SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17319, 20 May 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Husks of thb moos. Mat. i J*"* qowtcr _ 4 8.68 a.m. „, e * raoon ■- — 11 0.31 a.m. < Sr.? quarter 18 7.44 a.m. 4 nxMi — ... 26 10J a.m. "a . ». THB SUN. : Biwa to-flrty at 7.32 a.m.; seta at 4.36 pjn. f THE WEATHER. 18.—8 a.m.: Cahn and flue. Noon: Oalm and floo. 6 p.m.: Calm and fino. ! 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer — 20.60 29.51 20.40 Mwrmoerefcer ... ... ... Max., 68; m1n.,48 , May 19. —8 a.m.: Light B.E. breezo and overcask Noon: Light S.E. breeze and ovcrcast. 5 p.m.: Calm and clear. . _ 8 a.m. Noon, i p.m. Banmeter ... _ „ 29.24 29.28 29.32 . Thermometer Max., 63; min., 50 i- HIGH WATER. May 20— o.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads „ _ „ 10.32 10.54 At Port Chalmers ... ... 11.12 11.34 At Dnoedia .„ ... „ 11,43 ARRIVALS. May 18. i' Kotaro, s.a. (7.45 p.m.), 141 tons, M'lntyre, from InveroargilL Keith Ramsay, agent. May 19. Cortnna, 8.8. (11.20 a.m.), 1271 tons, Elders, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. Putiki, g.g. (7.45 p.m.), 433 tons, Robertson, from Wellington. Keith Ramsay, agent. Calm, s.B. (9 p.m.), 890 tons, Radford, from Lytteltoo. Tapley and Co., agents. DEPARTURES. May 18. Te Anavv b.b. (6.10 p-m.), 1622 tons, Eyre, lor Bluff. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. John, s.B. (10.30 p.m.), 423 tons, Robertson, for Oamaru and Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. LYTTELTON", May 18.—Arrived: Maori (7.5 .. a-m.), from Wellington. May 19.—Arrived: Marafoa (9 a.m.); from Wellington. BLUFF, May 19.—Arrived: To Aaau (9 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. The Calm, which arrived hero last night from Lyttelton, will sail to-day for Timaru, Lyttelton, ana Wanganai. The Putiki left Wellington on Friday evening with a load of general cargo for Dunedin, and reached here early last evening. The Kini left Greymouth at 3 a.m. on Saturday for Onehunga. The Kaituna reached Weatport at midnight oa Friday, and will sail to-day Jor Auckland. Tbe Kahikft was to leave Westport on Saturday with a oargo of coal for Lyttelton. Xta Kamona arrived at Greymojith from Napier at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, and was to sail on Saturday afternoon for Wellington. • The Kowhai, which arrived at Westport at 10 o'clock on Friday, sailed at 7 o'clock tho next morning for Oamaru. From there she will return to Greymouth to load for Wellington. The Kittawa sailed from Greymouth at 3 p.m. on Friday for Dunedin, where she is due to-day. Prom hero she will return to Greymouth to load for Bluff and Dunedin. " Tho Corinna, which left Wellington at 10.30 on Friday, arrived here yesterday forenoon. She is due to 6adl to-morrow for Oamaru, Timaru Nelson, and New Plymouth. 1 The Te Anau sailed from Port Chalmers on , Saturday evening for Bluff to load produce for ' Auckland. From Auckland she will return to iS? loafl tor Na P ier > Gisborne, and Auckland. The Monowai, from Auckland, reached Wellington mt 7 p.m. on Friday, and sailed on Saturday for Lyttelton. She is duo here to-morrow, and wiU sail on Thursday for Wellington, Napier, Gisborne,. and Anckland. Advice received from San Francisco states that v.;i.- nnc . . Fai'h, the first concrete ship ouilt in America, was a most pronounced success. Prior to the launch in Sain Francisco Bay, some part of the material supporting the vessel gave ! 'ke result that the ship was dropped fully 6ft on to a hard surface. An inspection of the vessel showed that there was.not the slightest flaw m the hnll. The trial trip round the bay was an unqualified succcss. .A hint of the way in which America la rnsht 8 / 4 ler TT shl P bn »ding programme is given by Mr '•i:. I °/ H ®yw°rth, director of the wooden ship • f fche Fleet Corporation, who raid: No man need be ashamed of the production « southern pine for Government uses during toe last six or seven months. The West is abunJir 8 lte n , s ? are also - schedules for jrooden ships call for more than 365,000,000 ft of • v hu " (3 , rca ana forty million feet already have been delivered."