SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4395, 28 June 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. (Calculated tor N'.v Zealand nioau time.) JUNE. o. u. “• pull Moon ... a » 23 p.m. Lush fiim-ter ... 9 0 u - ul - Now Mouu ... 17 3 *} a - ul " First quarter ... Hi * J- a,IU ' Sun rises, 7.37 a.m.; sets, 4.23 p.m. ...0011 rises. 1.33 p.m.; sets. 3- i:) a-'ll- - water, 0.13 a.m.; 1 p.m. ARRIVED. TIIUKbDA V, JUNE 2<. Mararoa i 1381 tons, Smith, iioiu Lyttelton." .Passengers —Saloon : Misses iu iniis. Garter. Gurmond, VVills, ..ladm.oll Siopimil, Townsend, Une, Bcagley. Mailnnsoii I'cillard. Muliouey ',2;. »l>iers i.nd i lll itiit llemidge, Allen, Hatchett, Mc--I,losimn,losimn ilodlry, McCallum. Sisters o: Meso,lines Ferguson, Itoapliy. Crnlij JicCiine, Miuiay, Darker and elnni, ii,mins and son, .Miluo .Thompson and ■ s i,t .1 ohnstni’.. I'inckncy, J'liinnier, lnd'l, Oitward, lloyii, Wyatt, Warren and i-liinl. 1..: i iihou, Neill and child, Ell, I'riu-mird Hare and 3 children, Young, lion Mu.or Steward. Captain Turner, .Major :r.,cn, Dr .Mason, Messrs McClelland, MrKec/.ie, Barker, McClure, Goodwin, i.awnori, Murray, ‘A'akelin, Inness, Tarran! Morpeth, llurniond, Johnston, (.roll, Costal! S nichedv t'liinmer, Lc Sueur, Cn i - uti.'in, lim-niv.,' Maekn.v, iteary, Bannister. n’init, lluniriiond. Garland, Baker (3) Conk, Drew, Warren, Mahoney, Butcher. Taylor Hare, Young, -Milne, Mallet, Jin vis, q’lm'ier. Skinner. Williams; 90 Volunteers and 50 steerage. Rotorua, s.s., 57(1 tons, McArthur, from Nelson anil Piclon. Passengers—Saloon : iVlisscs Gibbs. Whelan, Monro, Andrews, Brown, Harrison, Mesdaines Barnicoat, Giblianl, Styles and infant, Jones and child Bourne, White, Mclntyre, Willis, Baillic, Tcschemaker, Nancarrow, Hons Cantain Baillic, Uarnicoat. Messrs Chapman, Batchelor, Smith, Thomas, Trice (3), Giblianl, Malcolm. Everett, Whelan, Bishop, King Allen, Johnson. Jewett, Vcrrv. Russell', Styles, White. Laishley, Arrov.-sniith, Bourne, Conll. Ransom, Wallace Musters Gilmer, Busby; 6 steerage. To Allan, s.s., 1038 tons, McDougall, 'from Lyttelton. Passengers Saloon: Captain' Strang, Air McCormick, 36 officers and G6B cadets; 1 steerage. Monowai, s.s., 3030 tons, McDonald, from Sydney. Passengers—Saloon ; Misses Harold. Shepherd, Sullivan, McDonald. Phillipson, Myers. Maltby. Mesdames Hitchings, Williams, Maltby, Cruickshank and 2 children. Finnigan, See Kum, Messrs Poole. Bird. Allan, Esson, Hill, Fletcher, Woon, Lenry, Bildde, Comichel, Cameron, Tver, Bridge, Graiham, Brinkney. Clarke, Finnigan, See Kum, Maltby; 33 steerage. Manama, s.s., 78 tons. Gibbons, from Wanganui. Httia, s.s., 90 tons, Crawford, from Wanganui. Pania, s.s.. 40 tons, Fisk, from Blenheim SAILED. THURSDAY, JUNE 27. Rotorua, s.s., 576 tons, McArthur, for Pioton and Nelson. Passengers—Saloon; 71 returning excursionists; 23 steerage. Jessie Niccol, schooner, 92 tons. Brown, for Lyttelton. To A nan, s.s., 1038 tons, McDongall, for Dunedin. Passengers—Saloon: Mesdanies North, Meadows, Messrs Brown, Findlay, Johnston, Meadows; 2 steerage. Opawa, s.s., 70 tons, Clark, for Blenheim. , Monowai, s.s., 2020 tons, McDonald, for Melbourne via South and Hobart. Passengers—Saloon: For Lyttelton—Misses Cameron (2), Bennington, Andrew's, Sutherland, Turnbull, Mcßeath, Mesdanies Bourne. Cameron and maid, Willis. Shnllernss. Techemaker, Davy and 2 children, McDonald. Watson and child. Gandy, Young, Stewart, Mcßeath, Messrs Bourne, Kennedy, Leonard, Watson, Gandv, Candy. Maddox. Mnrtin.Weir. Bishop, Franks, Baker. Davis, Bird, Young, Hodge. Stewart Wilson. For Dunedin—Misses Harrison Burnett. AVilliams, Crawford. I.aery, Baker. McCallnm, Tripe (2), Mesdanies Nancarrow and 2 children, Styche and infant, Fulton. King, Tripe, Messrs King, Valance, Hiidficld, Robertson. Allpop, Hector. Martin. For Bluff—Mosdamo-s Wade, McClnsky. For Melbourne — Misses Clarkson. Wood. Mesdanies Sedrim Bromley nod child. Master Bromley. For Hobart —Misses Moore. Weston, Lieut. Drummond. Messrs Nicholls, Mew; 35 steerage for all porta Alni-arna. s.s.; 1381 tons. Smith for Napier, Gisborne. Auckland and Sydney. Passengers—Saloon: For Nanicr—Misses Davidson (2), Tautier, Neal, Newman, Twigg, Coates, Mrs Pollard. For Gisborne—Mesdanies Siddells. Litclifiebl. Messrs Muir. Allan. Siddells. Schatz, East, Masters Wilcox. Larsen. For Auckland—Misses McAulay, Cummings. Murray Mount, Tainroa. Mesdames Ritchie and infant. Hooper. Messrs Aitkon, Morleiv-. Morrison, Tainroa. Hooper, Boyd. For Sydney—Mrs Gibbard.Mr Gibbard; 23 steerage for all ports. Tnkapunn, s.s.. 369 tons. Grant, for New Plymouth and Onehungn. Passengers—Saloon; For New Plymouth—" Misses Mathieson, Midword. South. Sisters of Mercy (31, Mrs Shaw. Messrs Gray. Hammond, Hancock. Dawson, Clark. Master Shaw. For Onehungn—Misses Keller, Contes. Henderson. Mesdames Cable. West and child, Kavlo, Pronse, Inder. Donald, Hendcrsmi, West and child, Davis, Messrs McKenzie, Barton. Donald. Brett, Hull, McClelland, Eirhetbauni. Henderson, Da-

■vis. Johnston. TCeiler; 15 steerage. Monra, s.s., 1278 tons. Beaumont, foi Lyttelton ami Dunedin. Passengers—Lyttelton : Hisses Duncan (21, Mesdames Bannister, Eager, Tvson. McGregor. Messrs Eraser, Carey. Dodds, Tyson, Havdon, Pield. Dnnedin ; Miss Blick. Mrs No-f-b, Messrs Thompson. .Tolmston. Sevan. -Johnston, Brown ’’Had field* Easterfiehl, i iiler, Moore; 11 steerage for the two ports. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Tarawera, from Lyttelton, this day Elingamite. from Sydney via Auckland and South, Friday Upolu, from South, this day ITaupiri, from West Coast via Picton and IS'clson, this day Hinemoa, from Lyttelton, this day Queen of the South, from Foxton, this dnv Charles Edward, from Wanganui, this dav To Kapu, from Havelock, this day Mana, from Patea, this day Aorere, from Patea. this day Onanqv, from Blenheim, this day Rotorua, from Picton and Nelson, this 'day Cereda, from Lyttelton, Saturday Talnno, from Melbourne via South, Saturday Kahu, from East Coast. Saturday Stormbird. from Wanganui, Saturday Rotoiti, from Onehunga and New Plymouth. Saturday Star of England, from London. Australia Auckland and East Coast, Sunday Waiuui, from West Coast and Nelson, Monday Waiwern, from London, Plymouth and Hobart, Tuesday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. Tarawera, for Lyttelton, this day, at 5 p.m. T'nolu, for Nelson, this day, at 3 p.m. Elingamite for Lyttelton and Dnnedin, ill is dav, at 1 p.m. Queen of the South, for Foxton, this day, at <!■ p.m. Charles Edward, for Nelson and Const, this day, at 5 p.m. . Panin, for Blenheim, this day, at 8 p.m. Mana. for Patea and Waitnra, this day, at 1 p.m. Aorere. for Paten, this day, at noon. Huia, for Wanganui, this day, at 2 p.m. Manaroa, for Wanganui, this day, at 3 p.m. Talune, for Svdney. Saturday Rotorua, for Lyttelton. Saturday Haupiri, for Picton, Nelson and Coast, Saturday Stormbird, for Wanganui, Saturday Himitangi. for Greymouth, Saturday Ooawa, for Blenheim. Saturday Mana. for Patea and Waitnra, Saturday Rotoiti, for Nelson, New Plymouth and Onehungy, Sunday VESSELS IN PORT. QUEEN’S WHARF. Catnphill. barque, 1199 tons. Silvercloud, barque, 292 tons. Huia, s.s., 90 tons . Rotokino, s.s.. 1262 tons. Pania, s.s., 40 tons Manaroa, s.s., 78 tons,

WOOL JETTY. Lark, barqueutine, 150 tons. ON PATENT KLIP. Himitangi, s.s., 149 tons. Moa, s.s., 115 tons. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. SAIEED FROM LONDON. Now Zealand Shipping Company— Waikato, May 24 Ui; Klmntaka (Horn J'ly- ' 'iliii’.v’ Snvil! and Albion Company,— Wr. i v.vivi 'from Plymouth), May 11th: A ole a. June 11th. „ , Tyser Lint.—Hav.-kcs Bay, May 3rd g Stiv- of England, A.pril Oth; Star of New Zealand, May 31st. FROM NEW YORK. Tyser Line. — 'Tomoana, April 18th; Mimiro. Juno 3!sl. A. and A. Line. —Cereda, April sth. SAILED FOR LONDON. New Zealand Shipping Company— Banffshire (from Wellington). March 7th; Wairaato Uroia Wellington), May 15th : paparoa. May 22nd. Shaw Savill and Albion Company.— Mainai'i (from Wellington), May; Vatatua. (from Wellington), June 13th; Gothic (from Lyttelton), .nine 20th. 'T VB er Line.—lndradevi (from Wellington) March 12th; Star of Australia (from Wellington), April 14th; Star of New Zealand (from Lyttelton), March 19th: Indramayo (from VVellington), June 13th. SAILERS EXPECTED. Herbert Fuller, left New York March 15th- Clock, barque, left Glasgow May 4th ;' Antioco Accamc. barque, left Liverpool Mav Bth: Alice, barque loft New York -May 15th; Grassmere, barque, lelt Liverpool June 4th.

BY TELEGRAPH. SYDNEY. Thursday. Arrived —Romford, iroiu Blub. NEW PLYMOUTH, Thfiursday. Arrived, 4.15 a.m—Ngapnhi, from One. hunga. . _ , Sailed, 2 a.m.—Rotoiti. for Onehunga (connected with special train). FOXTON, Thursday. Sailed, 4.30 p.m.—Queen of the South, for Wellington. HAVELOCK, Thursday. Sailed, 5 p.m.—Te Kapu, for Wellington ■GREYMOUTH, Thursday. Arrived, last night—Dingadee, from Wellington. NELSON, Thursday. To sail, 6 a.m. 28th—Rotorua, for Picton WESTPORT, Thursday. Sailed 6 a.m.— tlaupiri. for Wellington. WANGANUI. Thursday. Sailed, 6 p.m.—Charles Edward, for Wellington. ONEHUNGA. Thursday. Sailed—Rotoiti, for New Plymouth and Wellington. Passengers—Misses Mackay George, Langstreet, Coborongh, Campbell, Dent Nelson, Robertson, -Fleetwood (2), Parata., Hepworth, Woodbouso, McCarthy. Blakely, Mesdames Robins and child, A 1 him. Walker, Parata and child, Burrowos, Robertson, Ogiivie, Fanning, Barron, Jones Napier. and 2 children, Blakely, Clark® Herrics, Messrs Groves, Brown, Palmer, Barclay, Goekbnrn, Williams, M.L.C., Nolan. Davis, George, Cat. rin, Jones, Rnnciman (3), Bur. rowes, Parata, Better. Monk, M.H.R.. Clark, Thompson, KeKarns. Napier, M.H.R., Adams, Fanning, Jones, Houston, 11.H.R., Mellowe', Blakely, dagger. Her. ries, M.i1.1t., and 15 steerage. DUNEDIN. Thursday. Sailed -Tallinn, for Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers for Wellington - Misses Spragg, Jones, Isles, Golden, -McHendry, Eunton, Mesdames Poole, Austin Spragg Gardener, Johnston and child, Webster, Christy (2), Brooks, Messrs Spragg (3), Dnmbleton, Reeves, Bowen.McKay," Davey, Gardiner (3), Woodward, Fenwick, Todd, Rev Brooks. BLUFF, Thursday. Arrived—Theresa Ward, from Port Chalmers. LYTTBLTN, Thursday. Arrived, 10.45 a.m.—Rakaia, from Wellington. bailed, 6.15 p.m.—Upoln, for Wellington Sailed, 10.40 p.m.—Tarawora. for Wellington. Passengers—Misses McCormick, Thornton, Hartshorn, Ross, Burns, Ansell, Cleminson, Muller, Darott, Sloan (2), Hard ing (2), Wilson,' Mills, Bishop, Rnnock, Allen, Hagan, -Mesdames Waller, Cameron, Jameson, Stevenson, Oldridge, Chamberlain, Goodyer, Morley, Freeman and 2 children, Hagan and 2 children, Giddes, Hammond, Captain Tatum, Messrs Price, -Chamberlain, Campbell, Houlker, Goodger, Williamson, Overton, Holmes, Higgins, Jameson, Baice, Oldridge. Cameron Holden, Morlev, Hagan. Wilson, Barber, Waller, Giddens, Hammond, Garvey. Tomlinson, Hussey. Ross, Wallin, McNamara, Marryatt, McLennan, McCor. mick, Kirk, AVright, Beattie, Ronayne, Sailed—H.M.S. Ophir, Juno and St. George, for Hobart. ’

The Hinemoa is expected from Lyttelton this 'afternoon with the Governor and party. The Himitangi is coming off the slip today, and will sail for Greymouth direct to-morrow. The Mararoa took in at Wellington •yesterday 69 bales of flax for transhipment at Auckland to San Francisco. The June Douglas is expected from the West Coast about next Tuesday. The Monowai shipped at this port yes. torday the following lines of butter for Australia;—For Melbourne. 700 boxes; for Hobart. 300 boxes; for Fremantle, 200 boxesThe Elingamite is due fom Sydney via Auckland, Gisborne and Napier at about eight o’clock this morning, and will sail for Lyttelton and Dnnedin at 4 p.m. Included in the Monowai’s cargo from Sydney was 577 sleepers, 37 poles, 275 pieces of hardwood timber, 462 cases’of wine and 1166 cases of fruit. The Mararoa came dip from Lyttelton yesterday in the excellent time of eleven and a half hours. Her previous trip, on Tuesday, occupied eleven hours forty minutes. The Monowai, from Sydney direct, was berthed J early yesterday morning- She left Sydney at midnight last Saturday, and arrived in port at 12.40 a.m. yesterday, after a fine weather passage. She brought 726 tons of general cargo, 346 tons of which were for Wellington. The Cnnard Company has made a departure of the greatest beneficence to its great staff on sea 'and shore. Its superannuation fund has distinctive feat, ures which are not unlikely to bo copied by other shipping firms. It is not sought to accumulate a large amount in the future at the expense of the present, but rather to provide J as liberal an allowance as circumstances will permit for the pre* sent as well as for'future officers and staff. It is claimed to he indispensable that the cost of starting the fund should be on a moderate scale; that the liability of the company should he limited to a fixed an. nual payment; that officers, if any, who had attained the stipulated age should at once come into benefit; and that the sta« bility of the fund should be assured. All these conditions have been provided for by an. agreement of the members to a temporary pro rata reduction of the superan* nnations if the 'conditions of the fund should at any time render this necessary. It is not anticipated that'any such reduc. tion will be required, as the foundations of the fund have been Very carefully laid. But such Ei safeguard was regarded as indispensable under the circumstances. Another distinctive feature of this scheme is that old servants, who come upon the fund practically at once, will have the benefit of their 20 years’ past service, and as each year of service adds one-fortieth of the average salary to the superannua tion allowance, “the inclusion of these 20 years will give them one-half of their a< ■ ; trial salary. They get this without any actual payment on their part, if it be inconvenient for them to make such payment. The fund has been protected by a proportionate reduction of their superannuations during the first four years of their retirement, after which they come upon the full scale. The sailing of the new Russian cruiser Varyak, which has been built in Cramp’s yard at Philadelphia, is interesting as a

comparison with fast cruisers in the Bri* tish navy. The Varyak attained a speed of 33.7 -knots during the course of her trials, and for 12 consecutive hours kept up a rate of 23.23 knots, working under natural draught conditions, and with her engines Indicating 18,000-h.p. For pur. poses of comparison there are given the leading particulars of this latest Russian cruiser. She is a steel, unsheathed, twin«crew vessel. 400 ft long by 52ft 6in beam, and displaces 6500 tons on a maxi, mum draught of 20ft Bin. Her protection is limited to a Krupp steel deck, varying from Lain to 3in thick, with, in addition, cofferdams packed with cellulose. The heavy guns have 41iu to Sin shields. For armament 12 6in and 12 13»pounder quick, lirers are carried. There are four torpedo tubes, only two of which are submerged. Normally the Varyak will carry 720 tons of coal, but this can be increased to 1100 tons. There is no vessel in the British Navy which will uomparo with the Varyak. The (five) Edgars, perhaps, come nearest to her, but these are 7350t0n vessels, going at 20 knots, with 12,000horse power. They are more heavily ar. moured, and carry two 9.2 in guns, in addis tion to ten 6in qmck-firers. View-od merely as fighting machines, they are about 50 per cent, more valuable than the Varyak, but they lack her speed, and thus for purely "scouting” purposes they would be inferior vessels to her. Their more liberal provision of armour —they have 6in ‘coamings and 2in to 6in case mates —and their greater beam and draught would, however, enable them to cope with an antagonist that would he far beyond the powers of the speedier Kut« sian vessel, whoso only safety, if pitted against an Edgar, would lie in her ability to avoid an engagement.

THE SOUTHERN CROSS. AUCKLAND, Thursday. The mission schooner Southern Cross arrived from Melanesia and Norfolk Island at noon to-day. She brings the following passengers—Mesdames Laing and 8 children. Champion and 2 children. Miss Young, Messrs Garth, Kinari, Fisher. Quintal, Snell, Quintal. Christian, Buffett. WEATHER NOTICE. TYPICAL NTEW ZEALAND STATIONS. The following weather reports from typical N“w Zealand stations wore received at 5 p.m. yesterday: Manukau Heads.—Wind, east-north-east. breeze; barometer, 30.17; thermometer, 54. General remarks—Showery: sea smooth. Now Plymouth.—Wind, calm; barometer, 30.21; thermometer, 57. General remarks—Fine; sea slight swell. Castlepoint.—WincT. south-east, light; barometer, 30.19; thermometer, 49. General remarks—Gloomy-; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind, south, light; barometer. 30,23; thermometer, 40. General remarks—Fine. Westport.—Wind, south, light; barometer, 30.20; thermometer, 46. General remarks—Fine; sea smooth. Kaikoura.—Wind? calm; barometer, 30.33; thermometer. 45. General remarks —Fine: sea smooth. Oamaru—Wind, calm: barometer, 30.33; thermometer, 38. General remarks— Cloudy; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind, north-west, light; barometer, 30.30; thermometer. 44. General remarks—Fine. Pressure has decreased considerably at Albany, but has made very little movement at Sydney and Hobart. Low pressure from west is due at the meridian of South-; Cape on the 30th inst. R. A. EDWIN. TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN STATIONS. The following reports of the weather at the undermentioned typical Australian stations were received at the Colonial Mu* seum yesterday™ Albany, 26th.—Wind, north; barometer, 29.9. General remarks —Fine. Hobart, 26th.—Wind, south; barometer, 30.3. General remarks—Fine. Sydney,27th.—Wind, south; barometer, 30.4. General remarks—Cloudy. WELLINGTON OBSEKVATOR Y. The weather records taken at the Wellington Observatory at 9 a.m. veslerday were as follow:—Barometer, 30.288; maximum shade temperature previous 24 hours. 55.0: minimum shade temperature previous 24 hours, 32.0; wind, calm; fine frosty weather. JK. B. GORE.