SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12483, 14 October 1902, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OEALMIRS, Phases or the Moon. OCTOBER, N«w Moon _ _ _ _. 2nd 4.30 %.m. First Quarter „ .„ ... I.oth 4.51 *.m. Full Moon .„__... 17tH 5.31 p.m. List Quarter «- — ... 24th 10.28 a.m. New Moon, ~ _ ... okt 7.44 p.m. Apogee — _„._, -. Bth 6.0 p.m. Perigee.... 20th 1.30 p.m. Sun Tisea 5.22, sets 6.27. THE WEATHER. October 13.—8 a.m.: Wind N.E,; weather fine. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather fine. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; (W>atlior fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer .... ... 30.28 30.32 30.02 Thormometer ... '... 48 64 66 FORECAST.—Mr Paulin supplied the following forecast at 11.35 last night:— " Strong to light E.N.E. winds, changing to N.W., and fine for about 24 hours; heavy weather , over Tasman, Sea after 16 hours; barometer faU." INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL WEATHER REPORTS. (Pan United Pbess Association.)

WELLINGTON, October 13. The following are the 9 a.m. weather teports from Australian stations:— Albany, October 11.—Calm; bar. 30.30; fine.' -

Hobart, October 11.—Wind W.; bar. 30; fine.

Sydney, Ootober 12.—Wind S.W.; bar. 30; light rain; rainfall 6.83 in

The following are the weafcher reports from New, Zealand stations at 5 p.m.: —

Manukau Heads.—Wind S., breeze; bar. 30.20, ther. 64; fine; sea moderate. New Plymouth.—Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.11, ther. 60; fine: sea smooth. Coatlepoint.—Wind E., light; bar. 30.18, ther. 52; fine; sea smooth.

Wellington.—Wind N.E., light; bar. 30.15, ther. 55; fine. Westport.—Wind S.W., light; bar. 30.14, ther. 58; fine; slight swell. Kaikoura.—Wind N.E., breeze; bar. 30.20, ther. 61; fine; sea smooth. Oamaru.—Wind N.E., light; bar. 30.09, ther. 62; fine; sea moderate. Bhiff.—Wind W., light; bar. 30.05, ther. 54; fine. Strong winds to a gale from the northward are to be expected , at places westward of East Cape, Taupo, Nelson, and Westport, moderate winds from the northward elsewhere, and falling barometer generally. Low pressure from the west, due at South Cape to-morrow, is decreasing in energy, and pressure ie low in the Tasman Sea, travelling to tho south-east.—R. A. Edwin. / HIGH WATER. October 14— ■... a.m. p.m. At the Heads ... •_.■. „. 0.33 0.45 At Port Chalmers ... ... 1.13 1.25 At Dunedin 1.58 2,10 ARRIVALS. Theresa Ward, steam tug, 80 tons, Macdonald, from the Bhiff. Waikato, s.s., 4767 tons, Kiddle, from London, via Capetown and Hobart. New Zealand Shipping Company, agents. DEPARTURE. Talune, s.s., 1370 tons, Smith, for Melbourne, via Hobart and the Bluff. J. Mills, agent. Passengers;: For Hobart—Mr and Mrs Elliott. For Melbourne—Miss Brown, Mesdames Hayward, Driver, child, and nurse, Brown, Connor, Harvey, Messrs Fisher, Quick, Harvey, Brown, Connor; and six in tho steerage.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Annesley. ship (Neill and Co.), via Wellington, left July 13. Lady Elizabeth, ship (Neill and Co.), via Wellington, left August 24. From London.—Akaroa, ship (DaJgety and Co.), sailed July 24. Moeraki, s.s. (U.S.S. Co.), left October 10. From Glasgow.—Nelson, ship, left August 3.

From Sydney (via Wellington).—Warrimoo, October 18. From Sydney (via Auckland).—Elingamite, October 19. From Melbourne.—Mokoia, October 15. From Auckland—Moura, October 16. PROJECTEH DEPARTURES. For. Sydney (via, Auckland).—Waihora, October 14. , ' For Sydney (via. Wellington).—MokoTa, • October 15. For Melbourne.—Warrknoo, October 19. For Auckland.—Moura, October 17. For New Plymouth.—Upolu, October 20. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. TO ATiniVH. At Wellington.—Turakina (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth September 13 J due October 30. At Port Chalmers.—Goodwin (8., S., and Co.), left New York August 15. Buteshire, via South Africa aaid Australia, left London June 5. Indradevi, via Auckland, left' London September 9. Waim-ate, left London October 4; due November 23. At Auckland.—Tongariro (N.Z.S. Co.), left Plymouth September 8; due October 26. ' 4 TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Rimutaka, October 30. Aotea, October 16. Karamea, November ±o. Tongariro, November 27. Wakanui, December 4. Athenic, December 11. HOIfBWARD BOUND. Rakaia, from Wellington, August 30. Wai•wera, from Wellington, September 11. Mimiro, from the Bluff, September 11. Paparoa, from Wellington, October 4. g> IMPORTS. Per Waikato, from London:—ls2 axle arms, 4 anvils, 9 casks alum, 1 case augers, 2, do almonds, 10 bales almonds, 2 cases acid, 59 bales asbestos, 1 case accordions, 3000 bundles be-dplates, 5 oases bicycles, 2 do bronzes, 1 crate buckets, 50 cases brandy, 10 do brushware, 7 pkgs belting, 460 cases beer, 20 bale 3 brushware, 7 cases books, 14 boilers, 2 pkgs bellows, 15 do bottles, 15 cases brassware, 7 do bedsteads, 9 bundles bedsteads, 39 casks bolts, 5 cases blacking, 22 bales canvas, 51 cases candles, 14 bales candlewick, 7 cases cartridges, 25 do champagne, 1 chain, 8 casks chain, 4 bales carpets, 26 cases chairs, 6 do clocks, 75 do currants, 78 do coooa, 25 bags cocoa beans, 5 kegs cream tartar, 4 cases Condy's fluid, 74 copper bars, 148 do ingots, 24 -bundles copper rods, 4- cases copper sheets, 6d do copper tubes, 10 cases cutlery, 13 pkgs cordage, 74 cases confectionery, 2 do corks, 3 eapks creosote, 1 case chloroform, 2 do collodion, 20 casks colours, 10 cases chinaware, 5 bales corks, 1167 cases drapery, 128 bales drapery, 91 pkgs drugs, 80 bales dyes, 25 crates earthenware, 4 casks do, 15 cases do, 12 cases e.p. ware, 16 do enamolware, 4 do essences, 3 do embrocation, 100 do emulsion, 1 do emery, 3 do' essi-utial oils, 229 do fang bolts, 587 bundles fishplates, 12 cases fruit salts, 1 do fruit extract, 30 do floorcloths, 1 do fenders, 2 do furniture, 2 "do fishing gear, 1 do flags, 4 bales felt, 411 oases galvanised iron, 6 bales galvanised nuts, 9 crates gas meters, 18 ■cases glass, 78 do glassware, 21 do granite, 5 casks glue, 5 bales glue, 4 cases gum, 200 do glucose, 1 do glycerine, 1 cask grape juice, 1 case glavirpaper, 5 casks glucose, 254 cases hardware, 40 casks do, 36 pkgs do, 12 casks holloware, 8 do horse shoes, 14 bundles horse nails, 12 cases Jcye's Fluid, 10 oa?ks ink, 2 cases ink powders, 3283 iron bars, 453 iron bundles, 80 cases iron sheets, 457 bundles iron sheets, 89 iron hoops, 175 iron plates, 50 cases J. R. boots, 5 casks lamp black, 2 cases lau<rhin<r gas, 12 do lampware, 3 do leather, 2 bales leather, 20 drums lubricant, 1 cask limejuice, 82 pkgs mneliinery, 12 casks marine glue, 150 cases watches, 1 bale matting, 2 cases medicine-, 5 do, mouldings, 110 do milk, 2 do music. 7 do napory, 86 do nails, 902 casks nails, 754 rolls netting, 650 drums oil, 2 casks do, 6 cases do. 280 oases oilman's stores, 47 casks painta, 56 casee do, 429 kegs do, 62 cases paper, 118 bales do, 83 bales paporhangings, 5 hales paper bags, 1 case pumice powder, 198 casks peel, 11 pkga pitch, 9 casks putty, 40 drums putty, 69 pianos, 2 cases picture frames, 6 bales packing, 4 cases packing, 83 cases piokles, 5 do perfumery, 5 casks mm, 60 kegs rivets, 1764 rails, 115 cases eauce, 25 do sardines, 2 do saddlery, 2 casks 6alamoniac, 2 cases shafting, , 4 casks sherry, 51 bundles shovels, 5 cases show cards, 170 do spirits, 3 do soap, 2 do snuffs, 2 bundles sieves, 6 do springs, 30 kegs staples, 40 drums sulph. acid, 500 boxes sultanas, 33 bales strawlxmrds, 35 cases stationery, 722 steol bars, 122 steel bundles, 16 cases steel, 52 do spikes, 167 do sundries, 105 casks sundries. 58 pkga sundries, 23 tanks. 25 drums tar, 3 oases tart, acid, 5 kop:s do. 8 pkgs tacks, 560 tubes, 22 bundles tubes, 194 boxes tin, 40 ingots tin, 121 cases toys, 5 do tobacco, 17 do tea, 3 do twine. 99 bundle tinnpd sheets, 7 casks vinegar, 50 oasps vinegar. 83 do varnish, 4 cask? wine, 114 cases do, 17 casks whisky, 2 cases walnuts, 2 winches, 17 coils wire rope, 390 bxmdies wire, 5 casks do, 2 oases do, 5 cases yarn, 11 casks zinc, and 2841 pkgs for Inyercargill, Oamaru, Timaru, Gisborne, Hokitilaa, and Nelson. . «, SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, October 13.—Arrived (5.30 a.m.): Elingßmite, from Sydney. -The Huddart-Parker steamer Victoria left London on October 4 for Capetown, Fremantle, and Melbourne. WELLINGTON, October 13.—Sailed: Tarawera, for Lyttollon. Passengers: Misses Baker, Olliver, Collins (2), Lady Miller, Lady Clifford and child, Mesdames Watkine, HaraiU/™ md Martin and child, Cook,

Cahill, Colline, Walker, Howell, Hartland, Blair, Sir H. Miller, Sir G. Clifford, Messrs Cook, Hamilton, Cunningham, Thomas, Christie, Ritchie, Roscndnle, Forbes, Matthews, Cutts, Baiamgart, Anderson, Harland, Broad, Packer, Loßan, Buckley, Kinsey, Fraser, Shirtoliffe. Blair, Thomlpy. Vipor, Parry, Malet, Chisholra, Driburgh, Macarthur, Ca-rruthors, Johnstons, Collins, Haunan; and 15 in tho steerage.

LYTTELTON, October 13—Arrived (5.40 a.m.): Kahu, from Chatham Islands; 7.50 a.m., Ripley, from Wellington. AKAROA, October 13.—Arrived (7 a.m.): H.M.S. Ringaroomn, from Wellington. TIMARtC Ocltber 13.—Arrived (5 p.m.): H.M.S. Torch, from Onranru. Sailed (6 p.m.): Invorcargill, for Dunedin. OAMARU, October 13.—H.M.S. Torch, after a stay of five days, left this morning for Timaru. An entertainment given by tho crew on Saturday night realised £20 2s 6d for tho Candor Relief Fund. BLUFF, October 13.—Sailod: Hawea, for Oam am. SYDNEY, October 13.—Arrived : (early): Tomoana, from Wellington: Rotokkio, from Wellington, this forenoon. ■» ~ .. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. HOBART, October 13.—The Maori arrived at Hobart at 2 o'clock this morning, and sailed at. 1 p.m. for Wellington. She brings 41 passengers for Australia and 38 for New Zealand. <t> The s.s. Mokoia, which left Hobart at 3 p.m. on Saturday for the Bluff, is due here to-morrow The s.s. Warrimoo, whioh left Sydney on Saturday for Wellington, is due her© next Saturday. The s.s. Corinna left Westport an Sunday for Dunedin. She should arrive here tomorrow. The s.s. Rotomahana is to leave for Lyttelton on Friday to resume the ferry service.

The 5.9. Invercargill, from Tiinaru, ie due here this morning. She will probably sail again for Invercargill to-day. The Bluff Harbour tu<* Theresa Ward arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and went alongside the sheer-legs to undergo overhaul. The s.s. Talune left Port Chalmers yesterday afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart.

The repairs and overhaul to the s.s. Mararoa are being completed at the George street pier. A large number of men are bueily engaged at the necessary repairs to the s.s. Aparima at the ocean steamers' pier, Port Chalmers.

The steamship Waikato, which arrived at Port Chalmers yesterday, brings 4347 tons of cargo from London, of which 1873 tons of measurement and 1364 tons of deadweight are for Dunedin, 403 tons of measureme'rit and 167 tons of deadweight are for Lyttelton, and 540 tone, comprising 2841 packages, are for transhipment from Port Cha! mere for Inveroargill, Oamaru, Timaru, Gl9borne, Hokitikft, and Nelson. , The barque Gladys is completing her crew, and leaves the export pier. Port Chalmers, towards the end of the week for Gisborne. ARRIVAL OF THE WAIKATO. All anxiety as to the eafety of the- New Zealand Shipping Company's steamship Waikafco came to an end yesterday morning, when she arrived and anchored off Taiaroa. Heads at 8 a.m., and was boarded by Senior Pilot M'Donald, who brought her alongside the George street pier shortly after mid-day. She has been more fortunate on this occasion than on her previous breakdown in 1899, when she drifted helplessly in the Southern Ocean for some 102 days, and was picked up on September 13 by the s.s. Aeloun, of Aberdeen, bound to Fremantle. which took the Waikato in tow, and all went wolL for a few days until, on September 28, a strong gale was encountered' from E.S.E., and the tow rope parted. This having been repaired, the tow recommenced, and at 5 a.m. of October 6 the Waikato was ■safely anchored in Fremantlej having during the ,102 daye she was broken down traversed a distance of 4452 miles before phe was picked up, and then she was towed 2521 miles. For 35 days after the aeoidontlshe did not sight a eingle ship, and when she did it was a sailing drip, whioh, unfortunately, failed in its attempts to tow her. Her passage from London to Fremantle occupied 155 days.

On the present voyage from London she broke her tail shaft on .Tune 30 in lat. 33 S., long. 5 K., and, unfortunately, meeting a heavy northerly gate she was blown solne 60 mike to the south. Captain Kiddle, after consulting- his officers, decided to cut the stern-tube and to endeavour, to connect the broken.shaft with patent conplin<rs. Thie was at once proceeded with under tfie personal supervision of the chief engineer (Mr Wootten); and a most difficult task it must have been. The vessel, being deprived of her motive power, was alm_(ftt. helpless on the seas, rolling and pitching,, while the crew worked in turns iii drilling some. 500 to 600 holes through a tliiokne-ss. of 2£ inches of eolid steel, and this in a small, narrow place where their area of action was greatly circumscribed. All worked with hearty goodwill and the greatest determination, and eventually were successful in their efforts. The patent couplings were attached to the fractured shaft, and the Waikato proceeded on her voyage undor easy steam; but bad weather again set in, and the shaft slipped out of the conpiingß. The vessel was then in lat. 27.41 S. and long. 13.3 E.. distant 453 miles from the- Cape of Good Hope; and although the shaft' could have been nq;ain renaired so as to prevent its slipping the couplings, Captain Kiddle wisely derided not to tempt fortune, but in the interests of all concerned to accept the services of the s.s. Michigan, which bore in sight on that day (July 27), and shortly after took her in tow. The two vessels arrived at Table Bay on tho morning of July 30, but on entering the harbour the tow-rope carried away, and the Waikato rams to anchor, while the Michigan proceeded into port, and in at hour or two later the Waikato was tendered by a tug and towed to a safe anchorage in-. side the breakwater.

The Waikato is still under the command of Captain H. C. Kiddle, the executive officers being Messrs H. C. Davis chief, L. E. Tosswill second, .T. H. Squires third, M. Paramour fourth. Messrs Wootten, Silba. Hastwoll, and Mountain are respectively chief, second, third, and fourth engineers. We thank the navigating officer (Mr L. R. Tosswill) for the following report of the passage:—She left the Royal Albert docks, London, on June 3, anil "arrived at Teneriffe on the 11th; coalnd and left again same day; had fine weather up to June 30. and at 11.30 p.m. on that d«,y, with alight breeze and moderate swell from the- westward, carried away the tail end of the main shaft. After securing the propeller with great difficulty, on July 1, she made sail, but on the following day it freshened up from the N.W. to a strong gale, lashing for several days, and which knocked up e. tremendous sea, starting a quantity of dock cargo, the vessel labouring heavily and causing it necessary to jettison a quantity of deck cargo consisting of naphtha and acids, at considerable risk to the crow, for the safety-of the' ship. The weather continuing boisterous, with a high eea, and the vessel drifting witb alarming' rapidity into Antarctic regions, it was decided, as there was no prospect of assistance in that part of the world, to cut the. stern tube and endeavour to couple the shaft. After a period of northerly gales, she had moderate westerly winds, which allowed her to make good use of her sails (the Waikato for a steamship is heavily rigged), which enabled her to make great progress to the eastward, and it was hoped at one time to fetch Capetown under canvas. However, the Agulhas current proved too strong for her, and she was carried well to the northward, after having spoken the barques Ea-i-lshall and Syrstejeorne. and asking them to report her. The following week was eventful for the huge swells and the heavy rolling of the ship, as she persisted in laying in the trough of the sea, in spite of the sail; she drifted slightly to the westward of north, and on July' 22 fell in with the s.s. York Castle, which offere-d to tow her; but as the shaft had been coxxpled and steam was up the offer was declined. At 10 a.m. on July 23 she got under way, making considerable progress until the wind, freshening from the S!\V., brought up a swell which caused the engines to race badly, necessitating her stopping to tighten tip. She was got under way again on the 24-th and 25th, making good distances each time, but the S.W. swell, still increasing, eventually got the best of it. At 3 p.m. on July 27 she was about making a, fourth attempt when the s.s. Michigan hove in town, where she arrived on July 30, after sight and undertook to tow her to Capehaving drifted 829 miles.

After undergoing repairs the Waikato left Capetown at 5.30 a.m. on August 27, keeping well to the hofthwnrd by steering a straight course for Hobart, and experienced a succession of galos from RN.E. to E.S.TC. the v/holr; way across. On September 23 it was realised there was not sufficient coal to fetch Hobart with, and the engines were consequently stopped, and she waited for a fair wind, trusting to make some ousting by drifting, and with the assistance of her sails. On October 4- there was a very low baromoter, and she got under steam again in time to benefit by a severe W.S.W. gale, and, making; good running, she arrived at Hobart at 7.30 p.m. on October 6. Coaled and Wt tliat port at 5 a.m. on the. Bth inst., had moderate weather, and arrived as above.