SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4075, 13 June 1900, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OP THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time.) JUNE. D, H. K. Pirst quarter 5 6 29 p.m. Pull moon ... 13 3 9 p.m. East quarter ... 20 0 27 p.m. New moon 27 0 5.7 p.m. Sun rises, 7,20 a.m.; sets, 4.23 p.m. High water, 4.3 a.rn.; 4.23 p.m. ARRIVED. TUESDAY, JUNE 12. , Rotorua, a.s., 576 tons, Spence, from Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon: Messrs Moore, Tapp. Collins, Qualter, Kay ward, Sykes, Fenny, Harrison; 11 steerage. VVainni s.s., 391 tons. Worrall, from Westport. Passengers—Saloon: Miss England; 1 steerage. Te A nun, s.s.. 1028 tons, Bernech, trom Auckland, Gisborne and Napier. Passengers —Saloon: Misses Downey, Beatson, Rees (2R Paden. Mcsdames Hamlin, White, Rees, Lusk, Pape, Messrs Fabian, Mathews, Smith, Hulrne, Stuart, Johnson, Rees, Jacks, Campbell, Pape; 15 steerage. Opawa, s.s., 70 lons, Clark, from Blenheim. Passenger—Mr Morgan. Star of England, s.s., 3696 tons, Ulyatt, trom Wanganui roadstead. Aorere, s.s., *45 tons, Tinney, from Patea and Opnnake. Kini, s.s., 702 tons. Walker, from South. SAILED. TUESDAY, JUNE 12. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, Spence, for Picton ami Nelson. Passengers—Saloon; Miss Whinhain, Mrs Ward. Rev. Spencer, Messrs Smith. McLeish, Dickerson, McCleainan, Laishley, Nichol, Jenkins, Woolley, Pairbairn, Brooks, Coleman (2), Burnett, McDonald; 11 steerage. Te Amin, s.s., 1023 tons, Berneeh, for Lyttelton and Dnnedin. Passengers— Saloon: Misses Hayes, McDonald, Armstrong, Hunter, Stowell. Hanna. Parker, Capstick. Mesdames Gow, Cloggie, Baker, Jack, Captain Cunningham, Messrs Foster, Cloggie, Gow, Jelfries, Keon. Hannibal, Ponder, Johnson, Oliver. White, Sanderson: 17 steerage. Kini. s.s., 702 tons. Walker, for West, port. Waiwera, s.s., 6237 tons, Stuart, for Lyttelton. Queen of the South, s.s., 121 tons. Manly, for Poxton. Manaroa, s.s., 78 tons, Collins, for Wanganui. Mana, s.s., <2 tons, Westrup. for Patea. ' Stormbird, s.s., 127 tons, Jarman, for Wanganui. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons, Clark, for Blenheim. Mawhera, s.s., ,340 tons,,McArthur, for Westport, Passengers—Saloon; Justice Martin, Messrs Brown and Slater. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. Star of England, s.s., 3696 tons, Ulyatt, for London, via Las Palmas. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Pania, from Blenheim, this day Onnazan, from Lyttelton, this day - Te Kapu, from Havelock and Sounds, this day. Tukapuna, from Onehunga and Njw Plymouth, this day Rotomahana, from Lyttelton, this day Fanny, from East Coast, this day Himitangi, from East Coast, this day Pareoru, from Greyraouth, this day Taupo. from Greymouth, this day Rotorua, Horn Nelson and Picton, this day , Wakatu, from Lyttelton via Coast 14th Opawa, from Blenheim, 14th Hauroto, from Dunedin and tvttciton, ttih Hanpiri, from West Coast, Nelson and Picton, 14th Queen of the South, from Foklon, 14th Manaroa, from Wanganui, 14th Mana, from Patea, 14th Stormbird, from Wanganui, 14th • Kennedy, from Poxton, 14th Hawkes Bay, from Gisborne, 15th Mawhera, from Westport, 15th Mapourika, from Auckland and East Coast, 15th Mokoia. from Melbourne via South. IGth Rotoiti, from Onehunga and New Plymouth, 16th Hawkes Bay, left New York March 23rd; Waikato, left London April sth; Tekoa, left London April 20th; Mimiro, left New York April 14th; Paparoa, left Plymouth April 28th; Indradevi, left London April sth; Otarama, left London May 4th; Thornhill, left New York May I.lth; Aotea, left Lon- • don May 14th; Star of Victoria, left New York May 26th; Indianie, left New York May 10th; Papanui, left Plymouth June Ist. Corryvrechan, left Glasgow March 2nd; John Gambles, left Liverpool March 7th ; Edward L. Mavhery, left New York March 23rd; Ben Voirlich, left Hamburg April Ist; John o’ Gaunt, left Liverpool April 24th; Glenburn. left Glasgow April 27th; Handajsle, left New. castle June 7th; Silver Cloud, left Newcastle June Ist. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Pukaki, for Westport, this day Pania, for Blenheim, this "day Gresham, for Greymouth, this day Rotomahana, for Lyttelton, this day Westralia, for Melbourne, via South and Hobart, this day ■ a ’ > ' I. ; i , Waimil, for Picton, Nelson and West Coast, this day ... Tanpo, for Greymouth, this day Pareora, for Greymouth, this (lay Aorere, for Patea, this day Rotorua, for Picton and Nelson, 14th Onnazan, for South Africa, 14th . Hauroto, for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland, lltli ■ Takapnna; for New Plymouth and Onehuuga, 14th Kennedy, for Nelson and West Coast, 14th Fanny, for East Coast and Napier, 14th Stormbird, for Wanganui, 14th Opawa, for Blenheim, 14th Oueen of, the South, for Poxton. 14th Manaroa, for Wanganui, 14th Wakatu, for Lyttelton, via Coast, loth Mapourika, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, 15 th Mokoia, for Sydney, IGth Rakaia, for London, via Monte Video, 16th ' - ■ Tomoana, for London via Las Laimas. 16th Rotorua, for Lyttelton, 16th PRESS ASSOCIATION. , LYTTE ETON; -.Tuesday, Arrived—Monowai (early), fro'ih Be'ira, Hobart and Newcastle; Taraiv.era (7.35 a.rn.) and Rotomahana (7.40 aim.), from Wellington (connected). ... • f Sailed—Woodville (7.40 a;nn)'-'R>r London ; Onnazan (1.35 p.m,),.for- Wellington, TiT®n^ "ight-rWakatu, for Wellington via coast. Sailed—Rotomahana, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Worsley, Meares, Forward, Cassell, Mtfc Wilson, Messrs Wilson and Buchanan. Sailed—Guiseppe d’Ahnbdo, barque, for Wellington. •■* NAPIER,; Tuesday. Arrived, noon—Flora, from -Wellington. GREYMOUTH, Tuesday. Sailed, 9 p.m.— I Taupo and Pareora) for Wellington. PORT ROBINSON, Tuesday. Arrived, 7.10 a.rn.—Wakatu, from* Lyttelton. J Sailed, 10.43 a.rn.—Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Wellington. NEW PLYMOUTH. Tuesday. Arrived, 4.30 a.m,—Takapnna, from Onehunga (connected). ■» Sailed, 10.45 a.m.—Takapnna, for Wellington. To sail, 10 p.m.—Rotoiti, for Onehunga. BLENHEIM, Tuesday. Arrived, 5.30 a.m.—Pania, from Wellington. Sailed, 2.15 p.m.—Pania, for Wellington. PICTON. Tuesday. Arrived, 5.20 p.m.—Rotorua, from Wellington. To sail, 10.30 p.m.—Rotorua, for Nelson. FAREWELL SPIT. Tuesday. Taupo (1.5 p.m.) and Pareora (4.45 p.m.) passed east. NELSON. Tuesday. Sailed, 5 p.m.—Kiripaka, for Wellington via West Wanganui. CASTLEPOINT. Tuesday. , Sailed, 2.30 p.m.—Himitangi, for Weilington. ‘ KAIKOURA, Tuesday. To sail. 7 p.m.—Wakatu, for Wellington. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Sailed—(Mapourika. for Dnnedin via Gisborne, Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton.

Passengers-Miss Bhckla’mL 'Mrs Lawlor and 3 children. Messrs Shates, LauJoi. Sailed— Hawkes Bay (4 p.m.), tor East Coast and Wellington ; John Williams, mission steamer, for Sailed, 7.15 p.m.—Glenelg, for Wanganui via °P" n £‘\ e j A p A R A HEADS, Tuesday. Hailed—Annie Hill, schooner tor Lyttelton. Captain Tinney reports that whilst at Opnnake on Sunday morning, a southerly gale sprang up. which forced the little vessel to “up anchor,’’ and get aivaj to sea Finding he could make no progress against the big head sea, he ran before the gale as far asl’ape Egmont. under which promontory shelter was taken tor nine hours. While fishing in the calm water, lour large sharks, averaging over seven ‘cet Icmg, were hooked, and the head of one vyas brought on to Wellington in verification of the ‘‘fish story. _ Though apparent!} only a young fish, (o judge Horn the teeth, one could easily imagine it nipping off a limb with an easy relish. - The Te Anan, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, had 139 tons of cargo lor Wellington. 83 tons for Lyttelton and 304 tons tor Dunedin. _^ Jlt . , . , . j The German barque Bille (which visited Wellington last year), 737 tons register, built bv Messrs Bartram. Haswell and Co., Sunderland, in. 1876, has been sold to Italians for 0:3275. , , The Elizabeth Graham has been chartered to load salt and bark at Adelaide tor Antares has been fixed to load at Hamburg for Dunedin and Auckland. The barqnentine Silver Cloud is novv eleven days out from Newcastle lor \yelliin'ton. with a eargo of 410 tons ol coal. Mr Chellew. of Nelson, has been appointed mate of the Manaroa. vice Mr i,! purser of the Mawhera. leaves that steamer on the conclusion ot (lie present trip, to join the Memderry, on Hie Tasmanian coast. „ Captain Waller is in charge of the Zealandia, having exchanged ships with Captain Thorpe (now on the Westralia) at second engineer of the Pareora, is to take up similar, duties on the Gresham Mr J. D. Plinimer has been appointed to the vacancy on the Pareora. Messrs Murray, Arnold, and Co., on ,nehalf of Messrs Pitcaithly, Wallace and Co., have fixed the barque Devonport and brig Edward to load hardwood at the Clarence River for Wellington. The timber is partly for Mr O’Connor’s Karon tunnel contract, and the new Otaki bridge. A telegram from Lyttelton states that tho barque Woodville. sailed for London from that port at 7.40 a.m. yesterday. Messrs Levin and Co. have been advised that the Aotea left Capetown for Wellington, via Port Chalmers and Lyttelton, on Friday morning last. The Waiwera left for Lyttelton at 2 p.m. yesterday. * • ■ The schooner Emma Sims is now en route from Kaiapoi to Wellington with 80 tons of produce, and news of the departure of the schooner Joseph Sims from Kaipara for Wellington is hourly expected. The Rimu, which is to, bring a load of produce from Dunedin to (Wellington, will load here with scrap iron.;, and timber back to Dunedin. This steamer is. due oil Saturday. i THE ORMAZAN. i The Ormazan left' Lyttelton at 1.35 yesterday afternoon, ,and : should arrive in Wellington this morning. The only work that remains to be done at this port is to ship the remainder of the horses—some 150—when the vessel will be quite ready to proceed to South Africa. East London will probably be her destination. Messrs W. M. Bannatyne and Co. are the local agents for the Ormazan. • THE PAPAROA. ; The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new steamer Paparoa is due trom London yia Capetown on Friday or Saturday. She has invalided Neiv Zealand troopers pn board. • . I THE STAR 0F ENGLAND.' 1 The Tyser liner Star of England arrived back from the Wanganui roadstead at 6 o’clock yesterday morhing, where she shinped 14,000 carcases, 850 .bales wool, hud 500 casks tallow. Her bunkers were replenished with 400 tons of coal yesterday, and she will sail for London via Las Palmas at an early hour'thiS Tnorning. " JSTEW STEAMER FOR NEW ZEALAND. On April 18. there was launched from the Campercfown: Shipyard, Dundee, a twinscrew steamer, built ’ by Messrs Gonrley Brothers-and Co. to the order of the Northern Steamship Company, Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. ; The vessel, which was christened Ngapuhr, is specially designed for the company’s passenger trade ■ on the west coast of New Zealand,, and has been constructed, to the .highest class in , Lloyd’iy..registry,., pud .under- their surveyor’s special survey, as well as to the Board iof-Trade; regulations for passenger certificate. Her J /dimensions are: Length over all, 200ft;;'.beam,.30ft; depth, 13ft Gin; and film has. a.gross tonnage of CBO. '' ’ ■< f ' ■ K '' ■ ’ .’Hl———t H r- - ,■ . SALE 'OF THE HNDRALEMA. * Sydney advices, state t|iat the Tyser liner Indralema, whicn’tHrived' iu London from New) Zealand; on April.24lb, has been sold for‘o£3s,T)Ofl(' ’ She’is a steel-built'steamer of 3150 tons register, ' and was built in 1894. , No, furtlierypartipnlars of the,transaction are to hand, . ; ’ ( HUIA ASHORE AT'PATEA. A DANGEROUS 'POSITION. ■ a ! STEAMER SEVERELY DAMAGED*/ : ." ‘press A'SSO’qiATipN. ' i ‘ ■';'■■■ J ■■ 1 PATEA, ! Tuesday; | The steamer Hliia, j.loaded with pipes, grojindediat morning. She is not in a dangerous "position, and , is expected tb hh ftoited off when her cargo is lightened.. ;. u . i .... . ■ L ■ .Later. .1 The damage to the Hliia is greater than anticipated/ ■ Her stem ’‘striK-k. the breakwater, .tearing a h01e... which will, necessitate considerable repairs. The.unipading 6f het cafifb' is procfeeflingU'” '' “ : | Word lias been received by Messrs .Tohnston and Co., local ..agents, that in crossing the Patea bar oii Yesterday morning's fide the Huia went ashore,', and now lies broadside on the south beach with, her bows stove in. The position is’a Very dangerona ohe ! in bad west her,’ being fully Exposed to the south, and though the weather report -stated—that-there -was - a light north-west wind .blowing, about the time of the mishap,rthere is every reason to fear that the. fresh*southerly; breaze whicli' prevailed here yesterday would ere long reach Patea; : If SO, it 1 will place the Hum in 1 a very precarious; position. She how lies 1 in the same -spot where the’ Mana Stranded some time ago. on a- sandy beach to the south of the stone breakwater. * I It - is"'presirmed"white(Tattig"the - J)ar the stenrneT; made' ay sheer,—a?H)cß'7tlie“ end;mf the s o u t lier il,) ire a KwAf er "‘aii d Veiit’-a shore at the; spoil cqnare ere.lie,- tK!/.K.Dl l^lKK^llWe.ele;,ieeie for tile Hawmp.,,wal 9rwurks scheme, the at Home from the date...of,shipment to their delivery, at. Hawexa.. ; As the - insurance rates are so high for steamers sue ha a the Huia, working bah harbours, she is uninsured. 1 Captain Bendall (surveyor for the Marine Underwriters), Mr Charles Seagar (managing director for the Wellington Steam Packet Company), with a quantity of gear for refloating the stranded steamer, left for Patea by the Aorere at -4 p.m. yesterday. The Huia is a steel screw steamer of 90 tons net register, and was built at Auckland by Mr R. H. Yeoman in 1878, her engines having been supplied by Messrs Masefield and Co., also of the Northern city. She was brought down to Wellington the, same year by Captain Holmes, and has ever since been trading out of this port to Wanganui, Foxton and other adjacent ports. She is at present in charge of Captain Sargent. and Mr Johnson, late of the Stormbird, is chief engineer. Only recently she underwent extensive

alterations.-diet* engines having been shifted forward to allow of more cargo space ait. On that occasion the insulation of her foretold and the freezing engine were removed. The Huia made a successful trip to Patea last week .with a full load of pipes. !- A THE WEATHER. VPi CAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS Tho following weather reports from typical; New. Zealand stations were received at 5 p.m.'yesterday: Majmkait Heads.—Wind, south, fresh; barometer; 30105; thermometer, 63. General remarks —Cloudy: sea smooth. New Plymouth. Wind, south-east, fresh; barometer, 29.96; thermometer, 53. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Castlepoint.—Wind, south, light; barometer. 30.06; thermometer, 55. General remarks—Fine ; sea rising. Wellington.—Wind, south, fresh; barometer, 30.08; thermometer, 55. General remarks—Clpndy. calm; barometer. 30.05; thermometer. .48. General remarks —Fine; sea smooth. Kaikoura.—Wind. south-east breeze; barometer, 30.18 ;• thermometer, 47. General remarks —Gl°° m )'!'. sea moderate. Oiiruarn;—Wind. south-west,' light; barometer, 30.33; thermometer, 12. General remarks—Fine;, sea smooth. , Bluff.-Wind; south-west, light; barome ter, 30.25; thermometer. 46. General remarks—Finer : Slightly decreased pressure at Albany, but at Hobart it has made very little movement, and it has risen fast at Sydney. Low pressure- from west, expected to pass east of the meridian of South Cape to-mor-row, will probably be delayed a day by the high pressm’e- now in. the south, and also caused to pass- further south than usual. There are evidences that pressure is low in the .Tasman Sea at about 400 miles to ndr.th-ivest of Cape Farewell, and travelling (o the south-east. B. A. EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. The following reports of the weather al the undermentioned typical 'Australian stations were receiyed at the. Colonial Museum yesterday: Albany, 11th June.—Wind, calm ; . barometer, 29.8. General remarks—Fine, but cloudy. Hobart, 11th .Tune.—Wind, south-east: barometer, 30.2. General remarks Cloudy. , , Sydney, 12th ’.Tune.—Wind, west, barometer, 30.3. General remarks—Rain (.52in). WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as follow: Barometer, 3.055 maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 57.5; ininimnm shade temperature previous 24 hours, 39.5; rainfall previous 24 hours, nil; wind, south,' light or calm; fine weather, frosty night. R. .B. GORE.