SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12783, 2 October 1903, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS. Timf. Bali at Port Chat,hem. A blue flag will bo hoisted at the masthead, Port Chalmers signal station, on tho forenoon of tho day when the time signal is given.' Phases of the Moox. octobzk. Full' Moon 7 2.45 a.m. Last Quarter ... 14 7.26 a.m. New Moon ... ... ... 21 3.0 a.m. J?irst Quarter 1 23 8.3 p.m. Apogee »• 1 10.0 a.m. Ferigeo 17 3.0 a.m. Apogee 26 5.30 a.m. Sun rises 5.45, sots 6.12. THE 'WEATHER. Ootobcrl—B a.m.: WindS.W.; weather dull:' Noon: Wind S.W.; weather fair. 5 p.m.: AYind S.W.; weather fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.96 29.98 29.93 Thermometer ... 46 58 .63 INTERCOLONIAL AND COLONIAL WEATHER REPORTS. • (Pbh United Pkbss Association.) WELLINGTON, October 1. 'Phe following aro tin? 9 a.m. weatHwr reports from Australian stations: —- Albany, September 30.—'Wind "W.; bar., 30.30; showery. Hobart, September 30.—Calm; bar., 30.0; cloudy. Sydney, Ootobor I.—Wind S.W.; bnr. f 30.0; -overcast. Rainfall, 0.30 in. The following are tho weather reports from Now Zealand stations at 5 p.m. Manukau Heads.—Wind N.W., breeze; bar. 29.66, ther. 62; cloudy: sea smooth. Castlepwnt.—Wind S., light; bar. 29.63, tier. 55; drizzling-; sea moderate. Wellington.—'Wind S., br«ze; bar. 29,65, ther. 54; overcast. Kaikoura.—Calm; bar. 29.73, ther. 55; foggy; sea moderate swell. bar. 29.72, ther. 57; fine; 6eai moderate. Bluff.—Wind E., light; ibar. 29.82, ther. 50; fine. Strong winds to a gate ara to be expectw from the westward at> places northward of Napier and New Plymouth, and from, the southward and olseiAere, generally with

rain—R; A. Edwin. HIGH WATER. October 2— fl.ro. P- m * At Taiaroa, Heads ... 11.49 — ■At Port Chalmers ... ... — 0.40 At Dunedin 0.45 1.25 ARRIVAL. To Anau, s.s., 1028 tons, Clift, from Auckland, via East Coast ports. .J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Youngliusband, Jeune, Andorson, Mosdamcs M'Callum and child, Wall, Smith, Anderson, Purvis, Messrs Younghusfcand, Burton, Boliett, Fothergill, Stevens, Kennedy, Rev. Ponder; and 7 in the steerage. Upolu, s.s., 700 tons, Holfard, from Oamaru. J. Mills, agent. DEPARTURES. Rimu, s.s., 143 tons, Bergquist, for Timaru and Wangnnui. K. Ramsay, agent. Mokoia, s.s., 2154 tons, Gibb, for Sydney, via Cook Strait. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: For. Lyttoiton—Hiss Mills, Mrs Beswick and ohildrcn, Captain M'Dougidl, ilessrs Hoisted, Huglian, Ben's. For Wellington—Misses Humphrey, Murdoch, Horberte, Young, Elder, Meedames Evatt and child, Elder, Messrs Guy. Patpe, Young, Howden, Donaldson. For Sydney—Miss Den ham, Mesdames Hegarty and infant, Shacklcck, Messrs Seymour, Shacklock, King. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Kinfauns, barque, left ■Tuno 20 (via Wellington). Montgomeryshire, ship, loft July 14 (via Wellington). Sierra Cadena, ship, left August 29 (via Wellington). Sierra Caf'ena, ship, left August 29. From. Glasgow.—Firth of Clyde, ship, left July 18. Bessfield, barque, left August 17. Inverurie, barque, left September 20. From London.—Akaroi, barque, left August 18. From New York.—Doris, barque, left September 1. From Sydney (via Auckland),—Zealandia, October 4. From . Sydney (via Wellington),—JloMaki, Ootobor 3. From Melbourne. —Monowai, October 7. From Auckhnd.r-Tarawcra, October 8. From New Plymouth.—Upolu, October 3. I'IIO.IKOTJtf) lIKPAUTURKS' For Sydney (via Auckland).—Zcalandia, Crtobcr 6. For Sydney (via Wellington).—Monowai, October 8. For Melbourne.—Moeraki, October 4. ' For New Plymouth.—Upolu, October 5. MOVEMENTS OF DIRECT STEAMERS. TO AWtIVE. At Wellington.—Whakariri. loft London July 15. Papanui, left Plymouth August 17. Athenip, left London August 29: duo Ootobor 11. Ruapehu, left Plymouth September 13. Indradevi, left London September

15. „ , At Auckland.—Somerset, left New York July 17; Karamea, left London August 15; duo October 4. Star of Australia, left London August 26. Tomoana, loft London August 6. Marere, left New York August 13.

At Port Chalmers—Wakanui, left London. August 8; duo Sontemlier 27. Rangatira, left London September 5; duo Ootobor 24. . , TO DEFABT. From Wellington—Turakina, October 1. Waiwcra, October 8. Papanui, Ootobor 29. Gotl'io, October 15. ■ HoirKffinn bound. Carinthic, left Wellington August 27. Mimiro, loft Lyttolton August 27. Rffaia, left Lyttclton September 1. Paparoa, from Lyttclton, September 5. Delphic, from Wellington, September 17. Star of New Zealand, from Auckland, September 17. Turakina, from Wellington, October 1.

'SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

KAIPABA, Ootobor I.—Arrived: Hula, schooner, from Lyttolton; Sir Henry, ketbli, from Auckland. Sailed: Quathlamba, barque, and Jlassa, barque, for Sydney. ONEEUN'GA, Ootober I.—Sailed: Rotoiti, s.s., for Now Plymouth and Wellington.. Passengers: Misses Mooro, Whitcluw, M. Sprang, Keeblo, Mosdamcs Kirkor, Janson and infant, A. Ward, W. Archer, Leech and infant, M'Leart and son, liartlott, 'Wood, Ferrier, Seddon, Mossm Millar, Fitzcri Terrier, Wood, A. Ward, J. P. .Fabian, 0. A. Marcus, i\ M'Guiro, W. Arc|ier, Pyeroft, Hall, 0. Bogg, Robertson, Dr Bartlott; and 10 in tho steerage. EAST. CAl'li, October 1.-Tta Moura pissed' north at 4.45 p.m. WELLINGTON, October I.—Arrived: 11.55 a.m.,' Talnne, from Lyttclton.— Sailed: 9.15 a.m., Colbert, barque, for Nourfiea; 5.25 p.m., -Taluno, for Napior; 6.10 p.m., Mooraki. for tho south, Hokjrt, arid Melbourne. Passengers: For Lyttolton—Misses Lynskoy, Berwick, Woodward, Dawe, Tompkins, Mcsdamco Woodward, Rutherford, Mjtheson, Dawe, Seymour, Messrs Rutherford, Thompson, MathesonJ Grout, Gibbs, Wisram, Rhodes, Wanklyn, Eorthwick,' Gould, Darshall, Collins,.Thorn©. For Dunodin—Misees Livingston, Hino, Jlcedames Buchanan, Ulrick, Dr Ulrick, Messrs. Kflgour, Nicholls. For tho BluffMrs Edmonds. For Melbourne—Miss Baker, Mrs M'Donald and infant, Mr Dorrington; and 25 in tho steerage for all ports'. INVERCARGILL. October 1.-Arrived: 8.30 a.m., Invercargili, from Duncdin.

. j . -if -THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

i ' (Pea United Fiisjs Asaocimos.) WELLINGTON, Ootober 1. Tho sailed at 3.35 p.m. for London. Passengers: Saloon—Meesre Holford, Kiehardo, Morton, Fitzherbert. Sc.cqnd saloon—Misses Iveson, Howlison, Jjblib, Mccdamcs Wilson, Lobb, Irvino, Messrs' Scott, Jeff coat, Atherton, Eusaoll, Whitcbouse, Wilson, Cameron, Beech, Porter, Latter, Gray, Brabazon, M'lnnis, Watkins, Captain Irvine j and 18 tliirdclfia3 passengers.

A COLLISION.

■ (Feb United Phks3 Assooi/.tioh.) WELLINGTON, October 1. At about 8 o'olook on Sunday morning tho steamer Queen of the South, bound from Groyuioiith to Foxton, cams into collision. with the slwwr Gprtie. from Wcstport to Wnnganui, off Kiourangi Point. Bit wfa wa> dirty and' rainy at tho time.. Both vessola wero -damaged tvbont the rails and bulwarks. An inquiry will be. hold here. < ■■ - - ■- — Tho s,a. TJpoln arrived from Qanwu at 10 minutes piist 9 last nijjht. The s.s. Rimu left for Timai'U and Wanganni yesterday. Tho s.s. Moerpki, from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttolton, is duo her©' to-mor-row, leaving tho following day for Melbourne. The s.s. To Anaii, from Auckland, arrived early yesterday morning. leaves this afternoon in command of Captain Berncoh, Captain Clift remaining ashore for orders.

Tho s.s. Koonyn, from Greymouth, w due to-day. ' Tho Mayor of Port C&llmers (Mr D. A. De Mans) accompanied by (ho Mayoress and town' clerk, went on board H.M.S. Phoebe

yesterday forenoon, and welcomed the Hon. Captain Addington on his arrival to tho Port.

The s.s. Upolu, from the north, is due to-day—a day ahead of her time-t-ablc. Tho Union Stoam Ship Company's steamship Mokoia, Captain J. Gibb, left l'ort Chalmers after tho arrival of the 2.00 p.m. train from Dunediu yesterday with passengers and cargo for Sydney, via Cook Strait. The s.s. Pukaki is being cleaned and painted in tho graving dock before going into commission again. 'l'ho Shire Lino Company's now steamship Kaikoura, under charter to -the 'l'jccr Company, leaves London on October 6 for Australian and Now Zealand ports, of which Auckland will bo the first.

Messrs Swan and Humor launched at Walkend on August 8 a floating dock, which has been built for the Government of Natal to replaoo tho one which was unfortunately lost on i'ts pasßugo out to Durban. Tho present dock, which is of tho saino type as that at his Majesty's dockyard at Bermuda, and aliio of tho one that was built for the port of Durban last year, lias a lifting power of 8500 tons. Its extreme length is 475 ft and its width 90ft gin. Tne distance between tho guard timbers on the sido walls is 70ft, so ,t."*ac tho dock can accommodate fossols up to 68ft beam, and whilst retaining a freeboard of 4ft 3in it can tako a vessel drawing 23ft over keel blocks 4ft high, 'i'ho dock proper consists of three pontoons and two sido walls, to which the pontoons arc connected by means of movablo joints, so that any of ■the pontoons when required can be moved and lifted by the dock itself, thus malting i« sc-lf-docking in all its parts. Tho machinery of tho dock is contained in the upper portion of tho sido walls, and consists of two separate but identical installations. _ The s.s. Gothic is rapidly taking in cargo at the Georgo street pier. She has already takon on board a largo quantity of frozen mutton, rabbits, butter, oats, wool, rabbitakins, etc., and is expected -to leavo Port Chalmers for London, via tho north, to-duy.

There are now under construction somo 44 wanihips for the American navy, with a total displacement of 234,943 tons, a total hone-power of 448.720, and a cost for hulls and machinery of about £15,439,904. In merchant shipbuilding in the year 1902 there was nothing very notable, with'the exception of tho shipbuilding on tho lalces, which is still in a highly prosperous condition. The 6ea coast shipyards have, however, all been busy on work brought over from the preceding year, but not a single contract has been made for a vessel for tho foreign trade of the United States.