 75; fine; sea smooth. Oastlejioint. —Wind S.W., light; liar. 30.25, ther. 69; fine; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind S., light; bar. 30.2?., thor. 69; fine. Kaikonra.—'Wind K., light; bar. 30.18; fhei'. 70; fine; sea smooth. Blnff.—Wind N., light; bar. 30.07, ther. 55; drizzling. Forecast to 22nd inet.:—"Unsettled weather with prevalence of high westerly. minds and irregular movement, of barometer are probable southward of Napior and Now Plymouth, and 6lrong winds goneally from the westward aro tn be expected 111 tho northern districts. Rain is to lx> Expcctod toon south of Kaikonra and C'uix; Farewell."— -R A. Enwix.

FORECAST.—Mr Paulin telephoned at 10 o'clock last night.:—"E.N.E. winds, changing lo S.W., and electrical rain showers." HIGH WATER. December 17— a.lll. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads 0.46 1.11 At Port Chalmers 1.31 1.51 At Dunedin 2.16 2.36 DEPARTURES. To Anau, s.s., 1028 tons, Lindsay, for Picton and Nelson, via way ports. U.S.S. Co. agents. Waiwera, s.s., 4205 tons, Lowdon, for Picton. KXPEBrED ARRIVALS From Marseilles.—Geni, barque, tailed September 4. From London.—lnvermay, Barque, loft November 19. From Calcutta.—'Waihora, sailed December 3. From Sydnoy (via Auckland).—Victoria, December 22. From Sydney (via Wellington).—'Warrimoo, Dccombcr 21. From Melbourne (via Bluff).—Mooraki, Doeotnber 17. From Aucklspd.— December 19. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Vor Sydnoy (via Auckland).—Mokoia, December 17. For Sydney (via Cook Strait).—Mosraki December 18. For Melbourne. — Warrimoo, Dccembar Z2 ; For Auckland.—Waikaro, December 20. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. TO AIUUVIS. II ADsifUNn, Dolphic, left London October tJ, Elvaston, lull Nov/ York .November 2. Knipira, I«fl London November 4. Havrko's Bay, loft New York October 26. Rippingham firango, loft london November 26. Indraloma, left Now York Docember 8. at wki,m::gto:,'. Fifcshire, left Liverpool October 30. Paparoa, left Plymouth November 4; duo about December 2?. Athejiic, loft Plymouth November 19. Ncrehana. left London December 3. Orari, left London Docember 10. Corinlhkj, loft London December 12. AT I.TTTKI.TO!I. Star of Australia, left London November 3. Pap&nui, left l/jiulon December 3. AT FORT CHAUIXHR. Kumara, due al»ut December 23. Orari, left Imlon DeocmlKS 5. Lord Stanley, duo December 17. TO DEPART. FBOlf WELLINGTON. Waiwera, December 21. lonic, January 2. Tongariro. December 19. Matatua, January 10. Delphic, about February 3. HOMEWARD BOUND. Arawa, left Wellington November 8. nimutaka, left Wolliugton November 21. Wliakarua, left Wellington Xovemter ?.l. Maori, left Wellington November 25. Morayshire, loft Wellington November 23. Mamari, loft Wellington December n. Niwaru, left Wellington December 15. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 16.—Sailed: Zealandia, for %dney. WELLINGTON, December 16.—Sailed : 8.15 p.m., Maori for Lyttolton. Passengers: Misses Mills, Sbackleton, Beaven, Blanchard, Meodames Nixon, Gibbe, Pycroft, Blancliard, GrilTiths, Ringer, Harnett, Messrs Hyde, Hart, Frasor, Vans, Bowdcn, Barnott, Williams. Pitcaithly, Thornton. Madison. Nixon, Montefiore, Tail, Black, Hunter, ]51air, Welsh. O'Cominll, Bornctl. OA MART", 16.—Aimvcd, 10 p.m.: Te Arum, from Port, Chalmers. ISLUFF, December 16.—Arrived: Mahcno, Irom Duneilin: Moeralri, from Melbourne. r;vsfcngers: Misics Art, Brown, Greenwood, Letto, Bonnetto. Jakins. Stunn, M 'Kop.zio, Ifosdaimy Oohen, Stevenson unci child, M'Kay and child, Jakins, Taylor, Bunep.il. Messrs Buckley, M. Colien. M'Donald. Favoll, Verne, Iv tlo, llev, Williams, Jakins, Vitjers. frarfe, Taylor, Mathieson, Wnddel. and 51 steerage.-—• Railed: 4.40 p.m., Mwraki, for Dunedin; 5.15 p.m., Malieno. for llobarl. , SUVA. December 15.—11.M.5. Challenger, for Auckland. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. AUCKLAND, December 16.—Arrived: Indradevi, from Loudon and Australia.

The Moeraki. from Melbourne, via Blufl'. is expected to arrive at. Port Chabnei'6 early this morning, and will steam up to town when 11m; title, serves about, noon.

Tbo Kini is expected to arrive here tomorrow from Oiunant, and after taking in cargo at Port Chalmers tm Thursday, sails for Wostport ami Grovinoutli.

'l'ho Waiwera completed her Homeward loading at Port Chalmers yesterday, and (•ailed ul ?. p.m. for Pieion.

The Cornwall is expected ro finish nor Homeward loading at l'ort disinters this morning, and will tail about. 110011 for northern ports.

Given a favourable slant of wind Captain Norberg hopes to get the Iwrtjuo Irene uwav to-day for Creyinoutli. 'Jlie vacancies ill 111? crow have Ixvn filled by men who liavo signed on for tho ran to Greymouth.

Tlio four-masted barque Hon field, 1034 tons, has been chartered to load a cargo of general merchandise at Liverpool for Wellington and Dunedin.

ikvem Kayo and Carter (Lid.), Christchurch agents for the American and Australian Lino, advise ilul tlio steamer Stratliavon is loading ul Vow York for Auckland. Wellington, I.'. Helton, nnd Port Chalmers, and ir: 10 u-.i' early in January for Now Zealand direct.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's chartered steamer b-liamayo. 5200 tons (Captain Williams) is due in Now Zealand at the end of this month to oommence loading operation*. She has beeji fixed to ial.e lier departure for London from Auckland 011 January 18.

Wheal elie returns from Honolulu the Aotea will replenish her bunkers at Newcastle, and then come over to New alaml. arriving at Wellington about tlio end of the year. Her dqxirtmv. for London has l>oen fixed for sometime in January. Tbo Kinrcira, wliioli is en route from .England to southern ports, will also depart Homeward in tlio same mouth

Tlie Union (Vn Jany has found it necessary to make alterations to the tug Torawbiti to adapt her to liarbour towing work. Tho fitting of a eork fendor around the bows has necessrtatwl the construction of two lunvso pipes considerably below those with Elicit tlie Terawhiti was fitted by Ihe buildow, and 'lie alterations arc being effected.

Tlio oargo etoamor Quitto, 3358 tons, Captain ShotU-n, which io engaged in the new monthly Son Francisco-New Zealand-Sydney cargo service, left Sail Francisco on November 27 for Auckland and Sydney. She jfl Utie at. tlio Hortiicm )x>rt sometime this week.

Cantaui. Caolinuu, of tlio K&ritaue, owing to illness, tvent asboro on sick leave at Wesl port last Monday. Mr Doirgias, eliisf officer, was promoted to the position of ioting master, and tlio 6coond and third oflia're were appointed to tlio positions of first and Bcoond ofliccm Tospcttiyoly. The New Zealand Times says:—Despite 43 yoare of a strenuous oareor._tlio Union Company's steaniqr Peognin, whiota taa just completed aaoverhanl ai Wtilingtcn, looks inudi norror and hoto serviwablo than

many vessels half her age. 'flic Penguin was rocommicsioned to take up her running on Sunday from Wellington for Nelson. 'llio Wostport Coal Company's steamer Canopus is about duo for survey and overhaul, and advantage will be taken of the hofidiyu to have this work carried out — probably next week.

The steamer Klvasion, due here about the beginning of jioxi, week from New York direct, i 6 bringing over 7000 tons of general American cargo for ike Dominion. Her local agents (the Now Zealand Shipping Company) have received advices stating that sho has 1771 ions for her first port of Call (Diinivlin). 1857 for Lyitelion, 2333 tone for Wellington, and lilo tons for Auckland.

Although the cost of operations in connoclioii with lho salvage of the wrccked warship Montagu have not yet been made public, it i« estimated that £100,000 was spent by llio British Admiralty in 15 months in vain endeavours to save the warship, which in now being broken up for the sake of her armour plating, etc. In a series of voyages between Livor]>ool aud Montreal the turbine steamer Virginian averaged 17.2 to 17.65 knots per hour at an estimated power of 12,700 i.h.p. Tho average coal consumption for the turbines worked out at 1.301b per i.h.p., and for the whole of the machinery, electric light, etc., 1.5071b.

I'lie first large American turbine steamer, iho Creole, rcoantl.v left New York on her maiden trip to New Orleans, and will run regularly between those ports for heT owners—fhe Southern Pacific Company. The Creole is one of three vessels of the fame size and type built, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, but i 6 tho only ono to be lifted ivith turbines. The Creole has a length of 440 ft. 57ft beam, and 10.000 tons displacement. She fleams 134 knots an hour with a cargo of 4500 tons; has 152 staterooms, and accommodalion for 250 steerago passengers. Impressed wiili the. increase iu size and draught of tho huge Transatlantic lineiT. the Liverpool harbour authorities are devising means of coping with such constructional development by widening and droponing their waterway." 'lliey now propose to dredge a channel from tho sea navigable for vessels 1000 ft loiig with a draught, of 4Cft. To achieve this object; they "have decided to build a huge dredger equal in capacity to three of tho largest dredges now operating in (he Mersey," It will be on the suction pump system, have a capacity of 10,000 tons, and when completed will be the largest and most powerful dredge afloat. Evidently the big things of this earth are not all centred in the United States.