LYTTELTON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7292, 3 January 1902, Page 3

LYTTELTON.

ARRIVED, Jan. 3— Talune, s.s., 1370 tons, Morrisby, - irom Sydney, via Wellington*. Union Steamehiti Company, agents;- passenger&-Misses Turner, Hiilbourne, Paterson and Nicol, Mesdames Fell, Simpson, Herrick and Collier, Revs Fell and Coigan, Messrs Carter, Herrick, Deane, Befford (2), Paterson, Hobbs, Mitchell, Thurlow, s Collier, Greenwood, G&scoygne, Sleighfield and Root, andififty-seven steerage. Jan. 3— Westralia," i.e.," 181? tons, Waller, irom Melbourne, via southern ports. Kinsey, Barns and Co., agents; passengers— Misses Foster, Hosking, Short and Weston, Mesda-mes Kainger, Paterson, Weston, Lock and i)ixon, Messrs Toombs, Rainger. Cheyne, Dre_dner, Hight, Humphrey, M'Kendtick and Jordan, and twenty-eight steerage. Jan. 3— Tarawera, s.s., 1269 tons, M'Donald, ittom Wellington. "Union Steamship Company, agents ; passengers — Misses Caffey, North, Mux- ' la-y-Ayns.ey, Pollock, Aldrich, Richmond, Moasby (2), Enly, Hunt, Jackson and Fleming (2). Mesdames Hamilton, M'lvo_,s Guinness, Parsons, Fox, Baker, Spencer amd AWood&eld, Hon E. Richardson, Captains Bingley- and Sutherland, Drs Hamilton and Barnett, Messrs Cook; M'Farlane, Jennings, Mander, M'lvor, Styche, Holmes, Perkins, Kidd, Barnett, Seed, Sims. Parsons, Paul, Scott-, Fox, Mansfield, North, Fordam, Lrnst, O'Callaghan, Coxbn, Esuohardt, Lpngden, Marsh, Baird, Gow (2), Murray, Raker, Spence, Rowle, Spencer, Keke_b_iUm, Williamson and- Holdsworth, and twenty-nine isteerage. J«n. 3-r-Mon_infj Light,* sdhooneir. 92 tons. WHi-_m9, from Wia_.*apu. Claude Ferrier and . Co., -agente. SAILED. Ja^i. 3— Rimutaka. s.s. 4982 -tens. Greanrfireßb> fox Wellington. New Zzalmnd Shin■ping Ooinpia-iiy, agerufcs. Today *ihe s.s. Talune arrived irom. Sydney, v& We-linglkK]!. -at* 6.40 .st.ru., -the B.a. WestoaJia from Melbourne, via eou'Uh'cnn por be. ak 6.50 a.m., (amd the s.s. Tarawera from Weiliington aii 7.50 a-.in. The New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. Banniteba left <at 11.25 <a.mi. Ite-day for Wel- ;' longton, <wbich pctfb she is to leave for Lotndoa on Jan. 9. The s.s. Westralia Iteft Melbourne alb 5 %m. on Deo. 94, «csd mode a __oia<_i passage down to He-bant, arrivjag ''.Were «it* 4 a.m. on Deo. 26. lAd-rontage was 'taken of ihe sfceamfir bdilne in Hobaxt w> run an. excursion, '.to Port Ailhur. ■wh-dh was very la-Kjely pataxnased. Hobart ■was left -at noon on Dec. 27, *_>_d Bluff reached alt 6 p.m. on* Dec. 30t She left (Bluff on Dec. 81 tttfd poof. Ohalmers alt 9.80 p.m. on Jam. 2, and aarfived e<b Ly)S)teßL*on wb 6.60 a^m. to-diaiv. [Light we9iedy_wind*3 ahd fine -w-eaihear were experienced to HobaiTil, amd tlihence «*Kme. noriheaeffc io narftih -winds wilfch confused head seas. WEATHER FORECAST, The following weather forecast was telegraphed from Wellington to-day :— A gale (from between the north-east and north-west after sixteen; hours at all p*aces northward of Tauranga -arid Raglan, and moderate southeast to south and south-west wifcds elsewhere. The barometer will fall at all places northward of East* Cape, Taupo and New Plymouth after sixteen 'hours, and rise everywhere else. The sea will be heavy on the west coast north of Manukau. and moderate elsewhere. The tides generally will 'be good. Rain is to b? expected at places northward of Tauranga and Raglan. Warning wig-rials for northerly gales axe exhibited at. Cape Maria van .Piemen. Synopsis of the last* twenty-four hours:— A slowly increasing pressure everywhere, with moderate to strong southerly winds. Rain- has (fallen at most places north of Lyttelton and Westport. The pressure is low in t!he*T.asman Se_, arid is travelling to the south-east. A low pressure from the -north-west 'by west has -crossed the central portion- of the North Island, but has changed its route, and is moving to about the east by north. A low pressure from the west i» due at the meridian- of South Cape on Monday.