SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11201, 25 August 1898, Page 1

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. ■ Time Ball at Pout Chalwehs. New Zealand mean lime at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hows SO minutes east of Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant ol mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, Pnrt Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon ef the day when the time signal is to be given. Phases op the Moon (Calculated»for New Zealand mean time). August. Full Moon .. . . .. 2nd 3.69 p.m. Last Quarter 9th 5.45 p.m. New Moon 17th .10.5 p.m. First Quarter . ~ .. 25th 5.2 a.m. Perigee, Ist, 9.37 a.m. Apogee, 13th, 3.37 p.m. : . Perigee, 29th, 12.37 p.m. Sun rises to-day at 6.55 a.m.; sets 5.25 p.m. THE WEATHER. August "4.—S a.m. : Wind N.E.; weather fine. Noon : Wind S.E. ; weather dull. 5 p.m. : Wind S.E. ; weather dull. • 8 a m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer :JO-56 3'f(iO SU'ts2 Thermometer ... 32V 520 — FORECAST.—Mr Paulin supplied the following at 8 p.m. : —" N.E. to S.E.. winds, and line during the next "4 hours." . . ' ■ HIGH WATER. a.m. p.m. , fAt the Heads ... 7.22 7.51 August 25 ■{ At Port Chalmers 5.2 8.31 lAtDunedin ... BA7 9.10 ARRIVALS.Cormna, s.s., 832 tons, Spence, from the , West - Coast. J. Mills, agent. Passengers. Miss Broad; and 2 steerage. W.akare, s.s., 1901 tons, Richardson, from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttelton. J. Mills,. agent. Passengers: Misses Glendining, MJLennon,. Armstrong (2), Mesdames Sturrock (and 3 children), Meiklejohn (and (2 sons), CedeEMi Sharp, M'Lennon, Messrs P. Helmore, Elliott, Bingharn, E. P.. Willcoeks, Gellstrorn, Hjorring, Delahunty, Pollock, Fairbanks, Cuddon, White, Usherworth, Everex, Gill, Wailis, M'Kenzie; and 21 steerage. . . . AT THE HEADS. Isabella Anderson and Lily, schooners, from '■Kaipara. * ' . ■ ■ ■ • ." ■ ' DEPARTURE. Herald, s.s., 362 tons, Coulson, for Greymouth, via way ports. J. Mills, agent. : . EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Loridon,.—Turakina, ship, Fox (Maj 6), put in at.Port Elizabeth for repairs. Pleione, ship (June 17); due about September IS Waitangi, ship .(July 30); due October 81. From Glasgow.—Soukar, ship (June 30); dm September 30. ■ " ■ From Liverpool. — Lake Ontario, barque Pundt (April 28); due about August 12. A.ka roa, barque, Murray (June 21); uue about Oc tobsr 20. Oamaru, ship (July 30); due Octaoe 31. ■ . From Hamburg.— Liv, barque, Larsen i.; am 21); due about October 27. From N ; ew York.—Norwood, ship, tougla (June , 15); due about October 7. Savois barque (July 20); due about October 18. From Calcutta.—Onda, s.s. (August 1); dv about September 4. .From Lady Elliott's Island.—Severn, ba: quentine (loading). Mary Moore, barque (loac ing). Cuthona, barquentine, from Maiden Ii land From Surprise Kand.—Ganymede, barqu (loading); Afex, barque (to load). From Sydney.—Waihora, September 4. Ti lune, August 31. Elingamite, August 23. From Melbourne.—Monowai, August 30. From Auckland.—Gratitude, ketch, now dvi From Westport.—Corkina, August 25. From Tnvercargiil.—lnvercargill, Septembi ,-2; •...". ■ . ■ , PROJECTED DEPARTURES. ■For Melbourne.—Taiunc, September 1. Tar wera, September'l2. For Sydney.—'WT'ailiora, via Auckland, Se] tember 6. . Elingamite, August 30. Waikar . Sctpternber 1., Wakatipu, . September! 1! Hiirarba, .September 20. . ' , -..."■''" For Greymouth.^-T-Herald, September '7.' ,For Westport.—-Corinna,. August 26.. Taupi September 2.. :- ;.■" -. * : ;E6r Owakai—Napier,- August 29. ' — '[■/, ' , For,'.Preservation.lnlet. —Invercargill, Augtu ..-' 86. .-■ ■- . . , „ HOMEWAKD BOUND: '" " ■.•'■' ■ Margaret Galbraith (S.S. and A. Co),' We] lington, April 27; due London July 31. Timar ••'• (S.S. and A. Co.), Wellington, March124.! MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. . : 10 ARRIVE.' ■' ' ' s ''>;.*'. At Wellington.—Hawke's Bay (Tyser)1, saile June 27. Maori (S.S. and A. Co.), sailed Jul 9. Duke of Devonshire (N.Z.S. Co.), saile July 23, due September 11. Gothic (S.S. an A. Co.), sailed August 2, due September 19. At. ■ Port Chalmers. — Rangafci'ra1 ' -;(S. Is and A. Co.), sailed July 12; due September { Banffshire (Shire), from London, via Brisbane due about August 30. . At Lyttelton.—Maori (S.S. and A. Co.), saile from London, June 9. Kaikoura (N.Z.S. Co from London; sailed August 22. TO DZPAET. From Port Chalmers.—Banffshire (Shire about August 81. Duke of Devonshire (N.Z.S Co.), September 29. From Biuff.—Rakaia (N.Z.S. Co.), in Sej tember. From Lyttelton.—Pakeha (S.S. and A. Co.; August 20. Eimutaka (N.Z.S. Co.), Septembe EOMK-WA-UD BOUND. Star of New Zealand, Bluff, July 3. Duk ■ of Portland (N.Z.S. Co.), Port Chalmers, Jul; 13. Aotea (S.S. and A. Co.), Lyttelton, Jul; 29. ' Star of. Victoria, Wellington, July 3C Ruahine (N.Z.S. Co.), Wellington, August i lonic (S.S. and A. Co.), Lyttelton, August 18 Otarama (N.Z.S. Co.), Bluff, August 19. IMPORTS. , Special Notice.—Consignees desirous o: having their names appear in this part of oui columns, together with their consignments, ma; have the same inserted on payment of a small charge. Per Waikare,. from Sydney: 24 pieces Oregon timber, 116 bars angle iron,' 10 ca^ks oil, 23 cases furniture, 24 bdls sacks,-41, pieces timber, 10 hhds molasses, 50 sacks sugar, 36C case 3 fruit, 433 'bag's .sugar, 107' sacks manuTe, 27 pkgs Japanese goods, 25 sacks .flour,' -"5C boxes butter, 40 sacks peanuts, 20 cases cha,m■pagne, 18 casks' soda, 20 cases jellies, transhipments ex Rakaia, and quantity sundries. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 24.—Sailed: H.M.S. Torch, for Wellington. The first steam trawler built in New Zealand was launched to-day. She is of 30 tons, and is intended for the trawling' trade at Napier, being fitted with all appliances. WELLINGTON, August 24.—Arrived: Tarawera and Rofcomahana, from the south; Rimutaka, from Waitara; Omapere, from Auckland, via East Coast. Sailed: Hinemoa, for Nelson; Vvainui, for Picton, Nelson, and West Coast, Tarawer*, foi Sydney. Sailed. Rotomahnna, for ijyttelton. Passengers: Misses M'Lean (2), Prooker (2), M'Kay, Mesdames Holmes, Batger, Lamb, M'Lean, "Webb, Fr isor, Packer. Bishop Verdon, Messrs FJeminp, Lamb, Caliesey, Brown, Uiu, Reynolds, Mills. Welch, Rdwards, Cook, Cocks, Hayward, 'J'npp, Waagh, Brown, Maddcx, Trevelyan, Bowdv.Ti"-, Hanson, Fancourt, Bowie, Bassett, Coddeson, Paritt, Holmes, Pike, Batger, Burges3, Falk, Hcle, Webb; and 17 steerage. LYTTELTON, August 24. — Sailed (4.20 p.m.): Taieri, for Sydney. BLUFF, August 24 —Sailed (4.20 p.m.): AVanaka, for Sydney direct. LONDON, August 2.'!.—Arrived: Waikato, fiom Port Chalmers; Star of New Zealand, irom Bluff. Sailed: Kaikoura, for Lyttelton NEWCASTLE, August 24.—Sailed: Pendb hill, for Napier; Whangaroa, for Foxton. WOLLONGONG, August 23.—Sailed: Nor. them Chief, for Auckland. The barque Ebba is expected to sail to-day for Wellington. • The s.s. Waikare arrived at 8.15 a.m. yesterday. She left Sydney at 4.30 p.m. on the 17th inst., and cleared the heads at 5.15 p.m.; ei> per.ienced south to south-east gale to morning of 21st; thence to Wellington fine weather; arrived at the latter port at 2.30 a.m. on the 22nd, and loft again at 5 p.m. same day; arrived Lyttelton 7 a.m. on the 23rd, aiid left again 2.15 p.m., arriving at Dunedin as above. While-on the coast experienced light winds and fine weather. The barque Doris commenced discharging her cargo yesterday. The barquentine Jasper made a start at discharging her cargo of guano yesterday. -The barquentine Jfrfaloon is making good prepress with getting out her cargo of guano at the Jetty street wharf. The s.s. Herald left- the Jetty street wharf at 4.45 p.m. yesterday lor Greymouth. The overhaul to t-iio Union Company's ster.mer Maori at Wellington will necessitate practically the renewal of all the deck planking and waterways. The present hawse-pipes wiil be replaced by others of new material. The machinery will be thoroughly attended to m all its parts. The alterations and repairs to the s.s. Ohau at 'Wellington were completed last week. She has therefore came off the patent slip, and sailed on Tuesday for Westport. The Daily Shipping News, Sydney, states that the barque Uoris, Captain Robertson, now discharging at Dunedin, has been chartered to load coal at Newcastle for a port on the south-west coast of South America. Cap. tain Robertson is well acquainted with the ports on the Spanish Main. •■ ••""

A new dredger for New South Wales, tl Ant)eon, has been successfully launched Renfrew, Scotland, and is on her way oi to Sydney. The British steamer Maroa has been charter* to load steel rails at Baltimore for Vladivostoc Kussia. It is expected that she will carry .ov 10,000 tons of rails, which, with iive stearae loaded ahead, will take out the greater part the 40,000 tons ordered by the Russian Gover: ment from the Maryland Steel Co. at Spa row's Point. The Shaw, Savill, and Albio-j Co. s.. ship O mam, Captain D. Fullarton, left Liverpool c August 2 for this port, via "Wellington. Sailing tonnage continues extremely scarce i Austria this season, charterers being . con pel!ed to pay high rates and take up very ol ships to cover their requirements. The latei fixtures reported are the Hesperides, 1338 ton Sydney to London, at 43s 9d per net register? ton; Cupica, 1169 tons, Melbourne to Lohdoi at 455; while 4Gs 3d is offering from Brisbac to London without response. The many friends of Captain C F. Sum strom wil.1 bo glad to hear that he has greati enjoyed, in company with Mrs Sundstron their trip to the old country. Prom letter just received from that gentleman, we notic lie has had a very pleasant holiday, and he visited England, Scotland, and his native lan (Swede?)), meeting warm recoptions wherevc he called. At the time of writing paptai Sundstrom was staying at Preston, in Lan cashire, superintending the building of a nsi steamer for the Dunedin and 'West Coast trade She is to be a vessel of 140 ft long by 24ft wid and 10ft 3in depth of hold, and is expected i be ready for sea on the 20th September. Sh will have sood accommodation for passengers and carry 30 in the saloon and 15 steerage, al in enclosed berths, and has provision for Hh carriage of from 260 to 300 tons of cargo on i draught of 9ft. Her steaming power is 10 knocs The schooners Isabella Anderson and •'Lily timber-laden from JKaipara, arrived off 'hi Heads yesterday morning. . ■. The American barque Penob3cot, from tin; port, via Newcastle (April 23), arrived at Hong kong on June 28.' The s.s. Corinna, from the West Coast, ar rived at the George street pier at.4.15 p.m. yo3 terday, and commenced discharging cargo. Sh: left "Westport on the 19th inst., called.at Wei lirigtoii, and loft that port at 10 a.m. of thi 21st. Proceeded to Lyttelton, Timaru, anc Oamaru, left the latter port at 11.16 a.m. yes terday, and arrived at headquarters as above She experienced fine /weath'ei thmughout thi passage from the West Coast.