SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CII, Issue 11948, 20 July 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

i',,: LYTTELTON. ■ Jjyttelton fa situated ‘in fat. 43.37 sooth, long. 172.44 east; and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20sec. The time-ball fa dropped every week day a* 1 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated fox 172 deg. SOmin east long., and llhrs 30min east of Greenwich mean time. PHASES OF THE MOON.

' WEATHER REPORT, ETC. Tryb Water, This Day (Thursday): Morning 0.55, afternoon 1.25. Sun rises 7.28 a.m.. Bets 4.45 p.m. Moon rises 1.39 p.m., sets 4.30 a,m, ■ WEDNESDAY, JULY 19. 9 a.m. 5 pjn. Thermometer ..... 48 47 Barometer 29.91 • 29.99 (Wind S.W., fresh hreeze. THE WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA: ■ The following weather reports were received from Australian stations yesterday:— Albany, July 18—Wmd north; barometer 80.10; fine. _ , > , Hobart, July la—Wind SJE.; barometer B0J.0; fine. _ , , Sydney, July 19.—Wind S.W.; barometer BOJ.0; fine. , L , TTrv. WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND. The following weather reports from New Zealand stations were receive! at 5 p-m. yeaHeads.—'Wind N.V, fpah; baro " mgtjr sgMjl, thermometer 63; cloudy, sea Wind S-E., moderate gale; barometex 29A9, thermometer 56j fine, sea moderate. _ Castle Point.—Wind south, light; barometer 29.67, thermometer 50; rain, sea rough. Wellington*—Wind south, moderate gale; barometer 29.73, thermometer 50; nun. ' Westport.—Wind SJEk, fresh; barometer thermometer 50; gloomy, sea rough, rfaikouia. —Wind ' S.W., breeze; barometer / 29-83, thermometer 40; lain, sea moderate. Camara.—Calm;' barometer 29.74, thermometer 38; fine, sea smooth.. Blufi.—Wind west, light; barometer 29.91, thermometer 41; fine. _ Captain Edwin reports:—The pressure is low westward of Tasmania, and travelling eastward, and there' will probably he westerly gales on south coast of Australia' westward of. the meridian of Adelaide. The pressure fa also low in tho Tasman Sea, travelling towards the south-east. WEATHER FORECAST. Edwin telegraphed the following ■Weather forecast yesterday: —Wind west to south and south-east Barometer rise. Showery yreather. Very cold - night. ■ ARRIVED. July 19—Jane Douglas, s.s~, 75 tons, Murray, fro™ Akaroa, via Bays. Piicaithly, Wallace wStraha, from Dunedin. Kinsey, Bams and Co., agents, passengers—Captain Willis, Mr Benham. July 19—Hawea, sa, 1114 tans, Abram, from Wellington. - Union Steamship Company, agents.. July 19—Zior, schooner, 63 tons, Brown, ixctm ' Greymouth, bound to Timaru, put inJuly ,13—Te Anau, s_s., 1028 tons, Berueoh, from northern ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Gage, Gibbons, Anderson, Gavey, Graham, Fletcher and Drift, Mesdames McAdoo, Blair, Ferguson, Widdingham and child, Rodgers, Baker and Vivian, Messrs Kinvig, iMcAdoo, Collins, Nott, white, Booke, Gee, Ferguson, Gaarder, Petrie, Gotten, Cameron, Oyfor, Martin and Sinclair, -and fourteen steerage. ' SAILED. July 19—Te Anau, s.a., 1028 tons, Bemech, for Dunedin, Union Steamship Company, agents. .Passengers—Miss Stobba, Mrs Goldutt, Messrs Hodge, Buckley and Gtoldutt. Jnly 13—Wesfcralia, s.s., 1819 tons, Thorpe, fox Sydney, via northern ports. Kinsey, Bams and Co, agents. Passengers: For Wellington —Misses Chi snail, Newill, Clarke and Smythe, Mrs Armstrong and maid, Messrs "MAtii Mia Simpson, Gee, H, B. Kirk, Clarke, B. Smith, W. W. Charters and Kirk; for Gisborne— Mr Ranger; for Auckland—Miss Dunnage, Mrs Lorrimec, Messrs Lorrimer, Aires, Parker and M’Lennan; for Sydney—Mrs Brown, Messrs Brown and Hulston and boy, July 19—Hawea, As, 1114 tons, Abram, for Bluff. Unton Steamship Company, agents. > July 19—Gertie, s.s, 100 tons, Matheson, for Wanganui. -Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; .agents. IMPORTS. Weskcalia: From Dunedin—69 pkgs merchandise, -quantity pig iron. \ Te Anau: Prom Auckland—l case cigarettes, 120 bdls laths, 22 bdls doors, 1 case tobacco, 2 bales trees, 30 cases oranges, 27 cases soap, 4 hales leather, 1 sack oysters, 982 pieces and 23 bdls timber, 24 coils rope, 28 bags hides, 4 sacks pelts, 65 sacks seed, 134 cases, 264 bags sugar, 72 cases fruit, 10 cases cubes, 5 cases syrup, 4 pkgs; from Napier—7 cases fish, 64 pieces timber, 18 drums sodium, 1 sack hides; from WelHhgton—3 oases fish, 20 matches, 4 aide arms, 12 sacks seed, 25 candles, 5 casks pelts, 58 pkgs. EXPORTS. Talunei For Wellington—2s cases lemons; for Newcastle—loo gunnies onions, 250 sacks potatoes; for Brisbane—l truss; for Sydney—--263 sacks malt, 30 sacks .peas, 4198 sacks potatoes,A99 sacks oats, 28 cases cheese, 543 gunnies, 91 cases and 77 sacks onions, 4 cases hams, 1 case jewellery, 829 sacks wheat, 37 bales hay, 163 sacks bran, 132 sacks sharps, 120 sacks trailer, .8 pkgs. Rotomahina: For Greymouth—22 sacks potatoes; for Foxten—l plough, 1 drill; for Wanganui—l pkg; for New Plymouth—2s cases apples, 120 sacks and 120 bags flour, 70 sacks pollard, 7 p]sgs; for Blenheim—3 pkgs; for Pa-tearo-6 baiielfl ale; for Wellington—2 cases : dead poultry, 10 sacks malt, 1 oven, 1 roll zinc, 120 cases apples, 12 sacks potatoes, 14 pkgs ranges, 9 firebricks, 10 cases Irish moss,'l)o sacks chicory, 234 sacks chaff, 80 sacks flora, 2 trusses leather, 60 cases fruit, 20 sacks oats, 4 wheels, 8 cases eggs, 1 swag, 58 pkgs. Hawea: For Bhzfi—3 drums sodium, 3 cases. Te A rum- For Dunedin—4 chests tea, 2 cases, 16 empty cases, 5 cases sauce, 50 cases pickles, 1 box samples, 6 sacks bacon, 1 horse, 1 trap, 1 cask rivets, 42 sacks seed, 3 trusses leather, 30 pkgs. Westralia; For Wellington—SO sacks potar toes, 25 sacks wheat, 125 sacks and hags flouy, 5 sacks wheatmeal, ,9 oases ale, 3 ranges, 1 case poultry, 1 case glue, 5 sacks peas, 2 cases bacon, 1 .epeam separator;, for Blenheim—2s sacks oats; for Waitara—2 hhds ale; for Patea—2 cases ale; for Foxton—B hiida ale; for Napier—22 sacks potatoes, 20 cases apples, 2 cases boots, 2 cases bacon, 1 SJP. plough, 6 disc harrows, 2 bicycles, 4 trusses woollens;, for Gisborne—4o cases apples, 310 sacks and bags flour, 3 sacks wheatxneal, 74 sacks potatoes, 20 sacks oatmeal, 1 DP. plough, 1 case hardware, 3 crates biscuits, 2 cases bacon; for Auckland—B6s sacks wheat, 409 sacks potatoes, 830 sacks and bags flour, 101 sacks oats, 6 cases ambrosia, 22 cases apples, 20 sacks oatmeal, 5 hhds ale, 11 cases oarina, 53 steel plates, 4 cases bacon, 3 cream separators, 7 .trusses woollens, 1 crate fowls, 50 cases fruit; for Sydney—l6o sacks wheat, 1195 sacks potatoes, 25 sacks grass seed, 2 sacks peas, 50 sacks flour, 808 Banks bran, 620 sacks malt, 80 sacks onions, 1 case bacon; for Newcastle—-983 sacks potatoes; for Fremantle—loo sacks oats; for Brisbane—--1 chaff bagger. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Fr.oin London—Waikato, overdue Port Chadjners. Otaraana, due Auckland July 14. Rakaia, due Wellington, July 16. From Liverpool—Manchester, dredge, sailed Feb. 8; gt Gibraltar June 21. VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. ' ' Days out Wellington (Captain Thomas) .... 84 Norman M’Leod (Captain Cafiero) . . 83 Westland (Captain Kelly) . .... .77 Lake Superior (Captain Panton) . . .76 Nelson (Captain Perriam) 76 Lizzie Bell (Captain Gronovz) .... 48 Gxari (Captain Fowler) 48 Loch Torridon . 47 Blenheim (Captain Colville)' . . , . 44 Conway (Captain Hume) ...... 43 Loch Linnhe (Captain PihJman) i . . 31 Blackadder (Captain Graasen) . . . . 7 THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. • THURSDAY.—Eotomahana arrives from Wellington, and leaves on return trip. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. DEPARTURES, Jnly 19^—Akaroa, 7-50 am., Same Douglas, for Lyttelton; Wellington, 12,40 pm., Tekoa, for London; Wellington, 4.55 pmi, Taliine, for Sydney; Wellington, 5.10 pm., Eotomahana (Brindisi mail), for Lyttelton.

, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS, , v , WELLINGTON, July 19. Aztiifed,—Kotoiti, from Onetauga, SgiJcd _Tckoa, for London. Cargo; From'Wellington—11,352 carcases mutton, 500 quarters beef, 793 bales wool, 732 cases meats, 132 c(iaka tallow and pelts, C bales basils and leather. 41 * sacks soed, 4. 'sacks peas, 25 packt ag’eg siittdriesj ill pieces timber, 60 cases -kidneys,' 686 cases and 299 bags gum. Tubing, for Sydney. Ko'tomahana, for Lyttelton; passengers—Misses Miller, Millaom Oram, Helmore and M’Grog or, Mesdampa Rainer, Thomas, M 1 Guinness, Miller, and family, WntP, Chambers, Eev E." Erwin, Captain Easther,.Messrs M’Guin-.' >C3S,,ThOm3S,* Chambers, BaieJiei, ■Warnes,

JULY. 33. H. 11. New Moon ... 8 8 1 a.m. First Quarter ... 16 11 29 a.m. Full Moon . ... 23 9 12 a.m. Last Quarter . T . 30 0 13 sum.