SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17426, 21 September 1918, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PHASES OF THE IIOOH. September. New moon 5 10.14 p.m. First quarter 14 2.32 a.m. Pull moon „ _ _ ™ 21 0.31 ajn. Last quarter „ „. ... 27 4.9 p.m. THE SUN. Hises to-day at 6.6 a-m.; sets at 5.58 p.m. Jiiscs to-morrow at 6.4 a.m.; sets at 5.53 p.m. THE WEATHEB. - September 20.—8 a.m.: "Wind N. 8., light; overoast. Noon: Caljm; cloudy. 5 p.m.: Calm; over- : east. 8 ajn. Noon. 5 p.m. Earometar _. _ _ _ 30.12 30.06 50.02 Hermometer .„ ... „. Max., 54; znin., 45. HIGH WATER. September 21— ajn. pjn. At Taiwoa i Heads.. 2.39 3.4, i' 'At Port Chalmers _ „ „ ... 3.19 3.44 At Dunedin ._ ... „ 3.49 4.11 September 22— "At Taiaroa Heads _ 3.30 3.56 At Port Chalmers ... 4.10 4.36 •: At Dunedin _ ... _ ... 4.40 5.6 WEATHER EEPORTS. (PJtu tJjrrnu) punas assoohtioh.) WELLINGTON, September 2a The following uro the weather reports at A p.m.:— Ear. Ther. Weather. Oape Mari* _ S.W., light 30.35 5G Pine Eussell ... .„ N.W., Irosh 30.31 51 Oloudy •llanukauH.— S.W., light 30.32 55 Oloudy -. Auckland ... S.W., fresh 30.31 55 Fair "Tauranga ... \V.,iresh 30.22 5S Pair ' Gisborne E., light 30.18 55 Pine ■ Napier N.W., fresh 30.13 58 Fair ... Castlepoint ... N.W., Iresh 30.12 50 Cloudy . Wellington ... N., breeze • 30.11 52 Pair New Plymouth W., light 30.25 52 Overcast Wanganui ... W., ba-eeze 30.31 65 Gloomy Farewell Spit- W., fresh 30.23 54 Pino Oape Foul wind S.W., light 30.32 53 Cloudy Greymouth ... N.W., breeze 30.31 53 Fair Stephen Island S.W., fresh 30.16 48 Hazy Capo Campbell N., fresh 30.07 55 Fine Kaikoura ... N.E., light 30.06 60 Pino Akaroa light... E., light . 30.04 56 Hazy Nuggets... „. N., breeze. 29.88 55 Cloudy * Bhia„ N.W., light 29.78 55 Cloudy . .V"' WEATHER FORECAST. - ..The following are the official weather t-nniiujry :-and forecast:— -Fair weather has prevailed gene-' rally, but scattered showers have been reported in Otago and Westland. The atmospherio prcsBnre has decreased in the south, ami northerlies and westerly breezes have predominated. Present in- .- dioatious are for increasing westerly winds, strong to a gale, in and southwards of Cook Strait. The weather is likely to become cloudy and unsettled, with rain following generally, and the barometer falling everywhere." ' : ARRIVALS. Kittawa, s.s. (4.45 ajn.), 1247 tons, Nicholas, from Oamaru. Union Steam Ship Comipany, Bgent. Breezo, s.s. (6.40 a.m.), 553 tons, Braidwcod, .from Lyttelton. Tapley and Co., agents. Oorinna, _ s.s. (8.50 a.m.); 1271 tons, Elders, from Wellington. Union Steam Ship Company, agent. - DEPARTURES. Bieeze, s.s. (11 p.m.), 553 tons, Braidwood, for Wanganui, via ports. ' Tapley and Co., agents. Kini, s.s. (4.30 p.m.), 1122 tons, Platts, for Union Steam 'Shin Company, agent. .. .;1 SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. ATJCKLAND, September 20.—Bailed: Lucy, American 6choonoT,, for JXavaa; Te Anau (11 : p.m.), for Timaru. t LYTTELTON, September 20.—Arrived: ! Mararoa (7.5 a.m.), from Wellington. (xREiMOUTH, September 20.—Sailed: Jroherua (10.46 for Oamaxu and Dtmearn. The steamer Opihi, formerly the Union Company's hulk Lilla, left Lyttelton last Saturday with a full cargo for Vancouver. Advice received from America, states that there is no intention of sending the Faith to ZeaJand. She is at present loading for South. America, and will return to San Fnandsoo. The auxiliary eohooner Giaborne will sail to-day for Kaipara, whence she will return to Dunedin with a load of timber. Captain mi®' will be in command •o-j* c^eaie 3 Greymouth at 11 a.m • rn with coal for Oamaru and Dunedin. ; She is due here on Tuesday. Calm is now expected on Monday to load for lunaru, lyttelton, Wellington, and Avangamu. . After completing discharge at Port Chalmers the Kittawa will come up to Dunedin to load ior New Plymouth, Westport, and ' Greymouth. The Riverina will make her next trip from Sydney to Auckland, instead of to Wellin<*ton, as is the usual custom. ° Anau is to leave Auckland to-day * or Timaru, where she will load produce foi Auckland.

- T^ M °a°wai, which left Auckland at noon on Thursday, is due at Dunedin oil Tuesday Bad is fixed to sail on Thursday for Auckland, via the usual way porta. lie Corinna, reached) Dunedin early yesterday morning after a long and stormy passage of over 52 hours from "Wellington The vessel will be docked at Port Chalmers to. day, and is to sail on Monday for New Ply zaouth, via way ports. The Yarrow appliance for preventing: a steamer's smoke -horn rising has become ail important anti-submarine device. German U boat commanders' diaries show that most of the vessels torpedoed were picked up by the smoke trail, which is visible 17 xn lies away.

. Speaking at the laying of three Isherwood keels at Walsh Island ,on September G, Mr Poynton (Minister Shipbuilding) said'that Walsh Island was the best of the dockyards that he had yet seen. "When he took charge of snipping the total number of men in the industry under his control ,was 42; now there were between 2000 and 3000, and they hud just started. Ho had placed orders for £2 ships, of which 27 keels had been laid. There were 12 shipyards working, and within a month 30 keels would be Eet down. Mr Poynton also announced recently that contracts had been let with Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, and the Clyde Engineering Company, of Sydney, for the making of 24 semi-Diesel engines for the wooden auxiliary vessels now being biult. Ho also further that the engines for the steel vessels biftng constructed would also be made in Australia. AUCKLAND ENTERPRISE. Some dissatisfaction exists in Auckland commercial circles over the fact that while Wellington has a direct passenger and cargo service to San Francisco, Auckland has none Representations were recently made to tho Union Company by the Chamber of Commerce with a view to obtaining an improvement, and the Union Company, in its reply, stated that the Auckland commercial comimuaity did not appear to have any reasonable ground) for complaint in regards to their service as compared with that of Wellington. Auckland, it was 'pointed out, had a monopoly of. the Vancouver service, which was carried out by two up-to-date steamers, whereas Wellington had for its service two older vessels and two smaller ones.. The South Island had no direct service to San. Francisco. In view of the depleted state of' its tonnage, and the importance in the interests <# all ooncerhed of making the m-cst efficient and most effective use of its fleet, the company was unable to holdl out any encouragement. in_ regard to the chamber's suggestion. When the correspondence came up for consideration at tho last meeting of the council of the chamber, the president (Mr Robert Burns) said that the allusion of the company to the Vancouver service merely drew a red herring across the scent. The cargo epaoe on the Vancouver mail steamers was allotted by the Union Company pro rata among the ports of the dominion. Though Auckland traders were allotted space in the San Francisco steamers, they had to pay the coastal freight to Wellington upon their exports. In order to secure space in tho Vancouver boats Auokland firms had to send to Sydney any cargo they wished to ship, andl get it placed on beard there. Mr S. A. jLonguet said that nearly all the space on tlie Vancouver steamers -was taken by the "New Zealand and Canadian Governments, and practically none was left for trading firms. 'Mr A. B. Robertson suggested that the San Francisoo steamers might make their final call at Auckland. Thai would have the advantage of easing the pressure on the coastal vessels, which were now over-taxed, and would entail very slight loss of time an the voyage. It was resolve! that an answer be sent to tho company embodying this decision.