SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17066, 26 July 1917, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES OP THE MOON. Full moon «. „ _ _ 5 3.10 ajn. Last quarter ... _ _ „ „ n 11.42 p.m. New moon _.„..._ _. 19 2.30 p.m. First quarter — ... _ ... 27 6.10 p.m. THE BTJN. Bisea to-day at 7.40 mn.; seta at 4.47 p.m. THE WEATHER. July 26.-8 ajn..: N.W., light; cloudy. Noon: Calm; oloudy. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E., light; clear. ■ 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.in Barometer _ .» ... ._ 29.60 29.05 2D.3G Thermometer _ „ „ 42 66 52 HIGH WATEB. At Talaroa Heads _ ... „. ... 7.17 7.45 At Port Chalmers _„„... 7.57 8.21 At Dunedin _...„„„.„ 8.27 S.h WEATHER REPORTS. (Psa Uhitkd Pkbss AssoaunoK.) WELLINGTON, July 25. The following are the weather reports at i p.m.:— Bar. Ther. Weather. , Capo Maria _ S.W., fresh 2U.UO 57 Finn ' nuwell _ W., fresh 29.80 GO Cloudy Uanuk.a H. _ W.S.W.. li e ht 29.79 53 Oloudy A.oklmud _ W.S.W., breeae 29.80 67 Pair «^. r n ,8 *« - flight 53 Kuo BMtCapo _ h-breezo 29.80 50 Cloudy GUborn. _ E.S.E., light 29.79 54 Pino n "?," T . - Calm 29.75 53 Pino CMtlrpolal _ S.W.. light 29.73 51 Oloudy W.lll D gto D .- N.. light 29.73 64 Fair* M»w Plymouth N.N.E., light 29.73 63 Cloudy Cop. Egmout.. N.N.W., light 29.73 53 Cloudy ESS" m u l, .r %•£•• " Bh, 2D - 80 68 Falr - ?,"""'" S P"- S-E., broexo 29.76 51 Fino • Cape Loulwlnd N.E., light 29.73 40 Showery Brejrmoutb N.N. W., breeze 29.70 48 Cloudy Stephen Island N, fresh 29.70 49 Cloudy Capo CampbaU N., fresh 29.68 58 Fino laikour. _ E., Ijght 29.74 65 Fair Akarou lig ht .„ N., lj ght og.gg ih ra a t£SF** ~ ?-"B h ' 23-51 « Oloudy ° ,un — - N., breeze 29.60 49 Misty WEATHER FORECAST. The following are the official weather summary and forecast:-" Except for a few scattered showers, fan to oloudy weather has prevailed today, and southerly breezes have veered to westorues and northerlies. The atmospherio pressure , ; has increased in the north since last evening, ...but has been very unsteady in tho southern dil- ~ 2?' , Present indications are for increasing •; northerly and westerly winds, and a falling bar£ meter, an unfavourable change probable soon, ■■ conditions becoming squally and unsettled, with the advance of a new westerly disturbance in the east ooast districts. However, fair weather should rule during the next day or two." ARRIVAL. Breeze, s* (6.5 p.m.), 653 tons, Braidwood, from Wellington. Tapley and Co .... ..agents, ' . ♦ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. «K iLI f r£ ? T0 & 25.-Sailed: Putiki (6.40 pan.), for Dunedin i^ LTO ?' t Jvl1 ? 25.-Arrived:Mara-roa (8.45 a-m.), from Wellington. ■♦ THE DISABLED STEAMER, ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND. (Pz* Dkttxd Pasaa Assooiatiok.) 1*„ j- ... AUCKLAND, July 24. The dmbed Union steamer arrived at Auckland this afternoon, steaS five knots The delay was caused, T°is be! Sf by a *"* bearin & in the engint The Kahfka was expected to sail from SidTunediZ y *** COal f ° r Bluff WiU * <Wloy f ° r Bluff aad jJ 1 ? cleared Lyttelton at noon yesterday for Greymouth/ where she wiU load another cargo for Lyttelton. ine Te Anau will sail from Oamaru w! iS ISkE;i Ly,,,, "°''' N * pier ' Gkload coal for Port Chalmers. JwJ§s«£ loading «* at <*w*. The Poherua cleared Wellington at 10.30 »,«" Tuesday for Westporfc, where she ™» 1r COa J f - or oama ™ Md Dunedin. ine Kowhai reached Lyttelton at 1.30 pun. yesterday from Greymouth, where she will return to load for New Plymouth. wiilL * m^ a ?*? 6 , x Pected to sail from Westport last night for Wellington. #JL j ° f 1° L inte 7 ,ed German steamers, commandeered by the United States vernment at the Philippines, have been sent £ l 5^ ngk ? nß J £( J r overh ?u«'ng preparatory to beinp; placed in commission. . C 9 rinn s wU I sail from Welliflgton today, and is due here on Saturday She nnrt?/ 18 - n fU " °^ g0 J for here! and mil sad on Monday on the return fi^? o^^ 11 pennon -Lloyd steamer Mark, 6569 tons, and the Bachum, 6161 tons of the German-Australian Steamship Company have been fully repaired at Manila, and are Man r Xl,° Mil Franc l , isco - Nine Pacifio Mail officers will have charge of the boats en route. fW f m€Ssa S°, Island states rf&S °t ° f - » T » dm J P vessel has been sighted on Jams Island, a coral patch, south of Panning Island. No sign of hfo has been observed. The wreck appears to bo of a recent date. It will probably prove to be a timber vessel. . At the present time grave fears are entertained for tho safety of a timber vessel now 101 days out from Eureka to Sydney, The parage from Jiureka to Sydney is generally done in 60 —— «»- THE BREEZE. The Breeze arrived here last eronincr with a cargo of benzine from Wellington in the.explosion which occurred there was a fortunate escape from what might have been a very nasty accident. It was caused 1,-L; 1011 ° f *, fironl i n m "sing a naked § •« j ? v<^ el ' L and ha was subsequently admitted to tho hospital, suffering from burns on the arm and faco. The explosion fortunately led to no further accident or ItJ-ury*mandlt J - ury *m and no dan,a S« was done to tho ship. The Breeze will sail to-night for Wanganui, via way ports. STEAMER'S ADVENTUROUS PASOn Thursday night (says tho Wellington 1 ost) the small steamer Hawera, 200 tons Captain Jackson, owned by the South Taranaki Shipping Company left Patea wharf for Wellington. She had not proceeded far when, owing to the intense darkness, she stack on a mud bank near tho viaduct, where she remained fast until 10 a.m on Inday, when the steamer Kapuni, another of the company s vessels, towed hor off bhortly after putting to sea, the Hawera ■ encountered a very heavy southerly rale and, being very badly buffeted, sprang a leak. Although her bunker coal was then diminishing considerably, tho little vessel battled against the gale throughout Friday afternoon and evening, using her cabin doors and woodwork to maintain a nufficient steam pressure. It was then considered advisable to run to Kapiti Island for shelter On Saturday morning, a vessel havin"- been sent from the vessel to the island, t£o Government caretaker proceeded to Paraparaumu, where a telegram was despatched to Messrs Dalgpty and Co., Wellincton. who advised Captain Sawyers, of the Kapiti, then at Wanganui, to carry coal to the Hawera. At 10.30 p.m. on Saturday tho Kapiti left Wanganui, and reached the Hawera at daybreak on Sunday. Having the latter vessel with bunker coal, the Kapiti proceeded to Wellington. It was understood thnt it would take some hours to clear the debris washed round the engines of the Hawera by the bilge water, before the vessel could procerd on hrr way. She arrivrd in. Wellington at 5.40 on Monday morning.

A Post reporter who visited tho Hawera saw ample evidence of the vessel's rough handling, and an inspection of tho ongino room gavo further proof of heavy seas. The engine room staff, it is believed, worked under the greatest difficulty, having been in several feet of water at times.