SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17323, 24 May 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PHASES 0» TH* MOOS. Mix. Last quarter ... 4 9.56 a.m. New moon _ ... n 0.31 a.m. First quarter _. 18 7.44 a.m. Full moon _ ... 33 10J a.m. THE SUN. Risea to-day at 7.36 a.m.; acts at 4.33 pan. THE WEATHER. May 23.—3 a.m.: Oalm; foggy. Noon: Calm; over oast. 5 p.in.: Oalm; overoaat. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer _ _ „ _ 20.04 28.U1 28.83 Thermometer — ... _ ... Max., 58; inin., 60. HIGH WATER. May 24— a.m. p.m. At Xaiaroa Heads 1.l 1-21 At Port Chalmers ... .„ 1.41 -.4 At Ducedin 2.11 2.34 WEATHER REPORTS. (Pan Uhitbd Press association.) WELLINGTON, May 33. The following' are the weather reports at 4 p.m.:— Bar. Ther. Weather. Capo Mar!* ... W„ fresh 29.51 57 Ovoroast Russell W., Ireeh • 29.50 64 Showery Manukau H.... N.N.W., gale 29.44 55 Ovoroast Tauranga ... N.tt.. I||Ul 29.43 57 Overcast . East Cape „. W.. gals 29.45 63 Cloudy Oisborne .„ N.W., fresh 27.41 G2 Pair Napier ... K.W., light 29.40 61 Showery Oastlepoint ... N.W., breeie 29.16 57 Showcry Wellington ... N., breeie 29.13 56 Showery New Plymouth W., tresb 29.25 58 Showory Cape Egmont... ,N.W., fresh 29.23 03 Overcast Wanganui ... : N.W., breeie 29.26 69 Overcast Farewell Spit... W., gals 29.13 54 Showery Cape Spolwind W., Iresh 29.09 59 Squally Greymouth ... N.W., fresh 29.08 52 Showery Cape Campbell N.W., m. gale 29.05 54 Stormy Kaikotira ... W., light 28.95 60 Fair Akaroa light... N.W., fresh 28.98 52 Cloudy Nuggoto ... W., light 28.88 47 Cloudy Ilufl N.. light 28.88 47 Overcast WKATHER FORECAST. The following are the otlicml weather summary and forecast: —" A westerly storm area has intensified to-day, though the winds are stronger in and northward of Oook Strait, ind rain has fallen generally, and there has been same snow on the high levels in the south. Freshes are reported in the Wanganui and Westland rivers. Ireeent indications are for high westerly winds, the weather stormy and oolder, with rain generally; snow cm the higher levels in the south, and riverss flooded in the West Coast and southern districts, lie barometer will bo unsteady." ARRIVALS. Breeze, s.s. (10.55 a.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, Irom Wanganui. Tapley and Co., agents. May Howard, aux. schooner (3.15 p.m.), 74 tons, Cameron, from Stewart Island. Tapley and Co., agents. ' DEPARTURE. Breeze, s.s (9.10 p.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, for Wanganui and way ports. Tapley and Cov.. agents. J ' The Brecro arrived about 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon from Wanganui, via Lyttelton, and sailed at night on the return journey. The Te Anan is due at Auckland on Saturday from Bluff. She is expected to sail on Monday from Wellington, and thence for Bluff to load for Napier, Gis borne, and Auckland. The Tarawera will leave Timaru to-day for Auckland, whence she will proceed to Lyttclton to load again for Auckland. .The Rosamond was expected to leave Timaru yesterday and Oamaru to-day for Napier and Gis- ■ borne. She will mako a second trip between Eyttelton' and Hawke's Bay. Bad weather was experienced round the West 'Coast yesterday. There was a south-westerly wind and rain at Greymonth, and a heavy sea mado I-the bar unworkable The steamers Poherua, Ngatoro, Waimea, and Defender wero all outside, ...and the Kokiri and Ngahere were bar-bound in the harbour. At Wost port there was a considerable sea runaing, and the colliers Canopus, Kamo, and' Karamu were all bar-bound. It was not expected that any of these steamers would get . away last evening. At Wellington heavy rain was seriously interfering with work on the waterfront. Bunker licenses will be denied to vessels built in the United States unless they sail under the • Ajnerican flag, or tho Shipping Board waives it, " n3e r a ipiing jnst made by the War Trade Board. This action was taken in co-epcration with the Shipping Board to ensure that all vessels turned out under the shipbuilding programme shall be registered as American vessels and kept under the control of the Government. Sailors and firemen who before the war wero paid £6 a month now are receiving £12 a month, ■with a bonus of £6 for hazardous trips through submarine-infested waters, (according to the report of the Seamen's Chnrch Institute of New York). Tho institute during 1917 received £106,692 from seamen for safe keeping. Less money goes for beer and whisky, the report states, for the seamen " are tokinsr to soda water and soft drinks." There were 276,124 sales over 'the icstitute's soda waiter coimter in 1917.