SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12393, 1 July 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

It T OKALMIKC, Tim Ball it Poet Ohaluiks. Th» Nsw Zealand mean time at noon, utculated for th* meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes cast of Greenwich, will b« signalled one* k week by a tim«' ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue Hat will bt hoisted at the mut- ' kud, Pork Oltalutrt ligntl station, on th« fortnoon of th* day when, tht time signal ; c iivoa. . . Fkasks »r Tits JPNB. Sull Moon airt 1.47 p.xa. Last Quarter ... ... ... 28tk 5.22 a.m. ?irige» itk 4.30 p.m. Apege* ?!IH 4.39 Sun rises 7.SS, nets 4.27. THE WEATHER. June 30.—8 a.m.; Wind S.W.; weather squally. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather dull. 5"p.m.; Wind S.W.; weather dull. 8 a.m., Noon. -5 p.m. Barometer 30.50 .30.56 30.58 Thermofnetcr 40 44 46 FORECAST.—Mr Paulin telephoned tit 10.30 v Jast night:—"N.E. to N.W. wind; fine for about 24 hours ; barometer fall." INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL WEATHER REPORTS. • (PKR Ukited Press Association'.) WELLINGTON, Jnno 30. The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations:— Albany, June 28.—Wind N.W. j I)M\, 20.20; cloudy. 1 f • Hobart, June 28.—Wind W.; liav., 30.40; cloudy. Sydney, June 30.—Wind W.; bar., 30.67 J fine.

The following are the weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m. Manokau Heads.—Wind 3., frestl; bar. 30.30, ther 55; fine; sea moderate. New Plymouth.—Wind 8.E., fresh; bar. 30.29, ther. 56; fine; sea smooth. Castlepoint.—Wind S.W., .fresh; bar. 30.24, ther. 43; showery; m heavy. ' Wellington.—Wind S., strong; bar. 30.33, ther. 47; showery. Westport.—Wind S.E.,'light; bar. 30.32, ther. 48; fine-, sea smooth. . Kaikoura.—Wihd 8.W., light j bar. 30.44, ther. 501 gloomy; tea heavy outside. Oamarii.—Calm:' bar. 30.38, ther. 46; fine; sea moderate. Bluff.-Wind S.W., fresh; bsr. 20.37, ther. 47; fibe. Strong to moderate southerly winds are to lie expected northward of Kaikoura and Nelson.) moderate-to strong northerly winds at all other places. Low pressure' from W. is due at ths meridian of South Cape tomorrow. but will pais farther S. than, usual. Rising barometer is to be expected northward tit Napier and New Plymouth, falling barometer elsewhere.—R. A. Edwin. HIGH WATER. July 1— ; a.m. p.m. At the Heads w. v.. 9.55 10.51 At Port Chalmers t..' _ 10.35 11.10 At Dunediu ... ... 11.20 11.55, DEPARTURES. TJpoiu, sis., 700 tons, Bolls, for northern ports. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: For Akaroa—MisS Bucklahd, Mrs Weatberburn. For Lyttolton—Mrs and Miss Parker. For ■Wellington—Mrs Williams and child, Sir and Mrs Mitchell.

Talune, b.s., 1570 tons, Morrieby, for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. J; Mills, agent. Passengers: For the Bluff—Miss Gillow.* For Hobart-*-Misß Koacli, Messrs Beftaell, Flan, Falk. For Mel* bourne—Miffs Harris, Mesdaraes Gresham, Gr6y, Jlefert' Gfeshata, Gibson, Lambert, Batt, Marks, Curtis; and 10in' tho Btcerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. SV»« Liverpool,"Gladys, barque, left January 25. Heathfield, barque, left 19. From Glasgow.—Pass of Balmaha, ship, vk Wellington (M. R. and Co.), sailed Janultr 26 i leftj Wellington, June 21. Blenheim, ship (Dalgety and Co.), sailed March 10. From Sydney (Via Wellington).—Warrimoo, July 5. From Sydney (via. Auckland).—Marfctoa, July 6. From Melbourne.—Mokoia, July 2. From Algoa Bay, B.A.—Barque Jackson. Mary Joie, barque, left April 14. From Auokland.—Te Anau, July 2. I'-" 1 ■ From New Plymouth.—Upolu, July IS. PROJEOTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Elingarttite, July 1. For Sydney (via Wellington).—Mokoia, July 3. For Melbourne.—'Warrimoo, July 6. For Auckland;—Te Anau, July 4. For New Plymouth.—-Upoluj July 14, For Westport and Greymouth.—Corinna. July L movements OF DIRKCT steamers. TO AItBIVI. At Auckland.—Waimate (N.Z.S, Co.), left April 29, via the Cape; due June 20. Wai- . mora, left London June 3. Rakaia (N.Z.S. Co.); due July 20. At ■. of New Zealand, left London May 1. Ruapiihu (N.Z.S. Co.);-left' Plymouth May 24; due July 7. Gothic, lift London June 10. At Lyttelton.—Mamari, left London May 7At Port Chalmers.—Hafis (B.S. and Co.),' *ia 'Auckland, left Netr York April 9. BSlm (B.S. and Co.), via Auckland, left New York May 21. Waikato (N.Z.S. Co.), left London June 3; due August 1. Buteshire, via South Africa and Australia, left London June 5. Fifeshire, June 17. • ... TO Mpabt. Frolh Jtily 2. Mamafij July 56. Delphic, July S&j

HOIfKWABD BOUND. Tomosna, left Wellington April 8. Rangatit*, from LyHeltfili, Slay 25. Toiigariro, fnJffl'Wellington, May 30. Rimtitaka, from LyUoHoh, May 11. Maori, (torn Wellington, May 31. Indralema, left Welliugton .Tune 21. Otarama, left. Wellington Jiine 27.

• SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, June 30.—Arrived; Sierra, K.M.8., from San Francisco, Passengers: -iir arid Mrs A. Hoydt, Captain and Mrs Butmin, Mcsdainca A. Woods, E. Padlow, H. Harris, Messrs H. L. Jones, A. Wilker, £. O. Drake, W. J. Winter, D. Abliott, O. Nunnley, J. Woods, J. Hartner, Masters Harris (2). Her steaming time was 16 days two hours.-—Sailed: Wailidrai fdi 1 Sydii&y. KAIPARA HEADS; Jiihe 30.—Arrived: Eliza. Firth, sdioonnr, from Lyttelton; Isabella .Anderson, schooner, from Diuiedin. , Juile iO.—Sailed i Indfagbin, for. Wellington. WELLINGTON, .juiie 30.—Arrived: Kiniiuns, barque, from Livofpobl, aftot- a voyage of 121 days.——Sailed: Rotomahana, lor Lyttelton. Passengers: Miesea Kinlay, rfaiieis (21, ; Olliver, ArkWright, lllworthy, •ftlmU' (2), Aclahd, Mesdanies Pahthur Gunn, Barker, Baron, Welch, . Bathurat, lamb, Fletcher, Stringer, Pr Nedirellj on|itain Gunn, Messrs Gillander, Allen, Natham, Mathows, flllckle, Lai-ey, Bray, Reid, Eamsden, Lockllead, M'Cfiickfcr, Sldf, M'Carthy, Smith, Thompson, Leseur, Dawson, Wood, Cassels, Brown, S!«4e, Skinner, Porter, Felton, Wynne, Burns, Bruce, Barter, Lamb, Sl'Pheo, Dagger; and lo in the steerage. LYTTEJjTON, .Ttmc ofl.— Artived (in the stWaijl.i Frattk Guy, .from Clarence Hirer. OAMaRU, Jufte 30.—Arrived: Upolu, from Port Chalmers.—Sailed: Corinna, for Port Chalmers.

BLUFF, June 30.—Arrived: Mokoia, from Melbourne and Hobarf. Pas&eHgerS: Miss Richards, MPs fiiehatds, Messrs Ndivmark, Fetzer, Bradbury, Bell (2). Price, Miller, Cameron, Brown; tuid 18 iii tlio steerage. —Arrived: Janet Nicoll, from Greymoutb.

. TME tANCOUVKR. SteP.ViCE. Press Association—By Telegraph-Coiiyrigbt. (Received .Tune 30, at Z p.m.) SYDNEY, Juue 30,—The Miowera- has arrived. . I'asseugerj for New ZealandMessrs Campbell,.White, Tltomns, Brierly, Mr FaUlbaurrt and wifd, Mrs Allen. dargO for Welliilgton: 28 cases boots, 4 do rubber j , 9t ,^ 5 do 23 bales cottons, on 6 do leather, 20 boxes cheese. For Auckland: 8 cases boots, 28 do cottons, 12 do paper. Fdt ChristdiUrclt; 2 bales of rugs, 1 do knitted goods, 1 do clothes, 1 do Tvoollcftj, 14 do rubber shoes, 25 boxes cheese. For Dunedio: 5 bales cottons, 102 cases fiibbar Shoes. For Wanganui: 50 do salmon.

TROODLE WITH FIREMEN. (PKb United PnEfla Association) AUCKLAND, June 30.—A considerAblc oistumticfe tan caused by tome of the firerae'i on the Waimate at Queen street wharf on Saturday evening. As the steariler itots on tno point of leaving for Wellington, the meu defied the officers tor tomb time, atul sometliinff like pandemonium reigned, hveritually , tWo of the ringleaders were plficdu in irolls, ilie steamer went down the harbour, and frhen off Bean Rock lightliouSe a further disturbance occurred. The steamer .dropped anchor and. signalled for the police, but just as the police were preparing to proceed to the steamer she was seen under weigh again, About 11 o'clock she parsed round the North Head. A Report was current that the steamer struck on a reef off Bean Rock, but the rumour evidently arose from the,'fact that the steamer anchored there. tor the reason previously stated, ' ■>

THE JANE DOUGLAS.

A messago from Ilokitika states that the stoamcr .lano Douglas remains ashore. Efforts nra to be mado to-day to launch her.

The s.s. Upolu left for New Plymouth, via intermediate ports, yesterday.

Tho, s.s. Invercargill goes down to ,Port this morning to load transhipments for Invcrcargil), sailing from Dunedln to-morrow forenoon, and returning via. Timaro. The s.s. Elingamitb goes down to Port Chalmers this morning, and sails for Sydney, via Auckland, on arrival of tlio 2.30 p.m. traiii. The s.s. Corinna, from th 6 West Coast, via way ports, is due .hero , this morning, and tails again in tho afternoon. ' Tlia «.e. Pukaki, from the West Coast, is expected here this morning. Tlio s.s. Quirang, from Newcastle, with a cargo of coal, is due, and may bo expected to-day. The s.s. Janet Nicoll, from the West Coast, via tho Bluff, ie due litre 'to-day, and sails again, via northern ports, tomorrow. Tho s.s. Talunc left Port Ohnlmors yesterday afternoon with cargo and passengers for Melbourne, via tlio Bluff and Hobart. The s.s. Monra is getting on well with her overhaul at the George street pier, Port Chalmers. While the steamship Ciiy of Perth, from Calcutta, was in quarantine at lJuhkirk. France, two deaths from plague occurred on board. Captain W. M. Hipgrave, latft of the Huddart-Parker Company's s.e. Zealandia, has been appointed a pilot fop Port Phillip. Record passages have been made by tho British sailing ships Garnet Hill and Queen Victoria, which arrived at San. Francisco lately from the Orient, They: crossed' the Pacific at steamboat speed, and established records that sailing ships will have difficulty in beating. The Queen Victoria was 30 days comiug from Shanghai, and she was seven days before she succeeded in, getting a wind to take her clear of the shore. When she fotind her wind she made the most of it. The .Garnet Hill mado her best run on tho last day of tho voyage, when she logged 315 nautical mil&. Shi left Hiago on April 23, but it was not until April 30 that «he began to travel, and that day she made 300 knots. There were fo\tr dnys Hint the made less than 200 miles. She sailed in all 4900. nautical miles, and at times made over 16 knots an hour.

Tlio barqucntino Trinidad, from Auckland to New York, has taken refuge at Barbados in a partially dismasted condition. She has lost her fore and main topmasts and her sails. The .Trinidad, which is a wooden vessel of 690 tons, was built in 1891, and ia owned by Mr H. H. Greene, of Kempt, Nova Scotia. She left Auckland for New York on March 26.

Tenders haV6 beott deceived at for the repairs to the barque Ldclice, whifch put into thnt port in distress oh the Bth inst. The lowest tender is, £4500, to it is doubtful if the owners will aocept this. Brisbane iB in a state of groat activity Owing to the erection of refrigerating works and cold storage etoroa at that pott for Jlessrs Traiils (Limited). This firm has hithorto been principally engaged in meat preserving, eta., and have factories! at Torrens Croek. in the "north, and at Chinchilla, ill the southern part of tho State; but owing to tho recent drought they have been unable to operate either of these factories, and have determined to operate at Brisbane, whero they are erecting refrigerating machinery. The plant consists of a 35-ton Amerioan compressor of tile Lindo type, tho boilers attached to • which are two of the multitubular type, and each of 50 horsepower. Tho refrigerated space is 40,000 square feet, and in addition to this space the machinery is capable of making largo quantities of ice. The buildings are of brick, and the ihsitlalibn is charcoal. They will be ready for opening on the Ist of Sep. tember neit. /