SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4082, 21 June 1900, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OP THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time.) JUNE. X>. H. U. First quarter 5 6 29 p.m. Full moon . ... 13 3 9 p.m. Last quarter ... 20 0 27 p.m. Near moon 27 0 5.7 p.m. Sun rises, 7.23 a.m.; sets,, 4.21 p.m. High water, 11.1 a.m.; 11.31 p.m. ARRIVED. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. Pnnia, 5.8.,,40 tons, Fisk, Irani ~Blen,-. heim. Passenger—Miss Hulfird. Takapnnu, s.s., 369 tons. Ora'it, from Onehnnga and New Plymouth. Passengers—Saloon: Misses. .Roberts, Hutchinson, Dennehy, Asher, Harding, Slattery, Mesdames Devereaux, Rohtr.ts, Parala, Suiated. Brumpton, Ofe.ithatch ami 4 children. Captain Horne, Major Shepherd, Messrs Suisted, McMaster, Knowl ?s, (.realbatch, Gordon, Capper. Abbott, Barclay, Duncan. Wilson, Douthett, Allport. Tulley, Ritchie. .Wilkie, Fnsoh. Woolt-.n Vance, Ammoris, Clarke (2),' Me Denied Boot a, Harpham, Stillman, Lf-eea, Campbell, Kerr, Harvey; 5 steerage. Mapourika. s.s., 717 tons. Farmer, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. . Passengers Saloon:’ Misses Martin. Paterson, layloi . Scott. Pigley. Murray. Mesdames Smailbone and child, Masker;- Miller and 2 children Keppler, Grant and child. Steward, Morrison,' Rhodes. Rev Fraser. Detective Campbell, Major Steward, Inspector Cardv, Messrs Taylor, Elliott, Lowe, Mear’es, Hiornes. Rhodes, Clark, Tennant, Mullor Neave, Cohen, Gnseott, McLaughlin, Garden, -Moekett,-Hutchinson, Kay, Glenn. Smallbone, Van Aseh. Musker, Spraggs, Feldwick, Dalston, Moore, Harris, Morrison, Millar, Lewis, Cameron, Bolton, Wakefield, Matthews, McGowan; 19 steerafKiripakn, 5.5.,,'72 tons, Siiaw, from Blenheim. • „ c Marmroa, s.a.i, 78 tons, Collins, from Wanganui. T Stormbird, s.s,, 137 tons. Jarman, from Wanganui. , , Waikare, s.s..’ 1901 tons, RichariNon, from Sydney. Kahn, s.s., 99 tons. McAlister, from Pict0 Takapnna, s.s., 369 tons. Grant,, from Picton. , , , . Lizard, H.M.S., first-class gunboat, ilo tons, 600-horse power, 6 guns, Commander John 0. Watson, from South. , Himitangi, s.s.,’ 149 tons, Harvey, from Napier and East Coast.’ Queen of the South, s.s., 121 tons, Manly, from Foxton.

SAILED. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. Tak&puna, h.s,, 369 tons; Grant, lor Picton. „ r Wainui, s.s., 411 tons; Worrall, for Picton, Nelson and- West Coast. irers—Saloon: Misses Murphy, Parntt, Erson, Stratford, Tunnecliffe, Mesdames McNair Neill* Messrs Petrie, Strattord, Shannon, Wons She, Oldridge, Fabian Scoones* Masters. Shannon, O Kane, Culhert, Young. Fennell, Larkin, Murphy; 11 steerage. Hawkes Bay, s.s., 4583 tons, Childs, for Lyttelton. Mapourika, s.s.. 71 1 tons. Fanner for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon; Misses Harding, Roberts, Mesdames Estill, Hearn, Roberts, Visey. Crawford Bishop ot Dunedin, Messrs Clarke, Motris, Estill, Honsell (2), McDermott, Crawford. Meares, Piper, Lair.g, Lee, Dnthie, Hiorns, Hoar, Knowles Bedford, Gordon. Symes, Clater, Masters Clifford. O’Kane. Coakley. Ahlfeld, Petrie, O’Brien, O’Connor, Conlon, Hannon, Quinn, Mahoney: 18 steerage. Te Kapu, s.s., 50 tons, Allman, for Picton, Havelock and Sounds. ■ Kiripakn, s.s., 72 tons, Shaw, for Blenheim. _ „ ; Pania, s.s., 40 tons, Fisk, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Pania, from Blenheim, this day Hanpiri, from West Coast, Nelson and Picton, this day Zealandia, from Lyttelton, this day Aorere, from Patea, this day Rotorua, from Nelson and Picton, this day Mana, from Patea, this day Opawa, from Blenheim, this day Te Kapu, from Picton, Havelock and Sounds, 22nd , ’ 'A , Hauroto, from Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, ■22hd; ' ■ „„ , Rotomahana, from Lyttelton, 22nd Kennedy, from Wanganui, 22nd Eotoiti, from Onehunga and New Plymouth, 23rd . . , Wakatu, from Lyttelton via Coast, 23rd Flora, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, 24th Tekoa, left London April 20th; Mimiro, left New York April 14th; Indradevi, left London April sth; Qtarama, left London May 4th; Thornhill, left New York May 11th: Aotea, left London May 14th; Star of Victoria, left New York May 26th; Indianic, left New York May 10th; Papanui, left Plymouth .Tune Ist; Pnkelm, left London Tune 3rd; Karanien, left Plymouth-. Tune 10th. • John Gambles, left Liverpool March 7th; Edward L. Maybery, left New York March 23rd; 'Ben Voirlieh, left Hamburg April Ist; John o* Gaunt, left Liverpool April 24th; : Glenburn. left Glasgow April 27th: Handa Isle, left Newcastle June 7th; Silver. Cloud, left -Newcastle Tune Ist. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Mawhera, for Westport, this day Pania, for Blenheim, this day Manaroa; for Wanganui, this day Stormbird, for Wanganui, this day Kahn, for Napier, this’ day -j Rimu, for Dunedin, this day ‘ • Queen of the South, for Foxtoii, this day Takapnna, for New Plymouth anti One. hnnga, this day ' . ’ Rotorua, for Picton and Nelson, tips day Zealandia, for Sydney via North; this day . , ■ ' : , ’ : Mana, for Patea, this day ’• - Himitangi, for Greymonth, this day Opawa, tor Blenheim, this day Aorere, for Patea, 22nd Taieri, for Westport, 22nd Rotomahana, for Lyttelton,-, 22nd ■ Hauroto, for Lyttelton and -Dunedin, 22nd . - . *y-, Kennedy, for Nelson .and West Coast, 22nd - , ’ Waikare, for Melbourne via South, 23rd Hanpiri. for Picton, Nelson and West Const, 23rd - Rotorua, for Lyttelton, 23rd ... Rotoiti. for New Plymouth,and OiieIninga, 24th u PRESS ASSOCIATION. ■ -- _ LONDON, Tuesday. Arrived —Whakatane, from Wellington. SkDNEY, Wednesday. Arrived —Mokoia, from Wellington; NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. Sailed—Wanaka. • for Lyttelton. AUCKLAND. Wednesday. Arrived—St-.Louis,.from, TIMARU, Wednesday. Arrived,: 9 a.ra.—Waiwera, from Lyt--telton. ft. ■ - • ' PICTON; Wednesday; , Arrived, 5.50 p.m.—Wamui..from Wellington. • • ■. Sailed, 3 n.m.—Rotorua.,for Nelson. To sail—Rotorua (11.30 p.in.), for Wellington ; Wainui’ (3‘ a.m. 1 to-morrow), for Nelson. • .. i ■ 1 ■ ■ 1 ■ i - ■ *■ CASTLEPOTNT. Wednesday. Sailed, 8.50 a.m.—Himitangi, for Wellington. : '' a-aP 1-. !. .BLUFF,, Wednesday. Arrived, 8 a’.m., lower ahchorage-r-Tal-i une, from Melbourne and Hobart (English mail). Her’passengers are—Miss Graham. Mrs Townsend,'Messrs:'.Tohiistan (2); Bennett and 12 steerage. PORT ROBINSON. Wednesday. Arrived, 7 a.m.—Wakatu, from Wellington via Kaikoura. WESTPORT, Wednesday. Arrived. 1 a.m.—Hanpiri, .from Greymonth. . ' Sailed. 3 a.m.—Hanpiri, for,Nelson. To sail, Fridnv —Corinna; for Lyttelton. BLENHEIM, Wednesday. .Arrived, 1 a.m.—Opawa, from Wellington. ■ ■ ..... ... To sail, 10 n.m. —Ooawa. for Wellington. LYTTELTON, Wednesday. Arrived—Papnroa (8.10 a.m.). from Wellington; Wakatu (9.30 a.m.), from Port Robinson. . :- Sailed —Zealandia. for Sydney, via the North. Passengers—Misses Qnaife, Barrow, Bnvnon, Merrikin, Mitchelson, Mesdames Tanner, Collins, Drew, Roache. Smith, Bright, Thompson, Bennetts. Phillips, Alitchelson, Hons Mitchelson. Bolt, Feldwick, Lee Smith, Messrs Mo-

Lachlan, Hardy; Russell. Tanner Me edith. Collins, Buddo, Carncross Pa.ata, Laurenson. Allen, techier and Barclay, M. Tritms Laurenson (3), Quaite, lymiv , Bright, Dennin, Davis.. Neale. Dempsey. Menzies (3), Brayshaw, Turnbull, Bolton, T° ml - NELSON, Wednesdav Arrived, 11.45 a.rn.-R6torna, from PictolSailed, 2.30 p.m.—Rotorua, for Pieton an, ro''sail 1 , 1 2^p.m. to-morrow— Haupiri, for Pieton and We(lnegday Arrived —Aorere (2.25 p.m.), Mana |2.30 p.m.), from Wellington.

The schooney .Qiwen, jjthose varied vielassitudes have been chronicled Horn hme to time since her arrival at Wellington about six .months ago. was sold at public ajnetion by Messrs X H. and QA; yesterday afternoon lor i,1.)5. The Queen is a wooden vessel-of 46 tons register, and was owned by Mr Somerville ot Auekliind, and was built by Mr Meiklejohn, of that city. The name of the, purchaser is T l The e Wa b ih6ra I 'ift!to 7 r eGommenee; running from Dunedin on Tuesday part, ''-hen she will take up the Mararoa s dates. bne Wi arrive in’ Wellington, and leavejlor Sydney via the North, on Thursday next. lieving Mr S. Holford as chief officer ot tile T^m'^HuldarEParScer steamer Zealandia is due from Lyttelton at about noon today. She will sail again for Napier, Gisborne Auckland and Sydney at 4,p,m. The barque Pehr Ugland. grain-laden, left Lyttelton for Falriiouth or Queenstown (for orders) at 11.10 a m. yesterday. - The American barque Charles Q. Kite is ready to sail for Auckland 011 t le favourable opportunity.,, Butt will act as coastal- pilot, tor the.run. . The ship Aberfoyle has been, towed into the stream, there to await a favourable breeze before sailing ifor She will load grain at-the: Southern .port lor L °The n wreck of the schooner Frank Guy. well-known in New Zealand, was sold at ftvdnev on tli© foi? ■ * ' Vfr W, E. Grotty, late of the -jMoa.-has passed his examination as pnly matq ot, a foreign-going> vessel- before 'Captam_ Smith, Superintendent of Mercantile Marine. Mr;’ Grotty .studied, -navigation mt Mr Gifford’s school. .S.abdvl I

WAIKARE, FROM SYDNEY

The Union Company’s .steamer Waikare. arrived in the stream froni Sydney at .7.15 last evening.- ,’i siiq:wiU. bee inspected by the Health Officer,..(Dr,James) . morning, and then placed in quarantine until Saturday morning, having left the New. South Wales port at 7 a.m.'last Saturday. Her .English and Australian mail matter should be ready’for distribution to-mior-row morning. The Waikare is ’advertised to sail for Melbourne via South at 11 p.m. on- Saturday, y . ■,. <- " ,

THE U.S.S. COMPANY'S COMMODORE ENGINEER.

When the Monowai:/arrived: back:.at Hobart from Beira Mr i-D., McCaig. com-’ modore engineer bf- the. U-njon: Company; received orders, i-.toiproceed to: Sydney,;to join the San Francisco mail boat Moana. The'news cfr-Mr MeCaig’S-'trafisference was keenly J eltuby dhe/engineering [staff; of the ship, who,-despite: the very short,.-notice, of Mr MeCaigfs:>remoyol;;.determinejd to- give him a. send-off.-.'dAccofdinglyua- meeting was held in-the engineers’ .‘m4ssroom,,:over, which Mr Crawford (who .atfcceeded Mr MoCaig as chief -engineer) presided, Messrs Mills, Gillies, CoajlpHamilton,,mf the engineering, staff) being present, woile Mr Watt ' (chief /steward) iincl-M 1 ’ Scott (representing- the officers) were cordially welcomed.; Mrh Crawford [expressed the regret .felt by eveyy ;qiejaberf-of,vthe;sta(f in severing their connectioiE with their' esteemed chief engineer; Who’had been or-, dered to resume his connection with the San Francisco trade. He regretted that time did not’ allow them to present ..'IMcCaig Vith a -tangible marie of, their regard, but they Wished, him .every prosperity, and trusted ’ his position in the, Moana would be as comfortable as it had been on the Monowai. ’> They felt assured his new shipmates esteem him. (Applause.) Mr McCaig returned thanks in very-grateful terms, and proposed the health of Mr Crawford and the junior engineers.of the Monowai. . In doing so he expressed his perfect satisfaction with the manner in which his’ staff had always duties. Several other toasts were proposed, some excellent . songs rendered,-ami a ; very agreeable evening spent. V '' ' : THE WE ATHER.’ ' TYPICAL NEW: ZEALAN D ' STATIONS. The following weather- reports from typical New Zealand stations were received at 5 p.m. yesterday: ! Manukan Heads,-r-Win'd,. spnth-sonth-east, freshbarometer, 30.-28; .thermometer. 57. General remarks—Fine; sea smooth. ■ ...vjr New Ply mouth.—VVind, south-east, light; ; baronieter ; -3f).33;(tJxqrAoinefrr; 62. General remarks—-Fine; sea, smooth. . Castlepoint.—Wind;-south-west, light; barometer,, SOAI: , 55. General remarks-v-Finei; 'kealmodrirate. Wellington.—Wind, calm; barometer. 30.28; tiiermometeH(SoJA’General remarks Weffport.— ’ barometer, 30.28;;r thermomeJ.ec, J! 4s,, ll ; General-; remarks—Fine; sea ’smooth)" ‘ ”,' X ! Kaikoura.—Wixid. -VlUbHik bqrquxefer, 30.33; 'thermometer, 35.* General remarks —Fine; sea smooth.:/. 7/ r Oamaru.—Wind,’* .' calm;' barometer, 30.33;, therqiometer, 38. /, (Fene^alremarks I—Fine; sea smojotb; ‘ ‘ (,’, t ‘,‘j ' ’ Bluff.—Wind, -' north-west*,--light; barometer, 30.32; thermometer. 45. General remarks —Glopmy.; ■ • r|- j j Pi-essure 'has moved very little at Sydney, but lias- decreasedrat Hobart! and Albany, and is iinusutdly.-ilo® at the latter place. Low pressure from west will pass east oLthe .meridian_a£LSouth~Capo, on. the 22nd, also one on the 2oth. Heavy wester-, ly gales are, probable on the south coast,of, Australia, and unsettled weather, with; prevalence of, high .westerly .winds in -most parts of New Zealand during' the next eight or ten days, y i v j A ft EDWJN. ; TYPICAL AUSTRA'U&VN ..STATIONSi The following reporjs of the weather at the undermentioned: Hypi'cal ' Australian stations were received at the Colonial Museum yesterday,:—, ... I Albany, 19tli,—Wind, north-west, fresh; barometer, 29.3. General remarks— Showery. . V O 'VUDud.! U’.C 'U ! Hobart, 19th.. Wind, north-west, strong; barometer, -29,8. General remarks—Showery. . - i , i Sydnev. 20th.-—Wihd, ! calm's barometer, 30.1. General remarks—Foggy. j WELLINGTON ’.OBSERVATORY. V i The. weather re{mfds r taken! lington Obstovatdry' , at li 9 J aM. yesterday were as follow":—Barometer- .301358UmaxE mum -shade; jtemperatnre; previous 24 hours, 51.0;’ miniranm H sHiile .temperature previous 2-f. hohrs.- previous 24jhbnrs,' nil;- wind'OHHit sditfß'or calmfoggy iVeatbeE; -bjif bright at .i'iraes. ’ r ■•j