SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13127, 15 May 1903, Page 4

SHIPPING.

\ LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped every -week day at 1 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which 13 tauivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean time of the previous day, being calculated for 172dng 30rnin east long., and llhxs 30min east of Greenwich mean time. PHASES OF THE MOON. MAX

! WEATHER REPORT, ETC. , High. Water, This Bay (Friday); Morning 6 -U a.m., afternoon' 7.S p.m. Sun nsrs i.J a.m., sets 4.41 p.m. Moon rises 7.41 p-m., ecus 9.0 S a.m. THUKSDAY) jjay 14. .

MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Q - n Meteorological observations, taken a. 9 - ao :i.B.in.iT'h-uisday, May 14:— Barometer —30.050. , Maximum temperature during- p-cccdm D _4 hours —18.9. . ... 0< Minimum tempera-taro during preceding 24 Temperature at 9.30 a.m. —Dry buib 46.5, wot . bulb 40.2. Humidity, per cent—9B. _ Maximum; temperature ini eun—oO-O-Minimum thermometer on grass—ll. 7. Direction) o£ wind—S.W. Cloud, 0-10—10. Rainfall- —.732 in.. . . Tendency cf barometer —Rising. ■ THE "‘WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA. _ The following weather reports were received from, Australia® stations yestorday;-- . Albany, May 13-Wind, N.W.; barometer 80.10; cloudy. , Hobart, Mav IS—Barometer 80.40; fine. S.vdn-y. May 14—'Wind, west; barometer B 0.10; firs*. , the WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND. Ike following weather reports were received from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m- yostor- ■ r' Heada-Wir.d, north breeze; baremeter .23.86, thermometer 6i>; greomy, Sea ; SJ Hew '■plvmouW-Wina, N.W., fresh; baro- ■ meio 5 - 23.64, Ifcciai'omot-er 61; overcast, sea : CO €afeo Rewind, S.W., ff.sh; baromet f 39.73, lihermamete-r 61; ram, sea heavy ou> Wellington—Wind, south, fresh; barometer / £9.80, thormom-eter 56; rain. v, Westport—Wind, south, hg-n»; barometer 29.69, thermometer 53; fine, sea .moderate. Kaikoura—Wind, S.W., light; barometer ■29.93, Thermometer 31; gloomy, sea. smooth. Camara —Wind, south, light; barometer 35.95, liter ammeter 60; -clcT-idy, -sea m , oder , ate. Bluff—a Wind, east, fresh; barometer 30.06, . thermometer 50; fine. Captain Edwin reports;—Strong winds to gates from between; north-east and north and west are to be expected l at a.l ’places north■wardl of Napier and' Now Plymouth, and from between south and cast and 1 north-east thence southward; to Kaikoura and Hokitika.;_ moderate easterly winds e.acwharo. Rain is lb bo .expected at all places northward) of Kaikoura, and Hokitika. A low pressure from the northwest is approaching the West Coast, near Capo Fart well. ARRIVED. May 14 —Rotomahana, s.s., 914 tons, Manuring, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Lamer (2), Gee,- Copping, James, Early, Baker, Adams, ■ Herd, Dibsrt and Barry, Mesdames Mooney, Middleton -and child, Rattray, Moss, Taylor I and three children, Wilson and child, Love n and two children, Parsons, Morton, Neill, ' ' Herd, Blow, boy and infant, Puller and Barry, Dr Withers, Rev Galwey, Messrs Boyne, Harlock, Gibbie, Henderson, Beil, Mooney, Wil- ■ ■ -Hams, Murdoch, Hislop (2), Giikins, Binns, Ferguson, Simmonds, Hayns, Owen, Parsons, Boss, Jones, Kennedy, Herd, Larcombe, O’Coniior, Honrys, Pryde, Newell, Rutile, Geddis, Thompson and Dunn.and sixteen steerage. May 14—Mararoa, _ s.s., 1381 tons, Smith, from Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Brown, Mackinnon and Robert, Mesdames Mackinnon and Robert, Messrs Palok, Macrae, Compton, ‘ Primer and Wright and seventeen steerage. May 14—Rangatira, s.s., 2642 tons, Nicole, from London .via way ports and Port Chalmers. Dalgety and 'Co., agents. .: , j'May . 14—Pazilfea. e.a„ 2633 tons, Wilson, from daicutta via Sydney. Union Steamship Company, agents. . May 14—Upolu, s.s., 700 tons, Holford, from "Wellington, Nelson and New Plymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. ■ May 11—Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons, Wills, from Afcaroa via the Bays.' Kinsey, Barn's -and) Co., ngents. SAILED. May 14—Rotomahana, s.s., 914 tons, ManWing, for Wellington-. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Parsons, Jeffrey, Thompson, G. Harricn, Evans, Edgar, gill, Gualter end! Reeve (2), Mesdames Caterer and three children, Thompson, Bradford, Har- ■ risen, Humphreys, Darragli and) Moorhead 1 and four-chiidiren, Bishop Neville, Dr Pinch, Messrs Milne, Thompson, Bradford, Caterer and! boy, Ingram, Priedilander, Gamble, Donaldson, Crouchbr, Gill, Jones, Reeve, Guinness, Kirtoa, Dobson, Allington and Garhtich. May 14—Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Smith, for Sydney via East; Coast .ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—For Wellington—Three Sisters of Mercy, Misses Crawford, Parsons, Aldridge, Peters, Reed (2), Spence, Colo (2), Russell, Fresco, Grcsson, Atkinson, Brown, Saxton (2) and Shearer, Mcsdames Siaden, Stitt,' Aldridge, Jewell and infant, Woods, Evans, Simpson .and! three children, Berry, Shearer, Crawford, M’Donagle, end Aldsrson car'd child, Rev Brown, Messrs Woods, Evans, Berry, Shearer, Macfarlane, ( ' Toogood, Reed, Hiatt, Siaden, Wood, Mills, Rickcrhy, Mjeares,, Strong, Manning, Drummond, Francis, Howell, M'Ca-Kum, Gibb, Kimbell and Zaohari-ah, and Masters Gray and Marsack; for Napier—Miss M’Ccnnoil, Messrs Griffin and Wilson; for Auckland l —Miss x>ex- • rick, ■ Mesdames Westonira and Hammond, Messrs Taylor, Westenra, Hammond and l‘Whitcombo. May 14—Aparima, s.s., 3683 ions, Oourhawm, . for Dunedin. Union. Steamship Company, agents. May 14 —Upolu, 5,.5., 700 tons, Holford, for Timaru, Oama-ru and Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. May 14— Cygnet, s.s., 65 tons, Murray, for Cheviot and Kaikoura. Pitcaithly an-a Co., EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—'Wakanui, at Wellington May 10. Indradevi, left Sydney May 11. Papanui, at Hobart May 11, due Wellington May 16. Wai"mate, left April 2, duo Port Chalmers May 22. Kumara, left April 8, due Auckland May 24. Maori, left Capo Town, May 4, due Wellington May 31. Indialema, left April 12. Ruapehu, left April 23, due Wellington Juno 10. Whakatane, left May 5, dust Auckland June 28. Pakeba, left May 2, dtio Port Chalmers Juno 24.. Tokomaru, reft May ' 7, due Wellington June 30. J. T. North, barque, 793 tons, left Mav 6. From New York—Rapallo, s.s., 5141 tons, ■ left March 19. Omba, s.s., 2950 tons, left April 80. Louise Roth, 3-434 tons, left April 6. Essex, 8.5., at Adelaide April 21. I. F. Chapman, -ship, 2014 tons, left May 7. From Liverpool—Lapwing, barque, 692 tons, left Jan. 9. ■ • From Glasgow—Kildalton, barque, 1757 - lons, left Jan. 31. From Calcutta—Gracchus, at Port Chal‘Xtcrs May 12. From Sydney—Rio, barquentine; 280 tons. r Chittoor, barquentine, 217 tons, sailed May 9. Mosra-ki, s.s., left Wellington May 14. Zealandia, s.s., left Napier May- 14. tons. County of Ayr, barque, 498 tons. From Melbourne—Taliine, at Dunedin Mav 13. . - From Pensacola—Lady Penrhyn, barque, 815 tons, left April 33. HOMEWARD BOUND. .• •• ■’ _ ■ Days out. ..i. Cupicar (Captain Parker) 81 Don (Captain Chamberlain) . . . . C 7 THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. FRIDAY.—Mokoia leaves for Sydney, via - Wellington. Moera-ki arrives from Sydney, via • Wellington, and leaves for Melbourne, via southern ports. Waipori leaves for Westport. . Yesterday the -s.s. Mararoa arrived from Dunedin at 7 a.m., the s.s. Rotomahana from Wellington at 10.35 a.m., and the s.s. Upolu . from Wellington, Nelson tend New Plymouth at noon. 1 The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s s.s. Rangatira, from London Via the usual ports of call and Port Chalmers, entered within the moles at 10 a.m. yesterday, and was berthed at No. 7 wharf. She has 700 tons of general cargo for Lyttelton. Captain Nicole is still in command. The mother of a sailor, John E. Ramsey, who in October, 1809, was in the barque Woosung, is inquiring as to where he now is. The Superintendent of Mercantile Marine at Lyttelton wishes anyone knowing the man’s whereabouts to inform him, so that ho may communicate with her. The s.s. Wakatu arrived from Akaroa at 3 , p.m. yesterday. Yesterday the s.s. Aparima. left for Dunedin at 1.20 p.m. and the s.s. Upolu for southern ports at 3.45 p.m., : : ‘ The British India Steam Navigation Com-

pany's s.s. Fazilka, from Calcutta-, via Singapore and Sydney, anchored in the stream at 9.25 a.m. yesterday. After having been passed .by the Health Officer, Dr Upham, she was berthed at No. 5 wharf in the afternoon. She is to discharge 550 tons of general cargo here, including transhipments for southern ports, and will then leave for Auckland. The Fazilka is bow commanded by Captain James Wilson, R.N.R., who has with him the following officers:—Chief officer, Mr J. F. Downing; %econd, Mr G. Irwin; third, Mr L. W. Hutton; fourth, Mr T. Scott White; Purser, Mr W. St Cyr King; chief engineer, Mr James Simpson, R.N.R.; second', Mr A. M'lnnes; third, ill A. Gardner; fourth, Mr M'Leod; fifth, Mr Bernon. Tho Fazilka left Calcutta on April 7, arrived at Singapore on April 13, left thero two clays later, arrived at Sydney on May 2 and left for Lyttelton May 8. She had a fine paesage throughout. 'Most of her officers are well known in Canterbury, having been at Lyttelton in various vessels on several occasions. - The Mararoa. lefs for Sydney, via- east coast ports, at S.lO, the Cygnet for Cheviot and Kaikoura at 8.30 and the Rotomahana for Wellington at 9.30 last night. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, May 14. Arrived—7.ls a.m., Mararoa, from Port ChaK mers; 9.40 a.m., Fazilka, from Sydney; 10.15 a.m., Rangatira, from- Oamaru; 10.35 a.nv, Rotomahana, from Wellington; 12.10 p.m., Upolu, from Wellington; 3.10 p.m., Wakatu, from Akaroa. Sailed—l.2o p.m., Aparima, for Port Chalmers ; 3.45 p.m., Upolu, for 'i'imaru. PORT CHALMERS, May 14. Arrived—7.3o a.m., Tarawera, from Lyttelton. Sailed—l.lo p.m., Talune, for Lyttelton. BLUFF, May 14.Arrived—4.ls p.m., Star of Australia, from Wellington. TIMARU, May 14. Arrived—6 a.m., Gracchus, from Port Chalmers. . ' WELLINGTON, May 14. Sailed—4.2o p.m., Moeraki, for Lyttelton. , AKAROA, May 14. Sailed—Early, Wakatu, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. . ONEHUNGA, May 14. Sailedl—Rotoiti, for New Plymouth ar.d Wellington. j / WELLINGTON, May 14. Sailed—Moeraki, for Melbourne,, via the south and Hobart; passengers—Misses Morrison, Doherty, Bloom, Dent, Lipaman, .M'Lean v 2), Hill, M'Grath, Phillips (2), lnmaii and Cork, Mesdames Chambers, Jones, Lodge, Norval, Hosfall, Wilkin, 'M'Grath Morrison, Do-w------ling, Reeves, Bloom and Crond, Hon J. M'Gowan, Dr Hosfall, Messrs Hudson, Rattray, Chambers, Norvnl, Wilkin, Stevenson, Major, Nalder, Mills, Christie,. AVilson, Gerard, Gordon, Grange, Mair, Reeves, Rainforth, Grummitt, Urquhart, C'ro.nd and sixteen, steerage. DU2v T EDIN, May 14. Sailed—Talune, for northern ports; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Marks, Listen, ; O'Brien and Frost, Mrs Good, Messrs Squire, Gilloii and Houghton .and Cantnin Gibb, PORT CHALMERS, May 14. Arrived—Taiawera, from Lyttelton. BLUFF, May 14. Arrived—Star of Australia, from Lyttelton, at 5 p.m. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, May 14. Sailed, late to-night—Waikare, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE, May 34. Sailed, last night—Monowai, for tho Bluff. BRISBANE, May 14. Sailed—Essex, for New Zealand.

d. h. , m. First , quarter . . . . 4 6 56 p.ra Full moon . . . . . 12 0 48 a.m Iiasc quarter . . 20 2 4B a.m New mooa. . . . . 27 10 20 a.m

D a’.m. Koon. 5 p.m. . Barometer 30.02 50.93 23-89 Thermometer 4S 43 43 !Wtcd, S.AV. 'breeze.