SHIPPING

Southland Times, Issue 17652, 9 February 1916, Page 4

SHIPPING

TIDES. —FEBRUARY 6. Bluff 5.41 a.m. 6.08 p.m. Invercargill .. 6.21 a.m. 6.18 p.m. Riverton .• .. 4.11 a.m. 5.0S p.m. PORT OP BLUFF. ARRIVED. February B—lnvercargill, 122 tons. Gillies, from Dunedin. A. B. Campbell, agent. SAILED. February B—lnvercargill, 122 tons, Gillies, for Invercargill. A. B. Campbell, agent. The Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Zealandic arrived at Adelaide on Thursday from Liverpool, and was due at Melbourne on Sunday. After discharging at Melbourne and Sydney the vessel will come to New Zealand to load for I.ondon. She is due in New Zealand on the 26 th inst. Tlie Sydney Shipping List confirms the announcement made by tbc New Zealand Shipping Company early last month that the steamer Calliope has been chartered to load wool and general cargo in New Zealand for London. On January 7 the New Zealand Shipping Company advised that the Calliope was due to commence loading at Auckland on ’.March 15, and would sail Homewards in March. The vessel left New' York on November 26 for Queensland ports. .Messrs G. H. Seales (Ltd.) report that tlie Barber liner Uganda, which left New York on January 6 for Australia and New Zealand will definitely go to YVcllington to discharge. As the ports of call and their order arc not announced, the probable date of the vessel's arrival at Wellington can only be conjectured, but she may be expected there about March IT.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., local agents fur the U.S. and A. Line, have been advised that their steamer Canastota, which had been fixed to load at .New ■York for New Zealand ports last month, will not make the journey. News has been received that another addition to the Federal and Shire lleet had begun her maiden voyage. This is tiie Cumberland, a vessel like the new Levon, which is due at Wellington to load about the end of the month. It is stated that the Cumberland left Liverpool on the Hath January for Australian ports, via the Cape route. Captain McGibbon has charge of the Cumberland. ion route from Montreal to Wellington tiie Waiwera, which is running under tiic auspices of tiie New Zealand Shipping Co., left Sydney on Friday. She is due at Auckland to-day, and after completing discharge at the various New Zealand ports, will take in cargo for London. She will probably sail about the Hud Marcii. Hound from London to New Zealand ports the Shaw-Savill steamer Kumara arrived at Capetown on Tuesday last. She is due at Auckland about the HHud February, and at Wellington about a week later.

An arrival at Auckland on Friday was the C. and I), liner Indrapura, from London, via Australian ports. The vessel will reach Wellington to-morrow. She has sou tons of cargo to put out at Wellington, and on completion of her discharge she will commence Homeward loading.

Those who really knew the merchant service sailor are not surprised at the way in which he has ignored the perils arising from German submarines and mines (says the London Shipping Gazette,). As a matter of fact the reduction in the supply of sailors due to tins danger has been infinitesimal —at Lie most, onl;.' .or H per eent. Nor lias (here been a hr-.lling-off in the number of boys pressing themselves as apprentices. Tine, at all events, is the experience of tin. -shipping Federation. Any number of !ikt#jr boys come forward, but, ou in" to then; being lower ships availaide, uot so yauny youngsters can be indentured s to the attitude <;£ seamen, tiie instam • is cited of a man who ships away th I'-w./m the federatio.-i office, and who ha.** '.eeii ou three ships which were torpedoed. Me is still at sea. in the present state of affairs it can well be appreciated that shipowners arc not anxious to soc their supply ot men depleted by tlie enlisting of seamen for service in the Army (says tin? London shipping amt Mercantile Gazette). -Vs foe matter stands seamen need not e;ili. t. Hut that is not sufficient, for there in notiiing to prevent a sailor joining the army if he be so minded. Speaking on this point leceutly. one closely associated with the supplying of seamen said: "The notice issued conjointly by Mr Walter Kum'iinan and Lord Lerby does not go far enough, because it does jn'l oreveiit the recruiting sergeant accepting a seaman. Kvery seaman who has enlisted in the Army has gone volmitarilv. Thousands of sailors and tin.men Jiaie joined. 1 know of instances where practically whole crews have enlisted. If there are unv seamen still left who want to go. Hi is notice will not prevent them. Tiie recruiting sergeants must tie told that thev must not accept seamen. I,ven then if a sailor describes himself as of some other occupation, I don't see. how ‘von can stop Him enlisting. There have been eases of apprentices, IT years old, runuin- aw.n' and Joining, tmt these have been got back. Certainly it is much hotter for them to be ou boatd ship than in tiie Army." EXPECTED AT BLUFF.

Paloona Melbourne.... Fc-b. 1C j^ otare Dunedin reb. J C Invercargill Dunedin Feb. 1C Winunera Melbourne Feb. 15 Kotare Dunedin Feb. 23 Invercargill luri'din Feb. 23 Invercargill Dunedin !■ eb. „o Koiare Dunedin Mar. 1 Faloona .Melbourne Mar. 5 Invercargill Dunedin Mar. S Kota-e Dunedin Mar. S Winrmera Melbourne. . . . Mar. 10 Kotare Dunedin Mar. 15 Invercargill Dunedin .Mar. 15 Kotar# j_..... Dunedin Mar. 25

OVERSEA SHIPPING. DUE AT WELLINGTON,

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) PASSENGERS FOR N.Z. MELBOURNE, February S. Received February 8, 10.5 p.rn. The Midas's New Zealand passengers are: Messrs Waldock, Blyth, Johnstone, Kelly, Collins, Young, Mosdamos Rydon (two), Waldock, Blyth, Misses Johnston, Brown, Y'oung. SYDNEY', February 8. Arrived —10.21) a.m., Manuka. NEWCASTLE, February S. Sailed —Karoi'i, for Napier. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February S. Arrived —Monowai )5.10 a.m.), from Dunedin and Lyttelton; Mararoa (8.40 a.m.), from Lyttelton. Sailed—-Port Augusta )2 a.m.), for Auckland; Monowai (6.20 p.m.). for Auckland via Napier and Gisborne; Mararoa t,7.00 p.m.), for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, February 8. Arrived —Maori (7.20 a.m.), from Wei. lington. To Sail —Karu, for Grcymouth; Wakatu, for Kaikoura; Opouri, for Grcymouth; Maori, for Wellington; Huia, for Auckland. THE WEATHER. SUMMARY AND FORECAST. WELLINGTON, February S. Following is Mr Bates’ weather summary for the past 28 hours:—The weather has been fine, warm, and humid with little change in atmospheric pressure. Northerly and easterly breezes have predominated. Forecast: Present indications are for freshening northerly and easterly winds, warm and fair to cloudy weather. Tlie barometer has a falling tendency.

Steamers. From Left. Due Mi warn .. .. London .Ian. IS Alar. -7 Kurnara London Jan. 5 Alar. i Kiniutaka . . London Jim. IT Mar. 11 Anuvii London Jan. id Alar. 1 5 . . Liverpool Dec. i> Feb. 11 Devon Liverpool Dec. IS Feb. s Zealundic Liverpool Dec. 111 Mar. S Opawu Liverpool .Ian. 7 Alar. IS Otaki Liverpool .Ian, :!:i Apr. 2 Duron Ogilvy New York Jan. d: Feb. 27 Talav.a Mew York Nov. 11 Feb. it Port -\ ususta New York Nov. 25 Fob. 6 AVaiwera . . . -Montreal Dec. i Feb. ii AAaihemo . . ‘Frisco Jan. i DA Feb. 16