SHIPPING

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 45, 22 February 1905, Page 4

SHIPPING

Moon's Age: Last Quarter, February 26, }.m cm. Sunset: This evenlag, 6.40. Sunrise: To-morrow morning, 5.31. HIGH WATER. Auckland: This evening, 9.32; to-morrow morulas, 9.54. Onehunga: To-morrow morning, 1.39; tomorrow afternoon, 2.1. Manukau Heads: To-morrow morning, 11.19; to-morrow afternoon, 0.41. ~ Kaipara Heads: To-morrow morning, 1-44; te-mocrow afternoon, 2.6. ' ARRIVALS. YESTERDAY. Hinemoa, Government s.s., John BoOons, Jrom the coast. Greyhound, auxiliary Bcfiooner, A. Subritzky, from Awsuiui, HohoiAa, and Whangarei. Passengers: Hey. E. Harris, Captain H. C. Jones, Captain Catheart, Dr. H. O. Wiles, Messrs Bangs, Buchanan, E. Whaley, Johnston, Tynan, P. Gibbons, W. Chrißt'«».—Master, agent. Wellington, s.s., T. Haultaln, from Whangarei. Passengers: Mesdames Gowing, Roney, Drummond, C. Wright, Potter Bell, Smith, W. Wilson, Doonin, Wilson, Glllman, Nixon, Misses Flllewell, Mardon, Steele McKenzie, Parker, Shaw, Creighton, L,'. Creighton, Doonin (2), Wilson, Messrs Gillman, Nixon, A. MeSherson, H. R. Cooke, JenJdns, Greenwood, McSherson, Hawken, Fenton, Grant, Potter, McKay, Olrae Goodail (2) E. G. Haynes, H. A. Hatcher! L. W. Nelson, Aspden, Kvich, Hay, W. Wood, J. R. Boyd, Sergent, Limuels, Hon. ±. Thompson, and seven steerage —Northeta Co.. agents. THIS DAY. Prince John, barquentine. Hansen, from Newcastle.—£ J. Craig, Ltd., agents. Mangapapa, 5.b.,.C. Faulkner, from TauMnga. Passengers: Misses Shand, Watt Mesdames Coates, Harvey, Pearson, Phil,<R ™ d J :hn ' i > Snan <l. Messrs E. Fittman, (2), W. Herrich.—Northern Co., agents Paeroa, S.&, R. Hunkcn; from Talrua and Mercury Bay. Passengers: Misses Bennett, Geashe, Ins Croker, Mesdames Wigmore Wilson, Mackay, Hawthorne. Peebles and daughter, Mr cZ DEPARTURES. YESTERDAY. Aotea, a.BiS., Brawn, for Gteborne. Rlwaka, as., RuitoD, for Wellington Kanieri, T. Scott, for Whangarei Mokoia, s.s., 3502, R. E. Smith, for Diinedln, via ports. Taviuni. s.s.. 1465, R. G. Hatton, for the Cook and Society Islands. s.s., John Campbell for East Coast ports and THIS. DAY. Kaeo, Skinner, for Gisborae, Opot^ HOPkinS ' ** *""«*»• Navua, s.s., D. McLean, for FHi Pn« eengers: Misses B. Gray? Dean StepheT Mesda ™w, Langford, Palmer, Clough and 4 children, Gunn. Simpson, Bush GoldStein and child, Messrs Scantlebury, Pow, Street, F. Wald. Palmer, Simpson, L G Wilkinson, S. M. Brown, Kendrick, Palmer J. Knight, E. J. Martin, J. C. Woodward.' Lazarus, Clough, Wade, W. L Maule ti E. Davies, Major J. H. Carttond, Master Stephen, ami 15 steerage. EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Alliance, barque, from Liverpool, sailed February 10. Victoria, s.s., from Sydney. Due Sunday. Manapouri, s.s., from Sydney, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga; due March 2. Plorayshlre, s.s., from New, xoix, via Australia; sailed December 20; due early in March

Oakourn, s.s,. from New York, via Melbourne and Sydney; sailed December &-, due Sunday

Indradevl, s.b.. from London, via Melbourne and Sydney; sailed December 27; at Melbourne, February 16

Auuu, uarque, fioui New York, via the bouth; Bailed Nov. 8.

Rakaia, s.s., from London; due March 3. Star of New Zealand, s.s., from London, via parts; sailed Jan. U Jessie Cialg, Darque, rrom Newcastle; sailed February 11 Pakeha, s.s., from London, sailed February 7, due about Mar<*h 29. Kathleen Hilda, barque, from Newcastle, sailed February 2. Prince John, barquentine, from • Newcastle, sailed February 5. Everton Grange, s.s., from Liverpool, via Australian ports, sailed February 12, dv& about April 18. VESSELS IN PORT. Hinemoa, Government S.S., at Queen-street Wharf. Prince John, barquentine, at Railway Wharf. Kathleen Hilda, barque, at Hobson-street Wharf. Bougainville, barque, at Queen-street Wharf. Iris, H.M.C.S., in stream Southern Cross, se., in'stream Maori, s.s., in , stream Countess of Ranfurly, s.s., in dock Elverland, barque, at Hobson-st Wharf Ysabel, sen., at Railway Wharf \ Handa lele, barquentiute, at Chelsea Somerset, s.s., at Qneen-st. wharf Kongsbyrd, barquentine. at Railway Wharf X-amoua, s.s., at Hobson-street Wharf Southern Cross, barquentine, at Railway Wharf Silver Cloud, barquentine, at Railway .Wharf

PROJECTRD DEPARTURES. FOR SYDNEY— Zealandla, s.s., Monday Mokola, 8.8., March 6 ManaponrJ, s.s., via the Islands, March H

UNION S.S. CO.'S MOTEMENTS. EAST COAST. Wednesday—Kamona leaves for Weetport; Navna leaves for Fiji at 2 p.m. Thursday—Talune arrives from the South. Saturday—Talane leaves for the Sooth et 12 nooo. WEST COAST. Wednesday—Takapana airivee from Wellington, Nelson, and New Plymouth, and leaves again for the same ports at 3 p.m. (2.10 p.m. train). Friday—Rotoitl arrives from Wellington an dNew Plymouth, and leaves again for New Plymouth onJy at 8 p.m. (train 2.10 gun.) NORTHERN S.S. CO.'S MOVEMENTS. This day: Waitangi leaves for the Barrier at midnight; Kanieri arrives from Whangarei about 8 p.m.; Maugepapa arrives from Tairua, Mercury Bay, and Whangamata, about 8 p.m.; Wellington leaves for Whangarei at 10.30 p.m. Thursday: Kauieri leaves for Whancarel Town Wharf at 5 p.m.; Waitangi arrives from the Gr,eat Barrier -about, 4.30 p.m.- Raraw>a arrives at , ' Onehunga 'from' New Plymouth about 8.30 a.m., aud leaves for the same port at 4 p.m. (train, S p.m.)- Wellington arrives from Whnntrorei about 8 p.m.; Mangapapa leaves for Whakatane and Ohlwa at 7 a.m.; Kla Ora arrives at Onehunga from Raglan, Kawhia, and Waitara late.

Friday: Terrauoru leaves for Mercury Bay and Kuaotunu at S p.m.; Waitangi leaves for Tauranga at 5 p.m.; Clansman leaves for Whanjrarei, Marsdeu Point etc at 9.30 p.m.: Knnieri arrives from Whangarel Town Wharf at 8 p.m.; Clansman arrives from Russell, Whangaroa, and Man«-o-aui about 0.80 a.m.: Chelmsford arrives houra, Hoktanga, and Onehnnga at 5 p.m.

IMPORTS. Per Prince John, from Newcastle- 800 tons coal. '

The a.s.s. Aotea sailed for Gisborno last night.

The scow Haeremai arrived at Ita~lan to rday.

The barque Closeburn lias deft Adelaide for Auckland.

The new launch Ri-waka left for Wellington yesterday.

The s.s. Mokoia sailed for Dunediu via ports, yesterday afternooD.

The s;e. Taviijui sailed for the Cook and Society Islands last night.

The brigantine Carin left Whangarei yesterday wiOi a cargo of timber for Melbourne.

This morning the new a.5.3. Kaeo left on her maiden voyagp tor Gisborne. Her cargo amounted to aliout 240 tons.

s-s. Talune left Gisborne at 0 o'clock •tms morning, and will arrive at Auckland about the same hour to-morrow

The barquentine Priuce John, which was (recently purchased by Messrs J. J. Craig, Limited, arrived from Newcastle this morning.

The s.s. Hawke's Bay is expected to lenve New York for Melbourne. Sydney, Auckland and Southern ports about 2Sth Mai eh.

The s.s. African Monarch has been chartered to load at New York for Australian or New Zealand ports, with despatch wl l Thursday next.

The s.s. Oakburn left Sydney yesterday In continuation of her voyage from New York, via ports. She will be doe at this port on Sunday next. The local agents are Messrs E. Porter and Co.

The s.s. Navua sailed tor Fiji to-day. Among her passengers were the following, •who have booked passages by the outward Vancouver mail boat, leaving Suva next Tuesday:—Miss Stephen, Mes3ame» Palmer, dough and 4 cSiiWren, Gunin Messrs Scantlebury, Pow, F. Wa&d, Palmer, L. G. Wilkinson, Kendrici. Palmer, J. Knight, J. C. Woodward, dough, Davies, Major J. H. Cartland, Master Stephen, and 10 steerage.

The achievements of the fire-masted steel harque Pieuaeen, 5081 tons, built in 1902 for the Laelsz shipping agency, of Hamburg, the largest square-rigged barque in the world, have excited much Interest of late (says thp "Scientific American"). The most remarkable performance of the Preussen thus far has been the completion of the ■"oyage from thp Channel to Iquique, Chili, a distance of 12,000 miles, in 57 days— about the same time made by the steam freighters engaged in the South American trade.

If it is true (s*ys an exchange) that the engines of the Slrius. the first English steamship to cross the Atlantic, have been brought to the shore off the coast of Cork, after an immersion in the sea of over 50 years, they ought to have an honoured place In some British museum, for the voyage of the Sirius from Qneenstown to New York in 183S has been widely and not inaptly iinnpaj-i'il to the voyage of Columbus in 1492. The little vessel—she was no larger than an ordinary modern tugboat—met strong head winds off the Irish coast, and the crew finally mutinied at what they considered the mad project of crossing the Atlar'if in ' steamship. Lieutenant Roberts of the ;iritish Navy, however, enforced discipline at the muzzle of the pistol in 18 J dass nSe * ,: " ,e Voyase was competed NEW YORK FREIGHTS. Messrs Strong and Trowbridge Co., of New York, report that the steam rates for the month of February will still remain at ~&a ii L at l by saller are advancing gradually, aud the vessels for Febiuar? will take freight at a rate xrf 13/9 and 5 , ' J?* teS K are DOt I noted 'of March? n L. 1 " b y the Atlantic Transport "MnstaHed by Mm BM, 2£SvsSssf SStfff&i