SNIPPING NEWS.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5733, 31 October 1905, Page 4

SNIPPING NEWS.

PHASES OF THE MOON. (Calculated for New Zealand Mean Time.l

Sun j‘ise« 4.41 a.m.; eels. C. 20 (J.m. Moon ri««h 7.1 an. I.; soU, U.. 07 l>.m. Jlixli water. 6.25 a.m.; 7 l>n“A DRIVED. MOXDA V. OCTOBER 30. Torjjauten. auxiliar:- sel.ooner (3 a.m.), I'Jn tens, Morrison. i rom Ouf-hunga. Ti:i;SD.\V, OCTOBER. 31. , N ,, nn"uru, (12.15 ii.m.). 134 tonn, Stevens, from Blenheim. • SAILED. MONDAY. OCTOBER 30. J'ateena, s.s. (1-3 )>-m.). 530 tons, Ivenn,.,|v fur pinion and Nelson. Pnß«-n»e>b —Saloon: For Nelson—Miesifs 1' mil , JloK'S Camcro/i, Mrs Winn and j ciuidroiu’ '.Mr \Viuu*. „ , TUrc-'i Checra-, schooner (1.20 p.m.). 00 Holmes, for Kuipara. Tiiiiiui. s.s. (2 p.inj, 72 tons, Jensen, ■'■“koinva! I ’"."' (3.30 P.m.). 1091 tpns. Stewart, fill Westport and Greymouth. iiuia, *.*. (4.29 p.m.), 90 Lons, Dowell, i* Wunganui. , Taruweru, s.s. U. 4.0 p.m.). 1268 tons. Rolls, for Napier, Gisborne and Auckland. Pnftseni-ers '.Saloon: Lor Ka.,ior Messrs Ward, Hcechain, Keen. For I lishiirne—Mr Schumacher. For Aucl:lu ll d Miscv» Bennett and Biushcfip. Aratapu, brigantine (5 p.m.), ITU hnie, {Running. for ivaipara. Kennedv. b.b. (13 p.m.), 137 tons, Vick■ornian for Kelson and West Coast. Mnraron, «.s. (H 1.75 p.m.). 1381 tons, Manning, for Lyttelton. Jhi»sen K ais-Salooii : Misses, Can ner. Bannister, Jameson. Gould, Mitcliinson. Low, Bock, MoDonB all. Slianapdian, Brown, Flem.ns baton. Me Sheen. Mesdamcs Bridge. Russell. .Mcßride. Stringer, Calmer. Jameson, Ailclieson and child. Couper..Fnrp>. Vineont and 3 children. Duthio and infant. \Vil«on ami infant. Maun, Reynold*, Lady Miller. Sir Hoary Miller. Messrs Bonnet. Hamm, Buddo, Me Nab, M ll.R.’s, Foster, Ruseoll. Outline. Bridao. Mcßride. Stringer. Connor, Lewis, Bowie. Goldshire, Matthews. Luke, Moss, White. Purvis. King. Rogers, Hatch. Saunders, Sample. Lo Noun, Revnolde. ...... Wakatu, 5.3. (8 p.m.), 95 tons, AV ills, for Lyttelton, via coast. Opawa, «.s. (midnight), 70 tons. Eckforri, for Blenheim. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Tainui, Blenheim, to-day Rotonmhann. Lyttcllpn, to-day Alexander. Nelson, to-day Kent, Lyttelton, to-day * Pateefla, Nelson. Picton, to-day Moeraki. Sydney, Wednesday Mararon, Lyttelton, Wednesday Takapuna. Onehunga, Wednesday Hawoa. Westport, Wednesday IndraJoma, Loudon, Napier, WednesaQneen of tho South, Foxton, WedneeBlenheim, Wednesday Corinnn, Southern ports, Wednesday WakaUi, Lyttelton, via coast, Thurs'day Arahnra, West Coast, Thursday Ruapehu, London, Auckland, Thursday Kapiti, Patea. Thursday Zealandia. Dunedin, Thursday Mokoia, Sydney, Auckland, Friday RotoitH, Onehunga. Friday Haupiri, Auckland, via coast, Saturday Wimmora, Melbourne via South, Saturday PROJECTED DEPARTURES. “Torgaiitcn. Picton, to-day Aorei‘6, Patea. Opunako, to-day, i p.m. Tasman. Motueka, to-day, 4 p.m. Kului. Napier, via coast, to-day, 2 p.m. Stormbird, Wanganui, to-day, 5 p.m. Mana, Patea, Waitara, to-day, 5 p.m. Tainui, Blenheim, to-day, 2 p.ra. Kent, Sydney, Fremantle, South Africa. and West of England, to-day Talune, Dunedin, to-day, 4 p.m. Mapourika, Picton, Nelson, West Const, to-day. 0 p.m. Alexander, West Coast, to-day, 5 p.m. Ngunguru, Blenheim, to-day, 11 p.m. Rotomahann, Lyttelton, to-day, 8 p.m. Tutanckai, Northern lighthouses, today

Takapuna, Onehunga, 'Wednesday Blenheim, Blenheim, Wednesday Queen of the South, Poston, Wednesday Opawa, Blenheim, Wednesday Mararoa, Lyttelton. Wednesday Patoonn, Picton, Nelson, Wednesday Corinna, Onehunga, Thursday Wakatu, Lyttelton, via coast, Thursday Zcalandia, Sydney, via Auckland, Thursday Moeraki. Melbourne via south, Thursday Mokoia, Dunedin, Friday Arahura, West Coast, Saturday Wimmcra, Sydney, Saturday Manama, Motueka, Saturday BY TELEGRAPH. / SUVA, Monday. Arrived—-Condor, German warship, ■from Samoa. MELBOURNE, Monday. Arrived Waikaro (yesterday), from Blnff and Hobart. AUCKLAND, Monday. Arrived Cape Breton (9 a.m.), from Sydney; WJaiapu, schooner, from Malden Island. Sailed—Manuka (5.40 p.m.), for Sydney. KAXPARA, Monday. Sailed Alexander Craig, barque, for Melbourne. ONEHUNGA, Monday. Sailed—Tadtapuna, for New Plymouth And Wellington. Passengers—Mesdames Stevenson. Lolfe. Brewer, Slater, W. F. Bell, Morrisoai, J. Cnrtin, Messrs J. Curtin, Fahy. Wynne, A. Smith, D. Teviotdale, Hislop, Darling, Pearshonse. Fawcett, C. H. Sexton, Lightband, W. P. Bell, Lovelock, Simpson, C. C, Dasent, Shively, Chadwick; 12 steerage. NEW PLYMOUTH, Monday. Arrived Rarawn (5.20 a.m.), from Onehunga. Sailed—-Rarawa (8.30 p.m.), for Onehunga (connected). NAPIER, Monday. Sailed Taluno (12.30 p.m.), for Wellington. BLENHEIM, Monday. Tainui (7.10 p.m.), from Wellington, crossed bar inwards. To sail Tainni (5 a.m. Tuesday), for Wellington. PICTON, Monday. Arrived Patoena (5.10 p.m.), from Wellington. Sailed—Pateena (11 p.m.). for Nelson. NELSON, Monday. Arrived Botoili (8.15 a.m.), from Wellington. Sailed Rotoiti, for New Plymouth; Alexander (6.40 p.m.), for Wellington. -.PORT ROBINSON. Monday. Arrived—Cygnet (10.15 a.m.), from Wellington. LYTTELTON. Monday. Sailed—Kent (4 p.m.), for Wellington. Sailed—Rotomahana (6.5 p.m.), for Wellington. Passengers—Misses Lincock, Pirie, Novison, Custer, Maddren, Nurse Anderson, Mesdames Pitcaithly. Ellis, Lananze. Bush and two children, Cato, Inga. Alessrs Pitcaithly, Louisson, Buttenvick, Ellis, Murray, Lananze, Bush. Lcnnisou, Frankish, Bruce, Wright, Paunett, Lindsay, Ryan,Walker, Kettle, Deacon, Green, Clarke, Brabble, Mason. Mulball. Dauvergne, McLennan, .Bright, Border, Trolovo, Cato, Ings, Laurenson, Sneddon, Duncan, Mee. BLUFF, Monday. Arrived—Wimmeira (3.43 p.m.), from Melbourne and Hobart. Passengers for Wellington—Messrs Bolus, Buchanan, Purvis, Rankin. Munro, Burns, O'Sullivan, Kandell, Rev Cleary, Mrs Munro; 15 ifltebrage. Sailed—Warrimoo (4.15 p.m.), for Hobart and Melbourne. Says the "Grey River Argus,” of 26th fnst.:—The present trip of our West Coast favourite passenger boat, the- Wainui, may probably be the last she will pay us for some time. Wo part with the little ship and her popular and wellknown staff of officers and men with re-

grot, but hope, if tho Wainui in tran. I *- tVmul to another run, Captain t Back.strom and lhr.se associated with him will ipluru boloro very lon# in similar or higher capacities in inOiO imulern D>ato. UV understand Uio Wainiu. on arrival at Wellington on Monday, will bo laid up for a lime. Th" Union Corn pan vV; new steamer Anluiin arrived ivL Westport yesterday morning from Wellington, via j torts. 'The ve-’sel was to wait at Westport till late last nil'll!. tho Greymouth bar was unworkable. The Union Company's steamer Talune, from Auckland, hidtorno and Xapior, has 527 loiM of to discharge at U /-llington to-dav. Tim .Mokoia, duo on Thujr.day, November Oi h, from Dunedin and Lyttelton, will iriiuiu at Wellington till Uio following dav. and v.d! work Napier and Gisborne mi tho lllii. The Corinna, leaving WYllingUm on November Bth, will omit Urn usual call at Timaru. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruapehu, from London, is expected to leave- Auckland this morning for Wellington, where she is duo on Thiir«dav morning. The Jndralema. from London, via Australia and Auckland, has been detained at Napier, ami will not arrive at Wellington until to-morrow. Tho Union Company's steamer Moeraki, which is <lue early to-morrow morning from .Sydney direct., has 75 saloon and 113 sleerago passengers for Wellington. Tim cargo for Wellington comprises GBO tons. The Union Company's steamer Ifaupiri arrived at Aueklard at 1 a.m. on Sunday from Wellington, via Last Coast hays. ’She is to sail at S a.m. to-day on lhe return trip. Tho Kini ami Rosamond aro both to load coal, fluring this week, at Grcyinoui h for Wellington. Cable advir-o Inis been received by tho New Zealand Shipping Company that the si earner Rimutaka. which sailed from Plymouth on October Vch for Wellington, via Capetown ami .Hobart, arrived at Capetown last Saturday. ('a p tain 11 u tellings transferred command of the Rotoninhana. to Captain Collin* at Lyttelton yesterday, and the former master proceeded to Dunedin for orders.

Captain Kennedy took command of tho Pateen-a yesterday. Mr Hood, lato chief officer of the Palcena, will proceed to Westport by tho Mapourika to-day to join the Kaituna in a similar-capacity. Tho Union Steam Ship Company has arranged the following Uino-tabl-e showing tho dates and lime oi departure of the Mapourika from Nolfion to Wellington direct, during tho ensuing month;— 4th prox., 1 p.m.; 11th prox., 7.30 a..m; ISt.h prox., 11.30 a.m.; 25th pros.. 7 p.m. The passage from Nelson to Wellington occupies about ten hours. A boltlo containing a paper for the United Slates Hydrographic Department was thrown overboard from the Sierra Yen tana on March 25th, 1902, in hit. 51.30 south, and long. 50.30 west, somewhere near tho Falkland Islands. The bottle drifted east, and was picked up at Patersons 'lnlet, Stewart Island, on October 20th by James Wilson, who forwarded tho paper to Mr F. O. Bridgeman. Consular Agent for th© United Stales.

Tho Union Company advise that tho Waikaro, which is to do relieved at Sydney by the Maheno, will sail from Sydney about November 16th for Newcastle, ami thence proceed to Melbourne direct. The Waikaro will sail from Melbourne on November 22nd for Hobart, Bluff, and Now Zealand ports, in place of tho Monowni. The latter vessel will proceed from Melbourne direct to Port Chalmers in order to undergo an overhaul. Tho Waikare will relievo the Tarawera in tho Auckland-East Coast ports-Dunedin trade, on December Sth,

TUB NGAPUHPS CRUISE. Levin and Co., local agents for the Northern Steam Ship Company, aro issuing a pamphlet announcing the proposed itinerary of the Ngapuhi on hor third annual cruise from Auckland to the harbours and islands along the northern coast. The Ngapuhi, it is proposed, will leave Auckland on I’chruary 9th, proceeding to Great Harrier Island, Poor Knights, Hen and Chickens, AVhangarei, Russell, \\ bangaroa, Mangonui, Kawau, and back to Auckland. Numerous excursions and picnics ashore have been planned, and there .will be abundant opportunity of fishing and shooting. Aquatic sports will also be held. The excursion will occupy about eight days. OVERSEA VESSELS FOR WELLINGTON. STEAMERS. Indraleraa (duo about to-morrow), sailed from London August 20th, via Australia. Auckland, and Napier. (TyBor.) Ruapehu (due about November 2nd), sailed from Plymouth Sept. 9th via Capetown, Hobart and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.). Capo Breton (duo about November 6th), nailed from New York August 10th, via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z..S. Co.). Gothic (due about November 6th), sailed from Plymouth September 23rd, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw. Savill.) Niwaru (dne about November 16th), sailed from London September 16th via Australia, Auckland and Napier. (Tyser). Rimntaka (due about November 22nd), sailed from Plymouth October 7tb, via Capetown and Hobart. (N.Z.S. Co.). Morayshire (dne about November 22nd). sailed from Liverpool September 11th. via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. and A. Co.) Waiwera (due about November 22nd), sailed from London September 30tb, via Hobart and Auckland. (Shaw, Savill). Devon (duo November 24th), sailed from New York September 9th via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z. and A. Co.). Marere (due about November 30th), sailed from Now York September 17th, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser.) lonic (dne about December sth), sailed from Plymouth October 21st, via Capetown and Hobart. (Shaw, Savill). Whakatane (due about December 20th), sailed from Liverpool October 11th. via Australia and Auckland. (N.Z.S. Co.). Star of Ireland (due about December 21st), sailed from New York October Sth, via Australia and Auckland. (Tyser). SAILERS. Pitcairn Island, barque (51 days out), sailed from Liverpool, September 9th. Lota, barque (18 days out), Bailed from Fremantle, October 13th. (G. H. Scales). Clan MacLeod (6 days out), sailed from Nowcatlo October 25th. (S. Brown.) WELLINGTON OBSERVATORY. CHRONOMETER RATING NOTICE. Tho time-ball may be used to-day for rating ebrerometers. The ball will drop at noon precisely, at which hour a chic,, nomotor sot to Greenwich Moan Turin should show 12h 30ra. Any difference will bo tho error of the chronometer, fust or slow, on Greenwich Mean Tirr.b. True time will also bo given to-day by hourly galvanometer signals from the Observatory to tho Museum and tho Public Telegraph Office. N.B.—For the 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. 31st October, 1905.

First Quarter ... c n. 0 24 a.m. I'M 11 .Moon ... ... Vi 10 ii'-i p.m. I.aHt Quartet- ... 22 0 21 a.in. New Moon ... ... iSH 0 28 p.m.