SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11923, 22 December 1900, Page 6

SHIPPING

POET CHALMERS,

■ Time Bail at Tout Chalmers. New Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, m lima 11 hours 30 minutes oast of Greenwich, wi 1 be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping sit the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-head, Port Chalmcr3 signal station, on the forenoon of tlio day when the time tignal is to be given. Phashs or the jilnnx. DECEMBER. Full moon '... 10th 10.8 p.m. Last quarter Will 10.12 a.m. Now moon 22nd 11.31 a.m. First quarter 29th 1.18 p.m. Run rises to-day 4.20 a.m., sets 7.53 p.m. Sun rises to-morrow at 4.20 a.m., sets 7.53 p.m. . THE WEATHER. December 21.—8 a.m.: Wind >T.E; weather fine. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E,; weather fine. 8 a.m. Noon, 5 p.m Barometer 30.14 30.18 ■ 30.18 Thermometer 62 72 74 FORECAST.—Mr Pauliu telephoned at 9 o'clock last night as follow*":1 —" S.E. to N.E. winds, and fine for about 16 hours; barometer falling; indications unsteady." INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL REPORTS. (Peu United Pukss Association.) WELLINGTON. December 21. The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations: — ' Albany, December 20.—Wind S.W.; bar., 30.30:. cloudy. „„■,-■ Hobart, December 20—Wind S.K.; bar., 29.90: cloudy. , Sydney, December 21—Wind N.E.; bar., S0.0; sultry. ' The following are the weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m.: — Manukau Heads.—Wind S.. breeze; bar., 30.30; ther.. 68; gloomy; sen rough. New Plymouth.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar., 30.17; ther., 67: fine; sea lumpy. Castlepoint.—Wind N.E.. breeze; bar., 3005; ther., 64; fine; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind iN.W., fresh; bar., 30:00; ther., 69: eloudv. Westport.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar., 30.13; Iher 65- fine: sea smooth. Kaikoura.-Cnlnr; bar., 29.96; ther., 72; fine; sea smooth. Oamarn.—Calm; bar., 29.96; ther., 62; fine; sea smooth. Bluff—Wind W., light; bar., 29.88; Iher., 61: fine. , The pressure- has decreased at Albany and also at'Hobart, but it has increased slowly at Sydney. Low pressure from the west, decreasing in energy, will pass eastward of the meridian of South Cape to-morrow. ancVabo one from- the same direction on the <K)th. Evidences imply heavy N.W. to S.W winds at most places south of >.apier mid ISew Plymouth on the 24th. HIGH WATER. December 22- «*V P-m-At the Heads 2.43 i-j At Port Chalmers 3.23 3.42 •At Duncdin 4-8 4.27 December 23— , ~ At the Heads 0.20 3.38 At Port Chalmers 4.0 4.18 'At Dunedin *•« 5.3 DEPARTURES. tTpolu, s.s., 700 ton., Rolls, for Westport J. Mills, agent. To Aimi, s.s.. 3028 ton?, Beaumont, tor Auckland. ~T. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses C. Brown, Taylor. Henclry, Ferguson, Vivian, Hill, Fleming (?■), Blair, Dieken, B. Fink, M'Callum (2). Mitchell. Graham. Reid, Yorston. M'Lnod 72). Stewart (2). Dntlne. Gray,. M'Dnnald. Christie, .Horn, Mesdamcs Brifiault, M'Leod. E=qmlant, Messrs Gibson. Esquilant. Ah One, Hujrhef. Kine1 East, Blair. Hellyer. Wilson (2), Mitchell (2). Dunnrni. Ligsins. Allen. Cramond, Arhdge", Mont, M'Donald. dime, Deacon, Crow, Gow. Mattliewson, Webster. Hiekenbotham, Harper, Burn, Stanford. Hoisted (2), Sutton find boy, M'Grath. Bartleman, Romany. Rev. Matliie, Slastefc Brown, Scoble; and 15 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London. —Auckland, shin, left OctoW 5. Loch Cree. barque, left NovemVr 7. From Liverpool.—Jnvereargill, left Oelo;From Sydney.—Waikare, December 22. Taiune, December 23. From Melbourne.—Mokoia, December 24. "From Auckland.—Talune, December 23. Waihora. December 27. From Kaipara.—Annie Hill and Enterprise, ei>r 7' PROJECTED DI!;PARTTJRF,S. For.' Sydney.—Mokoia, December 24. Ta]une, December 26. For Melbourne—Waikare, December 20. Westralia, December 30. For Auckland.—Wailiora December 28. For Westport.— tTpolu, January 4. For Greymouth.—Janet Nicoll, January 3. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. TO ARItTVE. ■At Auckland. — Waikato, left London October 31. Indradevi. left New York November 9. Mimiro, left London November •At Wellington.—Dunedin, left' London October 5. Papanui, left Plymouth November 10; due December 31. Gothic, left London November 23. Star of New Zealand, left London December 14. Pakeha, left London December 7. At Lyttelron.—Eanffshire, left London December 14. . At Port Chalmers.—Aotea, left London November 3. Oturama, left London December 1. TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Tokomaru, December 20. Rakaia, January 3. From Port Chalmers. —Morayshire, January 6. : HOMEWARD BOUND. Indramayo, from Wellington, November 9. Waimate, 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 6. Buteshire, from Wellington, December 14.