SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16782, 25 August 1916, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON.

AUGUST. First quarter ««. ... ... — ... 7 8.36 a.m. Full moon _ ... 13 11.30 p.m. Last quarter ... 21 0.23 a.m. New moon _ _ ... _ 23 4.55 *wn. THE SUN. Bis« to-day at G. 55 a.in.; sets at 5.23 p.m. THE WEATHER. August 54.—8 a.m : Wind S.W., strong fin©. Noon: Wind S.W., strong, fine. 5 pan.; Wind S.W.; cioady to dull. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 pm. Barometer ... - 2D.5D 20.63 20.67 Thermometer 3D 47 43 HIGH WATER. Angnsti 25— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads — 0.21 J* Port Chalmers ... ... ... ... 0.38 1.1 At Dunedin ~ 1.8 1.31 WEATHER REPORTS. (F** Uxrrmi> Prisi absooiatio*.) WELLINGTON, August) 21. The flowing are tho weather reports at 4 p-m.:— Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape U&ri* W.» fresh 30.04 60 Hazy Russell W., treeb 29.9J 63 Cloudy Itaoukan S.W., breeze 29.97 55 Cloudy A>*ckliiud ... S.W., light 2D.OS 67 Fair Tauranga ... W., light - H >.93 58 Fair East Cap© ... S.W., fresh 29 SI (~> Cloudy Guborua ..* W.N.W., Iresh 21).84 6G Fine Napier ... \V\ t fresh 29.85 5S Fine Cttbilepomt _ N.W., breese 29.81 51 Cloudy Wellington ... N., light 2!) 54 Fine New Plymouth W., fresh 29 9G 54 Pair Oape Egmont~ ft W. t fresh l ,f > 07 « r 4 Cloudy Wonganui ... W., fresh 29.9) 57 Pair farewell Spit.. S.W ,m. gale 2') 9J 51 Pine Cape Foulwind S.W., m. gale 29.95 47 Showery Greymouth ... S, breeze 29.98 4& bhowcry Stephen Island S.W., light 29.90 50 Pme Cape Campbell N.» light 29.5G 61 Hazy Kaikoura ... S.E., light 29 8.1 GJ Fair Akaroa light... S., fresh 29.85 45 Clondy Nuggets £*. ? fresh 29.79 42 Overcast Bluff ... w S.W., breeze 29 8G 41 bhowcry WEATHER FORECAST. The following are tho official weather summary and forecast: — i The pressure hat. Increased even,where, and west lo south-westerly ■winds, strong to a gale, have predominated, but with decreasing foice to-daj. Cool and changeable weather has been reported, with bhowors, especially on the West* Coa&t and m tlie honthem districts. The stonn has departed eastward, and heavy seas been reported on tho east, coast to-day. Present indications are for moderate to strong southerly wiuds, with cool and iair to cloudy weather The barometer has a rising tendency."

DEPARTURE Wimmera, s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 3022 tons, Kell, for Melbourne, \ia Bluff. Huddart-Parker and Co., agents. Passengers: For Bluff— Mr, Macadam. For Melbourne—Mesdames Mackenzie, Haake, Brown, Kavanagh, Grattan, Misses Miller, Price, Messrs Grattan, W. G. Jolly; and three steerage for all ports.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 24. —Arrived: Monowai (6 p.ih.), from southern ports. Sailed: Devon (6 a.m_), for southern ports. WELLINGTON, August 24. —Arrived: Manuka, a.m.), from Lytbeiton; Kokiri (8 a.m.), from Westport; Manaroa (9 a.m.), Breeze (9.50 a.m.), Victoria (10.35 a.m.J, and Wootton (1.30 p.m.), from Lyttelton. -Sailed: Magic, soow, for Sandy Bay; Manuka (5.40 p.m.), for Sydney; Mararoa (7.50 p.m-), for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Wilson, Clifford, Pearce, Price, Grant, Freeman, Neilson, Bowie, Anderson, Mesdames Ward, Wood, Biggar, Peach., Hickmott, Cotton Maokay, Raekloy, Walker Anderson, Howell, Sir George Clifford,, Messrs Anderson, Merton, Hutchison, Ward, Wool), Levorsedge, Hendy, Wallace, Biggar, Peach, Best, CottreU, Mandel, Aitken, Orchard, Johnston, Stewart, Boyce, Watts. South, Ballantyne, Fmlay, Harding, Read, Butler. LYTTELTON. August 24.—Arrived: Maori (6.50 a.mJ, from Wellington; Orepuki (8 a.m.). from Timaru, Wakatu, from Kaikoura. To Sail: Msuori and Orcpuki, for Wellington. SYDNEY, August 24.—Sailed: Moeraki (4 p.m.), "for Wellington.

The Kittawa will lea've hero to-day for Westport. The Poherua will sail to-day for Oamaru and Westport. The Waipori was expected to leave Greymouth yesterday with a caigo of timber for Sydney. The Invercargill sailed from hero yesterday morning, but turned back on reaching the Heads, owing to the heavy seas outbide. The Paloona is due at Bluff on Sunday night from Melbourne, and should rcacii Dunedin on Tuesday. She will sail again on Wednesday for L\ Helton, Wellington, and Melbourne. The Karu will complete her survey at Port Chalmers on Saturday. She will como up to town the same day, and will sail for Oamaru and New Plymouth. On her first visit to New Zealand under her new name the liner Port Nicholson (formerly the Makarmi) is due at Auckland almost immediately from Now York 'direct. She will arrive at Wellington about September 1. The New Zealand owned barque Antiope was towed from Hobart to Port Esperanco last week, to complete her cargo of timber for Dunedin. After discharge at this port she will proceed to Newcastle in ballast under charter to load coal for the West Coast of South America. The highest freight ever paid for a lumber caigo out of Boston will go to the owners of the Swedish barque Maorjland (says Sj dney Shipping List). She will cariy Uoo,oooft of lumber to Buenos Aires or Roiano at £9 per 1000, or £10, respectively. Before the -war the rate was about £1 per ICOO. _ , The Mararoa, on arrival in Wellington from Lvitelton on Saturday, will be withdrawn from the ferry service, and will come down to Port Chalmers in order to undergo overhaul. The Mararoa's place will bo liken by the Pateena, which will le;n o Wellington for Lyttelton on Saturday evening The Takapuna will lea\ e Wellington in the Pateena's Picton-Nelson runniug on Monday. According to a London shipping journal the 15 ships bought by Mr Hughes for the oon>Tiion\voalth Government cost £2,068,0C0. The prices of each aio gncn in the following 1 st:—Strathendrick (4379 tons), £1+5,000: Strathavon (4403 tons), £145.000; Strathairlv (4326 tons), £145,000; Stiathord (+417 tons), £145.000; Strathkven (4396 tons), £145.000; Strathdeo (4409 tons), £145.000; Stealhspev (4432 ton l -). £145,000; Strathgarry (4398 tons), £145.000; Strathbeg ( a 338 tons), £145,000; Stialhesk (4336 tons), £145.000; Arrlangorm (3570 tons), £145,0C0; Ardamhor (4+04 tons), £125,C00; Vermont (4271 tons), £110,000; Dalton Hall (3534 tons). £80,000; Kirk Oswald (4021 tons), £155,000. "