SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10620, 16 March 1896, Page 1

SHIPPING

PORI CHALMERS.

Time Ball at Pout Chalmers. - Now 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 bo hoisted at the mast-head, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be given. Phases of tuk Moon. (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). MARCH. D. H. K. Last Quarter ... ._ ... 6 10 59 p.m. New M00n... ™ ... ... 14 10 18 a.m. First Quarter ~ ~. 22 11 27 a.m. Foil Moon ... ..29 452 o.m. Perigee, Ist, 11 p.m. Apogee, 15th, 1 p.m. Perigee, 29th, noon. ' THE WEATHER. March 14.-8 a.m.: Wind N.W.; weather dull . Noon: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind S.E.;wtatherfau. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... ffl'B4 29-86 29-98 Thermometer ... 5S 64 72 March 15.-8 a.m: Wind S.W.; weather fine. Noon: Wiiid &W.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind a\V.; weather fine. „_„ *««ik«t« .„ 3012 SO-16 3018 Tker»oaßt«r ... 58 70 t>3 HIGH WATER. r a.ra. P-m. „ _„. ~ JAt th« Heads ... 3.57 4.9 March 16 -U t Fort oilmen 4.37 4.49 AMDuiudln ... 5.22 5.34 , • ARRIVALS. March 14. Napier, 8.8., 48 tons, Mathieson, from Waikawa. 1276 tons. Anderson, from Sydney,, via Wellington and Lyttclton. J. Mills, agent Passengers: Mitses MuruoD, Booth, Kohl Woolf, Stewart, Simmonds, M'Millan, Knight. Lindsay, Lorio, Brodie, Dudley, Bone, Mesdaraes Booth, Nealetand infant), Neale, Castles, Norri^ Rose, Bohl, Woolf, Horder, Kouse (and infant), Stevenson. Ch»lker, Lean. Patterson, Tnlley, Bates (and 5 children), Dr Shand, Messrs .Smith. Quau..Norris, Tatterssll, Morrison, Armstrong, HenderBon, Greenslade, Kerr, Rouse, Meredith-Kaye, Patterson, Hatch, Duff, Tulley, Bates: and 11 in steerage.

March 15. Herald, s.s., 356 tons, Joßes, from Groymouth. J. Mills, agent . Passengers: Mrs Margie, Miss Mackie, Mr Lewis; and 4 steerage. H.M.S. Rapid, third-class cruiser, 1120 tons, Commander Sir Henry Ogle, Bart., from the Anglian, s'.s., 2159 tone, Hood, from Sydney, via the E«st Coast. Neffl and Co. (Limited), agents. Passengers: Mifseß Somerville, Stoneham, Mesdames King, M"Clatchie,Tim«, Stawson, Sutton, Chantry Harris, Messrs Foster, M'Clfttchie, fim«. King, Pike, Hewitt (2), Collie,, Hill, Prebble, Scofield, Yates, String, Wilson; and 22 steerage.

DEPARTURES. March it Napier, b,s., 48 Una, Matheson. for Owata. K. EpXrei Ee» D*.".749 tons, Bmltar. »» Wwtport. J. Mills, agent

March 15. Rimutaka, R.M.S., 4515 tons GreeDßtreet, for London, via Wellington, N.Z.S. Company, BB™ta' JCXPSOTED ARRIVALS.

From LosDON.-Opawa, Bhip, 1076 tons, Marian, QKPJ. Otarama, s.s., 3808 tons, Millward, Fhom Manchester.—Timaru, chip, 1306 tons, Renaut,WTßS. ■ ■ ■ . irrn " From Glasgow.—Titania, barque, 1050 tone, Frew, NGHL. Himalaya, barque, 1008 tons, Hill, VTKM (January 25). From Liverpool.—Lina, barque, 1199 torn, Kayser, NGLD. Kenyon, barque, 11/o tons, Fr»m New' York.-Lbs Adelphes. French barque. 1320 tons, Audre, JWKQ. From Clarence PvivEß.—M. A. Doran, brigautine, 317 tons, Lloyd. Wenona, barque. 511 tons, From NEWCASTLE.-Ale»>, barque, 425 tons, M'Gregor, RSBW. FromJJiusbane.—Peri, barque, 897 tons, Evans, HNGO.

IMPORTS. [Special No*ice.—Consignees derirous 'of-hav-ing their names appear in this'part of »ur columns, together with their consignment*, may have the same inserted on Dayuwnt of a small eharee.l Per Haurolo, fiom Sjdney, via the north : 441) sacks salt, 109 bales hemp, 400 bags rice. 456S do sugar, 119 bars lead, lOOsacks rice, 20Spieces timber, 15 cases brandy, 690 sacks wheat, 25 cases tongues, 30 hales wool, 20 boxes soap, 18 casei fruit, 10 do whisky, 25 tons pig iron, 8 qr-ca»ks spirit, S.balea leather. 12 sacks osious, 4 bales woolpMka, 10 Backs peas, and quantity sundries. Per Napier, from Waikawa: 22,000 ft timber. Per AnglUn. from Sydney: 300 fejloss, 9 cases varnish, 24 chests tea, 10 sacks maize, 448 bags sugar, 81 cases nyrup, 21 sacks melons, 21 cases fruit, 20 do cigarettes, 12 bales leather, 100 sacks lime, 2 cases melons, 1 centrifugal pump, 16 tales 1 case twine, 60 bdls wire, 2 c»sk« bolts, 28 pkgs empty crateis, 2 cases 1 cask preserved meat, 2i> cases drapery, 1 qr-sack cucumbers, and sundries.

SHIPPING TELBGRAMS V Lyttelton, March 15. — Arrived: Kathleen Hilda, from Wellington; Brnnner, from the south. Sailed: John Williams, barque, for Sydney. The French warship Scorff leavej to-morrow.for Wellington. Wellington, March 15.—Arrived : Rosamond, Rotomahana,. and Penguin, from Lyttelton; Flora, from Auckland, via Jfest Coast. To Bail (8 p.m.): Mahinapua, fer Nelson, Taranaki, and Onehunga. / ' ' Sydney, March 14.-Arrfved: Defiance, from Newcastle. March 14.—Sailed: Sir John Wawuumbool, March 14.—Arrived: St. Kilda, from New Zealand. „.,,»,, - Adelaide, March 14.—Sailed: Mranaloa, for New Zealand.

TELEGRAPH NOTICK BOARD. Abuttals. — Richmond, from Rarotonga, at Auckland, at 8.30 p.m. on Satnrday. _ Departures.—Maori, from the Spit, for Gibborne, at 8.30 a.m. yesterday. RotomahaEß, from Lyttelton for Wellington, at 10.45 p.m. 9 The 6.5. Napier, with a carge of timber from Waikawa, arrived at the Rattray street wharf at 8 a-m. of Saturday. ' H.M.S. Penguia and Goldfinch have been reCommissioned for the Australian station. The command of the Penguin will be taken over by Captain Field,, formerly of H.M.S. Egeria, and ker new bhip's company will arrive in Tasmania about the 25th mat. Her pre«ent commii-sion expire! Ob the 31st inst. In addition to Lieutenant Commander S. H. A<h, Mr F. G. Jacobs will remain in H.M.S. Goldfinch as chief engineer. Fears are entertained for the >»fety of three •hips well known in Australian waters—the Iron Duke, from Blythe to Iquique; the Lady Lawrence, from Newcastle to Valparaiso ; and the lord Brassey, from Hongkoog to Port Blakely. These three vessels with their crews, totalling 100 men, are considered lost. The barque Helen Denny was towed down to Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon by the a.s. Plucky. The s.B. Napier left the Rattray street wharf on Saturday afternoon for Owaka. The s.s. Poherna, having been overhauled, cleaned, and painted, was floated out of the graving dock on Saturday morning, and her place token up by the Wareatea. . , . , The s.s. Hauroto, Captain A. Anderson, from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttelton, arrived •longside the Bowen pier at 10J0 a.m. ooSsturiay. She left Sydney at 9 p.m. on the 6th inst., »nd reached Wellington at 845 a.m. on the 11th, and left again at 4.15 p.m. on the 12th, arrived at Lyttelton on the morning of the 13th, and saUed again at 5.45 p.m. same day, arriving as above, having experienced fine weather throughout the passage. . . Tha e.s. Poherua eailed on Saturday evening for Westport. , The a.s. Herald, with passengers and cargo from Greymouth, arrived at the Bowea pier, Port Chalmers, at 9 a.m. yestirday. She left Greymonth at 7.30 a.m. of the 12th inst. and had fine weather throughout the passage. The .Huddart-Parker Company's s.B. Anglian, Captain Hood, with passengers and cargo from Sydney, via the East Coast ports, arrived at the Bowen pier, Port Chalmers, at 9.45 a.m. yesterday. She left Sydney at* 50 p.m. of the 4th inst., bad fresh to moderate N.B. winde with a heavy S.W. swell during the passage across, and arrived at Auckland at midnight on the 9th mat : left for the eouth.at2.l6 p.m. of the lltb inst., called at intermediate ports, and reached Lyttelton on the morning of the 14tb inst ; left again at 4 p.m. same day, had moderate southerly winds with fint weather, and arrived as above. The R M.S. Rimutaka, Captain H. E. Greenstreet, left Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon for London, via Wellington. Her Otago passengers prowed north by the B.s- Corinna to-day.

H.M.S. RAPID. H.M. third-class cruiser Kapid, from Lyttelton Md Timaru. arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.30 a-m. yesterday and was anchored in Mansford Bay. The Rapid is stil) commanded by Sir Henry Ogle, who ia accompanied by the following staff s Lieutenants Lawrence de W. Saton. Prancis A. L. Andrews (BaviEatine), and Hepworth S. Alton, MiW.M. Craig, 8.M., is staff surgeon, and Mr W. P. Chapman engineer. She has a complement of 140 men, und, it is needlesß to say, is in superb order. We understand the Kapid will remain in port for a few days and will be open for the inspection of visitors.