SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3735, 9 May 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON.

Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time. MAT.

Sun rises, G. 53 a.m.; sets, 4.52 p.m. High Water, 3.57 a.m.; 4.18 p.m. ARRIVED. . MONDAY, MAY 8. , Hesketh, s.s., 3'J3 tons, Blac.c, rom Qreymouth. ~r Wainui, s.s., 411 tons, Worrall, ironi West Coast, Nelson and Picton. I assunSers —Saloon : Misses Chittenden, Cowles, [uddleston, Slattery. Cummins, Mclntosh, Prendergast, Morris. Mesdames McClelland, Qieoeking and child, Prosser Von Ryder, Allen, Linton. Corry, Huddleston. Andrews, Messrs McClelland, Todd, Moss, Brown, Andrews, Arnold, Heynmnson, Murison, Organ, Prosser, Von Kyden, Thomson, Johnson, Simpson, Cook, indy, Erskine, Jones, Perard, Tooinath, Chambers, Wilson, Pallinan, Jones, Andrews, Edwards, McCormack; 10 steerage. Pania, s.s., 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim, Passenger—Cabin: Mr Haskell. SAILED. MONDAY, MAY 8. Ohau, s.s.. 411 tons. Brewer, --v xncw Plymouth and Qroymoiith. . Flora, s.s., 888 tons, Fleming for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. Passengers-—-Sa-loon: Misses Wakefield, Ainsworth, Mesdnmes Schone, Holt, Dr Pennotather. Messrs Reynolds, Prime, Collis, Hammond, Shennan, Bean, Allan, Master Nelson; il steerage* Eotomahana s.s., 864 tons. Manning, tor Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Burr, Goldie, Walker, Henderson, S pence, Mesdames Firth, Hutchison, Burr, Messrs Townsend, Scott, Gifford, Pike, Nelson, Hutchison,, Firth, Nenve, Siegfried, Hayhurst; De Vraes, Nicholas, Isaacs, Downes, Turnbull, Clarkson (2), Richards Stone, Nitcholl, Sell loss, Silby, TTecles, Milne; 22 steerage. Wairoa, s.s., 45 tons, Ricketts, for MoCharles Edward, 's.s., 123 tons, Gfanarn, for Motueka, Nelson, and fWest Coast. Opawa", s.s.; YO.'tons, -Eckford, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Queen of the South, from Fox ton via East Coast, this day Corinna, from South, this day Te Anan, from Auckland, via Emit Coast, this (Jay 1 . Pohorua, from South,,his day Waiwera, from Napier,’this day Ornapere, from Auckland via East coast, this day . ( , .Brunner, from Westhort, this day Rotorua, from Lyttelton, this day Mnnaroa, from Wanganui, this day Mana, from Patea, this day ■ . Opawa, from Blenheim, this day Rotoiti, from Onehunga 1 and New Plymouth, 10th Haupiri, from West Const and Nelson, 10th Waikare, from Sydney, 10th Botomahamr, from Lyttelton, 10th Elingamite, from Dunedin and Lyttelton; 11th Wakatu, from Lyttelton, via Const, ttth Wakanui, from South, 12th Mararoa, from Sydney via Auckland end East Const, 12th Queen Eleanor, left New York March 1; Nairnshire, left Lomdon March 7; Waimnl.e left London March 17; Eimutaka, left London April 1; Himitangl left Glasgow, April Ist ; Ardendearg,. loft' New 1 York April 12; Delphic, left Plymouth April 12: Star of Victoria, left London April 18; Tekoa.Teft London'April 29th;Mary, hasbrouck. left New York December 7 (left Capetown February 20); Silver how, left ; Liverpool December 24; Rirklooh, "left Livernool February 8: Hiram Emery, left Neiv York Port' 'Chalmers, February 13; Loch Brcdnii left Liverpool March, 11; Sbutheslc, left Glasgow March 15; John O’Qaunt, left Liverpool April 20th. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kahn, for Napier, this day ' Aorere, for Patea, this day Storm-bird, for Wanganui, this day Queen of the South, for Foxton, this day Hesketh, for Greymouth, this day Kennedy, for Nelson and West Coast, this day Corinna, for Westport, this day Te Anan, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, this day • : c Rotorua, fori Picton and Nelson, this day Manaroa, for Wanganui, this day Pohorua, for Westport, this day Brunner,, for Westport, ,10th Partin, for Blenheim, 10th Opawa, for Blenheim, 10th Mnwhera, for Westport, East Coast and Auckland, 10th ' Ribst'oii, for Auckland, ‘loth Wainui, for Picton,.Nelson . and . West Coast, 10th >, 1 ," . Eotomahana, for Lyttelton, 10th Waikare, for Melbourne, via South, 11th Wakatu, for Lyttelton via Coast, 11th Elingamite, for Sydney via East Coast and Auckland, 11th' Ruahino, for. London, 11th Rotorua, for Picton and Nelson.' 11th Eotomahana, for Lyttelton, 12th ' Haupiri,. for Picton," Nelson and West Coast, 13th' Mokoia, for Sydney, 13th 1 PKESB ASSOCIATION. . . MELBOURNE, Monday. Arrived—Wakatipu, from the -Bluff. ;■ ■ NELSON, Mondav. Arrived, 6.40 a.m:—Tnkapnna, from Wellington. 1 ■W •'» v.;ti Sailed, 5.25 p.m.—Kennedy, for Welling ton. ‘ ’'/: ■' 1 , . . :■ • ■ NAPIER, Monday. Arrived, 9.50 arJh.r-Waiwera, from Lyttelton. ; ■ '-r ,-• •> ■ ■ Sailed—Omapere (11.40 aim.), Te Anan (1 p.m;), for Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday. Arrived, 3 a.m.—Gairloch, from Oiichunga (connected). To sail, 10 p.m,.—Gairloch, for Onehunga. ; - ; YVESTP.ORT, Holiday. Arrived,- 10 last night—Brunner, from Wellington. Sailed, 8 a.m.—Brunner, for Wellington. WANGANUI,' Monday. Sailed, noon, from roadstead —Star ol England, for Timaru. The Manaroa did not sail. ' WESTPORT. Monday. Arrived, 11 a.m.—Haupiri, from Nelson. Owing to unfavourable weather at Greymouth her departure for that port is postponed until this evening. BLUFF, Mondav. Arrived. 3.15 p.m.—Mokoia, from Melbourne via Hobart (English mail). LYTTEi/rON, Mondav. Sailed—Rotorua, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Bowie (2), Webb, McCulloch, Elworthy, Mesdames Bowie. Hiddchrnnd, Shnrmnn, Messrs Fisher, Sbarman, Anderson, Smith, Ayson, Paty, Wickes, Watkins, Waite, McCulloch. INVERCARGILL. Monday. The Mokoia arrived this afternoon and reports having experienced SW. gales ana heavy seas on the passage across. AUCKLAND. Monday. Sailed, 5 p.m.—-Tarawera, for Sydney. Sailed—Tutanokai, for Kniparn, to loud sleepers for Lyttelton. GISBORNE. Monday, To sail, midnight—Hawke's Bay, foi I Napier.

During her present stay in port the steamer Pania will undergo her annual overhaul. She is timed to leave for Blenheim again to-morrow. The Blackball steamer Hesketh arrived from Greymouth early yesterday morning with a full load of coal (650 tons) for the New Zealand Shinping Company’s steamer Ruahine. The Hesketh is to return to Greymouth this evening. The schooner Jessie Niccol left for Kaipara on Sunday morning for another load of timber for local sawmillers. The Te Auau is to be docked for an overhaul on her arrival at headquarters. Consequently her departure from Dunedin has been postponed until Sunday next. She will arrive at this port on Tuesday. The Marine Department is advised that the Tutanekai left Auckland at noon on Sunday to load sleepers at Dargaville for the Railway Department at Lyttelton, from which port she will return to Wellington. The officers of the Wninui report passing a white-painted topsail schooner, bound Smith, through the Strait, off Jackson's Head, yesterday afternoon. This would probably be the Zior, bound from Greynjouth to Lyttelton.

THE VOYAGES OF THE lONIC. • The White Star liner lonic, which arrived from London via way ports et 10. m n.m. on Sunday, was inspected by the Health Officer (Dr James) early yeaterday morning, after which the vessel was berthed at the Queen s Wharl. Ihe lonic left Plymouth at 3.24 p.m. on Mprcii 25th, with a strong south-west ond sea, which took off on the 27 th, T°neri fe being reached at 9.15a.7n. on the3oth. llio voyage was continued after a stay ot J-t hours, the weather being fine and Hie wind light. The equator was crossed in lon' . 9.30 west, thence moderate south-east trades with head seas prevailed uiuil arrival, at Capetown at 5.28 p.m. on .-nprjl 14th. The vessel left again lor Hobart ac 3.30 the following morning, and experienced fresh to strong west-north-west and north winds with high following f/as _uu fair weather generally until April when the wind veered round to tli--> south. On April 29th a moderate nortl.-ncrt nwest gale, accompanied by nasty sip.ia 11k and rain, sprung up, and continued'until off the Tasmanian coast. If.ewstone Rock was passed at 1-56 p.m. on t,he 2ni. msc., the steamer arriving at Hobart at /.3G p.m. the same day. She resumed the voyage to Wellington'at 6 pAn.'thc next day, and experienced north-west and norite mpkls with squally weather until reaching Farewell, thence fine weather and ngut winds to arrival as above. The only change in the deck officers this trip is the appointment of Mr Mahoiaey as fourth officer, vice Mr Hamilton, fiausferred to the Normanatic. The lonic will leave for Lyttelton on Saturday next. THE UNION COMPANY. " The idea of despatching one of the c-'im-tal steamers to replace the Australia in i.u> Tasmanian trade has been abandoned, arrangements having been made that, it necessary, cargo steamers will be ui limed U; maintain the service. The Omapere, mi a long time past engaged in Auckl-i.i-l-.va .. Coast-Wellington trade, is to join t.io cua pany’s fleet of colliers, her former running being taken up by the rejuvenate.! Amwbeta, which will sail for Westport, pier, Gisborne and Auckland to-morrow. In all probability Captain Shaw and *he officers of the ( Omapere will be transferred to the Mawhera. , . , A POPULAR APPOINTMENT. % Captain McDougall,' of the s.s. Mamari, who has been appointed marine l supenntendent of the Shaw, Savill ; and Albion Company in the South Island, vice.Captum Anderson, deceased, is one of the oldestservice captains in the fleet. H was 1 for many years trading between New- Zealand and the Old Country, when in charge of Messrs P. Henderson and Co. s ships Jessie . Roadman and Auckland. His first steamer under the Show, Savill and Albion Company’s flag was the Matatua, and subsequently he was in charge of the Aotea/(for n trip) and the Tainui and Arawa-at‘the time of their charter to the Spaniards. Captain McDougall (says the “Otago Daily Times”) will at once enter upon his new duties, and Captain Banks, formerly ,in charge of the ship Euterpe, and now chief officer of the Mamari, will take the latter vessel Home, ivhere a permanent appointment will be made. THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING 1 COMPANY. 1 Already all available passenger accommodation in the first and second-class apartments in the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamship Ruahine has been taken up, and the third-class booking' is very heavy. The liner will leave for London, via Monte Video, bn Thursday. The new steamer Wakanui will he due hero from the South towards the end ot the week to receive further additions to her cargo for London. She *vill take her departure'from the- colony from Lyttelton on the 25th inst. ■ . • , ” THE BARQUE CLOUD.. ; ' , PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND. Monday. A telegram was received in town this morning to the. effect that the barque Cloud has got off the bank af Port Albert, on which she ran while leaving the, wharf on Friday, the 28th April. If satisfactory arrangements can he made the barque, will be towed round to Auckland by the tug Sterling for repairs. Her timber cargo, is being left in the hold in order to help .to float the vessel, which is waterlogged.

THE WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS The weather at the undermentioned typical Now Zealand stations, at 5 p.in. yesterday, wag as follows: Manuk'au Heads—Wind,, west-south-west, fresh; barometer, 30.06; thermometer, 59. General remarks—Squally; sea heavy. , i Castlepoint.—rWiad, south T west, light; .barometer, , 20-77; thermometer, '3B. General remarks —Fine;, sea moderate. Westport. Wind, south-south-west, fresh; barometer, 29.83; thermometer, 53. General remarks—Fine; sea moderate. Hokitika. —Wind,' west, moderate; barometer. 29.82; thermometer, 54. General re&iarks—Fine; sea heavy. Kaikoura. —Wind, calm; ..barometer, 29.72; thermometer, 56. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Oamaru.—Wind, calm; . barometer, 29.72; thermometer, 54. Gener" i remarks— Fine; sea Smooth. , ■ . , ’ meter, 29.81;. therrhometer,.‘47. General remarks — Overcast 1" ■ 1 - ; ; R. A. EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. The following reports of the weather atthe undermentioned typical Australian stations have been received at the Colonial Museum: Albany, 6th ..—Wind, north-west; barometer, 30.4. General Remarks —Foggy. Hobart, 6th.—Wind, north-west; barometer, 29.9. General remarks—Cloudy, Sydney, Bth.—Wind, west; barometer, 30.5. General remarks—Cloudy. . ■ WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wei lington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as follows:—Barometer, 29.806; maximum shade temperature for previous 24 hours, 62.3;' minimum shade temperature for previous-24 hours, 50.5; rainfall for previous 24 hours, .18; wind, north, passing showers and dull. R. B. Qokk. COLONIAL OBSERVATORY. CimONOMETER-BATING NOTICE. The time-ball may be used, to-day for rating chronometers. The ball will drop at noon precisely, at which hour a chronometer set to Greenwich Mean Time ohoulu show 12h 30min. Any difference srill ba the error of the chronometer, fast or slow, on Greenwich Mean Time. True time will also be given to-day. by hourly galvanometer signals to ' the Museum and the Public Telegraph Office. T. RING, Observer. Colonial Museum, Wellington, 9th May, 1899.

D. H. M. Last quarter ... ... 3 5 17 n.m. New moon ... 10 5 9 a.in. .first quarter ... 18 4 43 a.in. Full moon ... 25 5 13 p.rn.