SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIII, Issue 12159, 24 March 1900, Page 6

SHIPPING.

.UYTTELTON. Lyttelton is situated in Int. 43.37 south, tong. 172.44 east; and the difference of tuns between Lyttelton and Chtistchurcn is SOseo. The time-ball is dropped every week.day at 1 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which 11 equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time ol ihs previous day, being calculated for 172 deg. 10/nin oast long., and libra 80mm. ©a9o 0i Greenwich mean time. . 'PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT. ETC. High Water, This Day (Saturday) : Morning 10.3. afternoon 10.30. Sun rises 6.11 a.m., se'cs 6.3 p.m. Moon rises 10.56 p.m., sets 1.31 p.m. FRIDAY, MARCH 23. 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Thermometer « . * < ™ Barometer 29.71 29.60 . Wind, S.W., light THE WEATHER IF AUSTRALIA. The following weather reports were received from Australian stations yesterday:— Albany, March 22—Wind, F.W. ; barometer, ' 23-Wind, W-5 barometer, 30.20; cloudy. , , , Sydney, March 22—Wind, west; barometer 80.30; fine., THE'WEATHER IF FEW ZEALAND. The foliowing weather reports were received from Few Zealand, stations at 5 p.m. jester4&J" !—• Manukau' Heads—Wind, west, fresh ; 'barometer 29.84, thermometer 67; showery, sea •mooth. _ , , Few Plymouth—Wind, S.W., light; barometer 29.76 tA’ermometer 71; fine, sea smooth. CastlepoinlAWind, N.E., light; barometer 29.71, thermomeiv'r 68; fine, sea moderate. Wellmgton—Wivi, F.W., light; barometer 29.63, thermometer'\ 7 2; fine. 1 Westport—Wind, \F.F.W., fresh; barometer 29.68, thermometer 63} fine, sea smooth. Captain Edwin reports'- There is a further decrease of pressure at A lbany, but at Sydney and' Hobart it lhas continued to increase slowly. A low pressure from fhO T as f, eastward of the meridian of Soiah Cape late last night, and evidences indicate tk a J one from the «ame direction -will also pass euA by ™iajcight to-morrow,.and one also on, -Marcn -o. , ‘ WEATHER FORECAST; The following weather forecast was ed from Wellington yesterday:—Win* ' derate -to strong iromf between the west \ a “ a south-west and south at all places during A c next twelve hours, but changing at all ■outhward of Napier and Capo Egmont to, artrong northerly winds after' that time. Ths barometer will further rise everywhere, but will fall again 'after twelve hours southward of [Napier and Few Plymouth. The sea will be moderate on all the western coast, and a considerable southerly swell' on all the eastern coast southward of East Cape. The tides will be 1 high on the. east coast south of East Cape, and moderate everywhere .else. Synopsis of the last twenty-four hours: —A steadily decreasing pressure everywhere until about midnight, since when it has xisezii a littl© in i-A© south. Strong northerly winds htav© been prevalent southward of -Napier and'iFew Plymouth, and rain has fallen ■southward of Cape Farewell and Christchurch, A low pressure from the west passed eastward of the meridian of South Cape late last night, and there are evidences of one from the same direction passing late to-morrow. A low presold from the .west will also pass on Wednesday. ' ARRIVED. ' March 22—Pivherua, 749 tons, Adams, from Dunedin. Unioif Steamship Company, agents. March 23— WaiPnre, s.s., 1901 tons, Richardson, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses St Hill (A and Crombie, Mesdames Squires, Edgar, Sommerville, Wake and three children, and Hobson, Right Rev B,' shop Mules, Rev Dr Morley,, Lieutenant-Colonel Sommerville, Messrs Gowns, Squires, Collenhor, Edgar, Fraser, Turner, Manson, M’lntosh, Hasnmond, Hull, Gaspard, Donnelly, Smith, Mogrldge, Crdbb, Ferguson, Perry, Wake and sixteen steerage. March 23—Indraghiri, 3181 tons, Harwood, from Wellington.. Hmsey, Barns and Co., agents. , , T ... March 23—Talune, s.s., 1370 tons, Neville, from Melbourne via southern* ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. H B^ oll * 618 , Misses Martin, Jamieson, Ronaldson,* rost and. Carr, Mesdames-Redpath, Martin and Cullen, Messrs Tabart, Abrams, Hardie (2), Mills, Pratt and Meek, and sixteen steerage. SAILED. March 22—Clematis, ketch, 67 tons, Peters-on, 'for Auckland. Field and Ferrier, agents. March 23—Waikare, s.s., 1901 tons, Richard-’ eon,, for Melbourne, via south. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers: horlJunedin—Miss O’Connor, Mesdames Smith,AFish, Lucas and Harris, 'Mr Ring; for Bluff—Misses Rodie (20 and Dunlop; for Hobart—Mesdames Heller and Carlyle, Messrs Heller, Carlyle, Abbott and Callender; for Melbourne-Misses rVvrev Wrieley, Young, Garforlh, Smith, and y Bayne, Mesdames Woodcock, Millar, Corey, Broughton, Smith and Wheeler Captaitt Woodcock, Messrs LaseeHes and party, Moas, Sandstein, M’Phee, Bray, Hibbs, Sm_i , ■BlundaU, and Weston. March 23-tPoherua, s.s., 749 tons, Adams, for Westport. Union Steamship Cimpany, S °March 23— Talune, s.s., 1370 tons, Neville, for Sydney, via Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents; passengers: For Wellington—Misaes Carr, Cresswell, Coe and Henderson, Mesdames Henderson, Twxss, Lwcon.be, Brown, Winnsett (2), Coe and Studholme, Messrs Bkudholme, Winnsett, Rainbow, Campbell, Coe and Twiss, Master Collxs ; for Sydney—Misses Martin and 'M Neily, Mrs Rocke, Messrs Rooke, Symington, Lomax and Napper. IMPORTS. , / Poherua; From Westport-11,720ft timber, ’4OO tons coal, 1 hamper, 2 pkgs. Janet Nkoll: From Westport—ll,oooft timber, 1 box, 700 tons coal. Talune; From Melbourne—l 4 cases tea, lo bales paper, 20 cases and 17 qr casks wine, 1 tierce coffee, 3 bicycles, 1 truss leather, 10 barrels oil, 3 rolls lead, 23 cases fruit, 48 bags and 50 sacks sugar, 676 bags bark, 440 sacks salt. 154 bags shumac, 5 parcels, 160 pkgs, 11 casks, 222 cases, 2 boxes; from Hobart—2Bo bags bark; from Dunedin—7s spokes, 11 hhds and 7 barrels ale, 2 iron plates, 2 bdls mouldings, 19 bags crystals, 35 sacks hides, 6 boxes, 3 crates, 97 cases, 7 pkgs, 9 kegs, 2 drums, 6 Backs, 3 parcels, 16 bdls, 2 kilderkinis, from Port Chalmers—2 cases potash, 3 tins oil, 8 oasee chlorate of potash, 1 case oil of myrbam, 1 pkg blocks. ■ Indraghiri: From Ne,w York—soo tons general merchandise. Waikare: From Sydney—4 oases leather,' 100 cases fruit, 500 hags tin plates, 9 casks and %4 cases acid, 6 rolls lead, 1 piano, 4 bags seed, 50 barrels resin, 1 pkg’books, 20 cases blue, 150 rolls netting, ,13 cases paper, 200 cases whisky, 43 parcfels pine, 156 bags bottles, 2606 ft timber, 1568 bag-s .sugar, 20 drums potash, 100 cases benzine, a barrels and 10 oases oil, 16 cases tea, 60 bags salt, 5 boxes butter, 40 boxes candles. 12 cases pelts, 400 bags coke, 60 bales bags, 12 coils rope, 165 pkgs, 293 cases, 49 boxes, 82 bales, 3 parcels, 10 kegs, 2 crates, 4 drums, 5 trusses; from Picton—6 casks pelts; from Wellington— 1 78 bales hemp, 5 casks tallow, SOOOft timber, 5 cases, 1 box, 1 cask, 137 sheep. EXPORTS. ■Rotomahana: For Greymouth—2 cases stout, 22 cases, 9 hhds and 4 barrels ale; for Blenheim—l buggy, 20 sacks oats, 1 case, 1 pkg; for Nelson —23 sacks bran; for Opunake—22 ~.sacks flour; for Manukau—so sacks grass ■seed; for Picton —38 sacks seed; for Hokitika —l6 cases and 3 kilderkins ale; for Poxton—--4 bbds' ale, 6 plough-fittings, 2 cases; for Wanganui—-3 pkgs ranges, 1 crate perambulators, 3 cases, 2 trusses, 6 pkgs, 9 trunks, 1 keg, 1 bale; for New Plymouth—3 cases ale, 1 roll leather, 9 cases and pkgs; for Westport—2 cases ale, 3 cases boots, 1 barrel; for Napier 1 box; For Patea—4 oases ale,; for Welling■ton—34 cases and 5 hhds ale, 1 cycle, 7 pkgs ranges, 20 cases pickles, 10 sacks and 1 cask rolled oats, 16 pkgs samples, 1 bag rice, 10 sacks bacon, 250 cases and 12 boxes fruit, 1 galvanised water barrow, 115 cases pears, 44 cases apples, 15 pkgs galvanised wire, 10 sacks oatmeal, 1 sack batina, 1 crate perambulators, 1 pkg gun cages, 1. deck chair, 5 cases hams, 42'sacks malt, 5 sacks peas, 7 sacks tares, 1 bicycle - cover, 4| sacks seed, 1 horse, 5 trusses 1 leather, 24. bales hay, 18 cases eggs, 1 bale woodwork,,! hale iron rods, 65 sacks and 300 bags .flour, 27’ casks empty returned, 20 sacks onions, 2 bales skins, 50 quantity pieces fumigating grates, 4 pairs wheels, 81 cases and pkgs sundries. Clematis: For Auckland—2Bo sacks wheat, 450 sacks and 260 bags flour, 112 sacks bran. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—Whakataiie, duo Wellington March 31. Gothic, duo Wellington April 2. Kupoara,- due colony April 12. From Dublin—Woodville, barquo, 714 tons, Triuick, R.M.R.H. From Algos. Bay—Pebr Ugland, barque, 1230 tons, Iversen, H.T.P.M. From Bio—Ema, barque, 1069 tons. Brave, K.O.L.F. VESSELS HOMEWARD, BOUND. Days out. Xlala (Captain Davis) 112 Dudhope (Captain Low) 88 Thetis (Captain Oliver) .70 Thessalua (Captain Weaterberg) * . . 46 Oban Bay (Captain Wakely) .... 35 Zealandia (Captain Bate) 21 Sheila (Captain Cowlishaw) .... 16 THE UNION- STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. SATURDAY.—Rotomahana- apriyes frem

Wellington and leaves on return tup. Manaroa arrives from Sydney, via East Coast ports, and leaves for Dunedin. Owing to the want of trucks at Lyttelton the departure of the Union Steamship Company s s.s. Dingadee, which has been in harbour since last Tuesday afternoon, has been delayed, and no work has yet been done in discharging the as. Janet Niooll, which came in on Thursday evening. , , . . , The ship Wellington while being towed out of Timaru Harbour yesterday, took the mud, and struck the breakwater near the end of the main wharf, carrying away her mUrtingale and sustaining other slight damage. She was towed back to the buoy, and will bo surveyed. The well-known old ketch, Clematis, bade farewell to Lyttelton yesterday afternoon, when she left with a cargo of produce shipped by Messrs Field and Ferrier, for Auckland, where she is to have her headquarters in future. . The Union Steamship Company’s a.S. Waikare, which arrived from Wellington yesterday morning, had to take about sixty tons of Lyttelton cargo to Dunedin from want of trucks to receive it. The Tyser liner Indraghiri arrived at Lyttelton from Wellington at 7.25 a.m'. yesterday witha quantity of general cargo. The Indraghiri is commanded by Captain G. W. Harwood, whose officers are —Mr A. B. Hollingsworth, chief officer; Mr 6. J. Hollis, second officer; Mr A. Y. C. Macdonald, third officer ; Mr P. C. Walls, chief engineer: Mr J. F. Tickle, second engineer; Mr J. Williams, third engineer; Mr P. Johnson, fourth engineer. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. ARRIVALS.—March 28: Spit, 10.45 a.m., Indramayo, from Gisborne. DEPARTURES.—March 23: Greymouth, 1 a.m., Rosamond, for Lyttelton; Gisborne, 2 a.m., Indramayo, for Napier; Wellington, 5.15 p.m., Mararoa, for Lyttelton; Wellington, 7.30 p.m., Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. POUTO, March 23. Arrived—Neptune, barquentine, from Auckland, and Annie Hill, schooner, from the south. SailecLc-Northern Chief, barque, and Pelotas, barquentine, for -Sydney. Warrior, scow, for Onehunga. WELLINGTON, March 23. Arrived—Mararoa, from-Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. Rotomahana, froffi Lyttelton. Sailed—Rotomahana, for Lyttelton; passengers—Misses Willis, Harrap, Wilson, Greenup and Edmundstone, Mesdames Broadbent, Stevenatorae, Macbeth, Brown, O’Brien, Hollier and child, Rev Joughin, Messrs Rodgers, Wright, Halley, Gee, Underwood, Short, Dodwell. Brown, Henderson, Howe, Stevenson and thirteen steerage. Mararoa, for Lyttelton and Dunedin; passengers—Misses Cohen, Connolly, .Condes, Toothill and Hawdon, Mesdames Nolan, Patterson, Gifford and child, Corner and Alderson, Revs Ensor and Hosking, Messrs Haines, Curry, Lees, Harrison, Frew, Nolan, Gifford, Patterson, Blair, Gibbons, Porter, M’Clusky, Burton, Hatch. (2), and twentyeight steerage. PORT CHALMERS, March 23. Arrived—Gymeric, from Lyttelton. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. ALBANY, March 23. Arrived—Omrah, from London; passengers for New Zealand—Misses Banner and Marsh, Mesdames Irwin and two children, Taylor, Secombe and. child. Rhys and family, and Bell, Messrs Phillips, Marsh (2), Harris, Stevenson, Barrington (2), Newman, Collins, Brood, Flavel, Bell, Rhys, Secombe and Taylor.

1IAECH. h. a. m. ■New Moon . . . 1 10 55 p.m. First Quarter . • 8 5 4 p.m. Full Moon . 16 7 42 pm. Last quarter . WeW;Mo<ni.- ,; > .24 , i , . ,31 5 .8 7 pm. 1 am.