SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13449, 24 November 1905, Page 6

SHIPPING.

Tim 6 Bur, at Pout Ciuuikbs. The New Zealand mean time at noon, ca]c(il,Tto.d for thp moridian of timo 11 hoi'rs 30 minutes east of Gre?myicj), will lio signalled once a week by a time bill dropping at the in.-ita.nt of meati noon. A liluc flag nil! bo hoisied at (ha masthead, I'nrt Chalmers siifiul.station, oti tlio forenoon of the day wliuii tlie tiaie 'signal }< civeu. . I'IUSF.S OF Tfin MOON*. XOVKHBER. First Quarter 4 1.9 p in. Fiitl Jloon ... 32 4.41 p.ni. lAst Quarter M 1.4 ji.ni. New Moon ... ... ... ... 27 4.17 u.jii. Apogee 31 0.30 a.m. I'erigee 211 4.17 a.m. Sun rises 4.2<1. sots 7.25. THE WEATHER. November 23.-8 a.m.: Wind S.W., strong breeze; wer.iber cleiir. Noon: Wind S.W.. yule; wi'.niii'i - sijimlly. 5 p.m.: AVintl S.W., gale; wtEiher squally. 8 K-.ui- Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer 20.28 29.32 29.32 Thermometer ... 42 £6 40 FORKCAKT.—Mr Panlin advised at 10.30 last- evening:—"Sqnaily X.W. |o S.W. winds, hail and rain showers; electrical indications." lIIffII WATER. Koveniber 24— a.m. p.m. At Tuiaroa lleacK — 0.45 At Port Chalmers 0.40 1.25 At Dunedin 1.25 2.10 ARRIVAL?!. Tarawera, s.s., 1259 tons. Rolls, from Auckland, via Knst C'-.'SS| pons. J. Mills, afreni. Pnssenijers: .'■■lesdanies Cnmniinp. Ines, Dnnaklson. Rev. Mr Cimuninirs, Rev. Mr In;:s, Messrs ilsnoon, Wliiitaker (2), Brown. Donaldson. AT THE !:E*DS. Adansi, s.s.. 1645 fans. I.amont. from BunbtiiT. Western An:'ialin. DEI\\RTrRES. Koonya. s.s.. 653 it:r:s. Stewart, for the West Coast. .1. Mills aiient. Moeraki. s.s.. 2/14 tons. Worrall. for Sydney, via Cool; Sirvi. J. Mills, acent. Passoniors: l'or L\;:elion—Mi ; ,s Bond. Mrs IVintl. Messrs Molion. Tjoikl. For Wollincton--Misers Pennv. Rankin. ITijgins, Meek. Jlrs l>V.v and child, Messrs Stewart anil Sherwood. For Sydney—Miss Monson. Mesdames M-'ison. Drown. Cooke. Messrs Cooke. Xcill. T.rown; and 11 in the slpprflfrp = EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Pitt-aim Island, barque, sailed September 12. Pharos, ship, sailed October 30. From Philadelphia.—Fort George, ship, Bailed September 5. From Sydney (via Auckland). —Zoalandia, November 26. From Sydney (via Wellington).—Maiieno, November 24. From Melbourne.—Monowai, November 24. Waikare. November 29. From Burnio (Tasmania).—Laira, barque, Bailed November 14. From l'ovt llnon (Tasmania).—Kassa, barque. From Auckland.—Talmie. November 30. From the West Coast—Policrua, November 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sj-dnoy (via Auckland).—Zoalandia, November 23. For Sydney (via Cook Strait).—Monowai, November 30. For Melbourne.—Maheno, November 25. For New Plymouth. —Kamcna, November 25. For Auckland.—Tarawera. Novemlwr 24. For the Vvest Coast—Poherna,' November 30. .MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN-GOING STEAMERS. TO AP.ItIVH. At .Auckland —Devon, left New York September 9; due November 12. Star of Ireland, left New York October 5; due December 8. Whakalunc, left Liverpool October 13; due December 19. Banffshire loft fiiverpool Octnbcr 11: due December 14. Tomoa'na. left London October 27: due December 31. Kaikoura. loft London November 5; duo December 25. Somerset, left Liverpool November 13; due .fanuarv 10. At Wellington.—lonic, left London October 24: due December 8. JCaramea. left Capetown October 31: dno December 22. Tongariro. left London November 4; due December 19At Port Chalmers.—Wakanui. left London October 9: due November 28. Jlatatua, left London November .4 : due December 18. Morayshire, from London, arrived Auckland November 14. to depart. From 'Wellington—•Kiisnehu, November 23. Gothic, December V. Rirmiiaka, !)ocoinl)?r 21. From I'ort Chalmers.—Morayshire, December 4. TTOMKWAItIi BOtim Essex, left, the Bluff September 1 3. Eaversliam Grange. lo?c Wellington October 14. I'aparea. left Wellington October ?&. TCumara, left Wellington November 11. Jiimiro. left AVellingfon November 21. Jfaori, left Wellington November 21.

PORT OHALMERB.

SHfPPIN-fi 'fKIi'KGKAJIS.

AUCKLAND. Xo'.vmbor 23.—.Arrived: Tavinni, from Iho Ka.iieni Pacific; Talune, from the smith. KAIPAKA. 'November 23.—Arrived: Squall, fmin Auckland. NAPIER. Novmibe,- 23.—Tiio HuddartPtukor steamer ZealatMia ran nshovo when comins; up to tlii wharf this mornini;. The reversing year failed io act. and the fide boing very low at. the limp the steamer ran well on to the shore. She was floated olf with the rising t ide apparently uninjured. WELTJXGTOX, November 23.—Sailed: Hotomahana. for Lytiolton. Passengers: •Misses Toojnod. Field, .lone. Pearson. P.ient, Stephenson. .Stevens. Morton 12). •Tiindie. Seilars. Walker, -Murray. Mesdames Thomas. F.mpson and two children, Toogood. Kay. Parsons. Morton. Morgan. 'J'ayior. Khull and infant. Brown. Tnrnlnill. Dr Thomas. Captain Rohinson. Rev. Mr Tail, Messrs Dawson. Chisholm. Morton. Tavlor. Morifa. Kimr. Brinpam. Johnson. Pent lie, Caldcr. M'Clennan. Toosood, Ratlin. Cornford, Spencer, Ford, M'Dowell. Hunger-ford.—-'Sailed: 5.20 p.m.. Manuka, for jfapier. The Union Company's steamer Stormhird lost her propeller blades on the wav down the coast from \Yanganui last, im'ht. She caipe on under sail, and was picked up at the entra-iiee to the heads by the Hni? and towed in. T/YTTET.TOX. November 23.—Tho Union Company's new turbine liner Maliepo arrived from Wellington to-day at 8.50 a.m. after a passage of 11 hours 15 minutes. She sailed at 6.55 iun. for .Melbourne, via Foiithern pons. Passengers: For Dmiedin —Misses I'aronhar. Yt";i Tf ill. Mpsdames Allan. Ilamlim;. Hill. .Tustivo. Martin, Ronalds. Rankin, Hell. Pond. Terry, Rev. Mr O'Neill. Messrs Fermsson. Ireland. Mortimer. Pearson. Rankin. Bucklej-, Hill. For the lUutf-.Messr, (Sow. Lawrence. Turpor. Fo'* llohart—-Mrs Addison. Mrs Baddelev and three children. I'Vir Melbourne—Misses Short, Allan. Band, Mcsdames. Short, .Telly. OAMAKU. November 25—Arrived: 8.30 li.in.. Txoonva. ~-nm l)i:;ic<!in. ' HOBART.' November 23. - Arrived: Italian warship Calabria, from New Zealand SYDKI'Y. 'November 23.—Saijod: Devon, for Auckland. SUVA, November 23.— Arrived: Haurolo, irtim Airland, Tonga. and Sitmoa. The f.s. Monowai is exported hero this morning from Melbourne direct, and an arrival'will bo docked far overhaul.

The s.s. Tarawcra arrived yesterday morninfr from Auckland, and berthed ait. the fonjtue wharf. She sails again at 4 this afternoon. .

The s.s. Txntnoiia will replace the f.oniina in the coastal trade this wqck owinsr to the mishap to the latter vessel in Wellington.

The ship Sierra Cadena, Captain .1. M'Whimiie. which brmitfht a general rjrpo from Liverpool lo Wellington anil nunedin over a year aco. lias boon sold In Robertson. Crowe, anil Co.. of Liverpool, for £5600. The T.oeh Carve y.'ns expected to leave tin; lower harisqnr yesterday /or Newcastle, but was prevented iinnionrine owins* to ilic sirnitg sonilnvesjcr \yhichprcvijilcfl throughout l|ic rlpvThe Union Steam Ship Company's sjcan)pllin Moppiki. Captain \\nrrall. left flip George street pier. "Pojt Cfinpiers. yesterday. after f|>e arrival pf t.lic n.ni. train from Dnnerlin. for Sydney. via Coo); Strait, wjlh passengers nn<] carirp. A stranger In tliis port in fl)n si).?™ of tlic steawcr' arrived sif t|ie TTcafa yesterday afternoon from Bintlviry IS! : A.j willi a pi'KO of jarral) iiniber. The Adiipsi is a steel scrpvr istcarncr'of 2644 }pns crn?» anil-I'MS net rpsister. She was b|>|lt Ijv A. 'Mllillup anil SflP- f>f DiimMnn, ,in iijOl.'and )S oftped »v ll'ft British anil African- j3te.ini TJjivifir.ition Copipany (Elder, Dempster, and Co.. ipana;;erf)._ T!i« TJnion Company has been p|lvi-ed thai Ihe Coj-inna mej with a miflian wiipp nfcrinT IVplliJjSfto!) ™ <)io 21?t. "hptain .Tames was takinß her in |)V Jhaffer's Pas 3, and when abreast of Dorset

Point slip grazed (lie hot toil) wjt)i her l<col. She was to'lia placed on tlio patent, slip at Wellington for examination, and will not come 011 to Dunedin this trip.

A return ha 3 just, been issued by the Admiralty showing the iittmbor of ships of 0000 tpns and upwards built for the royal navy sjpee 'January. 3693. in tha Royal Dpckyavds and by contract.. The. return shows jliat. 46 battleships, comprised in nine classes, liayo (wpii put- into commission. Five tosses of artnriurod cruisers, numbering 22 ships, liavo been completed, v.'bilst. 20 first class "pVulppJeil miisers of four otasses have been built, The second class projected cruisers ntitnhor 17, and am divided inlo fot|f classes accoi'diur; io buikj. This makes a total of 105 shipstof-war of 5000 foils ami over passed jiitn (ill! liayy in just over 12 years, no fewer than 47 having been const reeled in (lie Royal Dockyards. Of t|m Ivittlcships. tlio recently-completcd New Zealand, lu'ill at Portsmouth. has cost- most to build, the fiwnvo. inclndipg Run?. Rnipunting to £1.491.555. The Leviathan is the most expensive amongst (hp armoured cruisers, iier cost b"iii.p £!L0&8,f199. T|ie added lonno.ce of the 105 ships detailed ip the returns amounts to more. I linn 1.0Q0.000 tons.