SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4318, 29 March 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES 01' THE MOON. (Calculated lor Now Zealand mean time.) A! AltfJH.

Sua rinf'H, G.lfJ a.ia.; sets, 5.55 p.m. Moon rises, 2/!l) sets, 12,7 a.m. High wiuor, 11.1 a.m.;

ARRIVED. THE.KSH.vr, .MARCH 28. Itotunm, ,~,7G lon.-i. McArthur, from Nelson and l’i< ton. Pas.-;. ugers —Saloon: Misses East, Hellicr. Owen. JJrovrn, Ryan, Fabling, Buchanan, Bicknell, Behrens, Buruett, Gilford, Bust, Leitcu ( Davis, Massey, Oiiiige. Christopher, Mesdamos Johnston und -0 if.-uns, Smith, Vannesteml. 1 lardy. Tardy un-1 infant Molvillo, I’unV Bolds worth. McMorrnn, Tindall, N cubit and son .V'nct, .Messrs Tindall. Mci-ht, .M,jt thews, Nesbit, Barnett, BaJ dwin, SuyiiKni,", Wilton, Ross, Harley Griffon. Bond, Mawhinney, lieakes. Trice, (iiliiilan. Wintcrburn, Grevillp Mrcklr-y, Warden, Butcher. Stott. Cress. Blackmore, Smith, Usher, Buckoridge. .MeMasier. McArdle, Bridson. Ball. ■HI-nriu Taylor (2). Andrews, Watts. MoMorran, Christopher, MeVenish. .Hiireotii't. Terry, Davis, Henry. Cameron. ‘Walker. Freeman, Johnston, Wilson. Kyiielt; 27 steerage. Whahalano, s.s., 571,7 tons, Clifford from London, Australia, Auckland and Nan i nr.

Manaroa, s.s., 78 tons, Gibbons, from Wanganui. Zealand)!:, s.s.. 1736 tons, Hingrave, from Dunedin um 1 GGJuUnn, T'nsnenjfers—Saloon: Misses Lewis, Tntton, Alonk. TC'-slop (2). Bnseli. MoWilliaimi Stopford. Gown, Hawthorne. Wells (2)! Mesdarnes Mn r eh. Willow. Tattoo. Ar-’. niiger. Tell. Ferguson, Forsyth, Bunbnrg, Kyd, Kitsap. Monro, 1 fiw lop Jolm°ou. Pyfcn. Thomson, Stone Hart, Lutterworth. Furlong, T,vlo. Messrs Roberts (21, Kemplin, SUne. Harkov, Partridge. Alonk Bntlme-. *vr>«- WMlis Rutte.-wnMh

Milne. Hill, Hargreaves, Taylor, Hislop, Smith. Kv I. [insl uk.'s, .''’o'Torino. Wells, Pvkp, Tbwaites. Fell Tutlon. Ferguson, Heslop W'trnes, Mirier, Ginsg t Purdett, 1 Arnigan. Mnnrn, Pratt Puller, O’Grady, D'Arcy, 1 lei; 30 rteeriige. Hu in. s.s., SO Inns. Crawford, from Wanganui, Passengers—Cfibin: • Miss Cornell. Mrs Nicboils. Messrs .Cornell, Porter. Ifoegim. Dingadeo, s.s., 303 tons, Dilner, from Orcymoutli. SAILED.' THURSDAY, MARCH 28. Rotorua, s.s., 57(1 tons, McArthur, for Picton and Kelson. Passengers—Saloon; Misses Stewart, McKay, Sweeney, Poley, Hill, 2 Sisters of Mercy, Mesdarnea Ilnmcrton and child, McKay, Thornton and child, Poley. Messrs Newton, Levy, Cliisholm, Stewart, Hamerton., Levien, Jlolcroft, Salongcr, lugs; y steerage. Riimitaka, h.s., 4983 tons, <ire«ns!Teet. for London. Passengers iron Welling-ton—First-class: Misses Shrine, Scarth, (2), Clifford (2). Mesdames Cliff-nut Scarth Messrs .Fraser, Holliday. Scui'lli. .Se-cond-class ; Aliases Parsons, Cnn-ii, Mesdames Booth. Henderson, Frederic, Leatlibridgc, Perrett. Messrs Jones. Perrett. Steerage; Miss Anderson, Mesdarues Norbury, Murdock, Phillips. Symonds. Callow, Messrs Blackey, Goddard, Harris, Watts, Watson, Symonda, Phillips, Murdock, Mitchell. She has also 33 first-class, 41 second-class and CG steerage passengers from other ports. Zeulandis, s.s., 1735 ■ nr., , lipgra v e. for Napier, Gisborne, Auckland and Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: Misses Rouse, Hurt, Ritchie Massey, Roach, I’yc-Smith, Mcsilames Ritchie, Friers, Uro, Braddon, Partly and infant. Richards, Thomas, Rev Bowen. Dr "Tire, Father Bowers, Messrs Eicholbaum, Jones, Hano, Braddon, Christie, Burton, Johnston, Kempthorno, Tyler. Reynolds, Corbett, King, Young, Prime, Murray. Clark, Doyle, Braddon. Searle; 30 steerage. Rotoiti s.s., 621) tons, Robertson, for New Plymouth and Oneiumga. Passengers—Saloon; Misses Kimboll (2), McLellan, Tmdgeou. Wiggins, Mesdames. Greenshield.n, Davys, Hutchings and child, Dickson, McLellan, Rev Jordan, Messrs Kynett, Ball, Green, Norman. Dickson, Hitching, Burchell, Veil, Walker, Abraham, Davys, Armiger, Pell; 10 steerage.. Hirnitfuigi, 5.5.149 tons, Harvey, for Greynjoutb. ' / EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Mnrnroa from Sydney via Auckland and East Coast, this day Rotornaliana, from Lyttelton, this day Flora, from Westport, this day Omaperc, from Auckland and East Coast, this day Takappim, from Onehunga and New Plymouth, this day Kiripaka, from Patea. this day Kini, from Grcymouth, this day Queen of the South, from Post mi, this day. Mnna, from Waitara, this day Kennedy, from Wanganui, this day Aorero, from Patea, this day opawa, from Blenheim, this day Pania. from Blenheim, this clay Rotorua, from Nelson and Pimm 301 h Westralia, from Melbourne and South, 30th Mapourika, from West Coast via Nelson. 30tb Kiripaka, from Paten. 30th Kahn, from Napier and Coast, 30th. I' ?tu.l BC'C 8?D DEPAR/rCEBS. Waihora, for Melbourne via South, this day, at 1 p.m. Mararpit, for Lyttelton itlul Dunedin, this day. at ,4 p.m. Kennedy, for Nelson and Coast, this day, at 5 p.m. Aorero, for Patea. this day, at 3 p.m. Jane Douglas, for Picton, this day. Opawa, for Blenheim, this day, at 7 jam. Queen of * the South, for Poxton, this day, at 3 p.m.

Manaroa, foi' ■Wanganui, this day, al 1 p.nl. ' Stormbird, for Wanganui, this day, ni noon. Panin, for Blenheim, this day, at 7 p.m. Rotorua, for .Lyttelton, 30th. Mapourika, for Pioton, Nelson, and Coast, 30th. Westralia, for Sydney; 30th. Hula. for Wanganui 30th. Takapnmi, for Onohunga via Nelson, and New Plymouth, 3lat. Eotomahana, for Lyttelton, Ist. Wnkatu, for Lyttelton and Ivaikouva, Ist. Kahu, for Napier and Coast, Ist. VESSELS IN PORT. QUEEN'S WHARF. Hnapiri, s.s., 494 tons. Himitaugi, s.s., 149 tons. Storm bird s.s.. 137 tons. Wakanui, s.s, 7000 tons. ' June Douglas, s.s., 75 tons. Wliakatnne, s.s.. 7000 tons. Manaroa, s.s.. 78 tons. RAILWAY WHARF. Parcora, s.s., 355 tons. Pukaki, s.s. 850 tons. t IN THE STREAM. Southern Cross, 153 tons. Wnihorn, s.s., 1709 tons. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. SAILED FROM LONDON. New Zealand Shipping Company.— Waimatc, February Gth; Tougariro, February 27th; Paparoa (from Plymouth), March 2nd. Shaw, Savill and Albion Company.— Maori, February 7th; Mamuri, February 19th; Tnkomaru, March Gth; Matafua, March lath. Tyser Liue.—Txulrnghiri, February 19th, SAILED FOR LONDON. ■ New Zealand Shipping Company— Tifeslvivo (from Lyttelton). February 7th; Waikato (from Wellington), February 18th; Banffshire (from Wellington), March 7th: Nairnshire (from Bluff), March 7lh; Rimutaka (from Wellington), March 28th. Shaw. Savill and Albion Company.— Waiworn (from Wellington). Fsbruary 16th; Pakoha (from Wellington), March 12th; Aotea (from Wellington), March 15th. , „ , . „ Tvser Line.—Stnr or Victoria (from Wellington), February 20th; Mimiro

(from;, Wellington), February 27t!i; Indradevi (from Wellington), Maroti 12th; Star of Now Zealand (from Lyttelton), March 13th.

SAILERS EXPECTED. Charles O. Rise, left New York December Ulaujs,' barque, left Liverpool December hist; Santiago, barque, left Havre Hoc-ember Glut; Camplull, barque (L.G.D.J,), left Liverpool February a6th; Waedale. left Port Pine March. 2dth; fiorbert Fuller, from New Fork. BY TELEGRAPH. MELBOURNE, Thursday. Sailed —Monovrui, for Bluff. BRISBANE, Thursday. The German warship Moawa has sailed for Now Guinea. '

SYDNEY, Thursday. Arrived—Taluna, from Wellington. FREMANTLE,. Thursday. Arrived—R.M.S. Victoria, from London. Passengers for New Zealand—Mr# ileah, child and nurse. Captain Hutson, Air Doan. Arrived —Otarama. from New Zealand. PiCiuN, Thursday. Arrived, 4.4.5 p.m.—Rotorua, from Wellington. Sailed—Wainui (2.50 a.m.), for Nelson.; Rotorua (6.31) p.m.), for Nelson. NEW PL 1 MOUTH, Thursday. Arrived, 8.45 a.m.—Nigapuhi, tram UnetnUltra (connected). BLENHEIM, Thursday. Arrived, 1.30 a.m.—Pania and Opawa, from Wellington. To sail—Pania- (10-p.m.) and Opawa (4 p.m.h for Wellington. NELSON, Thursday.

Arrived —Charles- Edward (4.45 a.m.), from Wellington; Wainui (11.20 a.m,). from Picton. Sailed, 2.15 p.m.—Mapourika. for Wellington. ' TIMA HU, Thursday. Arrived. 7 a.m.—Kumara. from Lyttelton. GISBORNE, Thursday. Sailed, 4 a.m.—Karamea, for Auckland. NAPIER. Thursday. Arrived. G a.m.—Alararoa. from Gisborne. .Sailed, 2.15 p.m.—Alararoa. for WelIttieton.’ To sail, 6 p.m.—Kahu. for Wellington via Coast. PORT CHALMERS. Thursday. Arrived, 8.30 a.m.—Devenport, barque, from Hobart, PONTON, Thursday. Sailed, 2.30 p.m.—Queen of the South, for Wellington. PATE A, Thursday. Arrived. 3.40 p.m).—Kiripaka, from Wellington. Sailed. 3.45 p.m.—-Aorere, for Wellington. WESTPORT. Thursday. Sailed, 4.30 p.m.—Flora, for Wellington QREYMOUTH, Thursday. Sailed. 4.45 p.m.—Kini. for Wellington. KAIPARA, Thursday. Sailed—Elizabeth Graham, for Sydney. AUCKLAND, Thursday. The Maori, from London to Auckland, passed Cape Maria Van Diemen at eight o’clock this morning, and reported all well. She should make port early this morning. Sailed—Rotokino, for Westport. - DUNEDIN. Thursday. Sailed—Westralia, for Sydney via Wellington. Passengers for Wellington— Misses Barron. Fish. Hayward, Mcßeath, Mdsdames Brown (2), Phillips, Briggs, Roy. Fraser, Alessrs Burrell. Ferguson, Preshaw, Berensen, Bushy, Revs Wood, Brbwn. For Sydney—Misses Waddell, Bolster, Kearns, Messrs McLeod, -Ferguson.

1 LYTTELTON, Thursday. Arrived—Te Anau (G. 45 a.m.) and Rotomajiana (8.40 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Star of Australia (11.45 a.m.), for Napier; Wakatu (6.30 p.m.), for Kaifcoiira. __ Sailed—Huia, schooner, for luiipara; Sailed—Rotornahana, for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Hanley, Devere. Johnston. Verne, Fuller. Mason. Kennedy, Elvines, Mesdames Bennett and 2 children?. Bundle. Beverley. Carney. Findlay, Detere, Matthews, Messrs Montefiore, Beiitti*; .Watlen; , 'Cresswell, Bennett, Douglas. Elliott'. Willnior, Lester, Brothers (2), Elvines. Turnbull, Miller, Clhrystnll, Connor. Grant, Small. Francis, MoKeague, Buttle. White, Bird, Monco, Gould. Wenyon, Hickmott, Clark. Saywell, Menzies, Tudehope, Bundle. Beverley, Carnev, Findlay. ' : " : “ ■ ONEHUNGA,, Thursday. Sailed—Takapuua; for' New Plymouth ami Wellington. Passengers—Misses Ross, Crocker, Duggan, Brinson, Batten, Watken, Luckie, Mesdames Brady, Hutchinson, Little. Skinner, Luckie. Messrs Duilcan, Whitfield. Little, Turrell, Jones, Rattle, Brinson,- McWilliams, Heywood, Palmer. Bell’ (2), Sutef.' 'Sleo, White, White, Taylor, Leightband. Ellison, Ellisonj George, Dr Cameron and 10 steerage.

The Pnreora goes oh the slip this morning 'for cleaning and overhauling. Tjie Himitangi sailed last evening on a special trip to Greymouthv She took a quantity of . dredging for the Ruby Creek Gold Dredging Company. Ltd. Tl;e, new ■,'shaft - forL thb Hhnpiri was brought up-by tho Zealandift from'Dunedin yesterday and set in position into the vessel during the afternoon. ■ 'Captain Butt has been commissioned to take the LTta (formerly known as the Flower of Kent) to Kriipara. The little vessel is intended principally for tending the settlers up the river. The Ophir. on visiting Wellington with Die Royal party, will .be escorted bv His Majesty’s ships St. George, «imo. Royal Arthur. Alildura, Ringarooma and probably others. The Zeulamlin came up from Lyttelton yesterday in the smart time of 12i hours. She brought, besides a large number ol passengers. 8000 sacks of produce from Lyttelton and a cmnntitv of general cargo. Mr Hughes, late of the Mananouri. who has recently secured his master's certificate, lias joined the Corinna ns second officer, succeeding Mr Nixon, who has gone to .the Rosamond in a similar capacity.. The Huddnrt-Parlcer Company's Ehngamite left Sydney, at 2 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon for Wellington via Auckland and East, Coast, She is duo here to-morrow week. ", . .. .

The following passengers came by the [ Waihora, which arrived from Sydney at midnight on Wednesday W'llis, Smithson. Mrs Stewart. Messrs Lysught, Stewart, Cobham, Kimmer. Roberts. Tuck, Evans, Reeves. Hamilton, Gow. Milne CampbeE, Weir. Graham; Taylor; 59 steerage. A 150.13 saloon and SG-steevalge passengers for Southern ports/’ Messrs W. -M. Bnnnotyne and Co., the local agents of the Tyser line, have been informed that the Tomoana was to sail from New York for Australia, 'and- New Zealand on March 30th, and the Hnwkes Bay on April 30th. The Rimutaka took the following Home cargo from this port:—2ll9 In hr of wool and skips, 31 pockets’of wool. 1 bale of hair, 13 bales of basils, 94 casks of tallow, 199 casks of pelts. 25' sacks of seeds, 240 sacks; of peas, 1500. cases of 'meats, 1953 bales; of, hemp. 11.483 boxes, of Butter. 28 kegs of butter. 2181 oases-of chee°e. 12 nackasres of poultry, 10,503c n rcnses : of mutton. 1000 onnrters. of beef.-8499Parcase3 of lamb. 6000 legs of mutton, 29 packages of sundries : ■ Mr McFarlnne, formerly of the klokoia. has succeeded-Afr Stevenson; es second enir'nfy of the Oorinna. Mr Tunis', late of the Rntokiua. has succeeded Mr MCCsllnm. Who is on. tli“ sickTisf hs third engineer. It is notified in this week's "Ga/otte.” that on and efter Julv Ist. the revised edition Of the Tute-nationnl 'cede of signal? will be used in the examination of canoi- ; for certificates of- competency as ma-tevs and mates. 'Tim: New Zealand. Shipping Company’s Whnkatone. with 'inward camo'for the Tvser .Comnany. or-;ived_ from London via Australia, Auckland; and,Napier yesterday morning. She left London on' 10th Jnn«u arv arid got to TcueriFe ou-tho;l9ih\Aftor a. sfavtof a fjw’honrs there the trip was <•'- rumed. and finc-Avpather- wes’horl to fthcW Cope, which was reached on sth ,February. Tim casting was'done in about 47 '■onth; n.nd the Loeuw.in'iv>ade on the 24th February. Cant/ to .Clifford Hate of the Roknia) has with him "the following officers:—• First. M' Rilbn: second. Air Whitebeed (late third officer): third.- Mr-Tosswill (late four'll officerl- fourth mho’ne,® dote of the Papanui); fifth. Air H. W. Edwards, who bos receutlv ioined the company. The Whakatnne has 555 tons of general cargo for Wellington., the discharge of which

will complete her contract with the Tyser Company She loads for her owner; at this port with meat, tallow and wool. Several other ports will be visited for Homeward loading, and she will make hei final departure from Wellington.. Tht Whakatane will leave for'Lytteltou to-lay. The Waimate, which arrive:! in Afelbourne last Sunday, is due in Wellington about the second week in. April. She has 450- tons of cargo for this port. The Dingadeo arrived from Greymouth last evening with 600 tons of Brunner coal for the Wakanui. The following notice to mariners appears in the' last "Gazette’’: —Pilots, exempt masters and mariners generally are hereby informed that the usual method of observing and describing positions in connection w.th casualties, groundings, or oilier occurrences —namely, by compass bearings to fixed objects—being unreliable and often us less for accurately defining such posicions, it is requested by the .Marine T)eoartment that whenever possible all-round horizontal angular measurements to prominent fixed objects be._also mode from any such position, and that such aaeu.’ar measurements ns well as tile compass bearings be given in reports of Occurrences. As n check that these horizontal angles have been correctly taken, it should he borne in mind that the sum of the angles ought to equal 360dcg."

A MISHAP AT • KAIPARA. TEESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Thursday. An inquiry into the stranding of the E lza Firth at Kaipara Heads was held at Aratapu, on March 23rd. The Co-ir--1 o:irid that Captain Brown committed an error of judgment in over-estimating the distance from the.lighthouse; further the load should have been used. The error-: were not sufficient to warrant dealing with the master’s certificate: 1 The assessors recommended the erection of a fixed red liMit to cut a safe distance from the dangerous banks. The schooner was not damaged. THB WEATHER. TYPICAL NEW ZEALAND STATIONS. Th® following weather report from typieal Now Zealand station® was received at 5 p.m. yesterday:— Manuknu Heads.—Wincj. south, fresh; barometer, 30.31; thermometer. 70. General remarks—Cloudy; sen moderate. ■. New Plymouth,—Wind! calm; barometer, 30.23; thei-mometer. Yl. General, remarks—Fine; sea smooth 1 , Castlopoint.—Wind; south-west, light; oarometer, 30.21 -, thermbniettr, 62. . Tenoral remarks—Fine; sea moderate.Wellington.—Wind, south, light; huro ; meter. 30.25; thermometer, 60. General remarks—Fine. - -' Westport. —• Wind,-, weat-south-wc st. breeze; barometer, 30.23;-thermometer, 61. General remarks —Fine; sea (smooth, Kaikoura—Wind, north-east, breeze; barometer, 30.31; thermometer, 61. General remarks—Fine; sea. heavy swell. ■ Oamaru. —Wind, north-east, lighti buriv metar, 30.23; thermometer, 58. General remarks—Fine: sea smooth. . - Bluff Wind, east, light; barometer.' 30.13; thermometer, 55. General remarks Pressure has increased-slowly at.Albady and has decreased at Svdney, but has bq’eu almost stationary at Hobart. Low pressure from west will pass east of the meridian of South Cape on April Ist. • R, A. EDWIN.

TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS The following reports, of the weather at the undermentioned' typical Australian stations were received at the Colonial Museum yesterday— .. . Albany, 27th.— Wind,' south-west; barometer 30.1. General remarks— Showery. Hobart. 2/th.—Wind, east; barometer, 30.1. General remarks —Cloudy. , Sydney, 28th.—Wind, north; barometer, 30.0. General remarks—Pine. WELLINGTON QBSRRVATORT. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9= a.m. yesterday ware as follow;—Barometer..3o.26B; maximum shade temperature previous-S4 hours, 65.7 ; minimum’ shade temperature previhours, 52.0; rainfall. previous 24 hours, nil; wind, south; fine and bmht. R. B. GORE.

T>. Full moon ... r> ir. 7 M. 34: p.m. IjOnt; Onirr tor ... !J, U 3ft a.m. New Moon ... 0 23 a.m. First quai'i or ... 27 U ,/. i 9 p.m.