SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11884, 6 May 1899, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTE^TON. tyttelton is situated in _lat. 43.37 south, lone 172.44 east; and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchtircli is _2oseo. The time-ball is dropped every •week day at Ipm New Zealand mean time, viaifih is equivalent to 13.30 Greemrioh mean tMe of the previous day,.being caJculated lor 172 deg. 80min east long., and llbrs 30mta east of Greenwich mean time. PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. High Water, This Day (Saturday): Morning 0.40, afternoon. 1.4. Sua rises 7.0 a»m, pots 4.53 p.m. Moon rises -2.43 a.m., seta-2.46 P ' m ' ~ FRIDAY, MAY 5. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Thermometer . . . • 56 51 , '. Barometer .... 29.93 . 80.01 WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin telegraphed the following weather forecast yesterday:—North-east to north and west gale after ten hours from now, with rain. Glass fall soon. Tides high. ARRIVED. May s—Monowai, 3.5., 2137 tons, Chatfield, from Sydney, via Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengera—Misses Davis, Roxburgh, Freeman, Jewiss, Glasgow, Harris, .Reese, Ferguson and Fisher, Mesdames Brown, Huxley and two children, Shepherd, Howarth, Glasgow, Duncan, and Woolcombe, Messrs Piper (2), Troupe, Robison, Brown, Tregise, Sterling, Mcason, Effingham, Greenare&y, Sharman, Towsey, Salmon, Hart, Pollard, . Petborick, Soomcs, Mills, Cope, Kettle, Par-doe, HaJJenstein, Do Beer, Connal, Stilling, Evans, Purdie, Athey, Robertson, Woolcombe, Masters Bowie, Stead (2), Izard, Bums, Reese, Bsrkor, Boyle, Wilder, Russell and twenty steerage. May s—Talune, s.s., 1370 tons, Spinks, from'Melbcaime, via, southern ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers "Misses Kent, Brown, and Putman, Mesdames Pratt, Knight, Lyons and child, o*Malley«.nd Henry, Messrs.' Pratt, Lyons, Cairney, Lon-' guet, o*Maliey, MTlntosh, Walker and fourteen steerage. „„ . „ ' May s—Falcon, schooner, 92 tons, Green, from Havelock. T. H. Ker, agent. May s—Joseph Sims, schooner, 81 tons, Berg, from Collingwood. Pitcsiihly, Wallace and Co., agents. May s—Kestrel, ketch, 60 tons, Tylor, from Collingwood. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., ence Eiver. Pitcaithry, Wallace and Co., agents. Ma;? s—Rosamond, s.s., . 642 tons, Sutherland, from Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. SAILED. May .s—Xiriune, Wellington and Sydney. Union Steamship Company, .agents. "Passengers: For Wellington—Missps Talbot, Goodall, Marriner, Renaie, Olney and Kebbell, Mesdames Talbot, Thomas, Fitzgerald, Seddon, Ronnie, Godber and Vining, Hon v ß. J, Seddoa, Messrs Gibbs, Cooper, Evans, Crowo, MacaJisier, Clarke, Smith, Terchindoff, Stringer, Taylor, Lane, Lanzkof, Lamb and Blake; for Sydney —Mrs Heseltinc, Messrs Heseltine and Alpera. May s—Monowai, as., 2137 tons, Chasfieid, for, southern ports and Melbourne. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers: For Dunedin—Missos Murray, Tipping, W;l----lock, Orr, Low ana Bridges, Mesdames Lachlan, Tishor, Walton, Gosney, and CogaJi and child, Messrs Lachlan, Fisher, Thornton. Ashworfch, Cope, Weatirorill, Walton nrd Mills, Master Herons; far Hobart—Misa Hildyard, Mesdames Blanchard, Watchin and child and Turcibnll; for Melbourne—M=es Nancarrow and Wood, Mrs Nancarrow, Rev Father Bowers, Messrs Hegarty and Bense(nann. May s—Ringdove, HJMJ3., 805 tons, 1200 norse-power, 6 guns, Lieutenant-commander Ayscough, for Auckland. ' • May s—Jane Douglas, sa, 7G tons, Murray, for Akaroa, via Bays. Pricaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. . / May s—Kelson, ship, 11247 tons, Pemam, for Queenstown or Falmouth for orders. Friendlander Bros., agents.

IMPOSTS. Rosamond: / Prom Greymonth—2B7,oooft timber, 6 bags skins, 181 sleepers, 3 cases. Taltmo; Prom Melbourne—9 cases pianos, 8 cases mouldings, 9 barrels .oil, 23 pieces stone, 16 cases oil, 10 tons pie iron, 25 bdls - C Tri-tenrrsr - T*r'cheST:s tea, 380 bags bark, 40 cases acid, 35 cases wax, 65 drums sodium, 20 pkgs old sacks, 136 pkgs; from Hobart—--500 pieces timber, 100 bdls palings, 1 pared; from Bluff—2s cases milk, 3 cases coffee, 30, sacks linseed, 2 bales wool; from Dunedin —7Ol cases rabbits, 10 boxes glass, 9. bids, 87 cases cheese,-98 bars iron, 26 pkgs. MonoWai: From Sydney—6 cases printing , > ink, 5 cases stationery, 20 cases plums, 30 - cases sardines, !• pkgs rattan-/ 4 horses, 15 cases champagne, 73 chests tea, 2 oases plants, 5 cases glassware, 300 cases whisky, 69 hags valonia, 20 cases currants, 20 lengths pipe, 116 hags bottles, 998 hags rice, 9 coils yarn, 41 cases fruit, 96 pkgs; from Newcastle —3O bags bottles; from Westport—M case; from Nelson—? bales hops, 2 empty casks; from Weljington—4o pkgs, 541 'sheep, 1 hdl ' trees. ? . . EXPORTS. Rntomahana: For Wanganui—2s sacks ■,■ malt, 12 pkgs; fpr Foxton—32 boxes soap, 1 S' pkgs; for Nelson—2 pkgs; for Pai-ea—s era los merchandise; for Blenheim—6 pkgs; for New Plymouth—l. pkg; for Wellington—--4 hhds beer, 3 sacks potatoes, 129 cases fruit, ; 3,13 pkgs ironwork, 13 gunnies onions, 208sucks oats, 80 bags flour; 70 sacks flour, 3 sacks bacon, 8 pkgs ranges, 17 cases ale, 15 -drums oil, 89 pkgs. Wannka: For Brjsban sacks potatoes, 337 sacks chaff, 161 sacks pats for Newcastle—s2 sacks wheat, 50 hags onions, 557 sacks potatoes; for Townsville—7o gunnies onions,',23o sacks- potatoes; for- Rock-hampton—-664 sacks potatoes; . for Sydney-r 6638 sacks potatoes,. 243 sacks and 764 gunr rues onions, 205 sacks wheat, 946 sacks malt, 1030 sacks- bran, 253 Sacks peas, 17 sacks beans, 16 hales hay, 60 sacks-flour, 25 sacks prasn-seed, 307 sacks oats, 20 sacks oatmeal, . 5 pisiform, 15 pkgs disc harrows, 12 empty -panes, 2 sacks horse ■ hair, 1 crate fowls,: 2 trusses leather, 2 yokes, 8 crates cabbage, 1 . bicycle, 21 pigs. ; , v, EXPEOTBp ARRIVALS. ■ - ■ ■ Prom London—Waimate, . due Auckland May 9. Eimutaka, duo colony May 14. Tckoa, due colony May 24. Matatua,’ due Port Chalmers May 21, Lyttelton May 28. From Capo .. Town—Allonby, barque, 1409 , tons, Kerry, W.P.R.L. From Liverpool—Manchester, dredge, sailed peb S (put into WateriordV. ■ , , From Liverpool, via Wellington—Silverhow, ship, 1177 tons, Marshall, QJj.T.K. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For London—Loch Torndon, Blenheim, Conway, Lizzie Bell, Orari, Ruahine, lonic, Waiwcra, Wakanui, Tokomaru and Waipaate. VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. Days out Elbe (Captain Pox) ........ 64 Canterbury (Captain Collingwood) . . S 3 ■ Wellington (Captain Thomas) . . . 12 Ncrrhau M’Leocl (Captain Cafiero) . . 9 Westland (Captain Kelly) 2 Superior (Captain Papton) ' , , 1 / Nelson (Chptain Perriam) ..... 1 THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S ■ ; fleet. . SATURDAY.—FIora arrives from Dunedin, and leaves for northern ports. Rotomahana arrives from Wellington, and leaves on return trip. Ohau arrives from south, and leaves for Wellington and Greymonth. H.M.S. Ringdove left yesterday f° r Auckland- . . (Several cpaswng schooners arrived in port yesterdvy with tiihber freights. The Now Zealand .Shipping ptromev-Wakenui' will he placed in the graving dock to-day for the purpose of tightening up a, few loOso rivets, which have caused 'the strainer to leak a little. . 5 Tim, brig Edward arrived from Clarence p : v>r yesterday.with a cargo of hardwood Umber. She was berthed at the Gladstone Pier during the afternoon. The ships Lake Superior and Nelson were towed to sea yesterday morning, and both were left some five- pr six miles off the land, with a light wind blowing, The Westland, which left port the day before was also in sight. PASSENGERS BY THE RIMUTAKA. The following is the list of passengers for New Zealand, hooked UP to. March 24, per R.M.S. Rimntaka, to leave London on M a T°b 30:—Mr Curl’s, two children and nurse, Mrs TTra’n, Miss W. Halloran, Mrs Bono and two children, Miss Mackenzie. Mr, Mrs and Miss Peuperjlli Mr and Miss Murray, Mr and Mrs Wilson and child, Mr M. Crymble, Mr J. A. Crymble,', Mr B. Porter, Mr J. Cation, Mr C. Bloico, Mr W. Southern, Mr H. V. Edwards, Me and Mrs A. Gil incur and family, Mr W. Stall, Mr J.'Owi°s, Mrs Williams and infant, Mr and Mrs Althaim and family, Mr W. H. Fitzgerald. TIMARU. ’The s.s. Ohau called yesterday, going north, to land eighty tops of stores and pick up 100 tons of produce. She left for Lyttelton, V li 5 p.J3.

A handsome barque, Bngßsh brßtt, bid? ‘ Norwegian' owned, The Ugfond,. 1330 ■ tons, arrived in ballasfc from Natal yesterday morning, to load wheat for London for Friedtender Bros. There, aro now four sailing- ships 'in pork loading and to load for- London, anda fifth is daily expected. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. , ARRIVALS.—May 5; Wellington, T-Sfoauny EEngamate, from Napier; Gisborne, 8 a.m.,„, Hawke’s Bay, from Wellington I Auckland*; 5.15 p.m., Gvalau, from Rarotonga. DEPARTURES.—May 5;. Westport, 6J3O* mi., Pohcrua, for Lyttelton.; Port Chal— , mers, 4.25 p.m., Flora, for Wellington, 5.40 pm., Blingamite, for Lytteltom; Wellington, 5.15 pm., Rotomahana, for Lyt-* telton; Timaru, 8 p.m., Ohau, .for Lyttelton., SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIFARA HEADS, May -5. Saakdr—Eliza Firth, brigantine, for Lyttel-< km. . AUCKLAND, May 5. Arrived —Upolu, from tho Islands. WELLINGOPON, May 5. Arrived—EKngamrfce, Jromt Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Rotomahana, from, Lyttelton. Sailed—Elinganrite, for Lyttelton and Dunedin; passengers—Misses Lane and Clark,. Mesdames Matheson and child and Fletcher, Hon E.Mitchelson, Messrs Bush, Eestteaux, Williams, Murrell, Reid and Matheson. Rotomahana, for Lyttelton; passengers—Misses; Page, Empson, Mating, Gibson, Garforth, Rule, Currie, Tomkins and G’Coimor, Mesdames- M Donald and child, Mating, Empson, Hobbs, Eichelbaum and child, Gcddia and Lamb, Dr Neill, Messrs Maguire, Armstrong, Dickon, Eichelbaum, Piper, Wilson, Hobbs, 6«ddis, Taylor (2), Goodwin and Master Logan. ■ . The colonial mails, by the Aorangi, which left Wellington on March 30, arrived at London on the morning of May 3rd, timetable date. BLUFF, May 5. Arrived—Eotokino, steamer, from' Auckland. DUNEDIN, May 5. Sailed —Flora, for northern ports; passengers—Mesdames Davidson, Pcwmdor, Gray and Sharman, Masses Oliver, Shand and M’Phea, Messrs Brown, Gray, Kennedy, Jeffreys, Donald, Grant and -James. AUSTRALIAN SHOPPING. SYDNEY, May 5. Arrived—Wostraiia, from Auckland.

Last Quarter JSTewMooQ «j First Quarter Full Moda. .,' May. D. . .'i 3 . . . 10 . . .18 . r. . 25 n. 5 5 4 5 JI. 17 ft J31. 9 a.m. 43 &-m. 19 pan.