SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11673, 4 February 1902, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER.

Tp-XomBOW. Taiaroa Head; 0.40 a.m., 0.45 p.m. Port Chalmers: 1-20 a.m., 1.25 p.m. Dunedin: 2.5 a.m., 2.10 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather reporta from New Zealand stations were received thia morning:— Cape Mam Van Diemen,—Wind, N_ light breeze; ther., 69; blue sky; tide high, wa smooth Auckland.—Wmd, N., light; bar.,30.00; ther., 75; clouds, tide moderate. Gisborne.—Wind, W., light; bar., 20.00; ther., 72, blue sky; tide poor, sea smooth. Wanganui—Wind, N.W., breeze; bar., 29.95; ther., 73; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, bar smooth. Wellington.—Wind, N.N.W., moderate gale; bar., 29.80; tier., 67; overcast. Nelson.—Wind, N., light; bar., 29.81; ther., 70; overcoat, tide moderate. Farewell Spit.~Wrod, N, f light; bar., 29.87; ther., 69; overcast, foggy; tide moderate, sea moderate. Westport.—Whui, N., light; bar., 29.86; ther., 66; overtax, lain, foggy; tide moderate, her swell considerable. Hokitika.—Wind, N«, light; bar.. 29.82; ther., 63; overcast, rain, foggy; tide poor, bar ocoeiderabie. slight fresh. Bealey.—Wind, N.W., fresh; bar., 29£5; ther., 68, passing showers; river low. Lyttelton..—WLid. N.W., light; bar., 29.64; ther., 77, phie sky; tide low. Tunaro.—Wind, £., breeze; bar., 29.75; ther., 68; blue ck; ; tide moderate, *ea smooth. Oamam.—Calm; oar., 29.64; ther., 62; overcast; tide model ate, sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind, S.W.. breeze; bar., 29.65; the* - ., c 6; overcast, gloomy; sea smooth. Dunedin.—Cain , bar., 29.62; ther., 67 ; overcast, gloomy; ride good. Clyde.—Ualm, bar.. 29.38; ther., 78; blue sky, clouds; river steady. Queenstown. —Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar.. 29.62; the .. i 0; bloc sky Balclutha.-Ca.ai, bar., 29.61; ther., 66; blue sky, clouds; river falling. Nuggets.—Win<i. S.W., fresh; bar., 29.64; ther., 60; bhi esky, clouds. ' '’vrnri’ill. —Wind, S.W.. breeze; bar., 29.62; ther., 60; blue sky, clouds. Bluff.—Wind. S.W., fresh breeze: bar, 29.68: ther., 62; blue sky, clouds; ride ordinary, sea rough, ARRIVED. —February 3. Janet Nicoll, s.s., 496 tons, Watson, from Grey mouth. SAlLED.—February 3. Rosamond, s.s., 462 tons, Sutherland, for i Ireymouth. February 4. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, MDUvray, for Invercargill. Warrimoo, s.s., 1.897 tons, Chatfidd, fer Srdnev via East Coast ports. Passengers : For Lyttelton—Mieses Robinson, Lilly, Sykes, Neill, Mesdames Milne, Sykes and maid, Jacobsen, Rennie, Messrs Mills, Matthews, Waters, Lilly. Grant, Jones, for Wellington—Misses Angus, Rennie, Arbockle, Dwyer, Hodges (2), Draper. Kechfoot, Gaffey (2), M’Kenzie, Preshnw, Lascelles, M‘Kechnie, Bagshaw. Mortips, Dawson (3), Fountain, Stewart, Mesdames Wall, King. Clarke, Forsyth, Holcroft, Elder, Ritchie. Morris. Tait. Cock. Henderson, Gran, MDonald, Pickford, Smart, Biss, Mkhie, Richardson and family, Binney and two chHdren, Livingstone, Messrs M*Mdlaa (2), Murray, Delaney, Morris, Sea gar, Reilly, Clarke, Eskdalfi, Crossan, King, Ross, Silby, Wall, Gibb, Williams, MrKechnic, Dwyer, Elder, Dawson (2), Captain Richardson. For Napier—Miss Houlder, Mrs Parker, Mr Frazer. For Auckland— Misses Alexander, Dow, Hall, Sutherland, Greig, M’Gili, Begg, Cockbum, Thompson, Alexander (2), Strang, Ralph, Mesdames Strang, Ralph, Revs. Saunders, Femie, Heighway, Taylor, Messrs Murphv, Pickard, Sherriffs, Skeoco, Greig, Hav, fcalph. Dakin, Lambourne, Hall, Evans. For Australia —Misses Cbatfield, Creswell, Mesdames Chatfield, Reeks, Goldring, Messrs Pentecost, Creswell (2), Gow (2), Reeks, Fisher, Goldring; and i*n steerage for all ports.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Westralia, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, February 5. Moura, from Auckland via East Coast, February 6. Invercargill, from Invercargill, February

7. Talone, from Sydney via Cook Strait, February 8. Upolo, from Northern ports, February 8. Elingamite, from via East Coast. February 9. Monowai, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, February 12. _ Te Anau, from Auckland via East Coast, February 13. Mamma, from Sydney via East Coast, February 16.

Mokoia, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff. February 19. Zealandia, from Sydney via East Coast ports. February 23. Auckland, ship, from Liverpool via Wellington, left September 26. Canterbury, ship, from Glasgow via Wellington, left Glasgow October 15. Wellington, ship, from Liverpool via Wellington, left Liverpool November 9. City of Pembroke, barque, from Glasgow. left December 4. Whangape, s.s., from Calcutta via Northern ports. Rakeha, s.s., from London, left January 4

Reigate, s.s., from New York via Australian and Northern ports, left New York January 3. Germanicns, s.s., from New York va Australian and Northern ports, left New York December 6. Rnthwell, barque, from Glasgow via Wellington, left Glasgow December 7. Santa Chiara Italian barque, from Marseilles, left January 17 Pass of Bahama, ship, from Glasgow via Wellington, left Glasgow January 19. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Janet Nicoll, for Westport via Northern port, February 6. ‘ Westralia, for Sydney via Cook Strait, February 6. Monra, for Auckland via East Coast, February 7. Invercargill, for Invercargill, February 7. Tahme, for Melbourne via the Bluff and Milford Sound, February 9. Upolu, for Northern ports, February 10. Elingamite, for Sydney via East Coast, February 11. Monowai, for Sydney via Cook Strait, February 13. Mararoa, for Sydney via East Coast, * Februatj 18. Mokoia, for Sydney via Cook Strait, February 20, Zealandia, for Sydney via East Coast ports, February 25.

The Rotokino arrived at Lyttelton yesterday afternoon from Westport. The Mokoia left the Bluff at 6 p.m. yesterday for Hobart and Melbourne. The Herald left the Manukau yesterday, for Greymouth. The Updn was to leave New Plymouth to-day for Wellington and Southern ports. The Moura left Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedin. She is due here on Thursday. The Te Anan left Napier this afternoon for Gisborne and Auckland. The Kini leaves Westport at 6 p.m, 4oday for Napier. The Poherua left Westport at six this morning for Lyttelton. The Kotuku left Wellington at twelve last night for Westport. The Tuieri leaves .Auckland to-morrow for Westport. The Whangape arnved at Auckland at 1 p.m. yesterday irpro Calcutta and Singapore. She is due here about the end of next week. The Uganda was to leave the Bluff for Australia at 5 p.m. to-day. The Hawca is due at the Bluff to-night from Northern ports. The Wanaka V due here on Thursday from the Bluff.

The- Janet Nicoa takes her departure

hence on Thursday next for Northern ports and West Coast.

The Waikato ; s expected to be clear ot her Dunedin cargo oy to-morrow morning, and sail in the afternoon for Lyttelton. Good as was the Christmas Eve performance of the Huddart-Parker Proprietary Company in loading their steamers Moorabool and Bumnnbeet with coal at the Dyke at the rate of 14 1 tons and 150 tons per hour respectively, the Adelaide S.S. Company have since established a much better record. t)n New Year’s Eve they despatched the steamer Dovedaie to Adelaide with 4,100 tons of coal, which bad been shipped at ti.c Dyke in 22$ hours, or at the rate of iB2 tons per hour. The crew which hi ought out the two Government steamers Janie Seddon and Lady Roberts from Home were paid off on Friday Last and new crews taken on. Mr Christian, late of the barque Erin Isle, is now fourtn officer of the Warrimoo, vice Mr Malcolm, who has been appointed third officer of the Poherua. A LIVELY SEA. A sensational experience befell the steamer Brisbane, well Known in colonial waters, whilst on a recent toy age with coal from Port Kembla to Melbourne. She left Kembla at midnight on January 20, and on January 22 met the full force of the gale. Immense volumes of water thundered on to the decks, and one prodigious wave struck the .ship’s working boat and completely wrecked it. Two sailors were carried off their feet and were injured. DOCK CHARGES. On reliable authority the Auckland ‘ Star ’ learns that it cost less to dock the large steamer Delphic in Calliope than in Lend an. The work was executed with greater despatch, notwithstanding that the men in Auckland worked two hours per day less than men at Home. What it means to paint a steamer like the Delphic may be gathered from the fact that one ton of red lead and half a ton of black paint were used in painting her hull alone. EFFECTS OF HEAVY WEATHER. News brought to Auckland from Samoa by the steamer Hauroto states that he schooner Alice Mac Donald, winch left Newcastle, New Sonta Wales, on October 12, with over 10,000 lons of coal on board, bound for San Francisco, during some time at sea experienced very heavy weather, and sprung a leak in her top sides. At Apia the vessel discharged pari of her cargo, an 1 2,000 tons were disposed of at 22s per ton. By disposing of 200 tons more of the cargo the ship will he considerably lightened, and it is hoped that Captain Mordin will have better luck on his passage to San Francisco than hitherto. A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE. Captain A. Orgel. of the new GermanAustralian Company’s steamer Apold, which reached Adelaide recently from Hamburg via the Cape, reports a unique experience during the passage. On December 19, .he day after leaving Cape Town, the vessel ran into a furious tempest of a cyclonic nature. The wind blew from all points of the compass, bringing up mcrantamous seas on all sides of the vessel, accompanied oy almost incessant thunder and lightning. The tempest continued throughout the night, when the sight was a superb one. 'The inky darkness was broken by the almost continual lightning, tin sky resembling a sea of flame, while the thunder pealed like a hundred batteries ol artillery. Captain Orgel states that he had never before ha l sucli an experience, and at one time he was completely Winded fm over a quarter of up hour.

THE FIONA-HAAIPDEN COLLISION. The inquiry into the 1 circumstances attending the collision which took place in Johnstone’s Bay. Sydney, between the Colonial Sugar Company's steamer Fiona, trading fii New Zealand, and the Balmain New Ferry Company’s steamer Ladv Hampden on the night of December 14 last, has been concluded. The following was the finding of the Court; —(1) That the master of the Lady Hampden was in fault in coming close round Darling Island Fond, aod so getting on the wrong side of the harbor; (2) that but for his action in this respect the collision would not have occurred ; ,3) that the collision was directly caused by the master of the Lady Hampden porting nis helm almost at tne moment of the collision : and (4) that, under the circumstances, the Court does not feel bound to take any action with regard to the certificate of the master of the Ladv Hampden, although it desires at the same time most emphatically to impress on all masters the necessity of steering well wide of all headlands, and keeping on their proper side of the harbor. “It must be added.” said His Honor, “that one of the assessors (Captain Jack) does not agree in the view taken by the Court, and is of opinion that the master of the Fiona was in default in not following ihe directions contained in article 19 when a red light was reported on his starboard bow.”

A SUBMARINE MONSTER. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. February 3.—The British Vdmiralty has ordered a submarine boat 109 ft long. It will be tne largest and finest in the world. THE SAN FRANCISCO STEAMER. AUCKLAND. February 4.—Ventura, from San Francisco. Passengers : Miss J. Maginnity, Mesdames Yardman, Weisheim, A. M. Lind, Messrs R. P. Martin. IT. Estenhanser, Vanimnn, A. Michaels, WeTsheira, H. J. Hoyt, A. T. Eastabrook, M. M. Bilenster, G. Rudd, H. R. Godfrey, A. Johnston, XHX..X Goodyear, J. H. Finn ; and three steerage. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, February 3.—Zealandia, for Sydney.—Casma, barque, for Philadelphia.—Elingamite, from Sydney, with Sues mail on board. ONEHUNGA, Eebruarv 3.—'Takapuno, for New Plymouth and Wellington. KAIPARA HEADS. February 3.—Brisbane, s.s., Aratapu, brigantine, and Sarah and Marv. schooner, from the South. WELLINGTON February _ 3.—Tekoa, from Picton.—Cornwall, troopship, for Lyttelton.—Rotomahana. for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Freer. Zohrab, Hall-.Tones, Wallace, Leigh, Bruce 12). Milroy, Kenny, Worth, Biggins. Buttervvorth, Ho war 1, iates, Clark (3), Kennedy. Johnstone, Walton, Wardeil, Pascoe, Campbell (2), Kennedy. Mesdames M‘Dowell, Peppclwell, Hamley, Clark, Tenant, Little, Kenny, Glasgow, Parker. Mahley, Seth. Captain Hill, Messrs M’Kenzie, Wilson. Brown, Kirk, Hickson, Duncan, Peppclwell, Little. Tenant, Clark, Poole, Milligan, Beatty, Jones. Wright, Baker Perrira, Mills, Phillips, Mackay: and thirteen in the steerage. LYTTELTON, February 3.—Toroa, from Chatham Islands. BLUFF. February s.—Viking, barque, from Malden Island. —Mokoia, for Melbourne via Hobart. (For continuation see Late Shipping.'