SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16070, 11 May 1914, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE MOON. May. Krst quarter ... ... -. ... .- 8 5.69 p.m. Full moon ... -. 10 9.1 a.m. Last quarter .- ... M o.4Ja.m. New Moon .. 25 3.5 p.m. THE SON. Eiaea to-dajr »t 7.23 a-m.; seta' at 4.46 p.m. THE WEATHEB. May 9.-8 ajn.: Oalm; fine. Noon: Calm; fine. 6 pan.: Oalm; fine. 8 a.m. Noon, 6 p.m. Barometer _...__ 30.16 30.15 30.17 Thermometer ... 48 57 61 sMay 10.—8 a.m.: Calm; fine. Noon: , Gate; fine. 6"p.m.: Calm; flu*. B*.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer _*.»-» M.lO 30.10 30.10 Thermometer ... ...... 35 M 45 HIGH WATKB. H O y 11 a-m. p.m. .At Taiaroa Head* _. „ „ „ 3.19 'At Port Chalmers ~. ... ... ... 4.0 4.23 ''At' Otmedin *-30 *-69 '. WEATHER EOBECAST. ■Mr J. W. Paulin telephoned at 10 o'clock lest wening as follows: —" Strong N.E. winds, and dne fox 24 hours; barometer fall." % ARRIVALS. '' ■ ■ May 10. ;Hollington, s.s. (11.10 a.m.), 4221 tons, Rogers, from St. John, via northern ports. New Zealand Shipping Company, agent. Maitai, 6a (9 a.m.), 3393 tons, Cliff, from Wellington and Lyttelton. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Passengers:—Mesdames Bagley, Cunningham and child, Summersgill, Brook, Whitcombe, Berry, Hammond, Manning, Misses Hislop, Heyoock, Bagley, Boresfield, Duff, Eastman, Rowlander, Whitcombe, Berry, Messrs Jamieson, Snodgraae, Blake, Lees, Campbell, Rdbney, Haggitt, Branson, Butterworth, Murrey, Spencer, Elmo, Summergill, Maidment, Whitcombe, Mammond, Doolan, Watson, Sommerville, Ryan,. Rodgers, Pidgeon, and Manning. Monowai, s.s. (noon), 3433, tons, Edwin, from Auckland, via East Coast ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Passengers: Miesea Dodds, White, Foote, Martin, Tairoa, Doogan, Mesdames Cargill Birrell, Strang, Davies, Chapman, Messrs Sutoh, Westbury Cargill, Kennard, Balmain, Simpson, Cutten (2), Beanland; 15 steerage. . Kotare, e.e. (5 p.m.), 141 tons, Treurn, from Southern port 3. Keith Ramsay, agent. Invercargill, s.s. (10.5 p.m.), 141 tens, Gillies, from Bluff. "Storm, s.e. (0.25 a.m., 11th), 405>tone, Radford, from Lyttelton. DEPARTURE.' ' ' May 10. ' Pukaki, 5.8., 1444 tons, Carey, for Westport. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. '.. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. OMAPERE, May 9.—Sailed: Rimu (0.15 p.m.), for Onehunga. May 9.—Arrived: Tokoxoaru (0.40 p.m.), from Whangarei. May 10.—Arrived: Riverina (9;40 a.m.), from Sydney; Katoa (11.50 a.m.), from Weatport. Sailed: Muritai (11.20 a.m.), for Napier and Wellington; Tarawera (0.40 p.m.), for southern ports; Karori (10.23 p.m.), for Weetport; Squall (1L25 p.m.), for uisborne.

WELLINGTON, May 9.—Arrived: Pafceena (10.15 p.m.), from Nelson and Picton; Lizzie Taylor (10.20 p.m.), from Timaru. May 10.—Arrived: Waipori (1.35 a.m.), from Westport; Wahine (7.15 a.m.), Arapawa ;(9.30 a.m.), Flora (10.15 a.m.), and Warriinoo (1.20 pjn.), from Lyttelton.- Sailed: Nerehana (6.40 a.m.), for Gisborne; Rakiura (6.40 a.m.), for Lyttelton. WESTPORT, May 9.—Arrived: Kakanoa (6.45 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. • ■ .TjYTTELTON, May 10.—Arrived: Maori (11 a.m'.), from Wellington. -BLUFF, May 10.—Arrived: Invereargill (6 ; . a.m.), from Oromarty. Sailed: Invercargill (6.30 a.m.), for Dunedin. SYDNEY, May 9.—Arrived: Wildave, from Greymouth.—-Sailed: Moeraki (1.20 p.m.), for Wellington. NEWCASTLE, May 9.—Safled: Wairuna, for' Auckland. May 10.—Arrived: Waitomo, from Dunedin.—-Sailed: Koromiko, for New Zealand. ■MELBOURNE, May 10.—Arrived: UlimaWβ, from Bluff.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

SYDNEY, May 9.'—Sailed: Southport, for Auckland. \ , , „" May B.—Sailed: Rotorua, for Wellington. • LONDON, May 9.—Sailed: Maman, for Lyttelton; Otaki, for Auckland. ' • . '- — * ,—'. The Invercarrfl, arrived from Dusky Sound and southern ports laet night ( . Mr G. A. Knowlee, who has been extra officer on the Monowai, is to join the Aparima as chief officer. Mr J. C. N. S«ott, purser of the.Willochra, will leave that vessel on arrival at Sydney to-morrow. Mr Campbell, late of the Aorangi, will- take Mr Scott's place. iThe Federal and Shire Company's Norfolk is.due in Lyttelton about Thursday next for loading purposes. Bound from St. John to Wellington, via Australian ports and Auckland, the New Zealand Snipping Company's chartered steamer Batsford was reported off the Cape of Good Hope on Saturday last. ■ She ie expected here about :the end of June. The Kotare arrived last evening from Boutherii ports. The Pukaki KBUmed her, commission on Saturday, arid sailed yesterday morning for the West Coast - ,< , The Maunganoi is due here to-morrow from Melbourne, via Hobart and Bluff, and will sail on Wednesday afternoon 1 on her trip to Sydney, via Cook Strait Captain J. D. Frew left the Whangape ati Wellington on Saturday on holiday leave, and Captain Morley took command pro. tem. .Thij Commonwealth and Dominion Line steamer Nerehana arrived at Wellington on Thursday from London, via ports. The vessel will complete discharging at northern ports, and then take up the homeward loading berth. She is due in ; Lyttelton about May 16. , . The, Monowai arrived about mid-day yesterday from Auckland, via East Coast ports, and will sail to-morrow afternoon on her return trip. The Maitai reached Port Chalmers at 9 a.m. yesterday from Wellington, via Lytteltba, and canto up to town yesterday afternoon. She will sail this afternoon on her return trip to Melbourne, via BluS and Hobart ■ '

According to cable information, the new Commonwealth arid Dominion liner Star of England arrived at London at the end of April, to commence loading. She is to be despatched on May 14 for Melbourne, Sydney, and New Zealand ports. It is understood, that Captain Ulyatt, late of the Star of Australia, will have charge of the Star of England. The steamer Anglo-Egyptian, 7379 tons, Captain Greenhill, has been chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company to load at Montreal for the usual Australian and New Zealand ports. She is fixed to sail early in June, and should reach Auckland ' early in August. The AngloEgyptian » owned by the Nitrate Producers' Steamship Company .(Ltd.), of London.', ' ■■The gross tonnage of the Hamburg- ' American fleet is given, including vessels "under construction, as 1,360,000, and the Norddeutscher-Lloyd tonnage as 867,000. The Hamburg-American last year carried 464|000 passengers and 8,297,000 freight tons, while the Norddeutsoher-Lleyd carried 662,000 passengers and 4,178,000 tons. The ships of tho Hamburg-American steamed 8;986,000- nautical miles and the Nord,doutecherJliloyd vessels 6,300,000 milee. .Whcnf'tho'fd'ur-maeted barque Afon Alaw was: boinjLb&r'fched at I)arling ( Island' (Sydney) on tneCinorning of April 21, she, by 6ome. ineatie yet unexplained, but most probably' through being caught by a endgust/of wind, came into contact ; with . t'h'e." big-'tramp steamer Clan Mackellar, which had a few plates more or less damaged, and subsequently sheered off • her, and then bumped tmi Huddart, Parker steamer Riverina, in the latter case doing no injury. After some clever handling the 'big "barque, which was flying light, was eventually successfully berthed. So far as can be ascertained, she is uninjured. The New- Zealand Shipping Company's chartered steamer Hollington arrived off the Heads oa Saturday night and anchored there until yesterday morning, "when she came up to town to discharge the balance df ; her Canadian cargo, of which she has only 200 tons for this port. After discharge the Hollington will proceed to Now Caledonia ■ to load for Europe. En route from London to New Zealand ports, the New Zealand Shipping Comliner, Tongariro arrived at Hobart on Friday. She'is expected to reach Wellington about Thursday, and will subsequently proceed to Auckland. Tho Shaw, SaviU liner Tbkomaru is undorfojng repairs to her bunkers and navigating ridge at Auckland, as the result of the rdceht fire in her ooal bunkers. It is expected that she will be ready to leave about middle of thie week on her voyage to London.

On her voyage from London to Auckland, Wellington, and Timaru, the Shaw, Savill liner Waiwera left Capetown last Tuesday. i'Ho New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ka'ipara, which lilt London on April 4, passed the Cape last Sunday, en route to Dunedin, Lytt-elton, and Bluff.

The Marine Department advises that it will be some months yet before the Knrori light will be lit. Protracted southerly winds and seas am delaying the work of building the concrete foundation for the tower.

Included in the latest list of vessels to load for Boston and New York is the Federal and Shiro Line steamer Perthshire, which was announced yesterday as having put back to Durban for repairs. The vessel will take up.the July loading ia New Zealand waters.

The M'Arthur Shipping and Agency Company, managing agents in Australia for the Clan Line oi steamers, havo recoived , advices from Messrs Cayzer, Irvine, and Co. (Ltd.),. of Glasgow, that three moro steamers are now being built for the line, and they will shortly Ate due lor launching. They will bo sister steamers, each with a gross tonnage of 5800 tons, net tonnage 3700 tons, dead-weight capacity 8600 tons, and they will have ah average speedof 13 knote when loaded. The new vessels will bear the nam<?e of the three small eteamers which were recently disposed of by the Clan lino—namely, Clan Ogilvy, Clan Campbell, and Clan Ross. The Clan Line now consists of. 59 steamers, with a gross tonnage of 260,882 tone. , -- Traffio through the Suez Canal during the year 1913 declined 269,765 gross tons. During the year 5085 vessels used the water, way, as compared with 6373 vessels in 1912, and 4969 vessels in 1911. The lowering of the canal dues is reflected in the decline in this item. Receipts were 122,980,000 francs, ae compared with 132,912,000 franee in 1912, and in 1911, when the gross tonnage was almost two million tons less, the receipts were 131,024,000 francs, almost 9,000,000 francs more than last year. From other sources, aside from the canal dues, 4,300,000 francs wero recoived last year.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Ruahino reached Wellington on Tuesday from London, via Capetown ahd Hobart, under command of Captain Forbes, who has associated with him the following officers: —Mr P. P. Cra.wford, chief; Mr H. M. Williams, second; Mr G. Dyer, third; Mr H. J. Oliver, fourth; Mr G. Scott, chief engineer; Mr A. White,second; Mr A. Miebach, third; Mr R. Brown, fourth; Mr D. Hall, fifth; Mr H. White, sixth; Mr J. Bissett, first refrigerating engineer; Mr R. S Barron, second; Mr J. Vyse, electrician. Mr C. Searle is purser, and Dr J. H. E. Jarvis ehip's surgeon. The Ruahine • will proceed to Lyttelton in a day or two to complete her discharge, and ■will probably dock at Port Chalmers about the end pi this week. According , to a return issued by the British Board of Trade, the number of lives saved by the rocket life-saving apparatus on the coasts of the United Kingdom since 1870 had reached tho total of 10,000. The apparatus had been maintained and managed by the Board of Trade since 1857, but 1870 is the first year for which complete statistics are available. There are now 344 stations equipped with the full rocket lifeeaying apparatus, and 266 stations equipped' with lifebelts and lifelines and other appliances for saving life. Tho apparatus is generally worked by his Majesty's Coastguard, with the assistance of local volunteers, although in many places local volunteers alone are employed. Three hundred and eight life-saving companies are at present enrolled for this purpose, numbering' in all over 4600 men, in addition to the hfe-eaving brigades, with a total membership of about 350.