SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXX, Issue 3825, 22 August 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHABIB OF THE MOON. Cahmlattd for New Zealand Mean Time. AUGUST.

Sun rises 6.32 a.in.; sots, 5,12 p.m. High water, 5.5 a.m.; 5.29 p.m. A-REIVED. MONDAY, AUGUST 21. Werfa, s.s., 570 tons, Sproules, from Westport. . Wakatu, s.s., 95 tons. Wills, from Lyttelton, Cheviot and Kaikoura. Passengers—Cabin: Mrs Flower, Messrs Flower, Arbor. . , ~ , Wairoa, s.s., 48 tons, Picketts, from Motueka nd Takaka. Passengers—Cabin; Mrs McDonald, Mr Wilson. Te Kapu. s.s., 50 tons. Horne, from Napier (with auxiliary schooner Mavis in tow). Passengers—Cabin : Messrs Rested, Adams, Goodail. Morning Light, schooner, 92 tons, laylor. from Lyttelton. Wainui, s.s., 411 tons, Worrall, from West Coast, Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Ryan, Bertram, Bradley, Forsyth, Denia, White, Atkins, Missen (2), jMesdiames. Miller, Bertram, Dockery and child, Anderson, Rooley and 2 children, Swingland, Poretto and 2 children, Kerr, Scott and 2 children, Hitchcock, Stanton and family (5), Scott, Stewart, Watson, Messrs Hobbs, Bertram, Miller, Dockery, Eooley, Swingland, Greenland, Genett, Bradley, Smith, Goodman. Judge, Pearce, Dolan, Vetch, Dunn, Warmsley (2), Chisholm, Hewlett, Port, Stanton, Cawte. Mailer, Brookeston. Cassin Lilley, Porter. Howard, Cullmane, O'Connor, Speak, Greig, Pritchard, Mowat, Auddleston, Adams, Forster, Rubin,. Dr Scott and Hon Kerr; 20 steerage. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons, Outtnm, from Blenheim. , . Pania, s.s., 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim SAILED. MONDAY. AUGUST 21. Te Aiuui, s.s., 1028 tons, Bernech, lor Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. Passengers—Saloon: Miss Rickies, Mesdanles Abercromby, Hobson, Messrs Denton, Bakemorc, McKellop, Score, Darcy, Reardon. Abercromby, Hobson, Briggs; 13 steerage. . Eotomahana, s.s., 864 tons. Manning, tor Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon: Mesdames Kempthorne, Gee, Messrs Kempthorne, Kernot, Mountfort, Orwin, Hodgds, Ligget, Nelson rep. football team; 18 steerage. Brunner, s.s., 333 tons, Millman, for Greymouth. . Werfa, a.s., 570 tons, Sproules, for West-

P°rt- U Himitangi, s.s., 149 tons, Harvey, Cor East Coast and Napier. Manaroa, s.s., 78 tons, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. . . Mana, s.s.. 14 tons, Westrup, for Patea. Wakatvi, s.s., 95 tons. Wills, for Lyttelton via Coast. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Flora, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, this day Rotorua, from Lyttelton, this day Waverley, from Nelson, this day Lismorq, from Auckland, this day Queen of the South from Foxton, this day Waikare, from Sydney, this day H.MS. Mildura, from Lyttelton, 23rd H.M.S. Ringdove, from Port Chalmers, 23rd Kennedy, from Wanganui, 23rd Rotoiti, from Onehunga and New Plymouth, 23rd Taupo, from South, 23rd Rotomahana, from South, 23rd Manaroa, from Wanganui, 23rd Mana, from Patea, 23rd Himitangi, from Napier, 24th Indraghiri, from London via Australia, Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, 24th Tarawera, from' Sydney, 24th Waihora, from South, 24th Elingamite, from Sydney, via An ex’a ml, Gisborne and Napier, 25th Wakatu, from Lyttelton via Coast, 25tn Waikato, left London for Dunedin May 4; Tolosa, left New York June 15th; Papanui, left Plymouth June 24th; Rangatira, left Lond June 30th; Zealandia, left London via Australia, July 2nd; indramayo, left London July lOth; Tomoana, left New York July 15th; Ruahine, left Plymouth July 22nd; Uinta, left Calcutta July 26th; - . Waiwera;-’left London August Ist; lonic, left Plymouth August 10th; Waimate, left Plymouth August 19th. Bille, left Hamburg April 29; Aalborg, left Hamburg Slay 23; Pleiades, left Glasgow, for Dunedin and .Lyttelton, May. 26; Uala, left Liverpool May 31; Wenona, left Newcastle July 24; G. M. Tucker, left Newcastle July 29; Alice, left New York June 16; Royal Tar, left Newcastle August

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ' Waikare, for Port Chalmers, this day Queen of thq_ South, for Poston, this day Waverley,, for Nelson ,and West Coast, this day 1 - "• ;v ’ ■• ' ' ‘ Flora, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, tjiii! day ... - .> ■ Pania, for Blenheim, this day Opawa, for'Blenheim, this (fay Stornibird, for Wanganui, this day Kahu, for Bast Coast and Napier, this day Lismore, for Lyttelton, 23rd Wairoa, for Havelock and Sounds, 23rd * Wainni, for Pictori;- Nelson and West Coast, 23rd •„ , Rotomahana, for Lyttelton, 23rd Taupo, for Now Plymouth and Greymouth, 23rd

Kennedy', for Nelson* and West Coast, 23rd Manaroa, for Wanganui, ,23rd Te Kapu, for Marlborough Sounds, 23rd Rotoiti, for New Plymouth and Onshnnga, 24th : ■ Waihora, for Sydney, via Napier, Gisborne and Auckland,, ,24th Turawera, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, 21th Rotorup. for Picton and ; Nelson, 24th . Elingamite, for, Lvttelton and Dunedin, 25th " ’ Aorere, for Patea, 2oth „ ~PRESS ASSOCIATION. LONDON, Saturday. The Waimato left' Plymouth to-day for Auckland, Wellington and Lyttelton. MELBOURNE, Monday. Sailed, Saturday—Talune, for the Bluff. NELSON, Monday. Arrived, G. 30 a.m.—Takapuna, from Wellington. Sailed, 5.10 p.m.—Waverley, for Wellington. ' , . • • ONETIUNGA. Monday. Sailed, 10.20 a.m.—Rotoiti, for New Plymouth and Wellington. Passengers Misses Holden, Adams, Owen, Mesdames Owen, Smith, Tapper, Henderson, Davies, Smith. McDowell, Brown, Ormston, Holland Frossard, Lewis, Übert, Curtis, Lane, Williams, Izett, Owen (2), Smith, Henderson, Brydono, Curtis Company (24); ,10 steerage. Sailed—Gairloch, for New Plymouth. WESTPORT, Sunday. Arrived, 6.15 p.m.—Corinna, from Wellington. Monday. Arrived, midnight last night—Haupiri, from Nelson. Sailed, 6 a.m.—Haupiri, for Greymouth. NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday. Arrived, 3.30 a.m.—Gairloch, from Onehunga (connectod)To sail, 10 p.m.—Gairloch, for Onehunga. AUCKLAND, Monday. Sailed—Westralia (4.45 p.m.), for Sydney; Lismore, for Wellington; Hawea, for Napier and Southern ports; Upolu, for Fiji. The barquentinc Margarita left the Thames .for Melbourne oh Saturday with a cargo of timber. The Papanui passed a barque to the westward of Capo Maria Van Diemen on Saturday night. Another barque heading eastward was passed off the Cape yesterday morning. The Elingamite passed Russell at 3.15 p.m. NAPIER, Monday. Sailed, 2.15 p.m.—Flora, for Wellington. V TIMARU, Monday.' Sailed, 3- p.m.—Aotea, for Lyttelton. FOXTON, Monday. To sail, 8 p.m.—Queen of the South, for Wellington. LYTTELTON. Monday, Sailed; 6.20“ p.m.—Rotonw, for Weft in g(on. Passengers Mesdames Hopkins, Gibson, Woods, Watts, Messrs Moore,

Scott, Smith, Richardson, Collins, Pearson, Organ, Hausmann, Garring; Laurenson, Denbee, Corlett, Watts, Prosser, Hughes, Wilson, Crozier, Bellham, Carr, Paul, Fowler, Wiggs. Hutcheson, Gibson, Tushin, Menzies, Robinson, Wiedleborn, Hllingham, Florance, Skerman, Podevin, Darly, Carter, McCulloch. Thomson. GREYMOUTH, Monday. Arrived, early—Pareora, from Wellingtf>To sail, 10 p.m— Haupiri, for Westport. PORT CHALMERS, Monday. Sailed—H.M.S. Ringdove, for Wcllmgton’ KAIPARA HEADS. Monday. Arrived—Clyde, schooner, irom Lyttelton; Jessie Niccol, schooner, from Wellington; Croydon Lass, schooner, from Waitara; Lark, barquentine, from Auckland. Sailed—Huia, schooner, for Lyttelton; Tutanekai, for Opononi; Douglas, s.s., tor Waitara.

The Brunner left for, Greymouth last evening to load for Napier. The Werfa will most probably load again at Westport for Wellington. . , The local office of the Union Company has been advised that the Tarawera.left Sydney at 3 p.m. on Saturday. She is due here on Wednesday night. The Mana will be placed on the temporary ways which have Been built at Clyde quay towards th© ©nd of the week, when no time will, be lost in making the extensive alterations to the steamer, particulars of which have already appeared. On Friday afternoon at Lyttelton tnc steamer Mullough and the ballast lighters Result, Three Friends and Margaret were submitted to public auction. The Margaret brought .£ll and the Three Friends .£3. The steamer and the Result were passed in. The vessels were the property of Messrs Cameron Brothers. There was no sign of the Waikare from Sydney at an early hour this morning, and it is very probable that she has fallen in with the easterly weather that has interfered so much with ..shipping, .in the North. Her departure for Port Chalmers direct has been postponed until 10 o clock this morning. Her time-table date from Dunedin has also been altered, and she will now leave that port on the 30th and Wellington on the Ist prox. for Sydney. THE TYSER LINE, The chartered steamer Lismorc, yom New York via Australia and Auckland, is due at Wellington this morning, and will on her arrival he berthed at the Queen _s Wharf for discharge. She has some 95J tons of cargo to put out, and the local agents expect to get her away to Lyttelton to-morrow. . _ , , The Indraghirii now at Napier is expected here on Friday, when she will take in 15,000 carcases mutton, 250 boxes butter, and 1000 cases meats. fine will leave toi the Wanganui roadstead on about liiestlay next, proceeding thence to the Lin It, tier final port, and sailing for London at about the end of the .month. The cabled information, that the otai of England had left London for the colonies is incorrect. The mistake must have arisen when the steamer left London lor New York. She is timed to leave tne latter port for Melbourne, Sydney and New Zealand ports on or about the 25th mst. Advice has been received that the Star ol England will be a full ship. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. Advices from Auckland inform the local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company that the Papahui is ex peeled to be despatched to Wellington omThursday, in which ease she should arrive here early on Sunday morning. Passengers ami periodicals are coming on by the EHneanute, due here on Friday morning. The Shire liner Buteshire is due in the Wanganui roadstead from the South on September 28th. After shipping a quantili of cargo there she will come on to Wei-ington, arriving on October Ist, and leaving again on the 4th for London. The passage of the Papanui from London to Auckland occupied 58 days. The local office of the New Zealand Shipping Company .has received circular advice from headquarters corroborating Saturday's cablegram to the effect that H.M.S. Melpomene had, been despatched from Mauritius to search for the’overdue steamer Waikato. SOUNDS - GOLDEN BAY STEAMSHIP COMPANY. The steamer Te Kapu, which has been purchased from Captain Davidson, of Napier, by the Sounds-Qolden Bay Steamship Company, arrived at Wellington early yesterday morning, with the cutter Mavis in tow. The Te Kapu is a wooden steamer of 92 tons gross, and 50 tons net register, and was built at Auckland in 1889 by Mr Win. Holmes. Her dimensions are;—Length, 87ft 6in; breadth of beam, 15ft 3in; ;

depth of hold, 6ft Sin. She is capable of carrying 75 tons measurement or 65 tons weight on a draught of 6ft 6in. There is a spacious and airy cabin amidships, i with accommodation for eighteen passengers. The main hold is forward, and there is another small one aft of the engineI room bulkhead. Judging from her ap r pearance and fittings, the To Kapu seems ! just the sort of vessel for the tnide in which ’ she is to: be placed. Her engines are under the care of Mr Mitclieii, late of the Aorere, but, so far, the appointment of i master has not been made.. The price paid for the Te Kapu is said to have been 332000. Mr J. G. Rested!, the secretary of the company, will act as agent for the 1 steamer, which is to. leave for the Sounds to-morrow on her initial trip. Thereafter j a regular service will be arranged. The i establishment of a steamship company i which -has for-its object the development ■ of trade between the Marlborough oounds . and Wellington deserves to be successful. ! Much credit is due to Mr Restell for the energy displayed by him in urging the settlers on the other side of the Strait to take up the matter of securing a steamer for the better and more regular carriage of their produce to a central market. The auxiliary cutter Mavis was purchased at Auckland by Mr C. Restell, but since reaching Gisborne, on the way down, her engines have been working in an unsatisfactory manner. Local • experts will endeavour to get them to work smoothly, The idea is to, send tho Mavis' to the Sounds to act as a tender for the Te Kapu. LOAD-LINE FOR GERMAN VESSELS. - The Hamburg-Americaa Steamship Company has decided to adopt a deep loaddiue for the whole of its vessels, and the Emperor has acknowledged, its communication of this intention in the following terms:—"Tour message regarding the establishment of a deep load-line has afforded me the greatest pleasure. /You show thereby that you understaiid how to make every provision for the safety of your employees. This is also a great step forward in social policy at sea. May your good example be extensively fol- < lowed.—(Signed) Wilhelm.” j ’ ■ 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, > south-west, strong; barometer, 36.12; thermometer, 60. General, remarks—Gloomy; ; misty. New Plymouth.—Wind, south-west, light; barometer, 30.01; thermometer, 60. General remarks—Sea smooth. Castlepoint.—Wind, calm; barometer, 30.03; thermometer, 50. Wellington.—Wind, calm; barometer, 29.95; thermometer, 56. General remarks —Sea heavy. Westport.—Wind, south-west, strong breeze: barometer, 29.99; thermometer, 60. General remarks—Fine; sea smooth. Oamaru.—Wind, south-west , light ; barometer, 29.99; thermometer, 49. General remarks—Fine; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind, west-southwest, fresh breeze; barometer, SO.'OO; thermometer, 47. General remarks—Showery. Very little change of pressure at Albany, hut it has probably decreased since Saturday. No report from Hobart, but as pressure there is generally lower than at Melbourne there had probably been a decrease a t Hobart by tho 19th. At Sydney the barometer has risen steadily, with a good rainfall. Low pressure from west should • be south of New Zealand toriuorrow, but;

has probably been delayed by the unusually high pressure lately prevailing at Hobart. R. A. Bdwis. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. The following reports of the weather at the undermentioned typical AußUvi.iu.ii stations have been, received at the Colonial Museum: Albany, 19th August.—Wind, south-east; barometer, 30.3. General remarks—Fine, but cloudy-. • , Melbourne, 19th August.—Wind, east, barometer, 30.3. General remarks—Cloudy. Sydney, 21st August.—Wind, calm; barometer, 30-4. General remarks—-Rain, 1.08. WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as follow:—Barometer, 30.043; maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 53.0; minimum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 39.0; rainfall previous 24 hours, .04; wind, north-west; dull weather. E. B. Goke. COLONIAL OBSERVATORY. CUKONO-UETim-EXTIX-G NOTXCE. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. The ball will crop a. noon precisely, at which hour a chronometer set to Greenwich Mean lime should show 12h 30min. Any difference will be the error of the chronometer, fast or slow on Greenwich Mean Time. True time will also bo given to-day by iiourlv galvanometer signals to tno Museum and the Public Telegraph Office. T. KING. Observer. Colonial Museum, AVellington, 22nd August, 183 J.

D. H. M. New moon ... 6' 11 18 p.m. First ouarter ... ... 14 11 24 p.m. Full moon .. 21 4 IS p.m. Last quarter ... ... 28 11 27 it.m.