SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11957, 2 February 1901, Page 6

SHIPPING.

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N»w Zealand mean time at noon, ealcu J latfdifor th#t meridian ofilongitude/.irt-tim«-11 hours 30 minutes east-of Greenwich,, will bi signalled- oiifce. »• week- by a- tim«; ball, dropping at"« the instant of mean' noon: - A blue flag will bVhoisted at th'e mast-head; Port'Chalmersisignal station, on thfe forenoon of thrdiy when'the' tim»< tigual is to bV jivW. PtfISESOF Ttfir^Thnv^ rEBKUAim Full moon W-h . 3.0: a.-m; Last quarter ..: .... ... 12th a.m-. New mooh- . 19th- 2.15' p.m. First quarter 26th 6.8. a.m. Apogee 9fh'- 7.0 p.m. Perigee ... 21st : 2.0' p:m; Stin rises' t'o-day 5:8 a.m., sets 7.36' p.m: Sun rises-tb-morrow 5.10 a.m., sets 7:34-p.-m; TEE-WEATHER: : February^.—S' a.m.: Wind; S.Wi; weather, squally, Noon'; Wind' S.W.'; weather squally. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather fair. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ...29.62-' 29.80 29.0 Thermometer- 54-i 6V 70 iNTBRCOIIOi&Vfi ASD COLONIAL WEATHER'DEPORTS. , (Pbh 'Oiiitbd Press Association.). , WELLINGTON, February, i, The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations:— Albany, Jimuary 31:—Wind-' N.Ei; bar,. 30:0';. cloudy. Hobart, January 31.—Wind: S;W.; bar.. 29.7',• fine. Sydney, February li—Wind N.E.; bar:, 30.0; overcast. The following- are. the weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5' p.m.:— Manukaii Heads: Wind W-., fresh;- bar., 30.0; tiler.,. 63; squally, sea rough. Now- Plymouth.—Wind S.W., fresh-; bar., 29187'; ther., 70; fine; sea heavy. Cashpoint.—Wind N-.W., breeze; bar., 29:70; ther., 70;- fine; sea moderate; Wellington.—Wind N.W., breeze; bar.. 29.70; ther., 66; fine. Westport-—Wind S,W., fresh; bar., 29.86; ther.,, 62;. fine; sea moderate. Bluff.—Wind S.W., fresh.; bar., 29.77: ther., 55; fine. At' each of the Australian stations, tlie pressure has increased slowly.. Low pres- • mire from the west passed to tlie eastward of the meridian of South Gape late yesterday, and orie from the same direction is due' on- the 3rd inst; HIGH WATER. February 2- a.m. p.m; At the Heads 1.39 2.5 At Port Chalmers .„ ... 2.19 2,15 At Dunedin ... 3.4 3,30 •. February 3— At the Heads ... „. ... 2,28 2.50 At Port Chalmers 3.8 3.30' At Dunedin ... 3.53 4.15 ARRIVALS. Frank Guy, barqucntine, 184 tons, Cotton, from- Eaipara. H. Guthrie, aeent. Invercargill, s.s;. 123 tons, M'Gilvray, from Invcrcargill. E. Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURES.Fifeshire, s.s., 8500 tons, Coull. for London, via Lyttelton. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. Te e.g., 1028- toils, Bernech. !for [Auckland, via coastal ports. J. Mills, agent. •Passengers: Misses Lyons, Creighton, JTesdanle3- Lindsay, Coltman, Insleton, Morris and; child, Millar and four children, Mallard' nnd' two" children, Messrs Coltman, Inglpton, M'Rae, W. H. Smith, Wilson, A. Millar, BisHop, Cameron, Stout, Horwood, Morris, Millar, M'Crorie, Captain Beaumont, Dr Beattie ; and 6 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Fromi London.—Loch Cree, barque, left November 7. Prom Liverpool.—lnvercargill, left Octo!ier 1; arrived Wellington January 14-. Gladys, eft January 4 From- Glasgow.—Wellington, ship, left November 17. From Sydney, via Auckland.—Mararoa, February 3. From Sydney (via Wellington).—Westjalia, February 2. From Melbourne.—Moana, February 6. From Kaipara. — Isabella Anderson, schooner, early. From Wanganni.—Enterprise, early. From Westport.—Corinna, February 6. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Mararoa, February 4. For Sydnoy (via Wellington).—Moana, February 7. For Melbourne.—Westralia, February 4. llonowai, February 11. For Auckland.—Moura, February 8. For Westport.—Corinna. February 7. For Greymouth.—Janet Nicoll, February 3. MOVEMENTS OF DIUECT STEAMERS. to ahwve. At Auckland.—Pakcha, left London December 7. Star of Australia, left New York December 25. At Wellington.—Star of New Zealand, left London December 14. Karamea, left London December 19. Banffshire, left London December 14, due February 5. Rimutaka, left Plymouth January 5. Nairnshire, due February 15. At.Lyttelton.'—Kumara, left London January 22. At Port Chalmers.—Rangitira, left London January 8. TO DEPART, From Wellington—Gothic, February 2. .Waikato, February 9. From Lyttelton.—Fifeshire, February 6. From the Bluff.—Nairnshire, March 2. IfOMKWARD' ROSSI). Eiffel Tower, from Wellington, December 6. Buteshire. from Wellington, December 14. Tokomaru, from Wellington, December 22. Tomoana, 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. Delphic, from Lyttelton, January 22. Papanui, from Wellington, Januaty .: SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. .KAIPARA. HEADS, February I.—Sailed: Royal Tar, barque, for Melbourne; Joseph Sims, schooner, for Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, February I.—Arrived: Elizabeth. Graham, barque, from Newcastle. Sailed: Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. Passengers: Misses Hart, Cheesman, Sweeney, Welch, Syme,. Rochester, Davidson, Cros3, Mesdames Moore, Marks (2), Dobbie, Alfreg, Captain Bone, Messrs AVhittaker. Piper, Studholme. Burke, Puft M'Shcrry, Moore, Walker, Sweeney, Collins) Sinclair, Colebrook, Maude; and 18 steerage. Sailed: Mararoa, for Lyttelton and Dunedin, Passengers: Misses Goldsmith, Logan, Chalmers, Dall, Davy, Redwood, M.'Callum (2), Rehberg, Williamson, Williams,. M'Leod, M'Connell, Hurley, Parnham, Jamicson, Stewart (2), Mesdames Hermann and 3 children, Towler, Laing,. Bentley, Cross, Wereta and 2 children. Dr Francis, Messrs Greer, M'Pherson, Hermann, Simpson. Fowler, Jenkins; Millar, Taylor, Cox. Murrell, Field, Berd, Smith, Monckton, Craike, Masters Leary and Wereta ; -alid 20 steerage. Sailed; Waikato, for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, February I.—Sailed: MoJyoia, for Wellington; Westralia, for Port Chalmers. BRISBANE, February I.—Sailed: Wnrrimoo, for Vancouver. MELBOURNE, February . L—Sailed: Moana, for New Zealand. FREMANTLE, February I.—Arrived: Arcadia, from London, Passengers for New Zealand: Misses Garriek (4). Nicholson, Mrs Jost, Messrs Jost, Izard, and Duthie. BLUFF, February I.—Sailed: Rimu, for Stewart Island. The troopship Britannic, which is expected at Port Chalmers, is an iron four-masted barque-rigged screw steamer of 5004 tons gj? ss '. i s 455 ft long, 45ft 2in beam, and 26ft 2m depth of hold. _Mr Keith Ramsay received a wire from , Captain Marks intimating that the s.s. Rimu bad arrived at the Bluff at 1 p.m. yesterday from Campbell Islands, having lost only two out of 1100 sheep, which establishes a record for carrying sheep at sea. Owing to the strong S.W. gale, the s.s. Ikhona could not be unmoored yesterday, consequently her departure has been postponed until to-day, should the wind moderate. The s.s. To Anau left for Auckland, via East Coast ports, last night. The s.s. Mararoa is timed to leave Dunedin at 3 p.m. on Monday, and on arrival at Lyttelton remains there till Wednesday. The B.s. Westralia, from Sydney, via Wei- - lington, ip due here to-day, and sails on Monday afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. The s.s. Invercargill, from the rontli, arrived at Port Chalinert yesterday forenoon, and aftet taking in transhipments at tne Boweii pier for Invcrcargill steamed up to Dunedin. She left InVereargill at 10,30 a.m. of the 31st ulfc., arid liad moderate N.W. wihds tvith fine •weather until she passed Cape Sauhderj at 3 a.m., when she encountered a furious S.W. gale, and reached the Port at 4.30 a.m. The Invercargill sails again for Invercargill this evening. The sailing of the s.a Jaiief Nicoll for the West Coaßt has befeti postponed till to-moi 1 - row. 4 , , „ The S.s. Upolu lias been delayed on the West Coast by bad Weather,

I The barquentine Frank- Guy, with;a/' cargp .'of timber from-Knipara, was towed into- Port Chalmers at 10.30 p.m.. of Thursday, iUld. .anchored in Mansford Bay. She will tow to Dunedin n&soon as the weatlier moderates. The Hinemoa will reach here next Thursday on her wiy round' tlio southern lighthouses J 'and'the West* Coast; She will load-cargo, atj 1 Dunedin wharf: -1 ■ . ; The- Shire- line steaaner- Fifeshire,. Captain B. Coull;. left Port Chalmers yesterday,-after-•noon .for' Lyttelton, at which port she. com? „ pletes-loading for. London. . f : One ofthe*heaviest-S.W. gales experienced I for some years past-in-Port Chalmers set in. |' on Thursday, and ■ blow with great fury [ throughout the whole'of-yesterday. ® t arch' erected at' the' entrance of George.street* j |-for the welcome' of the-contingent- (a vory : I solid■ structxire-of; tlie Kind)-was blown'down, | [ and-many-trees in different parts 'of tHe town i 'r .were completely ruined. _ , j !S: It'- is by th'e' Victorian Minister j Hi of-Publio--Works that'if Melbourne'is. to re-, j £ thin its position ns a first-class port, steps., I must' be taken- without further' delay to en- ] [ large its-existing dock accommodation. - j S, difficulty in the way of'extemling the A'ured i I craving dock is that it would take sometiung['like'l2 or 18 months'to carry out-'the iritara- j i tions, and during tl'.o- whole of-' that toe j it would-necessarily be-cibsed. In this w.v | much trade would be lost, to -the port. An j i alternative scheme for.thrconstruction' of an-j ' entirely new dock, in concrete :S now under ! consideration. It'is roughly estimated the cost' of a- coiicrcte dock capable. of. receiving, j '-vessels- 600 ft long by 60ft- hcam would, be » !: £225,000. . ; A FINE'FLEET. ' With the addition of the twin screw steamer E Suevic, launched' tlie other (lay at- Belfast l from the yard' of : Ifarlaiul and Wolff; the new | i.Gape and-AusttaliaU service'of, the White Star I S line-will shortly be completed: ' The Suevic £ .!,is identical in dimensions and tonnage with j jtbe- Runic, which-was launched in October,'| | and. which is- to be despatched: on- Iter first I : voyage on-January 3: - length over all; 565 ft; | I;breadth, 64ft; gross tonnage;- 12,400 -tons. 6 ; The White Star Australian.fleet will lie a re-1 markable one, inasmuch as it will consist of | five high-class steamships of the same dimcn-1 .sions (among tlie largest afloat)—all propelled | jby twin screws; and-also because it marks [j ! the introduction of an interesting experiment js lin ocean passenger travel. This experiment | ! consists in the accommodation', beiii'g arranged 1 for one clbbs of passengers only,' at- moderate | fares, instead of tlie usual separate classes. | j Thus far, in the Afrie, Medic,- and Persic,-1 the second of which inaugurated, the new. ser-§ vice in August, 1899, the company has-had 9 every reason to feel satisfied with, the result | of its experiment; which seems to have been | much appreciated by tlie travelling public. | The great width of these vessels lias rendoredil I it possible to provide light and toOmy cabins, | i with ample bath and lavatory arrangements. | There is a capacious dining room; capable of | seating 400 persons, besides comfortable read-1 ing and smoking rooms, and the large deck- (j houße, in which is the passenger entrance, is | fitted with seats, to form a- sort of cozy lounge, | or shelter. Hie promenade extends to a | length of 300 ft, and on the spacious deck | there is abundance of room for cricket, deck | quoits, and other names. When the weather | is not favourable-for outdoor enjoyment there 1 j is the well-stocked library, music, or other | indoor recreation to fall back upon, so that | life on those great Australian liners must be | anything but monotonous. The Sucvic will | be fitted with- refrgerated capacity for 100,000 | cireases of mutton, and in addition will he | able to carry 20,000 hales of wool. The ad- 0 vent of the Suevic will bring up the total | tonnage of the White Star line engaged' be-1 tween Great Britaiij and the States of Aus- jj tralia and New Zealand to 80,000 tons. |