SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13946, 1 January 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON. ' JANUARY.

... "WEATHER REPOST, ETC. . High ‘Water," This Day (Monday): Morning , 9.3 a.m., afternoon 9.24 p.m. Sun rises 4.27 • a.m., sets 7.41 p.m. Moon rises 10.31 a.m., tts' U-37 p.m. - SUNDAY, DECEMBER v 31. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . . 23.33 29.90 23.87 ■ Thermometer . 65 - 63 67 Wind, N.W.MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological' observations taken at 9.30 5,.m., Sunday, December 31;— Barometer —29.861. . Maximum temperature during prececini 0 jwenty-four hours —7G.5. . .. Minimum temperature during preceding iwenty-four hours —49-S. ~ Temperature at 9.30 a.m.—Dry bulb 63.0, ret bulb 57.0. : Humidity per cent—67. . Maximum temperature in sun —IoJ.O. ■ Minimum thermometer on grass —41.0. Direction of wind —N.E. Cloud (0-10)—7. ‘ Tendency of barometer —Falling slowly. ARRIVED. : December 30 —Mokoia, s.s., 2154 tons, Smith, from Sydney via east coast ports. union. Steamship Company, agents. Passengers- : Misses 8.. Daw, Penrose, Ponsfred, Goiter ill. Kennedy, ■ Aschman, Pavitt, Barber. Cole, ' Beaumont, Dwyer. Fel-lingham (2), Miller, Mathieeon, Yeo and Jude, Mesdames Dee, Roberts and infant, Shadbclt and three children, Norton and infant. Sinclair, Cross and infant, Mirfield, Miller, Richards. Ramsclen Cone and two, children, Jude and Sandiord (2), Dr Bali, Messrs Brown (2), M’llroy, Seiton, O’Donoghue, Shadbolt. Woods, Sinner., Cuff, Cross, Hender, Roy, Watson. Ramsden, Galbraith, Parkes, Brown, Manifold,, Manx, V Dalgleish, Walker, Plummer and Cousins, ind thirtv-five steerage. December 30—Mararoa, s.s.. 13S1 tons'. Manning. from Wellington, i Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—246 excursionists. , • . December 30—Talune. s.s., 1370 tons, Beroech, from Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Mesdamcs Hunter "and Alexander. Messrs Ashwiu, Darling, Norton and Alexander, and three steerage. December 30—Storm, s.s.. 186 tons, Woods., from Wanganui. A. H. Turnbull and Co., agents., December 30—Poherua, s.s.. 749 tons. Hutch- , ings, from Timarn, Oamaru and Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. December 30—Prometheus, H.M.S., ' 2135 ions, 7000-horse power, eight guns. Com-' mander Maurice Woollcombe, from Pori Chalmers. ■ December 30—Kotuku, s.s., 662 tons, Tate, from Westport. Union Steamship Company, agents. December 30—Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons, Wills, from Kaikoura. Kinsey, Barns and Co., igents '■> December 31—Cygnet, s.s., 66 tons, Murray, trom Akaroa. Pitcaithly and Co., agents. December 31—Rotomahana. s.s., 914 tons, Collins, from Wellington. Union Steamship . Company,., agents. Passengers—223 excursionists. S AIDED. December 30 —Squall, s.s., 133 tons, Dunn, for Dunedin. Todhunter Bros., agents. December SO—Mokoia, s.s., 2154 tonS, Smith, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. December 30—Poherua, s.s., 749 tons, Hutchings, for Wellington, Westport and Greymouth. Union Steamship Company, agents. December 30—Kittawa, s.s., 70S tons. Millman, for Greymoirth. Union Steamship Company, agents. December 30—Cygnet, s.s., 66 tons, Murray, for Akaroa. Pitcaithly and Co., agents. ' December SO— I Talune, s.s., 1370 tons, Bernech,. for Wellington and east coast ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers : For Wellington—Misses Taylor, Talbot, Dind, Smail, Gee, Shanagan, Morrison, Eggers, §tevenson, Barnes, Clayton, Cunningham, Burgess, Ferrier and Thomas, Mesdamss Thomson, M’Elra, Child, Marshall, and Mines, Messrs Christopher, Allan, 'M’Conoohie, Northcote, Beare, Jones, Daurenson -(2), Marshall, Mines, Evans Steans, 3 Moran, Nolan, Scott, Cook, Purdio, Fee, Cormack, Davis, Dewis, Christie, Eoswnrth, Pugh, Riach, Ferrier, French, Mollisbn, Stott, Bruce, Macdonald, Dudbrook (2) and Johsou; for Napier—Miss Byrne, Mrs Byrne and child, Mr Mouldey; for Gisborne—Misses Wright (2); for Auckland—Messrs Kelly and Mills and party. December 33—Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Manning, for Wellington. ■ Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers Misses Wood, M’Gee, Spedding, Marshall, Ashbolt, Jerry, Patrick, Watos, Doig, • Hail. While, Stone, Osborn and Simpson; Mesdames Barge, Bagg, Johnson,- James, Hanson and child,. Wilson, Iremonger and Kershaw', . Messrs Finch, Markwald, Ixemonger, M’Gowm, • Saunders (2), Darling, Paterson, Walker, MTntyre, Hatch, Ward, Kraetzer, Delacour, Rising, Shannon, Brown, Rutherford,Beams, Miller, Baird, Oldritlge, Patullo, Aldridge, Townsend, Scott, Sewell, Kiach, Barnes and James. December 31—Tongariro, s.s., 4953 tons, Sutcliffe, for Timaru. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVADS. From London—Kaikoura, s.s., at Auckland - December 26. Tomoana, s.s., at Auckland December 23. Aihenic, s.s., left Hobart December 28, due Wellington January 2. Indraghiri, s.s., at Melbourne November 28. Star of Australia, s.s., left November 27. Turakina, s.s., at Cape To mi December 22, . due Wellington January 17. Kaipara, 5.5.., left December 4. due Dunedin January 21. . Ayrshire, s.s., left December 13. Aotca, s.s.. . left December. 18, due Wellington February 5. Star of Scotland, loft December 23. From Diverpool—Somerset, s.s., left November 11. Karamea, s.s., at Wellington December 23. Ayrshire,- s.s., left December 23. From New York—Cape Corso, s.s., left November 13. Perthshire, s.s. Ardgowan s.s. From Melbourne—Monowai, s.s., left December 27. From Sydney—Victoria, s.s.. left December 23. From Edithburg—Elizabeth Graham, barque, 598 tons. From Marseilles—Caterina, barque, 308 tons. From Port Macquarrie—Whangaroa, scow, 132 tons. From Calcutta—Apavima, s.s., left Samarang December 23. THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. MONDAY. —Rotomahana leaves for Wellington. 1 ‘On Saturday the s.s. Storm’ arrived from Wanganui at 5 a.m. the s.s Poherua from I imam, Oamaru and Dunedin at 6.23 a.m., the s.s. Mokoia from Sydney, via east coast ports, at 6.55 a.m., the. s.s. Mararoa from Wellington at 8.45 a.m., the s.s. Talune from Dunedin at 9.10 a.m. The Shaw-Savill s.s. Aotea, which left London for Wellington, via Cape Town and Hobart, on December 18, is bringing 4260 tens of cargo for discharge at Wellington, and 1850 tons for Lyttelton. . ’. Mr M’Alister made the' trip to Port Chal- , nr.ers as mate of the hulk Felicitas, which I was towed south by the Ilnwca. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Kaikoura, which airived at Auck land from London, via Cape Town, on Monday, is in charge of Captain Clifford, who has with him the following officers:—Chief, Mr J. T. Lo Brocq; second, Mr I. N. Makepeace; third, Mr H. Wynyard; fourth, Mr W. B. Holdstock. Mr J. Scott, chief engineer, has with him: Second, Mr O- Bush; third, Mr D. Nicholson; fourth, Mr R. Fleming; fifth, Mr J. Paton; sixth, Mr F. M. Finlayson; chief refrigerator, Mr W. R. Sneddon; second, Mr B. Aitken. Mr AY. Hayter is chief steward, and Dr B. Hudson is surgeon.. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s s.s, lonic, which is'to leave AVellinglon for London on January 4, will make a call at Monte Video en route, as well as at Rio do Janeiro. The.s.s. Wakaiu arrived from Kaikoura ai 11.10 p.m. on Saturday.-. .She/is to leave for Cheviot, Kaikoura and ‘Wellington to-mor-row evening. The s.s. Cygnet returned from her special trip to Akaroa at 9.20 a.m. yesterday. She is to leave after the conclusion of the fireworks .display* at Lyttelton to-night on another speqial trip to Akaroa. On Saturday the s.s. Squall left for Dunedin at neon, the s.s. Mokoia for Dunedin at 3:30 p.m., the s.s. Poherua for Wellington, Westport and Greymouth at 4.55 p*.m.. the s.s. Storm for Dunedin at ’5.5- ntm., the s.s. Kittawa for Greymouth at 5 p.m., the s.s. Cygnet for Akaroa at 6.10 p.m., the s.s. Mararoa for Wellington ai €.25 p.rn., and the s.s. Talune for Wellington and east Boast ports at 11.35 p.m. , The Union Steamship Company’s fine steamer Waikare is to leave Port Chalmers on Saturday next on the annual trip to the ’ West Coast Sounds. Her passengers are to have an opportunity of visiting the Sutherland Falls, and arrangements have been . made for fishing and exploring, as well as for the concerts, dances and other means of iocial enjoyment on board the vessel.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s.

Tongariro left at 6.25 a.m. yesterday for Timaru. .She is expected to return from that port on Sunday next. The Westpcn Coal Company's E.s.Canopus came out ot the Lyttelton dock on Saturday afternoon alter her annual survey. Sire is to leave to-morrow morning fur Westport to load a cargo of coal for Lyttelton l . • Air Ferguson., formerly- purser of the Union. Steamship Company's s.s. Talune,, has resigned irom the Union Company's service. H;s place on ills Talune has been filled by Mr M. D. Coffin, from the s.s. Tavinni, which is at present laid up for an overhaul. ■Mr Olphcrt. late second officer of the New Zeaiand Shipping Company's s.s. AVhakatane, has been appointed to a similar position on tiro s.s. Bapanui. His place has been filled by Mr P. T. Perkins, formerly of the s.s. AVakanui. it is expected that the -New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. AVhakatane will leave here on Wednesday for Dunedin to discharge the balance of her cargo from West of England ports. Several changes have taken place in the personnel of the officers of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s s.s. -Mdtalua since she was last at Lyttelton. Mr Allan, who was then second officer, has gone to take a similar position on the s.s. Tokomaru, exchanging with Mr A. R. Roberts; Mr B. J. Kidman, the former fourth officer of the Malatua, has gone to bo third officer of the Tokomaru, and his place has been filled by Mr A. Gibbons, who is new to the sendee, of the company. Air G. H. Paul, chief engineer, who was absent on leave, has resumed l/is position, and Mr Gcach, who acted in his place, has returned to his old station of second engineer; Air A. Kerr, from the Tokomaru, is- now fifth engineer. A steamer towing a hulk passed Lyttelton Heads at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday. It was doubtless the- s.s. Hawca- towing the Felicitas from Wellington to Port Chalmers. The Union Steamship Company’s s.s. Kofnku arrived from Westport at 7.43 p.m. on Saturday. She brings a. full cargo of coal. Her future movements are not yet announced. Mr Scott, second officea of the s.s. Kaiiuna, has joined the s.s. Patcena in a similar capacity, in place of Air Holmes, who has met with a slight accident.

H.M.S. Prometheus arrived from For/ Chalmers at 4.25 p.m. on Saturday. The s.s. Rotomahana arrived from Wellington at 2.15 p.m. yesterday. The sale of the Liverpool steamer British Princess was, it is understood, completed last month. The price is said to be ££o,ooo, and the purchasers are the Navigazione Generate Italianne, of Rome. This company own a fleet of ninety-seven vessels, varying in size from 75 to 3600 tons net. The British Princess was built for the British Shipowners’ Company (of which Messrs Gracie, Tioazlc and Co. are the managers) by Palmer’s Co., Limited, Jarrow, in 1899. She is a modern twin-screw steamer, of 4656 tons net and 7333 tons gross. The new owners intend to run the ship in their service between Italian and south River Plato ports. The Melbourne “Argus" of December 20 states that according to, present arrangements the now steamer Riverina, of the Huddart Parker line, wag to commence running in the trade to West Australia bn Saturday last, December 30. The Riverina, which arrived from England some weeks ago. has not made a trip in the inter-State service. An expedition which was.recently despatched'from Vladivos-tock to discover the identity of a large steamer reported ashore on the coast to the south of that port has returned to Vladivostok. The vessel turned out to be the British steamer Claverdale, which left Hong K6ng for, Vladivostock over twelve months ago, and had not since been heard of.. Th e expedition reports that the stranded steamer has been plundered of everything movable- by the natives. The Claverdale was laden with coal, and it is stated that about 500 tons of cargo can ho salved. There is also a prospect of refloating the ship next spring. It is added that the. expedition found no trace of the crew, numbering between thirty and forty men. It is presumed that the men have either been drowned or murdered by the natives. London underwriters have already paid on a total loss of the vessel.

Further sales of sailing ships well known in the Australian- trade are reported. The Strathdon, of the Aberdeen line, has’ been purchased by -Messrs- Bordes, of Paris, for ,£6390. -She was built in 1833 by Messrs Holland and AA r olff, of Belfast, and carries about 3153 tons. The Crown of India, n fourmasted barque, owned by Messrs J. and R. Young, of Glasgow, has passed to Messrs Henderson, Tucker and Co., of London, for £6300. She carries 300 tons, and was built at Leith in 18S5. At the time of the Midland disaster the Crown of India put into Sydney dismasted. Another ship of the same line, namely, the Crown of England, has been disposed of to Norwegians for .£1530. She was built at Working-ion thirteen years ago, and is of 1724 tons net register. A further development is taking place in the freight competition in the Calcutta trade, Messrs Archibald Qurrie and Co., and the British India. Steam Navigation Co., Limited, having decided to reduce the rate on gunnies from Calcutta to Australia to 7s 6d per ton net to loyal consignees for the first six months of 1903. The rate for the half-year now about to close Las been 12s 6d per ton, _ The two .ines- have still to meet the_ competition of the Commonwealth lino, ■which will tend to become more pressing in the Calcutta trade as the Colombo tea shipments to Australia-, which for a considerable time past have been carried by the Commonwealth steamers,, are about to revert to the mail companies in accordance -with the arrangement made last July, the rate being raised to 40s per ton. At- the same time it is understood that the Commonwealth line retains its existing connection in the Calcutta tea trade, while it has also a substal-t’-ai amount of support as regards gunnies. The reduction on gunnies made by the British India- and Currie' lines thus makes the competition keener than ever.

The Liverpool Steam Tug Company (Limited) nas received advice of the, arrival at Forcados (West Coast Africa) of'the Nigeria gtaving nock Sir A.fred, in tow of its tugs Cruizer and Blazer. This long and difficult towage has been accomplished without mishap of any description, and adds one more record' to the splendid performances of these famous boats. The tugs of this old-establish-ed .company, which was formed in 1836, have many notable feats to their credit, and altuough scores of towages of broken-down liners and other disabled vessels could be easily enumerated, it is sufficient in this connection to mention the towage cf the French sailing vessel Villo de Dijon, of 2025 tons, by the Blazer from Monte Video to Swansea in fifty days, including stoppages, and the steamer India, of 6057 tons, by the Cruizer, from Aden to Liverpool, about 4700 miles, through the Suez Canal, without assistance. The Nigeria Dock left the Tyne in tow of the two tugs on September 16, and the safe arrival at Forcados. after a- voyage of over 4500 miles is a. matter of congratulation to all concerned.

Engineering ” says that British steamers are still the safest to travel or ship goods by. The percentage of annual loss of British_ steamers is I.ID, and of sailing 'ships 2.H0. while for the other nations that own over a million tons.of steam shipping, namely, Germany, the United States. Norway, (France, Italy and the British colonies, the V percentage is I.GG. "Engineering” adds: With a British fleet of -15,391.000 tons of steam and sailing vessels, the percentage of -tonnage lost is 1.30, whereas Germany, with only 3.3G9.800 tons, has a percentage of 1.47; the United States , with 2,590,000 tons, a percentage of 2.09; France, with a fleet only a little more than one-tenth -that of Great Britain —namely, 1,693,366 tons—has. a percentage loss of 1,33; Norway, with 1,717,654 tons, a percentage loss of 2.19-; and Italy, with 1,187,0GG tons, a percentage loss of 2.52. The subject of the rates of freight at which the White Star line carries goods from New York via Liverpool to Australia, as compared with the rates charged by the same steamers on British goods from Liverpool, has again attracted attention in England. The rates referred to by Hr W. J. Crossley in a letter to “ The Times ” -were 3.5 s to 20s per ton, according to the description of goods, from New York to Sydney, with transhipment at LiverXoool, while the rates on British goods shipped at Liverpool were 32s Gd to 42s Gd per ton, with the result of diverting certain Australian orders from England to America. Against this it has been "pointed out that in quoting lower rates from. New York via Liverpool the White Star line has to compete with the direct steamers from New York to Australia if it is to obtain business via Liverpool. This arrangement, however, is not regarded in Lancashire as a satisfactory one, and one aspect of the matter is commented upon by the “Manchester Guardian” as follows; " It happens in this case that the line in whore steamers American and British goods are being curried together at such widely different rales of freight is a branch of the International Mercantile Marine Company (better known as the * Morgan Combine ’), and that (his combination (as the ‘ Shipping Gazette ’ has 'pointed out) has an agreement with the British Government in which it is provided that ‘ His Majesty’s Government shall have the right to terminate this agreement at any time if the association shall pursue a policy injurious to the interests of the British mercantile marine or of British trade. The company is at present undoubtedly pursuing a policy injurious to the interests of tlie British trade—at least we do not imagine that Mr Crcaslcy and other Britj x’gii exporters to Australia have much doubt about it—and it would be interesting to know ■ whether the Government considers itself in a position to address any remonstrance to the company on the subject.” > _ The French barque St. Donation, now 220 davs out from Bordeaux, bound for Adelaide, was'"declared at San Francisco on November oo practicnllv nninsurr.ble, and has therefore been crossed from the overdue, list. There has, according to advices received by the

American mail, been very little speculation on the vessel at the American port. Messrs E. W. Leyland and Co. s large ship Speke, 2712 tons net register, -which is said to be the largest three-masted ship afloat, left Mollendo on November 8 for Sydney Heads, for orders. This ship came down last summer from Los Angeles to Sydney Heads, for orders, and was ordered on to Newcastle to load. Recollections of the sensational wreck of the ship Craigeburn, which occurred 'off Port Phillip Heads fourteen years ago, were recently revived by the arrival at Melbourne of Captain Robert Forbes, who was second officer of the Craigeburn at the time. Captain Forbes formed one of the crew of a boat which left the Craigeburn, and was ultimately picked ■up near Queensclifi by the tug Ea-gie. Some years after the loss of the Craigeburn her master, Captain Kerr, died ashore. Captain Forbes is now in charge of tlie new cargo steamer Gowanburn, which arrived from New York, and which, as her name implies belongs to the “ Burn” line. She is a splendid type of carrier, with a capacity equal to 7100 tons dead weight, her gross tonnage being 4315 and net 2787. Her speed is given as about ten knots an hour on a daily consumption of twenty-eight tons of coal. The Federal-Houldor-Shire-Bucknall liner Banffshire, from Liverpool and ports, arrived at Sydney on December 17. and berthed at Darling Island. She left Liverpool on October 11, and Las Palmas was reached seven days later, where ■ the vessel coaled. Moderate to fresh winds were encountered to the equator, which was crossed on October 26. After passing the Cape she encountered exceptionally severe gales, with a heavy cross sea, which caused the steamer to roll and lurch heavily, and to ship immense volumes of water. Deck'fittings were badly damaged, and the officers’ quarters were continually flooded. The weather becoming much worse the vessel was hove to for six hours.' Then she ran full speed ahead before the storm and resumed her proper course, after twentyfour hours had been spent in this manner. On December 3, in latitude 37.22 east and longitude 131.25 east, a barque, with painted ports, was passed, and a lead colour painted ship was in view in latitude 37.6 south, and longitude 132.20 east. Both vessels . were steering east. Captain James Wallace is in command of the vessel. H.M.S Pyramus, which recently arrived on the Australian station, is a third-class twinscrew protected cruiser, of 2135 tons displacement, was formerly in reserve at Chatham. and was commissioned at Devonport by Commander St G. S. Clive, on October 3 last for this station. She is intended to relieve the Phcabe as the drill ship for New Zealand and was constructed at Jarrow in 1898-1900, at a total expenditure of £141.,090. The Pyramus is 300 ft in length, with a beam of 66ft 6in, her draught being 13ft 6in. The indicated horse-power of her engines, which were built by Palmer’s Ship-building and Iron Company, Limited, at Jarrow, is officially given at 7000. and the vessel is capable of maintaining a high rate of speed. The Pyramus is a sister ship to the Psyche, Prometheus. Pegasus and Pioneers Five of the nine vessels of this class will, therefore, be attached to this station. It is known (says the Sydney “ Daily Telegraph ”) that the bachelor officers on the new flagship, H.M.S. Powerful, have banded themselves togeiher for the rather chilling purpose of keeping themselves such. A bachelor club has been formed, and as an officer who was asked the question in West Australia replied: “We. the single men, are bound by the most solemn promises to refrain from becoming benedicts.” This on its face value looks like hauteur, but it is probably merely cowardice, moral cowardice be it understood; it shows, at any rate, that the fascination of the Australian station must be pretty well known and regarded as dangerous when such a club has been’formed. The would-be bachelors are keeping together for mutual strength and safely. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, December 30. Arrived, 5 a.rn., Slcrm from Wanganui; 6°4 a.m., Pohcrua, from Timaru; 6,55 a.m., Mokoia, from Wellington; 8.40 a.m. Cygnet, from Kaikoura (via Bays); 8.45 a.m., Mararoa, from Wellington; 9.10 a.m., Talune, from Port Chalmers; 4.45 p.m., H.M.S. Prometheus, from Port Chalmers; 7.55 p.m. Kntnkn, from Westport; 11.10 p.m., Wakatu, from Kaikoura. -Sailed. 3.25 p.m., Mokoia, for Port Chalmers; noon. Squall, for Port Chalmers; 4.50 p.m., Kittawa for Westport; 5 p.m., Storm, for Port Chalmers; 6.20 p.m., Mararoa, for Wellington; 6.5 p.m., Cygnet, for Akaroa; 11.30 p.m., Talune, for Wellington. December 31. Arrived, 9.20 a.m., Cygnet, from Akaroa; 3.15 p.m. Eotomahana. from Wellington. Sailed, 6.25 a.m.. Tongariro. for Timaru. V,’ELLINGTON, December 30. Arrived, 5 a.m., Moeraki, from Lyttelton; 6.10 a.m.. Rotomahana. from Lyttelton; 4.10 a.m., Elverland (barquentine), from Newcastle. Sailed, 3.15 p.m., Moeraki, for Sydney. December 31. Arrived, 11 p.m., Talune from Dyttelton; 9.35 a.m., Poherua, from Lyttelton; 5.40 a.m., Mararoa. from Lyt-.elton; 6.35 a.m., Baden Powell, from Akaroa. Sailed. 2.40 a.m. Eotomahana. for Lytellon; 6.35 a.m., Wnkamii. for Gisborne. PORT CHALMERS. December 30. Arrived, 6 a.m., Maheno. from Lyttelton. Sailed, 4.45 p.m., Star of Ireland, for Newcastle. December 31. Arrived. 6,15 a.m., Mokoia, from Lyttelton; 2 p.m.. Squall, from Lyttelton: 4.45 p.m.. Storm, from Lyttelton. POET EOBINSON. December 30. Arrived, 5.50 a.m. r Baden Powell, from Lyttcl*"»-

TIMARU, December 30. Arrived, 6 a.m. Petone, from Newcastle. December 81. Arrived, 5 p.m., Tongariro, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 11 p.m., Petone, for Lyttelton (via Akaroa). AUCKLAND, December 31. Arrived, 1 p.m., Manapouri, from Nukualofa. Sailed, 5.15 a.m.. Kaikoura, for Wellington. EAST CAPE. December 30. The Zeaiandia passed north at 4.15 p.m. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, December 30. Sailed—Waikare, for .the south; passengers for Lyttelton—Miss Pilking-ton, Messrs Thompson. Pilkington and Burton, and Captain Oakes. December 31. Arrived —Zeaiandia, from the south. Manapouri, from Sydney and the Islands. Defiance, from Newcastle. PORT CHALMERS', December 30. Arrived—Maheno, from Lyttelton. AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, December 30. Sailed—2.ls p.m., Warrimoo, for Wellington. Arrived—Alexa, from Wanganui. ADELAIDE, December 30. Arrived—Nairnshire, from Liverpool. NEW CASTLE, December 31. Sailed—Wairuna, for New Zealand. MELBOURNE), December 31. Arrived—Wimmera-, from the Bluff.

d. h. m. First Quarter . . . 3 2 22 a.m. Full moon . r* • . li ■4 a.m. Last ouartor . . . IS 8 12 a.m. New mooii . . - . 25 4 aa a.m.