SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10731, 20 February 1897, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS,

•EVH-..J*. bXlA.liiai!iAß, s . Time Ball at Pom Chalmers. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for : the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 i minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled once i a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of < mean noon. ; •A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, i Tort Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of 1 the day when the time signal is to'be given. ? ■"_,-,' Phases op the Moon J (Calculated for New Zealand mean time). 1 - FEBRUARY. j «"' nr »■ H M j New Moon.. _ „ ... 2 743 a.m. First Quarter ... ... ... io 655 a.m I Fu" *»00? - -. ... -. 17 941 p.m. i Last Qarter ... • ... ... 2-1 3 14 p.m.! Apogee, 9th, 5.3 a.m. Perigee, 21st, 12.30 p.m. THE WEATHER. February 19.—8 a.m.: Wind S.W.; weather S??- S*°,°, v: Wind N-E: weather fine. 5 p.m.: WyidN.E.; weather dull. { _ . !**.m. Noon. 5 p.m. s Barometer 3042 3048 30-50 ( Thermometer ... 60 ' 76 72 j " HIGH WATER. j a.m. p.m. i fAt the Heads ... 4.33 4.52 I Feb. 20 -{At Port Chalmers 5.13 5.32 j i .. lAt Dunedin ... 5.58 6.17 { f a.m. p.m. S v*v. oi JAt the Heads ... 5.12 531 I ■ teDl lAt Port Chalmers 552 6.11 V.At Dunedin ... 6.37 6.56 i ARRIVAL. 5 Talune, s.s., 1304 tons, Phillips, from Sydney; I via Cook Strait. J. Milta, agent. Passengers' | Misses Bishop, Russell, Tulley, M'lntyve> I Grose, French, Renwick, Hastie, Urquhart, i Conn, Mesdames Bishop, Russell, Taylor, ! Dealey (and child), Hislop (and child), j Brown, Tulley, Moller, Draper (and child), j Dunkerley, Brophy, Nantes, Messrs Stott, Allan, ( M'Kewen, Allan, Dodd, Moller, Haussmane, j t Gow, Greer, Pickells, Abernethy, Monson, Rev. I Mr Anderson, Dr Hislop , 12 steerage. j EXPECTED ARRIVALS. j Fkom Lonoon. —Aotea, s.s., 6364 tons, Scotland ! (January 4). Matatua, s.s., 3322 tons, li'Dougall. j Mataura, s s„ 576*5 tons. { Faom Liverpool. —Liv, barque, 811 tons. \ Larsen (November 12). Dundale, barque, 1075 \ tons, Lammont, KBQW (December 22). Northern J Monarch, barque, 134S tons, Nixon, PJFS. j From Glasgow.—America, ship, 1200 tons, j Jenkins, RTDH (November 15). Hudson, barque, i 797* tons, Gasson, WSFD (January 3). Hawea, { s.s., 1750 tons, Sinclair (January 2S). j From New York.—Firth of Tay, barque, 793 I tons, Mathieson, QNDT. Collessie, barque, 1381 1 tons, M'Murtrie (November 25). Zuleika, ship, 5 1692 tons, Chalmers, WTLM (December 18). | From Fremantle —Laira, barque, 492 tons. I From Clarence River.— Whangaroa, scow. \ 169 tons, Olsen (February 4). 3 From EniTHßUßGH.—Acacia, barque, 283 tons, i Shimmins, WNBV. 5 — ■<>....-.,.—— 5 IMPORTS. | [Special Notice. —Consignees desirous of hay- I i-sg their names appear in this part of our columns, I together with their consignments, may have the S same inserted on payment of a small charge.] j Per Talune, from Sydney : 60 boxes tin plates, 1 3200 bags sugar, 23 cases acid, 50 do syrup, 13 pkgs I bicycles, 232 pkgs. ex Yaiusskito Maru, 140 steel J rails, 118 ingots copper, 47 pieces tallow wood, 52 I empty hhds, 5 qr-casks vinegar, 175 boxes toma- \ toes, 273 cases fruit, 20 do paint, 20 do matches, 1 10 casks soda, 45 cases soap, 107 pkgs ex Maori, '- and sundries. I SHIPPING TSLEGRAMS.' 1 Auckland, February IS— Arrived: Fiona, from I Fiji, with raw sugar; H. 35..5. Katoomba, from ¥ Akaroa. Sailed: Upoiy, for Rarotonga and 1 Tahiti. The Union ~'ie»Di Ship Company's 5 steamer Arawata, which -vis been laid up in thej stream ever since the maritime strike in ISB9, is J to be taken down to Wellington, where she will be employed as a store ship for the company; She was floated into Calliope deck this morning for the necessary overhaul: - The coal cargo of tha disabled barque Sea Kins has been purchased by .the Union Steam S!ap Company. Nothing definite is yet decided wh.h regard to the Amerij can barque Charles.F. Crocker, which put iuto port a week or two back V- a leaky condition-. Cape Maria Van Diemen, February 19.—The R.M.S. Zealandia passed ftom Sydney at 11.30 a.m. to-day. ' -t • -'-■'- -VV tellinut6j.v. February 19.—1t. is ascertained -th^t the Aorere'suffered more damage than was expected while aground at Patea. Her sheathing wag' much chafed, and tiie bottom planking and keel damaged. Probably she will have to be fitted ,vrith a new keel. Arrived : Rotomahana, from Napier; Penguin, from Lyttelton. Sailed : Janet Nicoli, for Westport ;>Marion, for Lyttelton ; Mawhera, for .Nel»on.: —--Sailed: PeDgain, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Miss Jones, Mesdames Jone3, Clark, Reynolds, Forbes, Farrar, Dr Hocken, Rev. Mr Cachcmaile, Messrs Reynolds, Howell, Neave, Niven, Clarke, Dirker, Jones, Turner, Hill, Swift, Kett'-ewell (2), Forbes; and 13 steerage. Rotomahana, for the south. Passengers : Misses Hollius, Welsh, Lawlor, Borland, Jt'Donald, Webb, Lee, Brown, Helyer,' Wilkinson, Foster, Barkley, Hardmg, Thomas, Mesdames Wilson, Honey, Mowatt, Wallis, Borland, CoraEhan, Swanston, Somes, M'Donald, Martin, I'Langhlan, Rennie, Foster, Holdsworth (and 3 children and maid), Bennett, MTntyre(and child), Henderson, Messrs Holdsworth, Bennett, Pickett, East, Holeday (2), Barr, Collins. \Brompton. Carr,' Rennie, Peyinan, M'Laughlsn, Ponsonby Kenvig Quinn, Close (and son), Devan, Smith, Lorimer,' Galletly, Sinclair, Jones, Horneman; and 26 steerage. TniARU, February 19.—Sailed: Turakina, refrigerator ship, for London, with 10,033 carcases, 1416 bales wool, and 430 casks tallow. Albany, February 19.—Arrived .* Arcadia, from London. Passengers for New Zealand: Miss , Fraser, Mesdames Fraser, Duka (and child) Messrs Law, Ross, Garrick, Duka, Tytler, and ■Eraser. . TELEGRAPH NOTICE BOARD. Arrivals.—Omapere at Timaru from Dunedin Departures.—Perthshire from Lyttelton for Port Chalmers 5.20 p.m.; Tarawera from Lyttelton for Wellington; Herald from Oamaru for Dunedm at 6.15 p.m. » THE WRECK OF THE NEPTUNE. Blenheim, February 19.—The Court of Inquiry into the wreck of the" Neptune delivered its decision this afternoon. The decision was that no blame was attributable to Captain Clarke, the engineer, or the bar signalman. The court also considered that Captain Clarke should not be called upon to pay the costs of the inquiry. ■ » MOVEMENTS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY'S FLEET. Frioay, February 19. | Oamaru —Herald arrived 9.30 a.m. froml Greymouth. j Lyttelton — Tarawera arrived 8 a.m. from 5 - Dunedin; sails 7 p.m. for Wellington. { Wellington—Janet Niccll sailed 1 a.m. for « Westport. Kawatiri sailed 5 a.m. for Westport. I Rotomahana arrived 7 a.m. from Napier. \ For Week Ending February 27. j Sunday—Rotomahana arrives from Sedney, via • Auckland and East Coast. Rosamond arrives { fram Westport. " j Monday—Talune sails for Melbourne, via Bluff jand Hobart. j Tuesday—Rotomahana sails for Sydney, via » East Coast and Auckland. Rosamond sails for j Westport. j Wednesday—Brunner arrives from Greymouth, I via coast. Mararoa arrives from Melbourne, via ! Hobart and Bluff. Herald sails for Greymouth, , via Oamaru. j Thursday—Flora arrives from Auckland, via ' East Coast. Brunner ssils for Greymouth, via j Timaru. Mararoa sails for Sydney, via Cook > Strait. . J

Friday—Flora sails for Auckland, via East Coast. , Saturday—Manapouri arrives from Sydney, via Cook Strait.

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The s.s. Talune, from Sydney, via Cook Strait, arrived at the tongue wharf at .5.30 a.m. yesterday. Mr Macky (her purser) renorts she left the Union S.S. Company's wharf at r'ydney on the 12th inst. at 630 p.m., bad fine weather on the passage, passed Cape Farewell al 8.18 p.m. of the 16th inst., and arrived at Wellington at 6.45 a.m. of the 17th inst. ; left again for the south at 5.15 p.m. same day, and reached Lyttelton at 8 a.m. of the 18th ; pushed on for headquarters at 1 p.m. same day, and arrived as above. She had fine weather with light variable winds down the coast.

The barque Normania ia taking in ballast at the Jetty street wharf.

The s.s. Te Anau steamed down to Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and was floated into the graving dock to replace one of her propeller blades.

The dredge No. 222 is engaged in cleaning the steamers' basin at Dan-win — a much-needed work.

The ship Soukar left ths Rattray street wharf early yesterday morning and was towed down to Port Chalmers, berthing at the export pier. The s.s. Te Anau will le-ive the Dunedin wharf at 5 p.m. to-day for Auckland, via the East Coast ports.

The s.s. Rotomahana will arrive at Dunedin to-morrow morning from Sydney, via the East Coast ports.

The s.s. Poherua was floated out of the graving dock yesterday morning. The British barque Empire arrived at San Francisco on January 1, fc£ days from Newcastle. On October 24 she was struekby a heavy westerly gale, with a very high, confused sea. During tbe night a huge wave was seen coming up, and before the vessel conld be handled to meet it the sea topplad over tbe stern and rushed forward along the deck iv a great, flood. The compasß was wrenched from its fastenings and carried toward the forecastle. The cabin doors and windows wir-s stove it?, filling the officers' apartments below with water. The carpenter's bouse on deck was smashed aud the forecastle doors torn off, and the port bulwarks were driven in. Much damage was done aloft, the foremasthead being sprung. -Some time after the barque encountered a-aother squtll. which carried away the foreiepsaiifnt iaact.

I 7? he American ship Puritan and the British j ships Ross-shira and Cromartyshire left San Frani Cisco on November 21 on a race round the Horn sto English ports, the Puritan being bound to i Hull, the Ross-shire to Loudon, and the Cromarty- ■; shire to Liverpool. On December 1, 2000 miles i from San Francisco, the barque Inveramsay fell •in with all three vessels. They were each abreast • of the other, carrying a pres? of sail with afresh j breeze dead astern. From the mizzen pfak of i the Puritan was flying the signals "Follow mc ! and you will make port." The Ross-shire was ] signalling to her two companions, " Do you want » »"tow ?' while the Cromartyshire signalled, I . Keep up with me and you will be all right." 1 Ihe new graving dock to accommodate tbe J largest, ironclad in the British Navy, the conj struction of which has just been sanctioned by | the House of Commons, is to be built at Colombo. i The eophone is a sound-catching instrument, | and with it one can determine with much accuj racy, in a fog or darkness, the location, both as tn i direction and distance, of any sound. It is formed j of two bell-mouthed sound receivers, placed one i on each side of a sheet of metal or other material I extending some distance in front of the receiver?, j A tube from the left hand sound receiver is placed J at the left ear of the person operating the.eophone, j and a tube from the right band receiver at the - right ear. When the sound is heard with equal ( plainness in both ears, the instrument is pointing j in the direction of the round. When the sound is j heard with greater plainness in one ear than in the i other, the instrument is pointing at an angle with I direction bf the sound. It' is the invention of Frank de la Torre, of Baltimore. The sensitiveness of the instrument in remarkable. The ripple | of oars has been detected in the night time when j tbe rowers were trying to row as silently as j possible. One time a b=li buoy was picked up in ; a dense fog, after being located by the eophone for j a distance of a.mile. Another experiment was the | chasing of a tug by the sound of its whistle, the | eophone operator being blindfolded, and the vessel I pursued twisting on its course in every way \ possible in the effort to elude its pur- ] suer. The eophone is attached to tbe I top of the pilot house, the tubes from ] the receivers being brought inside the house | for use by the pilot. The instrument can be turned |in any direction by the operator below. Experii ments have been made with it by officers of both I tbe army and navy in the United States Light- ! house department, and it is predicted that its use ! will become universal.

| —— j THE DIRECT STEAMERS. j The Kaikoura, which sailed from Wellington f yesterday for London, took from the latter port 1 5004 batei wool and skins, 1 do hair, 356 casks i \ tallow and pelts, 1180 carcases mutton, 4142 •j do iamb, 2062 case 3 meats, 100 do honey, 531 do j butter, 270 do cheese, 49 sacks seed, 25 do peas 110 pkts wool, 7 bales basils, and 40 pkgs i susaries. j The Maori left Wellington for Lyttelton j yesterday. I SHIRE LINE STEAMERS. i The s.s. Perthshire, from London, via Auckland < Napier, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Australian j ports, is expected to arrive at Port Chalmers to--5 morrow afternoon to complete loading: sailing i finally about the 26th.

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