SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6433, 25 September 1882, Page 2

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. The longitude of Observation Point, PottClialmcrs, ii time is 11 houra 22 minutes 3U seconds east of ■Greenwich. Uvmm !jwiti», lat'UWi- iS.ri S., longltiidn 17U.16 £ KnpuUii i'.r.y, South I'oint, latitude 16.1? S., longit,idu i.;o.;:i) is. Tides-Ki- b -li water, 1' and C, 2 hours 00 iniiiutra: 4'df^ S !>'ol 7 inctasj. TIMK-SAUi AT I'OH.T CHAiKERS. New Zealand mean time a*, noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes e.w. of Greenwich, fill be signalled once a week by tiie time lw.ll dropping at the instant of mean noon A blue Kai; will be hoisted at the mast-hcvl, Port Chalmers signal-station, on tho forcnoou of the day xlkii «w time-signal will be given. PHASES OK TUB SIOOS. ytembot 4-Liii quartsi .. .. lh.2li.ii 2s. „ 12-Nownioon Oh. 58 a. Gi. „ 20-Kirat quartei .. .. 11l 27 n !h. SB—Full moon 17h. Urn. 9a 12—Apogeo lh. om. 09. 28-Perigee 7h. om. Os. TUB WBATHRR. September 53 -Wind, N.W. ; weather, fair. 8 a.m.—Barometer, 20.20; tUc.ruiome'or, SS. Noon — 4Jaron:oter, 20.22 ; thertuoaieler, 01 6 p.m.—BaroStato of the Bar—Smooth. September2l— >Vu d.fj.W., strong, weather, squalljs S a.m—barometer, 29 JS ; tneimomolei, 3U. Noon— iiarometer, 2U.52 ; thermometer, 11. 5 p. m.~ Barometer, 29.50; thermometer, -16. flion watbr. September 25—A) She Heads, 12 ;>3 p.m. ;at Fort hairnets, 1,33 p.m.; »i Uuned'.n, -2.1S p.m. ARRIVALS. September 23. Waitaki, s.s., 22S ton?, Hansbv, from Timaru. J Mills, agent. Passengers-Messrs' Duncan, Robinson, and 1 steerage. Maori, s-s., lIS tons, Cromartv, frc;;i Oamaru. J Hills, agent- Pasjengers-G Baloon and 3 steerage. ÜBrARfURKS. . September 23. Seagull, brigantine, 122 tons, lioni, for Oavnaru. H Guthrie, agent. Enterprise, brigantine, SI tons, 8011, from Wellington. C Bljtli, agent. BXPKOTED ARRIVALS. Vbom LoKDO.v-ZisalandU, otiiu, HIS tons, Solars, JCIIV, July V. Piako, fhip, 1075 tons, liovd, .Inly 20. Tf.vsnaki, ship, 1130 tons, Hird, QNiWP, July CJt. Waikato, 1021 tons, MI'KV, July 20. Nereus. 100J tons, July S. Hoisa, ship, lIl'S tons. J.ickEcn, yiiJG. Loch Dee, barque, 700 tons, Black, JMHF. From (ii.Asui.u-Citv of Bombay, 901 tons, TO. DM, June 27. Jessie Herman, ship, 982 tons, Gibson, JSPC. Duncdin, *ldp, li'.W tons, Whitson, MHPN. From I.ivkri'ool-Candidate, thip, 765 tons, Laurciison HBSJ. Fro* Nkw YoRK-Wanilctmg Chief, barque, 417 tons, ]!rown, July 5 Fuo.il UosTox-Dio Fili, barque. Oil tons, May 23. V'uom Fo ci:ow—J«io I, so, biig, 5U tons, Walker, Bcp'.cmberlS. Fro.m SvnxßV—Deflantr, brigaatinc, 100 tons, M'lviy, SLMK, Seplcm'?"- 7. Faoa tije NOHTii-Eltea Mary, Endeavour. CUSTOMS ENTRIES. IK WARDS. Waltakl, 2-2S tons, Hansby, from Tinmvu, with rar-o. J .Mills, a^'cnt. Palmerston, 25 tons, Hill, from Catlin's lli>er, with •cargo. II Guthrie, a;.-ent. OUTWARDS. Mahinapua, 203 tons, Ji ncs, for Blurt, with vaku. J Mills, aircnt. Tiinnciw, i.iiu.ns, Simori, for Timaru, withearKO. Jano Anderson, !) i tous, KcMii-fF, for Wclli.stcn, Vitli car^o. G Blylli, s<4ent. Clio, S2 tins, Tison, for Fuitro-:e, with cargo. Troctars, Jor.os, and Co, aircnts. IMPORTS. Per Wait».iii, from Timiru : 15 bales, 5j hhds, Albion SJliij-pins Co. Per jw.ori, from O.imaru : 1500 si^ks, b s Dccima. EXPO UTS. Per Jane Anderson, for Wellington : 3SO pkgs, R Auderson ; 2611 do, J 6'able ; 015 do, GBlyth; IS do, J Speight and Co. Per lno, for Fortrose : 1 pk™, Sfavcly, Austin, and Co; 10 do, Keid and Gray ;25 do, Royse, Stead, and Co ; SO do, Fenwick and Kennedy ; 15 do, D Keid and Co. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. (I'ek United Press Assoc-iatio.v ) Wklushtox, September 23rd. Arrived: Omapsrc, frum the Suutli; Exainiu r, barque, from Lvit'.-'ton. Sxi'.ed: Omaufio, fur AuckUuvJ, via E-vst Coast; Neptune, brig, for Newcastle. September 21th. Anivcd: Arawah, from Auckland; Penguin, Irom Ljttellou. Timaku, September 24th. Arrived: Isabella and Catlin, from Uatlin's lUver. MOVEMEKTS OF UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S STEAMKIiS. Saturday, Seitejiber 23. Lyttelton - Penguin arrived 3 3J a.m. from Wellington ; sailed 0 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington Omapcro arrived cirly from Timaru; sa'led 2 p.m. for Nnnicr. Napier-Arawata arrived tlajiight from Gisborne;. sailed 1 p.m. for Wellington. - Sew Plym mtli—Wuuaka arrived 7 a.m. from Nelson; sailed 4 p.m. lor Uauulcau.

Thebriganlino Seagull sailed on Saturday niorninu with cargo for Oamaru. ' The ketch Hutu Belle was hauled off Sutherland's Slip on Saturday morning. The s s. Waitaki arrived at Port Chalmers at 6 a.m. vn Saturday. She left Timaru at 5.55 p.m. on Fridaj, and experienced fresh S.W. winds with clear weather during the passage. The brigantinc Enterprise sailed on Saturday morniD.'for Wellington. All claims against the ship Glenmoraj.' must be sent in to her agents, Me-srs Dtilgety and Co., not later than Tuesday.Messrs Neill aud Co. (Limited) intimate that all claims against the barque Bccchdale must bo sent in not later than noon on Tuesday.

The barque Becchdale is clear of her Duncdin cargo, with the exception o! a few chains. The a.?, llawea leaves Port Chalmers this forenoon for Northern ports. The s.s. Maori left Oamaru at 3 30 p.m. on Saturday, oncountered a strong south-west wind along the coast, aad arrived at Pcrc Chalmers at 9.30 p.m.

Astrongsouth-ivejtgaie set in yesterday morning, and blew continuously during the duy. It was attended by hard squalls of hail and r.,in. A mirob'.r cf tientlcnieii interested in the question of saving life at sea assembled together in London, on August 2nd, on board the Rainbow, a vessel moored oil Somcrsc: House, and appropriated to tho service of the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteer*, to witness an exhibition of the qualities of a new lifo-bclt invented by Mr A. J. Uaili, <i Manchester. Tho new belt is very cheap, as it can be supplied for al-out seven or eight ehilliujts. and it is also very portable. It can be worn without any discomfort over the waistcoat when not inflated, and the procos3 of inflation only takes a few seconds. It ha 3 boon tested and found to possess a weight-currying power of ovci f^ur twt. At a trial of tho bolt given recently at Liverpool the owner entered the water in full dress, and was enabled by its means to remain over an hour in the water, eating sandwiches, smoking cigarettes, drinking from a flask, and in other ways thoroughly enjoying himself. Starting from the Rainbow, Mr Huh proceeded to repeat ail these feats in the water, boing carried meanwhile slowly by the tide in the direction of the Houses of Parliament. His movements were watched with great interest by a number of spectators who hid assembled on (ha Eaibinkmcnt. The result of the day's cxpoiiments would go to show that Mr Rath hiß iuver.ted a very economical and highly-effec-tive life-belt which should bo very u-:o!ul to all who are fortuoato enough to posscaj one when in danger of drowning from shinn-reck or other calamity at sea.

Acsordini; to the Kolnischo Zeitung, a young Norwegian is about to undertake a feat of almost unexampled daring. Ho proposes to cros.? the Atlantic Ojeanio aiov.ing b;at which he is having built for his own u*e. It iv Uft in length, 4ft wide, 2ft to 2ift in depth, and has a covering before and behind. A so-called floating aichor will, it is said, serve to keep the bow of the boat in position when tho occupant of the craft, is asleep, iio thinks the Gulf Stream wiil help him considerably in his jourm.y. IU will not, of course, bo abi.) to cjok during tho voyage. His victuals will consist i f biscuit, preserved mtat and vc-olab! s, coude:iLed coffee, anil 50 gallons of. water. His cjrly experience in his native waters makes him entertain no fear from any storms which he niay encounter. Ho has some idea of taking a wager on the aoc-omplislmicnt of his taßk within ICO days, but the main object of Ids experiment is to Bbo.v what a liardy Nois.man can do in the way of enduring exposure on the open sea.

NARROW ESCAPE OF AN ATLANTIC STEAMER.

The Hamburg American steamship Gellert, which ftirivcd in Plymouth Sound "n July 30th from Sew Ycrk, narrowly escaped destruction by lire when 700 miles from Plymouth. Tho lire broke out on tho 28th July in the aftermost compartment, which contained sowing machines and tobacco, and sp>cad with tuch rapidity that arrangements were made for a possible abandonment, of trie ship. The pa-songers were awoke from Ihoir sleep and informed of their danger, and the boats were cast loose and provisioned in case sobduo the flames, holes ne bored through thedock through which the burning compartment ,was oventiiallv flooded, and after a period of intense anxiety «nd difficulty the flames wore got undsr. Captain Kuhlev.ein and hia officers and men behaved alonrably throughout, ami afterwards received tho special thanks of ttie passengers for their great exertions and gallantry, in appreciation of their efforts, the passengers subscribed over a thousand dollars to the life-saving box on board the ship. The fire is attributed to spontaneous combustion of the tobacco, which it is believed must hive been smouldering all the way from New York.