SHIPPING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12044, 14 August 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

\ . ■ '- ■ r,t~: ■ - High Water at Auckland—2.s4 a.m.; 3.35 p.m. „ „ Manukau— a.m.; 5.34 p.m. Bnh—Rises, 6.48 a.m., sets, 5.20 p.m. ,„ -.■:-..- > Moon—Full, Tuesday, 5.30 p.m. 1 ~ Hi,-.; -■> . WEATHER REPORT. ' , ~.-.... ■<-.-.-..-. - -■ -[,-,.,- The following is Captain Edwin's weather report from New Zealand stations; tit 5 p.m., yesterday: — Manukau Heads: Wind, west, light; barometer, 30.25, thermometer, 58; weather, fine; eea; smooth. •-; 1" ■ .■■■-■■ New Plymouth Wind, calm; barometer, 30.26; thermometer, 53; weather, fine;-sea, •smooth. Castlepomt Wind, south, light; barometer. ;* , ■ 50.34; thermometer, 48; weather, gloomy;. '. sea, moderate. -— ./ Wellington: Wind, south, breeze; baro- ; meter, 30.37; thermometer, 48; weather, fine. Westport Wind, ; west-south-west, light; barometer, - 30.30; thermometer, ■ 53; weather, ■-:■'.- fine,- sea, smooth. -, . ' ": ; '•".'„ .:• .' , / Kaikoura: Wind,' south-east, light; barometer, 30.48> thermometer, 53; weather, , gloomy; sea, smooth. ; Oamarn.-. Wind, calm; barometer. 30.50; •thermometer; 49;-weather, fine; sea., smooth. Bluff: i:Wind; south, light; barometer, 30.38; ] , thermometer, 45; weather, fin*. ; Moderate to - strong winds from •between south and east and north-east, are to be expected in all parts of the country, with decreasing pressure northward : of Kaipara, but increasing thence to Timaru. and Queenstown, and falling barometer in the southernmost parts of the country. ■ ' ARRIVALS. Sparrow, H.M. screw gunboat. 875 tons, 720 horse-power, 6 guns,.lieutenant-Commander O. U. Coates, from Wellington. Hinemoa, Government 5.5.,; 542, J. Bollons. from Mokohinau. ■■■■:*-'■ • Countess of Ranftu-ly, Government auxiliary schooner, 200, Captain F. A., Wo'sley; from the Cook Islands and Niue.. , DEPARTURES. " • * Taviuni. s.s.. 1465. George A. Lobb. for Fiji. Passengers: Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Mesdames Grewer, Scott, two children, and maid. Misses Burton, "Ross. Armour. Messrs. >W. Clarke, A. W. Ellis, Coubrongh. King. Edhouse. Walthei. P. Riley, Captain Wheeler, Master. Hathawar, and five. steerage. >. . ► Ovalau. s.s.. 1229. R. G. Hutton. for the Cock "and Society Islands. •* Passengers: Odtuit and Countess de Coarte, Mr. and Mrs. Pi°tre and child, Mr. and Mrs. Andre and . child. Miss Pietre;. Major A. H. Phillips. Messrs.: Wigmore. Sharpe, 0. and P. Manel. Master Pietre, and one steerage. ' - • * ■ . Wellington, s.s., 279, E. Stephenson, for Whanj;arei. „'■_-■.. --~'«•' ■•>.'■ Muritai, s.s.. 225, C. Hopkins, for the Great Barrier. ~, r '. '• / .' - i EXPECTED ARRIVALS. /'; . Wakaiiui, s.s., via Hobaft, duo about , , \: August,22. : . . _ x ,' ■'.■-. -..„'.. Tomoana, s.s., via Australia, due eep- : tember 7. ... ;.. ;■..-/ - -, •"- ~, * Pakeha s.s., to sail about end of July. Star of Australia, s.s., via Australia, due September 25. . 'i +t 1. * • Kumara, s.s.. via Capetown and .Hobart, ■ sailed August 2. i: •-' ~ '"i'.V 1 ' 1 Matatua, 8-s.', direct, to sail;end of August. AN FRANCISCO: / , . ' ' '. - Sierra, - R.M.S., September 2. - / - ~ ■M-r NEW YORK:. , „\. . ,■ ~ ; / Beira. s.s., via the South, about Friday. Redhill, s.s., via -Australia, due about August 20. ~ ■■ „ . , • - Titania, s.s., direct, sailed June 26. • Ripley, s.s., via Australia, sailed July 10. , ' Lethington, s.s., via Australia, to. sail about August 25. . , '/"'■,■ , '.-'//, . Hawke's Bay. s.s., via Australia, to sail about September 25. .... ■ Goodwin, s.s., via Australia, to sail early in '! r - August. , ' - .; ■. • ,-.' , , K Star of the East, barque, direct, sailed. Samuel'Plimsoll, ship, via Dunedin, sailed ':/-////■■- i '/;. ; '-'/-''-.:.' June 19. ■■-' "-': ; ;'--- ' - Claymore, s.s., sailed. -.; ../ .•,-,. - '~ Sydney; ,» .... , -.-■ -..•. y -i' Elingamite, s.s., Monday. , ~ SSft Vision, brigantine, early. toLBOURNE: • ' ■■ /.-'-: -'--'-- '; ■ Montrose, troopship, about to-morrow. FIJI: Uakanoa. s.s., to-day. .. . , ', Manapouri, 8.5.; August 21. • TONGA: . tn . .-'.;-• v ,- Manapouri, 5.9.. August 21. ■?.--■--• CALCUTTA: - .. ■~:-■.",' . Umta. s.s., to sail August 6. " * VANCOUVER: '■■':■ ■ , .... '-. ■/ '- : -"/'-.- . Foreric, b.s., :to sail in August, »•,-/=,»■;■;^-fy • ZANZIBAR .... . : ' .. ; ." ;' .-; . Alice, barque, early. JAVA: ' , . , : - Ventnor, s.s., early. • • • < WOLLONGONG: .# ~ ;,,-/'• 'V' : ; Defiance, brigantine, sailed August 7. ;'.....-/-;.', ■ -: ■ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. LONDON: / '•'-,'",- ■;-;-.■'', < t ■ '- V ; , Whakatane. s.s., about September 11. ■ 6AN FRANCISCO: v ; ,v.: , Ventura, E.M.s., August 29, ~;-,. -~, „ : ,;. ; /- NEW YORK: /--..--, •,.-.,../-...,,,.,-.,. ' ', 'i Alice, barque, to arrive. ,-'•"■-... " . , • SYDNEY: ':, > ■'';.-■. •"' :\./- ; Zealandia, 8.8., Monday. / :.> TIJI: Manapouri, s.s., AugiUt 27. ■.-> ~,-,>--- . TONGA: ' "' '..-'.' Manapouri, s.s., August 27. - SAMOA: _,„'..- .-.■/;'-- ,- : .■■•■: : Manapouri. s.s., August 27. ; .. :; - . , UNION S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. I To-day: Moura arrives . from .'■ Southern, ports; Rotoiti- leaves v for New Plymouth, Wellington, and Nelson at 3 p.m. (2.10 passenger train); Rakanoa arrives from .> .Fiji: Herald leaves Onehunga for Greymouth at 4 p.m. (cargo at Railway till 9.45 a.m.). Saturday Takapnna arrives from Wellington and New Plymouth; Moura leaves for Southern ports at 12 noon (no cargo after 11 a.m.). . - ' '. . NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. To-dar: - Muritai arrives from -Great Barrier- Wellington arrives. from Whangarei, etc.; Waiotahi: leaves for,. Whangarei, ;; Town , Wharf at 5 p.m.; Waitangi arrives from Tairua, Whangamata,; and Tauranga; phine- ■ nrari arrives from .Hohoura. Awanm. Pa-, rengarenga, WaJharara, and Te Kao; Chelmsford leaves for Whangapoua at midnight.- ; Friday: Clansman arrives from Northern ; ports early; Wellington leaves for Whanga- ; rei, Marsden Point,/etc;, at 10.30 p.m.; Terra- ; nora arrives from Opotiki and Tauranga; ; ' /. Ngapuhi arrives at Onehunga from New Ply- ; mouth early; Gairloch arrives at Onehunga ; n . .'-'lllrom Hokianga; Muiitai leaves for Kuaotunu, ; ' till Mercury Bay, and Kennedy's Bay, at Syi.m. * '< '" Thames Service: Steamers leave for Thames ; and Paeroa daily. See advertisements daily : papers. — ~,......- i.-.-.. v * " • VESSELS IN HARBOUR. l Sparrow," %.M.s., in stream. Zelee, French warship, in stream. ' , Mimiro, s.s.. at Queen-street Wharf. , Hinemoa, Government s.s., at Queeu-3treet ■ Wharf.•.-.■■■■"■■-:■ -' ■- , Countess of Ranfurly, Government schooner, ; ' ; in stream.' • * -'" , *■'■';> ; Balmain, s.s., in dock.'. ' " , .' ■ Ardencraig, shin, at Oueen-street Wharf. ; Empreza, barque, at Queen-street Wharf.- ; . Clyde, schooner, at Quay-street Jetty. ;v. -

' The barque Northern Chief ha? arrived at !, Sydney from Kaipara. and on discharge. of her cargo of timber proceeds to Wollongong to load coal for Auckland. , - ' ; Mr. George T. Nfccol, the contractor for the repairs to the disabled ship Ardencraig. is proceeding rapidly with, the work, a large number of men betas,, employed. . _ r i The Northern Company's steamer Welling- - ton left last night foi Whangarei. . . 'Last night the Northern Company 9 steamer Marital left for the Great Barrier. _ : The Northern Company's steamer Waiotahi leaves for Whangarei Town Wharf this evening. 12 o'clock.to-night. Northern-Com- !■'■'. At 12 o'clock to-night the Northern Company's steamer Chelmsford leaves for Wllangapoua . ,„ u ~ ' ', .The ;Hnddart-Parker< steamer Westralia ar- . rived at Wellington from Sydney yesterday. THE SPARROW. ■ •'. H.M. gunboat Sparrow, Lieutenant-Com-mander O. U. Coates, arrived from Welling-. , ton yesterday afternoon, and anchored; in the man-o'-war ground. The warship left Wellington on the sth inst.. and during.that, time has been engaged in searching for the missing steamer Quiraing. without success.

THE HINEMOA. ' The Government steamer Hmemna arrived from Moltohinau last night, bringing up a portion of the light / apparatus for repairs. The Hine>noa ■is expected to leave for Moko- • hinan again at 12 o'clock to-night. ,

THE COUtfTESS OF RANFURLY. The Government ■•, auxiliary schooner < Countess of Ranfurly, Captain F. A. Worsley. arrived from the Cook Islands and Nine last night, and anchored in the stream for medical inspection, which will be carried out thi3 morning, when th. vessel will berth at; the wharf to : discharge her cargo of Island pro- ■ dace. ■■ ■ • ■ , ■:. •-..'■:." •• ■~

_ THE MONTROSE. The ■ troopship' Montrose, which ' left Melbourne for Auckland op . Saturday last, • is expected to arrive to-morrow or Saturday, ; : || ; THE CANADIAN MAIL. .' y' ■■ The following passenger* left Tjy the Ta* viani for Suva yesterdaj, where they join the 8.M.3. Aorangi, which leaves that port foi .Vancouve. on Tuesday next:--Mr, and Mrs: Andrews, Mrs. Grewer, Miss Armour, Messrs. "W Clarke, A. W. Ellis. i , THE MOURA. ;■■'..;.'; J The Union Company's steamei Moura left : Giaborne for, Auckland at 8.30 a.m. yesterday, and should arrive about the same hour to-day. The s Moura leaves for East Coast and Southern ' porta at noon on Saturday. _——-— : ELINGAMITE. : The Huddart-Parker steamer Elingamite left ?f(iV Sydney foi Auckland yesterday, and is clue on Monday morning, nest. , • TIIE ISLAND STEAMERS. i The Union Company's : steamer-Taviuni.left : - for Fiji yesterday afternoon with several passengers and the usual miscellaneous cargo. The Union Company's 4 Steamer Rakacoa is expected to arrive i from Fiji ! to-day, with ■ a cargo • of . raw sugar > foi the ■ Colonial Sugar Company. The Union Company's eleamw Ovalan*wtt • ;■;,..' for the Eastern . Pacific last ' evening, with," hsveral passengsrs and a large general cargo, !r y. -' including \ transhipments from k England, the ; Continent, and Australia, **

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S - _ - STEAMERS. _ The movements of steamers now on the const will be an follows: — x« The Rakoia, at present in Lyttelton, will make Wellington the . final port of departure, leaving on the 23rd inst. v The Whakatane, now discharging her outward cargo in Wellington, will proceed to Lyttelton and ; South i Island > ports, then coming North, making Auckland the final port of departure for London direct, leaving about September 11. . THE TRINIDAD. ' , , • The barquentine Trinidad, from Auckland to New York, with a cargo of kauri gum, which put into Barbados on June 15 in distress, encountered a severe gale on June 9, In lat. 8.40 N. long. 45.45 W.. during which the foretopmast and niaJntopinast . were carried away, besides a number of sails. The vessel was not leaking. „ NEW Oil- LAUNCH. * A new oil launch, named the Iris, has just been sent away by Mr. C. Bailey, juu., to Port Waikato The launch, which has been built ? to the order of Mr. E. Spargo, of that place, is 30ft long, and is fitted with a five horse-power Union oil engine, supplied by Messrs. W. A. Ryan and Co., and on her trial trip averaged a rate of speed of five miles per hour. The launch is intended for general passenger and towing work on the Waikato River, and should be a great convenience to travellers on the river.