SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13837, 26 February 1907, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALM ER S. Piuars or TiiK Hook. FEDRUARV. Last quarter ... 6 0.22 p.m. New moon ... ]3 5.13 a.m. First quarter 20 4.5 p.m. Fiiil moon 28 5.53 p.m. Perigee 10 7.0 p.m. Apogee 22 1.0 p.m. Sun rises 5.-14, Gets 6.59. THK WEATHER. February 25. 8 a.m.: Wind H.Ti. ; weather overcast. Noon: Wind H.K.; weather gloomy lo line. 5 p.m.: AVirnJ S.K.; weather dull. / 8 a.m. Xoon. 5 p.m. Barometer 29.9- 29.9 30 Thermometer 57 . 65 GO FORECAST.-Mr Puulin telephoned at 10.30 last evening:— "Squally S.W. to K.W. winds, and rain showers." WEATHER REPORTS. (Pir United Press Association.) WELLINGTON. February 25. The following are (he weather reports at 5 p.m.: - ' Manulrau Head;.—Wind S.W., fresh: bar. 30.05, llior. 67; ovorca.st; bar smooth. Mew Plymouth.--Wind S.W..'fresh; liar. 29.96, Iher. 68; line; «oa moderate. •Castlcpoint.—Wind S.W.. light; bar. • 29.85, iher. 67; eloudv; sea moderate. Wellington.—Wind S.S.W., breeze; I,or. 29.83, iher. 64; cloudy. Westport.-Wind W.S.W., breeze; Kir. 29.95. flier. 65; cloudy; sea smooth.—li. A. Edwin. HIGH WATER. February 26-. ii.m. p.m. At 'L'aiaroii Heads 1.40 2.3 At Port. Chalmers ?..2O 2.43 At Duiiedin ' 3,5 3.28 DEPARTURE. Eunice, scow, 171 tons, Robertson, for ITokitika. Mister, agent. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Marseilles.—lngeborg, . ceiled January 15 From Liverpool.—'Vilaiiia, barque, left December 19. From Sydney (via Auckland).— Victoria, March 3. From Melbourne.— Mnlirnn, February 26. From Sydney (via Wellington).—Wurrilnoo, March 2. From Surprise Island.—lrene, barque. From Aiicklniid. — (Vaikare, February 23. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Mokoia, February 26. For Sydney (via. Cook Strait).—Maheno. February 28. For Melbourne (via Bluff).—Warrimoo, March j. • •■ ■ ' For Now Plymonfh.—Coriunn, March 3. For Auckland.—Waikaro, March 1. MOVEMENTS OF OOEAN-GOIXG STEAMKRS. ... To AnniVE. At Auckland.—Devon, left London December 11. John Ilardic, left Now York January 4. Bloemfoul«in. left New York December 15. Ooawa. left London January 7 Ayrshire, from Liverpool; dun about March 15. Morayshirc, duo aliout March 28. Mimiro,. duo about March 29. Tomoann.' and Inveran, left New York- February 15. , At Wellington.—Star of Now Zealand, left London February 15. Turaliina, left London January 25. At Lyttelto-i.-Invorclydo, left New York December 6 At Port Chalmers.--Karamea. left London January 6. Surrey, duo February 27. 70 lIKI'ABT. From Amklam!,—Knniaia February 27. From (iisboriip.—-Knngatira, February 2H From Wellington.—Jiidraleina, March 2. Tonifiiriro, March 14. (lothie, February 23. lonic, March 23. From Port Chalmers.—Tokomaru, February 26 KOIIEWARD BOUND. Pakeha, left Auckland December 2. Niwarii. loft Wellington December 2?.. Port DenUnn. left Wellington January 1 Port Augusta, loft January '10. Aotea, left. Wellington January 12. Kaipira, loft Wellington January 13. Ruapehu, loft Lyttelton "January 18. Sussex, JeffLyttelton for Bristol January 23. Star of •Tapali, loft Wellington January 27. Mainari, left Wellington January 31. Waiwera, left, Wellington February 3. Orari, left Wellington February 6. Palhoti, left Napier February 8. Star of Australia, left Wellington February 10. Whakatane, left Ljtlellon February 11. Rimulaka, left Wellington February 14. '

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

AUCKLAND, February 25. Sailed: 6.50 p.m., Wimmera, for Sydney. KAIPARA, February 25.—Arrived: Melbourne and Hnoro (scow), from Wellington. WELLINGTON, February 25.—Sailed: Mararoa, for Lyllellon. Passengers: 350 excursionists.

I.YTXKLTON, February ffi.-Arrivod: 5.15 a.m., Storm, from Diinediii.: — Sailed: Rotoniahana, for Wellington. Passengers: 300 excursionists. Sailed: Te Ainui, for Wellington. Passengers: 120 excursionists.

TIMAKtJ,'' February 25.-Arrived: 5 p.m.: Whangaroa, sdiooner, from Port Alacijiiaric.

BLUFF, February 25.—Arrived: Monowaj, from Duncdiii. Arrived: 6.15 a.m., llalieno, from Melbourne. Passengers: Misses Trestrail, Aitcliisou, Price, Caldwcll, Kirby, Jlpsdiiines Wilson. Crawford, Boderhenner, Caldwell, .leffinys, Courtis, Stephen, Sonlliej, Atkins, Slu'kctoii, Cilann, Clarke, Mollispn, Ferguson, Ingram Mullens; and 28 in the etranigc. Wanalca, for Auckland; 5.30 ]).m., MonoWai, for Melbourne; 6 p.m., Jlabcno, for Dlinedin. February 25.— Arrived : lloaua, from Vancouver. NEWCASTLE, February 25.-Sailed: Knrori, for JJew Zenlaml.

MELBOURNE February 25.—Sailed I.aira, for Auckland.

SYDNEY, February 25.—Arrived: bai'iin, from Auckland.

THE DIRECT.' STEAMERS.

WELLINGTON, February 25.—Arrived: 6.45 a.ni., lonic, from London, via. Hobart. The Mmiiavi, which left Wellington on January 31, sailed from Monte Video on Thursday evening. Tho well-known barque Kassa lias lieen chartered to load a cargo of ealt ;it Editithiirjr for New Zealand ports. Tho iolnl tonnage'of .slonnicrg removed from tho British register Inst year amounted to 560,000 tons, including steamers sold dur•jiifT I hat period io foreign buyers. Tho Atiiii i< expected to M ready to retume I'unniug to-morrow, and finils in tho afternoon ior Westport io load coal before proceeding to Aueklaiid Io resume her running in tho Islands trade. She will bo swung to-day for the adjustinunt of her compasses. Cftpbiin Robertson took advantage of thn fair wind yesterday morning, ami took the Eunice out under fail at 7 o'clock, bound fur Hokitika. , The Rosamond will complete the discharge (if hunker coal into tho Tokomaru ibis forenoon, and tails about noon to-day ior Greymoulb.

Tho Poherua is due at Port Chalmers this morning from the Wost Coast. After discharging cargo she will steam up to tovvu to-mqrrow forenoon.

The Karumca, now duo from London, has 011 board 4500 Ion? of general cargo for this port, and 1500 tens for Lyftalton, in addition Io some explosives. llessrs Murray, Kolx'rts, and Co. aro the local agents.

Tho nc\y nargo stciuwr Kasaina is announced to loud at Now York for Ausiralinn and- Now /calami ports. She is to «iil about. April S under charier to llio A. and A. Oqninany.

Tim New Zealand Times states that it is understood Unit' the Merchant Service Guild will tdiorlly approach tho local .coastal steamship owners willi regard to tlio reninlioption of masters nnil mutes.

Tlio New Zeulaml Shipping Company's t'liiiricivd stpainor Kent is due at WcliiiiJCton today from Wailara. After loading she will proceed lo Piclon and Lyitoltou, an<l sails for London from tho latter port wlieu her loading is completed.

Tlio Commercial N«\vs:- "The passing of sailini; vessels is a frnluri; that has beep prominently brought under nntico in tlio various reports recently issued Stearin:; on. sjiippiuK nowv. One autjiorjly slates that ihe Imilding of eailinjr ships is now fo small that it ran scarcely bo called a factor in wiwidoriiig I'H'eclive tonnagsn afloat. Then , bus hven removed durinir the pint year from the Hrilisli RpiishM , . incliiilii)!,'' Hie Colonial Roller, 200.000 tons of. sniliiiir ships." Of _tliis-_amonnt. howpvev, i( iiiusl bo Ixirne in wind that with the exception of ve>-.-pls lost or condemned, tho remainder has been acquired bv foreign buyers. 'Tristan il'Acunlia. in iho Sonlh Atlantic Ocean, ono of t|ie loneliest spots on earth. To the of t!|c islo a visil from a passinp sliip is an event of jjreat iunwrtance. When the barque Wenjtairn. which arrived at Jlclbonrno on February 7 from London, via Adelaide, lay becalmed oft' the island her presence occasioned a gfeat stir ashore, and eooa afterwards a number of tho natives put off in

one of their lioafs lo ilie ship, lakinjr with tb"in fresh meal, gcp.-<\ viotatoc?, and other produce of. the place. These they handed to (,'apiain Le.irmonlli, of the Bonsairn, m-i-ivinj,- other commodities from him in return. The pleasant mooting of the parlies in mid-ocean was. however, cut short by a bra™ suddenly springing up and allordinir (he barriue a welcome opportunity nf preceding on her voyage. The Uoji.cairii whs "formerly known a<l the Pass of Bra ruler. In order lo compete with the Gorman and French passenger shins for the trade between Euroim and New York (writes the . London correspondent of the Melbourne Arpus) the While Star linn has decided lo transfer four of its large boats from Liverpool lo Southampton. After callnu; :it Cherbourg, those steamers will prooed lo Qucenslown, and proceed Ihenco to New York. The return journey will Iw from Now York lo Plymouth and South.iniplon. Other ships of the White .Star fleet wiil continue to work the Liver-pool-New Yoilc service. It is feared InIlie people of Livoriwl that the Cnnard Company will some day follow tlio oxni'jplo of ifio While Star, and move from Liverpool lo Soiilhampton. At present there is not sufficienl dock aceomniodalioii for both lines at Southampton. Plans however are in hand for Urn construction of a wet. dock of enormous ej z e, sudicioul; to tako l)ie maminolli Lusilania. and the MiiMtanw (each 787f1 lonir) end to end by the side of i)..e main quay. But this great work has not yet been commenced