SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume C, Issue 11658, 15 August 1898, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. Lyttelton is situated in lot. 43.37 south, long. 172.44 east; and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20sec.The time-ball is dropped every week day at 1 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated for 172 deg 30min east long., and llhrs 30min east of Greenwich mean time. • PHASES OP THE MOON. AUGUST.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. High Water, This Day (Monday):—Morning, 2.6; afternoon, 2.30. Sun rises 6.59 a.m., sets 6.12 p.m. SUNDAY, AUGUST 14.

ARRIVED. August 13—Jane Douglas, s.s., 76 tons, Whitby, from Akaroa, via the Bays. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., Agents. August 13 —Rotomahana, s.s., 834 tons, ■ - Manning, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Mills and Lane, Mesdames Mills, Shorland and Evans, Sir Arthur Douglas, Rev Lee, Dr • Meares, Messrs Shorland, M’Leod, Cameron, Litchfield, Rose, Glover, Baxter, Goddard, Evans, Morris, Pringle, Greig, Fell, Murgatroyd, Langton, Sladden, Pratt, and sixteen steerage. August 13—Westralia, s.s., 1319 tons, Thorpe, from Sydney, via Auckland and way ports. Kinsey, Bams and Co., agents. Passengers— Misses M’Bride, Mark, Whittaker and Davy, Mesdames Hamilton, Neilson, Williams (2), Nelson, Frazer, Robertson, Prosser, Smell, Forbes,' Messrs Smith, Oakden, Hills, Breaton (2), Williams, Crompton, Stevenson, Torlesse, • Futon (2), Brying, Amess, Tcasdale, Amyess, .Bannby, Leighton, Britain, Matthews, Oates, Frazer, Parker, Mann, Hills and Forbes. r August 13—Herald, a.s., 356 tons, Coulson, from southern ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. August 13— Morning Light, schooner, 92 tons, Featherstono, from Waitapn. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. August 13—Clyde, schooner, 89 tons, Gibbons, from Havelock. T. H. Ker, agent, r August 13—Emma Sims, ketch, 63 tons, ■ Johnson, from' Motueka. Pitcaithly, Wallace “d C °- SAILED. \ August 13—Pareora, s.s., 355 tons, Christian, for Greymoutb. C. W. Turner, agent. I August 13'—Clematis, ketch, 67 tons, Poteraoh, for Havelock. T. H. Ker, agent. August 13-Herald, s.s., 356 tons, Coulson, for Wellington and Greymonth. Union Steamship Company, agents. -August 13—Rosamond, s.s., 462 tons, Sutherland, for Greymonth. Union Steamship Com- , **Angust 13—Westralia, s.s., 1819 tons, Thorpe, for Dunedin. Kinsey, Bams and Co., agents. .Passengers—MisSes Bridget, Newill and (2), Mesdames Strain .and child and Middle!ton, Messrs Jacobs, Mill, Lane (2), Shanks, Oakden, Webber, Gibbs, Mowatt, Lee, huggins. Forbes, Johnson and Mills. . August 13 —Rotomahana, s.s., 864 tons, Manning/for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, ‘agents. Passengers—Misses Kobmson, Franks, Hamilton. and Banks Mesdames Miljler, Sullivan and child, McLean, Pranks, 'Earnshaw, Gunning and three ohuoren. Pareons, Spadafore, Jorgenson raid Baldwin, Colonel Francis, Hon H. J. Miller, M.L.C., Messrs M’Taggart, Schatz, Tripp, Turnbull, Smith', Wilkie, Campbell, Lisle, Macfralane, ‘.Freeman, Deane, Jackson, Watson, Queree, Webster, Russell, Eferson, Silby, Miller, Sullivan, M’Lean, Ferguson, M'Rae, Murray, Thomas, YaUance, Mathews, Jorgenson, Cox, O’Connell, Gxummeit, Mitne, _ Snort Hand, M'Lablilan, Dover, Burridgo, Dobson, Earsh- ■ man, Lepper, Hardy-Johnston, Done, Fagan, Lewis, Redmond, Meredith, Plannagan, Dockray, Turnbull, Pascall, Sproll. Graiit, Veale, Franks, Williams, Glover, Wilford, BaMinn, ' Anderson, Ames, Henry, Hogg, Lowry, White, M’lntosh and Bayliss. ’ August 13—Dihgadee, s.s., 393 tons, Kerr, for Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. ■ August 13—Otarama, s.s*, 2460 tons, >Cmford, for Bluff. New Zealand Shipibmg Coinpany, agents. : IMPORTS. *Westralia: From Sydney, via northern ports —26 bales kapoc, 4 cases wine, 3 bales paper, 378 cases fruit, 28 bags flour, 169 cases jam, 120 bags cement, 10 cases, 22 empty hhda, 2 bales leather, 10 crates bottles, 2 cases plants, \ , 129 bells laths, 9 cases tobacco, 12 cases cylinders, 128 bags sugar, 8 cases treacle, 6 cases fish, 7 bales skins, 19 sacks hides, 5 casks pelts, 18 bars iron, 10 pkgs meat, 2 crates bicycles, 20 :pkgs. Rotomahana: Prom Suva—9lo cases bananas, 86 sacks coooanufcs, 7 cases pines; from. Napier—ls sacks hides, 2 bales skins; from Nelson—l cask wine, 5 kegs cider, 25 cases jam, 3 stags’ heads, 2 hdls leather, 10 pkgs; from Wellington—6o bags salt, 6 cases ’fish, 20 :sacks cabbages, 8 cases cartridges, 20 'cases oranges, 15 cases matches, 67 pkgs, 134 socks ■; wheat, 1 horse. i i exports. Westralia: For Dunedin—7 cases drugs, 3 bosks soap, 4 cases stationery, 12 sacks chicory, 7 barrels ink,' 5 chests tea, 4 sacks bacon, 13 boxes butter, 3 cases groceries, 38 hhds, 3 kilds and 6 barrels, 3 steel plates, 33 steel angles, 60 kegs nails, 37 cases. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From New York—Doris, barque, 1296 tons, Murray, K.L.M.C.; sailed May 1, via Dunedin. Sussex, barque, 1212 tons, Connie, via Dunedin. Norwood, barque, 1597 tons, Ray; sailed June 13. ' From Clarence River—M. A. Doran, schooner, 292 tons, Norris. Susanne, barque, 486 tons. From’ Newcastle.—Elizabeth Graham, barque,-598 tons, Anderson; sailed August 3. ' < From London—Rimutaka, left London June 25; due colony August 15. Tokomaru left London June 30; due colony August 19. Rakaia, left London June 25; due colony ' August 16. Rangatira, left London July 12; due colony Sept. 1. Duke of Devonshire, left London July 23; due colony Sept. 13. Herxnione, ship, W.T.E.D., 1186 tons; sailed June 9. Prom Calcutta—Tweedsdale, four-masted barque, 1402 tons. PROJECTED DEPARTURES.. For London—Otarama, August 17. lonic, August 18. Rimutaka, Sept. 1. VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. Days out. Luriei (Captain Gunn) , 115 Helios (Captain Ostemann) .... 76 Westland (Captain Kelly) . . . . . 73 THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. Monday—Penguin leaves for Wellington. Taupo arrives from Westport and leaves for southern ports. Tuesday—Rotomahana arrives from Wellington and leaves on return trip.

On Friday last, a couple of bales of wool on board the steamer Otarama were found to be somewhat heated, and the matter was brought under the notice of the captain by the superintending stevedore of the New Zealand Shipping Company. Captain Clifford deemed it wise to have the bales, and another ten which comprised the line, landed. They were taken to the company’s store and opened up, when it was found that the centres of the- bales were considerably heated. The wool was shipped at Timaru. The steamer Westralia arrived in port on Saturday from Sydney, via Auckland and way ports. Amongst her cargo was a quantity of citrus fruit, some of which was condemned, as it was affected by blight. The barque Ganymede proceeds from Auckland to Surprise Island to load guano for Dunedin. Captain Smith, of Lyttelton, and late of the barque Hdlen Denny, left Lyttelton recently to take charge of the schooner Sarah and Mary. The schooner Morning Light, which arrived in port on Saturday, has been chartered by Messrs Pithcaithly, Wallace and Co. to load produce for Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Otarama left port on Saturday for the Bluff, where she completes her loading for London. The steamer Penguin, from Wellington, had not put in an appearance at Lyttelton up to 6 p.m. yesterday. There was a strong south-east sea outside the Heads, and this probably detained her. The R.M.S.S. lonic is making good progress with her loading operations. She leaves on Thursday next for London. The steamer Brisbane proceeds from this port to Kaipara to load timber for Melbourne. The barque Activ comes to this port with - coal from Newcastle. A practical illustration of the methods adopted with regard to captured vessels is furnished in the case of the Panama. This steamer was captured by a United States cruiser on April 25 when within ten miles of Havana . while on her way to that port from New York, and condemned by a Prize Court sitting at Key West, Florida, on May 26. Her cargo was on , account of merchants of several The portion consigned to Mexicans was delivered to their order, the portion consigned to Spanish houses in Havana was sold as prize merchandise, the remaining portion was being retained by the Prize Court for further proof of neutral ownership when the mail left New • York. The principle has, therefore, been respected that neutrally-owned goods in an . enemy’s ship are to be delivered to their owners, ijjut all the expenses consequent on capture and release must -be borne by the neutral consignees. The Panama was sold by auction at New York on June 21, the successful bidders being

the^Quartermaster’s Department of the United States Army, and the price paid beng 41,000 dollars. Sk.e.was built in Glasgow in 1870. Her gross-tonnagV is 2085, and her net tonnage 1347; length, 355.4; -beam, 34.25; depth, 24.9; rig, barquentine. She was considered to be an “ old style ” steamer. H. M. .Bean, of Camden, United States, is at work buiiding what will be the largest schooner in the world. Her length of keel , will be 274 ft, length over all 324 ft, and she will have a carrying capacity of 4000 tons of«coal. She is being built for Captain J. G. Crowley, of Taunton, Massachusetts. Her masts, five in number, with her other spars, will he all of Oregon pine. TIMARU. On Thursday the s.s. Kini took a line of 600 casks of tallow from this port for tranship-; shipment to the sailing ship John o’ Gaunt at Port Chalmers. - . , , The s.s. Herald called, on Friday evening to land a few stores and pick upl produce. The s.s. /Corinna .arrived from Dunedin on Saturday morning with 50 tons of stores to land. A heavy rain all day prevented any work being done, so that she lost the day. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD; ARRIVALS.—-August 14; Wellington, 11.25 a.m., Eotomahana, from Lyttelton ; Wellington, 11.30 a,m.. Herald, from Lyttelton; Wellington, 12.30 p.m., Rimutaka, from London, via Hobart. DEPARTURES.—August 14: Wellington, 5,25 p.m., Penguin,, for Lyttelton; Westport, 7 a.m., Brunner, for Lyttelton; • SHIPPING 'TELEGRAMS. PORT CHALMERS, August 14. Ajriyed—Westralia, from Lyttelton. BLUFF,' August 13. Sailed—Monowai, for Melbourne. .... AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, August 13. Arrived —Empreza ' and Elingamite, from Auckland. Lady Mabel, from Kaipara; Waikare, from Auckland. Sailed— G. M. Tucker, for Wellington. Sailed—Wakatipu and Miowera, for'Wellington. NEWCASTLE, August 13. Sailed—River Hunter, for Gisborne. Kate Tatham, for Napier. MELBOURNE, August 14. Arrived—Hawke’s Bay, from London. Sailed—Tarawera, for the Bluff. ADELAIDE, August 13. Sailed— Royal Vale, for New Zealand.

d. h. m. Full Moon . . . . . 2 3 ,69 p.m. - Last Quarter, . . . . 9 5 ' 43 p.m. New Moon . . . . 17 10 5 p.m. First Quarter . . . . 25 8 2 a.m.

9 a.m. 4 p.m. Barometer . . 30.32 30.34 Thermometer . . 50 49