SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13985, 19 August 1907, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS,

PHASES OF THE MOON. AOCBST. jjiit Quarter 1 1.56 p.m. New Moon 9 6.6 p.m. First Quarter 17 8.36 a.m. Full Moon 24 11.45 p.m. Apogco 6 5.0 p.m. Perigee 22 7.0 a.m. Sun rises to-day 7.8, sets 5.17. r THK WEATHER. August 17.-8 a.m.: Wind N.E.; fine. Noon: Wind N.E.; lino. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E., fine. 8 a.m. Noon. 6 p.m. Barometer 29.9 29,9 30.0 Thermometer 39 Ifo 45 August 18.-8 a.m. Wind N.E.; fine. Noon: Hind N.E.; fino to overcast. 5 p.m.: Wind N.E.; overcast. * 8 a.m. Noon. 5 n.m. Barometer 29.7 29.6 29.5 Thormometor 41 60 47 , FORECAST.—Mr Faulin t-olopiioncd at 9.25 last evening: "Squally io a galo EN.E. to S.W. winds, and heavy rain; thick mist on the East Coast." HIGII WATER. August 19— a.m. ' p.m. At Taiaroa Heads 9.49 10.31 At Port Chalmers 10.29 11.11 At Duneiliii 11.14 11.56 ARRIVALS. August 18. To Anau, fi.s., 1028 tons, Renault, from West Coast, via Bluff. Union Steam Ship Company, agents. • Ciuiopus, s.s., 835 tons, Sillars, from Wostpo.t. Wcstport C'oal Company, agents. Zonlamlia, s.s., 1735 tons. Bunstord, from. Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast porta. Ncill and Co., agents. Passengers: Mesdames S. A. Giller and infant. Miller, M'Dougall, Buchanan, Misses Gardinor and O. Smith, Messrs Dunlop, Russoil, M'Dougall, M'Gowan, Gardiner, and Mahar. Kiimara, s.s., 3907 lons, Morton, from Bluff. Murray, Roberto, and Co., agents. Monowai, 5.«., 2136 tons, Rolls, from Sydnoy, via Cook Strait, Union Steam Ship Company, ogentfl. Passengers :— Intercolonial :Saloon—Sister May, MifflKing, Messrs Rooney, Storoy; steerage—Missca Rush, Smith, Bord, Messrs Barry, Manning, Smith, Calder, Morgan, S. Jones. Coastal : Saloon—Misses Drea.vcr and Innes, MosdaJnea Rothwoll and child, Paget, Trcsodor, Dreaver, Borthwick, Messrs Wileox, Scott, Woolf, Scott, Koing, Slater, Pitt, Fruilrio, Nelson; and 7 in tho steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. From Liverpool.—Oberon, barquentine, sailed June 14. From Sydnoy (via August 25. From Sydney (via Wellington).—'Warri•iiioo, August. 24. From Melbourno (via Bluff).— I Tarawcra, August 20. From Auckland—'falune, August 22. PROJECTED DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via. Cook Strait).—'Waikare, August 21. For Sydney (via Auckland).—Zealandia, August 20. For Melbourne.—Monowai, August 19. For Auckland.—Talunc, August 23. Tilt] DIRECT STEAMERS. TO ARRIVE. AT AUCKLAND. Essex, left Liverpool March 30. Hawko's Bay, left Now York April 24. Indraghiri and Hampton, left New York June 28. Wakanui, left London June 30. Sussex, left Glasgow June 29. Devon, left Liverpool June 29, duo August 26. Itish, , left New York July 19. Maori, left London August 6. Hallamshirc, left New York August 5. ' AT WELLINGTON. Star of Scotland, left London Juno 21. Turakina, duo August 27. Corinthic, due about September 10. Nairnshire, left Liverpool July 27, due Otrtobor 3. Wlwka- • l'ua, left London August 2. Ruapehu, left London August 10. AT LYTTELTON. Invcrcljde, loft Nerr York December 6. Aotea, loft Ixmdon April 23. Tongariro, ■ailed May 18. Papinui, roiled June 14. Whakatane, left London, August 6. AT PORT CHAHIEr.B. ICaramca, left London July 3; due ' about August- 23. Tokomaru, due about August 16. Drayton Grango, duo August TO DEPART. FROM WELLINGTON. Papanui, August 31. HOMEWARD BOUND. Mamari, left Wellington July 10. Star of Japan, left Auckland July 10. Fifeshire, loft Auckland (for West of England) July 11. ICaipara, left Lyttelton July 12, Indradovi, left WoUington July 16. Gothic, left Wellington July 18. Tongariro, left Wellington August 2. Rakaia, left Auckland August 10. IMPORTS. 1 Per Zealandia, from Sydney: 21 pieces timber, 83 ironlmrk sloopore, 1430 bags and 120 sacks sugar, 75 cases syrup, 100 bags lime, 39* sacks manures, 3 cases "wheat, 6 sacks maize, 2 casks pelts, 191 boxes.buttor, 11 eases meats, 30 boxes soap, 31 pkgs rope, 18 pkgs plants ami trees, 6 bundles mouldings, 114 o.r. hhile. 69 barrels, 37 crates, and 55 oases,- 110 caso3 oranges, 1 case cartridges. 2 ranges, 29 bare steel, 1 cask grcaso, 3 cases saddlery, 2 oasos sardines, 1 slob marblo, 15 o'waro blocks, 3 lcathor trunks, 3 crates, pkgs eomplcs, 1 enso pipes, 45 cases goods, 17 bundles arms, 4 trusses merchandise, 5 eases hope, 17 do dationery, 2 brackets, 9 bales waste, 25 eases whisky, 3 sacks springs, 5 cases linoarnish, 25 oases matches, 10 do egg preservative, 1 caso starch, 2 crates fowls, 1 crato bicycles, 1 pkg easting, 1 balo skins, 30 oases merchandise, 1. roll paper, 1 caso tobacco, 1 caso cigarettes, 4 pkgs samples, 6 pkgs pipes, 3 cases eon-' fectionery, transhipments ex Athcnic, from London, and a quantity of Buudriea and personal clfccts. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. AUCKLAND, August. 17.—Sailed: Talune, for tho south. Passengers for Dunedin: Misses Hughes (2), Mrs Herbert, Messrs Horbei't, Hughes, and party.—Arrived: Moura, from Dunedin; Navua, from Sydney and tho Islands; Miowcrn, from the south. —Sailed: Navua, for Dunedin; Ennerdale, for Kaipara. WELLINGTON, August 18.-Arrived: 2..20 a.m., Southern Cross, barquentino, from Brisbane; River Boyne, barquentine, from Nowc&sllo. BLUFF, August 17.—Arrived: Wanaka, from Auckland; To Anau, from the West Coast. INVERCARGILL, August 17. T Arrivcd: 6 p.m., Invercargill, from Dunedin. SYDNEY, August 17.—Arrived; Jap, from Greymouth.—Sailed: Warrimoo, for Wellington. , MELBOURNE, August 18.—Arrived: Moeraki, from the Bluff. THE DIRECTV STEAMERS. MELBOURNE, August 17. —Arrived: Indraghiri, from' New York. Mr Cunningham, purser of tho Mararoa, lias transferred to tho Pateena whilst the Mararoa is undergoing overhaul. The Northern Coal Company has purchased tho steamer Baden Powell, which loft Wellington for Auckland tast Thursday under tho command of Captain Nicholson. The To Anau arrived yesterday morning from tho West Coast, via Bluff. Sho sails on Thursday afternoon for Wcstport, via intermediate ports. Tho Catiopus arrived at. Dunedin at U a.m. yesterday from Westnort direct, and berthod at Jetty strcot wharf,, whero sho will discliargo her coal cargo.Tho Corinna sails Ibis afternoon for New Plymouth and Onehunga, via Oamaru and way jxjrts. the steamer Ripplo was floated into tho graving dock on Saturday for cleaning and painting. New York advices just to hand state tlmt tho steamer Lord Stanley is on tho loading lierth at that port for New Zealand ports direct. Tho cargo steamer Caniphill lias been chaptered by tho Millar's Timber Company to load a cargo of West Australia hardwood for Wellington, Lyttelton, and Tinraru. Tho Shaw. Savill liner Kumara arrived at Port Chalmers visterdav morning from the Bluff, and berthed at the George street pier, whero she will load Homeward cargo before proceeding to northern ports. A press tellcgram from Auckland states that a mishap to the Navua's auxiliary engine.'! has rendered it necessary for that steamer to como on from Auckland to Dunedin. The sailed yesterday. Captain Hicks, late of the barque Lutterworth, has gone to Auckland to take command of tho barque Don, which recently put info Auckland whilst bound from Adelaide to Falmouth. Captain Allsopp is apparently too ill to continue tho voyage in command of tho Don.

A proposal ia under consideration to construct a two-port waterway from Georgian Day to Montreal, via the Ottawa Itivcr. The waterway, which will enable ocean-going vessels to go to Chicago, will bo 430 miles long, and will cost nboiit 125,000,000 dollars. Tho Zcalandia arrived at Duncdin at 8.10 a.m. yesterday from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast ports, having experienced light variable winds and smooth seas, with fine weather generally along the coast. The Xcalandiu sails at 1 p.m. to-morrow for Sydney, via Auckland and the usual East Coast ports. The vessel is commanded by Captain Dnnsford, of tho Wcstralia, this trip.

The Monowai arrived at. 10.35 a.m. yesterday from Sydney, via Cook Strait. She left Sydney at 630 n.m. on August 10, and the next day she experienced strong W.S.W. winds wilh following seas, which moderated towards evening. The following day the wind shifted to the eastward, and continued strong, brisk winds and heavy seas being encountered until Tuesday night, when the weather moderated to fresh southerly winds to arrival at Wellington, thenco fine along the coast. Tho Monowai proceeds to Port Chalmers this morning, and sails in the afternoon for Molbourno, via Bluff.

The steamer Alabama, which recently completed a charter for the Pncific Plk>3phates Company, has changed hands. She ha? been purchased by Messrs James Paterson and Co., of Melbourne, to replace tho wrecked steamer Kasby in the inlor-Stalc trade. The Alabama is an iron screw stenmor of 1940 tons gross and 1241 tons net. She was built bv Messrs A. Leslie and Co-., of Newcastlo-on-Tyno. in 1879, hor dimensions being: Length. 285 ft; beam, 35ft 2in; and depth, 22ft bin." Her engines, of tho compound typo, are by Messrs R. and W. Hawthorn.