SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14465, 6 March 1909, Page 8

SHIPPING

FOP, T CirALM KR S, Pn.\sr.3 of tug Moon. Majioii. Full Moon 7 ... 2.26 p.m. Last Quarter 15 ... 3.12 p.m. Xcw Moon ... 22 ... 7.41 a.lll. First Quarter 29 ... 4.19 a.m. Apnu-ee 7 ... 8.0 p.m. Perigee 21 - 11.0 p.m. Sun lisps 10-day 5.55; sets 6.44. Kim rises to-morrow 5.56; wis 6.42, THE WEATHER. March 5.—8 a.m.: Calm; weather thiol; and inisly. Noon: Calm; lino. 5 p.m.: Wind N.K.; I'm'; to overcast. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 30.20 30.15 30.15 Thermometer 50 07 63 WF.ATIIIOR KEPORT.S. (Pr.it United Pkess Association.) WKLLIN'dTOX, March 5. Tho following aro tho reports of the weather at 5 p.m.:— ' Russell-Wind S.E., light; bar. 30.30, ther. 72; smoky; sea smooth. ilannkaii [leads.-Wind NA light; bar. 30.30, thcr. 74: line; rea. jnoderate. Auckland.-Wiml S„ breeze; bar. 30.30, ther. 65; line; sea smooth. Tauranga.—Wind S., light; bar. 30.30, ther. 75; lino. finst Cape.—Calm; bar. 30.27, ther.'7s; tea smooth. (lishoiHo.-Wind S.E., strong; bar. 30.27, (her. 70; fine; sea moderate. Napier.--Wind S.K., fresh; bar. 30.27, ther. 63; fine; fea moderate swell. Wellington.—Wind S.E., light; bar. 30.30, ther. 6 r i; line; sea. smooth. Castlepoinl.- -AVind S.E., breeze; bar. 30.24, ther. 67; line. _ New Plymouth.—Wind S.W.. light; liar. 30.35, thcr. 67: fine; t>ea smooth. Capo Farewell.—Wind S., light; bar. 30.27, tlier. 75; linn; son smooth. C.ipe Foulwind.—Wind li., light; bar. 30.28, ther. 75; lino.;->s(-a modcralo. Wcslport.-Wind H.W., light; bar. 30.23, thcr. 6S: I'm"; fe u . moderate. Capo Campbell.—Wind W., breeze; bar. 30.23. ther. 70; fine; sea smooth. Kuikoura.- Wind S.K., light; bar. 30.41, ther. 61: overcast; rea modontte. Niiggcts.-Wiiul N.K., light; bar. 30.34, thcr. 60; overcast; f.oa hcavv swell. llliuT.-Wind fi., light; bar. 30.30, thcr. 57; (mo; sea heavy, southerly swell. _. Cape Egnmut.-U'ind S.W., light; l,ar. 00.35, ther. 03; line; sea smooth. The following is: Captain Edwin's weather forecast lo 3 pjii.. 10-morrow:—"llodcrato to strong easterly winds, and fine wethergenerally." ~ , nion water. 1.-'p' - I. 1 "•'"• "■'»• At laiaroa Heads 240 255 At Port Chalmers 3.20 3^5 At Duncdin 3, 50 4.5 iMiirch 7— At Tniuroa Ileids 3.10 3.25 At Port Cliabncre 3.50 At Duncdin 4.20 4^5 DEPARTURES. Ophelia, barque. 1127 tons, Salveson, for liyllolloii. Hogg and Co., iigonts. Monowai, s.s., 3)35 lons, Rolls, for <\uokland, via East. Coast jrorte. U.S.S. Company, agents. IVs.-.nge.rs: Fo r Lvftollonflliss llumis, Do Rcor, liurns Mte.,rs Matthews, llislo)). J\)e )!ee,r Wilkinson, llcjile, Kviins, Sir J. 0. Ward. For Welliiigtcn—.Misses ltobin, Harlow, Fish . Mosdniilcs Tosclienuiker, M'Tiealh, Williams, Messrs 'Tcsclieinakcr, Weir, Ournev Dr •Miller. F„r Aucklaml-Jlr Stephens: ' EXPECT'MI) AKKIVALS. Prom Mclbiiili'iie.—Taliuip. Jlarch 9. From Sydnoy (via Auckland).—Mokoia, March 7 FlOlll Sydnov (via Wellington) .—Maheno, March 6. From Auckland.—Waikaro, March 11. PRO.IECTED DKPAIITtIRES. For Sydney (via Auckland).-Mokoia, March 9. For Sydnoy (via Wellington).—Riverina, March 12 (from Wellington). For Auckland.—Waika re, March 12. For Melbourne.—Maheno, March 7. TO AllltlVK. AT AUCKLAND. Drayton tirange. left London January 13; arrived Melbourne February 22. La.ngton Orange, left Liverpool 9. Tokoiiiaro, left. Loudon February 12. Kia Ora, Joft Liverpool February 23. AT WHI.I.INdTON. Novo, left London January 22. Hawke's Bay and Imlraloinii, loft 'Londjn Jiiimary 30. Corinlbic, left London February 9, anil (.'apolowii Febraiii-v' 26. Niwa'ru, left London February 12. Riiapeliu, loft P]v--Inollt.ll February 20, duo about April 8 i\ovo (ship), left Hull January 20. AT I.TTTEI.TOX. I'aiinron. arrived Capetown February 16. Knkaia, left London February 12. Ruapchu, left, London February 23. AT I'ORT OKAI.MEHa AND DDNEDIK. From Lou<lon.-Lady Wolselcy, left I, o ii. don November 15. Buteshire (to load), March 25. From Liverpool.—Fifeshire, arrived Auckland February 16, due Duncdin about,Marcn 3. Drayton (irnngo, duo about » ■■ n Z3, La "? t0 » GratißC, due about April 20. Lakemba. (baroue), saile<l Fohinart 24. From Now York—Mashoona, sailed •lamiary 1; duo Auckland March 10. Vhahriia, left Kcbniarv 3. Indradovi, due about March 9. Rutherglen, left New York January 29. IioiIKWARD BOUND. Devon, left Wellington December 30. Star of 'New Zealand,' left Wellington January 16. Clan Sutherland, left Lvttelloii January 21. Morayshire, loft Wellington January 24. Tainui, left Wellington January 28. Orari, left Lyttclton Jamnry 31. Rangatira. left Auckland February 3. Karamcii, left Wellington February 6. Kaikoura, left Wellington, February 11. Wakanni. left Wellington February 15. Papimiii. left Wellington February 17. Cornwall, left Lytlelfon Fobriiury 20. Star of Australia, loft Wellington February 20. Nerohanii, left Wellington February 24. lonic loft Wellington Fobru-' try 25. Pakeha, left Auckland February 26. Clan MacUron. left Wellington March 3. Mniuari, left J,j-ttelton March 4. I'UOJECTED DFiPAR'TURES. ' __ yi'.Oll AUOKLAXD. Otoki. March 6. Capo Breton, about Slarch 20. Toiifiariro, about Mnrcli 25. FIIOM WELLLVGIOX. •Marere, about March 16. Allioiiic,March 23. Whakataiie, March 6. Tunikina, about March 11. Kuinara, Mareli 31. FROM LTTTKLTON. Fifeshire, about Jlarch 20.

.SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, March s.—Arrived: Squall, from Gisborne.—Sailed: Indradovi, for the south. WELLINGTON', Mareh 5.-S:iilcd: Ma- \ rama, for Sydney. Sailed: Mokoia (5.55 p.m.), for Lyliellon and Dunedin. Passengers: For Lvtteiton—Miss Lnrseu, Mrs Blair, Messrs Blair, Fitter, Bain. For Dunedin—Mi<se; .S;ouc (2), Afolvillo, Mesdumes O'Deel an<r lioy. Hwanson, Larson, M'Kenzie and child, ' Captain M'Dcnald, v Rev. M'Kenzie, Messrs Horn, Scott, (less.— Sailed: Maori (8.10 p.m.), for Lvtteiton. Passengers: Misses Duff, Walker, Davidson, M minings, Kcbboll, O'Connell, Anderson, Mowatt, Davis, Wright, Middeston, Buss. (2), Duke, dime, Tickinbottom, Loach, Ryan, Mesdamos Dull', Harrison, Wood and two children, Do Lasallc, Depree, Hendorson and two children, luillwootl, Goodere, Binns, Buss. Dnvey, Patile, Denny, Rev. Bcllhousc, Rev. Scottcr, Messrs* Reid, M'Laehlan, Butt, Harrison, Broad, Maddimii, Do Lasallc, Gray, Henderson, Milno, Tudhopp. Ckirkson, Holmes, Carson, White, M'Donald, Kelly. Brown, Thomas, Parker, Palmer, Marks, Johnston, Di|lon. LYTTELTON, March 5.-Arrivcd: Maraloa- (8.55 a.m.), from Wellington (connected with the second express; Cape Breton, from Port Chalmers; Kumara, from Dunedin.--— Sailed: Mahcno, for Dunedin, Hobart, and Melbourne. Passengers: For Dunedin— Miss Burtenshnw, slrs Williams, Messrs Mcighaii, Cohen, Wild, Williams (2), Richards, Sullon. For the Blnff-Misscs Hart 1,2). Mosdamcs Curtis, Hurt, Mr Curtis. For Hobart—Miss Longdcn, Mrs Nicholls. For Mellxnirne—Misses Ross, ]laines, Mosdamcs ltoss, Rolfo, Messrs licss. Luke, Dalziel. Sailed: Tongariro, for Timarti; llakanoa aiid Kini, for Greymonth; Mnrnroa, for Wellington. OAMARU, March 5.-To sail about 3 a.m.: Storm, (or Dunedin. SYDNEY, March 5.-Arrivod: Manuka, from Auckland. •• o — THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Drayton ({range paiwd Capo Maria Van Dicineti (rout tho westward at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. The Matatua (from Wellington, January 19) arrived at London on March 4. »s» Tho Fifeshiro is expected to proceed to Port Chalmers to-day to load Homeward cafiK" : '

| Ilm Delphic i s expected to arrive lioro about, a fortnight hence with balance of cargo for discharge at this port. 'I ho Norwegian barque Ophelia was (owed to sea. early vcslc vday inoviiinsr. ami .sailed for Lyllcllou with balance of'cargo for that port. Tho Mahtno is dip at Port Chalmers early this morning from Sydney, via Cook Strait, and comes up to town' this afternoon. Sir sails from town 10-:i:oito«- afternoon for Melbourne, via IllnlV anil Hol-arl. Dredge 252 steamed down to Port Chalmers to have some icpairs eflectrd to her tumbler gearing, and will probably be ready lo ivsume work again on Monday. Tho Monowai mailed from town vesle"rdav afln-nocn for Auckland, via Kasl Coast pons.

Captain ,1. lloterlfian. sen., will take command of the Monowai at Lytfelton today, relieving ('ajjlaiii HoIJh, who returns to Duncdi'i for in.-!ructions.

The Alna, ul present tindoreoimr survey and overhaul at Port Chalmers,' "'ill bo (looked on the loth in.sl., and resumes her commission nbout March 20.

After loading at Wailara and Wa.iiftaniii, tho New Zealand Shipiiing Company's s.s. Whakatano is expected to return to Wellington to-morrow, and will probably fail on Monday or Tuesday for London.

An exchange states that (ho Now Zealand Shipping Company's s(r;,mor Tongnriro will load Homeward ('Cipro at Tiinnrii, Picton, Wsiiigonui, and Wellington, and will piobably make Auckland he r final port of departure for Loudon akoitf March 25.

Congress recently authorised the construction of a dry dock at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, its length to he 850 ft. Since ito authorisation tho Secretary of the Navy has declared that, it is desirable that its longlb bo to 1140 ft, to render it capable of docking two or more vessels at. once.

Tho programme drawn np by the Turkish naval authorities for the rcorsani.sation of the fleet has now been published. It is proposal to spend £17,f60,00u. spread over » period of eight years, of which amount. £2,232,000 will annear in this year's Estimates. It is intended to carry out a, r.omplelo programme, comprising six new largo warships, 12 del rovers, ]2 torpedoboats, olid six submarines.

The United Stales d'ovcrnment intends to submit, a claim to the .Uagnio Tribunal fir large damages ai> oempensafion for tho American vc-;Eels fined by the Newfoundland courts for offences (urainst the fishery liuro of I lie. colouv coimnitlod along tho coasts on which the Americans were conceded rights under tho treaty cf 1818. On a similar claim for danianr-s made bv tho United Slates in 1877 £15",C00 was paid. An American shipping journal gives the following relative tonnage of tho world's lighting chip.;:-Great. Britain, 1.669,005 tons; United State-5, 685.426 tons; France 628,832 tons; Germany, 524,573 Ions; Janan, 371,891 tons; 1W™,'240,943 tons; Italy 220,458 tons: Austria, 114,450 tons. With Ilia completion of vessels now building, Ureal Britain will have 1,871.176 tons'; France, 801,183 tons: United States, 770.468 tons,; flormanv, 693,599 tons; Japan, 444,905 Ions; Russia, 320.040 tons; Italy, 284.778 tens; Austria. 148,350 tons.

Thus a Home shipping journal;—" Since, the Japanese ran outbid'the other maritime nations in tho raco for Pacific (ra<l.\ an important, question of the future of the commercial world is how far Ja.pmi may g.i in ill is vielorio:::-, war for commerce. A subsidy, sailors' wages, t.hcir disciplinary system, pailiaus even lbs individual appetite of flic cominou sailor—all llic.-o and many oilier facts loulrihulc to their success. Will (bey, for these economic reasons, control Pacilie commerce for tho next half century as Britain has controlled the trad" of the Alkmtic for the y,?A half century."

As far as the viw l .-bipbuikiing industry in Iho Untied Stains in coiiccnied. aI. least for foreign service, jind excluding steamers built for ooa.llwi.se i-ervire. more parliciilarly on the Creat Li kfs, Iho out look for tho year 1909 is distinctly diicouracing. On Iho Pacific CVsst, .in pjirlieular, it seems if, as wc have previously lenwrked, (his industry "sorrows'\wilhoiit hone, and that even when the Panama canal is in operation, that. ,lbo Pacific Coast shipbuilder will not be much relieved. To the first difficulty of diaiance from material is added tho greater and more insuperablo difficulty of hours ai:d wages and the reluctance of flic I'liciiiu (,'ffiisi wage-earner to descend lo Easiern Rlant'ar<K inasmuch as tho labourer and skilled mechanic has nlmiidaii'f cppei'lunity to eairn higher wages in more prosperous industries.

Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipbuilding lias just issued the following summary of shiplmlidin.g at lion:" and abroad during the past' year: -" During 1908. exclusive of wa.rshi"*", 523 vessels of 920,669 tons gross (mimelv. 454 strainers of 914,570 tons and 69 Railing- vessels of 15,099 Ions) | i:l yc l-mii launched in the United Kingdom. The warships launched nt both Clovornnieiit mid private yards amount to 36, of 74,186 tons displacement. 'The total output of'the United Kingdom for the year has, therefore, been 559 ve«els of 1,003,855 tons. These totals aro analysed ill the aerompanyirag tables, but. ib.o * following- notes will also be of interest. In thess notes, warships are excluded from consideration except where lliey are specially mentioned. The output, of mercantile tonnage in tha' United Kingdom during 1908 phows a, decrease of 678,221 tons on thai of last year, and is the lowe-t total recorded by tho society for 15 years. As regards, war vessels tho tolal for 1903 is 60,289 ions less than in 3907. Practically Iho wholo of tho tonnage launched has been built of steel, and over 981-3 per cent, is composed of steam tonnage. Of the total output. 60 per cent., or 554.995 tons (547,080 si earn tons and 7915 sailing tons), has been built for registration in tho United Kingdom. In this connection it should h" noted that, the tonnage, cf tho United Kingdom vessels lost, broken .up, elc, during Iho last 12 months appear.?, from the information at present, in the possession cf Lloyd's llegistor, lo have been 176,690 tons_ (142.110 steam. 34,5800 sail). Sales lo foreign and colonial owners for the 1 12 months 'ended November. 1908, according to the Registrar-general'* returns, reached a total of 262,866 'torn (209.575 steam. 53,291 sail). On tho other hand 2050 lons (all. fiteaml were built, abroad for the United Kingdom owners, and purchases. from foreign and colonial owners, during tho samo period amounted to 51,551 tons (46,997 steam, 4551 sail). The sailing tonnage of the United Kingdom would.thus appear to havo decreased by about 75,400 tons, and the fleam tcniiiige to havo increased by 245,000 tons. The net increase of Uniled Kingdom tonnage at the end of 1906 is therefore about 169,600 tons. For tho previous live veins the estimated net increases were as follow:—1903, 405,000 tons; 1904. 429,000 tons; 1905, 469,000 tons; 1906, 764,000 tons (the highest figures on record);' 1907, 426,800 tons.

SHAW, SAYILL, AND ALBION COMPANY. Movements of Steamers. • Athonie-A.rr.ived Wellington 20th February. Loaves Wellington for London 25th March: due. 7lh Mnv. Sails again 27th May: due Wellin-lon 13th July. Delphic Left Liverpool 3Lst December for Atifkland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, via. Australia,; ,iue 4th March Will sail again fiv.tu New Zealand for Ixmdoii about 3W March. Kumara-Arrived Dunedin 23rd February. Will sail from AVellinglon for London '31st March: due 15th May. Tokomarii—Left London ]2th February .for Auckland, Wellington, and Bluff; due Auckland 3rd April. Kia Or;i-I..eft Liverpool 20th February for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin: due slh April. Oorinthic—Left London 4th February for Wellington and Lyttelton; due 23rd March. Will sail again from New Zealand 22ud April; due London 4th Juno. Sails again 24th Juno; due New Zealand (?) 10th August. Maori—Leaves I<omkm early March for Dunedin and Lyttelton: due Dunedin 25th April. Arawa—Arrived London 19lh February. Sails again 4th March for Wellington mid Lyttelton; duo Wellington 20ii April. Loaves Wellington again. 20th May; 'due London 2nd July. Wajwera—Arrived London 17th February. Taiiiui-F.efi llio 21st February; due London 12th March. Sails again Ist April fo: Wellington and Lvtteiton; duo 18th May. Matatua—Left. Wellington for London 19th January; due Loudon Ist March. lonic—Left Wellington 25th February; <lue London 9th April. Loaves again 29th April for Wellington and Lyttelton: duo 15th June. Sails again 15th July for London; due 26th August. Aote-u -Arrived London 2511 i February. Karainca—Left Wellington 6th February for London : due 23rd March. Mamari—Leaves Lvtteiton for London 3rd March: due 15th April. Rangativa—Left Auckland for London 3rd February; duo London, 25th March. P-akeha—Left Auckland for Lyndon 26th February: dus 20ih April.