SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11922, 21 December 1900, Page 4

SHIPPING.

POUT CHALMERS.

TIUE BAIA AT POBT CHALMERS,

New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for tho meridian of longitude,.in time 11 hours 50 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, DECEMBER. Full, moon _ ... ~.'loth 10.8 p.m. Last quarter w »-< M Mth 10.12 a.m. New moon ..; -< wi ■— 22nd 11- 31 amFirst' quarter ... 29th 1.18 p.m.. Sun-rises 4.19 a.m., sets 7.52 p.m.. THE WEATHER.

December 20."—8 a.m.: Wind S.W.; weather fine. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. 29.96 30.02 30.03

Barometer.

Thermometer ... ... 56 -70 70 FORECAST.—Mr Paulin reported at 9.30 last night as follows:—"S.E. to N.W. winds and rain showers in about 16 hours."

INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL' REPORTS. (Pep. United Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, December 20. The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations:— Albany, December 19.—Calm ; bar., 30.0; fine. * * _^^ Hobart, December! 19.—Wind W.f, bar., 30.10; cloudy. „ Sydney, December 20.—Wind, N.E-J bar., 30,10; gloomy. Tho following-aro'tlw weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m.:— . Manukau Heads.—Wind S., fresh;; bar., 30.14; thor., 66; fine; sea heavy. New. Plymouth—Wind S.W., fresh; bar., 30.01; thor., 66; fine; sea hpavy. CastTepoint.—Wind E., light;, bar., 30.01; ther., 61; fine; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind N., light j bar., 29.95; ther., 69; fine. Westport.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar., 30.10; Hier., 62; fine; Eea moderate. ' Kaikoura.—Wind N.E., breeze; bar., 29.90; Iher., 65; fine; sea smooth. Oamaru.—Calm; bar., 29.94-;] tlier,, 65; Ene1; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind S.W.j fresh;' bar., 29.98; thor., 58; fine. Low pressure from the west passed to the eastward of the meridian of South Cape between 8 p.m. and midnight yesterday, and one from tho eama direction will pass on the 22nd. The pressure is low to the north-east of East Cape, travelling to about south. HIGH WATER. December 21— &■•"»< !P- m; At the Heads, .^.. rot-■«.... 2.0 2.2<5 At Port Chalmers , "2.40 3.2 ' At Dunedin , 3-25 3.4? ARRIVALS. Star of England, s.s., 3696 lons, TJllyatt. from New York, via Melbourne, Sydney, and northern ports. Hick, Swift, and Co., agents. Te Anau, s.s.. 1028 tons, Beaumont, from Auckland, via East Coast. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses M. Kennedy, Ross, Stanton,, Paul J. Sounders, Kinpenbercer (3), Evatt, A. J. Forsyth, Reed, Ash, M'Combie, Wiso, Miller (2). Evans, Pyke. Mesdames Chapman. W: Quinn »nd two children, Pyke, - Brown, Plattß, Jarrell and child, K. Lighttiourne, Wilford. family, and nurse, Ramsay. Kinvig. two fchilcVn,..ind maid. Perston and child. Strnohun. Kipponborcor, Hawk, Buttle, Webb.'Edmunds, Moffatt, Dr Dnugias. Messrs (JeJlaHy, M'Neil. fiibdon, Pyke, R. Johnstone, Kinvig. Aston. R. Lightbournn. Graham. RodBers. George. Thomas, TTnmblntoh. Tluthie. S. Mnkamira, Shachan, 31'Grecror, Kippenbercer (2 . A. H. Javiss. Wells, John, Bnyd, Dawson, O. Bnrfnrd, Hawk, Buttle. B. Newman, Lawrence, J. >C White, Masters A. H. Donaldson, Granvill'o, Mackenzie; and 33 in the steerage. •' - - DEPARTURES. * Moana. 96 tons. Schnltz, for Timaru. Fairy Rock, brig. 193 tons, Charison, for 'Auckland. H. Guthrip, agent. Tfabolla Anderson, 79 tons, Laing, for Kaipor.i. Master, agent. .-Monnwai. s.s., 2153 ronn. Chatfield. for Sydney, via wn-y ports. J. Mills, agent. Passengers* Misses Cameron, Beninmin, Crow. Dick, Hay, ' Luscombe, 11. Orauford, Walker, ■Brown, N TnismitK Moore. Wnthwayr- (2), Tomliiison, Mant, Hislop, Webster (2). Hnv, Burke. Kind. Anderson, Greenfield, Forsvth, . BAU. Biddolt. Jf'Oall.™ W. Mitchell.Millar,, Mcsrlarnets.-TTan-tiittr.GiipisfV. .Freemw, Beiigonrl. .Tiillnch, Lwscnmbe, Ba'trop.Mbsß, Nai-'- ---' Sfnilji. M'C-J'.uvS.'Messrs E R/Ajleti,'Stevenpnni HnTtlfv.i^StpK.^-Rn^ai^O^te-s. -A.. 13. Coften.-A.-.T. Sint-lnifffimnt (ZT: M'Gcorse, Madson. Wright, Huilson.Jiosß, Slater. Blnthwavl (2) Rooiipy, J.rillcr, HarHrop, MolKson, Baird. MJtch.pll, WLaron. Bnrne, Tiilloch, -- Burnett, Captains Hoigh. IF. Blank. Sinclair, Darg, and Wlieoler. lltwters ! Riclmrdßon, Blathwayt; and 25 in tho steerage.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

. From London.—Auckland, shin, left Octni l}er 5. Loch Creo. barque, left Xovnmbir 7. From Liverpool.—lnvercargill, left October 1. 1 Prom Sydney.—Waikare, December 22. .' Talune, December 23. -'"■ -*, - Prom'Melbourne.—Molcoia, Decembei' ?5. T?ro.m>Auphland, —Taluno. December 23. .. : ;]?ro]a Kaipara.—^Annio Hill, Enterprise - .; I *^-, ■ PItOJECiTED ITEPARTUKER. ■. ',' ' .For Sydney.—Mokoia, December 24. Ta- -, ■!. lunfiji .JJecembcr 26. . ■ . "P4r Melbourne—WaikaTe, December 23. --1' It patTalia, Desember 30 -■ " -3?6r Auokland.—^Te Anau". December 21. "' ' r For Westport.—Upolu^ December 21. a.. — - For-Greymoutli.—Janet January 3. , MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMEES. TO ATOITVE. At Aiirtlanrl.—Waikato, left London October 31. Iridrndevi. left New York November 9. Jlimiro, left London November 10. - ... At Wellington.—Dunedin, lef£ London Oc{ober\s. F.ipanui, left November 10; due December 31. Gothic, left London November 23. Star of New Zealand, left London December 14. Pakelia, left London December 7. At. iLyttelton.—Banffshire, left London December 14. At Port Chalmers. —Aofcea, left London No- ! vomber 3. Otmama, left London December L. . ! ', * ' TO DKPABT. ■ Prom Wellington.—Tokomaru, December 20. Eakaia, January 3. From Port Chalmers.—Morayshire, January 6. HOUOTARD EOUND. Indramayo, from Wellington, November 9. Waiznatp, from Wellington, November 10. Maori, from Wellington November 20. Wakanui, from Auckland, November 21. Mamari, from Wellington, December 6. Eiffel Tower, from Wellington, December 6.Paparoa, from "Wellington, December 6y Buteshire, from ' Wellington, December 14.

IMPORTS.

uvPer Star of England, from New, York: 3 crates wheels, 172; cases tobacco, 100 tons pig .irpnj-247 plates steel, 25 caseg inedicine, 5 do. glassware, 3 do leather, 3496: bars iron, 22 cases tools, 728 pkgs hardware, 346 do ironmongery, 16 cases shoes, 419 nkg^ machinery, ■ 3350 cases kerosene, 190 do turpentine, 5 do candy, 1 do confectionery, 17 bales naper bags,'lS cases paper, 236 do sewing machines, I,'clo cigars, 10 bales duck, 3 eases organs, 10 bass split peas, 8 pkgs ink. 25 do mowers, 250 bdls wire, 5 cases drills, 10 pkgs waggons, 15 do stoves, 1 do toilet paper, 1 dp harness, 1 do bolts. 445 do sundries.

Pcx Te Anau, from thp North: 12 bales bops, 195 cases canned fruits, 55 cases salmon, 119 : hides, 7000 super feet timber, 2080 70!b : arid 183 sacks sugar, 144 70's and Eo';-sacks brewers' crystals,/ 5 cases treacle and syrup, 144 eases and 567 bans potatoes, 80 bags paint, 48 casks cement, 120 sacks gypsum, 92 cases fruit, 80 cases prunes, 50. pkgs dried fruit, 29 cases mullet, 118 cases iahip, 20 cases g.c. iron, and a quantity of sundries; also, transhipments ex Mariposa sit Sari Francisco; Tekpay and Tomoana, at London; and Bushmills, at New York.

SHDPPING TELEGRAMS,

AUCKLAND, December 20.—Sailed: Ngapubi, for New Plymouth. WELLINGTON, December 20.—Arrived: Waikare, from Sydney. Passengers for Dunedin : Misses Philips. Gresbam, Holloway, Hillenrich, Travis, Emery (2), Mescfemes We3tmacott, Chalmers, King, Robins. Gibb and 2 sons, Webb, Dowuie and child, Emery, Todd and infant, Chalmers. Messrs C. Mnnro! F. P. Crofton, Stanford, Eugarde, Westmacott, Pnpps, Pike, Cooper, Campbell, 'fate, Kingstone, Hardie, Reid, Hawthorne, Haroburt, Fitzgerald, Chalmers, A. King, Cathcirt, O'Neill, Robins, Gibb, Emery. Master Babbitts, A. A. Finch; and 17 in the steerage. For the Bluff: Captain M'Camley. Sailed: Elihgamite, for Napier. To sail: T,ii(anekaj, for.Sydney; Waikare,.for Lytteltpn. ; INVERCARGILL, December 20.—Arrived : Rimu, from Dunedin.

NEWCASTLE, December 20.—Sailed Brisbane, for Lyttelton.

Tho s.s. Monowai left for Sydney yesterday afternoon. The schooner Enterprise, with a cai-go of 69,335 ft of kauri timber, was berthed at the Eattray street wharf yesterday. The s.s. Te Auau, from Auckland, via East Coast,norts, arrived at 1 p.m. yesterday, and ■was berthed at the tongue wharf. She left Auckland on the 15th inst., and called at the linml way ports. Had fresh N.E. winds with

heavy rain to Gisborne; thence moderate variable winds and smooth sea to arrival.

She sails from Port Chaltner3 this afternoon on arrival of the 3.35 p.m. train. The schooner Isabella Anderson left for Kaipnra yesterday. The barque Olenmark, which left Monte Video oil November 5, arrived off Otago Heads yesterday morning, after a fair passago of 45 days, and received orders to proceed to Wellington. The scow Moana took advantage of the favourable S.W. breeze yesterday morning and sailed for Timaru.

" The brig Fairy Rock left; Port Chalmers yesterday morning for Auckland. The Grace Harwar, from Capetown, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping-Com-pany, arrived at the heads at noon yesterday, received orders, and sailed for Gisborne. The Registrar-general of Shipping has allotted the signal flags " SBJQ " to the New Zealand Government steamer Tutanekai, of Wellington, and "the letters "PRTB" to the s.s. Rirou, of Dunediu. The ship Invercargill, Captain Tom Bowling, which left Liverpool on September 28 for this port, and was first spoken on October 5 in lat. 49 N., long. 10 W., was again communicated with on October 25 in lat. 15 N., long. 26 W, She is now 84 days out, and should soon put in an appearance. The s.s. Kini steamed down from Dunedm yesterday morning and went alongside the Bowen pier to discharge a quantity of coal before going into dock. ■ The barquentine Senorita, was floated out of the graving dock yesterday morning, and was Rwung for the adjustment of her compasses. She was afterwards berthed at the export pier to take in cargo for Kaipara.

ARRIVAL OF' THE STAR OF ENGLAND.

The Tyser lino steamer Star of England arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon and was berthed at the George street pier at the ton of high water, her draught being JOit 3in forward and 22ft Bin aft. The Star of England is a handsome steel screw sto-.iner of 3696 tons register, rigged as a brigantiiW. She was built at the yards of Messrs Workman, Clarke, and Co., Belfast, in I8!i9. SI c is'"37lft Bin long, <Wft 2in breadth of beam, and 27ft 2in in depth. " Her engines are en the triple-expansion principle, the diameter of the cylinders being 26£ in, 44m, and 72m respectively, with a length of stroke of 48in She is under the command of Captam bV.W. Ullyatt, the executive officers being Mr. J. D' Wilson chief, Mr C. Hilder second, Mr A. West third, and Mr S. Poeock fourth,. The engines are in charge of Mr B. Walls, chief; and Messrs T. Adams, R. Jones, and C. Grindley are respectively second, thif-1, and fourth. The refrigerating engineers are Messrs Hyndman and M.' Dougall. She brings some 900 tons of general cargo, and commenced discharging as soon as she was made fast at the George street, pier yesterday afternoon. She left London'for New York on September 7, and whilst crossing the Atlantic she encountered a furious cyclonic storm, attended by tremendous seas, which caused her to roll heavily and ship great quantities of water, but she arrivedat New York without mishap, and after loading cargo left on the 18th. Had moderate weather, and reached Melbourne on N,ovem; ber 21; proceeded to Sydney, left that port again on December .1, called at Auckland, Wellington, and Lyttelton. She left, the latter port at 4.20 p.m. of the 19th inst., and arrived as above. She goes from this port to the I'.lnff and Wanganui to complete loading for Home. .