SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11808, 10 August 1900, Page 4

SHIPPING

PORT CHALMERS.

TtitE Ball at Foist Chalmers. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes cast of Greenwich, will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping-at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal is to be given. Phases of tite JJnn\ T. ABGI7ST. First quarter 4th 4.4 a.m. Full moon 11th 9.0' a.m. Last quarter 17th 11.16 p.m. New moon' 25th 3.23 p.m. Sun rises 7.20 a.m., sets 5.6 p.m. THE WEATHER. August 9. —8 a.m.: Wind N.E., fresh, gale; weather thick. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather thick, Tainy. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather thick. '. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barornetei 30.22 • 30.24 30.24 Thermometer ... 45.0 56.0 55.0 FORECAST.—Mr Paulin telephoned as follows last night:—" Squally to a gale, S.E. to JNT.E. winds, and rain showers and mist on the'TSast Coast." INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL ' .• REPORTS. (Pee United Pkess Association.) WELLINGTON, August 9. The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations: —

Albany, August B.—Wind N.W.; bar. 50.20; cloudy.

Hobart, August B.—Wind E.; bar., 29.50 cloudy.- . .. - • - *'

'Sydney, August 9.—Wind W.; bar., 30.10 fine.

'The following are the weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m.': — •Manukau Heads.—Wind E., fresh; bar., 29.87;-ther., 59; cloudy; sea smooth. New Plymouth.—Wind E., fresh: bar., 29.80; ther., 60; cloudy; sea smooth. Caatlepoint.—Wind S.E., fresh; bar., 30.05; ther., 58; showery; sea, very heavy. Wellington.—Wind E., fresh; bar., 30.10; ther., 56; gloomy. Westport,—Wind S.W., light; bar., 29.97; ther., 56; showery; sea smooth. \ Kaikoura.—Wind N.E., light; bar., 30.12; tlter., 52; showery; sea heavy. Oamaru.—Wind N.E., light; bar., 30.15; ther;, 49; gloomy; sea moderate.

Bluff.—Wind S.E., light: bar., 29.98; ther. 50; fine. :

ThereNis very little movement of pressure at Albany, but it has fallen at Hobart, and increased at Sydney. Low pressure from the N.W. is abont 250 miles to the north-eastward of Russell, and travelling to the south-east. There is low pressure in the Tasman Sea in nbout latitude 35deg S., longitude, 161deg E., and travelling west. It will pass eastward of : the meridian of Stewart Island on the 11th. : HIGH WATER. August 10— , a.m. p.m. ' At the Heads ... 1.48 2.13 ' At Port Chalmers 2.28 2.53 ' At Dunedin 3.13 3.38 ; DEPARTURE. ■' Waikare, s.s., 1901 tons, Richardson, for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Messrs Marshall, Spearing, Scott, O'Meara, Mills, Muridge, Davis, Lamb, Thompson, J. Hanan, Captain Clarke, Mesdames Scott, Blake, Barclay, Adamson and child, .Cuthbertson and 2 boys, Misses M'Donald, Henderson, Allan; and nine steerage.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London.—Secorita, left June 26. Oamaru, ship, left July 1?.

Fraii Glasgow.—Glenburn, ship, left Apri; 28.; now due. -

Fron Liverpool.—John o' Gaunt, barque, Bailed April 26. Corolla, barque, left June 1. From. Hamburg.—Antares, ship, left June 8..- ..'....

From Melbourne.—Westralia, August 15,

From Kaipara.—Enterprise, schooner, left July 31. Moana, bcow, left August 1. Isabella, Anderson, schooner, left August 7. From Auckland.—Moura', August 9.

From Weetport.—Kini, August 15. .From: . Greymouth.—Janet Nieoll, August Id. . .

. . PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney.—Westralia. August 16. For Melbourne.—Mokoia, August 17. .For Auckland.—Monra, August 11. Fo? Westport.—Corifina, August 11. For .Greymontk—Janet Nicoll, August 15.

MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. ■ ■■.•';. TO Anmvß. ''. i ■At Auckland.—lndramayo, left New York . July 17. Whakatane, left Plymouth July 21. Indraghiri, left London July 25. At Wellington.—Gothic, left London July At Port Chalmers.—Cereda, left New York July 3. Star of Victoria, left New York May 26. . Rangatira, left London July 3. Wairnate, left Gravesend August 4-. ' ' to depart. From Wellington.—Aotea, August 11. Papanui, August 23. Pakeha, August 23. From ; Lyttelton.—Banffshire, September 15; ' . ! : , noMEWAnt) coTTKn. Tomoana, from Wellington, June 16. Delphic, from Lyttelton, June 23. Waiwera, from Wellington, July 7. Hawke's Bay, from Wellington,' July 7. Paparoa, ■; from Wellington, July 12. . Fifeshrre, from Wellington^ July 21. Indradevi, from Lyttelton, Waikato, from Wellington, July 24. Nairn-' 'shirs, left' the Bluff July 28. ' ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUC&LAND, August 9.—Sailed: Pakeha, for Wellington. Sailed: Zealandia, for the south. Passengers: Misses Keenan, Louisson, Mesdames Smith, Davies, Nettingham, Morrison, Waite, Messrs Romeril, Quinn, Smith, Darragh, Hamilton, Belhouse, Thome, Morrison (2), Franestein, Brayshaw, D. Hay. Rotoiti, for New Plymouth and .Wellington. Passengers: Miss Bouskill, Mesdames fiuidson, Taylor,- Mill, Messrs H. Thornes, Gillespje, Sanson, E. K. Webb, H. Herbert, Chishbhri, Brydohe, J. Mill, Taylor, Burrall, Hunter,. It. Aitchison, Poits, Elkington, Grear, Millar and son, Moss, Halley, W. Hooper, A. Enight, Shrimpton,- T. A. Dunlop, T. Taylor, B. B: Nolan, Adamson, H. Tapper, T. A. Potter, Waller, Gray, Dr Hay; and 15 steerage. -Sailed: Hauroto, for Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji.—^-At 11.30 p.m. there was no sign of the Tyser liner. Star of Victoria, which passed Cape Maria "Van Diemen at 8.50 on Tuesday morning, p.rid should have arrived on Wednesday morning.

WELLINGTON, August'9.—Arrived:_ Mararoa and Talune, from Lyttelton. Sailed: Talune, for . Sydney; . Karawea, for Lyttelton ; Mararoa, for Auckland, via East Coast; Tafeapuna, for New Plymouth and Onehunga.

■ LYTTELTON, August 9.—Sailed: Moura, for Port Chalmers.

OAMARTJ, August 9.—To sail (early on the 10th) : Corinna, for Port Chalmers. BLUFF, August 9. —Arrived: Ganymede, barque, from Surprise Island. Sailed: Invercargill, for Timaru. NEWCASTLE, August 9.—Arrived: Thornliili, from Lyttelton.

' THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Matatua (from Wellington, June 9) arrived at London on the morning of August 7. The Waiwera (from Wellington, July 7) ief^t Monte Video on Saturda3 r evening. Up to' yesterday evening the s.s. Papanui had landed 1700 tons of cargo, and, in addition to other outward freight, had taken in a quantity of tallow. The s.s. Waikare left yesterday afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. The B.B.'Mount, from Auckland, is expected to arrive this morning, and leaves again for the north to-morrow afternoon.

The as. Corinna, from Westport, is due here to-day, and sails again on the return trip to-morrow.

In their report for the year ended April 30 last the directors of the Adam Steamship Company (Limited) state that for the salvage services rendered b> their' steamer Asloun to the New Zealand Shipping Company's Waikato the Admiralty Court had awarded £16,500, of which £12,500 was for the owners. The Asloun was under time charter, and by the usual clause the net amount payable to the steamer fell to be divided equally between the. owners and the time charterers. The estimated free proceeds of the salvage were £5477 10s, which was paid to the shareholders in April as a. bonus of 2s 6d per share, equal to 5 per cent, on the capital of the company.

Quite recently the ship Kensington arrived at San Francisco with the only cargo of coal from Australia that had arrived there for 60 days, an occurrence which had not been paralleled, for twenty-five years. It is said there will be no considerable increase in the consumption of Australian coal at San Francisco until it falls below the British Columbian article in price. Honolulu presents a ItUpv y^"W<; f.-- Ai^rfiiip.n coal. ,

A New York leU<;>' unLod ouue. 3 jays: — The immigration at this port continues very heavy. The number of steerage passengers landed here from Europe during May exceeded 55,000, and in the first seven days of June there wore more than 1300 additional. The largest number to come recently by one ship was 2035, by the Palatia, from Hamburg. The Oceanic, which on her last westward trip made the time in five days 21 hours and \7 minutes for 2888 knots, brought 4-75 cabin and 628 steerage passengers. Her average speed on the trip was 20.37 knots, and the best day's r'in 524- knots. Steamers arriving at Boston

have also brought a great many passengers this spring, out of course nothing to compare with New York. The now Cunarder Saxonia arrived at Boston on May 31 from Liverpool and Queenstown, and had. a total of 127 7 persons on board, and mad* an average of Ui knots on her maiden trip acrosß.

It is reported that in order to facilitate the discharge of vessels at Capetown, the harbour authorities have agreed to do, and are doing, all in their power to effect this object, and are willing to pay one-third cost of lighterage. They have also opened an old dock, which had not been used for pome years, thus increasing the accommodation for vessels to get alongside. The unusual number of vessels to arrive at San Francisco (says a New York report) from the North Atlantic during the last year or two by way of the Cape of Good Hope, instead of Cape Horn, would seem to indicate that the route is becoming popular. The latest is the British barque Musselcrag, from Antwerp, which lost 86 days in a useless attempt to round Cape Horn to the westward, and was obliged to ,jut into Sydney (New South Wales) foi repairs..

Dalziel's Belfast correspondent states that Messrs Harland 'and Wolff are at present building a steamer which will surpass the Oceanic in tonnage by' 2000 tons. . The keel was laid some time ago, and it is expected that the new vessel will bs launched towards the ■end of the present year or early next year. At present particulars concerning dimensions, etc., are not forthcoming, but the presumption is that the order has been placed by the White Star Company, who are determined to keep abreast of their German rivals.