SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12472, 1 October 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. v Tnu Bux at Post Csuluirs. ■ Tha New Zealand mean tint* at noon, o»loul*tod for the meridian of in, time 11 hour* 30 minute* east of Greenwich,' will be signalled once a weak by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the masthead, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time signal M eivea. . PHASE 3 OP THE MOOK. OOTOfeBX. New Moon ... w. „.. ... 2nd 4.30 a.m. 'First Quarter <~. ,~ ~.. 10th 4.51 a.m. Pull SMoon ... ■.„ .._ r _ 17th 5.31 p.m. Last Quarter ... : „ 24th 10.28 a.m. New Moon, ... ... ... ~.. 31st 7.44 p.m. Apogee . ; ... Bth. 6.0 p.m.' Perigee 1 . 20fch 1.30 p.m. Sun rises at 5.46, swts 6.10. THE WEATHER. September 30.—8 a.m.. Wind N.E.; weather fine. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather dull. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... . 30.28 30.12 30.10 Thermometer ... ... 40 56 50 FORECAST.—At 9 o'clock last evening Mr .Paulin telephoned the following:— "N.E. to-N.W. wind and rain showers in about 16 hours;' electrical indications." INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL " WEATHER REPORTS. (Pub United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 30. The following are the 9 a.m. weather reports from Australian stations:—' Esperanoe, September 29.—Wind N.W.; bar.'; 29.70; cloudy. Hobart, September 29.—Wind W.y bar. ISO.O; cloudy. .Sydney, September 30.—Wind E.; bar. B0.30; fine. The following are tlie weather reports from New Zealand stations at 5 p.m. : — Manukau Heads.—Wind N.W., light; tar. 30.26, ther. 62; fln«; sea smooth.' New Plymouth.—Witid N.E., light; bar. 30.19, thcr. 55;. fine; soa smooth. Castlepoint.—Wind W., light; bar. 30.09, tber. j 55; gloomy; sea moderate swell. Wellington.—Wind N.N.W., freeb;' bar. 30.08, tber. 52; overcast. Westport.—Wind E.N.E., light; bar. 30 07, flier. 55; fine; sea slight swell; • • Oamaro.—Wind N.E., light; bar. 30.0, ther. 58; fine; sea smooth. Bluff.—Wind N.N.W., light; bstr. 29.84, ther.) 48; fine. • Strong winds to gale from the northward are ,to be expected generally, with falling barometer. Low pressure from west '- is apprbaohing the meridian of South Cape. Onei is also due there on the 2nd October. > HIGH WATER. iOctober 1— a.m. p.ai. A* the Heads . j . „. 2.3 2.25 At Port Chalmers -, H ... 2.43 3.10 At Duri'edin, ... •..., 3.28 3.55 ARRIVALS. Tutanekai, C.G.S., 412 tons, Bollans, from lAkaroa. Toroh, H.M.S., 960 to«s, 12 guns, Commandet N. G. M'AHlstbr, R.N., from Akaroa. Corinna, s.s., 829 tons, Millman, from IWostport. J. MiHs, agent. Janet *Nicoll, s.s., 496 tons, ( Watson, from Greymouth. J. Mills, agent. Rimu, s.s., 143 tons, Bergquist, from the north. K. Ramsay, agent. Warrimoo, s.s., 2075 tons. Phillips, from. Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bruff. J. MUlfl,, agent. Passengers: Misses Harris, Bourdillon, Quinm, Landels (2)* MesdameS Moynahan, Harris, Krrby, Messrs Wood, Thomas, . Richards, dark, Brown, Harris,' Payne, Thompson, Rot. Mr Hayer;' and 19 in the steerage. .< DEPARTURE. Petone, s.s.. 388 tons, Christian, for Greymouth. J. Mill and Co., agents. Talujie, s.s., 1370 tons, Smith, for Sydney, via Auckland. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: For Wellington—Misses Kfennard, Davies, Mesdames Flood and infant, Insley and 2 children and maid, Messrs Kcmplen, Freenoy, Inglis, Fotheringham, Tre\*ithick, Robertson. For Gisbome Yeoman, Mackie. For Auckland—Mr ThomSoh; and' eight in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Don, barque, left May 31 (Neill and Co.), at Wellington; Annesiley; ship (Neill and Co.), via Wellington, Heft July 13. Lady Elizaibeuh, ship (Neill and Co.), via Well&gton, left August 24. Akaroa, ship (Neill and C 0.),, via Welllng!ton, left July 24. 'From Glasgow.—Nelson, ship, left August 3. Samuel Plimsoll, ship, left June 18. 'Frohi Sydniey,(via Welingtori).—Monowai, October 4. , ' ■" Pram Sydney (via Auckl'and).—Zealandia, Ootober 5. From Melbourne.—Wes-tnalia, Ootober 7. From New Plymouth.—Upolui. October 4. Fffom Auckland.—Tarawera, October 2. v PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Zealandia, Ootober 7. For Sydney (via Wellington).—Warrimoo, October 2. For Melbourne.—Monowai, October 5. , For Auckland.—Maura. October' 3. For New Plymouth.—Upolu, October 6. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. TO AItBIVK. At Wellington.—Rimutaka (N.Z.S. Co.), ieft Plymouth August 16; due October 1. Turakina (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth' September 13; due Ootober 30. At Port Chalmers.—Goodwin (8., S., and Co.),i left New York August 15. Waikato (N.Z.S. Co.), left London June 3; left Capetown; August 27, due September 26. 'Buteshire, via South Africa and Australia, left Xandon June 5. Indradevi, via Aucklaihd, left London September 9. At Auckland—Tongariro (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth September 8; due October 25. TO DEPART. _From Wellington.—Paparoa, October 4. Kdmutaka, October 30. , HOMKWAKD BOUND. Rakaia, from Wellington, August 30. WaiIwera, from Wellington, September 11. JKmiro, from the Bluff, September 11. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 30.—Arrived (1 a.m.): Zealaodia, from Sydney. PaesengefS: Miss Vaughan, Messrs O. M'Kniven, J. Imrie, R. Pringley. J. T, North, barque, from, Tabfo Bay.' Sailed: Zealandia, for the south, via East Coast ports. Passengers: Missea Williams, Matthews, Hair, Lylle, Piokering, Mesdames MaoFarlane flod child, Strouach, Dixon, Stevens, Arnold, Dell «md infant, Griffin, Messrs Sealy, H. Ford, Griffin, A. Levy, E. Potts, G. Wright, Howard, G. Thorpe, C. W. Jones, 'Joachim, Roberts, H. Scott, Buchanan, Dixon, J. Liston, Tannioh, Kenny, Master Cotton, Rev. A. E. Hunt; and 20 in the steerage. Sailed (12.30 p.m.): Uinta, for Newcastle; 10.30 a,m., H.M.S. Penguin, for Tauranga. KAIPARA HEADS, September 30.— Sailed: Isabfttla Andeison, sohooner, for Dunedin; Annie Hill, sohooner, for Lyttelton. WELLINGTON, September 30.-Ar-rived (4.40 p.m.): Taviuni, from Sydney. Sailed (9 a.m.J: Don, barque, for Dunedin. LYTTELTON, September 30.-Sailed (5.10 p.m.): Rotokimo. for Port Chalmers. BLUFF, September 30.—Arrived: 7 a.ro., Tomoaria, from Wellington; 6.30 a.m., Mokoia, from Port ChaJmera; 8 a.m., Aparima, from Port Chalmers; Invorcargili' from Preservation Inlet. Sailed (6.30 p.m.): Mokoia, for Hobart and Melbourne • Invercargill, for Dunedin; Warrimoo, for Dunedin. ♦ THE DIRECT STEAMERS. The Torigariro left the Cape for Auckland on Monday, the 29th. ■♦ The s.s. Corinna, from the West Coast, arrived at 8 yesterday morning, and was berthed at the Rattray street wharf. She sails again to-day for "Westport, via Timaru and Wellington. • ' The s.s. Janet Nicoll, from Greymouth, arrived at 12.30 yesterday, and was berthed at the Rattray street wharf. She sails for the West Coast to-morroW. The s.s. Rotokino, which left Lyttefton last evening with part cargo of coal, is due at Port Chalmers to-day. The s.s. Monowai, due at Wellington «his evening from Sydney; is expected to reach Dunedin on Saturday. ' The s.s. Tarawera, from the north, is duo here on Friday. The s.s. Talune left for Sydney, via Auckland, yesterday afternoon. The s.s. Petone left for the West Coast early yesterday morning. The s.s. Rimu, from the north,, with a cargo of scrap iron, arrived yesterday, and waa berthed at the Jetty street wharf. The s.s. Wairrimoo, from Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff, arrived at the Vic-, toria wharf at 2 p.m. yesterday.. She had moderate weather throughout the trip. She leaves for Sydney, via Wellington, at 3 p.m. to-morrow\ Tha s.s. Titaaia is. to, leave, tg-ilay for N.ewcasiifi*

The s.s. Mararoa is undergoing overhaul at tlie George street pier, Port Chalmers. She is timed to take up her running again on the 14th inst. in the East Coaat-Sydney trade. The Government steamer Tutanekai, from the iiorth, on her periodical visit of inspection to the southern lighthouses, arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday forenoon, and was berthed at the Bowen pier to load stores for Capo Saunders. Up to yesterday the steamship Kent had token, in over 7000 carcases of mutton and a quantity of grain at the George street pier. The large floating dock built (or the Natal Government by Messrs Swarm and Hunter was successfully launched in August from their yards at Wallsend-on-Tyne, Its extreme length is 365 ft, its width 87ft._snd its lifting power 4500 tons, and it will,be able .to accommodate vessels up to 60ft beam, the distance between the guard timbers on the side walls being 61ft, and, whilst still retaining a. freeboard cf 4ft, it can take a vessel drawing 18ft, over keel blocks 4ft high. The cock is the most approved of its typo, the arrangements for raising- and lowering and for floating in vessels being admirably conceived. A feature of the dock is an eleotrio light installation to enable repair work to be eonducted at night, the installation being, moreover, sufficiently powerful, with or without steam, to drive electrio drills for carrying on work on the ship, while the electric and the steam services are so arranged that they can be worked separately or united, so as to supplement each' other. After an exhaustive series of docking trials ■ the • pontoon will leave the Tyne for Durban, where it is expected to arrive before ■the end of the yenv. The towing of the •structure to South Africa will b< an undertaking of greater difficulty and magnitude than, the transportation of the Bermuda across the Atlantic. There was a heavy sea running outside the heads yesterday. The Cunard Company's new steamer Carpathia was lauinched at Waßsend on August 6, and is a very handsomelymodelled vessel of 12,900 tons gross. She is 558 ft in length, 64ft 3in beam, and 40ft 6rn deep, and is designed to steam at 154 knots speed. The engines are of the twinscrew and quadruple extension type., with cylinders 26, 37, 53, and 76 inches diameter, by 54 inches stroke. Steam is generated in seven single-ended boilers, fitted, Howdeh's forced draught, and constructed 'for a pressure of 2101b working. Slie has four comiplote steel decks—lower, main, upper, and shelter,—-and also a steel orlop deck in.Nos. 1 and 1 holds. The equipment is up-to-date, and the comfort and convenience of the passengers have been studied at every point. In addition to 800 passenthe Carpathia is arranged to carry 12,000 tonß of catfgo, including the insulated space between the lower and main decks; "fof carrying chilled beef. Special arrangements have been made for the rapid handling of cargo., and include 14 steam winches 'and 13 derricks. H.M. Bloop of War Torch arrived in the lower- harbour yesterday Afternoon, and anchored in Mansfortt Bay. She is a handsome little composite-built vessel of steel and wood, constructed in the Royal Dockyard at Sheemess in 1886, and is of the following dimensions:—Length 180 ft, breadth 32ft 6ih, and depth lift 6in. The armament consists of six 25-pounderr and four 3pounder. quick-firing, with 2 guns. Her engines are of 1400 horse-power indicated, and her rate of speed 13.2 knots per hour. The Torch, comes hero tinder Commander N. G. M'AJlister; the lieutenants are Messrs Whyte, Stapleton 1 , and Seymoul* (navigating); the surgeon is Dr Barnard; the obief engineer is Mr Weekes; the paymaster Mr Hoskins; and the gunner Mr Kelly; while she has a full, complement of 'seamen and marines. The Torch will remain in. port for eight days, and will no doubt fee open for public inspection on Thursday and Sunday.