SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17321, 22 May 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

I TSLkSK OF THE MOOH. . Mat. * fort qouter _ 4 «.«».». »; New moon _ „ n 0.31 a.m. «r»t quarter „ ... „ ia 7.44 a.m. *uil moon _ _ 26 10.2 a.m. THE SUN. ' BiMs to-day at J. 34 0.m.; sets at 4.54 p.m. THE WKATHKB. May 31.—8 a-m.: Wind, north, light; cloudy, rfoon • Oolo&i mild, cloudy. 5 p.m.: Wind, N.&., light; overcajst. 8 n.m. Noon. 6 p.m. . Barometer ... _. ... 23.31 29.21 29.17 Thenmaaetar ... Max., G2; mill., 61. HIGH WATER. May 22— n.m. p.m. At Toiaroo Head* 11.69 — At Part Chalmers 0.17 0.39 / 'At Da&edin ... ... 0.47 1.9 WEATHER REPORTS. (Psn XJntted ptusss associatios.) WELLINGTON, ilny 21. The following are the weather reports at t p.m.:— Bar. Ther. Weather. Oape Maria N.W., fresh 29.78 C 7 Cloudy Buasell W„ fresh 29.63 65 Overcast I Jlannkaa H.... W.N.W., m. g. 29.60 65 Overcast Auckland ... W.N.W., breeie 29.60 60 Rain ' Tauranga ... N.W., ll t h» 29.61 60 Ovcreast I East Cape ... 29.70 63 Clo«ly Gisboma Oala 29.59 62 Overcast Kapier ... W., light 29.50 61 Overoast Castlepoint ... N.W.. light 29.10 69 Overeaat Wellington ... N., fresh 29.39 58 Overcast xjew Plymouth W., fresh 29.57 60 Gloomy Cape Egmont... W., fresh 29.55 58 Over cast Wanganui ... N.. light 29.48 68 Gloomy JtatewellSptt... N.W., fresh 29.44 58 Showery Cape Foulwind N., light 29.40 57 Overoaat ©reymouth ... N., light 29.35 64 Misty Stephen Island W., fresh 29.40 65 Showery Cape Campbell W„ fresh 29.33 55 Bain KaUcoora ... N.W.. light 29.25 63 Fair Akaroa light... Calm 0 0 . 2 0 55 Fine Nuggets ... W., light 29.19 49 Cloudy BIuB -. ... Calm • 2 9.15 60 Overcast WEATHER FORECAST. Hie following are the official weather summary and forecast:: —A westerly storm area envelops the dominion, and high north-westerly Winds have prevailed, with cloudy, squally ooniitiona and rain generally. Present indications are Jor high, squally westerly winds, the weather cloudy to overcast, the rivers flooded in Westland and southern districts and snow an the higher levels in the south, with colder weather following. The glass will be low and unsteady in die south. ARRIVAL. Monowai, e.s. (10.40 a.m.), 3433 tons, Drewette, from Auckland. Union Steam Ship Company, ■gent. Passengers: Misses Gordon, Wheeler, Sutton,' Simpson, Smith, Mesdames Mills and 2 children, Jones, Marks, Hamilton, Hayward, Leeden, M'Leod, Eeyes, Brown, Messrs Walker, Duncan, Keyes, Bowling, Langkrd, Lamb, Blair Mason. ■Warden, Horn, Captain Doorly, Lieutenant Parker; •nl 26 steerage. DEPARTURE. Comma, bj. (5.40 p-m.), 1271 tons, Elders, for Now Plymouth. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. BHEKPIHO TELEGRAMS. < LYTTBLTON, May 21.—Arrived: Maori (7.5 ft.ni.), from Wellington. TIMARU, May 21.—Arrived: Pntiki (9 JO a.m.), froin Simedin; Calm (10.10 *.m.), from Dunedin. '• ' The Mooowal reoohed Dunedin about 10.40 yetf■•fertlay, and was busily engaged all day discharging her cargo. She will sajl on Thursday alter- . Boon lor Wellington, Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. The Corinna sailed last evening for Oamaru, Timaiu, Nelson, and New Plymouth. The Kittawa will • sail to-day tor Greymouth, where she will load for Bluff and Dunedin. The Te Anan is timed to leave Bluff to-day lor Auckland direct. The Tarawera will leave Oamaxu to-day to complete her loading for Auckland at Timaru. Rain was falling at Greymouth yesterday, and tie sea was heavy. The Poherua has been outside since 5 p.m. on Monday. Tho Kokiri is expected to leave for Lyttelton to-day. The Kowhai arrived at Oamaru on Monday evening ; from Westport. She will sail to-morrow for ■ Timarn, Wellington, iyid Greymouth. .Tho Breeze will probably not arrive at Sunedin ■tall Friday. It is reported In the shipping journal Fairplay Irat the French Minister of Finance has askeTl Jot - a credit of 740,000,000 francs for the mercantile marine, of which 240,000,000 are to form working oapital, and 600,000,000 are to be used lor the purchase and construction of ships. According to the English shipping journal Syren •-recent conference of the heads of the Swedish shipbuilding yards has decided on the formation of a union of shipbuilders in that country, to Watoh over and protect the interests of the shipbuilding Industry against encroachment by the Government. The new union will have purely . t»sHtical ends in view, and will not concern itself with technical or labour questions, for whioh theje •re already special organisations. Twenty-one of the leading shipbuilding and marine engineering companies have already signified their adherence to the union, of which Herr W. Hok, of Lindholnnis Verkstad, has been elected president. The Revista Nantica, in a recent issue, stated Ihe difference between British and Italian ship requisitioning procedure as follows" The English shipowner on requisition receives a remuneration Whioh works out at considerably lees per diem than that received by the Italian owner, but in case of the vessel being sunk through an :'«ct : of war he receives exactly the ordinary comtnercial value;which the vessel has at the moment •he ie sank, so that he can buy -mother ship and continue his business (if a suitable ship is available). In Italy, the shipowner receives a daily , remuneration which works out at a greater figure per ' diem than that of his English colleague, bnt In the event of his ship being sunk he receives approximately one-fourth of the actual value of •his vessel, so that it fs absolutely impossible for him to substitute a new one,"