SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11680, 12 February 1902, Page 6

SHIPPING.

\\ , ' HIGH WATER, t«' TO-KOMWW. I Tajsro* Head: 5.40 a.dl, 5.5? p.m. p Jtort Chalmers: 6.20 a-m,, 6.39 p.m. Dun- ;:: «din: 7.5 ajjl, 7.24 pjn. !i iXLBGBAPHic weatSr reports. $■ The foDcnring weather reports from New 'k Zealand' stations were received this morns'kt» jv Otoe Mam Van Diemeo,—Wind, S.W_, I fight? bar., 39.85; ther., 65; tide high, >v aea smooth. ; Auckland.—Wind, W., light; bar-,29,80; 1 tker., 70; brae sky; tide good. Gisborne.--Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.92; ther., 64; gloomy, passing showers; tide good, sea smooth, lightning. Wangamd—Wind, S.E., breeze; bar., 29.86; ther*, 64; overcast; tide moderate, bar smooth. Wellington.—Wind, S., breeze; bar., 29.87; ther., 64; brae sky, clouds. Nebon.—Wind, W., light; bar., 29.83; ther., 65; Woe sky, cloudB; tide good. Farewell Spit.—Wind, S.E-, light; bar., 29.80; Uwt, 60; overcast, gloomy; sea smooth. Westport.—Wrnd, S., light; bar., 29.81; fter., 65; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, bar smooth. Hokitika.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.88; ther., 57; blue sky; tide good, bar smooth Beary.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 30.03; thez., 51; overcast; river low. Lyttelton.--Wind, KW., moderate gale; bar., 29.98; ther., 65; gloomy; tide high. Timaru.—Wind, S., breeze; bar-, 30.01; ther., 64; clouds; tide moderate, sea light easterly. Oamaro.—Wind, S.E^light; bar.,30.01; ther., 55; blue sky, clouds; tide good, sea more swell. Port Chalmers,—Calm; bar., 30.00; ther., 58; overcast; tide good, sea. smooth. Dunedia—Wind, E.N.E., light; bar., 30.00; that, 60; blue sky, clouds; tide Rood. „, Clyde.-Calm; bar., 29.95; ther., 72; bJue'skv, clouds; river steady. Queenstown.—Calm; bar., 29.91; ther., i|2; blue sky. Balclutha.—Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29.93; ther., 59; blue sky, clouds; river steady. Nuggets.—Wind. K, light; bar., oO.OO; ther,, o0 ; clouds ; tide moderate, sea moderate. "''■' InvercargiH—Calm ; bar., 29.95; ther., 60: blue skv. Bluff—Wind. E., light; bar-, 80.00; ther.. 59; bine sky; tide ordiuary, sea smooth. ARRIVED.--February 12. ; Monowai. st.s., 2,137 tons, Nevd>, from i Melbourne via Hobart and the Blurt. Passengers : Misses Aiken, Stabb, IT Is lop, Park, Hutchison, Miller. Neville, Sievers, Mesdames Phillipps, Aiken, Park, Cooke, Showman, Bookman. Clarke, Sieves, Plowman, Robbson. M'Gregor and boy, Dudley, Lucas, Messrs Phillipps, Anderson, Jones, Graham, Macdonald, Tcnnent, Cooke, Showman, Holmes, Bookman. Thompson, Robinson, Clarke, Dudley, Captain Browning; and twenty-five steerage. SAlLED.—February 11. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, M'Gflvray, for Invercargill. February 12. Auckland, ship, 1,308 torus .Tames, for Napier. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Corinna, from West Coast and Northern ports, February 13. 4 Whangape, from Calcutta, Singapore, Northern ports, and Blnffi, February 14. Te Anau, from Auckland via East Coast, February 13. Wafkare, from Sydney via Cook Strait, February 15. Mararoa, from Sydney via East Coast, February 16, InversargifL. from Invercargill, February 16. Mokoia, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, February 19. Rakaia, from the North, February 20. Waiwera, from Northern ports, February 20. Moura, from Auckland via East Coast, February 20. Upolu, from Northern ports, February 22. Wesfcralia, from Sydney via Cook Strait, Pebruary 22. Zealaudia, from Sydney via East Coast porta, February 23. 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. Pakeha, s-s., from London, ieft January 4. Reigate, s.s_, from New York via Australian and Northern ports, left New York January 3. . Germanicns, s.s., from New York via Australian and Northern ports, left New York December 6. Ruthwell. 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. Gladys, barque, from Liverpool via Wellington, left Liverpool, January 25. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Monowai, for Sydney via Cook Strait, February 13. Corinna, for Northern ports and West Coast, February 14. Te Anau, for Auckland via East Coast ports, February 14. Waikare, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, February 16. Mararoa, for Sydney via East Coast, February 18. Invercargill, for Invercargill, February 28. , Mokoia, for Sydney via<3ook Strait, February 20. Soma, for Auckland via East Coast, February ZL Weastaalia, for Melbourne via the Bluff ana Hobart, February 23. Upolu, for Northern ports, February 24. Zealandia, fox Sydney- via East Coast ports, February 25. About seven this morning the ship Auckland, bound to Napier (where she partly loads this season's wool clip tor London), cast off from the Victoria whan*, and in tow of the togs was taken to sea and given a good offing. At 6J30 this morning the Monowai, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, berthed at the tongue wharf. She left Melbourne at 5 pan. on the sth mst., arrived at Hobart at 8.30 a.m. on Iriday; ' sailed at 4.30 p.m. same day, made the Bluff at 7 a.m. on Tuesday last, and arrived as above. The steamer called at MUford Sound on Monday last, and steamed to the head of the inlet, thus giving the passengers an opportunity of viewing the beautiful and picturesque scenery of the West Coast Sounds. She experienced strong bead winds and heavy seas from Melbourne to Hobart, thence light variable winds with moderate seas to arrival at this port. The Monowai brought from Australia 31 saloon and 25 steerage passengers and 380 tons cargo for DHnedin; 13 saloon and 9 steerage passengers and 147 tons cargo for Lyttelton; and 30 salooa and 36 steerage passengers and 185 tons o* cargo for Wellington. Wirth Bros. Circus was shipped at Melbourne and brought on to the Bluff. The Comma's departure for Northern ports and the West Coast has been deferred until Friday or Saturday. The Mararoa, from Sydney via Auckland and Gisborne, left the latter port this afternoon for Drjnedin via coastal ports. She is due here on Sunday. The R.M.S. Ruapehu is timed to leave Wellington for London on Thursday, the 6th of March.

Mr Watson, late second officer of the Tarawera, has been transferred to tie Janet NicoH, and Mr Hayward, second officer of the Janet Nicofl, is now holding a simflar Ewition on the Tarawera. Mr*PT6twell, te Becond officer of the Waipori, Jbas been appointed second officer of the Moura, in {dace of Mr Stewart, who has been transerred to the Mararoa. Mr Wallace, who has been acting second officer of f Le Mararoa, is now back to has former position of third officer. Mr Scott, late eecon.J officer of the Monowai, who has just returned from a trip to the Old Country, ho.- been appointed chief officer of the Poherua. While at rifle practice on Monday, 3rd inst., a seaman, of the Australian Squadron was accidentally shot tltrough lie leg by a bullet glancing off an iron ntanchi*m. An inspection has been made of a large number of ketches trading on the Derwent (Hobart) River, with the result th/n Beveral have been found very much out of repair. These will undergo a nunute impection by the shipwright-surveyor, who will report as to what repairs are necessary to put them in proper seaworthy trim. In an exchange which came to hand by a tote mail it was stated that the French ship Asie, while discharging ballast it Portland, Oregon, on December 31, capske 1 alongside the wharf, and was resting thereon, starboa r d rail 4ft under water, and that extensive damage had been xustained to masts, yards, and rigging This doubtless refers to tie four-iu;i*ted French barque Asie, 2,964 tons, which put 'nto Hobart in October last for orders, having arrived from Rotterdam. She was in ballast, and sailed on October 9 for Portland, and arrived there towards the end of December.

During the first six days iol Twing her departure from Greymouth to Melbourne the schooner Volador only covered about 300 miles, owing to the opposition of westerly gales. She re;»ched Hobson Bay after a tedious trip of twenty-one days It speaks well for the steamer and the care exercised by the engineers when it is mentioned that from the Ist of January to the Ist February the red-funnel liner Oonah made twelve trips between Sydney and Hobart. steaming about 7,560 knots, and thus exclusive of a day's excursion. The resources of Maiden Island as a guano-producing centre appears to be inexhaustible, large supplies havine been taken from it for many years past. The barqucntine Jerfalcon, especially, ha. made serious inroads upon the deposits, her association with the island in this respect extending over a long period. A feature of the shipping in the port of Melbourne for the past three months was the presence of ,-*n unusually large number of timber-carrying vessels. The lvrthing accommodation in the lower swinging- basin, where lumber is chiefly landed, has been severely taxed, and a healthy condition of the huilding trade is indicated. THE WATERLOO. An inauspicious commencement of her voyage from London was made by tl e fourmasted barque Waterloo When proceeding "down Channel" she had the misfortune to strike some floating wreckage, and so injured her bows that she was compelled to put into Falmouth for repairs. She was detained for over a wmk, and left again on the 6th November. An uneventful passage to Melbourne was, however, afterwards experienced.

HOBART HARBOR WORKS. TJ may interest, shipping people in this colonv to hear that at a recent meeting of the Marine Board of Hobart it wis decided —(1) lhat the large pier now being built at Hobart be named the Alexandra pier; (2) that the New wharf be renamed Prince's wharf; (5) that Zeehan wharf be renamed Hunter street wharf; (4) that the small pier between Hunter street wharf and the Victoria Dock entrance be named Kangaroo pier; also that the lights at the end of Alexandra pier be three green, arranged triangularly, and the two red lights at the Victoria Hock entrance be replaced by two bright white lights, the approximate date for"the exhibition of the above lights being Ist March next. A CHRISTMAS GIFT. On Christmas Eve the German Emperor sent to the British and Foreign Sailors' Society, of which Rear-admiral the Prince of Wales is patron, a large portrait ol himself for the Passmore Edwards Sailors' Palace. His Majesty appears in an admiral's uniform, holding a spy-glass in the left hand, with all the bearing • a sailor and lover of the sea. The pic*urt bears the Royal autograph, and is hanc*omely framed," measuring nearly sft bv 4ft, and will probably liana; in the Alexandra Wing. Thiri Christmas gift is much appreorted by tho Board as an expression jf c,ood-will and peace on the waters. The Lmperor is taking the keenest interest in the welfare of sailors, and will watch with further interest the progress of their palace and the development of its King Edward the Seventh's Nautical School.

TO-MORROWS STEAMERS. The Ta Anau, from Auckland via East Coast ports, may be looked for at the tonguo wharf between seven and eight o'clock to-morrow morning. The Monowai, for Sydney via Lyttelton and Wellington, leaves the Port on arrival of to-morrow's 2.30 p.m. town train. The Corinna, from the West Coast and Northern ports, lpft Oamaru this afternoon for the Port, where she discharges 200 tons of coal, and then comes up to town. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's s.s. Karaniea, from London, Plymouth, Teneriffe, Cape Town, and Hobart, arrived at Wellington yesterday. Details of her voyage as far as Hobart are to hand. London was left on December 19, snd Plymouth two days later. A strong head gale prevailed across the Bay of Biscay. A call was made at Teneriffe on Decemrjer 27 to land mails, a course then Toeing shaped for Cape Town. The N.E. trade proved light, and the S.E. moderate to fresh. The ship arrived in Table- Bay on the rooming of January 14, and after embarking passengers and troops continued her voyage same day at 5.47 pjn. Across the Indian Ocean westerly gales and high seas were experienced. She arrived at Hobart on February 5, after an uneventful passage, and after landing 170 tons of cargo sailed at 4 p.m. next day for Wellington. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND. February IL—Mimiro, from London. WELLINGTON, February II Tarawera, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Gosset, O'M'alley, Harvey, Wahl, Williams (2), Thomson, and Seaton, Mrs Brown, Drs Levinge and King, Messrs Calv«nr f -, Nees, Gillies, Walton. M'Lean, Harley, Twist, Dix, Hansen. Turner, Walker. Lj wson, M'Millan, Clifford, Toswell, M'Alpine (2), Bruce, Richards, Whrtelaw, Overton, Stone; and twelve in the steerage.—Te Anau, for Lyttelton and Dunedin Passengers : Misses Smith, M'Kay, Parsons, Best, Wilson, Rowley, Landells (2), Maroson, and Williams, Mesdames Bak«< and child, Dow and infant, Duncan and infant, M'Lean and child, Bannatyne, String, Parsous, and Kinsella. Messrs Pressing, Anthony, Petherick, Rowley, Wakely I/ear, Batt", Logan, Smith, Crawford, Wakely, Lear, Batt, Logan, Smith, Crawfurd. Walkley, Thane. ONEHUNGA, February 11.—-Hiremoa, for Wellington. —Ngapuhi, fori New Prymouth.

BLUFF, February 12.—Whangape. mi., from Northern ports.—Remee, from Invercargill. —Rotuma, brigantine, x -on> Poet ■Stephens.

(For continuation see Late Shipping. 1