SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13385, 11 September 1905, Page 4

SHIPPING.

■V 0 ■ Voßr/CHALMERS, : Tiu* Bam At Post Cniims.* The New Zealand mean time at neon, eal«ulated for ths meridian ef longitude,, in timvll lioitra 30 minutes east of Greenwioh, trill be signalled once a week by a time ball topping at the instant of mean lioon, . A ; blue flag will be hoisted at the rii&fitUkd, Port Chalmers signal station, on tho forenoon, of. the day when the time aigofthii giten. • Phases of ths Moos, • t . . ' ■ SEPTEMBEB. . : ' First Quarter... ... ... ... 6 5.50 ,p.m. - Full Moon ... ~i, ... 14 5.40 p.m. Last Quarter... ... .22 9.44' p.m. Now Moo 11 ... ... ~, ... 29 5.40 a,in. Perigee ... ... ... .1 11.0 p.m. Apogee ... ',},<• 17 -, 4.0. p.m.. Perigee ... ... ... 30 ' .4.30-a.m. Sun rises 6.26, sets 5.42. ' . THE WEATHER. September 9.-8 a.m.: Wind X.E.; weather thick, rainy. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather .thick. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather thick, rainy. 0 a.m. Noon..- 5 p.m. Barometer ~t v-. 20.C3 30.08 ' 30.04 Thermometer" ... 40- 54 50 "■ September 10.—8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; weather thick, rainy. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather thick, rainy. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather thick, rainy. ' . 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 30.00 29.98 29.98 Thermometer ... 42 -50 48 FORECAST.—At 10.40 last evening Mr Paulin. advised:—"E.N.E. to S.E.-winds, and rain showers and mist." - ' HIGH WATER. September 11— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa. Heads ... ... 0.47 1.17 At Port Chalmers ... 1.27 1.57 At Dunedin ... ... ... *. 3.7. 3.29 ; ARRIVALS. September 9. Rose Casey, s.s., 81 tons, Duncan, from (Timaru. Taplev and Co., agents. Uganda, s.s., 3451 tons, Gun-Cnninghame, from Calcutta, via intermediate ports. J. Mills, agent. Wimmera, s.s., 1872 tons, Wyllie, from Sydney, Wellington, and Lyttelton. Neill and Co., agents. Passengers: Misses Mitcl:ell, Arthur, Harper, Campbell, Mrs Black, Messrs Black, Bowron, Mitchell, Curtis, Swan, Rov. Tait; and 17 in tho steerage. * September 10. Invercargill, s.s., 123 tons, Hanning, from Invorcargill. K. Ramsay, agent. Hawk, three-masted schooner, 139 tons, M'Dcrmott, from Whangape. Master, cgent. Mokoia, s.s., 2514jtons, Smith, from Sydney, Auckland, and East Coast ports. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: From SydneyMr Tewsley and Miss Dennis. Coastal — Misses Stronacli, Ewon, Good, Davie. Nisfcet, Mesdames Moritzson, Raphail, Ewen, Hawke, Bothambj, Foster and three sons, Dixou Winnicott, Flynn, Hunt, Davie, NisbO and two children, /Messrs Hawke, Shicl, Ross, Wingfield, Foster, Douglas, Hoare. RinJeson, Colebrook, Jeffries, and 'Master l .' Bridgemau (2); . and six in tho steerage. DEPARTURE. September 10. Wimmera, s.s., 1872 tons, Wyllie, for Melbourne, via tne Bluff and Ilobart. Koill and Co., agents. Passengers: For Melbourne—Misses Haines, Kirby, Mrs Penninger and child. Messrs Cash, Simon, Bennett, Davenport, M'Gregor, Gaffney, Dawson, Cambridge, Hendrieksen, Renwielt. Tor tho Blulf—Mr Nancarrow; and 15 in the steerage. KXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Sinfauns, barque, left Liverpool May 16. Loch Garve, barque, Bailed June 30. From Surprise Island.—St. Louis, arrived . Wellington, September 4.' From Sydney (via Auckland).—Victoria, September 17. From Sydney (via Wellington).—Waikare, SoptCmber 16. From Melbourne.—Moeraki, September 12. From Hobart.—Mary Moore, barque, sailed August 12. From Auckland.—Tarawera, September 14. From tho West Coast.—Koonya, September 11. From New Plymouth.—Corinna, September 16. From Kaipara.—Eunice, Echooner, sailed September 1.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Mokoia, Septemlier 12. "or Sydney (via Cook Strait).—Moeraki, September 14. For Melbourne —Waikare, September 17. lot 1 Kaipara.—Sir Henry, scow, early. For Nelson and New Plymouth.—Corinna, September 18. For Auckland.—Tffrawera, September 15. For the West Coast.—Koonya, Sentember 14. MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS. TO AR'.UVE.

At Auckland.—Briez Huel, left New York June 14; due September 15. Indradevi,- left New York July 13; due SeDtembnr 16. Drayton Grange, left Liverpool July 11; due September 12. Star of New Zealand, left London July 13; due September 10. Kent, left London July 25; due September 15. Delphic, loft London August 8, due September 22. Mimiro, loft London August 15, due. October 18. Indralema, left London August 22, due Oitolier 25. At Wellington —Cor;nthic, 'left London July 29; left Hobart. - September 9. Papatoa, left Plymouth August 12; due September 29. Kumara, sailed August 29; due October 15. At Port Chalmers.—Rnkaia, left London August 4; duo September 20. Burgeriheister Haolimann, arrived Auckland September 5, due September 20. Ilaversliam Grange, September 25. TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Athenie, September 14. Tnrakjna, September 18. Corinthic, October 12. Paparoa, October 25. • HOMEWARD BOOND. Nairnshire, left Wellington July 1. Ayrshire, left Lytt-elton July 28. Rimutaka. left Wellington July 20. Matatua, left Wellington Aueust 3. Tomoana. left Wellington August 11. lonic, left Wellington August 17. Kaipara. left Auckland August 19. Tongariro, left Wellington August 31. Star of Australia, left the Bluff September 4. IMPORTS. Per s.s. Mokoia, from Sydney, Auckland, and East Coast ports: 1120 bags sugar. 5 sacks sugar, 100 bags lime, 260 pieces timber, 47 sacks hides,- 40 poles, 10 boxes soap, 21 cases pickles, 25 sacks peas, 45 cases wax matohes, 80 empty returned hogsheads!' 13 do barrels, 6 do kilderkins, and a quantity sundries. . SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, September 9.—Sailed:, 0.40 p.m., Southern Cross, for Norfolk Island, New Hebrides, and Melanesia. bailed: Tarawera, for the south. Passengers for Dunedin: Sirs Hope, Misses Tipman, Buchanan, Messrs Tuinley, C. 0. Paris. Torzillo.- September 10.—Arrived: 6.30 a.m., Aparima, from Calcutta; 8.30 'a.m., Victoria, from Sydney; Zealandia, from the south. KAIPARA, September 10.—Arrived: Northern Chief, barque, from Auckland. Sailed: Clyde, schooner, for Lvttclton. EAST OAPE, September 10,-The Tarawera passed south at 7.15 a.m. - WELLINGTON, September 9.—Arrived: 6 a.tn., St. Louis, from the (Bluff; 7 a.m., Mararoa. from Lyttolton, ; LYTTELTON, September 9.—Arrived:; 8 a.m.. Talune, from Dunedin. TBL4RU, September 10.—Arrived ; (in harbour):; 1 p.m., Turakina, from Lyttclton. j SYDNEY. September' 18.—Sailed: 4'p.m. yesterday, Waikarc, for Wellington. NEWCASTLE, September 9.—Sailed: Silver Cloud, for Auckland. ADELAIDE, September 9.—Arrived: Qliathlsmba, from Kaipara. SUVA, September 10.^-Sailed: Whangapo, for Auckland. ' LONDON, September B.—Sailed: Westland, for Nelson. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. HOBART, September 9.—The Corintliio Bailed at 7 o'clock tWs morning for Wellington. She brought 33 passengers, for Australia, and has 169 ■ for Now Zealand ports. ■. ' -." • The Waipori and Pukaki,- whioli hare undergone survey and overhaul at Port Chalmers, will be placed in' commission to-day. ./. _ . H.S.HV Prince Hohenlohe is a rnidshipman on board the Austrian cruiser Pantherwhich is expeoted aVWellington this week. The three-masted schooner Hawk, from' ■\yhah?a.pc,-arrived at Dunedin at 6.40 p'm. yesterday. '- . Her cargo is consigned to Messrs Thomson, Bridger, and Co. ..:* Tlio' British-India Company's 6.8. Uganda arrived : at Port Chalmers at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday, and; proceed® ! to Dunedin' ori yesterday's tide. Sho will discharge at tho .Victoria wharf.- ■ ■

Tho. s.s. Havcr3hara Grange, with.cargo from -New York, left Sydney on' Saturday for. Auckland, and is duo hero, about the 281 h met. -. »

..The s.s; Mooraki, from Melbourne, is due at Port Chalmers about 8 to-morrow, and will come up to Dunedin on the afternoon lute. • , ■ , ; Tho -Foderal-Houidor-Shiro liner Kent, with a full cargo of railway rails, fishplates, points, and bolts, for tho Government, is duo in a few days at Auckland. Tho Korits cargo will bo distributed lietwcon four principal ports, and tho vessel -is duo bore about the end of tho month;, The s.fi. Mokoia arrived from-Sydney-, via Auckland,' yesterday, alloufc midday. , Slit left Sydney on the 30th, and encountered strong southerly winds with high seas oil tho pas?ago to Auckland. Along tho coast the weather was variable, and tho seas #thootlr. Tho Mokoia sails again for Auckland tci-morrow afternoon fit" 3 o'clock. Tlie Huddart-Parker steamer - Wimmera arrived oh Saturday morning from Sydney, Via Wellington, and berthed, at the crofs wharf 'shortly before 11. Slio left Sydnoy at 1.35 p.m. on tho 2nd inst., and had a fair-weather trip. The Wimmera sailed again yesterday afternoon for Melbourne, via Bluff and Hobart,

The following vessels arrived at, this port during the seven day? ended September 10:—Warrimoo, s.s., 2076 tons; Pohorua, 5.5.,749 tons; Talune, f,.5., 1370 tons; Arahura, s.s., 771 tons Wairuna, s.s., 2529 tons; Roso Casey,' s.s., 81 tons; Uganda, s.s.; 3451 tons;' Hawk, schooner, 114 tons; Wimmera, luira, s.s., 771 tons; Wairuna, s.s., 2529t0n?.; Mokoia, s.s., 2514 tons. Total tonnage, 13,450 tons. Tho departures for tho same period were:—Corinna, s.s., 812 tons; Storm, s.s., 185 tons; Jessie Nicol, schooner, 87 toils; 'Invorcargill, s.s., 123 tons; Zealandia, s.s., 1735 tons; Kini, s.s., 702 tons": Essex, s.s., 4481 ions; Pohorua, s.f-, 749 tons; Mararoa, s.s., 1381 tons; Talune. s.s., 1370 tons; Wimmera, s.s., 1872 tons. Total tonnage, 12,897 tons.

We have received the annual supplement to the Melbourne Shipping Index for the year- ending Juno 30, 1905£ which reviews •the shipping business of tlw port during that period, and contain l ! contributions from able writers dealing with tho factors of the export trade: a variety of very useful data is supplied by tho Customs authorities, while the Marino Underwriters' Association give a-complete list of casualties during tho year. Interesting returns arc given in connection with tho fruit industry, and similar information is supplied relating to the perishable export trade. Tn fact, tho book is replete with matter valuable to commercial and maritime men, and its general 'apoearanee 15 highly comulimental to its publishers. In addition, it contains a number of valuable illustrations o'f vessels trading to Victoria, as well as. of farming and other operations, and is in every way a most useful work.

Mr E. R. White, 8.N.R., first officer ot tho AVhito Star liner Corinthie, which is due in New Zcnlq,nd shortly from London, has lwen obliged to temporarily relinquish his position to-attend to family affairs in connection _ with tho recent death of his father. His place has been filled by Mr Stokes Smith. The new second officer of the Corinthie is Mr Sidney S. Richardson, who has just completed his 12 months' training in the navy, entitling him to draw,an annual retainer as an '"efficient" ofticor. Mr Richardson has inst been nromot'Kl to a full lieutenancy in the Royal Naval Reserve. Tho Corinthie is gUI commanded by Captain Hugh "F. David, R.N.R., who was formerly in the Rnn.ic, of tho Australian service of the White Star line.