SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11450, 18 January 1901, Page 6

SHIPPING.

TTuji-C. calm; 1. light; br. bro«zo ; f l»r, ireah brtessu; ra «r, moderst* gala; g, wholt at * t £J T **■• '• w . S»l« of exceptional savomy. Wjath.r.— B bine skj; C. cloudj, pusiag elwwU; D, drizzling rain: F. fogey; O. gloomy, tokwrtW: H, hail; L, lightning; M, mirty; o,.«»*re»»t; P. -pvsing ihiyw«rs; Q, gqnilly; R, «i», e»ntian«d rain ; S, snow; T, tkuwUr; U, spy, threat«ninrappearanc».

HIGH WATER. TO-MOKEOW. Taisroa-Head : 0.45 a.m., 1.11 p.m. Port Chalmers: 1.25 a.m., 1.51 p.m. Dnnedin : 2.10 a.m., 2.36 p.m. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Frank Guy, barquentdne, from Karpara. Upolu, from West Coast, 19th. Moana, from Sydney via Wellington. 19th. Talnne, from Sydney via Auckland, 20th. Fifeshire, from Auckland, 21st. Monowai, from Melbourne, 23rd. Itivercargill, from Liverpool, arrived Wellington January 14. Loch Tree, from Liverpool via Wellington, November 21. Wellington, ship, left Glasgow November Otarama left London December 1. Gladys left London December 24. Rangatira left London January 8. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. L P o1 ". for Westport via Wellington, Moana, for Melbourne via Hobart, 21st. Talune, for Sydney via Auckland, 22nd. -.lonowai, for Sydney via Wellington, - . The Auckland is expected to sail for Timaru m about ten days. The Westland shouid sail for London about the end of next week with a full cargo of wool. The Maori left Wellington this morning for Port Chalmers. The ship Canterbury, from Glasgow, was reported five miles east of the Heads at 10 30 a.m. to-day. She will probably come up to town to-morrow afternoon. Captain Bowling, of the ship Invercarcill is one of the veterans of the colonial trade. To!?i • . tnp to New ZealMl d was made in i»ol in the ship Chariot of Fame, which on that voyage brought out 550 immigrants. His next voyage was in the same vessel, which then had nearly 600 on board, 550 of whom were soldiers, sent out to protect the settlers from hostile Maoris. Captain Bowling had some experience of the coastal snipping, but he returned to the Home trade, his connection with which has been unbroken to the present time. What is claimed to be the largest which has been despatched from South Australia by a sailing vessel will be taken by the French ship Dieppedale, from Port Augusta. This is one of the new French sailers built under the bounty law, bv which, according to repute, it is "possible to almost = make a profit on the Government subsidy, irrespective of freight-earning The ship brought a cargo of coke to Port Pirie where she loaded 1,110 tons of ore, 144 tons ot wheat, and 3,318 bales of wool. She then went on to Port Augusta, where there was stowed into the 2.100-tonner 4,799 bales of golden fleece and 820 tons of wheat The vessel was loaded by Elder, Smith, and Co , Limited.—' Register.

INVERCARGILL, FROM LIVERPOOL. The above vessel, which arrived in Wellington on tie 14th inst. from Liverpool reports leaving the latter port on the 28th beptombcr, and meeting with adverse winds <L i^ lst 1 0t ' tober ,- a °d from that date to ibe lUth gales and heaw head seas. WhMe straggling against heavy head seas the back ropes of her jibboom parted, and the fore-lower-topsail and other sails were carried away, as was also the main-topmast backstay, while several doors were also smashed in. The Equator was crossed on the 3rd -November, and Trinidad passed on the 11th After this unusual spells of bad weather were experienced, but Christmas Day broke bright. Once a heavy sea came aboard carrying away the poop netting and bendinseveral stanchions. Thereafter fine weather prevailed. The vessel has part for Dunedm. ° SHIPS FOR THE PACIFIC TRADE. THIRTY-THREE~THOUSAND TONS DISPLACEMENT. A despatch from New London (Conn.), dated November 15. says :—" Actual work began thus week on the laying of the keels for the raahimoth iron steamships to be built for the Great Northern Railway at the works of the Eastern Shipbuilding Company rt Groton, opposite New London. There was issued from the office of the company to-dav an authoritative statement regarding the size of tho ships, which shows them to be the largest vessels in the world now building or planned. The new vessels will be 0 f 20 000 ' • "f^L? 1111 m tons displacement, or just 10 000 tons more displacement than the new Atlantic greyhound Deutschland. -the new steamers, which are bein" built primarily for cargo carriers, are not so lon-r as many Atlantic liners, but are much wider and deeper. The following are the principal aimensions of the vessels:—Length, 630ftbeam, 73ft; depth, 56ft. They have each five continuous decks, extending the whole length of the ship, with three additional partial decks amidships. Passengers as well as freight will be carried, and accommodation is provided for nearly 1.000 passengers in three classes. The vessels will have a speed of fourteen knots an hour, and will carry over 4,000 tons of coal in their bunkers. Thev aro designed to carry cattle, chilled or frozen meats m refrigerator chambers, fruit, or any kind of cargo that may appear for transportation. It-is estimated that when completed the steamships will cost fully 5,000,000d0l and they will run from the Pacific Coast to ■Onental porte in connection with the Great JNorthern Railwav."

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, schooner from Lytfcelton.—Tnieri, for Westport. —Mapourika, for New Plymouth, Wellington, and Nelson. WELLINGTON, January 17._Ri mu . for Uunedm.—farawera, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Misses Hall, Ewenson, Bruce, Tinnock, Fountain, Baker (4), Wearing, Bent<y, .Alexander, CTLeary, Fathers, Mason Uhbeere, Osborne, Buchanan, Simmonds, I aiker, Crawford, Young, Meadames Goldfinch, Deary, child, and maicf, Dyer, Wearing, Tuckey and child, Taylor, Hall and nujld, Hosking, Samson. Messrs Taylor, Jones, Coffin, Avison, Howell, Pratt, Alexander, Belcher, Perry, Davis, Goldfinch, Derry, Hosking, Nkholls, Lewis, Taylor, Borthwick, Avery, Sampson. Master Wearing ; and seven steerage.— Mpana, for Melbourne via the South and HoHart. Passengers : Misses Selby, Campbell (2), Miller, Adair, M'Credie, Hobbs, Young, Goodger (2), Tewsley, Paul, Armstrong, Sloan, Mesdames Freeman, Millar, Dymock, Andrews, Hobbs, Wilson, Ross, Robinson, Jowell, Judge Holroyd, Captain Freeman, Messrs ' Milne, Hepworth, Terwsley? Wilson, Hug-

han, Vallance, Shicl, Manoy, Leighton, Petford, .Pike, Grove, Robinson, Horsfall; and twenty-two steerage. LYTTELTON, January 17.—Elingamite, from Dunedin. * BLTTFF, January 17.—Hawea, from Lyttelton. INVERCARGILL, January 17.—Invercargill, from Dunedin. SYDNEY, January 17.—Waihora, from Wellington.—Cornwall, for Wellington.— Sierra, for Auckland, with an English mail. Mr Witheford, M.H.R., is among the Sierra's passengers. BRISBANE, January 17.—Orient, for New Zealand.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORT. ' From Obsmtations Take* r'AT Jam. Station. Wina. Bar. Thar, in Waather '■ Shadcl Caps Maria V*& U'«mta .:. NE g 29.80 70 R A'lckltnJ .. NE f br 30.00 71 . O T. upa NE br 2.195 63 B C (Jifborna ... ENE 1 30.00 67 P Spit .'„ ... NE1 30.09 68 O New Plymouth NE f 30.03 67 B Cap* Sgmont... N f br 30.04 68 B Wagganai ... C 30.02 68 B Wellington .... C 30.08 70 B O Blonbeim ... N 1 30.76 67 O Tap* Campball E1 *: 30.62 65 c Nelion ... _ C 3*04 670 FanwellSpit... Ef br 30.07 64 c Wratport ... N 1 30.00 «? OR Grey month ... W. 1 19.95 67 OC Hokitiia ... NE 1 ■ 30.00 66 BO B«al«T SE1 30.15 62 c 1/rtt.lton ... NE 1 30.18 68 G C»rl*tchureh._. NE 1 :-0.16 69 B C Timanij.. ... NEbr 30.18 67 O Oaaanu. ... NE 1 30.12 fc'2 G P«rtCoalmen.. NEbr 30.08 62 BC Dnntdin .. NE 1 30.14 64 O Clyda _. „ c 29.90 70 B C QuaanifaHm ... NE 1 30.10 69 B C jBrercargOl ... C -Slnff SE br Hanmar ... C 30.10 64 O 30.08 61 O F 29.80 59 O