SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVIII, Issue 12934, 30 September 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

’ ’ LYTTELTON. 'Lyttelton is situated in lat. 43.97 south, |«ng, 173-44 east; and the difference of time between Lyttelton and Christchurch is 20scc. s“he time-ball is dropped every -week day at j p.m., New Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated for 172 deg, BOmin east long., and llhrs 30min east o: . pi*eawich mean time PHASES OF THE MOON. SEPTEMBER.

LEATHER REPORT, ETC. K,Vli Water, This Day (Tuesday) : Morning 020 a.m., afternoon 2.4-1 >p.m. Sv.ru rises 5.36 gin., sets 8.4 p.riJ?—Moon rises 4.23 a.m., sets lOS 13. m. *, * , MONDAY, SEPT, 20.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations' taken at 9.30 v»,jxu, Monday, Sept. 29: ■ Barometer—3o.44o. . .. £!i Maximum temperature during preceding _4 hours- —50.0. ; • ~ 0 , Minimum temperature during preceding -i tours —31.7. _ n it. j, n Temperature at 9.30 a.m.—Dry bulb 4b.0, ti jiret bulb 42.8. !;$: Humidity per cent—7B. Maximum temperature in sun—l.4.l. 'i:p; : Minimum thermometer on grass—37.o Direction of wind — S.E. ' • Cloud 0-10—10. , Bainfail during previous 24 hours —Ail. Tendency of Barometer —Steady. •WEATHER FORECAST. The following weather forecast was telegraphed from Wellington yesterday: Wind moderate. ’ from 'between the south-east and! east aud! north-east generally. ~Tho barometer will show very ? little movement northward of Haixoura and AHokitika, but fall slowly elsewhere. ihe iea will be moderate on both coasts, and vae ’’tides generally low. A frost, is probable in all .parts of the country south of Thames and ' Manukau, and a very cold night in the northernmost districts. Synopsis of the .ast forty-eight hours:—A rising barometerevery■l; where, especially northward_ of Napier and ' 1 New Plymouth, where tho increase of pressure amounts to 5 4-5 inches. There has been a heavy southerly gale on- the East Coast between Cape Campbell .and! East Capo, and there have been heavy westerly gales s north of Thames and Manakau during Saturi day, moderating late on Sunday at places ’ north of Napier. A frost is reported from Taman ga and Raglan southwards. The baro;V meter readings throughout the country are higher, to-day than at any time during the ■ of September since Sept. 21, ISD2. A ; low pressure west is due at the meridian of South Capo on Oct. 2. ARRIVED. Sent. 29—Poherua, s,s.. 749 tons, Adams, from*Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. . Sopt. 29—Pukaki, s.s., , 917 tons. Stringer, from Westport. Union Steamship Company, •gents. _ Sept. 29—Botokino, *.s., 1304 ions, Parmer, ;!■ from Newcastle via Timaru. Union Stenm- - i*hip Company, agents. Sept. 29—Falcon, schooner, 93 tons, Bennie, from Havelock. T. H. Ker, agent. Sept. 29—Kini, s.s., 702 tons, from Greymouth. Union Steamship Co., agents. . ' SAILED. Sept, 23—Penguin’, ®.s., 617 tone, Baokrtrom, for Wellington, Pioton and Nelson. Union Steamship Co., ggents; passengers for .- 'Wellington—Misses Mulville, Stevenson, Butcher and Cross, Ladyl'Clifford _ and child l , : Mesdames England, Mitchell, Wilson, Glover, j Nelstone, Holland amd Green, Sir George Clifford, Captains Blackbume and Lewin, Messrs H. C. Smith, J. Wilkin’, Gill, Broamj lem. Mills, Wright, Pox, Kirton, Maule, Wray, Hunt, N’elstone, Holland, Millar and Georgs; ! for Pioton—Miss Grenmore, Airs Avery, Messrs Avery and! Boche; for Nelson—Miss Busch, Mrs Butcher. Sept. 29—Poherua; s.s., 749 tons, Adams, ;■ for Westport. Union Steamship Co., agents. IMPOBTS. ; ; Aihenio: From London —2090 tons merohan- ' disc. Waihora:' From Melbourne —9 bales paper,

m a pkg pin», 2 boxes. floweTS, 6 cases separators, * 1 caso 'bristles, 1 case a-nd '2 pkgs cigars, 18 ' cases marh!*, 26 (marble slabs, 1 case medicine, 4 cases cocoa, 6 'boxes effects, 1 'bicycle, 6 cases ink, 1 bale carpeting', 289 pkgs and 1 case machinery, 1 sewing machine, 5 cases tobacco, 1 case newspaper, il pkg leather, 10 chests, 15 half-chests and 5 pkgs tea, 80 tags rice, 1 parcel drapery, i dog, 1 bdl wires, 1 caso hardwood, 15 cases fruit, 2 cases dyes, 28 cases, 1 box, 4 pkgs, 4 casks; from. Adelaide—--165 'bags bark; from Hobart—ll pairs shafts, 221' bells paling 3, 20 cases tea, 105 pieces timber; from Bluffs—3ls pieces red' birch; Srom Port Chalmers—2 bales leather; from Dunedin—6 cases (matches, 1 parcel' ibooks, 174 sacks cocksfoot, 108 Ibags cement, 1 gangway net, 41 cases, 32 pkgs, 5 boxes, 2 casks, 2 coils, 2 crates, 4 'hags. Botomah-ana: Prom Wellington— 9 cases •whisky, 21 boxes soap, 3 pkgs leather, 1< box glass, 4 bora steel, 1 pulley, 20 cases fruit, 5 crates tea/ 2 bale 3 paper, 1 bell -wheels, 7 Mis eteel, 15 pkgs furniture, 11 hales woolpacks, 8 casks pelts, 1 -wheel, quantity empty sacks, 1 drum soda, 68 cases, 81 pkgs, 8 crates •mptiea, 1 Ibale, 1 box, 2 casks, 2 pieces, 1 tag; (from Picton—24 boxes fish; from Nelion—7 cases', 1 parcel. Ta Ana.u: From Dunedin—2o hhds, .1 bdl, 11 kildns and 4 kegs ale, 20 Tolls netting, 8 ihalf-cheßts, 3 cases stout, 19 bales is. skins, 6 Ibags hides, 5 Back oatmeal, 1 cask, 123 fcageg, 0) box, 75 pkgs, 3 crates. Pemgnin: Prom Wellington—B6B half-cases banamas, 10 half-cases pines, 5 sacks cocoanuts, 2 cases plants, 2 cases fish, 23 bales wroolpacks, 1 hale, 1 quarter-cask, 1 cases, 31 (pkgs, 6 empty crates, 1 trunk; from New Plymouth!—l bag irons and; from Kelson—l fodl leather,'4s pkgs furniture, 55 cases; from Picton. l —4 empty returned cases-. '1 Fukaki: From Westport—l66o tons coal. ■' Kotokiao: From Newcastle—Boo tons coal. Mararoa: From Auckland—l 4-13 bags and . K ihhda sugar, 73 roll's and 2S bales paper, 838 bdls laths, 13 cases drapery, S casks Ipeltß, 1 case leather, 2 casks treacle, 5 casks 1 imolassea, 5 pkgs rope, 12 sacks maize, 1 parI 'eel papers, 28 boxes connflour, 1 case hats, 20 casea cement, 3 cases asparagus, 22 cases orsawes, 1 prdley, 1 block, 1 iron, handle, 1910 ft timber, 390 sacks pumice, 13 horses, 2 foals, 1 Ibox, 60 cases, 8 pkgs; from Gishorne—J crate empties; from Napier— i sacks hides, 2 cases fish, 1 case. BXPOKTS. Rofomahana: For Wellington— 1 casting, 1 bicycle, 4 cases poultry, 23 crates biscuits, 2 crates and) 2 cases confectionery, 10 sacks . oatin-a, 15 pkgs ranges, 3 kildns ale, 1 bdl , flues, 187 cases fruit, 11 sacks rhubarb, 1 gocart, 6 chests tea, 1 box isauaages, 0 sacks ■ haoorr, 1 case live fowls, 5 Backs malt, 7 crates incubators, 2 steel plates, 74 sacks ,- ■wheat, 62 gunnies onions, 5 cases eggs, 06 pales hay, 10 sacks grass seed, half sack clover seed, 280 sacks chaff, 4 pkgs hutter■worker, 10 «aoks potatoes, 1 carcase mutton, 6 pkga Idiso harrows, 4 hales -wool, 4 bales I blankets, 1 horse, 45 cases and pkg 3; for Wanganui—4 crates biscuits, 2 crates and 1 ■ case confectionery, 11 cases and pkgs; for Foxton,—l6 cases pickles, 1 crate biscuits, 1 I crate and 1 case confectionery, 2 cases, 1 I »ack; for Patea—i cases, 1 pkg; for Nelson ■ —1 horse. 1 box, 3 pkgs; for Picton— i sacks coed, 1< pkg; for Blenheim—l piano, 56 boxes »..eoap, l;case, 4 pkgs; for New Plymouth—2 coils xope, 11 cases ironwork, 1 separator, 1 case cigarettes, 25 hags onions, 2 cases, 2 •acka. '

Handa, Is!*: 1 For. Auckland—l3oo sacks chaff. Atokoia: For Dunedin—2 -cases, 1 parcel; for Port Chalmers—ll •'boxes cheese; for Bluff—l 6 cases pickles, 3 crates confectionery, 1 oass scales, 13 cases cordials, 1 pianoforte, 12 c&3es castor 0i1,"9 sacks cloYcr seed, 5 sacks ■ and 20 bagsi calf-food, 2 drums oil, 19 cases and' pkgaj for Hohoit—s sacks peas; for I/aunces-tcn—l- sack turnip seed, 1 caso; for _ Melbourne—l case and 6 pkgs spray pumps, ' 20 cases empty jars, 862 sacks teley, 305 ■a-cla potatoes, 56 cases and pkgs; for Albany—4 oases ia-ms and bacon; 'for Fremantlc > *-72 sacks bran, 50 cases drippingj for Adelaide—26 'hales flax.

"Wafbora: For Sydney—4o quarters beef, ~.12430 Backs potatoes, 56 carcases pork, 783 sacks oats, 88 •sacks sharps, 110 sacks bran, 68 oases and .pkgs; for Newcastle—233 sacks potatoes. f Kerifc: For South AMoa—9l6o carcases mutIj £° 0a15e9 'kidneys, 50 cases sheeps' livers and hearts, 426 cases poultry, 702 -boxes bujt.ter, 872 caroasea .pork, 20 sacks oatmeal, 400 easa Trhcatm-eal, 144 sacks'vfoarley, 22 cases «aa pkgs. ■ * T« Anau: For Napier—s cases nails, 1 crate perambulators, 40 cases fruit, 3 cycles, 60 -J* o** 0 ** ™alt, 1 plough, 3 wheels. 1 fcdfr mouldtooaids, 2 coulters, 12 gunnies onions, H kits Brutton birds, 15 cases tindi pkgs; for G-is-*ome—s cases vinegar, 1 quarter-cask whisky, 2 cases -wine, ,1 case bacon', 50 •sacks oats, •Io3J eacka oeed, 1' pkg churns, 11 cases and I'kga; for Auckland—9 oases ale, 46 cases ■ pickles, 5 cases, sauce, 1 lenife wheel, 6 cases 'quinine port, Id sacks- oaiina, 1 caso 'hat, 10 ' sacks peas, 5 V sacks calf-food, 2148 sacks ohaff, 243 sacks wheat, .580 bales straw, 57 sacks potatoes,-3 blocks -stone, 5 'sacks oats, ,S carriage fionts, 2 jpoles, 2 tiuases leather, j

2 horses, 50 -sacks and 260 toags flour, 14 oases -machinery, 1 churn, 2 pulleys, 2 cast> iron 'standards, 4 pkgs butterworker, 48 cases and pltgs. Mararoa.: For Dunedin—ll cases pickles, 2 cases drugs, 25 half-chests 'tea, 4 cases Irish Mo3s, 10 cases oil, 1 separator, 1 halo a'lmonds, 11 ;boxes butter, 1 truss leather, _ sacks cowgrass, 50 sacks wheat, 13 gunnies onions, 20 drums carbide, 45 cases ajia pkgs. Rotomah-ana: For Wellington—3 barrels and 15 -cases ale, 50 crates and 1 -case -biscuits, 7 crates -and 12 cases confectionery, 1 case gasoline, 6 'sacks malt, 1 tank, 21 sacks roiled oats, 1 case psel, 4 crates sugar, 20 pkgs ranges, 7 cylinders, 3 cases boots, 2 wheels, 10 cycles, 9 pkgs rope, 2 cases separators, 2 steam boilers and appurtenances, 1 'butterworker, 5 'bales wool, 1 case and 5 crates- tfurnituTe, 421 sacks chaff, 31 sacks 'be»n3, 1 cultivator, G cylinders gas, 35 sacks seed, 20 ooxe9 soap, 1 stripper, 1 stay tube, 55 sacks chaff, 49 cases and pkgs; for Patea—B cases and pkgs; .for Foxton—lo cases ale; for New Piymouth—l caso pianoforte;, 'for Westport—--1 case saddlery; for Blenheim—l. case; for Wanga-mii—l2 axle arms, 100 sacks oats, 19 cases and -nkgs. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—Waikato, left Cape Town August 20. Morning, Antarctic relief vessel, loft July 9. Perthshire, left July 20. Star cf Australia, at Auckland, Sept. 25. Kumara, at Auckland, Sept. 21. Rimutaka, left Hobart, Sept. 26, duo Wellington, Oct. 1. Maori, left Capo Town Sept. 22 : due Wellington Oct. 22. Rangait-ira, left Sept. 4, due Port Chalmers Oct. 25. Tongariro, left Sept. 8, due Auckland Oct. 26. Indradevi, left 'Sept. 8. Pakeha, left London August 30. Turakina, left Sept. 11, due Wellington Oct. 30. Indralema, left Sept. 18. Tokomaru, left Sept. 25. From New York—lnchkeith, e.s., 8756 tons. Folmina-, s.s., 8959 tons. C. Paulson, barque, C 74 tons, left July 7. Goodwin, s.s., 3321 tons. Ripley, s.s. 4500 tons, at Melbourne Sept. 16. From Liverpool—Hermione, -ship, 1120 tons, left July 22. ' From Manning River—Moana, scow, 9o tons. THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. TUESDAY.—Rotomahana arrives from Wellington and Staves on returni trip. Pnkaki leaves -for Westport. Rotokino leaves for Dunedin. Yesterday the s.s. 1 Poherua arrived from Westport at 1 a.m., the s.s. Pukaki from Westport -at 6.15 a.m., .and she s.s. Rotokino from Newcastle, via Timaru, at 6.20 a.m. The barque C. Paulsen, which left York on July 1, is to go to Wellington, for which port she has 830 tons of caigo. She will come to Lyttelton- to discharge the balance. It is noteworthy that the only two candidates who have gained as Extra Masters since tho introduction of the new syllabus oi exa-minatiom ia Ma-Jt, 1833, have both sat .for examination at Lyttelton. The first .passed 011 June 19, 1893. The other was Mr 'Hooper, who was the first to pass from first mate to extra master, and who was examined last week. The s.s. Poherua left for Westport last night. . The s.s. Kini arrived from Greymout-h at 3.50 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Penguin- left 'for Wellington, Picton, -and' Nelson at 5 p.m. yesterday. The s.s. Cygnet came ofi the Slip yesterday, after 'having 'been cleaned and painted; The 'barque Lair-a, from Lyttelton, arrived -at Auckland on Sunday. The 's.s. Kahu, which is expected to arrive from Wellington- to-day, is -to take the place of the s.s. Toroa in tho Chatham- Islands trip to-morrow. Captain- M'Alister, of the Toroa, ■will go in comjnand' of 'her. The Warrintoo, from- Melbourne and Hob-art, 'arrived at the Bluff last evening. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following notice to mariners appears in the last issue of the "New Zealand Gazette" : Referring to notice to mariners No. 27, of 1902, issued by this Department on April 27 last, notice is hereby given that four beacons have been erected to mark the line of approach of the Pacific Caible to Doubtless Bay. Two beacons are on Tokerau Beach, one mile northwest of Aorere River. These indicate tho lino of -cable from- sea through the middle of • the bay to within three miles from the beach. They bear N. 26deg E. and S-. 26deg W. (magnetic) from one another. Two 'beacons a quarter of a mile south, of Ca'ble Station, marking the line of approach from it-he- Tokerau line to within half ai mile of the Cable Station beach, and -bearing N. 43d-sg W. and S. 43deg E. from one another. Two smaller beacons -at Cable Station v indicating the line taken, 'by the .shore end of the cable from the station to a position about half a mile ofj the Ibeach, and loear from one another N. 4deg E.vind "S. 4deg W. Ail beacons are painted white, triangular in shape, and open-boarded, and, with the exception of tho last two, are 20ft in- height, and havo triangular surmounts. Mariners aro cautioned not to anchor when, on or near tho lines of beacons. Charts, etc., affected: Admiralty chart No. 2525; " New Zealand Pilot/" -seventh edition, Chapter 111., Page 68. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, Sept. 29. Arrived, 12.30 -a.m., Poherua, from Westport; 6.10 a.m., Pukaki, from Westport; 6.15 a.m., Rotokino, from- Timaru; 4.15 p.m., Kini, from Greymouth. Sailed, 5' p.m., Penguin, for Wellington. - WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. Arrived, 5.35 a.m., PapaToa, from- Lyttelton. Sailed, 4.30 p.m., Wakatu, for Kaikoura; 4.35 p.m., Kahu, for Lyttelton; 5.15 p.m., Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. BLUFF, Sept. 29. Arrived, 6 p.m., Warrimoo, from Hobart (English mail). Sailed, midnight, Warrimoo, for Port Chalmers (English mail); 9.20 a.m., Dumblane (barque), for Port Chalmers. AUCKLAND, Sept. 29. Sailed, 6.30 p.m., Wanaka, for Sydney. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPARA HEADS, Sept. 28. Arrived—Eliza, Firth, brigan'tine, from Lyttelton. Sept. 29. Arrived—Ba-lmain, from Auckland. Sailed—Manurewa (barque), Chcttoor and Elverland ('barquentines), for Sydney. . AUCKLAND, Sept. 29. Arrived—-Lair-a, barque, from Lyttelton-. ONEiHUNGA, Sept. 29. Sailed—Takapuna, -for New Plymouth, and Wellington. WELLINGTON, Sept. 29. Arrived—Paparoa, from Lyttelton. Sailed—Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Kahai, for Lyttelton. Rot-om-ahana, for •Lyttelton ; pa3songcx3—Misses 'Rutherford, Hughes, Ne-ave, Stringer, Sandstein, Laurecson- and TiaJte, Mesdames Hyde and 'fchree children, Laurenson 'and family, 'Campbell and Skelley, Rev M'Konzie, M>ssrs Holme3, Milne, Malet, -Beoro, Sargood, Ayson, 'Brown, M'Millan, -Smytlhe, Orr, Neavo, Aitken. Saddington, Yuile, Salmon, Moss, Wright, Morris, Buttle, Turner, Walker and thirteen steerage. BLUFF, Sept. 29. Arrived—Warrimoo, foom Melbourne and Ho-barfc, at 6 p.m.; passengers—Misses Taylor -and Hawker, Mesd-ames Taylor. Dickson and two children, .Messrs Shaw, Bev Tyler and fifteen steerage. ■* Sailed—Dumblane, barque, for Dunedin. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, Sept. 29. Arrived—Nairnshire, from the Bluff. MELBOURNE. Sept. 29. Arrived—Westralia, from the Bluff.

d. h. m Hew moon . . 2 4 40 p.m. Fir*t quarter . . 10 9 45 full moon . . 18 5 53 a.m. Last quarter . . 23 4 2 a.m.

9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.xa. Barometer . 30.-13 30.38 30.43 Thermometer 16 IS 47 Calm.