SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11524, 9 September 1899, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.

-,-:' •-.•• •■•■'.::-';; . Phases of the Moon. i''''-.)'''-':---'.' ' . septesibeb. :-■■; New. Moon . ... . ... sth 3.2 p.m. -;,- First Quarter ... ... 13th 9.20 a.m. -•■..;• Full' Moon ........ 20th 0.11 a.m. .- ~Last Quarter ..... ... 27th 2.55 a.m. - ' Apogoo ...■ .... . .... 3 r( l. 11.0 a.m. 7.,'., Perigea .....-• ....... 18th 7.0 p.m. ;■ Apogee ... ... . ... 30th 11.0 p.m. ■ • ...Sun. rises to-day 6.23 a.m., sets 5.43 p.m. Sun rises to-morrow 6.26' a.m., sets 5.44 p.m. .-...■•■ '-.. ' ■■,■ • THE WEATHER. ■'- September .3. —3 a.m.: "Wind N.E.; wea- .-■ ther rainy... Noon:. "Wind ls r.E.; weather ■-■ rainy. .5 p.m.: Wind S.E.; weather rainy. '■■-'-■• 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... .... 30.24- 30.26 30.22 ;.';-..-Thermometer .... 48.0 48.0 48.0 '-''. -. FORECAST.—Mr Paulin telephoned as ■." follows last -night-:—" S.W. to N.W. winds, ■-... and ra in showers; indications very unsettled; :.. tarpiiaeler -unsteady." ! INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL REPORTS: (Pep. "United Pkess Association.) '■.';.''■'-. ' WELLINGTON, September 8. ... : "The following are'tho 9 a.m. weather re-' poris from Australian .stations: — Albany, : September 7: .Wind, Js.; bar., 30.10 ; cloudy. , Hobart, September 7: Wind, TV.; bai\, 30.10; dicv/ery. ■'- Svdriey, September 8: \ .Calm"; bur.. 50.30; fine.' . ■ _.The following are the.weather reports from \ iSTew Zealand stations-at. 5 p.m.:—Manukau .- Heads:. Wind, 5.W.,.-strong; bar., 30.20; ther., 60;. cloudy; sea, heavy. New Plymouth : Wind, S.Wv, light; bar., 30.14; ther., ■ 57; fine; sea, lumpy. Castlepoint: Wind, r, .. S.,- light;I!ba.., 30.14 ;. ther.,. 62;■ fine; sea, . 'moderate. Wellington: Wind, S., light; ';. ■ bar... 30.19; ther., 56; fine. Westport: Wind, ••:••".-S.S.W:, light;."bar:,-3/3.17; ther., 55; cloudy.. ~: -"'.-ECai-kcura-:' -Wind,.. E..Jv:E., breeze; bai. .v.-'. .30.10; ther.; 57; fine. Oamaru: Wind, KE., light; bai-.. 50.10 ;■• then, 50; cloudy; sea, -smooth. Bluff: Wi-ad, S.W., light; bar. :■ 30.08; ther..-50; dloiiciy.' . •"• • Tho Australian weather reports show that :; there has been no oh at; ge ofpressure; during ;/ .tho .last.24- hours at either^ of the stations. \ . The lo'.y pressure expected to. be south of ".Sev/Zealand on this date has'apparently not ■-.approached ' nearer .than abou_t 300 miles to '■' .'the westward. Low pressure is met off. Tas-:.-.''.'.mariija, travelling castv/ard. . ; :;::;¥;:::!; ..".■.: .HIGH WATER. . September 9 — a.m. '" p.m. At the Heads- -...- >.. 4.49 '5.5 }y/-\ : At Port..-Chalmers ..< -... 5.29 5.45 ••. ■At Buhedin ... ~.; . : t .. 6.14 6.30 .';. September 10— . ■-,'."■ ~ "At the Heads .... ' •..'. 5.20 5.36 •:; -; At Port Chalmers ... >.. " 6.0 6.16 ':yr~: .":.-."/;At. "Dunedin ; ... ... . -._..- 6.45 7.1 ::::-V:.; V v;--:. .-'ARRIVALS. : . ; ' : Beautiful Star, s.si, 146 tons, Graham, from :-;;.iTimanr-:'J..Mills, agent. . ■ . ... . V Napier, s.s., 48.tons, Mathieson, from Invercargill. "K. Ramsay, agent. . . " :: : -'■■:■■.: :--\ ■'■<:, BEPARTTJRES. - - ..,- " v: ■" ■ ■/.:■:"; Corinna.: s.s.j 820 tons, Rolls, for Westport, ■; .via way ports. J. Mills, agent.. i .. i ;..';-Mapourika, s!s., 718 tdns, Farmer,•' for .':';' Auckland, via. Easfc^ Coast ports. J. Mills, ,:,. agent;..!. Passengers: Mesdames . M'Crorie, .-BrowJi, Misses M'Crorie, Brown, Humphrey, .; ;:Hes,;' Hewitt, .M'Gregor, Voysey. NicoU, ':-■:]'■■ Sweet;. Messrs Brown, Marshall, Fuller, Gro-.-K-.'^ott, Douglas, Waddell, Hambh'ton, Levy, ■ \ Henderson. (2).- : .....: -..-■- . . " y;Ai-, ■;:■ EXPECTED ARRIVALS' : : ..y .-■'-."; Trom Glasgow.—Pleiades, ship (S.S. and A. ■■'. Co.); sailed May 30; due September.3. Tara:i;aki; ship (N.M. and A. Co.), -sailed "June '.' 16;r duo September 16. Oamaru, ship (Mur- ■: ray, Roberts, and Co.), sailed • July 18; due •...-.Sspteinberi'l2-.1: * . . . ' .."'■: ■; -From London.^Nor'-Wester, barque (Reid " and Gray), sailed August 24.; due November •• 20.-■■ Canterbury, ship (S.S. and A. Co.), sailed : -September 5; due December 3. ■-..-. .' From Liverpool.-—llala,. barque (Neill and: ■ C 0.),. sailed June 6; due September 9. Aka- : - roa, baraue (Neilland Co.), sailed July 18; ' due Sept3mb.er.l2. "■:-■ * ... .-'.•• . / . Erbm New?York..—Grace Deering, barque' ; (Rattray 'and Co.), sailed May-5; now due. ;'. Thsti?, ship (Bates,'Sise, and Co.), sailed June' " 6;; due. September 8. Oban Bay, barque (Neill and Co.), sailed August 3; due Novem:.:isr 6. ; : -':'■. :- '; • ."•' ■ -,'■'

;: -From Sydney.—'Weqiralia, September 10. iWaikare, Soptember. 16." "■ : .'. ... .. i From, Melbourne.—rTarawera,;. September ,a 6-- •.-;• ■■.•■■•. ■ - :-\ ■■■•:■ :''■ "From Surprise Island.—Ganyisede, early. : From Westport.—Poherua', 'September 10. 'Taupo. September 12. .'. '■■'. '.■■'■■ ' * ' . . ( ~v JTrdm ,; Kaipara.—Sarah:;., and : Mary. (H. ■•Grtithrie)-,-early. . . - '. .. ; '.■■■.. ■ ;>Frem. Auckland.—Te Ariau, September 14-.; "■"■ ITrbn^-Greymouth.—Janet Nicoll, Septem,hef:lß/ -v ••..•■•• •'.' ■-■■■: ;":...'' ■•■•■•.■• ■ PEO-TEOTED DBPAETUKES: ,;:For.Melbourfi>^Waikfn'i?;~SEptember 18. •: ' '■'-' ;For. Sydney.—Westralla'j- ■ September 12. Tarav.-errt, September 18. :..';. ;■•'"-■ For' Westport.l—Polierua r . September 12. Taupo, September 14-. •''', ": '■For Greymouth.—Janet Nieoll, September 20. .y, :■;■. ,■'-■■ ■. -. ;•• " \ . •■ • ■ /■•.■- :. ■••For Auckland.—Te Anau, September 15.

:.:;':'.MGyiMiNTS.OFI)IRECT'STEAMEES.- r----;i -'; ''..-•;V>> /■".'■-..'!:.'-" TOvAr.Kivs. ;; ' " •■■'■•.■ ■-- -'Afc Port: Chalrcers.—Waikato, left Lonr/^oh May 4, now due. Tolosa left .New ■'. • '.; -STcirfc' '.Time 20; arrived Auckland August 26. i';Tomoa"na .VTyser) left New York July 18. r Buahine, Hi;e September 18. Sahara, left' New V >%oik Sent«-niber 1.•.-.-.'. ■. . Ki'. At Auckland.—Waiwera (S.S. and A. Co.), >left'-LonxJpn'.August.,-].'" iWaimate (N.Z.S. \.i'.Company), left; Plymouth August 19. ;.-;.At Wellington.—Rn;>.hine (N.Z.S. Co.) left ,: PlyEaouth July 22, due September 5. ?:;•'. •' ■'•'■ ■':: .10 JJEFAET. . ~ .' ■'■ : : From Lyttelton.—Pakeha, August 23. .■:' ,Frohi the Bluff.—Papanui, September 9. ,';::;'. '•'•■•:-.'•'-..■' HOJfEWAKO BOTJKD. . . ;•;- S% of Victoria,"from the Bluff, July 18. ''\ Rakaiaj from Lyttelton. Augiist 10. -Perth-' '.jhire,. ■ froni ; LytteKon,. August .10. ;!;Otarama, : from Wellington,' August '.■■so/v Paksha; from -^Lyttelton,/ August 'v;|3;-'Star .of..New Zealand, from the Bluff, ;. -'.gLngast 25.. Aotea,:froai Wellington, August '■■■■'■■■&:':-:,: ' ■• ■ /.. '-: ' ' ' ~' ' • - ■ ' '

SHIPPING- TELEGRAMS.

'AUCKLAND, September 3.—The steamer JSawea passed , Cape Maria. Van Diemen, bcnnd for Westpofb from Auckland, at 12.45 n.m.v ,■:■''■' ■'•••.■•-■■■

" WELLINGTON,'■ September B.—Arrived : -Lily, schooner, from' Lyttelton ; Mokoia and Kotoraahana, from the south; Westralia, from Auckland,-'■ via the East Coast.-—■■-Sailed: Westralia.. for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers: Misses Scbtt, Smith (3), O.wr,.,Burke, Cordy, Mesdamas Ashley, Lin-1 ley) Cooper, Curtis. Smith, Brown, Burke, Criehton, Eon. Air Peacock, Messrs Smith, Anderson, Bailey, Juoir, Hawley, Hurle, Bro7fT3, Taylor, Ashley, Cooper, Duke, Nees, Cox, Thomson, Bannby, Newton; 20 steerage.— —Sailed; Itotomahana, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses James, Rowley, Wigney, il'Kenzio, Merson, Fitzmaurice, ■ Coleman, Mesdames Jenkins, Worboys (and infant), Arthur, Deny (and child),, Williama "(and infant), M'Kenzie, Hon. Messrs Stevens and Gourley, Judge Ward, Messrs Rowley,' Kennedy, Thwaites, Cook, Derry, Malet, Lewis, Todd, Jenkins, Goodman (2), Clark, Priestly,. Arthur, Hdsiceth, Master Malet; 26 steerage. LYTTELTOIs, September B.—Arrived (6.30 p.m.): 'Adana, from Timaru; Mildura, and Ringdove,. from Wellington. . TIMAEU, September B.—The s.s. Adana did record work hers, stowing 36,000 sacks of wheat in four days and a-half.

.-'• BLUFF, fe'cplombar B.—Arrived: Pukaki, from Lyttelton : Moric.i'.fai, from Port Chalmers.— —Sailed : 3loiio-,vai,. for Melbourne, via Hobait, at 5.30 p.m.

Tho s.sr Beautiful Star, from Timaru, arrived yesterday morning. . She k to sail again for' Oaniahi and Timaru to-morrow aitenioo'.i.

. T!ie s.s. Corinna sailed for Westport yester day afternoon.

Tho s.g. Mapotirika sailed for Auckland, via East Coast ports, yesterday afternoon.

The 2.5. Ilium, from .Stewart Island, is due to-morrow. ■ .

The s.s. Westralia, from Sydney, via Auckland, is duo to-morrow, and should arrive early iri the morniucj.

■ The barquentine Entrrprise has completed loading ai' Timaru, and irf ready to sail 'for Wanganui.

'•. The'schooner- Isabel!,-. Anderson hns com-monead-to load for Kaipava.

The barque John o' Gaunt was taking in ballast- yesterday.

The fi.s. TJ.mta commaiicß'cl discharging cargo at the Geoj.'gc strb;-t jiier, Port Chalmers, yesterday, and' is exported to leave again today for' Calcutta, via Newcastle.

Much interest is being excited in goientifie circles by the mariri'j cxp'lorih;?'expedition to the mid-Pacific, which is al; present being -fitted out under the direction erf Professor ■Acrassiss by the "United fc'tates Commission of Fisheries Very important results are looked for from this expedition, which' was to leave !xm Francisco about Hiu middle of August. To- will proceed direetiv to Tahiti in the Soc:ety Islands. In this »ra;»c. whicli is 600 railed lon^. from six to eight weeks will be /'packed, after which Touga and the Friendly 'inlands will be visited, and after a short stay tbevs the expedition v:i!l go to the Marshall Islands. takhW a number of the Elliee group on £!io way. L'etwivn the Marshall .-and. Hawaiian Islands—a.' iSi^tance of ever WOO •miles—aline of deep-v-tui- dredsings will.be run, and'tbo most a|..;,;'ovod appliances for a tn'or6u«h invcstigati'iM of the dean waters of the Paeiiic are bein^ provided.

. A curious phenomenon was witnessed by the crew of the ship Loch Katrine on July 9 during her passage from Glasgow, via Adelaide, to Melbourne. It happened at mid-

night, and was what is known to mariners a;

an electrical storm. For about two hours fireballs played fantastically about the. yards, whilst the steel running gear was a mass of fiame. No damage, however, resulted. Tho latest addition to Lund's Blue Anchor fleet, is the Wilcaunia, now on her maiden i trip, from London for. Sydney. Her dimen- \ aions are—Length., 40t>ft; breadth. 48ft; and depth, 31ft; and her class at Lloyd's 100 Al. The vessel has been specially designed for the owners' trade between London and Australia, and her ■ carrying capacity is 6000 tons. Accommodation is fitted for 50 saloon and 50 third class passengers. -A complete shade deck extends to the skie'of the vessel, forming a promenade for the. passengers of the first ■class of 120 ft by 48ft. For working the cargo there are eight steam winches, which have been built to the "owners' special requirements, with extra large drums, etc. ■. Powerful steam derricks are also provided, and all gear for handling light and heavy cargoe.?.' The vessel is lighted throughout-by electricity. The whole of. tho foreliold and fora 'tween deck (which are of large capacity) ha-ve been insulated for the carriage of frozen meat, the machinery necessary having been, manufactured by the Haslam Company, of Derby. The vessel will be placed on the Admiralty list. The 'tween decks, which are1 exceptionally high, ar9 pierced for and aft for the accommodation of troops or emigrants. The main engines aro by the North Eastern Engineering Company. During the trial trip the whole'of the machinery worked I With the greatest satisfaction, a mean speed of 13i knots being maintained. A fire, broke out on board the Nippon Yu.sen Enishr.'s steamer Kawachi Mara in tho London docks recently. The fire was easily quelled, and no damage resulted to the ship: but.a- smart young Japanese offier sacrificed his life in zealous efforts to extinguish the flames:.He persisted,, against the wishes of the captain, in. going down into the compartment,' where the fire had started, and, apparently, he either tripped or fell, or was suffocated and fell into tho-lower hold, where his body was subsequently recovered.

The'five, fine steamers of the-White-Star line which are to beengaged in the.Australian trade have been equipped with J. and E. Hall's patent carbonic anhydride system. Each carries two machines, arranged on the builders' duplex system, so that either can work with or without the other. The holds, which will contain 30,000 carcases of mutton, are insulated with silicate cotton. Special arrangements are made for the special temperature which maybe required for daily produce,;fruit, etc.

The Canadian Government announced that the Gotilanges Canal, completing the line from the Great Lakes to Montreal, was to be opened in.August, so that lake freights may be transported \to tidewater by that route, beyond the possibility of competition by any other.existing route. . ....'.

The Admiralty hdve decided to establish another reform in warship construction by the introduction of ■non-flammable wood. The first vessels to be fitted with this, new material are the battleships Implacable and Bulwark, in course of construction at Devonporfc, and the chief constructor has been directed to introduce as much of the non-flammable wood as possible without altering' to any prreat extent the working designs of the ships. It will be iised for cabin 'doors, bunks, and bulkheads principally in the Implacable and Bulwark, biit as the Admiralty have decided to r.dopt it generally for service use it is considered . probable that in future the desiirns of ■ new ships will provide for the substitution of rion-fla.mma.ble wood for a larp:e Quantity of the permanent fittings now made of steel. ■: ...In recovering a lost anchor or trjang to find put' whether a natch that has been ..put on a vessel to stop a leak has kept tight, much .embarrassment is caused by refraction when looking through the •■water.. M. Dibos, marine .engineer, says the Temps, lias discovered ah "ingenious: way of meetine this difficulty. His invention a sort of large lorgnette, which he calls ; The Elbowed Water Glass." and which annuls the effects of refraction. It is composed of a nine tube of elliptical section, the ellipse being 20 centimetres at the greater axis and 16 at the smaller'nsis. The tube is open at the top, and towards the lower end is closed by a small glass without foil; but at right ansrles to the ■ tube is fixed, at 1-5 degrees, another little glnss, silvered. The tube, held by two handles, is used on board ship like a- telescope, and with the;bent end directed towards the part of the shin to be ; •.examined.''■/. The observer!••'jjy'putting his :head'.into ;the upper opening, receives the •rays of light refracted by the glass, and perceives the object in front of the tube most clearly, f In'default of-sufficient daylight, or at night, an'-.electric glow lamp can be let .dpwri near' the"' elbow, or rays can be cast on it irony.the focus of a reflector. With a tube sufficiontlv long the operations of divers can be watched from on. board to see, that no, harm, happens to the men/ In-this'case the tube has to be weighted .with lead.