SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10397, 27 June 1895, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. Time Baix at Port^Chalmers New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, ,in time 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean uoon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the maßt-head, fort Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be Riven. Phases op the Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). / JUNE. Full Moon ' 7 16 30 p.m. Last Qnartor „ J5 10 57 pm. New Moon 23 9 20 a.m. First Quarter k 30 J 30 am. Vengee. 14th, 2 ajn.; Apogee, 26th, 11 p.m., THK WEATHEK. June 2&— Wind S.E. Weather thick, rainy 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ' ... 2830 29 23 2994 Thermometer ... 40 48 42 HIGH WATER. ru.m. p.m. At the Heads ... 5.43 6.S *uuo*« "\ At Port Chalmers 6.23 6.48 VAt Dunedin .. 7-8 7-33 ARRIVAL. Napier, s.s., 4S tons, M&thieson, from Oamaru. K. Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURES. Dingadee, s.s,, 393 tons,, M'Bcth, for Napier, V via Oamaru and Lyttelton. J. Mills, agent. Flora, s.s., S3S tons, Paliaer, for Sydney, via the East Coast, J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses L. Thompson, Naismith, Borrie, Mannder, Oarringtun, aherburd, Mesdames Stronach, Hazletti Swausbn, Dowling (and child), Carvell, Naismith, Messrs Hazlett, Blacklock, Eccles, Storry, G. Wishart, Tromp, Belk, J. A. Orr, A. B. Yates, Thomas Johnston, Simeon,, Stronach, Seville, Chatteris, L. Todd, Hodges, M. Levy, Pirie; Masters P. Hislop, Mackenaie," Captain Todd; and 11 steerage. KXPBCTED ARRIVALS. ■ ' • From LoNDON.—Waimate, ship, 1123 tons. Woister, NMFS, April 10. Maori, s.s.', 5200, Canterbury, ship, 12-J5 tons,' Culbert, MWDB. Auckland, bhip, 1245 tons, James, NGPJ (to sail about June 10). • _ Krom Liverpool.—Kuterpe, ship, 1197 tons. Banks, "vTPJK, April 8. Westland, ship, 1116 tons, Hi Kelly, WVPC, May 15. From Gla.->gow.—AJkaroa, barque, 1298 tons. Murray, WFKLH. Firth of Lorn, barque, 877 tons,-Chen, RHFL (sailed April 27). Qrusader,'1 ship, 105S tons. Burton, H.CLB., ' From Nkw Yori^—E. Webster, 1 barque, 555 tons, .Guiepe, JLWP, February 14 Clan'M'Leod, barque, 645 tons, Whitney, MRVJ. - Calburgia, barque, 1350 tons, Douglas (via Adelaide), April 3. From Malden Islands. —Delmira, barquentine, XiS tons, Mann. > From" ,Ai,ooa. Bat. — Invurcargill, ship, 1246 tons,' Bowling, NCMP. Nelson, ship, 12i7 tons. . remani.NKKC. ' , . ~» , IMPORTS. [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of having their names appear in thif partof cur columns, together with their consignments, may have the Sauna inserted on payment of a small charge.) Per Napier, from Oamaru : 50 tons potatoes. I■i . * ■ ' SHD7PING, TELEGRAMS. • Auckland,^June 2B.—Arrived: Ovalau', from Samoa and Tonga. - Kaipara, June 25.—Sailed: JPendle Hill, barqnentine, and Defiance, schooner, for Sydney. Port Ausert, June 26.*-Sailed : Ocean Ranger, brigantine, for Sydney. ' . GisfeOßNE. June 26.—Sailed (8.30): Rotomahana, ' for Southern' ports. Passengers: Misses Lemorgari and M'Kenzie, Mesdames M'Hurdie and Pilgrim; Messrs Kirklaijd, Parker, Smitten, Jobson, Fordham, Penny; Rawei, Francis, M'Hurdie, Wi , Pere,' iSl'Hurdie, Mahi, Toha, Hon. J. Carroll, and four _ Natives. Anglian, at the same hour. Passenger list not available. Wellington, J.nne 26. — Arrived : Takapuna, froni ( Onehuuga; Wainui,1 from Nelson and Picton ; Brnrlner, from the south. The departure of the Kuapehu'for Lyttelton is postponed until to-morrow. • Bl.UEl\ June 26.^Arrived (S.SO^a.m.X^Hauroto, Jrom'ilelboume, via Hobart. She experienced' fine weather'up to the 22nd, thence an • exception-, ally strong southerly gale, with very heavy head seas toaVriyal. Passengers: Misses Norman' and Liddell,',Mesdames Campbell, Lloyd, Thompson (and family), Messrs Tapley, Nichol, Champion, Smith, the Rev. Mr Thompson ; and 12 in the Steerage. Melbourne, June 25. — Arrived: Royal Tar, from Kaipara; Natal Queen, from the Thames. Newcastle, June 25.,— Arrived : Nero, from Ljttelton; St. Kilda, from Wanganui. » , , THE DIRECT STEAMERS. Hobaut, June 26.—The dome jailed for Wellington at 11 o'clock this morning. , Sue had 21 pasyeuggrs for Australian ports anil, 39 lor New Zealand* .

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP

, COMPANY'S FLEET. 'Wednesday, June 26. Bluff—Hauroto arrived 8.30 a.m. from Hobart; Bailed 4 p.m. for Fort Chalmers. Timaxu—Xaupo arrived this morning from Port Chalmers. , Wellington—Takapuna arrived 9.30 a.m. from New Plymouth. Wainui arrived 11 a.m. from Nelson. Westport—Orowaiti sailed noon for Lyttelton.,

The s^. Dingadee left the Rattray, street wharf »n Tuesday evening for Napier, via Oamaru and Lyttelton '

The s:s: Flora steamed up from Port Chalmers yesterday forenoon and took in cargo at the Rattray street wharf. She left in the afternoon l!or Sydney, via the East Coa&t ports and Aucklland.

The scow Whangaroa is discharging her cargo iDf sleepers at the Lower Jetty street wharf. ' The s.s Hauroto,1 from Melbourne, via Hobait ' and the Bluff, will arrive at Port Chalmers this morning^and leaves;again in the afternoon for ' Sydney, via Cook Strait.

The s.s. Napier, with a full cargo of produce from Oaniaru, arrived at Dunedin afternoon, and went alongside the schooner Isabella | Anderson to tran&hip cargo. She leaves again to-day for Waikawa, via Ruapuke. The bar'quentine Jerfalcoa took on board a quantity of railway iron at the George street pier yesterday forenoon.

The s s. Tarawera was floated into the graving dock ye3terday afternoon for cleaning and repainting.

Owidg to the state of the weather yesterday it was deemed advisable to'postpone the departure of the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Compan/s steamer Rarigatira,:.for London, via the north, until to-day. Her cargo from this port conuistsof 700 bales wool and skins, 400 cases preserved meats, 187 casks tallow, 445 crates rabbits, and 10,953 carcases frozen mutton.

At present there are 53 warships for th,e Royal navy in progress of construction in the Royal dockyards and private yards iv Great Britain. Fifteen of these, with a displacement of 137,470 tons, are being built at the Royal yards. They comprise 8 first class battle ships, 3 second class protected cruisers, and 4 sloops of war. Of these 4 are building at Chatham, 2 at Pembroke, 3 at Devonport, 4 at Portsmouth, and' 2at Sheerness. The vessels building at private yards are 2 first .class battle ships, 2 first class protected cruisers, 6 'second clats protected cruisers, 25 torpedo boat destroyers, and 3 first class torpedo boats.