SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4312, 22 March 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. (Catoolatod foe Now Zealand mam time.) MARCH.

Sun rises, 6.7 a.m.; sets, 8.5 p.m. Moon rises, 7.52 a.m.; sets, 6.54 p.m. High water, 4.22 a.m.; 5.43 p.m. - ARRIVED. { THURSDAY, MARCH 21. 1 Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, McArthur, frim Nelson and Picton. Passengers—Saloon.: Misses Heaton .Buff, Pitts, Lucas, Hooper, Price, Mickle, Clark, Clifford (2), McCollum, Iremongor, Srnale, Lett, Flanagan, Staples, Mesdames Ensor, A notice, McGee, Thomatmm and child, Honey, Howe, Tiers and child, O'Connor and 2 children, Huntef, Mickle Clifford, Himant, Bandmasters Holdaway, Batty, Trooper Douglas, Messrs-Jeffs, Ehson, Morrison, Anyon, Windlebum, Newman, Turner, Jones, Dartnall, Gard, Brookes, Hume, Chisholm, Hunter, 'Dfeinonger, Clifford, Bishell, Forbes, Kobbell, Clark, Burton, Eo♦henberg; 14 steerage. Kennedy, s.s., 137 tone, Graham, from ifelaon. ' Dingadee, s.B.rsitt tons, Dllnsr. from •reymouth. Janet Nicoll. 496 tons, Mlllman, from South. Takri, s.*., 1071 tons, Lobb, from Wsstport. Waikare, s.s.. 1901 tons, Richardson, from Dunedin and Lyttelton. Passenfers —Saloon; Misses Cunningham, Cotter, larr, Stevenson, Davie, Thompson, Roberts (2). Papprill, Fagan. Morrison, 2 Bisters of Mercy, Mesdames Broadfoot, Simpson, Mclntyre, Gill, Burgess, Bolt and infant. Stevenson, Campbell. Clark, Fraser, Barr, Knight. Connell, Fagan, Trogear and child, Tingey, Steat, Shepherd. Smith, Weston, Brown, McLeave, Morgan and 3 children, Messrs Morgan, Glendining, Fraser, Wilson, Hutton, Xngs, Bolt, Stevenson, Eva, Barber. Turner, Westrap, Rawle, Andrews, Salter, Brown, Daniel, Hoddle, Nelson, Simpkinson, Andrews, Harper, Fisher. Louisgon, Kemptkorne, Rawson, Tregear, Stringer, Duncan, Skeat. Allen, Burgess, Ginahy, Pyno, Stitt Barr; Caesar. Borland, Fraser, Martin, Brown. Weston, Atkinson, Kirkland, Oooko. Oilfillan, Mavastly, Curtis, Graham, Chappell; 42 steerage. Mapourika. s.s., 717 tons, Worrall. from Coast and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon : Misses Sampson’ (2), Manson, Green, Heywood; Meadem, Phillips. Lvso, Victoria Lyes, Cameron, Atkinson, Connor, Cnnliffe 12), Douglas. Turnbull. Holland, Hart, Mesdames Young and child’. Nightingale and infant. Heywood, Smith, Crammond, Kori. Messrs Porteous. Hopkins, Soelye. Reynolds, Field, Young, Campbell, Orbell, Street, Bell, Hooney, McKenzie, Fraser, Graham: Berry, Hudson, Gray, Mitchell. Sampson, Entrican, O’Regan. Harman, Bayfield, Momgatte (2), dough, Robin, Borland. Walmsley. Pirie, Bcrimegour, Douglas. Knight, flooton, Telenms, Holland, Pryor, Hartley; 15 steerage. Queen of the South, 121 tons. Manly, from Foxton. SAILED. THURSDAY, MARCH 21. ; Kiripaka, s.a., 72 tons, Shaw, for Blenheim. Aorere, s.s., 45 tons, Tinney, for Patea. Rotorua, s.s., 57G tons, McArthur, for Picton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon: Mieses Berryman. Bose, Church, Slmcock, Molnnes, Edwards, Tarrant, Mesdames Ralph, Trask, Messrs Ralph, Trask, Rodgers, McLanchlan, Hall, , Kidd, Master Kidd; 6 steerage. Knight Errant, s.s., 4747 tons, Jones, for New York. Huia, s.s,, 90 tons, Crawford, for Wanganui.

Mana, s.s., 72 to no, Westrup, for Patea •ad Waitara. Flora, 9.8., 838 tops, Lambert,, for Westport. , Manaroa, s.s., 78 tong, Gibbons, for Wanganui. Janet Nlcoll, s.s., 496 tons. Millman, for Napier. ' i Kennedy, s.s., 137 tons, Graham, for Nelson and Coast. Rotoiti, s.s., 629 tone, Eobertson, for Neiw Plymouth and Onehnnga. Passen- . pars—Saloon: Misses Guthrie, Manle, .Reece. Meadames Hamilton. Reeee, AJoken, Weston, Dr Herring, Father Ginaty, Rev Murray, Messrs Fantham, Williameon, Duncan, Hamilton, Simpkinson, Aiokin, Reece, Bawle, Williamson, Lawson, Paterson; 10 steerage. Waikare. s.s., 1901 tons, Richardson, .for Napier, Gisborne,' Auckland and Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Biddiford, Hogg, Ellis, Ballance, Newall, Cheeseman, Mesdames French, Pettie, Honey, Riddiford* Somerfleld, Criobton-Smith, Hughes and maid, Nnrse Newall, Messrs Harrison, Kills. Donald, Bennett, McDougal, Ferguson, Roskruge, Manning,, Somerfleld, Potts, Hnghes, Warren, McGreevy, McKay, Bnrdam, Jamieson, Brailsford 1 , Wallace, Bnrdham, Rivanen; 12 steerage. ■ Mokoia.s.s.. 2154 tons. Spinks, for Melbourne via Sonth and Hobart. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Hall, Williams, Izard, Stephens, Ware, Leslie, McKenzie, Cone, Waetman, Moore. Beymon, Smith, Baillie, Neil, Mesdames Veale and 2 children, Higgins, Broderick. Cooper, Wills Gougar, Smythe, Gray, Harrison, McVilly, . Corrick, Scott, Jefferiea, Peterkin, Chisholm, Neil, Paton, Smith, Dr Smith, Rev Chisholm, Captain Hobday, Messrs Jeffries. Hislop, Best, Mountfort, • Asohmann. Chisholm. Southwiok, Weston, Ronaldgon, O'Connor, Veale, Avery (2). Ward (4), Nelson, Gibbs. Allen, Rutherford, Williams, Broderick. .-Wills, Gougar. Wanklyn, Ware, Paton, Wesney, Gray, Mason, Cntts, Anderson, Goudy, Bee, Brans, Broad, Lamb, Sergeant: 18 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Rotomahnna, from Lyttelton, this day Tavinni, from Auckland, this day Wainui, from Coast via Pioton and Nel»on, this day Mapourika, from Coast via Nelson, this day ■ . . . . Btormblrd, from Wanganui, this day Te Knpn, from Motueka, Collingwpod and_W_est Wanganui, this day ■ 1 Himitangi, from Napier and Bast Coast this day Wakatu, from Lyttelton, via Coast, this day Flora, from Westport, this day Kiripaka, from Nelson, 23rd Zealandia, from Sydney via Auckland and Coast, £Srd \ Talnne, from Molhourno via Hobart and Sonth, 23rd Rotorua, from Nelson and Picton, 83rd - Rotoiti. from New Plymouth, 23rd ■ < " Rotomnhana, from Lyttelton. 84th I Monra, from Dnne'din and Lyttelton, - 34th j

Wakanui, from London via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart. 28th.

KROJBCTED BEPABTTJMM, : Karamea. for London via Napier, Olaborne and Auckland, this day, at daylight Star of Australia, for Lrtfelton. this day, Rotomahana, for Lyttelton, this day at Storm bird, for Wanganui, this day.; at 9 p.m. Queen of the South, for Boston, this my. at 4 p.m. To Kapu, for Motueka, this day. Mana, for Pa tea. 23rd s Maharoa, for Wanganui, 23rd < Opawa. for Blenheim, 23rd ! Pania, for Blenheim. 23rd ‘ Huia, for Wanganni, 23rd ‘ forPioton, Nelson and Wait Zealandia, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. 3trd Talune, for Sydney, 23rd Rotorua, for Lyttelton.. 23rd Rotoiti, for Onehnnga via Pioton. Nslsan and New Plymouth. 24th Kahu for Napier and East Coast. 3Sth ' for Kmkoura and Lyttelton, Waver] ey, for Nelson and Coast, 25th Aorere, for Patea, 25th VESSELS IN PORT. QUEEN’S WHARF. Haupiri, s.s., 494 tons. -Karanrea. s.s„ 5484 tons. Star of Australia, s.s., 7198 tans. Rimutaka, s.s., 4988 tons Queen of South, s.a., 121 tons. Mapourika, s.a., 717 tons. RAILWAY WHARF. •. M. Tucker, barque. 490 tens. Dingadoe, s.s., 398 tens.

IN THE BTKKAM. ftrsth— Bk*u, s.s.. U> tow. H.M.B. Tanranga, • ».. U7B tons. Taieri, g.s.. 1701 ton*. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT BTIAMEEB. BAILED FROM LONDON. New Zealand Skipping Company.— ffaknnui (fra* Plymouth),' Fobruary o.d; WoAnate, February 6th; Tengarire, 4u>bruary S7th; Paparoa (from Plymouth), March 2nd. Shaw, Savlll and Albion Company.— Maori. February 7th: Mnmari, February 19th; Tokemaru, Mareh #th. Tyeer Line.—lndraghiri, February 19th. SAIL ID FOR LONDON. New Zealand Shipping Company.—' Pnpanui (from Wellington), January list; Flfoahiro (from Lyttelton), February 7th; Waikato (from Wellington). February Itth; Banffshire (from Wellington), March 7thj Nairnshire (from Bluff), Marsh 7th. Shaw, Savill and Albion Company.— Waiwera (from Wellington), February Wth; Pakeha (from Wellington), March 12th; Aotea (frem Wellington);‘Marsh 15th Tyser Lino. Star of Victoria (fcrbnr ' Wellintton), ■jf.'lfFabxnaryr 2Mk; Uhnire (from Wellington), Febrnaiy 27th; Indradovi (fromWollington), Mareh 12th; Star of New Zeeland (from Lyttelton), Mareh 19th. - : ■ SAILERS EXPECTED. Glodyo, barque. left,, Liverpool December Slot., Santiago. . , barque, left. Havre Deeember Wst: Camphill. barqne (L,».».J.), left Liyerpool February 20th. BY TELEGRAPH. - , , • ; FREMANTLE. Thursday, , ; Arrived—R.M.S. Omrah. from Loudon. Passengers for New Zealand —Misses Caselberg, Griscold (2), Whvte. De Montalk. Asfin, Wrigley. Mesdames Phipson, nurse and infant, Stavert, Charlton, and child, Allen, Revs Julius. Medcalf. Kennedy. Major Blyth, Messrs Tracey, Phipson. Stavert, Caselberg. Hall, Jones, Smith, Fmlayson, Gardiner. Allen, Charlton, Hyame. AUCKLAND. Thursday. Sailed .from Onehunga, Takapuna, for New Plymouth and Wellington. Passengers—Misses Williams, Qlydy, Brash,Ford, Rust, Byes, McKenzie, Train, Mesdames Williams, Archibald, Marshall, Campbell, Johnson and 2 children, Astley. Andrews. Palmer, Hoare, Hudson and 3 children, Messrs Townsend, Thomson, Farr, Skey, Pebble, Best, Fieldwick. Hunter, Jordan, Glyde, Duncan, Amos, Garrett, Archibald, Williams, Dalton, Thompson, Coombes, Thomson, Denniston, Luks, Harous, Donald, MacLaurin. Dr Marshall, Rev Jordan; 10 steerage. ", i The Whakatnne cam* out of Quarantine this morning. The schooner Norval has arrived from Surprise Island. She was in a hurricane for three days, but sustained no damage. ; NEW PLYMOUTH, Thursday. Arrived, 4.30 a.m.—Ngapuhi, from Onehunga (connected). PORT ROBINSON. Thursday. Arrived. 5.45 a.m.—Wakatu. from Lyttelton. NELSON, Thursday. Arrived, 7.20 a,m.—Wainui, from Pieton. Arrived. 4.60 p.m.—Charles Edward, from Wellington.— LYTTELTON. Thursday. Arrived—Rotomahana (10.20 a.m.),, from Wellington; Wild Wave (noon), from Hobart. Sailed—Rangatira, for Picton and Wellington. . ' Sailed—Rotomahana, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Mclntosh. Glover, Moore, Frank, McCardell, Mesdames Clark, Nathan, Karadtiana. Taitaha, Bickerton, Anderson, Withnall, Jones. Williams, Gray, Hoh E. C.. J. Stevens, Messrs Beattie, Brown, Karaitiana. Spier, Sheath, Pecham, Thompson, Ellison. Niven, Douglas, Buchanan; Gee. Ashcroft, Sawers, Pope, Curtis, Sampton. Smith, Reate®, Dawson, Armstrong, Field, Williams, Gray. ; DUNEDIN, Thursday. Sailed—Talune, for Sydney via Wellington. Passengers—Misses Little, Bailie.’ Bennett. Chalmers, Mann, Jacob. Dickens, Monneteney. Mesdames Little Davys. Sham, Jacob, Hawson, Monnham and 2 children, Maine, McLean, Cully, Sargood and 3 children, Messrs Little, Taylor, Johansen, Davys, Squires, Cully. Sharp. Chalmers, Scott. Cunningham, Harman. Paokley, Harris, Farquhar. Smith, Maine, Sargood and 6 steerage. ■ . PICTON, Thursday. Arrived, 5 p.m.—Rotorua, from Wellington. ‘ To sail, 11 p.m.—Rotorna. for Nelson. BLENHEIM. Thursday Arrived, 8.40 p.m.—Knipaka. from Wellington. NAPIER, Thursday. To sail, 8 p.m.—Himitangi, for Wellington via Coast. ; < “

The Janet NicoTl brought •, up from Oamam and Timafu yesterday about 160 tons of flour and general produce. The New Zealand'Shipping Company’s Wakanm, which arrived, at Hbhait'clast Tuesday »w'delayed at that port owing to - her; inability _to secure • berthin g accommodation. , She was expected to leave Hohart vesterday,,,aud bhould reach port l next Tuesday. ' , The Mekoia, which arrived from Sydney on "Wednesday at S p.m.was berthed at six o'clock last evening, after having been in quarantine for twenty-four hours. She left Sydney at 3.5 p.m. last Saturday and experienced moderate to strong soUtherly winds with’moderate seas on the run across Her cargo for Wellington includes 246 pieces of timber, 106 ingots of tinj 96 bags of sugar. 22 rolls, of lead. 400 bag* of rice, 170 caseo of fruit, 15 crates of bottles and a quantity 'of sundries. ■ ;

. The following is the Mokoia’a passenger list:—Misses Gough, Neill, Carter, Mesdsmes Bouthorne, Smith, and child. Luxford, Stuckey, Felton, French, Messrs; Do Lpugh, Gough. Vaughan. Hill, Elliott, Marfan, Rowley, Moody. Adams, Terry, Bouthorne Norman, Willy, Fowler, Quinns, Barber. : Stuckey; c Moore, Abbott, rurnwill, Maddox, Meadowcroft, Felton, "n'lmrodger. Judge Backhouse;2B steerage. , The, Karainea, which is to leave’at daylight this morning for Northern ports, before sailingfor’London, has’taken in the following cargo - at this • port: —ShCep, 13,350 carcases, 235 haunches, 800 shonldhvs, 1477 lambs, 2230' bales of wool. 208 bales of hem*. ! 2 casks” dfitaUbw/' and 26 packages of general cargo l .

The Wakanui, which‘left London!on February Ist, and is due in port next Tuesday, having sailed from Hobart yesterday, has the following passengers for this port; —Saloon: Mrs Nuttall, Messrs Banks, Kerrigan, Lyons, Machattie. Nuttall. Patterson, La were. Master Nuttall. and 10 thirdclass. There are eijnt Saloon passengers and 34 third-class'for other porta. ■ The Flora leaves Weetport for Wellington. on .'Saturday. • ' ’ '. ~;... ~ ;

It has now Been decided that the Eotoitd and Takapuna will continue their usual time-table runs. . . . The Rotomahana' will leave for Lyttelton at 5 p.m. instead of'her present time of "7 o clock after the.end of the present month. ’ -

The'New Zealand Shipping Company will relinquish the agency for the Canadian and Australian line from the 25th of the present month.

Messrs Denny Bros,, the famous shipbuilders, have justcompleted a great steam yacht for Mr Gordon Bennett, proprietor pf the "New York Herald." The vessel, which is to cost over a quarter of a million pounds, is fitted with engines capable of steaming eighteen knots'an hour, and calculated to even exceed* that rate under pressure: She has .rather' an ugly appearanoe above the water-line, being constructed more for comfort And speed than appearance, though she haA beautiful lines below. The yacht has only one funnel, of enormous' size,’ and a solitary mast away aft. She has a fiddle-bow ana goes almost to a pointy at her stern, where she is whalebacked. • : JETer figure-head is a large owl with great bulging eyes, each of which is a lens of powerful searchlights.- which are estimated to throw their beams over a mile ahead. THE WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. The fallowing weather report from typi-

sal Ntw Zealand stations was received at 6 p.m. yestarday;— Manukau Heads. Wind, south-west, breeze; barpmeter, 30.09; thermometer, 70. General remarks—Cloudy; sea rough. New Plymouth.—Wind, south; light; barometer. 29.93; thermometer. 68. General remarks—Fine; sea smooth. Castlepoint.—Wind, eouth-west, Jight; barometer, 20.94; thermometer, 54. General remarks—Cloudy; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind, south, light: barometer, 30.00; thermometer* 60. General remarks—Fine. Westport.—Wind, south-west, light: barometer, 29.95: thermometer. 64. General remarks—Fine: sea smooth. Kaikoura.—Wind, calm; barometer, 30.04; thermometer, 62. General remark—Fine; sea smooth Oamarn—Wind, calm; barometer, 80.05; thermometer, 53. General remarks—Fine*, sea smooth Bluff.—Wind, east, frseh; barometer, 29.98; thermometer. 54. General remarks —Fine. ; Decreased pressure ,at Sydney, but :at Albany It has increased slowly, but at Hobart almost stationary. Low pressure from westv-dile-onttho meridian of South Cepe to-day. has been delayed by high pressure in ; advance of ■, it-and ; . hah.apparently decreased ’ ; m,, energy-: ; Another from the same, direction will pass eastward on the '2sth. '■ '■■■■*■' ■.,•••.: , ,v. ,il. .A. EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS The following report* of ths' weather at thb- undermentioned I typical Australian stations iwOre-Yeceived At the Colonial Museum yesterday—- ■: Albany; 20th;—Wind, iouth: barometer, 30.2. - A General remarkS-^-Qloomy. Hobart) 20th.—Wind,’-’west; Stf.l.'ii;-GeUeMtiehiarko-iiGlodfay; Sydney, 21st.—Wind, north-east; baro meter, 29.9; . ' General remarks—Rain. WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. yesterday were as follow:—Barometer, 39.027; maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 57.0; minimum shade temperature previous 24 hours,- 60.&;..rainfall previous 24 hours, ,08in; wind, south-east; fine, but cloudy. ... ", .... i,/, • . ~R.B. GORE.

Pail noon D. 6 H. 7 M. 34 a.m. Last quarter . .. u 0 36 a m. K«w nioon .. 21 0 28 a.m. First quarter .. . 07 4 9 p.m.