SHIPPING. ■ » KBRT CHALMERS. Timi Bali, at Port Chalmers. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for I tke meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will bo signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noun. A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, Fort Chalmers nignal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be given. , « PiUSES OF THE MoON (Calculated for iNew Zealand mean time. \ ** . • MAUCH. ' ■ i>. ir. m. J Full Moon '■ S . 8 5!) p.m. Last Quaitcr ... ... ...15 ' 7 18 p.m. New Moon ... ~, ... ... 22 ' 8 7 p.ni n Firpt Quarter ...30 7 10 p.m. ] Teiigie, 15th, 1.39 a.in. Apogee, 29th, A3 35 p.m. | THK WEATHER. j March 23—8 am.: Wind N.E.; weather fine. -| Nasn: Wind N.E.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: . Wind-N.E.; weather fine. 1- a.ra. Noon. 5 p.m. ] Baromoter ... .. 30.20 3026 30.28 Thetmomotar .. 44 (il .66 | s HfGH WATER. I a.m. p.m. rAt the Headii ... 349 4 5 MarcH 24 <At Pert Chalsaers 429 445 lAt Dunedin ... 5.U 5.30 ARRIVALS. Corinna, s.s., 838 ton-, Spence, from the West Coast, via Oamaru.' J: Mills agent. Paßengers : Misses Phillips, Pudnt-y, Beckingsale. M'Kee, Mesdames Lee, Murphy, Pudney-,. BrowDley, j i Coradie, Olaik, Rev. Mr Turrell, Messrs Alabiu, < Marshall, Cranley, Brown, Goggao, Macaulay. • ( Bla,ck(2). Barker. Rice, Hobbs, Cuthbert, Wan- I ton ; and 18 steerage . , j Tokomaru, s.s., 6228 tons, Maxwell, from ' Tiniaru. Murray, Roberts, and Co., agents. Monowai, s.s.-, 2136 tons; <'*»tfield. from Melbourne, via Hobart md the Bluff. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Mesdame3 Webber (and child), J. T. Hughes, J. Showman, Pesney (and cbild>, Boag (and 3 children), M'Millan, Masses Miller, Hopcroft, Irvine, Scott, and M'Millao, Messrs A. 1). Sligo. J. F. Moller,' A. B. Robinson, Gipps J. 'I nv.'i ncr, A Bowe, J. Whan, C. Diamond, J. ' Williams, Horsfall, Michaelis, J. W. Smith, J. Showman, Irvine, WftbAer, Pesney, Boag; and 11 steerage. „ "_.„,. Annie.Hill, fchooner, 89 tons, Berg, from Hokianga. H. Guthiie, agenr. ' EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Fh»M London.—-Tekos. s.s., 4059 tona (February 16). Kina, 1122 tons (Fe\ruaiy 17). / FK&m Liverpool.—Jobn c' Gaunt, ship, 1228 tons, Davies, JKIIW (March 9). Kinfauos, barque, 881 tons, Piggott, KJCN (January 23). Lake Ontario, German barque, 10(31 tons, Oltman, N'HW. Silverhow, birque, 1177 tons, Marnhall, QL'L'K (December 2). From New York.—Golden Gate, baique, BS9 tons, Bray, JGSI. (January 13). Mary A. Law, barque,'B9l tons, Baker. From*? Glasgow.—Euterpe, ship: (at Wellington), l.onsmuir, VPJK. Conyrechan, barque. Fitth of Clyde, barque, 1181 tons, Jones, WKRM (January 31). • 1 From Lady. Elliott Island.—Cloud, barque, '' 310 tons From i Port Fsperasce. — Ocean Ranger, barquentine, 334 tons. ' 1 IMPORTS. / Special Notice —Consignees desiipus of bave iasi'their names appear in this part of our columns, together with their consignments, may have the Same inserted en payment of a small charge.l ' Per.Cdrinnai from the north : 1715 sacks wheat, 657 do barley, 728 do seed, 30 pkgs emptied) and a quality of sundries; also IS7 bales wool, 29 casks casings, and 1 pkg for transhipment to s.s. Tokomaru at Port Chalmers. Per Monowai, from Melbourne, via Hobart: 120 cases brandy, 4 cylinders carbonic acid gas, 294 pkgs tea, 5 do tobacco, 30 do and drums oil, 19 bdls and 35 lengths pipe, 8 pkgs machineiy, 60 bags bark, 163 pcs timber, 2 ca»ks ace|ic acid, 17 I bag* gambier, 12 pkgs marble, 2 casesTnace, 5 do ■ cloved 436 bags tapioca, 300 do rice, 20 do pepper, 22 cases nutmegs, 20 do pines, 20 do wine, 3 bdls . laths, 44' cases fruit, 3 whisky, 2 bales cork, 2. bases'clye, and a quantity sundries; also' 1 transhipments ex Austral and Daiiufc,. . Per Anm«~Hffl,'froia HokiafagiV 82,00 ft timtysfv - — . - - v ' o _ ' SHIPPING TSLEGRAMS." ' '" Wellington, March 2i.^-Arrived : Taraweia, -from Sydoey. She biiu£Sisß passengers. For Du\jedin—Miss Blandfoid, Messrs Shaw, Mosely, Merrfett, Greig, Shirter. Grear^ and one in the ste -rage Anived : Taupo, from Lyttelton ; Rotomahana, from the south ; Teutonic, barque, 121 days out from New York Sailed : Taiawera,.for Melbourne, via the south', and-Hobart. Passengers : JMisses Gairett, Wallace, Mesdames Habsell (and child). Wallace, Barford, Dr Nedwill, Messta-Barforii, Bond, Glover, Simon, Longmore, Hassell, Gilchrist, FinUj-son, Foriyth, Masters Foster (3); and 27 steeiagc. Sailed: Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. Passengers -.MissesTodd (2). Bai nett, Mussen, Cairick, Robinson; M Qnillan, sister of mercy, Mesdames Capnal), Turner (and child), Johnston, Professor Gibbons Messrs Deny, Jackman, Broderick, Leslie, Johnston, Taiaroa, Gallen ; and 13 steerage. LIiTELTON, Maich 23 —Sailed • Manapouri, for Dunedin. Passengers: Miss Calder, Messrs Heal, ) Edwards, Thomas, and Brown. I London, Maich 22 —Arrived: Otarama, from J Wellington.l —-Sailed : Star of New Zealaud, for j Napier j Sidney. Mitch 23.—Arrived : Sir John_Fiank-i lin, from Napier Sailed : Mararoa ' { Melbouunk, March 23.— Sailed : -Waikare; ! Newcastle, March 23.—Sailed : Ellen, for the ! Bluff; Band* Isle, for Wellington; Wenona, for ! Auckland. "•■.''■"",. -.'■'! <f THR DIRECT STEAMERS. The Gothic-left Plymouth on March 19 for Wellington. ! The Pakeha left Monte Video on Monday evening with' her meat in good condition. The ship''Canterbury, .the barque Laira. and dredjyc iNo 222 represented the shipping at the ■ wharves yesterday, and were dressed in bunting , from stem to stern. The S.S Corinna makes an excurnioi-. trip down ' the hiirboui to day. ' ' The- barque Laira is expected to sail for Wellington about Wednesday next. The Board of Trade returns of the German Empire for the year 1897 shows imports of 401,630,423 metric ceutner..againrft -364,102,570 in 1896, and 325 369,766 in 1875 respectively; the exports amounted to 280,076,694 metric ceutner aeiiinst 257,198,756 in 1896, and 235,296,553 in 1895, rliouin^ au increase of 889 and 1753 per cent, repectively. Tbe s.s. Monowai, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff, arrived alongside the Bowen pier at 6.30 a.m. yestirday. i.Sli* left Melbourne at 5i40 b in. on the 16th insti, cleared Williamstown at 745 p.m., and passed through Port Phillip Heads at 11.10 p.m. same day ; breasted Swan Inland at 4 5 pirn. on the 17th ; rounded Tasman Island at 5.10 a.m. on the 18th. and arrived at Hobart at 9.5 am; on the 19th, leaving again at 3 pm. -, cleared Tasman I«land at 6.36 p.m. same day, and reached the Bluff at 3.30 p.m. on the 21st, leaving again at] 5.30 p.m. on the 22nd, and arrived as above. From Melbourne to Hobart she experienced fresh S.W. wind?, thence strong S.W. winds with cloudy weather to the 19th, followed by moderate N.W. winds with cloudy weather to the evening of the 20th, wlieu a strong N.AV. gale set i», with hard squally and thick rainy weather, whicli continued until the morning of the 21st, when it 'moderated to aruval at the Bluff, and from that port fresh S.W. winds to ' arrival. The s.s. Corinna, from the West Coast, yin, Oamaru','arrived alongside the Bowen pier at 4 30 ii.m. yesterday to discharge 187 bales wool and other cargo for the steamer Tokomaru. She left O.'iinaru at midnight on the 22nd inst. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's pleaoer Tokomaru, from Timaru, arrived yesterday afternoon; and was berthed at the George itreet pier to take in cargo for London. The schooner Annie Hill, with, a full cargo of timber, from Hokiunga,; arrived at Duucdin wbarf yesterday forenoon. The Bags at the harbour office and of all the vessels in the upper haibour were displayed yesterday in honour of the visit of his Excellency the Governor to Otago. The flags at thp harbourmasters offices weve ( dpphiyed jasterdav in honour of the Otago Jubilee. Captain L. P Stevens, the. officer in chargo of the wharves and deputy harbourmaster, also hoisted his flag at the main. The New York pilots are equipped with a most useful portable light. It is ai> electric light, carrying its own power without the necessity ol wires to any battery. In appearance it is some what like a closed telescope, about 2in in diametel and 18in long. At one end is a piece of plate glass, thfcide of whicli can be seen the'incandescent lijht. "-hat gives about 15, candle-power. The lighl i.s suiTpiied by three little cells of battery thai only cost 25 cents, and may be renewed at anj lime by poking them in the other end of the tube after removing the old onei. ' The tube is ther closed with a spring. The lamp is lighted by c slight turn of the wrist, without the necessity ol any matches of course, and'is not affected by anj weather. The cells are good for 60 days, and sup ply light at full power for 10 hours continuously, or at half-power for about 17 hours. ' For smali boats, or any use on shipboard where ordinary lights are liable to be extinguished by water, ii will prove invaluable. Shipping. ORTOBELLO RAILWA*- FERRY The TARKWAI. Will during Summer leave PORTOBELLO a 7.15 10.45 3.30 v and 6.30. TRAINS LEAVE DUNEDIN, 7.i0 12.10 3.35 and 0.15,, The Steamer leaving Port at 5.30 LO 4.20 7.0. l-ipejc: il 'li.ps Telephone Poit Railway Station. On Public; Holidays meet 10 a 111. train froo UiiEirfin, 10. M. MOSS. Master.