THE WEATHER.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9563, 20 October 1892, Page 1

THE WEATHER.

Wellington, October 19.—Captain Edwin forecasts that there is every indication that land gales and rain from north-east will begin within the next 24 hours, the wind gradually changing to east and south-east, at places south of Wanganui and Napier. ,

The s.s. Dingadee, with passengers and cargo from the West Coast, arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 9.20 a.m. jesterday. She left Westport on the 13th inst., had thick, dirty weather with heavy seas along the coast, and arrived at Wellington at 7 a.m. of the 15th inst.: left again at 11 p.m. same day, had moderate weather, and reached Lyttelton at 11 p.m. of the 16th inst.; pushed on again for the south at 6 p.m. of the 17th inst., arrived at Timaru at noon of the 18th inst., left again at 3.30 p.m., and reached Oamaru at 9.30. She left again at midnight, had moderate weather down the coast, and arrived at headquarters as above.

The barque Star of the East was towed clear of the heads yesterday morning, and sailed with original cargo for Lyttelton. The Government torpedo boat steamed up from Port Chalmers yesterday -forenoon, and took Colonel Fox, the commandant of the forces, on s. visit of inspection to the lower harbour.

The s.s. Invercargill left the Rattray street wharf yesterday afternoon with cargo for Invercargill.

The brigantine Stanley is discharging her deck load of timber at the Rattray street wharf. The s.s. Waihora left the tongue wharf yesterday afternoon for Sydney, via the East Coast ports and Auckland.

The brigantine Enterprise is taking in cargo at the Jetty street wharf for Napier, and will sail with quick despatch.

The number and tonnage of British vessels respecting whose loss report twere received at the Board of Trade during the month of August 1592, and the number of lives lost, are as follow :— Description. Number. Tonnage. Lives Lost. Sailing ... 46 9,800 82 Steam ... 13 6,162 —

Totals ... 59 15,962 82 The aboye table is a record of " reports received " in the month, and not of wrecks which occurred during the month. Blany of the reports received in August relate to casualties which occurred in previous months. Casualties not resulting in total loss of vessels, and the lives lost by such casualties, are riot included. The s.s. Dingadee steamed down to Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon, and was taken into the graving dock for scraping, cleaning, and painting The U.S.S. Company's steamship Wairarapa, Captain J. M'lntosh, arrived at the Victoria wharf at 3.10 p.m. yesterday. She left Sydney on the 6th inst., had strong S.W. winds and arrived at Auckland on the 11th inst.; left again for the south on the 13th inst., called at Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton; left the latter port at 10 p.m. of the ISth inst., and reached headquarters as above. She had moderate winds and fine weather durinc the passage from Auckland.

The barque Victoria Nyanza will sail for Napier with the first fair wind.

Messrs Neil! and Co. (Limited), the Dunedin agents for the New Zealand and Australasian line of steamships, received a telegram yesterday announcing the arrival of the new steamer Warriuaoo at Auckland at midnight on Tuesday. The Warrimoo is undoubtedly a very fine vessel, and has quite justified her owners' anticipations as to her speed and sea-going qualities, having maintained the reputation she achieved not only on her trial trip, but on her cruise up the Norwegian fiords and the passage to Sydney (on which she broke the record); while her run from Sydney to Auckland has been an exceptionally smart one. We look for her arrival at Port Chalmers on Tuesday next.