SHIPPING

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13418, 4 July 1911, Page 4

SHIPPING

HIGH WATER. This evening, 3.14 To-morrow morning. 4.6. Sun set—This evening, *4.39. Sun rise—To-morrow morning, 7.20. JULT. PHASES OFTHE MOOX. D. H. M. P. First Quarter 3 8 57 16 p.m. Foil Moon 12 0 30 16 a.m. Laak Quarter 10 •> 7 20 p.m. New Moon 26 7 49 12 a.m. Apogee, 9d, Ih. 4m. p.m. Perigee, 24d. 9h. 4!m. p.m. ARRIVALS. Julv 4.—Arapawa, h.s.. 268 ton?. Corby, from Wellington. July 4.—Moa, s.s., 188 tons. Sawyers, from Wellington. DEPARTURES. July 3. —Huia. s.s., 127 tons, Burt, for Wellington. July 3.—Rimu, s.s.. 358 tons, Richards, for Onehunga, via Opunake. July 3.—Kapiti. s.s., 242 tons, Sawyers, for South. July 3.—Gertie, s.s., 26 Otons, Rodgers, for Greymouth. July 4. —Storm, ?.?., 405 ton?, Brcadliouee, for Greymouth. IX PORT. Alexa, Arapawa, Moa. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waitnea, s.s.. South, early. Breeze, s.s., Southern ports, Saturday. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Moa. s.s., South, to-day. Arapawa, s.s., Wellington, Inlay.

The Storm sailed at 3 o'clock this mom ing with cattle for Greymonth. The only arrivals to-day were the Arapawa and Moa, from Wellington. Iloth vessels expect to get away to-night, the former for Wellington, and the latter for the Houth. Messrs A. Hatrirk and Co.. Ltd., advise that the Arapawa arrived this morning from Wellington with a full cargo of general. She sails again to-morrow - (Wednesday) afternoon. The Kapiti departed last night for Wellington and Lyttelton, loading at the latter port on the sth. The Alexa will sail for Sydney on completion of her loading operations, which will probably be at the end of this week. ■ The Waimea is due from Greymonth tomorrow morning, and will sail for M cstporfat 5 p.m. There were no arrivals yesterday. The departures were—the Rimu, at 3.50 p.m., for Onehunga, via Opunake; the Kapiti, at 4p.m.. for the South; and the Gertie for Greymonth, at 4.55 p.m. Another of the Clan Line of steamers is about to visit New Zealand. On this occasion it is the Clan Ogilvy, 2GU tons, and she has been chartered to load jarrali timber at Bunbury for New Zealand ports. . The chartered steamer Ascot, which is running under the auspices of the New Zealand Shipping Company's F.asteruCanadian service, left Sydney at 4 p.m. on Wednesday for Auckland, in continuation of her voyage from St. John. She has '650 tons of cargo to discharge at the northern port, and should have put in an appearance there this morning. The Ascot subsequently proceeds to Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. It is anticipated that the A. and A. Line’s chartered steamer Mimiro will leave Sydney for Auckland to-night. The vessel, which is cn route from New York, is due at Auckland about July 9. On Sunday the Norwegian barque Duncrag, under charter to the Gracie, Beazlev Line, arrived in the stream at Wellington in tow of the Duchess, after a passage ot 115 days from Liverpool. "all well." The Duncrag, which is under the command of Captain Petersen, had a very fair passage out. For eight days the ship was becalmed in the doldrums—an exceptionally •hort time. Land was sighted eight • , ays ago, and on Juno 28, when dodging behind Stephen Island, the main-top gallant-sail waa blown away. During the pas.-age through Cook Strait no rain fell, but strong southerly winds were experienced. The Duncrag, the crew of which arc ali foreigners—has on imard 1100 tons of cargo for Wellington, and 250 tens cptional for Dunedin. Captain Gus. H. Petersen, at one lime master of the Toroa, and latterly of the lighter Koutunui, has been appointed assistant harbourmaster at Napier. Captain R. Fletcher, formerly of Auckland, is* now master of the Koutmuii. The Nairnshire, from West of England, due at Wellington uext Monday, has :-GOO tons of cargo for Auckland, 2000 tons for Wellington, 1050 tons for Lyttelton, 1050 tons for Port Chalmers, and 900 tons for Bluff.

It 13 understood that the Union Companr a steamer Squall is to lie replaced in the Auckland-Gifibome cargo trade by a boat of 800 tons. This has been made possible bv harbour improvements made in the Gisborne River during the past few months.

A whale, apparentlv of moderate size, received a shock on June 17 whilst tazilv disporting himself off the Ninety-mile •Reach, by which title that stretch of ocean between Gabo and Milson’s Fromotory is known to mariners. The steamer Gantala ,of the Adelaide S.S. Companv’.** fleet (the Hobart Mercury nays), was ]-aW lug as the whale was enjoying himself, unconscious of danger, and the liner struck him an almost imperceptible sliding blow, which, while probably doing no further damage than scraping some of the barnacles off the whale, caused it to suddenly sheer off into safer waters. For a lew minutes afterwards the whale could bo observed from the liners decks, but finally disappeared beneath the surface, and was seen no more. Although the force of the impact was .scarcely felt on the Grantala the incident aroused interest among the passengers, some of whom had never seen a whale before. OVERSEA VESSELS FOR WELLINGTON'. STEAMERS. Nairnshire (due about July 7.) sailed from Liverpool Mav 6. via Auckland and Napier. (T.M.S. Line.) Maroror (due about July 16), sailed from Leruka April 18, via Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, and N'apief. (Tyser.) Star of India (due about July 19), sailed from London May 13, via Australia, Auckland, and Napier. (Tvser.) Ascot (due about July 26), sailed from St. John, April 23rd, via Australia and Auckland. (N'.Z.S. Co.) Mimiro (due about Julv 10), sailed from New Fork April 18, via Australia and Auckland. (A. and A. Line.) Kaiyora (duo about July 18), sailed from London May 8, via Auckland (N.S.S. Co.) SAILERS. Janeraay, barque, sailed from Liverpool March 10. (Johnston and Co.) Australia, Italian ship, sailed from Mur»*iTbM Apul 8. (Prisciw and C,i.)