SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10600, 21 February 1896, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS,

" T:me Bail 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 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 given. Phases or thr Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time), FEBRUARY. '- D. K. X Last Quarter 6 11 8 p.m. New M00n... ... 14 3 43 a.m. First Quarter ... ... ... 22 844 a.m. FuUMook '...' 29 7 21a.m. Perigee, Ist, 2 p.m. • Apogee, 17th, S a.m. THE AVKATHEU. February 20.-8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; weather __.. Noon: Wind- N.E.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather fine. Bam .Noon. sn.ni. Barometer ... 3032 , 30.36 3042 Ehenaometer ... 62 ' 80 82 HIGH WATER. r «.m. p.m. „ . „. lAt the Heads ... 6.51 7.9 F<*'2l iAt Port Chalmers 7.31 7.49 ' ' \.b\ Dunedin ... 8.16 S.J4

ARRIVALS.

■Lutterworth, barque, 887 tons, Kelly, from tiverJooHOctober 6). via Wellington. Mill and «* tons, Phillips, from Auckland andthe East Coast ports. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Gibbins, Hill, Tultey. Levy, aSrd, Harker, Mayer, M'Gregor (2), M'Vicar, Armstrong, Bromley, M'Dougall. Comrie, Mesdames Gibbins, ,*taker, Tulley, King Hamilton (and 2 childrei), Evans, Ensor, • Winstenley, Stephenson. Harker, Hansen, Leslie, M Gregor. Wallace, Kingston, Simpkins, M'Millan (and 2 children), Hodgson, M'Farlane, Messrs Douglas, Glimmer King, Eilans, Parker, Finley, Harker, ShaTMarttafWaUace, Pert, M'Ardle, Martin, Bates, Hutchison, Reid, M'Donald, Bodel, Brown, M'Bride, Tyrrell; aad3l steerage. , Napier,' s.s.i 48 tons, Matheson, from the south. JL Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURE. Talune, s.s., 1303 tons, Phillips, for ; Auckland, , via the East Coast ports. J. Mills, agent. Pas- ' Sogers: Misses Pryor, Richmond, Cannings, A lender, BaUlie, Sprosen, Jones, Barnes, Hayward. Duncan, L. Meek, Douglas (2), Olnej, Melville, Bowser. Muir, Ramsay (2), Mesdames Chft, M'UonneU, kennedy (and family), Cleminson c^uet, Hammond, Carme, Lemel, Carlyle (and maid) Attends, Kissling Pryor (and 3 children) Messrs Kimball, Campbell, R">g^ M'^> r' *>**& Haggitt, Kissllnjj, Bowser, R. W. Percy, Cook, D. Thomson, Mvhee, Bassett; and U steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. , ■ FROMLosD9N.-Aorar.gi, s.s.^tons, Sutcliffe. VSMG. Helen Donny, barque, 728 tons, late, HMTD. Timaru, ship, 1396 tons, R«naut,WißS. Osawa. ship, 1078 tons, Martin, QKJM. From Glasgow.—Titama, barque, 1050 tons, Frew.NGHL "_ 1100 , From LivERPOOL.-Lina, barque, 1199 tons, -New York-R. A. C Smith, barque, 628 tons, Hooper, KGSB. Les Adelphes, French barque, 1320 tonß, Audre, JWKQ. „ . ■'■'' From Capetown, via East LoNDON.-Cynisca, barque, 848 tons, Lloyd, RJTP. . , FROaiCLARKNCE River.-M. A. Doran, brigantine,. 317 tons, Lloyd. \Venona, barque, 511 tons, From: the MXußmos.—Oaklands, barque, 955 tens, Reid. : '.

IMPORTS. (Special Noticb.— Consignees desirous of having their namesappear in this partof cur columns, together with their consignments, may have the Bame inserted on payment of a smaU charge. I Per Talune, from the East Coast: 26 cases tea, 31 do tomatoes, 30 do meat; 776 bags sugar, 8 Cases iron, 30 sacks seed, 10 cases sugar, 8 casks tar, 4 cases honey. 40 pkgs syrup, 5 bales wool. 53 do twine, 146 pieces timber, 71 pkgs , telegraph material, 939 sacks wheat, 61 do maize, 48 pkgs ex Maori, 6 bales paper, 21 sacks onions,'. 110 pkgs empties, 2 horses, 37 cases bananas, transhipments for Timaru and. Akaroa, and sundries. Par Napier, from Fortrose: 28,000 ft timber, 178 caaeS cheese. _, ' • I

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. Auckland, February 20.-Se.Ucd : Upolu and Maori, for Wellington; Richmond, for Raro"\Vellington, February 20.—Arrived : Hauroto, from Sydney, with 80 passengers for all porte. FuiDunedin-Misses Murison, Morgan, Mesdames Watei*, Kibblewhite (and child), Mr Smith; and 10 steerage.-^-Arrived : Takapuna and Anglian, from the south; Taupo, from Greymouth.-— Sailed: Tongariro, for London, via Monte Video. Sailed: Flora, for the south. Passengers: Misses Brown (2), Gilbert, Bibert, Prentice, M'Kee Burton, Matthews, Mesdamesrßannister, Storey, Taylor, Johnston, Matthews, Mouat, Denham.MajorsSterey andSoiomerville.MessraCraig, Bowen, Gavin, Taylor, Tarr, Richardson, Mills, Wood, Biss, Ayres, Mitchell, Kennedy, BurraU. Rogers, Bunting, Matthows; and 13 steerage.— Sailed: Takapuna, for Onehunga, via Tajanakj ; Anglian, for Sydney, via East Coast and AuckLyttelton, February 20.—Arrived : Mararoa, j from Dunedin: (early) H.M.S. Orlando, Rmgarooma, and Wallaroo, from Hobart. Bluff, February 20.—Arrived: Asterion, tiarque, Captain Foote, from London; H.M.S. Ringdove, from Hobart. Sailed: Chilka, s.s., for Sydney; H.M.S. Rapid, for Lyttelton. Hobaet, February 20.—The Rimutaka arrived j this,afternoon from London, via Capetown, and is to resume her voyage to New Zealand at 2 a.m. She brings 22 passengers for Australia and 86 for New Zealand.

THE DTRECT STEAMERS. , Wellington, February 20.—Sailed: Tongariro, for London. Passengers: Mesdames Wardley, Nathan, Misses Thompson, Nathan, Wardley, GiUivant, Messrs Brunton, Symonds, Waller, Wardley, Morrison, Walker, Lloyd, Jennings, Woodhouse, Bristol. For Monte Video—Messrs Kerr (2), Tribe, Kirk; 19 in the steerage. The steamer take 3 134 i tons of cheese, 153 tons of butter, and 7 boxes of gold, the latter valued at £20,754. '

MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP

COMPANY'S FLEET. Thuesday, Febeuaky 20.

Lyttelton—Mararoa arrived 8.30 a.m. from Port Chalmers. Wellington—Taupo arrived 7 a.m. from Greymouth. Westport—Brnnner arrived 6 a.m. from Nelson. Corinna arrived 11 a.m. from Lyttelton. Napier—Rotomahana sailed 2 p.m. for Wellington. •

The U.S.S.- Company's steamer Talune, from Auckland, via the East Coast ports, arrived at the tongue wharf at 7.15 a.m. yesterday with 89 passengers and cargo from Auckland and the East Coast ports. She left Auckland at 0.45 p.m. Bf the 15th inst., rounded the East Cape at 6.50 a.^h. of the 16th inst., and arrived at Gisborne at 8.40 p.m. same day; left again at 10 p.m., and reached Napier at 6.15 a.m. on the 17th; left again at 1.20 p.m., and arrived at Wellington at 6.30 a.m. of the 18th; pushed on for the south at 310 p.m. same day, and arrived at Lyttelton at 6.45 a.m. of the 19th ; left again at 2.39 p m. same day, and reached headquarters as above. She experienced lightwinds witb fine weather throughout the passage. She left again yesterday afternoon on her return trip north. Tlie barque.Nellie Brett is getting on well with the discharge of her cargo at the cross wharf. She has put out nearly 400 tons, and all in excellent order. . i The s.s. Omapere discharged a quantity of grain and other cargo at the Rattray street wharf yesterday. She leaves this afternoon for tbe West Coast, via Timaru. . * • ■ : The s.s. Napier arrived at TO a.m. yesterday from Fortrose. After transhipping 178 cases cheese to the Buteshire at the George street pier, she steamed up to Dunedin. She left Fortrose at 6 p.m. on the 19th inst.; had fine weather along the The s.s.Buteshire has taken on board 2960 coses of cheese.' • She sails this morniDg for London, via the north, Lyttelton being her first port of call. The ship Pleione and barque Waimea commenced to bend sails yesterday.

ARRIVAL OF THE LUTTERWORTH. The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's barque Lutterworth, from Liverpool, via Wellington, arrived off Otago Heads at 9 p.m. on Wednesday and anchored for the night She weighed at 5 a.m. yesterday and was towed up to the Rattray street wharf at 10 a.m., where she will land 419 tons of cargo for this port. The Lutterworth is still under the command of our old friend Captainl R. A Kelly, aud comes into port in very nice order, reflecting great credit both on Captain Kelly and bis officers, of whom Mr Blanchard is chief. Mr Nixon second, and Mr M'Gratb third. The Lutterworth left Liverpool on October 6, had northerly winds down to lat 40 N., and thence strong southerly winds for 6ome 10 days, when it veered to N. and N.E., and continued until she passed the Island of Palma on October 17, which veered into the N.E. trades. They were very light, and gave out in lat. 7 N., long. 26 W., on November 6. Tbence she had a spell of doldrum weather, which lasted for three days and then went into tbe S.E., proving the precursor of the trades. She crossed tho equator on November II in long. 29 W. The S.E. trades were light, and carried her down to lat. 19 S. on November 18. Thence she had calms and light winds for six days, and on November: 24, in lat. 26 S., took tho firstof the westerlies, which only lasted a few days; passed tbe Island of Tristan d'Achuna on December 2, and had light easterly weather; crossed the meridian of Greenwich on December 6 in lat. 38 S.. and rounded the Cape of Good Hope on December 16 in lat 39 S. Her passage across the Southern Ocean was marked by moderate westerly winds and fine weather, with smooth seas, and she crossed the meridian of Cape Leuwin on January 8, and afterwards bad moderate westerly winds. Passed the Island of Tasmania on January 16, still k.eriDs westerly and variable winds, Sha

made Cape Farewell on January 22, and encoun« I tered a strong westerly gale, which was attended 1 by thick, dirty weather, and she arrived at Wei- ! liogton on January 24 After discharging 1244 ' tons of cargo, she left Wellington on the 15tli inst., had light variable windß down the coast, and arrived off Otago Heads at 9 p.m. of the 19th : inst.; anchoted for the night, and was towed up j j to Dunedin as above. I