SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12446, 1 September 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. Time Ball at Port Chalmers. 'The New Zealand mean timo at noon, calculated for the meridian of longitude, in time 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, will bo signalled onco a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will bo hoisted at the masthead, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of tho clay when the time signal is given! Phrases of this Moon. Skptkmbbr. 'New Moon ' 2ntl 4.49 p.m. , First Quarter 10th 9.45 a.m. Full Moon 18th 5.33 .a.m. Last Quarter 26th 4.2 a.m. Apogee ]oth 10.0 a.m. Perigee..... 24th 0.30 a.m. Sufi rises 6.43, sets 5.33. THE WEATHER. \ August 30.—S a.m.: "Wind S.W.: weather fine., Noon: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... ... 30.48 30.52 30.48 Thermometer " ... 48 56 52 August 31.—S a.m.: Wind S.W.; -weather fine. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather fine. 5 u.rn.: Wind S.W.; weather fine. Barometer 50.42 30.38 30.36 Thermometer ... 42 56 58 FORECAST.—Mr ' Paulin telephoned at 8.45 last evening:—" N.W. to S.W. winds, and fine for about 16 hours; indications unsettled." . , HIGH WATER, September 1— a.m. p.m. At the Heads 1.31 1.56 At Port Chalmers 2.11 2.36 ■At Dunedin 2.56 3.21 ARRIVALS. August 30. • Petone, s.s., 388 tous, Christian, from the West Coast. J. Mills, agent. Monowai, s.s., 2137 tons, Neville, from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttelton. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Butler, Taylor, M'Gowan, Ross, Dawson, Living- , stone, Laing, Galbraith, Gilchrist, Duncan, •O'Keefe (2), Friedlander, Mesdames Bowen and infant, Spences and child, Nancarrow and two children, Tilburn, Broad, Mansoti, Kennedy and child, Galbraith, Messrs M'Kirdy, Haigh, Elliott, Wise, Davis, Hanriingham, Griffiths, Ritchie, , Holdswortli, Wright, Jameson, Tilburn, Dawson, Broad, Douglas, Mitchell, Granville, Cole, Bullock, Pope, Dimend, Burgess, Watson, Graham, Hcrneman, Captain Galbraith; and 28 in the steerage. August 31. Mar'aroa, s.s., 1381 ton?, Smith, from Sydney, via the East Coast. .T. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Hood, Hedges, Bartlett, Morton, Kelly, Johnstone, M'Queen, Stevenson, 'Mesdaines Rodgers, Thomas, Craig and two children,. Messrs Purdie, Priestly, Magurre, Lamb, Macdouald, Peacock, Hume, Ackins, Benson, Clayton, Thomas, Bigg, "Wilson, Davidson, Stewart, Lyon, Finlay, M'Pherson, Wakeham, Wild; and 12 in the steerage. DEPARTURES. August 30. Kinfauns, barque, 981 tons, Christon, for Pisoo. Neil! and Co. (Limited), agents. Enterprise, brigantine, 84 tons, Welch, for Macquarie Island. Toroa, s.s., 174 tons, Thomson, for Lyttelton. Murray, Roberts, and Co., agents. Corinna, s.s., 620 tons, Millman, for the W 7 est Coast. J. Miils, agent. Petone,-s.s., 388 tous, Christian, for Wellington. J.-Mills, agent. August 31. Monowai, s.s., 2137 tons, Neville, for Melbourne. J. Mills, agent. Passenger's: For Melbourne—Miss Bray, Mesdaines Tynan, Ritchie, Messrs Tynan, J. M. Ritchie, Wm. Evans, -W. J. Houston, Hewitt, M'Dougall, \ E. J. Wittycombe, D. H. Frair; and 9 in the j steerage. j EXPECTED ARRIVALS. I From Liverpool.—Heathfield, barque (Neiil 1 and Co.), left Apru 19 (Wellington, August 8). Don, barque, left May 31 (Neill and Co.). Annosley, ship, left July 13. From Glasgow.—Nelson, ship, left August 3. Samuel Plimsoll, ship, left June 17. • From Sydney (via Wellington).—Waihora, ■, September 6. From Sydney (via Auckland). —Zealandia, September 7. From Melbourne.—Westralia, September 3. From Auckland.—Moura, September 4. From Port Esperanee.—Karra, early. , PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Mararoa, September 2 f For Sydney (via Wellington).—Westralia, September 4. For Melbourne.—Waibora, September 7. For Auckland.—Moura, September 5. For New Plymouth.—CJpolu, September 8. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. , * TO ABRTV*. At- Auckland.—Karamea (N. M. and A. Co.), left London August 2; due September 17. <: : At" Wellington.—Athenac (S.S. and A. ' Co.).* left London July 31; due September. 21. ; Paparoa (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth! July, 19; due September 16. Rimutaka I (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth August 16. ' At Port Chalmers.—Titania, via Auckland ; (8., S., and Co.), left New York June 25. I Goodwin (8., S., and Co.), left New York ' August 15. Waikato (N.Z.S. Co.), left London , June • 3; left Capetown August 27. Buteshire, via South Africa and Australia, left London June 5. Aotea (S.S. and A. Co.), left London July 6; due August 23. TO DEPART. From Auckland.—W-hakatane, September 11. .Waiwera, September 11. HOMEWARD BOUND. Iridralemo, left Wellington June 21. W&imate, left Lyttelton July -6. Delphic, left Wellington July 24. Mamari, from Lyttelton, August 1. Ruapehu, from Lyttelton, August 2. Gothic, from Wellington, August 14. Rakaia, from Wellington, August 30. IMPORTS. Special Notice.—Consignees desirous of having their names appear in this part of our columns, together with their consignments, may havfi the same inserted on payment of a small charge. Per Monowai, from Sydney: 453 pkgs Chinese merchandise, 10 sacks flour, 1?5 cases ' fruit, 149 kegs cream tartar, 160 bags sugar, 23 oases polish, 4 do cigars, 39 do curios, 14 rolls lead, 179 ingots tin, 36 bales and lnmdles paper, 40 mats rice, 141 pkgs tea, 30 cases medicine, 61, cheese, £0 sacks seed, 32 pkgs harness dressing, 12 bundles and baleß* baskets, 1 horse, quantity of sundries. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. •AUCKLAND, August 30.—Sailed: Beria, for Newcastle. Sailed: Moura, for the ! south. Passengers for Dunedin: Misses Low, M'Dermot, Mesdames Silk, Rattray, . Mr Elston, Private Aicoll.——August 31.— ' Arrived: .Waipori, from Westport; Star oi the East, barque, from Now York.—Sailed: Countess Ranfurly, Government schooner, for the Islands. , WELLINGTON, August 30.—Arrived: Warrimoo, from Lyttelton. August 31.— Sailed: Heathfield, barque, for Dunedin; Warrimoo, for Sydney. I LVfTTELTON, August 30.—Arrived: Te Anau, from. Dunedin: Mararoa, from Wel-lington.—-August 31.—Arrived: Norfolk, from Bicton. j OAMARU, August 30.—Arrived: Toroa j and Coriima, from Dunedin. I SYDNEY, August 30.—Arrived: Helen ' Denny, from Kaipara.—Sailed: Waihora, . for Wellington. August 31.—Arrived: Huwea, from Wellington; Tongatea, from Hokiasga. 1 MELBOURNE, August 31. — Arrived: Mokoia.'from the Bluff. LONDON, August 29.—The Wellington has not; arrived, as previously reported. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Rakaia sailed from. Wellington, on Saturday for London. The Maori sailed from London on Friday ; for Lyttelton. THE FIRE IN THE APARIMA. j The Union S.S. Company received a cable • on Saturday stating that the firo in one of the "bunkers of the company's new steamer Aparima was still smouldering. The coal was being put out to get- at the se.it of tho trouble. The fire was confined to small limits, and the captain hoped to. be able to resume the voyage on Tuesday. j The s.s. Petone, from tho West Coast with a cargo of coal, arrived on Saturday morning, and was berthed at tho Jetty street wharf. ; The s.s. Corihna took her departure for j tho West Coast oil Saturday morning. I The "s.s. Toroa_ left for Lyttelton early on Saturday morning. The s.s. Petone sailed for Wellington on Saturday evening. The barque Kinfauns was towed to wea on Saturday afternoon by the s.s. Plucfcy, and sailed for Pisco, South at which port she loads guano for the United Kingdom. • • . . •• ,» _ • The barque Lady Elizabeth is loading j at Liverpool for this port and Wellington. I

The ship Patterdale, which left Newcastle, N.S.W., with % cargo of coal on March 24 for Iquique, is regarded as hopelessly overdue, and is uninsurable. 71io ship Nelson left Glasgow on August 3 for Dunedin and Wellington. The Union Steam Ship Company's Monowai, Captain R. Neville, with 81 passengers and cargo, from Sydney, via Cook Strait, arrived alongside the Bowen pier, Port Chalmers, at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday, and after a short stay jiroceeded to Dunedin. She left Sydney at midnight of the 23rd nit., and arrived at Wellington at 4.30 a.m. of tho 28th; loft for the south at 8.15 p.m. same day, and reached Lyttelton at 10 a.m. of tho 29th; pushed on again at 5.30 p.m. same day, and arrived at headquarters as above. She left for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hcbart, yesterday afternoon. The Tyser line steamer Redhill, which is shortly exp-scted here, experienced very tempestuous weather on her passage from New York to Melbourne, which occupied 60 days. Whilst running down the easting the gales were of terrific strength, "and raised mountainous seas, which- sw(?pt tho decks, washing a quantity of coal and deck cargo overboard. The 'bvigarutine Enterprise left Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon for the Macquarie Islands on a sea lion and penguinhunting expedition. _ The s.s. Mararoa, from Sydney, via the Fast Coast port.?, arrived at the George street pier, Port Chalmers, at 7.45 a.m. yesterday, and passed up to Dunedin on the first of the afternoon's tide. She left Sydney at 3 p.m. of the 20th v,ilt., and reached Auckland on the 24th; loft again on the 26th, called at Gisborne, Napier, Wellington, and Lyttelton ; left that port at. 4 p.m. of Saturday, and reached headquarters as above. The following are the shipping statistics for the past week:—Arrivals—Gladys, barque. 1345 tons; Rimu, s.s., 143; Pukaki, s.s., 917, Warrimoo, s.s., 2076; Toroa, s.s., 174; Corinna, s.s., 820; Te Anau,'s.s., 1028; Monowai. s.s., 2137; Mararoa. s.s., 1381; Petone, s.s., 388; —total, 10,409 tons. Departures—Upolu, s.s., TOO tons: Rimu, s.s., 143; Elingamite, s.s.,' 1675: Isabella Anderson, schooner, 79; Warrimoo, s.s., 2076; Herald, s.s., 356"; Pukaki, s.s., 917; Te Anau. ' s.s.', 1023; Monowai, , s.s., 2137: Coriniia, s.s., 820; Toroa, s.s., 174: Petone, , s.s., 388; Enterprise, schooner, 84; Kinfauns, barque, 981 ;--total, 12,678 tons.