SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16754, 24 July 1916, Page 4

SHIPPING.

TBS BUS. Bises to-day at 7.42 tun.; seta at 4.46 p.m. THE WEATIIEB. July 22.-8 a-m.: Wind S.W., light; showery. Noon: Wind S.W., light; dull and overcast. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; misty ram. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer .10.00 30,04 30.00 Thermometer 47 51 49 July 23.—8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; bhowery. Noon: Wind N.E.; showery. 6 p.m.: Wind U.K.; misty ram. S a.m. Noon. 6 p.m Barometer „ 30.02 30.00 20.D0 'iliermometer -IS 67 54 HIGH WATER. July 24— a.m. p^ti. A*t Taiaroa Heads 10.10 10.:i6 At l'ort Chalmers _. 10.50 11.16 At Dimedin ... ... 11.-0 11.1G

ARRIVALS. July 22. Invercargill, s.s. (9.25 a.rri.), 224 tons, Marks, from Steveait Island.—lnverc<irgill Shipping Company, agent. Calm. s.s. (9 30 a.in.), 890 tons, Gordon, from Wanganui, -\ia ports. —Tapley and Co., agents. , Comma, s.s. (2 20 p.m ), 1271 tons, Seott, from Lyttelton.—Union SSteain Ship Company, agent. Breeze, s.s. (6.25 p m.), 553 tons, Radford, from Napier, via L\ ttelton.—Taplcy and Co., agents. July 23. Tainui. s.s. (10.40 am), 9957 tons, Moffat, from Lyttelton.—National Mortgage and Agency Company, agent. DEPARTURES. July 22. Kaituna, s.s. (11.15 p m.), 1977 tons, Saunders, for Westpoit «md Wellington Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Calm, s.s. (11.30 p.m ), 890 tons, Gordon, for Wanganui, via ports. Taplev and Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, July 22.—Sailed: Ivoromiko (5.15 V.11.). for Newa-stle WELLINGTON, July 22,-Sailed: Muritai (7.20 a.m.), for Sydney ; Victoria (10 30 p.m.), for Dimedin. July 23. —Armed: Maori (10 a.m ), from Lyttelton; Florence j-iuckenbaeli (1120 «i»m), from Auckland; Star of Australia (2 p.m.), from Napier; Regulus (2 40 p.m.), from Wcstport. Sailed: Defender (7.10 a.m.), for Picton. LYITELTON, July 23— Armed: Mararoa (2 25 p.m.), front Wellington. TIMARU, July 23—Arrived: Calm (10.45 a m.), from Dunedm. OAMARU, July 22.—Arrived: Rosamond (7.20 a.m.) and John (7.29 a.m.), from Dunedm. SYDNEY, July 22—Arrived: Wcstralia (7 a.m.), from Dunedm. MELBOURNE, July 22.—Sailed: Wimmera, for Wellington. SYDNEY, Julv 23—Sailed: Port Elliott and Durham, for Auckland. HOBART, July 23.—Arrived: War,vera, from London CAPE TOWN. Julv 22.—Arriv eel: : Rosenc, from Wellington. LONDON, July 20—Arrived, at Aberdeen, Giay's Harbour, Washington lenitory (U.S.A.), Lottie Bennett, lout-masted schooner, from Lyrtelton.

Tho Kittawa is expected to leave Wcstport to-day lor Dunedm dircct. A ttoopship wmcn nas been refitting at Port Oialmu's Bailed ior Wellington last evening. 'i'iie JShdw-Savill steamer Tainui arrncd hero yesieiday morning liom Littehan 'ihe Kaiuuigata «nl lea\e Gicj mouth about Tuesday lor Ljttulton and DuiicUiti. 'Iho Kaituna left i J oii, (Jlialmus on batuiday lor \vestpoit, where sliu will load ior Weill iigton. The ivokiri will heie to-day for GrcjmoutU, where she will load loi 'Ximaru ana Dunedm. 'ihe Comma, which ainved heie on Saturday irom the noun, wil ica\e eaily tli'S week lor Kew Plymouth, ua iioits. The \ jctoria, winch was delayed in tho noitli, 1= clue here caily this morning irom Wellington direct, She will sail 011 xutsday lor ia>diiLy via East Co.u,t pons and Auckland. iho Secretary of Marine has notified the Superintendent ot Mucantile Mai me at Auckland that, on «md alter September 1, tho light on the uoith west headland ot \\ haiyaparapaia Harbour, Gieat Hairier island, will not be exhibited. 'iho lamous racing schooner Geimama, owned by the Gentian hrm ol Krupp's, whicu has been interned at fcouUianipton Biiice the outbreak ol war*, is to be iold this month, piobubly foi bieakmg up. Iho metal m her construction will no doubt find its way into the munition lactones, to he used against tho Germans. A pro', isicnal agreement (says the London Times) has been inado lor an amalgamation ot xho interests of tho Cunard Company and the Commonwealth and Dominion Lme (Ltd) The latter, which is a combination formed before tho war of tho 'lyser, Milburn, and Corrj Companies, owns 25 lnghleliigerated steamers, principally engaged in tho trade between this country and Australia and ?*ew Zealand, 'ihe shaieholders of tho Cunard Company will shortly bo asked to sanction an increase of capital for the puipose ot carrying out the amalgamation. Tlio amalgamation is tho sccond ot the k'nd which lias been announced by the Cunard Company this month. On May 2 it was etated m The Times that tho company had completed negotiations for the purchase of tho Canadian Northern steamers, and on May 5 an official announcement described tho far-io.ichmg character of the agreement entered into tor developing Canadian traffic. It was stated that sernces on tho Pacific Ocean were in contemplation. The annual report showed that tho Cunard Company enjoyed great prosperity last year. Cable mesoages recently stated that Suez Canal rates vvero to be advanced from October next (says tho Sydney Shipping List). The report of the Suez Canal Company for 1915 states that the net tonnage which passed through tho waterway dining the year was 15.266,200, as compared with 19,409,500 in 1914. The decline is accountcd for by tho disappearance of German, Austrian, and Turkish vessels, whose tonnago in 1913—the la«=t normal shipping yeai — amounted to 4.239,800. A good deal of commercial traffic was displaced, but much of it was made up for by the voyages of warships, which lepresonteci 3 379.600 tons, as compared withonlj 301,100tonsin 1913. The Biitish proportion of the total tonnage using tho canal in 1913 was 60 per cent., in 1911 it was 66 per cent, and last year it was 76 per cent. Total receipts were £3,929,123, or a decrease on the prevous year of £1,075,725. It is estimated (hat the increase of revenue that will result from the rise in dues recently announced will amount to £300,000 on the 1915 tonnage basis.