SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11887, 10 May 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

Lyttelton is situated in _lat. long. 172.44 east; and the differenceJhmo between. Lyttelton and Chidstehuxch ia 20iSea. The time-ball is dropped every week day a® 1 pm.’, New Zealand mean, time, much is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean, tune or the previous day, being calculated tor Xvjaeg; BOnun east long., and llkxs 30mm -cast of Greenwich mean ' time. FEMES OF THE MOON. May. n. s- ,m.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. High Water, This Day-fWedncsday): Mom-' ing 4.0, afternoon 4.25. Snn rises 7.4- am., Betfi'-4.48 p.Di. Moon-rises 7.22 a.m., set 3 -1. 50 p.m. • TUESDAY, MAY 9. • 9 am. 5 pm. , Thermometer ,x « . 68 __ 49 ■ Barometer . -* - * 29.87 80.00 WEATHER FORECAST. Captain Edwin telegraphed the following weather forecast yesterday:—Strong-southerly winds, with snow on high lands, and cold weather. AEEECBDMay 9 Bofamahana, s.s., 901 tons, Manning, ’ from Wellington Union Steamship ' Comnanv. agents. Passengers—Misses Spence, Bnin Henderson, Walker and Goldie, Mesdames Bair, Hutchison, Firth and Hart, Messrs Lang-Meason, Selby, Eeane, OTSeili, Turnbull, * M2ne, _Clarkson (2), Townsend, Mall, Hay-hurst (2), Nicholas, Vaise, Sterne, Mitchell, Bondall, Hutchison, - Scott, Downs, ScWoas, Pike, Hettes, Firth, Gofiord, Tohks, Richard, Howard, Bonnet, Nelson, . Penny, Dads, Sing&eld, Boss, Hart, Dane, Dr Seale and ton steerage. -, -i..:, May 9— John Gambles, barqac, 1066 tons, ' YKoUce, from Timaru. Kaye and Carter, s ■ .agents. - _ CLEARED. / Mav-O—Falcon, schooner, .9B tons) Havelock. Field and Ferrier, agents. . May 9 —Morning Light, schooner, 92 tons, 'AndmsdnV for Waitapu. Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., agents. SAILED. m . . May.S— ketcli, ,60“ tons, Tayior, for N-TTpam- Pitcaithly, Wa3hube-and-Cos agents. • May 9— Rotomahana, nja.,901 tons,. Manning, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, assarts." Passengers—Misses Grace, Donate, Eascoe, Kennedy (2), Johnston, Mahon, Sutton, Thomas, Hooper, ■Andrew, Edwards and Webster, Mesdames Webster, and child, Reid, Blackburn, l&hcn, Tnrhball, Smith, and Campbdl, Revs and Webster, JJessrs Webster (9), Haag, Greenwood, Fisher, Petbam,. Axrten, ■ TyAA+om Emarrael, Haynes, Jensen, Le- " wTHsrriß, Walker, Hamill, Rosa, Jwmston, .Bakecq, Naim, Smith and Campbell. ' ..-T a tnr Mar" 9— Poherna, ' iWestportt Uhron Bicamstop^Gompany^^eirts. s.s., 76 ■ Murray, for-.Akaroa, via Bays. Ktemthly, WaDacemid

' C0.,-agahta. Baiomaidna: From ’ fish, 1 bicycle, 18 casks pe1t5,,.318 sheep, 7H pk<»s, -16 .head- cattle, EXPOETS. ■ ■■■■■ Moming Light; For Waitapu—2oo bags flora? sSLks-flour, UOOO bricks;.Jso-pkg3. mU. 7m i* • m» f ?»Soi«£ SaWk te flour,. I halo o cK’gU, ‘lO pkgs; for W Weffiugi^n-2 jrcm, 21 ARRIVALS. . From L^^JS&S Lyttelton May colony May 11May 9- En^^, jl a y 24. Matatua, due ? £rs 9 ' ‘fSJS^syUi»»*»• “"*•■ ship 1177 tons, Marshall, £». »" Mr ST‘to O Se W *^' Tokonmru, Waimato and Lake Ene. VESSELS HOMEWARD-BOUND. Elbe (Captain Fox) .• •* ‘• S Canterbury (Captain Cpllingwood) . . 5 Wellington (Captain 'pwiM.s) - - • ■ ■ Norman M’Leod (Captean Cafeero) . . 1 ( ; Westland (Captain Lolly) ■• • • g Lake Superior fCaptam Panton) . • g Nelson .(Captain P e^ a ™*' ’ r n-vfWANTS THE UNION STEAMSHIP COSai-Aain FI/EET.. .. * WEDNESDAY,—Te Anau arrives aShM and way ports, and leaves fo Dunedin. . . ■'The barque John Gambles. 11, e ; C ei at Timaru, arrived m port clurmg (Sl?““»ide.ea Wbl. W no_ tog of any consequence has resulted .horn hei bumping. It seems that, the ££* achiallv strike the reef while under vjay. lhe cant-in found himself close in shore ;when the fop lifted,-and. anchored. He had sailed over the reef ill high tide, and, as the tide receded, the. vessel fomid,,the .rocks, and bumped two •'■ : dr three tiiheS rather heavily. _ Owin" to the boisterous state of the weather yesterday, it was deemed advisable not to v shift - the -direct liner .Wa-kahui from,, -|he ' graving dock. .If the weather is favourable she will'come out of .dock to-day., Thei Union Company has abandoned the original idea df‘sending to Tasmania btie of its coastal .steamers to replace the ; Australia. Satisfactory arrangomeuts have been made to .keep up the ofliciciicy . ' of' the ; ,' .service in , Tasmanian tvatars by using one of the cargo* vessels if nef cessary. The -Oinapero; which has been emplovcd in the Auckland-East Coast-Wellington-Wcst Coast trade, for .some time past,, is to, be withdrawn from, this running qn her ,arrival m Wellington to-morrow, and henceforth will d° collier duty. She will be replaced by, the Mawhora, .which is to sail for Westport, Napier, Gisborne, • aud Auckland .on Wednesday. It is not yet decided whether the change will ho permanent or not. Captain Shaw and the ' officers bf the Omapere will probably transfer tb.'the , The steamer To Anau will ha,docked upon arrival at Diiriedin ,oh Thursday for an over- ; haul; She, will hot leave Lyttelton on tlie northern trip till Monday. TIMARU. , Thp s.B. Rotokinq, from _ Dunedin and OamairU, called yesterday to pick .up 750| tons of .produce, and left for Auckland direct last night. ... it..,. .... ■ The barque .Firth .of Dornoch cleared yesterday, , and ~ sails , to-day lor London, with a cargo of 115!> boles of wool, 9005 sacks of wheat and 1494 ,stacks of oats. / ■ .. . The a.s. Star of England was expected from Wanganui last night. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. ■ .ARRIVAL.—May •9; Spit, 4.30 • p.hl., Hawke’s Bay; from Gisbbnic. DEPARTURES.—May 0: Wellington, , 3 p.m., Te Anau, for Lyttelton; Port Chalmers, 3.40 p,m., Elingamite,, for Lyttelton; Auckland, 4.30 pm,, -Waimaic, for Waitara. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 9. Sailed—Mararoa, for the south; passengers —Misses , Wilkes', : | Salmon,, Marshall,,, Butler, iwid, Mesdamcs ■ Clark, Donnin . and Wickes, Messrs Gaunt, Gee, Kilpatrick, Maxwell, Truvo and.Wi'ckcs, Rotoiti, for Now Plymouth and Wellington. Ovalau, for Kara- ’ tonga. • , , WELLINGTON, May 3. Arrived—To Anau and Omapere, from Auckland, via East Coast. Rotorua and Corinna, from the south. • DUNEDIN, May 9. Sailed—Westralia, for., Sydney, via northern ports; passengers—Messrs Drew, Simpson, Muir, Perry, Sale, Heinemann, .Crow; Hillyer, Endcl, Ttxmbnll, Wallis, Miicalistcf, Sayley, Fleming, Ewing, Nottingham, Wilcox, Mackie, Cameron, Rabble, Orr and Simpson, Captain Willis, Mcsdames Wallis, Drew, Hcmemairn, Ewing, Turnbull and Nottingham, Misses Humphreys, Lane, Chapman, Stanford, Turnbull (2) and Ewing (S). ’ ' : .. . BLUFF, May 9. Arrived—Monowai, steamer, from Dunedin. Mokoia, steamer, from Melbourne and Hobart, at 3 pm. yesterday;, .pteengers—Mer,dames Watson, Armstrong rend Evans, Miss Hibbs, Messrs Sergeant, Armstrong, Evans and two steerage. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. MELBOURNE, May 9. Sailed —Wakatipu, for the Bluff.

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