SHIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5602, 31 May 1905, Page 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

PHASE'S OS’ THE MOON. 'Calculated for Now Zealand Mean Time.) MAY.

Sun rises. 7.5 n.rn.; sets, EM p.m. ■Moon rises. 3.10 a.m.; eels, 3- 1 * P- m - High water. 1.50 a.m.s 2. la p.m. AltlllVEU. TUESDAY. -MAY 30. Queen ol Urn Smith.s.s. (3.20 a.m.), 1-1 ions Mnnlev, Irmn loxtoa. Tulune, s.s. (5.30 a.m.), 1370 tons Bm-.nt-t-Jj from Auckland, Oishorne, and Nu , i>l-.—Saloon: Miss E.vncli, Mrs'cifhV. Messrs'ilrinsmoad, Hickson, ‘‘ralc'-vna. si'WJ5 a.m.). 550 lons. Col{•••■V. Aitk'en, Newman, ? , 'a.an (>n llewul, Ul.risp Cnsemore. Moodie. foxon. Howe,. Br.mk.cs Jjerkel,.v. Ahonirihy. Sut hoilaml. Moailaims • i,i l-'h-mi'A' Uarnt'S l.k-nioi’U. !>«*•- A . r ■ frookH Sml 2 children. Williams, j r,ijn-’rowen. Baxter, liates, Rev I’lic'r Cauii'ins Milliniui aiul Jloltord, lr‘‘, I jfield .Stewart, -Wheeler, Jordan. Williams,' Goldstine, Turley, Barnes, McGowan. Nmlils, Brown. Hodd. Sfublis, Martin, Harvey, MeKinnmi, ito-.wh Tavlor. Gillivray, luchanLon, MdV/illiaujs, Jones, Griffiths, Brooks, MeLauKhlin, Herron. Itoblnso . Travers, lint lor. ncarveii. Barns, Gray, Payne, Campbell, IHCallum, Baitiff fcov, .Salmon, Christian; 38 steerage. Radon Powell, s.s. (10.30 a.m.). -t- tons, Atilir; from Lyttelton, via I-ort Hobin.xon and Kuikuura. Pakeha, s.s. (13.15 P-m.), 2312 tons, Banks, from Picton. NKon''uru, s.s. (10.50 [i.m.). 51. tons, ■Stevens: from Blenheim. SAILED. TUESDAY, MAY 30. ritorrabird. s.s. (1.20 p.m.), 137 tons, Mclntyre, for Wanganui. Tulune, s.s. (1.25 p.m.), 1370 tons. BorsftAJssf’K" Baast-ic waito. Broad, Brookes (3), Mcsdames Ellison and Cameron, Messrs Kir ay, Brittendon. , Wavorloy, s.s. (6 p.m.), 77 tons. Oraham. for Nelson and West Coast. r , , 1 Jit^. lt for“X.y ltof?in° %renßorsAsoloon: Misses Easterbrook, Wilson, Marshall, : To Tana (2). McDoagall (3). Mcsdames Xo ; (fans and maid. Wilson, Messrs McCorkindale, Gunn.-Blake. To Tan, Masters Morrison and To Tan. Baden Powell, s.s. (3 p.m.), 93 tons, Muir, for Port Robinson. Opawa. s.e. (8 p.m.). 70 tons, Eckforcl, ; for Blenheim. " EXPECTED ARRIVALS, Kapiti, Paten, to-day ■ Stormbird, Wanganui, to-day r Penguin, Nelson, Picton, to-day Kotomnhaua, Lyttelton to-day 1 Takapuna, Onehunga, to-day Waikare. Sydney, toNlny Ilinemoa, Lyttelton, to-day Manaroa. Motnekn. to-day Palconn. Lyttelton, Thursday W'akatu. Lyttelton, via coast, Thursday Opawa, Blenheim, Thursday Tasman, Pnponga, Thursdny Hattpiri. AVestport, Thursday Nairnshire, Liverpool, Thursday ATolira Pill, Auckland. Thursday AVainni. AA r cst Coast, Thursday, Victoria, Dunedin, Thursday Rotoiti. Onehunga, Friday . Mararoa. Svdney, Auckland, Friday Kiwarn. Loudon, Napier. Fnday . Mann, Patea. Friday Alexander. Wanganui. Friday Mooraki,’ Melbourne. Friday i'o Anna, Port Clialracrs. Saturday Kotuku, 'AVestport, Saturday PROJECTED DEPARTURES, flimitnngi, AA T estport, to-day 5 Maun, Paten, to-day, 2 p.m. Kapiti, Patea. to-day, 2 p.m. Queen of tho South, Foxton, to-day, 3 P Kahu, Napier, East Coast, to-day, -1 p.m. Pakeha. London, to-day Takapuna, Onehunga, to-day, 5 p.m. Penguin, Picton. Nelson, to-day, 1 p.m. Ngnngnm, Blenheim, to-day, 8 p.m. Rotomahana, Lyttelton, to-day. 8 p.m. flawea, AVestport, to-day Mapourika, AVest Coast, to-day, noon Monro, AA'cstport, Thursday Pateena, Lyttelton, Thursday Huia, Wanganui. Thursday I,: Opawa, Blenheim, Thursday ' s Manaroa, Motuoka, Thursday Stonnbird. Wanganui. Thursday Rnapohtt, Lyttelton, Thursday Victoria, Auckland, Sydney, Thursday Hanpiri. Picton, Auckland. Thursday Kiripaka, AVaitara, Thursday Waikare. Melbourne, via South, Thursday Mararoa, Dunedin, Friday Alexander. AVest Coast, Friday Wakatu, Lyttelton, via coast, Friday To Anau. Lyttelton, Saturday Mooraki, Sydney, Saturday Rotoiti, AVeat Coast, Saturday Pateena, Onehunga. Sunday BY TELEGRAPH. AUCKLAND, Tuesday. Sailed—A tour a (6.15 a.m.) and Nairnshire (4.20 p.m.), for Wellington. Sailed—’Mararoa, for Southern porta. Passengers (or Wellington—Misses AVitheford and Eoskrugo. Mesdamcs Barrett. Thomas, Barber and three children, Mossra vauoe, Barrett, Fox. Thomas. KAIPARA, Tuesday, bailed—Decima, barque, for Hull. ONEHUNGA, Tuesday. Sailed Rorawa, for New Plymouth, passengers Saloon: Misses Chapman, Green. Solway. Horroll (2), Mrs Kater, Messrs Peters, Parsons, Leslie, Steedman. Kater, Ashton. Sexton, Robinson. NHAV PLYMOUTH, Tuesday. Arrived Takapuna (3.30 a.m.), from Dnehnnga. Sailed—Takapuna (noon), for Wellington; Rotoiti (8.45 p.m.), for Onehunga (connected). BAST CAPE, Tuesday. Niwaru (10,20 a.m.), passed south. NAPIER, Tuesday. Arrived—Tarawera (10.40 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Tarawera, for Qishorno. PICTON, Tuesday. To sail—Penguin (1 a.m., Wednesday), for AA r ellington. NELSON, Tuesday. Arrived—Penguin (6 a.m.), from Picton: Tasman (7 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Tasman (10.40 a.m.), for Ptipouga and Wellington; Penguin (5 p.m.), for Pioton. AVESTPORT, Tuesday. Arrived —Koonya (3,15 p.m.), and Haupiri (3.50 p.m.), from AVellington. LYTTELTON, TuesdayArrived—Toroa (1.15 a.m.), from Napier; Rotomaliana (8,20 a.m.), and Hinemoa (9.45 a.m.), from Wellington. ; Sailed—Eotoinqhana (6.30 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers Misses Gower, 'Clark, Nicholls, Dixon, Hursthouse, Mesjnmes Archer, Murray. Cargill, Pemberton. Fitzpatrick, Dixon, O'Malley. Thomson. Harrison. Hamerton. Bog, AVestland, Owlcs, Travers, McLaren, Messrs Milne. Archer, Love, Adams. Hayes, Lamb, Lowry, Murray, Pemberton, Fitzpatrick, AVilaon, Cooper, Gibbs, Sterling, Evans, Hurst. Robinson, Doyle, Matson, Smith, Nicholls, Eyatt, Robertson, Owles. Sailed —Hinemon (midnight), for Wellington. TIMARU, Tuesday. Sailed —Ruapehu (11 a.m.), for Wellington. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Sailed—Victoria, for Northern ports. Passengers for AVellington— Masses Driver and Crawlcv, Airs McGill, Mr AVardrop. BLUFF, Tuesday. Sailed—Mooraki, for Dunedin.

The slight breakdown of the trawler Phantom has been repaired, and the vessel resumed work on Monday evening. She was trawling off the J/lcuheini bar la-t f veiling, and is duo back at Wellington on Friday morning. , . The hai-qwiit.nc Kongshyrd, 1» days out from Newcastle, ivas tiignaFled off tlio Deads yesterday morning, but hud not arrived in the stream last evening. The cutter Gannct returned to Peiorus Sound vesterday morning. . Tho Cnion Comj.uny’s steamer Laikare due thitj afternoon from Sydney direct, is to berth at No. 0, Queen’s wharf. , . The New Zealand and African Steamship Company advise that the steamer L iiv “ ersham Grange, now loading at New xork for Australian and New Zealand ports, is to sail on June 20th. Tho Shipping Master’s office has been transferred from Jcrvois quay to the ground floor of the now Customs build''tlio Kohiku, with coal for the AVestport Coal Company, is expected from Westport about Salurdav or Sunday next. Tho H.uia was taken up on the patent slip yesterday afternoon for cdeaniugand painting. She is to he brought oti this afternoon. , . Tho liaupiri, due 10-rncrrov/ from AVestport, is to discluuge about 250 tons of coal for tho local branch of the W estport Coal Company. Captain C. McDonald, of the Aparnna, who. it is stated, will bo by Captain Stoll, is to go on holiday leave. The coastal steamer Defender, which suffered sumo damage through grounding near i'oxfou about two mouths ago, was brought off tho patent slip yesterday, •aiior being on the cradle for about six weeks. The vessel was fitted with n new stern-post, now rudder-post cud new niter length of keel, and the hull was also strengthened ' besides being re-caulk-cd and re-coppemh Tho Defender was berthed yesterday afternoon at tho breastwork, Customhouse quay. . The Mooraki, Horn Melbourne via Hobart and Southern ports, is duo at Wellington on .Friday next, instead of Saturday, as usual. She is to sail lor Sydney direct at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Tho Moura from Fiji, sailed Irom Auckland at G. 15 a.m. yesterday for Wellington, where she is due about 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. The vessel is to transit‘p tho Southern portion of her cargo of fruit, and Is to sail to-morrow evening for Westport. „ The local agents for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company have received cable advico that tho Aotea, which left Plymouth on May 6th for Wellington via Capetown and Hobart, resumed her voyage from Capetown on last Monday afternoon. The departure of the Mapourika from AVellington for Picton, Nelson and AVest Coast ports has boon further postponed till noon to-day. The bad condition of the Patea bar during the past five or six days has almost, suspended shipping from Wellington to that port, and there has consequently been a congestion of cargo at Wellington. Tho Maua is to sail early jthm afternoon with a full cargo, und thelvapiti is due at ‘Wellington about 8 o'clock this morning to take a supplementary load from Wellington to Patea. Mr H. Bennett, chief engineer <of tho Hnddarfc-Parkcr steamer Victoria, is now on holiday leave. He is relieved by Mr Bateman, late of tho Moorabool. The Blackball Company's steamer Petone, is to be placed on the patent slip tomorrow morning for Government inspection and overhaul. Tho Union Company received advice that tho Waintii sailed from Greymouth at 7 a.m. yesterday for Wellington via way ports. She is to sail from Picton at 2 a.m. to-morrow for AVellington, where she is duo about 7 a.m.

The New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Ruapehu did not get away from Timaru until 11 a.m. yesterday for AVellington, where she ie duo to-day. The vessel is to berth at No, 5, Glasgow wharf, and is to proceed to Lyttelton to-morrow afternoon for tho completition of her cargo for London. Mr S. Brown has chartered the Auck-land-owned barque Clan McLeod to load a full cargo of coui (950 tons) at Newcastle for AVellington. The Clan McLeod will go on the Newcastle berth about the end of June.

THE COASTAL SERVICE. The AATiinul on her arrival at ATellington to-morrow morning from tho AA 7 03 t Coast, Nelson, and Picton is to be laid up for her arrival overhaul. The Rotoiti is to sail from AArellington at noon on Saturday for Picton, Nelson, and AVest Coast in place of tho Wainui. Tho Pateena is to take up the Rotoiti's running, leaving AA'ellington at 8 p.m. - on Sunday for Nelson, New Plymouth, and Onehunga, The T© Anau, which has just been overhauled at Port Chalmers, is due at AA 7 ellington on Saturday morning, and will enter the \\ ellington-Lyt-tolton service, sailing from the former port at 11 p.m. on Saturday. PASSENGERS FOR WELLINGTON. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura, due at AVellington about Juno 10th from London, via Hobart and Auckland, is bringing tho following saloon passengers for AVellington: —Mosdames W. M. Archer, Green, Messrs G. AV. Banks, R, Boase. AV. T. Green, E. H. C. 33. Lovcday, R. F. Marchant, G. R. Morgan, A. P. Morse. WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. CHRONOMETER RATING NOTICE. The time-ball may be used to-day for rating chronometers. The ball will drop at noon precisely, at which hour a chronometer set to Greenwich Mean Time should show 12h 30m. Any difference will be the error of the chronometer, fast or slow, on Greenwich Mean Time, True tiun mil also be given to-day by hourly galvanometer signals from the Observatory to the Museum and the Public Telegraph Office. N.B.—For tho information of shipmasters a red and white pennant is displayed over the time-ball tower on those days on which the ball may be used for close-rating purposes. T. KING> Observer. Colonial Museum. May 31st, 1905.

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