SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10451, 29 August 1895, Page 1

SHIPPING.

FORT CHALMERS.

Time Ball at Pout Chalmers. New Zealand moan time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 mimites east of Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be Riven. Phases of the Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). .; .. ...;.. August. ■ ■ . D. h. a. Fnll-Moon-:... ......... 6 1 22 a.m. Last Quarter ... ... ... 14 4 5n a iv. New Moon 21 0 27am. . First Quarter ... 27 5 14 p.m. '■'-' ; Apogee, Stu, 6 a.m. Perigee, 21st, S a.m. • THE WEATHER. Augustas.—"Wind N.E. Weather clear. H a.m. Xsoon. 5 d.sii. Barometer ... 29 62 ' 29-68 • 2966 Thermometer ... 50 U0 70 HIGH WATER. ( a.m. p.m. Aue 2 q lAt the Heads ... 9.2 9.47 ' ■**»»• *a lAt Port Chalmers .9.4 1U.27 lAtDuuedin ... 10,27 11.12 ARRIVAL. Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons, Sinclair, from Sydney, via the Eaßt Coast. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Frances, Snell, M'Culloch, R. Rix, Morrison, Fentou, Cameron, Turton, S. Mearesi, Kirkwood (2), Mesdames Nutting, Ferguson (and boy), Jauies Allen, Fenton, Taylor, Messrs E. Kenworthy, Lee, C. Uoggins, A. Henderson, Nutting, "Watt, M'Levie, Mackay, G. H. Mackenzie, Dr L. Ferguson, Dr F. Batchelor, Masters Allen, Parker, - Golbraith, Taylor, Goldsmith (2),. W. B. Common. Atkinson, M. D'Oyley, A. Armstrong; and IS , steerage. DEPARTURE. Ruabine, R.M.S., 6127 tons, Bone, R.N.R , for London, via Lyttelton. , Mew Zealand Shipping Company, agents. JOCI'JCCTED ARRIVALS. From London. — Auckland, ship, 1215 tonp, James, NGPJ (sailed end of June). Canterbury, ship, 1245 tons, Culbert, MVVDB. Taranaki, ship, 1130 tons, Kvans, QMWP (loading). Waimea, barque, S4S tons, Reston, QNRD. Waikato, s.s., 4767 tons, Banks (July 10.) ißon Livuki'ool.— Euterpe, ship, 1197 tons, Banks (at Wellington), VPJIC. Westland, ship. 1116 tons, R. Kelly, WVPC (June 11). Pleione, ship, 1092 tons, Sargent, WTRV. From Glasgow —Ousader, ship, 105S tons, Burton, RCLB (sailed June 2-2). Zealandia, ship, 1011 tons, Bate, JGRV (loading). From New York.—X Webster, baique, 555 tons, Kray, JLWP (in Melbourne). Barrowdale, ship, 1197 tons, Gordon, HMTS (June 15). Star of the East, barque, 757 tons, Rogers, QJKN. Doris Broderson, barque, t347 tons, Mathiesen, NFMP. From Algoa Bay. — Invercargill, ship, 1216 tons, Bowling, NOMP. Nelson, ship, 1247 tons, King, Perriam, MUIO. From Capetown.—Cynisca, barque, 840 tons, EJTB. Fiiom Townsville.—Heroine, brigantine, 121 tons, M'Gregor. . IMPORTS. [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of having thoir names appear iv this part of our columns, together with their consignments, may have the same inserted ou payment of a Kinall charge.] Per Tarawera, from Sydney: 928 bags sugar; 292 sacks manure, 40 do maize, 167 do manganese. 54 do ooions, 914 pieces timber, 46 boxes butter, 2 bales leather, 5 boxes eggs, 72 cases syrup, SO bags ric«, 50 sacks lime, 148 pkgs ex s.s. Gothic, quantity sundries. c SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Wellington, August2B —Arrived: Takapuna, from Onehunga and Tarannki.——Sailed : Penguin, for Picton and Nelsou ; Wainui, for Nelson and. West Coast. Takapuna, for Lyttelton. Passengers : Misses Direen, Fraser, Tendall, Tucker, b tollman, Pewmaul (2), Parsons, Mesdames Pierce, Wilson, Loasby (and child), Mrs Swale, Mrs Meadoworoft, Bargent, Boal, C ujjhey, M'Lennan (2), Burrows, Haskins, Pearce, Hoyleburst, Downer, Chapman, Parsonaon, Henderson, Master Stringer. Newcastle, August 28.—Sailed: Frank Guy, for Napier. Melbourne, August 28.—Sailed: B. Webster, for/Duncdiu. ■ •-•-- ". ...,.» movements of the union steam ship company;s fleet. Wednesday, August 28. Wellington—Takapuna arrived 2 a.m. from Now Plymouth, Penguin arrived 3 a.m. from Picton. Nelson—Graf ton sailed noon for Wellington. Sydney—Poherua sailed this morning for Auckland. ■ « The R.M.S. Ruahine left the George street pier at 7 30 a.m. yesterday for London, via Lyttelton, with the following cargo from this port :—SW4 bales wool, 91 do sheepskins, 101 do rabbitskius, , 56 do leather, 39 do ba3ils, 5 do hair, 2 casks pelts, 50 cases meats, 92 do rabbits, 2 do fish, 5 pkgs sundries, and 20,156 carcases frozen mutton. 'l'he Union Steam Ship Company's steamship Tarawera, Captain E. Sinclair, with iiatseugeis and cargo from Sydney via the East Coast ports, arrived at the tongue whirf at 9 a.m. yesterday.. She left the company's wharf at Sjduey at (5.50 p in.: of' the J4th inst., had fine weather, and breasted the Three Kings at 10.40 a.m. of the 18th inst., and reached Auckland at 7.15 a.m. of the 19th mat. ; left again at 2.45 p.m. of the 21st inst., called at Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton, left the latter port at 3.30 pm..of the 27th inst., had tine weather along the coast, and arrived at headquarters as above. Boaf and fire drill was very smartly carried out on board the s.s. Brunner yesterday morning. The s s. Hauroto steamedup from Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and landed cargo at the tongue wharf. ■ ■ <. ■■■,•■

The brigantine Heroine is to load a cargo of bonedust at Townsville for Dunedin.

.* The New Zealand Shipping Company's new cargo steam f Kakaia. is described as a very handsome vessel. She is built on similar lines to the Buteshire and Perthshire, although she is more graceful in appearance. The saloon, which has accommodation for about 15 persons, is elaborately fitted up, while she has smoking and readiugroomß fitted in the most approved style. Pending the construction of a new steamer to replace the ill-fated Catterthun, her running will be taken up by the s.s. Pathan, and the Eastern and Australasian S.S. Company have ordered a new steamer for the trade from Messrs R. Napier and Sons, of Govan. She will rqgis'er 350(1 tons, be built of steel, and have triple expansion engines. Her speed will be 14 knocs, and she will be fitted with refrigerating machinery. The ship Gainsborough (formerly a constant trader to New Zealand) arrived at Melbourne on the 11th inst. from New York. Captain M'Phail reported passiDg within six miles of Gough Island, which appeared .to be well covered with small and medium-sized buah.. The coastline on the southern sirie appeared to be inaccessible—not a break of any kind couH be seen in the line of almost perpendicular cliffs, against which the heavy S.W. swell was breaking. In running down her easting she passed through a lot of ice and several immense bergs. During the passage across the Southern Ocean of the White Star liner Aberdeen, which arrived at Sydney on the 12th inst., she passed an immense berg on July 25, in lat. 45.35 S., long. 59 M. On the tollowiug day several large icebergs were seen, but the Aberdeeu, being well under control, was able to make her escape from them. ■ .. .

The harbour of Santos is said to have been very much improved lately by the Compania das Docas. .Amongst other things, a powerful steam crane has beeu urecsed.

The schooner Ocean Rover arrived at Sydney on August 13, from Kaipara, after a tempestuous passage. On the Sunday ( after leaving the schooner shipped a big sea which smashed the taffrail, carried away the port and starboard bulwarks, and smashed two of the boats. One of the side-lii;hts was washed over the side. The deck load of timber also broke adrift, and pieces of planking were forced high up the rigging, where they hung for some time. One of the crew had a more thrilling experience. He was amidship, when a sea caught him and lifted him five ratlines up the - main ringing. This he clutched, and thus paved himself a watery grave. The provisions were also damaged.