SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 11682, 14 February 1902, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HHJH WATKB. TO-KOUtOW. Taiaroa Head: 7.1 turn., 7.26 p.m. Port Chalmers: 7.41 a.nv, 8.6 pun. Dunedin: 8.26 a.m., 8.51 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The foDcHriDg weather report* from New Zealand stations were received this morning:— Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, N.W., Sale ; ther., 66; rain; tide high, sea heavy. Auckland.—Wind, N., fresh breeee; bar., 29.50; ther., 68 j cloud's; tide good. Gisborne.—Wind, W-, light; bar., 29.60; ther., 63; blue sky, douds; sea smooth; slight frost. Wangarroi.—Wind, N.N.E., light; bar., 29.46: ther., 64; dowte; tide moderate, bar BlDOotn - ~ , t. Wellington.—Wind, N.N.W., fight; bar., 29.34; ther., 65; bine sky, douds. Nelson.—Wind, N.E., fresh breeze; bar., 29.35; ther., 65; overcast.; tide moderate. Farewell Spit.—Wind, N., fresh breeze; bar., 29.35; ther., 60; gloomy, rain; tide good, sea rough. Westport.—Wind, N.E., fresh breeze; bar., 29.27; ther., 65; overcast, passing showers; tide moderate, bar moderate. Hokitika.—Wind, N., breeze; bar., 29.25; ther., 57; overcast, rain; tide good, bar moderate. Bealey.—Wind, N.W M fresh breeze; bar., 29.64; 5 6; overcast; river low. Lytterton.—Wind, N., Tight; bar., ther., 67; gloomy ; tide very high. Tanaru.—Wind, S-, breeze; bar., 29.24; ther., 65; gloomy; tide moderate, sea light north-easterlv. Oamaru.—Wmd, &., right; bar., 29.25; ther., 59; overcast, passing showers; tide good, eea moderate. Port Chalmers.—Wind, S.W., breeze; bar., 29.23; ther., 61; rain; tide good, sea smooth. Dunedin.—Wind, S.W., mild; bar., 29.19 : ther.. 60 ; overcast, ram ; tide good. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 29.15: ther., 64; rain; river slight fall. Queenstown. —Wind, N.K., light; bar., 29.29; ther., 53; rain. Baldutha.—Wind, S.E., light; bar., 29.26; ther., 59; overcast, rain; river high during trie-lit. Nuggets.—Wmd, S.W., fresh ; bar., 29.30; ther., 61; overcast, gloomy; tide moderate, sea moderate; light rain all night. Invercargill.—Calm; bar., 29.23; ther., 60; overcast, rain. Bluff.—Wind, E., light; bar.. 29.36; ther., 59; overcast, drizzling rain; tide ordinary, sea smooth; rain during night. ARRlVED.—February 14. Whnngape, s.s., 1,901 tans, Hull, from Calcutta. Singapore, Northern ports, and the Bluff. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waikare, from Sydney via Cook Strait, February 15. Mararoa, from Sydney via East Coast, February 16. InversargiU, from Invercargill, February J 6. Janet Nicoll, from Greymoirth and the Bluff, February 18. Rotokino, from Northern ports, Febroarv 18. Mokoia, from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff, February 19. Waiweia,' from Northern ports, February 20. Maura, from Auckland via East Coast, February 20. Upoln, from Northern ports, February 22. Westralia, from Sydney via Cook Strait, February 22. Zealaudia, from Sydney via East Coast ports, 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. Pakeba, s.s., from London, left January 4. Reigate, s.s., from New York via Australian and Northern ports, left New York January 3. Gennanicus, 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 Paso of Bahama, ship, from Glasgow via Wellington, left Glasgow January 19. Gladys, barque, from Liverpool via Wellington, left Liverpool, January 25. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Cormna, for Northern ports and West Coast, February 16. Waikare, for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart, February 16. Mararoa, for Sydney via East Coast, February 18. Invercargill, for Invercargill, February 18.

Janet Nicoll, for West Coast and Northern ports, Febrnary 19. Mokoia, for Sydney via Cook Strait, February 20. Jloura, for Auckland via East Coast, February 21. Westralia, for Melbourne ria the Bluff and Hobart, February 23. Upolu, for Northern ports, February 24. Zealandia, for Sydney via East Coast ports, February 25. The Kotaku left Westport yesterday evening for Wellington. The Poherua leaves Lyttelton to-morrow for Westport. The Moara leaves Auckland at noon tomorrow for Southern ports. The Janet Nicoll left Qreymouth for the Bluff and Dunedm at 3 p.m. yesterday. She is due here on Thursday. The Herald was due at Wellington this afternoon from Westport. The Rosamond leaves Lyttelton to-mor-row for Greymouth. The Mararoa leaves Wellington to-day for Lyttelton and Dunedm, and is expected to berth at the tongue wharf at 9 a_m. on Sunday. The Upolu left Wellington to-day for Nelson and New Plymouth. The Botokino leaves Wellington to-day for Pieton and Dunedin. On Monday morning last the Napier Harbor Board commenced wearing their new official caps, which are gold-braided, -with a neat " N.H.8." monogram on the front. Shortly after nine thia morning the Whangape, from Calcutta, Singapore, Northern ports, and the Bluff, berthed at the cross wharf to discharge between 1,400 and 1,500 tons of gunnies, etc., after which she will go down to the Port, where she goes out of commission indefinitely. Captain Hull, formerly chief officer, is now in command, Captain Orarbarron having gone to the Old (Country to bring out the new IndianNew Zealand trading steamer ordered by the companv. Particulars of the Whan£ipe's voyage from Calcutta to New Zeand have already appeared. The dredge John Townley, constructed .by Messrs Anderson, of Chmtchurch, to the order of the Gisbomfl Harbor Board, was expected to leave Lyttelton for Gisborne to-day in charge of Captain B. Butt, the well-known coasting pilot. The latter will have with him two certificated engineers, three seamen, and two firemen. The dredge is provided with two steam winches and a powerful fire engine, capable of throwing 750 gallons per minute. Captain Millman, of the Coriima, arrived from the North by the Te Anau yesterday to rejoin his vessel. Captain M'Dougall, who has had temporary charge of the Corinna, goes to Lyttelton for a few days. A NEW PIER. (Received February 14, at 9.59 a.ro.) MELBOURNE, February 14.—A deepwater ~ier, erected at a cost of £15,000, has been opened at Portland, to allow the big ocean liners tp load. WRECK OF AN AMERICAN SCHOONER. News was received lately by the Aorangi of the wreck of the American four-masted schooner Minn* A. Caine on the rocky ahorea of Smith letend, near Port Town-

«nd, on December 26. The vessd, which was perfectly new and a large carrier, was under charter to load lumber at Chemamus for Sydney for the Kauri Timber Company. WRECKAGE. On the trip of the R.KS. Aorangi to Vancouver on December 17 ahe reported sighting wreckage from a ship that had either foundered or lost her deddoad and spars in a storm. Two days before reaching Honolulu the steamer's officer saw a ship's boat, and a little later a, couple of spars adrift. The boat was floating bottom up, and was covered with barnacles. It is; possible that the wreckage seen by the Aorangi was from the overdue British coal ship Anglia, from Newcastle, bound to Panama. The AngTia was placed on the overdue list several weeks ago. « THE ROBERT DUNCAN SAFE. The British ship Robert Duncan, from Weihaiwd, has reached Port Angeles after a trip lasting one hundred days. That s the ship was never expected to make her appearance in port again may be concluded from the fact that the reinsurance on her had been advanced to 75 per cent. The ship's voyage was full of adventure, and the roughest by for the captain has seen in his twenty years' experience at sea. At a point south of Japan a typhoon was encountered, which contiuued for forty-right hours, and through which the Robert Duncan barelv escaped. Her ballast shifted, and her cabins flooded, while her yards and sails suffered greatly. In the same typhoon an American schooner was sighted. She was loaded deeply, and the captain is of the opinion that it is hardly possible that she survived. EXCITING EXPERIENCES. The terrific gales which resulted in the abandoning of the Port Patrick were severely felfl by the ship Republic, which reached Hobson Bay from Chemaimts, British Colnmbia, a few days ago. She was at the time about sixty miles south-east of Gabo, but Captain Evan Davies, anticipating the dirtnrbanoe, had had nearly all sail taken in, before the storm struck his ship. This proved to be a wise precaution, for even as she lay almost under bare poles the Republic was hard pressed to hold her own. Tho wind was, Captain Dalies says, the strongest he has ever experienced, and immense seas were running. The ship was laid down on her side by the gale until her lee mil was submerged in the water. The cabin furniture was thrown about as if it were so mnch cork, and it was impossible for Captain Davies, his wife and daughter, or thf* crew tr> stand upright. To make matters worse, part of the deck load of timber broke loose, and had to be jettisoned, the vessel meanwhile takinsr snch a list to port that great difficulty was experienced in trimming her up. For twelve hours the gale raged with unabated vigor, but finally the Republic emerged from the encounter withont further damage. Her voyage from Chemainus occupied 120 days, but she was very unlucky as regards weather throughout. TO-MORROW'S STEAMERS. The Waikare, from Sydney via Wellington and Lyttelton, is leaving the latter port at 5 p.m. to-day, and should berth at the tongue wharf about nine o'clock tomorrow morning. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, February 13.—Kathleen Hilda, barque, from Melbourne. —Saranac, barque, for New York. KAIPARA, February I.l—Kongsbyrd, barquentine. from the South.—Eliza Firth, schooner, for Lyttelton. 1 ONEHUNGA, February 13.—Ngapuhi, for New Plymouth,

WELLINGTON, February I.3.—TaraweTa, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Latter. M'Grail. P'rancis, Sandford, Horneman, Lochore, Sutherland, Gibson. Temple, Brown, Douglas (2), Mesdames Blick, Swift and child, Wise, Housell, Morris, Strangers, Rider. Mack, Douglas, Lewis, Daley, Brough, Messrs Swift, Housell, M'lntosh (2), Gober, Anderson, Ryan, Newbigen, Stack, Pickles, Kinvig, Hamilton, Ward, Lewis, Higson, Franklin, Daley, Douglas (20, Morris, Gardiner (2), Harrison, Garry, Walsh, Diedichsen, Vere, M'lntyre, Victor, Brough ; and fifteen in the steerage. —Waikare, for Melbourne via the South and Hobart. Passengers for Dunedin: Misses Barclay, Gibson, Mahoney, Newman, Taylor, Moffatt, Walsh, Skinner, Craig, Beattit, Petitt, Mesdames Overton, Izard, Edgington and infant, Dr Overton. Messrs Izard, Cattanach, Morrison, Adams, Cook. —Elingamite, for East Coast ports and Sydney. INVERCARGILL, February 13.—Tnvercargdl, for Dunedin via Preservation Met. NEWCASTLE, February 13.—Uganda, from the Bluff and Melbonrne.

(For continuation see Late Shipping.)