SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXI, Issue 13370, 24 February 1904, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped every week day at ,| p.m., New Zealand nfiean time, which is ■quivaient to 13.39 Grepnvnch “ ihe previous day, being / calculated f°r X72d g •TOmin east long., and llhrs 30mm east of jrreenwicli mean time. PHASES OF THE MOON.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. . High Water, This Day (Wednesday): Moruin" W 5 a.m., afternoon 10.11 p-m. 1-1303 ■\J5 aim., sets 6.52 p.m. Moon rises 0.41 p.m., **" “VaWY, FEBRUARY 23 9 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer- . . 23,99 30.03 30.09 Thermometer . 61 63 Wind, 'S.W. MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, „ CHRISTCHURCH. ■ Meteorological observations taken, at 9.30 am... Tuesday, February 23: during Preceding . tW^& h »ature during, preceding iulb 6LB> wet bulb, 57.2. Humidity per cent—74. . • Maximum temperature in sun—OOß^ . Minimum, thermometer on; gras-—£>-. Direction vj£ wind—West. Cloud 0-10—10- ~ , Tendency of barometer— Steady. THE WEATHER, IN AUSTRALIA. The following weather reports were received from Australian stations yesterday • Albany, February 22-Wind, A-E-, bare“HobaU: February 2-2-Wind, N.E.; barometer 29.9; cloudy, rainfall .77. THE WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND. The fallowing weal'ller reports ■vvero received firom New Zealand stations 5 yest-or-dlMamikau Heads—Wind, west, breeze; barometer- 30.06, thermometer 70; gloomy, sea “casUe C Point—Wind, S.W., light; barometer 20.93, thermometer 61; gloomy, sea modor—Wind, south, fresh; barometer 30.95, thermometer 60; overcast. Westport—Wind, S.W., light; barometer 29 88, thermometer GO; cloudy, sea smooth. . Kaikoura—Wind, S.E., breeze; barometer 30, thermometer 63; foggy, sea smooth, Oaniani—'Wind, S.E., fresh; .barometer 8010, thermometer 62; fins, sea rough. Bluff—Wind, S.W., light; barometer 30.13,. thermometer 57; fine. ARRIVED. ■February 33—Elizabeth Graham, barque, 593 aons, Anderson, irom Newcastle. G-. M’Cla-t----chia and Co., agents. 1 February 23—Jlararoa, s.s., 3381 tons, SjPßelh. from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents.' Passengers—Misses Falder, Brocldebank, Butcher (2), Pcusett, Hull, Etisby.' Ea-ynef, Sowrper, Loadham, Huxtable, Gow, Neteun, Burgess. Dalzbll (2), M’L-ean, Boairke, Hugi.es, -Scott (2) and Hartley, Mesdames Parr and infant. Oborn, -Griffiths and child, Pasley, Carl, Coups - , Fairhursli, Gow, Rowe and child, Burn, Jones, Bennett, Reeves, Wilson and 1 five children, Cook, Bryan and two children, Th'omE'on, M'Oallum. -Whyte, two children and nurse, Wixen; Gow and Henrys, Sir John Hall, Dr Ulrich, Judge Davy, Messrs Brown, Walker, Coster, -Willoughby, O-bcrn, Mitchell Murphy, Spooner, Pasley, Nash, Wood, Gow; Petkw«», Piper, Corrigan, Crook, Burn, Beeves, Bund. Avon,’ Wilson, Godfrey, M’lndoe. Oar- : ter, Burden, Stevens, Mcadowcroft, Bryan, i Chapman. Thomson, Ballinger, Morgan, *>mnie, Whyte. Wixen, M'Lena, Skelton, Burke, Oliver, Welch, Neora. Gillis, Howrys, M’Lecd, Parata, .-Baxter, Burridge, Callaghan and boy, T. Wllford, M.HJR., Croucher, Randrup and Greenshulda, Master -M’Lean, and fifty-eight steerage. February 23—Kennedy, s.s., 127 tons, Shaw, from Akaroa, via tho -Bay?. Kinsey,, Bams and 'Oo., agents. SAILED. February 23—Paailka, s.s., 2598 tens, Wilson, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. February 23—Tokomaru, s.s., 4073 tons, Manvel!, for Ficton and Wellington. Doilgety and Co., agents. February 23—Cawopui, as., 835 tons, Lobo, lor Westport. Westport Coal Company, ■agents. . _ - February 23-h-Mararoa, a.s.. 1381 tons. M’-Beth, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers Misses Stringleman, Pearson, Gahagan. Gibson, Ware (2). Peake, Arnott (2), Muggeridge, M’Fadgcn, O’Shea, Lund, Crosby V-nd Richardson, Me-s-In-ines M’Quirm. Milner. Hr.ll and chi.d, Lnfforty. M’Lcod {2l, Hall-Janes, Cove'll,' Warne, Yoro and child, .Smart and two children. Smart. Wcmysr, Green and child, M’Leod, Dodgshun and three children, Crosbv and Riohardscim, Revs ,T. A. Luxford and W. D. •Boynp, Hons W. Hal l Jones and E. Richard "on. Masers W. Lewis, Sohwarte. Bnrn•hv. Richards. Lees, M’L'auchdin, M’Quinn, ■Milner. Hall. A. Mills, Kerr. Rafferty, M'Lesd fffi. Wilford, Kim. Schmidt, Barker, P.oyec, Wcrsley, Westland, Yore, t.mgfield, Gorman. Puviit. Chisholm, Rice, Downing, Even. .Eauragart, Patterson, Cove!!, Greenshields. BaP r.nd Dutred. February 23—71 iinn. s.a., 141 tons, Moycs, for Titira-ngi. P.itoeiihly and Co., agents. February 23—Cygnet, a.a.. CO tons', Murray, for Akaroa, via the Bays. Pitcaithiy and Co”., February 23—T«ieri. as., 1070 tons, Clift, for Weat-port. Union, Steamship Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Ftfcm London—Delphic, s.s., at Napier Feb. 22. Star of New Zealand, at Wellington, Feb. 14. Star .of /Victoria, s.s., at Auckland, Feb.. 22. Wdiwcr'a, 1 s.s., at Port Chalmers Feb. 22. Indraghnri, , s.-s., left Jan. 10. . lonic, as, left y Oape Town Feb. 6, duo

Wcllrngtoiu Feb. 23. Turakina, s.s., at Wellington Feb. 22. Ruapehu, s.s., loft Fob. 2, due Wellington March 14. Papan/ui, s.s., Toft Feb. 2, duo Port Chalmers March 20. Surrey, s.s., left Cape Town. Jam 12. Privateer, yacht, 101 l Fab. 2. Aotba, s.s., left Feb. S. Ilrclra, s.s, left Feb. 8. A’t'hcnic, s.s., left Fob. 15r'N From New York —Ayrshire, .5,3., 10,200 ten®, loft 'Doc.- 10, duo Auckland March 5. Mamiro, s.s., left Sydney Feb. 20. Indradeo, s.s., 3467 tons. From Sydney—-Waikare, s.s. Victoria, s.s., left Feb. 20. From Glasgow—Turakina;, s.s., sit Wellington Feb. 22. From Hull—'Callao, barque, 939 tons, left Dec. 22. • From Liverpool—Furst Bismarck, barque, 932 tens. • From Philadelphia—-Trafalgar, four-masted barque, 1616 tons. ' Prom Melbourne —Moinowai, s.s., left Bluff Fob. 23. From Newcastle—Emerald, barque,' 45 toms. From Edithburg—West Australian, barque, 5-15 tons, left Pcb. 18. Kiuc’.une, barque, 718 tons. -, VESSELS HOMEWARD BOUND. Days Out. Polly Woodsi.de, Captain Thorkilsen . ! 38 Wellington, Captain Thomas . ■ H Montgomcrysliii-e, Captain Thomas sen. 11 THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S Firm-31'. WEDNESDAY. —Kotomahamt e-rrivoa from from Wei'lington 1 , and leaves on leitiyn trip. ' Tarawera arrives from Wellington and east coast ports, and leaves for Dunedin. Co-rinma. arrives from Akaroa, Timsru, Oumatu and Dunedin .and ‘leaves for Wellington, Nelson and New (Plymouth. Tho s.s. Ma-raroa -arrived from Wellington at 7.30 -a.m. yesterday. -She brought 1-10 s-nce-p. Tho ba-rquo Kinchino arrived at Edithburg on Sunday from Durban. She is to load a cargo of salt for Lyttelton. The s.s. Turakina, with 1500 totto of cargo from London, is expected here on Friday. The Wei'lington • “ Post ” states that Captain Lindsay is -in charge of the Rotoki-no this trip, Captain Sto-lt having remained at Auckland to take ■command of the Moura, which is being taken north by 'Captain.- Jordan. Tho Union Steamship Company’s steamer Karori, which is at 'present at -Dunedin, is under orders (says tho "Post”) to I'cad 1300 tons of coal at Westport for transfer to Hobart for tho use of tho Admiralty. Tho Tokom-aru loft, for Picton and Wellington -at 6.5 last evening, the Canopus for Westport at 9.20, and the -Mhraroa for Wellington at 9.30. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s s.s. Karamca arrived at London from this colony test- Sunday afternoon. . The Shaw, Savill and- Albion Company's s.s. Maori left Monte Video on her homeward voyage on Monday last. Tho s.s. Rimu brought 1109 th-cp from Tilirangi to Lyttelton. She loft at 11.30 a.m. yesterday for Titirnngi for another lot of sheep for this port. The Shaw-, Savill and Albion Company's s.s. Gothic is to Lava for Wellington this evening. v

The s.s. Eakaia took-tho following cargo from .Lyttelton for London; —633 bales wool, 13 bales skins, 11 cask 3 casings, 173 bales flax and 243 bales tow. , The following cargo- was shipued for London from Lyttelton by the s.s. Nairnshire: 948 bales wool and skins. 120 casks oleo, 150 casks tallow and pelts, 23,945 carcases mutton and 22 casks casings. Tho barque Elizabeth Grateim, from castle, cast anchor in tho stream '.tt 8 'a-.m. yesterday. She was nineteen days on the passage, and! was berthed at 11.20 a.m. Captain Andreson reports that- the vessel experienced frequent squalls and thunderstorms on the passage across ' tho Tasman Sen. She brings 900 tons of coal and 50 of coke. After discharge -she is to proceed in ballast to ICaipara. to load timber for Melbourne,

Tho Huddari-Parkor Company’s' s.s. Zcalandia is to -arrive -from Dunedin this morning and to leave for Sydney via- east’const ports this afternoon.

Tho s.s. Kennedy -arrived from Akaroa, via the Bay? at- 5.20 p.m. yesterday. Yesterday the a.s. Cygnet left for Akaroa via the Bays at 2,15 p.m., the s.s. Taieri for Westport at 4.40 p.m., and the s.s. Fazilka for Dunedin at 5.30 p.m.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, February 23. Arrived, 7.30 a.m.. Mnraroa, from Wellington ; S a.m., Elizabeth 'Graham, from, Newcastle 5.20 p.m., Kennedy, from Akaroa. Sailed, 11.30 a.m., Rimu, for Titarangi; 2,15 p.m., Cygnet, for Akaroa; 4.40 p.m., Taieri, fqr Westport; 5.30 p.m,, Fazilka, for Pori; Chalmers, 6.5 p.m., Tokomaru, for Picton. WELLINGTON. February 23. Arrived, 9.37 -a.m., Rotomahnnn, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 7.10 p.m., Tarawera, for Lyttelton; 7.49 p.m., Botomahnna-, for Lyttelton* ~

j . . , ATJ'CKXdAjN'D, February 23. I Arrived, 5 a.m., Wuitoar©, from Sydney. . FORT' CHA.IjIVfJJiIRS/ February 23. ton WVeC P- m -3 Hairuishire, fromi LyttelSailed, 5.50 p.m., ZoaHandk, for Lyttelton.. I ./ . _ WESTPORT, Febniary 2.3. ! o-i j „ AKAROA, February 23. I Sailed, 8 la.m., Kennedy, for lij’tteltcn. I o , TIMARU, February 23. j Sailed, 3Aa p.m., Corinna, for Akaroa. i ’ o. -it r. n - BLUFF, February 23. ) Sailed, G. 30 p.m., Indnalema, for London. | 'SHIPPING- TELEGRAMS. M LLLXNGTON, February 03 I &a i! ed—Ho t omaf) an a, for Lyttelton; pas- . I > le * kaihoro, Susanin M Kochme, Melkop and Warwick Mesdames Craighead and child, Harris’ f'P“ son > Thompson ' (2), Garland Kidd’ uVOrory Edward onard, Rowley, Milner and Warwick Mean* H?rp7f“fv lJ ? r - JpMyeaberg. WooMendcn, I a £, or i Thompson (2), ! r?r„ e &,* u %Tv Powell, Cot> j I Fidgc.l, Hay, Kemp, Parsons. Kiii--1 rence, Mwarda, Wohhnami, Andrews Or i Talboys Milne, miILZ T^ohoh^' i T n si twonty-'threo steerage. Tnrn--1 ; fcr Lyttedpii and L’amcdin; passengers ' T?L^ yttelt ? n - Ml ?f hVicrDh. Messrs -Wh and fe, J ° r . Cunedin-.Mi.sses O’Connor . M Aiokic W and Hargreaves. Mosdames Storej, Sutherland, Barmatync ahd H’Nickle Messrs Ramsay, Sutherland, Barrow, Brown’ Strang and fourteen steerage for bath’ ports."’ I A . , PUHHDI'N, Xkbruary 23 idht^^T’' from we#t co «‘* Aaikd—Zealamlin, for Sydney, via Auck- ! tend; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Mur j Lla y t ™' Tmgey (2) and Smith, Mesdarncs : Fii™ al ? d o<>ok > f° r WoHinglon—Misses i ? lzon Stagmao, Mrs M’Beth, Messrs Gah I lawaj Hrs.on Campbell, Webb and Layton ■ for Aapier-Jvlr Roy; for Auckland 4& Roy-e, Stuart. Stracinan, Powell and M’lndoe steerage nw ’ ° iwt * y> W: ’ Blood «ul W Tho Waiwera, from London, brought 7000 tons of general cargo, of which about 3BfS a J nr Cuirednv and 2000 for Lyttelton, 1100 fo. Timaru and bOOter transhipment. dS «_h«„, 8S". ‘Es,\ AUSTRALIAN' SHIPPING. a * . . , SyH’Nh/y, February 23 Arrived— 1 A orfo.it, from Now Zealand. '

FEBBUAEX d. h. m. Full moon . . 2 4 3 a.m. Last quarter . . . 8 9 26 p.m. New Moon . . 16 10 35 p-m. First quarter . . . 24 10 39 p.m.