SHIPPING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14201, 25 October 1906, Page 6

SHIPPING.

LYTTELTON. \ PHASES OF THE MOON. OCTOBER. . ~ d. h. m.

WEATHER REPORT, ETC. Hist Water, This Day (Thursday); Homing 10.31 a.m.j afternoon 10.59 p.m. Sun rises 4.54 a.m., seta 6.34 p.m. Moon rises 11.11 \m:, sets 1.21. a.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24. .

■ MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY. CHRISTCHURCH. Meteorological observations, taken at 9.30 a.m. Wednesday, October 24: , Barometer —30.032. ' Maximum temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—6l.6. Mmitnnm temperature during preceding twenty-four hours—39.9. ,1, Temperature at 9.30 a.m. — Dry bulb 53.0, wot bulb 48.5. Humidity per cent—7l.^ Maximum temperature in, sun—l 29. Minimum thermometer on grass—3o.3.' Direction of wind—N.B. , ; Clpnd (0-10)—10. Rainfall during previous twenty-four hours —,o76in. • Barometer—Rising.

ARRIVED. October 21—E-otomahara, s.s., 914 tons, Collins, from Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers Misses M Gowan, Moore, Anman, M’JJonald, Anderson, Black (2), Duncan and Barnett, Mesdames . Friedlander, Clarke, Alexander, Dent, Gibbons, Patrick, Campion, Waters and three children, Fitzpatrick, M’Lachlan, Horton, ; Johnson, Quinvain, Duly, Black (2), /Jones, Frier and child and Doigh and child, Messrs Peters, Dawes, Cook, Major, Spencer, Berwick, Baynes, Friedlander (2), Bonne's, Meares, Fisher, Horsley, -Gilixilan, Newcomb©, T. E.. Taylor, Heaven, Schmidt, Craig, Lewis, Howard Watson, -Ayson; Bayley, Dent, Maguers, Hastie,. Hobbms,-Lee, .-Waters, Horn,. Dowden, Turner, ■ Ejizgerald, Patrick, M'liaTighlin, Moor©/-Graham, Campibn, -Belcher, Wilton, Phillips, Barnett, Thomson, Helnon, Parkes, M’Lachlan, Weston Woods, Lamb, . Barlow, Shaw,' Campbell, Horton (2), Johnson, Fitzpktnck, Conway, Quinvain, Daly, Black, Hawken, Duncan, Calcinia (2), Bragata, Thompson, Blumenthal, Brown, Cogan, Luke and Jones, Master Hammond and forty-four steerage. October 24—Mokoia, s.s., 2154 tons, Smith, 'from Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, ■gents. Passengers —Mrs Liggius,. Messrs Fisher, Wall, Cruikshank and Stewart and seven steerage. . . October 24— Pondo, 1723 ions, Largo, from Vancouver. Kinsey, Bams and Co., 24—Wootton, 90 tons. Featherstem, from Kaiapoi. ‘Pitcaithly and Co., ' 24—Canopus, s.s., 833 tons, Sillars, from Westport. Westport* Coal Company, agents. , 1 _ October 24—Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons) Rolls, from Wellington and east coast ports; Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers— Misses Armstrong and Graham, Mesdames Sinclair and Mintoit, Messrs i£e*sey, rs orman, Gibson and Sinclair, and nine steerage. October 24—Cygnet, s.s,, 66 tons, Murray, from Akaroa, via the Bays. Pitcaithly and Co., agents. .October 24—Star of New Zealand, s.s., 2533 tons. Beck©, from Liverpool via Auckland and Wellington. Kinsey,, Baras an 4 Co., agents. SAILED.

October 24—Mbkoia, s.s., 2154 tons, Smith, for Sydney, via, east coast porta. Union V Steamship Company, agents. Passengers; For 'Wellington—Mias Bowen, Mesdames Scott, Malcolm and three children, E. R. Mwrrett and 'J. Smith, -Professor Scott, Messrs Paap, Bee, C. Wilson, H. T. Turner and Rattray; for Gisborne—Misses Old. and BeveH, Meedames Nightingale and five children and Thompson, Messrs Westmacott and far Auckland —Mesdamc-s Louiseon and Fowke, Nurse Giljces, Mr T. Fowke October 24—Tarawero, s.s., 1269 tons, Rolls, for ’Dunedin. Union Steamship Company, 4 —Rotomahana, s.s., 914 tons, Co 1 tins', for Wellington. Union Steamship Company, agents. Passengers—Misses Aimes* and Kennington, Mesdames Dowry, M Keich, Webb, Dick, Venables and Holmes, Messrs Dowry,. Bowden. Lindstram. M’Keich Webb, DickT J. Venables, P. B. Boss; _A. G.. Millingster, A. Sutton Turner, Haig, Meagher and M 1 Gregor (2). ' THE UNION- STEAMSHIP COMPANY’S . fleet: , ■ . THURSDAY-—Mararoa. arrives from Wellington and leaves on return trip. Yesterday,.the s.s. Canopus arrived from Westport - at 4.50 a.m., the. s.s. Mokoia from Dunedin at 6.4(1 a.m., the s.s. Rotomahana from Wellington at 9.10 a.m., and the s.s. ■ Woottop ‘ from Kaiapoi at 11.10 a.m. The Tarawera arrived from Wellington at 145 p.m., after a passage of sixteen hours. She was hindered by aoutheily weather in Copk Strait. ... The crew of the steamer Courtfield, which arrived) at Wellington from New York via Australian ports and Auckland on Monday,

includes forty-two Chinese and four Malays. The s.s. Monowai is bringing 292 passengers from Sydney to New Zealand. .Yesterday afternoon the s.s. Hauroto left ■Westport, and the s.s. Hawea left Greymouth, ' for Lyttelton direct. "Owing to the heavy easterly wind' and sea on the coast yesterday evening the departure of the s.s. WakatU for Cheviot, Kaikoura and Wellington. has been postponed till this evening. _ . , The e;s. Mokoia left for Sydney, via east ’coaS-i ports, at 5.25 p.m. yesterday. The e.s. Courtfleld, due here to-morrow from Now York via northern ports, has 960 tons of cargo for Lyttelton. She is to go to Dunedin from this port. ' ■ The si earners Suffolk and Star of r»ew Zealand, from West of England ports via northern ports, left Wellington for Lyttelton yes- \ texday morning. ■ . The s.s. Wootton. is to leave for Kaiapoi ■with a cargo of coal early this morning. The s.s. Cygnet is to leave for Kaikoura and Cheviot this evening. The s.s. 'Canopus is to leave Lyttelton this afternoon for Westport, where she is tq load a coal cargo for Wellington. .The cargo steamer Pondo paid her first . visit to Lyttelton yesterday morning, arriving from Yancouver with‘'ft quantity of Canadian goods for the International Exhibition. She anchored in the stream at 11 a.nn, and l was boarded by the Health Officer, Dr Upham, who admitted! her to pratique, and by the Customs authorities, who cleared her inwards. She was brought within the moles and berthed at No. 7 jetty to discharge about 600 tons of cargo. She has 1,250,000 ft of timber for Sydney from Yancouver, and after discharging at Sydney she will return to Now Zetland to load for, Canada. The Pondo is a vessel fourteen years old, having been launched in 1892 from Mr J. Laing’s yard at Sunderland. She is a steel screw steamer, engined on the triple expansion principle, her engines being, of 281 nominal horse-power. Her register is 2711 tons gross and 1723 tons net, and she is 310 ft in length, 10.5 ft in beam and 17.5 ft in depth of hold. The steamer is owned' by the Bucknall Steamship Company, of London, and is commanded by Captain . E. B. Large, who has the following officers under him:—Chief officer. Mr E. G. T. Skelt; second, Mr H. Edmunds; third, Mr O. Hutchins; chief engineer. Mr E. S. Power; second, Mr W. Richardson; third, Mr E. Reid; fourth, Mr E.'Finney; chief steward, Mr H. W. Olliver. The Pondo left Victoria, Yancouver, on September 22, and came to this port direct, save for a call at Suva, where she arrived on Tuesday, October 16, and left next day. Wednesday, October 17. All ill* way from Yancouver to New Zealand she experienced fine weather, and no noteworthy incident happened. Yesterday the s.s. Eotomahana left for Wellington at 6.20 p.m., and the Tarawera for Dunedin at 9.20 p.m. 0 The s.s. Cygnet arrived yesterday, from ,Ak«roa via the Bays at 7.20 p.m. The Star of New Zealand arrived from Liverpool via Auckland and Wellington .at 7.30 p.m. yesterday, and will be brought Up to the wharf this morning to discharge cargo, leaving for Dunedin, immediately, r TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. „ . LYTTELTON, October 24 Arrived, 4.50 a.m., Canopus, from West- • pcit; 0.10 a.m., Mokoia, from Port Chalmers; 9.10 a.m., Eotomahana, from Wellington; li a.m., Pondo, from Vancouver; 11.10 a.m., Wootton, from Kaiapoi; 1.13 p.m., Tarawexa, from Wellington; 7.20 p.m., Cygnet, from Akaxoa via the Bays, failed, 5.25 p.m., Mokoia, for Wellington, . WELLINGTON, October 21. Arrived, 5.30 a.m., Mararoa, from Lyttelton; 10 a.m., Tuxakina, from London; 5.20 p.m., Monowai, from Sydney. Sailed, 8 p.m., Mararoa, ior Lyttelton. KAIAPOI, October 21. Sailed, 8 ».m., Wootton, for Lyttelton; WESTPORT. October 21. Sailed, 2.10 p.m., Hauroto, for Lyttelton. GREYMOUTH, October 21. • Arrived, 7 p.m., Kittawa, from Lyttelton. Sailed, 2.30 p.m., Hawea, for Lyttelton.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. KAIPARA, October 24. Arrived—Kamona, s.s., from Onehunga. AUCKLAND, October' 24. Sailed—Challenger, H.M.S., for Lyttelton. • WELLINGTON, October 24. Arrived—Turakina, from London. Monovrai, from Sydney; passengers for Lyttelton— Mesdames Seager, Hansel!, Peacock. Morrison and infant, Johns, Cherry, Aldred, Broduj’ack, Birks, Johns and Byrnes. M.sses Barken, Cnnnington, Patterson, Hosking, Delanny, Wallace. Maxwell, Roberts, Davis, Craig, S'parr, Walker, Brodugaok, Birks, Cooke (2), Anderson and Dow, Rev Hanseli, Messrs Roberts, Lloyd, Stringer M’Master, Centis, Morrison, Cherry, Taylor, Archer, Rea, Graham, Croucher. Dowling, Aldred 1 , Hattrick, O’Laghlin, Martin, Johns, Moodie, Byrne, Knight, Ford, O’Dea, Anderson, Crathie, Harris, Kendall, Biokett, Dye and Mi’Coy; for Dunedin—Mts Leighton and three children, Miss Amos, Messrs Leighton and Bayley. Sailed—Mararoa. for Lyttelton; passengers —Misses Miles, Wood, Reid, Snnley and Frances, Mesdames Beamish and child, Packer, Miles, Young. H. Earle, Suckling, Adams, Harrington, Bowler, Rev R. S Grav. Messrs Maddison, Beamish, Bishell, Garwood, Packer, Wood (2), Campbell,. J. Johnson, Anderson, Belcher, Jones, Bassett, Hatch, Osborne and Bowler.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING. SYDNEY, October 24. . Arrived, 9 a.m.—Wimmera, from Wellington. Sailed, 5 p.m.—Manuka, ■ for Auckland. H.M.S. Pytamus, for Lyttelton. NEWCASTLE, October 24. Sailed—Jessie Craig, for Auckland. MELBOURNE, October 34. Sailed—Warrimoo, for the Bluff.

Full moon . . 8 0 18 a.m. Last Quarter . . 11 3 9 a.m. New moon • . 18 10 13 a.m. First quarter . 25 1 20 a.m.

9 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer . - 30.02 30.00 29.98 Thermometer • 55 55 51 TVinti, N.E.