SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13078, 14 September 1904, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT OHALMERS.

Time Bai.l at Port Chamiers. The New Zealand mean time 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 timo ball dropping at the instant of mean noon. A blue flag will be hoisted at the masthead, Port Chalmers signal station, on tlio forenoon of the day .when the time signal is iiveii. Phases of toe Moos.

TJIE WEATHER. September 13.—3 a.m.: Wind S.W.; jreather fhowery. Noon: Wind. S.W.; wether dull. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather dull. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 30.16 39.18 30,18 Tliermometcr 42 56 58 WEATHER REPORTS. (Pep. United I'p.rss Association.) WELLINGTON, September 13. Tho following arc tho weather reports from New Zealand stations at 8 p.m.: — New Plymouth.—Calm; bar, 30, tlier. 56; overcast; sea smooth.

Castlepoint.—Wind N.E., fresh; bar. 30.05, ther. 53; fine; sea heavy. Wellington.—Wirid N., breeze; bar. 30, ther. 53; gloomy. Kaikoura.—Calm; bar. 29.97, ther. 55; fine; sea moderate swell. Bluff,—Calm; bar. 30.03, ther. 50; fine. HICII WATER. September 14— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa. Heads 5.29 5.49 At Port Clialmeis 6.9 6.29 At Dunedin 6.54- 7.14-

ARRIVALS.

Invercargill, s.s., 123 ton?, Gillies, from Titnaru. K. Ramsay, agent. Waikare, s.s., 190] tons, Worrall, from Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart. .1. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses 0. Mackenzie and Henderson, Messrs Mitchell (2), Byrne, Carlefon; -and 25 in the eteerage.

DEPARTURES. Eunice, three-masted schooner, 171 tons, Fletcher, for Kaipara. Master, agent. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, Gillies, for Jnvcrcargill, K. Ramsay, agent. Mararaa, s.s., 1381 tons, M'Bcth, for Sydney, via Auckland. J. Mills, a.ay.it. Passengers: For Lyttelton—Mcsdamcs Murray, Roberts, Wise, Messrs llamsay, Murray, Allen. For Wellington—Mi.«es Scrymgcour, Tyson, Cable, Mesdamea Watson," -Scrymgeour, Tillick, Messrs Necdliam, Holmrs, C&ldcr, Hampton, Macdonald, Tilliek. For Napier—Mrs Rameay and child. For Gisborncv—Miss Thomson, For AucklandMisses Fleming, Cameron, Mrs Temperley, Messrs Dowuee, Norman, Olson. Loohhead, Greon, Master Watson; and 15 in the steer®RC. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Livcrpool.-Maelgwyn, barque, left May 25; due about middle of September. From London.—Formosa, ship, left August 12.

From New York.—Andora, barque, left Juno 1.

From Sydney (via, Auckland).—'Westralia, September 18.

From Sydney (via Wellington).—Monowai, September 17.

From Melbourne.—Waikaro, September 13.

From Clarence River. — Volador, left August 24.

From Port Esperanee.—Rotuma, barquentine, left September 5.

From Southport (Tasmania).—La Bella, barquentiiie, early.

From Auckland.—Moura, September 16. From Grcymouth.—Pohcrui, September 21.

• From Nelson ami New Plymouth.— Corinna, September 17. J'ItOJKOTHD DRPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—We-tralia, September 20.

For Sydney (via Ccok Strait).—Waikare, September 15.

For Newcastle.—Bneeros, September 15. For Melbourne.—Monowai, September 18. For Auckland.—Talune, September 16. For Greyinouth.—Koonya, .Sepiemhor 15. For Nelson and Now Plymouth.—Corinna, {September 19.

For Wanganui.—Rimu, September 19. MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN-GOING

STEAMERS. TO AltltlVE. At Auckland—lndian .Monarch, left New York July 25; due September 30. lndraghiri, left London August. 2; duo September 17 Mimiro, loft London August 2; duo October 4. Waiwcra, left London August 10; due September ZS. Burgermeisier Haohman, left New York August 4; due October 10. Marore, left London August 23; duo October 10. Wakanui, left London September 3; duo October 26.

At Wellington.—Kumara, left London July 28; duo September 16. Toncariro, left London August 13; duo September 28.' Oswestry Grange, left London August 23; due October 15. Earamea, left Plymouth Auguit 27; due Octolwr 12. Faparoa, left Plymouth September 9; due October 29.

At Lyttelton.—Devon, ]eft Liverpool July 22; duo Soptcmber 25. Karamea, left London August 26; due October 11.

At Port Chalmers.—ltimiitaka, left London August 4; due September 21. Surrey, due about September 14. Papanui, September 15. . Aparima, September 16. '10 DEFAKT.

From Wellington.—Papanui, September 29; Delphio, Octobcr 13. Eimutaka, October 27.

From Lyttelton.—Rangatira, September 15.

From the Bluff.—Surrey, about September ?7. noitEWinn ncoNi).

Kaikoura, left Auckland August 3. TuraIcina, left 'Wellington August 5. Jlaori, left Wellington August 7. Essex, loft Bluff August 7. lonic, left Wellington August 19. Star of Ireland, loft Wellington August 24. Kent, left Bluff August 25. lluapohu, left Wellington September 2.

IMPORTS,

Per Waikaro, from Melbourne, Ilolmrt, .Mid the Bluft: 6172 Lags cats for transhipment to England from Melbourne, 500 boxes cornflour, 44 cases tobacco, 27-do marbles, 3S bags sterine. 25 eases wax vestas, 15 casks tartaric acid, 20 do soda acetate, 20 lags horse nails, 168 do onions, 13 do almonds, 50 do sulplmr ammonia, 266 drums carbide, 50 eases brandy, 72 bags bark, 50 casks coal tar, 15 barrels oil, 96 clicsta tea, 386 pieces red deal, 1268 casa; fruit, 9 do bulk ova, 16 quarter casks wine, 15 cases wine,' 35 bags oysters, audi a largo quantity of sundries and transhipments ex Yougala. Sellasia, Oratava, Struttgart, Rostock, and Himalaya.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

. AUCKLAND, September 13.—Sailed: Westralia, for tho south. Passengers for Dunedin: Misses M'Keich, Capper, Mesdames M'Keich, Linden, jNIr Linden. WELLINGTON. September 13.—Arrived: 12.40 p.m., Winfield, from Bunbury. Sailed: 11.40 a.m., Yalador, for Greymouth. - WESTPORT, September 13.—Sailed: 12.15 a.m., Rakanoa, for Sydney. BLUFF, September 13—Arrived: 10.45 a.m., Aparima, from Auckland; Koonys, from Greymouth. Sailed: 4 a.m., Waikare, for Dunedin; 4 p.m., Koonya, for Dunedin. CAPE iLUUA VAN DIEMEN. September 13.—The steamer Rosamond passed cast at 4.55 p.m. SUVA, September 13.—Arrived: Moura, from Auckland.—Sailed: Aorangi, R.M.S., for Honolulu and Vancouver. SYDNEY, September 13.—Arrived: Eamona, from Grcymouth. ADELAIDE, September 13.—Arrived: Mimiro, from Liverpool.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

The I'aparoa left Plymouth on Saturday, 10t'n inst., for Wellington.

The Koonya, from tiio West Coast, 'via th» Bluff, is due ro-oav. The eeov/ Eunicc took advantage fcf tho change of wind to tho south yesterday doming and sailed for Kaipara. . 1 . The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Papanui is duo here to-morrow to discharge the balance of her Homo, cargo and to load for London.

Mr W. 1). Cameron, late third officer of the Monowai, joins tho Waikaro to-day in placo of Mr Hughes, who was kit nshoro at Melbourne on sick leave.

Tho Invercarffill returned from T-maru yesterday mornins:, and at onw began to load for InvercargiH and Preservation InTot, getting away about 6 o'clock in tho oveninu. The U.S.B. Company's steamship Mararoa left tho Georgo street pier ; Port Ohalmers, ■yesterday aftor the arrival of the 2.30 p.m. train from Dunedin, with passengers and cwgo for Sydney, via the East Coast' parts.

The West Indian mail steamer La Plata which arrived afc Plymouth on July 27, reported that on the outward voyage, when between Jamaica and Colon, the vessel was struck by a tidal wive, which washed away one of the lifeboats. Tho commander, Captairf Newton, Who waa sitting near, was thrown to the deck and became entangled in the boat-falls,•,with tho result that both his legs were broken. Ho wa, subsequent-lv landed at Colon and treated in hospital, but died as the result of his injuries. The- P. and 0. Company are adding great additional comfort; to the passenger accommodation of their four Jubilee steamers,~the Victoria, Britannia, Arcadia, and Oceana, The Victoria, the first ot those steamers to leave the builderV hands vjider tho new arrangements, has had the smoking-room rebuilt according to the dosifcns of Mr Colieutt, the famous arc-hiteot, and greatly increased in size. The saloons have bscn redecorated and renovated, Slid tho Filial entirely refitted. Similar alteiations will be cffcctod to the other vessels at an early date. The Tlnion Company's intercolonial trader Waikare, arrived lost evening from Molbourne, via Ilobart and tlio Bluff. The left Melbourne 011 the 7th at. 1 p.m., called at Hobart on the 9th, left again at 1 p.m. tho tame day, and rcachcd the liluff at 3 p.m. 011 Monday, the I?.t-h; left again at 6 a.m. 011 the 13th, and reached Jiesdquartera as above. The Waikare experienced moderate N.N.E. winds to Hobart, tl'enco strong north winds, increasing to a gale on 1110 11th, and high beam sea, to arrival at the liluff: thence N.E. wind 'and moderate swell along the coast. Amonsst her cargo is a ronsbnmrnt of 6172 sacks of oats to be transhipped to the Papainii fcir London.

According to tho 'World's Work, abcut two-fifths of tlis Panama Canal i 3 already cut, including 14 miles from the Atlantic cofttst and four miles from the Pacific coast; but there reot-ior.fi will need _ deepening. 'I'hirty-six miles of the most difficult part remain to be cut. It is estimated that this task will require the work -of 50,000 men for eight years. A preat dam is to be built at Ecliio, which is 14 miles inland from the Atiantio coast, that will make. a hike 52ft above the Atlantic, into which vessels will bo raiicd by locks. The new level thru reached will extend 22 miles. _ Then ,ve?se's going towards the Pacific will descend by looks about 65ft; further on they will descend asain, p-erhap; 39ft, to tho Pacific level. The dam will supply power that will bo used in excavating, awl tho work, under American direction, is expected tu go on much faster than the French ec-m----pony conducted it. The -annual excursion to the West Coast Sounds of New Zealand will be made as usual during tho coming season. The Union ,Strain Slip Company's steamer Waikare will again bo tho vessel to make the trip, and. will be despatched from Sydney on or about Saturday, January 7, 1905, and from Dunedin on Tuesday, January 17. The trip will occupy the eur-tomary -14 days, during which timo tho most attractive of tho sounds will be visited. The same programme a.s that of last year will bo oarried out, excepting that the Waikare will not call at. Stewart Island, but will proceed from Dunedin direct; to Preservation Inlet. This will allow of moro time bjing spent in the sounds than in past seasons. The steamer will call at tlio'.Bluff 011 the return trip to Dunedin, m usual.

SEn EMBER, La.=t Quarter 3 2.20 -p.m New Moon , 10 8.12 a.in First Quarter . 17 2.48 a.m Full Moon ... „ 24 5.20 a.m Pcrigeo , 10 10.20 a.m Apogee 20 5.20 p.m Sun rises 6.18, sets " 5.49."