SHIPPING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14700, 7 December 1909, Page 6

SHIPPING.

PORT CHALMERS,

Piuses or the Moon. Dhcembeb. Taft Quarter 5 5.43 a.m. New Moon 13 -..< 7.29 a.m. ]• ii-At Quartor ... 2(1 „i 1.43 p.m. J'ull Moon ... ... 27 ; ... 9.0 a.m. Apogee ••• •••■ >•' ••• 7 1(1.0 p.m. •Vrijjce ■ 23 ... 0.0 p.m. Sun rises to-day 4.18, sots 7.41. TDK WEATHER. December 6.-8 a.m.: Oalin; oloar. Noon: Wind N., light; overcast. 5 p.m.: Wind S., light j overcast. 8 a.m. Noon. 5 p.m. Barometer ... ■... 29.78 29.80 29.80 'thermometer ... 60 67 65 FORECAST.— Mr I'atilin telephoned at 11 o'clock last night.:—'• S.E. to S.W, winds and thunder showers." WEATHER REPORTS. (Per United Pnsss Assocutiox.) WELLINGTON, December 6. The following aro the reports of thio weather at 4 p.m. to-day:— Capo Maria Van Diemcn.—Wind N., light; bar. 30.0, ther 75; fine; sea moderate. Russell.—Wirnl N., brooie; bar. 29.88, tiler. 74; fair; sea moderate. , Mitnukau Heads.--Wind S.W., light; bar. 20.93, titer. 73: fair; sea smooth. Auckland—Wind N,, light; bar. 29.93, tlier. 75; fint>

Taurangu.—Wind N., light; bar. 29.92, thor. 75; fair; sea moderate.

•East Cope.—Wind . N.W., fresh; bar 29.88, thor. 71: fine: sea considerable.

Gisborne—Wind W., light; 'bar. 29.88, titer. 78; fair; sea smooth.

. Napier.—Calm; bar, 29.85, ther. 73; fair; tea smooth.

Wellington.—Wind N,, light; bar, 29.86, ther. 71; fair.

Castlepoint.—Wind N.W., light; bar 29.88, tner. 76; fine; sea derreasins.

New Plymouth.—Wind W.S.W., light bar. 29.E8, Uicr. 73; fair; sea Smooth.

Wangatuti.—Wind S.W., light; bar 29.92, t-her. 75; overcast; sea smooth. Capo Earcwcll.—Wind. N., light; ltar 29.90, thor. 74; cloudy; sea moderate.

Capo Fotilwind.—Wiml N„ fresh; liar 29.81, thor. 72; fine; sea heavy.

Wcstport.—Wind N., fresh; bar. 29.85, thor. 75; overcast; eea considerable.

Capo Campbell.—Wind N.W., galo; bar 29.78, ther. 72; fine; sea rough.

Kaikoura.—Wind S.S.W., V fresh; bar. 29.58, ther. 74; fine; sea inoderato.

Nuggets.'-WiiKt S.E., light; bar. 29.68, ther. 60; foggy; son smooth.

Jiluff.—Wind S.li., breeze; bar. 29.66, ther. 57; overcast.

Cape Ecfinont.—Wind N., light; bar, 29.90, ther. 70; fine; sea smooth.

Akaroa Lighthouse.—Wind N.W., light bar- 29.64, ther. 78; fine.

Tho following is the I'ov. I>. C. Bates's summary and forecast:—A westerly low pressure with moderate gradients has pa.fied over tho country at tho same timo as the low pressure area northward of New Zealand, and the winds have been very variable and tho weather sultriy. lUin has fallen in tho southern districts, and squally weather was experienced on tho cast coast of the .South Island at times. Present indications are for a further fall in tho barometer, with strong northerly wid westerly winds. Changeable and showery weather is probablo south of Now Plymouth and 'Napier, and warm and humid conditions elsewhere. The winds will probably oontinuo westerly, generally for about 36 hours, before varying for southerly. HIGH WATER, Decentber 7— a.m. p.m. At Taiaroa Heads _ 11.26 11.55 At Port Chalmers — . 0.6 At Dunedin ... ... J ... 0.13 0.36 ARRIVAL. 110 l mdalo, auxiliary steamer, 267 tons, Clark, from Greymouth. Keith Ramsay, agent. DEPARTURES. K&ipa-ty, e.s., 7532 lons, Cornwall, for Timaru and Lyttelton. Now Zealand Shipping Company, agents. I'ukaki, s.s., 14M tons, Tate, for Westport. Union Steam Ship Comfraiy, agents. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. ' From Lirerpool, Tia Wellington.—John Locket t, barque, left September 14. From Melbourne.—Manuka, December 7. From Sydney (via AucMund).—Waikare, December 12.

From Sydney (via Wellington).— Marama, December 11. From Auckland.—'Tarawcra, December 9. PKO.IRCTKD DEPARTURES. For Sydney (via Auckland). —Victorio, Deoember 7. For Sydney (via Wellington).—Manuka, Dcceinlx>r 8. For Melbourne.—Marama, December 12 For Auckland.—Tarawera, December 10. TO ARRIVE. AT AUCKLAND. Falls of Nith, left. Now York October 2; arrived Melbouruo November 28. Nerebana, left London October 18. arrived Mellwurno November 29. Star of Canada, loft London November 5. Karamea, left Liverpool early in Ootober; due about December 20. Nairnshire, left Liverpool October 16; duo Deoember 13. Orari, left London November 4. Morayshire, left Liverpool November 13, duo January 10, Dovon, to leave Liverpool Decc,mber 11, due February 7. Wokauui, left Liverpool November 27. Ma,roro, left London, IW-m----ber 3. Andromeda, loft New York December 3. | AT WELLINGTON. Star of Scotland, left London September 28j arrived Auckland November, 22. Papanui, left. Plymouth Oclolier 16. Tongariro, left- London October 30; left Capetown Novembor 20. Corintliic, left London November 11 and' Capetown Deconiber 3. RuapcJiu, loft Plymouth December 1. AT U'TTEWOW Matatua, left London Novembor 9. Ellahinc, left i?lvinout!i November 27. AT DUNEDIN. Indradevi, loft New York September 1?„ and Sydney November 25; arrived Auckland November 30. Auchcndalc, left New York October 6; duo (via northern ports) end of December. Matatua. left London November 6; due about December 21. Nairnshire (via northern ports), due about January 3. Morayshire (via northern ports), duo about January 23. Star of New Zealand (via northern ports), due about January 21. KaikouTa, left London December 4- for Dunedin direct.

HOMEWARD HOUND. Fifoshire. Jeft Wellington October 28. Tainui, left Wellington November 4, and Monte Video November 23. Waimate, left Wellington November 16. Jiiniutaka, left Wellington November 20. Drayton Grange, loft Wellington November 21. Kia Clra, left Wellington November 28. ntO.IECTIvD DM'AItTURES. I'ROU WELLINGTON. lonic, early Titrakina, December 16. Atheiiic, December 30. O" ■■■■■■■ -

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.

■ AUCKLAND, December 6.—Arrived: Navuu, from Fiji. Sailed: Ainoluira, for Wellington; llyndford, for Sydney; Maheno (11.10 p.m.), for Sydney. LIMESTONE ISLAND (Whangarei). Doceinber 6.—Arrived; Manurewa, from Clarence Kiver. WELLINGTON, December 6.-Sailed: Maori (8 p.m.), for Lyitclton. Passengers: Misses liiss. Bullen Buckley (2), Johnston, Mcedamee Utirdy, Taylor and child, Leigh, Buckley, Biss, Raine, Weboter, Jackson, Jlessrs Tapley, Darey Bishop, Ileidsicck, Grcencross, Btirlcy, M'Lean, Thorno, Forbes, Buckley, M'Arthur, Sutherland, T'hiere. Jacks. December 6.—Arrived: Novelty, scow. from Dunedin. Sailed: Kaiapoi, for Weetport; Mararoa, for Wellington. TIMAHU, December 6.—Arrived: Waipori (December 5, 7.30 p.m.), from .'Dunedin. OAMARU, Deoontber 6. — Arrived: C'orimw (December 5 11.15 tun.), from Dunedin. Sailed: Invercargill (9.45 p.m.), for Dunedin. BLUFF, Deoemlier 6.—Arrived: Manuka (9.20 a.m.), from Melbourne (with English mail). Passengers for Dtituxliu; Misses Austin, M'Donald, l'arry, lieid, Skeates, Gray, Connor. Sisters of Mcvey (4), Me.dames Wliclan, Ilcaloy, Pagescha, Sniitii. lleid, Connor, Uoutlcdge and three children, Mwsrs Bolton, Angus, Moidauut, Wholatl, 11 utton. Thompson, Smith, Reed, Hewitt. Bowron, George, Irving, Reed (2), Clifford, Thorp, W'ra.y, Routlcdge, Noilh; and 43 in the steerage.—Arrtvxl: Moeraki (9.20 a.m.), from Dunedin; Durban, barque (6 p.m.. Sill), from Surprise Island. -To Mil; Moeraki (8,;0 p.m.), for Tlobart; Manuka (8.39 p.m.), for Fort Chalmers.

MELBOURNE, December 6.—Arrived Brisbane, from Kaipara.

THE DIRECT STEAMERS.

FAREWELL SI'lT, December 6.—Tho Papanui passed cast for Wellington at 3 p.m. LONDON, Deeember 4.—Sailed: -Kaikoura, for Dunodiu CAPETOWN, December 3.—Sailed; CorjiUhk, for Wellington, via Hobart,

ORDERS COUNTERMANDED. j

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, December b. H.M.S. Powerful, which was to have sailed for Colombo to-day, lias had her orders count-trinamled. 'ine reason is unknown. . «o- ■ The locnl office of the New Zealand Shippiwf Company is advised that the KuikC'tiia left Jjouuun on Saturday for Duuei'liu dirc'Jt, with cargo for Dunedin, Blull, and lijtteitoii. The Nov.- Zealand Shipping Company's steamer i'apanur, duo at Wellington ycsteiitay, lands passengers there, and thou 15003 to Meanly l'oint, Tasmania, with a cargo of railway material. She has no cargo lor th 3 Dominion.

The Shaw, Savill, and Albion Ccmpa.riy'3 Tokamaru, now on tho waiting berth at (he oxirort pier, Port; Chahnors, is expected to get away towards the end of tho month tor Nelson, wliero 6he loads frozen meat.

Tho Holnidole, which passed- through tho Nuggets at y a.ii). yesterday, arrived at Dunedin at 7.45 p.m. She brings a, cargo of timber from Grey-month.

Mr C. R. Robertson, late third officer ct the Tnlune, ha*; resigned from the servico of tho Union Steam Ship Compjuiy. Captain .Stewart, of the Tukapmia, is "in Dunedin waiting instructions.

_ i'he Kotnro left liivcrton yesterday for Stewart's Island to load a cai-.go cf timber for Dunedin. Sho is duo here on Thursday.

Tho New Zealiiml Shipping Company's Steamer Kuipara got away from Port Chalmers at 4 p.m. yesterday for 'finia.ru and Ljl-tolton, where she continues the discharge of her cargo.

The Pukaki, -which left Dunedin last night for Wwlport, returns here, and loads for iiortltern ports.

. The Kamona, having completed her docking and overhaul, loaves on Thursday for tho Wc-flt Coast in t-he Koonya's mm. Sho c<iils at Piclon its wol! as Now I'lymouuh. The turbine stealer MuJioiio, which left Sjdnoy at 3 p.m. oji WtHluoi-dav, arrived at_ Aucklaitd at 10 a.m. on Sunday— a fast trip.

iho Manuka., from Melbourne, which was to leave tho Bluff at 8.30 p.m. is expected at- Port at about 8 a.m. to-div and at iJunoclin about, noon. Tho Kaituna leaves Wcslporl, to-day for Wellington. She gois from Wellington to Katparii i« loa<l limber. 'Ine AVaipori loads coal at Westpovl next week for the liavv.

The barque Durban, from Surprise Islands, hove in sight at the Bluff on Sunday afternoon. The tug went, out and brought her in. She brings 112 tons guano for diwhargo at the Bluffi.

The Wh.itigapo 10-ft Fiji on Saturday for Sydney with a cargo of sugar. The Flora loads produce at Picton at the end of the week for Auckland, via East Coast linys.

The Mokoia, at, present laid up at Port goes into commission again on tlio 14-th inst. She takes up the AVaikaro's Auckland-East, Coast running while the hitter makes the annual Sounds holiday excursions.

Owing to a strike among timber-stackers at. Melbourne, the Lauderdale, with timber from Hokianga, was linablo to-discharge. Tho Strike occurred ,in tho early part of last week.

Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opawa sails for London from Lyttelton on the 16th inst.

The AVhitc Star linor Athonic, which arrived ab Wellington on Tuesday afternoon, had 687 passengers .aboard, and tlio m-cdical examination of so many persons took two hours and n-half. The steamer liau a, fuiu passage from London. The Athonic brought 4000 tons of cargo for Wellington and 2000 for Lyttelton. It is stated that the Tyscr steamer Tomoana, which arrived at London on November 20, is to sail again for Melbourne, Sy<lnoy, and Xew Zealand ports on December 14.

It has transpired that tlio steamers Cningtu and Tsinan, at one time very fref)uenl. visitors to Australia, huvo ln>?n purchased bv Chinese buyers. These two *\ woro built in 1886 by Messrs &cott and Co., at s Greenock, and were owned by the China Navigation Company, who employed them in conjunction with the steamers Taiyuan and Chnngfihit, in the service between Japan, China, and Australian ports. They ran successfully for many yeans, but ultimately were withdrawn and laid up in Chinese waters. Both tho Tsinan and Chingtu are lino, comfortable passenger carriers, and in every way up to date. The prico paid for the vessels has not transpiredl.

Jtessi's Hepplc and Co., dry doek owners and shipbuilders, South Shields, l«vo just recently launched from t,ho slocks an jnt-erosfcing vessel, which is perhaps tho j first of its kind for this part- of the coa.=t (Siiys tho Liverpool Journal of Commerce), ihe boat Is a screw tug. built to the order of the Trustees of the River Ous-j Navigation, and can bo used as an erocfer as well a.s for towing purposes-i.e., to dredge the Tner under a system worthy to mention. Messrs Hopple and Co. will also supply th o propulsion machinery, while Jfcssre AV. and A. AA ills, of Bridgewater, will fit the plant for tho working of the orotlnr, which will remove tho surplus mud at the bottom of the river. The eroder plant circulates the mud, which is dredged up from the river, and throws it on the surfaoa, which is then carried away by the receding tide. By tlio Shaw, Swill, a.ml Albion Compally s lonic, which left Wellington for London on December 1, the following booked passages:-First saloon: From Wellington--uesdames 0. M. .Tones, .Muslter, Miss BurliKlge, Messrs A. C. Uibljons. S 11. W, H J. Jfusker, Master J. Mueker. From Dunedm Ilev li. \Y. Cleary. Sccond saloon; rrom \\ olhngton—Mrs Grav. Mv T. Grav Master Ciray From v ni , y> ,, Rcrr ' Fl ' om Timaru-Miss r 1 Clarke. I'vom Auckland—lire S. Cutt"iff, Misscs_ K. J. Cutting, C. M. Govier, K. M. Uvier, Mrs A. Govier, Mr W. A. tillers. From Nelson—Miss L. Lucas, Mrs «. S. Lucas. From Sydney—Miss I. Ascoli, Mr and Mis Gore-Adams, Mrs StcrnMd. ,f. 0. Hiiyhnrst. Third cla.s: From AVellmglon—Mesdanus Greer, Binder Messrs 11. M. Botzer, P. Dys„ n . T. Greer! J. Hudson, C. Ilattwer, D. E Mogensen, K. Smith. A. G. V. MackviiW-i 11. Wood. M. Smadrs, Misses Hudson (2)| iwstcrs [lr»cr, Binder. From Auckland— Mesdamcs Cowan, Seeling. Messrs R Cowan, P. ]•:. I'earce. C. Seeling, Uaslm Cowan (2), Seeling. From Greymout-h—Mr I). Davies. From Dunedin—Mr ,T. M'lnnes. From lilenheini—Mr ,1. Savin. From Christehuieh—Mrs F. Ilarlnv, Mesr.vs J. Harper, F. A. Warner, Jfaster Hurley. HiO lonic is tilio at on January 31. and at Loudon oa tiie following d:iv.

OVERLAND PASSENGERS,

Yesterday's Through Tiiaixb From Duuodin for Hie South.—Mr \V. Crooks, M.l\. and Mrs Croaks, Mr and -Mrs licveridge, Miss Bevovidgc, Mies Burnett, Misses Gordon (2), Mrs A. T. Taylor, Miss M. Taylor, Master Leslie Taylor, Mrs Stewart and two children, Mr T. H, Wilson, Mr W. l'imv.t', Mis Clothier.

For Duncdin from the South.—Mr C. Piumclwl, Mr G. A. Provost, Mr F. G. Wells, Dr Chas. Harriss, Mr L. C'orperMonlnnnt. Mrs Binuctt, Mr J. S. Mitchell, Miss Marsh.