SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3726, 28 April 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. Apbil.

Sun rises, 6.40 a.m.; «et», 5.4 p.m. High water, 5.52 a.m.; 6.11 p.m. ARRIVED. THURSDAY, APRIL 27. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Spence, from Nelson via Picton. Passengers-—Saloon ; Misses Linton, Thompson, Walshe, Lives--Iy, Hathaway. Sunders, Tidd, Mesdames Crowther and child, Andrews, Wilson, Westmncott, Bailie, Rutherford, Captain Bailie, Dr Andrews, Messrs Hansbnry, Liresly, Hammond, Smith, Collins, hook, Flarde, Walley, Armstrong, Purdie, Wallace, Spraggan, Buck, Purser, Bailie, Sanwick; 10 steerage. Queen of the South s.s., 121 tons, Harvey, from Poxton. Huia, s.s., 90 tons, Huggins, from Wanganui. Passengers—Cabin; Mrs Hall, Messrs Burgess, Wright, Rarnage. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons, Kelt ford, from Blenheim. Passengers—Cabin : Messrs O’Leary, MeCallan. Mana, s.s., 44 tons, Westrup, from Patea. Westralia, s.s., 1819 tons, Thorpe, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Parker, Jacobs, Tucker, Hayes, Lindsay, Mesdames Bowie, McPhee, Hardy and child, Carr, McQuarter and child, Mquet, Graham, Hayes, Handley, Parker, Justice Pennefather, Messrs McKnight, Walker, Slope, McDougall, Tucker, Platt, Speding, Hood, Muir. Wakefield, McPhee, Seivwright, Burns, Smith, Stake, Longmeason, Burrows, .Jamieson, Boale, Hanaely, Von Schoen; 15 steerage. Aorere, s.s., 45 tons, Tinney, from Patea. SAILED. THURSDAY, APRIL 27. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Spence, for Nelson via Picton. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Eden, Clifford, Corson, Ross, Mrs Eden. Messrs Park, Collins, Goodman, Wilson, Norman, Street, Kennedy, Thomas, Robinson, McDermott, Master Yerry; 14 steerage. Westralia, s.s., 1819 tons, Thorpe, forSydney via East Coast and Auckland. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Holmwood, Wright, Mason, Weston, Wilson, Walshe, Mesdames Holmwood, Fenwick, Boake and child. Richards, Messrs Towell, Walker, Parker, Telford, Fraser; 12 steerage. Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons, Neville, for Melbourne via South and Hobart. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Black, Fantham, Campbell, Inglis, Stack, Larsen, Hislop, Hall, Lezard, Normanby, Mesdames Kirkcaldie, Neild, Patullo, Hall, Black, Campbell and family, Ramsay, Normanby, Missen. Detective Campbell, Captain Ramsay, Rev Neild, Messrs Baillie, Armstrong, Elliott, Finch, Brown, Liversay, Ashworth, Blick, Sare, Brockett, Small, Locking, Coombs, Tapper, Clark, Nudd, Bennett, Wright, Master Missen; 18 steerage. Rotoiti, s.s,, 629 tons, Robertson, for Onehunga via New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Parker, Mesdames Holmes, Lang and family, Arnold, Cunningham, Jones and child. Rev Platt, Messrs Jory, Macdougall, Marriner, Sealy, McWhirter, Porritt, Darby; 13 steerage. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons, Eekford, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Waverley, from Poxton, this day Rotomahana, from Lyttelton, this day Stormbird, from Wanganui, this day’ Manaroa, from Wanganui, this day Brunner, from Westport, this day Panin, from Blenheim, this day Waihora, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast, this day Hinemoa, from Picton, this day Charles Edward, from Foxton, 29th Rotorua, from Nelson and Picton, 29th Opawa, from Blenheim, 29th Waikare, from Melbourne, via Hobart and South, 29th ■

Takapnna, from. Onehnnga ami New Plymouth, 29th Te Anau, from Dunedin and Lyttelton 30th

Kahn, from Napier, 30th Star of England, from London via Australia, Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, 30th Wakatn, from Lyttelton via Coast, Ist Hawke's Bay, from Port Chalmers, Ist Wakanui, from London via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart, Ist Wainui, from West Const, Nelson and Picton, Ist Queen Eleanor, left New York March!; Wakanui, left Plymouth March 11; Nairnshire, left London March 7; Wuimate, left London March 17; lonic, left London _ March 25; Rimutaka, left London April 1; Himitangi left Glasgow, April Ist; Ardendearg, left New York April 12; Delphic, left Plymouth April 12; Star of Victoria, left London April 18. Mary Hasbrouck. left New York December 7 (left Capetown February 20); Silver how, left Liverpool December 24; Kirkloch, left Liverpool February 8; Hiram Emery, left New York Port Chalmers, February 13; Loch Bredan left Liverpool March 11; Southesk, left Glasgow March 15; Dilmissund, left Newcastle April 9th; John O’Gaunt, left Liverpool April 20th; Helen Denny, left Newcastle April 22nd. PROJECTED DEPASTURES. Mamari, for Picton, this day Huia, for Wanganui, this day Mona, for Patea, this day Tokomnrn, for Lyttelton, this day Aorere, for Patea and Opunake, this day Wairoa, for Motueka and Takaka, this day Waverley, for Nelson and West Const, this day. Pania, for Blenheim, this day Manaroa, for Wanganui., this day Queen of the South, for Foxton, this dav Waihora, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, this day Botomahana, tor Lyttelton, this day Stormbird, for Wanganui, 29th Charles Edward, for Nelson and West Const, 29th Hinemoa, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, 29th Waiknre, for Sydney, 20th Haupiri, for Nelson and West- Const, 29th Rotorua, for Lyttelton, 29th Takapnna, for Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehnnga, 30th Kahn, for Napier, Ist Wakatu, for Lyttelton via Coast, Ist Rotoraahana, for Lyttelton, Ist Te Anau, for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, Ist , PBESS ASSOCIATION. ADELAIDE. Thursday. Arrived—Nairnshire, from london. , NEW PLYMODTH, Thursday. Arrived, SJSD a.m.—Gairloeh, ~m Onchunga (connected). NAPIER, Thursday. Arrived—Waiwera (6 a.m.), from Gisborne; Fanny ( 1 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed. 2.10 p.m.—Waihora, for Wellington. WAITARA. Thursday. Arrived, 9 last night—Moa, from Wellington. BLENHEIM, Thursday. Arrived, 7.5 a.m.—Panin, from Wellington. SPRING CREEK, Thursday. Sailed, G. 30 p.m.—Pania, for Wellington. NELSON, Thursday. Arrived —Wainui (7.10 a.m.), from Pieton; Kennedy (9.50 a.m.), from Wellington. WANGANUI, Thursday. Arrived—Manaroa (9 a.m.), and Storaibird (10.30 a.m.), from Wellington. To sail—Manaroa (9 p.m.), and Stormbird (10 p.m.), for Wellington. • LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived, 9. 10 a.m.—Rotomahana, fiom Wellington (connected). Sailed—Norman McLeod, barque 1 11.30 a.m.), for London;Hawke’s Bay (6.40 p.m.), for Port Chalmers. Sailed—Rotomahana, for ellington. Passengers—Misses Cook, Curran, Hurst, Mesdames Garrick. Croft and child, Maipus, Manson, Dr Westenra, Messrs Carrick, Mitchell. Collis, Williams, i-r'fitha, Wethwith, Johnston, Grant, Howard, Mulpas, Russell, Whitcombe. To sail, 10 p.m. Friday—'Waiknre, for Wellington. ONEHUNGA, Thursday. Sailed—Takapnna, for New Plymo’‘h and Wellington. Passengers—Mis."-? Miller, Peddle, George, Hickson, Aemptnorne, McAlpine, Nixon, Mesdames Hayw"-d, McAlpine, Miller, Hlot, Gairn, Gnrnard, Ponsonby, Messrs Gibbs, McAlpine, Buek-

hurst, Jameson, Nathan, Foster, Ifworsti Izard, Mitchell, Hayward and 10 steerage ' ’CASTLEPOINT, Tiirrsdsy, Arrived, 5.30 a.m.—Kahn, from Wellington.

PICTON, Thursday. Arrived, 12.45 p.m.—Hinemoa, Irom Greymouth via lighthouses. Arrived, 5.20 p.m.—Rotorua, from Wellington. To sail, 11.30 p.m.— Rotorua, for Nelson. WESTPORT, Thursday. Arrived, 1.15 p.m.—Brunner, from Wellington. DUNEDIN, Thursday.

Sailed—Waikare, for Sydney via Lytlei ton, Wellington and Cook Strait. Pas-sengers—-Misses Murdoch, Blake, Martin (2), Horne, Alloo, Scott, Spencer Ryan, leely (2), Beatson, Mesdames He arty, Crawsnuw, Larsen, Dickie, leely, Bailey, Curtis, Doherty, liaggs, Jacobson, Colon, Messrs Fairbairn, Blackwood, Lar.v'n. Ceresale, Dickie, Paertz, iNelson, Holmes, Doherty, Gipps, Webley, Chamb rlaui. Carroll Niekay, Pilcher, leely, Crawford, McKeehnie, Wedge, Meadows, Bell, fanes, Cotter, Bowman, Anderson. PORT CHALMERS. Thursday. Soiled, 3.25 p.m.—Morayshire for Bluff. FOXTON Thursday. To sail, 9 p.rn.—Waverley, for Wellingtoll’ NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. To sail, 10 p.m.—Gairloch, for Onehunga WESTPORT, Thursday. To sail, 8 p.m.—Brunner, for Wellington.

The Taupo with Southern produce is due here on Tuesday next. A hock of 150 sheep were drafted to Lyttelton by the Rotomahana yesterday. Further consignments of 300 and 500 sheep will be shipped South by the Vyaihora and Rotomahana respectively to-day. Captain Westrup, of the Mana, and Captain Huggins, of the Huia, report having sighted a barque head-reaching under lower topsails about eight miles southeast of The Brothers yesterday morning. This should be the coal-laden barque, Dilr pussund. now 18 days out irom Newcastle. The Shaw, Savill and Albion Compay s iron ship Pleione. 1092 tons register, built by Messrs A. Stevens and Sons in 18/0, lias been sold to foreigners. This vessel arrived at London from New Zealand last week, and lias been a regular trader to New Zealand for many years past. Ihe Government steamer Hinemoa, from Greymouth and Picton, is due hew to-day. Her next trip will be to Lyttelton and Dunedin to take in railway - atmal for Wellington, Westport and Greymouth. The cargo carrier Mamari will leave tor Picton at 5 o’clock this morning. The Tokomarn is receiving 15.000 carcases of mutton from the Wellington Meat Export Company and 366 quarters beef from the Gear Company at this port. Her departure for the South has- been postponed until this afternoon. The Huddart-Parke-r liner Westralia. from Dunedin and Lyttelton, put opt 95 tons of cargo, principally produce, here yesterday, and had on board 1000 tons tor through ports. A telegram from Lyttelton states that the barque Norman McLeod lett for London at 11.30 a.m. yesterday with a full cargo of wool, tallow, etc. In future the steamer Both well Castle, of Mcllwraith, McEacharn anil Co.’s line, will be known as the Coolgardie. Permission to make the necessary alteration, was recently granted to/the vessel’s owners by the Board of Trade, London. Another German steamer which it is now considered as pretty certain must have foundered during the last big hurricane in the Atlant is is the Minister Maybach, one of the fleet of tank steamers belonging to the German-American Petroleum Company. The steamer left New fork on January 25th, bound for Antwerp, and must accordingly just have been caught by the hurricane in which so many of the big liners suffered. A report that the steamer was sighted off Dover proved incorrect, and there is very little hope that the crew, who numbered 32, have been saved. - The missing steamer was built in 1887 and was one of 2710 tons gross.

Bronze and steel plates are arriving at Messrs Herreshoff’s shipbuilding yard, in the United States, in such quantities that it is regarded as beyond doubt that ■ the material be used in constructing the new America Cup defender is now revealed. Is is taken as certain that the bottom plates will be bronze, and those above the water-line steel. It seems, too,, that the frames will be closer together than were those of the Defender, because the thinness of the plating will necessitate some strengthening of the hull. The btam is said to exceed that of the Defender by several inches. Workmen who are employed in making sails declare that the area of canvas to be carried by the new yacht will be a revelation. It will "astonish the universe." —Laffan. ciY WEATHER IN THE STRAIi The small steamers arriving yesterday from West Coast ports of the North Island received a very severe buffeting on entering the Strait. Captain Huggins, ot the Ilnia, reports encountering a iresh. southerly gale with very heavy seas oft Terawhiti, and for a time it was as much as the little vessel could do to hold her own. A similar experience is reported by Captain Harvey, of the Queen of the South. The starboard surf-boat was lifted out of its chocks and slightly damaged by a big sea which broke on board, and had it not been tor the chain fastenings would in all probability have been carried overboard. The Mana, bound from Patea to Wellington, experienced similar weather, and on am /aI bore, evidence of having had a rough handling. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. It is not considered likely that the new steamer Wakanui, which left Hobart for Wellington at noon on Wednesday, will arrive until daylight on Monday morning, as the Health Officer cannot make his inspection until sunrise. Her freight, for New Zealand consists of 1410 tons for Wellington, 908 tons for Lyttelton. 181 tons for Dunedin, 98 tons for Auckland and 170 tons of transhipments. The Wakanui will remain in v port until Thursday next, when she will sail for Lyttelton, which port she will finally leave for London on May 25th. • Advice has been received stating that the cargo steamer Queen Louise arrived at Gravesend on Tuesday last, after a passage of 67 days. Wellington has been fixed as the final port of departure in the colony for the Rimutaka. The Ruahine will be due here from Southern ports on Thursday next. She is timed to leave Wellington for London on May 11th. ! - The local office is advised -that the Otarama arrived at London on the 17th.hist. THE TYSER LINE. To relieve the immediate pressure on the Gear Meat Company’s local storage capacity the Tyser liner Hawkes Bay will call in "here on Monday next on her way from Port Chalmers to Napier, and, according to present arrangements, will then ship 10,000 legs mutton, 6000 sheep. 5000 lambs and 400 quarters beef. She will then proceed to Napier, and will return again to Wellington to complete her cargo for Loudon. NEWCASTLE COAL FOR WELLINGTON. The barque Helen Denny, chartered by Messrs Thompson Brothers, coni merchants, left Newcastle on Saturday last with 1045 tons of coal for local consumption. The Helen Denny is at present commanded by Captain Mahon. AN INTERESTING COMPILATION. The chief officer of the cargo steamer Ribston (now at Dunedin), Mr .1. W. Robinson, has supplied the "Otago Daily Times’’ with the following interesting figures and facts concerning that steamer, which, by the way, will visit Wellington within the next few days:—Between May 26th. 1896, and December 31st, 1898, the Rihston made eight voyages between Great Britain and foreign ports, seven of them being to the Western and one to the Eastern Hemisphere. The distances run by her in 1896 were 23,437 miles: in 1897, 42,328 miles; and in 1898. 44,038 miles. In order to cover these distances she took on board 2720 tons of bunker coal in 1836, 4524 ions in 1897, and 3956 tons in 1898. making a total of 11.200 tons on the eight voyages, in which she ran 109,803 miles in all, was 56 times in various ports, and during the period referred to carried 7066 bales of cotton, 1025 live bullocks, 3221 live

sheep, and 58,926 tons of general cargo. | The foreign ports called at during these eight voyages have been:—Amsterdam, Monte Video; Buenos Ayres, New York, Norfolk (U.8.A.), Philadelphia, Galveston, Rosario (in the Argentine), Batavia, Samarang and other Eastern ports. Supplementary to this, she left Shields on April 10, 1898, proceeded to New York, thence by way of St. Vincent to Australian ports, back to Batavia and other Eastern ports, anil then through the Suez Canal to Philadelphia anil New York. During this period she ran 46,596 miles, oarried 19,530 tons of cargo, and consumed nearly 5240 tons of bunker coal. These figures give a good idea of the amount of work a so-called tramp steamer has to perform, the cargo she carries and the distances she runs to deliver such cargoes. As, of course every expense must be reduced to a minimum, these vessels do not carry a large staff of officers, the Ribston’s complement consisting of the captain, first and second officers (no purser), and three engineers. The Ribston is a steel screw steamer of 3372 tons gross, schooner rigged. She was built in 1894 by Messrs W. Gray and Co., of Hartlepool, and is 330 ft long, with a beam of 43ft and depth of hold of 18ft 7iu. She has triple expansion engines ot 260 horse-power nominal, the diameter ot the cylinders being 24.38 and 64 inches respectively, with a length of stroke ot 42in. She has a cellular double bottom for water ballast, and iron decks, with a poop of 29ft long, bridge deck 68ft long, and a top-gallant forecastle 26ft lin m length. Her class at Lloyd’s is stated at 100 At. THE WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. The weather at the Undermentioned typical New Zealand stations, at 5 p.m. yesterday, was as follows : Manukau Heads.—Wind, noicn-ea t, fresh breeze; barometer, 29.72; thermometer. 63. General remarks—Dnzzle; sea m New a piymonth.—Wind,' south-east, fresh breeze; barometer, 29.64; thermometer, 54. General remarks —Gloomy, sea Castlepbint.—Wind, south-west, lignt; barometer, 29.85; thermometer, 53. General remarks—Showery; heavy southerly —Wind, south-east, light; barometer, 29.73; thermometer, 67. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Kaikonra.—Wind. calm; baromet-r. 29.83; thermometer, 48. General remarks —Gloomy; sea moderate. . Oainarn. —Wind, south-east, ngnt; oarometer, 29.90; thermometer, 48. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind, west, light; barometer, 29.83; thermometer, 48. General remarks —Gloomy. R> A> EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS.

The following reports of the weather at the undermentioned typical Australian stations have been received at the Golomal Museum: — , ~ Albany, 26th. Wind, south-\V"Hc, strong; barometer, 30,1. Genera/ marks —Showery. , Hobart, 26th.—Wind, sonic eaa:; barometer, 30.3. General remarks—Fine Sydney, 27th.—Wind, south, iresu. barometer, 30.2. General remarks—Shower/. WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the "Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as follow:—Barometer. 29.8a*. maximum shade temperature previous 24 hourf, 65.0; minimum shade tempera*ure previous 24 hours, 46.0; rainfall .previous -* hours .27; wind, south-east, tresh: sho "' ery ’ R. B. Gobe.

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