SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11182, 3 August 1898, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS,

Timb Ball at Port Chalmers. •A'ew Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hou)F 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. ' ' Phases of the Moon (Calculated for New Zealond mean time). '■ August. Full' Moon .. .. .. 2nd 3.59 p.m. Last Quarter 9th 5.45 p.m. New Moon 17th 10.5 p.m. Fir3t Quarter 25th 8.2 a.m. Perigee,' Ist, 9.37 a.m. Apogee, 13th, 3.37 p.m. i" Perigee, 29th, 12.37 p.m. -j. ' THE WEATHER. •August 2.—S a.m. : Wind S.W.; weather fine. Noon : Wind S.W.; weather fine. 5 p.m. : Wind S.W. ; weather dull. . S a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... 2'.)-60 29"66 2964 Thermometer ... 32-0 42G 400 FORECAST.—Mr Paulin telephoned last night us follows:—" Squally S.W. to N.W. winds, and iuow showers." HIGH WATER. a.m. I." tAt the Heads ... 38 JU2 Augusts < At Tort Chalmers ... 3.48 ;.12 / . Ut'Dunediu 4.33 4.57 DEPARTURES.' ; Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, Marks, lor Preservation Inlet. Keith Ramsay, agent. I ;Napier, s.s., iS tons, Mathieson, for Riverton, via Waikawa. Keith Ramsay, agent. ; Elingamite, s.s., 1625 tons. Waller, for Syd- ; ney, via Auckland. Neill and Co. (Ltd), agents. Passengers Misses Tolmie. Carew, ilreenwood (2), French, Ashton, Williams, Nottingnam, Mesdames Tolmie, Baird, Macassey. Winmiil, i Messrs Brand, Vamej-r, Macassey, Given, Allen, M-'Donald, Woodroftc, .Nottingham, Collins, ' Tnmblyn, Clare, Beckwith, Sim, Edie, Mill- : Rev E. Richards. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. • "from London.—Turakina, ship, Fox {May 6)'; put in at Port Elizabeth for repairs. Zealandia, ship, Bate (June 23); due about Qc-' tc-Tser 10. Pleione, ship (June 15); due about September 15. Freeman, barque (July 10); due October 15. Alice, barque (July 2); duo October 7. ■Fbom GLiscow.—Firth of Forth, barque, Thorn (May 13), due about August 21. Soukar, ship (June 30); due September 30. Feom Liverpool.—Lake Ontario, barque, Panit (April 28); due about August 12. Akarqa,' barque, Murray (June 21); 'clue about October 20. ~,»,• Fbom Hamburg.—Ebba, barque, Kaas (April 10); due 'about Augußt 16. Liv, barque. Lavsen (June 21); due about October 27. From New York.—Doris, baTque, Huntor (May 15); due about September G. Norwood, Bhip, Douglas (June 15); due about October 7. -From Melbourne.—Talune, August 8. ■Fkom Westpobt.—Taupo, August 3. 'FbohLady Elliott's Island.—Severn, barauentine (loading). Mary Moore, barque (load.From Surprise Island.— Ganymede, barque, (loading); Alexa, barque (to load). .Fro>t Sydney.—Monowai, August 10; Waihora, August 7. . Feom , Preservation Inlet.—lnvercargill, August 6. "Froii Greymouth.—Herald, August 9. ■From Riverton. —Napier, August G. . . PROJECTED DEPARTURES. . " ]'Fob Melbourne. — Monowai, August 11. y^akatipu, August 22. "Fop. Sydney.—Elingamite, August 2. Wai*ora, via Aucland, August 9. Talune, via Wellington, August 10. Tarawera, August 22. •For Gbeymouth.—Herald, via way ports, August 10. . , •Fob Westport.—Taupo, August 7. Corinna, August 13. ■ . . it'QR.INVERCARGiLt,. —Invercargill, August 9.. I Fob Foßtrose.—Napier, August 8. I

HOMEWARD'BOUND.

•Cariterbiiry (S-S-'aaa^iCo:-^ Dtinedin, A|>r'ifcl (6: due London July, 30. ■MaTgaTetrGalbiaitli * (B.S. and A. Co.), Wdlington," April 27; due' London' July 31. Timaru (S.S. and A. Co.), Wellington, March 2i. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. x ■■ ' TO AJLSJVE. •At Wellington.—Kasaia (N.Z.S. Co.), .ue August 19. Hawko's Biy (Tyser), sailed June 27. Maori (S.S. and A. C), sailed July 9. Duke of Devonshire (N.Z. S. Co.), sailed July 23, due September 12. \At Port Chs,ira*rc. — Rangatira (S.S. and A.-Co.), sailed 3v-~>? 12; due September 5._ Banff shire (Shire), Xmm London; put into Keppel Bay for repairs-. ; ."Al Auckland.— Sh-np'.fcia (ISi.Z.S. Co.), due August 12. ;At Lytfelton.—Msori iS.S. and A. Co.), sailed fi'owLondon June 9. • ... ' TO UK?ART. '.From Port Chalmei-s.—-Otarataa (N.Z.S. Co.), for London, about Aiig-.i;it S.. Banffshire (Shire), j about August 16. I HOMEWASD BOCSB. ! ! Delphic (S.S. and A. Co.), Lyttelton, -une 2? • due London, Augi^t 12. Matatua (S.S. and A. Co.), Lyttelton, Sr.r.e li; Monte Video, July 7; due Londor,, August 7. Wikaio (N.^R. Co.), Port Cha-xners, June 26; due L.oidon Au<mst 15. Star of New Zealand, Bluff, July 3 Duke of Poiiland (N.Z.S. Co.), July 19. Aotea (S.S. and A. Co.), Lyttelton, July 29; Star of Victoria, Wellington, July 39. :• \ SHIPPING- TELEGRAMS. iAuckland, August 2.—Arrived: Neptuce, baicuentine, from Edith burg (S.A.), with salt. Sailed. Waihora, foi the South. Passengers— ! Misses M'Cracken. M'Goun, Spencer, Williams, F,orrestei, Mason (3), Keenan (2), Mesdames Rainbow, Harrison, Clayton, Fenwick, Prime, Messrs JMewton (2), Caiiaghan. Ellison, Howe, ; Jiatson, Ross, Warwick. Woods, M'Guire, Sim- j p'erly." M'Laughlin, 'Podsdn, Pope. Warren, j Hainsay, lielly. Spencer (2). Hardham, Robert- j son, Hanson, O'Brien. Coffey, Smith, Walker, j Hallett, Moore, Ross, Craig, Prime, Fenwick, j M'Grcgor, Weeks, Gaodai, O'Brien, Raupi Mokera, M'Annally, Hawk, Soffe, Morrigan, Wilson. Clayton, Donald: Jay, Brett, Jacomb, Simpson, Glover, Lir.-.ar., Campbell. Burrell, ■ Coates, Gatland, Rev. Mr Weatherall. Sailed: ■ Hauroto. for Rarotonga. ; WBLtiNGTON. August 2.—Arrived: Penguin ■ ahdCorinna, from the South. Sailed: Penguin, for Picton and Nelson: Omapere, for Auckland, via East Coast: Corinna, for Westport; lonic, for .Lyttelton. '• Timabu, August 2.—The stortn has subsided, and the "dredge been set to worlt to pump the : Shinglo thrown under the wharf, which is dry at j low tide. There are HOffc of ebingle at the outer , end, but the entrance is not affected. > • :

The barquentme Ocean Ranger, which has been laid up for some time, will commence loading for Greymoutb to-day;

The s.s. Napier sailed for Rivetlon yesterday afternoon. The s.s. Elingamite left the cross wharf at: 3 p.m. yesterday for Sydney, via Auckland. !

The Government torpedo launch came up lo j the. Rattray street wharf and took in a supply ■ of coal yesterday afternoon:. i

; The John o' Gaunt is making good progress with the discharge of heT cargo.

'.. Captain Apstein, who has had command of tjie union Steam Ship Company's Kawatiri for a number of years, is in Duncdin at present awaiting orders. I Captain -Vliaj-dyce, ti daring and successful i Arctio whaler, who v.a3 harbourmaster at Grey- I mouth for some time,,has left the \V%st Coast ■ port, after a 33 years'..residence, foi Christ- j chuTch. .... ,

;The yacht Ircx, which has had a successful ' colonial career, has gone Home to try con- , elusions with more pretentious craft. Already ' a challenge has been received from five different ; yachts, so that the sailing capacity of Die ; colonial yacht will now be put to the test. :

The a.B Otarama has put out about 2TOO tons of cargo at the George street pier, Port Chalmers. She will commence Uking in frozen sheep to-day, and 5000 carcases are coming from the north foi her.

' The s.s Invercargill steamed up to Dunedin yesterday morning to complete loading for the south.' She left again in the afternoon for Invercargill and the Cromarty L ;oldnelds. The barque Doris is bringing 7250 cases of kerosene from Now York for this port, and 3500 cases for Lyttelton.

' The American barque Spartan, CapUin Anderson (well known in this port), was considerably overdue on the voyage from Perth (Ambovna) to Bath '.Maine) when the mail left on June 11.

,: It is the tramp steamer that -will do the bulk of the ocean-carrying trade of the world from now on, .says the American Shipbuilder. Miller, Bull, and Knowlton, of New York, r.ppreciatiag this fact, will have launched in July, at Bath, in the State of Maine, the Winifred, the first American tramp steamer ever built; and this vessel will be the forerunner of a vast fleet of well-built and economical freight steamers which will divide honours with their British Cousins.

Messrs Swan and Hunter, of Wallsend, havo deceived orders from the Shaw, Savill, and Albion .Company for the construction of a steamer 425 ft in" length, and with a carrying capacity of 9000 tons. She is to be specially fitted up for the frozen meat trade. Dawson Island, a lone spot in the Pacific Ocean, which was purchased for the late R. L. Stevenson, is for sale. It is Borne miles in extent, and contains ruins of an extinct people of great archeological interest. The price of the island with its natives and turtles is said to be £2500.

OVERLAND PASSENGEBS. |

Yesterday's Through Tbains. j For Dunedin from the South.—Rev.W. Hewit- ! ■j son, Rev. D. Borne, Mrs and Master Spence, Mrs Carson, Miss Matheson, Rev. R; R. M. . Sutherland, Master Grindley, Miss M'Quicken. 1 From Dunedin for the South.—Miss F. 'Clif- : lord, Mis 9 Thompson, Mr T. J. Lumsden, Mrs " T. G-; Shand, Miss C. Denton, Mr. J. Stevenson. fc From Dunedin for the North.—For Christplmrch: Mr W. Brown, Mr George Stephenson, 1 Mr VJ. G. Jackso!!, Mrs J..-.G. Ward.'. For , Tiimaru: Miss Campbell, Mr and ffis M. J.- ---' Browne, Mr 3. T. Lang. From the North for. Dunedin.—Hon. A. LeeSmith, Mr W. Dawson, Mr and Mrs' Arthur : S. .'Burns, Mr C. Coombs* Mr D. Moore, Miss . Cunningham, Mr F. Cutten, Mr T.-B. Archi- ,| . ! bald. . '. ' ■. ■ ■ ■ ; . ,j