SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4313, 23 March 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF 'XiJja MOON. (Calculated lor New Zealand mean time.) MARCH.

Sun risen 6.0 a.m.; sots, 0.3 p.m. Moon I'isi's, 0.10 a.id. ; sots. 7.32 p.m. High water, 0.4 a.m.; 0.2« p.m. arrived. ■ ‘ FRIDAY , MARCH 22. Stormbird s.s., 137 tons, Jarman, from Wanganui. ’ „„ t „ Rotomaliaua, a.s., 80l tons, Manjun;;, from Lyttelton. i’a ;sengcrs—Samoa ; Misses Fink , M'■ A ; il, Dixon (2), Bullivan Moore. Mclntosh, Oliver. Cower. McscUunns Williams, Nathan. Carton and infant Johnson and 2 children. Quay, Williams, WithurJl, Bai’-'io, Taitaha, Karaituma. Clark *.u, Anderson, Bickorton Father M.ilom., Hon Stevens, Lieutenant Hamer. .Messrs Hampton, Thompson, Sheath, BeiiH:-. lleakes, William Bndiaimn. Douglas, TJpbam. Smith tVivcii, J'i'dd, Ellison. Oarbitor. Williams, fhirti <. Dawson, ' Karat liana. Newton *Gc<. Cope, Aananzc, Isaacs. Frieui.iiidi'i'. ’ Sowers. Kippcnbergw. Bryno, Shicl, Hargraves. Logan,-Brown. Q nn v,' A«heroft. Armstrong: 33 steerage. Tnviuni, s.s., DID Lous. McLean, from Ancle la ml. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons. Clark, from Blenheim.

Panin, s.s., 10 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim.

Potonia, s.s., S7C tons. McArthur. from Nelson and Piclon. I’nmcngors—Saloon i ATissco i (ioomts ■ Hubbard. Galla gher. Child-i (21 Brown, Shnrlund, Beanmonk. Crcon. Osmiuut, Best. Hoy, ATercer. Cage. Nash. Alcorn. Barber, IWesdames T 1 !•(>”• n. f’c-mv and 2 child fen. Slmw and child. Kirnr and 2 children Stuart and child, Potthmreben. Stantor and bo-/. Mc’-'-rs Gr-lmm Green Small Thomas and sen. nilrn"”. AV«rs, Hodfield Trowen Sbarlaud L’l. PaHrav, Crabb Buree ' k"-".'. Wnt«w. T.ocl-ia. Holmes TTn’cock P!„,,>•(.. T Pci.-io. ‘McCall mu CouuoUv. P-ichaH Kiw/j.'Bon. neßw. l-’cr’car. Brown. Bright,’ Heath. Fownen; "> -■! '

SAILED. FRIDAY, MARCH 22. Pauia.'s.s., 10 lons. Fisk. lor Blenheim. Oiiawu, B.’rf’., 60 tuns, Clark, lor Blenhtuui, ’ Blur of Australia, s.s,, 3701 tons,,Heed, for Lyttelton. Karamea, s.s., 5101 tons, Burton, for London via Last Coast and Auckland. Dingo dee, s.s., 303 tuns. Diluer. for Greymoutii. ' " Queen ui th- Houth, s.s., 121 tons, Manly for I? o::ton. "Rotouialiana, s.s., 801 tons. Manning, for Lyttelton. Passengers—Saloon; Misses 'Connell (2), Atkinson, Herriek, Weallenu, Mackay, Iloldgato, Barker, Gibson Price, Hartley,. Mosdumes Holmes ami child, Lano, Bridge, Atkinson, Kinnm* Sulitvan, Otihson, Oralnroond, liaiueyi Grierson, Hayes, Rainey, Gray, Ifnlme, Miscall, Captain Kcrmode, Dr Hayes, Messrs Hartley, Evans, Duthie Ansel 1 Dennison, Wallace. Hargreaves, Deiimston, 1 ilisn.m Connell, Smith, Gaitt, Flewellyn, Beau, Iloldgato, Ancell, Jackson, Warner, Atkinson, Caro, Leigh, Fraser. dart, And revs. Chisholm; Skinson, McKcnr'.ie, Sullivan, Hopkins. Lana, Bridge, Brown, Fraser: 16 steerage. Dingndee, s.s., 303 tons, Dilner, for Greyrooath. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. RnngnHra, from Pioton, this day Zeala idia. from Sydn -y via Auckland and Const, this day . Talime. from Melbourne via Hobart and South, this day Petone, from Greyraouth, this day • Tnknimua. from Onehnnga and New Plymouth, this day t Te Kami, from Motueka, Collingwood and West Wanganui, this day r - Manama from Wanganui, • this day Wakatu," from Lyttelton and Coast this day 1

Himitangi. from Napier and- East Const, tin’s day _ ■ ’ Hnin, from Wanganui,' this "day T,;; Kirinaka, from Blenheim and Nelson, 1 21th " Anrero, from Patna, 24th Waverley, from Foxtou, 24th ... ■ Botomahnnn, from Lvttelton, 24th Mourn, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, 24th f Wakanni,; from London, via Teneriffe, Capetown and Hobart, 2Gth PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Te Kapu, for Motueba, this day. Manama, for Wanganui, this day, at noon. Opnwa, for Blenheim, this day, at midnight. Pania, for Blenheim, this day, at 1 p.m. .Mapourika, for Picton. Nelson and West Const, this day, at, 12.39 p.m. Zenlnndia. for Lyttelton and Dunedin, this day, at 5 p.m. Talnne, for Sydney. this day, nt 4 p.m. Rotorua, for Lyttelton, this day, at 11 p.m. , Stormbircl, for Wanganui, this dav. at 7 p.m. Rotoiti for Onehungn via Picton. Nelson and Mew- Plymouth. 21th Wakatu, for Kaikoura and Lvttelton 25th " ’ WarCrhr, for Nelson and Coast, 25th Anrero, for Hnin for Wanganui. -25th. Wakatu. for Lvttelton v4a Coast 25th Queen of the South, for Foston '2sth. VESSELS IN POET. QUEEN’S WTTARP. TTaiiyaVl. s.a, 494 tons. Rimutaka, s.s., 4082 tons Mapourika. s.a.. 717 tons. , Rotorua, 570 ions. Tarim i, s.a., 910 tuns. - Stonnbird, a.s.. 137 tons. Opaira, s.s., 70 tons. Pania, a.p., to tons. RATLwAF WHARF. 0. M. Tucker barmie, 490 tons. IN THE STREAM. Southern Cross, s.s. 158 tons. H.M.S. Tanrangn, s.s.. 2575 tons. Tftiori, a.s,. 1071 tons. movements of direct steamers. SAILED FROM LONDON. New Zealand Shipping Company. Wakanni (from Plymouth). February o:d; Waunato, Ifebrunry 6th; Tongasiro, February 271 h; Paparoa (from. Plymouth), March 2nd. Shaw, fsaviil and Albion Company Maori, t ehrimry 7ih; Mamari, Febmary I.9th: Tokomaru. jf a rah 6th. Tyser Lino.—lndragbiri, February 19th. SAILED FOR LONDON.

New Zealand Shipping Company. Fifeshiro (from Lyttelton), February 7tb: Waikato (from Wellington) February 18thp Banffshire (from Wellington), March 7th; Nairnshire (from Bluff), March 7th. Shaw, Snvil! and Albion Company.— Waiwera (from Wellington), February 16th; Pokafca. (from Wellington), March 12th; Aotea/from Wellington), March 15th Tysor Line. Star of Victoria (firom Wellington!, February 20±b; Mimi-ro (from Wellington), February 27th; Indrudnvi (from Wellington), March 12th; Star of New Zealand (from Lyttelton) , March 19fch. SAIT JIBS ESPECTED. Gladys, bnvque, left Liverpool Decam’nor 31st; Santiago, barque, left Havre December Slat; Oampbill, barque (L.0.D..T.V Wt Hvcmool February 2Gth; Wnsdale, left Port Pirie March 30th. BY TELEGRAPH. MELBOURNE. Friday. Sailed —Wcstralia, for Hobart and Bluff. LYTTELTON, Friday. Arrived, 3.20 p.m.—Mokoin, from Wellington. " . Sailed—Moknia. for Melbourne vie Southern ports; Wakatu, for ‘ Kaikourr and Wellington. Sailed—Talnne, for Sydney via Well

lington. Passengers for Wellington— Misses Boss, Jones, Green, Wood, Dremman, Baxter, Briggs. Commons, Alesdames Hemsworth, Kennedy, Cowa.nl Btrwthors,• Stewaff;;,'BSxFer,- falter: anti.*' : children, Taylor, Messrs Clemens, Lancaster, Johnson, Tracey, Jams (2), Harrowell, itilL Sanders, Struthers. Andrew! IT etcher, oripps, Taylor. For Sydney— Mi a ses Webb, Stoney, Jones, Mra Anderson, 2 Bisters of ■ Mercy, Messrs Cuddon, NAPIER- Friday. Arrived—Waikai’s (2.35 p.m.) and Janet Nioolt (4.30 p.m.), from Wellington, s’ Sailed— Himitangi. (» a.m.), for Wellington via Castlepoint; Kate Latham (2.15 p.m.), for Sydney; Zjalandia (3.4 C p.m.). for Wellington. 1 , ' PATEA, Friday. Arrived. 9.30 a.m.—Mana and Aorero. from Wellington. ... To sail, 10 p.m.—Aorore. for Welling ton ‘ WANGANUI, Friday. ; -Arrived—Manaroa (7.35,a.m.) and Huia -79 10 a.m.), Horn Wellington ■ To sail. 10 p.m.—Huia and Manaroa, [for Wellington. WESTPORT, Friday. - Arrived —Hpolu (8.40 - a.m.), Flora i(noon) from Wellington.' ) . unoon;, PICTON, Friday. ‘ Arrived, 10.50 a.m,— Rangatira, from pytteiton. NELSON, Friday. : Arrived, 6.10 a.m.—Kennedy, from Wellington. qjjIEYMOUTII, Friday. Arrived —PetoTio (4 p.m.) apd tEPaieors <qN) m from Wellington, _ _ P ’ I NEW PI-YMOEX/X.: Friday. 1 ' Arrived— Takapuna MM ( a.-Mv, f^nr Onphungp. fppuiiysted)Avjo. P™;;' from Wellington. _ Sailed, 1 p.m.—Takapuna, for Wellingtnn‘ , BLHFFV’ Friday.' Arrived—Kakunoa. from Dunedin. Arnveu UUNETHN. Fpdaw:, , ■ Sailed-i-Alolira/d9 r land : Coast- , i .'JiaßsaJ>geySjr«rM*f ß^< ! - Campbell. Hay'. Knight MesdamesuJo ly Kelly, Sbinsrleton. Jarvis, Messrs MiB«T ■ Foster; riWiffdngbTbftSQafti' -80-wley; Jolly and 4 steerage. ' J > { ; Ti.e New Zealand Shipping; Company’s steamer Papanui arrived at Plymouth on ?■ mGg'e. Senior, of the Hnioa S.S. Company. has passed Ms examination as mas-

fo r of a foreign-going vessel. The Kiripaka was to go from Blenheim to Kelson for a load of flax for Home transhipment at this P or t- , . . w , The Man a, instead of returning to Wellington on her present tnu uull go to Westport for a load of coal for Wnitaia. The Mil dura is to remain at Auckland for about three weeks, and will then proceed to Melbourne. . , The barque Loch Cree is loading grain a., Dunedin for South Africa on account ot a Melbourne firm. . , , . ' The Eotokino is at present in dock at Auckland undergoing a thorough overhaul. The Tyser liner Star of Australia lett for Lvttelton yesterday. She completes her Home loading at this port, and sails for London on tho 17th of next month. On account of making several trips between Napier and Gisborne tho Kahn will not be able to take up her usual run between this port and Napier for some days Whakatano, coming to Messrs W. M. fiannatyne and Co., as agents for the Tyser line, has 605 tons of general cargo for this port. It is expected the vessel wid leave Auckland on Sunday for Gisborne. ! The steamer Royalist, chartered to bring the American railway carriages from-San Francisco for tho Government, lett that port on the Bth inst. She will make Auckland her first port of .call and will then come on to Wellington and finally go to Lyttelton. The Royalist is corning to the agency of the New Zealand Shipping Company. ;: The ship Gladys, which left Liverpool for Wellington on December 31st, is coming to Messrs Johnston and Co. She. has ■15765 tons of general cargo for Wellington and 11131 tons for Dunedin. Captain Hutton, late of the Omapere, is at present in command of the Hauroto. i The barque Woosung has .been chartered to take coal from Newcastle to Noumea, and to load back to this colony vrith a load of guano from Surprise Island. . iThe steamer Brisbane loft Newcastle on the 15th inst. with a cargo of 1350 tons of :Coal.

I Included in tho, .Rotorua’s cargo, from Nelson and Picton last night were. 14 halee of hops for Sydney, II sacks of peas for Newcastle, 70 sacks of bark for Melbourne, 12 bales of wool for Home, transhipment, and a quantity of fruit. 1 The report of tho pilot of. the Paten Harbour Board, shows tho , water on the liar of the Pd tea river: to'he about eleven ffeet at high water spring.and .about seven ftet six inches at high .water neap. The entrance is about 160 ft wide between ttu pier heads.. The lower reach has from three to seven feet at low water spring, and from tho viaduct to. within four chains of "the Board’s wharf from' five tc eight feet at low water spring.

THE WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND ST ATKINS. The following weather .report from, typical,New* Zealand sthwtfis received at 5 P.m. yesterday * ' ' :i Manukau Heads.—Wind, west, ight; barometer. 30.01; theitnioiheter, 71. General remarlw—Gipudv WSea. moderate. New Plymouth.-y Wind, calm; barometer, 29.91; thermometer; 71. " General remarks—Fine; seff am6'6th.'* Castlepoint.—Wind. ; north-east, breeze; barometer, 29.89; thermometer, 58. General remarks—Pino; sea.?,moderate. Wellington.—Wind, north-west, light; barometer, 29.87; thermometer, 60. General remarks—Fine. . . Westport,—Wind, calm; barometer, 29.86; thermometer, 61. General remarks —Cloudy: sea smooth. Kaikoura. Wind, calm; barometer, 20.80;; thermometer,* '6l. General remarks'—Fine: sea smooth. ~ „ ' Oamam.—Wind, north-east; fresh: harometer. 29.80; thermometer. 54. General remarks—Fine; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind, east, fresh; barometer, 29.65; thermometer, 54. General remarks —Fine. - , . 1 A considerable decrease of pressure hag taken place at both Sydney and Hobart, bait it has increased steadily at Albany. Low pressure : from west is passing eastward of the meridian of South Cape, but is mijteh diminished ,in, energy,-and one from the sa'nih direction is due. there on the 25th , Pressure is low to the north-cast of East Cape, travelling to about sonth- ■ south-west , ?:v R. A. EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS The following reports; of.the Weather at the undenhe'ntiohed *-typieal. Australian stations were received the Colonial Museiim yesterday— Albany. 21st.—Wind, south-east; barometer, 30.4.. General remarks—Pine, but cloudy Hobart. 21st.—Wind, north-west; barometer, 29.7. General remarks—Windy and clou dr. . . ■ . • Sydney, 22nd.—Wind, south-west; barometer, 29.7. General l remarks—Fine. 1 WELLINGTON OBSERVA TORT. *. The weather records taken at ' the WellingtomiOhservatorv at 9 a.rn. ve? ter dav were* As foilow: Barom etcp.A29.963; 1 maximum shade torn pern thro* previous St hours. 59.3: minimum 'shade •’tempercittire previous 24'hours. 45; rainfall previous 24hours, nil) Wind; south; !very fine and bright. ; . ' , E. B. GORE. 1

u. a. M. Full mwn 5 7 3-1 p.m. Last quarter ... U 0 3t> f. m. Now moon ‘.’X 0 23 a.m. First quarter ... ta i a p.m.