SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16610, 5 February 1916, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PSS&SB3 or TUB HOOK. Tsbmubx. Stm neta 4 3-36 a-m. Piisi qpartff « „ « _ 11 D.soiwnv. Foil moon 19 1.43 pjn. LMtqoaitor _____ 26 8.64 p.m. TUB SON. BStm «4 fcl3 un.; sets at 7JS jun. Bixas {khoxxtvw at 5.13 «um-; Beta at 7.31 p-m. THE WEATHER. TnlaiiMj 4.—8 a-m-: Wind N-B-, light', fine. No®: Wild H.E.; fine. 6 p-m.: Wind N.K.; fine to ddl. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.74 . 23.50 23.46 ÜbGnnoaMtw _ ... 62 76 '1 HIGH .WATiiR. tybmm? 6— ft-m. P-m-At Taiaiaa Heads _ 3-48 4.11 At Port Ohalmera _ _. _ _ 4.28 4.61 At Dnnedin ... 4.68 BJI February 6— At Taiaroa Heads _ ... ~ ~ *-*5' • At Pert Ctadmeo _ ... — 6.14 6.37 At Doaedln - 6 - 7 WBATHKB EKPOIiTS. (Psa OxrrnD Pbxss AssogzayiohO WELLINGTON, February 4. 33* fallowing an the weather reports at 4 jmto »- wind. Bar. Ther. Weather. ' Cspfrlfaria „ W., light 28.63 73 Fine Bm»eU _ _ W-fresh 23.53 74 Kough Manukan H_ W.S.W., gale 29.54 62 Cloudy Auckland _ W., gale 29.51 72 Showery Xanranga _ N.W., fresh 29.48 73 Showery Kapler _ SJS, nugate 29.33 74 Overcast Oastlepolnt _ 8.K., breeze 29.35 65 Kara ■Wellington _ E., light 29.33 72 Overcast New Plymouth 8.W., m. gale 29.34 65 Ham Cape £gmoot_ S.W., gale 29.33 60 Ham .Wangsnoi _ 33., brecxe 29.20 70 llain Farewell Splt_ S., light 29.43 66 Showery Capo Foulwind S.W., bnseza 29.47 69 Cloudy Greymouth _ light 29.34 71 Overcast Stephen Island sIK, fresh 29.40 62 Ilain Cape Campbell S.E., fresh 29.43 63 Rain Kaikonra _ E., breezo 29.38 74 ltain Akaroa light_ N.E., fresh 29.41 75 Overcast tfuggeta _ N., light 29.48 CO Showery Blufl _ « SJL, breeze 29.46 60 Foggy WEATHEE FORECAST. following are the official weather summary and forecast: —" A eyolonio disturbance is at proGent centred ofl Cape Egmont. Northerly and westerly gales bsve prevailed in northern distriota, and strong and variable winds elsewhere. Heavy rain has been reported, particularly over tho North Island, and the weather has been generally unsettled. Indications are for variable winds, strong to a gale, generally, with west to south-westerly winds prevailing northward of ■ Hew Plymonth and Castlepoint, and east to southeasterly winds elsewhere; expect dull and misty weather, with heavy rain generally, ttie barometer rising everywhere shortly." j SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. WELLINGTON, February 4.—Arrived: Magio, scow (2 a-mj, from Havelock; Maori (7.15 sun.) and Manuka (8.25 a.m.), from Lyttelton; Arahura (12JL0 p.m.), from West Coast and Nelson. Sailed: Maori (7.55 p.m.), for Lyttelton. To Sail: Manuka, (10 pjn.), for Sydney; Kaitoa, for Nelson. LYTTELTON, February 4.—Arrived: Corinna (5 from Timaru; Mararoa (9 ajn.), from Wellington; Whangape (9.20 n m ), from Timartt? Breeze (10 a.m.), from Picton; Paloona (11.20 a,m.), from Dunedin.— —Sailed- John Anderson (10.45 a.m.), for Akaroa; Paloona, for Wellington; Corinna, far Wellington. To Sail: Whangapo, for Wellington; Breeze, for Dnnedin; Mararoa, for Wellington. INVERCARGILL, February 4.^Sailed: Invercargill (3.15 p-in.), for Dunedin. TOWNSYILLE, February 4.—Sailed: 'Arrino, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, February 4.—Arrived: Waikawa, from Anckland. TTTTfr direct steamers. WELLINGTON, February 4.—Sailed: Indrabatah 12.50 pan.)* and Paparoa (6.45 ri m ) t £or London. SYDNEY, February 4.—Sailed: Tongatiro, lor Auckland. I Tie Paloona -will leave Wellington on ■ Monday for Hobart and Melbourne. j The Monowai will sail at 5 p.m. to-day fox via the usual East Coast ports. The Kaiapoi, with cargo from Ueryxnouth , and Westport, ia due here to-day from Oamaru. j 'l'h« Mnifau went alongside £he sheerleps I at Port Chalmers yesterday in order to have I one of her masts removed. I The Karamu is expected to leave Wel- , lington to-night for Dunedin. From here 1 rKa will proceed to Lyttelton. It is expected that the new Shaw-Savill steamer Raranga will make her first appearanee in New iiealand waters either in April or May next. The Kini, which is due here on Thursday > from BluJi, will sail the same day for Oamaru, Timaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, i Weetport, and Greymouth. The Victoria, en route from Sydney and Auckland, is due here on Monday morning from Napier direct, and will sail on Tuesday for iSydney, v3a the East Coast ports and Auckland. O'.ying to the heavy fog along the coast the Shaw, Ha-vill, and Albion Company's Tainui was delayed whilst bound from Auckland to Wellington, and it was deemed un- | likely that her arrival in Lyttelton. would I take effect before to-day. Information has been received to the effect that the steamer Colon, which visited ' Australia and New Zealand last year, has been Bold to a Japanese firm, and is now on her way to Kobe. The vessel was built at Rotterdam in 1892, and ia 954 tons register, 254 feet long, 33 feet wide, and J. 6 feet deep. fr For some mon&a post the Union Company's steamer Corinna has been regularly visiting Nevj Plymouth to take in dairy produce for transhipment to Home liners at Wellington. Several valuable cargoes, totalling in value some hundreds of thousands of pounds, have been earned by the Corinna. the approximate value of the last consignment being £80,000. Consignees of cargo, ex the German stoainer Roan, which sought shelter at Tjilitiap upon the outbreak of war, will be pleased to learn that a portion of it is now on the way to Australia. Advices received on January 25 stated that 1250 tons were coming forward by the Royal Packet 6teamor Houtman. which was to have left Java on the 19th inst, and was due in Sydney early in February. Says the Sydney Shipping list:—"The rather remarkable story circulated in tho American press and certain New Zealand journals regarding the intention of a wellknown firm to establish a service to and Arom the Pacifio Coast, via New Zealand, Viafl proved to be without foundation. The gentleman who was supposed to havo completed the arrangements, gave his assurance - recently that during his sojourn in America one newspaper man had interviewed [him on the subject." Throughout the whole passage from Liverpool the new F. and S. liner Devon has maintained an excellent rate of speed. The run from Liverpool to the Capo sho accomplished in 19 days, a very creditable performance indeed, and now a wireless xnessago has came to hand stating that Captain Robertson expected to arrive at Adelaide after a run of 18 days from Capetown. The Devon iwas expected at Melbourne on January 30, and at Sydney a week later. At Westport recently Captain Lobb, of the Canopua, on behalf of a number of master mariners trading to that port, presented Captain Mark the late iiarbour master, with a silver-mounted liqueur stand. Captain Lobb also handed to Captain Furneanx a letter signed by numerous shipmasters, conveying their personal good w«hes. Captain Furneaux, in acknowledging the handsome gift, said that it appeared that his services had been more appreciated by tho most-era visiting the port tkm they had been by a majority of the members of the Westport Harbour Board. Captain Furneaux has sold his property in Westport, and is to take up his residence in Nelson shortly, A Press Association message received on Tuesday stated that tho ship Sorfarcren was ashore at King Island (Bass Straits), while on the passage from the Baltio to Melbourne. The Sorfareren is almost unknown under that name, but under her old British nam® of Scottish Lochs sho was a very 'Xamiliar figure in Australian ports for many yeaxs. She ia a steel full-rigged ship of 2649 tons gross register, of the following dimensions: —Length 308 ft, beam 42ft, and depth 24.8 ft. She was built in 1888 by Messrs Oswald. Mordaunt, and Co., of Southampton, and up till 1911 she was owned by Messrs G. Windram and Co., of Liverpool. In the latter part of 1911, when sailing as the Sbottish Lochs, eho loaded a .very largo cargo of wheat at Wallaroo (South Australia) for Falmouth for orders, and before • the vessel arrived Home slie was disposed of to S. 0. Stray and Co., of Xiacsand (Norway) for £6500. The Sforfareren left Gothenburg (Sweden) on October 11 last for Melbourne with a full cargo of Baltio pine consigned to J. Sharp and Sons. .WHAT HIGIE FREIGHTS HAVE DONE. According to advices received by the last American mail, extraordinary ervents aro taking placo on tho Pacifio Coast, and so keen is tho demand for sail tonnage that old barges and any old vessels that are fit to be repaired or re-rigged are being made ready, and gTcat interest is being manifested as to how these old crafts will faro when once apain at sea. Ono of tho most remarkable cases in connection with these old vessels is the barquentino Planter, which was built for (ho coast lumber trade at Port Ludlow in 1886, and which sank in the bay off Butchertown several years ago, and was later brought to the surface when the

war caused a shortage in tammgo. She has boon undergoing a refitting process lately, and will bo shortly ready for commission. According 1 to her owners, hull repairs and now rigging will make tbo vessel ono of tho most soiwortby boats on the Pacifio Coast. The Planter is a vessel of 498 tons net register, 158.7 ft long:, 37.5 ft wide, and 13.5 ft deep, with a lumber-carrying capacity of 650,000 ft. Apparently, anything that floats is Btill in demand. Schooners, barques, ships, steamers, in fact, all types of vessels that can carry lumber cargoes to Australia, aro wanted, and wanted so badly that some recent, sailer fixtures for September-October loading were arranged at Gss and 100s. The.ro is money in many businesses just now, but tho shipowning appears to be amongst tho best investments.