SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16978, 14 April 1917, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE SCOOH, Aran* FnH moon. —. .- ... _ _ 8 1.19 a-m. Last quarter IS 7.42 a.m. New moon 23 1.31 a.m. v ■ I'irsfc quarter „ „. ... „ 29 4-62 P-m. THE SUN. V to-dsy At 8.48 mru; eeta at 5.30 p.m. Htecs to-macrmr ut G. 43 a.m.; sets at 5.23 p.m. THE WEATHER. ». April 13.—8 a.ra.: Wind N., fresh; too. Noon: Wind N., fresh; overcast. 6 p.m.: Wind N., light; oloudy. 8 o.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer „ _. ._ .„ 29.85 20.73 29.58 Thermometer .„ _ ... 55 CO 58 HIGH WATKIi. April 14— a.m. p.m. At Ihiaroa Heads .„ ... ... 8.2 8.37 At Port Chalmers ._ ... _ _ 8.43 0.17 Ati Dunedln 9.12 9.47 . April 15— At Taiaroa Heads 9.9 . 9.40 At Port Chalmera 9.49 10.20 At Dunodin ... „ 10.19 10.50 WEATHEIt REPORTS. (Pzzt ITNTrsD Press association.) WELLINGTON, April 13. The following are tho weather reports at 4 p.m.:— ■ Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Maria .. N., gale ■ 30.08 G8 Hazy Russell „. ... N.E., fresh 30.14 70 Cloudy Uannkaa H, » N., breeio .'10.19 61 Foggy Auckland „ N.E., fresh 30.17 72 Ilain- , Tauranga ... S.E., fresh 30.17 G7 Overcast ■ East Cape ~ E., fresh 30.31 G5 Cloudy , Gisborna „ N.E., light 30.30 GU Overcast , Napier m N.IC., breeze * 30.10 G8 Overcast Oastlepoint A. N.E., broczo, 30.15 65 Ovcrcast Wellington ... N., light - 30.1G G(i Overcast New Plymouth S.W., light 30.15 70 Overcast Capo Egmout.. N., fresh 30.15 G9 Overcast Wanganni ... W.N.W., light 30.13 74 Overcast Farewell Spit. N., breeze 30.22 G5 Gloomy Cape Foulwind .N., frcah 30.15 G4 Showery Greymonth .„ N., Iresh 30.0G G1 Cloudy Stephen Island N., light :10.25 G4 Oloudy Capo Campbell N., fresh 30.12 G2 Gloomy ■ Kaikourn — E., light 30.03 Go Overcast Akaroa light™ Calm 30.00 G5 Overcast Nnggeta N„ light 2U.SO 58 Gloomy Blaa _ „ Calm 29.81 G2 Overcast WEATHER FORECAST. . Tho following are the official weather summary and forecast:—" Mild, dull, and humid conditions have continued generally, with scattered drizzling Tain. Tho barometer has fallen steadily to-day, especdally in the south, and moderate to strong easterly and northerly winds have prevailed. Present .indications are for increasing northerly and westerly winds, with tho barometer falling further everywhere. Expect unsettled, cloudy, and misty weather, with rain probable generally, and heavy tain on the West Coast and southern districts." ARRIVALS. 5 (April 13.) Kini, s.s. (1.10 p.m.), 1122 tons, Platte, from Bluff. Union' Steam Ship Company, agont. DEPATURES. Tarawora, as. (4.45 p.m.), 2003 tons, Cameron, for Auckland, via East Coast ports. .Union Steam Ship Cooipanj, agent. Passengers: For Wellington—Mesdames Amies, Hoffman and child, Clark and two children. For Auckland —Mesdames Weir, Jones, Mr Jones; and 9 stcerago for all parts.

Kini, s.s. (midnight), 1122 tons, iPlatts, for Greymouth, via ports. Union Steam Ship Company, agent.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 13.—Sailed Corinna (3.20 p.m.), for Dunedin.

The Te Ana a came out of 'doolc at Port Chalmers yesterday, and was tanen over to the sheellega for repairs to her main mast. The Kini reached Dunedin _from.'Bluff yesterday. She was lixod to sail last night for Oamaru, Timaru, Wellington, Westport, and Greymouth. The Kamo is timed to leave Wellington , to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due hero on Tuesday, and will load produce ' for Auckland. She will complete her loading at Lyttelton. The Corinna left New Plymouth on Fri- . day afternoon for Dunedin direct. She is due at this port on Sunday night, and will sail on the return voyage on Monday. The Calm left Wellington yesterday for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is /due here on Sunday, and is fixed to eail the next day for Tmjaru, Lyttelton, Wellington, and Wanganui. The Storm has been laid up temporarily ■ ,at. Lyttelton, owing to the difficulty of obtaining coal while the strike is in progress. _Tho Tarawera left Dunedin yesterday afternoon for Auckland, ,via East Coast ports. On Saturday night she will take troops from Lyttelton 'to Wellington. Her ovm passengers will be taken over by the , . Maori, and will rejoin the Tarawera at \ Wellington. > The Kotaro was duo at Bluff yesterday. Sho will load timber for Dunedin at Stewart Island, and is duo back here on Monday. The vessel is fixed to sail again on Tuesday ( for Bluff and Inyercargill. The contract for erecting at Gisbomo the • new leading light near the abattoirs has been let to the Steel Construction Company of Auckland. This work is being undertaken by the Gisbome Harbour Board to provide -.for a higher tower to the back leading li E ht which directs tho entrance to the harbour. The tower will be made in Auckland, but tho lighting apparatus has been in Gisbome • for some timo. The Sydney Marine Underwriters and , Salvage Association received last week the following cablograrii from London"Rates to Africa, India, and Burnjah are now quoted at 3 per cant., as against 5 per cent, heretofore. For the Far East Pacific, btraits, and Java the rates have been re- ' duced from 3 to 2 per cent. For Fiji, New Caledonia, tho quote "is 1 per cent., as against 1£ per cent, and. sailers, South Africa, have dropped from 10 per cent, to 6 • per cont." Note.—lndia includes Colombo; Pacifio _ includes America and Canada; Straits includes Pcnang and Singapore It has teen suggested that, in tho event I oi shipwreck, where this occurs too far i iu° m . to bo reached with a linethrowing gun, or when the sea is too rough for a lifeboat to go to tho rcscue. that a lifeline could be carried to tho wreck by means of on aeroplane; and, in view of tho fact that aeroplanes -at the front have often been compelled to reconnoitre in very bad weather, this suggestion does not seem too far-fetched. Tho aeroplane would also be useful in detecting derolicts. The United States Government is so impressed with the possibilities of tho aeroplane in the work mentioned that Congress has been asked to provido aviation v stations and equipment for tho coastguard and to man these officers are now beinc Tho United States experts think that, apart from life-saving, tho aviation facilities provided for tho coastguard "would be a valuable supplement to naval aviation equipment in the case of war. ; .Considerable interest was evinced at Timaru. in a neat 40ft launch, tho Norana which arrived there on Friday week from Dunedin. Sho has a beam of 9ft 4in, and draught of 3ft lOin, is owned by Mr C. W. Sundstrum, for whom she was built tV 10 , 0 z?, 011 ? 3 ago ky Messrs Miller Bros, of ' toi. Palmers. The boat js driven by' an ' J-B.h.p. Jersey Standard motor, and is fitted throughout 'with electric light, and has a powerful searchlight ready to bo mounted at a moment s notice. The regulation ship's telegraph and bell are mounted ,in tho cockpit. An electric fan for hot weather is installed in the main cabin, which is beautifully upholstered and complete in every detail. Tho crockery aboard is all stamped with, the vessel's name, and everything is finished in braes and nickel plate. In. tho annual report of Lloyd's Shipping Register it is stated:—"ln tho United Kingdom merchant shipbuilding is still seriously restricted by the necessity for the production of war vessels of various kinds, and, although there has recently been some ' acceleration in tho rate of progress in the construction of vesecla, tho output remains far below that of normal times. In neutral countries, and particularly in the United States of America, every effort has befn, and is being, made by means of tho extension of existing plants and tho creation o| new establishments to copo with the increasing demand for tonnage. That a large . measure of success has attended three t aorta is evident from tho fact that there now being built, under tho inspection of Lloyd s Register of Shipping, with a view of classification, a larger amount of shipping than has over been recorded in the history of tho society—namely, 620 vessels of 2,282,709 tons. At tho close of the year ended Juno 30, 10,032 merchant vessels, registering 23 million tons gross, held classes assigned by tho committee of Lloyd's Register. These figures, .largo as they are show a falling off from tho high-water mark of the previous year, thus reflecting the lioavy losses which have been occasioned by tho war." Lieutenant A. F. Watchlin, R.N.R., wellknown inv Wellington as master in tho Ui.ion Compaaiy'a service, is at present acting as assistant, King's harbourmaster at a place unnamed. _ Lieutenant Watchlin volunteered for aervioe in 191+, and on ar- , , rival m England joined a destroyer as lieutonont. _ Later ho was transforrod to a. Bloop as navigating first lieu tenant, and afterwards seped as acting captain. In October last, owing to illness, ho was transferred to England from tho East, and waa put on tiie staff at ono of tho naval bases.