SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXX, Issue 3826, 23 August 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES Of THE MOON. Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.

Bun riseo.-6.5l a.m.; sets, 5.13 p.m. High water, -5.2 a.m.; C.l-i p.n. ARRIVED. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22. Oneen of the South, 8.8., 321 tons. Mauley, from Fox ton. Passengers—Cabin: Misses* Cook, Austin. Waikare,'s.s., 11)01 tons, Richardson, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Somerville. McLean (2), Harper, Logan, Mcsdamcs Duncan, Milne-Thoinfaor. Kirkwood, liessy. Mason, Major-General Hoggs, Messrs Duncan, Fairweather. Logan, Curtis, Johns. Short, Allen. Dalryraplo, Bidwell, Rogers, liesoy; 10 Menage. Flora, ii.s., 858 tons. Farmer, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier. Vassengers—Saloon: Miss Edzor, Mrs Do Silva. Captain East.. Messrs De Silva. Skeouh. Keeble, Berry, McLean. Xownley, De Santour, Cohen, Swan, Boechum, Brown, Euzcr. Williams; 1 steerage. Waverley, ’ fr-8..- ILL tong, CVickerman. from Nelson.

Rotorua. s.a.,'•• 576 '■tons,- Spence, Lou - Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon : Miss-a Gordon, Mcsdaines. Carter, Wood.,Bishop, Watts...Glbaojo. Messrs Watts, Moore, Carr." Ellinghaul, T'cipp, Meuaies. Coplett,: Denbie,, Mitchell, Peters,' Fowler, Woolley (Li), Paul, Robinson,. McCullom, Shearman. . podevin, Purser, Wilson, Hughes, Crokor, Tastin','Smith. Scott; Oigun,. Pearson; Aoung, .Collins, Richardson, Lawson," Morle— Belihaia.Gibson, Florence Bishop, Huusmanm Gvuinmctt. Thompson, Fox. Largo, Wiriellebord, Wiggs, '29 steerage. ’ ’ ■ Lismoro, s.u., 'SS2B tons. Andrews, from Now York via Australia and 'Auckland. G. M. Tucker, 'barque,' '450 tons, 'Holm, from Newcastle. , :i j ' ‘ , ’ sailed. ■ - - TUESDAY. AUGUST 22. - Waikarc. s.s., 3001 tons, Richardson, for Port ’ Chalmers. ' ‘ Passengers—Saloon ; . Miss Newton; Messrs • Newton,-Gray, Thompson. ... . , : John it' Gaunt, .barque, 1238 tons, Cannell, for Dunedin. -' ■ ' " r Flora, t.. 5., S'B tons, Farmer, for* »■.. 1-.rl J> ; 'LcnO. ■'h'JIXlJ, P,v-:V if' Be'.M( ' t : >'L i! -t. age, Guenrof the S'puth, s.s., 121 tons,- Mai.- ’ ley. for Foxton. !J : Opawa; s.s;, 70 tons;'- Outtrim, Apr''Blenheim. . - ' " '■ Vania, s.s., 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. Waverley, s.s.. 77 tons, Vickenuait, for Nelson and West .Coast. ... Storrnbird, s.s., 137 tons, Crawford, for "Wanganui. , EX PECTED. ARRIVALS. H. Milduro, from Lyttelton, thio day H.M.S. Ringdove, from Port Chalmers,; this day • Kennedy, from Wjingamii, tliis day Rotoiti,' from • Ouelupiga .and.New' Ply mouth,'thia,. day ‘ u ' ',v • ;■ Taupo;- ffiifn Bdtitli l . ‘thisOTlfiy »%» Rotoraaiiana, from South, this day Manaroa, from Wanganui, this day ) Mana, from Patea,. this day AoteaV from Lyttelton; this day Haupiri, from:"West Coast, Nelson and Picton, this day .. ... , Tarawera, from Sydney), thia day Charles Edward, from Picton. 24th Storrnbird, from Wanganui, 24th Queen of the South, from Foxton, 24th ' Mimitangi, from Napier, 24th Indraghiri, from London via Australia, ■’ Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, 24th Waihora, from South, 24th Pania. from Blenheim, 24th Opawa, from Blenheim, 24th Rotomahana, from Lyttelfon, 24th Omapore, from the Bluff, 24th Elingamite, from Sydney, via Aucx’and, Gisborne and, Napier, 25th Wakntu, from Lyttelton via Coast, 25tn Werfa, from Westport, 25th Takapuna, from. Onehunga and New Plymouth, 2Gt}i Manonrika, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, 27th Waikato, loft London for Dunedin May 4; TaloaarioftNrew3tTrrk-Jime 15th; Papanui, left Plymouth June 24th; Rangatira, left London June SOth ; Senlandia, left London via Australia, ■ July 2nd; Maori, left ..Plymouth July 9th; , Indraniayo, left London July 16th;: r .Tomoana, left New York July 15th; Euahine, -left Plymouth July 22nd; Uinta, left Calcutta July 26thj Waiwera, left London August Ist; lonic, 'eft Plymouth August 10th; Waimate, left Plymouth August 19th. Aalborg, loft’ Hamburg May 23; Pleiades, - loft' Glasgow, for„ Dunedin and Lyttelton, May 26; Hala, left Liverpool May 81; Wenona, left Newcastle July 21; Alice, left New York June 16:' Acneia. Jefjfc. Clarence River Aug- ' wot 3; Royal Tar, loft Newcastle August 4.

.■■■- PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Kahu, for East, Const and Napier, this dnv Wairoa, for Havelock and Sounds, this day ■ ■ .-j.-.j Wainui. for Picton, Nelson and West Coast, this,‘day ; V Rotomahana, for Lyttelton, this day Tmpo. for New Plymouth and (ireyxd6uth/:thia:‘ilay 1 K • Kennedy, for Nelson and West Coast, this day • ■ I : Manurba.’for Wanganui, i his day To Kapu, for Marlborough Sounds, this - dav ' ■ ’ ' Liamore, for-Lyttelton, 31th ; Queen of the South, for Fo'xto'n, 24th Stormbml; for Wanganui, 24th Charles ‘Edward, for* Nelson and West Coast; 24th Opawa, for' Blenheim, 24th : Pania, : for-Blenheim, 21th Rotoiti; for New Plymouth and Onv hungii, 24th ! • > , . Waihora, for Sydney, via Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, tilth Tarawera, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, 24th Rotorua, for Picton and Nelson, 34th Elingamite. for Lyttelton and Dunedin, 25th 1 ■ ■ Aorere, for Patea, 25'th Aotea, for London, via Monta Video, 25th Haupiri. for Picton. Nelson and West Coast, 36th ■ Rotorua, for Lyttelton, 26th Takapuna, for Nelson, New Plymouth and Oneluuiga, 27th ■ piiEss association*. - SIDNEY, Tuesday. Following are the, Cnnadian-Australian steamer’Aorarigi's passengers for New Zealand: Messrs Gore, Low, Windley, Charters, Jclikings. Batman, . Phillips, Welkins, Mrs and Miss, Anderson. Cargo for Wellington—Hi) cases drugs, 6 pkgs castings,. ~11. pumps., ,12. cases cotton,. 8 . cases‘shoch, 1 case advertising 1 matter, 18 boxes, bicycle parts, 1 compressor frame, 1 bed crank, 2 half fly-wheels, 1 engine crank, 2 cylinders, 31 'engin’d i frame, .2 •• pkgs • iron pipe. 27 boxes carts, 1 bale castings. • For Auckland SI cases -drugs, 11 cotton prints, 7 eases cotton, 2 cases shoes. For Port-Chalmers —3-cases cotton. For Lyttelton— 0 cases cotton ducks. 2 cases shoes. NEWCASTLE. Tuesday. Sailed— VTanika.. fur Lvt'Gton. %■ , - Tuesday. At: ' (A 5-7 a.n'.i, from We’.br ! ; Aotea aJu-:. from TjimiruSail Cm—Tnuno (1 p.m.J, Aote.l <6-30 p.r0.1, for W ■ilington. Sailed—Rothmahana, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Gibson, Bell, Dowding, Spicer, Harcouft, Rawson, Geddes. Knox, Maguire. Mesdamcs ..Nanoarrow, Symons, Knox and '3 children, Clifford, Hons Bowen, Pinkerton, Stevens, Rev Scott, Captain Keogh, Messrs Honey, Blundell, Davis, Wilson, Murdoch, Merson, Symons, Rich, De La tour, Wilkin. Denbigh. Johnston. Wardron, Neave, Maher, Wilson, McKenzie. Woodell, "Maguire, Tapper, 'Knox, Wbeelan, Reid, Cox, Preston, Arnott. Weld, Gilfner (2), Morrison, Nevill, Steele, Hutchison. Clifford. Sailed—H.M.S. Mildura..fon Wellington. • AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Arrived—Elingamite (1.30 a.m.>, from Sydney; Fiona (3.13 a.m.). from Fiji, Sailed—Elingamite, via

Gisborne, Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. Passengers Miss CasteUian, Megdames Black burne and child, Baker, Ward and 2 children, Swindley, \» allace. Rev Bond, Captain Biackburne, Messrs Carter, Crawford, Gillrvcr, Baker, McKenzie, Ward, Nixon, Cooper, Law, vVaL,ley, Wiseman, Oakden, King. The steamer Papanui has 2400 tons of cargo for this port. , NEW PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Sailed, 10 a.m.—Rotoiti, for Wellington. To sail, 10 p.rn.—Tafcapuna, for Unehunga. _. ' , PORT CHALMERS, Tuesday. Sailed, 9.40 a.m.—Hinsmoa, ■ for Southern lighthouses. • . . , Sailed—Waihora, for Sydney, via Lyttelton, Wellington, East Coast ports and Auckland. Passengers Misses Flynn, Hamilton. Ibbotson, Harris, McNeill, McKenzie, Culling, Wehier, Miller, Brown, Mesdames Rudd, Dickie, Stirling. WilHams, Telfer, Barr, Cook, Fulton, Zander, Donald, Bev Fatnor Itigains, Messrs Duke, Scott, Telfer, Sievera, Coventry, Arthur, Park, Kutfe, Zander, Barr, McDonald, McShorie/ Patersoh, Donald. ' WESTPORT. Tuesday. Sailed, 11 a.m.—Haupiri, for Nelson. To ,sail, to-morrow night—Werfa, for Wellington. • T , NELSON. Tuesday. To sail. 9.30 a.m. to-morrow— Haupiri, for Picton and Wellington. CASTLEPOINT, Tuesday. Arrived, 12.25 p.m.—Himitangx, from Wellington. ‘ NAPIER, Tuesday. Arrived, 10.40 a.m'.—Te Anau, from Wellington. BLUFF, Tuesday. Sailed—Omapere, for Wellington. PATEA, TuesdayArrived, 8 a.m. —Mana, from Wellington. Sailed, 11.30 a.m.—Mana, for Wellington. KAIKOURA. Tuesday. Arrived, 6.30 a.m.—Wakatul from Wellington. WANGANUI, Tuesday. Arrived, 8.45 a.m.—Manaroa. from WelhTV°sail—Manaroa (8.30 pan.), Kennedy (9 p.m.), for Wellington. POET ROBINSON, Tuesday. Arrived, 1.45 p.--'.—Wakatu, from Wellington, via Kalkmira. . KAIPAK’A HEADS, Tuesday. Arrived —Onyx, barque,, from Auckland. The Waikare arrived from Sydney at 4 o'clock Yesterday morning, having experienced dirty weather and south-easterly winds on the trip across. Her cargo consisted of a small quantity of fruit. She continued on to Poi’t Chalmers direct between 10 and 11 a.m. _ , I, is now 2/ days -nt —Lvk.ifvrv !•. irißirgtbu, .. r.d j-hmucl “'Captain' Horne is’ to retain the command of :h<- ste ;rer To Kapu for, the present, Mr Burt, formerly of the Manaroa, has been appointed mate. . - Mr Taylor, purser of the Flora, will take a holiday when that steamer lays up at Dunedin this week. Mr E. Isaacs, of the Talune, will perform ' the clerical duties on the Mapourika for a time, and Mr hcr<»uson, aasistanl purser oh the libra, is to join the Waihora at Lyttelton to-day. - The schooner Morning Eight, from Lyttelton, was berthed for discharge at Jervnis quay yesterday morning. Captain Williams reports that- the schooner, left the Southern port on Saturday and arrived at Wellington on Monday evening, a hgfu southerly wind having prevailed throughout the voyage. Her cargo, consisting of 82 tons of produce, was discharged yesterday, and the little vessel will sail for Waitapu this afternoon to load for Lyttelton.

THE CUPICA. The barque Cupica, from Glasgow via Dunedin, dropped anchor m the stream on Monday evening, and was berthed at the Queen's Wharf by Pilot Dawson rk 10 o'clock yesterday, morning. Captain Sinclair reports that the Cupica left Pot. Chalmers on Friday last, and experiencer. light baffling north-east winds, calms and south-east winds. She has «jS7 tons or original cargo to discharge nerc. .the Cuuica which has never visited W elungtoii before, is a smart-looking steel-built baruue of 1159 tons net register. She was built, in 1833 bv Mr ,C. J. Bigger, of Londonderry, for the Barque Cuui.cn. Cwipanv (Messrs Maevicar, Marshall and Co.). and is of the following dimensions Length, 22f.ft; breadth. 30ft 4m; depth21ft 9in. Messrs Levin and Co. are the local agents. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. - The Ruahine will be the next liner of tho New Zealand Shipping Company« fleet to arrive in the colony. She s due at Hobart on tho Ist, September, and will proceed thence to Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin to follow- ■ The Waimate left Plymouth on the 19'h inst. —August mail steamer date—tvitli cargo for Auckland, Wellington and Lvttolton. • . .. , ~ i The Wakajmi is le-d.tijr a* -.ourleu -mWellington .and Lyttelton, and 10 expected to nail on September 14th. . ■ The Tekoa will leave London in October for Wellington and Lyttelton, and will be followed on November 9th by the new steamer Paparoa. THE LISHOEB. The Tyser Company’s chartered steamer Listnore*arrived from Auckland last evening. She is a comparatively new vessel, having been built at Glasgow in 1894 for the Lismoro Steamship Company. The following are her dimensions: —Length, 348ft-6in; breadth, 43ft; depth, 27ft 10m . She has 950 tons of cargo (including transhipments for Dunedin) to land here, on the discharge of which she proceeds to Lyttelton to load grain for a Homo port. THE FLORA. The Union Company’s steamer Flora, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, had 231 tons of cargo to put out here. 132 tons for Lyttelton, and 82 tons , for Dunedin. Her outward freight from this port included 30 tons of scrap iron. On her arrival at headquarters the Flora will lay up for a general overhaul, the Mapounka, leaving Dunedin on Friday, taking up the coastal running. SHAW, SAVILL AND ALBION CO: The steamship Maori, which left Plymouth on July 9th, is due_ at Hobart todav, and should reach Wellington on Monday. Messrs W. and G. Turnbull and Co. are the local agents. . v The- Aotea is due back. From Lyttelton to-dav. This steamer is advertised to sail for London, via Monte _ Video to-morrow, .but it will be Friday before she gets away. THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD. Advice came to hand by the last Sidney mail to the effect that the-North German Llovd has decided to build another leviathan Atlantic greyhound, with a contract spf'Pfl at sea of no less than 21 knots, which is to wrest/if possible, Jhe record from tho company's Kaiser Wilhelm dcr Grosso. In’ addition to Uic five mammoth twin-screw steamers building for tho.JEastern trade, the company has ordered another 10,000 registered tons twin-screw passenger steamer irom the' yards of Messrs Job. C. Teaklenborg, in Geestemuende, Germany, having a length of 500 ft. a breadth'of 55ft. and a dentil of 39ft, with :> birb rate of speed. . .The. construction is lo be similar- tp th* ‘‘Rhein’’ class. WUh Mcs-tp Fcrr.ros, Witbv and Co., vV. -v Knr|!c i'.wil. England, the company haa ;vso entered into a contract tar ihc building of two large freight steamers, intended for the Eastern trade. The North German Lloyd lias at present no fewer thaii 14 steamers building, of which 12 are on German stocks, and sis of which each register over 10.000 tons, by which the already large fleet of the company will oe considerably augmented. G. M. TUCKER, FROM NEWCASTLE. The barque G. M. Tucker, Captain Holm, from Newcastle. (July 28tb). arrived off the Heads late yesterday afternoon, and was towed into port by the tug Duco, dropping anchor in the stream at 7.45 n.m. She brings a cargo of coal consigned to Mr W. C. Gascoigne, and will be berthed for discharge this morning.

GUTTER WRECKED. PKESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The cutter Vina has been wrecked, while ,oa a voyage from South Wairoa to the Thames. Her crew, the brothers McCormick, were saved. ■ T i ITCaL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. The weather at the undermentioned typical New Zealand stations at 5 p.m. yesterday was as follows: Manukau Heads. — vVind, wert-soutji-v,-cst fresh; barometer, 30.16; themometer, 55. General remarks—Showery; sea k Nevv ; Plymouth.—Wind, south-west, fresh; barometer, 00.05; thermometer, 51. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Castlcpoint.—Wind, norm-west, light; barometer, 29.8-1; thermometer, 61. General remarks —Fine; sea moderate. Wellington. Wind, north-north-west, light; barometer, 29.93; thermometer, 56. General remarks —Fine. Westport.—Wind, south-west, fresh; barometer, 20.92; thermometer, 50. General remarks —Showery; sea smooth. Kaikoura.—Win'd, north-east, tight; barometer, 29.88; thermometer, 53. General remarks—Fins; sea smooth. Oaxnaru.—Wind. cairn; barometer. 29.82; thermometer, 52. General,remarks —Pine; sea smooth. ■ Bluff.—Wind, west-south-west, fresh; barometer. 29.90; thermometer, 47. General remarks—Showery. A further! increase of pressure has taken place at Alban? and also at Sydney, the barometer readings at the* former place being nearly as high as on the Bth inst., and at Hobart it in still high. The decrease of pressure in this country shows that the depression which, has lately been advancing from west has approached South Cape, but has been delayed and caused to take a more southerly route than usual by the high pressures lately prevailing in about" latitude 40 east between New Zealand and Tasmania. R. A. Edwin. THE WEATHER. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS, The following reports of the weather at the undermentioned typical Australian stations have been received at the Colonial Museum: • - Albauy, 21st August.—Wind, east; barometer, 30.6. General remarks—Pine, but C *Hobart, 21st August.—Wind, southeast; barometer, 30.5. General remarks— Cloudy. Sydney. 22nd August.—Wind, east; barometer. 30.4. General remarks—Overcast; rain, .24. WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as follow; —Barometer, 29.885; maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 54; minimum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 38; rainfall previous 24 hours, nil; wind, north; fine weather. E. B. Goke.

AUGUST. D. H. H. New mopu ., .... e n 18 p.m. First r.uartet . ... " ... 14 11 24 p.w. Full B10Q11 ... ’ .. 21 4 15 p.m. Lost quarter , ... ' ... 28' 11 27 a.m.