SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13421, 23 October 1905, Page 4

SHIPPING.

POliT CHALMERS. Tiue Bau. at Pobt Chalmers. Th« New Zealand mean time at hson, •»l«ulnted for the meridian of longituds, in time 11 liorrs 30 mimitcs oast of Greenwich, will be signalled ones a week by a time ball dropping at the instant of mean. hood. A blue flag will he hoisted at the masthead, Port Chalmers signal station, on the forenoon of the day when the time aigual is gtTCQ. Phases of the Moon. OCTOiEE. First Quarter 6 0-21 a.m. Full Moon 13 10.35 p.m. Last Quarter 22 0.21 a.m. New Moon 28 6.29 p.m. Apogee ' - 1* Midnight Perigee 23 P- ra - Sun rises 5.6, sets 6.41. THE WEATHER. October 21.-8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; weather clear. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; weather fair. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.42 29.58 29.82 Thermometer ... 50 62 66 October 22.-3 a.m.: Wind S.W.; weather fair. Noon: Wind S.W.; weather overcast. 5 p.m.: Wind S.W.; weather cloudy. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.82 29.90 29.92 Thermometer ... 48 58 60 SIGH WATER. October 25— a m - P- 1 ?- At Taiaroa Heads 9.15 10.0 At Port Chalmers ... ... 9.55 10.40 At Dunedin ... 10.40 11.25 ARRIVALS. October 21. Waikave, 5.?.. 1901 tons, Morrisby, from Bytlnev. via Cook Strait. Passengers: Mioses Allen. Chisholm. Howarfh, Tups, Mesdames Smith, Ohieholm, Pearson and child, Peters and 2 children, Arthur, Nash, Aitken, Bailey, Finemore, Messrs Scott, K.il"our, Finch, Propsting, Finemore, Lee, Warden, Hopkins, Smith, Ilayward, Chisholm. October 22, Rimu, s.s., 145 tons, Marks, from Stewart Island. K. Ramsay, agent. luvercargill, s.s., from Waikaw. K. Ramsay, agent. Rotomahana, s.s., 915 tons, Rolls, from JjVttelton. .T, Mills, agent. ■Moura, s.s., 12+7 tons, Hatchings, from Fiji, Auckland, Wellington, and Lytteltoii. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Misses Cameron, Leslie, Brown, Suiclair, Rollerson, Mesdames Franklin, Dow and family, Codd, Corliss and child, Brown, Bowman, ttyes. ftarriek, Messrs A. Cook. M'Kenzie, L. M'Donald, Davey, Hay, Dow, Eeir, Bowman, Wilson, Gyos, Pardy; and 10 in iho steer a go. DEPARTURES. October 22.

Waikare, as., 1091 tons, Morrisby, for (Melbourne, via the Bhilf and Hohart. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: For tho lilufl— Mr Warren. For Hobart—Miss Mezger, Mrs and child. For MelbourneMisses Booth, M'lntyre, Holland, Mesdames, Langdown. Bowman and nurse, •Tack, Holt, Barclay, Lcith, Campbell, Messrs Langtlown, Booth, Barclay, Campbell; and 8 in the steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Loch Garve, barque, sailed Juno 30; arrived Wellington October 4. Pitcairn Island, barque, sailed September 12. ' • From Philadelphia.—Fort George, ship, eailed September 5. From Glasgow.—Maheno. turbine steamer, left, September 29; due November 25. From Sydney (via Auckland).—Zealandia, October 29.

From Sydney (via Wellington).—'Warrinioo, October 28. ... From Melbourne.—Moilowai, October 26. From Auckland.—Tara-wera, October 26 From Onehunga.—Corinua, October 28. From Kaipara.—Sir Honry, 'ketch, sailed Oetobnr 16. From the West Coast.—Koonya, October 24. FrAm Taiituku.-Advancc, scow, about October 25. PROJECTED DEPASTURES. Tor Sydney (via Auckland).—Moiira (transhipping to Manuka' at Lyttelton), October 24. For Sydney (via Cook Strait).—Monowai, October 26. For Melbourne.—Warrimoo, October 29. For Hokianga—Mary Moore, barque,, about October 31. For Onelnmga.—Corinna, October 30. For Auckland.— I Tarawora. October 27. For the West, Coast.—Koonya, October 26. For the Maequaric Islands.—Jessie Niccol, Echooner, early, MOVEMENTS OF OCEAK-GBING STEAMERS. TO AE3ITE. At Auckland. — Cape Breton, left New York August 10: due October 15. Ruapehu, sailed September 9; due October 25. Devon, left New York September 9; due November 12. Morayshire, left London September 15; due Novomber 17. Niwaru, left London September 15: due November 14. Marere, left New York September 17; due November 20. Star of Ireland, left New York October 5; due December 8. Whakatane, left Liverpool October 13; due December 19. Banffshire, left Liverpool October 11; due December 14.

At Wellington.—Gothic, left London September 26: due November 5. Rimntaka. left London October 10; due November 24.

At Port Chalmers.—Rangatira, left London September 2; due October 26. Wakanni, left London October 9: duo November 28. TO DEPART. From Wellington.—Paparoa. October 26. Kumara, November 9. Ruapehu, November 23. Maori, November 22. HOMEWARD BOEXD. .'Star of Australia, loft the Bluff September 4. Aotea, left 'Wellington September 11. Essex, left the Bluff .September 13. Athenic, left 'Wellington September 14. Turakina, left Wellington October 1. Coriuthic, loft Wellington October 11. Haversham Grange, left Wellington October 14.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, October 21.—Arrived: Ysabel, schooner, from tho Friendly Islands. October 22—Arrived: 3.55 p.m., Zealandia, from Sydney; Victoria, from tho south. Sailed: Germania, barque, for New York; Wanaka, for the Bluff. EAST CAPE. October 22,-The Wanaka pasfed south at 3 p.m., a'nd the Taraweraat 4.50 p.m. . WELLINGTON. October 21.-Sail«h 4,45 p.m., Mocraki, for Sydney. October 22.—Arrived: 9.30 a.m., Paparoa, from Lj-ttelton.

LYTTELTON, October 21.—Arrived: 6.40 a,m., Talune, from Dunedin. October 22.—Sailed: 7.40 a.m., ilimiro, for Port Chalmers. BLUFF, October 21.—Arrived: Maori, from Lvttelton: Kootiya. from Greymouth.

MELBOURNE. Octolier 21.—Arrived Wimmera. from the Bluff.

SYDNEY, October 21.—Sailed: Hirotha. for Kaipara; 3 p.m., Warrimoo, for Wellington. NEWCASTLE, October 21.—Sailed: River Boyne, for Lyttolron. SUVA. October 22.—Sailed: Yienna, for Auckland.

THE DIRECT STEALS. ' ' The Ayrshire, which left Lvttelton on July 28, ajrrived at London oil Friday.

The s.s. Koonya, from the West Coa-jt, via the Bluff, is expected here.to-morrow. The s.s. Rotomahana, from Lyltelton, arrirod at Port Chalmers at 8 a.m. yesterday, and went alongside the shecrlcgs wharf in readiness for floating into the graving dock this morning.

The s.s. Wiikare' left, the Bowen pier, Port Chalmera, yesterday afternoon for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart.

The flags at Port Chalmers were halfmasted yesterday as a mark of respect for the late Mr J. Thomson, deputy-chairman of the Dock Trust, whose funeral took place in the afternoon.

TKo s.s. Kent is exnected to be all clear of her inward cargo by to-morrow afternoon. Amongst, the outward cargo she has taken in are several heavy pieces of machinery. Captain Phillips, who took the s.s. Miraroa up to Sydney and back on her last trip, rejoins tho Manuka at Lritelton, and Captain Kennedy will have charge of the. Mararoa in the ferry service till Captain Manning, now on" holiday leave returns to dutv.

Tho Union Company advises that the turbine steamer Maheno was due at Durban on Saturday. Arrangements have been •Bade for .her to enter the intercolonial trade on November 18, when she will leave Sydney for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Duntdin. ;

The Union Company's steamer Moura arrived from Fiji yesterday morning after at Auckland Wellington, and Lyttlek.i. At tho. last-named port she picked up tho Mararoa's passengers from Sydney ami northern ports, and brought them on '? I _cedin. The Moura left Fiji on the

13th Inst., caching Auckland on the 17th. Inojwled in her Dunedin cargo arc 100 biinchcs and 1290 rases of bananas, 65 cases of pines, and transhipments from the Mara, voa and the Kumara, from London. The Moura sails to-morrow afternoon, connectSijt wi'h the Manuka at Lyttolton.

The Tallowing vessels arrived at this port during the seven days ended October 22:— Ellen Ballance, s.s., 22 tons; Kent, s.s., 3505; Kittawa, s.s., 948; Rimu, s.s., 143; Victoria, s.s., 1870: Moeraki, s.s., 2715; Poher,ua, s.s.. 749; Talune, s.s.. 1370; "Waikare, s.s., 1901; Riimi, s.s., 143 j Invercargill, s.s,, 123; Rotomahana, • 8.8., 915; Monra s.s., 12+7; — total net tonnage, 15,651 tons. The departures were:— Rinni.s.6., 143 tons; 'Victoria, s.s., 1870; Karitane, s.s., 847; Manuka, s.s., 27E4; County of Ayr, barque. 45b; Kittawa. s.s.. 948; Moeraki, s.s., 2715; Advance, schooner, 26; Polierua, s.s., 749; Talnne, s.s., 1370; Waikare, s.s., 1901;— total tonnage, 13.221 tons. H.M. Consul-general at Algiers (Mr F. ITay Newton), in his recent report to the Foreign Office, states that formerly Welsh fuel had practically a monopoly there, but that' the importation of German fuel has considerably increased during the last, fewyears. fiorman fuel lias just been acreirtci in contract by the Paris-Lyons-Moditerra-nean railway. ll,000„toiis fuel, 9000 tons small coal, at about id per ton less than that offered by British competitors. The quality appears to give satisfaction.