SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11929, 28 June 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON, Lyttelton ja situated in lat.-4A37 souths, Jang. 172.41 east; and the difference oi:time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20sec. The time-ball is dropped every week day at 1 pjm, New Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time 'of th© previous day, being for 172deg30min east long., and Hhts -SOrrrin, east. of, Greenwich- -mean time.

THE WEATHER-IN AUSTRALIA. Tha fallowing weather reports were received from Australian stations yesterday:— . i Albany, June 26—Barometer 30.00-, gloomy. June 28—Wind south; barometer 27—Wind south; barometer Bhads—Wind, west breeze; haitaneter 30.17; thermometeo/ ~62; cloudy, sea BE Sw Plymouth —Wind southwest, light; barometer 30.10, thermometer 5~; fine, se toranstOt 80-.06, ther- ««*• thermometer 47; showery- , wrassrare at Captain Edwin report^:—The _ prewar« m remained nearly staticnary firnca Km ™ ft of an inch between Saturday an _ - .Both places will show W -Tf - P OTt - 0 evidences that Tasmania, and there mo Capa 0 f NewOne is approaching ths t** * Zealand from about north^ass.

WEATHER FORECAST. ___ Captain Edwin nortLeS weather forecast yraterfay. S fl i 0 to north and west winds,, g iDg« good'tides- _ . I> AJa^T E S 69 {- oV2 , M’Beth, Jane 27 3 - B^,. MTrtalllT , Company, from Dunedin. Union Eart agents. tfe Giay toian. Mesaxs xSS, ts“ S Si ha 'to?JfcUKnii»B -£ s J^ b S II^,,“SS 2?Sf^rSi. I SSs'SS,S nc«*?Tv and cluld, ***> shaad> Casfi «* 1370 tons, Sph&* jane Union Steam- , 'from Sydney, via mst p^ sen^s --ili3se3 i L-T^f P toi3 a{ Stotroyd, EdScd,' Craw, Hamilton,, iiams, , * ’j Hnme, MesDerrine, .^ o, swierick Hornibrooke, Graham, dames Isxtt, Brc»enc , child, &owm*a, LaI P OJ ’ Mahoney, Messrs Dr Hormbroofeo, E»“®F, Alr }, nre t, Andrew, we, wii - Hnme, S^S l i? I Thornton, 01121; S“T,S£to; Homtoob « mi twenty-four stceraga^__ SSS andfLtctoir,M^ HodgBawexv R eV -S?^' h ■ Hichelbaum, Scott, son. Band, M lnto , j,£’Donald, Thatcher, IS GSi^ c ***v iox Juno 27 laume, “TT' UnioirSteam- ■ southern ports and Melhonxnc F Dlm , ship Company, and Year,. eddn— Misses Chotwin, • Walton-; for' -Messrs Brakme, ■ Ee ft, oarEe —Hiss Bluff-Mrs KrfUVSE • Garton, Mrs tons,.,MmttlSZ- w “- l» a imd Co., agents g ■

U H^ld: “From WestparWO.OOOft, timber, S empty tegs clinkers, Paraota; casks brandy; 50 staves aI^ 7 ’ fromTimaru from i bale wooll'cns. Eotorro; 4 toxea butte, ?S cases frames; 2s, 'A" H ssjft£ , 3s a m wTpS£e., "Siw “i irom Bitiffi-S Jgs- lmgthß tubing, From c^^y> syrup, 400 bags > njj currants, 370 cases ILni S Ito- ftom f ollSgte-5 to butte, 36 •■*• pt *.to», s^gjg/y £»£. X w s£f.‘S 1 W.,. Rotorua. * . for Nelson— 2s sacks P P &, 1 trass leather, 10 whea^. 20 sacks flour.. 16 pkgs; for ’Wanganui —2s racks 1 pkg£ daisfSt. o-1 wop fowls, 133 sacks flour, AQ bags flour, chalfcuttor, 1 case hams, 33 psgs. , ■ Proa: For gunnies onions, S pkga; for' Greymouth— s6 atem 33 Ss sharps, 21 sacks bran,. 22o steirkJ, 5 racte wheat, 25 Sacks oats, 10 racks: manure, 26 pkgs., EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Prom Londopr-Tekoa, at Wellington. Waikato due Port Chalmers June 23 Gothic, »t Wellington. Otarama, due Auckland July 14. Eakaia, due Wellington July 16. Prom Liverpool —Manchester, dredge, sailed Eeb. 8; at Gibraltar, June.. 21. _ Prom Liverpool, via Wellington—Silverhow, «hip, 1177 tons, Marshall,- Q-L.fl.K-, at Wei*

Tixo Taiuiu) arrived in. port yesterday Sydney via Wellington) said. Captain. Spinks waa higHy congratulated by his friends on his luck.in picking up the Perthshire, and the wifill and ability: ha displayed in the tomng operations- It is not known, yet what amount of salvage will bo allowed to the owners and crew of the TaLuno, but it is generally undicgtood f.w. as the Perthshire was umien command, and heading her course, the amount yill bo Trmnb lesa than it would otherwise have boon- Upon arrival at Sydney the saloon passengers presented Captain Spmka vith a testimonial, which was read by Sir ■Walter Boiler, as follows;—‘‘Dear Captain Spinks,—Before bidding yourself and your gallant Talon© au rovoir ah the conclusion of this eventful trip, wo take this pleasurable opportunity of asking you to accept our heartiest congratulations on the (success of your mission in first finding the long-disabled Perthshire in this vast expanse of Pacific, and, further, in towing her safely upwards cf. gOO miles- to the haven of Pori Jackson, thereby removing much wide-spread, public anxiety. We can assure you of out sympathy with your filing* during this period of _ responsibility. uml anxious experienced- Particularly do we admire the masterly way you handled your steamer when in close proximity to the Perthshire, when a -heavy' sea waa running. At that critical and apparently perilous moment your cool demeanour considerably allayed the nervous appnohenaiona endured by your passengers. Than, again, the getting of the lino frrvTTi the disabled ship after her having krqfe-en ettw-firut -hawsor, -and -safely! taking on.

hoard the 10-ton cable, was accomplished in such a dexterous and expeditious manner as to command our utmost confidence in the captain who practically had two huge steamers and several hundreds of souls thereon in his charge. Any eulogy expressed such as this would bo incomplete without reference to the efforts of your officers and gallant crow, their behaviour being a theme of admiration. In conclusion, let us trust that substantial salvage will reward your indomitable efforts; and that these waters, may long know the most gonial and courteous of commanders, your good self, together with your ship and crew, is the truest wish of the undersigned.” Hero followed some, forty-five signatures. Mr Bums, purser of the steamer Talnae, has been appointed to succeed Mr Price in the Union Steamship Company’s>serviceat the Bluff. He left tho Taluno yesterday, and his place on hoard was taken, by Mr Isaacs. The Delphic, of the White Star lane Hoot, will leave to-morrow for London. Tho Wakatdpn, of tho Uniou Steamship Company’s fleet, arrived from Melbourne, via southern ports, yesterday morning. She will leave to-day for Sydney, via Wellington. On May 8 there was launched by C. S Swan and Hunter, Limited, at Wallscnd-on-Tync, a largo finely-modelled screw steamer named the Kumsvra, which has been built to the order of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, Limited, of London. The principal dimensions of the vessel are: —Length over all, 438 f t; beam, extreme, 54ft Sin; and depth, moulded, 82ft loin to upper deck; and.she has been built to take Lloyd’s highest class three-dock rule. Above the upper deck a shelter deck has been fitted right fore and aft, at tho fore end of which are berthed the crew and firemen, and at tho after end provision has been made for carrying a number of steerage passengers. Accommodation for the officers, engineers, and a, few firstclass passongerg will be provided in large deckhcmses oh file, shelter deck. One hold fbr,ward of the machinery space and one aft will bo insulated lorthc carriage of frozen mutton, Of which the steamer is intended to carry the largo number of 100,000 carcases. The machinery, which is being built by tbs' Central Marino Engine Works, West Hartlepool, will consist of a set of triple expansion engines having cylinders 32in, 54in, and 86in in diameter, with a p&tem stroke of 54in, steam being generated in five ainglo-encted boilers 15ft 6in in diameter and 10ft 6in long, working at a pressure of 1801 b per square inch. During consfennstion the vessel has been under the superintendence of Captain M’Kirdy, the marine superintendent of the owners, assisted by Captain Scotland, and the machinery under that of Mr T. Young, their superintendent engineer. telegraph notice board. ARRIVAL. —Juno 27;; Auckland, 7.45 a.m., Fiona, from Brisbane. DEPARTURESj —June 27: Greymbuth, 12.45 pun., Rosamond, for Lyttelton.; Wellington, 2 p-m., Hiram Emery, for Auckland ; Wellington,. .5.55 p.nu. Flora, for Lyttelton.

* PHASES OP THE:MO£M, lime. u. n. sc. Dank Quartets . . . 1 10 21 ami New Moon ... 8 5 61 p.m. First Quarter . » . 16 9 17 PJHFull Moon . . , , 24 1 60 aau. Lut Quarter . •• 30, 4 ISvp.sn, REPORT, ETC. Hirfi Water, This Day (Wednesday); Morning 8.?; afternoon 833. Sun rises Z3V. ami.. Beta 4.29 p-m, Moon rises 10.22 p.m., sets 1036 a.m. >' " ' ’ V;' ’ „ ‘ TUESDAY; JUNE-27. • , 9 mn. 5 p.m. i Tfcennometeri . • « • Rn Barometer . .5 • 3W)7 ?(U0 Calm, bine sky.

hogioa. UOMEWABD BOUND. Days out Canterbury (Captain Colhngwood). ♦ 108 Wellington (Captain Tkoinaa) . . „ 65 Normal M’Leod (Captain Cafiero) . i 61 (Captain. Kelly) • - - . 65 lake Superior (Captain Panton) - Nelson (Captain Perriam). . , 04 ; 54 Lock Torridon (Captain Patman) . .* 27 Lizzie Boll (Captain Gronow) . , . 26 , 26 Orari (Captain , • • ' Blenheim (Captain Comile . . . • 22 Conway (Captain Hume) • • • , • * 11 Lock Linnko (Captain Pikhnan).. . 0 'PKE UNION STEAMSHIP .COMPANY’S ELKET. for SydWEDNESDAY.— Wakatipu leaves nay, via Wellington. UTtopt irom northern ports, and leaves for Dunedin.