SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 3956, 23 January 1900, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON

Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time,

Sun rises. 4.52 a.in.; sola, 7.17 p.m. lliti'li water, 9.12 a.in.; 9.45 p.m. ARRIVED. MONDAY, JANUARY 22. Tutanckai, s.s., 412 tons, Post, from Picton. Pania, a.a., 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim. Kotomalinna, b.s.-, 991 tons, Manning, from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : 40 excursionists, SAILED. MON DAY,.) A N (J ARY 22. Flora, s.s., 848 tons, Farmer, for Napier. Gisborne ami Auckland. Passengers Saloon: Excursionists. Rotorua, s.s., 570 tons. Spence, for Pielon. Passengers—Saloon : 40 excursionists. Star of Australia, s.s., 7198 tons, Simpson, for London, via Las Palmas. Janet Nieoll, s.s., 190 lons, Ryan, for (1 reymontti. Rolomahami, s.s.. 901 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon : 200 excursionists. EXPECTED ■ ARRIVALS, Star of Victoria, from Wanganui roadstead, this day Takapunu, from Lyttelton, this day Mana, from Patea, this day Corinna, from South, this day. Te Anau, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, this day Storrnbird, from Wanganui, this day Rotoiti, from Onehunga and New Plymouth, 24tli Mawheru, from Greymouth and Westport, 24th Rotorua, from Nelson and Picton, 24th Talune, from Sydney, 25th Haupiri, from West Coast via Nelson and Picton, 25th Mararoa, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, 25 th Indraleina, left New York via Australia and Auckland lUh November ; Star of New Zealand, left London via Australia and Auckland, 2Gth November; Papanui, left London via Port Chalmers and Lyttelton 2nd December ; Rnaliine, left Plymouth 13th December ; lonic, left Plymouth 23rd December; Wnnnktv, left Calcutta 31st December; Wafmate, left Plymouth via Auckland 11th January; Rangatira, h-ft London 12th January; Indramayo, left London 3rd January, via Australia and Auckland: liulraghiri, left New York 30th December, via Australia and ‘Auckland; Karameu, left Natal Bth January. Nelson, left Liverpool October 2Gth ; Craignair, left New York November 15th; A.berfoyle, left Glasgow January 2ml ; Orari, barque, left Liverpool 2nd December; Auckland, left Liverpool Ist November.

PROTECTED DEPARTURES. Queen of the South, for Foxton, this day Huiu, for Wanganui, this day Aorere, for Paten, this day Knight Templar, for South, this day Kahn, for East Coast, this day Te Auau, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, this dav Comma, for New Plymouth and Westport, this day Wuinni. for Pietou, Nelson and West Coast, this day Pania, for Blenheim, this day Takapuna, for Picton an 1 Nelson, this day Manaroa, for Wanganui, this day Wairoa, for Motueka, tips day Mann,, for Patea, this day Opawa, for Blenheim, this day 'Rotorua, for Nelson via Pietou, ‘ill'll Te Kapu, for Golden Lay, 2tlh Mawhera, for Westport and Gr-’j moul h, 251 b ' Talune, for Melbourne, -Mill - Murarou, for .Sydney via East Coast and Auckland, 25th Potoili, for Onehunga via New Plymen Hi, 25th PRESS ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY, Monday. Arrived—Mariposa, from San Francisco and Auckland. LYTTEETON. Monday. Arrived—Taviuni (10 lust night/, Aotea (8 a.m.l, from Wellington; Paparoa, (8 a.m.), from Port Chalmers. ■, Sailed—Takapuna, for Wellington. Passengers— Misses Smith, Turton, Prcndergast, Crotty, Gillingham, Buttle, Livingstone (2), Sparrow, Milford, Graham, Sinclair, Ales dames Penny, Quick, Urquhart and 2 children, Orotty, Adams and 2 children, 'Wallace, McLean. Bale, Stewart, Messrs Chegwin, Tnrrell, Francis, Eily, Mossnuui, Menaon, Fitzroy, Boyle, Spencer, Awdrey, Lamonri. Prevost, Murphy, Amess, Hyde, Fletcher, Roberta (2), Penny, Cuiek. Ale Lean.

Sailed—Pareora, for Greymouth; Viriara, for Dunedin; Upolu, for Southern ports; Kini, for Westport. AUCKLAND. Monday. Arrived—Alameda (noon) and Westralia (8.30 p.m.), from Sydney. Sailed, 5.30 p.m.—Elingamite, for Sydney. Cargo—7Bo sacks oats, 135 do seed, - 550 do mult, 32 do peas, 74 hides. 31 packages horns, 78 bales wool, 7 bales skins, 145 do flax. 127 do hemp, 125 cases meats, ]0 casks tallow; Newcastle cargo—2os sacks maize.

Sailed—Pukaki. for Dunedin and Bluff: Alameda (noon), for San Francisco. ONEHUNGA, Monday. . Arrived, 1.15 a.m.—-Rotoiti, from New Plymouth (outward San Francisco mail). Sailed—Qairloch, for New Plymouth. Waitara ami Southern ports; Kanieri, and Glenelg, for Southern ports. NEW PLYMOUTH. Monday. Arrived, 4.20 a.m. —Gairloch, from Onehunga (connected). NAPIER, Monday* Arrived—Himitangi $.15 p.m. yesterday), and Kahn (4.30 a.m.), from WellingC "‘ WESTPORT, Monday. Arrived—Mawhera (10 last night), and Rotokino (5.15 a.m.), from Wellington. KAIKOURA, Monday. Sailed, 10.15 a.m.—Wakatu, for Wellington. PICI'ON, Monday. To sail, 2.30 a.m.—Rotorua, for Nelson. NELSON, Monday. Arrived, 10.30 a.m. —Mnpourika, from Wellington. WANGANUI. Monday. Arrived—Manama, from Wellington. GREYMOUTH, Monday. Arrived—Haupiri, from Westport.

After the bustle attending the arrival and departure of so many vessels on Saturday and Sunday, the wharves presented a very quiet appearaneo during yesterday’s holiday. In the two preceding davs the arrivals numbered 15 steamers, and both on Saturday and Sunday the departures, including the Waiwern, were numerous. Yesterday there were only three arrivals and five departures. During the afternoon things brightened up as far as the crowd on the Queen's 'Wharf was concerned—a large number being attracted there by the Wellington Club’s annual swimming races. 0

The Eotomahana arrived from Lyttelton last evening with about 40 excursionists. She left again for that port at 8 o’clock, with 200 excursionists.

Tiie Flora, arrived on Sunday from Dunedin and Lyttelton with 21 saloon passengers, and loft yesterday, after discharging and taking in cargo, for Napier. Gisborne and Auckland.

The Government has arranged to charter the W estnort dredge For deepening tlie present wharf approach at Onchuuga. The cutter Ettie White arrived at Apia from Auckland on the sth hist. Fine weather was experienced until approaching Tntniln, when some rough weather was m?f with, but the little vessel came through it without any damage. The cutter is to be engaged in the Samoan coastal trade, having been purchased by Mr W. Blaekloek. The American barque Mary Hasbrouck, which put into Pernambuco in October last, whilst on the voyage from Auckland to New York, arrived at tlie latter port on November 28. On discharge the vessel was taken over to Brooklyn on December 12. ami stripped, caulked ami metalled. The barque is now cm the voyage from New York to Wellington and Auckland.

On the arrival of the Shaw. Savin and Albion Company’s s.s. Aotea at Hobart on •the Dili inst.. Captain Evans reported that

the company's new steamer ■ Earamea, which was chartered by the British Government to convey a heavy freight of ammunition to Hie Cape,, was sighted north of the equator under easy steam, the machinery having developed some defect. Repairs, however, were quickly effected, and the Kni’PiiiPji reached the Cape only nine hours behind the Aotea, which arrived there on December 19 at G a.m. Messrs Huddurt, Parker and Co.'s claim for towing the ship Illav/ara into Hobson’s Bay from Cape Schanck is said to be ,91509.

The barque Orari, Captain Fowler, left Liverpool on December 3 for Dunedin and Wellington. The number and tonnage of British vesseds, respecting whose loss reports were received at the Beard of Trade in November last, and the number of lives lost, are as follows:—Sailing vessels, 29, with 4GBS tons, 13 lives lost ; steam vessels, 5, with 4772 tons, II lives lost: total, 34 vessels, with 94G0 toms, and 57 lives lost.

As showing the marked appreciation of shipping nil bin the last two years, it may he mentioned (hat a well-known British firm of owners have just contracted tortile construction of a steamer of about 1000 tons gross, 10 lie built on the same specification as a Goal ordered by them early in 18'JH. the new vessel costing about £5300 more than the steamer ordered eighteen months ago. II is reported that in eonsequence of labour troubles ('ramp’s Shipbuilding Company. Philadelphia, has decided tin (he wholesale adoption of pneumatic tools throughout its yards and shops, and that ■£20,000 will tie' expended on these equipments. The Hamburg-American Line and the Norddeutscher Linyd are each having their two new mail vessels fitted with ice-making and refrigerating machinery on the Linde system. These' steamers arc now being built by the Vulcan Works, Stettin, for the mail service between Germany, Australia and China, under contract with the Government. I.he names of the vessels are: Hamburg-American Line: Deutschland and Khunschou. North German Lloyd: Konig Albert and Princess Irene. One of these vessels lias already left on her first voyage, and in addition to the usual cold chambers and ice-making plant, two of (be state-rooms have been cooled. It is believed that this is the first instance of stale-rooms being cooled by means of refrigerating machinery, though in several cases sucdi machinery is used for cooling dwelling-houses on land, and it is thought that there will be a wide field for tfi isspecial application. In additon to the above, three other vessels of the Norddeutscher Lloyd are now being fitted with innchins on the Linde system, making in all no less than twenty vessels fitted for this company alone. STAR OF AUSTRALIA.

Afler completing coaling, which was delayed by the difficulty of getting labour and the holiday-making on Saturday, the Tyser liner Star of Australia sailed for London, via I,us Palmas, early yesterday afternoon. The following is a summary of her cargo;—77oß bales wool, 485 bales flax, 23,008 bars bullion, 244 casks tallow, 136 casks pelts, 1421 cases gum, 501 cases pearl shell, 176 barrels pearl shell, 5 cases vanilla, 23 casks grease, 2 hales sinews, 130 pieces timber, 4 bales skins, 4 cases sundries, 30 cases ammonia cylinders, 1250 cases 1 inned meats, 720 crates pieces rantton, 54,005 carcases mutton, 18,472 carcases lamb, 5053 quarters heel, 58,831 legs mutton, 75 cases kidneys, 3 cases turkeys, 249, boxes butter. Messrs W. M. Bannatyne ami Co. are the local ugenls for the 'steamer. THE PA PANEL The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Papanui arrived at Port Chalmers from London via Capetown and Hobart at 5.30 last evening.' THE WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. The following weather reports from typical New Zealand stations were received at 5 p.ra. yesterday: Munukan Heads.—Wind, west, fresh; barometer, 29.97; .thermometer, 74. General remarks—Cloudy; sea smooth. New Plymouth.—VV'iud, south, fresh; barometer, 29.78; - .thermometer, 69-1 General remarks—Gloomy; sea smooth. Castlepoint.—-Wind, north-weal, fresh ; barometer, 29.52; thermometer. 70. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Wellington.—-Wind, north-west, moderate gale; barometer, 29.18; thermometer, 68. General remarks—Gloomy. Westport.—Wiiul, north-west, light ; barometer, 29.57; thermometer/67. General remarks—Gloomy; sea moderate. Kaikoiirn.—Wind. south-east. light; barometer, 29.35; thermometer, 72. General remarks- Gloomy: sen smooth. Oumarn.—Wind, calm; barometer, 29.44; thermometer, 61. Genera’ remarks Glonmv; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind, west-south-west, fresh; barometer, 29.46; thermometer, 60. General remarks—Gloomy. . Pressure has increased a little at Albany, but decreased at both Sydney and Hobart. Low pressure from west passed eastward of the meridian, of South Cape about noon to-dav. There are. evidences that pressure is also rather low in the Tasman Sen at about 400 miles north-west from Cape - Farewell. E. A. EDWIN. WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as followßarometer, 29.740; maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 69.0; minimum shade temperature previous 24 hours. 61.3; rainfall previous 24 hours, nil; wind, north-west and strong; dull weather. E. B. GORE.

New moon JANUARY". n. 2 H, 1 M. 20 a.m. Nirat quarter ... ... 8 5 10 p.m. li’ull moon ... ... 16 G 39 a.m. Last quarter ... ... 24 11 23 a.m. New moon ... ... 31 0 53 p.m.