SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 13948, 3 January 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. PHASES OF THE MOON. ■ - . JANUARY. d. i. m.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. " High Water, This Day (Wednesday): Morn'ing 10.23 a-m., afternoon 10.50 p.m. Sun rises ...4.29 a.m., sets 7.41 p.m. Moon rises, 0.00 p.m., sets 0.4 a.m. :i TUESDAY', JANUARY' 2. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. ; Barometer . . 20.60 29.59 29.59 . 'Thermometer .•( /0 . Calm. MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, ‘ CHRISTCHURCH. -Meteorological observations taken at 9.30 a.m., Tuesday, January 2: Barometer—29.s32. . ~ ,■ Maximum temperature durmg preceding twenty-four hours —78.6. Minimum temperature during preceding . twenty-four hours—4B.B. , ~ „ 0 ■* Temperfttui© a-t 9.30 a.m.— -Dry bulb 53.9, . wet bulb—sl.o. Humidity per cent—Sl. , ' M-vimum temperature m sun—ls3.o. / Minimum thermometer on grass—47.B. Direction of wind—N.E. ' Cloud (0-10)— 10. . , . . , ’ Rainfall during the previous twenty-four hours—o.o2Bin. _ Tendency of barometer—Falling. THE WEATHER IN NEW ZEALAND. The following weather reports from Now ’ Zealand stations were received at 5 p.m. yestcrdfty * Manukau Heads—Wind, S.W., fresh; barometer 29.94, thermometer 62; cloudy, bar rough'r?ew Plymouth—Wind, West, fresh; bar- . -cmeter 29*52, thermometer 61; lino, sea ieavy. f Castle Point—Wind, N.W., moderate gale; barometer 29.60, thermometer 64; fine, sea Snoderate. , , Westport—Wind, S.W., moderate gale; Yarometeir- 29.71, thermometer 51; showery, lea considerable. Wellington—Wind, N.W. breeze; barometer 19.58, thermometer 60; fine. Kaikoura—Wind, S.S.W., light; barometer 29.47, thermometer 63; fine, sea smooth. Bluff—Wind, west gale; barometer 29.54, jhermometer 52; heavy squalls of hail and lain. ARRIVED. January 2—Waikare, s.s., 1901 tons, M’Donald, from Wellington and east coast ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. ■ Passengers—Misses Steel, Leary, Anderson,’ • Banks, Dawes, Keetley, Blythe, Hendersen, Banks (2), Davidson and Pilkington, Mes- ; dames Whitham, Watson, Cowan, Blythe, White, M’Caughren, Goff, Parker, Nicholson, Newcombo and Bennett, Captain Oakes, Messrs Jackson, Duncan, Drew, Tymon, Jjamach, Whitham. Johnston, Taylor, -M’Gowan, Cowan, Ardley, Wilkinson (2), • Louisson, Mullin,. Smith, Holmes, Haigh, ’■ Douelly, M’Caughren, Morrison, Bruce, Dupre, Fitzgerald, Buriidge, Nicholson, Newccmbe, Evans, Lees, Young, Logan, Ellison, /Thomson, Willcooks and Pilkmgton, and, ; thirty-seven steerage. January 2—Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Uqion Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—2ll excursionists. - January. 2—Cygnet, s.s., 66 tons, Murray, from Akaroa and the Bays. -'Pitcaithly and Co., agents. ■ SAILED. January 2—Waikare, s.s., 1901 tons, M’Donald, for Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. January 2—Canopus, 835 tons, Lobb, for Westport. Westport Coal Company, agents. January 2—Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Manning, for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—3oo excursionists. January 2—Wakatu, a.s., 95-tons, Wills, fcr ilotnnau, Kaikoura and Wellington. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London —Kaikoura, s.s.) at Auckland ■ December 26. Tomoaca, s.s., at Auckland December 28. Athenic, s.s., at Wellington Janu- ' jry 1. Indraghiri, s.s., at Melbourne November 28- Star of Australia, s.s., left November 27. Turakina, a.s., at Cape Town December 22, due Wellington January 17. Kaipara, 5.5.,, left December 4, due Dunedin January 21. , Ayrshire, s.s., left December 13. Aotea, s.s., left December 18, due Wellington February '|. Star of Scotland, left December 23. Prom Liverpool—Somerset, s.s., left November 1L Karamea, s.s., at Wellington December 23. Ayrshire, s.s., left December 23. From Now York—Cape Corso, s.s., left November 13. Perthshire, s.s. Ardgowan s.s. From Melbourne —Monowai, s.s., left Bluff January 2. From Sydney—Victoria, s.s., left Auckland t January 2. Warrimoo, s.s., left December 30. ■ f From Edithburg—Elizabeth Graham, barque, 598 tons. • From ‘ Marseilles—Catarina, barque, 908 , i ton*. From Port Macquarrie—Wbangaroa, scow, 132 tons. From Calcutta—Aparima, s.s., left Sanarang December 23. THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S FLEET. . WEDNESDAY.; —Rotomahana arrives from Wellington, and leaves on return - trip. • Mokoia arrives from Dunedin, and leaves for Sydney, via east coast ports. The s.s. Waikare arrived yesterday from'' Wellington and east coast ports at 6.15 a.m.,’ •nd left for Dunedin at 11.50 a.m. The s.s. Mararoa arrived from Wellington . at 9.10 a.m. yesterday. .The schooner Falcon is to go on the slip for cleaning and painting on Thursday. The. s.s. Canopus left for. Westport at 12.25 а. yesterday. . Mr Hutchison, chief engineer of the Rofoiti, has been granted a mouth’s holiday . leave. Mr Seed, of the Wainui, relieves Mr Hutchison. The health officer at Napier, Dr de Lisle, ias had the barque Ivar Ansen thoroughly fumigated. , The men on board who are affected with beri-hori are progressing favourably, and the cases which were brought on shore to the hospital axe also (reports the “ Telegraph ”) doing well. Should it be found necessary to bring any more cases Ishore, and it thus be found that the ordinary accommodation at the hospital is being unduly trenched upon, arrangements will be made for treating all the cases in tents on an island in the inner harbour some 1 time ago acquired by the County Council and municipal Council to meet emergencies of the kind. The s.s. Wakatu left for Motunau, Kai- ' koura and Wellington at midnight yesterday. The a.B. Mararoa left for Wellington at б. p.m. yesterday. • The s.s. Cygnet arrived from Akaroa at 6.10 last evening. It is expected that H.M.S. Prometheus will 1 leave on Monday next for Auckland. Some creditably smart work was done in connection with the recent overhaul of the e.s. Canopus in the Lyttelton dock. The judder gudgeons were bored opt, one rudder Pintle and bushes for.all the pintles forged j end machined, and a number of small jobs done on the hull. The work of boring was begun on Friday morning, and everything was‘ finished and the vessel ready to be Posted out of the’dock on Saturday. The work was carried out by Messrs H. Smith and Co., of Lyttelton. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, January 2. Arrived, 6.15 a.m., Waikare, from Wellington; 9.10 a.m., Mararoa, from Wellington; 6.15 p.m., Cygnet, from Kaikoura. ~ Sailed, 11.50 a.m., Waikare, for Port Chalmers; 12.25 p.m., Canopus, for Westport; 6.25 p.m., Mararoa. for Wellington. WELLINGTON, January 2. Arrived, 6.35 a.m.. Rotomahana, from Lyttelton; 11.45 a.m., Kaikoura. from Auckland. Sailed. 8.45,p.m., Rotomahana, for Lyttelton; 5.30 p.m 1 ., Karamea. for Lyttelton; 6.15 p.m., Baden Powell, for Kaikoura. ' ; AKAROA. January 2. Arrived, 3.15 a.m., Cygnet, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 1.5 p.m.. Cygnet, for Lyttelton. WESTPORT, January 2. Arrived, 4.20 a.m.. Kittawa. from Lyttelton. PORT CHALMERS, January 2. Sailed, 3.30 p.m., Mokoia, for Lyttelton. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPARA, January 2. Sailed—Aratapu, brigantine, for Wellington. AUCKLAND, January 2. Arrired—Tutanekai, Government s.s., from Greymouth. Sailed—Victoria, for east coast and the •outh. WELLINGTON, January 2. Sailed —Talune, for Lyttelton and Dunedin; passengers—62 excursionists. Rotcmahana, for Lyttelton; passengers—l 39 excursionists. DUNEDIN, January 2. Sailed—Mokoia, for Sydney, via East Coast porta: passengers for Lyttelton—Misses Grigs; and Frcthy, Mrs Newbry Messrs Newbry and Buddie: for Wellington—Misses Bawton, ’ Aitken, . Holdsworth, Hooper, Johnston and Dodd, Mesdames Harwood and child, Rey- • Holds and Booth, 1 Messrs Montgomery. Mallard and Booth; for Napier—Miss Gibson, Messrs Williams and Borthwick: for Auck- ' land—Misses Dodd, Hooper, Whiman, Ru- ” • therford Mrs M’Glue and child, Mr Tubman ; and five steerage. BLUFF, January 2. Sailed—Waiwera, for Timaru. Monowai, lor Sußodis, at 5.30 p.m.

First quarter . , 3 2 22 a.m. Full moon . • . . 11 4 7 a.m. -'■■■ Last quarter . . ‘ . 18 8 19 a.m. New moon . . 05 4 39 a.m.