SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12445, 30 August 1902, Page 6

SHIPPING.

.PORT CHALMERS. Time Ball at Port ChaMbes. The Now Zealand mean time at noon, calculated for tho meridian of longitude, in timo 11 hours 30 minutes caft of Greenwich, will'be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping nt tho instant of mean noon. A' bluo flog vrill bo hoisted at the mastbead, Port Chalmers 6ignal station, on the forenoon of tho day when tho time signal is given. Phbases of ths Moon. Bgfteubbb. New Moon 2nd 4.49 p.m. First Quarter .„ 10th 9.45 a.m. Full Moon ... 18tn 5.33 ».m. last Quarter 26th 4.2 a.m. Apogee 10th ]0.0 a.m. l'fcrigeo 24th 0.30 a.m. Sttn rises to-day 6.47, sets 5.29. Sun rises to-morrow 6.46, sets 5.30. ' THE WEATHER. August 29.—8 a.m.: Wind S.W.; weathor squally. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather dull. , , , 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... ... 30.30 30.42 30.44 Thermomotcr , ... 40 46 46 INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL WEATHER REPORTS. . '(Pee United Press Assooution.) ' WELLINGTON, August 29. The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations:— Albany, August US,-Wind S.W.; bar., 30.30; cloudy. Hobart, August 28.—Wind S.E.; bar., 20.50; cloudy. Sydney, August 29.—Wind N.E.; bar., 30.40; heavy showers; rainfall ,95in. The following are the weather reports from' New Zealand stations at 5 p.m. ;— M&nukau Heads.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar. 30.14, ther. 54; fine; sea moderate. New Plymouth.—Wind S.E.. light; bar. 30.16, ther. 52; fine; sea smooth. Oastlepoint,—Wind S.S.W., fresh; bar. 30.15, ther. 47; shpwery; sea. heavy. Wellington.—Wind S., fresh; bar. 30.13, ther. 47; gloomy. Westport'— Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.14, ther, 57; fine; sea smooth. Oamaru.—Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.30, tber. 47; cloudy; sea moderate. Bluff.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar. 30.38, thor.-46; overcast. Moderate southerly winds are to be expected generally, but strong to a gale from the, southward between East Cape, Caatlepoitit, and Oape Campbell, with rising barometer everywhere.—R. A. Edwin". HIGH WATER. August 30—i a.m. p.m. At tho Heads m w. 11.51 — At Port Clutlmers ... ... — 0.40 At Dunedin ... _ _ 0.45 1.25 lugiisfc 31— ,At the Head.? w, 0.45 1.3 At Port Chalmere ... 1,25 1.43 'At Dunediii 2.10 2.28 ARRIVALS. • Toroa, g.s., 174 tons, Thomson, from the Bluff, Murray, Roberts, and Co., agents. Corirma, s.s,, 820 tons, Millman, from tho ■West Coast. J. Mills, agent. DEPARTURES. Herald, s.s,, 356 tons, Dewhurst, for Greymouth. J. Mills, agent. Pukaki, s.s., 917 tons, Stringer, for the West Coast. J. Mills, agent. Te Anau, s.s., 1028 tons, Bernech, for Auckland, via-East Coast ports. J. Mills, agent.' Passengers; For Lytteltan—Messrs Wingfield, Little, Rooney, Barden, Miss R'alvaon. For Wellington—Misses Souter, Tobijj (2), Watson, Mesdamas Stanley, Forrester and child, Park and oliild, Crawford, Messrs Turley, Shanks, Campbell, Clark. Duthic, jun. For Gieborne—Mr Grey; and liiile steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Heathfield, barque (Neill and Co.), left Apr<i 19 (Wellington, August 8). Don, barque, left May 31 (Neill and Co,). Annesley, ship, left July 13. From Glasgow.—Nelson, ship, left August 3. Samuel Plimeoll, ship, left June 17. From Sydney (via Wellington).-Mono-wai, August 30. From Sydney (via Auckland).—Manroa, August 31. • From. Melbourne.—Westralia, September o. From Auckland.—Moura, September 4. From Port Esperance.—Karra, early, ' PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via AueklandJ.-Mararoa, September 2. l-'pr Sydney (via Wellington).—Westralia, September 4. For Melbourne.—Monowai, August 31. For Auckland.—Moura, September 5. • For New Plymouth.—tTpolu, September 8. M 0 V KM UNTS. OF DIRECT STEAM lilts. TO AltniV*. At Attckland.-Karamca (N. M. and \ Co.), le»t London August 2; due September At Wellington—Athemc (S.S. and A. U.j left London July 31; due September T iff aro ? ( ¥' S ' Co ')' left Plymouth ,S% a n due September 16. Rimutaka (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth August 16. At Port Chalmers—Tltania, via Auckland (8., S., and Co.), left Now York June 25. Goodwin (8., S., and Co.), left New York August 15. Woikato (N.Z.S. Co.), left London Jun« 3; left Capetown August 27-. Buteshire, via South Africa and Australia, left London June.s. Aotea (S.S. and A. Co.), left London July 6; duß Ausust Zf. TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Rakaia, August 28. From Auckland.—Whakatane, September 11. Wfuwera, September 11. HOUEWaRD bound. Indralema, left Wellington June 21. ' Waimate, left Lyttelton July -6. Delphic, left Wellington July 24. Mamari, from Lyttelton, August 1. Ruapehu, from Lyttelton, August 2. Gothic, from Wellington Angust 14. ' SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August 29. — Arrived: Wanaka, from Fiji.—Sailed: Ventura, for 'Frisco; Redhill, for Wellington, i WELLINGTON, August 29. — Sailed: Rotomahana, for Lyttelton. Par-sengcn * Misses Bright," Tustin, Morris (2), Hawdcn, Rawson, Mesdames Pollock and two children, Tonka and child,' Nathan, Gordon, Messrs Hawdcn, Burnett-, Nathan, Smith, licnton, Snowball, AVallen, Findlay, Brown, Kyle, Cunningham, Patterson,' Fitzherbert, M'Hettie, Sellier; and 10 in the steevage.— Sailed; Mawoa, for Lyttelton and Dunedin. Passengers: For Lyttelton —Dr Bclgor, Mr Gore. For Dunedin—Misses Marton, Bartlott, Jlesers Davidson, Bogg, Rochfort; and 9 in the steerage for both ports. Sailed: Karamea, for Lyttelton. LYTTELTON, August 29.-8ai!«d: Monowai, for Melbourne, via, the south. Passengers; For Dunedin—Misses GilchristDuncan, Galbraitll, O'Kcefe (2), Friedlander Mrs Galbraitll, Cantain Galbrai'h, Messrs Hememann, Diamond, Mitchell, Colo, Pope, Wright, Graham, Olliver, Granville. For Melbourne—Misses Rundlo, Seott.—-Sailed: Warrimoo, for Wellington. SYDNEY, August 29.—Arrived: WaiKare, from New Zealand.

Tho S'.s. Toroi, with a cargo of artificial manure," arrived from the Bluff yesterday I morning, and sails this morning for tho I north. " " The V.s. Corinna, from tho West Coast, winch .arrived, yfistorday morning, loaves ! early tbw morning for iho We3t Coast, via 1 uaraaru.and Timaru. The .s.s. Mokoia arrived at Hobart on ' Thursday from the Bluff. < The s.s. Janet Nicoll was to leavn Grey- " mouth last night for Oamani and Dunedin. ' ihe s.s. Waihora, which arrived at Sydney j on Thursday, leaves again to day for' Wei- ■ lington. i; Tho s.s. Monowai, from Sydney, via Wellington, left Lyttelton at 3 p.m. yesterday, 1 ' and is due at Porfc Chalmers this morning, 1 coming up to Dunedin about noon. Sho < leavo3 to-morrow for Melbourne, via tho ! Bluff and Hobart. . The s.s. To Anati left yesterday afternoon < lor Auckland, via. East Coast ports. The s.s. Pukaki left yesterday afternoon for Wcstport. 1 The s.s. Hdrald steamed down to Port J Clialmore yesterday, and after taking in ! bunker coal loft tho Bowoa pior for Grey- : ' mouth direct. | ] An Auckland telegram says that tho auxiliary schooncr Hercules has been sold to Messrs Burns, Philip, and Co., of Sydney, and leaves for tho Now Hebrides to- ' day. 1 Rufisel reports that tk Httnda, Isio, bound from Surprise IsUiid to Timaru, put in thero for water. t Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamship Waikato, which l°ft'Capetoivn on : the 27th inst. for Port Chalmers, livings a largo cargo for tluucdin and Lyttelton, in- i elusive of transhipments for coastal porta. : Amoligst it are 3237 tons for Dunwliii, 570 tons fof Lyttelton, /ind 540 tons of transhipments, making a total of 4347 tons. , Tho 6.?. Bedhill, which left New York on ' Juno 9 for Melbourne, via Auckltmd and northern porta, 13 exuded itt Port Chalmers in the courjo of a. few days. Sho brings eomo 600 tons of for Dtibedin. j

The American ami Australian steamer' Titania, from Now York for New Zealand ports, is now 60 days out. We hear she is likely to mnke Otagn.hor first port of rail, i The A.U.S.N. Company's now steamer ; Wyandra left London on August 2 for Queensland ports. Sho> was built by Mcssr.i Alexander Stephen and Sons, of Luitliou«c, i and is specially designed to fulfil the ! onerous conditions required by the inter- ; colonial trade of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company.. The vessel, I which is about 350rt in length, with ai breadth of 46ft, is being' fitted up all Tore I M]d aft on three decks [or tls accommodation of about 200 first and 150 second class passengers, with spacious and' luxurious dining saloon, music and enioke rooms. She , lias a combined bridgo and poop deck about 250 ft long, with special deck cabins on top, ] and a promenade deck of 200 ft overhead. A special feature has been, introduced for working cargo rapidly, each' hatch being operated on by hydraulic crancs of very rapid and noiseless motion, while steam j anchor, boat steering, and warping gears are fitted of the best make. Large refrigerated chambers and cold-air machines are being fitted up for tnc ship's provisions. The R.M.S. Mariposa, well known in the Australian trade, but now running between ] San Francisco and Tahiti, lias been con- I verted into an oil-burner, and at a trial recently outside 'Frisco she proved herself a knot tetter with oil fuel than she did with coal. The .Mariposa came in from the Fnrralones at a speed of 15{ kr.ota. TJiis was with 76 revolutions of the prgpellor and a development of 3000 horse-power, ihe engines of the Mariposa moved with the quickness of clockwork, Not a- tearing heated, not a, hituh occurred, and the trial was voted a convincing demonstration of the superiority of oil over coal. Watching the trial for the United States navy wero Commander H. H. Stevenson anil Lieutenant Winchell. of the United States ship Boston. The last-named offiecr has been detailed to accompany the Mariposa to Tahiti for the purpose of making ft report on the practicability of oil fuel for cceaft- steamers on long voyages