SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11397, 14 April 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT. CHALMERS. /

Thik Bail at Pout Chal-ucks.

Now Zealand mean tiina at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in lime 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will bo signalled once a- week by - time ball dropping at the instant of moan noon. A blue flag will be hoi.lod at tlu. wasv-heaJ, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when th-., timo us"*' «a to bo given. Phases of thk Moon. Last Quarter 3rd 11-3Jp.ni. New Moon ' , .... UtU 558 p.m. First Quarter '; ... 18th 10.5 ».».. Full Moon .., 26th 6.43 a.m. Perieeo •■• 6lh 10-° I'-''l' Apogee ■ • Wth 1-0 «•'"'■ Sun rises 6.48 a.m., sets 5.<28 p.m. THE WEATHER. 4pril 13.-S a.m.: Wind S.W.; weather squally. Noon. Wind S.W. ; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather squally; 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p..;*. Barometer ' 29.7+ 29.78 29.84 Thermometer . . 50.0- 50.0 56.0 FORECAST.-Mr Paulin aclvised us at 10.15 last night as follows:— Squally to a gale, S.W. to N.W. winds, and cold ram showers, barometer unsteady." Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday- " \V. to S.W. and S. gale, with much cold weather;: glass rise." HIGH WATER. iAn,.;i H_ a.m. p.m. the Heads . ... 51 5.20 .At Port Clialmers .... .., 5.41 6.0 At Dunedin 6.26 6.45

ARRIVALS..

Ruahine, s.s., 6121 tons, Forbes, from Lcndon (27th 'February), via the Cape of (xooJ Hope and fiobart. N.Z.S. .Company, agents. Tarawa, s.s., 1269 tons, Neville, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. J. Mills, agont. Passengers' Messrs J. .Mitchell, H. flessnor, Bennett, Reeve, Nicholas, J. Thompson, T. C. Cary, Robinson, Denny, Walter, Sanderson, W. Nelson, T.^S. Boss, Misses Silvcwright, Williams, Waller, Slorrie, Gardner, Russell (2)., To Anau', s.s., 1020 tous, Bernecli, from the north. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Mnckollni) Black (2), Wise, Smith, Cunninghame, Daoorah,, Dcnnison, Peake, Mesdames Carroll, Hume, Monewell (and 3 children), M'Gow'er, Colhuan, Pearson (and family, 5), Banks (and- child), Stephenson, Barclay, Messrs Kirkland, Bird, Monowell, M'Keiff, Lee, Astion, Hardy, Laughlan, Graham, Darragh, Lowry, Key Mr Robie; and 22 in the steerage. .. DEPARTURE. Tarawa™, s.s., 1269 tons, Neville, for Sydney, via Cook Strait. J. Mills, agent. Pan-, sengers: Misses Cowio, Burl, Reid, Dean, Thomson, Taylor, Thomson. J.olmie (Z), Mesdamcs Bundle, Estate, J. Sinclair Thomson, James Brown, Walker (and four "children), Hill, Tolmie, Garrstt (and three children), Donald, Campbell, Cooper, Messrs J. Sinclair Thomson, Reid, Sole, J. Sinclair. Brown, Moore, Walker. GarreU, Donald,' Cooper, Cannon, W*tt, Tolmie (3), M'Donald, Bishop Verdon, Captain Willis. jsXPECTED ARRIVALS. 3"rtia Glasgow.—Bessiield, -hip (N.M. and A." Co.), sailed February 14; duo May 5. Bouthe»k, barque (Dalgety and Co.), mailed iinreh 15 ; due Juno 14-. Waiwera, s.s., sailod I'»bruary 20. From Liverpool.—Silverhow, snip (December 30, Neill and Co.); now due, Kirklooh, barque (Neill and Co.), sailed February 3;, duo May 9. Loch Bredan; barque (N«ill and' Cd.),-sailed March 14; due June 13. Frou New York.—Hawke's- Bay (January 31; Kick, Martin, and Drysdale). Ribston (February 21); due April 15. Queen Eleanor (March 1). ' . From Lady Elliott's Island.—Jaspar, barquentine, .now due. From Sydney.—Talune, April 15. Mararoa, April 16. , ~-,„■ From Melbourne.—Monowai, April 19. From Kaipara.—Sarah and Mary, early. From Westport.—Taupo, April U. From Auckland.—Flora, April 20. From Greymouth.—Herald, April 17.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES,

For Sydney.—Mararoa, April 18. Monowai, April 20.' • For Melbourne.—Talune, ApnH7. For Westport.—Taupo, April 14. Corinna, April 21. For'Auckland.—Te Anau, April 14-. For Greymouth.—Herald, April 19.

MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. TO AP.EIVE.

At Peru Chalmers.—Hawke's Bay (Tyier), Yew York, January 31. Ribston (A. and A. line), New York, February 20. Waiwera (S.S. and A. Co.), from Glasgow, February 26. Matatua (S.S. and A. Co.), left London March £6 ; due about May 18. At Wellington.—Tokomaru, from London, February 26; due April 13. Wakanui, due April 28. At Auckland.—Waimate, March 17; due May 6. ' At Lyttelton.—Rimutaka (N. Z. S.. Co.), from London, April.,l. | • TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Fifeshira (Shire), April 14. Maori (S.S. and A. Co.), April 20. Ruahine, May 11. Waiwera, (S.S. and A. Co.), May 6. Kaikoura (N.Z.S. Co.], April 22. HOMEWARD BOUND. Quean Louise,from Wellington, February 17. Tblosa ' (Tyser), from the Bluff, February 14. Rakaia (N.Z.S. Company), from Lyttelton, February 27. -Otarama (N.Z.S. Co.), from Lyttelton, March 1. Gothic (S.S. and A. Co.), from Wellington, March 2. Bangatira. (S.S. and A. Co.), from Wellington, March 23. Papanui (N.Z.S. Co.), from Lytteltdn, March 25. Banffshire (Shire), from Wellington, March 28.