SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14192, 15 October 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

' LYTTELTON. PHASES OP THE MOON. OCTOBER.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. ‘ High Water, This Day (Monday); Morning l 1.16 a.m., afternoon. 1.41 p.m. Sun rises 3.10 sets 6.21 p.m. Moon rises 3.47 a.m., •ets 2.55 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14. 9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . . 29.70 29.66 29.64 Thermometer . 61 62 60 Wind,N.W. - ’ MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY, " CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations, taken at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday, October 1,4: Barometer —20.601. Maximum temperature during preceding 24 hours—7l.l. . Minimum temperature during preceding 24 hours—4s.6. Temperature at 9.30 a.m..—Dry bulb 61.1, wet bulb 49.2. , Humidity per cent—44. Maximum temperature in sun—l 33. ■ Minimum thermometer on grass—33.o. Direction of triad —■N.'WV Cloud (0-10)—10. Barometer—Steady. '—' ♦ . ARRIVED. October 13—Storm, s.s., 186 tons, “Wood, from Timazu. A. iJ. Turnbull and Co., agents. , October 13—Victoria,- s-s., 1869 tores, Waller, from Sydney, via West- Coast ports. l Kinsey, Barns and Oct., agents. Passengers—Misses White, Cox (2), Wooler, Rice, Carnegie, Williams) Purchas l / Jennens, Neal, Gresnfield, Buibenshaw and- Mayers, Mesdames Jones, G. JdntsaV Martin, Oox, Browne and child and Btono and child, Hon J. Carroll, Messrs Piotzcker, Gibbs, A. L. D. Eraser, M.H.R., Smyth, Buchanan, Anderson, Beeson, Bel- . cher and boy, Cordell, Wood, Boyd, Hay-‘ ward, Watson, Banks, Jamieson, Coles, Dean, ‘ Humph, Harris, Rawlins, G. Witty, M.H.R., Juriss, Alpe, Goss, Hulme, Ra-doliffe, Steven, Tikao, Hockley, Kennedy, Edelstcn, Tyrrell, Brough, Herbefii, Wynne, Rowe, Milsom, Milne, Quealy, & Lewis, M.H.R., T. Mackenzie, M.H.R., M’Kiilop (2), D. Buddo, M.H.R., Parsons, P. R. Platman, M.H.R., Wood, Blackman, Waller, M’Cormick, M’Kay, Master, Anderson, Thacker, Muixell, Collens and Walker and'forty steerage. October 12—Joseph Sims, schooner, 95 tons, Gibson, from Blackball. Pitcaithly and Co.,' agents. • October 13—Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Manning, from Wellington. Union Steamsaip • Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Andrews, Jamieson, Way, M’Kiilop, Anderson (3) and Kennedy, Mesdames Pfetzcfcer, Winter and child, Low and two children, Ansley, and child, Keely (2), Chiller, Nicholas, Andrews,- Fude, Thompson and child, Macksy, Way, Coles, M’Donald, Eastwood, Harris, Turner, Marchaht, M’Kiilop, Batman, Wilson, Wood and two children and Barnett, Messrs ;J. J. Medland,, Ahuriri, E. Mouldey, B. Lee, Zohrab, G. Simpson, W. Scott, J. O. Thomson, P. Wayzhoiith, J. Wilkins, Glasgok; Jaquoa, Valentine, Chisholm and Stone. October 13—Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons. Rolls, from Dunedin. ' Union Steamship Company, Agents. Passengers—Two steerage. October 18—Amelia Sims, schooner, _ 98 ■ tons, J. Johnson, from Havelock. Pitcaithly

•nd Co., agents. 1 ■October 14—Poherua, s.s., 749 tons, Lindsay, from Tim am, Oamaru and Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, agents. .’October 14—Rotomahana, s.s., 914 tons, Collins, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agent*.; 'Passengers—Misses Haultain, (Jordon, Johnston, G-ambrill, Pedrdes, Hogan,’ Alloo, "PreOplla end Rickett, Mesdames Angus. M’Kinnon, Craig, Wallace, Bishop, Hopkins, Johnston. Steward, Mbrley A ahd Sotnmerville, Hon O. C. Bowen, M.L.0., Messrs Salt, Russell, Angus, Higgle, Powell, Brewer, Piper, Turner, Barlow, Kirk, Bisset, Clarke,. Palmer, Hale. Wallace, Bishop, Houghton, Corson, Combeam, Fraser, Johnston, Donnell, LaUfenson. Hutchings, Morley, jfoorehou'e. Jenkinson. SimnsOn, Dowie. Maolachlan; Higginbottom, Simeon. . Hunter, OlNeill. Davis, Isherwood and Templeton, and thirty steetage. "."October 14—Tongariro, s.s., 4953 tons, Sutcliffe, from the Bluff. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. {■ • SAILED. • October .'3 —Warrimoo, a.s., 1897 tons, il’Beth, for Melbourne, via southern ports. Union Steamship Company, agents.' Passengers; For Dunedin —Misses M’Renzie, Goyeu, Robinson (3) and Moore. (2), Mosdames ArIcdge, Hogg, Ellison, Thomas and child, Casey, Hitcnell, Robinson, Fraser, Marshall, Houghton and Jack, Messrs Haggett, Brown, Ross, Peirce, Byrne, Birr, Tepin, Edwards ihdr Ellison; for ’ the Bluff—Mr Clark; for Hobart—Miss Burton, Mrs, Buxton, Mr Dunc*n; for Melbourne—Misses Young and! Valentin*, MeSdatoes Baton and Warrell, Messrs Ovenden and Warrell. . October 13 —Storm, s.s., 186 tons. Wood, for Wanganui. A. H. Turnbull and 00., agents. ■ October 13 —Victoria, s.s., 1869 tons, Waller, for Dunedin. Kinsey, Bams and Co., agents. Passengers—Miss 0. Kane, Messrs Q-. D. Maopherson, Wilkes, Modlin, Watt, Schtieber and Muir.-

; October 13—Maraioa, s.s., 1381 tons. Manning, for 'Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents.' Passengers—Misses Christie and Blick, Sister Annie, Meadames Robert--son, : Tennant, Hanrahan, Court, Hardy and Patrick and child, Hon J. Carroll, Hon. C. XiDttissott, M.L.C., Sir George Clifford, Justice , Cooper, Messrs W. Diunie, Dalston, Barnett, Douglas, Kewey, Cotton, Robinson, Siegel, A. L., D. Fraser, Just, H. H. Beotham, Davidson (2), Eallantyne, Hughes, , Ciitts, Sanders, Ellis, Roadknight, . Baton, Stanton/ Richards, Cockburn, Chisholm, Finlayson, Phillips, Seaton, Barry, Harding, . Troup, Patrick and Bird. . October 14—Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons, Rolls, for Wellington and Cast coast .ports. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers: For Wellington—Miss Allen, Mrs Wills. Captain Braithwaite, Captain Monro, Messrs Wills, Jarman, Brewer, Belcher, Holmes, Speak and Lawrence; for Napier—Mr Runcan; for Gisborne—Rev W.'and Mrs Grant, two children and maid. Hesters Grant (4); for Auckland—Mr and Mrs Harvey. October 14—Wakatu, s.s., 95 _ tons. Wills, for Cheviot, Kaikoura and Wellington. Kinsey, Bams and Co., agents. THE UNION” STEAMSHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. -/MONDAY!—Rotomahana leaves for Wellington. Poherua leaves for Wellington, Westport and Greymouth. The schooner Joseph Sims, from Blackball, with a cargo of 'coal, anchored in the stream at 11 p.m. on Friday. She left Blackball . : about noonfon Monday last, and had a fineweather ana uneventful passage. _ On Saturday the s.s. Mararoa arrived from "Wellington at 8.10 a.m., the s.s. Storm from Tiacaru at 9.20 a.m., the s.s. Victoria from Sidney via east coast ports at 9.30 a.m., s and the s.s. Tarawera from Dunedin at 10.25 a.m. Captain A. Bloom, of the schooner Lily, has come ashore on leave, ahdl his' place on the vessel has been taken by Captain C. Walchlin. ' The New Zealand Shipping Company’s B. -Tongariro is expected to leave here •front Wednesday next for Napier and the latter of which is to be her port of departure for London on October 85.

Mr 1 1. Ward, of the Union Company’s ■Wellington Office, has joined the s.s. Harare* as assistant purser. The New Zealand Shipping Company’s s.s. Walmate is to leave Auckland for West of England ports on November 1. Yesterday the s.s. Poherua arrived from Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin at 7.30 a.m., and the s.s. Eotomahana from Wellington et 11-. IS a.m. The s.s.. Tar aw era. left for Wellington and east coast ports at a quarter to one o’clock yesterday morning. ' The s.s.- Storm is to return from Wanganui to Dunedin, Timaru and Lyttelton. The schooner- Falcon, which sailed from lytielton for Havelock last Thursday even- ; put back on Saturday evening, windbound having been unable to make progress against the strong northerly winds. She anchored in the stream to await a change of wind. The schooner Amelia Sims' arrived from Havelock at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, with a cargo of timber. She had a fine weather passage, without noteworthy incident. On Saturday the s.s. Warrimoo left for Melbourne, via southern ports, at 4.55 p.m., Ihe s.s. Storm for Wanganui at 6.5 p.m., the s.s. Victoria for Dunedin at 8.20 p.m., and the s.s. Mararoa for Wellington at 9, p.m. The Wellington “ Post ” states that Messrs Bringans and Bailey, cf Balina Bay, have just completed a cutter for the training ship Sparrow, and are about to commence work on another boat for the Sparrow'. The firm has received an order for a large motorlaunch for the Straits Settlements. H.M.S. Challenger is to bo docked at Auckland for a general overhaul. The Shaw-Savill steamer lonic (says the “ Post ”) is expected to sail from Wellington for; Lyttelton on Tuesday to complete the discharge of her cargo. The s.s. Suffolk, now at Auckland, brought sixty-five passengers for the northern port, eighty for Wellington, twenty-seven for Lyttelton, and forty for Port Chalmers. The cargo for New Zealand totals 11.000 tens. The Tyser Line- steamer Star of New Zea-

land, now at Auckland on her way to the south from Liverpool, experienced fine weather until September 18, when in latitude 48deg south, and longitude 50deg feast,_ a heavy easterly gale was encountered, with heavy show, tho temperature falling considerably below freezing point. Rough weather was encountered from this date onward, a succession of strong gales prevailing from 'the south and south-west, with snow and frost and very heavy seas. After passing Tasmania northerly winds were encountered, blowing strong at times, with heavy rain and a very heavy northerly sea. , The New Zealand and African Company s s.s. Suffolk, now at Auckland, is still in charge of Captain Priske, who has the following 1 officers witlx liini!——Chief, Mir • Howell; second, Mr W. G. Braund; third, Mr I. M’Grcgor; fourth, Mr G. Powell. The engine department is under the control of Mr T. Gerard, who has with, him Messrs G. Reid, G. 'M’Donald, W. Elliott, D. M’Leau and N. Cunningham, Messrs J. Ferguson and J. Robinson being the refrigerating engineers. During the run across the Tasman Sea very heavy north-east and cast gales with high sea and heavy rain, were met with, the ship diving bow under at times, and the decks being at times flooded with the seas which broke on board. Tho distance run on the voyage was 13,601 miles, the time occupied being forty-nine days,' and an average rate of sueed maintained of 111 knots an hour throughout. • The Suffolk is to come on to 'Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, and on discharge of cargo leaves for Sydney to load wool for London. Yesterday the s.s. Wakatu Cheviot. Kaikoura and Wellington at 6.15 p.m. The s.s. Tongariro arrived from the Bluff yesterday, and anchored in the stream about 7.30 p.m. ' , _ . Tho Union Steamship Company s s.s. Kaitima is.laid up at Port Chalmers for her annual overhaul. .. .. The Westport “ Times states that - the demand for Westport coal continues keen, and the output cannot keep pace with steamers berthed for loading. Mr T. M. Brown, who had been ashore on sick leave, has rejoined tho s.s. Manuka as cMef officer. j ■ The Now Zealand and African _ Steamship Company ’advises of the following movements:— I Tho s.s. Suffolk, from Liverpool, is due at Wellington about Wednesday or Thursday next from Auckland. She will proceed from Wellington to Lyttelton and Port Chalmers with balance of cargo. The s.s. Banffshire, at present at Lyttelton, proceeds thence to Wellington, where she is duo about October 22. The Banffshire will leave Wellington on October 25 for London direct, without breaking the voyage at any port ©n route. The 's.s. Rippingham Grange, from Middlesborough, is due at Auckland next Wednesday, and will come to southern ports. TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. LYTTELTON, October 13. Arrived, 8.10 a.m., Marar'Oa, from Wellington ;__ 9.20 a.m.. Storm, from Timaru; 9.30 a.m'.,'Victoria, from Wellington; 10.25 a.m., Tarawera, from Port Chalmers. Sailed, 4.55 p.m,, Warrimoo, for Port Chalmers; 6.S p.m., Storm, for Wanganui; 8.20 p.m., Victoria, for Port Chalmers; 9 p.m., Mararoa, for Wellington. LYTTELTON, October. 14. , Arrived, 7.30 a.m., Poherua, from Timaru; 11.15 a.m., Rotomahana, from Wellington. Sailed/12,35 a.m., Tarawera, for Wellington. ' WELLINGTON, October 13. Arrived, 7.30 a.m'., Aymeric, from Lyttelton; 7 a.m., Rotomahana, from Lyttelton; 7.20 a.m., Monowai, Horn Lyttelton; 9.43 a.m., Manuka, from Lyttelton; 10.30 a.m., Kumara, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 8 p.m., Cygnet, for Kaikoura ; 3.28 p.m., Monowai, for Sydney; 11 p.m., Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. October 14. . Arrived, 9.5 a.m., Mararoa, from Lyttelton; 4.50 p.m., Tarawera, from Lyttelton. PORT CHALMERS, October 13. Sailed, 5.30 p.m., Cornwall, for Sydney. October 14. Arrived, 6.45 a.m., Warrimoo,, from Lyttelton; 11 a.m., Victoria, from Lyttelton. BLUFF, October 13. Sailed, 4.15 p.m., Tongariro, for Lyttelton. TIMARU, October 13. - Arrived, 8 a.m., Waimate, from Lyttelton. Sailed,' 6.15 p.m., Poherua, for Lyttelton. EAST CAPE, October 14. Tallin© passed south at 8,10 a.m. Wanaka passed south at 2 p.m. ’ SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPAKA, October 13. Arrived Ururoa, three-masted schooner, from Wanganui. Sailed—Eona, barque, for Sydney. Tramp, scow, for Onehunga, AUCKLAND, October 14. Arrived —Queen Alexandra, from Java. Sailed—Wanaka, for the south. ' Tuhara, auxiliary schooner, for Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay. AUSTRALIAN "SHIPPING. NEWCASTLE, ’-October 13. Sailed—Wairuna, for Wellington. NEWCASTLE, October 14. Sailed—Woollahra, for Wellington SYDNEY, October 14. Arrived—Somerset, from Port Chalmers. Jap, from Grey mouth. Sailed, 3 p.m. yesterday—Moeraki, for Wellington. , MELBOURNE, October 13. Arrived—lndradevi, from' New York. MELBOURNE, October 14. Arrived—Waikare, from tho Bluff.

d. h. m. Full moon . . 3 0 18 a.m. Last quarter . . 11 3 9 a.m. New moon . . 18 10 13 a.m. First quarter . 23 1 20 a.m.