SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13121, 8 May 1903, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped every week day at J'P.m, New Zealand mean time, -which is touivalcnt to 13.30 Greenwich mean time ©1 Jho -orevicms day, being calculated for 172 deg 60min oast 10ng.,, and libra 30mm oast of Greenwich, mean time. PHASES OPfflE MOON. MAX.'

•WEATHER REPORT. ETQ. _ • High Water, This Day (Friday): Horning, 1 2 a.m.; afternoon, 1,27. p.m. Sun rises 7.2 a'.m., sets 4.50 p.m. Moon rises 3.1 p.m., sets 2.55 a.m. THURSDAY, HAY 7.

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations, taken, at 9.30 ».m. Thursday, May 7:—• Barometer —30.337. . Maximum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—6l.4. • . Minimum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours —31.5. , .. ,„ n Temperature at 9.30 a.m. —Dry bulb 40.9, : wet bulb 44.7. Humidity, per cent 91. _ Maximum temperature in sun —ruuo. Minimum thermometer on grass—2a.7. Direction of wind—Calm. Dewfall during previous twenty-four Hours .007. _ Tendency of barometer— Hading. ARRIVED. May 7—Rotomnhana, s.s., 914 tons, Manning, from 'Wellington.. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Scott, ■ Maddison, Tavlor, Warren, Broivnhe, Reynolds. W«bb, M’Oready, Brown and Medley, Mos dames Hall-Jonos, Johns and child, O’Dowd 'and inftnt, Penn, Gardiner, Crowley and child, Pulton, Pascoe, pangloy and infant, Black, Lynch, Smith and child. Schmidt, Twiner, Merchant and Jenkmson, Todd, Colonel Hume, Messrs B.ack, Crawford, Brett, Brower, Forsyth, Honlt, 'fuaw. 2?, Hobbs, Cameron, Scott (2), Mason, Gore, Thomson, Gilchrist, Crowley, Orr Maoaliater, Rolleston, Langley, Lynch, .Bristow, M’Ailum, Burnett, Loughnan, Hendry, Whitaker, Robinson and Brash ,(-) dji'd forty steerogo. . *tt7 •11 _ f..^ 7— Wakatu, s.s.. 9o tons, from Akaroi, via the Bays. Kinsey, Barns and Co., SS mlv 7—Perthshire, s.s., 2623 tons. Cremer, from Picton. Hew Zealand Shipping Com- : Pa May Il 7—Hiiia, auxiliary screw schooner, 200 tens, M’Kenzie, from Kaipara. Pitcailhly and Co., agents. ’ SAILED. , - May ■ 7—Kini, s.s., ,702 tons, Erophy, for Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents, i . May 7—mkatu, s.s., 95 tons, Wills, for Cheviot, Kaikours. and Wellington. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. ■■ May 7—Cygnet, As., 65 tons, Murray, for Cheviot and Kaikoura. Pitcaithly and Co., ■gents. . , ~ May 7—Rotomahana, s.s., 914 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Dowding, Worslcy, MlClatchie, Gilmer, Murray (2), Hewinson, Sparks, Crcsswell, Webb, Brett, Ha'ydon, Thorne, Dallaston, Watson, Church, Lewis, Godfrey, S. Dupre-. Greenfield, Ferdin- ... end, Kobhall, Lyons 'and Robertson, Mcsdames Nicholls, Brewer- and infant, Littledale, Cross, Armstrong, Jolly, Wilson, Taylor and children, Hurst, Tennant, Carey, Tolerton, Ringer, Lewis and infant, Fulton, Elliott. Williams -and two children and Dransfield, Rev Father Marnane, Messrs Brewer, ■ Gnndry, Troup, Littledale, Cross, Hargreaves, Armstrong, Jolly, ..Wilson, Hurst, Scully, Jenkins, Curran, Brook, Stranger, Elliott, Morris, Harrison, Maddison, Grey, Haydon, T. White, Walshaw, Horn, Clinton (2), Broughton, Wainsborough, Bowen, Corser, Scott, Payne, Connolly, Ni- : cholls, Sykes, Watkins, Murdoch, Harveman .and Morgan, Masters Wobh (2) and Bell. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—Star of Australia, at Wellington May 7. Wakanui, at Gisborne May 7. R-angatira, at Port Chalmers May 2. Indradevi, at Melbourne April 30. Papanui, . at Cape Town April 20, due Wellington May 16. Waimate, left April 2, duo Port Chalmers May 22. Kumara, left April 8, due Wellington May 26. Maori, left Cape Town May 4, due Wellington May 31. Indralem-a, left April 12. Ruapehu, . left April 25, duo Wellington Juno 10. Whakatano, left May ‘s.Paketui, left May 3. / • From Hew York—Rapa-Uo, s.s., £l4l tons, left March 19. Omba, s.s., 2950 tons. Louise Roth, 3434 tons, left April 6. Essex, s.-s., atAdelaide April 21. I. F. Chapman, ship, 2014 tens. From Liverpool—Lapwing, barque, 692 tons, left Jan. 9. From Glasgow—Kildalton, barque, 1757 tons, left Jan, 31. From Calcutta—Fazilka, s.s., left April 1. . i From Sydney—Rio, barquentine, 259 tons. Chitfcor, barquentine, 217 tons. AA’airimoo, left Wellington- May 7. * From Heweastle—Clan M’Leod, barque, 646 tens. County of Ayr, barque, 408 tons. ■ From Melbourne—Victoria, left Dunedin May 7. Tahine, left May 6. From Pensacola—Lady Penrhyn, barque, 815 tons, left April 13. VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. r Days out. Cupica (Captain Parker) 74 ■Don (Captain Chamberlain) .... 60 THE UKION STEAMSHIP COMPAHY’S FLEET. ( . FRlDAY.—Warximoo arrives from Sydney, via Wellington, and leaves for Melbourne, via southern ports. The s.s. Rotomahana arrived from Wellington at 8.30 a.m. yesterday. : The Wellington “ Post" states that Captain , Wooley, harbourmaster at Suva, and formerly one of .the Union Steamship Company’s commanders, has been sent to Scotland to purchase a new steamer for the Fiji Government. The s.s. Wakatif arrived from Akaroa, via .the Bays', at 11.45 a.m. yesterday. ~ The s.s. Perthshire arrived from Picton at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. She is now commanded by Captain Cremer, and is to load frozen meat and -some general cargo for London. The Huddaxt-Parker s.s. Victoria is to arrive from Melbourne, via southern ports, this merning, and to leave for Sydney, via Wellington, this afternoon. The s.s. Kini left for Greymouth at 4.30 p.m. yesterday. The auxiliary screw schooner Huia arrived .from Kaipara yesterday evening. The Cygnet 'left for Kaikoura and Cheviot, at 9.15 last -right, the Rotomahana for Avoiding ton at 9.45, and the AVakatii for Cheviot, Kaikoura -and Wellington at 10.20. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. WELLINGTON, May 7. Arrived—lo a.m., Star of Australia, from Napier; 11.10 a.m., AVcstralia, from Lyttelton; 6.45 p.m., La Bella, from Sydney. , Sailed—4.l3 p.m., AVarrimoo, for Lyttelton; 6.15 p.m., AVestralia, for Napier. ■ LYTTELTON, May 7. Arrived l —B.33 a.m., Rotomahana, from Wellington; 11.50 a.m., AVaka-tu, from Akaroa; 12.30 p.m., Perthshire, from Picton. Sailed—4.3o p.m., Kini, for New Plymouth. PORT CHALMERS, May 7. Arrived —7.45 p.m.. To Anau, from Lyttelton. Sailed—l p.m., Victoria, for Lyttelton. • GISBORNE, May 7. Arrived—9 a.m., Wakanui, from Auckland. - AKAROA, May 7. Sailed—S a.m., Wakatu, for Lyttelton. TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, May 7. Arrived—Taratvera, from the south. Jessie Craig, barque, and Margarita, barque, from ' Newcastle. , Sailed—Hawea, for the south. ■ r OHEHUNGA, May 7. Sailed—Roteiti, for Hew Plymouth and Wellington. AVELLIHGTON, May 7. .Sailed —AVarrimoo, for Melbourne, via the south and Hobart; passengers for Lyttelton—iMisses Burke, Cotterill and’ Lynskey, Mesdames M’Conhrie, Ballantyne, Page, Calvert, M'Lauchlin, Graham and Temple, Messrs Adams, Paterson, Parkinson, Barron, Morrison, Mangus, Farnie, Kilgour, Bate, Rowling, James, Pringle, Thomas, Heels, Koggerico, Ballantyne, Kitto, Hugham, M’Combrie, Stevenson, Frostick, Borthwick, Temple and Page; for Dunedin —Misses AA'illiams and Dawson, Mrs Boss, Messrs Thompson and Hanson and Dawson; for Bluff—Miss Hcinth; for Melbourafc—Misses Rozcll and AAunter (3), Mesdames Patton, Winter and l Lancaster, Messrs Seville, Lancaster, Stewart and fifteen steerage for, all ports. PORT CHALMERS, May 7. Arrived—To Anau, from Lyttelton. DUNEDIN, May 7. Sailed—Victoria, for Sydney, via- Dock Strait; passenger for Lyttelton—Miss Barr.

a. h. m. First quarter . . , . 4 6 56 p.m Full ifcoon . . • . . 12 0 48 a.m Last New quarter moon • . ■ . . 20 2 10 48 a.m 20 a.m

9 c.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer 30,33 30.33 30.18 . Thermometer 43 53 51 Calm.