SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10571, 18 January 1896, Page 1

SHIPPING.

POET CHALMERS,

Time Bali, at Pobt Chalmers. j A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, \ Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day -when the time sisn»l is to be given. PIIABBS OP THE MOON. (Calculated for Now Zealand moan time). JANUARY. ». H. M. LMtQu»rter "-',5 I % araNew Moon ... 15 . 9 49 a.m. FirS Quarter „ ,- - g | Mp.m. KuUM-oob 3U 8 2op.m. • THH WKATHEK. JanuMy 17.—8 a.m.: Wind S.W.; weather overcast. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 5 pjn.: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 8o m Noon. sp.uk Parameter ... 29"68 2976 29-80 Xhsnnometer ... 5« 62 61 HIGH WATER. / a.m. p.m. i,_ 1S lAt the Heads ... 4,49 ' 5.2 At Port Chalmers 529 S-« - . (.At Dunodin ... 6.14 «-27 fAt the Heads ... 5.20 5.39 Jm. 19 -{AtPort Chalmers 6.U b!9 lAt Dunedin ... 8.45 1A

DEPARTURE. Tokomaru, s.s., 3919 tons, Maxwell, for WellingJon, Dalgety and Cu. (Limited), agents.

HXPEOI'ISO ARRIVALS. FBOMLoKDON.-M a mari,s.B.,3sß3tons,Levack, £FNP. Aorangi, s.s., 4196 tons Sutchffe, WM6, Helen Denny, barque, 728 tons, Tate, HMTD. Timani, ship, 1306 tons, Renaut^WTßb. ESuiia, barque, 1050 tons, Schierioh, NGHL. F»on Livawoc... Lutterworth,. barque, 887 tons, Kelly, HNKD (September 23). Lina, ship, 841 iiraelphes; French barque, 1320 tons. Audre, J^S)M Capetown, via East LoNDON.-Cynisca, barque, 848 tonß, Lloyd, RJTP. FROM NKWCASTLE.-Auriga, barque, 518 tons, Stone. JHLC. ,

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, January 17.-Arrived: ITpolu, from F Wellington, January 17.-Arrived: Penguin, {com Netaon, via Kcton ; Takapuna m,d Manaponri, from tha soutu ; Anglian, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast; Seinol Wyn.taque, from Dunedin: Llllie Baker, barque, 12<> days ont, from New York. Sailed: Dingadee, for Auckland; Wareatea, for Greymouth ; Grafton, forPicton and West Coast.—Sailed: Anglian, : for "the south. Faweugora: Miwea Tqwnkend, Kates^S Ane°nTef • aSSJ^ *fe Roberta, Dermer (and family), Murroll, Kerguson, Moorhead, Alien, Dr Dermer, Messrs IJunn, Smith, Morris, Rusaell, Murrell, Green, D'erguaon, Blow, Coles, Binbery, Abbott,' Scale Cowan, Waueh, Gardner, Adams, Winsfield, Moorhead : and 20 in the steerage.—-Sailed: Pensuin, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Wisses Freeman, Boyd, Jones, FodiD, Vincent, M Uarra, Campbell. Gow, Whinani, Mesdames Hwlop (2) Gow, Saunders, Sandstroni (and son), ll'Garra, Brace, Field, Soholes, Hon. M Holmes, Messrs, Browning, Munre, Littlewell, Thomson, Wilson, Jones, Slurtou, John M'G*rra, Watkins, Cooper. Turtin. Hill, Swift, Kettlewell, Van Senden, Colbeck, Hislop, Coon, O Connors WatBoh, Thompson, Scholes, Buchanan, Munro, Masters Kvereat and Parker; 18 steerage. , Tulcapuna, for OnehuDga, via Taranaki; Manapoun, for Sydney, via Eust Coast and Auckland. Lyttelton, January 17.-Sailed : Corinna, for Dunedin. Passengers : Misses BramweVl, Paters, Barrinson, Mrs Wale, Messrs Hall, Leary, bixton, Nicholls, Taylor, H»le, Digger, paires, Murdoch, Shidds. Putmain, Christie, Sargmson, jShirtchffe, Meaiows (2), Wilkinson, and Grey wood.

TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals.—Mount Sirion,.from Port Chalmers at Niipier, at 7 a.ru.; Mararoa, from -Port Chalmers at Lyttelton, at 6.50 a.m.; Balmain, from Newcastle at Lyttelton, at 7 a.m. '*~':■■ T ■. DEPARIDKBS.-Duke of Sutherland, from Lyttelton for Waitare, at 5.10 p.m.;. Invercargill, from Invercargill for Cromatty, at 1.20 p.m;

;■;;■.. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. .. :■', * On Deceniber.s-the>.J[on6wing■' passenger* tiad, booked by the Toasariro, which .'left •HymoHth' on 14th December for Wellington ;—Mws.A. D. Allan, Miiw M.'A. l!oloiee,.Mr R..E. Boyd, Mrs E. Boyd, MissL. J. Boyd, Miss.E Cave, Mins. E! Conninrton, Mr;Cmg,Mr H. Fslconer, DrF. W. Gale Jits E. A. Gals, Master J.W. Gale, MissW. M. Gftle, Miss Gribble, Rev. S. Griffiths, Mrs E. Griffiths, Miss G. Griffiths, Master O. Grifiths, Madatae Jenne, Miss D. M'Laren, Mrs M'Laren, Mr H. W. G. Markheim, Mrs Markheim, Mr Marshall, Miss Marshall, Miss E. Riley, Miss Lucy Riley, Miss Muriel Rilcy, Mrs S. Smith, Captain W. Vidal, Mrs.Vidal, Mr Walker, Mrs Walkar (and 2 children).'

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. A message from the sea, which had been for 13 months or so working its way to land, was picked upon'the beach at Karamea by some children on the 18th of last month. It was enclosed in a bottle, and was as follows:—"From s.s. Southern Cross, Alfred Child, commander, from London to Melbourne; all well: 30th October ISS4. This paper was cast adrift to test the current from above steamer in latitude 4728 south, lungitude U4"l6east." It will be seen on reference to the map that it was thrown overboard Bome*here about 700 miles due south of Cape Leuwin. It has, therefore, drifted to the eastward, and with an inclination to the north.

■ MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP . COMPANY'S FLEET. ■ ■ Friday, January 17. tyttelton—Mararoa arrived 6.30 a m. from Port Jhalniers; sails 9 p.ro. for Wellington. , Corinna irriied 10 a.m. from Wellington; sailed 2 p.m. for Punedin. Kawatiri sailed 4 p.m. for J imam. Wellington—Penguin arrived 2 a.m. from • Kelson. Manapouri arrived 6 a.m. from Lyttelt ton. Takapuaa arrived 8 a.m. from Lyttelton. I Napier—Mount Sirion arrived 7.30 a.m. from Tort Cauilmers. Auckland—TTpolu arrived 1 a.m. from Fiji; leaves to-night for Wellington. Fob, Week ending January 25. ■ Sutrday—Herald sails for Greymouth, via Oamarn. BrunnersailsforWestport, viaTimaru. Monday—Corinna tails for Lyttelton and Wellington. Hauroto sails for Melbourne, via Bluff and Hobart. ■"■ Wednesday—Flora arrives from Auckland and I East Coast. Talune arrives from Melbourne, via Hobart and Blnff. 'laiawera sails for West Coast . ■■' Bounds. Thursday—Talnne sails for Sydney, via Cook £ trait. Flora sails for Auckland, via Bast Coast. 'Friday—Wakatipu arrives from Sydney, via Cook Strait

The as. Tarawera was hauled into the graving flock yesterday morning for cleaning ana painting. ' The R.M.S. Ruahine took on board a quantity of carcases frozen mutton yesterday.

The s.s Tokomaru left the George street pier yesterday afternoon for London, via Wellington. She took on board at Port Chalmers over 1000 bales wool.

The schooner Isabella Anderson has completed cargo, and is ready to sail for Kaipara.

The schooner Marmion is expected to tail for Napier to-day; thence she goes to Mercury Bay to load for Dunedin.

The barque Alcestis was towed up from Port Chalmers yesterday morning and berthed at the Victoria wharf, where she will load cargo for . London.

The».s. Herald landed cargo at the Jetty street wharf yesterday. She leaves on Sunday eveniDg for Greymbuth, via intermediate ports. The. s.s. Branner, from the West Coast, and Corinna, from Lyttelton, will arrive at Dunedin Wharf this morning. ' Very heavy westerly gales have prevailed along the coast during the last few days, and the s.s. Napier, at Fortrose, and Invercargill, at Invercargiil, were detained at those ports through stress of weather.

It will bring comfort and encouragement to those who loye good seamanship and the kinds of crafts which conduce to it (says the London Daily Teleiraph of November 27) to hear that the largest Eailiog. ship evar yet constructed has just been launched. Weregrettosaythatshehas" been made in Germany." It would have been far more pleasant to know that the gigantic clipper lately pat into her element would fly the "Red ensign," but the melancholy truth is the was built and ie owned ia Bremen. And she was duly put afloat there, a truly magnificent ship, propelled only by canvas, innocent of boiler and stokehole, of coal and smoke. She is n&uiod the" Potosi, is of the majestic burden of 6150 tons, and Is rigged with five masts. These, together with all her heavier yards and spars, are of steel, of which material the stately hull of the vessel is constructed. The Potosi measures in length some 393 ft, breadth of beam 49ft Mm, and will carry oa a comparatively light-draught some 8000 tona of cargo. We have nothing among the Bailing craft of the United Kingdom to match this "queen of the seas" as regards merchant ships entirely driven by the winds. The largest vessel of the sort which was launched at an Kng. lish port during the past two or three years was, if we be not mistaken, the Royal Forth, of 3130 tons—a splendid ship, but not so much as onebsif the size of the German Potosi.