SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10599, 20 February 1896, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.

Time Ball at Port CHALMsns. Now Zealand mean time.at noon, calculated for tho meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled once a wock by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. ....,,, . _ a 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 given. Piuses op tbe Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). FEBRUARY. Last Quarter ... ... ... 6 11 8 p.m. New Moon ... ... M * 4 A j *'"' First Quarter ... ... • ... 22 844 a.m. KullMoot 29 7 /.l a.m. Perigee, lst, 2 p.m. Apogee, 17th, 8 a.m. THE WEATHHSK. February 19.-8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; weather fine. Noon: Wind N.E. -, weather tine. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather fine. 'ttn.iu Noon. sv "S' Barometer ... 3042 3048 SO'JS Thermometer ... 58. , .2 HIGH "WATER. B__t 90 JAt the Heads ... 6.19 638 Feb. 20 lAt Port chain,,,, 6.09 7.13 lAt Dunedin ... 7.44 7-58 ARRIVALS. 7 . Omapere, b.b., 352 tons, Fleming, from Westport, via Oamaru. J. Mills, agent. Passengers : Misses Gibson, Rooney, Mr lUye. Mararoa, a.s., 1658 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Hobart, Milford Sound, and the Bluff. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Mist ea Purves, L. Durham, A. Young, L. Charlton, Wilson Phillips, Kirby (2), Reid. (2), Brain well, Gregg, Mesdames Fox, W. D. Houston, H. Wise, Anderson. Doodeward, NMlson, Meredith-Kaya (and 2 maids and 3 children), Derewer (and child), Wilson (and maid), Connell (and child). Davis, Bramwell, Messrs Greenwood, Meredith-kayo, l. Thomson, C. White, Connell, F. W: Re"V. AKaye, J. Wilson, A. M. Sutton, Mercer, H. Wise, W. D. Houston, WUliams, W^PauLF. VV. PhUlips, G. Holdsworth, H. Murdoch, Brigadier M'Phee, Dr Oerewer ; and 20 steerage. DEPARTURES. Mararoa, S.S., 1058 tons, Chatfield for Sydney, via Cook Strait. J. Mills, agent Passengers : Misses M. Brown, Lawson, Inglis (2>, Shand, Pearce, Farra, Walls, Mesdames Farra, Monk, Watt, Bell (and child),; Hagan, Courbarron, M'Donald (and 2 children), M'Farlane, lenneut, Lindsay, Inglis, Drs Shand, Christy, Worrall, M'Murray, Rev. Father Maher, Major-general Hogge, Messrs B. Monk, Farra, Bridge, 'lenuent, Sykes, Baldwiu, Culloch, Jones, Hagan, Lourbarron; and U steerage. . - Kawatiri, s.s., 288 tons, Apstein, for Westport. i. Mills, agent. .EXPECTED ARRIVALS.'. From London— Aorangi, s.s., 4198 tons, Sutcliffe, VSMG. Helen Denuy, barque, 728 tons, Tate, HMTD. Timaru, ship, 1306 tons, Renaut,WTls&. Opawa, ship, 1076 tons, Martin, QKPJ. Fkom Glasgow.—Titania, barque, 1050 tons, »rew, NGHL. From Ijverpool.— Lutterworth, barque, Vol tons, Kelly, HNKD (September 23). Lina, barque, 11S9 tons, Kayser, NGLD. - ■ ■ From New Yokk.-R. A. O. Smith, barque 628 tons, Hooper, KGSB. Les Adelphes, French barque, 1320 tons, Andre', JWKQ. . : From Capetown, via East London.—Cynisca, barque, 848 tons, Lloyd, RJTt". . From Clarence River.—M. A. Doran, brigantine, SU7 tons, Lloyd. Wenona, barque, 511 tons, M'Kenzie. ' -,- From the Mauritius.—Oaklands, barque, 865 tens, Reid. '/.-.' " ■*.- . '-' - IMPORTS. , , [Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of having their names'appear in this part of cur columns, together with their consignments, may have the same inserted on payment of a small charge.! Per Omapere, from the north: 583,-bales wool, 110 sacks wheat, quantity general cargo. J Per Mararoa, from Melbourneand Hobart: b4O pkgs tea, 2160 bags rice, 180 cases fruit, 25 cases limejuice, scases isinglass, 64 bags bark, 150 bales gunnies, 8 bars steel, 24 boxes lemons, 5 cases champagne, 10,000 ft timber,; 30 sacks oysters, 20 cases cigars, 12 pkgs periodicals, 400 pkgs sundries; transhipments ex Oriiba (from London), Gera (from Bremen), and New Guinea (from Cal--s-tntta).: l!* '■ >'""-fa»~-~.,«7>p .-, JSP- "■ .xYyYPXXa. i.XX-y. SHIPPI|fIJ!TELEGRAMS. Auckland, February 19. —;Sailed.: H.M.S. Goldfinch, six guns; LiiutenanSf-commander. Selby Ash, for Sydney.—The barquentine Valdemsr, loaded by the New Zealnnd Shipping Company for London, has a cargo valued at i&.O.OOO. She sails to-morrow. Wellington, February 19.— Arrived: Flora and Penguin, from the south.—Sailed : Wainui, for Nelson and West Coast; Penguin; for Nelson and Picton. „„.,,„, Lyttelton, February 19.—Sailed: Talune, for Dunedin; Karoola, barque, for Newcastle; Takapuna, for northern ports; Anglian, for Sydney, via northern ports. Bluff, February 19. — Arrived : Gratitude, ketch, from the ' Macquarie Islands ; H.M.S. Rapid, from Hobart. Sydney, February 19.— Arrived: Bio, from Hokianga; Northern Cliief and Sir ' John JTranklya. from Kaipara. . Melbourne, February 19.—Arrived: Devonport and Acacia, from Thames. Adelaide, February 19.—Arrived: Kassa, from Hew Zealand. Brisb_ne, February 19.—Arrived: Nairnshire, from London. CooiiTowj), February 15.—Arrived: Snow, from View Zealand. ■ • . The s.s. Mararoa, from Melbourne, via Hobart, Milford Sound, and the Bluff, arrived alongside the Bowen pier at 7a m. yest«rd«y. She left the Queen's wharf, Melbourne, at 3.10 "p m. on the 12th inst., Sandridge at 6 p.m., and cleared Port Phillip at 9.10 p.m., arriving at Hobart at 11 a.m. on the Wth; remained there until 6.30 p.m., when Bhe resumed ber voyage. Passed Tas'i,aa Island at 9.34 p.m. same day, arriving at Milford Sound at 1.25 p.m. on the 17th, when tbe beauties of this sound were seen under favourable conditions, and o. course was shaped for the Bluff at 2.50 p.m. ; . arrived at the Bluff at 7 a.m. on the 18th, and left again at 6.15 p.m. same day, arrivicg as above. From Melbourne she had variable winds, with smooth sea and occasionally thick foggy weather, owing to which the speed of the vessel bad to be reduced at intervals, notwithstanding which she managed to keep up to her time. The following vessels were signalled on the 16th inst.:—Ship Patriarch and barque Coldringham, both bound east, and reported "All welL A sailing vessel was also passed same day, standing to the northeast, and on the 17fch passed H.M ships Orlando, Wallaroo, and Rinsaroorua, bound east. The Mararoa sailed again yesterday for Sydney, via Lyttelton and Wellington. The s.s. Omapere, from Westport, via Oamaru and intermediate ports, arrived at 7 a.m. yesterday, and steamed alongside the Fifesbire to tranship 523 bales wool, after which she steamed over to the Pleione to tranship 60 bales wool. She left Westport on the 13th injt., arrived at Wellington at 8 p.m. on the 14th, and left again on the 15th; called at Lyttelton 17th, Timaru and Oamaru on the 18th, leaving the latter port at 1 a.m. on the Wth, and arrived as above. The s.s. Buteshire has taken on board about EOOO cases of cheese. The s.s. Kawatiri, having discharged her cargo of coal, sailed yesterday forenoon for Westport direct. The s.s. Fife3hire took on board a quantity ef wool and frozen mutton yesterday. - The flags at the harbour office and of the vessels at the wharves were hoisted yesterday in honour of the Otago regatta, which took place in the appsr harbour. An Admiralty order has been issued directing the officials at Chatham Dockyards to proceed as early as possible with the building of the new cruiser Vindictive. The Vindictive will be one of a new type of fleet cruisers. She wilLbe 320 ft in length, and her breadth will be 57ft. Her draught of water will be 22ft, and her displacement 5750 tons. The Vindictive is to be built ' entirely of steel, but the Admiralty have decided to dispense with the wood and copper sheathing often employed for the bottoms of second-class cruisers. She will have a thick Bteel deck, extending her whole length, to protect her engines, boilers, magazines, &o. H?r engines will ba of the triple expansion type. The speed of the Vindictive under natural draught is expected to be fully 18.5 knots, and an additional knot will be obtained by means of forced draught. The Naval Construction and Armaments Company have received an order from the Admiralty for two 30-knot torpedo destroyers. H.M.S. Rapid, Commander Rason, will pro- ' bably be detailed for service in New Zealand waters. .

In: connection with the ship Knight of St. Michael, which put iuto Sydney in consequence of the heating of ber cargo of coal, the Sydney Morning Herald of the Bth inst. states a further examination of tbe cargo has been made, and the surveyors have reported as follows :—" We found that a contract had been entered into for the discharge of 300 tons of coal, which was nearly completed, by digging down the square of No.. 2 hatch, where we found the coal still much heated on the surface thus exposed to the air. We had an iron rod driven down as far as it would go—about 9ft—and left for half an hour. On its being withdrawn, we found that the portion that had been in the coal had increased in temperature towards the middle part, which was very hot, aud Captain Grainger, who accompanied us on behalf of the underwriters of the cargo, concurred with our opinion that a very great risk would have been run had the vessel proceeded on her voyage." The surveyors recommend—"That the discharge of cargo be continued until the ceiling be exposed from side to sidesay another 500 tons, more or less,—which will, if _ound"°neceßsary, enable us to test the temperature of the cargo longitudinally, and also that a thermometer be placed at the bottom of the pump-casing." Tho s.s. Angus lost 319 sbeep dnring her recent passage from Sydney to London. The cruise of the French cruiser Scorff will extend from Hobart to Preservation Inlet; thence to Dunedin, Lyttelton, Wellington, Auckland, and Noumea. Her present commission will be completed' in about four months, after which the ship will proceed to Europe, and her place on the Pacific station taken by another vessel. - - ■ ,

The s.s. Talune is expected to arrive at the i tongue wharf this morning, and loaves again at 5 ; p.m. for Auckland, via the East Coast ports. I In future the steamers of the Messageries i Maritime Company (for whioh M«-srs Neill and j Co., of this city, are as.-ent3) are not to call at the , Seychelles group. Th -y will instead make 1 Colombo their port of call both on the outward j and homeward passages. j The New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. I Bakai-, which put into Table Bay, Cape of Good | Hope, ou tha 3rd inst. for examination, left again on the 6th inst. Gaptain Johnson, well known here as master of the brigantine Defiance, ims left that vessel and takotv charge of the barquentine Ocean Rover, in which he has purchased au interest.