SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13936, 19 December 1905, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. The time-ball in dropped every week-day at I p.m., Now Zealand mean time, which is equivalent to 13.30 Greenwich mean, time of the previous day. being calculated for 172 deg SOmin east long., and llhrs SOmin east of Greenwich mean time. PHASES OF THE MOON. DECEMBER.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. High Water, This Bay (Tuesday): Horning' 9,46 a.m., afternoon 10.11 p.m. Sun rises 4.18 «.m.; sets 7.36 p.m. Moon sets 11.13 a.m.* MONDAY, DECEMBER 16. • 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer' . . 30.03 30.10 30.10 Thermometer . 61 63 70 , Wind, S.W. THE WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND. , The following weather reports wore received !rt>m New, Zealand stations at, 5 p.m. yesierlay;— : ■ ManuKau Heads—Wind, S.S.W., fresh; jurometer 30.12, thermometer 66; cloudy, bar wnooth. , .. ,New Plymouth—Wind', west, light; baroneter 30.11, thermometer 67; fine, sea smooth. ■ Castle Point-AYind, S.W., light; barometer 10.iy. thermometer 61; cloudy, sea moderate., Wellington—'Wind, south, light; barometer 10.03, thermometer 60; fine. Kaikoura—Wind, S.E., flight; barometer 50.02, thermometer 63; fine, sea smooth. Bluff—Wind, N.W., fresh; barometer 30.13, thermometer 58; fine. ■ . : . ARRIVED. December. IS—Cygnet, *s.s., 66 tons, Murray, . from Akaroa. Pitcaithly. and Co., agents. December 18—Storm, s.s., IS6 tons, Woods, ' horn Akitiow A. H. Turnbull and Co-., agents. December 18—Talune. s.s., 1370 tons; Berjech, from Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Rev Kicks and Mr i Pearson. December 18-ABell Flower, -ketch, S 3 tons, Harris, from Invercargill. Pitcaithly and Co>, igeuts. December IS—Joseph Sims; schooner, 93 ions, Mahon, from Westport. Pitcaithly and Jo-, agents. SAILED. December 18—Talune,. s.s., 1370 tons, Bcraech, for Wellington and east coast ports. Union Steamship’* Co..- agents. Passengers for . Wellington—‘Misses Ward, Bolton, -M'Millan S), Evisoa, Beere, Chat-taway. Morgan, Hall, otruthers, Prince,' Bouloott, Fortune, Mazey • j2) and Kissell (2), Mesdamcs Westwood, Chapman, and Cunningham and two children, Messrs Richardson, Banks, Robinson, Fraser, ' Melhuish, Huckey, Horn, Bain, Chapman md , Cunningham, Masters Richardson, ■ Thompson, Steele, Struthers, Broome; 'Hague, jiliespis and Hall; for Napier—Miss Murohy. Sister , Renouf, Masters Price and Proden; for Gisborne—Misses. Cook, Wachsman and Miller, Messrs Williams and Munro; lor Auckland—Misses Storey, Strong, Barclay, Parton, Cunningham and Mackay, Mesflames Longust, . Campion and child and M’Pherson, .-Messrs'Ascue,. Turner, Gray .and Congnet, listers Schiska, Kemp, Zingan and Ragust. - ' ■ December 18 —Rolomahana, s.s., 914 tons, Collins, for Wellington. Union SteamshipCo., agents Passengers—Misses Reese ■ (2), Martin, White. Davidson, Johnston, North, . tnwood,-M J Mullin. (3), Baker, Haslett, Ensor, Gage and IFoote, Nurse Field, Mcsdames O’Connell, Heasley and two children, Seddon and Gain mack. Rev P. R. Inwood, Right Hon B. J. Seddon, Hons T. Y. Duncan, CH. Mills and: J. Carroll. Major Johnston; Captain’ Seddon, Messrs Pitcaithly, Keane, Dintsey, Sodcn, Freeborn, Mahoney, Sneddon, Randerson, Reese,. A. Hamilton, Christie, J. - ITNaugh-t. C. Bingham, Croll, M'Donald, Sanp, MNab, Wells, Shannon, Fahey, Crowe, Mewhisney and -Smifh. EXPECTED. ARRIVALS. . From London—'Waiwera, s.s., - at Auckland November .27. Tongariro, at Welling-,. Aon December 18. Kaikoura, s.s., left Jape Town- 'November 29, due Auok«nd December 25. . ' Tomoana, s.s., at Melbourne December 12. Athenie, s.s., left Cape Town December 8, due Wellington January 2. ' Indraghiri; s.s.; at Melbourne November 1 28. Matatua, s.s., -at Port Chalmers' December 18. Star of Australia,, s.s., left November 27,/ Turakina, , 5.8,, left December 2, due Wellington Jann- , ary 17. Kaipara, s.s., left December -4, due Dunedin January 21. Ayrshire, s.s., left December 13. ■ , ■ From Liverpool—Whakatane, s.s., at Napier 1 December 16. • Somerset, s.s., left November 1L Kuramea., s.s., at Auckland December 18. ■

Prom Jfew Tori—Fort George, barque, 1705 ' Jons, left August 22. Capo Corso. s.s., left November 18. Star of Ireland, at 'Wellington December 17. Pertbsiire, b.b., left December M. From Melbourne—'Waramoo, s.s., left December IS. From Sydney—Zealandia, s.s., at Auckland December. 17. Wimmera, s.s., left December 18. From Bdiihbuig—Elizabeth Graham, barque, - 598 tons. From . Marseilles —Caterina, barque, 90S lons. From Port Bsperance—Dilpussuad, barque, E3O tons Laira, barque, 492 tons, left Norcmber 30. lIE : UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. . • TUESDAY.—Mkraroa arrives from Wellington. and leaves on return trip. Taieri arrives from Timaru and Greymouth. The s.s. Taluno arrived from Dunedin .at 8.15 a m. yesterday. , Tbe s.s. Storm, with a cargo of timber from Akitio,. was berthed at the. Gladstone 'Pier at 5 a.m. yesterday. She is to leave on Wednesday evening for Timaru and Dunedin: The schooner Joseph Sims arrived at 8.30 i.m. yesterday with a load of timber from Westport, from which port she sailed last Tuesday!" jvendng. She had fine -weather and an im. eventful passage. - The ketch Dell Flower, a smart little vessel of S 8 tons register, arrived at Lyttelton with a cargo, of timber from Invercargill yesterday morning, being berthed alongside the schooner Huia at the Gladstone Pier at 7.30 a.m. She left Invercargill last Thursday Captain W. Harris, who is in command, states that his vessel attempted to leave Invercargill three weeks before she actually did so, but, while id anchor waiting for an opportunity to cross ‘ the bar, was driven ashore by a south-west gale and grounded on a mud flat. In order to get her off it was necessary, to take out a considerable part *f her cargo. The Bell Flower, which is awned by the Mitchelson Timber Company, of ■ Auckland, had an exciting experience nearly twelve months ago, when on a voyage from Mercury. Bay to Sydney: , She lost the blade , of her rudder,, in a gale, and, after a long delay, made her destination with an ingeniously contrived jury rudder, devised by Captain Harrisy-" The s.s. Talune left for Wellington and east coast ports at 6.10 p.m. yesterday, and the s.s. Rotomahana for Wellington at 8.45 p.m. ■ The New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s. Wakanui is to leave Lytte.ton to-morrow evening for the Bluff and Port Chalmers. From the, latter port she is to go, to Wellington, Napier and Gisborne, returning to Welling: ton as her final port. ■ The New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s. Tongariio, which arrived at Wellington from London yesterday, is expected- to arrive at Lyttelton on Friday next.- She has 1200 tons of cargo for this port, and will- go from here to Timaru, thence back here and then to Wellington. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s. Whakatane, from West of England ports, is due at Lyttelton, via northern ports on Friday with about 1000 tons of cargo. She is to proceed from here to Dunedin to finish discharging, ' ' . There was quite a small fleet of coasting schooners at the Gladstone Pier yesterday, no fewer than seven of those 'vessels being berthed there. They were the Huia. Lily, Joseph Sims, Amelia Sims, Bell Flower, Morning Light and Haere. “The Australian people may regard the sending of the Powerful as the flagship of this station as a compliment.” Such was the emphatic'statement of an officer of the ship made ,to a Press representative at Perth. “Look at her size and sperd. She is a beautiful ship, and carries a larger complement, with the exception of the Terrible, than any vessel in the navy. "We left home with 1-01 men on board. At Malta 390 supernumeraries for the Mediterranean fleet left, so now our compliment is 903.” “The feeling here is that the F-uryalus would prove more serviceable.” “ The impression is not a correct cne. The Euryalus was sent Home, in accordance with the carrying out of the scheme which aims at securing what is termed homogeneity of squadrons, and the more the conditions governing the naval defence of the Empire are studied the more the necessity for retaining this homogeneity will. be realised. The Lords of the Admiralty are more Than making up any loss caused by recent withdrawals and changes on the Australian station by the class of cruisers they are sending out. The Encounter will replace the Wallaroo'and the Katccmbn, meeting those- vessels it Trincomalee. Here is a. change that adds greatly to the strength of the squadron. How many Wallaroos and Katoombas would be a natch for the Encounter?” The s.s.’’’Cygnet, which went to Akaroa on Saturday night with members of rowing dubs ‘‘and' others specially ' interested in the regatta, returned to Lyttelton at 8 V--m. yesterday, after a very good run of exactly four team-

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, December 18. Arrived, 3.45 a.m., Storm, from Akitio ; 5.15 а. Talune, from Port Oha.mers; 7.35 p.m., Rotomahana, from Akaroa. Sailed, 8.5 a.m., Rotomahana, for Akaroa; б. p.m., Talune, for Wellington. WELLINGTON, December 18. Arrived, 8.10 a.m., Tongariro, from London 'via Hobart. ... . Sailed, 8 p.m., Mararoa, for Lyttelton; 6.16 p.m., Wakatir. for Kaikoura; 7.30 p.m., Baden-P07.-ell, for Port Robinson. AUCKLAND, December 16.\ Arrived, 6 a.m., Karamea,'from Liverpool. Sailed, 1.15 p.m., Victoria, for Sydney. 1 PORT CHALMERS, December 18. Arrived, 9 a.m., Matalua, from London. AKAROA, December 13. Arrived, 11.15 am., Rotomahana, from Lyttelton. ~, Sailed, 4 p.m., Cygnet, for Lyttelton;- 4.10 p.m., Rotomahana, for Lyttelton.- ' L , .BLUFF, December 18. Arrived, 7.5 p.m., Warrimoo, from Hobart (English mail)." . i Sailed, 4.55 p.m.j Monowai, for Hobart. Cap© Marfa Van Diemen reports* that the steamer Waipori passed east at 1 p-m- on December 18. . , . TIMARU, December 16. Sailed, 10,30 p.m, Taieri, for Lyttelton. , SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAJPARA, December IS. ; Arrived—December 17, Baroona, from _ Sydney. December IS, Brisbane, from Lyttelton. DARGAVILLE, December 18. The steamer Baroona, for the Wauoa Bay, Dargavillc and H&lens-villo service, arrived yesterday, after a passage- of four days two hours. This smart passenger -steamer' was built last year at. Newcastle, at a cost of £6OIO. AUCKLAND, December 18. Arrived—Karamea, "from Glasgow and Liverpool. Pandle Hill", barquentine, from Newcastle. ' Sailed—Victoria, for Sydney. ONRHUNGA, December 18. Sailed—Takapuna, for New Plymouth and Wellington. ‘ ,' , ; PORT CHALMERS, December 18. ■ Arrived—Matatua, from London. WELLINGTON, December 18. Arrived —Tongariro. from London; passengers for Lyttelton—Mesdames Otterson, Nicoll and Emerson, Misses Nicoll (2), Gavin (2) and Orr, Messrs Naylor. Otterson, Scott, Gavin, Bennie and Haddocks, Masters NicoA (2) and Emerson and eighteen steerage. Sailed—Mararca, for Lyttelton; passengers —ll4 excursionists. BLUFF. December 18. Arrived*—Monowai, from Dunedin. Koonya, from Greymouth. 7 p.m., Wanimoo, from Melbourne; passengers—Messrs Paterson, Rhodes, Ebh'ett (2), M’Kejizie, Whiteman, Clark and Coates, Rev J. Orchard 1 . Mjesdames Rhodes, Ebbett,, Batlu, M’Kenzie, Orchard and Gladstone, Misses Thomas, Rhodes, M’Lean, Paterson, Richards, Bailey and Bigg, Dr Groohy, and fifteen steerage. Sailed—Koonya, for Dunedin. • 5 p.m., Monowai, for Melbourne. * AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. MELBOURNE, December 18. Arrived —Kamona, from Knipara. TOWNSVILLE, December 17., The steamer Tsinan, from China, proceeded direct to Sydney. She has a case of smallpox ion board. ISLAND SHIPPING. SUVA, December IS. Arrived—Whangape.

d. h. m. First quarter . . . 4 6 8 a.m. Full moon . . . 12 10 SG a.m. Last quarter . , . . 19 11 89 p.m. Ivew moon . . 215 3 34 p.m.