SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12068, 14 December 1903, Page 6

SHIPPING.

HIGH WATER.

TO-MOBXOW. Taiaroa Head: 11.65 a.m., 12.0 p.m. Port Chalmers: 12.0 a,m., 0.40 p.m. Dunedin : 0.45 a,m,, L 25 pjn, TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS, The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were received this moming : Cape Maria Van Diemen,—Wind, N W fresh breeze; bar., 29.79; ther, *6B'-’ nmty; tides good, sea moderate ’ ’ Aucklani-Wind, W„ light; bar., derate’ thCr ’’ overcast > rain i tide moGisborne.— CMm; bar., 29.66; then, 18; b V “feK 5 tide g°°d> smooth. S.W., light; bar., ' moderate^ 1 " ’ ° 9 ’ Wtl ° sky ’ clouds 5 sea 9Q W - breeze ; bar., , -r/A tier*, 66; blue sky, clouds; tide ■toga, bar moderate. 00 vn eUi ?P ton -~ Wind > W., breeze; bar., „ ther., 66; blue sky, clouds. NeW-Wind, N.E., light; bar., /jy.oo; ther., 68 ; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate. Westport.—Wind, S., light; bar., 29-60; ther., 65; blue sky, clouds; tide good, bar slight fresh. Doaley.— Wind W., breeze; bar., 29.66; ther., 56; blue sky, clouds; river low.' Lyttelton.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.48 ; ther., 70; blue sky : tide moderate. Christchurch. —IJ/ind, N.W., light; bar., 29.44; ther., 72; blue sky, clouds. Timara.—Wind, N.E., breeze; bar., 29.49; ther., 74; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, sea smooth. Oamarn.—Wind, N.E.. light; bar., 29.07; ther., 64; blue sky; tide good, sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—-Wind, N.E., light; bar., 29,36; ther., 60; blue sky, clouds; tide high, sea smooth. Dunedin.—Wind, S.E., light; bar., 29-30; ther., 74; blue sky, clouds; tide good. Clyde.—Calm; bar., 29.43; the.r., 69; bine sky, clonds; river high. Queenstown.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.42; ther., 62; clouds. Ealclutha,—Calm ; bar.. 29.33 ; ther., 61; blue sky, clonds; river falling. Nuggets.—Wind, N.W., light; bar., 29.45; ther., 60; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, sea calm. Invercargill.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 29.30; ther., 68; bine sky, clouds. Bluff. —Wind, W., light breeze; bar., 29.41; ther., 60; blue sky : tide moderate, sea smooth.

ARRlVED.—December 13. Vestralia, s.s., 1,819 tons, Rainey, from Sydney via Auckland. Passengers: (Misses Wells J2), Mac Gibbon, Ratcliffe, Dell. Elder, Nurse Harrison, Mesdames Arthur, Costello. Bear, Briasco, Griffith, Brown, Captain Bull, Messrs Jones, Shorter, Broad, Waite, Costello, Tringham, Gamble, Murdoch ; twenty steerage. Montgomeryshire, ship, 1,401 tons, Thommessen, from Liverpool via Wellington. SAlLED.—December 13. Te Anau, s.s., 1,028 toms Bernech, for Passengers; For Lyttelton— Mr G. Krumseig, Captain Collins. For Wellington—(Misses Douglas, Hall. For Napier—Messrs Smith, Rattray. For Gisborne—Mr Waters. For Auckland—Misses Isaac, Johnston, Field, Low, Mr Low, Moeraki, s.s., 2,714 tons, Chatfield, for Melbourne. Passengers: For the Bluff — (Miss Darnell, Messrs Passmore, Leonard, J. (R. Scott. For Melbourne—Misses Van Btrren, Dennison, D’Arcy, Mesdames Shaw, Haynes, Batt and two children, Messrs Bell (2), Diinant, Snowball, Foreman, Guy, Buckler, Hassell, Brnckhart, Priedlander, McLennan, Twist, M'Donald. For Hobart —Misses Davis, Shaw, Mr Edrinston. December 14. Corinna, s.s., 820 tons, Holibrd. for the West Coast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Monowai, from Melbourne, Docmeber 15. Taiune, from Auckland, December 17. Pakeha, from London, December 28. Everton. Grange, from New York via Northern New Zealand ports, due about December 31. _Star of from New York via Northern New Zealand ports, due about December 31. Rakaaa, from London, due January 27. Akarca, left London August 18. Sierra Cadena, from Liverpool via Wellington, left August 29 Carnegie, from Philadelphia, sailed September 5. Doris, from New York, left September 6. from Glasgow, left "September Limena, from Liverpool via Wellington, left September 30. Camara, from London, left September 30Gladys, from Glasgow, left October 6. Nelson, from Glasgow', left October 31. Hyon, from Liverpool, sailed November Nairnshire, from New York, left November 24. Dumfriesshire, from Liverpool via Wellington, sailed December 8. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Westralia, for Sydney via Auckland, December 15.

Monowai, for Sydney via Cook Strait December 16.

In port noon to-day r—At Dunedin; Comma (steam), Montgomeryshire, Lark, Edward, Isabella Anderson (sail). At Port Chalmers: Ran gating Westralia, Mount, Upolu (steam), Canterbury (sail). The American and Australian steamer Nairnshire, which sailed from New York on November 21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin, is carrying the first experimental shipment of chilled pork from the United states to Cape Town The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new steamer Kaipara, which left Plymouth on the sth inst. for Wellington via Cape Town and Hobart, is bringing nineteen saloon passengers and 7,600 tons of cargo for New Zealand. The Kaipara should arrive at Wellington about January 18. The Union Company’s steamer Wanaka is to load a coal cargo at Westport and discharge it at Sydney for the Australian Squadron Advice from New York states that the nmv steamer Ayrshire is coming direct to. New Zealand, and is expected to sail about the 25th inst. Her first port of call will probably be Auckland, though information on that point has not yet come to hand. In consequence of these arrangements, the Swazi wul not come to New Zealand, as was originally intended, but will go to Australian ports instead. The December steamer to load in New Zealand ports for the New Zealand and African Steamship Company will be the Fifeshire. She is due at Timaru from Al3any on 23rd inst., and is to visit the Bluff, Lyttelton, and Wellington in that order, taking her final departure lor South Africa via Sydney during the first week in January. The Invercargill, from Timaru, is due here to-morrow morning, and is to sail about noon on the same dav for Invercargill.

'Che Westrafia, from Sydney via Auckland, arrived yesterday rooming, and after the departure of the Moeraki was berthed at the cross wharf. She left Sydney cn the 2nd inst., and experienced fine weather on the passage across. She is being docked at Port Chalmers, and is to sail on Wednesday on her usual running. The Te Anau left the tongue wharf yesterday for Auckland via East Coast ports. The Moeraki went down to Port Chalmers on yesterday morning’s tide, and after embarking passengers sailed in the afternoon for Melbourne via Bluff and Hobart. The Monowai, from. Melbourne via Hotmt and the Bluff, is expected at Dunedin about 11 a.m. to-morrow, and sails r . n Wednesday afternoon for Sydney via Cook Strait.

The Corixma took in cargo at the Rattrav street wharf to-day, and sailed in the afternoon for the West Coast via intermediate ports.

Hie New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Waimate is to call at Lyttelton, Gisborne, Napier, and the Bhiff and Port Chalmers in the order named, leaving the

last-named port for London about January

The steel barque Amsterdam was still in dqck at New York when the mail ieft. It was expected she would be ready for cargo within a few days. In all probaoilitv the vessel will leave New York for Auckland and Wellington about the end of this month.

The White Star steamer Germanic, v-hich has just completed her last voyage as an Atlantic mail steamer, is in many respects one of the most remarkable mail steamers in the world. She was launched in July, 1874, and made her first voyage with the mails from Liverpool to New York before the end of that year. When she was new she and her sister ship, the Britannic, which has had a history almost as remarkable as her own, were the two Largest ocean steamers in the world, excepting the Great Eastern. And the Great Eastern really did not count, for long before, in the year 1861, she had run her last voyage as a passenger steamer, and was employed solely as a. cable-laying vessel. The Germanic has survived in active service as a mail steamer to see two vessels of her own line, the Celtic and the Cedric, each more than four times her own tonnage. Two months hence still another steamer, the Baltic, will be launched for the White Star line, with a tonnage almost five times greater than that of the Germanic. Snch is the increase of the tonnage of the largest ocean steamers in a little less than thirty years, Messrs Mailler and Quereau. of New York, under date 12th November, report that in freighting matters there bis been a fair amount of activity daring the pastmonth, and some increase in the amount of cargo going forward to Australia ami New Zealand. Freight rates hy Isith steam rid sail axe low, and it is not thought there is any probability of reuuctions effing made to any of the ports. The new lighthouse on Kahumngi Point is reported by the West Coast steamers to be working very satisfactorily. The new- light is in charge of Air W. Colley, late of the Manukau lighthouse.

POSITION OF TYSER LINE

STEAMERS.

Afarere.—Just completing her homeward loading in the colony; expected to leave Auckland for London about 13th December. Star of Australia.—Now loading in colony; expected to leave Wellington for London about 24tb December.

Indradevi.—Completed her discharge cf inward cargo at Wellington on 2ord November ; is onr next steamer for homeward loading, and will probably make Auckland her final port, leaving thence for London about middle of January.

Star of Ireland.—Arrived in Alelbonme from New York 30th November - ; calls at Sydney, Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Port Chalmers for the discharge of hex inward cargo; will make January'’ loading, sailing for London about end of that month. Indralema.—Left London on 12th November for New Zealand ports via Australia: should arrive in Alelbonme about end of December, and will be our February despatch for London.

Mimiro.—Following after ghar of Ireland, from New York, which port tve expect her to leave early in December; will call at usual ports in Australia and New Zealand, and after loading homeward in New Zealand will leave Wellington in (March, 1904. Star of New Zealand.—Arrived London 2nd November; expected to leave that port for New Zealand via Australia sth December.

Star of I ictoria.—To leave London via Sydney for New Zealand 22nd December. IndraghirL—To leave New York for New Zealand via Australia 20th January. Niwaru.—Loft Wellington 22nd November; due London early in January.

Tomoana.—Expected to complete her homeward loading in Australia about llr.h December; due in London towards end of January.

Hawke’s Bay and Star of England. Temporarily employed in the River Plate trade. Kaikoura.—Chartered for the outward voyage only; due in Auckland 7th December, and proceeds thence ro Napier and Wellington for discharge of inward cargo. THE STRANDED ESSEXS,

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SIDNEY, December 12.—The lug Victoria has been despatched in Noumea (n tow off the steamer Essc-ns. winch took the ground at her stern, with deep water abaft the bridge.

THE MISHAP TO THE RUBT SEDDON

WELLINGTON. December 13.—At the inquiry into the stranding of the steamer RubiScddon in the Red Sea, Captain J tuncan, in his evidence, slid he could only suggest had steering and perhaps a cross-curreut as reasons for the mishap. It was to him incomprehensible how the man at the wheel and the look-ont man did not see the land they were running into. William Eerguson, A.8., who was on the bridge on the night of the mishap, said the chief officer was not there, though it. was his dutv to !*< there. The chief officer, who had never failed to take his watch before, made no appearance until the vessel struck. The chief officer, in bis evidence, said that the watches had all got mixed up through Iho continuous work involved in navigating the Suez Canal. The witness Ferguson asked the man at the wheel (Trestrail) how he was steering, to which he answered “S. £ W.” M'Cormiek. whom Trestrail had relieved, was then called, and said he had told Trestrail the course was S. 4deg E. Trestrail said : “No; you gave me S. j IV." In crossexamination Trestrail admitted he had pmhably misunderstood M'Cormiek. The second mate, Ferguson, denied tin' aHegation that he had been asleep on dutv. MTcwen. A.8.. who was at tin- wheel when the vessel struck, said the course given him was S. bleg K. About five minutes afterwards the captain instructed him to steer S. by E. Ferguson altered the course immediately before the vessel stranded. The Court reserved its judgment till Monday. WELLINGTON. December 14.—1n the Rubi Seddon inquiry the Court found that the vessel grounded in th- Suez Canal through the had steering of the, helmsman, and returned the captain’s and mate's certificates The captain was ordered to pav costs of the inquiry.

ARRIVAL OF THE MONTGOMERYSHIRE. The ship Montgomeryshire, from Liverpool via Wellington, arrived yesterday afternoon and anchored in Cany Rav until this morning, when she wis towed up to Dunedin and made fast to the Rattray street wharf. She left Liverpool on duly 15, and held the N.F.. trade until lldeg N. The Equator was crossed on August 20, and the meridian of the Cape passed on September 14, the vessel arriving off Cape Farewell on August 31. She brings a crew of Scandinavians. The ship is hir'lt of iron, and is owned by Mr Hover, of Skien. Norway, who purchased her from Hughes and Co., of Liverpool. She was built twentysix years ago, hut, judging by present appearances. is almost as good as new. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Marera left Auckland for London on Saturday.

The Atltenic sailed from Wellington for London on Saturday afternoon.

The Tokomaru, from London, arrived at Hobart yesterday. She has 114 passengers for New Zealand.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS

AUCKLAND. December 12.-—Kaikoura, for Napier.—December 15 : Mamma, from Sydney. Passengers for Dunedin : Miss Aitkenhead. Mrs Officer.—La. Carabine, yacht, for Melbourne, with Sir Rupert Clarke

KAIPARA, December 13.—EImville, for Melbourne.

WELLINGTON. December 12.—Tarawera, for Lyttelton.—December 13 : Rimataka, from Wanganui roadstead LYTTELTON. December 12.—Toroa, from the Chatham Islands. TTMARU, December 12.—Karamea, for Lyttelton.—December 15: Waimate, for Wellington. BRISBANE, December 12.—Arrived . Mutine,

SYDNEY, December 12.—Evert on Grange, for Auckland.—Victoria, for Wellington. MELBOURNE, December 12.—Warrimno, from the Bluff.

BTJTPF, December 14.—Moeraki. from Dunedin.