SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXII, Issue 13574, 21 October 1904, Page 4

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. The time-ball is dropped ovary week-da? at 1 p.m., New Zealand mean time, which is •quivalent to 13.80 Greenwich, mean time oE the previous day, being calculated for 172 deg Wmin east long., and llhrs 30min east ct Greenwioh mean time.

•WEATHER REPORT. ETC. High "Water, This Day (Frittay): Horning 119 a.m aiternoon 1.40 p.m. Sun rises 1.57 elm,,, sets 6.29 p.m. Moon rises 3.16 p.m., sets 8.39 a/m. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer .' . 30.08 30.05 30.00 Thermometer . 53 5S cQ Wind-N.B. MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHTJRCH. Meteorological observations taken at 9.30 *.m., Thursday, October 20, 1904: Barometer—3o.o4B. Maximum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—64.l. _ Minimum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—33.6. ■ _ Temperature at 9.30 a.m.—Dry bulb s>6.o, yrei bulb 51.7. . , Humidity per cent—7l. Minimum thermometer on grass—3d.b. Direction of wind—N.E. Oloud (0-10)-3. Tendency of barometer—Steady. ARRIVED. October 20—Rotomahana, s.s., 914 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Union SteamSlip . Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Thompson, Melhuish, Hibbard, Whittle, Maleard, Matthews, Hay, Adamson, Hasley, Tonks. Seward and Thomp- ' »on, Nurses Grieve and frquhart, lleadames Kohn, Griekonheimer, Square and infant, Moor. Moss, Cranny and infaiit, feournique, Taylor, North and child, Hay and jwo children and Johnston, Rev F. K. Ewen, Dr North, Captain Collins, Messrs Senior, ,-Jjorman, M'Lean. Ballantyne, Tait, Whittombe (2), Sim, Hall, Woodh'am, Prcscctt, Eamlen, Harris, Hurcombe, Holmes, Fonlas, Douisson, Perfect. M'Millan, Johns, Willis Vnd Hibbard and two children and seventeen peerage. October 20 —Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons. Blackmore, from Akarca, via the Bays. Kinscy, Barns and Co.. agents. October 20—Kini, s.s.. 702 tons, Brophy, Jrom Greymouth. Union Steamship Co., igents. SAILED. October 2D—Rotomahana, s.s., 911 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steamship Co., agents. Passengers—Misses Smith, trreenlaw, Maule, Donaldson, Glasgow, Wiljiams and Wheeler, Mesdames Bean,. Gray, Grant, Dowden, Duran, Ciark and Blackwell, hlessrs Senior, Greenland, P. Waymouth, JTromp, C. Bean, Gray, Grant, Blackwoll, I/. Corbett, Wilson, H. W. Anderson, C. W. Wilson, Fowke, Robinson, Maude, Treveiyn, Duncan, W. Harrowell, Hyndman, Godfrey, f pence, G. Symons, H. Reynolds. J. G. Cook, _lenli, D. D. Hyde, Homes, Ashton, Waduell, Kaye and Sealer. - Ootober 20—Pareora, s.s., 355.t0n5, Hutchin■on, for Greymouth. C. W. Turner, agent. , October 20—Rimutaka, s.s., 4982 tons, Groen- •■' jtreet, for Wellington. Now Zealand Shipping ''.• Co., agents. October 20—Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons, Blackmore, for Kaikoura and Wellington. EJn'sey, Barns and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London—Waiwera, s.s., at Timaru. Xaramea, s.s., at Wellington October 17. Wakanui, s.s., left September 3, flue Auckland October 28. Marero, s.s., •»t Auckland October 17. Paparoa, i s.s., left Cape Town October 1, due Weiling- ' ton October" 29. Hawke's Bay, s.s., left September 10. Corinthic, s.s., left Cape Town October 15, due Wellington 'NDvember 12. Waiimwte, s.s., left October i, du« Port Oha-lm-trs tSbvember 26. Niwaru, s.s., left September 30. Turakiixa, as., left Octobor 8, due Wellington . Nbvember 22. Mata-rua, s.s., left October 9, , due Auckland November 25. ' From Liverpool—Oswestry Grange, s.s., ; 8591 tons, left August 20. Mimiro, s.s., 4023 : tons, at Wellington October* 15. Aotea, s.s., left September 8. Ayrshire, s.s., left September 17. Gudrun, barque, 1424 tons. Itata, barque, 927 tons, sailed October 5. From New York—lndian Monarch, s.s., \ 4404 tons, at Wellington' October 17. Bougainville,, barque, 714 tons, left September 29. Burgomeister Hachmann, s.s., 4315 tons, ax Auckland October 30. Rippingham Grange, s.s., 5795 tons. " Queen Helena, s.s., 6250 tons, left September 4. Pharsalia, s.s., 3962 tons. Lin- • ; colnshire, s.s., at Melbourne October 1. ; From Sydney—Monowai, s.s., left Wellingj ton October 20. sj From Melbourne —Waikare, s.s., left Duni«din October 20. Mokoia, s.s., left Octobe): 19. \ From Philadelphia—Marie, ship, 1747 tons, ! »t Wellington, October 5. Fxom Cardiff—Storm, s.s., left July 30. From Edithburg—Laira, barque, 4SB tons. THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. FRlDAY.—Monowai arrives from Sydney ria Wellington and leaves for Melbourne via : southern ports. Waikare arrives from Melbourne- via southern ports and leaves for Sydsey via Wellington. Pukaki leaves for Greymouth. Warrimoo arrives from Dunedin and goes into dock. Tho. Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's s.s. rKaramea, from London, now at Wellington, 'is expected to arrive here on Sunday with 2200 tons of general cargo for this port. Yesterday the s.s. Rofomahana arrived from Wellington at 9.'5 a.m.. the s.s. Wakatu from Akaroa and the Bays at 9.30 a.m. It is announced that the s.s.. Dorset, which '•was on fire at Fremantle on Sunday last, has no cargo on board for Nev; Zealand. Mr Tate, chief officer of the s.s. Rotomahana, is to go ashore at Wellington to-day to wait for 'instructions. His place will bo taken by Mr Senior, from the s.'s. Kamona. Captain Collins, who ha 3 been relieved by Captain Dawson in ths command of the s.s. arrived from Wellington by theE.g. Rotomahana yesterday to wait here for instructions. The " Evening Post" states that Mr G. H. Scales, who loaded the wool ship Inverurie, which arrived at London from Wellington recently with her cargo on fire, has been advised that the extent of the damage was not rery great, only forty-one bales being slightly damaged by fire, and 650 bales slightly damaged by water. , < The ».s. South America left Newcastle for .Valparaiso on October 11. . It is expected that the auxiliary scrmv schooner Huia will come off the Harbour Boaid's slip on Monday or Tuesday next. The Union Steamship Company's s.s. Warlimoo is to go into dock hero to-day for survey and cleaning and painting. She will temain in dook for several days. The hulk Belle Isle, which has been receiving an overhaul in deck, is to como out this morning. The s.s. R'lau is expscted to arrive from Stewart Island this evening. -She «vill leave to-morrow night for Daicdin, Tirnara and "Wanganui. The s.s. Wakatu left for Kaikoura and Wellington about twelve o'clock last night. The New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. IFimutaka, which has loaded a quantity nf I frozen meat and general cargo at Lyttelton, left at 4.55 p.m. yesterday for Wellington, where she 13 to finish loading. She will leave there for London on Thursday next. The s.s. Paieora left for Greymouth at 5.20 p.m. yesterday The s.s. Kini arrived from Greymouth at 6.40 last evening. The s.s. Rotcmahana left for Wellington at 8.25 p.m. yesterday The s.s. Mimiro, from -New York via Wellington, which was to hare arrived at Lyttel'ton to-day, will not reach this port till tomorrow. Mr Carson, chief officer of the Mocraki (says tho " Post") is at present on leave of absence, and Mr Brown, second officer of the vessel, is acting temporarily as chief. Mr 'D. C. iLilley, of the s.s. Kittawa, has joined the fMoeraki as second officer. The Wellington "Evening Post" states that the Takapuna, during her run from. Now Plymouth on Tuesday, passed a two-masted vessel with a yellow funnel. The steamer flew the signal R.T.D.F., which represents" tho Bouth America, of London. The Union Company has been advised that the steamer Pateeua, which has been replaced in the Melbourne-Launceston trade by the turbine steamer Loongana, is to be brought to Neve Zeaand, where she will run in the Wellington-Picton-Nelson trade, replacing the b.B. Penguin, which will then act as second boat in the service. Tho Pateena (says the Wellington " Post") is expected to sail from •Melbourne about the end of the month. The Pateena has had a singularly successful career in Australian waters, having been employed in tho Launceston service almost without interruption for twenty-one years. The vessol is still using her original boilers, and it is : stated that she i 3 capable of steaming 14J knots an hour when reciuired to do so.

The success -chick has attended the tnr-

bine steamer Queen, which run? across tho English Channel, from Dover to Calais (says an exchange) has induced her owners to arrange for the construction of two similar vessels almost immediately. Tho Bulletin of tho French Chamber of Commerce at Milan gives details of the work now going on in tho principal shipbuilding centres in Italy. The Odero firm at Sestri Ponento has on the stocks a steamer of GODO tons for La Velcce Company, and a second gunboat for the Mexican Government. The first was delivered in May last. Tho p.hipyard of Riva. Trigosa has in hand a cargo boat of 2700 tons, and has received for three largo steamers for the new Genoese Navigation Company, intended for an Italian passenger lino to North America. The loco yard is terminating the steamer Ita.!ia, of 6COO tons, for La Veiooe Company. The Pallanea, cf 6000 tons, the largest Italian cargo boat, has just been launched from tho Maggiano yard, which has also in hand two steamers of «1500 tons for the Venetian Company, for a new subventioncd service between Italy and tho Far East. Tho Orlando yard at Leghorn has building two steam colliers for the Italian Navy, and a trans-Atlantic steamer for La Veloce Company. The Sicilian Railways Company has ordered 'two ferry boats ono at Ancona, the other at Palermo. The Palermo yard has also in hand two cargo boats for Sicilian owners, and the Puglia Company ha-s a large cargo boat building at Ancona. In all there aro twenty-five steamers on the stocks or ordered iri the Italian yards, besides other smaller craft. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON October 20. Arrived, 9.5 a.m., Rotomahana, from Wellington; 9.39 a.m., Wakatu, from Akaroa; 6.40 p.m., Kn'ni, from Grej _ mouth. Sailed. 5.20 p.m., Pareora, for Greymouth; 4.55 p.m., Rimutaka, for Wellington. WELLINGTON, October 20. Arrived, 1080 a.m., Wcstralia, from Lytteltcn Sr.ilod, 6.10 p.m., Indian Monarch, for Lyttelton; 8 p.m., Westralia, for Napier; 4.4'J p.m., Monowai, for Lyttelton. AUCKLAND, October 20. Arrived, 9 a.m., Burgomeister Hachmann, from Svdnev. PORT CHALMERS, October 20. Arrived, 9.45 a.m., Tarawera, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 2.55 p.m., Waikare, for Lyttelton; 4.55 p.m., Warrimco, for Lyttelton. GREYMOUTH, October 20. Arrived, 4.15 p.m., Dingadee, from Lyttelton. WESTPORT, Octobor 20. Sailed, 7.30 p.m., Canopus, for Lvttelton. BLUFF, October 20. H.M.S. Psyche .will sail about October 29 for southern islands. AKAROA, October 20. | Sailed, 4 a.m., Wakatu, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, Octobor 20. Arrived—Burgomeister Hachmann, from New York, Melbourne and Sydney. Talune, from the south. H.M.S. Penguin, from Sydney. Sailed—Rio, barquentine, for Kaipara and Sydney. Waipori, for Westport. WELLINGTON, October 20. Sailed—Monowai, for southern ports, Hobart and Melbourne; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Brown, Duncan, Bain, Bailey and Ward, Mesdames Brown, Gascoyne, Roberts, Hardy, Black and child, Clark, Rich and child. Nash, Burnip, Bowker and Burton, Messrs Mulcock, Royle, Grey, Arnott, Rich, I Hislop, Orchard, Nash, Saddler, Halley, Orchard, Young, Todd, Christie, Pettit, M'Leod, j Nicol, Kohn and Wallace; for Dunedin— Misses Bollard, Ross, Roberts (2), Townsend, Keys, Jones (2), Mead, Wright, M'Auloy and Bate (2), Mesdames M'Leod, Townsend, Jones, Bate. Halfield and child, Hislop, M'Auloy and Hadfield, Messrs Callaway and Harper; for Hooart—Mr3 Burton, Mr Burton; for Melbourne—Misses Roe, Gowcr and Boyle, Mrs Gower, Messrs Preston. Fraser, Boswell, Giuf, Burgess, Looney, and twenty, steerage for all ports. DUNEDIN, October 20. Sailed —Waikare, for Sydney via Cook Strait; passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Welsh, Hughes (2), Mr Darnell; for Wellington—Misses Parsons, M'Gibbon and Kerr, ' Mesdames Bennett, Palmer and Kerr, Messrs Leopinich, Tmnbull and White; for Sydney—Miss Robertson, Messrs Hopkins, Bell and seventeen steerage. PORT CHALMERS, October 20. Arrived —Tarawera, from Lyttelton. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, October 20. Sailed, 1.15 p.m.—Zealandia, for Auckland.

PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER. d. li. m. Last quarter ... 3 1 22 a.m New moon ... 9 4 55 p.m First quarter . . 16 5 24 p.m Full moon • ... 24 10 26 p.m