SHIPPING.

Southland Times, Issue 16786, 15 July 1911, Page 4

SHIPPING.

BLUFF ‘ HARBOUR. There were no shipping movements at this port yesterday. The s.s. Waitemata leaves Auckland on Friday next for Biuff. The s.s. Warrimoo left Hobart at 1 p.m. on Friday and is expected to arrive at the Bluff about noon on Monday. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner lonic, which sailed from Wellington on the 17th June, continued her voyage to London from Monte Video last Saturday evening. The Corinthic will leave Wellington early next week for Lyttelton to put out the balance of her cargo from London. Afterwards the vessel will go to Tlmaru, Bluff, Port Chalmers, and Wellington (her last port of call) for Homeward loading. She is scheduled to leave •Wellington on the 10th August for Plymouth and London, via ports. The local agents for the Tyser Line have received advice that the Muritai, en route from London to Wellington, reached Melbourne on Monday after a passage of 40 days. She is due at Wellington on August 2. U.S.S. CO. STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Monday, 17th July—Warrimoo arrives from Melbourne and Hobart about noon, and leaves for Sydney via North on arrival of 1.4S p.m. train from Invercariill. Monday, 17th July— Koonya arrives from Westport about 6 p.m. Tuesday, 18th July—Koonya leaves for New Plymouth, Westport and Greymouth on arrival of 11.25 a.tn. train. DIRECT SHIPMENTS FOR BLUFF. The following are sailings from London for Bluff direct : —From Liverpool.— May 6 —Nairnshire, due July 27. July 22—Kent, due October 12. Oct. 14—Drayton Grange, due Jan. 4. (Per United Press Association). AUCKLAND. July 14. bailed —Energy for Wellington. WELLINGTON, July 14. Sailed —Moana for Sydney ; Maori for Lyttelton. THE SANTA ROSA DISASTER. NEW YORK, July 13. Captain Faria, of the wrecked steamer Tanta Rosa, at the official inquiry in san Francisco, stated that he gave deck orders to be summoned on deck when reaching Point Arguello, but the orders were not complied with. The fault apparently was the second mate’s, who was drowned when rescuing passengers. The third mate said he believed that the current carried the steamer out of her proper course. THE WEATHER. WELLINGTON, July 14. Weather summary and forecast: The darometer has risen everywhere, with strong southerly winds, and cold weather has prevailed. Rain has fallen in most parts of the country, and snow on some of the higher levels in the South. Present indications are for strong south- , easterly and southerly winds, cold and showery weather, especially on the East Coast of the North Island. The barometer will probably rise fairly high, and the weather improve for a day or two. A westerly storm area will probably prevail in the South Island during the latter part of next week.

CORINTHIC’S WIRELESS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Corinthic, which arrived at Wellington on Tuesday from London, was fitted at Home with the latest type of wireless telegraphic equipment. The operator’s room is situated forward, and contains a Marconi standard ship set, working at about 300 miles average distance, with about IVz kilowatt power. The total equipment costs about £BSO. The operator, Mr Chas. Masters, late of the Map* -coni Company’s London office, has had extensive experience as wireless operator on vessels in the North Atlantic service. His last boats were the Mesaba and Antony. During the voyage from London the Corinthic exchanged wireless messages with eight vessels. No vessels, however, were communicated with between Capetown and Wellington. Durban was spoken at a distance of SSO miles, which was the record distance during the passage. About twenty mes-sages-were sent by passengers from'the vessellto England, ten messages to Capetown, and two to Wellington. The cost per word for wireless transmission is fourpence, in addition to land charges. A feature of the Co'rinthic’s equipment is the sun-proof room in which the electric spark and sound-producing spark are enclosed. In the event of a disaster, which would stop the ship’s dynamo, the operator on the Corinthic would still be able for several hours to call for help by using electric energy bottled up in a storage battery located in his room.