SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13862, 27 March 1907, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALM 33 RB. si 2'hasrs ov Tin Moon. - *a JIARCU. I) Last quarter 7 8.12 p.m. 'New Moon 34 535p m. C First Quarter 22 0.40 p.m. 1) Full Moon 30 7.H a.m. v Perigee 9 8.0 p.m. o Apogee 22 10 0 a.m. g Sun rises 6.2*, sets 6.6. s THE WEATHER. ", March 26 —8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; weather l dull. Noon: Wind N.E.; weather dull. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E; dull . - s Sam. Noon. 5 p.m. , Barometer 30.2 20.1 30.1 t Thermometer ... 59 67 60 1 WEATHER REPORTS. 1 (Per United Pnzss Association.) WELLINGTON, March 26." ' The following aie tho weather lepoils . tt 6 p m. •— J Manukau Heads —Wind, N.E, strong; ' bar. 30.23, liter. 69; overcast; liar srnoolh. 1 Now Pljmoulh.-Calro; bar. 3020, titer. ' 65; o\ercost; sea emooth. QwUopoinl.—Wind, N.E., fresh; bar. ' 30.20, thcr. 58; cloudy; ica moderate. Wclliogton.-Calm; bar. 3015, ther. 60; j overcast. Wosiport.-Wind E., light; har 30.11, ! thcr. 65; gloomy; sea. moderate. ' Kaikoura.—Wind'N.E., breeze; bar. 30.09, J ther 58; fine; sea flight swell. : Bluff.—Calm; bar. 29.87, ther. St; drizzling. ' . ' HIGH WATER. ! March 27— ' m. pi. i At Taiaroa Head? ~', ... 1.7 1.31 , At Port Chalmers 1.47 2.11 < At Dunedm , 2.32 256 , ARRIVALS. Moeraki, w., 2714 tons, Worrall, from Molbourne, via Hobart and tho Bluff. J. Mills, agent. Passengers: Miss O'Rourkc, Mesdames Blair, Hopkins, Messrs Matthews, Holmes, Norman, O'Rouilto, Douglas; and 21 m tho steerage. Ayrshire, s.s., 7252 tons', Coull, from Liverpool, via Australian and noilliein Neff Zealand ports. Turnbull, Martin, and Co., agents , ' DEPARTURES. Mokoia, s.s., 2154 tons, Smith, for Sydney, via Auckland. .1. Milh, agent. Fassen(rm: For Lyllolton—Misses Piatt?, laing |2), Cloniison, Rickard (2), SUonach, Scmr (2), Berry, Sim-,, Mesdatnes- Curtis, Rao, IROS3 and two children, Squiics, Lo Clerc, Messrs Baker, Femyick, Jackson, Logic, Ross, 'Mackintosh. For Wellington—Misses Cunningham. Bri°cce, Halse, Stcadman, , Williams, AVingato (2), M'csdanios, M'Kay and son, Biiscoc, Griffiths and 2 children, Wil'on, Mackay, Johnstone, Mann, Williams, Knigg, Wingalc, Toms, Messrs Wilson and son, Booth, Toms, Mann, Thcw, Willialns, Seville, Master Johnstone. For Napier—Mr Oakdcti For Oisborne—Miss Henderson. For Auckland-Misses, fjnodso, Wilson, Gioss, James, Tossuill, Mosdames Ji'lcming and daughter, James, Morrison itnd child, Shacklock, Croot, M'Millan, Messrs Gnerson, James, Mornson, Wilson, Shaddock, M'Millan; and 23 in steerage. Rimu, ss., 143 tons, BcrgquK, for Invcrcargill and Riverton. J. Beadle, asont. John Ilnrdie, ss., 4150 tons. M'Millan, for Sydney and Ncucastlo Swift and Co., agents. l i EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Maieedlcs.—lngoborg, sailed January 15 Froiri . Liverpool.—Titania, karquo, loft December 19. Fiom Sydney (\ia Auckland).—Victoria, March 31. From Sydney (\ia Wellington).—Monowai, March 20. From Mclbourno (via Bluff).—Mahono, April 1. From Bunbury.—Capo Corso, tailed March 11. From Surprise Island.—lrene, barque. From Auckland.—Waikaro, March 28. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. , For Sydney (via Auckland).—Vicloi ia, April 2. For Sydney (via Cook Strait).—Moeraki, March 27. For Mclbourno (via. Bluff).—Monowai, March 31, For Auckland.—Waikarc, March 29. TO ARRIVE. At Auckland.—Devon, left London Decomber 11. Morayshiic, duo about March 28. Mimiro, duo about March 29. Tomoar.a pnd In\orui, left Now York February 15. Maori, due April 2. A ran a (new), due nbout April 10. Frankdalc, left New ■York Maich 22. Suffolk, left Liverpool March 2. „ ; , At Wellinglon.-Star.of Now Zealand, left London Februaiy 15. Papaio.i, left rivmmvth Fobinary 23. Coniithic and Kaikoura, left London March 12. RuapeJiu, left London March 22. At Lytteltoi -Imcrclyde, left Now York December 6. At Port Chalmers —Waimato, due March 28. Nairnshire, duo about Match 25. Delphic, April 23. 10 DEr\HT. Fiom Auckland.—Karamca, March 28. From Wellington. —lonic, March 28. dpawa, about April 11. Turakina, April U, Aruwa, May 9, nOMEW'.KT) BOUND. Sussex, left Lyllolton for Bristol January 23. Patlian, left Napier Febnvary 8. Slav of Austrnlin, left Wellington February 10. Whakatane, left Lyttelton February 11. Rimutaka, left Wellington Fcbrliarv 14 Wakanui, left Wellington Februaiy 26. Tokomaru, left l'ort Chalmers February 26. Indraloma, lrft Wellington February 27. Gotluc. left Wellington March 1. Rangatira. left Napier March 2. Kumara, left Auckland March 4 Oswestrv Grange, loft Wellington March 6 Keni, leff Lvttelton March 12. Marere, left Wcllington'March 14. Turakina, left Wellington March 14. IMPORTS. Per Moeraki, fiom Melbourne: 16 cases tobaceo, 68 pkgj tea, 70 bags onions, 100 bags ncc, 120 bags ohaff, 85 bags tapioca, 20 cases choeolalo, 178 l>o\cs sultanas, 27 cases bottle*, 15 ingots I'm, 825 bales kapok, 104 pieces deal, 150 cues pines, 264 pkgs fresh fiuit, and .sundries; transhipments ex Darius, Oinrnh, Bulow, Coolgardio, Yongala, an<l Tjoongnna \ o SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. CAPE MARIA VAN DIEMEN, March 26.—Tho Hinemoa arrived at 6 a.m. yestorday, and sailed at 5 p.m. for tho Three Kings. AUCKLAND, March 26-Arrived: 7.00 a.m., Mimiro, s.s., from London—Sailed: S.s. Opawa, far the south; s.s. Bloemfonlein, for the south; Xiga, s.s., for Hokianga. WELLINGTON, March 26-S.tiled: Waikarc, for Lyttelton and Dunedm, with 97 lass-engers; Tarawora. for Lyttelton, with 89 pasongers; RplomalMiia, for Lvttelton, with 175 pasongers. Arnvcd: 1.50 p.m., Tarawora, from Port Chalmou. WESTPORT, March 26.—Soiled: 7.30 a.m., Rakanoa. for Sytbicv. LYTTELTON, Maich ?6.-Sailed: 2.45 ]i.m,, To Anau, for Wellington. Passengers:_ 072 bov-s and 30 officers of tho Taranaki and Wangamii School Cadets. —Sailed: 5.10 p.m., Ripple, for Chatham Islands. lWngors Miss RUir, MrsC.iml>l»ll.MeasTs R. Campbell. Murphy, Spensley. and M. Coy. Sailed: Mararoa. for -VVcllington. Vassengors; 163 saloon and 51 steerage.— Sailed: 5:40 p.m , Kotuku. for Grejmouth; W.ikatu. for Cheviot and Kaikouia. OAMARU, March 25,-Aniud: 10 p.m., Stoim, from DuncxUn. SYDNEY, March 26-Arrived: 2 p.m., ».s. Warnmoo, from Wellington. NEWCASTLE. March 26 -Sailed: Aldekain.n, for Auckland: Brisbane, for Lyttol-ionton.—-Arrived: Whangapo, from Dunedm ; Empreza, barque, from lvaipara.

THB DIRKCT STIJAMBRS. Tho lluapehu left Plymouth on Satmday for Wellington. The Kakaia arrived at Gra\cscnd on Sunday. _, ~ The Orari- (Wellington, February 6) arri\cd at Gravesend on Monday.

The Rimu sailed at 230 p.m. yesterday for Imorenrgdl. Tho WairuiiA is expected to sail loi Oaninru to-day. Tho Kio Logo is ]iow ready for sea, ana will probably sad to-da\ for Uaipar.i The Mokoia sailed at o p.m. yesterday for Auckland, via East Coast poits. The .Mm Haidio completed her di«cliarp \eslerdav forenoon, and sailed m tlio afternoon for New- ea-stle.. The New Zealand and African Steamship Company announce, tlio Langfon Grange to -ail froni Liverpool for New Zealand poits on March 30, and tho Douol io follow on April 27. ,iiii The Poliorua leaves Oamaru at daylight tins morning for Dunedin. Tho Invorcargili i-» expected to bate her icpairs completed thi« morning, and alter comm? out of dock will bo swung foi comjiasi adjustment. . , Tho Tutaiieka. is making a trip to.tho •southern Jiiihthouscs, and will "»<* "unedin about Wednesday now.

Tho Thames Rncr, North Auckland, lias been shoaling to such an extent duung lato years that it is now only navigable for shallow draught vessels. The goldficlds tailings from Wailu aio sad to bo (ha (Oii-c, ,an<l tjio Minister of Marino will make an. irhjjcctiou next month. The A. and A. Lino steamer Bloemfonlcin, Captain OrojHf»ns, from Now York, \»i Molhournc, Sydney. Auckland, and Wellington, will airi\e at Lytlelton about, ilv middliof next week. The wHel has 171) tons of general cargo lo land there, after which she corned to Duncdin lo complete d'sJiaignig Tho B'oemfonlcm mil afterwards proceed to Moihouiuo to load ptoduco for South Africa Tho New Zealand Shipping Company 3 steamer Opawa, which le!t Wellington ror Napier on Tlnnsd.iy, is to go on to Auckland, (jisborne, Wellington, Waitaia, Picton, and back to Wellington The final tall :.t tho latlcr port will he fore coal only. Tho \o»el will leavo Wellington finally about the 9th April. . Tho steamer British Monarch io])orle'l having sighted the steamer Colae- on March ?,0 near Cape Otway, having lo't hot proppllcr. She was making- tor ))ort under '.ill, and when seen was m S. latitude 29.5, K longtitudc 150A5, when sighted at 11 a.m. to-day. I

After a long absence 11.M.5. Pegasus re turned lo Sydney on the 9lh iiret. manned by an entirely new staff of officers and men. She sailed from Sydney last yenr for Ceylon, where she was lecommissionod for another'term on the Austialian station, and met H M.S. YindiolUe, which brought the tclief cicw out from England at Colombo. Tho time-expired officere and men wcro transferred to tho Vindictive, homeward bound. Commander G. C. Quaylo is now in charge, and tho offieets and crew number 234. The I'pgarus left Colombo on January 14, and called at Bat.avia, Thursday Island, TownsMllc, and Brisbane. An exchange asks:—"ls it tho duly of seamen on small coastal steamers to lift ashes fiom the stokeholds and empty them into the sea?" 'Ibis wai tho question at issuo in the prosecution of Chailes fjtoveiM in tho Magistrate's C'omt at, Wei-

lingtou on Fnday. It was a test case. Tho facts weio admitted, Stevens had on Maich 8, on the \ovage of tho Oieti from Wellington In Wcslporl, been ordered by the mcfitcr, Captain Powell, to dump the aihes. Acting under advice froi: the Seamen's Union, ho had icfused to do (so. The defence was that tho captain's order was nut a "lawful command." The 330n. T. W. Iliflop was counsel tor tho prostitution, and Mr Blair for tho defebce. It'' Blair called evidence to show that it was tho custom on other finall vessels on this

coast for fnomnti lo "dump" the aehc<=. Further hearing of the case was adiourncd. Tl.c Moeraki armed at Port Clialmois at 7 a.m. yesterday from Melbourne, via Bluff, and steamed up to town at noon. She left Molbourne at 2 p.m. on the 20th. airiviug at Hobart on the 22nd, and sailed ag?in the same day for Bluff, where she arrived on Monday. L"ft in tho evening for Port Chalmers, airivini as above. Strong S.W winds and high seas prevailed an far as Hobart, thence moderate S.W. winds to at rival.

A NEW SHIPPING COMPANY. Tho Mc-cantile Gazette of Maich 20 announces the formation of tho Southern Steam Ship Company (Ltd.), with a capital of £5000, divid-cd mto 5000 bhores of £1 each, with its icgistercd office in Dunedm. The object of the new company is to purchase the stcamei Rakiurr, and cairy on the business of shipping agents. ARRIVAL OF THE AYRSHIRE. Tho Fedcral-Houlder liner Ayrshire ariivcd off the Heads early jesterday morning from Lyttelton, and steamed up ftom her anchorage, berthing at tho Victona wharf at 2 p.m., where she will put out the balance of her Home cargo. Tho steamer left Liverpool on January 5 and called at St. Vincent and Capetown, and arrived at Adelaide on February 21. Wlnlo at Adelaide the Ayishirc and the Lund liner Wakool came into collision. Tho latter was being towed down the river when tho line parted, with the result that befoio "way" could lo taken off the Wakool her stem penetrated one of tho upper plates in tho stern of tho Ayrshire. The damage was repaired, and the vojago resumed on tho 24th. After calling at Melbourne the Avrsluro proceeded to Sydney, lea\ing that' port on Tuuisdaj last. Passed Cape Maria Van Dicmeii "l luesday morning, am'i anivod as above. Experienced 6trong head winds and seas on the pas»ago aercss. Captain B. Coull is still in command of the Ayrshire, and has with him tho following deck officers.— Chief. Mr W. Brodic; second, Mr H. J. Whealman; third, Mr W. M'Kcnzic; fourth, Mr W. Adam<=. Mr O I'owmlli is chief engincei; second, Mr ? W. Cowan; lefngcrating engincei, Air J. F. Onllonaj; chief steward. Mr 0. Henderson; and doctor, Dr C. O'Goiman. The Auehiio will probably sail tins evening for Bluff to load, and will ictiim hero for the same purpose, under charier to tho N.Z. Shipping Company.