SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11163, 8 September 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

High Water at Auckland— a.m.; 9.0 p.m. Mannkau—lo.4l a.m.: 10.59 p.m. Sun— 6.3 a.m.; sets, 5.35 p.m. Moon—First quarter, Wednesday, 9.20 a.m.

ARRIVALS. Te Anau, s.s., 1652. John fiernech. from Southern and East Coast ports. Passengers: Mesdames Craig, Fountain, Lewis and child, Hackay and child, Sinclair, Ryde and infant, Robertson, Massey, Misses G. Hall, Lambe, Mcllraith, Yolston (2), Messrs. Fountain, J. A. Dawson, Cowen, Mannings (2), Cussen, Cooper, J. Macfarlane, Robertson, Leate, Master Lambe, and 10 steerage.—Union S.S. C 0.., agents. Wellington, s.s., 279. E. Stephenson, from Whangarei. Passengers: Misses Gould, Hansen, Arnott. Messrs. A. Glass, McQuinness, Turnbull. F. Cooke, Holland, Vercoe, G. Porter. Dawles, McKinnon, MePlierson, G. M. McLeod, H. Thomas, and 8 steerage.— ern S.S. Co., agents. Muritai. s.s., 225, Joseph Duthie, from the Great Barrier. Passengers: Mrs. Bayley, Miss Leßoy, Messrs. Flynn, Bayley, Sorrenson, Ryan, and one steerage.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. Waitangi. s.s.. 197, P. A. Stein, from Tauranga, Whangamata, and Tairua. Passengers; Mesdames Hudson and family (4), Wilcox, Coutts, 11. Pulham, Misses Von Esser, Mcßae, Messrs. Massey, Adams, Hannsey, Lees, Vivian. Master Galbraith. and five steerage.—Northern S.S. Co.. agents.

DEPARTURES. Hawea, s.s.. 1750, J. Abram, for Westport.Union S.S. Co., agents. Chelmsford, s.s., 70. J. Taw, for Whangapoua.—Northern S.S. Co., agents. gun guru. s.s.. 84, Scott, for WhaSgarei.— Northern S.S. Co., agents. Aratapu. hrigantine, 122, W. Gilmer, for L'. Helton, via Tairua.-Kauri Timber Co., atx'nts.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. LONDON': Indi-amayo. s.s.. via Melbourne and Sydney, due about September 22. Waimate, s.s., direct, sailed August 19. Waiwera, s.s., direct, due about September 20. Hawke's Bay, s.s.. via Melbourne and Sydney. sailed August 11. Star of Australia, s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney, to sail September 20. NEW YORK : Tomoana. 5.5..-(via Melbourne and Sydney, due about September 22. Star of England, s.s., via Melbourne and Sydney, to sail Angust 25. Sahara,"s.s., via the South, sailed September 1. Grace Deering, barque, via Dunedin, sailed May 5. Alice, barque, via Wellington, sailed June 15. Star of the East, barque, via Wellington, sailed September 5. {AN I'KANCISCO: Alameda, R.M.s., September 25. SAMOA: Manaponvi, s.s., September 14. Alameda, R.M.s., September 26. FIJI: Rotokino, s.s, early. SYDNEY: Waihora, s.s., Monday. NEWCASTLE: Alcestis, barque, sailed August 26. Neptune, barquentine, sailed August 27. Kathleen Hilda, barque, early. (VOLLONGOSG; , Northern Chief, barque, sailed. SURPRISE ISLAND: Clansman, s.s., early. TIMABU: Ocean Ranger, barquentine, early,

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. NEW YORK Grace Deering. barque, to arrive. JAN FIIANCISCO: Moana, R.M.s., October 2. jYt'NKY : „ , Mararoa, s.s., Monday. FIJI Upolu, s.s., Wednesday. SAMOA: , Manapouri. s.s., September 20. Moana, R.M.s., October 2. TONGA: Manapouri, s.s., September 20.

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. Saturday: Rotoiti arrives at Onehunga from the South; Te Anau leaves for the South at 110011.

NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-day Clansman arrives from Northern ports early; Wellington leaves for Whangarei, I'arua Bay, and Whangarei Heads at 10.30 p.m.; Muritai leaves for ICuaotunn and Mercury Bay at 9 p.m.; Gairloch arrives from New Plymouth; Chelmsford arrives from Whai.gapoua; Ngunguru arrives from Whangarei Town Wharf. Thames Service: Steamers leave for Thames daily. See advertisements daily papers.

VESSELS IN HARBOUR. Upoln, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Te Anau, s.s., at Queen-street Wharf. Linda Weber, brigantine, at Quay-street Jetty. Stanley, brigantine. at Quay-street Jetty. Vision, schooner, in stream. Medora, schooner, in stream.

The Northern Company's steamer Wellington arrived from Whangarei yesterday afternoon with passengers and general cargo and leaves for the same place again to-night. Last night the Northern Company s steamer Muritai arrived from the Great Barrier, and leaves at 9 o'clock to-night for Kennedy s Bay, Kuaotunu, and Mercury Bay. Yesterday afternoon the Northern Company's steamer Waitangi arrived from lauranga. Whangamata, and Tairua. The Union Company's steamer Hawea telt vesterdav afternoon for Westport. " Last evening the Northern Company s steamer Ngunguru left for Whangarei. . Tile brigantine Aratapu left for Tairua in tow of the s.s. Durham yesterday afternoon, to load timber for Lyttelton. w „ llln _ H.M.s. Mildura and Ringdove left Wellington for Lyttelton yesterday. . The brigantine Stanley is taking in a pa cargo of timber at Quay-street Jetty for Si dney and sails for Mercury Bay to-morrow to C °Early te this morning the Northern Company's steamer Clansman arrives from Mano-onui. Whangaroa. and Russell. _ Yesterday the steamer Brisbane arrived at Lvtteltonfrom Newcastle with a cargo of coal on discharge of which she proceeds to Kaipara to load timber for Melbourne. The barquentine Lapwing sailed from Por Chalmers for Maiden Island yesterdaj d Yesterday the barques G. M. Talker anu Acacia arrived at Kaipara from Wellington to load timber for Australia. Last night the Northern Company s steamer Chelmsford left for \\ hangapoua. The schooner May Howard sailed from Hokianga for Auckland yesterday. The new steamer now building by C. Bailey, inn to tils order of Captain A. McGregor, for'the Anckland-Waipu ifade, is rapidly W proaching completion, and is expected to be launched next week.

THE TE ANAU. The t'nion Company's steamer Te Anau. Captain John Bernech. arrived from s °" th "' and East Coast ports yesterday morning. Mr. Ingle-, the purser, reports that the steamer left Dunedin on the Ist inst., and called at Lyttelton. Wellington, Napier, and Gisborne leaving the latter port at 10.15 a.m. on the 6th. and arriving at 11.15 a.m. yesterday Fine weather and smooth seas weie experienced throughout the passage The le Anau leaves for East Coast and ..onthern ports at noon to-morrow.

THE LINDA WEBER. The brigantine Linda Weber was launched from the 'lip yesterday, and berthed at Quaystreet Jetty ' The vessel, it will be remem-be-ed met with very heavy weather some months =ince. whilst on the passage from Tairua to Wellington with a cargo of timber, suffering considerable damage. She was sold ljv auction at Wellington, and purchased by Captain David Shaw, of Auckland, and aftei temporary repairs were effected, she was brought to Auckland, and laid up for some time Captain Shaw then let a contract to Mr. David C.onk to thoroughly repair the vessel, and she was taken up on the slip for that purpose. The hold was thoroughly gutted out throughout, new top timbers and now lining put in. and all weak spots strengthened. The hnll has been stripped and lecoi percd, and the vessel refastened throughout: the spars and rigging have been renewed and a new cabin built on deck. Even ' thing has been done to make the vessel as strong as possible, and it is estimated that the repairs and overhaul which she has received have made the old Linda Weber practically a new vessel. Mr. Gonk has earned out the work in his usual thorough manner, and Captain Shaw expresses himself as perfectly satisfied with the result. The Linda Weber sails next week for Hokianga to load timber for Wellington.

THE RUAHINE. The following are the Auckland passengers bv the New Zealand Shipping Company s Bfamer Rualiine, fiom London, which is due at Wellington to-morrow: -Mr. and Mrs. F. "Benton Mr. and Mrs. Kebbletliwaite, Mr. and Mrs Cook and family. Miss F. M Benton. Messr° J. H. Ilorsfall. J. A. Reynolds, D. H. Cory P. a. G. Rowe. 11. E. Farmer. A. Kemp son, W. R. Bulinan, J. Whitmore. J. E. liergsborn.

EFFICACY OF OIL IN A SEAWAY. Some interesting experiments to determine the relative effects of soap and oil on, a lieavv and broken sea were recently carried out bv Captain Gathcmann, of the North German Lloyd's steamship Oldenburg. The a,. . in water was composed of 76 kilogs ?ifi Slit of "Teen soap to 40 litres (8.8 gallons) of water ° The OlLburg is 132.6 m. (435 ft) lone and the oil and soap and water was dropued 24m. (79ft) from the stem when the shin was travelling at a speed of about 12.5 knots The oil used amounted to about 1.25 Mow. (2.711)1 per hour, and was most effective. The' soap and water proved quite useless.

A NOTABLE SHIPOWNER, particular's were received by mail of the interesting ceremony of presenting Mr. T. TT Ismay with the freedom of the City of Tiplfas" Mr. Ismay is senior partner m the firm Of' Messrs. Ismay, Imrie and Co.. owners nf the White Star line, five of whose 12,000-ton are shortly to be employed m a ssffi nS * piiinhniifiini? «it Harland and A\olffs Bel of S It was in 1837 that Mr. Ismay 'afaniredVie business of tile White Star line, which at that time consisted of sailing clip, liars trading between Liverpool and Austi aim. ' Jr™ veil's later he laid the foundation of the . present magnificent service of steamers which -carry the White Star lias between Liverpool

and New York, the Oceanic Steam Navigation | Company being then formed. Mr. Ismay's next operations were connected with the transpacific trade, the Arabic and Coptic being placed on that service in the year 1881. while in 1883 two steamers, tile lonic and Doric, were built for the New Zealand trade, in 1885 the trans-Pacific trade again received attention, the Gaelic and Belgic being built to replace two older ships of the same names. In 1888 came the steamers Cufic and Runic, designed for the cargo and cattle trade between Liverpool and the State?, and the years 1889 and 1890 saw the magnificent armed cruisers Teutonic and Majestic placed in the Liverpool and New York service. The interest attached to the most recent vessel of the company, the colossal Oceanic, has been worldwide.

THE MEAT-CARRYING ARRANGEMENTS ON THE NEW WHITE STAR STEAMSHIPS. The new venture of the White Star line in tho Australian trade is for the present to be entrusted to the three fine vessels, the Medic a description of which has appeared in these columns), the Afric. and the Persic, all sister ships. These steamers, which are to be quickly followed by two more, the Runic and the Suevic, are specially equipped for the meat and produce, and an interesting description is given of the carbonic anhydride system which has been adopted in the installation. There are two complete machines arranged oil the builders' duplex system, so that cither can work with or without the other, and in case of necessity, a portion of one rachine can operate the other, thus obtain, even greater security than that due to two independent machines. The holds, capable of carrying upwards of 80,000 carcases of frozen mutton, are insulated with silicate cotton, a material which is claimed to present advantages over Hake charcoal. Each hold has its own separate system of brine circulation, the pipes, which are galvanised, being electrically welded into long lengths, bent into grid form, thus reducing the number of joints. By regulating the brine circulation in the engine-room, special temperatures may be maintained with absolute regularity, in either of the insulated holds or 'tween decks, and the upper 'tween decks are arranged with cool air circulation in addition to the brine pipes under tile deck used for carrying frozen meat, so that for dairy produce, fruit, and other goods which require a temperature at or above freezi"" point, the necessary temperature can he maintained without any possibility of drill, the air being cooled, dried, and purified in a separate compartment, containing nests of brine-pipes over which it is circulated by steam-driven fans. These latest refrigerating installations, which are the result of very careful study on the part of the builders of the ships and the manufacturers of tile machinery, whose experience dates hack some 19 years, promise to be exceptionally successful.

PORT OF OX F.HUN OA.

DEPARTURES. Takapuna, s.s.. John Grant, for New Plymouth. Wellington, and Nelson. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Crozier, Mr. and Mrs. Heckler, Mr. and Mrs. Hanmer. Mesdames Parramatta, Shand, Worrell, Misses Bells, Downan. Davidson, Grant, Captain Sterling. Ensign Armstrong, Messrs. Lawrence, Wood, Barr. Fillans, Colebourne. Weston, Cooke, Dalgleish, Tegetmeier. Hodge, W. E. Bnrley, Anderson, Gabites, Palmer, Chapman, Grigsby. Masters Nelin and Joe, and 10 steerageUnion S.S. Co., agents. Kanieri. s.s.. De Wolfe, for Raglan and Kawhia.—Northern S.S. Co., agents.

The Union Company's steamer Takapuna left at 10 a.m. yesterday for New Plymouth and Wellington. Yesterday afternoon the Northern Company's steamer Kanieri took her departure for Raglan and Kawhia.