SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10176, 10 October 1894, Page 1

SHIPPING.

| ; FORT OHALMBBS. , Time Baju. at Pout Chalmers. Kew Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for ft? meridian of longitude, in timo 11 hours _SU minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at tho instant ol bean noon. . . , A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head. Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon ot the day when the time signal is to be given. THE WEATHER. October 9.—Wind N.E. Weather fine. 8 i. ni. Noon. Ijj?*"-* Barometer ... TO 40 30M2 30-48 Kherniometer ... « w 7U HIGH WATER. C a.m. P-m „. lft JAt the Heads ... 1L« , *-\% Oct'lo iAt Tort Chalmers 027 P-5S (.At Duuedin ... 112 IM

ARRIVAL.

Trtoa 's s 4GC-0 tne?, Lieutenant Dugaltl Stuart 'from London (August 15). New Zealand Shipping Compnny, agents.

DEPARTURES. Elingamite, s.s.. 1875 tons, M'Gw, teW^ Via the East Coart. Neill and Co. (Lumtedl, .gents Passengers : Mesdames Richard.. MatlieEn" Misses Lynn, Charlton. Merry Messrs Linton, Musters, Gibbon, Dawson. Hayle*. for Inv.rcarAllman.forSydney, via the East Coast. J. Mill-., agent, Misses White, Bain (2), Durston, M'Gill. (2), Stenhenson, Davies, Mouat, Ives Morn on, Wilkin-., M-_sdames Hislop Downie, Brough, Adams (aud child), Adams (and ramily 4 . C*mphelUaua family), Dureton, Stephenson, M C..egor,JoncVrinney (and child), Palmer, Skey, Jensen Murphy, Messrs Jenson, Dolamore, Adams, Murray, Rodger, Pirie (2) Horton Fee, Donald, Bcully, i'yrrel, Mayhew, Meeking, Arlmge, Inglis, Pledger, Jonea, Clelland. Bridger, Mees. De-LiH.il, Hill fer * Dick, Brown, Deunehy, Tmney,, Miller, Palmer, M'lntosh, Clarke, Seelye, Campbell, Green (2), Shield, Dickson ; and 42 steerage.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Frok I_OTOOM.-Wa.mei. barque S4S tons Res ten QNRD. Ruahine, R.M.S, 012? tonsr J. Bone, R.N.R., MKWT (September 22) Duke of Westminster, s.s., 3726 tons Cox, WKQH. Rangatira, S.S., 404,H0n5, Burton, R.N.R. lleudes, ship 1020 tons, MFKP. Andes, barque, S3- tons, Bt°o'i 3iSboi.-Cru S ader. ship, 1058 tons Burton, RPHJ. Zealandia, ship, llbo tons, Bate, JS Qumow. -Auckland, ship, 1303 tons, JTrom CArETOWN.-Silveratream barque, 1242 tons, Dagwell. Lizzie Bell, barque, 1000 tons, N V E w CYoia.-Canopa S . torque. «0 tons, Sinionseir. Firth of Forth, barque, 867 tons, K,S'TOWNSnLLK.-I 3 abel^schooner 69 tons, Mann. Ophelia, barque. Le Mael, schooner. From Rio de Janeiro.-Amsterdam, barque, 1108 tons, Schneider, NDFL. „„-,„„„.> FROMPOIITADVENIBRE. 7 Lady Mabel schooner. From the Clarence Rivei^- Ocean Rover, schoonsr, 139 tons, Hughes, J-J.LD.Ir. From Mauritius. - Auriga, barque, 518 tons, Stone, JHCUAugust 10).

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, October 9 -Arrived: Talune, trom Sydney Passengera: Mesdames Robertson and 9.-Arrived : Brunner, from the south; Takapuna. from Onehunga. Sailed: Brunner, for Westport. Ulufp, October 9.—Sailed : Hinemoa, for Puysegur and West Coast Sounds. Arrived : Zior, schooner, from Lyttelton.

MOVEMENTS OF UNION S.S. COMPANY'S FLEET.

Tuesday, October 9. Lyttelton.-Pengnin arrived 8 a.m. from Wellington ; returned 1 p.m. Herald sailed 2 pm. for Wellington. Waihora sailed 5 p.m. for \\ cllington. Flora Bails 10 p.m. for Wellington. Wellington.—Brunner arrived 10 a.m. Iron^ Lyttelton. Australia arrived U a.m. from Napier. Auckland.—Ovalau arrived 5.30 a.m. from Wellington.' Talune arrived 8.30 a.m. from bydney. Ie Anau arrived 12.30 p.m. from Gisborne.'' j

The Rotomahana left the tongue whsTf at noon ' yesterday with 115 passengers and cargo for Sydney, via the East Coast ports. ''■ ''. J'. The - b.s. Wairara-oa steamed up from; Port Chalmers yesterday forenoon and took m cargo at fche-toßgue wharf. She leaves afclp.m. to-day for Sydney, via the JEast Coast ports. _ The s.s. Napier left the Rattraystreet wharf Yesterday afternoon for Invercargill. ... - The schooner Isabella Anderson put out tne last of her inward cargo yesterday. She commences to load for the north to-morrow. ""', ' ' i The s.s. Merksworth is expected to be clear of ■ cargo to-day. She goes from this port to Kai- • The s.s. Elingamite left the cross wharf yester-J day forenoon with passengers and cargo for Sydney, via the East Coast ports. , . The s.s."Wakatipu leaves Port Chalmers this afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff, and Hobart.. ~' , ■ .', • ■ -- ; The barque Wairoa commenced to discharge cargo into the lighter Thomas and Henry yester> day. morning. '• - ■- ■'•■■ . ..'. , The ship Zealandia left Liverpool on September (f for this port. - -:•' • ~,-. ■■■~-. y-. ' The latest addition to the Australian squadron ia H.M.S. Waterwitch, which has been fitted out by the Admiralty as a surveying vessel. The Waterwitch, which was formerly a yacht, waß commissioned at Home for the Australian station, and left Portsmouth on August 11 for Sydney. Her complement of officers comprises Lieutenantcommander J. W. Combe; ■. Heutenantsr-C. D. Johnson, G. E. Corbett; sub-lieutenants—W. nl. Thorp, W. T. P. Wilson; assistant paymaster. ■-8.. R. Hastings; surgeon, F.,A. Chapps; and boatswain, G. H. Roberts. .--.-, ■"■< ■ i Ths Bteam whaler Antarctic has made another start from Melbourne to the whaling grounds, but {earing perhaps to be followed, her destination has been kept- secret by ber following the timehonoured expedient adopted by masters of vessela whose' destination it is expedient to conceal, . and Bhe has consequently cleared for the somewhat mystical locality of Guam. When she arrived at Melbourne some two months back after , her extended cruise to the Auckland and Campbell Islands, she presented a very weather-beaten appearance, having lost a portion of her; mainmast and sustained other damage of a minor description. During her stay at Melbourne she was thoroughly overhauled, and has gone to sea in capital order and thoroughly equipped for a prolonged cruise. ~

ARRIVAL OF THE TEKOA.

"fhe New Zealand Shipping Company's cargo Bteamer Tekoa, from London, reached the heads at 4 a.m. yesterday, and was boarded by Pilot JM'Denald. As soon as the tide was favourable ' she steamed innide the heads, and on coming up the harbour the customs boat ranged alongside. Tlie answers to the usual questions relative to the health of all on board being satisfactory, she was passed by the health officer' (Dr Cunninghame), boarded and cleared in'by Captain Gray (customs surveyor), continuing her course, and Was berthed alongside tlie George street pier, when sheat once commenced to discharge her cargo into the railway trucks. The Tekoa comes into port in most beautiful order, and is still under the command of Lieutenant Dugald Stuart, R.N.R., who brings with him the following officers:—Mr M. lord, chief; Mr J. H. Rochfort (late third) comes as second-: Mr W. Brooks, third; and Blr Ji. b. Curling, fouith. The engine department continues under the charge of Mr A.Tasker, P.N.R.; Mr E. G. Wootten, (second; Mr J. H. Evanß, third; and Mr G. G. Mordlin, Ifourth; the refrigerating engineers bemg Messrs H.Halford and J. Hyde. The Tekoa brings 3500 tons of cargo, 2000 tons of which is for Dunedin, and the remainder for Lyttelton. Her passage, which has been made under 54 days, has been a fine weather one. She left the Royal Albert docks on August 15, experienced light winds and fine weather down channel,* with W. and N.W. winds and hne weather across the Bay of Biscay; sighted the Island of Teneriffe at 8 a.m on August 22; haa moderate N.K. trades, which gave out in lat. li N , long. 18 W., on August US, when she met a fresh S.W. monsoon, crossing the equator on August 30 ; had strong S.E. trades, which carried her to lat. 32 S., long. 15 E., on September 11; and at S a.m. on the following day signalled off the Cape ef Good Hope ; thence she had moderate to fre-ih N.N.W. and W.S.W. winds right across the Southern Ocean, with fine weather, passing the meridian of Cape Leuwin on September 30 in lat. 48.56 S. *, moderate northerly winds with fine weather then set in, and she passi:d the island of Tasmania on October 5; keeping moderate northerly winds, she passed the Solanders at 9 B.m. on the Bth ; and signalled off the Bluff at 3 p.m. same day ; had fine weather along the coast, Bnd steamed into port as above.