SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10424, 29 July 1895, Page 1

SHIPPING.

POBX CHALMERS,

Timb Baii. at Pokt Chalmers. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for tho'meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours'3o minutes e*st oE Greenwich, will be signalled onco a week by a timo ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. Phases of the Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). JULY. )>. H. K. FullMooa ... ... ~.,.. 7 11 0 a.mi LastQunrtet 16 3 2 p.m. New M00n... , 22 5 3 pm. First Quarter' ... ... 29 8 7 a.m. Apogee, 11th, 6 p.m. Perigee, 24th, 0 a.m. THK WICATfTMK. July 27.-8 a.m. : Wind N.E.; weather cloudy. Noon: Wind N.W.; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind N. W.; weather dull. • , Sam. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 2!HI 2944 29'i8 Tfcevnioinetor ... 44 50 5-2 July 28.—Wind S.W. Weatberfine. Barometer ... 29 st, 5954 29"5 i Thermometer ... oC 44 ii ' HIGH WATER. ( ' A.m. P;lt\. y.,, vP n lAt the Heads ... 7.43 8.7 •""y* \At Port Chalmers 8.23 847 \h& Dunedin ... 9.8 9.32 ARRIVALS. July 27.

Waihorais-s., 1269 tons, Neville, from Sydney, via Cook Strait. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Mesdames Starkey, Lees, Waite (and boy), Hitchon, Misses Himpson, Wilson (2), Haity, Tail, Cameron, Hislop (2), Sherbard. Johnson, Messrs Gunn, Menlove (2), Grindley, Chiisleson, Telter, M^'Lennan, Cannon, Murray, Darling, "Kobbms, Tait. M'Naughton, J. P. Reade, Pea,rc«, Cray/ford, M'lndoe, Colvil, Gilfillan, Graham, Littlejohn, M'JDonald, Hides, Rawlins, Hitchoo, Poison, Spairow, Arnat, Masters Harly anu Hamsen; 10 steerage.' A'apier, s.s.. 48 tons', Matheson, feom Inver-

Cargill, viaWaikawa. K. Ramsay, agent. Oorinna, s.s., 820 tons, Spence, from the north. Passengers Blanchard" and- Nelson (and 2 children), Mes3rs. Taylor, Elliott, M'Ksy, ■ »nd Talke; and 10 steerage. - July 28. Wakatipu, s.s., 115S tons, Ewan, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. J. Mills, agent.' Passengers: Mr and Mrs Wood (and 2 children), F. Rule (and 3 children), Bamfield, Pall, Rev. A. and Mrs Edwarda (and 2 children), Mrs Pell, Misses Cox, Burniston, Barron, Young, Messrs Clatworthy, M'Neil, A. Eeid, J. C. Durant. P. Bart, J. Ross. H. B. Gray, D. C. Cameron, J. S. Holmes, J. Graves, Filby, Macfarlane, Young, H. Fischer, Donaldson, C. Stokes, J. Bassitian, D. Scoular, W. A. Scoular; and 15 steerage. DEPARTURE. July 28. Waihora, s.s,, 126!) tons, Neville, for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Ashwell, Faulkner, Matthew*, K. Thomson, O'Rorke,' Kimball, Mrs Innes, Messrs r. O'Neill, J. R. Jfccles, Hobbs, John Matheson, Dr Stewart; :and 11 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. • From London.—Canterbury, ship, 12-15 tons, Culbert, MWDB. Auckland, ship, 1245 tons, James, NGPJ (sailed end of June). Taranaki, ship, 1130 tons, Evans, QMWP (loading). Waimea, barque,-848 tons," Reston, QNRD (loading). Waikato.'s.s., 4767 tons, Banks (July 16). JfROM LivEßFOo'L.~Kuterpe, ship, 1197 tons, BankB,'VPJK (April fl). Westland, ship, 1116 toas, R. Kelly, WWC (June 11). - , From Ulaigow.—Firth of Lorn, barque, 877 tons, Olsen, RBLFL (April 27). , Crusader, ship, 1058 tons, Burton, HCU3 Goading). " * , From New "Vork.—B. Webster, barque,-555 tons, Fray, JLWP (February 14: in Melbourne) Clan M'Leod, barque, M 5 tons, "Whitney, MRVJ (May 6). - Calburga, barque, 1350 tons,. Douglas (April 3; via Adelaide, July 20). Barrowdale, ship, 1197 tons, Gordon, HMTS (June 15). From Ai.goa Bay. — Invercargill, ship, 12id tons, Bowling, NCMP. Nelson; ship, 1247 tons, Permm, NKUO. <o UIPORTS. [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of having their names appear in this part of sur columns, together with their consignments, may have the earao inserted on payment of a Hmnll charee.l Per Napier/from, the.Coast :,20,0l)0ft timber. '• . Per "Waihora, from Sydney, via the'norfch : 195 pligs,te», 8 cases minerafwaters, £0 do brandy, 6 do' brooms, 250 do kerosene, 5 do blue,-140 'ingots copper,- 291) pieces timber, 100 fdo iron, 12 cases cod liver oil, 430 do fruit, 70 tons pig iron, 3 I cases laces,' 65 sacks seed, 17 do hides, 2 bicycle's, , 2i(l pkgs'sundries. Per Wakatipu, from Melbourne : 1110 pkg^ tea, 14 cask* coffee, l"0 bags tapioca, 4 cases cigars, Co do wine, 16 casks wive, 18 bars steel, 10 boxes soap, 14 bags coffee, lol'ingots tin, 3 catcs thread, 47 do machinery, 40 pkgs wheels, 3 cases tobacco, 132 boxed raisins, 55 caseß dried fruits, 104 cases ' brandy, 200 boxes butter, 610 hags sugar, 12 drums paint, 120 bundles laths, 160 bags onions, 400 cases fruit, 57 bales paper, 50 cases acid, 30 batß steel, *G4l,piece3 tiuiber, 40 bag3'dye stuff, 2S backs oysters, quantity sundries. Transhipments ex Valetta, Bucephalus, Lusitania, Himalaya. " Per Corinna, from the north: 988 sacks wheat, 4 do rabbitskins. 3 bales flax, 35 So waste paper, 10 do woollons, 10 sacks peas, 54 pieces timber, 139 racks seed, 2 cases tobacco, 20 boxes cand!e», 55 do butter, 15 bales leather, 57 boxes soap,'l6o sacks manure, 41 pkgs tea, 25 cases meat, quantity sundries.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, July 27.—Arrived: Mahinapua, from Taranaki and Gnehunga;- Tarawera, from Sydney, via Auckland; Kathleen Hilda, baique, from Newcastle; Mawhera, from Nelson and West Coast. Sailed : Flora, for Auckland, via East Coast; Tarawera, for the south. Passengers: Misses Allen, Bell, O'Driscoll, Cameron, Fodor, Trueman, Meaciames Logan (and child), Ladd, Taylor, Laing, Cooper (and children), Messrs Logan, Webster," Hepburn, Hanna, Roach, Houston, Ladd, liussell.. Hoskins, Paßsmore, Sanderson, Scoullar, Homer. Taylor, Spring, Burton, Bell, Marchant, Cameron, White, Gollau. Brunner, for the south. Passengers i Miss Patterson, Mi" Gapes. July 2S.—Arrived : Penguin and Herald, from Lytteltou. Sailed : Mahinapua, for Taranaki, and Manukau. Blufp, July 27.—Arrived: Grauitude, ketch, from Westport. Svdmey, July 27. — - AiTived : Manapouri and Tasmania, from Auckland. Sailed: Talune, for Wellington. . '

The s.s. Napier, with cargo from Invercargill, via Waikawa, arrived at the Eattray street wharf at 8 a.m. of Saturday. She left Invercargill at 2 p.m. of the 26th iust., and had N. W. winds with equally weather in Foveaux Strait; called at Waikawa, and left that port at 8 p.m.; had moderate winds with fair weatherto arrival. The Union Steam Ship Company's steamer V, aihora, Captain R. Neville, from Sydney, via Cook Strait, arrived at the tongue whatf at 7.45 a.m. of Saturday. , She left the company's wbarf at Sydney at 2.30 a.m.,of the 19th inst., and had light variable winds until noon of the following day; thence she experienced a succession of strong N.E. gales, and, owing to having valuable live stock on board, she wao compelled to heave to for 24 hours; she reached Wellington at 3.45 p.m. of the 24th inst, and left again at 830 p.m.; called ju Lyttelton, and left that port at noon of the 26th mat.; had fine weather down the coast, and reached headquarters as abova. The locally-owned barque Alcestis was to leave JSewcastle (New South Wales) on the 26fch inst. with a full cargo of coal for this port. Tne barque Acacia, formerly a monthly trader from Tasmania to Dunodin, has, we learn, been tt0!? 2 Purchased by our old friend Captain T. C. iierbert, who commanded her in the trade between Hobart and this port. The Acacia was one of the pruei in the Bank of Van Diemen's Land lottery and the price said to be paid for her by Captain Herbert is £700. Somo months back v,n mentioned that the Ambulance Society had placed one of their litters in the Harbour Boaid oflics at the Rattwy street «; a a-} h°y supplemented this on Saturdavby tne; addition of a hamper containing all thene'eestanes for use in cases of accidents The s.s Corinna, from the north, arrived at the w w yiv ? wli ari oa Satur<iay afternoon. She It ihrttiu B ati 3 p-™-of the 2sth inst-called above amved at headiuarters as w l'^ Jew Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waimate has put out a quantity of cargo into the Dunedin Cnry for transmission to

c,£ h. e, s-s Wakat.pi, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff arrived at Dunedin at 8 a m yesterday She left Melbourne at 2.30 p.m. on ihe 20th mat., and called at Hobart on the 22nd leaving «££ t' th?'4?r dW "ri*"l at the Biufr a !§i 4 m IwiS if aKainonthe 27th at 4..50 p.m. Jixpsnenced hue weather to H'lbait then strong S.E winds with heavy sea for tbe first two days, thence fresh SW. winds with fine weather to arrival/ The Wakatipu haTs W> tons general cargo for Dunedin and a large ca.go for northern ports. The vessel is conveying to Wellingt n the remains of Mr N. Nathan book? maker, who died, in Dr FitzgeTald's private hospital in Melbourne after> l oßg and illness.

The Board of Admiralty are making recoenitinn of the officers of the Royal Naval ifeeerve force and Lieutenant Crawford, commander ef tho P and O. Company's steamer Shanghai, has received the honour of an appointment as C.B from her Majesty for. his services in the reserve Captain Ay ling, of the ship Miltiades which rescued the captain and crew of the ship Salsette was met in the Mercantile Exchange .at Sydn»v on the 17th, and received warm congratulations on hia timely assistance to the distressed crew No doubt Lloyd's Committee will recognise Captain Ayling's gallant conduct on his arrival Home '