SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17328, 30 May 1918, Page 4

SHIPPING.

FHASE3 OF THK MOOS. , Mat. qnarier 4 9.5« a.m. New moon ... H 0.31 a.m. Jftrst quarter ... 18 7.44 ».m. *011 moon _ 3( 10J a.m. THK SUN. Rises to-day nt 7.13 a.m.; sets at 4.27 p.m. THE WEATHER. May 20.—8 a.m.: Calm; cloudy. Noon: Calm; fine; sunny. 5 p-m.: Culm; clear eky. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ._ ... ... 30.16 30.18 30.23 Thermometer Max., 56 miu., 52 HIGH WATER. Hay 30— a-m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads ... „. „ 5.49 tj.l7 At Port Chalmers ... _. ... ... „ 6.2! l 6.57 41 Dunedin 6.59 7.27 WEATHER REPORTS. (Par Ukited prkss associatio*.) WELLINGTON, May 29. The following are tho weather reports at i p.m. :— Bar. Ther. Weather. Cape Maiia ... S.E., freßh 30.02 57 Oloudy Bussell S., Ireeh 30.00 62 Oloudy Munukan H.... 8., fresh 30.01 51 Fine Auckland ... 6.W.. fresh 30.03 57 Fair Tauranga ... S.W., light 29.93 54 Fair Giaborne ... S., m. gale 29.90 57 Gloomy Napier ... 8., light 30.00 51 Rain Caatlepoint ... S.W., breen 30.10 53 Squally Wellington ... S., breexa 30.12 57 Showery New Plymouth 8.E., fresh 30.07 56 (Fair Cape Egmont... S., fresh 30.08 53 Cloudy Wanganui ... S.E., fresh ;1011 56 Fair Farewell Spit... 8. W.. light 30.17 54 Fine CapeFoulwind W., light 30.15 55 Fine Greymouth ... S., breeze 30.U 51 Fine Stephen Island S.E., fresh 30.14 53 Cloudy Cape Campbell S., fresh 30.14 51 Cloudv Kaikoura ... S.W., light 30.15 58 Overcast Akaroa light... S.W., light :io.IS 50 Cloudy Nuggeta ... W., light 30.13 48 Fine Bla# *■*•. l>Sb» 30.11 49 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST. i The following are tho official weather summary ana forecast: —The barometer lias risen everywhere, but a depression north-eastward of the dominion has 'accounted ior squally and showery conditions in tho northern and East Coast parts of the North Island, and cold and changeable weather generally, with moderate to strong southerly winds, have predominated. Present ■ indications are for strong southerly winds, changing by west to northerlies, northwards of Farc- . well Spit and Kaikoura, increasing northerlies prevailing shortly • elsewhere, and cold and showery conditions may bo expected along the cast coast of the North Island. Unsettled weather is likely to follow generally with the approach of a. storm Btea now developing in the Tasinan Sea. ARBIVAL. Storm, s.s. (1.15 p.m.), 405 tons, Oowan, from Wanganui. Tapley und Co.; agents. DEPASTURE. Storm, s.s. (10.-10 p.m.), 405 tons, Cowan, lor Wanganui. Tapley and Co., agents. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 29.—Sailed: To Anon (8 p.m.), for Wellington. GREYMOUTH, May 29.—Sailed: Kittawa (1.50 . .p.m.), for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, May 29.—Arrived: Kararoa (9.5 a.m.), from Wellington. „ u . Ihe Kaitana was to leave Westport yesterday . for Oamaru and Dunedin. The Poherua is due at Port Chalmers to-day with a cargo of coal Jrom Westport. Tho Kotare is duo to-day from Lyttelton. She will sail for Invercargill to-morrow. The Breeze should reach Dunedin on Saturday from northern ports to load for Wanganui. The Kittawa was to leave Greymouth yesterday with coal for discharge at Blufl and Dunedin. The Kamona is bound from Wellington to - Westport to load for Blufl. The Kaitangata was expected to soil from Westport yesterday far Oamaru and Dnnedin. The Storm readied Dunedin at midday vesterday, and was despatched last night for Timaru, Lyttelton, and Wanganui. According to advioes received in Melbourne, the Bellata will be the first of the 14 wooden steamers which ore being built in Amerioan shipyards for the Commonwealth Government to come to Australia. The Bellata was launched some time ago, und is. now ready for sea. She in to bring a fair-sized cargo of case oil from San Francisco To Brisbane.

In about four days 95,647 bags of wheat have (the Argus says) been plaoed aboard the Danish steamer Anibien, which is shortly leaving for San Francisco. Though it is a very heavy wheat ehipment, her outward cargo does not constitute , a record, as several vessels have carried awav ov«r 100,000 bags. What is regarded as a reoord shipment ty an interstate vessel is the 65,000 bags carried to Great Britain by the Adelaide Steamship Company's 2000-ton steamer Yanlralilla in 1916. This represented the first cargo to be despatched under the Government wheat pooling scheme. In the course of its review of the shipping trade during 1917, the December Compendium, an English publication, pointing out that alter all deductions are made only so«o 4,500,000 tons of English shipping were available for the nation's general trading purposes, proceeds to furnish some striking freight comparisons showing the highest rates paid in the ooal trade and in the homeward markets. Comparing these witli prewar rates, it says: " The above figures and comparisons tell thoir own tale, and need not be elaborated. It is enough to sav that the highest rates and averages, which, naturally, are those tor the present year, bespeak ai condition of freights such as has never before been known. Sailing-ship freights, in the old and war freights for steamers from the Crimean war onward are easily eclipsed by the figures realised this year. Yet it i 3 important to add that British and Allied ships have only to the smallest extent participated in these phenomenal figures, which have been reserved for the more fortunate owners of neutral tonnage. It is they who have reaped where they have not sown such a harvest as the .high seas never before yielded." For about 10 rears a lucrative trade has been i maintained between Australia and the Dutch East Indies by steamers belonging to the Boyal Dutch racket Line. Two 5000-ton steamers paid monthly visits to Australian ports. About two month's ago this Trade was completely dislocated by the withdrawal of the steamers engaged in it. This ■ • action followed closely on the requisitioning of Dutch shipping by Great Britain and the United States. With the objeot of having the service to the Indies resumed, representations were made reoently to the commonwealth shipping authorities on behalf of certain commercial interests. No official announcement has been made as to the likelihood of the trade being taken up bv either Dutoh steamers or other vessels. It was reported in shipping circles, however, on May 21, thai there was a prospect of a partial resumption of the service taking place, and it was further stated that there was a considerable congestion * of cargo-consigned to Australia at Batavia, Sourabaya, Bassein. and other ports in the Dutoh Eaitf, Indies. The Jlelbonrne agents of the Boyal Dutch Packct line have received advice that "at least one DntcJi steamer would make n trin from .Tava to Australia shortly, but (the Argus reports) , they arc unable to say whether this news portends either a complete or partial restoration of the service, or means only that this particular vessel is to make a special disconnected voyage.