SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14683, 17 November 1909, Page 4

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS.. Piiases or the Moon. November. Last Quarter 5 ... 9.8 a.m. New Moon 13 ... 1.43 p.iu. First Quarter 21 ... 4.59 a.m. Full Moon 27 ... 3.22 p.m. Apogee 10 ... 5 a.m. l'erigco 26 ... 2 a.m. Sun rises, 10-day 4.30, sets 7.15. THE WEATHER. November 16.—8 a.m.: Wind N.VY., light; overcast. Noon: Wind X.W., light; clear. 5 p.m.: Wind N.W., light; cie/ir. . Ba.m. Noon. sp.m. Barometer 29.97 7/Xttl 30.06 Thermometer ... 56 76 72 FOH.ECAST.-Mr l'aulin telephoned at 12 o'clock last night:—" S.E. to N.E. winds; heavy thunder a/id rain in most parts of Now Zealand in about. 30 hours." The following is the Roy. D. C. Bates's summary and forecast:—"The weather has been warm and humid and inclined to drizzle. The winds have been light and variable, though nortlicrlios have prevailed The barometer has been unsteady, though little change lias really taken place. Tho present indications are for a ialling barometer everywhere, a continuance, of moist and warm weather, rain in many parts, and freshening northerly winds, especially in the southern districts." HIGH WATER. November 17— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads 5.22 5.40 At Fort Chalmers 6.2 6.20 At Duiiedin 6.32 6.60 ARRIVALS. Mocraki, s.s., 4392 lons, Rolls, from Melbourne, via liUilf. Union S.S, Company, agon-fa. Passengers: Intercolonial—Mcsdames Dunlop. Watson, Thomson, Stevenson, and child, Higloy, l'earsuii, Miss .loncs, Messrs Miller, Stevenson, Pitches, Williamion, Laird, TjhoniEon, Wriglit and servant. Coastal—Mrs Todd, Moans liae, Tarlcton, Todd; and 35 in the steerage. Invorcargill, s.s., 123 tons, Gillies, from Invcrcargill. . Invorcargill Shipping Company, agents. llolmdale, s.s., 187 lons, Clark, from Grcymouth. Keith Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURES. Waikarc, s.*., 3071 tons, Newton, for Auckland, via East Coast ports. Union Steam Ship . Company, agents. PashtmgeiK: l'or Lyitolton—M.bb Watson, Messrs Fabian, 'llromas, Moonoy. For Wellington—Mis Wilson, and child, Messrs Tarlcton, Appleyard, Stewart, Bur!;. For Auckland—Miss Flutohcr, Mrs Tcdd, Messrs Todd, Williamson. Invorcargill, s.s., 123 tons, Gillies, for Invercangill. Invcrcargill Shipping Company, agents.

IMPORTS, ['or s.s, Moeraki, from Melbourne: 39 cu-cs tobacco, 421 do fruit, 143 pkgs tea, li:! 0 eases sugar, 120 bags rice, 56 bags :i!nl 191 cases onions, 79 caste wine, 2327 jiligj cirietl fruits,, 53 bags xalonea, 136 !'■■'.< ground bark, 165 bdls palings, 120 pieces hardwood. SHIPPING TELEGRAMS. CAPE MAMA VAN DIEMEN, Novemh.n- 16.—The Victoria, from tho east, passed west at 10 a.m. to-day; and the Kaiapoi, from Westport, passed for Auckland at 9 ' KAIPARA HEADS, November toSailed: Louisa, Craig, for Melbourne; Emipreza, for iWarn.'ambool.; IMotas. for Sydney

IIOKIANGA, November 16.-Arrived: -llou'to, from Sydney, en route for Whangapo.

AUCKLAND, November 16.—Arrived: Waihora (6 a.m.), from Suva; Navua (7 a.m.), 1 from Wcstport; Anwkura (5 p.m.), from Wellington.

WELLINGTON, November 16.—Sailed: Monowai (4 p.m.), for Lyftclton an<l Dunedin. —Sailed: Mararoa (8 p.m.), for Lytteltoir. Passengers: Jlisscs Moore. Davies, Cheeseman, Mosdamos Flosher, Chceseman, Messrs Gibbs, Scoll, Taylor, Brown, King, Howe, Rev. Mr Wright. FAREWELL SPIT, November 16.—Tho Ngahere passed east for Wellington at 4 Ihtn. AKAROA, November 16. - Sailed: H. 51.5.. Pioneer, for Oamaru. LYTTELTON, November 15.-Arrivcd: Drayton Grange, from I lie BlulL Sailed: Maori, for Wellington. BLUFF, November 16.—Arrived: Opawa, from Wellington. SYDNEY, November 16.-Arrived: Uli■Huron (9.30 a.m.), from Wellington. SUVA, November 16.—Arrived: Tofua and Werfa. Sailed:' Manapouri. THE DIRECT STEAMERS. WELLINGTON, November 16. - Arrived: Turakina (1 p.m.), from London, via llobarl. Tho Arawa, which left, Wellington on October 7, arrived at Plymouth on Monday morning. ■ —■ ■> The Miwaki, '■from Melbourne, via Hobarl a::J Blulf, liaised in at Otago Heads at 12V a.m. ,\CaU'ii!ay, Midi reaclwd Dunedm an ln>ur later, i>'ho left Melbourne at 2.50 p.m. on tho 10th insl., arrived at Hoburt iit 1 a.m. cm. ttiu liilh; left again at noon, ami arrived at Blulf at 8.30 a.m. on .Monday, leaving again at 2.30 p.m., and arriving at Dunedm as above. She e>.pei'ie.nci.il idrong west wiiwhs jincl iucd-:rale oca on the run across. The Aloeraki went down to Port last night, where she lakes in 200 tons of bunker coal, ami leaves at to p.m. to-day for Sydney, via Cook Strait.

Tlio Maoriland steamer liolmdalo (formerly known as the Torgauleji), from Grey-' mouth, with railway sleepers and limber. arrived at 9.5 last iittfh-t, and berthed at On; Jetty street wharf, where she will discharge.

Tho Opawa, from her last waysido port (Wellington) arrived at Bluff on Monday evening, and brought tin at the eastern end ol the wharf on yesterday'« tide. Sho has booked 700 bales flax, 100 casks tallow, nw Lsign grass seeds, Ib,COO mutton eareases, i»0 crates rabbits, 900 quarters beef. She will take her departure on or about fru-lurday.

The invercargill reached Dunedm from the 60tit.li shortly after 6 a.m. yeskrdwy, and left again on the return trip in rue afternoon. She is due here iijain on Friday, and loads again lor invercargill.

Tho l'ukaki came out cf dock yesterday afternoon, awl went to the llowen pier. She comes up lo Diitiedin on 'iftur/day to resume her West Coast running.

Tho Wa-itenuti'n, due at Wcstport on Friday to load coal, will afterw'ard.? load wool [or Home under her charter with the Shaw, aavili, and Albion Cumpv.ny. The Mokoia will probably jjo into dock on Thursday morning.

The Mclanesiaii Mission steamer Southern Cross is expected to arnvo at Auckland from Melanesia and Norfolk Island on Novombor 25. \

The Sydney Marino U/.iderwriters and Salvage Association have .received cable advice that the steamer Mo/ayshire had been ashore at Liverpool, but bad been refloated, and proceeded on her voyago apparently undamaged. The Morayshire, which belongs to the Fcdernl-Houlder-S'nirc line, is bound from Avoiimouth. via Liverpool, to Spdney and New Zealand ports.

fn icgard to the chum of Wellington and New Plymouth to 1» the first ports in the Dominion to use the Morse lamp for signalling, it may bo mentioned that the Mow* system has been in use at Otago Heads for a considerable ncriod.

The Tysor steamer Mimiro left the Bluff on Wednesday altc-ruosn for Brisbane, to load for London. Tho serious sitvation in Australia, as it developed, mado it doubtful wlielliM the Mimiro would get ccal on arrival, and honing that she would pass through * Cook Strait, messages were wnt to Stephen Island and to Cape Farewell to order her back to Wellington to fill her bunkers. She did net put in an appearance, making it ap. parent that she must have gone through Fovcaux Strait instead of Cook Strait— livttcltoii Times.