SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12448, 3 September 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT 0 H A ii M i--R S. • Time Bam. at Port Ciiamkhs. The Now, Zealand mean timo at noon, calculated-for the nieridiati ttf lijiigitiitlift, in time 11 hours 30 minutes east of Greenwich, •will be signalled once a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will b® hoisted at the masthead, .Port_ Chalmers nlgnal station, on-the forenoon of the diiy when the time Signal is giveh. ' ■ , PiiASES tip THE jloox. ' : SErCEMBHII. New Moon ... 2nd 4.49 p.m. First Guiii-ter 10th 9.45 a.m. Full Moon ... iglh 5.35 a.in. Last Quarter ... ... 26th 4;2 ' li.lh. Apogee ... 10th 10.0, aah. Perigee 2UU ' O.SO a.m: Sun rises 6.40, sets 5.36. c . THE WEATHER. - ( Septembci- 2,-3 a,.m.: Wind 8.W.: •weather overcast. Noon: Wind S.W "• weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.: weather fine. • • 8 a.m. Nobti. 5 p.ni. Barometer ... ... 30.32 30.38 30.34 'lbormomoter ... 40 50 ' 56 - o'clock last evening • i u i m . tejopbohed" N.W. to. S.W. winds; Aug for about 16 hours; barometer ■ fall." • INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL WEATHER REPORTS. (I'ke United Pkehs Association.) . September 2. • The following are this 9 d.iri. weatHfer reports froin Australian stations: — September 1.-Wind N.; bar., 30.101 threatening wiin. Hobart, September I.—Wind S.E.: bar., 30:10; cloudy. • ' Sydney, September 2.-—Wind W.; bar., 30.10; fine. _ . ■ The following are the weather reports from New Zealand at 5 j);W. : — Manukau Heads.—Wind S.W., fresh; bar. 30.SD, th6ir. 56: iliite; ssa lrtbderite. ' New Plymouth.—Cilih; bar. 30,19, iHiSt--54- ;• fln<s; sea smooth. Castlepoint.—Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.16,.ther. 46; fine; sea heavy. ■ Wellington.—Wind S.. breeze; bar. 30.16, ther. 49; fine. Westport.—Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.18, ther. , ,48 ; flftS.;. smooth. Kaiivoura.—Wind S., breeze; bar. 30.20; ther. 53; fine; sea considerable. Oamaru.—Calm; bar. 30.25, ther. 56; fine ; sea moderate sucll. Bhiff.—Qalni; bar. 30.18, thef. 50; fine. Mlodfefate to strong winds from, betweeh S.E; aMd 33. and N.E. are to Be SipS'difced northward of Napier and New Plymouth, and moderate to i?trdng from Ijetwtteii N.B. and N, and W. The glass will fall,ever3 r■where, and warmer weather t;6nei-ally.—R. At Edwix. HIGH WATER. September 3— a.m. p.m. At the Heads ... 3.5 3.26 At Port OhsJniers 3.45 4.6 •At Dunedin ,4.30 4.51 ARRIVALS. - Janfet Nidoll, s.s., 496 tons, Wafaktfi, -frotii thb West Coast, via OJiniaru. J. Mills, agent. Riiriti, s.s., 143 tons, Marks, from Timaru. 3£, Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURE. Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons, Smith, for Sydney, via East Coast ports and Auckland. J: Mills, agent. Passengers: For Lyttelfch*— 1 Misses Williams, M'Kegg (2). . M'lrifosh, Whitsiin; Mrs Moss iud child, MSSfS Wild, Mace. For .Wellington—MiSs Mfeisdaftiei ?ft.litiev, Mitckenzltt, Frihr, EVfitls; Walcott, Messrs lock &nd son, Odldotv, HlferidelSohn, fernpt, Evans. For Auckland—Mesdiunes Macfto, Cijtlibertspn, Messrs Corkill, Luna., Cuthbertfe#; [ Griffiths. For Sydnfey—Mi - Hasti^; and 16 in the steerage. I EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Froth Liverpool.—Heathfield, and Co.), left Apni 19 (Wellirifton, August 8). , Don, barque, left May 31 INeill Und Co".}. Aiiiibsiey', ship, left Jtily 1;5. Frbrii Gla'seo-W.—NelSott, Bhiij, ,lfcft Atifenst 3. * Sflfinisl PliiiiSbli, iliip, left ilfihe 17. Froin Sydney (via Wellington).—Waihora, 6. Ftom Sydiioy (via Aucldtaii).—Zealandia, September 7. r From Melbourne..—Westraiiaj Sept-ember From Auckland.—Moura, September 4. Ftom Port Espferancfi.—'Karra, eatl^. PROJECTED DKPARTiJftKS. ' For' Sydney (via Auckland).—Waikare, September 6. For Sydney (via Wellington).—Westralia, September 4. ~ lor Melbdiirhe.—Witiivbra; Septeinber 7. For Atieklitnd.—Maura, Septofiibet\ 5. v For Neiir Pljmbnth.—TJpblu, 8. MbviaiifiNTS Oir DiitioOT sTiiAMiciis. ;. TO AWUVE. . At Auckland.—Karamea (N. M. aiid A. , Co.), left London August 2; -due September •' At Weliihgton.— Athenic (S.S. attll- A. Co.)', loft London Jidy, 31; due September 21. Papnroa (N. 2.5. Co.), left Plymouth July 19; due September 16. . Riijiutakk (N.ZjS. ! Co.), lfeH Plymouth Aiigtist 16.- • At Port Chalmeri.—l'itania, via... Auckland (8., S., and Co.), left New York June S5. . Goodivin (8., S., and Co.), left New York August 15. Waikato (N.Z.S. Co.), left London June 3; left Capetown Aug-ust 27. , Buteshire, via Soiith Africti arid Australia, loft London June 5. • , t TO BKPAItT. ■ . Froni Se{*tethb6r 11. 'WaiWerA,, September 11. . . houeward BOUND. . ■ - In'dralema, loft Wellington June 21. Walmato, left Lyttelton July -6. Delpliic, left Wellington July 24. Mamari, from Lyttelton, August i. . Budpehu, ffpiji ! .Lytte}' ton, August 2. Gothic, from Wellington, August 14. Rak&ia, from Wellington, Augikt 30. - ■ ' —— ~ .o—— SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September Zealandia, for the south. Passengers: Misses Austin, Ross, and Armour,. Mr's Austin and- child, , Messrs Austin, Smith, and Wilson. Sailed: Sierra, and Elingamite, for Sidney. ONEHI7NGA, September 2.—The Takapuna, with tho inward 'Frisco mail; stuck on a bank about four miles down me harbour. She remained thoro for sevfihii hoiifs, but was floated off at 9.45 a.m., and proceeds! to New Plymouth. KAIPARA HEADS, September 2.—Arrived : Annie Hill, schooiier, from Lyttelton; Isabella Anderson, soliotfhcir, ftam Dunedin, . . NEW PLYMOUTH, September 2.—Arrived (8 p.m.): Takapua, from Oliehitnga. —! —Sailed (9.30 p.m.): Takfipunji, for Wellington, with the inwntd 'Friico MIL • WELLINGTON, September 2.-, Sailed: Upolu, (10.30), for Lyttelton and Duniidin with-200 fSttirhWl troopers. - WESITORT, September 2.—Sailed: PuVaki, for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, September 2.—Sailed: - Whangape, for Dunedin. BLUFF, September 2.-^—Sailed: Whakh,tane, for Timaru; Westralia, for Dunedin. The e.g. Rimu, irorn Timaru, arrived alongside, the Rattray street wharf at 10.50 a.m. y&storday. She goes down,. tt> Port to-dly to load transhipments ex Abtoa. . "the s.s. WhsAgipe, froin Newbjwtld; left Lyttelton yesterday afternoon, and is duo here this afternoon. She sails for Oamani in the/eyening or to-morrbw morning. , The's.s, ,T4het Nicoll, from .thc* West Coast, via Oamaru, arrived at Port Chalmers at 7.30 a.m. yesterday, aiid after transhipping coil tb .the hulks at the Boweii pier proceeded to Dunedin. "She leaves this afternoon for the West Coast! -Owing to the heat-y -rt-oather which jireTailed on Monday evening the s.s. Aotea was presented from completing the disof ehclls ihd to the.Governn'ifctit sttinin laiincli JTiie ikid cutter MSrgarot Cssey. ■ SBB cijnii>ictfed the ivork, lidwevor, yesterday ftfad was then warped alongside the George, strefct pier and commenced discharging cargo. The s;§. Westralia. from Melbourne, via Hobart and tho Bluff Harbour, is expected to arrive this morning. She leaves Dunedin to-morrow aftornoon fdr Sydney, via Cook Strait. Two wlytlt£—a bull and cow,—with their calf, were' seen, in the lower harbour 011 Monday evening, and passed cjoso to the brigantine Enterprise; A number of her crew oame_ up to Port Chalmers yesfcerdhj' forenoon in search of whaling, gear, but found tlt&tti&Jlvesi fSt'Sstalled by Mr Slillivanj who went in search of the big fisli in the s.s. Napier. Tho whales hrc said to be of the species called " right whalo," and Oonsequontly very valuable on account of this bono. The Board of Admiralty intend testing the capabilities of oil fuel in some of H.M. ships. Mechanics aro at work at Plymouth dockyard preparing boilers for experimental trials of oil. For this purpfdSc" one Belleville and WlB feyllntirlcS! boiler inll be u.46d. The Chiliaii Government roilbrt that there ere now nine aSvtai buoys, and nine beaSdns in Magellan Strait. With regard to the proposal to establish a liglithcUse at Cape Horn, made some 15 ago, nothing has boon done, as tho increasing traffio througU MagsUan necoEsi»

tatikl the llßttrsr of' that part of the-boast, which was more urgently needed. ' i'RADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA. j Att.iiigfenteHtft are b&ing liiade iit Timaru « with a view to securing a call at that port by tho steamers Norfolk aud K"nt, which havo been appointed to load live stock, refrigerated and general X-argn, in this colony, .about the efi'd of August alid September- ft'spi'ctit'fely, for South Africa. The Spllqwihg are rales of freight, to Durban and Capetown anchorages by these steamers: — Roi'ses, £12 iCte • stallioiis, £17 10s; grown battle, £9; heifers, £6— the latter to bo carricd in. pens. Shippers are to provide food and attendance for cattle, the ship to jirbvidij wfitc'r ilid fittings only. A free jJas3ftg§ will be granted to one attendant for every 25, head of grown cattle; one for every 40 heifers; and one for every 25 horses. Tne> minimum mtnibers of stock j which Will ihduce a call from these PtCamors j at a., landing port are 100 head of grown cattle, 100 horses, and 150 heifers. THE TAVIUNI. The head office of the Union Steam Ship Company was advised yesterday that .the s.s.Moura, with the s.s. Taviuni in tow, liad to put back when abreast of Bare. Point -Island on account of a strong S.E. gale, with heavy rea. The two steamers arrived at Napier at noon yesterday. Tho Mdura will probably come on south, while tho Qniap'eio stands by the Taviuni to tow the disabled steamer to Wellington on the first favourable opportunity. PASSENGERS FOR NEW ZEALAND. ••The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paparoa, from Plymouth, for Hobarfc and, New Zealand, by way of the CajS*",- has the following saloon passengers: Captain Heaton Rhodes and Mrs Heaton Rhodes, the Right Rev. the Bishop of Tastnatlift, Mf and Mrs G. Gordon, Mrs C. Maocfonald, Miss Maedonold. Mrs H. Tothili. and Miss Tothill, ,Mr a-tid Jlrs W. P. Turtoh-, Mrs Mercer, Miss I. Hay, Mr J. Batger, Mr W. R. Grieve, Mr S;, Ransome, Misi Wdtferiheyer ana Mr E. P. Waterinfeyer, Dr and Mrs J. Hend-erson, Miss Hen'detsdri, Mr and Mrs R. P. Ooodchap, Miss Gbodehap, Mr and Mrs G. W. Bail lie, Mia Bnylis, Miss E. Baylis, Miss M. 0. Begg, Miss Collin. Miss M. Henderson, Misses Jepson. (2). Mrs- M'Corqnod-ale, Mips S. SfAsOii, . Miss G. Monck, Mi* E. Shield, Misses Tindii.ll (2), the Hon. J. Douglas, Mr O. A. Atkins, Mr F. Barclay, Mr 0. G. Mr P. Clievnssus, Mr R. M. OotShrftiie, Mr H. Cojpe-Proctor, Mr H. C. Glendining, Mr J. Gletadining, Mr J. Hcnclrie, Mr A. Howard, Mr J. Howard, Mr J. Huntfir, Mr F. Iredale, Mr J. C. Jaanes, Mr ,D. Kruie. Mr D. J. Lewis, Mr R. M'Leftri, Mr .7. G. Miller, Mr I>. P. Nan.fcatirQw, Mr G. G. Oliver, Mr. W. Osborn, Mr 6. Simpson. Mr Vty G. Smith, Mr E. Watford, Mr S. Wilson, "and Mr E. Wooliey. The Paparoa also carries more than 100 third-class passengers.