SHIPPING.

Evening Star, Issue 12093, 14 January 1904, Page 6

SHIPPING.

SIGH WATO-TO-MOMOW. Taiaroa Head: 0.57 a.m., 1.26 |xm. Port Chalmers: 1.37 a.m., 2.6 p.m. Dunedin: 2.22 ajn., 2.51 p.m. TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORTS. The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were received this morning Cape Maria Van Diemen.—Wind, N., gale; bar., 29.91; ther., 69; overcast; tide moderate, sea heavy. Auckland.—Wind, K., light; ban,29.96; ther., 75; blue sky; tide good. Gisborne.—Wind, S.E., light; bar., 30.04; ther., 68; blue sky, clouds; tide good, sea smooth. Napier.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 30.00; ther., 70; clouds; sea smooth - Wanganui—Wind, 8.W., light; bar., 30.05; ther., 68; blue sky; tide moderate, bar smooth.

Wellington.—Wind, E., light; bar., 30.04; ther., 67; blue sky. Nelson.—Wind, N.W-, light; bar., 29.79; ther., 72; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate.

Westport.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 50.04; ther., 67; blue sky, clouds; tide poor, bar smooth. Bealey.—Wind, K, breeze; bar., 30.12; ther., 62; blue sky; river low. Lyttelton.—Calm; bar., 30.13; tier., 67; clouds; tide moderate.

Christchurch.—Wind, S.W.; bar., 30.14; ther., 60; gloomy. Titnani.—Wind, N.E., breeze; bar., 30.24; ther., 63; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, sea smooth.

Oamaru.—Calm; bar., 30.08; ther., 56; blue sky, clouds; tide good, sea smooth. Port Chalmers.—Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.05; ther., 61; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, sea smooth. Dunedin.—Wind, S.W., gale; bar., 30.10; ther., 62; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate.

Clyde.—Calm; bar., 30.14; ther., 76; "blue sky, clouds; river steady. Queenstown.—Wind, S.W., light; bar., 30.15 ; ther., 61; clouds, Balclutha.—Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.07; ther., 58; blue sky, clouds; river moderate. —Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.70; ther., 61; cloude; tide poor. Invercargill—Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.21; ther., 58; blue sky, clouds. Bluff.—Wind, S.W., fresh breeze; bar., 30.19; ther., 58; blue sky, clouds; tide moderate, sea moderate. ARRlVED.—January 15. Onyx, barque, 396 tons, Woebling, from Port Esperance.

January 14. Tarawera, s.s., 1,269 tons, Smith, from Auckland via East Coast ports. Passengers: Misses Fitzgerald, Kerr, Brown, RoBerte, M'Kirdy, Thomson, Gordon, Strong, Lally, Pavitt, Beck, M’Gill, Cottle, Amott, Rawley, Newing, Hill' Henry, Mair, Bridgewater, Dixon, Mesdames MThee, Beck, M’Dougall (2), Bunt and child, Dolamore, Newing, Alston, Robins, Ciiiunins, M*Donald, Messrs Sheabon, Bushiner, M'Farlane, M’GUI, Ridd, Turnbull, Jenkinson, Dolamore, Jeffery, Eudey, James, Graham, Hilgendorf, Grant, Alston, Lyng, Coxon, Todd, Field, Clayton (2), Pirie, Houghton, Barnett, Wilson, O’Brien, Master M’Gill; thirteen steerage. SAlLED.—January 14. Koonya, s.s., 663 tone, Watson, for the West Coast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Whakatane, from the Bluff, January 15. Maori, from the Bluff, January 15. Rimu, from Invercargill, January 15. Aparima, from Calcutta via Northern ports, January 15. Moeraki, from Sydney via Cook Strait, January 16. -

Waipori, from Newcastle, January 16. Taiune, from Sydney via Auckland. January 17.

Monowai, from Melbourne, January 20. Victoria, from Sydney via Cook Strait, January 23.

Zealandia, from Sydney via Auckland, January 24. Rakaia, from London, January 27. . Sierra Cadena, from Liverpool (now at Wellington). Carnegie, from Philadelphia (now at Lyttelton).

Limena, from Liverpool via Wellington, left September 50. Oamaru, from London, left November 1. Nelson, from Glasgow, left October 31. Hron, from Liverpool, soiled November 8. Dumfriesshire, from Liverpool via Wellington, sailed December ■4. Taranaki, from Glasgow, left January L Nairnshire, from New York, left November 20, due February 4. Anglo-Norman, from Liverpool via Wellington, left January 1. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tarawera, for Auckland, January 15. Rose Casey, for Invercargill and Riverton, January 15, Rimu, for Wanganui, January 15, Waiiare, for the West Coast Sounds, January 16. Moeraki, for Melbourne, January 17. Waipori, for Oamaru and AnrkUnd January 17.

Victoria, for Melbourne, January 24, Zealandia, for Sydney via January 26. Isabella Anderson, for Kaipnra. early.

Ib port noon to-day.—At Dunedin; H.M.S. Pylades and lizard, Maimkn, Tarawera, Koonya Napier (steam) ; Akaroa, Doris, Inverurie, Onyx, Isabella Anderson (sail). At Port Chalmers: Rangatira, Waikare, Rokanoa, Tavnmi, Kiri, Invercargill (steam).

Friends interested in the welfare of seamen purpose giving a tea on Friday night at the Sailore Rest to those on board the men-o’-war, as well as to all seamen in harbor.

There appears to be some difficulty in arranging a fixed date for the R* -omabanaJessie Niccol magisterial inquiry at Waifington, but it is probable that it wiD su hew nest Tuesday, before Dr ‘ ML* thn. .

The barque Oscraegiu, from PhSadelpida, V*r SIJDS3 eases of kerosene, 100 cases V 4. to**. rosene, 100 eases of naphtha, jQ cE-.js of benzine lor Dunedin, She is under ihe command of Capi->in Andreaseen, who lx making Ms first voyage as master. Tho Waifcare is to be brought up to Dunedin to-morrow afternoon, and sails en her Sounds excursion trip on Saturday, hbout 3 p.m. The Tarawera, from Auckland, Tm»d» fast It the tongue wharf this morning. She is to sail again on the return trip to-morrow afternoon.

The Manuka left the cross wharf afternoon, and sailed on her first trip to Sydney via Cook Strait. The Koonya worked cargo at the Rattray street wharf yesterday evening tnd to-day, and sailed in the afternoon for the West Coast via Oamaru and other intermediate ports.

The Union Steam Ship Company, as managing agents of the Canadian Australian line, have issued a book, beautifully illustrated, and giving a brief outline of the many attractions which the route to London via Canada affords. The ports of call on the Pacific are described, and the many points of interest in the great colony of Canada are dwelt upon at length. Notice is also taken of the exhibition which is to be held at St. Louis this year, and there is a nice illustration of one of the buildings* Niagara Falls also provide matter for de■■■’ription and display, and mention is made ■>f the great cities of the United States and Canada.

The barque Onyx, with 265,000 ft of hardwood and palings, and loaded down to .’limsoll, arrived off the Heads yesterday, 'ind was towed up to Dunedin. It is six

months since the Onyx wai in this port, and she is . still under the command of Captain Woebling. She left Port Esperance on December 3L The Aparima, from Calcutta via Northern New Zealand ports, is expected to arrive at Port Chalmers on Friday. Owing to the berthage at the Victoria wharf being taken up by the big wool steamers, it has not been definitely nettled on which day she will be brought on to Dunedin. The Tyser steamer Star at Ireland will be a day later in arriving here than was at first projected. She leaves the Bluff to-day, and may be expected at the Victoria wharf tomorrow afternoon. The Onyx recently took over a cargo of West Coast coal for the Antarctic relief ship Terra Nova. On his arrival at Hobart, Captain Woebling found that the captain of the Terra Nova was an old shipmate of bis. Both had served in the Greenland whaler Camperdown, and had been shipwrecked together m Davis Strait nearly a quarter of a century ago. TT Pronunciation of the name of the Union Company’s new steamer. Manuka is just now a Vann topic of debate among people interested in shipping. We Imre a dim remembrance that some months ago we endear°j t° “y—™ fact did say—that we heaved the whole of the emphasis was on the first syllable, and that that syllable should be sounded as broadly as possible. A number of those who are groping after the new j a ? ow as as “Manakan,” and there is reason to hope that a little practice will get rid of a final “u,” which does not appear on the vessel. There is also another section of conservative people who will have no innovations. They have become need to a certain sounding of the article which grows in the bush, and if that sounding does not prevail at the wharf they hinfc of ft determination to know the reason why. Sines the Shipmasters’ Association of New Zealand were registered in 1903 the membership has greatly increased. Hie Association nave had a very successful year. Mr J. W. Williams, the secretary, leaves Wellington on Saturday for the" South Island for the purpose of forming branches and other business. The timber industry at Port Esperance, Tasmania, seems to be going ahead, and the demand for sleepers for South Africa is especially brisk. When the Onyx was at Hobart a large amount of tonnage was on the berth taking in South African timber cargoes. THE P. ‘AND 0. COMPANY. The report of the P. and O. Company for the year ended September 30 states that the net surplus for the year, including £11,061 brought forward, amounts to £219,997. The return for the year will be equal to 9 per cent, on the paid-up capital of £2,320,000. A balance of £11,197 will be earned forward to the next year’s account. Three of the four 10,000-ton mnil and passenger steamers, which have been under construction for nearly two years, have been delivered, and are at work, and the Marmora is now in London awaiting despatch to Bombay in January. It is anticipated that the Macedonia will be finished within the next two months, and the three large cargo vessels recently built—the PaPera, and Palma—are now engaged m active service. During the year covered by the report the Carthage, Parramatta, and Massilia were sold, and the Valetta and Canton have since been disposed of. The company have been the sole insurers of their fleet for half a century, with profitable results. But the cost of the large vessels of the Moldavia typo is beyond the amount of the highest risk borne hitherto ky company, and the question arose whether it would be desirable to make a special provision towards this increased risk, un. j nsure a portion outside the company. The directors decided that the former course was preferable, and they have accordingly reserve by carrying £250,000 to its credit, which is now raised to £1,250,000. The condition of the freight market has been universally unfavorable during the past year, and the receipts under this bead have shrunk in comparison wrth last year to the extent of £66,000. The Indian trade has, so far as bulk is concerned, been on the whole good, hut thp rates have been extremely low. The heavy fall in the silver exchange interfered greatly with the trade between India, China, and Japan; but on the other hand the ChinaJapan line running from London did quite as well as last year. The Australian business marked a further decline. The passenger returns show a decrease of; £51,627, due mainly to the reduction effected in fares by the removal of the 10 per cent, surtax, and to the extension of time for return tickets to a period of two years. There has tTeen, however, a slight falling off in the receipts from the high point reached two years ago, which is almost entirely due to diminished traffic with the Australian colonies. The most prominent feature in connection with the expenditure side of th 6 account is a reduction in the cost cf eoal to the extent of £91,961, which is due m a great measure to the low freights, which have at the same time influenced the company’s returns unfavorably. TROUBLE ON THE FKRNDENE. WESTPORT, January 13. Almost a state of mutiny has reigned lately on board the s.s. Ferndene, now loading coal at Westport for Hongkong, and today several cases for assaulting the officers end engineers of the ship were heard at the Police Court. James Harkir. a fireman, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in Hokitika Gaol, and John Johnson and Felix Lennon, also firemen, uich to one month’s imprisonment. Tonight the fourth engineer (Fentyman), who has not recovered from a serious assault on January 3, was again brutally assaulted as he was coming off the ehip, and at the captain s request two special constables have been sworn in to accompany the vessel as far as Wellington, where she completes her loading for Hongkong. January 14. The tramp steamer Ferndene sailed for Wellington this morning en route for HongTHE ABERDEEN LINERS. Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, January 14. A representative gathering was held aboard the new Aberdeen liner MBtiadea. The captam said that the Gape service would continue to be improved, A weekly service might reasonably be expected. The Miltiades had proved- that mails could be delivered quite as quickly with white crews via the Cape as with black crows via. Suez. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, January 13.—Hauroto, for Fiji. GISBORNE, January 13.—Balmain, from Newcastle. WELLINGTON, January 13.—Mararoa, far Lyttelton.—Cormthic, for Lyttelton. SYDNEY, January 13.—Zealandia, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, January 13.—MonowaL for the Bluff. (Tor continuation see Lata Shipping.)