SHIPPING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11947, 22 January 1901, Page 4

SHIPPING

PORT CHALMERS. t TIUB BAI.I AT POST Chaluihs. ' 1 A blue flag will be hoisted at the mast-heid, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the 'day when the time sipisd is to be , given. i ~ Phases OF !THK U'll". J jandari. . Eltljuodu ... — ~;. 1 ... sth 11.H a.m. \. Lut quarter ... ... ... 13th 8.8 a.m. 'New moon ... ... 21st 2.6 a.m. First quarter ... ... ... 27th 9.22 p.m. Apogee '. ... ... 12th 10.30 p.m. Perigee 2Uh 11.0 p.m. ' Sun rises 4.51 a.m., sets 7.48 p.m. ' THE WEATHER. January 21.—8 a.m. Wind N.E.; weather : thick. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather fair. 5 i p.m.: "Wind N.E.; Weather fair. ' 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. : Barometer ... ... 30.36 30,34- 30.22 i Thermometer ... 62 70 72 I FORECAST.—Mr Paulip telephoned as ! follows at 9.30 .last night:—"S.E,'to N.E, 1 winds, and fine for about 16 hours; indica- 1 tions becoming electrical; barometer fall." 1 INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL i REPORTS. 1 (Fib United Press Association.) •WELLINGTON, January 21. i The following are the 9 a.m. weather re- i •ports from Australian Btatione: —' Albany, January, 19.—Wind \V.; bar., < 29.80; fine. 1 Hobart, January 19.—Wind N.E.; bar., ( 20.0; gloomy. « Sydney, January 21.—Wind E.; bar., 29.70; sultry. i The following are the weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m.:— J Manukau Heads,—Wind N.E., fresh., bar., i . 20.25 ; ther., 70; gl"omy; sea smooth. ] New Plymouth.—Calm; bar., 30.20; ther., i 74; gloomy; sea smooth. . Castlepoint.—Wind'N.E., breeze; bar., 30.21; ther., 69; fine; sea heavy. Wellington.—Wind N.N.W., breeze; bar., 30.12; ther., 74; cloudy. Westport.—Wind N., breeze; bar., 30.18; ther., 74; cloudy; sea. slight swell. Kaikoura. —Wind N.E.,' breeze; bar., 30.15; ther., 69; fine; sea moderate. ! Oamaru.—Calm; bar.,' 30.10; tiler., 65; j fine; sea smooth. ' i Blnff.—Wind S.E., light; bar., 30.07; ther., , 64; fine. ( < There is decreased pressure at each of the Australian stations. Low pressure from the west, due on the meridian of South Cape on ■ this date, had been influenced by the prevail- j ing high pressure and fpllbwcd a route more j to southward than usual, and has also de- j creased in energy. Low pressure from the 1 west will pass to the eastward of South Cape ? • on the 23rd. i HIGH WATER. 1 Nonary 22— a.m. p.m. At the Heads 3.43 4.4 , At Port Chalmers 4.23 4.44 At Dunedin 5.5 5.29 ARRIVAL. Upolu, f.s., 778 tons, Beaumont, from Timaru. J. Mills, agent. ' DEPARTURE.. Moana, 5.5.,. 3915 tons, Carey, for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. J. Mills, agent, Passengers: Misses Turnbull, Korff, Warnock. Wright, Collier, Eraser, Gray. White, Mooro, Spriag. Mesdames Gibb and child, Simpson, Wright, Stewart, Gray, Fuller, Heolv, Messrs Kilpatrick, Gibb, Wise, Griffith, Gill, Downie, Simpson, : Thompson, Warnock, Slewart, Fuller. Rob-, bins, Jacobs, Whiting, Moore, Rev. Keogh; and 4-steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From London.—Loch Cree,' barque, left November 7. s . " c From Liverpool—lnvercargill, left Octotor 1 jarrived Wellington January 14. Gladys, left Jaijuary ,4.' ' 'From Glasgow.—Wellington, ship, loft No- $ vember 17. ' 1 From Sydney (via Auckland).—Zcalandis, 1 January 27. ' From Sydney (via Wellington),—Waihora, January 26. From Melbourne.—Monowai, January 23. From Kaipara,—Frank Guy, barquentine, early. 8 From Auckland.—Moura, January 24. ~ PROJECTED DEPARTURES. t For Sydney (via, Auckland).—Talune, January 22. For Sydney (via Wellington).—Monowai, January 24.' , For Molbourne'.—Moana, January 22. For Auckland.—Moura, January'2s. For ..Westport.—Corinna, January 24. i For Greymouth.—Janet Nicoll, January 30. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. 1 TO,AHHIVE; • '• 4 At Auckland.—lndradevi, left Now York November 9. Mimiro, left London November 10. Pakeha, left London December 7. . Star of Australia, left New York December 25. At Wellington.—Star of New Zealand, loft London December 14. Karamea, left Lon- , don December 23. Banffshire, left London f December 14, due February 5. Rimutaka, I .. left Plymouth January 5. Nairnshire, due February 15. At Port. OhMmers.-Otai'ama, left London £ December 1. Baugitira, left' London January * 8> , 1 TO DKPAUT, i From Wellington.—Papanui, January 31. j Gothic, January 31. ; 'From Lyttelton.—Delphic, Januarj' 22. c : From Port Chalmers.—Fifeshire, January o 29. ' i From the Bluff.—Nairnshire, Maroh 2. ' UOUEWAItn IIO'JNI). -1 Mamari, from Wellington, December 6. c Eiffel Tower, from Wellington, Decern- e ber 6. Paparoa, from Wellington, December 6. Buteshire, from Wellington, December 14. Tokomaru, from Wellington, December 22. Tomcana, from Wellington, January 3. Rakaia, from Wellington, January 3. Matatua, from Wellington, January 6. Morayshire, from Port Chalmers, January 9. Star of England, from Napier, January 9. Tekoa, from Wellington, January 19.

■ —-* 1 ! . ' SHIPPING'TELEGRAMS.

, AUCKLAND, January 21.-Avrived: Sierra, from Sydney. ' WELLINGTON, January 21.—Sailed: J Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Scott, Fountain, Robinson, Tread- c well (2), Leys, Harris, Peterson, Dowle, „ O'Halloran, I Thomson, Smith, Mefdames j M'DonaH, Hannay, Treadwell, Cotton, t Fountain and child, Maclcay, Bright well, Kamage and two children, Gee,- three ehil- s dren, and maid, Larnacb, Recketts and nurse, i Cotton, Marist Brothers (£), Rev. Mr r M'Donaid, Messrs Pemberton, Fentoti, Leys, 5 Bamage, Austin, Larnach, Seville, M'Bride, t Gee, Sliael, Houlston, WilborfoßS, Hannay, Fountain,- Grenville; and 14 steerage.—The I brigantine Rotumah, which arrived from New- !j castle yesterday, had a tempestuous voyage, j and 367 sleepers had to be jettisoned to ensure, the safety of the vessel. „ LYTTELTON, January 21.—Sailed: x'u- j t&nekai, for Dunedin. t BLUEF, January 21.—Arrived: Monowai, from Melbourne, with an English mail. Pas.sengers:. Messrs Faram, Early, Slater, "Watt, Cowling, Rex, Bagtistj Flowers, Honey, ( Cuming, Dnviea, Sneddon, Prioe, Turnbull, 2 Edwards, Wood, Nieholls, Back, Stout, Pea-, cock, Cannon, Russell, Farie, Burdon, Fox, c Sir Robert Stout, Rev. Mr Mackintosh, Mes- f dames Hints, Cowling, Edwards, "Wood and child, Russell, Farie, Burdon, Von Stuglitz, a • Misses Faram, Browning, Malcolm, Cuming i Hoare, Jerom, Gardiner, Chapman; and 42 steerage. Sailed: Awarua, for Auckland. c MELBOURNE, January 21.—Arrived: 8 Mokoia, from the' Bluff. * NEWCASTLE, January 21.—Sailed: Pareora, for Wellington; Kotuku, for Lyttelton. Tho s.B. Upolu, from the West Coast, via Timaru, arrived at the Port Chalmers wharf yesterday evening to discharge a quantity of •wool and other cargo. The ship Westland was towed down from , Dunedin'yesterday evening and anchored in the powder ground. . t The 's.s. Moana left the tongue wharf at 1 4.15 p.m. yesterday for Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. 0 The ship Westland completed her loading I yesterday ans was towed down to the lower £ harbour by the tugs Plucky and Koputai. She has taken in 6325 bales of wool, and will probably Bail for London this afternoon. The s.s. Invercargill, from Invercargill, via ( Waikawa, is duo here to-day, and goes into J dock for an overhaul. ] .i ■ The; 6.6. Rimu sails for Invercarjrill this p afternoon, and then goes on to the Bluff to 2 load another lot of eheep for Campbell 3 Island. The s,s. Talune sails for Sydney, via Auck- 1 land, this afternoon. The s.s. Ikhona left Wellington for Lyttel- ( ton yesterday afternoon, and afterwards comes E on-here about tfie end of the week. The s.s. Corinna, from the West Coast, due here to-morrow, sails again for Westport, via way ports, on Thursday. The sand pump. Vulcan commenced operations at the.Victoria wharf yesterday. The,barque Lako Erie left Calcutta on j November 24 with a,cargo of gunnies for New Zealand ports. |The ship Margaret Galbraith, for many ycara 1 a regular trader here, has been purchased by • the - Tasmanian Timber Corporation, and is 0 now on the'passage from London to Hobart t 'with'7oo toils of general cargo and 700 tons . ' of ; saw-milling machinery. She is the first v ship purchased solely for the Tasmanian tim- I

ber trade, and it is intended to change her rig ] to that of a barque. Hobart will be her new port of registry. We look for the arrival of the New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. Otarapaa, from London, about Thursday next. 'We understand she will discharge cargo at the Punedin wharf. The s.s. Rangatira left London .on, January 5 for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. The barque. Glenafton left Zanzibar on November 16 with instructions to call at Otago Heads for orders, . Says'a Honolulu exchange of the 12th ult.: "Captain Lewis, of the ship Frinebcc, was finally obliged to give in to.th", ,'s' Union. Ho was unable to replace th js he discharged as incompetent and cou'.u not go.with a mixed crew. He therefore got rid of all the Japs and took union white men. The Kennebec left yesterday for Puget Sound to load lumber for Australia, with n very much disgusted master." ■ . . • H.SI.S. Sybille, which has been totally wrecked, was a sea-going deck-protected cruiser built at Newcastlo-on-Tyne in IE9O. She had a disolacement of 3400 tons, and was 300 ft long, 43ft beam, and T6ft sin in depth: her engines indicated 9000 horse-power, and she had a speed of 20 knots. Her armament consisted of two 6in and 'six 4Jin breech-load-ing guns, nine 6-pounders, and three 3pounder quick-firing, with four machine guns. The chief harbourmaster received a telegram yesterday from the captain of H.M.S. Mildura stating that she would arrive at the heads at 9 a.m. to-day. The s.s. Kia-Ora was floated out of the graving dock yesterday-and her place taken up by the 9,b. Rosamond, whioh went in for cleaning and painting. ■ The Government steamer Tutonekai left Lyttelton yesterday forenoon for Port Chalmers. . . Owing to a slight mishap to' her machinery the Moana's date of sailing from Port Chalmers for Melbourne, via tho Bluff and Hobart, has been postponed till tlm arrival of the 3.35 p.m. train from town to-day.